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DEATHS different from those of other years and seemed the most successful ever.
Milly Rothhaar Dennison very graciously offered her home, and thither
Deep sympathy is extended to Violet Nye, '26, in the death of her twelve of us found our way on the afternoon of Alumni Day at Miami.
mother, whicli occurred in July, 1924. Of Omega's older generation there were Mary Heck, Helen San ford,
Pearl Ayres, Ruth Swearingeu Finkbone, and Leafy Corrington Hilker.
BIRTHS And of the younger there were Milly, Mart Jaques, Coxie, Scotty Sr.,
Peg Westfall, and Lucille Trowbridge Madison. And Esther Fowler
To Mr. and Mrs. Gray Dickason (Qiarlotte Cooley, '22) twin girls Schmalz of Tufts came down from Dayton to be one of our happy crowd.
on July 9th at Rochester, N. Y . Well, we talked and we talked, and we listened to letters from twelve
more of Omega's scattered sistern; Mary Young, Helen Lindsey, Nelle
To Mr. and Mrs. John Hastings (Minnie Ellen Marquis, '21) a daugh- Lorenz, Harriet Rains, Ruth Andrews, Katherine Rice, Marian Arthur,
ter at Wilkinsburg, Pa. Emily Nash Ziegler, Lucille Dvorak, Henny, Sid, and Scotty Jr. They
were so interesting and peppy, I wish I might quote from all of them.
MARIE MOEBUS. Mrs. Clark came in later for greetings and enjoyed delicious ices with us,
served by Milly and Mart. We all had such a good time, we almost forgot
NU OMICRON to leave. And in the evening we enjoyed the regular short reunion with
Cornelia Lamb will teach in Raleigh, North Carolina. the active chapter at the home of Mrs. Molyneaux.
Elizabeth Perry and Josephine Wemyss are going to Huntsville, Ala-
bama, to teach in the Huntsville High School.
Pearl Tuttle will teach in Humbolt, Tennessee.
Nell Fain will return to Vandcrbilt this year for her M. A.

BIRTHS Mary Young is planning to do graduate work in Chicago University
this winter.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lurton Goodpasture (lone Blair), a son, Lurton
Goodpasture, Jr., May 31, 1924. Esther Henderson is still keeping the Bronze Lantern bright. She
writes: "If any of you (Omegas) ever are near Columbus, remember you
To Mr. and Mrs. William Warren (Natalie Overall), a daughter, are commanded to come to the Bronze Lantern."
Natalie Warren. May 3, 1924.
Mary Heck had a wonderful three months' vacation, touring the west
To Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McDonald (Katrina Overall), a son, C. C. with her parents. While in Los Angeles, she enjoyed having dinner with
McDonald, Jr., July 2, 1924. Helen Haller and Ruth Cook in their lovely little apartment. Peg Betz,
who was in Los Angeles for the summer, was also a guest.
DEATHS
Marion Arthur planned to sail for Honolulu in August to do library
Nu Omicron chapter experienced a great sorrow April 11, 1924, when work. She writes to Omega alumnae, "If I send my address, I hope you'll
Mary D. Houston Sarratt passed away. She embodied in her life the use it, because I'll probably be so home-sick I'll almost die, if the boat
spirit of Alpha O. Out of her great love for the fraternity she conceived comes in without any mail for me."
the idea of founding a chapter at Vanderbilt, and under her wise leader-
ship, with the help of four of her most intimate friends, that dream be- Sabra Andrews will return to Cleveland and be in the John Adams
came a reality. Her life was an inspiration to everyone with whom she High School this year. She is much improved in health.
came in contact; and even though she has been called away, Mary D.
will contrive to live in the hearts of her many friends. Marie Andrews plans to be in North Carolina this winter. She will
have the position of Assistant Dean of Women in the North Carolina
PHI AUGUSTA PERRY. College for Women at Greensboro, North Carolina.

ENGAGEMENTS The Dennisons have been cruising around in the middle west this
summer. First they went to Chicago, where Belden did some studying
Eva Drumm, Maro Stacey. in the University. Then to Madison, Wisconsin, where the University
Myrtle Webber, Francis Brown. again attracted them. And lastly, to Iowa to visit Belden's folk. Milly
Ramona Tucker, Ellsworth Armour. anticipated a very happy summer.
Freda Backeberg, Lloyd Klein.
Alida Braucher. Dana Hale. Scotty Jr., Peg Westfall, and Grace DuBois attended the installation
Alberta Davis, Orrin Eckleberry. of Nu chapter while in New York last spring.
Henrietta Stewart, John Junker. Marjory Kercheval Manton and Louise Arthur Spieldenner, with their

MARRIAGES husbands, again spent their vacations together at Southampton, Long
Island. Marjory writes: "We had a grand time, drinking four quarts of
Edna King, Herbert Rollow, Jan. 3, 1924. milk a day and swimming lots."
Hazel Dugger, Norton Dowd, Aug. 31, 1924.
Rita Smith, Alva More, Jan. 1, 1924. Ada Wilson spent several of the summer weeks with her brother in
Neva Brown, Floyd Conway, Dec. 25, 1923. Indianapolis. "' „
Sid, together with Mary Wells and "Steve," visited Rome and her
BIRTHS family in Austin, Texas, last spring. In spite of many mishaps, such as
car trouble and measles, on the way, they had a very happy visit together.
To Helen Darby Apollonio and Nicholas Apollonio, a daughter, Eliza-
beth Ann, March 20, 1924, Kansas City, Mo. Lucille Dvorak, as usual, has been having an exciting time the past
year. She has been with a traveling Chautauqua, as publicity agent or
To Ilda Lawson Bernard and Dr. Clarence Bernard, a daughter, Mary manager or something—we don't know just what her official status is!
Elizabeth. June 13, 1924, Nowata. Okla. She writes: "I have been all up the east coast from Florida to Delaware.
We have a three day Chautauqua. I boost the ticket sales, talking at all
To Margaret Bolinger Isern and Leonard Isern, a son, John Willis, sorts of meetings—chambers of commerce, prayer meetings, movies, etc.
March 7, 1924, Great Bend, Kans. I organize the school children, teaching them yells and songs; then give
a free Junior Chautauqua the day before the real one opens. I write as
ELIZABETH BOLINGER-.

OMEGA
Commencement at Old Miami seems far away now, I know, but I
must tell all of you, who were not back, about Omega's reunion. It was