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Convention Brings Change

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] clearly defined in tin- By-Laws. I n addition to Another enjoyable occasion was the lovely

] the changes made in the Constitution and By- Panhellenic tea with Anne Jeter Nichols ( K )
! Laws, a ' ' S I " ' l a n d i n g Rules, taking the in charge. Representatives of national soror-
] place of the old Regulations and Recommenda- ities were our guests. M a d a m e B l a n c h e
tions, were adopted. These may be amended Renard, a friend of Mamie Hurt Baskcrvill
( K ) and a concert pianist, played f o r the
] or suspended by a unanimous vote of the guests.
] |&ecutivc Committee and cover such things
] as reports, fines, publications and stationery, And what would a convention in Washing-
1 chapter equipment and duties of the Central ton be w i t h o u t a glimpse o f the President o r
Office. the First Lady of the Land? The former, be-
ing out of the city, it remained for the Lady
Both active and alumna' chapter delegates herself to do the honors. Mrs. Roosevelt's
participated in several round-table discussions. charming greetings and warm smile, the espe-
It is hoped that f u t u r e conventions may have cial effort she made to come to give us her
time for more of this type of work. Solution salutation endeared her to many of us.
of mutual problems and an opportunity to get
Moonlight on the Potomac after a picnic
acquainted with representatives f r o m all chap- at Marshall H a l l is worthy o f remembering.
ters, as well as a realization o f the national Ellen Jane Beavans ( H A ) had charge of ar-
scope of the organization always results f r o m rangements, and everything from food to
these opportunities to talk over in an i n - weather was ideal. Then there were the other
formal way accomplishments and problems traditional affairs of convention: stunt night
common to all. with Kappa Chapter as hostess and Ruby

X i Chapter at the University o f Oklahoma Reed impersonating Texas Guinan i n Kappa's
reported that then- w o u l d probably be none night club. T h e stunts provided a v e r y amus-
or not more than one active member enrolled i n g floor show, the Founders e a r n i n g m u c h
in the University f o r the coming year. T h e applause by their recital, ensemble, of Jessie
Council considered the matter carefully and l lughan's verse—
felt that the charter should not be t u r n e d i n
or taken, but that the chapter should become You can't expect folks of our age

inactive under the circumstances. The Coun- To do a stunt upon the stage.
We can't compete with gay, young bounders,
cil also empowered the Founders, Executive
Committee and some of the fraternity lawyers We're ancient, honorable Founders.

present at Convention to d r a w up a resolution C a n d l e l i g h t i n g , under the direction of
regarding the situation at Oklahoma f o r pre- Lucille Curtis English ( A ) , the Memorial
sentation to certain officials of national f r a - Service, Storytelling and the Model Initiation
ternity organizations, state, University and were all as impressive and b e a u t i f u l as they
local officials, and the committee is n o w w o r k - always are at Convention. The lucky initiates
ing on that document. were Becky Fouts (1TA) and Virginia Sheely

A truly thrilling afternoon was spent with (HG).
Mrs. Mary Breckinridge, the organizer and The historical exhibit was the pride o f our
director o f the F r o n t i e r N u r s i n g Service, Inc., H i s t o r i a n , Stella G. S. P e r r y . I t was so b i g
and with Bland M o r r o w , our social service that three large classrooms were necessary to
worker in charge of the Alpha Omicron Pi house it. The active chapter exhibits showed
Social Service Department in the Kentucky originality and were quite complete. I n the
mountains. M r s . Breckinridge is such a dy- general exhibit, books by A l p h a O authors,
namic and arresting speaker that everyone photographs by M a r i o n Staples Mailer and
saw the w o r k i n the mountains in a new way. Florence S u m m e r b e l l , o l d c o n v e n t i o n pictures,
All of us were impressed w i t h the privilege pictures o f prominent Alpha O's, officers
that we have i n being a part o f such a splen- photographs, were to be found. The philan-
did work. Miss M o r r o w told of her year's thropy exhibits were in the third room. A
accomplishments and the use she has made o f mountain cabin with a Frontier nurse at w o r k
the money sent to her by the fraternity. A and a display of books on the subject showed
round-table discussion and questions f o l l o w e d . the Social Service W o r k w h i l e photographs
More o f this w i l l be f o u n d i n other accounts o f the F e l l o w s h i p winners represented that
°» our national w o r k . part of our National Work.