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all of us try to do what we can to reflect credit upon our fraternity and make
it proud to claim us.

E L I Z A B E T H B. W I L L I A M S , '15.

WASHINGTON ALUMNA

Folks in Washington are pretty well used to the possibility of having their
dearest friends move away f r o m town at a moment's notice—in fact that is to
be expected—but f o r a tiny chapter of six to lose two of its members in the
same week, and two of its prize members at that, is too hard to bear gracefully.
Our first blow was the news that Mary Albertson (Cornell '17) had decided
to give up her interesting work here and go home to New Jersey for a rest.
She has held the very responsible position of director of the three Treasury
cafeterias, and though her duties have been so engrossing that we have not had
a chance to see as much of her as we should have liked, we feel her loss very
keenly. One cannot be thrown with her l o n g without realizing how well she
exemplifies the g i r l who really does things without losing the modesty and
sweetness which we college women are so often accused of doffing when we don
our caps and gowns.

As i f this wasn't enough, Rochelle came back f r o m her little visit to New
York to tell us that she had decided to leave the Government service to enter
a broader field i n New York and that she must go right away. Those of you
who have known her only as Grand Vice-president can but half appreciate what
it means to us to give her up. She has been our president f r o m the very begin-
ning, and whatever success our chapter may have attained is due in large
measure to her efforts. Somehow we just can't speak about Rochelle's leaving
us, but we can certainly congratulate the New Y o r k alumnre on getting such a
splendid character, leader, and friend.

However, this really isn't meant f o r a valedictory, and we don't want you to
think so. I n fact, we have great cause f o r rejoicing in two additions to our
number: Lillian Zeringer who is here with her brand new husband, and Mary
Annie Landy—she and Pauline Hobson can't be separated long, you know.

We are mighty sorry that our chapter has nothing to report i n the line of
welfare work beyond small contributions toward the support o f a French
orphan and some clothes f o r needy families, f o r unfortunately, none o f us have
taken up this work as a profession and none of us are ladies of leisure.

REBECCA L A M A R , '16, Chapter Editor.

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNJE

You know our alumnre editor to T o D R A G M A is Cecelia Gerson. She is
always the busiest creature one could possibly meet. She writes, she types, she
stenogs, she writes poetry and Snappy Stories publish i t , she does psychological
research—in short she does just everything and she is successful. But to all of
these miscellaneous money making tasks she has recently taken unto herself
another burden. E'en so, how tiny and of how little consequence is all else
when one proclaims one is wholly, irrevocably and undauntedly in love! The
added burden you ask? 'Tis a heavy lover. Not long ago Cecelia announced
her engagement and ever since that time she has been exerting her magic power
in t r y i n g to inveigle the rest of us into entangling matrimonial alliances. We
are bravely resisting but I cannot prophesy how long we can stand our ground.
The onslaught increases with intensity every day. We wish her happiness—all
she can possibly have—so here's to his good fortune and to her continued state
of etherial bliss.