Page 56 - 1918 February - To Dragma

TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 149

As you undoubtedly all are and have been, so we, too, are knitting
and sewing for the soldiers. We just now are making bloomers f o r the
Belgian children.

A recent office to which one of our girls, Helen Slaten, was elected,
was chairman of the junior play committee. This is the first time
a girl has ever held the office.

Our last big event was our dance given January 5th in Evanston.
Everybody said it was one success from beginning to end. Professor
and Mrs. Swanson and Ensign, and Mrs. Hanson (formerly Miss
Coila Anderson) acted as chaperons. There were about twelve
Jackies there and they seemed to have the time of their lives. After
the dance Doris Wheeler entertained all of the Jackies and their
friends at her home, and gave them some real home-made "eats."

We are looking forward now to the mid-semester. We stood
second in scholarship last semester, and of course are working for
top place.

Wishing you all an enjoyable New Year.
Fraternally,

R U T H SHARER, Chapter Editor.

L A M B D A — L E L A N D STANFORD, JR., UNIVERSITY

Since our last letter to you, we have been very busy, especially
during the last few days when we were having our final examinations.
Why do we have to have such things anyway?

We held our initiation December 10th and we are more than happy
over our six new sisters. You remember we only had five pledges
when we wrote you last, but since then we have added to our number
Lorraine West, of Grafton, California. The "stunts" given by our
freshmen after the banquet were unusually clever, and called forth
so much applause that they had to be repeated several times. Two of
our alumna;, Irene Cuneo and Marie Warren Thoburn, were with
us for initiation.

We enjoyed Mrs. Stewart's visit so much, and only wish that we
could have had her with us a few days earlier for initiation. I t was so
interesting to hear her tell about each chapter, and it made us each
one long to visit all of you.

Instead of our usual house Christmas tree and the exchange of
clever little gifts to one another, we gave more than usual toward
our Christmas box this year. We provided clothes f o r a poor family
with which we came in touch through the Lane Clinic.

There are so many worthy causes which need our help this year,
more than ever before, and we have been trying to do what little
we could. A great many of the girls are knitting for the soldiers or