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initiated, Florence Goddard, Douglas Milne, and Jessie Grant. The
active members who had been pledged by Alice on Friday evening were
Jean Fraser, Helen Crosby, Isabelle Fraser, Betty Potter, Kay Gleeson,
Jean Downing, Alice Grant, Audrey Thomson, Ida Hinds, Winnifred
Barlow, Nancy Drummond, and Elsie Sumner.

We had just time to congratulate our new sisters and hasten to dress
for the formal banquet to be given at seven o'clock at the Royal York
Hotel. And such a lovely banquet it was! The tables bore great bowls
of red roses and smilax, and we discovered our sheaf of wheat in the
damask of the table linen. Elsie, as president of Beta Tau Delta, intro-
duced our toastmistress, Pinckney Glantzberg, but not until she had
proposed a toast to King George and to the President oi the United
States.

If you are a bit worried about the success of a banquet, get Pinckney
to come as your toastmistress. It's bound to be successful and best of all
inspirational. I shall never forget her own explanation of the Greek
words used-in our ritual. I t was given so simply and so beautifully. The
theme of the toasts was the unfolding of the rose. Elsie told us first
of the history of Beta Tau. Edith Anderson gave the welcome of the
sorority to the new group. I t was my privilege to tell as best I could
the story of our founding. Alice followed by telling of our growth.
Edith Collins brought a message from Nu and again welcomed the group,
and Ann Nichols told of how Alpha O and especially Kappa members
had invaded foreign countries as travelers and missionaries. Adelaide
Graham regretted the fact that Miette Brugnot Denell (Rho), who had
helped the girls so much in nationalizing was no longer in Toronto.
Then she read the many messages of greetings. Pinckney gave each
new member a chance to express herself, and their cups of joy seemed
almost ready to overflow.

Sunday morning we went to the beautiful Metropolitan United
Church. The service was so fine that it seemed an appropriate inclusion
in our installation affairs.

Dinner found us in Jessie and Alice Grant's and Isabelle and Jean
Fraser's apartment. There's no question about their being household
science students. They demonstrated well.

Beta Tau was hostess to about fifty active and alumnae members of
other university sororities on Sunday afternoon at the University
Women's Club on St. George Street. Tea was poured by Winnifred
Barlow and Alice Grant. We were very proud of our sisters when we
saw them among their classmates, and they played the part of well-
poised hostesses. They are true Alpha O's.

Parting time came for Edith Anderson, Edith Collins and Ann, but
the rest of us stayed over until later. Alice and I had supper with the
girls in the apartment on Monday, and Alice stayed for their first
Monday night meeting while I hurried away to my train.

Our first installation in Canada was most impressive; our first chap-
ter worthy of the distinction. Ada Hinds will guide it through its first
year. We wish it every good wish and a glorious future.