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more and more limited. After a committee had made a thorough in-
vestigation of various other institutions in the city, it was unanimous-
ly agreed that we should make the work of the Preventative Medicine
Clinic of the Marv Drcxel Home our branch of the National Alumnae
Work.

This new work was enthusiastically discussed at our meeting held
at Genevieve Strahly's charming home in Stonehurst on November
seventh. Betty Crosscn, chairman of our committee on Philan-
thropic Work, explained the advantages of our new project. The
Mary Drexel Home is the children's department of the Lankenau
Hospital and the Preventative Medicine Clinic is a new undertaking
which we can look upon as our very own. The current expenses of
the clinic, for bandages, dressings and kindred supplies, will be
borne by our chapter and we hope to be able to provide for all its
needs. We have purchased a sterilizer for the clinic and are working
to provide an adequate instrument cabinet in a short time. In order
to take care of the expenses of this vvork, we have adopted a new
budget, allotting sixty per cent of our total receipts yearly to phil-
anthropic work.

On Tuesday, November 17th, we gave our annual rushing party
for Psi. This was a supper and "Nut Party" in Psi's apartment and
proved to be a very successful affair.

On Monday, December 7, we joined with Psi in observing Found-
ers' Day. After a formal ritual service and several intimate talks
on Founders' Day and the Founders themselves, the pledges joined
the party and a humorous stunt, "A Fashion Show of Alpha O,"
was given by the Psi girls. Then a sumptuous birthday cake and
other refreshments were served.

This Christmas, as in other years, we filled stockings for forty
children at the University Settlement House, to be distributed at
their Christmas party.

ALICE CONKLING.

DALLAS
Dallas Alumnae have now recovered from the Christmas joys
and parties as well as from the celebrations and revelries pertaining
to New Year's Eve. We hope that all of our sorores have enjoyed
these past few weeks as we have.
Dallas is very fortunate in being the city chosen for the Na-
tional Panhellenic meeting for 1926. Congress is now in session.
Makes me almost imagine I'm in Washington when I say that. The
meeting of all the delegates began Monday, Jan. 4. and will end
Friday the night of the 8. There are entertainments galore. The
active chapter of Nu Kappa and our alumnae held a dinner in the
English room of the Adolphus Hotel, honoring our Grand President,
Katrina McDonald of Bay St. Louis, and Rochelle Gachet of Birm-
ingham, our Panhellenic delegate. We are delighted to have them
with us and wish you all could be here too. There is to be the
Panhellenic banquet at the Baker Hotel Friday night. Plans are
being made to accommodate over one thousand "Greeks," men and
women. I am sure'we are all anxious to hear the changes in rules
and regulations that Dallas has inspired.

ELEANOR HORNER HULL.

KANSAS CITY
Since my last letter we have had several very interesting meet-
ings, one being of the ever-popular rummage sale type in the north
end of town. To Valborg Swenson falls most of the credit of