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worker. Alice expects to take an advertising position in Seattle

5 ° ° Violet Krohn Burlingham was a visitor in Seattle during the holi-

.^a> irma McCormick Crook and her husband are happy over the
arrival of a son, John Charles, the latter part of November.
Minnie Kraus is expected home again shortly after a trip down
the Mississippi to New Orleans, thence to Florida, the West Indies,
through the Panama Canal to California. ' Minnie struck Miami
just at the time of the big rain, so passed on hastily to Cuba. She
enjoved New Year's Day at sea. _
Anita Pettibone, '15 (Mrs. Robert Schnebly) was a visitor in
Seattle during the book fair of Frederick and Nelson, as a guest
author. She was honor guest at one of the afternoon receptions at
the lair, and autographed copies of her book, "The Bitter Country,"-'
for patrons. After the reception she attended the home coming din-
ner at the chapter house, an annual affair at the university. Anita
is living in Spokane. She is just completing a second novel.

BERYL D. KNEEN.

KNOXVTLLE

The November meeting of the chapter was held with Omicron
in the fraternity rooms at the university, Elizabeth Kennedy Seale
presiding as the successor of Vivian Seymour. Josephine Pratt gave
us a most interesting talk on national work, with suggestions for
raising money which were very welcome.

Early in December, the active chapter entertained patronesses,
mothers and alumnae with a tea at the beautiful home of Josephine
Wallace, pledge, in Island Home Park. The December meeting, n
birthday party, was held with Louise Wiley McCleary. Young Day-
ton Sheridan, to whom the cake and candles were a perpetual source
of delight, was the life of the party. We are missing Minn Elois
Hunt and Dorothy Brown, who are spending the winter in Florida,
but are rejoiced over the presence of Llewellyn Johnson Thornton,
who is now making her home here, and the return of Mary Neal
Black, whose long sojourns in Syracuse maks us regard Chi chapter
witli feelings bordering on jealousy. Fay Morgan, too, we are glad
to have at' home, although we regret that it was illness that kept
her from filling her position with a Memphis newspaper. We under-
stand that her time is largely taken up with her young niece, Nancy
Morgan. Another addition to the cradle roll of whom we are very
proud is Anne Stewart, daughter of Jim and Billy McLemore Stew-
art, who was born on October. 23. I am sure all Omicron girls wdl
join us in extending heartfelt 'sympathy to Blossom Swift Edmunds,
whose father died in Palestine, Texas, early in December.

Among the Christmas visitors were Genevieve Roddick and her
small son from Memphis, and Grace Ware Quincy and her boy.

Tust in time for the mail comes news from far away China of
the "marriage of Lucy Morrison to Mr. Coltman. We hope this is
indicative of a prompt return to this country to live.

ELEANOR BURKE.

LYNCHBURG

The November meeting of Lynchburg Alumnae was unusually
interesting, since Mrs. Henry Blackwell entertained at her most
attractive new home on Norfolk Avenue. It was a double treat to
be there, and to hear Margaret Jones tell about Convention.