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Keezling Kunsel ('25), president of the
San Diego Alumna;, drove them to Ca-
liente on an inspection trip. On their
return they motored by San Marino,
stopping at the home of Natalie Collins
Haines ( * '22), who gave a tea on that
day, February 4, honoring the Grand
Officers. Lucille Curtis English ('15),
State Chairman for Alumnae Work, was
busy securing changes of address, ex-
plaining concerning the National Work,
and encouraging the formation of an
alumnae group in Pasadena. Many
promised to join and showed unusual
interest.
Grace Dickover McClusky (Ex. '15),
has moved into her new home at 2125
Sherwood Avenue, San Marino. N o w
that she is M r s . Jess W . McClusky,
she is going to renew her interest in
Alpha O. Lylah Hall McDermott (Ex.
*17), who has been living i n Nice,
France, for four years, is visiting her
mother at 109 South Normandie Street,
Los Angeles. Lylah has decided to finish
college, so she entered U.C.L.A. this
month, all pepped up over the belated
degree—she looks like a freshman, too.
Bertha Knapp George ('10), has a
daughter, Paula, who has entered Bev-
erly Hills High School. Paula is very
gifted. A number of years ago she pub-
lished her own lovely poems, full of
beauty and imagination. We are look-
ing for great things from Paula, and
we were happy for you, too, Bertha!
I am sorry to report that Gladys
Emma Stelling Green ('20), is at pres-
ent i l l at the St. Francis hospital, San
Francisco. Also, Anna Fitzhugh Bell
('25), is just recovering f r o m an illness.
Anna's husband is with an investment
banking house. She says that her six-
teen-months-old son is thriving.
Adele Gist Davis ('30), whose hus-
band is w i t h the Wells Fargo Bank,
has been busy w i t h a number of things.
She is captain of a Girl Scout Troop,
and is doing charity work for the Epis-
copal Church. Also she collected almost
nineteen hundred dollars for the Com-
munity Chest in San Francisco. Adele's
sister is an Alpha O at California, and
she has a brother who is now a fresh-
man at Stanford.
Reba Bland Stevens ('15), has t w o
little girls, one of whom is eight years
old, and the other six. Reba's husband
is in the stock and bond business. Lucy
Shinn ('09), is a real estate broker. Lucy
was in the east last September and Oc-
tober, and visited in New York, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Alice Shinn Miner ('09), whose husband
died about a year ago, is living with
her sister and is teaching English at
the Roosevelt High School in Oakland,
Lucile Newberg Korn ('09), is living
at 140 Palm Avenue, San Francisco.
Her husband is manager of the serv-
ice department for the Zellerback Pa-
per Company. Rosetta Polaski Fisher's
('10), husband is a consulting engi-
neer. Mildred Merritt Parmelee ('20),
has a six-year-old boy, James. M i l -
dred's husband is with Dorman Com-
mercial Company. The husband of Fran-
ces Hadenfeldt Boynton (Ex. '27), m
electrical engineer at the San Francisco
Airport. Elaine Adrian Willoughby ('22),
lias a three-year-old daughter, Phile
Jane. Her husband is general sales-man-
ager for Foster Kleiser Company.
The Penninsula Alumna; Association
has been flourishing. I t sponsored a
card party at the chapter house on Oc-
tober 22, where about f o r t y tables were?
sold. During Christmas vacation the
Association had hardwood floors put in
on the second-floor hall of the house
and also provided five new rugs in a
lovely shade of blue. The Association
held an informal tea on February 9,
honoring K a t h r y n Bremer Matson. The
tea was held at the home of Ruth
Crary, and Norma Meads Graham ( ' 2 2 «
Meta McQuoid ('22), and Helen Rich-
ardson Clayton ('25), were the host-
esses. T h e Association is now busy
planning a new social event for the
spring.
I want to thank Lucile Curtis Eng-
lish, Minna Vrang Orme, Katherine
Boynton Tuttle, and Eleanor Willett for
the co-operation that they have given
me in getting news for me. I am cer-
tainly very grateful!
Engagement
Francis McNelly ('28), to Ivar Johns-
son. The wedding w i l l take place some ]
time in the early spring. The youn^' cou-
ple w i l l live in San Francisco.
M arriages
Lois McClung ('22). to Vernon Hal-
lenbeck on August 23, 1030. They are
now living at Pinegrove, Broadmoor,
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Janette Durfey ('30), to John Bid-
MARCH, 1932
well White at Carson City, Nevada, on
November 26. Their present address is
No. 5, 708 University Avenue, Reno,
Nevada.
Allison Rose Loeffler ('30), to Ken-
neth Kellar on January 12 at Las Ve-
gas, Nevada. M r . Kellar is a member
of Sigma N u , and is now practicing
law in Los Angeles. He is a graduate
of the Stanford Law School.
Frances Jongeneel ('26), to Edward
F. Mohrhardt. The wedding took place
on January 19 at the home of Frances'
parents in Berkeley, in the presence of
the immediate family. For their wed-
ding trip they took a motor tour of
the South, stopping at Del Monte, San-
ta Barbara, Palm Springs, and Agua Ca-
liente. They are now living at 3720 F i l l -
Iota
By FRANCES C O T T R E L L
Minnie Phillips, our Iota physician,
is now pediatrician connected w i t h L y -
ing-in Hospital of Chicago. She also
maintains a downtown office. Agnes
Fuller Ward ('20), had an interesting
group of pictures to show at Homecom-
ing. Of course, they all concerned her
twin sons who are two and one-half
years old, and Jack and Peggy who are
now in school. Helen Wolfe Erskine
('22), new examining officer for the
Great Lakes District, to which Iota
Chapter has been transferred, was also
present at the Homecoming dinner. A t
that time she presented to Iota chapter
the cup which is given by the national
organization to the chapter selected at
the Convention as being the most out-
standing. Grace Dallenback Finfrock
was telling us that her third son had
started to school this fall, and Elsie
Noel Waldo, w h o can always be relied
uPon to appear at Homecoming func-
tions, chimed i n w i t h the news that
Margaret was now in school, too. Mary
Brearton ('27), who is teaching in Sa-
vannah, was a campus visitor—stopping
to see the girls at the house and a
brother who is in school here.
Frances Cassidy ('28), teaches Music
and English i n the high school at A m -
ooy- Richolene Hughes ('29), and Olive
j?Sren (Ex. '29), tpent a summer vaca-
f1.," .i n California. D o r o t h y Gardiner Hoffert Kirk at Christmas. Mate wrote
i °)> is now living at 3608 Balsam
A v e n u e , Indianapolis. She was also a
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more, San Francisco, Apt. 204. M r .
Mohrhardt is in the real estate busi-
ness.
Births
M r . and Mrs. William Peden, Jr.
(Jeanette Owens, '29), announce the
birth of a daughter, Nancy Jean, in
San Francisco on December 28. The
little girl was christened at the Stanford
Chapel. The Pedens are living at 1138
Portola Avenue, San Francisco. M r . Pe-
den is connected with Schwabacker Frey
Company.
M r . and M r s . Lawrence S. Fletcher
(Lillian Force, '28), announce the birth
of a second daughter, Joanne Marie, on
January 14. M r . Fletcher is deputy Dis-
trict Attorney at the City Hall in Oak-
land.
Homecoming visitor. Helen Beazell,
president of the Chicago South Shore
Alumnae chapter, was their delegate to
Convention last summer. Captain and
Mrs. Englehart (Helen Grimes, '26),
who were in the Philippines for two
years are now stationed at Ft. Leaven-
worth, Kansas. Jane Brown Hood ('24),
still lives in Chicago and has t w o bounc-
ing boys. We all extend our sympathy
to Maude Bacon Nolte, whose parents
were killed i n an automobile accident
near Chicago last October. Hazel Stev-
ens Bodenschatz ('19), and Nettie Stev-
ens Schute were recently called home
by the serious illness of their mother.
Mrs. Stevens is now improving, and
Hazel and Nettie have returned to their
homes in West Virginia.
Esther VanDoren Malcolmson ('21),
lives at Pacific Palisades, California,
where Dave has enthusiastic classes in
short story writing. Esther writes that
she and Dave have most interesting
guests each Sunday at their afternoon
tea. M o l l y , who is eight years old, is
in the fifth grade at school. Bert Stein
Henke ('18), spent Christmas greetings
to several Champaign-Urbana alumna;
from the ranch, Box 22, Pharr, Texas.
Mate Geddings ('18), and Florence Moss
Fairbanks ('17), were two other Iota
alumnae who sent greetings to Anna
that she was spending her vacation w i t h
Emma Wardall who was formerly of