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Also at this time the McDonald-Skillen Cup,
given by Laura Hurd ( T ) , Grand President
f r o m 1923-1925, and presented to the senior
in the house having the h i g h e s t scholastic
standing and who has contributed the most to
her house of her class was presented to Gladys
Phillips. Gladys is a very busy girl as she
still has two years of college left, in the Law
school.
On November 18, Homecoming, seventy-five
enthusiastic Alpha O's met at the chapter house
as guests of Upsilon. We had a delicious din-
ner and our versatile active girls entertained
us with a program of music and skits. Girls
who hadn't seen each other for weeks, months
and even years met. I t was fun to chat and
find in what varying ways life and the world
had claimed us all since our college days. Bar-
bara Trask Clark, one Upsilon girl who has
been traveling this old globe for the past two
years came up from San Diego for Homecom-
ing. And another one of our girls, "Ted" Cole
('33), has taken the vows. She was recently
married to Wendell Swanson (IIK4> '33), crew
man and engineer. "Ted" will be remembered
as the girl with the golden voice. Julie Nicols,
who went East this summer to Convention,
liked it so well that she stayed. She is now in
New York City working at Macy's. Helen A l -
len and myself seem to have found that work-
ing f o r the government isn't so bad after all.
Helen has accepted a position with the N R A
as playground supervisor, and I am trying to
fulfill my duties in the Department of Agricul-
ture as a representative of the Northwest Tree
Fruit Industries Inc. By the next time I write
to you we may both have many interesting
things to tell of governmental work. In my
last letter to you I told of Dorothy Hall ('32)
going to Europe following Convention. Well,
she's back and at our last alumna; meeting read
us a very interesting account of her entire trip
into many interesting lands.
Syracuse Alumnae Take Charge of
Rushing
By Alice Foote Gwynn, X
-f- O U R FIRST meeting this fall, held before
Chi Chapter came back, was more in the
form of a "get-together" than a regular meet-
ing. However, we discussed the necessity of
assuming some responsibility in the coming
rushing season, and also the very important
"house shower."
Our next meeting at the home of Genevieve
Canfield Mason ('21) perfected our former
ideas. The plan to take charge of one of the
rushing teas, thus giving the girls at the house
a chance to say more than just "hello" to the
rushees, was met with great approval. A t the
same meeting a list of house needs, which Mrs.
Hutchens, Chi's chaperone. had compiled was
read and each alumna volunteered to supply
at least one article. Each year the actives, the
alumnae and the Mothers' Club unite to try and
repair some of the ravages of time at 603.
This year's needs ran to furniture, such as end
tables, bridge and radio lamps and last but not
least, cushions; lots of gay and soft cushions.
I t certainly does improve the house to ha
worn out things replaced.
Ve
November found us at Elizabeth Spauldint>>
('30) planning a benefit bridge. Grace Obe
lander ('31) was appointed chairman and f j v / "
all reports the bridge was a great success \v*
also decided to give the Mothers' Club a Co
ered dish supper the Friday following ThankS
giving. Alice Foote Gwynn ('27) offered hf~
home.
er
Friday, December 1, was our regular meet
ing day, but it was a wee bit difficult to e I l
an[iyy business done and eat at the same timn e.
About twenty-five mothers and daauugghhftcers
came and everyone seemed to have an enjoy
able time. The girls who teach out of town
and whom we see only now and then were
greeted with much joy, so in the general hub-
bub our meeting had to be changed to a later
date. We had a covered dish supper for all
on December 8 at the chapter house.
Tulsa Alumnas to Send Second Box
to Kentucky
By Katherine DePuy, S
- f - T E N T A T I V E P L A N S for tin- alumna; work i a |
the state were discussed at the homecom-
ing tea held in Norman at the home of Ruth
Endicott, November 5. Alice Friend. Dorothy
Ann Beeler and Katherine DePuy represented
Tulsa Alumna; at the meeting and brought
back many interesting reports.
Seventeen Alpha O's enjoyed our Founders'
Day luncheon held Saturday, December 9 (a
day late to make it possible for mure girls to
attend). The program took the form of a
tour of the world of Alpha Omicron Pi. The
table was centered with a model of a modern
steamer. The nut cups were small replicas of
the centerpiece, and tiny a n c h o r s attached
served as placecards. Edna Mae Hill, our
president, presided as toastmistress. Year-
books in the form of passports were distrib-
uted. They contained a list of the command-
ing officers, passengers, dates of sailings meet-
ings, and rates f o r our alumna; tour during
1934.
I n addition to our cash contribution to the
Frontier Nursing Fund, we have been able to
send one large box of wool clothing. We had
great f u n at a "sewing bee" at which we mend-
ed and patched the clothing. We hope to send
another box in the early spring.
At present we are engrossed in our Christ-
mas plans f o r the McDaniels family, our local
philanthropic project. Gothing and toys to be
repaired have already been collected, and each
member is assuming the resjxmsibility for the
Christmas of one member of the family. We
have furnished fall and winter clothing for the
family thus making it possible f o r the children
to remain in school. Groceries which were
brought to our November meeting were suffi-
cient to provide them with a nice Thanksgiv-
ing dinner.
Several of our girls are still active volun-
teers in the Tulsa Y. W. C. A. D o r o t h y
Kasey ( B * ) has given several program- • '
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I . i;n music for teas and dinners. One of
V ' i a l interest was the history of music f r o m
f ? e lullaby, nursery rhymes, hymns, and patri-
,:c music to the more classical selections. Dr.
fSvem Hays ( O i l ) gave two l e c t u r e s to
rotips of young girls on "The Business of Be-
8L a Woman." Dr. Hays, a newcomer to
Tulsa, has opened an office here. She is a
baby specialist, and we all wish her the best of
p W e are again collecting coat hangers and
magazines to be sold to replenish our treasury.
Washington Alumnas Collect Text
Books for Kentucky
By Genevieve Wright Smith, OA
±. T H E MOST important event on the calendar
p of the Washington Alumna; Chapter was,
of" course, Founders' Day. We celebrated it
w i t h a dinner at the A. A . U . W. Club, on De-
cember 8. Included on the program was a
welcome f r o m the chapter president, Ellen
jane Keiser Beavcns (IIA '27). The roll call
revealed that we represented chapters in a
straight line f r o m the District to California.
There were twenty-three present: Ellen Jane
Beaveus, Lillian Earnest Wilson, Lucile H i l l
Day, Mildred Kettler, Elizabeth Taylor, Nadia
Wright, Ruth Miles, Thelma Winkjer DeAtley,
;Margaret McGarvey, Alice C u s h m a n Eliot,
Rosalie G o o d h a r t , M i n n a Cannon, A l m a
ipjckox, Elgar Jones, Margaret Cook, and Gene
Wright Smith (114) ; Mrs. Mamie Baskervill,
Mrs. Ruth Jemison, Emily Mitchell ( K ) ; Jane
Scully ( A T ) ; M a t i l d a H a y ( I I ) ; Marian her mother in Washington. Her home is in
Logue, Vivian Seymour (O) ; and Katherine
B. Tuttle ( A ) . Following the dinner, we saw
the "Forgotten FYontier" film and discussed
the work in Kentucky.
At Thanksgiving we filled two baskets f o r
poor families, with food brought to meeting
by members. We are now collecting clothing
and textbooks to send to Kentucky. Mildred
Kettler (114 '31) is receiving the donations.
In the fall the program committee made
some very attractive booklets containing the
names of officers of the chapter, and the pro-
gram for several months in advance, with the
time, place, and hostess's name. These were
mailed to all members.
Pi Delta Chapter, Incorporated, held a meet-
ing on September 26 in College Park and
elected Elizabeth Taylor ('27) and Minna Can-
non ('32) to fill vacancies in the Board of
Directors. The new officers elected at that time
are M i l d r e d B l a n d f o r d ('25), president; to a former member, Edna Burnside Howard
Gwendolyn Sargent Blanz, (31), vice presi-
dent; Minna Cannon ('32), secretary; Eliza-
beth Taylor ('27), treasurer. The following
other alumnae were p r e s e n t ; Elise Dorsey
('26), Anna Dorsey Cook ('25), Alice Cush-
man Fliot ('26), Nadia Wright ('26), Gene
Wright Smith ('30), and Elizabeth Plainer
Eppley ('25).
Mildred Blandford (ITA '25) has an inter-
esting j>osition in the Finance Division of the
Public Works Administration. Eloyse Sargent
(lid '32) received her Master's Degree in June
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f r o m the University of Maryland. She is now
a member of the M c K i n l e y H i g h S c h o o l ,
Washington, faculty, as manager of the Cafe-
teria. Madeline Bernard (IIA '31) is estab-
lished as Public Stenographer at the May-
flower Hotel. Dorothy Claflin (IIA '33) has
opened a designing and dressmaking shop at
her home in College Park. Rosalie Goodhart
and Minna Cannon are both doing secretarial
w o r k ; Rosalie at the Second National Bank,
and Minna in a law office. Rosalie is attend-
ing the American Institute of Banking in the
evenings. Jane Scully (AT '31) is back in
Washington, teaching at the Fairmont School
for Girls. Hope Colburn (IIA '32) was in
Washington f o r a few days the first of De-
cember. Alice Cushman Eliot (IIA '25) and
her husband purchased a beautiful new home
at 4645 Chesapeake Street this fall. I n Oc-
tober, Nadia Wright (IIA '26) gave Alice a
surprise birthdav party and shower for the
house. The Alpha O's there were: Lucile H i l l
Day ('25), Gwendolyn Blanz ('31), E l o y s e
Sargent ('32;, Ellen Jane Beavens ('27), Eliza-
beth Eppley ('25), E l i z a b e t h Swenk ('25),
Mildred Blandford ('25), and Gene Wright
Smith ('30), all of Pi Delta. Minna Cannon
(IIA '32) is engaged to C. Richard Wilson.
Marian Bates (ITA '33) was married on De-
cember 16 to Eugene B. Daniels ( # 2 K ) , a
member of the Arts and Sciences faculty at
the University of M a r y l a n d . Marian was
president of the chapter last year, and was
honored by election to May Queen. She was
attended at her wedding by Madeline Bernard
(ITA) '31) and Dorothy Simpson (IIA '33) and
Elgar Jones (IIA '31) played the organ. Lucile
H i l l Day (IIA '25) is a frequent visitor with
Chicago where her husband is a weather fore-
caster. Esther Burgess Sanderson (IIA Ex.
'29), a n o t h e r f o r m e r Washington alumnae
member, visited her mother in Washington for
Thanksgiving, and again at Christmas She
now lives in Graham, North Carolina. Esther
graduated from the University of Virginia
after leaving Maryland.
Births
T o Margaret (Peggy) Bell ( X ) , baby girl
in luly, 1933.
To Dr. Winifred Whitman Tuve ( T ) , a
baby in September, 1933.
To Lillian Earnest Wilson, son, Richard
Allen, born May 4. Lillian also has a son,
Robert, two and a half years old.
Deaths
The Washington Alumna; extends sympathy
(IIA '29), who lost her son in November.
Westchester Alumnae Raise Shoe
Money
By Helen Pierce Mnnro, T
- f . S I N C E T H E L A S T T O D R A G M A letter, West-
chester Alumnae have had several well at-
tended meetings. In April, the group journeyed