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at a buffet supper, followed by bridge. Later in the evening, dates were
provided for those who wished to dance, while others were taken for
drives about the city or to the movies. Tau chapter sent their presi-
dent, Harriet Spencer, as their delegate, and Grace Moore also came
as a visitor. Albertina Maslen, Omicron Pi's president, was the only
Michigan representative. We were sorry Ann Arbor alumna? and De-
troit alumnae did not send delegates. This was the first year the alumnae
met in convention with the actives and we wanted to hear from all the
groups. Grace Shinnick, Rho's peaches and cream blonde president,
had a whole corps of her sisters to help her in the discussions. Rita
Biondi represented Alice Thomson as Rho's alumna adviser and the
other girls were Norma Coe, last year's president, Mary Lou Wake-
field, Lois Dickie, Harriet Manley, Dee Vogel, Jessie Lou Butler, Avis»
Martel, Totsie Clarkson, Leona Bloomquist, and Peggy Parker.

Mary Dee Drummond, District Superintendent of the alumnae groups,
was present, and after conducting her own discussion of alumnae prob-
lems, she helped us in the solution of some of ours. Dorothy Dietz
Bowman, an Eta graduate, represented the Chicago alumnae group, and
Mrs. Dorner, Mrs. Ball and Helen Patterson Crouch were with us from
Milwaukee. Alice Knauf Jackson, president of Madison alumnae, Mar-
ian Whitemore Lange, Mary Rennebohn and Florence Anderson were
present at most of the meetings. Florence also spoke for Eta chapter,
as she was their last adviser. The business sessions opened with a short
formal ritual for conventions and was called to order by Peg Spengler,
District Superintendent. Albertina Maslen was elected secretary and
the first morning was spent discussing pledging, and scholarship. Just
after a nice luncheon at the house the convention picture was taken
and another round table discussion conducted until four o'clock.

The Madison alumnae entertained the convention at a picnic supper
at Garnet Eleven Lowe's cottage on Lake Mendota.

Friday morning was spent in more deliberation of fraternity prob-
lems. The convention was so happy to welcome the new chapter
at Toronto, and voted to send a request to our executive committee
to include our new chapter in this district i f they felt it was practical.
It was also decided to send them a gift from the four chapters in our
district when the chapter is installed in the fall. During a discussion of
fraternity expansion it was disclosed that the convention was most
unanimous in the opinion that expansion should be carried out in the
states where no chapters of AOI1 already exist, especially in those states
between Minnesota and Nebraska and the western coast.

After Friday's luncheon at the house the convention met to com-
plete the discussion of the questions outlined by the Executive Com-
mittee, and at four-thirty the convention closed. Rho chapter initiated
Jesse Lou Butler, in a very beautifully conducted service.

Jesse's initiation banquet and the convention formal banquet was held
a t the Madison Club following the ritual. The tables were lovely, the
speaker's table especially, for at each place there was a corsage of
spring flowers in pastel shades, besides the centerpieces and candles