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of these girls whose memory we hold so dear. I t has been used
quite as much by others outside the fraternity as by our own alumna?
and guests. On the visit of our Grand President last spring, we
were honored by having her occupy this room.

I n the f a l l of 1912 we had to give up meeting at the Delft Tea
Room, as it was no longer open Saturday evenings. After investi-
gating many other places we decided to go to the Womens' Educa-
tional & Industrial Union, where we held our meetings until last
Thanksgiving. I n December we went back to the Delft Tea Room,
which is now open Saturday, and we hope to continue holding our
meetings there.

At one of our meetings each year we entertain the active chapter,
and this is a gala event. I t is held at the home of one of the girls,
and is usually an afternoon and evening affair. No special form of
entertainment, with the exception of a spread, is provided, but we
devote the time to becoming better acquainted with our active chapter.

We now have a membership of 104, of whom about 80 are in
good standing. As many are away teaching or engaged in other
work, and many have moved to other parts of the country, the average
attendance at our meetings is about thirty, but it is by no means the
same thirty who come every month, although of course there are a
few who come regularly. There is scarcely a meeting at which there
are not one of two who cannot be present more than once a year.
Occasionally also, alumnae from other chapters attend. There is a
very strong feeling of loyalty among our members, and when we
engage in any new undertaking we can count on at least twice that
number to share the responsibility of it. Many who cannot come
to one of our meetings for years at a time pay their dues regularly.

Our chief aim has always been to be of some real assistance to our
college and our fraternity, and to lend our support to all worthy
causes in which either is interested. When the question of definite
alumna; work came up last fall we felt that we could do more useful
work by keeping in close touch with our active chapter and helping
it maintain its high standard than by engaging in any outside enter-
prise.

C L A R A R. R U S S E L L , '04.

The alumnae girls in Lincoln had been meeting occasionally for a
social good time, but we found this was not keeping us in touch with
our active chapter nor our national organization. We decided a
permanent organization was necessary so applied for a charter.

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