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Oregon
DEAR FELLOW A L U M N A :
Another year has swiftly and surely rolled
around, and it is again time for our annual
get-together through the alumnae state letter.
I know everyone is glad to have some actual
facts about what is going on in our active and
alumnae chapters. W e have surely started off
well this year, and it is something to be proud
of to know that we have sufficient interest to
start with as much spirit as when we left off
last spring.
The Portland Alumnae put over a most suc-
cessful rummage sale on October 23 in co-
operation with the Alpha Sigma Mothers'
Club. T h e y both realized a worthwhile nest
egg with which to start the year. A l o n g the
philanthropic line we donated all the left-over
rummage to the Goodwill Association. On
October 5 we visited the Portland Crema-
torium and realized a few more dollars. The
social plans for the fall season centered
around the big dance held November 11 in
the Rose City Club. That was the night of
the U . O . - U . S. C . game in Portland, and we
certainly had a glorious time.
One important fact I want to impress
strongly on your sisterly minds is rushing. It
isn't by giving money alone that you can
help, I'm asking for money sometimes, but at
present I want your interest in sending the
chapter girls who will make good AOII's^ I t
is absolutely essential that we get organized
unto the utmost parts of the district and get
material for next year. Now is not too soon,
and it is up to one and all to send in any pos-
sible material. Don't delay, and let's help the
active chapters. You'll hear more of this
again and again and again this year.
Elizabeth Gabler, 2925 N . E . 48th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon, is magazine chairman for
this section, so be sure to send all subscrip-
tions to periodicals through her or direct to
the Central office. O u r work in the Kentucky
mountains is greatly helped by commissions
on all orders.
Now for some human interest news that you
all seem to eat up in a letter of this kind.
I do wish some of you would be as interested
in dues, social work and chapter activities as
you are in the personal column. O f course,
it is now the time to mention that if anyone
knows any news that should be passed around,
please tell me about it. I ' m also most glad to
learn of any changes in address for it's hard
to get anything definite from what I hear at
different meetings. C e n t r a l Office wants to
know all changes as soon as possible.
Hazel Williams ( A P ) married Luke Gill on
September 2, and they are in Honolulu. Ruth
Hansen ( A S ) was married this fall to Neil
Francis Black, and they live in Portland. Mil-
dred Vaughan was married on October 26 to
Leroy D r a p e r , a T h e t a Chi f r o m U . O.
Eleanor Ansty Gray ( A P ) is back in Portland
from Oakland. Mary L o u Collins (AP, '33)
was married on June 9 to H o w a r d Hertz, and
they live in Corvallis. A big surprise to the
friends of Cloethiel Woodard ( A S ) is her
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marriage on September 21 to Elliott F r a n t i
Wright. She is living in Bloomfield, N, TS
E l l a Anderson ( A P ) has been g r a n t e d her
M . A . from Columbia University. Emma Lee
Baldwin ( A S ) was married last November to
Wendell Phillips and is living in Cleveland
Ohio. She visited her mother in Oregon Citv
this summer. Betty R u b y W a i t ( A P ) i s rS e <
retary to Adolph Spreckels in San Francisco
Bessie Stout ( A P ) is teaching in Scappoose
Margaret McKie ( A S ) is attending Oregon
Normal this winter. Norma Chinnock (AJV
is finishing at Southern O r e g o n N o r m a l
Helen Smith Pease ( A P ) is the youngest Roy.!
al Matron of the Amaranth ever to hold office
in Portland. Both the McCroskey girls, M i m s
and Gene, are on the ranch in Colfax, Wash.
W e are wondering how long Mims will be
there, though. Helen Gilham ( A S ) is assist-
ing D r . Noble in Political Science at Reed Col-
lege. Dorothy Hallin ( A S ) is at the Univers-
ity in Cleveland, Ohio, doing s o c i a l work.
Edith Korhonen ( A S ) was married on Octo-
ber 24 to G . W . H a l l . Dorothy Morgan ( A S )
is treasurer of Upsilon Chapter. She is also
active in Y . W . C . A . there. Both the active
chapters have given large teas this fall. Alpha
Rho honored their faculty adviser and house-
mother. Alpha Sigma's tea was in honor of
the new housemother, M r s . Larson. The new
pledge list of both houses isn't as long as it
might be, but A l p h a R h o n o w h a s seven
pledges and Alpha Sigma eleven.
It is a sad thing indeed to realize our dear
Mrs. Abrams has left us. Every Alpha Sigma
has the loveliest of memories of her, and all
those who came in contact with her remember
her for charity and k i n d n e s s . She passed
aWay the last of August.
Fraternally,
G W E N D O L Y N M E T Z E R , A S , State Chairman.
Pennsylvania
DEAR PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA O:
A new and better year is before us all.
Let's make it the best ever for AOLT. Our big-
gest problem is our National Social Service
Work. L a s t year we did not meet our budget
for this worthy cause, but this year with your
help we . w i l l ! Everyone at Convention felt
that it was such a splendid opportunity for
philanthropic work that we should not aban-
don the field. Convention also felt that if the
alumnae were informed about our work in
Kentucky, each would be glad to do her part
in the work. T h e Philadelphia Alumnae Chap-
ter is to help to the extent of seventy-five dol-
lors or more. Now how about you members-
at-large in the State of Pennsylvania? Can
you go them one better? That's great, I knew
you'd say "Yes." No matter how small your
donation, it will help swell the fund—pennies
make dollars you know. Make checks payable
to Alpha O m i c r o n P i and send to B o x 262,
State College, P a . L e t our slogan be " A con-
tribution from every Pennsylvania Alpha O.
I n this great state we have only one alumnse
chapter. Surely there can be more. There
are several Alpha O's in Pittsburgh who arc
desirous of forming a local group. Won't you
u t there, who are also interested, get in touch
fjdth Mrs. E . J . Wade, 44 Academy Avenue,
Pittsburgh ?
Speaking of alumnae chapters—where are all
the AOLT's of Philadelphia and vicinity? I
know it is impossible for everyone to attend
revery meeting, but surely out of this great city
w e should have more than an average attend-
ance of fifteen. Come out and give us your
support—we need you and you need us. M a -
rian Culin ( T ) is president this year. T h e
chapter has worked out a definite and inter-
esting program for the year, and I know if
vou will just come visit us once, you'll always
come. Let's have at least one representative
from as many chapters as possible at every
Those« " -e e t i n g ofr you wh. o ht ave movedI recentl|y, thies to them in the recent loss of their broth-
please send your new address to Central O f -
fice so that all material will reach you prompt-
ly. I f each of you could visit Central Office
and see the many files you would realize what
a job it is to keep them up to date. Only
with your cooperation can this be done. Just
drop a notation of the change in the mail box
on a penny j>ostal and I know Alice Cullnane
will he grateful. Don't forget your change of
name if you have married.
Both Psi and Epsilon Alpha chapter report
a most successful rushing season. P s i pledged
eight and Epsilon Alpha fourteen.
The rush season at Penn consisted of an
opening tea; the next F r i d a y the Philadelphia
Alumnae Chapter gave the active chapter a
Rose Dinner as one of the parties; Sunday a
parents' tea and the following Saturday the
rushing formal, a dance held at the Walnut
Park Plaza. Anne Nichols came down for the
event. A f t e r rushing season is over, they are
planning a tea in honor of Miss Crawford, the
Directress of Women at the University. Fac-
ulty members and parents are to be invited to
this tea. T h i s year they have a new chaperon,
Mrs. Burns.
The letter from Evelyn Lewis ( E A ) tells of
their fourteen pledges. T h e chapter achieve-
ments will be found in their chapter news,
"The Pride of Alpha O." A very choice num-
ber of outstanding and unusually attractive
girls, too.
Now let's see what our "alums" are and
were doing. Before I tell you what I know,
won't you all drop me a line about yourselves
and if you do, I'll promise you a newsy letter
next time.
Those from Psi seen at Ocean City, N . J . ,
were: Helen Wallauer Horner ('27); Betty
Stiles ('32) ; Peg L y n n ('26) ; Marion ('27)
Kild Eleanor Culin ('30) ; Peg Pierce Ander-
son ('28) ; P o l l y Partridge ("30) ; P e g B r o w n
('31) and Molly Martin ('32). Those from
Epsilon Alpha at the same resort were: Madge
and Marian Terwilliger ('31) ; Ruthie Gilbert
C32) ; Gladys Kaufman ('32) ; Elizabeth Pres-
ton ('33); Grace Bergholz ('33) and Bibis
Martin ('32). Louise Hoffeditz ( E A '31) is
back at the University of Nebraska again this
year taking more credits toward her doctor's
degree in psychology. T h e Terwilliger twins
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are teaching Home Economics, Marian in her
hometown, Bloomsburgh, and Madge at Potts-
town. Ruth Gilbert is still in Lancaster teach-
ing H o m e E c o n o m i c s at the W e s t E n d
School. E d r a R u b i n k a m ( E A , '32) is in
Doylestown this year also teaching Home Eco-
nomics. Annette Murphy ( E A , '31) and Elea-
nor Culin (T,'30) are both doing social service
work, Annette at Dudley Street House in Phil-
adelphia and Eleanor some place in Ardmore,
I believe. Miriam Gaige ( E A , '32) is a dieti-
tian at the University Graduate Hospital in
Philadelphia. Grace Bergholz ( E A , '33) is
taking a business course in Philly. Mary Belle
Zahn ( E A , '32) is secretary to the vice presi-
dent at Penn Mutual L i f e insurance Company
in Philadelphia. Catherine ( E A , '32) and Eliz-
abeth ( E A , '33) Hayes are at Temple Medical
again this year. Kitty is a junior and Betty a
sophomore. W e extend our deepest sympa-
er, a Temple Medical senior. Ella Roberts (*,
'25) is doing her first year's interning at Meth-
odist Hospital. Gladys Kaufman ( E A , '32) is
teaching French and English in Paradise High
School. A g n e s G e a r y ( E A , '29) is again
teaching at Center Hall. Louise Everitt ( E A ,
'33) is doing extension work for the Pennsyl-
vania State College out n e a r P i t t s b u r g h .
Alice Marshall ( E A , '33) is teaching Home
Economics at Imperial. "Bibis" Martin ( E A ,
'32) spent most of the summer with her par-
ents at Ocean City, N . J . , except for a few
weeks spent out west. T h e high spots of the
trip being Pike's Peak (Colorado Springs),
Mt. Washburn (Yellowstone P a r k ) , and the
Amos 'n' Andy Sky Ride (Chicago F a i r ) .
Gertrude Hayman Paton (*, '25) sailed on
November 15 for Antwerp, Belgium, to be
gone for three years.
Beth S c h w a i b e G a r r a h a n ( E A '31) an-
nounces the arrival of a daughter on July 25.
Eleanor Rohner Spencer (*, '20), a daughter
Eleanor.
Guess this is about all for news column this
time. P l e a s e let me hear from each and
everyone of you, especially the members-at-
large. M y best wishes to you all.
Remember our slogan "A contribution from
every Pennsylvania Alpha O."
Sincerely and fraternally,
E L I Z A B E T H B . M A R T I N , E A , State Chairman.
Tennessee
DEAR AOII's IN T E N N E S S E E :
Greetings and best wishes to y o u ! Another
year has started in our fraternity life, and I
want to urge each of you to try to make this
an unusually successful one. I t shouldn't be a
hard job when one considers the good cap-
tains at the head of all the alumnae and active
chapters and the inspiring Convention which
gave them such an excellent send-off. Unfor-
tunately, I didn't get to Convention but by
questioning the d e l e g a t e s in my immediate
community, I've managed to acquire lots of en-
thusiasm and interest.
I wish I had the kind of position that enable
me to visit all the chapters and come into per-