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son Sale would be in Lynchburg to inspect
We will have no business meeting in Jan- member, Gladys Whitford Misko (Ex. 'io\ Kappa Tbeta's of the vintage of '30 to '32. the actives and alumna?. An informal tea was
uary because we always entertain the active and t r e a s u r e r , Ruth Ann Witt (Ex. Torraine Conrad (KG '33), who was practi- given f o r Ann at the home of Bessie Minor
chapter with a bridge tea during the holidays. allv the hading campus newspaper hound in Davis on November 6. We soon found that
This year the tea came on December 30. her day, was married to Lee O'Connell in Ann was her usual charming self in spite
August- There must be others, but this will of her exalted position, and so we felt quite
Knoxville Alumnae Lead in Red Cross is being made to get out-of-town alumna? ba t { • v e you an idea of how crowded the middle at ease. Ann told us about the work of the
Roll Call to Lincoln for the Founders' Day banqu t ficlcs have been the past months. And while sorority and problems of other chapters and
By Elizabeth Young, 0 which will be held at the sorority house. helped us with our own. We hope that next
•e're on the subject, Florence Summerbell, time she will have more time f o r the alumnae.
Bonnie Hess Drake ('24) entertained the "Tf\.e photographer lass (see your To PRAGMA
alumna? at her home for the. November meet several issues ago) (KG '31), threw the Madison Alumnae Make Layettes
-4- T H E K N O X V I L L E A L U M N . E have inaug- ing. The business consisted of discussion f 0 " .j_gest bombshell into our midst by being mar- By Marion Lange, H
urated a new and varied program f o r the appointment of a social service chairman" ried on Armistice Day to Kenneth Crawford.
and a report concerning the house fund. J0y - f - I N S E P T E M B E R we c o m b i n e d with Eta
1933-1934. Each m o n t h we have a guest Ley Hein ('28) was elected secretary to fin We celebrated Founders' Day with a ban- Chapter f o r a joint meeting at the chap-
speaker, who talks on some phase of "Health." the vacancy caused by the marriage of Bon- miet at the Women's Athletic Club. The whole
This type of program was tried out at the nalyn Scott to Paul Rodwell. The remainder affair was simple and lovely at the start, but ter house, and Mary Dee Drummond, who
end of last year and proved so interesting of the evening was spent informally. ended up in a general melee when some of was visiting the chapter, gave us a most enter-
and educational that it is now established as 0,e younger girls put on a skit burlesquing taining talk on our National Social Service
a part of our organization. A banquet was held at the chapter house an alumna; executive meeting. Muriel McKin- Work in the Kentucky Mountains. Our inter-
December 8 in commemoration of Founders' nCe yol,linLsu, cille English, Evelyn Cornish, Helene est was aroused to such an extent that we
On September 5 we had our first formal Day. There were 60 in attendance. Elsie Ford Kay Wasserberger, and Helen Haller decided to do something to help better con-
meeting of the year. The October meeting and Jennie Piper told of the founding of the recognized themselves in the little play, much ditions in that region and do it immediately.
was held at the home of Virginia Franz Eakin. local sorority and of its going national. The to their (we hope) and everyone else's great So our November meeting at Florence Ander-
Miss Cara Harris made a very instructive freshman class e n t e r t a i n e d by presenting a amusement. Beulah Dimmitt (A '32), who has son's with Pauline Baer as assistant hostess,
talk on Public Health. Ailsie Peet was hostess stunt. This banquet took the place of the recently joined the L o s A n g e l e s Alumna? was devoted to sewing a complete layette f o r
for the November meeting, at which a call was regular December meeting. Cornelia Ayres Chapter, starred in the role of Muriel. We a Kentucky mountain baby. We welcomed
issued f o r clothing f o r the Frontier Nursing Hallam ('30) was in charge of arrangements, ran into Florence Pierce ( S ) at the banquet, three new members at this meeting; they
Service. Dr. W . E. Cole gave a splendid talk assisted by Joy Ley Hein ('28). and learned that in between collecting rings were Helen Thompson ('30, who is now work-
on "Sociology and Health." There was a most ing in Madison, Marion Douglass ('33), and
gratifying response to the appeal f o r clothing from all over the universe, she is taking myri- Grace Conklin ('32), all from Eta Chapter.
and a huge box of assorted articles was dis- We were also glad to have Roberta Schmitz
patched to the Kentucky mountains. Los Angeles Alumnae Form Small ads of classes at U . S. C . I n between the with us again after having been away f o r
interesting sessions she wedges several Edu- almost a year.
Both the actives and alumna assisted in the Groups cation courses.
Red Cross Roll Call, and were proud to have Our December m e e t i n g was held at the
led all other sororities in the amount of money By Janet Martin, K 8 The letter sounds as i f we in Los Angeles chapter house with the active chapter in cel-
taken in. were doing nothing but frittering around and ebration of Founders' Day. "Biz" Peterson
On December 8 we had our annual Found- - f - O U R P R E S I D E N T , Jane Graham (Z) impris- enjoying ourselves. It's true to a large extent, and Helen Thomson represented the alumnae
oned a bee in her bonnet at the beginning but we are still keeping up with our work on the program by giving speeches on the
ers' Day dinner at the home of Lucy and Fay at the Assistance League Nursery and at sev- founding of AOII.
Morgan. There were sixty actives and alum- of her term of office, and said bee told her eral schools where milk and such things are
nae p r e s e n t . Josephine Wallace Deaver, as it might be a good plan to break up the big needed. Eta Alumna; will be interested to learn of
chairman and chief cook, was responsible f o r alumna? chapter into small intimate groups. the marriage of Pauline Waterman ('31) to
a delicious dinner, after which we were enter- Ending our letter with a few more random Franklyn MacDonald on S e p t e m b e r 16 at
tained by reminiscences from Dean Harriet In this way, Miss Rumpleschnitz can join tid-bits, we might say that Lucile Van Winkle Sycamore, Illinois. Marion and George Lange
Greve and Alice Calhoun Cox. Blossom Swift the same group as Mrs. Green because they and Marcia Huber, both Kappa Theta '32, were guests f r o m Madison. The newlyweds
Edmonds, accompanied by Willia McLemore play such divine contract together, perhaps. spent the s u m m e r in Hawaii. The epistle are making their home in Oshkosh, Wiscon-
Stewart, sang two solos. Ann Wagner, Omi- At any rate, the idea has been a success. sounds very Kappa Theta-ish, but at that it sin, where "Mac" is practising law. Jeannette
cron president, told what the actives have Everyone can join the group most congenial may serve as a hint f o r some of the other North and Arthur Alvis were married in Mad-
accomplished so far this year. W e were de- to her, and do whatever she pleases. alumna? to let this poor old scribe know what ison on November 5, at four o'clock. A f t e r
lighted to have with us again Mary Neal they've been doing. the ceremony they left immediately for Kan-
Black Martin, now of Denver, Janella Hooper In April, however, the combined groups met sas City, where they will make their home.
Burton, of Newport, and Elizabeth Christrup for a purely social gathering in the beautiful Lynchburg Alumnas Welcome Announcements have been r e c e i v e d of the
Calloway, who has recently moved f r o m Nash- gardens of Mae Goo d i n ' s home. Outside Ann Sale marriage of Dorothy Adgate ('30) to Doug-
ville to Knoxville. friends were invited. There was bridge for lass E. Hunke on October 7 at Wheaton, I l l i -
the bridgers and jig-saws for the utterly in- By Bessie Minor Davis, K nois. They are living at 6256 N . Artesian,
For the winter and spring ahead a pastry sane, so that most e v e r y o n e was pleased. Chicago. A son was born to M r . and Mrs.
sale, a benefit tea, an Easter egg hunt for the Those that preferred just talking without 3 J Be T H E L Y N C H B U R G A L U M N . E C H A P T E R held Herman Wirka ( M i l d r e d Engler, '27) on
children, plus a raffle at each meeting, give bridge table in the way did that. > its regular fall meeting at the home of June 20. M r . and Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm
us lots to work on and to look forward to have adopted an adorable baby girl, Carol.
f o r the rest of the year. In May we invaded Sheda bowman Kline's Kathryn Adams on October 10. We were David is the name given to the second son
garden (it gets to be rather a habit, from glad to welcome the following new members: of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moran (Mary Brader,
the sound). As Margaret Ritter says, when Margaret West ('33), Ida Reeder Davidson '26), born in January, 1933.
a party at Sheda's is in prospect, you put the ('33), and Lydabelle Nantz Royster ('32), who
baby in the fireless cooker, tie the dinner to has recently married and moved to Lynchburg. Memphis Alumnas Sell Chances
Lincoln Alumnae Have Sixty at the back fence, leave the house undusted, and Sarah Hamner gave a most interesting ac- By Elisabeth Beasley, 0
Banquet off you go. I n this case, we honored the count of Convention and showed us many
attractive souvenirs. A t this meeting we made - f - T H E M E M P H I S A L U M N A met in Septem-
By Charlotte James, Z graduating Kappa Theta seniors and installed arrangements f o r the party which we gave to ber, refreshed after the carefree days of
new officers. As we mentioned before, Jane Kappa Chapter and pledges on October 20.
-+- T H E F I R S T REGULAR M E E T I N G of the year Graham was browbeaten into being president; The party was a buffet supper given at one summer and eager to do big things. The first
was a luncheon held at the house, Octo- browbeaten because Jane's one of those mod- pf the cottages at Timber Lake near Lynch-
ber 21. No formal meeting was held in Sep- est little bodies who feels someone else could burg. There were about forty-five present and
tember because most of Zeta's Lincoln alumnae do the job better, when we know they couldn't. the alumna? particularly enjoyed this contact
were at the house during rush week. We had an unusually fat share of summer with the active chapter.
The business transacted at the October 21 brides this year. Audrey Buratti is now Mrs.
meeting consisted of election of the following Jack Sheldon; Gwendolyn Thompson is Mrs. Kappa Alumna? were delighted but some-
officers: Panhellenic representative: J u n i o r Muller W a r d ; and Lenore Edwards was mar- what awed to hear that our own Ann Ander-
member, Faye Williams Morton ('30) ; Senior ried to Gerald Stone. A l l three of these girls