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Fryer of Leavenworth, Avis Stoops of your consideration of us alumnae. We
Smith Center and Lucille Clippinger into are selling Christmas cards to raise
our group. Nancy and Avis are attend- money, and many orders were taken that
ing Business College and w i l l be w i t h night.
us all winter. M u c h interest and en-
thusiasm was aroused over the announce- Our Founders' Day banquet was held
ment that at last a Mothers' Club had at the Riviera on Saturday, December
been started in Kansas City. A l l of us 7, and it was most successful. The long
are very happy to have our mothers be- table was beautifully decorated, and we
come as close friends as their daughters felt very cozy in our private room and
are and to share our good times together. sang Alpha O songs and discussed many
We also feel that with their organized future plans. A letter was passed around,
help we w i l l be able to put across bigger and each girl wrote a cheery note to our
things. M a r y Rose Barrons in Hamburg, Ger-
many, so that she would k n o w that we
K a t h r y n Acton, who has been affiliated were thinking of her and wishing her
w i t h the Denver Alumnae chapter, but is much success in her work. As many of
now active here, entertained the girls in the actives would be home during the
November. Much delight and apprecia- holidays, a luncheon at the Grill at the
ion was expressed over " P h i Phindings," Hotel Muelbach followed by a line party
which is the first alumnae magazine which at the Orpheum was planned for Satur-
Phi chapter has ever edited. I f the ac- day, January 4. I t w i l l be nice to all
ives could have heard our exclamations, be together f o r one day at least. The
their time and efforts would have been banquet was over about nine, and each
duly repaid. We thank you, Phi, for girl left carrying her "Alpha O rose."
Omaha Welcomes New Members into Group
By LAURA P E R K I N S
The Omaha Alumnae chapter met for made several trips to Lincoln this fall.
heir opening fall meeting on September The following week, on November 16,
7 at the home of Lucille Mauck, our Hazel Thomas and Alice Sheehy enter-
president, where we discussed plans for tained us at the home of the former,
he coming year. We decided to sell where, after all business was attended
Christmas greeting cards again this year, to, we enjoyed a bridge game.
and also boxes of individual bath salts
for Christmas gifts. The revenue from Our chapter is delighted over the ap-
hese t w o projects along w i t h that f r o m pointment of Lillian Bihler as Midwest-
our annual Benefit Bridge, which w i l l be ern District Representative on the Expan-
given in early spring, ought to greatly sion Committee. We are very proud of
ncrease our chapter fund. A program her, knowing that the holding of a Na-
committee was appointed, which includes tional office is a covetous honor. Last
Blanche Potter, chairman; Frances year Lillian was president of our alumnae
Dykes, Helen Hays, and Verna Werner. chapter.
Our October meeting was a luncheon We welcome two new members from
at the home of Kathryn Fairchild with Zeta chapter, Leola Jensen ('29), who is
Frances Dykes assisting. studying law in Omaha this winter, and
Marjorie Nelson, who is teaching in the
The November meeting was postponed Omaha schools, having taught in Norfolk
a week on account of the first Saturday last year.
f November being Homecoming Day for
University of Nebraska. Most of our We are very glad to have Bess Mitchell
members are football enthusiasts, and a w i t h us again. She has been i l l for the
few have husbands who have played var- past four months.
sity football. Hazel Thomas, Winnifred
Shaw, and Clara Lee Hamilton have Our December meeting was held at the
home of Olive Wrightson on December
7 with Margaret Ellis assisting.
