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The "cat is out . of the bag!" I t escaped August 31 at Florence
Klapmeyer's house when she announced her engagement to M r . James
Bruce of Kansas City to a few of her A O I I and K . U . friends, whom
she had invited to a very charming and delicious dinner. Florence says
"Not until next spring, at least" but we are not going to be surprised
to receive announcements at any time. We were surely delighted to
have Jane Morgan with us at this little announcement party. Jane has
been in Madison and Milwaukee for the last year or so and only came
home long enough to change her name to Mrs. Rudolph Zimmerman
("Zimmie" as the Phi girls call him) and has already returned to M i l -
waukee where she will make her home. Don't forget us. Jane. T o both
Florence and Jane go the best wishes of the Kansas City Alumnae chapter.

Rush week at Lawrence attracted quite a few of the Kansas City girls
and they all seem highly pleased with the fifteen pledges whom Phi took
at that time.

Clarice Gardner, who has been in Kansas City and the vicinity this
summer, has left with her family f o r Austin, Texas, where she will go
to school this winter. We will also miss Julia Anne Smith, who has
resumed her teaching f o r the winter, and "Jack" Gilmore. Jack was at
Leavenworth last year and often came in to our meetings. This year she
will spend in New York City, rounding out her journalism course at
Columbia University. We are to gain at least one new member, though,
for Margaret Matthews is planning to spend the winter in Kansas City.

Vivian Strahm Smith (Mrs. Dr. Lester) of Indianapolis, spent a
day here last month on her way back from a visit with her parents in
Lawrence, Kansas. There is only one trouble with Vivian's visits—they
are entirely too short.

Ruth Ewing. our M . D . member, has finally given in to the call f r o m
the East and is now located at Belmont Hospital, Worcester, Mass. We
certainly miss Ruth and hope she will eventually establish here office here.

We had counted so much on having Blanche Coventry H i l l with
us this winter but she has decided to finish her work for her degree
and is now in Lawrence at the A O n house. We think it is wonderful
for Phi chapter that they can have her with them but it is certainly our
loss. However, as long as Dr. H i l l is here, we know Blanche will be
with us over the weekends.

In our next letter we hope to be able to have a good deal of con-
structive AOn and welfare work to report for the Kansas City chapter
as we are planning to get mighty busy in that direction at a very earlv
date.

MARY E. ROSE.

OMAHA ALUMNAE
The first meeting of the year was held on Saturday, September 27th,
at the home of Blanche Potter with Mattie Higgins and Helen Hayes
assisting. Twenty-four Alpha O's were present f o r luncheon and busi-
ness session.
Jean Thompson, f r o m Rho, who has come to Omaha to teach in the
public schools, will be with our chanter this year. She and Georgiana
Jeffrys Westover, who recently moved to Omaha, attended our first meet-
ing.
An announcement of the marriage of Ruth Parker, Zeta, to Ernest
Atkinson, was read. Ruth will live in Lincoln.
The summer trip was the subject uppermost. Stella Harrison and her
husband had a cruise on the Great Lakes, goingr via Detroit. Cleveland.
Buffalo to Toronto, and spending some time at the Clifton on the Canadian
side of Niagara. Nell Bridenbaugh summered at Madison and Bess
Mitchell spent some weeks at Clear Lake, Iowa. Helen Ayres visited in
Minneapolis with Grace Gannon Grady, one of our recent brides. Laura
Peterson attended the Photographers' Convention in Milwaukee. Margaret