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FOUNDERS' DAY IN N E W YORK

A NOTHER DECEMBER E I G H T H has rolled by, but not without
engraving in the hearts of the seventy-one who assembled
in the private reception room of the Hotel Martinique an indel-
ible memory of a very successful and inspiring celebration of
Founders' Day this year in New York City. A roll call revealed
to us the fact that this little group was composed of one or more
representatives from sixteen different chapters. A d d to this
the special blessing which we in New Y o r k enjoy, namely, the
privilege of having our four Founders with us in person, and
you are already convinced, I am sure, that we spent a very happy
evening.

A l l of you who know the delightful and charming features
of Alpha O events can fully appreciate our thrill on rinding our-
selves once again in the midst of an eager buzz of sisterly greet-
ings, the joy of meeting the new sisters anl renewing our con-
tacts with the others and the feeling of solemnity with which
we are conditioned to respond to the glow of flickering candles
mingled with an odor of red roses.

Before I begin to re-live with you the program of the evening,
let me mention here a particular feature that added so much to
the spirit of the occasion this year—the cooperation of N u chap-
ter in uniting with our chairman and her committee in their
efforts to make this year's event an outstanding one, which they
most certainly did, by a joint celebration of their annual initia-
tion. I t must have been a happy moment for Stella George
Stern Perry, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, Helen St. Clair M u l -
Ian and Jessie Wallace Hughan to witness the fulfillment of
their hopes and efforts of years ago and the perpetuation of their
ideals, as expressed by the youthful enthusiasm and loyalty of
Nu chapter. A n d what could have been a greater inspiration to
the hearts of the seven initiates than to have had this opportunity
of knowing the women who laid the foundations of all that
Alpha O means to them?

But do not let me give you the impression that the evening
was entirely given over to our more serious reactions to the occa-
sion. Our program was too carefully planned and provided with
music, singing and dancing, and our toastmistress, Pinckney Estes