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To DRAGMA U N U A K V . 1934
lotte Matthews was married to Hamilton West Upthegrove, to attend the wedding of Mar-
( 2 A E , Birmingham-Southern) in the fall at garet's brother, Benjamin F . Vaughan, Jr., to
the Church of the Advent. Hamilton is Rector Margaret Armstrong. Lois Moseley ( N K ) , for-
of the Episcopal Church in Moscow, Idaho. merly of the Dallas Alumnae, is now in New
We were heartbroken that Charlotte had to go Y o r k , where she is accompanist for the Coun-
so far away. Elizabeth Crabbe and William tess Albani, radio singer, and other N. B. C.
Nelson were married just a few weeks later. artists. Frances Rand ( N K ) , a senior at s!
Luckily for us, " E " is living in Birmingham. M. U . , was selected as one of the "types" for
She is a very busy person keeping house and the S. M . U . typical girl composite picture, be-
managing her girl scouts, too, and she still cause of her personality.
has time for anything that has to do with
AOII. Someone ran into Thelma Edmundson Beryl Madison ( K ) is teaching in a high
Evans ( M r s . L a u r e ) down town the other day. school at Monroe, Louisiana, and her sister
She has moved from Anniston to Talladega. Lessie Madison Garrett ( n ) , although kept
She comes to Birmingham quite often to shop. busy with her two interesting children, finds
Eugenia Roebuck visited Celia (Mrs. Leon time to trace ancestors just f o r the pleasure
Walker) in L o s Angeles this summer. She of the "study and the correspondence," she
says Celia's two sons are almost grown now. says.
We wonder if her friends there keep her busy
singing for them as we did here. They say Dagmar Renshaw LeBreton's son, Edmond,
Esther Merrell Folsom has an adorable bun- is a successful reporter for the Item in New
galow in Montgomery, and she and T o m are Orleans, and was elected to • P B K last spring.
certainly the nicest hostess and host. They Dagmar and Gladys ( n ) are the proud aunts
are always e n t e r t a i n i n g some friend from of no less important a person than little Mil-
Birmingham who is passing t h r o u g h Mont- dred Anne Stouse, who arrived in November.
gomery. Montgomery has also claimed Polly Elizabeth Lyon ( I I ) was married in Novem-
Crim Greenhill. Lorena Norton Moore was ber to Dr. Reddock. Dagmar writes: I under-
here with her two babies this summer. She stand Charlotte V o s s Kearney has gone to live
is still living in New Y o r k . A n d speaking of in Mobile. Mary Bradburn's son is recover-
New Y o r k , Blanton Sanders Parks has been ing from a serious automobile accident which
here visiting her mother. She came to our last he and Ernestine McLellan's son, Leigh, were
alumnae meeting and we were certainly glad in, on their way to the Georgia game. Dorothy
to see her again. O f course you have all read Safford's daughter, Dorothy Barker, is a fresh-
about Felicia Metcalfe's play, "Come Easy," man at Newcomb and is an AOII pledge; so
which was on Broadway this fall. Aren't we is Elizabeth Scales, another daughter. Soli-
all proud of her! delle Renshaw Fortier and her family have
moved to Ardmore, Philadelphia, Pennsylva-
nia, after spending the summer in New O r -
leans and part of the fall in Ridgway, Penn-
sylvania. Lilybel Dupre Buller is spending the
winter in Opelousas. Mary Bolton's husband,
Dr. Charles Brown, has been named head of
the eye, ear, and nose department of the
Baptist Hospital.
M a r y Thomas Whittington ( I I ) is spending
the winter in New Orleans. Evelyn Beard ( H
active) and Harriet White ( n pledge) spent
the Thanksgiving holidays in Alexandria. Vir-
ginia Rembert, president of I I , is president of
the athletic council at Newcomb.
Y o u will be grieved to learn that Maxine
Packer Compton and Mamie Packer ( I I ) re-
W e should be more than pleased to have you cently lost their father, Dr. J . A . Packer, of
with us at any of our meetings. Please write A l e x a n d r i a , and Delie Bancroft ( I I ) her demonstration to the group, furnishing delec-
or come to see us when you can. brother, Donald, of Shreveport.
Bernie Palfrey Robertson ( K ) is building a
beautiful colonial home in Alexandria. Julia
White File ( K ) visited her father and mother
GERTRUDE MOORE, President. and family in Alexandria in December.
A n d so until my next letter to you, Please keep me informed of any change in
Fraternally, address of yourself or other alumnae, and send
me any questions, suggestions, or criticisms
CORNELIA L. ROUNTREE which may occur to you in Alpha O enter-
prises. I want you to help me render as effi-
(Mrs. Walter B . ) , NO, cient service as Margaret L y o n Pcdrick has
State Chairman. done as State Chairman of Alumnae the past
two years.
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
DEAR ALPHA O : Fraternally,
Greetings and best wishes to you for a year W I L L I E W Y N N W H I T E , n,
full of h a p p i n e s s and—yes—prosperity, and
good works and endeavors for Alpha Omicron Province Chairman
Pi. Y o u may ask what your share of the en-
deavors is. I answer, first, familiarize yourself
with what our sorority as a whole is trying
to do nationally and by chapters and individ-
uals. There will follow a realization of re-
sponsibility of each member and, I hope, a
desire to enlist in carrying forward the vari-
ous projects undertaken.
Y o u may be interested in news of some of
the alumnae and the following items have re-
cently come to my attention.
Carolyn Davidson ( N K ) is making a name
for herself as a lecturer and is popular in club
work in Dallas. Mrs. Harvie Branscomb ( M a r -
garet Vaughan) of Durham, N. C , was in
Dallas November 25th, as was also Elizabeth
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California
PEAR WEARERS OF T H E AOII INSIGNIA I N C A L I -
FORNIA :
Yes, t i " i e I o r another letter! M a y I quote
i | T line of my duty as directed by our C e n -
l( r a Office? " T o keep in touch with associate
(flcinbers in her area." Now, a personal con-
tact is preferable, of course, but rather imprac-
ticably therefore, once a year I will greet you
w i t h a letter, hoping that further response will
come from you through renewed interest in
alumna: groups, or an attempt on your part
to stimulate a group near you for furthering
the growth and development of AOII through-
out the recognized educational institutions of
the United States
All of you know that Alpha Omicron P i re-
ceives commissions on magazine subscriptions
sent in by members through the Central Office.
This money is used for our social service work
jn the Kentucky M o u n t a i n s , and even the
smallest commission helps immeasurably. Give
or snid your new or renewal orders to: B a r -
bara T r a s k Clarke, 1626:/2 Myrtle Avenue, San
Diego, California; Helene Collin ( M r s . O. V . ) ,
Box 403, Manhattan Beach, C a l i f o r n i a ; E l e a -
nor Austin ( M r s . H . C ) , 118 C a r r Avenue,
Glendale, California.
Here are bits of news which I hope will be
spicy. Olive Freuler ( 2 ) and Be Freuler C y k -
"ler ( A ) , motored to L o s Angeles in September.
"Be" was placing her talented young son in
Black Fox Military School for his last year.
Frances Stevens, youngest daughter of Reba
Bland Stevens ( A ) , has been down at Sunny
Hill Farm in Los Gatos. ( K a y Barnes Hibbs'
(A) marvelous experiment in health for young
Children.) Celeste Etcheverry ( 2 ) , District
Superintendent for the past two years, was
muchly loved at Convention. H e r beauty and
charm were appreciated by all the girls. Jane
Graham ( Z ) is president of the L o s Angeles
Alumnae this year. H e r fertile brain has de-
vised many innovations. May Chandler Good-
an's ( A ) eldest daughter, R u t h , entered Stan-
ford this fall. Nina Abbey ( I ) , a loyal mem-
iber of the newly-organized Pasadena group, is
;itl charge during business hours of demonstra-
tions featuring the advantages of ice refriger-
ation. A t the fall meeting she gave a luncheon
table foods in new and fancy dress. A s a pro-
fessional lady she is ace high. Edna Betta
•Ketchum has joined the P a s a d e n a group.
During the last few years she has been active
iti the Sunset Magazine as a "garden consult-
ant." She is an expert in canary-raising as
[Well. Calista W a r r e n ( E ) , although now a
^resident of B e v e r l y H i l l s , made so many
friends over Pasadena way that she journeys
clear across country to their meetings as well
a s belonging to a L o s Angeles group. H o w
;3oes your loyalty compare? Carol Shaw ( A S )
Was down in a fascinating mining town in
Mexico hoping to return to sunny San Diego
(Wealthy! Alice Heilman teaches all day at the
Francis Parker Private School in San Diego,
out continues to keep house as perfectly as
ever. Jerelyn Haddock ( K 9 ) , who teaches art
in Chula Vista and Sweetwater High Schools,
is very proud because five of her pupils won
prizes in the art contest at the State Fair. It
was the first time those schools had ever en-
tered the contest, and they competed with
every other school in the state. Congratula-
tions, Jerry! B a r b a r a Q a r k ( T ) is very
prominent in the local stamp collectors' society
in S a n Diego. She has offered to make up
packets of stamps suitable to give young col-
lectors in packets from 50c up. She will give
one-half of the money thus made to the S o -
cial Service Fund. Her address is 1626^
Myrtle Avenue, San Diego.
Los Angeles Alumnae are experimenting on
group meetings. Six are going strong. E r n a
Taylor ( A ) superintends the evening working
girls under the c o l o r s — O E D O . In case you
are curious, address Erna. Beth Phelps ( Z )
looks after a housewife group; Elsa Older
( A ) the contract bridge fiends! Kappa T h e t a
bands under three: Marian Gill Medley, L i l -
lian Vanderloon, and Virginia Battey Daniels.
Jean Graham says : "Have you joined a group
or do you want to form a group of your o w n ?
Phone me, E x . 2864."
The Kappa Theta recent graduates are not
allowing opportunities to escape them. T h e
following have found many fields filled, so
have turned to further study in a Commercial
School: Madelene Hannon, Bijou Brinkop,
Jean Cook, Janet Martin, Hester Johnson, and
Beth Caldwell. Margaret Poulton Needham
has joined her husband in Pensacola, Florida,
where her navy husband is attending the air
school. Betty Johnson shows her ability by se-
curing a physical education position in San
Pedro High School.
Fraternally yours,
L U C I L L E C U R T I S E N G L I S H , A, State Chairman.
Eastern Canada and Foreign Countries
DEAR A L U M N A OF A L P H A OMICRON P I :
Once again the time comes around to send
you a letter of fraternity news and events.
We in Toronto have resumed the meetings of
our Alumnae Club this year with an increased
membership. O c c a s i o n a l l y our out-of-town
members are with us for these meetings, and
we all wish they would come more often.
A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of a
visit from Dorothy Womrath, our District S u -
perintendent. She was kept busy on a round
of engagements which would have affected the
strongest of us, but it did not ruffle Dorothy's
pleasant manner in the slightest. She made
herself thoroughly a part of us, and it was
with regret that we saw her leave for New
York. We sincerely hope she will come soon
again to visit us.
A t this time we also ask you to send in your
national yearly alumnae dues of $1.50 as well
as a donation for Philanthropic work of $1.00,
or more if possible. The Social Service De-
partment of T h e Frontier N u r s i n g Service,
which is administered entirely by Alpha Omi-
cron Pi, is supported by your donations. Out