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We hope this year to have occasional they did, we are able again to bend our
owntown luncheon meetings for the energies toward organized philanthropic
enefit of the business women and others work, and Helen Knipps has furnished
ho cannot attend the regular Saturday us a field. She is Superintendent of the
meetings. We have met once so far, Assistance League of Southern California.
nd hope to do so again soon. The League was organized in 1914 as a
Our regular October meeting was held war relief measure, and was later con-
t the Kappa Theta house, and was more tinued by M r s . Banning as a philanthro-
f a celebration than a business meeting. pic institution. Its work includes a Treas-
The officers for the year were hos- ure Chest and a T h r i f t Shop, where men
esses: Lucille Curtiss English, president; and women are given employment and
Helen Bradstreet, vice president; Helen are taught to make articles t o be sold
Haller, corresponding secretary; Mar- at the Shop. The League also acts as
aret Ritter, T o D R A C M A editor, and also intermediary between the film companies
ane Graham and Edna Scott. Our sec- seeking suitable settings, and the own-
etary-treasurer, Beth Boynton Phelps, ers of property adapted for film pur-
was not able to attend, and was greatly poses; the rent paid by the companies
missed. The Kappa Theta's living in the for the use of the property goes to the
ouse were our s o c i a l luncheon guests. T h r i f t Shop and to the Day Nursery.
The only business of the day was the i n - The Nursery, which is now five years old,
roduction of the newly appointed liai- has a share in the Community Chest,
on-secretary, D o r o t h y Battey (Kappa and is partly supported by the small fees
heta '29). The remainder of the after- paid by the mothers, ranging f r o m $1
oon was occupied with listening in to to $3.50 a week, according to the finan-
he Stanford-U.S.C. game. cial ability of the mothers, most of whom
are employed. About 50 children, many
The November meeting, held at the of them f r o m broken homes, are cared
Kappa Theta house, with the Lambda f o r ; they range in age f r o m t w o to
lumna; as hostesses, brought the tidings nine years. From 7 A.M. to 6 P . M .
hat we have 50 paid-up members, and they are under the supervision of four
many more in spe, as i t were. Helen kindergartners and one playground
Haller was unanimously elected to the teacher. Those of school age are sent to
ffice of treasurer, left vacant by the a school in the vicinity. The children
esignation of Beth Boynton Phelps, and are given their noon and evening meals,
and are put to bed for their naps; their
dna Scott w i l l replace Helen as cor- breakfasts at home are planned and pre-
esponding-secretary, also by unanimous scribed according to their height and
ote. We rose in a body i n favor of weight records. On arrival each morn-
ending Wilma Smith Leland a letter of ing they are examined by a trained nurse,
ppreciation for her excellent manage- to prevent any contagion; a pediatrician,
ent of T o D R A C M A , which she has a rhinologist, and a dentist are on the
laced in the front rank of fraternity premises for immediate consultation. I f
ublications. hospitalization is necessary it is arranged
for. We of Los Angeles alumna; chapter
In lieu of the formal Founders' Day hope to do our bit by donating toys,
anquet, we have decided to have money and time to the League.
n informal, around-the-fire Rose Sup-
er at the Kappa Theta house, on that And now, in closing, we wish to make
ight, in place of our regular December our bow of welcome to our dear new-
meeting. ly-elected Grand President, Elizabeth
Now that our youngsters have their Wyman. Long may she preside!
ouse, and are on a safe financial foot-
g, and no longer need us as much as
Chicago Alumna? Plan $150 Scholarship
By DOROTHY H I L L S
Our alumna; chapter is going along which was put into effect last year and
uite smoothly this year. The executive is now proving itself quite satisfactory.
oard meets every month and the local
roups do likewise. The groups being The September meeting was largely
e D o w n t o w n , N o r t h Side and West devoted to the reading of the proposed
>de branches. This is the arrangement budget. This led to a lengthy discus-
sion of our Philanthropic Work and the
