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Since our last letter we have had two new members of our little dollars a year, which may be used at any university this girl chooses
Alpha O family—Nettie Shute's daughter and Julia Clemes' son. to attend. A committee of four, composed of one teacher from each
Julia's son was born in far away India, and will probably be a rather high school and one member from the Panhellenic, selects the girl,
big boy before any of us will really know him. But we are looking who will pay back the money loaned her at her earliest convenience
forward to Julia's letters, which are always f u l l of the most interest- after having left the university.
ing things, to become acquainted with him.
The Panhellenic has four open meetings during the year at which
Chicago Alumna? Chapter is a member of the newly formed Chi- time some person of note speaks. During the school year, the Pan-
cago Panhellenic Association, and was chairman of the nominating hellenic sends speakers to Butler College to address the girls upon
committee. The officers elected were: Miss Pearson, Kappa Kappa lines of work that may help these college girls to enter some pro-
(lamina, President; Mrs. Noble, Alpha Phi, Vice-president; Miss fession besides that of teaching. I t hopes to be able to extend this
Lewis, Chi Omega, Secretary; Mrs. Keller, Phi Mu, Treasurer. I t work, and send speakers to the other colleges throughout the state.
is interesting that all but one of the eighteen national Panhellenic
fraternities have individual representatives or strong alumna? chapters The Indianapolis Alumna: wish happiness and prosperity for the
in Chicago. year 1917 to all the chapters, both active and alumna?, of Alpha
< hnicron Pi.
The Chicago Panhellenic is hoping many things—to help all the
members by exchange of ideas, to aid in the high school sorority- LUCY E . A L L E N , Secretary.
problem, and to assist National Panhellenic, i f possible.
NEW ORLEANS ALUMNffi
J U L I A L . FULLER, Chapter Editor.
Since Newcomb opened we have held regular meetings in the Pi
INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNA chapter-rooms on the last Friday of every month. The November
one, though, we postponed to Saturday, December 2nd, as the actives
In November the Indianapolis Alumna? held their meeting at the were giving a tea that afternoon and wanted us to attend in a
home of Ruth Ritchie. We all gathered about a big grate fire, and body. As the girls were busy preparing for the affair we met in
while we plied our fingers dexterously upon the shuttle and the Virginia Withers' classroom and devoted most of our time to making
needle, Irene Newnam as skilfully described her trip during the past tarlatan bags and paper caps for our Christmas tree—not for our own,
summer to Hawaii. On her return trip across the Pacific, she met but to decorate one for the children of the S. P. C. C. Through
Mr. Jack London, who was returning from the island. This experi- Leigh Moise's little girls a number of toys were added, and Dagma
ence was doubly interesting to us as our meeting occurred at the time Le Breton and Grace Gillean, who had charge of things, say that
of Mr. London's death. the children were delighted with their gifts.
For our December meeting, Irene Newman graciously entertained I am forgetting the tea—we enjoyed it so much, especially as some
us, and the spirit of good-fellowship was felt by all. Mrs. Leslie of the out-of-town alumna? were there, having come home for the
Greeley, nee Hazel -McCoy, from Yorktown, was with us and as we Thanksgiving holidays.
thus had two brides present, we enjoyed very much their funny house-
keeping experiences. Our December meeting was even better, as everybody came home
for Christmas. We met at the Gilleans' and everybody was so glad to
The Indianapolis Alumna?, en masse, are very proud of two new see everybody else that it was hard to get down to business. We
baby boys, but strange as it may seem, Mrs. Stewart Hostetter (Flor- were glad to have Anna Many, our president, back again and Innes
ence Irwin) is especially proud of one boy and Mrs. Henry Kreut- Morris too (they've been visiting all autumn,) and only wish all the
zinger (Rose Whitaker) of the other. Because of the chilly, although girls were here to stay.
we would better say cold, weather in Indiana, these little fellows
haven't attended any alumna? meetings as yet. We are still planning to do something for the immigrants who
come to New Orleans in such numbers, either in passing or to locate,
On election night the Indianapolis Panhellenic had a pie sale and the committee reported concerning a school which has been
down town and realized quite a neat sum, which will be used to established to teach the English language, American ways and laws.
increase the Scholarship Fund. Any girl, from the three high schools Several girls volunteered to attend the next session, and some planned
here in the city, is eligible to receive this scholarship of one hundred
