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84 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI September 29th, was one of the best attended, and most enthusiastic
On Tuesday, June 12th, at eight o'clock occurred the actual double gatherings since our organization. Each one o f us came away i n -
wedding of Jane Cordill Snyder to M r . Egbert Savage, and Clara
Lee Snyder to Lieut. Peter Hamilton of the Washington Artillery. stilled w i t h an added spirit o f f e r v o r f o r A l p h a O's success.
I t was a beautiful ceremony which we witnessed w i t h eager interest
and affectionate humor, f o r Jennie and Clara Lee looked so small, The general program f o r the year was first discussed and a
small, small, and their respective husbands so very t a l l , t a l l , t a l l .
Jennie and Egbert left the next morning f o r Cincinnati which is to schedule of the monthly meetings made out.
be their home, Clara Lee and her lieutenant f o r the G u l f Coast. T h e
latter are at present in New Orleans to remain until Lieutenant Perhaps the most vital matter voted upon, was the continuance o f
H a m i l t o n is ordered away by the government.
our hospital charity work. I n our ardent desire to assist i n Red Cross
Since the wedding, there has been no unusual excitement f o r the
chapter, and no meeting except the annual summer gathering, which Service, we are too apt to neglect the needs o f the unfortunate i n our
this year was a moonlight boat-ride on Lake Ponchartrain.
very midst. However, Alpha O is determined not to overlook them!
Some of the alumna; have been taking courses at Tulane Summer
School, Dagmar Renshaw Le Breton, Solidelle Renshaw, Kathleen W i t h the rushing season so near at hand, we outlined plans f o r
O ' N e i l l , L i l l i a n Fortier, who at the close o f the term was awarded her
degree of B.A. i n education, and Lily Dupre f r o m Opelousas, assisting the active chapter in entertaining the prospective pledges.
Louisiana.
To a l l appearances, Tau's most prosperous year lies before her;
Most of those i n New Orleans and not at summer school have been
engaged in Red Cross activities of various sorts, in knitting for sailors and it is our earnest desire to further greater cooperation with the
and the soldiers, and in services f o r the Woman's Committee of the
Council of N a t i o n a l Defense, such as preparing newspaper articles active chapter, and to make our alumnae organization an incentive
for the publicity committee, and helping with the registration of the
women of the city. and an inspiration to the active girls.
Fraternally,
The work in the school f o r immigrants has not been neglected be-
cause o f these other interests. I n fact, added efforts have been made E L S A H . S T E I N M E T Z , Chapter Editor.
to encourage a sense o f ownership and responsibility among the i m m i -
grants for their adopted country, with the purpose of increasing true ALUMN.-E NEWS
patriotism in these critical times.
GENERAL
Rochelle Gachet has not announced the date o f her marriage to
Mr. Hubbard Eitts, owing to the present uncertain conditions. Mrs. TrafTortl Jayne has been traveling in the East for several months.
Hertha Marie Mrecket will leave soon for an extended visit with relatives in
Dr. Paul K i n g Rand, husband of Blythe White, is going to France Cincinnati, Ohio, and Buffalo, N . Y .
as pathologist w i t h the N e w Orleans Base H o s p i t a l U n i t N o . 24. We are happy to announce that Edith Goldsworthy, one of our sincerest
Mary Pierce ( M r s . W m . P. Bradburn) has a son. workers, is in Minneapolis again.
The New Orleans Alumna? extends its fraternal greetings and its Mr. ENGAGEMENTS
sincere wishes for a f a l l and winter untroubled and effective in service Helen and Mrs. William Pierce announce the engagement of their daughter,
to our country and our fraternity. Conn. Medberry, to Mr. Walter T . Munro of New York and New Haven,
The wedding will take place in October.
T H E O D O R A D . S U M N E R , Editor.
MARRIAGES
MINNEAPOLIS ALUMN2E I'hana Wernicke was married to Lieut. Richard Smith, on May 25th, 1917.
What a great impetus is a good beginning! Our first regular Lieutenant Smith is now stationed at the Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver,
meeting which was held at the home of Mrs. Arthur Pulling on Wash.
Edith Mitchell and Randall 'Poland were married in De Smet, S. D., on
June 20th, 1917.
The marriage of Millie Quail to Roy M. Moffitt took place July 21st, 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt have made their home in Atlanta, G a .
BANGOR ALUMN2E
Hello, dear friends. I t has been a long, long time since we have
written to you but we feel sure that your friendship will stand the
test and you have been i n our thoughts many times this summer.
We held a very delightful afternoon picnic at the Penobscot
Country Clubhouse in July in honor of Peggy Pillsbury Schoppe who
came up f r o m Bell fast f o r the occasion. There were sixteen eager
