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all enthused and acquired almost fifteen dollars for the basket. A lovely
bowl of red roses which graced the table at the luncheon was sent with
our love to Lucilc Curtis English. She has a new little son, Williarn
Walter, born on the twenty-seventh of October. Emma Black Kevv also
has a little baby boy, Kenneth William, born on the twenty-second of
November.

We have many things planned for the months ahead; the regular
meeting in January, a benefit bridge party on the last Saturday in Febru-
ary, the rummage sale in March, regular meeting and election of officers
in April and the banquet in May. We all just love the meetings of the
Los Angeles Alumnae chapter. The girls form such a representative yet
harmonious group.

MARION BLACK WAGNER.

LINCOLN
Now that the holidays are over and we have all settled down to work
again our interests are turned to our new house. I was not going to men-
tion money or house in this letter but anyway we will have a new house
for the active girls to move into by next fall.
While we have our regular meetings once a mnoth we do not often meet
with our atcive chapter so that our birthday party on Founders/ Day
brought out a large number. We met at the chapter house f o r dinner and
had a nice evening of toasts and music. Each girl brought with her as
many pennies as she wanted to but absolutely had to bring one for each
birthday she had celebrated. As every one wanted to keep her real age
a secret almost every one brought a one dollar bill and in this way we
were able to swell a fund that I cannot mention at all in this letter.
A number of girls that are married and have moved away f r o m Lincoln
and also ones that are teaching in other towns this year were back here for
the holidays and we all enjoyed talking over the many things that have
happened in their abscences. Darleen Woodward who has been spending
the early winter months in Los Angeles attending the Schouinard School
of A r t is now at home for the rest of the school year. Her sister Dorothy
who is now Mrs. Hawley Barnard of Jackson. Michigan, spent the last
few weeks with her family here in Lincoln. Other holiday visitors here
were Mrs. Vincent Grady (Grace Gannon) of Minneapolis, Mrs. Joseph
Wishart (Lorene Bratt) of Deadwood, South Dakota, and Mrs. Allan
Wilson (Vero Erwin) from Kansas City. Missouri.

ELSIE FITZGERALD.

CHICAGO
The November meeting of the Chicago Alumnae chapter was held
at the home of Frances Urwan. After fraternity supper seven girls were
initiated—Mary Drummond. Alpha Phi. Sally Cavanaugh, Eta, Dorothy
Dickinson. Iota, Elizabeth Heidman. Rho. Dorothy Pearson, Rho, Louise
Lowry. Rho. and Eunice Marthens Gemmill. Rho.
It was our good fortune to have with us for our Founders' Day Ban-
quet, which was held at the Parkway Hotel on December 10. Stella Stern
Perry. There were representatives of twelve chapters present to gather
inspiration from Mrs. Perry's beautiful expressions of Alpha Omicon Pi
ideals.
Several teas were given in Mrs. Perry's honor: one by the Alumnae
Chapter at the home of our president, Marion Allele: one by the Active
Chanter at Charlotte Collins'; and another at the home of Marearet
Snook to introduce Mrs. Perry to our mothers. We hope that Mrs. Perry
enioved her visit with us as much as we did.
Practicallv all of our efforts at the present time are being directed
toward the accumulation of funds f o r our house.

EDITH M. BROWN.