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has graduated, and through the efforts guests of honor, and Lela Stephens
of our social work chairman, Edna (Omicron P i ) , read a modern play. Sev-
Studebaker, has secured a good position. eral of the girls are playing in the city-
Although we held special sewing meet- wide Panhellenic bridge tournament, and
ings, the sale of the aprons we made we have been well represented at Pan-
did not fill the treasury. N o w we are hellenic teas this year. Next month we
enthusiastically selling tickets for a bene- are to have a baby party for the many
fit bridge on M a y 3 at the Statler. Our new babies in our chapter. The April
most interesting meeting since Founders' meeting will be held at the home of the
Day was in February when we were en- president, Irene Thurston. Officers will
tertained at the home of Margaret Betz be elected for the coming year at this
Smith (Omega). Our wards were the meeting.
Memphis Alumnce Give Trciditional Easter Egg Hunt
By ROBERTA W . D I V I N E
Since the December letter, we have pitality took the form of an informal
had four regular meetings, marked by a dinner at our favorite tea shop, The
steady crescendo in attendance. I n Jan- Blue Lantern. Very festive we were,
uary, we splashed through a drenching w i t h a riot of narcissus, jonquils, tall
rain to the comfort of Martha A m - yellow tapers, swirly green and gold
brose's open fire and hot coffee. Febru- mints, and a host of enthusiastic alumna?
ary saw us gathered at Louise Carring- of any vintage from '08 to '29. Private-
ton Ward's, and in March we were ly we agreed—almost audibly that our
entertained by Catherine Barclay. (So dear Grand President is what our dark-
good of her to have us, all packed, as ies call "folks," and that is praise i n -
she was, to move to Chicago.) A t this deed. Incidentally, she showed herself
meeting, Roberta Divine, Elise Keebler, a "canny Scot" in the way she handled
and Martha Ambrose were appointed a our one vexation of the spirit!
nominating committee and election of
next year's officers took place at a called Easter is so late this year that I won't
meeting. be able to tell y o u of our annual Easter
egg hunt, except to say that like the
At the April meeting w i t h Linda Best proverbial county fair, it will be "bigger
Terry, the following new officers were and better" than ever. Elizabeth Clin-
formally installed: Catherine Under- ton is general chairman, and we are
wood (Kappa Omicron '29), president; hoping to make enough to pay all out-
Georgia Ledbetter Wilson, vice presi- standing debts and to send our delegate
dent; Minnie Lundy, treasurer; Pauline to district convention.
Hobson, recording secretary; Dorothy
Nolan, corresponding secretary; and I n M a y , just before the rush of ex^
Elizabeth Hale, historian. A t this meet- aminations and Commencement, we are
ing, we were glad to welcome as visitors, to entertain in honor of Kappa Omi-
Phoebe Paxton (Kappa '27) and M a r - cron's six graduates w i t h a bridge lunch-
guerite Saunders Davis (Pi '07). eon. Polly MacQueen is chairman, w i t h
Minnie L u n d y assisting, so we rest con-
We so enjoyed Miss Wyman's visit fident of a successful party, a fitting
w i t h us in March. Our gesture of hos- close to one year of work and play.
Mihvaukee Chapter 1-las Social Meetings
By GRACE R E N D I G S
Milwaukee Alumna? chapter started off dinner prepared by the capable and ver-
the new j'ear with an excellent dinner satile hands of one of our newlyweds,
and short meeting at the College Club, Helen Patterson Crouch, and served by
Mary Stare, Alice Bauer, and Jane Reh- " D o t t i e " Schmid as assistant hostess, i n
feld Weaver being hostesses. "Pat's" cozy apartment. Jane RehfeW
and Mrs. Johnson were unexpected
The February meeting will be long guests, and exceptionally welcome. There
remembered because of a most delectable
