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those present at the Founders' Day banquet of Los Angeles chapter. A n d i t i n -
cluded a member of Gamma chapter! Gamma is to have district convention this
year and we hope many members w i l l seek them in their northern outpost for they
are w o r t h knowing. So are their alumna? friends of Bangor chapter, especially
if you can sit w i t h them before an open fire as I d i d and get them to tell you
of the old days. Some of them belonged first to a local, then to the triad which
petitioned Alpha Omicron Pi and finally to our o w n fraternity. Y o u w i l l all anti-
cipate the time when our fraternity history w i l l tell us the whole tale. The only
regret of the visit was that the f a i t h f u l and beloved adviser of Gamma chapter
was and still is seriously i l l . We all wish her a speedy recovery and restoration
to the service of her children, her church and her fraternity which for some years
she has given f a i t h f u l l y and enthusiastically.

A month has gone by and the long trip begins w i t h first a stop at Rochester
to install the new alumna chapter, then a brief halt between trains at Chicago to
greet old friends, among them Melita Skillen, a past Grand Secretary, another night
and the arrival at Omaha. Omaha has a live alumna? chapter interested i n Zeta
chapter and i n national affairs. One of its members is planning a unique program
for alumna meetings, a course of study in the history of the fraternity and in its
constitution. A t the beautiful banquet which closed the day's visit the news of
Colorado as the probable next site for convention w i t h Zeta as hostess chapter
was received w i t h enthusiasm. I t was a cheering prelude to the visit to Zeta, one
of our old and well established chapters. Zeta is happy in its new home between
two sister fraternities, and is striving loyally to keep up its traditions. I n this
it is effectively assisted by the Lincoln Alumnae chapter and a strongly organized
Mothers' Club. The latter has helped materially in furnishing the house and the
former has worked indefatigably in building the house and managing its finances.
The active chapter is especially appreciative of the help of all of its alumna?, a
condition which makes for healthy chapter relations. Its gratitude toward Viola
Gray f o r some time treasurer of the corporation is particularly keen, and i t I
am sure has made more tolerable the long illness f r o m which we are happy to
say she is gradually emerging. As f o r the Lincoln Alumnae, their efforts are chiefly
directed toward active chapter interests but now that the burden of house building
and financing is lessened they are looking f o r a suitable philanthropic work. They
have many interesting members and in the intervals between conferences they
kept the Grand President f r o m feeling the weight of her responsibilities too heavily.
A memorable occasion was the visit to the new capitol and an introduction to the
Governor. Nebraska has reason to be proud of its state building w i t h its beautiful
mosaics, its native woods, its Florentine leather furnishings, its murals and sculp-
tures, a w o r t h y object of pilgrimage f o r its citizens. Another occasion was more
frivolous, and well planned to l i f t the cares of office f r o m middle aged shoulders!
L The next impression is of a plain, lightly dusted with snow and w i t h shrubs
frost covered. The moon was still shining brightly but the rising sun had cast
a pink tinge on the clouds and the glorious snow covered Rockies to the west,
a memorable sight prolonged until the train pulled into Denver. I n the after-
noon out to Boulder and Chi Delta's beautiful house. I t is a splendid venture and
one which was necessary to the chapter's growth. We admire the courage which
undertook it w i t h so few alumna? to furnish a sure backing, and we confidently
J^'pect a continuance of the progress which has been made by the chapter during
l t s Jhort existence. The chapter has especially to thank its indomitable president
£f the last t w o years f o r the time and thought and labor she has put into the
building of the house and its chaperon f o r her loyalty during the trying time
*hen the old house was outgrown and the new home not yet a reality. Denver
Alumna? had a double duty to perform in arranging a meeting f o r discussion of its
° w n affairs and in taking its part in general plans for the National Panhellenic
Congress, and though its members are few, i t left nothing to be desired in its
Arrangements for our pleasure. A n d how good i t is to say " o u r " since the plural
Slgnifies the presence of our inimitable and incorrigible and able Panhellenic Dete-
nte and our peppy and clever Editor. Denver is hampered in its cooperation w i t h

ni Delta by the thirty miles that lie between the two chapters, but we hope that