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On August 29, the wedding of Edna Schlampp and P. Lloyd Johnson
took place at Edna's home in Minneapolis. Margaret Brix was Edna's only
attendant, aside from Virginia Schlampp, a niece of the bride and daughter
of Doris Lohff Schlampp. Irene Fraser and Margaret McHugh Amberg
stretched the ribbons leading to the altar. Edna and her husband will be
at home in Minneapolis.

Margaret McHugh was married early in August to Raymond Amberg.
They also are Minneapolis residents.
* Berenice Nelson and Robert Gamble were married late in July ; Berenice
and Bob are living in Minneapolis.

Wilma Arnold will be married this fall to Fraser McGregor. Another
addition to our Minneapolis colony. We are glad so many of our girls
like the home product.

• DEATHS

Many of you will remember Mrs. Ward, the mother of our former
chaperone, Mrs. Cummings, and will regret to hear of her death this sum-
mer in Waseca, Minnesota.

Mary Blanche Meade died just one week after convention—the con-
vention that she had planned so on attending—was over. Although we
heard a day or two before convention of Blanche's illness, we had not real-
ized that it was so serious, so her death came as a shock to us. Blanche
taught in Minneapolis last year and lived at the chapter house, so she will
be greatly missed by both actives and alumnae. lone Jackson, Marie Brem-
er, Catherine T i f f t and Margaret Wilson went to Alexandria f o r Blanche's
funeral. There are many little things about the house to remind us of
Blanche; an old bedroom set brightened up and given a real French air
with a coat of gray paint by her clever and willing hands; attractive drapes
and bed spreads for some of the rooms and numerous other things will
keep her before us.

CHI
A certain one of our ever busy sisters, it is reported, desirous of having
her husband shine in community affairs, once tried to persuade him into
holding offices for which business left him neither time nor inclination by
promising to do all the work i f he would simply sign his name. Even
my not over-tender conscience forces me to point out one rather striking
parallel between what would have been that husband's embarrassing situa-
tion and what has actually become mine. W i l l you allow me, then, to
acknowledge that fully three-fourths of the notes to follow are founded
upon information painstakingly gathered by the busiest of our alumnae?
Emily, I feel sure, will do the same for any one of you who will take the
place. Applications should be made to Emily Tarbell '16, with stamped
addressed envelope enclosed. I t is probably unnecessary to complete this
acknowledgment of indebtedness by the admission that, while the news is
largely Emily's, for the unkindest cuts I alone am to be blamed. Of course
I have tried not to draw blood.
Our sisters have grown a bit restless of late, it would seem. Ruth
Dibben '17 started it last December by setting forth (all alone, too, unless
she weakened at the last moment) f o r over a half year of wandering. Ruth
can give you a fascinating account of everything from Mexico to Alaska,
with emphasis upon a thoroughly delightful Alpha O luncheon in Los
Angeles and a glorious visit in Seattle.
I suspect that she found some spare minutes to write an envy-inspiring
account of her good times f o r the 1917 Round Robin, for, school once out,
Edna Hatisner '17 shot off forthwith for a western tour of her own, to
include, like Ruth's, a stay in Alaska.