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M u r i e l Turner McKinney, M a r y Pfahler, discussed ways and means of rai I • us and hilarious readings to top off f o r the families of our school children
Erna Taylor, Carrie Kistler, Lucille Eng- money for the national fund, andT* ^'"evening. a t t h e R i t t e r school, where our milk
lish, Jean DeMent, Bertha George, H o r - our o w n milk f u n d . We have been nr
We a r e collecting clothing and toys fund is applied.

tense Wallace, and Emily Ziegler j o u r - viding milk daily f o r six school child T°~
neyed down t o San Diego b y motor or This year we expect t o provide f"'
by water, arriving Saturday f o r the i n - twelve children, and we hope, as m o n ° r Chicago Alumnce Plan Automobile Raffle
stallation, which was conducted by Helen is available, to increase the number ^
Haller and Muriel McKinney. Sunday By M A R Y S T E P H E N S O N M C C L I N T O C K , P
I n common w i t h a l l the other mem
morning breakfast in Agua Caliente bers of the local Panhellenic, Alpha n
brought the charm o f old Mexico slight- is contributing $10 f o r their scholarship VVilhin a very short time the three and everyone's co-operation is necessary
ly diluted by American tourists, and in fund. divisions of the Chicago Alumnae chap- for its success.
the evening the formal banquet was held " '} ter "will meet w i t h the Chicago South
in the San Diego Athletic Club, where Shore Alumna? to celebrate Founders' The West Side Group reports very
the Los Angeles party had quarters. The October meeting was at the Kaiv pay banquet. Every occasion now has a successful meetings which all enjoy. They
pa Theta house. Helene Collins, c h a £ very special significance since the es- have fifteen paid members and are
man o f the Philanthropic Committee" tablishment of a national philanthropic searching f o r others to join their group.
I n July, on one of those dripping hot has organized bridge study groups a» work. Greater enthusiasm is evidenced, The Central Group is talking expansion,
days which officially we never have i n fifty cents a lesson, primarily to raise and this particular event is anticipated and really they do present a most at-
California, when the height of one's a m - money f o r the national work, and in- w i t h even more delight than usual. Great tractive proposition to anyone able to
bition was t o lie under a palm tree and cidentally to impart to us the finesse in thines have been planned! M a r y Dee take advantage of their meetings. The
not change one's expression, Bertha "Culbertson" which appears to be es- prummond ( A * ) , is to act as toastmis- North Shore Group is the largest, and
George, Josephine Pelletier Carr, Edna sential to one's social standing nowadays. tress in which capacity she has already their meetings held each month are "gay
Scott, Evelyn Cornish, Helen Dixon, and More details were reported of our part distinguished herself. AH Rho chapter affairs that we'd love to share w i t h
Margaret Ritter, w i t h our respective off- in the Kentucky mountain social serv- actives w i l l be present, and as is the cus- every Alpha O who hasn't affiliated with
spring of all ages between six months ice and nursing unit. Lucille Curtis Eng- tom, a, ring w i l l be presented the girl another group"—to quote them directly.
and eleven years, all of them small-and- lish, alumna? state chairman, urged us who has proved to be the most out- We do hope that everyone this reaches
active, our luncheon baskets, thermos to co-operate in furthering the work, standing of last year's freshman class. who is interested i n any one of the
bottles, spare garments, and so f o r t h , by joining the bridge groups, or by buy-' Everyone attending w i l l surely be de- above groups w i l l not fail t o get i n
sought a more or less cool glen i n G r i f - ing cookie molds which are being sold lighted with the affair. touch with the girls and join them in
fith Park and discussed the raising of for the benefit of the f u n d . their good times. Really, y o u are sure
children and kindred subjects, vainly en- Great efforts have been expended t o - to find the right group for your interests,
deavoring t o forget the heat. I know that Ten or twelve o f the alumna? and ward the completion of plans for an if you only t r y . Our president, Eliza-
nothing but an Alpha O party would Kappa Theta mothers are working on filltomobile raffle as a means of raising beth Roberts, 747 N o r t h Wabash Ave-
have dragged me out in that weather. the Community Chest campaign. Muriel our portion of money necessary f o r car- nue, w i l l be only too happy t o hear f r o m
McKinney is a colonel i n charge of a rying our philanthropic work. A raffle of you and will furnish any information
August was enlivened by a very nice team, Sheda Lowman Kline is i n charge this sort is an enormous undertaking, you desire.
garden tea f o r the executive committee of advance gifts, and the rest are filling
and others, at Helen Dixon's, w i t h H e l - in as majors and lieutenants.
ene Collins and Elsa Older as assistant
A f t e r much hot discussion, i t was de-
hostesses. The party was i n honor o f cided i n view o f the w . k . depression
our new Grand Vice President, M u r i e l (don't y o u all hate the word?) to re- New Orleans Alumnoz Edit News Letter

Turner M c K i n n e y , and o f Helen Haller, duce the cost of the monthly luncheonsg By M A R I A N M O I S E , n
Grand Treasurer. Sitting, cool, sparkling the proceeds f r o m w h i c h maintain oxtti
and filmy, under a garden umbrella, milk f u n d . Consequently, at the No<; The Alumna? chapter began the new been saving f o r several years in order to
Muriel gave us an account of the lighter vember meeting, a Spanish supper at season with a called meeting, Septem- realize the needed sum of money to start
side of convention, interspersed b y h i l - Carrie Bright Kistler's lovely home, we ber 29, 1931, i n Pi chapter room, f o r a fourth Child Welfare Clinic in mem-
arious episodes recounted b y Helen. Next "gave 'em beans," which are cheap* the purpose of electing a new secretary. ory of Jessie Roane ( I T ) , and we hope
to going to convention ourselves, we en- nourishing, and readily converted into! Louise Church's resignation was ac- to accomplish our goal this year. Our
joy hearing these t w o interesting narra- something Spanish and interesting. Jess cepted, and Clara M a y Buchanan was program f o r the year is to consist o f :
tors tell about i t . elected to fill the office. Since the active the two monthly bridge clubs, rum-
McKenna, Jane Graham, Martha Jobes, chapter has moved into a new room, we mage sales, the sale of Christmas cards
voted to give them $25 f o r a new rug. and magazine subscriptions, and a
I n September the first business meeting Beth Phelps, Lucille Foudray, and I Tentative plans for the new year were Founders' D a y supper at fifty cents a
of the year took place at the Kappa were assistant hostesses. Barring the fact discussed, t o be decided at our regular plate. A rummage sale was held on N o -
Theta house, the hostesses being: Elsa that we had f o r t y reservations and fifty meeting. This meeting was held at night vember 21, at which we earned about
Older, Alice Swank, Emma Kew, M u r i e l guests, and that young Maxwell Kistler on October 20, and was very well at- ?S0. Three bridge club meetings have
M a r t i n , and Lota Blythe. M u r i e l M c - drank up a l l the coffee cream by misad- tended. Louise Church reported on con- been held so far, and there is t o be a n -
Kinney gave her official report of con- venture, which was embarrassing for us, vention, and explained the new national other just before Christmas. The N o -
vention, o f the new scholarships t o be but even more so f o r h i m , we had a work to us. Our new problem is to earn vember 17 meeting was small, b u t those
awarded, of the new chapter at the U n i - pleasant evening. Following the reading enough money during the year t o keep present completed the plans f o r the sup-
versity of British Columbia, which we of Edith Huntington Anderson's letteg up our local philanthropic work, which per on December 8. A committee headed
hereby heartily welcome, and, best of of instruction, Muriel distributed leaf- has been going on f o r about twelve by Dagmar Renshaw LeBreton is busily
all, o f the unified national w o r k among lets describing the Kentucky unit. We years, and t o contribute our quota t o engaged i n gathering the material for the
the Kentucky mountaineers. We are glad are so proud to be a contributing parti the Frontier Nursing Service. We have annual news letter, which we hope to
the much-needed work is possible, and of the w o r k .
Our versatile Bijou Brinkop gave bothl
that we are t o have our share i n i t . We