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ALUMNAE CHAPTER LETTERS Daisy Mansfield Shaw again kept the chapter house open this sum-
mer. This is the fourth year this most loyal member has managed the
NEW YORK ALUMNAE house as a boarding house and turned over a substantial profit to the
Our meetings have been alternating between the city and the country active chapter.
with the May one held at the home of Margaret Wardell. A t the business
session our officers elected for next year include: President, Anna Elizabeth We are looking forward to a most successful year and plan to greatly
Boyer, Vice President, Salome Bratton, Secretary, Helen Leavens, Treas- increase our membership. May we urge any Alpha O's who come to
urer, Edith Braun, Chairman of Activities Committee, Clara Lehing, Pan- Berkeley or nearby to let us hear from you. We extend a most hearty
hellenic Delegate, Katherine Graham Young. welcome to any and all of you.
On a "rare" Saturday afternoon in June we journeyed to Mrs. James
Lough's lovely home at Pelham Manor. A goodly number of our West- HARRIET FISH BACKUS.
chester members were present and everyone enjoyed the afternoon spent
in such surroundings. The only jarring note was the definite news that PROVIDENCE ALUMNAE
Rochelle Gachet was to leave our group. Despite the loss to us all, we Since our last letter Providence Alumnae has had two regular meet-
hope that her happiness in her new woik and surroundings will be very ings and an extra get-together. The April meeting was held with Martha
great. There is no way possible for us to show our gratitude to her Sheals. A t this meeting a letter from the Grand Secretary was read
for all she has done. regarding the Memorial Service to be held for our beloved Lillian Mc-
At the July meeting which Clara Lehing permitted us to hold at her Causland. I t was decided to hold the service in the Memorial Chapel at
home in Brooklyn, we were fortunate in having two visitors, Lucille the North Burial Ground on Lillian's birthday. October twenty-eighth.
Staebler and Harriet Nordstrom of Montana State College, who are in The May meeting was held in Manville, R. I . , with Carrie Vose Handy.
New York for a six weeks' art course. Despite the poor attendance at this The secretary regrets that she was unable to be present. At this meeting
meeting, since it is difficult to assemble a large group in summer time, it was voted to hold a picnic on June twenty-first on the beach at Bristol
they came again to the August meeting at Esther Baker's home in Rich- Highlands. This was one of the grandest picnics ever held. Fruit salad,
mond H i l l . Here attendance had improved with a few seniors of June lobster and chicken sandwiches, candy galore, and delicious hot coffee
added to our ranks. We were inspired by Katherine Young's report that made up our menu. We were eight. At this time we planned to sail to
there would be a large Panhellenic card party in November to a discussion Block Island some calm Wednesday in July, but as many of the members
of a benefit bridge which we determined to give in October in place of our were out-of-town for the month we gave the trip up.
regular meeting. Plans f o r this occasion had to be left over until the Is Providence Alumnae chapter the only one which does not have
September meeting and we trust that later we may report a very successful anv part in the national work, as a chapter? Our policy has always been
party. to have our meetings a haven of rest and refreshment for the members,
where each did whatever she wanted to do, without having any work
HELEN B. LEAVENS. laid out for her. Several times there has been an attempt by a progressive
element to take on some definite work for charity, such as sewing for
SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNAE the District Nursing Association or the Charity Organization of Provi-
We wish to extend our thanks to our retiring president, Helene dence, but each time the conservatives have ruled that each member is
Collin, and our editor, Alice Cagwin. They have been heart and soul already doing much of that sort of thing in other organizations, and that
in their work. Much of the success of our efforts of the past year the chapter meeting? should be kept as places for relaxation. We are so
has been due to the untiring efforts of Helene. Alice has to come many few and so scattered, only seeing each other at our monthly meetings, and
miles but very seldom misses a meeting. We are glad that Olive Freuler all so wrapped up in various community interests, that the wholesome get-
and Frances Howard are officers again this year. together spirit of our meetings means much to us; a spirit which we find it
The annual party in honor of the seniors of Sigma and Lambda was hard to interrupt with any definite work.
given at the Fairmont Hotel in May. A delightful afternoon of bridge
followed by a tea gave the alumnae and seniors an opportunity for a real M A U D E E. C. COVELL.
visit with each other.
Our June meeting was held at the home of Sarah Hackley. We had BOSTON ALUMNAE
a most enjoyable afternoon with a long, interesting, business session and I t is so long since we have had a meeting because of the summer
a happy social time. That day we had visiting with us Dorothy Clark vacation, that the account of the last meetings seems rather stale. Our
Mills. Elaine Young Berglund and Gladys Graff Schmidt \ p r i l meeting was almost a failure because there were so few present at
Several Alpha O's from our sister chapters have been attending sum- the home of our president, but the six girls who were there seemed to
mer session at the University of California. We were so glad to have enjoy themselves. After our usual seance of conversation, we enjoyed our
them with us. August 2nd a picnic luncheon was held at John Hinckle supper and then played Mali Tong, which to most of us was quite a mystery.
Park in Berkeley to greet these visiting sisters. Among them were Ruth A l l the vear we had looked forward to our last meeting of the year in
Terwilliger Blakey of Iota. Genevieve Hall of Alpha Phi. Margaret Hurley Cambridge with Peg Bellows Norcross who has a most fascinating old
of Sigma from Arizona, Dagmar Renshaw LeBreton of Pi, Florence Pierce house with really, truly, big open fireplaces, wonderful old china and
of Sigma, Berwin Kuhn of Phi, Betti Kessi of Alpha Sigma, and V i r - pewter, and all the other things which go to make it truly New England.
ginia Esterley of Sigma. There were over thirtv girls present including the Delta seniors who
were our guests. Because it was Jackson Day at College, the seniors had
to leave early, so Mrs. Norcross entertained them with punch and cake in
the afternoon. A f t e r a long business meeting, which proved to be very
interesting, we adjourned to the dining room again for a dehgntiul
supper and continued our discussion of National Work. Polly
I.ambert told us of her summer camp at South Harpswell, Maine, where
she takes girls of ability and talent whose environment is not conducive to
