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gates to the Student Volunteer Convention in Kansas City. Every-
body took a personal interest and i n two weeks we worked up enough
"financing" to bundle our f u l l quota off to Missouri. One of the
novel ways to raise money was originated and carried out by the
junior class. They gave a real cabaret party and charged for ad-
mission and refreshments. The demonstrations of aesthetic dancing
(a la M r . and Mrs. Vernon Castle) ballet girls, gypsy banjo songs
and castanet dances by the cunning children of our Spanish profes-
sor were most edifying. O f course, the party was f o r ladies only!
Champagne Mowed freely in the guise of " p o p " and everybody smoked
candy cigars.

The girls came back f r o m the convention fairly exuberant. We
were proud to have Margaret go as one of the delegates. She is
more rejoicirig and bubbling over than ever—and that is saying a
good deal i f anybody knows Margaret. She even vouches that she
is enthused enough to start right out f o r B r a z i l .

We celebrated Founders' Day by our annual alumme-patroness
tea. T o us it was most d e l i g h t f u l ! The rooms were very sweet w i t h
narcissus and Blythe's new cluny mats, and the tea kettles bubbled
so merrily that everybody had to be i n a good humor.

N o t long ago we had a lovely surprise in the shape of a visit
f r o m M r . and M r s . W. I . . T e r r y (nee L i n d a Best of K a p p a ) . So
many of us had heard of " L i n d a " before and i t was so good to meet
her and her newly acquired husband. H a p p i l y they showed their
good taste by coming to New Orleans on their wedding trip. M r .
Terry proved himself a hero at luncheon that day. with fourteen
girls to listen to at once.

D i d I ever tell you about our orphan plan? Last year each of us
decided to look up some of the absolutely friendless children i n one
of the city asylums and be " b i g sisters" to them. W e a l l have our
proteges and are very interested i n them. Our attentions are mostly
visits and occasionally a trip to Canal Street. Christmas day we car-
ried them some g i f t s . I wish you a l l could have seen the expression
on Teddy's protege's face when she opened the b e a u t i f u l d o l l "Miss
Teddy" brought her. They are the most appreciative little souls i n
the world.

The dramatic club presented Francis Hodgson Burnett's "Esmer-
alda" on January 9 . I t was quite a success.

Betsy Dupre passed through New Orleans on her way to Washing-
ton i n November. She paid us a fifteen minute call, just time to an-
swer a few of our questions about her new wardrobe, etc. I t was hard
to let her go but we know she is e n j o y i n g every minute of her won-
derful time among the celebrities.