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140 TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA 0 MIC RON PI

Mother Goose rhymes, and insect powder. The toys went to the
children at the Orthopedic Hospital. One cannot f a i l to be impressed
with the resourcefulness and ability of an average group of girls when
they get together for a good time. The alumnas brought down all
sorts of good things to eat, and we had a great party.

We, with students at several other universities, have had a Red
Triangle drive, and raised over $25,000. We expected at the time
to wear old clothes the rest of the year, but I think our bread has
returned buttered this time, for I have not noticed any signs of
financial embarrassment.

Most of our girls helped in that and in the recent Red Cross
campaign. Lorene Hendricks was chairman of one of the ten com-
mittees in the latter. And you should see the girls knit! Margaret
Perry has six sweaters to her credit, and Helen Eckles, seven.

Ruth Scheryinger was married last month to Lawson Wehrman,
and is now at home at Superior, Nebraska.

That is a summary of the news from Zeta during the last three
months. Oh we did not tell you about the smallpox! We had a
"swell" time—and swell arms, too, but we did not get it, anyway.

Happy New Year to all of our girls.
Lovingly,
E D N A M . H A T H W A Y , Chapter Editor.

SIGMA—UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Our To DRAGMAS arrived two or three days ago, and I have been
reading the many chapter letters with much interest. I t seems so
good to hear of Alpha O throughout the whole country, and to
realize our national importance. You know we western chapters feel
a bit stranded at times.

Well, college here closed on the twenty-first of December. That
is, that was the last day of our final examinations. Most of the girls
finished earlier, however, and one by one they left and with their
departure the house grew more and more dismal. I don't know what
could be more deserted than a chapter-house with all the girls gone;
a sorority house is so typically a place of talking and laughing, hurry
and fun.

A l l in all, the semester has been a very successful one, i n spite of
the fact that college is a mighty changed place. There has not been
as much excitement, but everyone has worked all the harder. Red
Cross work and knitting have taken up all of our spare time. Nearly
everything that has been done in the way of activities on the campus
has been either for Red Cross or National Service. Mask and