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Finkbone were the only ones from outside of Hamilton. Helena
Silver and Martha Jane Hitchner had driven up to Detroit and Ann
Arbor for the Founders' Day luncheon and attendant festivities
This was our first meeting (since our Homecoming meeting was real-
ly nothing but a tea), and Mary Heck presided for the first time. I f
we had to lose Esther Schmalz, then we are mighty thankful that we
have someone like our Mary to become such an able president at
such short notice.

If the blizzard which is now upon us subsides by tomorrow, we
hope to go over to Eaton for a meeting with Helena Silver. Other
chapters have no idea how very difficult it is to get to our meetings.
The Miami Valley is no small unit—it sprawls over many counties
in a long drawn out manner, and in bad weather, it is very difficult
to travel, especially when one must depend upon busses for trans-
portation. Considering all of our handicaps, we do rather well, we
think, but we are hoping to do better.

MILDRED ROTFIHAAR DENNISON.

MILWAUKEE
Our November meeting lingers pleasantly in our memories,
made more pleasant no doubt by remembrance of that wonderful
angel food cake which Peg Leypoldt served after the business of
voting on amendments was disposed of.
The December meeting was a celebration meeting, for we com-
bined Founders' Day observance and the meeting. The meeting,
which was preceded by dinner at the College Women's Club, was a
business meeting, strictly financial. Subscriptions the various mem-
bers had taken were turned in, orders for cards were taken, and we
were really surprised at the amount we have credited now to our
chapter. As a part of our philanthropic work here, Mrs. Margaret
Ball, Mrs. Frieda Dorner, Mrs. Olive Bubholtz, and Dorothy Paull
devoted a day each to the Christmas Seal Sale booth at the Post
Office. The Christmas card order book from Mrs. Gutgesell was
taken to the Milwaukee Children's Hospital, where the superinten-
dent later said it was eagerly sought and thoroughly enjoyed by
the little patients.
During the Christmas holidays, Mrs. Dorner entertained with a
bridge luncheon for the alumnae chapter and town members of
active chapters home for the holidays. Carol de la Hunt, Roberta
Bird, Dorothy Marsh, and Helen Patterson, all of Eta, were present.
We started our January meeting with a dinner at College Wom-
en's Club. The outstanding event was the appointment of a com-
mittee to arrange for a Valentine bridge party, the proceeds of
which we plan to turn over to Eta for their house. Mrs. Graff was
appointed chairman, Mrs. Paulus and Dorothy Chausse to assist
her. Several told of having received a Christmas card from Mrs.
Helen Hoy Greeley—I wish To Dragma might print the verse
Mrs. Greeley wrote for her friends—it carries a message for us all.
Perhaps the Editor can persuade Mrs. Greeley to let us have it. I
know you all would enjoy it as we did.

DoRTHY L. WlESI.ER.
CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE
Along in the spring of last year, a few of us were lamenting
the fact that the north side of Chicago is so far away from the south
side and that, therefore, so few south side girls could get to the
Chicago Alumnae meetings. And then, somewhat like a spontan-