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CHICAGO ALUMNA

Since our last letter Chicago Alumna: have met three times, once
informally, and twice we have held regular meetings. I n the early
part of December we packed up our lunches and repaired to Doris
Wheeler's i n Evanston to work! We felt that the zeal and energy
which many people are putting into Red Cross and Allied Relief
work was crippling the home charities to a considerable extent, and
for that reason planned to do our bit as an organization in a local
way. Accordingly we sewed all afternoon on flannel bloomers for
the poorly clothed tubercular youngsters in open air rooms of the
public schools. These children are cared for mentally by the Board
of Education and are fed by a philanthropic organization, but most of
them come from families too poor to clothe them adequately.

We always have our best times at these work meetings, and this
one was enjoyed the more because we had Isabelle Stewart with us.

We had an unusually large number out for the regular December
meeting down town where we had a social lunch hour followed by a
business meeting. We were all invited by Leonore Doniat to her
wedding which was set for December 26th, but which had to be
indefinitely postponed on account of war exigencies.

A month later we were all saddened by the news of the sudden
death of Merva Hennings' aunt whom many of us knew and admired.
Instead of having a business meeting four of us went out to the
funeral from luncheon where we had gathered, as there had been no
time to notify the girls not to come.

At our next meeting, February 2nd, we expect to initiate a number
of new members. I f " I t Pays to Advertise," this will be the banner
meeting of the year, as we'have sent urgent letters to everyone we
could find in the directory who lives anywhere near the city. Here's
hoping that there won't be another of our famous blizzards to keep
the hordes away. Chicago has been blessed with two terrific storms
in the past three weeks which have tied up transportation for as
much as two days. I t is snowing hard as I write, and a strong north
wind is blowing, piling the already head-high drifts higher. We
hereby issue to you all a hearty invitation to help us dig ourselves
out.

M A B E L C. W A L L A C E , Chapter President.

INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNA

Indianapolis Alumnae have been rather inactive this winter, due
to several causes. First, the weather here has been against us, for
J t seems that every Saturday set aside for our meeting, some snow
storm comes up, and the girls are unable to attend. Then, our