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questions, for we ftll are very much interested in the chapter. Local interest
means national interest, of course, so you may expect to find several of our
chapter at the convention.

Our January meeting was held with Avis Peters Sunderland, Doris
Scroggin Schumacher and Winifred Moran Shaw. A bridge-benefit was
planned, but as a number do not play and so much work was involved, we
changed it to a direct tax.

The February meeting was held with Alice Sheehy, Edna Spears and Hazel
Cook Thomas. In spite of a continuous down pour, twenty were present.

In March, we met with Laura Peterson, Helen Ayers and Belle Tyson
Slattery. Plans were made for a "Husbands Party." This is to be a dinner-
dance, and we hope to have about, twenty couples. We were delighted to
have Margaret McNerny of the active chapter with us, and kept her busy
answering questions. At this meeting the old officers were re-elected for
I he coming year.

We regret that Hazel King Pierson has found it necessary to move to

St. Louis; however, we have located another Alpha O in our midst, Esther

Perkius, whom we hope will be able to attend our meetings.

We are hoping that the group in Oregon will be given a chapter and

that our delegates may have the pleasure of meeting some from that chapter

at the convention. MATTIE HIGGINS.

SYRACUSE ALUMNAE

The Sunflower tea room was the scene of our February meeting. We
gathered cozily around our table in a nook and over our salad and coffee
discussed convention and that all important question, ways and means of
raising money. Some of these ways and moans are being acted upon. Our
tooth-paste sales have received new impetus. Just now we are busy working
to make a success of our subscription dance at the Kauatenah club on April
28, the idea of which was conceived that evening at the Sunflower. So well
pleased with this form of meeting were those attending, that the downtown
supper meeting will probably be frequent in the future.

Quite a few of the alumnae members returned for Chi's initiation banquet.
This year we inaugurated the custom of having the alumnae arrive at the
hotel an hour early and holding a business session before the banquet. We
had an enthusiastic group present.

Mrs. Knickerbocker of Gamma, one of our new members, opened her
home for the regular March meeting. Despite the unwelcome blizzard six of
us gathered around her fireplace, where we had a delightful evening.

The alumnae organizations of the various fraternities cooperated with

Syracuse University Alumnae Association in holding benefit card parties at

the women's fraternity houses on the afternoon of April 7, for the Endow-

ment Fund. The actives helped in opening Chi's house for guests. Bridge

and five hundred were the order of the day. No prizes were offered, and

refreshments were limited to candy sent to each house by the general com-

mittee. The public responded well: the affair will probably become an

annual event. E M I L Y A. T A R B E L L .

DETROIT ALUMNAE

At our last meeting we had a pleasant surprise in the discovery of
another Alpha O in our midst. Detroit has reached the stage now when
looking for any person is like hunting for the classic needle, so we have
a double celebration when we finally discover it—always by accident. This
time our discovery was Mary Butler of Sigma, who is doing welfare work
in Detroit.