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Pearl M c j u r y is looking for a house to rent. Her hard-hearted land-lord
has sold their home and Pearl and f a m i l y must move, and to find a place in
Portland is not easy work.

Sarah Sweetzer has just left for a t r i p east.
Rose Elwood is still w i t h the Western Union and at present wears no man's
fraternity pin.
Lucile and Hazel Lloyd are now both business girls here in Portland.
Caroline Paige is still teaching at St. Helen's H a l l , but she says this is her
last year there. Mable H i l s t r o m teaches in Vancouver.
We were all glad to hear at our last meeting that Louise Clawson's baby
was very much better. She has been sick nearly a year.
Esther Fleming is w o r k i n g in the public library.
Nellie McKinley is mothering her two sons and filling the part of a faculty
member's w i f e . Her husband is an instructor at Keed College.
Evelyn Cornish and her whole family have had the " f l u . " We hope that by
the time you read this letter they will have forgotten it.
Tess Hidstrom Bates is still teaching in Vancouver Junior H i g h School,
but says she much prefers housekeeping.
We were all glad to see Mrs. Force again at our February meeting. She
had just returned f r o m the cast.
Susie Paige Ehrhardt, of Lewiston, and Ruth Eosdick Davis paid us visits
this winter.
I n A p r i l our district superintendent, Laura H u r d , pays us her official visit,
and we are all looking f o r w a r d to seeing her and "being inspected."

MARGERY M . M I I . I . A R , Upsilon '18, Chapter Editor.

PUGET SOUND ALUMNiE

About two weeks ago we sent out our annual news letter to every alumna
of Upsilon Chapter. O f course this told all about what the active chapter was
doing, about the new house and all about the alumna?. A n d by the way, I
sincerely hope that none o f the girls were surprised at their present occupations.

On March 10, the Puget Sound Alumna; Chapter had a most pleasant duty
and privilege. I t was ours to assist in the installation of the new Tacoma
Alumna; Chapter. Laura H u r d , our District Superintendent, acted as installing
officer. About six o'clock seven o f us met at the interurban station and went to
Tacoma. We were met by some of the Tacoma girls and taken to the home of
Mrs. Giles.

A f t e r a little visit by the fire and the arrival of four of the girls f r o m the
active chapter, we prepared f o r installation. Then a f t e r the ceremony we had
a lovely supper and another nice visit. We really hated to leave f o r home and
only wished that more of the girls might have been w i t h us to enjoy it too.

O f course we were very much taken up with our new house. Each one is
doing her share towards the financial end of it and looking forward to next
f a l l when we w i l l really be in our own home. A t the last meeting we heard
all about the committees, etc. I am sure both actives and "alums" are going to
be kept busy d u r i n g the summer. But I am also sure that i t is worth i t .

And now I think you would like to hear a little f r o m some of the girls who
have written to us just very recently.

We were so glad to hear f r o m Mable Potter because she also told us about
some of the other girls. As I said in the news letter, Mable is teaching Home
Economics i n Selah, Washington. She says that she and Marguerite (Peggy)