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1932, and is now practicing in Riverside. Beryl Syracuse Alumna; Sell Tickets on
Dee Glasgow ('31), M r s . Lathrop Herold Commission
since 1932, is also i n sunny Berkeley, Califor-
nia, where " L a " is a teaching fellow in the By Alice Footc Gwynn, X
Department of Geology, University of Cali- - f - SYRACUSE ALUMNAE have been so busy
fornia, and working for his Ph.D. Among our raising money that I am afraid my letter
young married set, we have Charlotte Nelson will sound more like an auditor's report than
Chanda ('31) and her husband, who have re- otherwise. A t our January meeting held at
turned home after spending a year and a half the home of Elizabeth Frank, we decided to
in Qeveland, Ohio. W e are certainly happy sell tickets for a two-weeks' play at the Civic
to see "Chad." Virginia P a r r i s h Tonkin Theater. Our first two weeks were mildly
('31) is now living i n Walla Walla, Washing- successful, but we determined to hold it over
ton, where her husband is connected with the f o r two more. L o ! and behold the players
Union O i l Company. Peggy ('30) and A l gave "Men in White." and tickets were at a
Clark are in Great Falls, Montana. " A l " was premium. We were allowed 25 per cent of the
transferred there, but Peggy thinks it's much botaH and when everything was checked up the
too isolated. Dorothy H e s s e l d e n z Walker, result came to twenty dollars. February found
who has been making her home in Oakland, us at Grace Stowell Keller's. We appointed a
California, f o r the past six years, has recently nominating committee for our spring elections
moved to Seattle. Her husband has been and discussed redecorating two rooms at the
transferred north and the Seattle Alpha O's house.
are happy to have Dorothy back among them.
Trma Tomlinson, A n n Arbor alumna, and her In March we met at Alice Footc Gwynn's.
small son, John, left Seattle April 1 for a two The election results show: president, Grace
months' visit with her mother in Cleveland. Oberlandcr; vice president, Mary Lou K e l l e y
Ohio. Edna Robinson Harms and husband treasurer, Gertrude Bailey; recording-secreta-
have been to California f o r a three-weeks' trip ry, Barbara Estey Greenman; corresponding-
by boat and motor, with Mayor-elect Smith. secretaries, Ruth Caskey S t u r d e v a n t and
Jim Harms successfully managed M r . Smith's Glenna Van Velde Richardson; historian, Es-
mayoralty campaign—and was i t hotly con- ther Hagcnbucker H i l l ; editor to To DRACMA,
tested ? I took a trip to Portland. Oregon, on Alice Foote Gwynn. We discussed our plans
a Business Girls Pacific Coast C o n v e n t i o n for the annual alumna; luncheon to be held the
about three weeks ago, and met the sweetest same day as initiation. Kay Latimer Hardy
little girl—Eileen Monks Lovely's ('30) little was appointed to make the necessary arrange-
Suzanne Eileen. She was born on November ments.
19 last year and certainly controls that house-
hold. Also of great interest to Alpha O's is Our April Meeting was held the sixth at
the announcement of a baby girl born to Rob- Mary Lou Kelley's. We were hoping Mrs.
erta Mudgctt Karrer, February 11. And Elma Anderson would be with us, but unfortunate]!
Brunner Bravender has a new baby, l l o Carey she did not arrive until the next day. Kay told
('31) is private secretary to Dr. Richard Ful- us that our luncheon would be at Schrafft's on
ler at the Seattle A r t Museum. I t seemed just the H i l l at one o'clock. The rest of the eve-
the place f o r l l o and she loves it. Catherine ning we spent talking over various plans to
Evans is there too, assisting in taking groups raise more money and decided on a rummage
of children through the museum. Melanic sale and possibly a benefit dance. We then
Peterson ('29) is busy these days playing host- adjourned until Saturday at one. Schrafft's
ess f o r her father. H e was recently appointed served a lovely luncheon and we found gath-
Royal Swedish Vice-Council of Oregon. Me- ered around the table: M r s . Anderson, State
lanie had to give up her work as librarian at College; Lucille Dewitt, A u b u r n ; Phoebe
Reed College, Portland, but I'm sure she isn't Goodwin, Weedsport; Winifred Sayre, Long
a bit sorry. Shirley Brust is leaving shortly Island; Ruth Boltwood, Buffalo; Alice Coul-
for Vienna to pursue her studies in literature. ter, Norwich; Mary Sutcliff, Morrisville;
Jessie Squires ( E x . '33) is working in her Ruth Oyer, Wolcott; and f r o m Syracuse, Ruth
home town, Chehalis, at the p r e s e n t time. Caskey Sturdevant, Gertrude Bailey, Kay Lati-
Helen Lea ('31) is teaching Biology and A r t mer Hardy, Glenna V a n Velde Richardson,
at Stadium High School in Tacoma, and plan- Grace Stowell Keller, Emily Tarbell, Elizabeth
ning to do some research in Zoology this sum- Frank, Elizabeth Spaulding, Mary Lou Kelley,
mer under Dr. Robert C. Miller at the Uni- Alice Foote Gwynn. A f t e r luncheon most
versity of Washington Oceanographic Labora- everyone returned, to the house f o r initiation.
tories in the San Juan Islands. Marion Lea
(Ex. '33), Helen's sister, has entered the The banquet was held at the Onondaga Ho-
Washington State Normal School at Belling- tel and represented to us a Royal Court.
ham, i n preparation to teaching the primary Phoebe Goodwin as toastmistrcss was Court
grades. She is working part-time in the school Herald; Jane Burlingham, an initiate, spoke
library. Ruth Jordan Peterson, has organized for the Maids in Waiting; Mildred McDuff,
and is teaching a class in textile and weaving as a duchess, f o r the sophomores; Jane Leon-
at the Women's University Club. She has a ard, a princess, f o r the juniors; Barbara Phil-
loom at home and also does very unusual knit- lips, a queen, f o r the seniors; and Alice Foote
ting. Gwynn f o r the dowager queens or alumnae.
Concluding these, Mrs. Anderson called to our
minds again the purpose of Alpha 0 and bade
us not to think of it in a narrow sense but to
take each phase and broaden ourselves and