THE PHOENIX
patroness. Mrs. Hollis Warrick vies with a mocking bird in her propensity for whistling solo work. She also sings nicely. She sponsors Y. W. A. work in her church and she really lends much of help and guidance and enthusiasm to whatever she finds to do. Another Gamma Gamma Alumna has become an Assistant Scout Leader. Catherine Quinton has begun her duties as assistant in the Mesquite Troop of Alva's Girl Scouts. Emogene Cox has been appointed chairman for the May picnic for the Alva Scout leaders and Council members. Alma Lois Rodgers is to be chairman of the entertainment committee. All of our other A.S .A . scout wo.rkers are on vanous committees for this affair. EMOGENE Cox.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Once a year, Helen Weis opens her home to us for a luncheon meeting. It's something we look forward to with anticipation, but this year when we heard that "Ginny" Donnigan was going to be chairman, we knew it would be doubly nice . Helen Weis is a most charming hostess, and with "Ginny" to prepare the food-need we say more? On March 8 we all buzzed over to Mary Blackstone's house for a supper meeting and white elephant sale. Everything and anything was sold for a white elephant from last year's rubbers to Grandma's hatpins. Marg Houston and her committee reported on their work of writing a permanent constitution and history of our chapter. Mary Lou Christiansen was in charge of the food and was it good! It was an excellent meeting-as are all meetings at Mary Blackstone's house. Our first supper dance was held on March 25 at the Buffalo Athletic Club. Zita Oliver was chairman. There were thirty couples present-a real get-together, so that we decided to make it an annual affair. And-one of the nicest things of all was the tea the Pi Pi chapter gave for us . A very lovely tea, and very swell of them to give it. Right now, we have exciting plans for our party for the college gals-until thenBETTY MuRPHY.
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Mary McAuley, retmng president of the Boston Alumna: chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha, has served as president for several years in a most efficient manner and is beloved by all the members of the chapter.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK "We had a skate on." Yes, we too have heard this expression used as a term of inebriation, but at the time it seemed very appropriate, for "yours truly hadn't had roller skates on since Pig-tail days." It would have bee n all right if we could have stood still, and had the floor go around, but when it came to moving our feet-we just couldn't. Luckily most of the gals in the Buffalo Alumna: group are good skate( s) or ( rs), and they shoved and pushed all the lame ducks around. But nevertheless we had a grand time that night of January 18-in fac t we're thinking very seriously of having another party of the same kind, right soon.
You know I was going to write this letter yesterday but when I glanced up at the calendar and saw that the date was April first, I decided not to do so, for this is no April Fool joke, its just what we have been doing these last few months . January 19th we had what we called our intiation frolic at the home of Ruth Hessenauer. You see we now have eight lovely new members and we decided that it was high time that they provided the amusement for us. Well they did and very adequately. The girls came out dressed up in newspapers to represent the different departments such as Society, Classified Ads, Sports, Editorials, etc. Each girl had written her own article for her department and had incorporated at most appropriate places the names of the older members. Many a sly dig was given and taken in hilarious spirit. Oh we had a grand time with it all. Several competitive games followed to determine the most brilliant minded new member and Lois Wuichet was the winner of the corsage (made entirely of vegetables) . We held a brief business meeting and then adjourned to the dining room for sumptuous refreshments. January 27th, on a Sunday afternoon, we held a Phoenix tea at the home of Johnnie Jones in honor of our new members. Each of the girls was presented with a corsage by our president Josephine Ambacher who also gave a very lovely speech of welcome. Johnnie's home is so large it was an ideal place to hold our tea. There were almost thirty girls there and the refreshments were very lovely and dainty as well as most appetizing. Mrs. Bertha Meyers, our much loved former house mother was an honored guest and