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TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 243

N i l a Edmundson, '19, writes not of her precocious pupils, but of her favorite
niece. She watches her daily, knows her every accomplishment and can tell you
that "Anne's first molar came through on Armistice Day, her second, on her
mother's birthday, and her third, on New Year's Day."

Jessie Fay Edmundson Geer, '13, has been moving about but is now settled at

1505 College Ave., Racine, W i s .

Inez Downing Jayne wrote of a reunion of two Iotas on New Year's Day—
Hazel A l k i r e and her husband of one week arrived and visited some days before
going to their own little apartment. Hazel has written that M r . Blanchard is
studying Dentistry at the University of Minnesota, and that she has a good
position teaching i n the schools.

Grace Dallenbach F i n f r o c k , ex-'i6, telephoned a glad message, telling that
Maybelle and B i l l were married on Sunday, M a r c h 21. Maybelle decided to
"elope" with her f a m i l y present, so her parents and Grace and husband jour-
neyed to Bloomington to witness the marriage. Maybelle w i l l teach until June
and then be at home i n Peoria.

Early i n January, we were shocked to hear o f the sudden death of Ethel

Watts' mother. The funeral took place i n Urbana and the f a m i l y stayed over

a short time before returning to Ypsilanti. Our deepest sympathy and love

go out to Ethel.
I n i t i a t i o n , as usual, was an inspiration to all of us and we wished all of you

might have heard the toasts at the banquet. The message o f the rosebuds to the
f u l l - b l o w n roses was especially fine, so meaningful and j o y f u l as spoken by one
of the eight initiates. The annual meeting of the corporation held at this time
was also inspiring. The reports of officers and committees showed truly won-
d e r f u l accomplishments in the financing of Iota's lots ( f r o n t i n g on the campus)
and in other business. But space must not be taken here; f o r letters w i l l be
sent out telling of all the business transacted, and of the work we must do
during the ensuing year.

Iota's latest effort f o r the benefit of the building f u n d was the presentation
o f two plays, The Neighbors, by Zona Gale, and The Nursery-Maid of Heaven,
by Thomas Wood Stevens. We, naturally, were pleased w i t h the kind criticism
and h i g h commendation which a faculty critic sent i n to the Daily Illini. M a r y
Caldwell, '17, deserves most of the praise; f o r , without her we could never have
done it.

Knowing how the days and years bring greater and deeper appreciation of
the countless kindness to us, I am giving Iotas the addresses of two o f our
dearest friends—Mrs. Stowers, 6181 Westminster Place, St. Louis, Mo., and
Mrs. Elizabeth Pettit, who is " A u n t Bettie" to all who are, or shall ever be,
members of Iota, 4630 Gross Ave., Chicago, 111.

Just i n time f o r these notes, came a newsy letter f r o m M a r y W i l l s Scholl, '15,
and sent f r o m Watseka where she is visiting her parents. I t tells that M a r y
was taken i l l w i t h influenza immediately after baby Leland's birth, but they are
entirely well now, and the little one is gaining very rapidly. Best of a l l , it
promises a t r i p to Champaign. Mary is eager to meet the active girls, and to
have her laddies meet Anna's Colleen Jean, the dearest baby girl—but no,
the writer w i l l withhold these praises u n t i l another has the duty of editing these
notes, and of quoting f r o m the outpourings o f that mother's heart now held i n
check.

MARRIAGES

Marie Le Saulnier, ex-'20, to M r . A . C. H o f f m a n , i n November, 1919.
E r m i n a Smith to D r . C. A . Price, on November 27, 1919.