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"home interests" which we had been informed was being neglected
on account of the new war interests. Then Ida Sugden and Imogene
Wormwood were authorized to purchase twenty dollars' worth of
yarn which was in turn to be knit and returned to the Red Cross.
Such acute business heads to they possess that for eleven dollars'
worth of yarn we had turned in last week four pairs of stockings, five
sweaters, two pairs of wristers, and one helmet. Doesn't that make
an array of which anyone might be proud! Estelle kept us amused
by her unique but decidedly slow method of knitting. She has
recently improved, but since she has gone back to Caribou we won't
be able to watch her future development.

We appreciated so much the greetings of Stella Stern Perry from
across the continent.

Such a "wintry" winter as Maine is experiencing has been unknown
for forty-nine years. As I sit writing this there is a blizzard whirling
the snow in all directions with wild delight, and reminding me of
the not-quite-so-bad-storm of last Saturday. The January meeting
was scheduled for the twelfth at Edith Folsom Sawyer's in Stillwater,
entailing a three-quarter hour ride on the electrics. Our cars are
erratic, usually they go, but anything in the nature of a snow flake
strikes terror to the heart of the prospective passenger since it drives
all the "go" from the car wheels. Saturday to our dismay was a
stormy day, but a few courageous ones braved the storm and had a
very pleasant afternoon. Flora Howard and Alfreda Ellis were wel-
come guests. Some very interesting letters were read from Zella
Colvin, Rachel Winship Hall, Martha Knight, and Helen Danforth
West. They have all changed their places of residence lately; Zella
is teaching in Carlyle, Illinois; Mattie is working for an M.A. degree
at Columbia; Rachel is living in Philadelphia and is the proud
possessor of a daughter, Evelyn Josephine, born December 21st. We
are having book reviews of some of the war books and find that they
tend to make the meetings have a more live interest. Let us hope
that before long we may have a chance to review the publications on
peace, and the war's end.

Loyally, President.

MARGARET J U N E K E L L E V , Chapter

PORTLAND ALUMNA

When I was in college, I never could keep a stuntbook! When
there were no gaieties on, there was nothing to put down, and when
the calendar was crowded, there was no time. I t has been a case
of too much gaiety with this letter!