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rather terrifying. The rest of us tend to congregate according to our occupation*
and interests, and only sorority matters bring us all together. To make us all betterJ
acquainted, our clever president, Lucille English, has instituted get-together suppersJ
Each one of the head committee invites eight guests, four of whom are her close
friends in the chapter, and four others whom she wishes to make closer friends.]
Each one of the guests has a supper party for four, and each of these for another]
four, thus forming a more or less endless chain, and giving us all a much better]
opportunity to become acquainted than is possible at a large and busy meeting.!
The recent members are always guests of honor. To lessen the financial burden on]
individual hostess, each guest contributes fifty cents, anything over the cost of the
supper being turned into the treasury. Thus we combine profit with pleasure.

"The most delightful of these suppers which I have personally attended wad
given by Jane Graham early in June. Several of the 1930 Kappa Theta's were !
there, the most especial guests being our June brides-to-bc, Audrey Buratti and
Dorothy Battey. After a very good supper, spiced by agreeable conversation, wej
settled about the open fire (yes, open fires arc pleasant on June evenings in Cali-
fornia) with our coffee cups, and Lucille English gave to Audrey and Dorothy our
three wishes for their married happiness: understanding which surmounts all diffi-J
culties and problems, faith in each other, to help them over the bumps of marital
life, and sympathy which is stronger than individual interests, all blended into a
real and enduring affection.

"To assist our new brides in holding husbandly devotion, we presented ea<
one with a card file of our favorite, tried-and-true recipes—the kind one can depend
upon in emergencies, when friend husband is delayed, and dinner must be kept!
waiting and palatable, or when there are special guests (in-laws, perhaps?) to r
pleased and impressed with one's culinary skill. Altogether, Jane's was a lovely
party.

"Another 'get-together' affair was the June beach party at Malibu. Besid'
about eleven alumnae, our party included four active Kappa Theta's, Jean Dement*
two boys, Mabel Wadlington's little girl, Muriel McKinney's Bobby, Hilda Thorar
son's son and my own small Charlotte. And, a special and pleasant surprise, Heir
Henry paid us a visit. After we had, with difficulty, plucked the Kappa Thetaf
out of their bridge game to go swimming with the rest of us, 'a good time was hr
by all,' as the village chronicler would say.

"Later in the summer we had another beach party for alumnae and actives. Se
ing us in bathing suits and engaged in undignified antics in a rather heavy surf wr
very useful in making the actives realize that we are still human, although no longd
youthful. Friendships ripen rapidly over a bottle of olives and an egg sandwicB

"We are planning, this year, to hold the interest of out-of-town members whM
can rarely attend meetings, by sending out monthly news letters, relating the happeg
ings at meetings, and other activities, so that they may not lose the thread 4
things. I think some of you other chapters have used this plan with success, an»
we would be glad of suggestions from you who have had experience."

Minneapolis had difficulties getting a meeting time convenient for the busin^L
girls and the home keepers. The business girls couldn't come on a week dam
afternoon, and they were loathe to give up their Saturday. The homekeepeW
disliked meetings in the evening every month, so a compromise resulted, livery
other month a dinner meeting is held which members of both groups attend. T|
dinners are given in a home by several hostesses. During the intervening moo.
the homemakers are free to have their bridge meeting in the afternoon and
business girls their evening session. This seems to be another way of getting mcB
girls interested.

Chicago may be unique in its problem of transportation, but their means of over*
coming the obstacle is well worth reading. Mary Dee Drummond (Alpha P M M
Alumnae District Superintendent has written it.

"Nothing to my knowledge is duller than hearing a detailed report of lm
organization's inner workings (such a report usually falls on deaf ears or b | T
eyes as the case may be) unless it is writing one. I will therefore endeavor