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GAMMA—UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
Ruth Chalmers, '18 Ella Wheeler, '19
Ruth Crosby, '18 Frances 'Bartlett, '20
Pauline Derby, '18 Olive Chase, '20
Mildred Dow, '18 Barbara Dunn, '20
Vera Gellerson, '18 Priscilla Elliott, '20
Mona MacWilUams, '18 Ruth Ingersoll, '20
Gladys Reed, '18 Florence McLeod, '20
Helen Stinchfield, '18 Eveline Snow, '20
Ruth Jordan, '19 O: Kathleen Snow, '20
Fay Smith, '19 Helen White, '20
Dear Sisters in Alpha
Because the University of Maine did not open until October 10th,
we girls of Gamma Chapter are a bit slow in starting our fraternity
activities, in fact we have had but one meeting, and such a pleasant
meeting it was. One of the alumna; girls, Mollie Balentine Reed,
opened her house for it, and we girls who have no "home" of our
own did enjoy the comfort of this adopted one.
Let me tell you what a delightful surprise we have just had! I t
came in the form of a visit from our Grand President, Isabelle H .
Stewart. At an informal tea held in her honor, she gave a most
interesting account of what you girls in the other chapters are doing,
and she gave us many helpful suggestions.
We have had such a limited amount of time in which to "get things
going" that as a chapter we have not yet taken up Red Cross Work.
We give a dance next week and with the proceeds will buy yarn and
knit it into sweaters for the Red Cross. Our girls, as individuals,
are doing much to make the soldiers comfortable, and eight of them
have purchased Liberty Bonds. The chapter has invested $50 in a
bond.
The big dance which we had planned for last spring was given
up because of existing war conditions. I t was hard to forfeit the
largest social event of the year, but under the circumstances it was
the best thing to do.
Last May the alumnae entertained the active girls at an informal
tea at the Mount Vernon House. That it was a very pleasant affair
all the girls will testify.
The coeds of the University of Maine presented the play A Midsum-
mer Night's Dream, last spring. Prominent in the cast were eight
A O n girls. They were Elizabeth Bright, Ruth Ingersoll, Priscilla
Elliott. Marguerite Mills, Helen White, Bessie Mills, Kathleen Snow,
and Eveline Snow.
During the summer Cupid was busy with several of our girls
and we hear of the engagement of Ruth Chalmers, '18, to Robert
Dunning, ex-'18, <I> T A. and the marriage of Marguerite Mills, ex-'20,
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to David Beach. Both men are now in France. The engagements
of Gladys Reed, '18, to Neal Merril, $ T A, '18, and of Pauline
Derby, '18, to Weston Haskell, B 0 I I '18, have recently been an-
nounced.
Gamma sends best wishes for a prosperous year to all her Alpha O
sisters.
BARBARA D U N N , Chapter Editor.
ALUMN.E NEWS
GENERAL
Emily Bartlett is connected with the biology faculty at the University of
Minnesota. Her address is 617 Beacon St.
Mary E . Chase is taking graduate work in English at the University of
Minnesota. We feel that with Becky Chilcott Jackson as our married repre-
sentative in Minneapolis we have a colony to be proud of. What do you
think, Tau?
Mrs. Lowell Reed (Mollie Balentine) is soon to move to Washington
where her husband will work for the government.
Among the '17 graduates, Leola Chaplin is teacher of English at Rockland,
Me.; Flora Howard is installing domestic science at Dover and Foxcroft;
Alfreda Ellis is head of the State Girls' Agricultural Club; Elizabeth Bright
is in the Biology Department at Harvard.
Margaret Holyoke is in the Science Department of Bangor High School.
MARRIAGES
On June 14th Aileene Brown Hobart became the wife of Dr. Lewis Libby.
Margaret McManus' ('11) wedding to Lloyd Carroll occurred June 27th.
They are to live at South West Harbor, Me., where Mr. Carroll is engaged
in business.
Celia Coffin, 'l2, was married on July 3rd to Guy Andrew Thompson,
professor of English at the University of Maine. Professor Thompson is a
graduate of University of Illinois and a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
Helen Charlotte Worster, '12, was married to Charles Brown Cleaves,
* T A '12, on October 1st. They will live in Syracuse, and Helen is looking
forward with much pleasure to meeting the Chi girls.
On Wednesday, October 24th, occurred the wedding of Marian Corthell
Estabrooke, '12, and Lawrence Hunt, * T A '16. For the present they will
live in Old Town.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Reed (Mollie Balentine), a boy, Robert, March
28th.
To Mr. and Mrs. John Treat (Doris Currier), a boy, George Currier Treat,
June 15th.
EPSILON—CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Margaret Conlan, 'l8 CHAPTER ROLL
Joanna Donlon, '18
Evelyn Hieber, '18 Calista Hoffman, '18
Hilda Loeffler, '18
Dagmar Schmidt, '18