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4 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

A MESSAGE FROM O U RGRAND PRESIDENT

T o O U R A L P H A O S I S T E R S : Greetings to you everyone! I t
is borne in upon me that the above salutation includes about
four thousand of us now and I catch a breath at the size of our
family. What a tremendous power f o r good when we stand
shoulder to shoulder and work for things worth while and fine!

I am so afraid T o DRAGMA is not going to tell you all about
Convention—the thirty-eight hundred who were so unfortunate
as to miss i t . Hostesses are apt to be modest and the home of
To DRAGMA was the home of our 1925 Convention. I t was won-
derful—on the train, returning, i n letters since and everywhere,
I have heard ' T enjoyed every minute of i t . " Someone wrote " I
am afraid you of the Executive Committee were too busy to
enjoy i t as the rest of us did." Busiest people are the happiest
and my only complaint is I should like to have had just twice the
time to talk to and know well the younger girls and older girls
instead of a moment snatched now and then.

During the business hours of Convention we were given a
birds-eye view of the progress of our fraternity during the past
two years and many plans were formulated for our future growth.
National W o r k in both its philanthropic and educational phases
is a working fact—not a dream. To two hospitals, Child Welfare
centers and other places the name of Alpha Omicron P i stands
for a real substantial assistance. T o two splendid girls, the Alpha
Omicron P i Fellowship has meant one more year of graduate
study. One of these girls is to be a doctor and the other a teacher
of nurses. Haven't we a right to be proud? The biggest thing
ahead of us now is a business reorganization with a Registrar to
relieve the various officers, principally the Grand Secretary, of
the mass of clerical work and detail involved i n running such
a growing organization.

As I told the girls at Convention, I feel a great hesitancy i n
stepping into the place Laura H u r d has just held. I t will not be
taking her place. I can't do that and besides, she is going to keep
forever her special place in our fraternity. But we must, f o r the
sake of her health, allow her some relief f r o m responsibility.
She has promised to be a constant adviser to the new Executive