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~eta. Beta ce~ebrated 1 ts King As a !).a.y on Octobe r 30 th o:· gi v 1ng a Tea l.n honor o:f 1. ts new Faculty idviser, 1 ti. ss Helen ::>a~·ne . T'v' louse lo?ked lovely ?~this occa3icn , a~th9 t he d e cora tions we re v ry 1Dlple, 1n kGeping -vv1tJ.1. a new college regulati on that ~he di.""e ' ·c 3h c..ll be not be elaborate, or the refreshJTients ex·)eP-si ve I:2 tl1er·e i a.n orchestra, it is e.=:pected that it shall be 3mall . Bete. Betc:-. C.id no t :t' ... nd it necessary to have any outside :ausical talent, hecaune i t s ov>h ,3irls couJ)d furnish all kinds of Ltusica1 entertainmen t . The re ceptim room wa.s bright with yello '~ chrys anthemums, t he dining room Hi ti.1 r Gd roses Our guest s included 1-:rs. Crabb, v•ife of t he President ; ~Irs. G1lp1n-Brown, the Dean of D'omen, our many charming Pat1·onesses, <1nd a.ll the Greel~ -Letter organize. tiona in the co l lege . Colorado Teach ers Colle.::;e , lil;:e a ll the o t her h i ghe r ins titution::; of t he country ; 1"" e.d e. big c~_ri ve on t o rai ":8 its quot e:. of -;,_l-'_8 Y.H.C.A. D'und , ITe we:.,e e~pected t o co~1t r i bute but ~ 1 2"100, ':mt we r aised fr~o oo fr om the student body and faculty . There was a bi g j("llifice.t i0n afterwards, a bonfire , s:;>eeche Ei and songs and ye lls . In &dditioh to this work, the girls of the college a r e pledged t o give a c rtr.in amount of tine to the Red Cress . The Do;nestic Science Department has turned over i ts rooms for t he ~ur p o r; e, and different groups are assi gm d to different do.ys . A. s .A . .. la. s Saturday morninc;s t he r e 1 but even our regular bus ines s me etings find us occupie d in sewing on little r;arment s for the cl:.ildren of the stricken l c:mds . Beta. Beta has found t ime 1 however ; t o tr!c ~": in a few jolly uurs t.. oget~8r. November 11th was r.:iriam Po:1er oy ' s birthday, so He had a s~ oc i&l dinner for her . We had some difficulty in keepin~ out ot Miriam's way 1 or rathElrr of keeping her ou ~ of ours. The follorTing ~1day, one of our Batronesses, Mrs. Smith, gave us a dinner. f~ t er wards wo sat in f'ront of the big fireplace and sang songs. I t was 8. great treat for us. The jolliest college aff <'l.ir g i von this Full wo.s tho " Gypsy gandango", presented under the auspices of the Act Club. The re we r e fortune tellers , of co~rse, vcude villo- a n s, Spani sh dancers, a ~ight ning sketch artist and Ha;waiia.n singers, as ·,Te ll as an orchest ra for dancing. Cider, doughnuts, anima l crac}:ers, a nd a.pp l e:J were the rE:freshments . Habel Crittenden had a busy ev ni n g a s the Policewo:nan . ~ 1r1&rl Smith and Frances Scott also contri ~uted largel~r to the succes c of the evening. A goodly sum was realized f or the Re d Cro s s . Veny soon the College Glee Club wl l1 stan. on its t our of the State. Our Ada Baker has been a me::1ber of this f'or three years, so ·.as he.d many an oppor·::.uni ty to meet AS . . s. One of' our p ledges, Carrie :ae Diggs has been fo:-tunate enough to make th e Club, so she is also ~o have this pleaoant trip . Spehkin0 of ~ ledge s re~ mnds mo that our are coming to the House every Tuesday evening, to get acquainted . d incidentally to study for their Pledge E xami~ations. They are o very earnest about the way in ~h ich they are taking hold of their