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for this one. Several Alpha Omicron Pi's spending their holidays i n Chicago
came, and we were pleased to have them.

I n February, Goldie Halquist1 Buehler entertained us in her newly furnished
apartment. We were enthusiastic about her lovely new home.

The March meeting was held the week-end of the Rho initiation and banquet.
This brought several girls who are too f a r away to come often. Frances Mc-
N a i r was home f r o m Milwaukee Downer where she is teaching. Gertrude
Nizze was home because her school had closed f o r an epidemic. We met with
Grace Gilbert in Evanston. The chief topic of interest to the Rho girls was
the prospect of sorority houses at Northwestern, and discussion o f ways and
means to obtain the necessary funds to build.

A number of us were able to attend the unusual midnight initiation which
was a very impressive service. The banquet brought still others and Melita
Skillen gave a toast f o r the alumna1, while Merva Dolsen Hennings acted as
toastmistress.

There is such a demand f o r social service in Chicago, that most of our mem-
bers are doing some k i n d of personal work. Mabel Gastfield and Faith Morris
are connected with Chicago playground supervision. Lydia Shirk and Mar-
guerite Bruer devote much of their time to church social center work. Others
are interested in different forms of charity.

We have done little social welfare work as a chapter this year. Many o f our
members are employed, and they come f r o m such great distances, i t is difficult
to get together f o r organized work. I n the f a l l , Vera Riebel solicited cast-off
clothing f o r a charitable institution. A t Christmas time, the girls contributed
to a treat f o r a poor f a m i l y , suggested by Marion Abele. A committee has been
appointed to call an all-day meeting soon, to sew f o r someone needy. We have
found such a plan great f u n in the past, and are waiting f o r the meeting to be
announced.

G E R A L D I N E K I N D I G , Rho '14, Chapter Editor.

INDIANAPOLIS A L U M N A

Things have happened quite rapidly to Indianapolis alumna; the past two
months. Esther Day has just recently moved to Los Angeles. We would have
had a farewell meeting at her home in January but misfortune beset us f r o m
every side. Ruth R. Jones was critically i l l w i t h the " f l u " at that time. Flor-
ence Hostetter was w i t h her father who died a little later. A n d M a r y Palmer
had gone to Greensburg to bury her baby, Jack, who died very suddenly. Then
Marjorie Kercheval had her turn with the " f l u " and Jane Sickles got up f r o m a
two weeks' case of the same to come to our February meeting.

The first of February the Indianapolis Panhellenic Association put us all to
work selling tickets f o r a benefit movie. This is the usual way of raising funds
for the scholarships they offer to girls graduating f r o m Indianapolis H i g h
School. The awards are given to winners in competitive examinations and last
for one college year. O f course we put A O I I well up on the number chart
but we want to exceed one hundred per cent next time. Panhellenic also held
a tea f o r all Greek-letter women i n the city. A n d we must whisper that we
heard the prettiest g i r l there that afternoon was an A 0 I I . Come to see us
and we w i l l give you three guesses to name her.

Our February meeting was at Helen Baney's home. She more than deserved
her popularity as hostess to our club. This time we met her father who came
all the way f r o m Missouri to our meeting. He was a little late, but you know