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('24) and her Husband at their retreat on the
Klamath River early this last spring, and re-
ports that they are getting on marvelously.
They have built their house themselves, and
Helen says it is very comfortable, although
the roof leaks a little yet. They have no fur-
niture but what they have made for them-
selves. Lilian Force Fletcher ('28) and her
family spent their vacation at Del Mar, a
beach near San Diego. Aileen Brown Small
('27) and Marjorie Rice had a dessert bridge
for her one afternoon. Adele Gist Davis ('30)
and her husband stopped in San Diego for
several days on their way back from a trip to
the Grand Canyon. Adele was at Aileen's for
a bridge tea.
Evelyn Van Horn ('25) wrote last spring:
"I am still book-keeping and liking it. Our
alumnae group is small, but enthusiastic and
full of pep. Just now we are planning an
AOII Cook Book. Edna Brown Morris ('17)
is our only other member from Lambda, and
our last meeting was held at her beautiful new
home. We are both very pleased to hear of
Lambda's having the highest scholastic rating
on the campus. Hope the good work con-
tinues.
Katharine Boynton Tuttle, when last heard
from, was very thrilled that the Convention
was going to be held in Washington. Arling-
ton Hall is only a few blocks from their
home. Elizabeth Wilbur was playing with
Noel Madison at the Alcazar in San Francisco
in "Counsellor-at-Law" in August. Dorothy
Herrington ('23) and her mother visited Yo-
semite Valley in July. The last spring meet-
ing of the Penninsul Alumna; was held at
Harriet Day's (31) lovely home in Marin
County. The new officers for the coming year
were elected and installed: president, Dorothy
Bogen Farrington ('30) ; vice president, Gene-
vive Morse Roberts ('16) ; secretary, Velda
Hancock Berry; treasurer, Katharine Carr
( 2 ) . Plans were laid for a bridge party to
be held early in October.
Elsie Ford Piper, who took her Master's
degree at Stanford about fourteen years ago,
called to see "Mother T " this summer. Elsie
is assistant dean at the University of Nebraska in China for three years. Muriel Turner Mc-
in Lincoln. Aline Larimer Green ('21) is now
living in Palo Alto. Her husband is operating
an oil station on the Bay Shore Highway.
Caroline Rochefort White ('18) is living in
Alameda. Doris Welch took a trip East this
summer, and visited the World's Fair. Har-
riet Maines Carsner ('14) summered with her
relatives in Maine, and is returning this fall
to place Constance, her young daughter in
kindergarten. Ruth Meisner Darling ('22)
and Mildred Merrit Parmelee ('20) enjoyed
an afternoon with "Mother T " this summer
in Los Gatos. Ellowene Delahoyde Evans
('24) has spent the summer in Los Angeles
with her family. Her two daughters, Melissa
and Julianne, accompanied her. Nan Surface
Brand ( F ) and her husband plan to make a
short trip to Los Angeles and San Diego in
August. Katherine Barnes Hibbs ('10) at-
tended the P.T.A. Convention in San Diego in
June. Doris Holston Prather ('28) and her
family took an outing up in the Redwoods
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far back in the wilds of the mountains aboyg
Ukiah over the Labor Day holiday. Eleanoj*
Willett Austin ('27) is now living at 118 Car>
Drive, Glendale, California. She likes Glen'
dale very much, and has joined the AOIJ
group there. She says: "We have been going
down to Long Beach every week-end. M*J
husband has a small sail boat, so many of our
summer days have been spent in sailing. We
are leaving on our vacation tomorrow. We
are going up to June Lake in the high Sierras.
I have not heard from Mary Virginia Dun-
gan Roberts ('25) for quite a while. She
called me up after she came home from,
Europe and said they were going to Texas.
If "Pop" couldn't find the work he wanted
there, she said they would go to Oklahoma.
Marjorie Anderson Hooker ('24) writes from
L a Jolla. She says : "Mr. Hooker and I spent
the summer at Hermosa Beach, having a most
enjoyable time. While there I entertained the]
Lambda Bridge Club on August 11 with a1
swimming, bridge, and luncheon party. Alpha
O's present were Alice Moore Patten ('Wm
Ruth McMallum Parmalee ('22) Wanda Mc-
Murtry Filley ('22), Holly Roberts Masters]
('20), Marguerite Odenheimer Gwin ('18) and!
Virginia Flippen Lilly ('20)."
Ruth Goodan, the daughter of May Chand-
ler Goodan ('14) is entering Stanford this
fall. From all reports she is a very charm-
ing girl. May Goodan has a lovely beach,
home on Bay Island, Balboa. Reba Blandij
Stevens (15) has a lovely new home at 24
Marlborough Court, Piedmont, California.'
Upon her way home from Convention, Lucile
Curtis English ('15) visited Louise Curtice
Clawson ('14) in Seattle, Washington. Louise's]
three daughters keep her busy. Her oldest,!
Betty, is very popular in Seattle. Louise isj
secretary to the Women's University Club in
Seattle. Lucile English also visited Marjorie
Sayre Happy ('13) at Tacoma. Marjorie has
a charming home on Gravely Lake. Alice
Moore Patten ('16) and her husband went to
Cuba on the Grace Line this June, visiting in^
teresting South American ports on the way. I
Hazel Hartwell Jenkins ('16) is now living";
at 1331 Greenland Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Geor^ I
gia. She and her family have just returned
from around the world. They were stationed i
Kinney ('16) and Lucile Curtis English ('15) -
went to the Convention in Washington to^
gether. Muriel visited in Virginia, arid then
returned to the Coast on the Canadian Pa-1
cific. We are all very proud that Muriel was
re-elected Vice President. Lucile went on to
New York and Boston, and visited relatives
in Worcester, Buffalo, and Chicago, and then I
returned home by the Canadian Pacific. She
visited many AOII's, among them, Reba BlandI
Stevens ('15) and Anna Fitzhugh Bell ('25)|
Due to her fine work, Lucile was re-appointed I
the State Chairman of Alumnae of California.
Olga Siebert ('23) took a boat trip to VarM
couver this summer for her vacation. Edith
James ('20) went to Honolulu. Minna Vrangg
Orme ('16) has her usual batch of news from
Arizona. She and her husband are still in the
guest business. This summer they had eleven