Page 71 - To Dragma May 1934

68

To DRAGMA

April 27, and the place, Cherokee Country Club is so interested in the chapter's activities
Club. Anne Brakebill was made chairman. and is helpful in so many ways that we are
Dr. Paul Allen made a splendid talk, as we anxious to become better acquainted w i t h
knew he would, having heard him last year. them.
I f next year is as successful as the past two The following banquet committees were an
pointed: "Zu" Campbell (Ex. '10), chairman
have been, the other alumna? chapters will of arrangements; Faye Morton ('30), chair-
be down here trying to get our recipe. man of table decorations with Ruth \'nnl
Witt (Ex. '33), Marialice Champe ('31)' and
Lincoln Alumna; Join Omaha Alumnae

at Tea Charlotte James ('31) assisting; invitations '
Jeanette Farquhar ("23).
By Charlotte James, Z The new officers f o r the year 1934-35 are

-4- T i n : FIRST M E E T I N G of the new year was as follows: President, Bonnie Hess Drake
held at the chapter house January 13. ('24) ; vice president, Ruth Culver ( H ) ; .s e c
retary, Faye Williams Morton ('30) ; treas-
There was some discussion about the new
dining-room tables which the alumnae and the urer, Ruth Anne W i t t ( E x . '33) ; contributine
Mothers' Club have bought f o r the active editor to To DRAGMA, Charlotte James O n
chapter. On February 14 we met at Annie New delegates to Panhellenic are Cornelia
Jones Rosborough's ('09) home. The com- Ayres Hallam ('30), Junior member; Faye
mittee i n charge consisted of Darina Page Williams Morton ('30), Senior member, and
('23). Helen Fitzgerald, Arline Noble ('21), Margaret Edwards ('25), campus Panhellenic
Margaret Edwards ('25), Gladys Misko (Ex. delegate. This year's activities have been so
'19), Jeanette Farquhar ('23) and Helen M i l l - very successful under the leadership of Bon-
er ('24). This meeting was a buffet supper nie Drake that we can look forward to an-
honoring the new pledges. There were fifty other very pleasant and profitable year f o r
in attendance, s e v e n t e e n of whom were Lincoln Alumna?.
pledges. A f t e r introducing the pledges and
identifying all alumnae BresenJt, a short busi-
ness meeting was held. Faye Williams Morton Los Angeles Alumnae Have Garden
('30) was elected secretary. I t was also de- Party

cided that each member should pay fifty cents By Janet Martin, K 8
for the National W o r k in Kentucky. Because
of the success of this meeting, it was decided - f - T H E STORK'S still emptying his tri-cornered
that another buffet supper would be held in satchel down Alpha O chimneys, to-wit:
March. Shirley Taylour, to Lucille English (A) ; a
.trirl to Mildred Bostwick Finney (KG "32);
This meeting was held March 21 at the and yon should see the Irish grin on the face
home of Mrs. Maude Logan with thirty-two of Rose Marie Mclnerny Grogan (KG Ex.
attending. Thelma Burgen Potars (Ex. '19), '33) as she contemplates Master James
Pauline Ryman ('23), Jennie Piper ('04), Jo Cornelius Grogan. Mary Poulton Pingree (KG
Richardson ('23), Roma Pickering (Ex. '18) '32) tells us that Sister Margaret Poulton
and Elsie Ford Piper ('04) were the assisting Necdham's (KG Ex. '32) new baby has red
hostesses. A f t e r a lovely dinner, a business hair, which is a mystery to both sides of the
meeting was held. A report of our financial family. Margaret is still down in Pensacola,
condition was given by tin- treasurer, which l-'lorida. being a good navy wife. Roosevelt's
showed necessity of a little action. Plans were still living up to campaign promises by dish-
made f o r a rummage sale which will be held ing out some jobs. Bijou Brinkop (KG '33)
April 14. There was discussion as to the is debit and credit entering f o r a liquor dis-
advisability of having a book review given f o r tributing house. The name of one o f their
the purpose of raising money, but no action customers, i t seems, is naught but Tony Drag-
was taken. ma ! Incidentally, her employer is Louise Nel-

The Omaha Alumna? invited the Lincoln son's ( K 0 Ex. '34) brother." We saw Martha
Alumna? to a tea at the home of Mrs. Victor Belle Cook (KG Ex. '33) playing tennis not
Smith on Saturday, April 7. Those going long ago, and learned that she is now secre-
were Emma Beckman, Ethel Weidner Bentlev tary to Marco of the well-known Fanchoii
C24), Mahle Williams Beachlcy ( E x . '07). and Marco duo. Beth Caldwell (KG '32) is
Cornelia Ayres Hallam C30), "Zu" Campbell working at the Title Insurance Company, and
(Ex. '11). Ruth Culver ( H ) , Bonnie Hess Petty Johnson (same) is now teaching per-
Drake ('24). Jeanette Farquhar ('23), Helen manently at Beverly Hills High School. Even
Fitzgerald, lennie and Elsie Ford Piper, your scatter-brained dopester here is Girl Fri-
Edith Hall Lansing (Ex. '13), Irma Latsch day to Fred Houser, who is president of the
('16), Maude Logan. Gladys Misko (Ex. '19), University of C a l i f o r n i a at Los Angeles
Arline Abbott Noble ('21), Blanche Wood- Alumni Association. He's also a lawyer, but
worth Potter (Ex. '12), Roma Rush Pickering you'd never know it because he spends his
(Ex. '18). Pauline Ryman C23), and Joseph- waking hours running f o r Congress right now.

ine Richardson ('23). This meeting took the We all garden partied at Mae Goodin's ( A )
place of our regular April meeting. in April. During the course of the afternoon's

Tentative plans were made f o r a tea to be sessions we took time out to hear Margaret
held at the chapter house some time in May. Lockridge ( A ) of Long Beach regale us with
This will be in honor of the Mothers' Club highlights of her recent European trip. Flor-
and the two graduating seniors. Our Mothers' ence Pierce ( 2 ) came, smartly turncrl out as