NovEMBER,
1939
Dinner; May 25, Picnic. Now remember these dates we hope to be seeing you. ' With so many activities planned for the coming year, you can see that the Philadelphia Alumna: are going to be very busy again this year, and you'll be hearing more of us later. SALLY OGDEN.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Out here in the Smoky City, the Alumna: chapter has been seeing so much activity we hardly know where to begin, so we'd better begin at the beginning and tell you that our luncheon for the active chapter from Indiana State Teachers College was a pretty fine affair. Twenty-three girls from Alpha Gamma chapter were guests at a luncheon high on the seventeenth floor of the University of Pittsburgh on April 16. Miss Ethel Belden, chapter adviser, and eight grand pledges were included in the guests. Following the luncheon we all walked it off again on a tour through the beautiful and interesting Nationality Rooms, a sight-seeing trip throughout the rest of the Cathedral of Learning, and a most thrilling visit to the new Heinz chapel on the grounds . Ada St. Clair was presented with the annual award made by the Pittsburgh alumna: chapter in the outstanding senior in Alpha Gamma. In May, the alumna: group enjoyed a luncheon meeting in the home of Monna Power prior to which we spent awhile in Monna's lovely garden. Jane Stoltz told us of her coming marriage and Monna asked that we all try to attend a picnic benefit for the Cardiac Children's Home at Lillian Rest. The group adopted the picnic as a philanthropic measure and we are proud to say that a goodly number were in attendence at Kennywood Park in June. And while we are talking about June, we must not forget the Wilson Ranch Rodeo which the chapter held in June. This affair was also attended by our husbands and "escorts" and what a marvelous time we had! Marian and Harlan Wilson turned over their grand farm to us for the entire day and we rode marvelous horses, visited the beautiful gardens and inspected the collection of antiques as well as looked at the prize cattle at the Ball Hereford farm which belongs to Marian's mother and father. When the more active members of our group had got their fill of riding it was close to sundown and we all gathered again to enjoy a sumptuous buffet supper. After dark we started on a treasure hunt. The guests paired off in twos, a gal and a man, and went in search of this imposing list of articles: a barb from a barb wire, a leaf from a nut tree, a black horse hair, a horse shoe, a chicken feather, a worm, a lightning bug, moss, lime or sand stone, locate a leek in the garden, five kernals of corn, and a four leaf clover. Now most of the things were only sort of difficult to find, but the three which caused the most wrinkled brows were the leek, chasing the fireflies, and trying to find a four lea( clover with the aid of flashlights. Try it some-
time! All in all it was a Lired, well-fed and happy group that agreed that it was the best picnic ever. Activities terminated for the summer with the picnic at Mi's. The current season opened in September with a picnic luncheon in Chatham Village picnic grounds from which we adjourned to the home of our president, Edith Simpson for a most interesting talk on "Flower Arrangement" by Mrs. Arthur J. Jackman, president of the Forest Hills Garden Club. We presented our bride, Jane Stoltz Cupples, with an hors d'ourve tray, and our wishes for much happiness. Our program committee presented all the members with clever scarlet and white yearbooks which outlined our program for the coming year. Our program includes an October meeting at the home of Jane Cupples to plan our Christmas philanthropic program, a Hallowe'en party (husbands and escorts included), a November trip to Indiana to spend Founder's Day with Alpha Gamma, our annual Christmas Party at the College Club, a January meeting at the home of Ann Viola, a Valentine dance, our March business meeting to be held at the Women's City Club, another April luncheon at the University of Pittsburgh for the Indiana chapter, a bridge luncheon at the home of Kay Davey in May, and last, a repeat of our June picnic at the country home of Marion Wilson. At our first meeting of this season we found a few little personal items which might interest you. Mabel Byers had a marvelous trip to the Coast returning by the Northern route through Banff and Lake Louise. Ginny Squires has become a neighbor of our president in Chatham Village, Bea Jeffries spent her vacation on the Atlantic shore, and Kay Davey took in the World's Fair. Last and best we heard that Mary Alice Ferguson is much improved after her long illness and we're looking forward to having her with us soon agam. VIRGINIA LEE STRAW.
PITTSBURG, KANSAS The first meeting of the year was held on the ninth of October, a dessert bridge. The dues this year are to be seventy-five cents-part of which has already been used to defray the expenses for the tea the alumna: gave for the undergraduate group during Rush Week. ANN PRELL.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Omega Omega alums reverse the usual custom of school attendance-they go to school in the summer rather than during the winter. This summer so many of the girls were away from San Diego, there were hardly enough left to hold regular meetings. Bernice St. Clair and Ruth Walker attended the University of Southern California where they have begun work on their General Secondary Credentials. Ellen Christenson was there also, but she is special izing in library work. Audrey Peterson, our new president, continued her summer work at the University