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Our final effort in collecting old clothes held May 17 at the Book Cadillac Hotel.
for resale is to culminate in April. Every Our own Pinckney Estes Glantzberg is to
article helps build the treasury. be the speaker.

Another event for May which is of Our June plans are indefinite, but we
much interest to Detroit chapter is the plan tentatively to close with our usual
annual bridge luncheon of Detroit Pan- social event of a dinner dance or upon
hellenic. As we hold the office of presi- another thought it may be a picnic, or
dent, this year we are most anxious that a pot-luck supper. It all depends upon
this party be a success. It is to be our mood of the evening.

Nashville Alumna Provide Library I'm'/ in Vanderbilt
Hospital

By B U R T S. CARTER

The January meeting of the Nashville Fain Lawrence ('23) was the honor
Alumnae chapter was held at the at- guest. Plans were made for the ap-
tractive apartment of Mary Lou Faulk- proaching visit of our Grand President,
ner ( E x . '24), with Helen Morford (Ex. Elizabeth Wyman. Florence Tyler ('21)
'23), and Josephine Hawkins (Ex. '24), extended from the Stagecrafters, a well
as joint hostesses. Harriet C . Owsley established dramatic club, an invitation
reported a most successful Christmas to sponsor a play, "Icebound," to be
card sale. This money is used for our given at the Vagabond Theatre during
philanthropic work. Other business mat- May. The decision to accept this offer
ters were brought up for discussion. A was unanimous. Election followed.
most tempting luncheon was served, and
the rest of the afternoon was given up Saturday, March 29, was chosen as
to playing bridge. Grace McVeigh ('25), Alumnae Day, and a special meeting was
received the prize for high score. held in honor of our distinguished
visitor. There are several reasons why
To promote interest and co-operation this will always stand out as a red letter
between the actives and alumnae, it was day. The first is the impressive talk
decided to hold the February meeting at which Miss Wyman gave on the ways
the chapter house. Mary Weise ('27), and means as well as the need and im-
was the alumnae representative on the portance of cherishing our fraternity
luncheon committee. The chief topic of ideals in after college years. The sec-
discussion was the long felt want of ond is the report which our vice presi-
some definite personal service work to dent, Mary B. Allison ( E x . '23), gave
bind the alumnae into a closer unit. for the committee on philanthropic
Frances McKee ('27), read a letter from work. The need of library service for
the social service committee of the Mem- the patients at Vanderbilt Hospital had
phis chapter, describing in detail the been brought to their attention, and they
work in their children's library at Gen- reported favorably, having interviewed
eral Hospital. A committee was ap- the superintendent and other officials.
pointed to investigate the needs of local The third and last reason is the enthu-
institutions and to formulate plans for siastic manner in which the motion was
an AOII philanthropic unit. carried that the Alumnae chapter begin
this library service as soon as the neces-
The regular March meeting was held sary arrangements could be made. Grace
at the lovely new home of Sara Hopkins Walker (Ex. '27), Sara Stone ('27), Lucy
Thompson ('23) with Harriet Owsley, McMurry ('27), Frances Jenkins (Ex.
Ruth Thomas (Ex. '25), Grace McVeigh '29), and Nancy Gordon ( E x . '31) were
('25), and Florence Tyler ('21) as as- the charming hostesses of the occasion.
sistant hostesses. Our much loved Nell

Cleveland Ahnnncc Make and Sell Aprons

By HEDWIG BOYF.R SLOAN
The main motive of our chapter at continue helping our ward, Frances
present is to make money in order to Strutinski, through high school. Anna