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MAY, 1934 McElwain ('34), and Helen Born ('34) acted
Second Vice President, spent April 3 and 4 in as hostesses at a tea given by the Associated
Memphis. Her visit was an inspiration to us Students of Stanford in honor of a visiting
and we hated to see her leave. On April 3 all-star British Columbia rugby team, and
Mrs. Drummond initiated Betty Jane Bloom- again when the Alpha O Mothers' Club en-
pot ('37). At present we are busy making tertained the Stanford Mothers' Club at an
plans for our annual benefit bridge party. afternoon tea. Martha Springer ('35) also
K B A lovely initiation breakfast followed acted as a hostess at the latter event. Marion
the sunrise ceremony, at which the was a member of the Y . W. C. A. nominating
committee, and Louise, with Harriett Pills-
speakers were Marjorie Gilmor and Charlese bury ('33) acted as model at a fashion show
Pepper. Elizabeth Cain was chosen the best given at one of Palo Alto's leading theaters.
all-round pledge. Installation of officers was Lela Blanche Coe ('34) is teaching algebra
conducted April 2: for president, Lucille Bur- at Sequoia High_ School during afternoons, is
beck; vice president, Ruth Oberg; recording acting as coach in German, and is a member
secretary, Harriet Hinds; corresponding sec- of the Stanford choir. Elizabeth Camm ('34)
retary, Marjorie Alice Lenz; assistant, Fran- has just been appointed to the board of di-
ces Kildahl; treasurer, Stella Wilhelm; house rectors of Reins and Ribbons, a riding club,
manager, Betty Hampton; rush chairman, and is considered one of the chief threats in
Sally Culver; social chairman, Beverly Street- the women's ladder tennis tournament. Other
er; correspondent to To DRAGMA, Frances members of Lambda active in tennis circles
Sheeler. On April 14, Beverly Streeter was who are competing in the women's ladder ten-
in charge of an informal dance at the chap- nis tourney include Janet Turner ('36), and
ter house. Spring vacation saw the Kappa two pledges, Sallie Taber ('37), and Helen
Theta's enjoying a house party at Betty Spi- Hannah ('35). Janet is also a member of the
netta's beach home at Balboa. Marjorie Alice publications staff of the Quad, Stanford's
Lenz was recently initiated into AXA (jour- yearbook. Eleanor Cross ('35) has been
nalistic honorary). She justly deserves this named publicity director for interdepartmental
new honor, due to her fine work on the Daily seminars, and Virginia Blair ('35) is a mem-
Bruin, the Southern Campus, and the Claw. ber of the Y . W. C . A . hostess committee.
Rushing is being carried on at the present time Josephine (Judy) Wilson ('34), who was away
under the very able direction of Sally Culver, on a leave of absence last quarter, has returned
who has some very original ideas for attrac- to school, and Eunice Force ('33), former
tive affairs. The active chapter is joining with Lambda president, was graduated in March.
the Mothers' Club in holding a benefit bridge
tea on April 28 to raise money to complete Ellamae Dodds ('34) takes Eunice's place as
Lambda's new president. Juanita Dall ('35),
furnishing the upstairs. after registering for the spring quarter, has
withdrawn from school and taken a leave of
absence to sail for Europe on the Empress of
A With initiation set for May 12, Lambda is Britain on April 27. Juanita has been a mem-
planning to give her spring formal that ber of the sophomore class service committee.
week-end in honor of the new initiates. A se-
ries of Sunday night supper dances throughout
the quarter will also have as guests of honor
the pledges and new initiates. Such a series N Ruth Glidden will be Nu's president;
during the past two quarters has proved very Grace Tessier will assist her as vice presi-
successful, and especially popular with the fra-
ternity men invited. On March 6 Lambda dent • Aina Almen will take charge of the
played hostess to her favorite faculty mem- financial affairs of the chapter; Dorothy Gui-
bers, and to families and friends of members dier will be the recording secretary, and
at a formal reception in the evening honoring Peggy Caleson will have charge of rush-
our housemother, Mrs. Alma Halverson. Fol- ing. March brought us the announcement of
lowing the reception, the doors were thrown the marriage of one of our members, Alice
open to the men of the campus and informal Mobley, to Carl Lunghard (ZN), a mathe-
dancing was enjoyed. As the year progresses, matics instructor in Washington Square Col-
the list of activities in which Lambda's mem- lege. They were married on February 7 dur-
bers are participating continues to grow. An- ing the mid-year vacation period. Alice is
back again to finish her work in June. Muriel
na Louise Aynesworth ('34) had a major part Shanley, one of our pledges, has announced
in the University dance drama given last her wedding plans for April 14 at Sayville,
quarter, has been appointed to the senior com- New York. Muriel will become the bride of
mittee for Announcements and Programs, and Allen John Hoost, and she too will be grad-
has been named a member of the benefit com- ated in June. Maxine Bracker (Education)
mittee of Cap and Gown, Stanford's Mortar and Marjorie Frenlon (Washington Square)
Board. Anna Louise has just completed a are being congratulated on having received an
very successful year as president of the Uni- A average during the first semester of this
versity Y . W. C . A . Ellamae Dodds ('34) has year. Plans are practically completed for the
been made a hostess on the senior reception Intersorority Ball which will be held on June
committee to receive and entertain visiting 2 at Sherry's, and which, as it always has been,
speakers, and has been appointed to two com- will be an elaborate function. Money is be-
mittees investigating the problem of sororities ing raised for national philanthropic work by
on the Stanford campus and compiling a list raffling an electric clock on May 7. We do
of the advantages which the Row affords over hope that whatever we raise will be a large
dormitory life. Louise Ruggles ('34), Marion
