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One of the new collegiate Gothic buildings on the Butler University campus, recently visited

by Elisabeth H'yman.

The next morning brought the beginning of one of the delights of
the trip, the company of Mary Gertrude Manley, our new Ohio Dis-
trict Superintendent and her cream colored roadster which provided
pleasant relaxation on the trips between chapters and afforded op-
portunity for a more intimate acquaintance with the charms of this
midwestern country, apparent even through the veil of rain or fog which
was usually present. Respect and affection for Mary Gertrude increase
in proportion to acquaintance and the chapters of the district will find
her judgment excellent and her attitude sympathetic. This is a digres-
sion but important. To pass on, the next day brought a charming tea
for mothers and college friends with beautiful flowers provided by
thoughtful patroness and music provided by several members of the
College of Music. I t brought, too, an invitation from another patroness,
Miss Jackson, to lunch the next day at the beautiful Woman's Club of
the City, a most delightful hour shared by Frances Rich and Mary
Gertrude. The same evening the ritual ceremonies were held at the
home of Vera Hesterberg after a dinner with the chapter members at
the Green Lantern tearoom. The next day at noon Mrs. Hahn of the
College of Music, also a patroness, entertained Ermina Price and myself
at lunch where we had the pleasure of meeting several of the faculty
and seeing a bit of the very interesting school. I n the evening came a
ovely banquet at a downtown hotel and reluctant words of farewell.

The next morning we started off in really beautiful weather for Ox-
ford and Omega chapters. For alumna of that chapter let me say
that Oxford is just as charming as ever, the perfect little college town,
one of the few places where the oldtime flavor is preserved without a
suggestion of decay. Here we plunged immediately into the college spirit
for it was Saturday and a football game was on. Of course, "we" won,
3-0 against Wittenberg. The strain upon the Grand President's dig-
nity was too heavy, and she was mildly accused of yelling "once,"
which was a bit short of the actual truth. For the evening came an
nvitation from Martha Jaques for dinner at the New England Kitchen,
the lovely old house at which we were staying. Also present were an-
other beloved alumna, Mildred Dennison, Dorothy Jackson and Helen
Albright. In the morning we attended church, had dinner at Hepburn
Hall, held conferences and finally drove to Hamilton for supper. On
Monday we had an interview with the Dean, other conferences and