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sonal contact with the members. But since I
can't meet you in that way, I want to know
you as well as possible through these little let-
ter visits. Won't you help me? I want you
to keep me posted about all the things which
might be interesting to the other chapters and
help me be a medium through which they can
be informed. L e t me know you, and I may be
able to help you with your problems. It is
especially urgent and necessary that we all get
together in our money-making schemes, so that
we may be able to make a good contribution to
our National Social Service Work. No one
of us alone can accomplish a lot toward help-
ing our organization and yet without the com-
bined efforts of us all, we cannot accomplish
as much as we would like. It is so essential
for each one to do her part in order that the
whole may be great.
We've had some very good suggestions for
making money, but we are ready and waiting
for more. T h e Memphis alumnae are selling
chances on a pair of silk hose at each meet-
ing. A l s o , at each meeting the3r pass around a
hat and whatever change is put in is applied to
the individual member's dues. T h e y are hop-
ing to increase the collection of dues by this
method. They always have an Easter Egg
H u n t in the spring which nets them about $50.
I understand that the Knoxville Alumnae are
planning to take moving pictures of children
all over town and show them at neighborhood
movie houses. What proud mother in or out
of AOIT would not be pleased to see her off-
spring on the screen?
The Nashville Alumnae are taking over an
idea which they got from an issue of T o
DRAGMA last year. They have started a mar-
ket basket on its way around the chapter.
Each week a member bakes or cooks some-
thing and takes it to another member who pays
whatever she thinks the article is worth to her
and then puts her culinary donations into the
basket and in turn sends it on its way. I n this
manner they hope to create a friendlier spirit
among their members as well as to increase
their budget.
Omicron Chapter reports s i x t e e n pledges
after a busy rushing season. T o quote from a
letter from that chapter: "Among our sixteen
attractive pledges we find much talent and
many charming personalities. I n this group
the north and south are w e l l - r e p r e s e n t e d . DEAR A L U M N A OF VIRGINIA AND W E S T VIR-
June Bayless of Chicago has the well-known
Yankee brogue while Margaret Lynman of
Birmingham drawls out her Southern accent.
Bessie Mitchell, Dorothy Dunn, and Gwen-
dolyn Bittle of this city are very popular girls.
Jean Francisco is an accomplished pianist and
is the author of several musical compositions,
so we are looking forward to many new AOIT
ditties. Betty Milton is a talented toe dancer.
Vivian Geis has two Alpha O sisters. Vorena
Mayo is the niece of the late Janie Mayo
and Delia Peet is an AOIT daughter."
Further reports from Knoxville tell us that
Maxine Christenberry and Emily Mahan are
making their debut in Knoxville, while R o w -
ena Kruesi, Mary Cummings, and Lillian K i t -
trel are making theirs in Chattanooga. Emily
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Handly enjoyed a trip abroad, Rowena Krup
toured the western states and Canada and wa'
bridesmaid in an elaborate wedding.
The K n o x v i l l e Alumnae are trying a net*
type of meeting in an effort to interest it*
members. T h e y are planning an educational
program to study P u b l i c Health in all fti
phases. T h e y get outside speakers to come to
talk to them. L u c y and F a y Morgan have j n s *
published a book on Public Health.
Kappa Omicron also reports a good groun
of pledges, but I'm sorry I can't tell the nunv.
her. T h e October T o D R A G M A gave us lots of
news of Kappa Omicron including weddings
and much interesting gossip. T u r n to page 55
and read about this chapter.
The Memphis Alumnae are, like the rest of
us, struggling with finances but have thought
of some splendid ways of raising money. Try
them out, Memphis, and then pass them on to
the rest.
A f t e r a hectic rushing season at Vanderbilt
Nu O m i c r o n pledged fourteen girls, all of
whom seem good and worthy material for
AOIT. N u Omicron claims three # B K ' s and
one of the last year's pledges, Mary Alice
F a r r , has the distinction of having been elected
"Miss Vanderbilt" and also Co-ed editor of the
Hustler, one of the school papers.
The Nashville Chapter w i l l be glad to com-
pete with any c h a p t e r w h e t h e r north, east,
south, or west in marriages. I n the past six
months Agnes Cassels has m a r r i e d Curtis
Blackwood; Margaret Rawls has married A l -
len Moore, Louise Cecil, L y n c h Bennett, and
Elizabeth Frazier, Martin McNamara.
If this letter doesn't contain the news you
are looking for, see your chapter president and
ask her to make her letters to me a little fuller
and a little newsier, and I ' l l see what I can do.
The letter is for you, so any criticisms and
amendments will be promptly taken care of.
Here's to a great year for u s !
Fraternally,
F R A N C E S M C K E E , NO, State Chairman.
Virginia and West Virginia
GINIA :
As your Province Chairman, I want to greet
you and to tell you what a privilege I deem it
to be working with you all. I am sure that,
with your cooperation, we shall be able to ac-
complish all that we set out to do.
The first thing we want to get to wrork on is
the raising of our quota of the budget for the
National Social Service W o r k . T h e r e cannot
be a single one of you, who, if you have read
in T o D R A G M A of the great social service work
which our fraternity has undertaken, will not
be more than glad to do your share of work
for or make your contribution to this great
cause. Since there is only one alumnae chapter
in these two states most of us are unorganized
and therefore working under a handicap. But
let's show the others that we are big enough to
overcome it and can do our part as well as the
highly organized states.
K a P P a Chapter, being the only one in our
territory^ is the only one I have any news
bout. T h e y had a most successful rushing
Reason, pledging fifteen most attractive fresh-
e n among them the president of the fresh-
man' class. T h e first rush tea was carried out
along a Mexican scheme in the decorations, fa-
-ors, a n ( l refreshments. T h e second tea was
the usual rose tea, and it was unusually lovely
this year, I ' m told. R e d cellophane, red can-
j j e s and green shrubs decorated the house.
The Lynchburg Alumnae C h a p t e r made the
open-face sandwiches, carrying out the red and
white scheme. T h e house, which was repaired
and painted last spring, was done over on the
inside this fall. Furniture was upholstered and
„ e w curtains were put over the whole house.
Plans are under way now for refurnishing the
chapter room. Kappa holds many important
offices on the campus this year, including A d -
die Cunningham, president of Judiciary; E d i t h
Pfeiffer, president of the Y . W . C . A . ; and
Ruby Reed, leader of the College Orchestra.
The Lynchburg Alumnae Chapter entertained
the active chapter one week-end on a picnic.
It is the custom of the alumnae there to give
this party every year. T h e girls enjoyed it im-
mensely.
I seem to have told you all the news I ve
been able to pick up. I wish more of you
would write me; particularly, those of you in
West Virginia, so that you would find news
from that state in this letter too. Here's hop-
ing we'll have a most successful y e a r !
Fraternally,
L O U I S E W O L F F , K , Province Chairman. Waller, a member of Alpha O from Vander-
Washington
Alpha Omicron Pi Alumnae in the state of
Washington will probably have the same sur-
prised feeling that I have at finding my almost
too familiar name as state chairman of alum-
nae. Since the first inkling of my duties in this
position was that copy for a news letter was
due almost immediately, I was forced to call
for help on very short notice. T h e response
was wonderful. My only disappointment was
that there was no reply from the chapter at
Washington State College, and I trust that the
alumnae f r o m Alpha Gamma will not be too
distressed at no news from the active chapter.
Had it been my own chapter of Upsilon, 1
would probably have been able to fill in the v a -
cancy by imagination, but not being familiar
With activities and procedure at Pullman, even
my journalistic e q u i p m e n t for making two
stories grow in the place of one fails me.
While the depression c o n t i n u e s to hover
over the west and hampers pledging and the
usual efforts put forth to help the National
Social Service Work, I am hoping that this
year our alumnae groups can manage some-
what more generous aid to our social worker
With the F r o n t i e r N u r s i n g Service.
This year sees Alpha Omicron P i in Wash-
ington with only one real alumnae chapter. W e
hope that at least one other can be established
during the next two years before convention
time rolls around. I n Spokane, there is the
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beginning of a chapter formed chiefly from
alumnae of the W a s h i n g t o n State College
group. Officers of the Spokane Alpha O club
were elected recently and are as follows: Mar-
garet Wade ( A Z ) , president; Victoria Hanson
( A r ) , vice president; Dorothy Myer ( A r ) ,
secretary; Gladys Ellen Sohn ( A r ) , treasurer;
Nellie McCall Owen ( T ) , P a n h e l l e n i c dele-
gate; Faith Toole, publicity chairman. T h e
Spokane Alumnae and a c t i v i t i e s residing in
Spokane gave a rushing party for girls going
to Washington State College, at Glen T a n a ,
on September 9. I n a charming rural setting
a bridge luncheon was held. T h e rushing com-
mittee adapted the hotel idea suggested in past
issues of T o DRAGMA. Girls found their places
and luncheon e s c o r t s by m e a n s of "hotel
keys;" a hand-bag at each place supplied can-
dy; and during the b r i d g e game and other
amusements that followed Ruth Quarry ( T ) ,
dressed as a hotel page, delivered telegrams
to the rushees. Invitations were sent in the
form of telegrams summoning the prospective
freshman to attend to "rushing business, at
AOPian Hotel, at the Sign of the Rose."
Mrs. Susan Paige Ehrhardt ( T ) is vice pres-
ident of the organization handling relief work
in Spokane. The Spokane Alpha O's contrib-
uted thirty eight-hour days of work under Sue
last year to help out the relief work of the
city. Ruth Q u a r r y ( T ) is secretary to the su-
perintendent of schools of Spokane County.
Gladys F r y ( A r ) is a teacher at the Libby
Junior High School in S p o k a n e . Victoria
Hanson ( A r ) has opened a studio of speech in
Spokane. Lucille Buchholz ( A r ) is doing ra-
dio work. She is playing the piano over K G A
and K F P Y Spokane radio stations, as part of
a regular program. Nellie McCall Owen ( T )
is president of the Spokane Campfire Girls.
Anita Pettibone Schnebly ( T ) , after several
years of ill-health, is at work again at her
writing and is completing a novel. Ethel V a n
Zandt ( A T ) , who has been secretary with the
Weyerhouser Sales Company, has been trans-
ferred to the St. Paul office, and plans to be
a member of the alumnae chapter there. R e -
cent arrivals in Spokane include Mrs. Rives
bilt College, Tennessee.
On a Friday evening early in September, the
Seattle alumnae gathered for the traditional
picnic supper at the Krause's. It was a beau-
tiful evening and the tables were set out on the
porch and lawn. A delicious supper—the kind
Pat K r a u s s p e c i a l i z e s in—was served buffet
style. A f t e r w a r d s the group adjourned to the
beach to sit chatting by a big beach fire, until
the lateness of the hour broke up the gather-
ing.
Seattle alumnae meetings will be held alter-
nately at the chapter house and at the homes
of the alumnae. T h e meetings in the homes
will be supper m e e t i n g s . F o r the past two
years all meetings have been dinner meetings
and have been highly successful. However, it
was felt that the alumnae were not getting to
the chapter house often enough and the new
plan was adopted.