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TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 55

These events should make our fall meetings most interesting. We
have had no new babies among our Rhode Island members in Providence
for seven years.

I O R M A U D E E. C. COVELL.

BOSTON

(No Letter)

LOS ANGELES

The red letter day in the last few months f o r the Los Angeles Alumnae
Chapter was the installation on May 23 of Kappa Theta chapter at the
University of California, Southern Branch. Formal initiation was in the
afternoon at May Chandler Goodan's beautiful home. Rose Gardner
Marx, Muriel McKinney and Martha Benkert conducted the initiation of
the thirty-two girls. Alpha O'S from long distances came to attend this
beautiful ceremony. Those of us who had never seen or heard an instal-
lation service were particularly impressed by the dignity and simplicity
of the ritual. The newly initiated sisters were so thrilled and delighted
they fairly beamed with enthusiasm. The banquet was held at night at the
Mary I-ouise in Los Angeles. About a hundred and fifty AOII's were pres-
ent. It was a wonderful party, inspiring toasts, a splendid entertainment
by the new chapter, enthusiastic singing by all of us, and fine food. It was
particularly thrilling to hear the telegrams read and to realize that these
greetings and good wishes came from all parts of the country. Nearly
every chapter was represented at the banquet that night and we were more
than ever convinced of the wonderful bond of Alpha Omicron Pi. The
Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter presented the girls with a beautiful silver
tea and coffee service and are looking forward to being able to help and
work with them in ever so many ways. We are delighted to welcome in
our sisterhood this splendid new chapter. We give them our love and
every good wish for success.

MARION BLACK WAGNER.

LINCOLN
While the summer is almost over and it will soon be time to begin
another school year, it seems that we have done very little during the weeks
since school closed. We are still working to raise money for our new
house: our last undertaking was to fill and raffle a cedar chest of linens.
We each either gave two dollars or furnished something for the chest and
then sold the chances at fifty cents each. This way we were able to add
$150 to our building fund. Now we are busy trying to think of some
other means to make it grow.
We haven't had a real party since Miss Wyman visited us in May.
Although she spent most of her time with the active girls we were able
to have her to ourselves for a Sunday afternoon tea at Darrina Turner
Paige's home. We are all so in love with Darrina's cunning studio house
that we simplv jumped at the chance to have our party there. Some of us
knew Miss Wyman from former conventions and as every one wanted to
get acquainted we were very informal. We spent some time telling her all
our troubles but most of the afternoon we just "visited" and were all sorry
when it was time for her to go.
A l l of us that had to stay at home during convention were green with
envy when we saw the girls leaving for Minnesota. Zeta chapter was able
to send quite a delegation and it certainly was not our fault that we were
not all there. Margaret Watson and Viola Gray went from Lincoln and