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While the beginning to the school year takes some of the membe
of our chapter away f r o m Lincoln it also brings a few girls from out
town. Kate Follmer and Lourene Hendricks arc again teaching in t
Lincoln schools. Melvina Waters is going to be here in the city th
winter but Mary and Winifred took their old positions again. Mary
teaching in this state but W i n i f r e d in tbe schools of Indianapolis. Mart
Walton left Monday for her second winter in New York.

We see so little of each other during the summer, with so many aw
we do not hold regular meetings, that we are looking forward to a ni
winter together.

ELSIE FITZGERALD.

CHICAGO ALUMNAE
A very enthusiastic meeting was held on October 1st at the home
Edith Brown in Ravenswood with about twenty-five members present. O
ravenous appetites rivalled any college sophomores and after thorough
appreciating Mrs. Brown's wonderful dinner, we spent the remainder
the evening bartering for the lovely little novelty pins and prints whi
Gcraldine Kindig brought us from France to sell for the Rho Hou
Fund. We have already made $50.00 on them and they are not all so
yet.
We are very glad to be able to announce at last that we have
lot f o r our house. I t is to be in the first quadrangle and is one of t
best locations possible, we believe. Now with something tangible to wo
for we will be able to strive still harder f o r our new home.
We are especially glad to welcome three new members to our gro
this year, Margaret Avionet, Epsilon, who is with the Research Labor
tories o.f the Portland Cement Co., Cora Jane Strohcker, Iota, with t
Service Station of the Continental and Commercial National Bank, a
Phoebe Wilson Herrold. Rho. who is with us again after a year in
Louis. Her husband, Lloyd Herrold, is with Northwestern University th
year in the Economics Department.
We are sorry to lose our President, Alice Wilson Warner, this fa
Her husband is in the English Department at the University of Iow
We wish them the best of success but wonder what we will do witho
them.
The fall season starts out in fine style f o r us this year by bringi
news of four new AOIT daughters. Dorothy Kerr Soper, '19, has a ba
girl, Louise Evelyn, born on July 16th. Mabel Gastfield Schubert. '1
a baby daughter. Georjean. horn August 4th. Avaline Kindig Scipres.
little girl. Phyllis Hull, born in September. Miettc Brugnot Dcnell. '1
is the proud mother of the fourth girl, born on October 1st. As yet
haven't learned her name.
Helen Brooks. Rho. '21. was married on August 16 to Fred Boy
The wedding took place in the afternoon under a magnificent grove of pi
trees on the Wisconsin River at Tomahawk. Helen and Fred are no
living in Wauwatosa. Wisconsin.
Marguerite Ford was married in Los Angeles last month to Fra
Drees. They arc now living in Hilo, Hawaii, where Mr. Drees is teachin

HELEN SLATEX NELSON.

INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNAE
The regular meeting of our chapter began with a very enjoyab
gathering at the-home of Elsie Waldo. We were especially glad to ha
with us some new members: Mary Gertrude Manly of Beta P h i ; Ma
Willis Scholl of Iota; and Jesse Crimmins of Theta. I t is to be hop
that every Alpha O in the city will join to make this a particularly su
cessful year for Indianapolis alumnae.