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detailed account of Convention. A l l of us who have attended a Convention
before are anxious to hear the news about the meetings and about the many
friends we have made in other chapters.

Wc have begun our sale of Christmas cards, which has brought us a
substantial income in other years, and our cards this year are "bigger and
better" than ever. The money earned in this way is used in our alumnae
work, which is carried on in conjunction with the clinics at the Children's
Hospital in this city. Besides donating the money which we earn in various
ways, we also give personal service, the girls who are able to give an after-
noon of their time take their turn in assisting the nurses and social workers
at the clinics.

DALLAS
We have had two delightful meetings since I last wrote. The first in
September at Eleanor Hull's home and today's at Catherine Rasbury's
home. A t our first meeting we planned rummage sales for this year, having
found them quite beneficial financially. We have three teams with Cather-
ine Rasbury, Katherine Price Murfee and Lucile Price Jones as captains.
Each team is to have a sale and collect the "rummage," sell it and turn in
the money. We are also selling Christmas cards with much vim and
vigor, having already received our sample book.
Today we had Elizabeth Burgess Russell of Houston with us, also
Roberta Ray who will be a resident member, just graduated from Ran-
dolph-Macon. I am sure everyone will be interested to know that Louise
Wadsworth Zeek, with her husband and Mrs. Zeek, Sr., has gone to France
and is conducting a tour for seven Dallas girls, representatives of our lead-
ing families. They will eventually settle in Paris until June, then start
homeward. M r . Zeek will attend the University at Fontainebleau. Their
trip is one on which pleasure and education will have a close race.
At our next meeting, to be held at Dorothy Tucker Wilkes" home,
there will be an auction of articles left over from our big Christmas gift
sale of last year. Some of us expect to buy our own poor contributions back
into our family, since no one else would have them.

ELEANOR HORNER HULL.

KANSAS CITY
On last Saturday, Sept. 26, we had a small but nevertheless cozy and
interesting meeting at our president's, Mary Rose Pecha. That was the
first real business meeting since last spring. As usual we threshed over
ways and means of making money, both for ourselves and the national fund.
Several schemes are being considered, but until our next meeting, Oct. 10,
nothing will be decided upon. The date f o r our meetings has been set for
the second Saturday in every month. Each member in alphabetical order
is to entertain at her home—and, by the way, we should have well over a
dozen girls this year.
Elsie Ortmann, Nadine Hodges and Marguerite Chandler visited in
Lawrence, Kansas the first week of school, helping the Phi girls with their
rushing. Their reports concerning pledges sounded quite favorable, espe-
cially interesting and gratifying to us here in this organization was the
pledging of three Kansas City girls that we rushed during the summer. We
hope they'll remain here with us after their K. U . days are over.
We are anxiously awaiting K. U.'s homecoming football game, which
is Nov. 21st. A number are planning to make the trip to Lawrence, both
to visit Phi chapter and to attend the game.

FLORENCE K. BRUCE.
OMAHA
Our meetings this year will be held the first Saturday of each month.
Blanche Potter was hostess for September with Belle Slattery and
Helen Hayes assisting. This was the last meeting with Blanche in her home