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Mary Dee Drummond guided Chicago's toasts at the Women's
University Club. There were toasts to the pledges (Dorothy Dean, P)
from the pledges (Virginia Shaw), to the actives (Dorothy Dietz Bow-
man, H ) , from the actives (Phyllis Gampher, P ) . Faith, Hope, and
Charity were exemplified by Melita Skillen ( E ) , Marion Franco-Fer-
reira (P), and Merva Hennings (P), Helen Beazell ( I ) , represented
the Founders. The scholarship ring was presented bv Elizabeth Rob-
erts (X).
Margaret Pepple Hull's home in Dallas was the scene of Nu Kappa's
and Dallas' tea party. Evelyn Turner and Ruth Guinn were co-host-
esses. Enid Mayer, president of Nu Kappa, poured coffee and Artie
Lee Holland presided at the large ring-shaped birthday cake on which
were inscribed the numerals, 1897-1931. Red roses were everywhere, and
Bettye Mcintosh and Katherine Smith saw that everyone was happy.
Lodges, rooms, and chapter houses saw gay parties in New Orleans,
Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Lincoln, Los Angeles, Nashville,
Lawrence, and Norman. A fifty cent supper was served at Pi's room,
thus garnering some funds for philanthropy. It was a quiet dinner be-
cause of Elsie Magruder's untimely death on November 28. At Tau
there was great celebrating, for Kathryn Bremer Matson, our Grand
President, was present. Irma Fliehr Regan was toastmistress. Doris
Schlampp told of Tau's contributions to Alpha O's organization. At
present besides the Grand President, Tau claims Wilma Smith Leland,
Editor of To DRAGMA; Lucile Haertel, District Superintendent; Janet
Howry and Dorothy Hines Conlon, the song book committee. Mary
Pettit, president of Tau, told of the sorority's founding. Irene Buckley
Sieben, a charter member, told of Tau's founding, and there were pledge
stunts. Class speakers, past presidents, were Phana Wernicke Smith
('17), Lucile Haertel ('19), Betty Bond ('22), Irene Fraser ('24),
Dorothy Womrath ('26), Eva Hammerbacher ('28), Harriet Spencer
('31). _
Omicron Pi entertained Ann Arbor and Detroit alumna at luncheon.
Alta Atkinson (A3>), spoke on our new social service work; Frances
Barrett gave a tribute to the Founders. A pledge stunt concluded the
afternoon. A candle light service by Rochelle Rodd Gachet ( n ) , and
formal ritual conducted by Charlotte Matthews (TA), were the high
spots in Birmingham and Tau Delta's commemoration at the new
Stockholm Women's Building. Janie Hill, Tau Delta's president, pre-
sided at the candle light service. After a short business meeting, Eliza-
beth Crabbe and Helen Johnston served refreshments.
The Lincoln Evening Journal tells of Zeta and Lincoln's way of
remembering December 8:
Several large tables, decorated with potted poinsettias, pine boughs ana
Christmas candles in birchwood holders, will be placed for the seventy-five guests ernblems are given junior, senior and examiner groups which I hope
who will attend the Founders' Day banquet of AOIT sorority at the house Tuesday
evening. Following dinner, there will be no toasts, but an informal program, dur-
ing which Mrs. John Rosborough will show motion pictures of the national con-
vention the past summer; and Misses Elsie and Jennie Piper will tell of the found-
ing, nationally and locally of the sorority. The pledges will give a stunt as the
closing number. Mrs. Hugh Drake, Mrs. Floyd Ryman and Miss Gladys f-amrne
are on the committee planning the banquet, at which out of town guests will be
Miss Edna Waite of McCook and Mrs. Clark H . Hagenbuch of Roanoke, Virgin*-
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At Los Angeles two Grand Officers, Muriel Turner McKinney and
Helen Haller, took part in services. The buffet supper was in charge of
Eleanor Corwin ( K 0 ) . Red roses and white candles formed a lovely
background for the individual trays, each with its tiny lighted red can-
dle. Immediately following supper, the candle lighting service honoring
our Founders was conducted by Helen Shields Dixon ( K 0 ) ; Los An-
geles Alumna? chapter president. Lucile English (A), Annice Felton
(K0), Artemie Winter ( K 0 ) , and Helen Dietrich ( * ) , spoke on Jessie
Wallace Hughan, Helen St. Clair Mullan, Elizabeth Hey wood Wyman,
and Stella George Stern Perry, respectively, expressing gratitude to and
love for each of these, the first four members of A O I 1 . This service
was followed by the initiation of Eva Birkenshaw, with Margaret Poul
ton, Kappa Theta's president, officiating. Bijou Brinkop ( K 0 ) , dedi-
cated a tree to our Founders. This was the third tree that has been so
dedicated at the Kappa Theta chapter house. Muriel McKinney, our
Grand Vice President explained the new national philanthropic work,
and members of the active chapter presented a series of tableaux show-
ing life on the Frontier both before and after the Alpha O social
service workers entered this field. With the aid of two projection ma-
chines, the "Forgotten Frontier" films were shown. In keeping with
the spirit of the day, there was a collection of food, clothing, toys and
money to be given to one or more poor families on Christmas.
Nashville and Nu Omicron planted four barberry bushes in honor
of the Founders. The walk leading to Alumni Memorial Hall was the
site of the planting. Frances Rodenhauser, president of Nu Omicron,
toasted the Founders. A buffet supper was served in the chapter room.
At Lawrence Fair Voran, president of Phi, presided over the dinner
party. Pauline Mills Edwards ( E ) , president of Oklahoma City Alumna1
chapter, was toastmistress at Xi's banquet. It was a red rose dinner.
And so, Founders, we bow to you. More than six thousand strong!
May this next year bring you good health, great happiness, and most of
all, the complete knowledge of our appreciation.
J^ife Saving Ss This <Alpha O's "Business
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are at various camps, institutes, beaches and resorts in role of life guards
o r swimming instructors. Besides the life saving activity, they carry on
a supplementary swimming program for beginners of swimming and
swimmers. Its work fills a need as a spring training school and is similar
to that of the Aquatic School held in the winter.
In odd moments we organize training groups and work out possible
plans by which we can further decrease the drowning loss and reach even
heater numbers with our educational water safety methods. Distinctive
wjH now mean more to members of Alpha Omicron Pi because they
*rtll have an idea of the training involved and the purpose of the organi-
zation these emblems represent.