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TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA 0MICRON PI 335

Celeste Eshleman has been business woman and Red Cross worker. She
was partner in a gift and blouse shop until recently, the head of the Bronx
County chapter of the American Red Cross while in New York, a member
of the emergency motor corps in New Orleans, one of the women who studied
at the Charity Hospital and served the required time in the accident room, a
member of the Secours Louisianais a L a France which deals directly with so
many French hospitals.

E l l a Hardie has been a church worker at the First Presbyterian Church,
a member of the board of the Young Woman's Christian Association, active
in Travelers' Aid work, a student of first aid classes and of motor mechanics,
a graduate in domestic science.

(A O I I ) May Norman holds certificates in three branches of the Red Cross
work, is a skilled motor driver and speaks French fluently.

Washington, D . C .
July 26th, 1918.

Dear Mary Ellen Chase:

I f there will be room in the next To DRAGMA, won't you put in a
notice to all A O ITs who are working in Washington, asking them to
notify me—for the present—of their presence here. Also, i f any of
the chapters have any members coming here, those of us who are
"used to the ropes" might be able to be of service to them, and always
we would be glad to know of them.

Nine of us here have already gotten together. Margaret Mitchell,
from Zeta, and I first found each other. Then Margaret knew of
two others here—Mrs. Reed of Gamma, and Miss McArdle of Up-
silon. These I invited to my house one evening, when we made plans
to meet again. We are having the Saturday half holiday now, and
last Saturday afternoon Mrs. Reed was ambitious and charming
enough to invite us to luncheon with her. There were nine of us
this time: Margaret Mitchell, Z; Alice McArdle, Y ; Helen Duncan,
Lura Halleck, and Leah Whitted, B Edith Dupre and Rochelle
Gachet, I I ; Claire Durgin and Marion Reed, r . We had a delightful
afternoon together, and made plans for a picnic supper in Rock Creek
Park on August 7th. We shall probably organize into an alumnae
club then.

I am sure there are other Alpha O's in the city, and we ought all
to get together.

Fraternally,

ROCHELLE GACHET.

The Ordnance Bldg., 7th and B Sts., Washington, D. C.