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Colcord, the well-known author, also of Searsport, who is now on the staff of
the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Miss Colcord is a graduate of the University
of Maine, '06, and is an A O I I . For several years she has been on the staff of houses are to be grouped eventually around a central dining-hall.
the New York Charity Organization Society and now has the responsible
position of Superintendent of District Work. Miss Colcord is a "social worker"
not a "settlement worker," settlement work belonging to a different genus of
social work altogether.
As Superintendent of District Work Miss Colcord spent last year $175,000.
She is the author of a pathetic little poem which appeared several years ago in
the Charity Organization Bulletin. Miss Colcord is just the one for her work;
self-reliant, sympathetic and level-headed, one has unlimited confidence in her
and her ability.
GENERAL
Mrs. Frank Benson (Grace Sawyer, '16), of Cambridge, has been visiting in
Bangor and Oldtown.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bailey (Myrtle Jones, '15) are in Bangor for a short
stay.
Miss Estelle Beaupre, '14, teacher of French in Caribou High School, was
obliged on account of illness to return to her home in Bangor for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Burghart (Helen Averill, '12) are soon to go to
Baltimore to live, where Mr. Burghart is to work for the United States
Commercial Alcohol Company.
Miss Emma Perry, '16, of Machias, was in Orono to attend the sophomore
hop.
Celia Coffin, '12, spent her Easter vacation in Bangor.
Carrie Green Campbell has been a visitor recently.
ENGAGEMENTS
The engagement is announced of Aileene Browne Hobart, '14, to D r . Lewis
Simpson Libby, 3 Baltimore Medical College, '13.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brown Cousins (Arline Brown, ex-'l5), Oldtown,
a son, Richard Brown Cousins, March 4th, 1917.
EPSILON, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Since Christmas, Epsilon has been very busy. We have initiated
three new sisters of whom we know A O I I will be proud—Hilda
Greenawalt, '19, Elizabeth Neely, '19, and Marie Hillage, '20.
Miss Rich, our visiting delegate, came to Ithaca on February 25th.
I n order that our faculty might meet her, we gave a tea in the draw-
ing-room at Sage College. The weather was fine, and the tea proved
a great success.
You will all be interested to know that we are going to have a home
of our own. President Schurrnan advised all the sororities to live
outside, for there is not sufficient room for all the girls in the dormi-
tories. He believes that a group of girls, already organized, can more
easily cope with the situation than an unorganized one. I n a few
years, a tract of land will be opened up on the north shore of Beebe
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Lake, not far from the campus. Here each sorority will be given a
lot on a 99 years' lease, upon which it can build a house. These
The house which we have leased for the next two years, is very attrac-
tive. I t is situated near the university, which is a great advantage.
Upstairs there is room for sixteen girls and downstairs there are a nice
hall, two sitting-rooms, each with a fireplace, a dining-room, and
kitchen. When we are all settled, we will send you a picture of it.
We are all looking forward with pleasure to the Convention to
which several of our girls are going.
DAGMAR A. SCHMIDT, Chapter Editor.
ALUMN/E NEWS
GENERAL
Katherine Lyon, '16, is teaching public speaking, and coaching the dramatic
club plays in a normal school in Kansas.
Eleanor Sharpe, '19, spent a few days with the chapter at Christmas, before
returning to Wellesley.
Helen L a Forge was married to Mr. Joseph Eldridge in February.
Helen Bungart Leavens is now living in Brooklyn.
Kathleen Culpitts, '16, is teaching in Chicago.
Edvige Dragonetti is practicing medicine in Newark, N . J .
Marguerite Halstead is doing embroidery designing for H . E . Verran Co.,
manufacturers of the Royal Society goods.
Mildred Mosier is teaching at the Morton Lane School, Moulmein, Burma.
Gladys Combs, '16, is doing secretarial work with the Delineator, in New
York, N. Y.
Anne Graeffe made a three-week visit to Ithaca, stopping at Sage College
with Mary Albertson.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. A. Kenneth Starkweather (Mabel DeForest, '12), a
daughter, Jean Mavis, born January 21st.
To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C . Peters (Jessie King, '16), a seven-pound baby
girl, on March 10th.
RHO, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Spring is with us once more, and with spring come plans for Con-
vention, and we are certainly obeying the injunction "to talk Conven-
tion and dream Convention," especially do those poor unfortunates
among us who will not be able to go, "dream Convention." We hope
to have a big delegation this year, as we have such a large and enthu-
siastic chapter. On March 3rd, we initiated eleven new girls: Erna
Ariess, Goldie Holquist, Arleta Kirlin, Marguerite Kolb, Hazel
Lloyd, Lucille Lloyd, Mabel May, Myrtle Swanson, Bessie Talcott,
Ethel Willman, and Phoebe Wilson. Mrs. Grace Gilbert kindly
offered us the use of her new home—the most adorable little bungalow