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in music and would like to hear from those in the sorority who can
boost the musical end of it.
Daisy Mansfield Shaw, our district superintendent, made her official
visits in May and thoroughly enjoyed the chapters at Seattle, Eugene,
ford and Berkeley.
Bertha Beard, '21, who has been training as a nurse, has accepted a
position in public health work in China, and leaves shortly for her new
field.
Blanch and Mildred Ewing, '24, sailed on the "Aquitania" in July
and are now enjoying a delightful trip through England.
Eleanor Richards, '23, is visiting in New York.
Virginia Esterly has just completed her first year as Dean of Women
at the University of Oregon, and we were so glad to have her with us
this summer as Dean of Women of the Summer Session.
ENGAGEMENTS
The engagement of Zoe King, '23, to Earle Steele, also a graduate of
California, has just been announced. They will be married early next
year.
WEDDINGS
Dorothy Potter was married in May to William Wieking at a very
beautiful home wedding. They are making their home in Oakland.
BIRTHS
A son to Mr. and Mrs. W m . S. Dinwiddie (Harriet Rinder).
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dyer (Frances Morris).
A daughter to M r . and Mrs. Chas. Honeywell (Lorene Kinney).
DEATHS
Sigma girls received a blow in May when Ralph Marx, husband of
Rose Gardner Marx, dropped dead. AH who know Rose grieve when
she has sorrows and rejoice when she has joys, as she is one of the
most loyal and best loved girls in Alpha O, and so M r . Marx's death
has been a shock to all of us.
DELTA
We now have three honorary members of Boston Alumnae, girls who
have paid their dues for twenty five years or more, Helen Brown Keating
and Louise R. Atwood from 1897 class and Louisa Bellows Norcross
f r o m 1898. Can anyone equal that record?
The sympathy of our girls is extended to Monica Pipe who lost her
sister recently. Monica is mothering the two orphan kiddies who were
left.
Mabel Taylor Bodge, '05, had her two youngsters at "Ted" Wood-
bury's wedding. Barbara is quite a young lady, tall like Mabel, while the
boy looked to be following in his father's footsteps.
Gertrude Bartlett Wilson, '07, who lives in New Jersey, sent pictures
of her attractive daughters.
Gladys Wales Graves, '09, now a member of Syracuse alumnae, was
back for Class Day, the same Gladys, although we haven't seen her re-
cently.
Eva Fulton Mellish, '10, is again living in Maiden, Mass.
Genevieve Fosdick Sanborn was matron of honor f o r "Ted" Wood-
bury's wedding.
Frances Huntington Harbison spent a month min Palmerton, Pa., with
" A d " when sister arrived at the Cooper home. She was called home be-
cause of serious illness in the family. Her youngsters are more than
lively and with "Bobby" Cooper she had her hands busy.
"Bee" Davis Wilbur called at our house the other day with her two
little girls. Beryl is about five and Corinne not quite two. They look as
if they lived in the country and had splendid care. "Bee's" address is
Ashland, Mass. She and Frieda Farnsworth, '07, visit each other as they
are almost neighbors.
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A l l the girls will be sorry to learn of the death of Octavia's father in
June. Our sympathy is extended to her and to her family, whom so many
of us know personally.
Ruth Brooks, '19, who is spending the summer in New Hampshire, has
been a godsend to the editor for she has sent many items of interest.
"Bea" Bishop Snow's, cx-'23, address is 2672 W . Moreland Blvd.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Ruth Morris, ex-'25, is acting in the "Gold Diggers" in Albany, N . Y.
Ruth returned for Class Day and was enthusiastic about her work.
Elizabeth MacDermott, '25, is laboratory assistant this summer to
the head doctor of the County T. B. Sanitarium at Pocasset, Mass.
Rosalie Cobb, '22, is doing research work for a concern in Peabody.
Louise (Dusty) Holt, ex-'22, is assistant director of a Cambridge
playground.
Marion Bennett, '20, and Eunice Bassemir, '22, are to teach in Hemp-
stead. Long Island, High School this year.
Doris Westonex, '23, writes "We're having perfect weather but just
a little too hot to struggle around after a golf ball as I've been doing
nearly every day lately. When I'm at the first tee all I can think of is
the shower 12 holes away." Part of these notes came from Doris via
Ruth!
Kay Snow, '19, graduated from Tufts Medical School in June and
is going to start a practise of her own.
" I saw a darling picture of Martha Neal Crosby's baby when she
was three months old." Martha and her husband are living in Derry,
N . H , Martha's old home.
Nancy Cole, ex-'24, received her degree f r o m Vassar in June and
then came back to the H i l l for Class Day. She will teach in Hartford,
Conn., next year.
Marion Sears, '24, is to be at Harvard next year assisting in the
Economics Dept.
Mary Sears expects to teach somewhere near her home in Texas.
Alice Towsley has a position with the Rockefeller Foundation, the
Recreational Dept., and plans to live with her sister at 10 E. 30th St.,
New York City.
While writing these notes a card arrived from Marjorie McCarty f r o m
San Francisco telling of her wonderful trip through the Canadian Rockies
to the coast. "Visited beautiful A. O. Pi house at University of Wash-
ington and met three charming Alpha O's who made me feel that A . O. Pi
girls everywhere arc your sisters!" She also says she was sorry to miss
the girls at Sigma and Lambda, but is hurrying back by way of Los Angeles
and Grand Canyon. Marjory expects to spend the winter at home in
Washington, D. C. *
Catherine Naylor Taylor, ex-'21, is living on Prescott St., Cambridge,
Mass.
Gladys Waite Wood, '10, spent last winter abroad.
Outside of school hours Marion Phillips, '20, spends most of her
time at the Wenham Golf Club.
"Dickie" Prescott is living nearer the H i l l this year. Her address is
108 Packard Ave.
Sue O'Brien, '24, and Eleanor Leadbettcr, '23, both say they will teach
but we haven't learned where.
Elizabeth Bcattie, '22, is engaged in Industrial Chemistry in Peabody,
Mass.
MARRIAGES
June 8th saw two of our sisters married. I n the Universalist Church
in Winter H i l l . Edna Woodbury, '12, became the bride of Kenneth Ed-
mund Webb of Needham, at a pretty wedding. Besides "Ted" Fosdick
Sanborn as matron of honor, Edna had two bridesmaids. A t the reception