elate d.e.lllIattd I. extra be ,. type hal a aicamcanc.e "kich " pplained. in tIa. loUo";' "'formation
March I. Chapter corre.pondinl .ecreta...,. .h.u.1d Knd cnmplete liltl of a ctive members for tile Iccond acmester to the Grand Treuurer, Grand Secretlry , Pn'rince Pre.ident, and Alumnz Editor; listl of chapter office,. for the second • emeller to an membera of the Grand Council and to the Prot-ince PrC'tident, and namea of tho.e INTi., collere to the Alumnz Editor. "arch 4 Fraternit,. e amination II date ia Dot convenient confer with ,our e: miner e:rerioua to thil date a«ordin, to instructions ion Jlnuar,. B,"'di,..
- March S.
March IS Chapter Treasurer Ibould aend aemi · annual dues to the Grand Trealurcr
March 30. Chairman of chapter committee on K holanltip .bould lend mid-acmtlter report to member of ,undin, committee to ..,bom Iter cbapter i. I iped Pi Beta Plai Settlement School ,.ear closet at this date.
April 12 AlumM club .«rdl ti n mail a1umoz perlOnall to AIUlDnz Editor.
April I S Chapter letter All material for the June AllOW requested in TAl a.Uni,. iuued April 1 ia due on this date. 1t abould be prepared. and on or April 10
April 2'. Founders' Day. AlullUlll unite "itb nearelt actin ahapter in celebration of tlu: nenL
April 29 Annual report of IlumM dubs Ibould be mailed to the AJumnz Editor of T.K .Kaaow They must be in her hands by May S. Thi s meanl that tbe report abould be written bef.re F ounders ' nay and an a ccount of the celebration inserted or .ddcd directly alter and tJ.e mailed, April 29.
April 30. Alumnz clubl elect offi«ra. ,. 1 Be,innin, of alumrue tiscal rear
May 1. Cltapter corteapondinl leeretariea Ibould fend Innual report to aU memberl of tM Grand Council and to PrOTince President.
Wa,. 1. Chapter Iecft:taries .hould ilCnd to tbe Alumnz Editor a rmsed list of Jirla raduatin or permanently leariDI colLege i. June "itll. tIIdr pe,.....ent bome addr_sc.. -Ma,. U.
Jun. 1. Chapter corre')Kmdin, Hcrdaries altould send lists of ollKers for tlae fall Jemeater to aU members of the Grand Council and to the PrOTinee President , and should be lUre tbat aU inititel for the lear laaTe beeD reported to the Grand Secretary Chapter correlpondin, ICCretary KIld to C.'alo,uer CGpy of cupter membenhi, liat .ntb (i f publilhed by tile chapter)
June 1 Chapt« Panhellenic reptnentatiTe Ihould send to fratern ity reprnentatin in Nation'" P.-hellen ic Con,resa detailed report on Panbel· lenic conditions in her Cia airman of chapter committee on ICholarlbrp ahould send ber I'Ummer ad a re" and final report of the work of her committee to flf .tlndi na committe•
to wbom her c"apter la aa.i,ned; .Iao laer aUbUDe, addre to chairman of aundi"! committee Ii ra Georae H. Tannabill, 402 TbJr Street, w';'i.toa, Idabo.
June 15. Chairman of chapter committee OD acJt,ol• anhlp .bould make lure that the accond Hm .... report duly recorded OQ N. P C. blanD rcached the Itandin, committee. Chapter corr. lpandin, Hcretariel .Ilould Hnd aamea, pltoto,rapbl, Ind brief t)'pcwritten bifl,raphies .f all memben elected to • 8 If, .z: z, or other bonol atudents, to MrL Geor,e w. TanllakW. 402 Sc., Lewiston, Idaho.
June 20. Annual Reportl of National Ollicen,. Pro.in ce Presidenu, Pro.iace Vice-prelidentl and Chlirmen of Standin, Committee••1I0uld hi lent to Grand Secretar,. fflr use at aummer meet. inl' of the Grand Council All r',.rll t.
July 1. Annual mectio.. of the Grand £oundl Exact date to be announced
September 1. Cha i rman of chapter committee oa achola"hip .bould l end to member of Imnd in, committee to wbom lIer ch'j)ter " aped and al so t o the chairml n, lofr Georte W Tano"iU 102 Third Street, Le"iston, Id.lto, Iter addr.": for tbe collere yesr.
-September 10.
September 15, Chaptcr oMcen abould meet and prepare for tbe new colle,e TeIlr. (ne c&aci date of tlli. mect i nr mUlt be determined in eadI chapter by the date flf tbe openin, of <:ollele. )
September 25 Chapter corre.poDdinl' aeeretariC't I bould IIC:nd complete liata of acti.e membera to the Grand Grand Secretary, Pro.ince Prelident. and Alumnz Editor; also lend Alu Editor lilt of namcs and addreuea of tirla acti in June but not In September, ti"in, la.t addre at whi c b Aaaow wu nceind
October 10. Chlpter corre.pondior aecretaries Mnd in to Grand President and Grand Vice-preai«a.t names of Alumn& Ad"iaory Committee.
O ct ober U. a.apter Treasurer s"auld IIC:nd .emi· annual duea to the Grand Treasurer 21. Alumnz club s«reuries ma il alum.n.. perlOn.la to AlumM Editor
Octob er 25. Chapter letter and all material requeated for December Auo w in Tu B.dllti,. iHued. the fir week: io October ia due on tki. date. It ahould be pnpared and mailed. oa. or before Odo ber 20
No.ember U. Annual duel of a1umlUt Mould b. len t to tbe Prfl" i nce
November U. Chapter Panbellenie repre.eataUft abould m a ke to fratem iC)' reprekntatit-c report on PaDbellenic conditions in ker eoUqe November 21. Chairman of chapter committee _ Idrol arship .bould lend to member of atandin. committee to whom lIer ellapcer I••niped .dsemcster report on work or her committee. -December 10.
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FRATERNITY DIRECfORY
FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY
Man"ie Campbell Thyne Inltitute, Chase City, Va.
Libbie Brook-Caddis • 1009 S Firth St., Champaign, Ill.
Ada Bruen -Grier • 16 N. Fremont St • Bellevue, Pa.
Clara Bro wnlee-Hutc hinson .•• • Monmouth, Ill.
Emm a Brownl« -Kilgore :lOt W Broadway, Monmouth, Ill.
Fannie White nack-Libby Roule 3. North Yakima, Wash.
RosI M oore 31 W es t 17th St., New York, N Y.
Jennie Nicol, M D. (deceased).
Ina Smith-Soule •. 91::1 North L St., Tacoma, Wash.
Jennie Horne -Turnbull 2229 North S3rd St., Wynnefield. Philadelphia. Pa. Fannie Thomp son (de c eased).
COMMITTEE ON EXTENSION-Emmeline Carter Sherm:m (Mrs. E. G.), u)()2 EI Cerrito Place, H ollywood, Cal.; Edith Valet, 32 Marion Ave., Palisade. N. J., Mary Garmo, Fort Mc Pherson, Atlanta, Ga
COMMITTEE ON ScHOLARSH iP-Anna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W.), 463 Third St., Lewiston, Idaho; Elsa Sc hli cht Conners (Mrs J. T.). 84 Casterlon Ave., Akron, Ohio; Abhie Langrnaid, Granite Falh" Minn; Florence Lewis, 2642 Pillsbury Ave., Minneapolis. Minn.; Mrs. C. W. Mitchell, U. S. Marine If ospital, Stalen I sland, X. Y.; Mrs. R. S. Ilolway,.3577 Buena Vista Way, Ikrkeley, Cal.
CO)[WITTII ON CHAPERONs-Effie Patch, Pi Beta Phi House, I owa City, Iowa; Minnie K. Organ, Salem, Mo.; Roberta Campbell Bowen (Mrs. Raiph), Sol Ostrom Ave., Syracu>ie, N. Y.
COMMITTEE 0:-' FkATEI(SITV EX .\Mtl'iATloss-Grace H ancher - Beck (Mrs. BurtOil), Campbe ll Il ote l, 23rd und Il oyt Sts., Portland, Ore .; Ilel en Ri chardson. 18 H igh SI., Newllort, R. I.; Florence Sehee, Rm. lSo3, 209 S. Stale St., Chicago, Ill.; Mildred P o ley ( Mr s. C. W .), 1020 15th St., Boulder. Colo.; ilarri et Wilmont Ca ldw ell (l\'h s. W a lla ce E.). 2:226 Loring Place, New York City; 1\'lrs. Thcde T. Job, 20R Fairchild St., Iowa Ci ty, l own; Mrs. A. L. Eaton, MI. Plensant, Iow a; Winona Basset, 165 N. Madison St., Pa sadena, Cal.
COMM ITTEE ON UNDERCRADUATE LoAS FUNI>-Jennie L. R owell , 83 Hungerford St., Burlingt on, Vt.; Mildred Babcock (Mrs. H. L.), Dedham, Mass .; Elmina Wilson , 124 E. 27th St New York, N. Y.; Anne Stuart, 1906 o St., Lincoln, Neb., ex officio.
COrtUIITTEE ON ETTI.UfENT ScIlOOt -Mrs. Arthur Richardson, Sheridan Rd., and Van Darn. Lincoln, Neb., chairman and tretlSurer; Nina Harris Allen (Mrs. F J .>, 420 Lak e St., Oak Park, 111.; n. Allyn, 286 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, Mass.; Louise Van Sant, R. F. D. NO.3, Adamsville, Aln.; Elsa Schlicht Conners (Mrs. James), 226 Gordon Drive, Akron, Ohio; Mildred Steele Doyle (Mrs. F. A.), 1404 Main SI., Galesburg, Ill.; Mary Phillippi, 3310 California St.. Omaha, Neb.; Lena May Harper Trott (Mrs. A. B.), 4101 E. 22nd Ave., Denver, Colo .; Leda Pinkham Wilbur (I\fn. H. B.>, 434 35th Ave., Seattle, Wash.; Anne Stuart, C)06 0 St., Lincoln, Neb., r:c olJido.
COMMITTEE ON PICOFESSIOl\AI. GUIDANCI-Centul Bureau, New York City; Chairman, Alleyne Arc hibald, 70 Fifth Avenue; Mrs. Burdette Lewis, Bronxville, N. Y.; Miss Aida Wilson, 124 E. 27th St., New York; Mrs. Berton Maxfield, 30S8 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. Horace Mann Snyder, 530 Riverside Drive, New York City.
CO)UUTTII ON ARJtow f<'ILIt-Delio.. Conger. 381 N . Prairie St., Galesburg, Ill.; Edith L. Carpenter, Peace Dale, R. I
COMMITTEE ON FELLOWSHIP FUND-Sophie Parsons Woodman, 561 West I86th St., New York, N. Y . ; Adelaide Rothert, 1416 Grove Ave .• Richmond, Va.; Martha Gray, Priscilla Inn , D et roit, Mi ch.; Marie Gates, 532 Cherry St., Springfield, Mo.; Lois Wilkin so n-C hristian (Mrs. Palmer), 1138 E. 44th St.. Chicago, III.; Merle Kissick, Colorado T eache r s' College, Greeley. Colo.; Zelva Mecklem. 706 Campus Ave ., Pullman, W ash.; Anne Stuart, 1C)06 D St., Lincoln, Neb., ex officio.
CHAlaWAN BUREAU OF PRINTING-Sa rah Pomeroy - Rugg (Mu F. A.). 201 Davi. Ave ., Brookline, Mass.
CUSTODIAN OF THE PIN-Queene Snow COl. (Mrs. Henry). 3320 Dewey Ave., Omaha, Neb.
FACULTY OF SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
19 17- 18
Norman R. Prickett , in charge Manu al Training, Athleti cs and Industrial S:Uu. Principal of School i Ruth Meacham, Illin ois Delta, Advanced Grades, Musi c, Libruian; Emily Burton, Kindergarten and Primary Grades, House Manager ; Elitella M. Pric kett ( Mrs. Norman R.>, Sewing, Cooking, and Girls' In dustrial Work, in charge of Settlement W ork among Women and Children; and Marjorie Ja ckson , Wi sconsi n Alpha, Intermediate Gradn, Secretary of the School, o.Il address Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
ALUMNA<: DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
S&CJlZTAlY PO. THE ALUWN.€ AND GRAND VIC& - PUSID&HT-Nina Harri. AUea (M". F. ].), 4><> Lake St., Oak Park, III.
V.ca-PUSIDINT-Jennie n. Allyn, a86 Massachusetts Ave., ArlinitoD, Mass. BoSTON, MAss.-Bertha A. Carr, 180 Longwood Ave" Boston, Mas•. BUFFALO, N Y.-Leila Soule-Bitting (Mrs. Ceo. L .>, S3S Norwood Ave BURLINGTON, VT.-Jennie Rowell, 83 Hungerford St. NORTH liN NEW Vou.-Dorothy Cleavela.nd. Canton, N. Y. NEW YOlK, N. V.-LllYinia Cunningham-Cook (Mrs. Frank), 49 Mile. Square Rd., Yonkers, N. Y. SVRAcun. N. Y.-Marion :0.: lI owell (Mrs. L. A.), 632 Park Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.
ROCHESTfI, N. Y.-h::abelle Moore. 175 Rugby Ave. TORONTO, CANAOA-Eardly (:reen, 124 Bloor 51. W. WESTERN MASSACIIUSITTS AIUM'l'l.£-£rln!l Bcan Mill er (Mrs. C.), 97 Spring St., Springfield,
BETA PROVINCE
VICE-PRESIDENT-Louise V:\n Sant, R. F. D. 2, Adamsville, Ala. BALTIMOU, Mo.-Hester Heisse, 1409 W. Lombard . CARLISLI, PA.-lIuel Kisner, W. Louther St. PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Fl ore nce Miller, 15JJ N. 8th SI. P,TTSBVICII, PA .- I-I elen B. Cla.rk, 5407 Friendship Ave RICHMOND, VA.-Mary Williams, 407 W. Franklin 51. WASHrl'l CTo:-:. D. C.-Dorothy Smallwood -Gea re (Mrs. Reginald), 5 Leland St., Chevy Cha se, Md.
GAMMA PROVINCE
VICE - PRESiDENT-Eisa Schlicht Conners ( Mrs. James T.), 8'4 Casterton Ave., Akron, Ohi o. ANN ARBOR, Ml e ll.- Janet Mc Donald Chipman (Mrs. D. C.), R.6, H opedale, Ann Arbor.
AKRON,Olll o-- Ma y Lewis· D o rman (Mrs. II. L.), 87 Good 51. ATHENS, Olll<>-Mary Reah W ood (Mrs. James), 34 Washington Sf. CLEVELAND. Olllo-Gindys Cole Wriston (Mrs. Roscoe), 5303 Denison Ave. COLUMBUS, 0 11 lo-Grace Scott, 1986 Summit St. DETROIT, Ml c lI.-MArga.ret Spier Miller (Mrs. Leslie), 568 Waterman St. FRANKLIN , 11I10 .-Frnnces M. Dean. 1-IILL5D"I. E, MICH.-Myrta Kempf. [SDIANA POLlS, [N D.-Ma.rjory Mullen, 2157 N. Penn St. Omo GA)!)!A ALUMN.r£ Cl.uB-Ellen F. Boyer, 437 S. Poplar 51., Bucyrus, Ohio.
T OLEDO, Olflo-- Il elen Browning Powell (Mrs. Frank) 2312 Lawrence Ave. SOUTIIWESTr.R W es t, 501 Wa shington Ave., Evansville, rnd.
DELTA PROVINCE
VI CE-PRES IDENT-Mildred Steele Doyle (Mrs. F. A .), 1404 Main St., Galelburg, III.
CARTIIACE, II.I -Mrs. Ellen Ferris Scofield, 502 Locust 51. CHICAGO, II.L.-Carrie FI.:lger Schantz (Mrs. O. M.), 5215 w 24th St .. Cicero. Ill.
CENTRAL, iI.L.-Eunic e Shddon-Weaver ( Mrs. Leslie), $07 Park Ave DECATUR, tLL.-lrene H amman, 25 Cobb Ave. Fox R,VER VALLEY. In.-Vern Mills ' H aege r (Mrs. Edmund H . ), Dundee, Ill. GALESBURG. iI I - ll e len Weinberg, 582 North Seminary St. MADISON, WI S.- H elen Kayser, 802 E. Gorham 8t. !\fINNEAJ'OU S AND ST. PAl'l , MINN.-Edna M. Brown, 909 4th 51. S. E., Minneapolis.
MON)(OUTH AL Ul4N'JE CLUB-Amanda Knuppel -Green (Mrs. C. C.), :218 E 2nd Ave.
SOUTH D KOT ALu)(N£-Helen Dayton Mak (Mrs. Leo), 7n W. 16th St , Sioux Falls. S. D.
EPSILON PROVINCE
VICE' PRESIDENT-Mary Phillippi, 2310 California St ., Oma.ha. Neb. IOWA-Louise Ahlbrecht-Eic hling (Mrs. H. L ).
BURLINGTON. IOWA-Jessie M. Thomas, 109 Woodlawn Ave CIO R "' PIDs, IOWA-Emma Forsythe DIS MOINES. I OWA-Anna Ross Clarke (Mrs. C H )t 1510 9th St FAYETTEVILLE, ARK -Eleanor Forwood, Rogers. Ark. INDI ... NOL .... IOWA-Anita Blohm·Latta (Mrs. L. M.). IOWA CITY, Iow -Elouise Kessler O'Brien (Mrs Geo. J.), 3:2 1 E Church St K ANSAS C ITY, Mo.-Mi ss Rowena Ca mpbell, 714 Dro ok side, Mt. Washington, K an sas City, Mo.
LAwRIN CE. KAN .-E. Helen P endleton , 1002 Tenn 51. LINCOLN, NEB.-Jennie Whitmore Barnes (Mrs. N. B .) , 1848 Prospect St. MANHATTAN , KAN.-Edna Hood Lantz (Mrs. Chas .), 830 Houston St. Mt. PUASANT, IowA-Miriam Young Mel cher (Mrs. Karl), 207 N. Adams S1. O.IAHA, NEB ., AND COUNCIL B LUFFS, I ow -Helen Pri ce-Thomas (Mrs. Clay) , 5020 Ni c holas St.. Omaha. 0TTUMWA. TowA-Olive F. Nim oc ks. 7:24 N Court SI.
ST. J OSEP H. Mo.-Charlotte Allen, 2810 Sherman Ave. SPRIN GPIELD. Mo .-M ary Criss. 812 Benton Ave ST. LoUIS. M O.- H elen S t evens. 2807 Russell Ave. S IOUX CITY. IOWA- Hel e n Struble, 2 508 J ackson St. T OPEKA. KAN.-Frederica Bullene·Woodward ( M rs. Chester), 834 Buc hanan SI.
ZETA PROV1NCE VI CE' PRESIDENT-Lena Harper Tr ott (Mrs. A. B.), 41 0 1 E. :22nd Ave , Denver. Colo.
ARDMOIt!, OKu.-Antoinette Cobb F o rt (Mrs. Wm . D.). SI9 N. W . D SI. AUSTI N, TEX -Melita Faust ·Gaeth (Mrs. Ral ph C.) Enfield. Austin. BOULDER. COLO.-Dorothy C hittende n, I60S Hill side R oad. CASPAIt. WvO.-Ethel McG r at h ·Covert ( Mrs Pitt, Jr .) Apt. F. Ideal Apts. CoI.ORAOO SI'RINGS-Elizabeth Da viso n, 224 E. Yampa St.. Co lo rado Springs. DALLAS, TEX.-Edith Dani e l Dyer (Mrs. Arthur), 2208 Mc Kinn ey Ave DENVER. COLO.-!\'1argurite Walker - Bishop (Mrs. W. C.) 19 25 E. 23rd Ave. H OUSTON , TEX.-Naomi P eacock Cosby ( Mrs R od man), :2308 Genesee Ave. LAlAloUI, WYo -M argaret Mulli son. 7:21 S. 8th St.
PUEBLO COLO -Lolita Snell -Prouty (Mrs. F. H .), 2136 Cedar 51. WACO, TEx.- Monette Colgin· Hanna (Mrs. M.), 1<)0:2 Austin St
ETA PROVINCE
VICI , PUSIDENT-uda Pinkh am Wil b ur (Mrs . H B.), 434 35th Ave • Seattle, Wash
CENTRAL MONTANA-Edith Baker -Giduz (Mrs. lIu go), 1146 W. Porphyry St.• Butte. Mont
EASTERN MONTANA-Crace Bailey, 120 N. 30th St .• A pt. 3, Billings, Mont Los ANGEUS, CAL.-Crace P ost. 707 N. M an neo Ave., Pasadena, Cal. NIVADA-Lola H anna. Man zanita Hall. Reno. CAUFO RNIA-Rub, Roberts Richardson ( Mrs. Stanley), 54 Tunnel Road, Berkeley. PORTLAND, ORJ..-Gertrude Blackmar. 438 E . S2nd- St. PI BETA Pm RE CISTER-Hotel Portl a nd. SAN DIICO. CAL.-Ethel Van Cise. 540 E. Laurel 51. SEATTLE, WASH.-( PU GET SoUNP CLu B)-Mari on S pelger, Box 1348 SPOKANE, W",sli.-Abbie Forster Ohme (Mrs. F. H.), 5 :211 Post St.
Pi Beta Phi Maguine Subscription Agency. For/II/ormation addre .. : Blanche G. '35 E. Lafayette A .• Baltimore. Md.
The Pi Beta Phi Calendar for 1917 - 18 (see inside cover page) has been compiled with great care. Please use it. Read it ca r efully, find out what dates apply to your work and then be prompt in the performance of your duties .
Every effort is made to k ee p our Dire c t o ry up to date . If you notice a mistake in" name o r address, the will welcome the co rrection.
Notice the list of publi cations of Pi Beta Phi on the inside back cove r.
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Of New Yor. City. Wllo H(J,S GOtU to Switnrlo"d os 0" Official E ;o",mt A"UI"9 the PeoPles 0/ £'U'O;, of Prnid"", Wils".,.'s D •• ocr.tic Id •• 1s
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VOLUME XXXIV MARCH, 1918
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A N ew D eca logue For Amer ican W om en
(PropoKd by th e W omen's Commi ttee of the Council o f National DefenK. of which Mra. Carrie Chapman Catt Iowa r, '80, • membe r )
Do not c....",atler. hear.
Keep to YOllrlelf the new. you
Do not li.tfm to alarmi.h or dacker,.
Be mod e rate in your lIeit/,er lavi,'" in gifll nor ,ordid in YOUT economie.,
Encourag e 1lati0111U industrie., avoiding imported 01 / el.
Do not loa!..' lI]Jon th e d eparture. lor the {ront of t hou dear to !lOll as 011 abandonment. Be 1vith t h em conltantly in thought, (IS they arc with you, particularly in th e hour of danger.
Do not co mplain o/' t,lIe lliflicultie., amw!la,we •• anll IJr;vatio,1I caused by the rcar .
lt1ultil,ly your activi/iu in your "<nile a, well a· o'd'ide.
Ezhibit day by day and Mit T by hour the lame courage a man ,IUJ1V' upon th e field of baltle.
No matter how long the ,truggle may lali, art:ait victor!J wit h Itrength and patience.
I f' yOll are 8tr';ckell i" yuur cleared affection" bear your ,orrow nobly, IIwt 9uur t ear' may be 1vorthy of the hero K' l wle death YOli mOllnl.
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OUR VE T E R AN CHAPTE R I THE WAR
(No matter how long the great world conflict may wage, Ontario A will always have the distinction of being o ur veteran chap ter in the war. The following letter s hould give u s renewed co urage because of the splendid spirit 1)( our allied s isters whose cheerfulness and endurance is an example to us all.EDITOR.)
It is with a gasp of astonishment that one contrasts Toronto Univers ity of today with that of four years ago . \OVh e re formerly whistling, care-free students thronged about the grounds, to classes, gymnasium, or library, now the khaki-clad soldier reigns supreme. The student, merely as a student, is unique. All day, every day, sharp co mmands ring out as the squadrons drill on the ca mpus. Examination Hall (that torture room of student days) now resounds with the tramp, tramp of company diill; while the student residences have been converted into barracks for the Royal Flying Corps and the Officers' Training Co rps. At the university, t oday, military instruction comes first and the other courses are in abeyance. Where the original enrolment of students averaged 4,300 , it is now barely over 2,000, the majority comprising men in training for overseas, and the minority of women, returned soldiers, and those physically unfit for service. Added to this is the depletion of the staff to the extent of 139, all of whom have enlisted their services and departed for HSomewhere in France."
It is with head held high that the university records her 4,400 graduate and undergraduat e students who are on active service at the present time ; for all have gone by voluntary enlistment. Until this month compulsory military service had not come into force. Three hundred and fifty of the coveted military honors have been won by these ex-students, while nearly 200 morc have been mentioned in despatches for conspicuous bravery. But the incalculable price of it all is borne in upon us as we peruse the lists of those ,who will never return.. More than 350 of these young lives have already been sacrificed for our sakes, paying the toll that posterity requires for a great inheritance and a great tradition. And it was with infinite compassion for our three Pi.Phi sisters. Edith Gordon. Margaret Anderson , and Christie Sneath. that we saw their brothers' names being inscrihed on the Honor Roll. The uJ1ISpoken prayer in all OUT heartS is that the remaining fourteen Pi Phi brothers may be spared. to return in health and happiness.
OUR VETERAN C H A PT ER f A
Early in the war the university manned a Casualty Clearing Station with some of our medical students in attendance, under the command of an eminent local surgeon. For this service the students were given their standing for th e yea r . Lat er the war office accepted the university's offer of a base hospital of 1,040 beds The university was given a f Tce hand in t he selection of the staff and they placed in command physicians, ,su r geons, pathologists, etc , of the university medical staff. The nur ses were nearly a ll taken fr o m those hospitals which are affiliated with the university. ]mm ediate ly the wives of the professors o r ga ni zed as one body and the university alum nre as another to keep this hospital supplied with the n ecessa ry bed linen, surgi cal dressings, and garments needed for the patients. A stackroom of the library builcling was cleared out to be used as a workroom and fr om there can be heard the steady h um of sewing machines thr ee days in the week. The Pi Phi a lumna! have devoted their time, assistance, and r eso urces liberally to cont ri b uti o ns of hospital supp l ies , and together with the a c tive chapter presented the first donation of twenty-five dollars t o the maintenance fund of the Unisity H osp ital Supply.
Th e university at fir st a ll o wed mili tary training to be optional ; but now it has been m ade co m p ul so r y. The Officers' Training Corps was inaugurated o rig inally as a unive r s ity body exclusively j but late r permission wa s so u g ht ana obtained "t o organi7..e an overseas training co mp any, composed o f members of Toronto University and othe rs of equivalent qua1il)cations on th e understanding that th e co mp any w ould organize st ri c tly o n an overseas basis with regard to enli st m ent, obligations, and pay, and that , i! the ex igen cies of the serv ice so required, it would be liabl e to furn ish drafts." Up to the present at least drafts have acc ordingly gone ove r seas. Universi ty men hav e come fr o m a ll parts of Canada and th e United States and have f ou n d a pleasant introduction to military life in a university unit.
H art H o use, th e new est a ddition t o the university group, is not the wo nderful gymnasium we expected, but h as bee n magnificently equipped f o r the r eeducatio n of r et urned so ldie r s. Marvel ous wOTk is being accomplished th e re--work t oo co mprehensive to be told in a few co ncise words .
It goes indeed without saying that there has long ceased any th ough t of social activities, intercollegiate athl eti cs, and what we
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used to call "Ibe light er side of college life." Every thought is war, war, war, touching personally, as it does, nearly every home. And it is not surprisi!'g that Ontario Alpha has heen absorbed in the vortex of war work, like all around her. National service has been the slogan these three and one - half years, and she with her alumnre has responded to the ca ll . With the utmost difficulty rushing has been carried on each fall, but par!ies had to be simplified and re o Simplified. Popu lar opinion was against any organization banded for purposes other than war work; and freshies were not easily per.suaded to the contrary. In these days of storm and stress many family finances have been sorely t""ed, threatening, though not al· ways resulting in the loss of much excellent material to the chapter. But Ontario Alpha has grown in spite of existing barriers, and become, in the growing, stronger and more self-reliant. The work during the college years has been war work naturally. Periodically boxes have been sent to the Pi Phi brothers overseas, containing socks, sweaters, scarfs, chocolate, and other soldiers' comforts. Knitting, of course, filled in every available moment and scrapbooks have been sent away in profusi on The alumnre club merely backed the chapter's work , augmenting donations to the boxes and to the Uni · versity Base Hospital 'Supply. Recently when the whirlwind cam· paign for the "Victory Loan" swept over Canada, Ontario Alpha put her mite in the box by taking out 11 bond. And when the Govern· ment issued a request for munition workers and fruit pickers last summer, Pi Phi had the following representatives in the field: Mary Fletcher, Madeleine Snider, Vivien Chalmers, Agnes Boyle, Jean Ma cQueen, Margaret Ross, Mary Walters, Margaret And erson. Marie Peterkin, Bertha Ferguson, Bessie Ewan.
This coming summer when the call for 6,000 similar helpers comes, several more have announced their intention of joining the ranks. Of the alumnz club, some have taken positions in banks and insurance offices (Marie Bateman , Eardley Green, Margaret Kil · bourn, Jean McConnell) with the idea of releasing men for over· seas service. While Christie Sneath in military massage work, Linda Pra tt as dietitian in a military convalescent hospital , and Evelyn Oliver as a V . A. D . nurse also in a convalescent h ospital, are doing specia lized war work . To the remainder of our small alumnre club falls the humbler duty of keeping the home fires burning.
And thus, in my rambling way, I have endeavored to show in what way the war has affected our college and ourselves. In conclusion
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I would say that while previously we felt isolated from our Pi Phi sisters to the south, DOW it is a source of infinite satisfaction to know that they are with us in sympathy and in thought as never before. Let us all strive to utilize every means within our power to hasten the end of this horrible carnage; and let us unite in the prayer that this year may close more peacefully and happily than it has opened.
JE SSIE M. STARR,
01ltano A, 'II.
AMERICA, AN ALLY OF FREEDOM:
(Reprinted (rom Tite Daily llraphi c. Pine B1uIT, Ark.)
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America, land where the Stars of Old Glory
Benignly have shone o'er th e brave and the true Fear not in the forthcoming page of thy story Thy sons and thy daughters will fail to renew Those acts of devotion, both of matrons and sires, \Vho purchased the freedom to which they are heir Once more they'll awaken those slumbering fires And when Duty calls them their burdens they'll bear.
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They pledge thee, America, with one swelling voice, To preserve the traditions SO sacred to all So where'er thy flag floats, let Freedom rejoi ce And Tyranny hearing, shall tremble and fall I
A It hail, then, the land, where the citizens rally \V ith their hearts and their hands to the one great cause, A cause that's the same in the mountain o r valley, Human i ty'S rights and the justice of law s!
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America, thine is a God-given mission, One given to thee at the time of thy birth, To champion the rights and improve the condition, The condition of mankind throughout the whole ea rth. Only motives most worthy compel thee today
To enter this conflict, so greatly deplored, As an ally of right , th ou must join in the fray, And for the earth's freedom, must unsheath thy sword.
CATHARINE
M URPHY, Virginia A, '13.
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The work of Mrs. Norman de R. Whitehouse (Vera Boarman, Louisiana A, '94) has probably been given morc pUblicity than the foreign servi ce of any other Pi Beta Phi in the greal war because of the unique position she occupies M r s. \Vhitehouse has to Switzerland on a special mission at the request of Chairman George Creel of the Bureau of Pub1ic Information to direct an educational campaign in that country intended to place America's side fully be · fo r e the Swiss people and through them before the people of the Central Powers Mrs. Whitehouse is the first woman who has been asked to unde r take such a - mission in a foreign country, but it is understood that Chairman Creel expects to arrange for the dispatch of other persons on similar missions to certain other neutral nations. The announcement of l\lrs. l Vhitehouse's appointment on December 29, 1917, was widely commented upon by the daily press. Follo.wing are some extracts from lengthy articles in Th e New York Times.
Mrs. Whitehouse was asked to undertake this work, Mr. Creel explained to· night, because of the success of her work in the campaign in favor of the adoption of woman suffrage in New York State Her excellent publicity work in that campaign greatly impressed itself upon Chairman Creel, who explained tonight, in response to inquiries, that her field of endeavor in SwilLerland , u representative of the Committee on Public I nformation, would be to make sl>ee<:hes, distribute literature, and undertake to make plain the Americll1l position before the public in Switzerland.
I t was pointed out that travel from Germany to Switieriand by German suffragists and Socialists was comparatively easy, and that Mrs. \Vhitehouse wou ld be able to reach the German people in that way.
Mrs. Whitehouse has a peculiar equipment for making sucb an appeal. She spent January and February, 1914, with and Mrs. James \V. Gerard in Berlin. She spent most of that time interesting herself in suffmge work and studying social problems.
u , Vhile Mrs . Whitehouse WIlS with us," said Judge Gerard last night, "she went out almost every day to attend meetings of suffragists and Socialist s J think she !l.Cquired a knowledge that wilt be most valuable to her on her present mission."
Judge Gerard said if would feasible for Mrs. Whitehouse to make an appeal to German women by placing the case of Ameri c a before those whom she could reac h in Switzerland, who could in turn communic a.te with German women at home. He did not uppose that Mrs. Whitehouse's work would be limited to ll1l apl)tal to women.
III think the RDding of Mrs, \Vhitehouse to Europe to tell America', case is a very wise slep," be said. "For a long time I have been advocating more propaganda work by Ihi Government. We ha'.-e sufTerc:d from the )I,k of it; other nalions have gained by the use of it. Mrs. Whitehouse bas my best wishes (or the greatest success of her mission."
Mrs. \Vhitehou5e lpeaks French fluently, Mos..t of her in Switzerland would be made in Fren ch. She speaks German, 100. but nOI so well as French.
Mrs. Norman de R. Whitehouse is chairm:m of the New York Sinle Woman Suffrage Part y. Ifer fellow -workers say she led them to victory on November 6 last; M rI. Whitchoul>e says she just happened to be chairman when the women won. Therein one may see Mrs. \Vh itehouse'li modesty about her personal affairs. a modesty which does not at all extend to her claims for the suffrage UU'>f". Th!lt i to 5:1)", she believes that tht: women of Kew York and of the nation will do gnat things with their vote, Bnd therefore she has inaugurated the most comprehensive sort of campaign in this city and state to prepare women to uSC: the "ole intelligently.
She is no believer in the intuitive political wisdom of women, and knows that they must learn. Under her direction every assembly district in the state has not only schools to leach women civic l)oJicies, but even schoo ls to teach immigrant women English and ",h:1I Amtrica means and to become citizens, rather than merely \'oters. It is lilel)" that this Americanization campaign planned by Mrs. Whitehouse, quile as mu c h as her leadership of the New York suffrage cause. had 10 do with Washington's choice of her for a co nstru ctive mi ssion abrond.
By birth, Mrs . Whitehouse is southern. H er home was in 'New Orleans until in 1898 she married Norman de R. Whitehou se of New York. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H enry Whiteh ouse and known as one of th e most e ligi ble bachelors in New York. Before that Vera Boarman-that was her maiden name-had spent severa l seasons in New York society. The home of Mr. and J\lrs. Whilehouse is at 11 6 East Fifty -s ixth Street.
Mrs. Norman de R. \Vhiteh ousc, chairman of t he New York Slate \\'o man Suffr age Party, first gave serious thought to joining the woman suffrage mon:ment, according to her fellow-workers, upon the occasion of th e suffrage parade in \Vash ington, D. C., at the inauguration of \Voodrow \Vil son.
Until the month of l\1arch, 1913, "woman suff rage " meant little or nothing to Whiteh ouse. Her time was then largely taken up with civic, home, and social duties at N-ew York, Newport, and elsewhere. Then came the suffrage parade in \Vash ingtol1, the insults hurled from the curb, and the attacks of hoodlums on th e grayhaired women in the line of march. The disgrace! ul attitude of those on the curb, the personal sacrifice made by the women marching, and the apparent seriousness of their led rs. Whitehouse to give new thought to suffrage and the cu rb point of "iew
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In May of that year there was another suffrage parade, this time in New York City. Mrs. Whitehouse marc hed, and when the opportunity offered itself, spoke to one of the marchers. "I'd like to do something more than march [or the cause of woman suffrage," she remarked. "Please tell me where to report for service ," In the fall, giving up some vf her social duties, Mrs. Whitehouse reported for service, aod presently found herself elected to the leadership of the 17th senatorial district in the organization of the Woman's Political Union. The small group of workers she enlarged to a committee of 100, which held an important series of meetings in the leading hotels and drawing -rooms of New York. Men and women of prominence were invited to speak, and before long the casual spectator of the Washington parade found herself a leader in the suffrage work of New York City.
The work begun in the \.Voman's Political Union was carried on, with an increasing success, in the New York State organization, until in 1915, when upon the resignation of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt to head the national association, Mrs. Whitehouse became State Chairman of the New York State Woman Suffrage Party, thereby leading what is today the largest single state organization in the .. world. The organization secured equal suffrage in New York State on election day, November 6, 1917.
On the eve of her departure for Switzerland, Mrs. Whitehouse delive r ed the following statement as chairman of the New York State Woman Suffrage Party:
liMy absence from this country will have no effect OD the plans of the New York State Woman Suffrage Party, although every officer will undoubtedly have additional work and responsibility to bear . 1 presented my resignation to our board when I had decided to leave, but it was not accepted.
Our plans are well worked out, and tbe suffrage party so well organized that the absence of one person, even the chairmao, can have little effect. Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw, who has been first vice-chairman since 1915 will assume the duties of chairman and will be ably supported by Mrs. William Belknap, the second vice-chairman. Miss Mary Garrett Hay, the New York City chairman, of course bears a large share of the responsibility in every department of the work. You can see that I have no need to fear that the work of the New York State Woman Suffrage Party will ,
suffer while [ am away, when it is left in such trained and competent hands."
As previously announced, o ur former Grand Treasurer, Celeste Janvier, Louisiana A, '06, is overseas so thjs chap ter has two members in foreign service.
Celeste Janvier left with the Johns Hopkins Hospital Unit for uSomewhere in France" "Sometime in June," 1917. After about three weeks on the ocean, during which there occur red "an exciting incident," the details of which were absorbed by the bloller of the ce nsor, the unit arrived in France and bee a m e American Base Hospital Number 18. Since that time though lellers have been frequent, details have been few and so only the most important facts of her life as a Red Cross nurse at the front afC known. And the first and a II -surrounding and ever-present fact is Cold. In July it was cold, in September it was colder, and in December it was coldest of all, llcolder than you
people at home can even imagine I" In a re cent l etter she tells how on getting out of bed she took out her hot water bag and when she was dressed was unable to emptr it as it had frozen stiff!
Sometimes , however, in the middle of the day the sun shines, and then she sees that the hospital, containing about 1,400 beds, is built around an old chateau in a beautiful little village su rround ed by mountains . The name of this village she is not allowed to say, but it is ncar the place where the armies of France stood firm saying IIThey
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shall not pass lit And she has seen the hill 'with its 800,000 crosses, each a mute witness of the fact that they did not pass!
And so she and the other nurses in the hospital stand ready to serve through it all, not only in the hospitals behind the lines, but even in the front trenches if their service is needed there. \Ve over here have heard, but they over there have seen. And having seen they know that there can be but onc end to this war, and are wil1!ng to serve through the bitterest cold Or die, if need be, so that that end may be soon.
Some letters from Florence Bentley, Massachusetts A, who went to Fran ce with Dr. Hugh Cabot in May, 1916, wcrc published in THE ARROW just a year ago. She "is still in France, and has decided to "carryon" as long as she is needed, provided her health remains good.
So far, she has stood the work splendid l y. The conditions un· der which the nurses live have improved greatly and while the work is still strenuous many hard· ships have been removed. Base Hospital 22 is a tent hospital, containing about 3,000 beds. In the same locality a r e several other hospitals and a Ge r · man detention camp She spent the months of July, August, and September in a casualty clearing station at the front. On her re· turn she received a promotion. In British Army there are two classes of nursing siste r s-staff nurses and sisters . She was then made a sister.
experiences during the past year.
•"[ ol n u an d S i$ltr
The following letters, written to her family, tell some of her March, 1917
Itow can I c \'c r thank y o u for a ll y ou havc d one? We-m y boys in the ward and I-arc eagerly wat c hing for the graphophoncs and arc very mu ch
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excited about them. I sure they will come nfely, as you are them with the new unit. It really is the very best thing to send-that is to say , it brings the greatest joy to the larb,pCsl number
The ward h as rather troubled me l a te ly. A sixty-bed surgical ward is a lot of ruponsibility, but so (ar everyt hin g has gone well. Yeste rda y, ont of my boys, an Australian l ali, had to lo s e his a rm Il ow J wish you could s« him and heaT him t a lk ! Of co urse, i t oIlen happens. b ut I ha.ve never seCD anyone take it 10 splendid l y. li e is all grit and co urage, always feels just fine and though h e is da nge r ously ill I have never heard him comp lain once. I could work all day ove r boys like h im a.n d never (eel tired.
Life is a p r etty b u sy affair j ust at present and it is pretty sad and ghastly 100. Still we tr y not to look too much on that fiide of it but j Ufit work.
The graphop h ones will help more than you imagine. Wh en th e boys co m e in ne rv e racked f r o m their terrible experiences in the they need diversion more than anything else and music is just ,\ hat they want.
Your grateful a nd loving, FLOKENCE.
M ay, 19 17
M otlur Dear:
The weather has been perfectly glorious this last while and the horrors of the winter are easily forgonen. This r eally is su\!h a lovely co u n try when th e sun shines on the hills, th e tents, and the sand c!unes. Some day I h ope I may pilot you a ll around here. I shall have some interes t ing sto ri es to t ell )ou of lOme of the places and people.
T e ll m e what th ey are doing at h o m e about th e war and if any of the people I kn ow are joining up. S unday we are having a flag -rai si ng and are all b u sy teac hing o ur warus Slar SpaJIgled Ba"ner.
Ye s t e rda y I rend a t two co nce rt s. W e ha\' e been having q uit e n gay time 1.0 lei),. Saturday a party of us were i n vited to a tennis tea. lI ad tea o ut o n th e balcony looking o ut o\'e r th e water. F o r ou r amusement there waS some wonderf ul dancing So with p le nty of work and enoug h piay, the time i flying. 1I 0pe hrother received my b irth day cable. Th e graphophones are going continuous l y and a r e g1\' ing more happiness than I can tell you.
Lots of lo\'e, FLORENCE.
M otJur Mill e:
Think o f it-at last I am up the line! O ur hospital se nt four teams, each team co n sis ting of a s urge on , et he ri ze r. si!o ler , a n d orderly, nnd I was taken. O h, it is wonderful! \Ve do only o perat ing work and )'ou kn o w how I lov e thaI. It is r en l work, m othe r da rl ing. Our hours Ilt prestnt arc eigh t to eight , and when ru shed. which will be m ost of the time, we work sixtee n h o urs o ut o f th e twenty-Cour.
I a m 50 exci ted a n d happ y about it. It is what I 've been l onging for. 'V e l ive in t en t s :md th ey a r e quite comfo rt ab le. T wo Canadian mlljors, whom I knew a t the base, a re stationed not very far fr om th is casua lt y clearing s tati o n
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and they have been very kind. The day I arrived one of them se nt over a dispatch rider a nd wanted to know what [n eeded. So [ wrote hack saying I wanted a box to keep my aprons and caps in and two coat-hangers Two days late r a dresse r with drawers and shelves in it. and a wardrobe with a doz.en coat-hangers in it came H e had had his carpenters make them. I certai nly have made some wonderful friends here.
I am on night duly a nd it does seem so queer to be operati ng a ll night, but the work here goes on just the same, night and day. I am sleeping like a top so everything is saili ng along beautifully.
Saw a baseball game this afternoon between some Canadia ns and some Americans . Pretty poor baseball, as they all needed practice most terribly . Still it looked good to me.
You need not expect very many l etters as I have so littl e time for writing, but I run well and happy.
Love to all,
FLORENCE
August 21, 1917
Dearest:
As you see, I am still at 17 C. C. S. but sha ll probably go back to Hospital 21 before long
This morning Major Scott came over, and 1 was off, as I am on night duty, so he took me for the most glorious ride. It was a wonderful day, with th e bluest sky dotted with big, white, fleecy clouds. \Ve went into a fairly good-sized town first and did some shopping. Then we went up on a high hill which has a beautiful, big monastery on the top. The view was simply wonderful and I s h a ll never forget it. We looked down o n one side on peaceful litt l e valleys, each with it s chur ch spi re the most promin ent thing, and tnen on the other side-smoky and murky, where the she ll s and guns were at ilin fact always at it.
Your box arrived safely, and everything was great. The shoes just fitted, the stockings j u st matched, and th e food just hit the right spot. You dear, kind, foolish people most certainly spoi l the youngest, but b l essings on thee for it . She loves you for spoiling her even if she knows it is very bad for her character.
Yesterday I had a talk with Colonel Cabot, and this is what he sllid: "Well, Miss Bentley, ] think there is only one road for you t o take Now that America is in it and a ll good nurses are neef-led, you would feel it your duty to be in it, in fact would be unhappy not to be. Well, you are h e re, you know the worlc, :tnd yon arfl o ne of our sl'!nior nurse s and we want yOll. If you join the American Red Cross the work will be run differently and you do not know just what yOll will get into You know it h ere and I am s ure you really think yourself it is the wisest thing to do."
That is tru e, mo thrr. Of co ur se, I s houl d make m ore money with the American Red Cross but the fifteen dollars a month the British Government gives us is sufficient for my needs, and my h ea rt is in my work here. Tell me
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what you think, but if you are willing, I shall carryon while I am able.
Lots of love to you all, FLOUNCE.
October, ]917.
Folks at IIom,:
Was so glad to get your Jetter today. Believe me, I am glad you all {eel the way you do about my staying.
You ask me what I want (or Christmas; nothing (or myself, hut I do want a box {or my boy.. These are the things they like: cigarettes, shaving .ticks, tobacco, choco lat e, writing J):lds, and things you can get III the ten cent ,tore. They an: just like kids, little things please them and make them happy.
I have been restless 5IDCe I came back (rom the C. C S. I I"tekon that work has spoiled me, (or 1 haven't been able to work up interest in the ward. It all seems so different, almost as though I not doing war work any more. But yesterday J went back into the theater, or operating room as we call it at home, and I am happy again. That work "gets" me. I suppose it'l the rush of it all Bnd the excitement I like.
J oy lIuick ley, my roommate, and I have an interesting room. I just wish you could peep in on us tonight. We have a good fire go : ng in our tiny stove and all around the room are trophies of war-sheU easel, a German helmet, German bayonets. little boxes made out of shell cases, etc. Otherwise we might be at schoo l with our pretty curtains, picture'i, and pillows.
Joy Bnd I have been invited to spend our ten days' leave at the home of nn English captain in Brighton and we nre anticipating it greatly. It il seven month s since 1 have had a day's rest or been out of uniform and the prospect of a good bath, a good bed, evening clothes, and most of all a real home is 311 uring.
That blessed woman, Mrs. Marshall, sent me five pounds of Bailey's. Wasn't she good to send s uch an enormo us box? B. Carr wrote that the Pi Phis are sending me a box of books for the boys and voted to send me a box every month. My dear, dear people, aren't my friends good to me? Mr Clark sent fifty dollars to buy cigarettes and tobacco for my boys. Wasn ' t he wonderful to do it?
I do love my work but I wish I co ul d see you all tonight.
At" Dear Ones 01 H ome:
FLOUNCE.
D ece mber 2;9. 1917·
I 'm afraid I'm lat e in getting this letter oft', but you'll forgive me. I','e been leading a mOlt strenuons life. With leave, and Christmas. my time has been very much occupied.
Joy and I were on leave together, and were invited to spend it at the home of Captain Mills wbo has been stationed for over a year at the machine gun depot near ou r h ospita l, and has been very kind to us all. It was at Brighton, a most gorgeous watering place. It has a wonderful front and two long piers
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with winter gardens, bands, and all the fixings . It was a great change for us, and did u s w or lds of good. The time just new, and then we went up to Lo ndon (or the last co upl e of days. Just in lime to get an a ir raid, but it was so ca lm and peaceful in co mparison with the ones I had gone through up the line all summer that it didn't seem like a real one at all.
We arrived back at camp the twenty-second and began preparations f o r Christmas. Such a jolly time as we all had- it truly was great. The boys are just like child r en, and wer e all 50 happy that it was really a glorious day. The wards were nil so attrac tiv e with flags, greens, and co lor ed tissue paper s treamers. Th e n each boy in the hospital rece ived eit h er a bag or a sock filled with things. I t surpassed las t Christmas in every way. I r ece ived many box es fTOm h ome and had a good supply oC things, though to tell you the truth some of your boxes I know have not arrived yet, but I f ee l s ure they will, and I can use them beautifully when they do Hope you had a very happy Ch ristmas. Everybody discouraged me abont trying to send cab les as it is all so frightCully co mpli ca ted now.
Every good. wish in the world for 1918, for you and all of Georgia' s family too. Mu ch love,
Like Louisiana A, Massachuse tts A feels honored by the fact that two of her members are in foreign service.
Mildred Kennard, Mas.!;;achusetts A, '15, was married to Dr. Benjamin Van Riper, a professor at State Co llege, Pa., in August, 1916. Just a year later , Dr. Van Riper was urged by the Y. M. C. A., to take up war work in Russia and Mrs. Van Riper sailed on the twenty- fifth of the same month as a canteen worker with the Y. M. C . A. in France. The following letter to the Editor gives a vivid picture of some phases of her work.
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ON ACTIVE Sl.IlVJC& Willi nn A)I!ltICAN EXPEDITIONARY
"Somewhere in France," October 20, 19 17
Dear Sa rail :
Picture to yourseH a V. M. C. A. canteen. consisting of :1 wooden building on the outside. and a few crude tables and chairs on the inside. At onc end o f an eXPlnsive room is a counte r, in back of which :irc sHe r a l American girl., who are dimly perceptible through a misty hue of t obacco s moke. An angry, see th i ng mob of m e n are trying th ei r best to wend their way toward the co unter, on which are r ows of sandwiches, candy, gum, ciga r ettes, matches, and sundry ot h e r n ecessities of life!
Mik e O'Lea r y open. the conversation in a hu s k y voice which rises sonoro u sly above the muttering! and mumblings o f the exci t ed "Gimme three sandwiches-naw. make it four. and throw in a box of matches. lI ere's a twenty do ll a r bi ll. Gi mm e e l even dolln r s and fifty ce nt s in French money. five dollars and seventy-five cents in American. and the rest in litamps." ( Aside to Bill Jon es. "Ge t o ut o f my way, I asked for writing paper before you did .")
"Oh, my c h ange! What is thi s money with the funny li ttl e hole in it? O ne and tw o-cent pieces! Gee- I 'd rather h ave good C. S pennies. Go t any ice crea m ? No! Tomorrow? All right. Say, yo u are an American, aren't you? When did you come over? See any submarines? lI ow long a r e you g oing to stay? D o you like it h e r e? Say, you look li ke my sister, do you kn ow it? 'V here'd you ge t th ose roses o n th e counter? Gee, th em is real, ain't they?" etc., etc.
During whi c h t ime the Am e ri ca n girl has attempted to answer all these questions, make c h ange co unt o ut the s tamp s, give th e (dlow writing paper, fix hi s sand wi c hes, gesticulate t o the howling m ob bt-hin d te- h ave patience, and to sm il e pleasantly on th e khuki -dad youth b e f ore hu!
This i s just n sample of wh at goes on every day from t o:oo A. M i n the m o rning until 9 P. 1L a t night.
It is a ,,'onqerfu\ land "So m e wh e r e," that lie s c(' n cea led behind the c urtain of secrec)'. for th e r e are marv e lo us things going on Th e best that i s in men is fighting with determination against the worst that is in them, and the bes t is coming to th e mastery. Th e Ame r ican women who sc rve in t he can t ee n s are giving th e Am e ri can men an exampl e of what true womanhood sta nd s ( o r. A smile, a ki ndly glance a t a tro u bl ed face, a gentle word-these a r e th e things which bring s treng th and good cheer to the Am e ri can so ldier so far away fr om h ome.
God is me ltin g the peop les a new in and out of the refin ing fires will come a bette r world, a truer brotherhood, a n d a broader sympathy for a ll mank ind.
Perh aps this is a pec uliar sort o( a l e tt e r to write, but we 3re very limited 35 to the amo unt of information that we ca n se n d back to th e U nited States. Consequently, I 'm a fraid thi s is 110t especia lly inte r esting, and in (act rather c olorless, but it's a wonde rful work, and I do h o pe that you will co m e in it t oo, and share it wi th us.
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Please give my regards to any of the Pi Phis you may see, and believe me to be,
Sincerely yours in the Win e and Blue, MILDRID KEN NARD VAN RIPER.
Frances Ryan Thomas, Colorado B, '16, crossed the Atlantic on the same steamer with Mildred Van Riper. Prof. Lowell Thomas of Prin ceto n University, to whom Frances Ryan was married last year, has been sent t o Europe on a special mission and his wife accompanied him. She writes from Genoa , Italy, December 1,1917: III have had some interesting and unique experiences and have written one thinking perhaps you would like it for TliE ARROW,"
A PI Pllt ARRESTED AS A Spy
• Four months ago I was in the states "Sewing Socks for Soldiers." Now, I am in the heart of th e war zone and in the past few days have been arrested as a spy!
We were in Paris whe n-the news ca me of the German invasion into northern Italy We left Pari s, hoping to reac h Ven ice before the Ge r mans, on the first passenger train that left the c ity It was fourteen coaches long, and packed to limit-passengers slept in the corridors. I t was the mos t cosmopolitan train I ever saw. In Ihe first few coac hes were French Poilus and Anaamities, several can of Brili sh T ommys, including Australians, New Zealanders, and Indians . There were also Italian, Ara.bian, and Rus sian soldien, and two Japanese officers.
\ Vhen we went in to breakfast we found the dining-car filled with American aviators, who repre se nted all the colleges of the states from to So uthern California and who had spent the past few months training at the Prin ce to n aviation ground school. They did not know destination but were enroute to southern Italy t o learn the art of dodging the damp corners of the clouds. They left New Y o rk, October twenty-ninth and November sixteenth they were in Central Italy. In England they became my ste riously separated from their baggage and for t,, o weeks they had slept in their clothes.
In Paris it was the belief thnt Veni ce would fall in a frw days. Tn talking with various Italian officers we were s ur pri sed to leun the hopefulness of the people and th ei r supreme calm .
The German-Au strian propaganda that was spread throughout Italy for the purpose of weakening her, did exactly the cont rary It joined her opposing factions and unified her spiri t. She recovered very Quickly, with a new s trength and determination lito fight to win!'
As we ca me across the Italian Alps we passed through the city of Suu, nestled among the soow-capptd peaks. In the distance' we saw a long line of something which WaJ moving, n nd as we looked more closely we were able to discern the "horizon·blue" of the French uniforms and the uolive-drab" of the British. These were troops on their way to reinforce Cadorna'. Army.
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Vie thought tbis was too good to rass by, so at BU5soieno, the next statioD, we rolled OUT various "impedimenta" out of the compartment. This city with its narrow. crooked, cobblestone streets and red-tiled roofs nestled at the foot of rugged mountain peaks. Along the banks of the 5ihery stream that glided under many quaint bridges. were women washing, or shining their brass kettles with the sand.
We had taken one reel of film when a squad of giant carabiniere, with their capes thrown across their shou lders, covering balI the (ace and looking like comic-opera bandits. came up and sputtereJ in our (a«5.
They knew as little English as we did Italian so when we cou l dn't make them understand they kept talking louder and faster until they were all shouting at us at once.
\Ve were escorted through the main street of the village, by this squad of military policemen, while the curious populace lint:d the strets. Wilh many windings Dnd twistings we finally arrived at the police station, where the chief sat, trying to look most officious in spite of the fact that one side of bis face was tied up as though he had th; mumps or the toothache.
Ife was in a sour humor. He stepped up to OUI camera mdn and knocked his pipe out of his mouth. He then searched us, examining all our money to see if there were any German or Swiss coins among it. He frowned and sputtered over our letters and papers which were in English and which he couldn't understand. Then he examined our cameras most carefully and suspiciously and decided he would confiscate them .
. Not satisfied with this perforffi.ance he paraded us to the office of the "Commando Militaire" who was more courteous.
We were held here twelve hours, our passports and camerns being taken from us. With the aid of an Italian section man, who for five years la id ties and d rove spikes on one of our American railroad , we were able to talk ourselves oul of release. Anyway, the authoritjes were impressed with his story of how we were trying to help Italy by getting the Americans to understand her better.
As we left this section man he said, leI lika America much, and when 1 geta through with this damned business, 1 goa back."
We learned afterward that pictures are absolutely forbidden to be taken at Bussoleno on account of the mountain fortifications and that nearly every day. spies. who are continually trying to bomb the bridges and burn the big fabric factory there. are being caught
An overseas unit made up enti rely of women of the United States sailed early in *February for France. The four score women of the \ 'Vomen's Hospital Unit for Foreign Service are well known as physicians and s ur geons, or have volunteered as aids, ambulance drivers, telephone operators, o r cooks, according to their training. They were recruited from all parts of the cou ntry , and the unit will
-Mrs. Heliker was notified by telegraph that she would not sail with the fint unit, but e:Kpects to be in France by the time another issue of TII2 AIIROw appea.rs.
MRs. FLOREN CE DENNY
Maryland .A, Puget Sound Alumnz Club
Ex-raJ T.tI"litia". Wom.,.'s Hospi'al Unit for For.iq" Service
PllolOllroph b, Way"e Albu, McBride S IMd io, Seoltl., Wull.
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represent the alional Party for \V oman Suffrage, v.hich financed it wholly. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Call, I owa 1"', 'SO, i.s one of the members of the advisory committee .
Since there is no law providing for the com missioning of women in the United States service, the unit will be under the auspices of the French government and the head doctors wi 11 be made officers in the French army. They will wear khaki uniforms, while the cha uffeurs, nurses, and assistants will wear blue uniform of nurses ' aids. They have all voLunteered for service for the duration of the war, and according to present knowledge are quartered in a large French hospital in the Aisne district, eight miles from the front.
l;"o r nine months, Florence Denny Heliker, Maryland A, studied under Dr. Harold Thompson at the Seattle General Hospital, that she might fit herself for service in the unit. She was accepted as ex-ray technician by the advisory board at \Vashington, and with Dr. Mabel Seagrave, one of the best women physicians of Seattle was called to -serve in France with the women 's unit. She cannot be co mmissioned, however, because she has not studied medicine.
Mrs. Heliker is a native daughter of the state of \Vashington, and belongs to the pioneer Denny family of Seattle. She spent two years at Goucher Col1ege, where she became a member of Maryland A. She was granted her A.B. at Wellesley. She has been very active in club work in Seattle, where she has resided since her college days, and was president of the Women's University Club in 1916. \Vashington A has been in very close touch with her during the past few years and would almost wish to claim her as a \Vashington girl, but is content to know that she will wear a little gold arrow to France the gift of Seattle alumnre, representing all the Pi Phis oJ the nation.
Virginia B takes pleasure and pride in being able to state that Anne Henrietta Taylor, one of our number, is at present in Paris, directing the making of surgical dressings under the supervision of the American Red Cross, in the work of which she has for the past year taken an active and enthusiastic interest.
Before receiving her ca)l from the Government , Henrietta spent a considerable period of time at Hollins College, to which she, as an alumna, voluntarily gave her services as instructor of a class in surgical dressings , that was carried on in connection with the Hollins Chapter of the Red Cross, in the establishment of whi ch she had been most instrumental.
This man hal hi, leg amputated up to the knee; .110 two other bad flesh wounds The boy Itandine by tbe bed had hi. CaT almost s bot off. A little American nurse and yours truly. Rtltlt L, Croft is Prlorhtl wil" X.
Each moraing the docto1'"l come in and dreg tbe ,,"ounlh or the patients. This ahows how bUIY we aU have to be at this time. Thi. poor fellow. besides havin, hi, hand nearly Ihot off. had a bad wound on tbe other hand and one in hi •• ide. R"O. L. C,w, is "..,..,11 wilh X.
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Because Virginia B is a new chapter, and feels that it has yet to prove itself worthy of the position of honor and responsibility which it DOW holds, we take especial gratification in the achievements of Miss Taylor. We would regard the success and sincerity with which she is carrying on her work as an evidence of the earnestness of purpose with which we, as a chapter, would carryon the task that faces each one of us-the task of learning to be wiser, nobler women, that in time we too may go forth, as Henrietta has done, to play our part, however sma}), in making the world safe for democrac),-
As far as the Edi tor has been able to ascertain, Ruth Leeron, Missouri Br '12, has the distinction of being the first Pi Beta Phi to engage in overseas relief work. She was in London when the war broke out and soon after went to Paris to help in nursing the wounded. The following extract from a letter she wrote to a friend in St. Louis early in 1915 gives a glimpse of her pioneer experiences.
You ask me what I wanted to take up nursing for. \Vell, my dear, it isn't that I have taken up regular trained nursing but, while in London, so ma.ny people were taking courses in home nursing and first Aid, I thought I might have t\ try. Then, in the meantime, father was asked to lend a helping hand over here in the dental surgery. After he had been over for awhile, he decided that it would be a good idea if I would come over for awhile ond get a little experience, 50 here I am. I always was perfectly helpless around sick people but, believe me, I am not any more. \Vhile I have had to work like a fiend, I have learned just heaps.
The hospital here is a alTair and 3 wonderfully organized place. At tht very beginning of the war, the American Ambulance took over this large boys' high school and in three weeks they had it fully equipped. There are a great many American doctors over here, most of them come for only three months, then others come on to relieve them.
[ get up at six·thirty and am on duty at eight, leave the hospital at six and by the lime 1 have dined, am quite ready for bed. We have ten men in this ward and each one needs the doctor's attention every morning, so it is. one continual rush, the entire time. All of them here have very bad wounds, some with legs off, others without feet, and a great many with bad arms, but they are all bricks when it comes 10 the dressing of their wounds. They are all as cheerful as can be, singing most of the time. I have lOll of fun with them, trying my Iiule knowledge of French. They certainly are very grateful for everything.
Since the above was written Ruth Le Cron has been married to Mr. Earl M. Clark and their home is now in London.
Her hospital pictures are especially interesting because similar pic· tures are very difficult to secure now, on account of the censorship.
I n the field of war journalism Pi Beta Phi has had two foremost representatives sin c e the early days of the war. Some readers of THE ARROW will remember t hat this picture of Ruth Wright Kauffman , Pelll1sylvania B, was first published in TH 1': ARROW for Marc h, 1915, with her account of one of the early air raids in England The Ou/look h" s published some of her more recent articles prefacing one with this Ruth Wright Kauffman is in the war nrea for the Vigilantes, the organization of writers formed just before the war was declared. to help awaken the American people to a realization of their duties Her mission in Europe: is to gather material con cerning the war time activities ()f (lur allies and the mistaket they have made, 50 that America may profit thereby; and also to I,elp to an understanding of the heroism and devotion of our allie s so that we may appreciate the need of applying ourselves whole -heartedl,y to our share of the great undertaking. At I)resent she is pushing her investigations especially among the masses, the workers in munition factories, the l>easants at work and in their homes, the tenants of cheap pensions and boarding-houses, the people that travel third-class, in other words, among those upon whom the burdens of war are always laid most heavily.
Alice Rohe, Kansas AJ '96, has been a war correspondent for the past three years.
Ethel B. Goede, ' 13 , New York B, graduate of the New York Hospital sailed recently with representatives of that hospital to fonn '1 "Mobile Unit" in France. The idea is to treat the worst cases as ,
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near the lines as possible and so save life. A party was given in her honor by Lillian Waring, ' 13 , at her home in Btooklyn on February third where the gift of the New York B club, a radium wrist watch, was presented by the president, Sophie Woodman in a few appropriate words.
Betty Johnson, Iowa A, ex-'14 , and Edna Coldren, Michigan A. '13, are both Red Cross nurses in France but further particulars are not available.
Katherine Duce, Colorado A, has enlisterl with the Base Hospital No. 29 and expects to sail for France shortly.
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The war service of our Canadian sisters has been vividly described elsewhere but Ontario A especiafl y mentions the following:
Evelyn Oliver has been a V. A. D. nurse for two years in the "Sir Sandford Fleming Military Hospital" in Ottawa, spending, however, only one week in four on actual duty. There are four V. A. D. nurses on duty each week to assist with dressings, do general housework, such as sweeping and dusting, and sen' e the meals. The hospital contains about ninety patients. Evelyn is now awaiting her appointment for overseas, to go into a British hospital to pursue the. same kind of work.
Linda Pratt is pupil dietitian in "Sir Oliver Mowat Memorial Hospital" in Kingston , Ontario. It is now a military hospital for tuberculosis patients exclusively, of whom there are about 150. Linda will remain at her post during the continuation of war.
Christie Sneath has almost completed a six months' course in military massage work at the Hart Reeducation House. University of Toronto, after which she has signed up her services for one year. She will be assigned to any military convalescent hospital in Canada, and be subject to transfer from time to time.
' IN THE HOMELAND
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt , Iowa r, '80, is the Pi Beta Phi holding the most important appointment to war service in the homeland. She is one of the nine representative women of the country appointed
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to serve on the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense, early in the war. The following item from the Official Butleti,. for May 1917, shows the importan.ce of this committee.
The Council of National Defense has appointed n committee of women to consider and ad vise how the assistan ce 0'£ the women of America. mtly be made available in the prosecution of the war. These women arc appointed •• individuals regardless of any organizations with which they may be associated. The body will be known as the Committee on Women ' , Defense Work. It. membership is as follows: Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman; Mrs. Philip N. Moore, of St. Louis. president of the National Council of Women; Mrs . Josiah E. Cowlu of California, president of the General Federation of Women's clubs; Miss Maude Wetmore, of Rhode Island, chairman of lhe Nation', League for Woman's Service; Mrs. Carrie Chapman Calt, of New York, dent of the National American Woman Suffrage Organization j Mrs. Antoinette Funk, of IIIinoi'j Mrs. Stanley McCormick, of Boston; Mrs. Joseph R. Lamar, of Atlanta, Ga., president oC the National Society of Colonial Dames j Miss Ida M. Tarbell, of New York, pUblicist and writer .
Mrs . Eli Helmick (Elizabeth C l a rke, Michigan A, '99) writes from 1429 Belmont St. N. W., Washington, "I am working on this very vital problem in \Vasrungton of housing our girl war wo rk ers in the many new offices made necessary by the war. After the Civic Federation exhausted its financial resources an appeal was made to the Secretary of War and the President, with the result that the work was taken over by the government . With a large appropriation the work is now being done by a newly created bureau: under the name of 'Housing and Health Division of the War Deparunent' with Major Z. L. Potter, of Cash Register fame, detailed in charge, and I am under him in charge of the housing. We are taking up the vaca:ht houses, furnished and unfurnished, in Washington, putting them in habitable shape and placing a .competent housemother in charge to run them as homes for the incOming clerks. You will see how very interesting this may be. \Ve have volunteer interior decorators, volunteer inspectors, volunteer IIrunnersup" to keep the houses going as planned, and the whole thing is a happy work.
In this connection the Washington alumnre club announces the opening of a IT B <I> house at 1310 Q St. N. W ., that offers a -comfortable home to about eighteen Pi Phis and their friends. An,! IT «> , coming to Washington is invited to come at once to this house. I
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Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, Iowa Z, '82, Ph.D., Illinois Uni· versity has aroused widespread interest by her unique chsses in ralization. *
She has long been a resident of Wyoming and for about twenty years connected with the State University where she was instrumental in obtaining the charter of Wyo ming A of Pi Beta Phi. The following account of Dr. Hebard's varied war service is contributed by Agnes Wright, Wyoming A, '13.
Long before the national call came last spring for woman ', lefvice, Dr. Grace Raymond H ebard was devoting her time and strength to affaiu of the state and Dation . But when the declaration of war was mad e, she redoubled her drOfts and with unceasing energy became a pathbreaker in many of the fields of service which suddenly opened to the women of America.
From irrigating her &,arden at five o'clock in the morning to preparing lectures and knitting late in the evening she has gone abo ut her work modestly and quietly and is most reticent in talking about the many way. in which she is "doing her bit."
After completing a co urse in law. Dr. Hebard was admitted to the Wyoming bar, the first woman to receive tbat honor in In H}03, she began to teach political and economic science at the university, later being made professor of economics and sociology, and through that work became intensely interested in the immigration problem. The result of this interest has been a class in naturalization. In answer to an appeal from the United States Naturalization Service, Dr. H eba rd organized a special class to teach foreigners the fondamental principles of our government. She cooperated with the U. S. immigration agent at Denver and with the judge of tbe district court at Laramie, and proved to them the necessity of such work. Judge V. J. Tidball recognized the value of this class /lnd issued an order giving Dr. Hebard the rigbt to conduct these naturalization c1asse'i, and he now accepts her certificates of examination for those who have taken work with her The elimination of the examination by the judge in the courtroom has been an infinite relief to foreigners. ,Vhile cond ucting her first class. consisti ng of an Irishman, a German. and an Englishman, Dr. Hebard used large maps. diagrams. and also pictures of American statesmen, with the Stars and Stripes eve r before (he eyes of the students.
As president of the State Board of Examiners for Teachers in 1909. Dr. Hebard became thoroughly acquainted with every branch of the educational system of the Ita te. She recently made a plea to the State Board of Education for the Ameri ca nization of immigrants, advocating free instruction in English, lJnited States history, the history of Wyoming. and our form of government. She also asked for the appointment of a supervisor of immigrant education. The Wyoming State Teachers' Association the for the training in Americanism.
Trained by a life of activity, Dr. Hebard readily and most enthusiaatically entered into the war work. She has been appointed by Mr. Hoover Itate
• The picture of the fint cia .. on the next pa&,e bu appeared in other publications.
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Lt1W1'r rour, to r ight: German. Iri shman Enali s hman . Suo,,;; ,.0111: In .tructor. G. R. Hebard. Judge of the Court; V. ]. Tidball "beputy U. S. Naturalizati on Agent ; !:. Emmeric. h, Clerk of the
A KNITTING LESSON J UST FINISHING PlcluNe 33 QUARTS OF PEAS FOR COLD -PACK CANN IN G
LAaA)tll!:. WYOMIN G. CUSS IN NAT URA UZATJON ON 1HE COURT H OUSE STEPS,
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director (or Ubrary Publicity and head of the W;J.r Lecture Uuruu of Wyom· ing During the month of November she gave eighteen public lectures on servation of food and on war topics, one of the most popular lectures being that on the "Golpcl of the Clean Plate."
Under her administration as Itate regent of the D. A . R.o she not only organized in several cities of Wyoming, knitting committee. but had largely under her supervi.ion in Laramie, '40 women knitters, who at fint knit (or the Navy League, but who are now knitting (or both the Navy League and the Red C r oll The first purpose was to supply the battleship, having SOO sailors, also the monitor, with comp l ete knitted lIets--s leeve!u, vutl, wristlets, and lCads This (uk was soon accomplished and Wy omi ng has now knit beyond her quota.
In a recent issue of rite h,JeleHJeHI1 an arlicle appeared Dn the gardens. The second priEe was awarded to the garden which grew in the back yard of Doctor's Inn, and which had been spaded and tended entirely by Dr. Hebard and Miss Mabel Louise Anderson, an &lsistant professor of English at the university. In Miss Anderson 's description of this garden she .ay.:
This yeu there were (ew flow en, (or m,. larden knew thal this war was not 10 be won b,. .weet-pras snd in1c-black pansies So in half of our dear pan.,. bed this year carrots Irew; alonl the sweet·pea renee dimbed corn; our new la.t season'. ,rus,. lawn, that stretched out from the wild currant bUlhes, was tbi. ,.ear upturned for ubbaae. and cauliflowers. But gardening here in the mountains mean. hard work. It mean., four morniniS a wee.k. risinl to belin i. rilation at five o'clock; .ardenin., too, mean. a cease leu, weary filht with cutworms. Nothin, but eternal vi,ilance could this year have saved the Jtarden.
The joy of serving our country by work in this mountain garden 7,000 feet above the sea greatly repaid them for their labor as well a.s did the products which they raised They had peas, thirty three quarts i beans, twenty -s ix quarts; spinach, twenty-eight pints; carrots four pints; beets, four pints i and dried a pound uch of peas and beans. Beside these. they too had vegetables for the table all lummer.
Many times sp lendid offers of »Os iti ons have come to Dr. Hebard. but s he preferred to remain in Wyoming where she felt was her field of service-but now that the national and international call s have come s h e is ready to go where ' called-in the meantime s he is giving untiring entrgy to her work.
Margaret Wood. ew York B '12, has been private secretary to Miss Kathleen Burke since September, 1916. Miss Burke is the special delegate to America for the Scottish Wom en's H ospi tals (or Home and F o reign Service. This organization is staffed entirely by women , from the head surgeon down to the last orderly-women doctors, nurses, bacteriologists, cha uffeurs, orderlies, etc, Miss Burke is an exceedingly eloquent speaker, and through her efforts over a quarter of a million dollars has gone to he lp nurse loca ted in Russia, Serbia, on the Island of Corsica, in France, in Greece, and in England.
Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, California, 1917
MARGARET WOOD, New York B. ' 12
KATHLEEN BURKE
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Margaret bas had a wonderful year working ",ith Mis. Burke. She has visited all the easte rn Canadian cit ies, and spent the spring out west. She relates an amusing experience Jhe had up in St. John, N. B .• last winter. Mrs Burke. Miss Burke, and Margaret pulled into the station about noon onc day tit the e nd of las t November, weary and dirty after a long trip (rom Quebec To their fonsternation they were met at the station by a large delegation of :\hout 200 people. including the mayor and the presidents of all the large clubs. Somebody from St. John was delegated to look after each of the visitors, and to Margaret's lot fell the president of the board of trade. The delegation proceeded to the waiting- room, jammed in, and listened while the ma.yor made a speech of welcome and presen ted IhS key of the city to Miss Burke. Margaret had had experience losing luggage, and so d 'Cided she would rather see that the bags were placed safely on one of the motors than listen to all the speeches so with her escort slipped out of the iide door of the station onto the street. She always wears (1 large Gordon tartan ribbon bow on her coat when on duty, and as soon as she got outside a blast of music struck her ear, and she was greeted by the din of thirty pipers, all piping at once. The pipers had had orders to strike up as soon as ceremony in the station was over and the viliitors appeared. Margaret'. tartan bow was all the signal they needed, and no one heard the rest of the speeches in the din of the kittie band. A triumphal procession through the town followed, which was as much fun as a circus.
Wben they went out west, Margaret went on ahead, presented some of Miss Burke's introductions in San Francisco (the first city tbey stppped at) and helped arrange a series of nine meetings there for Miss Burke to address. Then they visited Santa Barbara, Pasadena, Los Angeles, San. and then went north to Portland and Seattle. In every case the town was opened wide to them, :lnd they went sightseeing between meetings. Margaret tells us she worked hard and played hard, but the work was such a worthwhile one and so interesting that it was a happiness to be doing it.
While in California, Margaret spent Sunday with the Berkeley Pi Phis, and wa.s delightf ully entertained by them. She visited the Pi Phi house in Palo Alto too, and was sorry she could not accept th eir co rdial invitation to stay longer or come again. She tells us the houses are too lovely, and has made us qui te envious that we couldn't have anything so nice in a city like New York. She was in Seattle on Founders' Day, but found out about the Pi Phi banquet there just too late to go. She read personals about the Pi Phis in Kansas City, and felt at home immediately, but hadn't a minute to c alion them.
SoPHIE P. \VOOOllAN,
In response to the Editor's request, Mary de Garmo, Missouri B, '12, has written this interesting letter about her work.
On October I, I received my order to proceed without delay to the base hospital at Camp MePherson, Ga. To be plunged from the calm academic atmosphere of a university into a U. S. army hospital on two days' notice,
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i, a change whic h necessitates co n side rable rearrangement of old ideas and the ac;quiring of & large number oC new o n e. !
Work is always interesting when one i s giving it hi s best thought and energy but there is a strong underc urrent of sa tisfact ion in etoing what one c an where it counts most, just at thi s time. I have tho roughly appreciated every minute of the time here and I want to tell you a little about the hospital.
Fl. M c Pherson, an old army post, has largely tran s form ed into General Hospital No.6. (We have been promoted from a base hospita l to a general hospital recently.) A few troops are Quartered o n the post but the brick barrac ks have been turned into ward s Bnd many temporary frame wards atru eted. We have a c apacity of I,OSO beds, and the hospital is full most of the time as we get patients from all of the surrounding cantonments.
As dietitian in the hospital I plan th e diets for all the pati e nts, except those wh o are practically w.ell and eat the same food as the corps men. This includes light or c onvalescent, so ft, a nd liquid diets, as well as .11 special diets whi ch are especially interesting. I endeavor to see. that the meals are sent to the wdflis hot, and in the mos t palatable fnrms. H ere they are served by the nurlts. The food is prepared by army cooks in seve n kitchens, on the allowance of forty cents per day per man. Needless to 58y we s trive for s implicity and "due nourishment, not glutton o u s delight"!
The doctors a re men of ):tigh s tan di ng in the profession and there is a "scientific spirit" in all the work done h e re which is most sti mulating \Ve have sixty nurses-a gro up of fine. capab le women, wh om 1 am glad to know. It is surely a , privilege 0 do my "hi t " in this well-equipped hospital amid s u ch co ngenial s urroundings It makes me feel almost se lfish when [ reaJil:e ",hat difficulties some are working under elsewhere.
I wish I cou l d tell you some of the things that happen e very day-patheti<-, ridi cul o u s, or tragic, as the ca.se may be . \Ve Pi Phi "vete r ans" will have to get arter the war a nd talk thingt ove r
With sincere good wishes to every o ther Pi Beta Phi in a ny branch of the service and to all girls who by th ei r kind interest mak e us happier to serve. Mos t co rdially,
MARY C. DE GARlfO, U. S Army General Hospital, Ft. McPherson, Ga.
Ge rtrude F. Misso uri B, '14, en tered the Nati ona l Service School in Was hi ngton, D. C., in April, 1917 . She not only finished th e wo rk of the "rookie com pan y" but pus tgraduate co mpany as well. Thi s work included th e many co urses of the R ed Cross, wigwagging and semaphore, and military training. In the postgraduate company she was c hairman of the program co mm ittee for the first alumnre banquet of the Nati ona l Service School, wh ich was held in the big mess hall. After finishing the co urses of th e Nat io nal Service School Miss Cole was made head of th e military training for women at Chautauqua, N. Y., and a member of th e summer school's faculty,
1917. This is the first time in the history of our country that military training was given as a regular credited summer school course.
"Captain Cole" drilled two com· parnes twice a day and an exhibi· lion drill and retreat every Saturday evening. Those who were at Chautauqua t his pas t summer will always remember the impressive picture on these nights, the men's companies on one side of the Plaza, the women's companies on the other side, al1 lIattention," the color guard, the military band playing To Ik. Colors , and the salute to the flag.
(jUTi.UDE F. CoLE
A t the close of the summer school Miss Cole was made a war work secretary of the Y. W. C. A., and was stationed at Fort Niagara, Youngstown, N. Y., where she was one of the hostesses at the hostess ho"use. At the end of the camp at Fort Niagara, she continued the work of the Patriotic League in Ni· agara Falls and, December I, was made extension secretary of the Niagara Falls Y. W. C. A., creating this new department, carrying on the war work of the Patriotic League, and drilling the Red Cros:; Canteen Corps.
Pi Phis the country over have been busy doing their bit this winter, but among the really unusual bits we are sure Mrs. H. W. Selby's (Ethel Wagg, 'IS) stands high. The following quoted from the North American of last fall will give you an idea of her work.
Springfield, Mass., October II.-A six-course clinner composed entirely of vegetables was thoroughly enjoyed by the 400 members of the Vegetable Growers' Association of America and their friends at the Hotel Kimball in this city this evening. " I-Iell) consen'e the nation', food supply by eating more vegetables" was the slogan heading the menull. Fish, meats, and fruit were all taboo while potato bread and sweet potato biscuits made it not only a wheatless but a cereal·less day as well.
The idea of the vegetable banquet originated with Mrs. Howard Shelby, wife of the pruident of the association_ "\Vhy not practice you preach 1" said Mrs. Shelby last year, observing that the bulk of the menu was meat. She then set to work on the recipes that contributed to tonight', success.
The menu then followed together with her after -dinner speech. Much more c ould be said of Ethel and her work but space forbids. Suffice to say that Pennsylvania r is proud to have such a sister and wishes her success in her work.
Mary Graham, ex-'! S, is another Pennsylvania r who is doing work, of which, though perhaps not so unsual, we are just as proud . . She is a nurse with the American Red Cross at Camp Jackson, S. C. After leaving Dickinson she prepared for trained nursing and was a nurse at the F. F. Thompson Memorial Hospital, Canandaigua, N. Y ., before being called to the service.
Agnes Wright, '13, Wyoming A, II <I> fellow last year, worked untiringly last fall helping to organize the state of Wyoming for the the big .Library Drive for camp libraries. Later, she established a branch of the Wyoming State Library at the Y. M . C. A. hut at Fort Russell. In this connection, Agnes worked ceaselessly, and her work has brought big results. At Thanksgiving a party was given for the enlisted men at Fort Russell and Agnes worked faithfully on the committee which was in charge of the affair. Again at Christmas, she helped to distribute magazines and Christmas packages among the soldiers. A Christmas tree was placed in each ward of the fort hospital, and the sick soldiers were given a surprisingly happy Christmas. In addition to these things, in her capacity as state librarian, Agnes has charge in this state of the making of scrapbooks for the soldiers. There is really little in the 'Yay of war work in Wyoming that Agnes has not done. In her ever cheerful, energetic way, she gives of her time and her strength unrestrainedly.
Katharine Bennitt, Wyoming A, '16, enrolled last summer as a Red Cross dietitian and as a supervisor of surgical dressings. She taught surgical dressing work all summer, and did a great deal of general Red Cross work . She is now a county home demonstrator in Wyoming her position being one of the number that was made possible by the war emergency appropriation which was passed by Congress last summer. Some of the branch'eS of work covered by her present position are conservation of food, care of the sick, and other similar branches, all most vital at this time. Although "Kay" has been very busy with this new work, yet she has found time to help with the work
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done at Fort Russell this winter in entertaining the enlisted men at Thanksgiving, distributing magazines and packages at Christmas, and in making scrapbooks for the soldiers in the hospitals.
Mrs . Ralph Snyder ( Margaret Eaton, Michigan B, '14) is a war work secretary of the Y. W. C. A., in the Central Field with headquarters in Chicago. She writes as fallows:
The work takes us into cities when th e re are ca ntonments or campi of • different nature, into munition cm te r', and into comm unities Dcar campi where, beca use or the proximity of the cent ers, the problem of protecting the girl is greatly in c reased. In Central Field we have nine of these ccnters: three cities with sixteen war workers in which camps are loca ted, ODe hostcs. house within a camp. four communities near camps, and one munition ccnter. It iI part or my work to keep in touch with .11 these centers and workers and u the need arises, visit them and assist them in any way that I can. As requests (or workers in new places come in, these: cities are visited and the sita.tiol! thoroughly investigated before a new worker is recommended. As fut as girls are organiud in the cities, I &end a woman physician who gives a series of soci.l morality lectures-with a patriotic setti ng and only enough scitntiflc facts to act as a guard and inspire the girls to t.ake care of themselves. Ths campaign (or the $5,000,000 war work budget a r e still in progress in so me places. I am handling the records of all the ca mpaigns in the forty·five ci ty and county associations in this field. My busiest time was when these campaigns wert being prepared and in progress, when I supplied them with literature (or the publicity end and scheduled many speakers in the four states. The co rrespondence .t that time was maddening, and the telegrams more so.
My work is inten sely interesting and never before have I l' ome in contact with more genuine, sincere, broad people. It has been a pleasure every day to work with them. •
Georgia P. McElroy, Indiana r, '03 ( M. A., University of Chicago, '13) is now visitor for the Home Service Department of Civilian Relief of the Illinois Chapter of the Red Cross She says of he r work:
liThe visitor goes into the homes of soldiers, befriends the families, and does what she can to help keep it together, so that when the soldiers return they will flnd their loved ones in as good or better condition as when they left. The Red Cross provides medical care, pensions to supp lement a ll otments of soldiers, and gives relief un til such allotments are made. It helps to find work for members of these families, etc. In fact it does construction work along the line of rehabilitation of the home.
Aside from being active in local Red Cross and county or ganizations, Martha Dashiell Burbury, '95, is interested in (he conservation
movement jn connection with the Food Administration. She is serving as chairman of th e Seventh District, Iowa Division, Woman's Commi ttee of the Co un ci l of Nati ona l Defense. Mrs . Burbury has also been asked to serve on a state committee of women in the interest of the War Saving Stamps Campaign .
Mary Stewart, Missouri A, is working under th e direction of the Patriotic League in Alexandria, La.
Margaret Williamson , Co lorado B, '15, is a war sec reta ry of the Y. M . C. A. at Waco, Tex.
It has been necessary to transfer a number of items concerning service not especially unique in character to the alumnre personals.-Ed.
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When the Grand Council at its meeting in .Chicago voted $500 from the national treasury to be given to the Million Dollar Student Friendship Fund , it was with full knowledge of the unusual work being done at this time by the Young Men's Christian Association and Young'Vomen's Christian Association working together in complete h armony for the mental, physical, and spiritual welfare of men, women, and child ren involved in the present world struggle.
There are, as many fraternity women know, three funds, the Y. M. C. A. War Fund of $35 ,000,000 now past the $50,000 ,000 mark, the Y. W. C . A . Fund o f $4,000,000 al ready raised, and the Student Friendship Fund o f $1 ;000,000, also raised, which is divided as foll ows : $500,000 to prison reli ef in the various camps of Eu r ope, including Ge rm any and Austria; $ 200,000 to the Y. W C. A. war work among wom en, which is subdivided under the f o llowing heads : for hostess houses at all military camps where such requests are made by the United States officer in cha rge; for work among colored women and girls; for work among fact0n' girls, especially in large ammunition factories controlled by the for special worll e rs in France, Russia, and Italy; and fOT special workers near all government cantonments; $200 ,000 to the Y. M. C. A. for carrying on the work in fo re ign armies and among our own men; and lastl y $100,000 to the Executive B oard.
The prison work makes perhaps the greatest appeal, at first, to our sympathies. Absolutely the only ray of light in many prison
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camps is that brought by the Y. M. C. A. secretary, who makes reading possible, procures musical instruments for prisoners, trains the band, secures clothing for the shivering, wretched, neglected, sick soldier, and even sees that hot soup and nourishing food is provided for prisoners of various nationalities. The Y. M. C. A. secretary also handles the home parcels, delivering the welcome food and tobacco to the English Tommy and the French poilu. The Russian prisoners have been the most neglected, since the Russian peasantry are too ignorant and poor to send boxes to their prisoners, so the work of succoring these wretched, half-starved prisoners has fallen also to the lot of the Y. M. C. A. So many and -manifold are the duties of the secretaries abroad that no brief statement could adequately dca.l with them, but thousands of men testify to the relief and help the presence of these men has brought into. both the civilian and military camps of Europe, especially in Germany, where about sixteen out of every 250 prisoners have become insane from the deadly monotony of the life.
In order to take a bird's-eye view of what the women are doing one must a lso pass over the call sent to America for volunteers for Russia, for 500 secretaries for the French army, and now the new demand from Italy, not to speak of the thousands needed for our own army, which is especially the men's work.
Among the many important functions of the Y. W. C. A., a most necessary one has been caring for the thousands of women who for various purposes visit the army cantonments. Hostess houses have been built at practically every large government camp. Designed by an Atlanta a r chitect, a different style of architecture is planned to meet requirements in different sections of the country, Each house has its own colo r scheme, distinctive hangings, furniture, etc , and many have cafeterias attached. The following extracts f r om the War Work Bulletin of the Y. W. C. A. will show to what uses the hostess houses are being put:
It was about 8 =4S one night when a soldier rushed in breathless and dripping with perspiration. " I wonder if you can give me some info rm a ti on," 5lid he. "Isn't there?" his voice was shllking-ursn't lhere another room here, a rest room or something where my wife and mother might be?" I looked very carefully but there was nobody there. 1 hated ,to go ba.ck to ttll him. Whrn I my head, he said, "I guess it is no use; J cannot see them at all. Mother has to go back 10 Kentucky and she came all the way to see me because I am to be transferred. I was to meet them at the hotel,
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but they decided to come on out to the camp and we passed on the can. When J got back to the barracks, I found they had been there and left word for me to meet them at the honse, so I surely thought they would be there. I am going to be transferred tomorrow and now I won ' t see them at all. I f they had only known about the hostess h o use everything would have been all right," be ended.
':They may be at th'c V. M. C. A./, I suggested, and he was off like a shot. ,Ve were ready to close for the night. I saw him on the ve randa with two women clinging to him. He had found them, a nd was sharing the la st preciou s hour whi c h they could have together.
The hostess house is primarily (or the entertainment of wom c n guests, but a number o f men drift shyly in and ask if it is for women only. When they are made wel come, they get tra ys, slide them along the counter, speak in whispers, nnd wh e n they reach the cas hi e r's desk, often ask her to repeat several time s the amount o f their ch nrge. They never co unt the change They carry their tray , with the utmost care, and evidently un cer tain whether they are permitt ed to r emain, when through enting, drink their co ffee very s lowly, looking all around the room. It is doubtful whether such details as curtains on the windows or flowers on the mante l, but the general effects appeal to them strongl y. Nearly always instead of l ea ving the tray s on the table, they bring them back to the co unter, stopping to nsk "who built it?" "who runs it 1" and "what is it really for 1"
Some women visitors at Ft. Sheridan make the recently opened Y. W. C. A. hostess house their headquarter s. J\(ternoon tea is served at a nominal charge, books, magazinel, and writing matrri als art: provided. Wives of the student officers, who have come here to stay temporarily, get :acquainted with each other in the room, and it furnishe s an excellent pl:ace (or them to mee t their husbands. For women who come fr om a distan ce a list of rooms is kept and young girls without chaperons are looked after. One day a lo st little boy was brought in and ca red for until his parents were found. A young mother with a Ii.ttle baby came for h e lp. The baby's milk had soured and she did not know what to do . The baby was made happy. A woman was stranded with on ly fourteen cen ts in her purse, and she was given lunc heo n and carfare to r eturn to Chicago. Many app recia ti ve expressions were heard : U\Vhat a cosy room. Doesn ' t it look like home 1" On two memorable occas ions, when Roosevelt reviewed the men of the camp, and on Governor's Day , the rooms had 300 an9 soo guests, res pectively.
Somebody has well called the hostess house I'a Melting Pot" for its very democracy. Commanding office r and private mingle freely toge ther, military etiquette being temporarily abrogated. All classes are seen at the tables on Sunday, the great visiting day. Around one ther!! will be a group with a huge loa! oC rye bread and dill pickles for lun c heon, and at the next. a family arrived in a limousine, who opened up fri ed chi cke n and all that g oes with it.
Two weeks before the fittings were in the hostess hou se at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, the building was open from teo to six o'clock daily and was busy, furnace and firepla ce going, and people made comfortable in chairs borrowe<l1
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from the Y. M. C. A. The living·room is wonderfully attractive with gray wicker furniture aDd cushions and hangings of gr:l.y and bl ue c retonne . A &Oldier said they were the first chairs be had ieen in two months, and everybody ejaculates, "What a wonderful fireplace 1"'
Among the generous gifts are a. victwla with two hundred recorda, a piano, and a beautiful flag, the Oag given by the father aud mother of ODe of the boys in the training camp. Through the kindness of Gene r al Slocum, supplies 8re obtained (rom the Quartermaste r at lowest market price and free of transportation cos ts, and all the wood, coal, and elect r icity cornel from th e SAme sou rce without expense. Cene r a l S loc um himself pays dai ly visits Rod has placed all of his st.ff at the service of t.he house.
The co l ored work has necessita ted many· new Y. W. C. A wor ke rs, since the moral welfare of the negroes near camps, especially where co lo red troopers are stationed, must be safeguarded. The following description of the hostess h ouse for colo r ed wOmen will explain that phase of the work :
One hundred and fifty gi rl s nnd women were served in the ca feteria of th e temporary quarters opened for the first time to colo r ed women and girls a t Ca mp Upton last Sanday. Fro m the ope ning to the closing bou r th e house was crowded with the men and their visitors. Among the guests were General Bell, Ex-president Roosevelt. M rs. J ames S. Cushman, Chairman of the Executive Commi tt ee of the W a r W ork Co un ci l, and Mis:i Friuell, of the National Board whose brothe r was the lale head of Hampton Institute . There were no speec h es, all fo rmaliti es be ing rese rv ed for the opening day of the hostess house itse l f which is soo n to be e rected.
Special workers are r equ ired f o r fa cto ry girls where housing facilities are inadequate, food poo r , and too of ten f ac tory owners merciless. F o r example:
"A great muniti on pl an t that empl oys 12,000 men, has as yet only fifty girls in its factories, but t he co mpa ny, in an ti cipation, is building dormitories f or 400 girls, and the ma nage r r ece ntly said that ultimately accommodations would probably be put up for 1,000. The co mpany is working in full coope rati o n with the Wa r Work Council. The manager declared re ce ntly that eve rything possible will be done by his company to help the employees who co me into the community . Two special Association workers are already establishing clubs and a club center, th e building for whi ch is given by the comp any and is soon to be opened for club and rec reation wo rk.
In another town where a munition plant dominates the situation the company is providing dormitories for 100 girls. The Association has one club worker here and the company is working in coo peration with her for the welfare of the girl employees.
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Not all companies, unfortunately, have an int erest in their employees. In one g reat factory where nea rl y 1,000 gi rls are employed, the working day has been a t times from i :30 to 1 :30, and with an appeal to "pat r iotism" a demand has been made for overtime and Sunday work. One great plan! it is said, went so far as to cut out the noon hour and as a co n cess io n gave a box of can dy to every girl o n ce in two weeks. "
The foll owing story will also illustrate th e need of women workers near anny camps:
The Col one!". lad y and Ju dy O'G r ady are thrice in these days of service flng s. Every w o man who h as th e right to a se rvi ce fl ag in her home will feel w it h Mrs B from an Illin ois city in h e r expe ri ence at the league R oo ms in Junc t io n C ity, Kan.
Mn. n i s an old lady who can n e ith er read n o r write , She supports h er · se lf by doing seventee n w ashings a week, One of the ea rl y letters from her son bro ughl lh e news th-at he might be tran sfe rred be f o r e long to go to Fran ce, She go t a Iiule tin bank and began to save every ni ckle and dime which cO \1ld possibly be spa r ed. F ina lly th e dreaded le tt e r ca me. She knew before Ahe heard it from her n eighbo r, though she co uld not r ead it, that her son was sailing. She felt she must see him befo re he went and she started o n her way, In order to save so me o f the ra ilway fare she walked e ightee n miles, resting on church Sleps until th e limit of h e r s trength was reach ed an d then took the train , Kn owi ng nothing of the ca mp, she g ot o ff a t F o rt Rile y, eight miles fr om Jun cti on City, and th e officer in com man d sa w to it th at she was sent o n to her des t in atio n.
It was a fter dark. She knew nothing o f the t o wn a nd f o und herself in a poor rooming-h ouse W"h e r e five o f h e r precious dollars were Itolen from her. Fright e ned at the st range a c tions of th e people at the h o use, she stole out and wan de re d around until s he m et a soldier who lold h e r of the League R ooms, She w as given a bed th e re, but s h e wa s t oo unhappy to sleep, At half-past fiv e in th e morning, th e matro n h ea r d her moving abou t and got up to light a fire. Th en she to l d her story.
H er son was found f o r h e r and th e two spent all th ei r spare time toge ther. Mrs , B h ad onl y one s h e would not be able to stay ove r until M onday, because s he was so worried abo ut his col d. \Vh e n s he was t o ld that she owed DO r oom ren t, she b r oke dow n co mpletely, dec l aring through her- tean th at it was a di rect answer to .p ra yer beca u se s h e h ad been a wake all night before praying that some way might be found for her to be able t o stay if her IO n n eeded he r o n that la st day.
H e was better and s he left for h ome , thanking h e r hostesses many times f or the l i t tle they had do ne for h er.
Most of the foregoing has dealt with work amo ng the women and girls at home, add to that th e need among the th ousands of Red Cross nurses at the front, among who m are some of our own Pi Phi
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girls, {or decent places to rest, literature to read, and a homelike place to meet each other. There is no privacYJ r est, o r comforts for these women in an anny camp, but th r ough the effo rts of the Y. W. C. A. huts aTe being provided for r ec reation and rest. It is for such pu rposes as these that the million dollar fund is being used, and that we are sending out these thousa nd s of young men and women t o care for the welfare of their fellow-man and woman during th e present cr isis in the world war.
MAY L. K ELLAR.
WAR WORKERS OF P ANHELLENIC INTEREST
It will be of gene r al inte r est for Pi Ph is t o know of the f o ll owing members of Panhellenic fraternities who are especially prominent in va r ious places of war work. There are doubtless others who shou l d be included but these are the items whic h have att r acted the Edito r 's attention, recently.
Mrs. H er be r t H oove r is known to Beta Eta Chapte r of K K r as HLou H en r y" and he r chapte r writes of her in a r ecent letter to THE KEY.
Speakin g of Hooverizing, we feel ve r y closely co nnected with the work of the food admin ist r at ion. In the fi r st p l ace Mrs. ll oove r-L o u H enry H oove r -is 11 Kappa of Beta Eta, and w hil e she was staying in Pal o Alto recent l y, gave us most interesting talks on the relief work in Belgium and the plans of the food administration. And then Mary Stevick, one of ou r l ast yea r 's seniors, is in \V ashington now, acting as M rs. H oover's private secreta ry
Dorothy Canfie ld Fisher whose novels are so widely read is also a member of 'K K r , and the secr etar y of the Co lum bus Alumnre Association writes oC the work she has i nsp ired her fraternity siste r s t o
W e wanted to do something beside cont ribute to the big general fund because the name, "Do rothy Canfie ld," appears on Beta Nu 's roll<!: and reco r ds, and our association is made up mostly o f Beta N u girls. So we wrote to M rs Fisher and she answered with a beautifu l letter nnd the suggestion that w e beco m e the "Klppa Aunts of Bellevue." She asked u s to coll ect o l d clot hing, whi c h cou l d be made over, bolts and piect!s of mattri31, all sorts 'O f garments f o r chil dren, fr om caps t o sh oes, toys, especia ll y do ll s-a nyth ing t o light e n the lot of the Be llevue ch ildren. Since the day that leiter came we have been bUIY, making, co llecting, and packing our own presentl for
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the little tot s, and busy promoting the work among the ot her Kappa orgaoiulionl.
Mrs . Vernon Kellogg, wife of Prof. Vernon Lyman Kellogg of the Entomology Department of Stanford University, is a member of Eta Chapter of r <I> B. She was appointed the only American woman member of the commission for th e Relief of Belgium and spent the last six months of 1916 in Belgium where her husband was in charge of the chief office of the commission on the field, at Brussels . Gamma Phis everywhere are endeavoring to increase the fund for Belgian relief by the sale of Mrs . Kellogg's book, a press notice of which follows:
Among the many thou sands of war books that ' have bee n written since this world war began, probably the volume entitled Wonlen 0/ Belgium, Tllr,. · ing Tragedy 10 Triumph embodies the in te n sest hum a n interes t, the profoundest pathos. 1t has just been published by the Funk & W agnalls Company as a labor of love and philanthropy. All profits accruing from its sa les go to the Commission for Relief in Belgium. The only Am erican woman member of that Commission wrot e th e book-Mrs. Charlotte Kell og g-after spending eight m onths on Belgian soil; and her st r ong sympathy, h e r unfailing appreciation, intensify the literary charm of its pages. Learning how these wo men have labored, in their mothering of smitten millions, we get from thi s book side light :i upon th e effec t s of the war,-R jcltmond T;mes Dnpatch. Florence M. Marshall, the newly created head of the Woman's Bureau of the Red Cross, is also a member of r <I> B, belonging to Delta Chapter.
Another war book of unusual interest is entitled Short an Ammcan Woman in I9Ij6I6, The author is Madeleine Z. Doty, A 0 II . Says the Christian Endeav or World of this book: Miss Doty went with the intention of finding out, if !the could , where the common people of Germany stand in regard to war and pe ace, and also whether the food sho rtage is serious. She had difficulty in finding Germany's poor at all, not because there are no poor, but because official Germany, as she says, denies and hid es them. Nevertheless. Miss Doty found them, and tells the story of their suffering. She is indignant at the efficient inefficiency of officialdom, the everlasting r ed tape, and the lack of under s tanding of human nature One begins one ' read s to get an id ea of the wide-sp read und e r - feeding that is endured with patient heroism Miss D o t y believes that the patience of the hungry peop le m ay turn to fDry at any time. She foresaw th e likelihood of a r e n e wal of submarine ruthl e!!;s n ess , She intimates that there will probably be great changes in Germany when the men get back from the front and lea rn what their women folk have had to endDre. In the mean· while the women suffe r. are sick of the war, gagged, but yearning for peace that does not tome. The book is inte resting as a first-hand r ecord of an eye· witness whose good name is a Iruaunty f 9 r'its truthfulne ss.
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Mrs. Grace Humiston, the lawyer who solved the murder of Ruth Kruger after police efforts had failed, is a member of Nu Chap· ter of A 0 II. Mrs. Humiston has gained considerable publicity lately for her activities connected with social conditions near certain army camps.
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We have been very busy at Little Pigeon since the December ARROW getting a chapter of Red Cross organized, and still busier when we finally, in December, became a branch of the Sevierville chapter. While we, the teachers, were home for the Christmas holidays, Mrs. Ball, I owa B, ex·'76 of Iowa City, our house guest, and Mrs. Platt, our chaperon, completed the organization and we returned to find a chapter of twenty·three ready and eager to begin work.
It stirred our patriotism as few sights could have when we first descried the Red Cross cards in the windows of the little cabins on the mountain side. One cabin, which had no windows, displayed the ca rd on the door.
Mrs. Steve Whaley, a mountain woman, was elected chairman, and a wise selection it has proved to be. Our materials came early in January and were distributed at a meeting at the cottage Saturday , January 19. The first yarn was for sweaters. They were a novelty to the people here and while they were responsive enough in undertak· ing to make them, it is in knitting socks where our chapte r will make its record. You see it was not until very recently that the mountain· ee rs knew what a machine·made sock looked like. Men, women, and child ren all took a hand with the needles, and the best part of it is, they were unknowingly making socks with the Kitchener toe.
When the weather Hfairs up" Miss Nancy Ogle and Lucinda Husky are to begin spinning for us, and we are hoping to get enough in· terested to spin wool for all of the Sevier county chapters. In a patriotic undertaking, th ey would at the same time be able to make a neat little profit at the market price of yarn.
Possibly you will be interested to know the names of the charter members. They are: Mrs. Stephen Whaley, Miss Mattie Ogle, Miss J osie Trentham, Mrs. H. S. Platt, Miss Little Reagan, Miss Arena Cardell, Mrs C. C. Reagan, Mrs. Geo. W. Ball , Mrs. Tom McCarter , Mrs. Norman Prickett, Miss Nell Williams, Mrs. Brown, Miss Emma
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Maples, Mrs 1.. V. Husky, Mrs. Marton Clabe, Mrs Geo rge Ogle, Mrs. Annie Ogle, Mrs . Nick Husky} Mrs. Andy Huff, Mrs. E . L. Brown, Miss May Montgomery, Miss Ruth Meacham, Andy Huff.
Meetings are held in the community r oom at the cottage Saturday afternoons. Most of the actual work is done in the homes, but soon the school children will be given special instructions and the sewing hour will be devoted to war worle They a r e bubbling over with enthusiasm and simply will not be denied.
Of course our real center of interest lies in the boys from the ClBurg" who aTe in service. Often a mother brings a letter from her boy and reads it at Red Cross meeting, or a proud father h o lds the center of the stage at Charley's store as he gives them the latest from the front Most of these lette r s are intensely interesting. The liberal education of army life the boys who enjoyed no advantages and who "never seed over the mountains" suddenly entered into was enough to sweep them off their feet.
Sometimes their impr essions of the outside world are amusingly original, others show a remarkabl e sense of proportions .
As I havn't heard fTom you for some time I'll write again. I have been sick but not very bad faT three days. I h ave just been l ying around doing nothing. I am better now.
I went to Boston last SatuTday and I had a very nice time. -Min Bertha Carr was up here at camp Friday befoTe I went down theTe . She and another woman friend of hen took dinne!" with me She met me at the depot in Boston and we went up to BunkeI' Hill monument, whe!"e one of the gnat battles of the Revol uti onary W a r was fought. It is in th e center o f Charleston and is only a small hill . TheTe is only a small vacant lot around the monument. The monument is a very large one. 1 was rather dissapointed with it. \Ve went through some of the laTgest s tores in Boston. One of them, with one in Chicago and another in New York, is used as an example for the United States. They were sure some s to res, too We went through the Boston Common Park ; it would be beaatiful ia the s umm e r time
We went to the home of one of Ilcrtha'. frie'!lds niue milel from Boston and spent the night. They were very ni ce people. Th e girl there was a Pi Phi also. Sunday we took a ferry bost across the harbor to Winthrop. The harbor i. about a mile wide. Winthrop il elevt:n miles from Boston. I saw Rve ral {arts defending the harbor and some ship:; . One wa. loading up to go to Halifax with relief. W e went on o ut to the ocean then. ·It wa. low "tide of BostoD Alumnae Club.
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but it was quite a sbow at tbat. The wind was blowing quite a bit and the waves were a show to me.
We came back &nd went on a iUbway ca r to Cambridge, a suburb of Boston. and went around among the buildings of Harvard College. There are a lot of them IlIld some of them are large ones, too. Longfellow's old home is at Cambridge but I didn't see it.
It snowed last nighl, so there are about twelve inches of Inow o n the ground and drifted much deeper in places. I hope we will be sent south for the winter and there is a possibility of such a thing.
What is being planl}oo (or Christmas at Gatlinburg? How are all tbe children getting along?
Write me again soon,
Yours,
R, CHI\t(U CAIUl.
All the boys at the front have spoke n with appreciation of their adoption by Pi Phi clubs.
Quoting from a letter from Minn iz Ogle, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.; "Have I told yo u of my new Pi Phi correspondent, Miss Brown, in the Uni· versity of Minneapolis, MinneSota? I received a swell Thanksgiving box from her. Believe me it was sure ni ce. She tells me that the girls there are planning to send me a knitted outfit for a Christmas present. 0, G! won't t11.at be great? She tells me of many wonderful things of the Pi Phis." And another time, "I just received 3. long letter from Miss Plank. True friends like that mean more in the army than riches."
There are nine boys in service
MINNIZ OGLE from Gatlinburg whom we Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. claim as Cl ours ." They are Elmer Ogle, Elder Ogle, EImer Watson, Richard Carr, Minniz Ogle, Dallard Ownby, Eli Watson, Eli Wilson, and Sam Ogle. Shortly after the holidays, at a partiotic rally, we raised a service flag for them, which now hangs over EI.l.fEl. OGLE the fire -place in the hall of the school. 'Elmer Camp CUlter, Mich.
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Ogle was home on furlough from Camp Custer and be spoke briefly on camp life. Although he actually suffered by being thus thrust into the limelight, his talk was excellent and the feature of the program.
The story of Elmer's schooling reads like a romance. When be entered school in January, 1914, he could read with difficulty, could not write his name so one could read it, and had spent his entire life hunting and loafing about the Burg. The first time he came to the house he slipped in with his mother and the rest of the family and sat all evening with his hat on and said nothing at all. He is now, as the picture shows, as courteous and gentlemanly a young man as one would care to meet. Physically he is a splendid speciman, as were most of the boys who enlisted, having passed a 100% physical examinations.
Elder Ogle, son of "Mrs . Nan," is another young man of whom we have reason to feel p roud. Coming from the little log schoolhouse on Mill Creek, he entered the Pi Phi school when the new one was built and soon proved himself one of out best pupils. His mother tells how she taught him to read when he was three years old and how he could read the Bible when he was four. After he finished our school, and before he joined the navy last April, he attended high school in Columbus, Ohio. He is now a gunner on the battleshjp, Louiswna.J hoping to see active service in Fran ce soon.
Of all the boys the Pi Phis have "adopted," Sam Ogle probably app reciates their friendly interest the most. His home life was most unhappy and the navy to him was a haven of refuge. Last beard of he was "over there." Sam, I might add, enjoys the distinction of being one of our first pupils when the school was started in 1912 .
To each and every Pi Phi the teachers and pupils at Little Pigeon send greetings and sincere hopes for a happy year of useful endeavor and hear the children sing this song in welcome as you enter the
MARJORIE JACKSON, Secretary .
A RECENT VISIT TO GAT L I N B U R G
By NINA HARRIS ALLEN
"We're loyal to you, Pi Phi de3.r, Oh, we think you are grand, Pi Phi dear, Each day oor joys are heightened. Our bearts are lightened, Our lives are brightened, Here's to P'i Phi !"
Oh, if every Pi Phi courd visit our Settlement School in Tennessee such as we believe we are now entering upon.
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Assembly Room for morning exercises, it would thrill you through and through and you would hold out your arms to them and tell them, as we did, that no matter what comes or doesn't come, Pi Beta Phi will always be loyal to them.
To visit the Settlement School in December with snowstorms and railroad congestion everywhere, was not an easy matter, but the ride over the mountains from Sevierville to Gatlinburg was so wondrously heautiful and our days at the school so full of interest and pleasure that we felt morc than repaid for the hardships. Picture, if yQU can, the Southland under a blanket of snow, with every tree and shrub white and glistening in the bright sunshine, and all along the way gorgeous holly trees, their red berries shining bright against the glossy, dark green leaves; spruce trees loaded with tiny cones and the mistletoe hanging high in the tops of the great oak and sycamore trees.
Much as Mr. Allen had heard of our work he was unprepared, as most of you would be, for our first view of our Pi Beta Phi Settlement School as it looks today, with its Jhe compltted buildings, all well equipped and furnished.
in the center, facing the road and ULittie Pigeon" stands the main School building. This contains a central hall, lined with well-filled bookcases and a fireplace. Opening from this, three large schoolrooms may be thrown together by sliding partitions into one assembly room. On the right, cooking and sewing-rooms have heen fitted up this year at small expense and on the lefl, a large light room is used for manual training.
Beside the schoolhouse is the fine new tcachers' residen c e, a modern twelve-room house finished entirely in native wood and furnished plainly but suitably. It is a great source of joy and comfort to teachers, visitors, mountain folk, old and young , from far and near, :tnd for years to come will serve as a model for the homes to be built by the young people now growing up in our school.
Next door, in what we call the "old cottage," -Me. and Mrs. Prickett have a cozy home. The way Mrs. Prickett cares for the baby boy who came in November is a lesson in itself to the mothers who visit her.
Close to this COllage is another one, built like a Swiss chalet on the side of Pi Phi hill, to be used as necessity arises for keeping pupils
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over night who "live long distances. Mr and !\'1rs. Marshall Ogl e live in it and look after the g rounds, heating plants, machinery, etc .
The old schoolhouse near Baskins has been r epaired and is used by the scho.olboys as a clubhouse. The boys furnish their own fuel and take ca re of the place The grandstand on the athletic field and the home of our faithful Pi Phi horse comp lete the buildings.
The coming of the railro ad, which is now graded to within a few miles of Gatlinburg, will materially enlarge our field of usefulness, bringing us pupils from all along th e line W e may wake up some ?-ay, in the not far distant future, to find our Pi Beta Phi Settlement School the center of a thriving little mountain city, with added opportunities for service.
The Gatlinburg notes of the Sevier Coullly R epublican of December 19 give the following notice:
PI BETA PHI Sc H OOL
The auditorium of the Pi Phi school was filled to capacity for the musical entertainment Friday night. The musicians who offered an evening of ple asure were Harvey Reagan, West Reagan, Lawson Maples, and Henry Quarrels. An additional feature of the entertainment was sp lendid war talk by Ford AUen, and a word of greeting from Pi Phis all over the United States by Mrs. Allen.
?Ii r. and M n. Ford Allen of Chicago were gut'sts at the Pi Phi cottage. Mrs . Allen was visiting the school in her official capacity as vice-p res ident of the fraternity.
OUR " ADOPTED BOYS "
As announced in the December ARROW an appeal was made to the alumnre clubs to "adopt" all boys in national service who came from Gatlinburg and vicinity. How eager the response has been on the part of the clubs and how much the boys have appreciated ou r thoughts of them can be seen from the words of Miss Elva Plank who agrffil to start the enterprise. She writes:
I began the 6rst o( November; and got eleven Dames from Gatlinburg and wrote each boy, sending him two stamped postcards (or con6rmation, or change of address. Some letters were returned, not called (or, some I didn't hear from, IlDd one came to me from dead letter office I have kept on hunting them up UDtil DOW I have located all but one, and have had letters from them. This one is in the war z.one and I wrote him to address given me by his brother and hope soon to han an answer.
The boys are all grateful in anticipating what the Pi Phis are going to do (or them. Only a few have written since receiving gifu but I am. sure each ont: hlUi written the club who is sending things.
OUR "ADO PTED BOYS"
I sent yo u a copy of the postcard saying, " I could no t s l eep (or fur I would waken and find that it was • dream. that the Pi Phis were thin k ing of me."
One uid he didn't know what his officer would thin k as Ju had DO comfo rts lik e thi , .
abe said hi. officer was not from ou r school but from the c ounty and that he would like t o give him one of his gifts, as coming from Pi Phi. J gave the officer'. name to a c lub and a few days ago rt:ceived a Ic tt er from the boy, sayinl'.
" I am getting along fine, h ad a jo ll y C hri s tm as Th ose lovely Pi Phi girls Ilrc send ing me m any wonderful presents. Mr Freeman (t h e office r ) i. a l so receiving ni ce presents, we cer tain ly admi r e the Pi Phi band. th e best of girls are Pi Phi •.
My brother is in the war 1 yon't have any ioca I will Ix: here another mo nth. I have taken the examination for the hospital train. to help in the ope rating r oo ms. Think I will pass O. K • if so I wi ll lloon be off for Franc e. Mu s t c lose. with grandest wishe!!' to you for a happy New Y ta r As ever , give my love to the Pi Phis, one and all."
One boy sa y s , " I co uld u se any of the welcome comfo rt s you mention, and some Ameri can tobacco. Thankfully yours."
He i s in th e war and I wu just two months getting nn answe r to my letter. I sent him the tobacco at once and his name on to the cl u b whi ch was waiting for him.
The Clubs have responded wonderfully and many more h ave asked for boys than t co uld furni sh. 1 thought at conven t ion time we co uld probably trade around, and l et new clubs take the boys f or n e xt winter. if the war lasts so long.
I have giv e n a good deal of detail to s h ow how we ll th e s u dde n idea wo r ked out and how mu ch we have added to the com f ort of th ese boys by what we h ave done. Not on e boy t o wh o m I wrote h ad any o f th ese comfo rts and everyone expressed thank s to th e Pi Phi s for their kind thought s . Severa l thanked the Pi Phi l f o r what th ey h ad do n e for Ga tlin b urg and many wished to exprus th anks f or th e sc h oo l ing they had recei ved at Ihe hand s o f Pi Phi.
I will send ca rd s t o seve ral clubs, asking that if th ey have any l e tt e rs fr om their boys, to send them to yo u at once.
Several letters hav e co me to the Editor in res ponse t o 1\li ss Plank's r equest.
This one was written to the Ka nsas City Club
• MRS. CHARLES E FAETII, Kansas City, Mo
Aly D eo ,. Frie nd :
1 received the many things you se nt me and I was very glad to get them I ce rt ain ly do appreciate what the Pi Phis have done for me in the line of educa ti on. I would like to be in sch oo l now, instead of the army , but I a m a
• Fcw c hanlfC have been made in these Ictten.-ED • ,
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Soldier, and am going to make the besI I can out of it. 1 e nli s ted th e la st o f ]u'}" and was in tra ining, just tw enty days, at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga Then I was sent h ere, and h ave been on duty every day in the Bakery Sho;> since I came, th ere fo re I am getting quite u sed to army life.
Th e re are onc hun d red and ODe boys in my company, and we bake between thirty and f o urt y thou sa nd pounds of b read daily, and w e a l so bake lot s of pics. nod cakes
I thank all the P i Phis, (or what th ey h ave . done (or me. With best wi sh es to all of y o u.
Yours very truly, EU(1l J. DeLE, Bakery Co. No. 313 Camp Custer, Battle C ree k, Mi c h .
The following came to the Galesburg Alumna! Cl u b and was written to Miss Hel en W ei nberg whom the writer kn ew personally, as she taught at the Settl ement Sch oo l las t year.
Camp Sherman, Ohio, B a kery NO.2 , Section X, Dec. 22, 1917.
Dear Miss Htlm :
Your Jette r r ece ive d, let me say ] was glad to have it. You kn ow we are not very well situated h e re in camp and we sca r ce ly can keep tab on a nyon e th i ng, a nd for this reaso n ] have n ot wr o te Mrs . Griswold. Some how [ got her address mi splaced . I searched the place o ve r and ove r but in vain. T rece ived the doughnuts alI O. K. You plea se except my sincere thank to her and all who be l ong to the C lub f o r remembe ring me. you kn o w very well w e b oys are away fr om h ome a nd it' s a d iffe r en t life to what a ny of us eve r lived or ex· perienced before, never th e les s we are happy to know that we are abel and can do such a gr eat w o rk for o ur co untry sake, even if it's a g r ea t sac rafise , and I must say it is a great sacrafise, s urro un ded with much end uran ce and hard ships, b ut I try to look at the bright side of the picture, it', very hard indeed to give up all and go out as it see m s to live a new life entirely, but whil e thill is all tru e I re joi ce to know that I can do s uch a great work. if I we r e at home I would come out and se rve my co untry as I did b ut soon e r, for I realize what it means as I never d id before, and I feel that if I sh o uld give my li fe for my co untr y I kn ow there are others , thousands of others who have do ne the same.
All is fair in l ove and war. Yel I must say I was surprised to have a ll the gifts and packages but never the le ss it was more than a pleasant surprise
Wi shing you a mery Xma s and happy Newyear, Sincerily
EUU.R WATSO!i
"ADOPTED BOYS"
To the Pi Beta Phj. Girls of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Return of thanks for the wonderful Box of Thanksgiving greeting. which I received at one P. M. Thanksgiving day. Was 50 happy to get it a.nd enjoyed the same with the mOlt at Pleasure. guus 1 don ' t know a ont of you good Girls, but I know every ODt of you I1rt Patrioti c to the Sammie B018. 1 stand Brave and true (or our sweet colors. Will foll ow them over the high Seas. May never return to thank you girh; hne on earth any moore but my love will never never fade. before I c10le must say that I am well satisfied and love my duty. Am doing I)o,! omce work. Would like to know if any of the girls there ha. been to my home in Tennessee Would be pleased to hear (rom you girls at my time Will close with thanks to each one and all of your Sincerely a true friend to the Phi Pi.
MINNJZ Qcu.
These two letters came to the Minneapolis and St. Paul Alumna! Club. One of the club members writes: "[ am SO very glad you were here this fan and told us about these boys. We are so far away from our Settlement School that we have been rath er lax about doing things for it. It helps some to do things for this boy. He appreciates so much what we do for him." u, 7. 191'. Friday afternoon.
!tty dear Miu Edna:
Was delighted to receive your kind welcome d letter this noon. Will drop a line in return with great pleasure. I love to correspond with the Pi Phi!l. received a letter from one this noon with yours Miss Marjorie Ja.ckson, now in the Pi Phi School at my home in Tenn. Marjorie is some flne girl, believe me. t hear from her often. her home is in Mich. nea.r Battlecreek. Perhaps yOU have heard of her All the Pi Phis are dear to me. I may never have the opportunity to speak to you face to face but your love will go abroad with me the same the Pi Phi girls are doing great things to ade the Freedom of our country and they will have the honor for the same. You ask me about knits 1 co uld very well nse a Military sweater of Drown colors. \ Ve are located here in the sunny south but believe me it gets chilly very often we never know when we will be shiped to some other porte. I hope to spend the winter here. You spoke of Mi ss Abbie Langmade. I just vereh.y remember her I say Miss Edna I Pray that y ou will sooner or later have the pleasure of visiting my home in Tenn. You would enjoy a Pleasure trip down there I am sllre. So if you should ever happen down there PJellIC find my people eve n if I ca n ' t be there it would be of great pleasure of me just the same. I will tell Miss Marjorie of the great thanksgiving Box I got. Well Miss Edna, you dont realize 1 was pleased to get your letter and hope to hear {rom you again loon.
Must close From a sincere Sammie.
truely yours., MrHNlt.
A CA RD FROM BERLIN
The following poem written by Lois Janvier , Louisiana A, '10 , has been co pyrighted and published o n an appropriately deco rated post- card by Benjamin Kin,g of San Francisco. The autho r writes: 1'1 se ll the ca rds down here for five cents apiece and the profits go to the Training Camp A c tivities in our co mOlunity."-EoITOR.
Well , good lu ck and good -bye.We'll do it or die,-
I'm o fT (or the war with a grin: For it's something to know thnt I'm fit nnd can
And I ' ll send you a ca rd from Heflin.
It won't lak e us l ong: For we' re young ond we're strong, And we're tingling now to begin. An d we know w e won't stop 'til we're • "Over th e Top"-
And con send you a ca r d from Berlin .
I'll arg u e wilh Fritz 'Ti l he's glad to ca ll quits, And I won't r est a bit till we win: , For I s imply can' t s la ck, and I ' m not co ming back'Til I send yo u a ca rd from Berlin.
Fran ce needs us we know, And we're darn glad to go.And it burns like • swallow of gin ; For we owe her a debt, and w e' ll pay it yo u bet-
And I ' ll send you a c ard from Berlin
It is our scrap too, And believe me it' s true I ' m awful blamed glad that we're ill. Thank God I can fight; for T kAow that we ' r e right-
And I ' ll send you a ca rd from Berlin. •
LoiS] ANVII'!R.
Copynlht 1917, by Denjamin King, San Franci lCo-With kind permihion of the author.
A MES S AGE F R OM A WA R
:Many chapters have adopted a war orphan as a special form of war service. The following is ODe of a series of letters which Missouri A has received from the mother of Jeanne Dubernet, the little girl whom the chapter "adopted" nearly twO years ago. The picture is published with the hope that the sight of this widowed mother's courageous face will inspire other Pi Phis to help other mothers in the support of their fatherless children.-EmToR.
Benent Les Dan, Ie 28 janvier. Illonsie",., Pi. Bela Phi,
QueUe n'a pas ete rna surprise et aussi mon pl.isir de recevoir un colis jouet a l'adres5e de rna petite Jeanne!
Au nom de mel cheres enfants je VOUl> remercie de volre delicate attention. Ellcs sonl rIlvies de toutes cu jolics choses. et toules fierel de pou vouir montrer In jouets expedies par leur protec! te ur I'Amerique.
Tous les enfnnts de I'eeole ainsi que les maitresses sonl venus admirer ees belles choses. La grande poupet est au repos car je regrette de l a leur (aire ahimer. Ma petite Jeanne la donne volontiers a sa soeur Ilinee mais elle lui recommande de ne pas Ia casser .
Et rna petite Berthe voudrait hien com maitre ce bon protecteur.
Si nous avions dit elle sn pholagrnphie, au moins je »ourrais I'emhrasser. Berthe va en duse tous les jours mais elle sait a piene ecrire. Cependant elle veut a tout prise joindre a la lellre une carle pour remercier ce bon monsieur.
Enco r e mi ll e (oi. merci pour mn petites orphalines, veuille7.. Kg-reer Monsieur avec rna reconnaissance mes respectu e u s es salutations.
MADAME OUBtll.NET.
Jeanne, sa mama" eI sa Sir.H· .A imb
THE MESSAGE OF THE STUDENT VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE TO THE FRATERNITY GIRL
Since 1886 when the Student Volunteer Movement had its origin there has been a steadily incr easing interest in its program. The great Student Volunteer conventions held once in every four years have come to be regarded as marking an epoch in each student generation . The la st one held in Kansas City four years ago this winter, attended by 5,000 delegates and the enthusiasm it engendered was so far reaching that there was wide -spread disappointment when it was decided to postpone the convention scheduled for this wlnteT on account of war conditions.
It was decided, however, to hold a conference made up of a limited but selected company of students, professors, student association Secretaries, and leaders of the missionary forces of North America at East Northfield, Mass., January 3 - 6, not to take the place of the quadrennial, but to supply in a measure to the smaller group the instruction, inspiration, and enthusiasm of the larger gathering.
The fourfold purpose of the meeting as stated in the announcement sent to ea,ch of the seven hundred delegates was:
"To consider together the altered world-situation which now confronts the Christian Church; to face the responsibilities which these conditions have ' thrust upon the Ch ri stian forces in co lleges and universities j to accept with humility and determination the obligations which rest upon the colleges and universities of North America for extending the Kingdom of Christ among all nations; and to pray unitedly for guidance and for strength equal to the task."
It was the Edjtor's privilege to attend this conference which was unlike any other Student Conference ever held in North America. During the three days, six Pi Phis recognized her shining arrow and the seven held a little reunion on the last day of the conference There may have been other Pi Phis there but there was no way of finding out. Four of the Pi Phi delegates have written their impressions of the conference for ARROW readers. Beside these girls Julia Morgan, Pennsylvania r, '11, now studying medicine in preparation for her work as a medical missionary and Dorothy Rowe, a recent initiate of Maryland A who is preparing for educational • work in China were present at Northfield.
MESSAGE OF STUDENT VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE
The purpose of the fathering at Northfield wu characterized by Dr. Mott as the greatelt that could bring men and women together. Broadly SpeWDl'1 the conference sought to bring adequa.te workers (ace to (.ce with world •. The immensity of the need. and the unpa.ralleled demand the organ· ized. con cerled. fervent efforts of the whole student body of North America. The need. immediately created by the world war, and the great opportunities growing out of it, call {or a "supra·national" purpose.
Citizens of belligerent nation. have risen unanimously with carnell courage to superb sacrifices and endeavors for the sl.lccessful prosecution of national aims. Yet it will be possible to win the war and lose the ends {or which it has been waged. No victory of arm. can insure the peoples of the earth from internal co rruption and disorganiution. We cannot lucce:ed by ma.king the world lafe for democracy; we must further make democracy safe for the world
One half the world's popul3tion is illiterate. There lies a. definite challenge and opportunity! All the live. laid down are but foundation-stones, useless unless on them we erect the superstructure. \Ve are ca.lled in the midst of the blinding smoke and strenuou'S exertion of war. to keep cur eyes 6ud on the world goal, and with a superb life·long effort press toward it.
War is not a disease: it is • symptom of a disease. To seek its ca.use we must go backwa.rd. Here is a message for the Greek world, Dotl cur vision include a line between I'Greek" and l'barb." between Mongolian and Angl oSaxon, between privileged and unprivileged, or a humanity? This supranational viewpoint is the need of the hour. Lives set toward world -goals, lives to which sacrifice of all lesser ends brings its ample reward. lives to whom much has been given which can render much to humanity in return, serve not alone democracy but Christ. Christ's program for the world embraces thOle ends for which the world is now plunged into blood.
Self-aims and selfishness vanish before greater aims. The heart of mankind is wrung with pity at the travsil of the world Out of this suffering the best and strongest cf earth are cal1ed, to move forward to the greatelt goal concievable. What gifts of leadership our arrows may signify, what powers our priv'ileges II students have bestowed, what grace is ours as Christians, in\'olve our lives in payment. Let us confuse no Jesser aims with His!
We must measure to the highest standards not in privilege alone. but in pur· pose and devotion We are judged by those who think and live in the highest terms. Where shall we stand?
TtItZAH B. R08!.RT'S, Michigan A, ex-'17. Wi/son
A. John R. Molt said, "The world was a different place {our ytars ago. 1I How easy it was to live then! When we look back now. it seems as if there were no burdens, compa.red to those under which the present world is s truggling ' All Europe is in the melting pot today. But this is not all. There ia a more serious time tc come and it is not far off This is the period of rtccnstruction, whi ch will be one unparalleled in history.
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Think of the millions of men training in our own co untry today, the millions already in Europe, and the hundreds of thousands who art in the priso n camps. Think of the demobilization of the armies. Wh en the war is over, it will take mon ths and maybe years to transport these armies to their respective countries \Vb.t will these men be doing while waiting to be brought home? They will be subject to the greatest t emptations and evil vices and they will co me back to us changed men, both morally and spiritually. We, as st udents . c&nnot let this bappen We must make the world safe (or democ racy and , rate /0' lle e world.
We students are called upon by this suffering and embittered w or ld for reconstru ctio n, which is the greatest task this generation has to meet. And as the fraternities are vital factors in college life, it rests upon the Greek-letter men and women to help carry this burden. There is an overwhelming responsibility resting upon u s. \V e must start, first on o ur own college camp us and in our own chapter.
We cannot forward this spirit of democracy and fellowship by announcing such a purpose on the bulletin board o r by mass movement:; or 'Jy flaming h eadline s in our l ocal papers But we, as individuals must make a sacrifice and live our lives so as to exemplify the spirit of Christ. Our hves must be different from now on. We must be true to ourselves and clean within. \Ve must banish hypocrisy and insincerity. Nothing is detected more Qui c kly on a college campus than hypocrisy.
As Dr. Wetherford said, when addressing the Student Volunteer Conference: "Think back on the political ring and the anti -soc ial situation existing in fraternities and on the college campus The colleges are hOlley-combed with these immoral practices." He said the relation between the non fraternity and the man or woman i s dep l o r able The fraternities judge a man only by his prestige, family co nnecti ons, :md class distinctions. They do not co nsider a man for his renl worth. He also said, "We need evangelism to forget the spirit of hatred which exists between fraternities!'
Is it right for us---college students and Greek-letter women-to let a thing like this go on? The whole world today is in a spirit of strife and hatred and the whole world is looking to co llege men and women to hr- Ip b :mish this spirit. But we cannot help when such a condition exists within our own colleges. ts it right for the world to think t hat this is what fraternities stand for? Isn't it our immediate privilege to p r ove thnt fraternities may promote instead of hinder the spirit of democracy.
SALOME HADAWAY, Virginia B, Delegate from H ol/ilfr
The heart of the message of the conference to the fr&.ternity girl may be Itated in the single phrase. uLet there be malice toward none and cha rity to aU."
Dr. Weatherford. a leader of the Movement in the southern colleges, deprecated the spirit of hatred of our enemies of war which is growing up in our colleges. H e expressed a fear that out of it might come in c reasing antagonism between social classes represented in the studen t body. and more pronounced hostility between college Dishonesty, hypocrisy, and
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are, he said, already too prevalenl on the college campus. When these enter into the competitions different groups, each believing itself entitled to special privileges, the result may be bitterness which borders on hatred, and anti·locial practices which are also ani i-C hristian.
The principle of Christ which must prevail in our college today is the spirit of rood-will. \Ve rnu'!t ACquire :1 new attitude towt.rd our enemies, and if we cannot love them, try at least to look upon tbem as leniently as the men in the tren ches look upon their enemies. It is a known fnet that the most bitter are th ose the farthest from the fighting line. We must Ify to banish o ur prejudices llnd ill-will, exemplifying in our lh·cs the Chris t spirit of service and having malice toward none and good -will toward all. From college comm unities radiate the spirit of fellow s hip and truth. One person or one group must have the ne cessary courage to st3nd up alone, if need be , for the principles of Christ. It may mean great sacrifice , but others, who have been waiting for a leader with moral co urage, will follow The greater the temptations and the more numerous the adversaries, the more we should be iDlpired to fulfill our obligations, for, said Dr. Weth e r ford, t emptations alld adversaries are God's ways of complimenting man.
Our obligations then are twofold . First we must help preserve the ideals for which our boys have left college to take up tbe colo.rs. Conditions cannot be the same after the war, and we Are unabl e to predict what ideals the men, who have been face to face with the wor s t, will bring back with them. It is our duty, as college and Iraternity women, to be ready to offe r them a broad Christian proifram.
Second, as our o wn preparation, we must begin to practice as well as to preach democracy and good-will on the campus and make of it a center from whi ch shall radiate a spirit of fellowship nnd truth. We must do away with the spi rit of antagonism which exists be tw een rich and poor, between Iraternity and non fraternity members. and between one society and another. Shall we not do this?
KATH&RINI!: STARBUCK, Missouri B, Delegate from WaShington UniversiJy.
The message of the Student Volunteer Conference for the fraternity girl is a message of world need. and of peculiar challenge for heroic sacrifice and service . With this message is linked up the demand for splendid preparation to meet this need
UAmericn spells opportunity: Opportunity spells obligation: Special opport u nity spells specia l obligation." I t does not need to be proven to the fraternity girl that she is having special oppo rtunities The {act alone that she is a co llege girl is enough proof but in addition to the privilege of attendin.: college she has .11 the added advantages which come through fraternity life. She thus owes more in serv ice to the world than the ordinary person. The world has a right to expect it of heT. She will hear the worlds' call if co ll ege and fraternity have meant what they should to her.
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A greater seriousneS5 mnst fill the students of today, A greater realization of what i. &,oing on about them must be thein. So often the college world seeml apart from the rest of the world. This condition cannot remain in days lucb al these. It is the lraternity men and women who are the leaders in the college.. It behooves them to know what is going on oUls ide nnd see that the proper conception of this grips the colleges When tbi s is accomplished, Icr· vice of the riiht kind will follow. Many have been called from colleges for direct service in the war. It i, vain for these to offer themselves and to sacrifice their lives unlelS there are sluden ts to take advantage of the situation and build on the foundations they will have laid. Shall their sacrifice be in vain?
There are few surely, who do not in some measure feel the need of the world and the need for definite !tervice, however, in some, reaHutioD of this is still too weak. In order to make this realization extensive and compelling, Christianity, not Christianity in name, but a vital, working Christianity must have a larger place in the students' lives. However, even if we do feel the need for aervice and the call to give that service the world is surer to realite from tbat call ' if there is lome machinery at work, eager to enlist our service. immediately upon our decilion to give ourselves and if it is ready to place us where we shall be mOlt effective.
A provam was presented at the conference purposing to enlist the coopera· tion of every student. It will be presented at tbe different colleges It is up to the fraternity men o.nd women as leaders to see that it is carried out successfully. This is the prOlram as given, entitled, "Christian Principles o{ World Democracy."
I. To enlist 200,000 students in Bible Study classes to unite in the study of the principles of the life of Christ and his plans.
2. To be thorough-going in the application of these 'principles in every phase of community life.
3. (a> To secure enough student volunteers to meet the need of the nooChristian land s in our generation.
(b) To sec ure during the next college year a Student Friendship Fund, part of which shall be given to Missions and part to w ar work.
This is no narrow program but a student program involving the work of the wbole world. Emphasis is laid upon the preparation of the students so that each may be r eady for his own particular service. Today in all activities there are those who do not hear their call to service and this program i, meant to get them "within calling distance." If this is accomplished no agency for the bettermeni of mankind will be in need of workers.
May the fraternity girl not fail in this, her task!
MARGARET H. MORGAN, Pennsylllanid r, 1914, De/Izatt /1'0"' Ha,.t/o,.d S chool tI/ Religiotu Pedtlgogy 10 tAe SJtldetfl VO/fUIfrer COll/nence.
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WHAT A FRATERNITY GIRL THINKS ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF THRIFT
OUf methods of economy are not unique in any way. We're having wheatless meals and meatless days, and then wheatless days. We're eating conservation pies and oleo, and we're cutting down on our
Not Unique but E fJic ient allowance of sugar. We're doubling up and turn· ing out the lights to save fuel. We're walking so that we can buy thrift stamps with our carfa.re. We're giving up our formal, and we're having Panhel1enic dances to cut down expenses.
ILLINOIS H.
The privilege has come to us to do our bit in this great world war and we have been trying to accomplish it in our daily lives.
First, the question of dress comes to our minds and how we can The Matter best save everything that may be necessary to the comfort of our soldiers. We consider it as showing our loyalty in wearing our old woolen coats and utilizing by remaking all our old garments as attractively as possible. of Dr",
Second comes our economy in food. We try to make OUr menus contain the nutritive value desired without using the foods which are necessary to the success of the maintenance of our army.
Our social functions are of the simplest form and evening dresses are seldom seen at them.
KANSAS B
Pi Phis have found various small ways of saving. Shopping and pleasure trips to Des Moines are reduced to a minimum, and "treats" are avoided. Our pledges at the college hall have decided to give up all sp r eads. We can hardly itn;lgine C:06p.eraJive LunCh eons what Mary Berry Hall would be without Instead of Afternoon Teas spreads and the blissful times connected with them , but they are glad to give them up to be patriotic. As a fraternity we have tried to cut down expenses in ·every possible way. The fa culty allows each fraternity two parties a year, and we have given up one of them, and given the money to the Y. M. C. A. War Fund.
We do not furnish our own table, but most of us eat at one house. Our cateress observes meatless and wheat less days, and some of the
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domestic science girls have helped her to find good things to prepare on those days. We find fish, salmoq salad, o r salmon cakes, and baked beans delicious substitutes for meat, and are especially fond of escalloped dishes, such as potatoes and cheese, spaghetti, and tomatoes, and macaroni and cheese.
The weekly Y. W. C A. sandwich sales have long beel) an institution of the college. This year, however, we are using graham and whole wheat bread for them.
Our alumn., cl ub has changed the general plan of their meetings. Instead of the usual afternoon meeting, which included dainty refresh · ments, they are now meeting at noon and the hostess serves a wartime lun cheon. Eeside saving the afternoon dainties, this iives the Pi Phi higli school teachers an opportunity to attend the meetings. Each member brings fifteen cents each time, and this goes to the Settlement School. A pri ze is to be given to the woman who can serve the best war-time luncheon at the least expense
The commissary is in the hands of one girl who is a senior in the School of Home Economics and also a member of a commissary club which has been formed to discourage waste and to assist the
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commissaries in the selection of nutritious and economica l meals . The house has pledged itself to have one meatless and one wheatless day a week. As chapter we are conserving ou r resources as much as possible . We are "having no formal parties, and even our usual open house once a month has been dis co ntinued. All elabo rate dressing bas been discouraged. The gi rls have given up candy and eating between meals. We have put all of our candy money into a fund which will be used for candy to men at the front.
MISSOURI A.
We (eel that we can show our patriotism best at this time not only by giving but by saving. We are trying to make it our motto to support all the worthy causes and keep from spending money foolishly. I . N .., The big difference is going to come in social affairs. s ,I ecessary' E f I h· .. I· h II d veryone ee s at t 15 cntlca hme t at we a nee recreation, but our recreation need not be expensive. There are to be no informal dances here at Wisconsin this year and very few informal parties. We gave a dance for our pledges) for we felt such
IOWA B.
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a thing was only fair to them, but we served DO refreshments except punrh. When any question of expenditure arises, we unconsciously as k ourselves, fi ls it necessary ?" So we feel that n B cz, by th e in · divjdual efforts of its members and as itD organization has a It'Te:l1 or:xrtunity to prove its worth and its ideals during this g r (.'3t war.
WIS CONS IN A.
The cer ea l dried on to the cooke r may be soaked off and u sed to give body to the soup in place of flour. Also any left ove r vegetable o r bits of meat will lido their bit" in the soup k ett l e.
Practical Hint s puddings.
Stale cake, corn brc::ad, muffins, and cookies, as well as p lain ,bread crum bs, can a ll be used in bread
J e lly or jam, espccia ll y any whi c h has suga r ed, or any left over fruit juice will sweeten puddings and save sugar and also add a fruit flavor.
N ORTHERN NEW YORK A LU M NA.
In the Gospe l of Thrift, I can suggest nothing more helpful than the use of the h ome magazines, for they are full o f usefu l s uggestio ns for economy and thrift and of ten o nc hint will save the price of
Why Not Use Magazines
and H e lp the Settlemerlt Sch ool Thr ough our Magasine Agency?
the magazine .
And th e news publications a re b rimful of r e li able inf o rm ation abo u t the war and these most un certain times.
MA RYLAND A .
In e v e ry phase of college life, eco n omy in the st r ictest se nse is being encouraged. C lass and organization dues have all been cut to th e minimum; the cOst of the college an nu a l was lowered; th e
Solving the Laundry Probl em
Spalding sweaters, which in former yea rs have been presented t o each member of the championship basketball team, a re not t o be awarded this year; we have meatless days a nd wh eat less days; th e senio rs p r epa red and served the ref r esh m ents themselves at the sen io r recep ti on; the sophomores w ere forbidden t o send the sen i o r s co rsages on this occasion, etc., etc.
The fr esh man class has r easb n t o be es p ecia ll y proud of their IIbit. II They purchased a Liberty Bond and also picked an entire
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field of beans which the Government had purchased for immediate shipping.
Although we Virginia girls do not live in our fraternity house, we are doing our leve l best to cut the running expenses of Qur little bungalow to a minimum. By order of loca l Panhellenic, all the fraternities have reduced their biweek l y open house refreshments to lea and wafers o r the equivalent in simplicity. Instead o f baving a reg ular account at the college laundry for our table lin en and tea towels we divide them among ourselves each week thus saving a considerable bill.
VIRGINIA A.
Rushing expenses in the University of Wy oming have been cut to the minimum. Twenty- five dollars is the limit of the amount that can be spent on rushing . It was rather a puzzling matter to know
The Gospel of Ihe Clean Plale how to co nfin e ou rselv es to that small a sum, but, like many other things , it can be done if we make up our minds.
All elaborate fo rmals have been completely abandoned for the year. Formal dances are given, but without the expensive decorations, the elaborate banquets, and the beautiful programs that have heretofore characterized formals.
The Gospel of the Clean Plate is being followed rigidly. Particularly in the gir ls' dormito ry is this noticeable . A committee has been appointed consisting of one gi rl fr om eac h table at the dormitory, and it is that girl's duty to see that everyone at her table leaves a clean plate. Wheatless and meat less days are observed religiously. War breads are used almost altogether instead of wheat bread
Not only in the big things are we trying to conserve . I n all our little everyday affairs we are tryin g to put our patriotism into pra'ct ice, and after all, it is those little things, handled r ight, that bring the big results .
WY O MI NG A.
A Lesson
A few summers ago I was fortunate enough to become intimately acquainted with one of the largest count ry establishments of Denmark. By way o f illustration, there were thirty house servants! Being o f an inquisitive turn 0' mind there were few details of that menage I left unexplored and what a revelafrom Ov"uas tion of thrift it was! Every man, woman , and child
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had ample and nourishing sustenance yet that household was fed on app r oximately $100 a month. And the secret of it all was just this: every "peeling" was accounted for, not a crust of bread or a t easpoonful of butter was wasted, and lux1:lries of food Hout of season" were simp ly unknown. Is it not simple? L et us apply it to o ur Fraternity house table-eternal vigilance plus " th ., mpt y plate I"
OKLAHOMA
A.
The fo ll owing definite rules designed. to promote thrift in fraternity houses and the actual menus which have bee n tested and tried by fraternity house managers are given here for the benefi t of others who are facing the same problems.
The stewardess of Iowa Z chapte r -ho use r eports :
t A limited amo u nt of food served.
2. A n economica l cook, who u ses all food availab l e.
3. Lights turned out io all rooms not occupied.
4 All fireplaces stopped up to econom i ze on coa l and wood
A SAMPI.E MEN U FOR ME ATLESS DA
D inn er
Salmon loaf
potatoes
Peas
Fruit ge l atin
WHEAT SUBSTITUTES ON WnE AT LESS D AY
Break/asl Graham muffins
Lunc" ............. Bran brend
Dinner Brnn bread
Iowa r has tr ied the f o ll o wing menus successfully.
MUTLESS DAY
Brtak/dSl
Corn meal pancakes and syrup
Prunes
Coffee T op milk and sugar
Lun ch
Macaroni and cheese
Potato Cakes Jam
Bread and butter Tea
Dinner
Salmon Loaf Tomato Sll u ce H a rvard Beets Scalloped potatoes
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Bread and butter
Chocolate pudding Wafers
WHEATL£SS DAY
Drea._Iast
Mush Saute syr up
Grape nuta Milk
Coffee
Lunch
Coffee
Hash
Tomato sauce
CAnned peaches Bean bread
Dinner
R oast bee! Browned potato and grayy
Green beans Rye bread and butter
Says Washington B:
Gelatin Wafers
Coffee
Our college community is wide awake on the question of Conservation of food. President E. 0. Holland has just lately returned from \VashingtoD J D . C. While there he was more than ever impressed by the [act that it is absolutely necessary to conserve on certain foOds in order to win this war.
Although at the beginning of the co llege year we decided to Hooverize in every way since President Holland 's return we have Hooverized even more strenuously. Our gi r ls have practica ll y gi ven up such luxuries as candy and other sweetmeats.
Let me give you a few of our methods of economy practiced in ou r house a wheatless and m eat less menu for a day.
METHODS OP E CO NOMY
1. Small heJpine-s of butter.
2. One wheatleu meal per day and one wheatless dllY.
3 Me a t on ly once a day and tw o meatless Jays pe r week
4. Fried meat only once a week.
5. Never bread made of all white fl o ur ; either graham or co rn substituted.
6 Cake only once a week
7. No butter used in cooking.
MENU FOR \VH &ATUSS DAY
Break/ast
Rye muffins Jelly Coffee
Salmon salad
Corn bread
Baked potatoes
Canned peaches
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Rout bed Scalloped potatOts
naked lQuash Graham bread
Lemon sherbet Oatmeal cookies
Twenty-two people served at cents per person per day
MENU POR MUTLUS DAY
OreiM/a..rt
Corn bread Jelly Eggs Coffee
Lvn",
Macaroni and cheese Potato balls
Canned raspbernes Oatmeal cookies
Tea
Dinner
Baked Hnllibut Riced potatoes
Canned asparagus naked apples with whipped cream
Twenty -two people served at forty -two cenlS per person per day
Michigan B writes:
We have ten wheat less meals each week. Rye, 'graham, and corn bread are used; also corn and graham muffins. OUf stewardess has found the following menu one of the most satisfactory ones for meatless day:
Browned potatoes
Creamed peas in patties
Head lettuce with Thousand Island dressing O range cream pie.
This menu is se r ved to thirty girls. The cost per person could not be estimated.
New York A reports:
By experimentation, I have found that more wheat and meat can be saved in the course of a week by having meatless and wheatless meals . When one is attempting to arrange a meatless menu for a whole day, more wheat than is allowable under present conditions is apt to be used in place of meat, and when making out a menu for a whole day too much meat may be used in place of wheat
By planning wheatless and meatless meals and keeping in mind always the saving of wheat and meat, much of these two article, of food can be saved in the course of a week.
I use very little cake at present for the purpose of conserving both Bour and sugar.
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SAMPLE MENU FOi. A MEATLE SS DAY
Break/ast
Wheat muffins o r to ast
Hominy gritl
Coffee or milk
LWllch
Baked macaroni with cheese
Hashed brown potatoes
Stewed prunes
Dinner
Salmon loaf
Lima beans
Tea
Boiled potatoes with white sauce
T apioca cream
Twenty-three persons, including help, are served each meal.
The cost of buying, preparing, and serving I1vuages fifty six cents per penon.
SAMPLE MENU FOR. A WUEATLESS DAY
B,.takjasl
Graham muffins
Oatmeal
Coffee or milk
Lunch
Creamed tuna fish
Baked potatoes
Corn bread
Canned peaches
Tea
Dinner
Roast of pork
Potatoes roasted in pork fat
Stewed com
Boston brown bread
C ut fruit served in glass cup
HOOVER MENU
Break/lUI
Cornmeal Mu sh with Cream
Toast (Victory bread)
Coffee
LWllcAeorr. and Sugar
Clam Chowder
Peach Tapioca
Jam
Rice Muffin s Te.
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Di1lneY
Pu.not Butter Loaf with BroYD Sauce
Scalloped P otatoes
Clued Carrots (Karo used for suaar)
Oatmeal Bread Butler
Drown Betty Puddinl"
The chaperon of Arkansas A chapte r contributed the following menus:
MEATLESS DAY
Se rved to eighteen persODS
Break/ast
Lunch
Cbtese on rye bread, toast $
Tea. lemon .20
$1.60 Per Capita $. 09 Dinner Beel roast
Tomatoes.
Cabbage .taw
Cornbread
30 Per Capita $ .19 For the day, Per Capita $ .37
A SERVI CE I N WHI C H A LL CAN JOIN
Many active chapters asked the Editor on her recent visit for a definite suggestion for war w,ork which could be conducted i n the chapter-rooms. Here is the definite suggestion submitted by Agnes Wright of the State Library, Cheyenne, Wyo. She writes:
!tty DttJr Mrs. RUCK:
I shall be delighted to direct the work oC scrapbook making or help in any way possible I will have our stenographer typewrit e instructions to send to the girls, if they ca re to take up the work.
Although too weak and sick to hold a heavy magaline, many oC the wounded so l diers in th e hospitals of France would enjoy a scrapbook. A "scrapbook movement" which was inaugurattd by the llinver Public Library has spread rapidly thro ughout the library world and is now bei ng tak en up by the Junior Red Cross and other organitations. Making a scrapbook is not an easy task as it means searching t-hrough innumerable out pictures, arranging, and pasting, This work could readily be done by the active c hapters of Pi Beta Phi as the girls are capable of sf'lecting and arranging the pictures and jokes which would be attractive to the sick soldiers, and I hope they will desire to und e rt a ke the work.
Light weight books o f brown buckeye col or con t aini ng twenty pages and the cover (c ut according to specifications) are filled with pictures. prefe rably colored. a poem, jokes, and one short story folded in an envelope. Originality and artistic arrangement are the chief factors. The books are tied with red, white. and blue string, The books may have a patriotic page, l\ page oC funny children, pictures of mountains, etc.
Some onc person in the chapter should be appointed to supervise and inspect the work aDd then it should be further insp«ted by a local libra.rian. The books can be sent to me when completed and 1 will see that they reach their destination. I can furnish bla.nk book, to the chapters for ten cents each, plus postage, or the girls can have them made at any local print shop.
BOOK REVIEWS
The Play Party in Ind iana
Bv
LEAH JACKSON \V OLFOItD (MRS. LEO T.) Indinna A, '12
This volume was recent ly published and distributed by the India na Hi storical Commission as part of the celeb ra tion of the centennial of the state. Following is an extract from a review of the volume made by Dean Belknap of Franklin College.
An entire change has come over the amusement habits of lioosiers during the cent ury of Indiana history. The pioneer generations amused themse lves; twentieth century Hoosiers are amused by machinery. Once it was the country frolic and the camp meeting; th e ballad sung in the chimney corner or the fiddle tuned up after the day!s work was ove r. Today it is the rhauta\lqua lecture or the play, or liitill more commonly th1! movies or the phonograph. The change is vital. Once we were self-amused, now we nre m:u:hine amused.
MIUlY serious and sometimes s uccessful effo rts are being made through community music and drama. to revive and perpHunte the better social spirit of the early days. In thOle parts of the state where the broken co untry and sparse population compe ls life to run th e leisurely course of pioneer times we have occasional survivals of the homely amusements of remot e decades.
I Some of our older readers from ot her communities as well as younger people from Ripley County and thereabouts may know the play pnrty of which Mrs Leah J ackson Wolford, '12 • in h er recent volume.
Play parties appt:ar to have· been a com mon form of amusement a cent ury ago and less in many pa rt s of the co untry. Now they are found only in a few scattered regions in one of whi ch is southern In diana. Mr". Wolford was fortunate enough to find the oral material from which she has made her volume. For the bene6t of the uninitiated we must say that the play party is a rural gathering where the younger guests amuse themselves by singing, dancing, and acting cer tain traditional songs and games witbout in5trumental accompaniment. It is like an elaboration of children's singing games or a glorified development of the games still seen at old-fashioned chtrrch socials Some would r egard it is a croll between a dance and a kindergarten, though really it is neither.
A collection o f between fifty and six ty of these yames with words, tunes, and directions for playing, occupies ninety of the one hundred and twenty pages o ! one volume.
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These Ion,. were all taken down by ear and furnished an accurate record of a scarce noti ced phase of our socia l life Mrs. Wolford adds ab undant and learned note. to the all too meager literature and thus produces a volume of permanent value to the scientific student of music, literature, and folk lore, as well as to tbe teacher of younger chi1dren for whom (relih songs and games are hard to find. Mrs. Wolford has opened a new vein in our folk lore, and it is to be hoped that she will extend her studies and publish further at an early date.
Indiana Lce:cnds in Rhyme
By G RACE AND KARL MOON
(MRS. KARL E MOON, GRACE D USoUC UET PUR.1J UE, Wi scoMin A. 1910)
Stirring old legends of the land of the Navajo, told for children in poetry and pictures of unusual quality. The stories were gathered at first hand from the I ndians of the Southwest. They tell of the bobcat who lost his tail, of the coyote who comes prowling about the camp at night when the fires have died down, of the little Indian brave, and of life in the ancient adobe villages. The beauty of the lyrics and the truthful, often amusing portrayal of Indian and animal life, make the book a trustworthy and valuable one to put in the hands of child ren.
The poems are short and for the most part narrative, and they will be easily memorized. They are woven about a far -o ff magical country, th ey keep very close to the intimate interests of childhoodthe love of animals and Indians, the spirit of play and adventure.
The multitude of pictures in color and black-and-white are done . from life and are an integral part of the book.
RED CROSS WORK
"fnterminable folds of gauze, For those whom we shall neVH see-when your fingers pause, That every drop of blood to stain Their whiteness. falls for you and me, Part of the price that keeps U 5 free To serve our own, that keeps us clean From shame. the other w ome n know0' Savior who have never seen, Forgive us that we are 50 slow! God-if that blood should c ry in vain, And we have let our moment go P' AMELIA IOSEPHlN& Bun
IN MEMORIAM
HATTIE SPRAY HENDERSON
Hattie Spray was initiated into Iowa B of IT B 4> in 1879. ACter her marriage to Mr. J. H. Henderson her home was in I ndianola and she had long been an active member of the Indianola Alumna! Club. The news of her dea th on December 31, 1917, which wa.s caused by a tragic elevator accident in the Sasery Hotel at Des Moines where she had accompanied he r husband on a business trip, carne as a great shock to her friends. During the past summer she had been very faithful in war work, acting as local chai rman of the ational Coun · ci l of Defense . The following newspaper clipping was se nt to THE ARROW.
The funerallicrvi ces of Mrs. ]. H. H enderson were held Ju t Thursday afte rnoon in the Methodist Church and were cond u c ted by her pastor, Rev. Fred N. Willi s. The news of her tragic death came as such a shock to the friends that it was hard to realite that she had gone. She will be greatly missed in the ch urch, where she was foremost in eve ry good work; in the club life of ou r city where she was ever r eady to help bring abo ut the things that en tered into the better life of the people; in college circles where she was a lways helping to p lan for the upbuilding of Simpson; and mo s t of all in the home where she was gracious and kind to all who came within. She was loved by a ll who knew her as was evidenced by the la rge number of friends from this vi c inity and from Des Moines, who attended the services.
MA RY EUGENIA LATHAM
Mary Eugenia La.tham was bo rn at Syracuse, N. Y., April 5, 1873, and entered Sy r ac use Univers;ty with the class of 1897. While in college she became a charter membe r of New York A of II B 4> in whi ch she always took a ve ry active interest
January I , 1900, she was married to J. Claude Latham of Canisteo, N. Y., where they made their home and where she died December 13, 1917. She leaves live child r en beside her husband. Our thoughts t urn to her especially as home·maker and mother-lithe sweetest . kind es t , m ost patient, tender mother, a Hving model of virtue, love, and purity. N o dearer heart nor kinder woman ever l ived t (') C311it her st r eng th and sunshine in the lives of th ose she l oved so weI 1. "
L EAH JA CKSON W OLFORD
I nd iana A a nn o un ces with the. greatest sorrow the death of one o f her most lovEd membt'rs, Leah Jarkson W o lf o rd, which
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January 14 at New Albany, Ind., where her husband, Leo. T. '.\'01ford, is teacher of histo ry in the high school. On January 8 a son was born to Professor and Mrs. Wolford and we all rejoiced with them, but our joy was turned to sorrow upon the sudden death of the young mother a week l ater.
Leah Jackson was born at Versailles, Ind., in 1892 and was a much loved, o nly child. In the fall of 1909 she entered Franklin College and early in 1910 was initiated into n B <1>. She was a girl of unusual talents; brilliant, beautiful, and lovely she won all who "new her but she remained as simple and unaffected as a chi1rl.
She was a gifted musician and during her college days carried a ht"3vy mUSlC course in addition to which she completed her eoilq:;': work for the A.B. degree in three years and was graduated in 1912 at the age of twenty with highest honors. Of that year ' s class four mernt'ers wer\! chosen by the faculty to deliver commencement oratiuns, a high standard of scholarship being the basis of choice, and Leah was the only woman This high honor she accepted as a matter of course and filled it to the lasting credit of herself and her fraternity .
Following her graduation she entered Chicago University where she took. her M.A. degree. Having heard the Fuller sisters and realizing the life they were giving to the play songs of old England she chose as her thesis subject the play party in Indiana and after extensive research she collected and wrote the music for the old play ' songs of our state which until now have been handed down by ear. The Thesis was published by the university but has sin ce ad o pted by the Indiana Historical society .* It is a notable/'piece of work in a new field which Leah was best fitted to explore.
In 1916 she was married to Prof. Leo Wolford, who had graduated in the same college class with her. She leaves beside her husband an infant son, her mother, her father having died about1 three years previous. Our hearts go out to those who loved her . Our grief in the termination of this life so full of every earthly promise is mingled with theirs. Her glad, sweet , happy laughter we will carry in our hearts . We kn o w she has not ceased to live.
Florence Mildred Seward was born August 14, 1890, at Jackson, Michigan. She attended the University o f Michigan at Ann Arbor and was initiated into Michigan B of IT November 11, 1911.
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IN MEMORIAM
Although she did not finish her course at the university, she was there long enough to make hosts of friends. H er sunny disposition was actually co ntagious and it was a great disappointment to all, when she did not return.
For three years she was assistant to a J awon physician and during that time her cheeriness and ready sympathy helped many patients to forget their pains. One of Mildred's stories, told by herself , wa s enough to dispel gloom and make laughter come where there had heen tears.
Little did anyone think that tall, pink-cheeked, healthy looking Mildred would he the victim of the
disease she so dreaded to sec in her patients, but in the spring of 1916, the doctor found that it was she who needed care instead of caring for others. She began her fight agaimt tuberculosis and never was a battle more bravely fought! Her mother and sister took her to Arizona, all three confident that the sunshine there would cure her.
For eight months her cou rage never failed her, and it was not until the very last that she realized it was not the kind of fight she could win . But we may truly say hers was a victory over death for the influen ce she had over all those who entered into her life, will be lastin g. Her life is a challenge to all Pi Phis to be as good soldiers.
I SADORE STUART VAN GILDER-KeSTER
Isadore Stuart Van Gilder was born January 21, 1882, in Albia, Iowa whe re her c hildhood and early school days were spent. Later the family moved to Chicago and there she was g raduated from Armour Institute. When Denver became the family home, Isadore attended Wolfe Hall and in 1899 entered Denver University. In November of that year, she became a memher of Colorado B of II Her second year of college was spent at Colorado University and the
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last two years at Leland Stanford where she took her degree in 1903. tJl each pla ce, she was a loyal member of the loca l II chapter. Her brilliant mind led her naturally to take up teaching, after a little prelirltinary experience in the high schools of two of the smaller towns, she became a teacller of mathematics in the East Denver high There she spent' l,l1afiy rich years, and there she met Mr . K es· teT, Who was also a teache r of m athematics. Similarity of abilities ana ied to a beautiful fri endship which r ipened into love and on June 12, 1915 , they married . Mr. K este r had previously accepted a professorship in Columbia University. They made their home in New York City where Mrs. Kester immediately identified herself with the New York Alumnre Club. Their little girl, Annette, was born in September, 1916. On the evening of her thirty-sixth birthday I sadore was taken suddenly ill with uraemic poisoning. She became unconscious almost immed iate ly, and two days l ate r, the heart grew still. Services were held in Denver at St. Barnabas church where she had been married, and she was laid to rest at Fairmount cemetery, mourn ed by her husband and baby, her moth e r, and two brothers, and a host of friends who loved her.
It is impossible to give any idea of her radiant personality. Enthusiasm characterized everything she did. H e r school days we're full of happiness for the spirit of joy was in her. Her teachi ng was strong and fine, for h er strength of personality united to her very sympathetic soul and brilliant mind, made her students respect and l ove her. Her relations with her friends were beautiful.
The relationship between Isadore and her mother was rarely beautiful, and their devotion to each other all the years was exquisite. The new loves that came to Isadore were enriched by this lov e for her mother and in turn intensified that affection . Her nature was made to radiate love. There never was a more joyous and devoted mother. Moth erhood was the crowning glory of her life, and the cause of its sacrifice.
H e r visit to her home last summer was a series of happy days for h e r and for all of us who saw her. Her uns e lfish pride in and devotion to her husband and baby were delightful to see. And she had a wonderful way of making all her dear ones feel that her happiness was theirs, too.
The shock of her death has been overpowering. Her life was so abundant in love, in joy, in enthusiastic hope for the future, in loyalty
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to her fraternity, her church, and all her dear ones, that we cannot realize that her activities here are over. It is impossible to think of her except as we know her, enthusiastic, loving, and beloved. She will ever live in the hearts of those who loved her.
N.T.H.
COMING EVENTS
The following alumn:r: clubs announce their meetings: Boston, Mass.
March 9. 2.30 P. )I.-Mite Box Opening, Ho s tessel, 1905 - 1908 i Chairman Mrs. G. Crooker i Pla ce, 83 MI. Auburn Stred, Watertown i Speaker, M'rs. Frank Dunn; Subject, A Visit to Our Settlement School.
April :17-Founden' Day Celebration; Deta ils to be announced.
May 11, :1 :30 P. lI,-General Information Afternoon; Hostesses, 1913 - 1917 ; Chairman, Miss Louise Hoeh; Place, 18 Central Street, Somerville.
Ch icago, Ill.
March :a-Annual Meeting; Chicago College Club, 2 :30 P. M. i Reports of Officers and Committee s; Election of Officers; Talk on the Fraternity Constitu. tion; Pi Beta Phi Songs; Hostesses, Illinois Epsilon.
April :n-Founders' Day Teo.; Evanston, Illinois, 2 :30 P. )(.; Place to be announced; Hostesses, the Ac tive Chapter of Illinois Epsilon.
May I S-The Annual Picnic; Log Studio, Huhbard Woods, 12 :30 P. )c.; Hostesses, Mrs. A. E. Albright and The Club.
Cleveland , Ohio
Meetings are held the first Saturday in each month with luncheon at one P M.
March :a.-Settl ement School; Hostess, Mrs. Van Petten, 1619 Elsinore; Assistants, Mrs. \Vrist on, Mrs. Mark.
April 6-Pi Beta Phi Current Events j Hostess, Mrs. Brook s, 1448 Highland Ave., Lakewood i Assistants, Miss Sloane, Miss Meckel.
May 2S--Cooky ·shine; Hostess, Mrs. Robt. P Burro ws; 4S Shaw Ave.
Kan sas City, Mo
The alumnae of Pi Beta Phi meet the first Saturday in each month at one o'clock with the following hostesses:
March-Min Constance Fennell, 2415 N. l oth, Kansas City, Kan.
April-Mrs. H M. Langworthy, 26 E. s%nd St. 1tfay-Mrt. Miles T. Babb, 34()() Locust St
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Los Angeles, Cal
Marcil '9, :z :30 P... .-Election of Officers and Reports; College Woman'. c:Jub.
April 17. u :30 P. If.-Founden' Day and Cooky .s hine i Installation of Officers; Hostess, Mrs. E. Goodell Sherman, 2002 El Cerrito Place, Hollywood. New York, )I Y.
March 2-Chairman; Mrs. Horace France, New York r. April 6--Chairman; Mrs. Van Keuren, Colorado B.
Apri l ,27-Fouoders' Day Celebratioo; Chairman, Mrs. Ralph Steurm, Kan· SIlS A
May lI-Chairman, Mrs. Elder. Vermont B Philadelphia, Pa
March S-Luncheon, 12 :30; Mary Mather, Wayne, Pa.; Hostesses, Sara Boyle. Esther Lippincott, Mary Turner. Mary Gawthrop i EntertainmentStudy of Constitution, Eloise Schuyler Se a ttle, Wash.
April 2S-Founders' Day Celebration and Election of Officers. May ..-Talk on "Pioneer Days" by Mrs. Florence Denny Heliker . Toledo, Ohio
April-Founders' Day Celebration.
May-Our Ann u al May Day Ce l ebration. Pittaburch, Pa.
March 3-New Features of the Constitution, Miss Trowbridge; Famous Pi Phis, Miss Covert, Room 1402, Keystone B u ilding .
April 7-Miss McCro r y, Miss Crittenden, hostesses, at the home of Miss McC rory, 6S4 Ma r yland Avenae .
A pri l 28--Ann u a l lu nc h eon.
Panhellenic luncheon is held the first Saturday of every month in McCreHY's Restaurant at 12 o'clock Every fraternity woman in the city is welcome Fayetteville, Ark.
March 2-Patrioti c program; hostess, Sue Woody.
April 6--Miscellaneous program; hostess, Dorothy Lighton.
May 4-Meeting to arrange suggestions (or fall rushing. N orthem New York.
March 9-Pi Beta. Phi History.
April 28--Founders' Day.
Wa shington, D C
March 19,4:30 P. M.-Hostess, 1I-l rs. D. K. Shute, 17J7 De Sales St.; Sub· ject, Examination, History, Constitution.
April 16, 8:00 f.. )(.-Hostess, Mis s Rhoda Watkins, 1429 Clifton St.; Sub· ject , Elections.
April 28, 8:00 P. H.-Banquet.
May 21, 4 :30 P. It .-Hostess, Miss Dorothy Dobyns, 1957 Biltmore St.; Subject to be selected later.
MATTE R S OF CLUB INTEREST
The Seattle City Panhel1enic sends noti ce that a co Jlege women's directory has been compiled containing the names of al1 colJege women living in Seattle and neighboring towns giving their latest address and fraternity afliJiation This directory is kept at the Y. W. C. A. Building and is for the use of co llege women vis iting Seattle.
Pi Phis that move to new and strange cities could prevent much possible loneliness if they would consult THE ARROW 'S directory of alumme clubs and make themselves known to the nearest secretary
In this issue the additions to o ur directory are The Akron, Ohio, alumni!! club, organized October 26 at the home of Mrs. Conners , Gamma Province Vice - president, with twelve enthusiastic members and the Butte , Mont" alumnre club, organized by Mrs . Hugo Giduz (Edith Baker, Missouri B, '11).
All detailed letters from alumnre clubs sent in for this issue have been sent to the Alumnre Editor with the request that she incorporate them in the detailed report required from each club for the June ARROW. The pressure of war news at this time makes this necessary as a conservation measure .
A Directory similar to the one issued by Michigan A descrihed in this department, last issue, was prepa r ed unde r direction of Sophie P. Woodman for New York B alumnre. This is of especial value for keeping alive interest in a chapter whose membership is closed at presen t .
The program of the Thanksgiving meeting of the Chicago alumna! club so unique, interesting, and successful, that I have been asked to write an account of it for THE ARROW, as it may be suggestive for other clubs. Our president, Mrs. Eames, asked our reSourceful Grand Vice·president, Mrs. F. ]. Allen, to prepare the program for Us on Panhellenic.
Mrs. Allen knew that we had heard quite a little about the congress held here in October , and the very original idea occurred to her of
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asking representati ves of the other fraternities, who are members of the congress, to meet with us and teU us themselves of their Greek· letter doings. Most of the eighteen members of the Pan hellenic Congress have clubs or representativ€S in Chicago, and all but ODe of them responded by sending either a delegate or a letter to the meeting . Mrs. McElroy, A who represented that organization in Panhellenic for many years, gave us a very fine talk on the history of the Panhellenic movement. Miss Patrick , Z T A, reviewed the work done by the fifteenth Congress, and all the brief speeches by representatives of other fraternities were exceedingly interesting . After the program, a social hour was spent over tea and sandwiches, and many were the cordial chats between Pi Pl}is and their Panhellenic friends . A vote of thanks was given Mrs . Allen for the unusual idea and its successful execution. It was ce rtainly a thoroughly Panhellenic meeting, and such communings go very far towa rd making us realize that we are truly working toward the same end, and do much to break down an evil spirit of rivalry among the Greek-letter organizations . Rivalry there will always be, but this getting acquainted with each other's work and aims will do much toward making it a fri endly contest only. o C F.S. Chicago, Ill.
The Puget Sound alumnre club has organized as a Red Cross Auxiliary spending all day Thursday of each week at the home of Mrs H. B. Wilbur, Eta Province Vice-p resident, 434 35th Avenue, Seattle, Wash. A Founders ' Day luncheon will be held at the home of Mrs. Hugo Giduz, 1146 W. Porphyry St., Butte, Mont., on April 27. All aluxpnre who can arrange to be in the city f or that date are cordially invited to be guests of Butte members of Cent ral Montana alumnre club.
EDITORIALS
THE MESSAGE which the Student Volunteer Confere n ce brought to some fraternity girls has been exprtssed by them in other pages. The Editor would like to emphasize especially a few othe r points brought out in that series of remarkable addresses at North· field which gave every student present a new vision of service and opportunity .
One of the most compelling addresses given at the enti re conference was by PTofessor Harry Ward who opened what Dr. Mott subsequently declared was the best survey of world conditions ever given at any c::imil a r gathering "Dr Ward's subject was the opportunities lying before students in the United States today. He declared that the great need o f the hour is to disco ver the form of religious expression best adapted to the groups where the Gospel has not yet penetrated , viz., the leaders of intellectual life, the men who control the material development of the United States and the laboring class. He sounded a solemn warning that the intellectual leadership of the nati o n is passing out of the hands o f the col1ege groups and that the working -cl ass today has the most definite program for social refoTm. He declared that is the duty of Christian students to share cultu re and privilege, that students must carry Christianity into the social relationships of the laboring classes and governmental classes and "h r eak a pioneer trail and live it with the masses."
Various aspects of other home problems were voiced by various speakers; By Canon Gould of Toronto who showed that the war had brought a "new Occido -Oriental situation to both the United States and the Dotninion of Canada and that an imperative need was felt for a more Christian solution of the Oriental problem." By Dr Rutherford when he declared that the student attitude toward foreign students must change and told of the who said "they don't understand me and sometimes I think they d(ln't want to understand me " By the studtnt who told or the of the foreign, especially of the Oriental student educated in mission schools in his own country when he finds the unChristian atmosphere of many colleges and universities. By Mr. Hurri e when he appealed for a spirit of fraternalism between our own students and those who are coming to us from Latin American count ries· and, lastly, by the charming Chinese girl who naively confessed that, though she had genera lly been received with friendship and sisterliness, she did somc-
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times feel as if her fell ow-students l ooked upon her as a IIforeign curio "
These are some of the situations right here at home challenging the best energies of the students . today . Over and o ver again it was obse rved at Northfield that "women aTe co ming into their own" during tbis war. The challenge o f th e times co mes to women students as never be f o re. Let every Pi Beta Phi chapter be foremost in her college home in enrolling every member in the new *c1asses for study of practical Ch r istianity which are to be organized at once in every student community and let each girl consider immediately the welfare of the foreign students in her ow n community and do all in her power to make life happy for them .
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A FEW WEEKS AGO a great metropo litan n ewspaper published a long editorial which has been copied and r ecopied far and wide, it had this significant t itle, Are We Worth Dying For? Am ong other things the writer said:
Are we worth dying for? Th e question r e turns as we think of the men and of their successors in the training camps at ho me . No one, I suppose, makes light o f those who go to the sacrifice. But we are tempted to make light of our own share of an experience which in comparison so little affects our own lives in their habitual ways and places. It is a time when it is unp a trioti c, disloyal to take life for granted, and to feel no thrill of invitation to offer our own selves a sacrifice. It dimini sh es the glory of the nation when we, for whom the active and youthful multitude o f our citizens are laying down their hopes and o ffering their lives, feel no call to highe r living, clearer thinking, nobler aspirations, and better use s of o ur time and strength . They are buying back o ur threatened freed om, establishing our security, safeguarding the future of OUr child ren's c hildren, upholding th e hon o r of our people. IS it worth the price?
War asks for courage, fo rtitu de. co ntin e nce, obedience, and good will. I might add cheerfulness. wh ich turns a w et trench, vermin-infested and exposed to death, into a place more than end ur able to men who are inspired by great loves and loyalties You cannot have peace in the ca.mp or success in battle without these virtues. But neither can you have fruitful lives in the peace of Qor home villages and c ities without jllst these high q ualities of soul. If we are worth dying for, we mu st think on these things and give them place as the ends of our endeavor For them we must be ready to make sacrifices all day long and every day. The 6rst disloyalty for us i, an easy going and selfregarding th oughtl essness W e need to think sober ly but joyfully of the opportunity which il given us to become the kind of citiz.ens for whom it would be well to die--the kind we believe in when we think of the duty and opportunity of other and heroic men.
EDITORIALS
In this connection the story first told by a Y. M. C. A. Secretary and many times repeated is significant. Two soldiers at one of Ollr cantonments were bidding good-bye to two girl visitors who had been spending the afternoon at camp. The actions of these girls (abetted by their hosts it is true) were such as to attract attention along the trolley platform as they said goodiJye . But the bystanders were, nevertheless, amazed when one soldier was heard saying to the other as the trolley disappeared: "My God! Are those the kind of women we are going to give our lives for ." Isn't there food for thought here for every girl1
THE FOLLOWING announcement has just been from Wash· ington:
National rCiistration of women available for work on farms is planned by the department of labor as ODe of the advance steps in a campaian to secure a sufficiency of farm labor for every section of the country during the coming season. A. L. Berkman, chief of the division of farm service, announced last night that every effort would be made to meet the expected shortaie o( (arm labor by a plan to mobilize the available men and women in every community in the country.
Women, Mr. Berkman continued, will be needed (or truck gardenini, (ruit gatherina-. dairying, and other liiht (orms o( labor, but they will Dot be called upon (or the heavy work 50 loni as men are available. "The colle &e iPria and the women o( the leisure clas5e5 \fho are ready to respond to a call (or workers as a matter o( patriotic senice," Mr. Berkman said, "m u st be depended upon chiefly for the women labor that will be needed."
Here is an opportunity for every Pi Beta Phi undergraduate to do her bit. Read on another page how loyally the members of Ontario A responded to a similar appeal from the Canadian Government, last year and follow their example.
SOPHIE P. WOODMAN, former alumna! Editor of THE ARROW, has the sympathy of the fraternity in the death of her mother who was known to many Pi Phis, the country over.
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TRAVELS IN FOUR PROVINCES
In accordance with the plan announced in the October ARROW, the Editor began her share of Grand Council chapte r visits the first of November, and she is glad to give a resume of her experi ences . Minnesota A was the first chapter visited and the traveler found herself in Minneapolis soon after the close of the Panhellenic Congress in Chicago. This first in November was very happily spent in the cozy new chapter-house with the Minnesota girls. The visitor was just in time for the last informal afternoon party given for the rushees and greatly enjoyed the gathering of alumn", who met at the Elks Club on Monday to receive the G r and Council message. It was a p rivilege to dine with Minnesota's new dean of women, Miss Gertrude Beggs , Colfi r ado B, whom all Pi Phis will be pleased to learn has recently acc-epted this important position.
A night's journey brought the Editor to Menasha, Wis ., where as the guest of our publishers, George Banta and Co., she insp ected the latest additions to the publishing plant, read galley proof of the Decembe r ARROW and transacted important business connected with our magazine. After twenty·four hours thus profitably spent, she traveled to Madison where she remained until Friday evening with \VisGOnsin A. Rushing was ove r, so she had a chance to meet the splendid pl edges as well as enjoy joipt meeting with the active chapte r and a lumn a:! club, as the alumnre all cOlJle to dinner at the chap· ter house one eveni n g; this large family gathering was a very happy feature of the visit,
It was then necessary to turn eastward, making the visits to Michi· gan as a side trip since proof-reading of the Decembe r ARROW required that the Editor rem ain within quick postal distance for the next week. So after a good night's rest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen in Oak Park, she started for Hillsdal e where the week-end was spent with Michigan A. Here the visitor was ente rtained in the home of the Provin ce President, Leah Stock, who afforded her every opportunity to meet the chapte r. One evening was spent at a jolly cooky-shine with the chapte r at which the new dean of women at Hillsdale was also a guest. The following afternoon, the a1umn"" active girls, pledges, and patronesses all gather ed for a supper-party at the Stock home which preceded the first of the rallies connected with the Y. M. C. A . (ldrive" which the traveler attended in three diffe r ent places.
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From Tuesday evening until Friday morning proved too short a time to enter into all the many interests of so large and energetic a chapter as Michigan B. But the Editor had interesting meetings with the chapter and with the pledges and a happy hour with the local alumna: club following an informal luncheon at the home of Mrs. D. C. Chipman, Iowa AI '83 . It was a matter of regret that previously made plans made it impossible to accept the invitation of the Detr:oit alumn:E club president to spend Saturday afternoon with the Pi Phis in that city.
Back to Chicago again for a few hours only made pleasant by the companio nship of Mrs . Allen and Mrs. Spry who met the traveler, escorted her across the city, and started her westward, and one night's journey brought her to Lincoln. Here she was the guest of our Grand Treasurer but spent much time in the chapter·house. Beside meeting our own girls of Nebraska B, the visitor had opportunity to meet othe r university people at one of the weekly teas given by the dean of women, to see the university in action at a splendid Y. M. C . A. War Fund Rally, and to address the 10cal.Panhellenic. She attended a regular meeting of the Lin co ln alumnre club and was the honor guest at a luncheon and theater party given by our Miss Stuart at Hotel Lincoln to which Grand Officers of other fratecnities living in Lincoln were invited.
Railroad delays which became more and more of a hindrance to plans as the journey progressed, caused the expected visitor to arrive in Lawrence, Kan., many hours late. The visits to both Kansas chapters had to be brief for the Editor wanted to bring Grand Council message to every member before the Thanksgiving recess but, though short, they were very enjoyable Would that every chapter might see the chapter·room which is such a happy feature of Kansas A's new home and the splendidly arranged records and relics of her forty - five years of history which are so carefully guarded and greatly appreciated by the girls of today. A feature of this visit was the informal tea at which the alumnre, patronesses, and representatives from the other women's o rgan iza ti ons were present.
• Many a Pi Phi far from her own chapte r has enjoyed fellowship with Kansas D this year for the location of Camp Funston and Fort Riley, so near Manhattan, brings many of our fraternity sisters to visit their dear ones. These girls in particular will appreciate the Editor's feelings when she found such a warm welcome and homelike atmos-
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phere surrounding her on Thanksgiving Day. The visit began long enough befo r e the holiday to enable the traveler to meet every gi rl, hold pledge and chapter meetings, and attend a few classes in this very interesting college. The week-e nd following the holiday \fas spent in Kansas City where Saturday was devoted to an all-day meeting of the enthusiastic alumna! club held at the home of the president, Mrs . Beach. The traveler greatly appreciated all the cpurtes ies here extended by the reside nt Pi .Phis, espec ially the delightful automobile rides which gave her such a splendid knowledge of the city.
Southward next, the train carried the N e w England traveler to the land of mistletoe and cotton, strange to her eyes but wonderfully interesting, symbolizing the varied resources of this wonderful, g reat Southwest. Oklahoma A leased a new house for three years this fall but circumstances had postponed the house-warming planned ea rli e r in the year, thus the chapter decided to hold it as a· feature of the Grand Co uncil visit So the Editor had opportunity to meet U.culty, students, and towtlspeople under particularly happy ci rcumstances. Everywhere the visitor received pleasant courtesies from chapters of other fraternities but nowhere else were tney so numerous as at Norman. She dined at the K A @ house, preceding the Panhellenic meeting held there, dined another evening at the B 0 n house, and was obliged to refuse simila r invitations from three other groups. These evidences of good - fellows'l i p were a most pleasing feature of the fraternity life at Oklahoma University.
The weather man had been very good thus far but wishing to show the traveler a varied program, he proceeded to schedule a "norther" dpring the single day she could stop in Ardmore, prohibiting any alumna! club activities but giving her opportunity for a happy day wjth Mrs . Fort, the secretary, whose guest she was and a quiet talk ... over the tea-cups with Mrs. Nelson, the president.
A memorable day's journey through a snow-covered landscape, so unusual to this ' part of the country, brought the trav eler to Fayetteville in the midst of the coldest weather that southern town had experienced for thirty years. Outside activities were impossible but the visitor enjoyed the quiet days in the chapter-house where Arkansas A is enjoying her first experience at housekeeping in several years. The local alumnre all dropped in, informally and a jolly cooky-shine was a feature of the last evening. The Red Cross "drive" was in
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progress by this time and the Editor counted herself fortunate to see the student body assembled at an enthusiastic rally.
Missouri r was next in order and here th e visitor held meetings with the alumna! club, active chapter , and pledges, enjoyed the care· fully planned lun ches where she was enabled to meet different delegations by themselves and thus come to know the girls in a personal way, which otherwise would have been difficult where there is no chapterhouse. At an informal tea in the chapter-rooms, she met faculty and and later had a happy two hours with over fifty Pi Phis who enjoyed a spread together.
Late trains were once more responsible for a change in program and the visitor arrived in Columbia just too late for the formal dinner in honor of Helen Robnett, bride elect, which had been dated during her visit. It was a disappointment also that she could not stay for this beautiful wedding which was a red - letter event in the chapter history. But the Editor greatly enjoyed th portunity she had of meeting the various house guests and the nre: and patronesses who were entertained informally in her hon She also appreciated the hospitality of Dean Johnston who ente ed her at tea in her own home.
Last, but by no means least of the list of chapters visited, qune Missouri B. The visitor was made comfortable and happy in McMillan Hall, the girls' dormitory, and differt!nt girls came from their homes and stayed with her, so that she was never without Pi Phi companionship. Everybody was busy in anticipation of the approaching holidays and the annual girls' Christmas party, the freshman p r omenade, and the tea in the chapter-room seemed quite in keeping with the festive season The visitor enjoyed the infonnal alumna: meeting and the individual courtesies extended her, especially the opportunity of seeing the city so thoroughly by automobile.
This chronicle has, of necessity, emphasized the social side of this series of visits. It would be wrong to leave the impression that it was a round of gaiety. Everywhere the chapters and clubs entertained simply as becomes the spirit of the times and the social events planned were al1 for the primary purpose of bringing the national officer in touch with local conditions and personnel, but for this very reason they were far more valuable than more elaborate functions which have sometimes marked similar visits in the past. The value
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of each visit lay in the chapter meetings, quiet talks, and individual conferences.
During her long journey homeward, the traveler had abundant opportunity to review these varied experiences and as she reckoned up her mileage and added from her journal the estimated number of people she had met in each pla ce, she felt that th is journey of more than 6,000 miles in the service of Pi Phi involving the meeting of about 1,SOO people had given her a new insight into the possibilities and needs of our growing organization . Somewhat weary travelstained, she reached New England late on Christmas Eve feeling it had all been abundantly worth the time and energy involved. Once again she wishes to say "thank you" t o e very onc of the hostesses for the many courtesies extended to her
SARAH POMEROY Rucc, ARROW Editor.
When Grand voted to hold Convention, next June as reported in the account of the Chicago meeting in the December ARROW, it seemed as if the country had settled down to a war-time routine and that plans could be made on that basis. A few days after the definite announcement that Convention would be held at Charlevoix, Mich., June 27-July 4, appeared in the January Bulletin } the Gove r nment announced Federal control of the railroads Since then, many rumors have been in circulation co n ce rning the curtailment of summer travel next season.
Under these ci r cumstances, it has not seemed wise to sign hotel contracts nor make definite program arrangements for Convention. Grand Council appreciates the need for a Convention and is very anxious to hold it, if possible. At the present time, however, it is impossible to make definite plans. Our Grand President is in corresponden ce with the office of Secretary M cA doo, Director General of the railroads and plans will be based on the information she receives from this authoritative source.
DeJinite announcement will be made in The Bulletin published the first week in April. Copies of this bulletin are sent to all secretaries of chapters and clu bs. You can obtain the information from your' nearest club or chapter or from the Grand President who will send
out cop ies of Tire Bul/etin to those especially requesting them. M ea nwhil e, hold t he Convention dates free from other plans but do not elect any delegates until after the April Bul/etin appears.
The edi t o r is glad to give space to thi s letter. The errors referred t o were mad e in statements clipped from Exchanges.
MRS. SARA If POMEROy -RUGG , 201 Davis Av enue.
Brookline, Ma ss My d ear Mr". Ru gg:
I have th e December num be r of TilE ARROW of Pi Beta. Phi, and in glancing over its pa.ges I n otice the reference to Ph i Beta Kappa. pages 14 8-15 1. In the "Fa.cts about Phi Beta Kappa" some state m ents are made whic h a r c not s tri c tly tru e, nnd whi ch [ am s ure for the benefit of yo ur re aders )'ou will be glad to co rrect.
In th e fint p l ace the motto as interpreted by OU T PTtsident, Dr. Grosvenor, is not " Phi losophy the Guide of Life'" but the "Love of W isdom the Guide of Life " In HO riginal Pur pose" the te rm s origina lly used were Friendship, M o rality, and Literature Th ese w ords appear fr eque ntl y in the early r eco r ds and were n o do ubt indicated by the three stars. Th at th e members were patriotic there Clln be no doubt, but f'atriotism was not the foundation principle of the organization
You say that Phi Beta Ka ppa "became national in 1779 when branches were established at Yale and H arva r d." This is only partially tru e, for while th e I-Inrvard and Vale Chapters were granted in 1779, the "meetings" were n o t o rganized until 1780 at Yale, a nd 1781 at Harvard While th e o rigin al society ce ased to exist during the Revo luti o n, the branch at Yale was orgnnized before, the dissolution of th e Al p ha o f Virginia, and co n seq u e ntly the society ha s had a con tinuou s existence si nce th e date of it s organization. The o rg aniza t io n s at Yale and H llrvard wer e not a Ureestablishment." Y o ur item o n "Secrecy Abandoned in 1826" is not strictly t ru e, because th e process by which Phi Beta Kappa became an hon o rary socie ty was gradual , and no da l e ca n be given which applies equally t o nil chapt ers. Th e present r oll of chapters is eig hty -nine and not eighty-six. as th e three chapt e r s aut h o rized by the Council of 19 , 6 were instituted last y ea r. Yo u a r e pe rfectly co rrect in sayi ng that women we re first admitted in 187S, but th e first woman so honored was n ot Pre side nt \Voolley of M ount Holyoke College, for she did not become :1 member of the Fraternity until '900 . She was, however, th e first wom a n t o be el ec ted to membership in the Phi Beta Ka ppa Se nate - Th e first women to be admitted were members of the clas s o f 1875 in the University o f Vermont.
In r egard to the ton e of your la s t paragraph entitled lI We Apo logize, T oo," I think a word might be said, but T re frain. Tf you still say that "its eyes are still green," all I hnve to say is that you 3r e mi s informed.
In m aking co rre c tions kindly spe ll my name co rr ect ly. I think th e authoriti es of the College of William and Ma ry wo ul d objec t t o your phrase " William
• Thes e included or K A e.-EDITOI.
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and Mary's College." 1 do n ot recall eve r to have seen the institution so designated.
I am venturing to send you a publi cation entitled uBrief of Paragraphs in Phi Bela Kappa I l istory" which was deemed measurably correct at the lime it was printed.
I am writing to you in this mailer because do not hal) pe n to number among our exchanges Th e Cruce"t of Gamma Phi Bela or Tne Allgelos of Kappa Delta
Yours very truly, OSCAR W. VOORHEES, Secrelm'y.
For some tim e the Alumnre Editor has found it unwise to co rrect THE ARROW"S mailing list from "at home" addresses given brides in the Alumnre Personals, ullll'S:, stu! ill by the bride herself. So often these addresses ha\'e proved to be temporary or incorrect, and the chances for l osi ng ARROW S greater than if they were 'Sent to the old home address. Thi s would seem to be especially true this year, when so many Pf Phi s are marrying men in the service, whe r e a permanent address seems next , to impossible . Therefore, 11 <I> brides, THE ARROW will continue to go to your old address unless you, yourself, notify the Alumnre Editor. See slip for your co nvenien ce in front of ARROW .
When magazines like The Atlantic ill/on/hly state that their issue is Qelayed on account of congested mails , the Editor of 'rHE ARROW has no apology to make for tardit1ess. The Editors did their best to hasten matters but "heat less M o ndays" paralyt:ed our publishing plant and congested mails further del ayed the issue .
The names of the following members of Phi Beta Kappa whose names were n o t included in the roll of Phi .Beta Kappa membership published in the December jssue have been sent to the Editor.
MAlh' LAND A
'Yanda Harsh o rn Petrunk evitch '98.
Nl::W YORK B
Amalie Althaus; 'Oi; Elizabeth Nitchie , '10; Dora Nevins, '04; ' Edith M. i\{orri s, ' I I ; Gertrude Morris, '13; Edith Valet, '12.
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ALUMNM PERSONALS
ARKANSAS Of' ARKANSAS
)tAAIUAGES
Ms.rion L. C1:I.dson, 'rs, atHI LieuL E. M. Ratliffe, Arka"sQr, "4. E, U. S. R. t December 8.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mr s. Alia n. M cCnnne (Jennie Mort on. ' 13 ). Il ,>on, October 26.
To Mr and Mrs. Adolphus Gerard (Alice Hight , ex·'I6), a son, Adolphus, Jr .• November 5.
...ew ADDRESSES
RUlh 1:.. Kobblns, Box 124. Savannah, Okla., "ri. W. F. Moody Norris), "4 W. 15th SI.. Pine Bluff, Ark., M rs. W. 1>. Kill" (Ruth Pye), Jung Shan, Canton, China.
PI 1 ' \11 IIl::l.ATnES TilE SlR \I C"E Brother
Katharine Banta, '1 4-)a5. O. Banta, Gunners' Mate St;hor,I, Coreal Lakes Naval Training Sllllion.
Nell C. W ilson, 'oi-Dr. Constant P. \\,iI 50n, Ari: o na. .\ E. PeltllJyh ' Qm'Q
A K K. l ieutennnt U. S. '\1. R., j efferson Barrac ks, SI. I. ouis. /\10., e ngaged in bacteriological and hospital work.
Ma.bel Monteith. '17. is assistant probation officer at Little R ock. Mary Shannon, '10, who is tcaching English in the Ft. Worth high schoo l, spent a few days here in january, called home by her father's dellth. \Ve nre extending her o ur sincere sym JHlthy.
Doris Fisher, ex-':zo, is teaching in Ca l vin, Okl::l ; Nellie f\ l cLecs, ex-':Zo, in Lillie Rock , Ethel Estes, ex-' 19, in Bly th evi ll e. Molry l'i cJ..tn:., ex·· 19, and Elea. nor Forward, ' IS, in Rogers.
Ir ene Knerr, ' 14 , who has a responl'>ible position in the railrond office at El Dorado, spent january and February at her home.
CALIFORN IA ALPIIA-LELANO STANFORD, JR., U:\"I\'J-:RS ITY
NEW ADDRESSES
Ali ce Crowe. 339 W. l oth St., Long Beach, CaL; Vj, ian Lowrey, Santa Barbara Normal, Santa Barbara. Cal.; Mrs. Bryant (Phyllis Ellison), NlLpa, Ca l.; Gladys Ordway, :U:Z4 W. loth St., Los Angeles, Cal.; Dorothy Gavin, 2830 4th St. , San Diego, Cal.; Gertrude Mendenhall, Santa Barbarn Santn Barham. Ca l. ; lIarr iet C r nbtree, :zRoS Palm St., San Diego, Cnl.; Florence Knapp,493 E. 15th St. N P ortland. ()re.: Leigh Shelton. W ind,\ard Allts., Venice, Cal.
PI I'llt II.EI.\T1\' ES tN TilE Sl.lI. \l C E lIu.sband
Ruby Roberts Ri cha rd so n -Capt. Stanley Ri cha rd son.
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The new home of AIrs. V. V. McNitt (Marie Bellows, 'oS) , at River4ale N. Y., is featured in th e Indepmdl!1tl. Mrs. Willard Thompson (Daisy ex" 13 ) is treasurer 01 the a.l umn re club of Cenlral Montana.
CAL IFORN IA nETA-UNIVERSITY OF CAL IFOR N IA
M AItRIAGES
Engelina Sue Ward, ex-' iS, and Cha rl es Rogers in December. II elen H ave n s. ex-' I S, and R ay Ingl es, at th e h ome of Mrs . Vance M ee tymonds (Treasure E ll is, ex·'(9).
BIRTHS
T o Mr. and Mr s Edwin S. Rust (Cla ra. Coope r, '07) , a son.
NE W ADDRESSES
Mrs. Leroy Briggs (Florence Ztigcn{ uss) I 2635 Broderick St., San Francisco, Cal.; Mrs. Paul D. Bartlett (Ali ce H iestand) , Rockhill Manor, Kansas City, Mo .• Mrs. Claren ce Westbrook (Frances Taylor). Smith River, Del Norte Co , Cal.
PI PIli REI.ATIVES IN TilE SERVICE
BrOllanMrs. Verne Stout (Ella Moore, '(9) and Emily M oo r e, ' l2-Gl ove r Moo re, marin e.
Elsie H owe ll, ex-'IO--Edgar H owell, li e ut enant in Medical Department. H elen Sanford-Warren Sanford, 4> K "', office r in U S. A.
Genevieve Spader-Rando l ph Spader, Signal Co r pli, American Lake Training Station.
Ruth Spa iding- Li e ut elllmt Spa ld ing, O T. C.
Janet Thompson-Lieutenant Thompson, Americ:m Lakt Training Stalion.
Mrs. Lloyd Gepha rd {Marie Graven)-P. Graven, U. S. N.
Florence C r owell-Lieutenant Crowell, U. S. R. at Camp Lewis . lI elen H ayes- H o r ace II ayes,' Naval Reserve, San Pedro, Cal.
Irene H owa.r d--one in U S. A , one in U. S. N.
G ladys H alting-Burt and Walter Halting, Ordance Department, T exas.
Mari on Mills-James Mills, U. S N
Doris Moulton-Ferris 1\.'Ioullon, e.1. Ensign, U. S. N.
Marjorie Porter-Ste rl i ng Porter, ground se r vice of Aviation, in France.
Elizabeth Rutherford-Thomas Rutherford, Naval R ese rve /ftub ,ma
Mrs Paul Yost (Amy l-lill, ex -'oo)-observer in Aviation Department. !\orcs Wm H ilmmond ( M adge Bliven, ex -'IO)-l ieute n a nt in Field Artillery
Margaret Rolph-Finnell-Capl. Philip Finnell, Ca lifornia Grizz ly R egi ment, San Diego, Cal.
Helen H avens-Ingles-Ray Ingles, California Griztly Regiment.
Marie Grave)'l -Gephard--Lieutenant Lloyd Gephard, Coast Artillery, Fortress Monroe, Va.
In D«ember, the chapter entertained the alumnae dub and their at an evening Christmas party.
January 24 J( 4 and IT B .. entertained the B3.Y Citie s Alumnae Panhellenic .t the n B house with an attractive pro gram
The alumnae club meets with the Mothers' Club at the chapttr -houle twice • month to HW (or the Belgian and French babies.
CALIFORNIA GAMMA-UN I VERS I TY OF SOUTHERN CAL IF ORN IA ENGAGEMENTS
Mary Wilk., '16, to Stuart Last.
Gertrude Pentland, '16, to Charles E. Milikan, dean's assistant. College of Law, U. S. C.
WAUIACIS
Elsie Behymer and Egbert E. Moody, M.D., ut lieutenant, Medical Corps, Camp Kearney, C.I., December 9·
Marie Briggs, '19. and Howard Timmons, 1441h Field Artillery U. S. A., December 29.
Helen Brush, '18, And Floyd Bradley, U".'vers;ty 0/ S o uth ern California, '17, October 2:5. At home, National City, Cal.
Marguerita Dinsmore, ' 19, and Earl Gard, Un; v us;ty 0/ S o ",lrun Cali/o rnia, '17, K. "" r, ensign, U. S. N., October 19·
Lucile Greenleaf, 'I9--Charles Greenlea.f, Aviation Corps, U. S A., Camp Lewis, Ameri can Lake, Wash.
Mara-ery and Virginia lIoffman-Paul Hoffman, O. T. C., Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash.; Hallock C. Hoffman, Allentown, Pa. Husband
Mrs. Joseph Copp (Ethel Hogan)-Dr. Copp, lieutenant, U. S. Navy. Mrs. E. E. Burke (Albia Sparey)-Dr. Burke, junior lieutenant, Naval Base Hospital #3.
COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
MAUIAGIS
Gratia Boyd, ex·'19, and John Parks, Colorado, .6 T 4. Helen Narc, '14, and Greydon Elliott. At home, 1729 Boylston Ave., Apt. 306. Seattle, Wash.
Eloie Dyer, 'u, and John Thomas Bradshaw. At home, Bisbee, Margaret Tourelotte, '15. and Willard Rusk, Colorado,4J Be.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts (Mary Morse, '12), a daughter. To. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Condon (Lora Argue. '12), a son.
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. To M r. arid Mrs. C. W. Poley (Mildred a daughttt, J acquelin. November 27. 1917.
To Mr and Mrs. lI arry Zimmerh3£L:e1 (Rosina Vaughan, '(9). tt da u ghter, Sa r a h L o ui se, December 28.
DEAnfS
Mrs. H arry II Linn (Elizal1tth Ifich, " 12). Mrs. Evan Austin (Edith Allilon, ex··OS).
NEW ADDRESSES
M r s. B. C. Gerwick (Bernice Coultrap), 26 18 College Ave., Berkeley . Cal. ; 1\1 n. II arrington C. Tn)·tor ( I Br yden'). ' 5 13 Tho m pson St" 'Ann A tbo r , M ic h .; M rs. Robert I.eebrick (rrOla Chambf!rlain. ex ·" 4). 1541'1 I.e Roy Ave., Berkeley, Cal.; E. R. Rnm s ey (Elean o r I tonard, " 2). 2236 Cherry, Dem' H , Colo.
E li zabe t h Gamb le, 'q6 , former Grand P r esiden t, is spe n d'jng the w i nter i n Denve r :
M rs Greydon Elliott ( li elen i\' afe. ' 14 ) is \Islllng in Boulder. Mc Kenzi'e. '12, is tea ching in ":\'ew M e xico, and Portia in Silve rt on, Colo. O l win', ' t S,
Gertrude Rennie, '15, is attending Pratt's i nstitute, New York City.
M rs. E. R. Ra m sey (E l eanor Le'onard ' 12.) and Rebecca Vail le, ' I i, were g u ests a t t h e f1 h o use, ll ome comirtg Day.
Mrs. J M. East (Catherine Fonda '13) of Tonasket. Wash and A , J Cunningham ( Edna Pi e rce, '12 ) of Billings, Mont.. spent the holidays al their old homes.
P i P his a ll over t he state are active in R ed Cross wo r k. Il e r e in Bo ul de r th ey a tt e n d Ii s u rg ica l dn:ssi n g class every T hur!iuay evening. Susa}lne Love · Ince, '12 , principal of the Mnpletoll school , is doil)g excellent work in enthusing all of her pupils to knit. E"en lhe boys are kniaing.
COLORADO OF DI-:NVER
m:ATl I S
M rs. R II. Kes te r ( Isadore \ 'nn Gilde r '03) in New Yo r k ' City .sEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Frank ennn ' (Bessie Moberl)'). 1261 S. Williams St., Denver.
Marg u erite W illiamson, ' 15, is al 5 15 12th St. , \ Vaco, Tex .• where she is war secretary of the Y. \ \1. C. A .. nenr a camp for 38.0(X) men.
COLUMBIA ALPHA-GEORGE WASH I l'\GTON UNIVERS'PV
!'o' EW ADDRESSES
M rs . H enry M. French (Edith Thomas), 2712 Calhedral Ave., Washington, D. C.; Mrs. E. n. Johnson Bradford ) 51. , \ nne's Rettory, 201 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, Md.
PI 1'111 k[UTI\'[S ,'\ TilE SERnce Brat/It,. Phyllis art-I.ieut. !':!mrr Stewarl, (o:.&st Artilltry Corps, U. S. A. Ret.:. 60.
EJiubelh Wilbu-; Parks, n-'IS-Ensign Wm. r.::. Wilbur, H 'tts )lIngtOft Ulllt'U'rity. e.\·',o , O.l X, :,\, S. :\. R. F. Elsie Turner - J{tI}mond, 'ol-\lajor Ifa.rry Turner \\ilh (ien. Pehhing.
JJusballJ
Elil.llbelh Wilbur - I'arks. ex-',8--Cllpt. \ ,yman I. .• '::Irks, l', S. Mililllry Acadel)\)', '17. Iblh In (antry, A. f:. F. Adele Taylor -Alford, 'o6--Lieut. Thalben :-;. Alford, l ', Phyllis Ste n.rt SIt'\\l1rt-Lieul. Charles If. Slt\\flrl , .\'Iill"r), Corps, lJ. S. A. Reg. SQ.
Jo'LQRJOA B. STI:TSO:\ 1,;1\ y,,, \1:£101 £'TS
Glad}'s Sidway, ex-"5. 3"d ReI'. William Curtis of Lakdand. Fla. )1 \RKI ua:s
Evelyn Tournquist, 'zo o :mcl lI ermnn Dicke), in :\o\cmber. At home, Bris· tol, Va. 1'1 1'111 )l.EI.\TJ\}:S I:" TilE SEHXICE
Father
Ruth Deemur-Dr. W. R. Deemur, 1St lieutenant, ;'I.l edical Reserve Co rps.
(;Iadys lI o n - Paul 11 011, A. E. F • and IJ o\\nrd Il on,.A,l:1t10n Coq)S, Ca.mp " elly Tex.
Lois Phillips-Edwin _c hief instructor in J I arv::trd R ddio School. Bessie Gumm-Edwin Cumm, 149th I nfantry, Camp Dod}l:e, I owa.
Lois Donaldson. ' 18, who has recently received her J>h.H. degree from the University of Chicago, is no\\ tuching in the De L:lIld high 5(.:hool. Julia. Chun:h. 'Iq. who i!. spending th e winler in Jh'UIlSWl l' k, Ga., Balet, ex·' li, from Ta'l)on Spring FII1 Ir ene Smilh, ' 19, from W nbash, Fla., and llarr iel Cnne. ':zo, from :\'ew Smyrna, Fla., ,'isited us re(e ntl),.
Sally Jones, ex-'14, held a fello\\ship 1n.l>1 year at Ihe UnhenilY of Wi s' consin, was elet:ted to X in June, and is no\\ assistant in the deJlllftment of agrkullurl':.
ALPIIA-MO:"'MOL'I'II ( :01 LEGE
:'IIr5. tibbie Brook (;nddi hn!. ( hanged her t o 1009 S. 5th St., Champaign, 111 .
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Rosa Moore gi\'c" greetings to all Pi .Beta Return ed from "centers o f con fli c t " she desires to rest in the r eward of comradeship. o l d and new, at 31 \Y. 17th St .• New York City. .,
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ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE ENGAGEMENTS
Alberta Barret, '17. to Roy Sudebrek.
Alice Hale, ' 17. to Sergeant Major Stener Halverson, cit K Z. Mildred Mabee, '12, to Coit Hill.
)(ARRJAGES
Edna. Wood. '13. to Lieut. Benjamin W. Miller, Ohio Z 9.
NEW ADDRESSES
MrS'. Raymond L. Starrett (Rena Logan), She l don, Iowa; Anna Livingston, 3014 Brooklyn Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
PI PHt RELATJV&S IN THE SERVICE
Brother
Cathe rin e Crissey, Sumner Crissey a t Camp Pike , Little R ock, Ark.
Grace Gumm, Edwin Gumm at Fort Dodge.
Hel e n Leonard, Corp. Alvin Leonard at Camp L o gan.
Mary Emrich, Serg. W W. Emri ch, Boston Navy Yards
Leionne Scofield, Ronald Scofield, Kent, England
Mrs. Fred K. Dickinson (Lora Townsend, '99), the composer of the patriotic long. "The Spirit o( 1917," is an active worker at the attractive Community H ouse recently opened at Winnetka, Ill.
ILLI NOIS GAMMA-CARTHAGE
COLLEGE
Soo "71 'IT I''n, t ! I , \" ,
Mr •. W W. Hill (Catherine Griffith, '8S) has the llonor o( having (our loni in the service, William, Robert, Roland, and Marchand, who are in the Me dica l Detachment of the ISSth Aero Squadron in France.
Mrs. L. P Hubbs (Julia Ferris, 'SS)-Harold Hubbs, Ambulance Corps, at Camp Lewis, American Lake Training Station .
MTS. R. E. Scofield (Ellen Ferris)-Hiram, with the Marine Co r ps, 18tb Co., 5th Regiment, in Fran ce.
Mrs. S. H. Ferris (Helen Durkee)-Hunt Ferris, Co H, 157th Colorado, Camp Kearney, Cal.
Mrs. Paul Holtgravt (Elisabeth Nace)-Pau l Holtgrave, Harvard Radio Sc hool.
Orotleer
Julia Ferris- Hubbs and Ellen Ferris -Sco field-Capt. H. B. Ferris with the Quartermasl'ers' Re serve Corps, Finance Dept., Fort Sam Houstnn, Tex.
ILLINOIS DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE ENCACUIINTS
Mur1 Craig, '19. to Joe Lord, K" ox , -a. .1 9
Ruth Gillis, ' 18, to Loomis Leedy, Klt ox , • r .1. ,
ALUMNJE PERSONALS
MAaRIACES
Marguerite S. Taliaferro, '17. and Lieut. Roy A. Stanton, /,.JUJ". , '09. Infantry, U. S. R t November 29. At home. 21:1 E. Cherry St., Watseka, III., while Lieutenant Stanton il in Fran ce.
BlkTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Temple (Edith Aldrich. ex-' i S), a daughter, Rosemary, January, 6.
To Mr. and Mrs. E:r:rll Stetson (Lottie Steele, '13), & son , January IS · Died. January 17.
PI PHI RELATIVIS IN' THt SERVl C& Brothe,.
Dorothy Wagner-Phillip, 113th Engineers' Co rps.
]nez Webster-Jot, in Aviation Corps.
Grace Hinchliff and Mrs. R. C Ingersoll (Lulu HinchlifT)-Ray, lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. R. in France.
Mrs, C. W . Jordan (Grace Swank) and Lillian Swank-Arthur, in Aviation Corps .
Gertrude OllOn--Creg, in U. S. N. R.
Florence Dean-Ralph, lieutenant in U. S. Army.
Alice, Alta. and Lena Ely-Sherman, in A viation Corps.
Sharlie and Marion Gerth-Edwin in Ambulance Corps, and Henry, lieutenant in U. S. R.
Mrs. R. S. Stanton (Marguerite Taliaferro)-Jeall, Aviation Corps.
Alice Johnson-Robert, licutenani in U. S. R.
Helen Adams-Edward, lieutenant in U. S. R.
Helen Ryan -Robert, lieutenant in Engineers' Corps, U. S. R.
Mrs. Silas Willard (M'.artha Latimer)-John, en r oute to the Philippine Islands.
Mrs. J. R. McFall (Ma rj orie Carr)-Richard, Sergea nt in the National Guard.
Mrs F. A. LaTSon (Gertrude Erickson)-Dr. Reuben Erickson in Medical Corps in England.
Mrs Ralph J oy (Viola Neu)-Percy, in U S. R. Husband
Mrs H J. Prince (Mary Potter)-lieutenant in the Field Artillery, U. S. R
Mrs R. S Stanton (Marguerite Taliaferro)-Iieutenant in the Infantry in France.
Mrs. L. J. Pollock ( Katherine Percy)-Dr. L. J . Pollock in Reserve Medical Co r ps.
Mrs . Guy Temple (Edith Aldrich)-in the Rainbow Division.
Mrs. W. P. Jackson (Julia Carr)-Col. W . P . Jackson, commander of the 368th Infantry of the U. S. Army, Camp Meade, Md.
MTIi. I-larry K. Onken (Irene Dutcher. 'o8)-Serg. II. K Onke n, Medi ca l Department, &Jth Division, U S. N. A., Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky.
Son
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)tMrs C. O. Boydstun (?lfaud Sfn ilh )-C harl es, Signal Corps
Mrs. ). C: Clark "inyard )-Dana, Aviation Corps. Mrs. Wad e Simpson ( MaTY Roon-John, lieu1enant in Aviati olf COrpl. ,.
Louise lIarringt on is tel!ching at St. Albans School, Knoxville. 111. Grace La ss-Sisson, '92, is receiving congratulatio ns on the appointment oC her Fr :mds 1-(. ' Sisson, X:,w .r, '92 , ' lIa'-"'QI'(/, '93.13 e n. by the Guaranty Trust Campan?' of Ntw York as , ·jce-president in c harge of public ity_ Mr. Sisson has l on<'!g '6ee n -in ' railroad and publishing circles
Jessi e A. Baker, '10.10 Jeplh a A \ Vade, New York Ci t}' ,
M AR'RIAGIi:S
Alice Kaiser, ' 13. Willi am (;. \Vrangler, Janua r y 5
RIRTIIS ,
T o Mr. anq Mrs. Floyd S. " oak ( I lelen ' 14.) a son , Stnnley Patterson, November 13.
To Mr. and Mrs. Augu 31 Sllndine. (Florence R ogers ex-'19), n daughter, Louise, NovembeT 8, at 111.
T o Mr . and Mrs. William Slarne.s ( K :uha r ine Littl e , ex-'07). a daugh l e r, in December at Evanst on, 111.
To Mr. and Mrs . Dennis II. CrlJdy. ( Ruth Porter, '14), a son, Ri c hard POrler, Dece mber at Evanston, I II.
n T o Mr . .and Mrs . A. L, Frank (Marjorie. pencer. '13). !\ daughter, Marjorie Spencer, Jun e 18.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Jas. Bibbins (Vivian Linderman), 756 Bitt ersweet - Pl., Chica go; Mrs Rus sel J e witt (Kate Freund ), 1656 W. Gnrfield Bh-d .• Chicago.
PI Pili ItEI AT IYES IN TilE SER\'I("E Oro/lru '
Ruth Ermeling. ' 17-Capt. Lewis n. Ermeling, Ordnance N. A Washington, D. C.
Amy 11. Onken, · 'oS-:-Serg. IInrry K, Onken, Medical Oepnrlment, 8 4th Divi sion , U. S. X. A .• Camp Zachary Tn y lor. Louisville Ky. /I wsba"d M" . II.",. K. O"'"hn (I "n, Butch" , 'o8)-S.'g. II . K. M ,di,.i .: Deparlment. 841h. l'. S. : -·A., Caml) Zachury Tnylor, Louisvifle, Ky. ',' _ ' :, .11. , I , Mary - IAuise Kohler, ' Ii. i It-aching- :It Oklnhom:l Cit)', Okla" and Grace William s, ' 17, at Elgin, III
1 LLI ;\()IS ZET ..\-l'SIH:R!'IlT or II.LINOl5
t;'C;AGE.\I ; ' TS
Francdia Sargent, ' 18. to I.ieut. Ralph lIamilt ,m, IIIt{jdnll. Eliz:a.beth to John (rabtru, /I/II/OIS, 'IQ.
Anne Siemans, ex-' I i. and Gordon Quilliams, D ec.:ernber lQ. At home, Rock ford. 111
Salome J{, Bnlke ln a, '16, :lnd Samutl Smart, October 20. H annah Ji arris 'J7 and W illiam II Sellard\. At home, 70S S I Ave .. Brooklyn, :-.:. Y.
BIRTIIS
Tu )'1,. Illhl )'1,,,, " /lu I Il aml1.c <, \lyra EiJerhan. n-"4), a d!lIl1;hlrT £w ,.\I)I)RESS£S
Katherine Parks. 'Ii, Duquoin, I II.; )'lr5. " 'alter Catward, Lin col n and M ichigan Aves., l..'rban.:1. III .; Mrs. Leslie Y Somer-s ( R uth Ilutc hinson), 3323 Ingersol Ave., D el> )'Ioin cs , I owa; Annabel H ope, ;i ll Ave., St. Louis, M o . ; Ethel 1230 Whitti e r Il all . Amsterdam Ave .• New York City, Y .; Blan che Bishop 128 !\. Franklin St.. Danville. Ill. ; Drew, Downers Grove, 111 .; Fr ances Boyd. Filni311, III .; ;'Ilrs. Joh n G. M ille r (Xdle M iller), 1323 P ark . \ ve .. III.
Mar ion K. \"hi te , ' Ii is l eachi ng sewing and direc t in g t h e lunchroom in the Robidoux high schl')o l. S!. Louis, .\1 0.
Etnel Lendrum, '07. \ice-presiden t of the Chitago alumnre club, has chnrge of the new Wrlr K i t chen opened in il yde Par)': by Ihe \ Vonlt: n's Conservll ti o n Commi tt ee.
II.I.JXOIS
MI I.I.I IX l:\I\I:.RSI'J'"
\1 <\KR t AGI!S
Ge r:l ld ine Conk lin, ex-',s, and Andrew D en).:, Jll l y 30. A t llOme, Bedfo r d, In d.
Il elen Kermey. "7, and J ohn Iloward Powers, \ Tn Septembe r 12. A t home. 541 Chalme r s. Champaign, III.
H ort ense ' t 6, and Earl O. Swickard , IIhnfli&, '4. At home, III. , " here '\I r. Swickard is in the the harcl"'are business. R oby, ex-' 16, 10 Joseph \\' n.rd, T K E, 26. At home, 445 W Pra irie, D ecatur, III.
RUin Crocke r c,·' l i. rind Liell!. J oseph II. (':l tlin jamrs ,III/ Ilk",. ' 17, K ..l. X, Resel' \'e Offil.:t:r ill Ihe \"ew .-\rol\'. (':-Imp Cranl, December 8. At home, lI o l t'l, R ockford • III.
IlIR1' II S
T o Major and :\Jr s, J. T . (O lga '08), Oc t ober Ii, 3. son, Riley.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Duerr (Irene Handlin. '07), January 3. a daughter, Elizabeth Van Horn.
Ta Lieut. and Mrs. Clair Hutchin (Helen Francis, ex-'I6), January 4; a daughter, Dorothy Helen.
NEW ADDRESSES
Virginia Bowyer, 1108 S. 7th., Springfield. III.
Helen Bishop. '09. is teaching domestic science in the Decatur high school this yea r.
Mary Bell Price, ex-'I7. is teaching at Gibson City, Ill.
Margaret Honeywell is taking a three months' course in dietetics in New York City.
Eloise Lutz, ex-'2o, is attending Ward-Belmont, Nashville, Tenn
Caroline Lutz, 'II, is associate professor of English at Westhampton College.
Gail Frede. ex-' 17. is society editor of the Decatur Hua/d.
Kathryn Kyde, ex-'19. is studying music at the McBurney School.
Lois Godwin is teaching school near Decatur.
Margaret Rugh, 'IS, who has been dean of women at Illinois College has resigned her position on account of illness.
Frances Kenney, ex-'I9, is working in the Citizens' National Bank, and Irene Hamman. ex-'IS, is employed at Hamman Bros.
Oma Goodson - Winn, ex·'2o, is attending Mills College, Oakland. Cal.
Agnes Ch il ds, ex-'I6, is spending the winter in Chicago. She plans to visit in Decatur in June.
Charlotte Kenney and Phillis Hamman, ex-'2o, nre spending the winter in California.
Florence. 'IS, and Henrietta Page, ex-'t7 are in New Orleans.
Geraldine Gushard, ex·'I9. is visiting Louise Callons, ex-' I 9, in San Antonio, Tex.
We were glad to have with us for Home-coming. Alice Herren, ex-'tS Lucille Logan. 'IS, Virginia Dowyer, ' IS, Helen Huff, '13, Grace W iseman, ex-'2o, Gretchen Franken, ex·'19. Louise Callows, ex-'I9.
At the buffet supper at the house the alumna! announced their pledge of $100 to the Army V M. C A. Fund.
Mrs. J. T. Cronkhite (Kitty Taylor) and Mrs. W. Gearen (Myrtle Rugh, 'IS). were present at the alumna! cooky·shine, January 9. in the home of Frances Kenney, ex-'19.
Deepest love and sympathy go out from Illinois Eta to Katharine HolmesGouchnaur, '13, whose husband, Lieut. Orlando Gcuchnaur. was killed while fighting "Somewhere in France."
INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN COLLEGE MARRIACES
Rachael Deer, ex-'tS, and Jesse Lash. F"ankli" , • .1. e, July It. At borne, R R. 3. Franklin, Ind.
DEATHS
Mrs. Leo T. WoUord (Leah Jackson , '12), January 14. in New Albany, Ind.
PI Pili RELATIVES IS THE S£RXIC£
BroJJur
Eulin 'tS-Licut. Russell Klyver, ' 16, <IJ ..1. e. I nSlructor at Gestnerfield Aviation Scbool, Lake Charles, La.
Norris Kerlin, 'tS-Pvt. Mark Kerlin, '13. :!; A E. Medi cal Corpl. Nelle Gipson, '2o-Fred Gipson, Baker in Co. II, t52nd Infantry, Camp Shelby, Hatti elburg, Miss.
Mary Short, ':J1-Pvt. Harry Short, Camp Shelby, Miss.
Martha Louise Miller , 'll-Licut. J. W. Miller. 0/ 'u, 4> K A. IJ7th Fi eld Artillery, Camp Lewis, Ws !o h. Katherine Book, 'I9-Lieut. Howard B. Book, ex-'iS. 5th Cavalry, Fort Bliss. El Paso, Tex.
Mrs. Edw3.rd Middleton (May Carney, '99) is vice-chairman of the Illinois branch of Red Cross.
INDIANA BETA-U:"olIVERSITY OF INDIANA MARRIACES
Ethel Landes, ex ·'18, and Raymond E. Siebert, 18. At home, 357 W . 32nd St., Indianapolis, Ind.
Lelia Thiebaud, '06, nnd J ames P. Austin, September 22. At home, Port M'oodY. B. C.
Alma Schlotzhauer, '12, and Hugo Sarmon. At home, Lethridge, Alberta, Canada.
I NDIANA GAMMA-BUTLER COLLEGE
ENCACE)IENTS
Lena Pavey, ' 16, to Avery Morrow, ' 17 , 6..6, of In dianapolis, Ind. Ruth I-labbe, ' 16, to Lieut. William Nethercutt, Beloit, ' 12. B 0 IT
Dorothy Cay, cx·'I2, to Lieut. Clifford Ruskin Wright. Mildred llill, ' 18, to Ralpha Stephenson, Wi seo"si" '18, T 6. Bertha Coffin, '18, to Lieut. Robert Shelhorn. Velma Rich. '20, t o Joe Ostrender, ex·'u. 1: X.
)'IARRIAC!S
Ha zel Gay, ex·' 14 , Imd Justus Williams I)aul, A T A, Augu st 15· At home, 380 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
Mary Custer, ex·' 16, and Carlton Van Voorhees, November 7· At home. 2159 N . Alabama St., Indiana polis, Ind.
BIRTIIS
To Mr and Mrs. John W. Talbert (Mary 8tilz. ex·'I1). a. son, John William, Jr.• June IS. at Cleveland, Ohio.
To Dr. and Mrs. Leming Pyke ( Ine z J ohnston), a daughter, August 1.2, 19 1 7. tt 815 Columbia St., La Fayette, Ind.
THE A RROW OF PI BETA PHI
To Mr. and Mr s. Ellis B. lI al1 (Cleo Millikan, ' 13 ) , a daughter, Frances L ouise, June 10, 19 17. at 3019 N. New J e rsey St., ln dianapolis, Ind.
NEW ADI)RESSES
Mrs. V. Paul King sb ur y (Grace Edmondson), 54>0 University Ave nue, In dia n apolis, I nd.; Ml'"s. W C. Ba c helder ( Juli a Grotnwaldl). 1241 S. First St., Lo ui svi ll e, Ky.; Mrs. ) Clifford L ewis (E li zabeth Grant), Apt. 5. 1343 E. Capitol Ave., W ashington, U. C.; Edith Ila bbe. 112 Bluff St., Ishpeming, i\,fich.; 1\1 rs. Jos eph Sibley (M ahala I f aim). 3 II I N. C apit o l A ve., I ndianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Lloyd Balfour (Edith de Haas, ' 10), the new president of the C hamina de C lub, is playing a prominent part in the musica l world of Attleboro, l'o'fass.
Emma Steeg, ex-' 15. I ndiana r, is spe nding the winter in Fl orida.
Fran ces H ill. ' 14 , Indian a r, and her mother leave for Florida February S' to spend (wo month s
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE ENGAGEMENTS
l\'farie Nehre, '20, to Orville Dean, 4l 9. Edna Benjamin, ex·' 19, to Sherman Oatman , 1: OP E. Beulah Billingsley, "7, to Col umbus Hayes, 2: <l> E • MARItIAGES
Geneva D. Schell, ex·' 16, and Edwjn Tayl o r, Il linois, 1: <l> E, November 29. At home, 86 Pauline Ave., Toronto. Can.
Ma r ion Becker, ' 16, and II. J. Garretson. /01l1a Slale, ' ,6, Ben, April 23. '917. At home on a farm, Salem, Ohio
Nt: W AllllltESSES
Mrs. L. C. Rinehin,1er ( L:lura R oberts), 71 0 Broa dway. Mt. Pleasant, I owa; Mrs. Burt on Bec k (Grace H ancher) , Campbe ll H otel, 23rd and H oyt, Portland, Ore.; Rae Zook, '504 N. EI Paso, Co lo rad o Springs, Co lo.
PI r ill RELATIVES l :-r TIfE SEItV I CE Brotlrer
Mary C rowt h er, ' 18. three brothers: one in France; o ne in Maryland; one an office r in Deming, N. M. )Iargaret Torrence. , I o-- J as. \V. Torrence, loth Enbrineers, Forestry, A. E. F., France. 5011
)Irs. lI attie Gassner·Torrence, 'iq--James \V. Torren ce , l o th Engineers, Fores try. A. E r .. France.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. M cCoid (Mary Hulm e. ex·'Sq) and son, Eugene, are spending th e winter in Miami. Fla., to be with their son, Ensign Paul McCoid, who is an instructor there III the Aviation Station.
Mrs. Karl Melcher (Miriam Young, U·'IS) is in W uhington, O. c., where Mr. M elcher iii in the Qua rt ermaster General's Department. !'o"ellie W allbank is the proficient SKrHary of Red Cross for Jlenry County. Mrs. W illiam L>onahue ( N ona Spahr,- ' 10) sptnt the holidays at her o ld home.
M n. M L. Robuts (Edi th Zaiser, ex,' I S).of \ 135 W l'orph)'Ty St., Butte. :\I onl .; ia I)rt'llident of the De" alumna: dub there.
Mrs Don Tribb y ( Ber tha Snider, '04 ) returned (rom Ila s1iogs , Neb , fOf n h oliday visit with h er sisle T, Mrs . Geo. Mc Kibbe n, where Mr . Tribby joined h e r on l ea ve {rom Cu mp P i k e. Ark.
M rs. Ca rl eton Staebler (A lm a \V estfalJ, ex-' t4 ) gone to EI P aso, Te)." ( o r a visit wilh friends, to be flea r h e r husband. who is mess sergennt of Co F. I owa Ammuniti on Tr ain , at Ca mp Cody , Deming, X. )1. Ingcno ll ( Lulu Penn, ' ; 5) is m1king :m extenMd "i"it with d;lughltr, M rs. Beal (U ll ena. In ge r soll, 'O J) at Detroil, M ich.
IOWA BETA-SIMPSON COLLEGE
Aural Agn es Anderson, . t 7. to Ma x S. Dunn, IIlinoir. Ma e Bell e G unn, ' 19. to Sgt. Brigham Wh eelock. Camp Dodge. I owa. M a ri e M cClaran ' IR , to (;rog:l.n, .J5 2n d Fi eld H ospital. 313th Sanitary Train, Camp [)odge, 10\\:1..
!of \RIU \GES
Grace M os!!, ' 12, and Co. Lippinco tt. K e ' I'. 33jth I nfanlry, Camp Custer , M ic h.
DEATHS
Mr s. J. II . H enderso n ( il nuit Spray, ' i9 ) on De ce mb e r 3 1 , 19 17 at D es Moines, Iowa
NEW ADDRESSES
Mr s. Elmer F Blu (Jessie Sc he e) ISH) E. 2n d St., Duluth. Minn. 1 ' 1 1'111 kJ!I.Al'l\' ES Tilt: SER\'IO:
BrDOm'
, 'era Ii o ll owe ll. '20- \\'i ll inl11 A. Ii ollowd i. Ordnance J)cpnrlment at ('nmp Oodge; Ra lph D, Ii o ll o\\e ll, :\8"y A"io.tion School at G r eat L akes, Ill
Bessie Boil ea u , ' 19-- lI n ri Bo ileau, Ordnance D epa rtm ent at Wa s hingt o n.
J osephin e lIi att. ' IR.-Li eut. 'V. I. Thomas. Fort Lee, ' ·a. li e has bee n :I. surgeon i n Fr :m ce for eigh t month s.
Dale Bu ch t el , 'IC)--Dwight S . Bu chtel. 134th C. S. Field H ospita l. Ca mp Cody, N. M.
Jl aze l Perl e y, ' 14-Er n es t P e rley, Camp Dodge. I owa.
Ethel C hamberl in, ' I S-C l a ren ce Chambe rlin. O. T C. Ralloon Co rps , O maha
Mrs. R . C. B1au e n be rg ( Ed i th BllTk er. ' 16)- P ri"a lt' J ohn R . Il:lrker, Co. G, TJ3 r d U. S Inf antry, Ca mp Cody. N.
Son
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Mrs. Arthur W. Barker ( I da Cheshire, '76)-John Barker, Co. G, 133rd U. S. Infantry, Camp Cody. N. M.
Mrs. Evan B. Dowell (Anna Wright, '85)-5gt. Roy Dowell, Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Mrs. Jas H. McGranahan (Eva Law, '84)-Floyd McGranahan. O T. C .• Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Mrs. l\'f e rrill Clarke (Ed na Bellman, '14), after visiting in In dianola, has r e turned t o her h om e in Gray, Sask.
Mrs. F. C. Sigl er (Sara Eikenberry, '95) has returned from an extended trip east and south, and is now hClld of ont of the Red Cross workrooms.
l\'lrs R. B. McC une ( I-Iul dnh Sigler, '03) of Kansas City and Mrs. J. E. C larke (Almedia H enshaw, '88) of Canada. visited in In dianola during the holidays.
Mrs. Fred H e nry ( May L acy, '86) and Mrl> . William Buxton (Anna M e Laughlin, '90) and family are spending the winter in Long Beach, Cal. Last spring over one hundred Simpson girls took various Red Cross courses. and many of them went home to put their knowledge into use. The work of several Pi Phis was especially noticeab le. Vera Dickens. '20, organized a Red Cross society at Diagonal, Iowa. Blythe C layt on, '20, took charge of the Red Cross workroo m at Milo, Iowa, all s ummer, Gladys Merritt '18, at Mt. Ayr, and BrIen 'V ales, ' 18, at Leon. Aural Anderson, ' 17, of New Virginia, Towa, is to leave for Chicago in March 10 take the training for Red Cross nurses. Helene Baker, ' 1 I, is in charge of Ih e De Kalb, Ill.. high school Red Cross Society. and was chosen as one of four "minute men" to make Red C r oss speeches.
IOWA GA MMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE
ENGAGUI£NTS
Lilah M cCa ulifT, ' 18, to Lieut. P. C. Boylnn, Iowa Stale College, ' 18, :I K. Carolyn Norton, '18. to Leland P. Krebs, IO'wa Coliege, ' 18, }; A E. Rnch el Garst , ':zo, to K. B. Merriel, Iowa Slale ColleKe, K 2:.
)(ARRIACU
Lydia E. Lacey , '12, B.S. '16, and J esse M. Dowell, IO'wa Siale College, ' 15, Sergeant O T. C., Battery I, Camp Dodge, Iowa., August l. Address, Bedford, Iowa.
NEW ADDRESSES
Fl o ren ce Willey , 315 6th St., Ames, Iowa.
PI PHI RELATIVES TN THE SER \ "I C E Father
Evelyn Marston, 'Is-Capt. Chas. L. Marston, Medical Corps, s:znd Tnfantry, Chickamauga Park, Ga.
Mrs. \V K. Robbins (Ellen Rice. '78), t508 Elm St., Manchester, N H ., is President of the local R ed Cross.
ALUMNA': PERSONALS
JOWA ZETA-IOWA STATE UNIVERS ITY
ENGAGEMENTS
Kathryn Dayton, '21, to Robert Aurner. Stale Univnsity, % .A E.
\Vinifred Holster, ' 19. to Morris W!bb. Siale U"iversiJy, A T O. Alice Hoffman, ':11, to Winfred Walers, Slate Univernly, % N.
Marion Metcalf, I) G., to Dwight Shaw, K :to of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
Lucile Metcalf, P.C., to Leonard Clark, Slate University. K X. Gladys Stump , 't9. to Lieut. Andrew Fedderson, A T A, of Camp Dodge, I owa.
Mary Ellen Crane, ' t9. to Hugh Ilgenfritz, Stale University, ..y O. Adele Rogers, ' t8 . to Donald Reynolds, A T fl.
Anne Weissinger, ' 18, to Frederick M. Hudson, Drake Univn'sity, r % K, of Fortress Monroe, Va.
Evangelyn Bla.kesley, ':U, 10 V. B. Vanderloo. Iowa Stale College, ..,. l: K. Pearl Martin , ' 14. to Lieu!. Edwin Stevenson, Siale Un,ve,..sily, ,.z, K "+. of Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
MARRIAGES
Charmion Holbert, '30, and Lieut. Paul H. Caswell, Slale K 1:, U. S. Cavalry, November 28. AI home, 1370 nth St., Douglas, Ari%. Allie Mae Fisher, pledge, '2 1, and Lieut. Thomas F. Mi shou, Jr ., S/au Unive,..sily, 6. T A, U. S. Covalry. At home, 13iD nth St., Douglas, Ariz. Edna Westfall, 'IS, and Dr. Wayne Foster, Slate University, 1: N, December .8.
Lydia B. Kuehnle, '13, and Lieut. Eugene H. Howard, Docember II. Frances H. Beem, '13, and Albert F Hull, Iowa, ' 10, 1: A E, May II, 1917. Address, Marshalltown, I owa , while Mr. Been is in the Anti·aircraft Artillery, France.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mary Moss, 319 Napelto St., Ottumwa, Iowa; Mrs. Leo L. l.fa.k (Helen Dayton), Elk Point, S. D.; Lu cille and Marion Met calf, Paulina, I o wa; Mrs. John T. Dye, Jr. (Kat hryn Robberts), 1103 E. River St., Davenport, Iowa; Gladys Stump, Ottumwa, Iow a; Alice and Ruth Cummings, Ottumwa. Iowa; Evelyn Marslon, n B 4> House, I owa City, Iowa; Alice Hoffman, 1448 W 8th St., Des Moines, I owa.
Fa/leer
PI Pin RELATIVES IN THE SERVICE
Florence Joukel, I-I. W. Parker, 6th Cavalry, San Antoni o, Tex. Brollrer
Esther Trigilgus, '31 (piedge)-Lieul. Chesler Trigilgus, Veterinary Department. France.
G e rtrude Finch, ' 22 ( pl edg e) ,---;- Ronald Fin c h, Department, Chillicothe. Ohio.
j\'fartha Ann P o rt e r, ' IS-Paul A. Porte r, Infantry, Fran ce. Marie Baldwin, '2 2 <-pledge)-Leo 8aldwin, Engilleer, Fran ce. Katharine Goshorn, ' II}-Rober l Goshorn. Artillery, C amp Dodge, Iowa . lJusballd ' "' D ye , J ohn .'(.r : Dye, Wi UO IIS;II, 41 A ,e, R. O T. C., C amp,.. F:L Rile'y • . I 1 .1, Adam s-Sto ver , : II -C :'1l1. Wal \e r N. M.
i\frs : Ceo. Ma cGre g o r ( Madge E ast man , ' 11 ) s):>ent a day with the c hapter when visiting h e r fat h e r, Ea stma n. netoeh Beem er , ' 17:" i s in Ma so n City, I OW3 ; Natalie lhillips, " 7. Spanish at Newt o n , Iowa ; Mari o n C ruv e r. ' 17, : Engli s h at Sioux Ra p i 8s, I owa; a nd Ar e na " rare r s , 'r7, nt Na s hu a, I owa.
Cucille " and M etca lf, P.e., are" th e winter a t Los Angeles, Ca l.
Mr s. Benjamin S humbaugh Il o rac k, '93) is doing ac tive work for )he4 f, 1;tapte,r this of the Red Cross Auxiliary Her advice and interest greatly appreciated by girl s .
KANSAS AW' 11A"""';7'1.LN I VER S ll'Y OF KAr:: S AS
\Vini fred ex-"? to e;idney, "9, 2: X. stationed at San AntQnio, T ex
Go vier , " !' to Lieut. Ainsworth, ,0<1' K..... Lieutenant Ain s w or th has sailed for Fran ce
Stella Be de ll. ex·' 19, to Li e ut. C ha rles C riesa, K "'. o f Camp Funston, Kan
Gladys Lu c kan, "7, to Al be r 't K. Murphy , Ben.
LOIs Green l eas. ' 19, to Li e ut. J-I elmar KlOCk, f' .d. of Camp Funston, Kan. Proudfit, ex-' 2o, to Irwin; 2: X:
Florence D a rb y, ex= '2 0. 10 Li e ut.' Oon:lId Brown o f Ft., Douglas, Salt La k e Ci ty , U tah tl Mhtilda. Stnithmeyer, ' 19, t o Li eut. Ilnrold Longe n ecke r, 1: A E , of Camp Funst o n, Kan.
Ma.r gare t Fit c h, 'UJ, to Patte r son. ' 17.... l: ,:x. at Ft . Leave nworth, Kan.
M ARR I AGES
Mad e lin e Butt s , ex- '18, and H i r a m Lewis , Chicago, .0. T A, ?t'fay 15. AI home, 3252 E. Pin e, Wi c hit a, Kall
Edith C u bbi nso!,- :51'-' ( i and L ieut. If arry D a rb y ¥ .0. D ecembe r 10. At home , Fort Bli ss, EI Paso, Tex
L ois Lind say ex-'IS" and Dr Cl a r e Sta hl. A t home, Burlingam e, Kan. H e l e n ' 16, a nd Geo rge 1-1. Ilea c h : Ka,.,rar. Ban. Deeember 3
A t home. 16 15 Admiral Bl vd .• Kan sas Ci ty, M o.
Gertrude Shephard, u-'19. and Li e ut. La'w ren ce \\'Inn, KOlfsas. k ..v. Dece m be r 23_ AI home. 1001 Fillmore !it ., Wi c hita Fall s, Tex. Adrienne Atkinson, '10, and \" nnel: II Day, A -mHos, ' 12, 2: x.. October 6. At home, 164 Auburn Ave., P ontiac, Mi c h •• where !Iolr. Day is manager of Sales Department, Gene r al Motor .Tru c k Co.
Ethel C. ex-' ll. and J S\\ceney, Jr .• A 'Q/Hos , t..:'o<), bank August IJ. A t home, 1502 \la ssach u se tt s St., L aw r ence, ll lRTIi S
To Mr. and Mr s. Robe rt Bank s Coors, ex-' I9:), a son, R obe rt Coo r s Jul y 4 in Ea st L as Vegas, N. !o.f.
NEW A()DRESSES
C. R. P lil d rt:d P oindexte r ) , 3 Wa shington T errace, J/u tchi n son, K 3n.; Ruth _"en-ine. 1i95 Oneida D e nv e r, Colo.; Charluth:: .mJ Dl llo. D o r sett, 2304 E. 2nd SI., L ong Beach, Ca l.
Ha zel Carlton, ' I i-Cnjll. E. W Ca r lto n , Jr., Camp Funst on, Kan., Or. Paul Carson, Morrison, ' ·a.
Mar ie Dunn, ' 18--( :I en n Dunn , 11 0t h Ammunition, Camp Doniphan. Jo sephine Thurm an, ' 21 - Rohert Thurm nn, 11 0 lh Engineers, Ft. Sill. R ebeka h Cooper, ' I i-Donald Coope r, Signal Co rp s, San Antonio, T ex . Mar y Poindex te r-Lie u!. E. W Poin<:!exte r, Ft. Ada Dyke s, '17- L ieuL J ohn Dykes, Ca mp Fun ston. Elean or Pr o udfit, e"··2o-Li e ut. Jame s Prou d fit.
Husband s
Mrs. Leo ( El il.aut: lh Stevens)-Dr. flau ghe)" at Ft. Ril ey, Kan
Mr s. Earle Newcomber (Gt: rtrud e Sp eck, ex-' I 8)-Lieutenant Newcomber at Ft. Leave nw o rth.
Mr s. Rea lI eat h BUll ." R)-Lieuienant lI e31h at 'V ic h ita Fall s, Tex.
H elen M oore , " 7, i., teaching E ng li s h at Burl ington, Kan. ; Genev ieve H e rri c k, "5, Engli s h at P aola, K :ln.: Glad)'s Lu c kan. " 7, at Sabetha, Kan.: Louise Ru sse ll. ' 17, al Peru, Kan. ; M ay ;\Iill er , ',6, in Valley Center, 'Kan ; Ada D ykes, ' 17, publi c speaking at the Stale Agri c ultural College , in :'Ilanhattan, Ka n ; Ruth Peair s, ' 16, in Al b uq ue rqu e, .1\1.
Mr s. J. " a n de "ri es ( Be rn ice Ta ber , ex-' ll ) sho uld be add r essed care of the R ig gs Bl dg • W as hingt o n, I). c. , as h e r husband ha s been appointed 10 th e field of the L". S. C hamber o f Comme r ce
IIP..TA-KA'X SAS STA TE AGRICULTURAL CO LLE GE
1'/ I'll' REI.\Tln:s 1;0.;' TilE SER VI CE Broth er
Phoebe Buzard , ex-'2o-- Frank , 3rrl O. T. 1.., Ca mp Fun ston, Kan.
Mrs. Logan Fi e ld ( ll e le n Winn e, ex-' , S) i s visiting her mot her in Padu ca h, Ky.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Mrs. Ture Tulien (Dorothy Parke, ex-'19) of Richmond, Cal., is a visitor at the n 4' housc
Phoebe Buurd, ex-':zo. is teaching in St. J aseph, Mo.
LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLEGE
ENGAGEMENTS
Arthe Vairin, '17. to Li cut. \V. 13. Monroe. Tulane. eX-' 16.
MARRIACES
Mrs. Gilbert Dupre (Delphine Charles, '11), and Birney Williams At home. PAtterson, La.
Sara Jeannette Pardonner, ' 16, and Lieut. Je a n Mas on Smith, Prinuton.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs . Watts Leverich (Mary Campbell, '08), January 1:2, a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul M c Ilhenny (Louise WestCeldt, '09), December 26, a daughter.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Ethelyn West. 1566 Web ste r St.. New O rl eans, La.
rl PHI REL ATI\'ES IN THE SERVICE
Brother
Helen Wat son-Lieut. K. Watson, 33Sth U. S. F. A.; R. oy Wat son, U. S. N. R.
Lu cile Lombard-G. Lombard, 1415t U. S. F. A.; ]. Lombard, U S. N. R., Hospital Corps, Naval Station, New Orleans.
Rose Cage-A C. Cage. 322nd U. S. Field Signal Battalion.
Margaret Sharp--R. H. Sharp, R. O. T. C., Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va.; Lieut. C. H. Sharp, U. S. M R. c., Base Hospital, Camp Stafford, Aleundria, La.
Martha Vairin-Capt. N. B. Vairin, Instru ctor, Camp Stanley, Leon Springs, Tex.
Virginia Parker-Lieut. Douglas Parker, JJ6th U S. F. A.
Sallie Gillespie-D. H. Gillespie, U. S. N. I., Newport, R. 1.
Ida Lise Black-Lieut. C. E. Black, Schools of Arms, Fort Sill, Okla.
MARYLAND ALPHA--GQUCHER COLLEGE
At a Christmas luncheon, .the Baltimore Pi Phis were glad to have with them again Louise, '08 , and Elizabeth Van Sant, ex·'zo, and Carolyn Potts, '17, who were home for the holidays.
The foll owing week Miss Kellar, '<)8, Margue rite Magruder, '16, and Grace Bartholomew, Colorado B, '10, met with us before returning to their teaching at Westhampton College.
At the January cooky-shine we l er e glad to have as gueds Miss Thomas (New York City). Anne Trenham. Florida A. ex_JIS, and Mary Spafford. Wyoming A. ex·'18, who are attending the H opkins Training School for Nurses. Frances Bryant, '16, is doing graduate work in Boston University.
MASSA C HUSETTS ALPHA-BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Sarah Andtrson, ex '13, and Gustavus H. R obinson, HQr'fJQrd, 'aS. Law, '0<). at Bear Island, N. H" Augu st 16. At home,305 Hi cks Ave ., Columbia, Mo., where Professor Robinson is con nected with the faculty of law.
Carolyn Cook, 'og, and Roy Goodwin at Haverhill, June 30. At home, South Berwick, Me.
Mildred Skerry, '10, and Samuel L. Tolman, at 53.1ern, June 2S. At home, Mason City, Iowa.
Dori. Kennard, '16, and Harold Larabee. lIan ·ard, '16, Det:cmbtr 27. at Melrose. At home in New York City where Mr L a rabee is studying theology at Union Seminary.
Marie Covell, "7. and Harold Soles. Basion University. at Millbrook , Dece mber 29. At home, 76 Maiden Lane, Kingsto n, N. y " where Mr. Soles is engaged in Boy Scout wo rk.
Louisa Chase, and Mason Downing, an artist, Augu s t :19. at At home, 4S Elm St., North
Lenna A. Smith, '[0, and Robt. L. Palmer, January 19. Mr. Palmer is with Armour Co. of New York and Boston.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wildes (Mildred Aldr ich , '1:1), a Winona Aldrich, August 19.
To Mr and Mrs. C. Frederick Evans (Dorothy Clements, '13), a daughter, Dorothy.
To Mr and Mrs. Claude Priddy (Clara Noyes, '(0) , of 336 N. Haskell St., Tulsa, Okla , a son, John Hammond, January :!5·
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Walter B. Gaskell (Mabel Searle), 6 Lu cian 51., Worcester, Mass. i Mrs. A. H. Avery (Ethel Piper), lOS Beltran St., Mald en, Mas :; ; Mrs. Perce Curlis (Blanche Charlton), 1331 N . Maryland Ave., Cnsa Verdago, Cal.; Laura Wright, :130 Walnut 51., Newtonville, Mass.; Mrs. C. H . Knapp (Ruth Eaton), 1907 Park Ave., Bridgeport, Conn.; Mrs. Richard Wheeler (Rena Oliver), 101 W 1000th St.. New York City; Mrs. George W. Merritt (Lora Pratt). 542 California St., Mass.; Mrs. Geo. L. (Miriam Taylor, field Farm, Cantril, Iowa .
Orotner
PI PHI RELATIVES IN THE SERVICE
Mrs. Harris Le Roy (Beth Brainard, '04)--George Brainard, head of muni· tions factory, Ohio. Brainard, Camp Devenlli, Ayer, Mass Harold Brainard, Aviation. Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex
Helen Brown, 'lo-Lieut. Ames T. Brown, looth U. S. Infantry, Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C.
Eugenia Goodwin, 'to-Richard Hefl e r, Co C, 6th Regiment, U. S. Engineers, A E. F.
Mr s. F. A. Rugg (Sa rah Pomtroy, 'o6)-Y. 1\1. C. A. work in France.
Mr s. R oscoe Wriston (Gladys Co le, 'o9}-Avitltion Tra ining Camp rs.'·" 11 arold Babcock (l\Iild;ed Babc ock , '03}-151 Lieutenant, Medi ca l Re se n ·e' Ac tive duty ' wilh Aviation 'Ex3ll1in ing Vnlt at Boston in c harge of tests for the int e rnal ea r for cqililibrium.
Jr> j\:, ;s. Robt. N. ( Vera ' Kerr, "o l )-Lieuteilllnt Commander, U S N ' ,
H e le,n Brown, '10, is teaching in New Il avc n , COIIIl.; Gertrude J ackson, ' 12, in Stamford, Conn., and Haeh, ' ;7. in th e junior high at Swampscott . " , Dorothea Shute, ' 15. is studying in the School for Religious W o rkers at Unive r sity.
Srriith. '01, A.M., '02: i s recQvering from an operution for append iciti's.· ' 1
Mrs. Earl II ylazier Sweez.ey, ex " Ii) is at the h o me of h er mother in Franklin P ark. l\ lr . Glazier has, jqined thf Aviation Corps us, a mason and they huve closed tileir home in Amherst.
Jennie Allyn, ;04, A.M., '05: g ave her service:s to the D epa rtment of Civilian Relief last summe r, and l\lary Galb raith, 'OS, now co nne cted with the Associ · ated C hariti e& of Pittsfie ld, i s training workers for this department. alumnre dub.is glad of opporaunity of sending ' monthly boxes to Florence Ben tley, ex·'tS. a nur se in Base H ospital No . 22, B. E. F., France, an"tl of l ooking after one of from the Settl e m ent Sc h oo l. now stationed at Camp Devens.
Mrs ': Uenj. Van Riper ( Mil dred KenArcl, ' I:; ) ha ,. returned ' from six months filled with wonderful experiences RS a Ca.nteen wOr'k e r for t\;le Y. M. C. A. in France.
1)1 a very interestin.,g a.rticle conce rning th,e Victory Plant at Squantum the National f o r devote s a paragraph to the hu;band of Fh;u"en.ce Thomns- II amrllon .d, '01. '. , " Th e general fie ld to tht enginee r,' Charles L. H ammond, expert aid at the Yard, was recently to $quantum 10 vi.se outsid.e structures. Mr. J l ammond is an engine e r of wide experience and a of :.9 7. H is work in the Navy Yard has been widely and fa\'orably known, especially since the of th e war, when he has had c harge of a large amount of new co nstructi on , including the 1\av31 Training School at H ingham, the School at Bumkin Island . the Chatham Aviation Camp, th e :\'urth Truro Radio Station, th e Provin ceto ""n Patrol Bas e. arl(l '{he' big b f tbe :'\ta\' al H ospital at ' Chelsea. I t \\' as only through spe'cial requ es t thai' he Yo'AS tempomrily spared fr o nl hi s iml>ortant work , at the Nav)' Yard. as iF1;\' a;; r.felt thar -ms wid e expedence made him va1uable 'on uc h a big nnd important work as the S<luahlum destroyer plant."
ALUMS.E PBRSOXALS
MICHIGAN
COU ECE
£.;n",E.'E"TS
Leah Stock, Smilh. ' 12 , to Cap I. II t:1mu:k. W cst P oint. ' 14 -
I ) lo ) rir' J.
I/u sballd " • - ("II \ S,;£ 0." City J J ail, l ow3.
1'1 PII'.JlEI. .O\ 'I\ES I !\' TIlE SF.R\If"E
Mr s, Eli A. lI ellHid. (E li 1.nbcth '<)6) Brigacl ie r General Il cimi ck, inspecto r General's Jl endquartc rs, 'Was hingt on. n, ('.
SM I
!\ Ir s, Eli A IJ el mi ck (E li zabeth Clark, 'q6)-(;'\ruine r Il e im ick, U. S. A ., " 4. \;aptaill or firld artiller), in France.
MI C HLGAN
O F MI CI II CA:-J, £'1;( ;,\(;1:: )1£:"'15
GenC \ 3 IIn,les, , , 8, 10 Sidney J. Shipman, .It.-dilal, ' 1<), <I> P Z. !\Inrjorie C leM)" ' ,8.1 0 Arl h u ; FlIci'H't'rltll{. ' 16.
Elhel J ocelyn, ',8, to F.nCIlt t'lrllll/. '15. " , Ruth Ca rp enter , ' 18, to I fer ber! "Ritnman, F.fI,l{lIIarlllg, '[5 , n K A . Pri ci lla Butl e r, '19. to R o la nd Ifu ssey, ' 18 Ali ce Co m!:ot ock;'2o, to Ilu dson F\eis.challu, ex··19, O.l X.
NEW ADDN.ESSES
Fred J. Hoff meis ter ( M a r ci a :-Olunse ll ), i35 D ove r Pl., 51. .Louis, Mo. , Florence Coo k. t39 Hill sdale S t. H illsda l e. :i'olic h .• " ,Edna R Ber ry, 4th St. N. E., Wa s hingt on , 1) C , M i ldr ed Yon'e , 1l':85 E. i51h SI. Cleveland, Ohio, Mr s. R. M. Snyder (Mnrg:md Eat on), J42 S. Ea.1 A\ 'e., Oak Park, Ill., Mrt', . Fr ank B. Kin 21e r ( Artll M.lI e r) 9940 Franklin 1'1\ \Irs. Geo. n. King sto n ( Ir e n e Mc F adde n ) , 812 A\·e., Grand Rapi ds, 1 ' 1 Pin IlHA'Mtes I!'( TIlE SEJI, \I C £ FatJur ., .1,
Fl o ren ce H e l mi ck, ' 2o-- Bri$l:t die r ' General H elml ll\;, InSl lec tor Cenera)"s Il endquarters. D C
BrotJur
Fl ore n,ce J J e1mick. ' 1o--Capt. G;1nfiner Helmick, U. S. 1Ir. !lA ., ' 14 . Fi eld Artill ery, Fran c(.
Mary Siggers-Paul Siggers. Engiilee:r:o' C(lrps.
Mrs. Ralph M. S n yde r Eaton, ' 14 )- Lieut. Pa 'ul W Eaton. O. S. Air se rvi ce in France.
Ruth Ca q >e nter- M anso n Ca rpente r. L ' S. Mari ne A,intion.
Marj o ri e F ie ld Artill t r y.
Mari e' Rea rd on- William' R eA r don, U . S. N .. potty office r.
BeAt ri ce Fal es- Li eu t. D exter Fal es; infantry .• " Ruth Bridge - Rotk rt Bri <lge . Aviation, ' Signal Corps.
Il e le n Spier Rnd Spier E Spier, k" in t ion Signal Corps.
THE A RROW OF PI BETA PHI
Edith Butl er-Geo rge But l er. Ambul a n ce Co rp s
Mrs Ralph M. Snyder (Margaret Eaton , ' 14 )-Lieutenant in the Aviation Se c ti o n, Signal Co rps, Kelly Field. San Antonio, Tex.
Dorothy Adam s- Jewe ll-Lieut John D. J ewell, Ca mouflage Department. Alice Wiard -Ga ult-Lieut . Harry Gault, Sanitary Corps.
Edna Reed -Be rty-Dr. Berry, Sanitary Corps . L enore Smith-Wilson-Ensign John A. Wil son, V. S. N .
MI NNESOTA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MARRIA GES
Mary Genevi eve Walston, '07 . and William F. Liedloff. J anuary 19. At home , IS23 Laurel Ave , St. Pau l, Minn.
Lydia C. Cox, ex-'ll, and George F. Klein , ' 14. Z ..y. F ebruary 16.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Keith Owen (Ruth Davis. '16), Davis Gardens, Terre Haule, Ind ., a son, Keith, Jr ., November 24.
PI PHI RELATIVES IN THE SEllnCE B,.oIAt,.
Mrs. H. L Huffman (Martica Byrne s, '13)-Dr. W. A. Byrnes, 9 4. X. 4> P 2:. lieutenant, U . S . N . Husband
Mrs. Wright Scott (Esthe r Robbins, 'IO)-First Lieutenant, Fort Sheridan. III.
Mrs Ceo Gurley (Edith Chaplain, ex': 14 )-C!lptai n, Des Moines, I owa.
Mrs. Kenneth Healy (Marie Cooper, '17)-First Lieutenant , Des Moines, I owa.
Mrs. Milton Cutterson (Sybil Bates, ' Is )-Seeond Lieutenant.
Mrs. J. B. Ladd (Ali ce Thompson, 'oo)-First Lieutenant
Mrs Max Wainer (Amy Shephe r d, ex·' 12 ) -Fir st Lieutenant in France.
Mrs. Robert Livingston (Ali ce Walker, ' 16 )-lnd Lieutenant, Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs Merle Pott e r (Lucy H o w, ' 16)-War Work, Des Moines. Iowa
Mrs. Hallan L. Huffman (Martiea Byrnes, ' 13 ) -H L. H'uffman,ltfinnuota Law, '14, 4. K E, 4> 4. 4>, 1St lieutenant, 332nd Regim e nt, U. S. Fi e ld Artillery. Camp Grant, Rockford, 111 .
Mrs. Robt. L. Cobb (Helen Dickerson, '09) -151 Li eute nant, R oc kford , III.
Helen Anderson, 'IS. is private secretary to Mr. Evans, Head of the Oats Division of F ood Administrati on Crain Corporatio n at Washington, D. C. Her address i. 1328 Fairmont SI. N W.
Alice C. Lewis. 'IS. is private secretary to Miss Woods of the M i nn eapo li. KinderKarten Auoc:iation Normal School.
ALUMNA! PERSONALS
Lol'elto Newman, U *'I1, is • member of the staff of the St. Paul A'lOCialed Charities.
Emma Rosger, 'C)8. i. "doing her bit" by running a ranch at Paxton, Mont. Florence Lewis, ell·'14. is working for the Food Administration Grain Corporation in Minneapolis.
MISSOURI ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
).IA1UUACE:S
Dorothy Brown, u:-'18. and Gan.lner M. Smith, December 26. Mr. Smith is army field clerk at headquarters Fort Sill, Okla. At home , 816 D St., Lawton, Okla.
Sarah Painter, ex·'ut and Hudson Cooper, Missouri, 8 e Jl. Decembe r 19·
Helen Robnett, ' IS. and Donald Fitch, 1I/issOJll'i, n e rI. D ece mber 19 At home, O. R. T. C., Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark
Ben Kelly. ex-'iS. and Murro T Butler, Dart"wulJ... At home, 1102 N 3td St., Phoeniz, Ariz., where Mr. Butler il in the clothing business.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs E. D. Th o mpson (Mayme Thomas, cx·'19) of Chillicothe, Mo , a daughter, !\fuy Ann.
To Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Spence (Mittie Robnett, '04), Fulton, Mo., a daughter, Mary Virginia.
C HAN GE OF ADDRESS
Thelma Thomas, 1306 Rosemary, Columbia, Mo.; Helen Connett, 730 S. 14th, St., J oseph , Mo.
Brother
PI VIII REL TIVES IN TilE SERVICE
Sarah Keith-Henry Keith, Aviation Corps, F o rt Sam Houston, Tcx. Mary Hill-Lieut. Nelson Hill, 43rd U S. Infantry, Camp Pike, Ark. O live H awkins. Quarte rmaste r s' Department.
Catherine Carmack-Major Frank Carmack, in France: Edward Carmack, R. O. T. C., Camp Pike, Ark.
Marguerite Clay-Lieut. Alfred Clay, U . S. N. Golden Etter-Lieut. Robert Etter, 164th Infantry, Cllmp Funston, Kan.
• Hazeltine Fry-L. C. Fry , Marine Expeditionary For ce in Mary Stewart-earl Stewart, in France.
Mrs. Ceo. Vineyard (Mildred Barkley, ex·'17)-E P. Barkley with the Canadian Army in France; J . O. Barkley, Jr., in tr:lining at Petersburg, Va. Hu sband
Jame. Plunckett, husband of Eliubeth Herring (ex-'17) is at the R. O. T. C. at Camp Pike, Ark.
Mrs. Gardner M. Smith (Dorothy Brown)-Field Army Clerk, Headquarters, Fort Sill. Okla.
T H E ARROW, OF PI Bl!.TA PIJI
Mary Stewart, -ex·IIZ. is doing work witb the Patrioti c LI-ngue of Al exand ria, La.
Miriartf Clandon, ex-3 18. is cond u c ting classes in .io .u,.gical dressing at M e.x ico, Mo. ,., 1' t· ,
Emily Wyatt. '13 , is teaching Engli sh in San Antonio. Tex.
MI S':;OJ] RI BETA-:WASH I NGTOli UN I VERSITY
I,:--'GAGE M ENTS
"M ar gpret Sharp , ex-' 14, t o Lieut. R!:.Iph ., E. G u n Fort ,S am Ii ollston, S;m , Antonio, T ex.
MARRIACES
Fox, ex-' 16. 3ncfCIeveianli X.' Il en n ing, W(ultingloll U"iversity, ex -'1 6 1: 'X, 10. J\'Ir. I-I en nin g is with fhe l...eschen and Sons Rope Company of SI. Louis. At home, j6S W eslj{ate Ave., Uni\lersity City, Mo.
M arie Kamm ere r, '16. rlnd"tieul. Vernon ' M. Parkinson'': IVa shillgloti Ullivcrsily, K A, November 20. "L ieute nant P arkinson is with Ihe 138th I nrahtry, F ort Sill, Ok la. At home, 71 1 C 51 ., Lawton , Okl.:!.. .' 15, ane} Lieut. Jam es S. G,ray, lI'a s1li llK/oll University,
A E, D ece m be r 10. Li eute nant Gray is with Ih e D epa rlm e nlrI J::,c kponvi.\Le. AI ,home, 51 1 Gihr,0re Jack. onvi ll e, Fla
BrRT Ii S
To Mr. a nd Mrs. Sidney U Busch (i\1:lHe Alofs. ex·' 1 7). a son. M a)P 6 • .,. 'J
T o Mr, and Mr s. Theodore Bus!! (I-I elen S hultz, ' II ), :1 daughte r, Jun e 3. ,;
To Mr. and Mr s. K e nnoll . Roth schil d (' I-rene ' H a rlan ; ex-' IS), a daug ht er, Jun e 6
T o l'Irr. and , Mr s. Sam u el C . Melville ,( Amy, S tarbu c k. '(9) , a daughte r , Jun e 30
T o M r . and Ocl.be r 27. "
Mr s. C harl es-.A ll eu C lark (Alice L. ' (4 ), a daugh t e r, 'r
NEW ADDRESSES
I r ene II arl:m. 51 S. A von, St. P aul, i'frinn.!, Mrs, D. O. , He ss " Mona Alden ) , 6023 WRt etRia n; i 5i: Louis, Mo ., Mary· Ro!:>t:rtson, 5696 Kingsbu r g, St. Loui s, M o., Clara 5106 ' Von Versen, St. Louis, Mo ., Th eodor.e Bu ss ( Helen Shultz, ' II ), 7 16 E. Sih SI., Dallas , T ell., Mrs. -Samuel C. Melville ( Amy Statbuck, '09'), 233 N, Ewing- Av e .. Statif)n j A. · O:dIIlSit T ex" Mrs . Oliver Smith ( L aura \ V:ltts), 5618 Caban n e: Ave , St Louis. M o., Mrli. John Vaughn (Sa ra Thomas), 8 Aberdeen Pl.. St. Louis, M o., Mr !!. Alexander McCoy ( Hel en Aylesbury), t33 0 Osa¥e Ave , Bart,l,esville:
PI Pili REI,J\TJ\,ES loS TilE SER' t C E FaJ.II.t, ·
Mr s. C l evel:md X. I-I enning ( Mil dred Fox , eX" t 6)-Major S. Water s Fox, Engineering Corps. U. S Re serves, W ashington, D. C.
AI-U,lfS,!, PERSOSALS
)'Iu}, Brlltherton, ',6-\\'alker P. (;::1.5 COmbU!olion Ensrineer'!o. Fran ce.
Sallie' Lee '1'3--Charles II. Spar). .... ('lrid HtJ.(innu;,· Radio &hool, Great Lake I II.
\lro; , II I. Sargent ( Ruth Bayley, 'oq)-Eugcnt Ila} it:) , .\\i;l.lion &hool. San Francisco. Cal. , .
Mrs. Theodore Bu ss ( J ftl en :-ihultz, ' . r)-Ch.lUnn:y Shdlz, In(antr \" Fort Sill, Okla.
Anna ' 13-A1an Milh., Jam"'s Stewllrl C'on!ilrudion Co France.
).Irs. S. Davidson Lamon (GeoTJ,:i:l Sullivan, C'\:·'14)-John F. SuTlh-an. Jr., Avilllinn
).Irs. JI , E. ).Iiller (June Oehler, e:>.·'I,\)-r'aul Oehler, DepL, Camp Funston, "an. Mrs. , 'e rn on ).1. Parkinson (.\I.:lrie K ammerer , ' ( 6)_\\' ebb Kammerer, Aviation.
Elizabetlt Ehler .... cx' 16-- Willi ::uu Ehlers, 23rd f.nf,ri nee r:., Camp )Iea<le, M d.
Emma \ 'o gl, 'Ij-Carl \'ogl, J4Jrd Field Artill e ry, Cnmp Clll.
.\lar.::arel MBrtin: 'Iq-- I) ougln Y. )larlin, If"aS'J:"'K!OIt, A E, 1st Lieutehant in Infantry, Camp Funston, Kan. t:r:a ce 'Vood 'J{),- lI orace \\'oods, X, in the Xational , \rm y at Camp ', Fumton, Kan.; " erbert \\'oods , IJe Pam.'. X, Creal Lake:. Trnihing Camp, Ill. Trninin..:- for a Y. !\ I. C. A. secretary. lIelen )Iay. '2o--La" renee )Ia),. )lissOllri ,\rotor i ' rutl. Service, F ort Sill, Okla.
Ester Bernct, '21-) 1 1-:. Hernet, .l!,ssow·i, ' 14. K A, 2nd Li cuten:lnt, Camp Fumlon. Kan.
Jlel en T. J ohmton. 'IH-Litllt. Frank L. J ohnsto n, .-IIIIIOpoll$, '13, U. S. in English waters.
Mr s. Jam es S. (;rny ( Huth \feinholtz. 'I;}-f.;econd l.ieUltmanl, QuarlJr' ma:.ters' Dept., Jack ... ondlle. Fla.
Mrs. \ 'e rnon :\1. Parkinson K ammerer, ' , ()-Second f .icutcnant. 138th Infantry, F ort Sill, ()lda.
Mrs John R. Vaughn (Sara Thomas, in Me(lical (Not yet cal led ).
Mrs Robert D. Jr. ( "iberl Potts, Lieutenant, Signal Corps, Washing ton, D. C. I
Mrs. Dudl ey I\:in cnde () I elen Bryar s. H.:\diCl "rcat Lake s. III.
Mrs. Richnrtl n. Spnrk'l (Johllnie l\Luhew<;, e:\ " 12 )-Production Finnn ce Dept., foiignal Corps. a
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Erma '13. h as co m pleted a co urse in costume designing in New York. and is living at 262 W. 77th St., New Y o rk Ci ty
Anne Shreve, '13. is t eac hing in the high school at Mineola, Kan
Margar e t Sharp, ex -"4. is in the chi ldren's room in the St. Louis Public Library
Marie Bacon, ' IS. is teaching Spanish ,. t Lenox Hall, University City, Mo., where H e len McCa rg o, ' 17 is teachi ng hislory.
Mrs Dudley Kin cade ( Helen Bryars, 'IS) is at present living at 102 Westmin s ter Court, Lake Forest, Ill. , whil e her hu sband is a rad io instruc t o r at the Great Lakes Naval Training Stalion.
Clara Parks, ' 17 is teaching in the high school, \Vellst on, M o.
During her visit in St. Louis, Mrs. F. A. Rugg met informally with the St. Louis alumnre club on 22.
Hel e n J IS. is 10 of th e School of and Finan ce, Washingt on
Co l e, is one of the assistant of the W a r Council of the Y. W. C. A., and is located Fort Niagara. N. Y., where the Y. W. C. A is conducting a tearo om and relatives may visit with th e men in training. She is also in the formation o f clubs among fa c t o ry girls in the district. H er address is 247 3r4 St., Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Of our June graduat es, Augu sta is at Kidd e r Institute, Kidder, Mo.; Agnes at Hannibal. Mo.; Kathleen Lucy, at Lansing, Iowa j Emm a Vogt, at a boys' preparatory sc ho o l, Greenwich, Co nn Mrs. Hugo Giduz (Edith Baker, 't!) is secretary of the alumnre dub o f Ce ntral Mon tana.
MISSOURI GAMMA-DRURY COLLEGE
MA RR IACES
Nina McCanse. 'IS, and Leslie R. Mill s ap , Medical Corps, 129th Machine Gun Battalion, Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Okla., J?ecember 23
NEW ADDRESSES
Ruth Wilson, Gentry, Ark.; Ruth ]. Minord , Sill Westmin ste r, St. Louis, Mo.; Elizabeth C. Allen, 412 N. Tejon St., Colorado Sp rings, Col o.; Mrs. L. F. Thomas (Eleanor Gideon), 1413 Bass Ave., Columbia, M o
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PI PHI JU:LATIVIS IN THE SEJIVICE
May Merritt, 'I8--Edward F. Merritt, army in a "dugo ut" near fr on t line trenches in Company A. 12 t h Regiment. H a rry Merr itt is a flier in th e Aviati on Department, temporarily station ed at Arcadia, Fla.
Emma Mae Baldwin, ' 17-Wille t Baldwin, first lieutenant, Ordnance Depart. ment a:t Camp Travis., San Antonio. Tex.
Genevieve Garrett, 'J8--]ohn W Garrett, in aviation training cllmp.
Helen Walker, ' I7-H arold W alker, in Fraoce with t he Engineering Department.
Lura McNish, 'u}--Ernest McNish, infantry lieutenant in France. Marie Thompson, '17-George Thompson, Quartermasters' Department in Slnl Antonio.
Mary Criss--Va.nce C. Criss, :loth \V oodcraft Engineers' Camp, America, Washington, D. C.
Lillian Fuson, ' 20 - Sam FUlion, publicity work for the U . S. Navy Station at the Great Lakes Training Camp.
Dorothy Breckenridge, 'ur-John Breckenbridge. National Army, stationed at Camp Funston. Hurballd
Mrs. Griffith (Jaof'1 M c Quio;ton)-in aviation lmining camp.
Mrs. Edward Thompson (Lola Robertson)-U. S. Army
Mrs. Howard O. Wetzel (Gladys Townsend)-Corporal of the Ordnance Department.
Mrs. Wm. A. Beiderlinden (Anna Symon, '2o)-Lieutena nt in Field Artillery in France.
Marie Thompson, ' 17, Emma May Baldwin, ' 17, Charline M'cCanse, '16, Katherine Kilham, '17, and Eleanor 'IS, huve entered business college.
Anna Shattuck, ex-' 17, Ora 'Valt on, '16, Emma May Baldwin, ' 17. and Mary S. Criss, '14, eac h have cha rge of a fireside club in the grade sc h ools and are conducting a work sim ilar to that of the Girl Scouts. Through these c lubs Mary Criss' has sent a s hipment of 300 Scrapbooks" to France for the convalescent hospitals.
Ruth Wils on, '15, after a seven months' visit to her brother in Butte, Mont, has returned to her parents' home in Gentry, Ark. During the Christmas holidays she gave a lea to her Bulte friends, introducing two II <I> brides, Mrs How ard G. Stewart (Roberta Hin dley , Washing t on A, eXo'IS) and Mrs Hugo Giduz (Edith Baker, Missouri B, 'II).
NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA )CARRIAGES
Alice Fullerton, eXo' IS, and Haro ld Van Dusen, Ntbra.ska, ' II, in January. At home, Minatare, Neb., where Mr. Van Dusen is ca!ohie r of the bank . Lydia Lacey, ' 12, and '16, and J esse M. Dowell, Iowa S/Il/t, '15.6 T 6, A Z, X 4t. ,sergean t Battery t, R. O. T. C., Camp Dodge, I owa. At home, Bedford. Iowa.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Schafer (Gertrude Lyford), of Cedar Falls, Iowa, a son, January 20.
To Mr. and Mrs W. C. Kline (Ruth Heacoc k. '11), of University Place, Neb., a son. in January.
To Mr. and Mrs. Russell G. Burruss (Sa rah Martin, ex-'Io), of Omaha, a son, in November. •
THE AR ROW OF PI BETA PHI
To Dr. and Zemer (Vi rginia Rogers 'II), of Lincoln, a daughter, 15.
At",&-. \Vm , H amilto n (Zora Fitzgerald), No.6, 3860 H arney St., Omaha • Ntb.; Mrs. S. W. Stern (Inis Eve rett), 1400 S. 17th Ave., Maywood, rII. ; Mrs. Arthur F. Truex (Georgia Davis), Box 174, Graham , Tex.
PI I'lfl REI.ATlVES IN THE SERnC[ Ifusband
Mrs Ceo. pratt (F lorind a Young, ex 'L8)-Dr. I' ralt, Medi c al Corps, France. '?..r'rs',"" (Eleanor of a T'tillery compa ny from Spokane, \V ash., in Fran ce .
Mrs. Harry C. Ingle s (G race Salisbury, ' II )--Major Ingles, instructor i n training ca mp at San Tex.
...... VIe sympathy 10 Mrs. nussell BUT'ru ss (Sa ra l\fartin) in the death of her mother.
Prof. and Mrs. M. G. Wyer (Charlotte Spaulding. '06) and daughter are in H ouston. Tex., whe r e Professor Wyer has supervision of the installation of , the librjlry ,at Fort Logan.
We wer;e mu c h pl,cased to p.a,ve Mrs. visit u s in November. Mrs. Graham (C race Lyford, CX - 'I2), of Buffalo. Wyo .• is spe nding the 'y'ith her at Falls City, Neb. , '10. and her p1!-rents are at Bilc..xi, l\'liss., for th e winter. ,AQB; • Jl e,l en \Waug!;l. '0 7. and the,ir p;trcnt s tak en an apartment L,9'l g Cn!. •
Mildred lI olland. ' 10. i s spending the winter in Lin coln with her siste r Mr s. Rqr De P.utr9.n (Edn 1\! H olla n p. '9 5)·
Anqr ews,-Drain. '0 7. is in Washington: D. C. ,.., . . W'i1)· Schwakt!. ex-'13),,is visiting her parents in Lin-
We are glad to Mrs'. "WaJlace Il ampton (Lisette Woerner, Wiscon· si" A), our new Provin ce President, inlo our alumna: club
The Lincorn ' ntutnnre club has atlopted one of the boys (rom th e Settlement School who has en li sted in th e Army. We sent him a Christmas box. and have r ect,i,yed a very ni ce and appreciati\'e leit e r in reply.
We are sewing Cpr the Cross at all of our meetings this winter.
Mrs. Howard Kirkpatric k (Vera Wattles, ' 02), is an in spec tor for the Lin· coln brallch o f the R ed Cross, and Mrs. Geo . . Riss e r (Lulu We<it), J\frs. Arthur Ri chardson (Neta Bunting, '01), and Mary Spalding are table captains. " NEVADA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF NEVAD o\ , , MARRIAGt:S
Ruth Ann Pyle ' 17, and Lieul. Thomas P. \Vlllker , Nruada. '15, ::r A E, R. O. T. c., Signal Re se rve Corps. November 16.
' bena Laden, ' 16, and Lieut. Albert G. \V agner, ir. Novt'mbe r.
Mrs. ]. P. Walk e r (Ruth Pyle, '17) is temporarily at 454 E. 144th SI., New York City., clo Mr. Wm. Schellhas, while Lieutenant \V lker is in Fran ce.
ALUMNJ': PERSOXALS
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACCSE l,;XI\'ERS'll:V
£..-C;\GEME:-.'TS
Eva Burlingham, ' 14. (0 Lieul. Raymond , 'an \ 'oorhis Puff, COr/ l tJl, ' IS', of the Department of the army headquarters at WashinglOn. :\IAKRIAGES
L a u ra Olmstead. "' 7. and C. :-'I t: rdn ( l hamberl i", I i· DEATHS ,
1\lr s. ] Claud e L :Hh:lm ( \far )' :,\lumford. '97) died al Canis t eo , N. Y., December 13.
NEW
M rs. B. Pr entice (Ruth Cb r k). 4 00 RU l>stll St .. La l 'a )'ei le, 1n <l. 1'1 1'111 !tEl I:>' lil t. I!. Br olhn'
Celia Sargent, ' l q--\l3u(onl Sargent. Q. c., Camp Ui 'l: , S, ) Irma I ngerso ll, ' 20---1\"3n i ngersoll, 1St lI ampshire In fant T)', qla!iotte, N C. -,
Ha ze l Ki mber, '2o---ll3rold Kimber, Aviation, F ort W orth , T ex .
Glanding, ' II, is a junior at the Amcric:ln of Dram atic Art, X. Y C. Il e r address is Il otel W e llingt on, ith Ave. and 551h St
NE W YORK BET,A-BARZ"ARD CO LLE GE
E:'\"C \GEM £.:-1TS
Lillian Waring, ' 13, to R ow l :lI1d i\l c Elv:'lr e, C(JJ um bia, '13, :!; :X, with the ' War Risk In sur:lI1 ce Burea u in Fran ce, with- th e rank of regimental maj or.
Lillian J ac k son, ' 15, to Elm er T. Sulleh:uger ( f Pittiburgh, V.'S, R "E\\' AUJ)Kt;SSES .,
Mr s. E. de M o n seigle (An na lI o lm ), 6 12 4th Ave., Br:t d ley
\Ve sy mp ath iz e wilh R ea rd on. 'Oi. and FJna ex-'o9; in t h e loss of mother and hther, r e!;ipecti\'eiy, in Janu:HY and -w ith \\'oodman, '0 7, whose m other died just bero r e Christnn';. 'V oodman has been such 3 tru e Pi Phi mother that s h e will be m issed not dn'y by the many "st ra nger Pi Phis " wh o s h a r ed the hospitality of h l' r ho me , lfut by e\'ery r\ew York Ot for each m e 111 be r o f th e c hapt e r feels in death a sense of personal l oss.
Gladys Bonfd s- R oge r s. ' 10 , writes from I ha t he r husband )S proj ect manage r 3nd su per visi ng enginee r of 3 11 lIa\"al canto nm en t s throughout th e I
Mrs J . N. Van der , 'r ies
Tab e r. ex-' ll ) be nd d r essed c are of the Riggs Ill d g ., Wa s hingto!'l', D. C , as her hu'sb anJ has bee n ' appoint ed by the U. S. C ham be r of t o it s' fi e l d tii\, ision. ' ". .,
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Davis (Dorothy Griffin, 'll) and baby art spending the winter in Florida.
At the huge Allied Bazaar uHeroland/' Margaret W ood, ' 12, had c harge of a small stall for the Scottish Women's Hospitals. and also of the auctioning off of a donated Chevrolet mo tor ca r. The bazaar la sted the thr ee weeks before Christmas, and Margaret was on duty every day and evening. Lillian War· ing. 'f3, worhd with Margaret the whole last w eek of the bazaar. Altogdher over $2,000 was cleared to be sent over f o r the work of th e hospitals. Mar· garet says all visiting Pi Phis were very generous in taking chances on her ca r.
Harriet Wilmot -Caldwell, '13. is justly proud of her husband' s promotion. Dr Caldwell has resigned from Stuveysant high !ij: hool and now has the title of lecturer in history at Columbia. At present he is also carrying in both Barnard and Co lumbia the work of Professor Botsfo rd, who died in November.
Jessie Fox, ex-'ll, is at her home in Yonkers de\' oting her time to writing for a n ewspaper syndicate. She won't tell her pen name but we know she is going to be famous.
Marguerite L Schorr, '14 , recreational secretary of the Y W. C. A. International Institut e, was l arge l y respo nsible for the success of the beautiful Christmas pageant, " Following the Star," presented by foreign ·born women under the auspices of the institute.
The New York B alumnre club has held thr ee good get-togethers. The first of October, at th e home of Elizabeth Mca uley, ' 14, was partly a. business meeting followed by a cooky-shine supper Ir. November the class of 1912 gave a really, truly party at Dorothy Griffin-Davis' and a wonderful time was had. \Ve wer e so glad to have all '12 and incltlding Lucy LandruFountain of Athens, Ga. Christmas week, Adele Duncan McKeown, ' 1 I, gathered us in her pretty new home We made an effort to share it and tQ ma ke New York B a center for younger Pi Phis by inviting undergraduates in Vermont B, New""York A, and P e nnsylvania A who live in the c ity. R esu lts were discouraging but we wc:re most happy to have H arridte Draper-Gale, Ma ssachusetts A, 'to, who lives close by and Dorothy Tilton, a dear little pledge of Michigan B.
NEW YORK GAMMA-ST. LAWRENCE UN IVERSITY
NEW ADDR.ESSES
M1'5. George Tolbert (Mildred Farmer), 1103 Washington, St., Watertown, N. Y.; Mrs. Edgar W. Earle (Maude l\;faloney), 244 Gra nt S t., Buffalo, N. Y.; Floren ce Maloney, SaJamanca, N. Y.; Mrs Allan Griffin ( Marga ret Bancroft), R. F. D. Oswegatchie, N . Y.; Mrs. Proc tor Gibson (Marjorie Phillips), Carthage, N. Y.
PI
PHI RELATIVES IN THE SERVICE
Orotltn
Esther Farlinger 'l9--Lieut . Anderson Farlinger, in Royal Medical Army Corps , Stationed at Raiva} Pindi. India.
ALUMNA'. PERSONALS 421
Laura King 'il-William King, Legi(Jo of the Canadiao Army, in France.
' 18, and Alice Griswold, ':zo---Kenneth Griswold, drAftsman in Personal Division of American Expeditionary Forces, in France.
Anna Corcoran, ' .ll-William ]. Corco ran, se rge ant in Medica l Department, .i2Sth Infantry, Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga
Mrs. Allen Griffin (Margaret Ban croft, '12)-Co rporal Paul Bancroft, 4th Co" 1St Bat'I, Depot Brigade. Camp Devens.
J/uJblJHd
Mrs. Proc tor Gilson (M3.Tjorie Phillips. ex -' J8)-Fi r st Li eute nant with Ameri can Forces in France.
Min e tt e Newman, '1 4. of 243 Franklin St., M elro se Highland s, Mas s., is analytical chemi s t for th e General Electric Company at th ei r Lynn plant.
Mrs. C . H. Maltby, ' 13, Bessie Wood. ' 13, Ali ce McDo n ald, ' I S, Betty Blan cha r d , ' 16, Mabel Boardman, ' 16, Audrey Ha sti ngs, '16, Mrs. Proctor Gibson (Marjorie Phillips, ex·'18), Ruth W ood, ex·' 19, li nd Mary Ma co mber, ex·'19. were back for the initiation banquet and alumna:: club meeting in October.
The Canton Pi Phis, alumna:: and active. held a dance at the- chapter hou se on the evening of De ce mber 31.
Angela W. Cartwright, '16, is teachi ng in Canton and c haperoning the J] B house.
OHIO ALPHA-oHIO UNIVERSITY
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. \Vatterau (Blanc h e Wolfe, ' 13), of C hilli cothe, Ohio, a daughter
To Mr. and Mrs. Howard SaunJers (Mary "urriss, ' 13 ), of Follensbee, W. Va., a daughter, Ruth Burriss.
NEW ADDRESSES
Wilma Lane, 145 N . 5th St., Cambridge, Ohio.
Mr. and I-l arry C. \V i l son (Henrietta Cronacher, ' 15) nre n o w at 1007 7th St., Huntington, W. Va., where Mr. Wilson has <:harge of the Public !:ipeakmg D epartment in the high school.
OHIO BETA--oHIO STATE UN I VERSITY
MARRIAGES
Helen Krieger, '13, and J ohn C. Sharon, Ohio 6 't' 6. April 24. At home Cadiz, Ohio
Helen Browning, '13, and Frank M. Powell, /lfichigan, 6 T .6, May 29. At home, 2312 Lawrence Ave., Toledo, Ohio
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422 THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Terese Kennedy, "3. and Norvnl IJ. Griffin, X A E At home, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Florence Smith, '14. :lna Emerson L. Taylor, Ol,jo Siale, "3. l: A E, in June. Louise Shepard. lU, and Jas. M. Hengst in June.
Hilda Kyle. ex·'I4. and Joseph lIer sbe rger, Ohio Stafe, At home, E. loth A ve., Columbus, Ohio.
Ruth C. Seeds, 'IS. and Harold B. Turner, Harvard, October 8 At home. Arlington, Mass.
Katharine M. Potter, '05. and Dr. Phillip G. Y o ung, Mid,iga", December 25. At home, Sacramento, Cal
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs Julius Underwood (Jess Dowdell, ex-' IS), a son, Julius, Jr., in May, at C)06 16th St., Golden, Colo.
To Mr and Mrs Fred ' k N. Winkler (Virginia Pringle, ex·' (4), a son, Pringle, in October.
To Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. C. Fairbanks (Htlen Smith, of Cincinnati, a daughter, Mary, O ctober 23.
Mrs . C . R. De Long (Alice Ward, '14) is temporarily located nt 738 Rock Creek Church Rd. N. \V., Washington, D. C., while h er husband is working on the tariff commiSSion.
F. Chalmers, '95, who is teaching in Grand Rapids. Mich., had a poem in the Grand Rapids April 6, entitled HU niversal Service"-a caJl in verse to eve ry ci tizen of the United States
OHIO GAMMA-WOOSTER
DIRTi'lS
To Mr. and Mrs H erbe rt Kern (F l oren ce Rod e wig, 'I I ), a daughter, Betty Lou, October I.
To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ormond (Dorothy Marl in , ' II ), a daughte r. Lucy Anne, J Muary 10_
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. R. 'V . Gundrum (Pearl l\I cC rory), The Dd MaT, Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio.
PI PHI RELATIVES IN TilE SERYiCE BrOlher
Mrs. W. E . Bri-stol (Lois Neff, ' 12)-Arthur Neff, Jn6th Infantry, Camp Upton, N. V.; Lieu!. Russell Neff, 33Znd Infantry, Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Mrs. F. B. orabel 'Io)-Dr. Marion Blankenhorn, in France with the Lakeside Hospit al Unit of Cleveland, Ohio.
l\frs. Wilson N. Compton (Helen Harrington , ' n,)-Frank Harrington , ca.ble censor, Marine corps, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
:rtfrs. Harold .O rmond (Dorothy Martin, 'll)---Stewart Martin, army Y. M. C. A work in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Mrs. Cha.uncey Wisner (Elizabeth Palme r, '15 ) and Anne Palmer, ' IlLieut. Eugene Palmer, Camp Sherman, Ohio.
ALUMNA!. PERSONALS
Husband
Mrs. Warren E. Bristol {Lois Neff, ' 12)-war relief wOrk in Y. M. C. A., Ec:ully, Lyons, France.
Anne Palmer, 'II, is studying at Columbia.
Mrs. Harold Ormond (Dorothy Martin, 'II) will leave the States loon for Cien{uegos, Cuba, where her husband has a three-yenT engi neering contract, At the time of the N. E O. T A. in Cle,'cl:ind last Oclnhtr, 'Mn Alexander lIeggie (Mary Bu channn. 'IS) entertained the Ohio J' alumnae at her home. Unfortunltely & of the girls who were in the city at the time, had made other arrangements before knowing of the m eet ing, so only a. few were present. However, the club npprecb.tes the invitation. Our president by planning R. meeting at her home at that lime has given a suggestion for coming years. 'Vhy would it not be a good plan, s'ince so many of OUf c hapter are in land at that time, to h,we an annual Ohio r luncheo n down town on the day following the meeting of the N. E. O. T. A.?
Mrs. A. L. Palmer, Jr. (Helen Walker, ' I:l) and daughter, Mary Lillian, have spent senral weeks visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Palmer, Sr., of Wooster, Ohio.
OKLAHOMA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ENC.\CEMENTS
Hazel Beattie, '17, 10 Lieut. Montford Johnson, Oklahoma, '17, l: A E. Lottie Taylor, '16, to Crawford Cameron, OklahomtJ$ K :to Carrie Martin, '17, to Corp. Sidney Bobb, Oklahoma , '17, K A.
MARRIACES
[sabel Jones, and Capt. Walter S. Campbell, K A, Camp Pike, Ark., De · cember 26,
Orene Wagner and E. R. Rabon of Stigler, Okla_. November 29. Ruth Ann Parks and Dr. Frederick JJathaway, Burlington, VI.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs, O. A. Roherts (Millie Diamond, '16), a son, Otis Alan, Jr.
To Mr, and Mrs. Wm. 'V. Fort (Antoinette Cobb, ex·'14), a son, Guy Cobb. November II, at Ardmore, Okla.
1'1 1'111 RELATIVES IN TilE SER\lfE Father
Ann Rowland, ' I9--Medical Reserve. B,.other
Ann Rowland, 'IC)--Cnmouflage Department, at JcfTeuon Barrn c k s, Mo.
Lucy Kirtley-Private.
Christine Laing-First Lieutenant, at Camp Pike, Ark.
Florence Furman, 'I8:-R. O. T. C .• San Antonio, Te'(. Tsabell Jones, ':zo-Private.
Alice Hyde, 'I9--First Lieutenant, lnstructor in Aviation School, Memphis, Tenn.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Kath erine Duffy, "lI-in Fran ce .
Emelyn Miller, 't6--First Lieutenant in [talian Army, American Ambulan ce Service.
Ir ene Ambrister-Aviator in France.
Rebeeca Brett-Two brothers at Camp Bowie, T exas, H ospita l Corps.
Kathr yn Pr att-Tw o brothers, one in France; and two brothers-in-law . H elen L edbette r, ex-'l8-Two brothers.
Lora Rhinehart, "12, is studying in New York Ci ty.
Mr s . Rugg spent two days in Ardmor e. th e guest of Mrs. Williams Fort ( Ant oi n ette Cobb ex-" 4), when she came to vis it the Ardmor e alumna: club d uring h er southwestern tour.
Gertrude and Alice Murphy, ' 14, are l ivi ng in Ok l ahoma City. The family is stopping at th e Lee H u ekins.
Pauline Brelch, '16, is now in \V as h ington doing h e r "b it" in government se rvi ce
ONTARIO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Geraldine Oakley, '10, has be e n appointed s upe rvi so r of Medical Inspection in the public schools of Calgary. Alberta.
Lillia s C rigan, '14. is engaged in pathology and X Ra y work in Calgary, Alberta.
Christie Sneath, ' 17, is taking a massage co urse, preparatory to entering a military h ospital.
Linda Pratt, '1 5 , is p upil dietitian in l\fowat Memori al Ho spita l ( Military), Kingst o n, Ont.
Murial Oakley, '07. is teac hing Normal School in Pet e r s boro; Roberta G. eray, '07. Harbord Collegiate, Toronto; Mildred Stinson, '14, in Van Kle ek Hill, Quebec; and L illian Campbell, ' 14, in Sa rnin , Ont.
01'". Edith Gordon, '09, M.B. ('IS, ha s the responsible post of assistant medical adviser of women at Corne ll Unive r sity.
Gordon Lovell. '14. is studying t o be a nurse at the T o r onto General' H osp ital and M arge ry Stauffer, '17 at John H opkins, Baltimore, Md.
OREGON ALPHA-UNIVER S ITY OF OREGON
MARRIA GES
Esther D. Stafford, ex-'IS, and George F. Moznette , A gricultural '14, entomologist for the government at Plant Introduction Gardens, Miami, Fla.
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
XNGACE&tEN TS
Ruth Storrs. '20, to Lieut. Wally Ca l dwell, Oregon Agrio.ltural. Z X, in in se rvice in Texas.
"}(ARRiAGES
Beatrice Lamoreaux, ' 20. and Lieut. J o hn B. Wilson, Oregon Agricultural, '17, K I, in service in Cuba.
Bertha McHenry, '18, and Lieut. Darrell Johnson, Orego1l AgrkJ4ltural, ' 17. l: N. At home. Tacoma, Wa sh , while Lieutenant Johnson is at American Lake, Wub .
Genevieve Fra.z.ier, '17. and Lieut. Albert T. Andr:rson. O",go", Apicfl.lttlr"I, ' .7. l: A E At home, Tacoma, Wa sh ., while Lieutenant Anderson is at American Lake, \V u h
Isabella StOTrs, '30, and Lieut. Frank B. H ayes, Or,go71 Agri€N/Jllral '17. K Z At home, Tacoma, Wash • Lieutenant H ayes is stationed at Americ an Lake.
Ruth Strader, ex-' 19. and H a rold V. Doolittle, Oregon Siale College, '16, • ran c h e r, August At h o m e, Box 54 . R eed , Utah.
PENNSVLVANIA
UPHA-SWARTHMORE CO LLE GE
MARRIAGES
M arion Sober, ex-' Ii. and J ohn 1... H arvey , F eb ruary 9. 19 17. At h ome, R ose· wood . Cal.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs . Harry Quinn (Flora Boyle. '07). a daughter, Mary, N cr vember 17.
T o Mr and Mrs. Marion H arris (Jessie Richards. ex·'Il), a son. Raymond. September 5. in Salem, Ohio.
PI PH I RELATIVES I N T H E SEJI.\' I CE FallaN'
Mr s. M alcol m Hu tchinso n (E liz abet h Kurt z) - Cl arence Kurt z, M edical Corps.
B,o lll "
J ane Brown - Raymond I I Brown, In fantry.
Eleanor Judge-Wade W. Ju dge. S upp ly Train.
H ar r iette Greiner-Eugene Cra.ig G reiner, Signa l Corps.
M ary Goodall-Joseph Goodall, R. O. T . C.
Isabel Jacobs-Corp. H oward M J acobs, Infantry
D orothy J ohn son-J ohn J ohnson, O r dnance Department.
Frances Mill e r-Hu gh M. Miller, Med i cal Corps
Mrs Cooper J ess u p ( M a ri o n Perkins)-Capt, Dudl ey Perkins; Ru sse l Per. kins, Naval R ese rve
Dorot hy Kinsley- Li e ul. Arth ur Kin sley, Cavalry.
M rs. C lint on Synder (Et h e l Griest) }
Kather ine Griest -Capt. Th omas Griest. Mary Grie s t
Edith Bunting-George a nd Cleme nt Bunting, Naval Coast Reserves
Mrs. George Bond (Bessie Bew)-Be rtr am Dew, Navy; W a lt e r Bew. ll ea vy Artillery.
Margaret Man
Hel en Marr } - H aro l d M a rr, Signal Corps.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Mrs. Eliot Ri chardson (Dorothy Strode)-George Strode, Base Hospital No . 10; Norman Strode, Ammuniti on Truck Co.
Florence C. Miller-Charles F. Miller. Quartermasters' Corps.
Elizabeth Strode-Herbert Strode, Infantry
Mary Gawthrop. Navy.
Mary Mather-John Mather, Aviation. lI,uba"d
Mrs. Otley Ja ckson (Geo rgi ana W alter)-Captain .
Mrs. Thomas Griest (Ma ry J ohnson )-Cap tain.
Mrs. Frank R amsey (Elizabeth Burton)-Medical Corps.
Mrs. Herbe rt Bassett (Mary RamseY) -2nd Lieu te nant, Quartermastus' Corps.
Mrs. Maurice Griffith (Elizabeth Johnson. '08) i s s pending the winter in Wynnewood. Pa.
Mrs. Lawrence Schaffner (E li zabeth jac kson, '(3) spent th e Christmas holi · days at her mother's in Lansdowne, Pa.
Elizabeth Strode, '16, i s t eaching in Swedesboro, N J .t and Mary Mather, ' 17, i n Wayne, Pa.
PENNSYLVANIA
BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVERS I TY
ENCA ( :E:MY.NTS
M a rg aret J. Buck, ' 19, to Ri chard Chubb, Universily 0/ Pennsylvania.
MARRIAGES
Dorothy E. Bunnell, '16, and Fred Schnure, Buc knd/, '14, December 20.
Ram ona Lenington, 'IS, and Stanley Davies, Bluknell, '14. December 22.
NEW ADDRESSES
rtfrl' J. Black (Lucretia Snyder), 595 E. T o une SI., Columbus, Ohio.
PI PHI KEI ,\TI VES IN THE SERVICE Fa/her
Ruth Clark-Augusta P. Clark, Quartermasters' Corps.
Elthera Corson-a in the medi ca l se rvi ce Brother
Elizabeth Spyker-O. T. C. at Camp H ancock.
Helen Reed-a first lieutenant at Camp Oix.
Helen K. Ba.rtol. ' 13, is living at home in Lewisbu rg while teaching French in tbe high school at 'Villi amsport, where Edna Miller, ' 15, teaches Latin.
GAMMA-DICKINSON COLLEGE
EN GAG EMENT S
IIl1uiet II. Stuart, "4. to Samuel L Mohler, Di ck"UOIf, ' 14. K 2:.
BIRTHS
To Dr and Mrs C R Ri chenbaugh ( Kathleen Gooding, 'oS), a daughter, in ovember.
' " PHI RELATIVES IN THE SEJlVI C£ Brol""
Elizabeth, Jeannette, !lliriam, and Rossannah Bbjr-Andrew Blair, Ambulance. Allentown, Pa.
Ruth Fasick, Fasick, 1St lieutenant. Ordnance Department, Wuhington, O. C
Clare Filler-Donald B. Filler, :lnd lieutenant, Camp Jackson, S. C.
Marjorie Mcintire-John Mc lnlirt!, 2nd lieut e nant, RegulaT Army.
Norah Mohler-Fred L. Mohler, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D C.
Harriet Stuarl-W. Baird Stuart, M.D., Ameri can Red Cross, Bresl, France; Joseph A. Stuart, 1St lieutenant, 56th Infantry, Chattanooga, Tenn.
I/u sb and
Mrs. Harold Fa s ic k (Haul Kisner, ' 13)-[5t Lieutenant, Ordnan ce Depart · ment, W'ashington, D. C.
Mary Grahnm, ' I S, is a nurse with the American Nntional Red Cross at Camp Jackson, S. C.
Margaret Morgan, ' 14 , is registered at the H artford School of Religious Pedagogy, Hartford, Conn.
Jlelen Lauman, ' 16, is studying at Syracuse University . Florence Baker, '17, is teaching at Orwigsburg, Pa., and Mary Learned . ex·'19, at Friends' School, Moorestown, N. J.
VERM O NT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURV COLLEGE
lfAIlRJACES
Ellen Bailey, '14. and Harvey Goodell, Middldury, '14, d '1'.
Marjorie Lee, '16, and John L. Selden, Jr., /IIassachuutts Agriculturai, ' 13, A X A.. At home, Uri:;tol, VI., where Mr. Selden is principal of the high school. Elizabeth Chalmers, '16, and V. T. Dow. Address, 43 Winler St., Framing· ham, Mass., while Mr. Dow is in France.
NEW
lI elen M. Bosworth. Littleton, N. I-f.; Bertha M. 13 Market St., Newburyport, Mass.; Anne lIulih an, Kemmerer, \Vyo.
Owing to the ill health of her mother, Louesa Bullis, ' 17. has given up her work at the Florence Nightingale Hospital and is now at the Albany Business College.
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VERMONT BETA-UN I VERS ITY OF VER MONT
ENGAGItMENTS
Edith R. Cates, ' IS. to Li eut. Merle H. Davis, '15. of Fortress M on roe Va. Glady s Lawrence, ' IS. to H arold C. Billings, ' 18 K 1:
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Leroy L . M o un ce (G r ace Strong, '06), of W es t W oods t ock, Vt., a son, Will iam St r o ng, October 26.
T o. Mr and Mrs. Walt o n Scott (Agnes Mill er, ' 16), of W oods t ock, VI., a daughter, Katherin e, Novem ber 22.
NEW ADDRESSES
Suzanne Edson, 1839 16th St.. W as hington, D C.
J essie Bates, '07. is teaching in \V a rTeD, Pa.; Clan Gardne r, ' 16, in Spauld ing higb school. Barre. Vt.
Mr. and M rs. P ayso n A . ,Morse (Mabe l Gill is, '12) are living in Craftsbury, Vt., where Mr. MOTSe is emp loyed i n the postoffice.
Jane McLaughlin , ' 14. is doing clerical work in th e offices o f the Signal Corps, Washington, D. C. H e r address is I SoI Califo r nia S t. N W.
Gertrude J ohnston, '06 , is spending the year with h e r parents, 56 Liberty PI., Weehawken, N . J .
:Mabel Derway, '17, who is taking a cou r se in business o rga n ization a t Simmons, was one of two young w o men selecte.d t o study b u ying conditions in Richm ond, Va., during the month of December.
VIRGINIA ALPHA-RA NDO LPH - MA CON WOMA N'S COLLEGE
NEW ADDRESSES
Virginia Proc t or, 2082 Oliver Ave ., Memph is , T enn PI PIJI ULATIVI!S IN THE SER\' IC& Brotluf'
Dorothy Feick, '20--a t Ft. Ogl et h o r pe in the l\.'fedica l Corps.
Lulu C l ark, ' [8- at W ashington in th e O rdnan ce Department.
Mrs Willi amso n (E thel Jac k son , '16)-in the Rainbow Division of the Infantry serving in France n ow.
Mary Will iams, 'Is-now se rvin g in France.
Florence Stratton . 'IC}--First Lieutenant in the Medi cal R eserve .
Catharine Mur p h y, '13-Sgt. James W Mur phy, Jr.., ISSth AmbullJlce Co. at Camp Beauregard. Alexandria, La.
Vivian Barrow, ex -' 17. D orothy \Vood ward, ' 17 , Mary William s, ' IS. and J ohnnie Link , ' IS. visited their Alma Mater at Thank sgivi ng. Virginia A was 50 glad to have them if only for a few days .
ALUMNA'. PERSONALS
VlRGINJA BETA-HOLLINS COLLEGE
p, PHI IlILATIVES IN THE S!.IVlCK Brotl"
Louise Harwell-Lieut. W. D. Harwell, Field Artillery.
Edna Hadaway Seymour Hadawa" Quartermasters' Corps. Martha Alexander (pledge)-Lieut. James C. Alexander, Infantry.
WASHINGTON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WASHINCTON ENGACEMENTS
Dorothy Newell. ex 1 19. to Corp Glen Waring.
Wjnnifred Heiteshu. eX"'9, to Gaylon L. Knight, Wasllington, ex·1 18, tl K E.
Kathleen Delaney, ex ·I IS, to William Deming, Was/ainglolt, t,X"18, .0. K E.
)(AUJAGU
Roberta Hindley, ex·llS, and Howard Stuart, WDs;"inglon, ex·Jlg, A T 4 , with Armour & Co., Bulle, Mont.
Jean I acox, ex-'17. and Louden I ones . At home, 423 Terry Ave, Seattle, Wash.
N £W ADDRESSES
!\frs. Gustav Stahl (Kathleen Geo rge ), Hotel d' Angleterre, Seattle, Wa sh.; Mrs. T. W. Owen (Fay Vantes), 1415 E. Republican, Seattle, Wa sh .; Mrs Henry Hull (Mable Wilt on), 3267 Garfield, Alameda, Cal.; J osep hine McCle · verty, :J14 Summit Ave. N., Seattle, Wash .; Opal and Vern Bonsall, E. IS 37th Ave., Spoka.ne, Wash.
Hazel Jone s, ' 17, is assistant librarian at the Walla Walla library. Irene Steel, '17, is teaching in Milt e!' , Wash.
Marion Sowle, ex-' 19. has returned (rom a two months' visit in eastern cilies. Opal, '14, and Vera Bonsai, '13, are teaching in Kennewick, Wash.
Cornelia Glass, ex-'I<), is playing second leads with the Wilkes Players in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her address is 234 E First St., cia 44 Hollywood Apts.
Rosamond Adams. ex -'tl, is the first woman country agent in Minnesota and is l oca ted at Austin, Minn.
Mrs. Wm. I- Millihn (Minnizelle George, ex-'ll) is living at 59 Carl St. , San Francisco, for Mr. Milliken is manager of Argonaut Publshing Company.
WASHINGTON BETA-WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE ENGAGEMENTS
Helen Canfield, '18, to Lieut. M . Ray Finney, 1; A E. Lenore Emerson, '1<), to Carl Johnson, 1; N.
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Mary E ll en Nash, '17. to Nelson Vaughn. Anita Gallagher, 'IS. to Lester Folge r.
HAUlAGES
Mildred France, ' 17. and Lieut. Arthur T. Durham , Washington State, ' 17. % N, Pay Ofliceu' Division of the Navy, June '4. M rs Durham is at b ome at 1008 Glass Ave Spokane, Wuh.
Elsie Frenkes, ex·'tS, and Fred Salt, Wa..rhingtoll, '18, l: N. November I. At home , Espanola Apt s , Spokane, Wa sh. Mr. Salt is connec ted wi t h the Federal Land Bank.
Lu cile :ftr c Kay, ex..'14, and Paul Byrn e Kelly on D ece mber 9 At home in Wash ing to n. D c. , add ress Ge ner a l Delivery.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. A V. Clark (Lillian M c Donald , ' 16), a daughter, Barbara Jean. December 30.
To Mr. and Mrs. \Valt er Gatward (Qucvc nne Mec kl e m, ' 14), II daughter, Betty Jean, December 2
To Mr. and Mrs. G. A J o ne s ( Laura Th o mp son, '(9), a da ught er, Lois Louise, December 8
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Ralph ooty (Mnriel Fulmer), 2:3'4 Bigelow Ave., Seattle, Wash .; Anita Gallagher, 592:0 Keith Ave., Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. Ed. ( Ruth Latham), Harrington. 'Vash .; Mrs. Ralph B. Harris (Lois Caldwell) , 5719 Whitby Ave., Philadelphia, Fa.; M\-s. Robt. Phillips (Cora Halt ), 33 W erner Apts .• Butte, MOllt.
PI Pili RELATIVES IN TH E SERVI C E B.,.ol""
Edith Boone-Clarence, Camp Lewis, Wash.
Else PhiJlips-Odlin, Aviation Co rps, San Antonio, Tex. Mari on Nelson-Robert, Fort Lawton, \Vash. Nellie and Lenore Emerson-Roland. in France.
1\( rl. H. T Boyle (G r ace Prescott)-Ray Prescott , W 0$11 i,lgloll Slate, Land sman for Machinist Mate Moto rboat, League Island, Philadelphia, Pa. Husband
Mrs. Ray O ' Day (Juanita Gregory)-Lieutenant, U. S. 48th Infantry, Camp Stuart, at Newport News. Va.
Mrs. Paul Browder (Helen Hungate), Li e utenant Browder, in the Pay Offi · cers' Division of the Navy, s tat ioned at Pensacola, Fla.
Mrs. Edgar K;ienholz (Elizabeth Painter)-Mr. Kienholz is permanently stationed at Camp Lewis where h e has charge of baske tball in th e Athletic D epartment.
WISCONSIN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
ENCAc un:NTS
Ruth Mount, ex -'t8, Chicago University, '18, to J ay Chapped, 'Ir T.
llAUlACU
Ethyl F. Swan, 'u, and Lieut. W. A. Brayles, 35Sth Infantry, at Camp Funston, Kan. At home. temporarily, I6n Anderson, Manhattan, Kan. Marjorie M. Adams, '17. and Lint. Geo. H. C. Campbell, Yale Law, '16, d K E. 55th Regiment CO:l.St Artillery, U. S. A" January 19 at Buffalo, N. V. Address, 203 Juneau Ave" Milwaukee, Wis., while Lieutenant Campbell is in France.
Martha B. Burt, '14. and Clifton C. Field. February 16. At home. 207 Clifton Ave., Natchez, Miss.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Slidell (Josephine Viles. '12), a IOn, Kemper, Jr , October 9.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Edward Chapman (Gertrude Leland, '16), 1119 Sherman Ave., Madison, Wis.; Mrs. Herman Legried (Constance Haugen, '03),470 Woodland Ave., Akron, Ohio.; Mrs. Ja.m es Sherman (Gertrude Hendri cks, ex·'IS), 2540 14th St. N. W ., W ashington, D. C.; Mrs. Everett Willi ams (F lorence Smith), 654 1 Yale Ave., Chicago, 111.; Mrs. Anthony}. Loo:r.e (Lucille Waterman, 'oS), Brodhead, Wis.; Mrs. j. P. Cargill ( Il e len Pfeiffer), liOS S. 26th St., St. Joseph, Mo.; Sarah Kloss, Mesilla Park, N. M.; Mrs. L. P. Ewald (Mildred Conens) (temporary) , 103 Park Ave., Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs. H. K. Busette (Adeline Brown), 726 2nd Ave., Antigo, Wis.
PI Pili RIo:LATI\' ES IN TilE SF.RV TC£ Brot"n
Joanna R. Hayes--Lou is Hayes, in training at Chillicothe, Ohio.
Esther Wanner-Arthur Wanner , in training at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Adelaide Ke sse ni ch ·Yost, ' 14-Hnrry Kesseni ch, lieutenant, U. S. ft.. in France.
Esther Stavrum. '08-Edwin Stavrum, a lieutenant, U. S. A. in Fran ce ; and Siggard Stnvrum in training at Camp Grant, Rockford, 111.
Gladys McGowan-Murray M cGowan, at Jefferson Barracks, SI. Loui., Mo.
Rhoda Owen, ' Is-Hal sey Owe n, second lieutenant at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mi ch.
Alice Crane, ' Is -Edward Cra.ne, U. S. Coast Patrol, at Rockland. Maine. Gladys Dixon-Benne Dixon, lSt lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, France lIu sband
Georgia Loy·Peterson, ex , 'lB-Roge r Peterson, Aviation Training Camp, Ca.mp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. ,\tildred COluns - Ewaltl. ' 16-- l'hillip Ewald, Gc.vernment Steel In spec tor, Youngstown, Ohio.
Margery Howe, '16, is assisting Professor Munro of Princeton Univenity in historical research.
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Mrs Hayes Kelly (Marion Holmes, 'oS) is spending the winter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes, 131 3ut St., Milwaukee, Wis., while Dr. K e lly is offering his se rvi ces to the government.
Mrs Horatio Hawkins (Daisy Moser, '0 7) of Newchwang, China. with her three-year son, Paul, is visiting in Madison, Wis This is Mrs. Jiawkins' first return to the States, since he r marriage, six years ago Her address is 4'4 N. Pin ckn ey St., Madison, Wis,
V era 8ieh, 't4. has betn in New York, the guest of Doril Osann, 14, (or a month.
Elizabeth Brice, '16, is spending the winter in New York City.
Marjory Burke, '13. is teaching Latin and English in Tomah, Wis.
LanaTe Ward, ex-' IS. has resigned her position as welfare dir ec tor in Muscoda, Ala., because of illne ss.
Marjory Adams, ' 16, is with the Public Utilities Service in New York City.
Isabelle Bodden, '16, is teaching in Cedarburg, Wis.
Wisc.onsin A is proud of the appointment of Mrs W. S. Hampton (Lisette Woerner. 'n). 1900 South St • Lincoln, Neb., as Epsi lon Province President.
WYOMING ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
XAJUUAGES
Merle Kissic k. 'II, and Lieut. F. S. Sw ain, U. S. A. R . C., a former Rhodes Scholar, January 4. At hom e, 232-1 California St., San Franciscu, Cal.
Esther BolIn, ex-'IS, and Edgar Davis, Wyoming, A T O. At home, Col umbus, Mont.
NEW ADDRESSES
E. Jane Aber, Wolf, Wyo . ; Marion Roberts, Lander. Wyo . ; Mrs. Hamilton K. Beatty (Lucile W r ight), 122 Hutchinson Ave • Edgewood Park, Pittsburgh, Po.
PI PHI RELATIVES IN THE SERVICE 81'0tl,"
Mrs W A. Hitch coc k (Gladys Corthell, '14)-Pvt. Huron Corthell, 23 r d Engineers, Camp Meade, Md.; Pvt. Robin Corthell, Marine Corps, San Domingo, Haiti j Lieut. 1. E . Corthell, 21st Infantry, San Di ego, Cal.; Lieut. M . E . Corthell, Camp Lewis, Wash.
Mrs . Earl Cady (Wilburta Knight, ' 11)-Lie ut. E. L. Knight , Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis'". Wash.; S. H Knight, Envoy to France, special mission.
Mrs. Robert Gottshalk ( Agnes Anderson, n-' II )-E lm e r Anderson, National Guard, in France.
Mrs E. H. Davis (Esther BolIn, ex-'14)-Henry Bolin, Aviation, W8I:.O, Tex. Ellen Greenbaum. '18--0. T. C. at Camp Funston. Fort Riley, Kan. Dorothy Downey. 'IS-lieutenant at Linda Vista, Cal . Lois Butler, 'I8-Aviation Corps at San Antonio, Texas,
Mary O. Spafford, '16--F rank W. Spafford. Marine Corps , Dover, N. J . Husbtuld
Mrs B. C. Bellamy (Beth Cary, ex-'14)-Lieut. B. C. Bellamy, Engineers, unattached.
Mrs. F. S. Swain (Merle Kissick, 'II) - Lieut. F. S. Swain, Regular Army.
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Nelle lIuff, "7. M ary AbeT, '18, and Mary Spafford, '16, demonstrations in canning, drying, and war cooking in general, in variou.J parts of the state lut summer. This work was done under the of the Council of National Dercnle in coajunction wilh the Extension Division of the University.
Nelle Huff. '17. is now co unty home demonstrator in \V yoming, making the second n '" doing that work in this state .
Mary SpatTord, '16, is training to be a Red Cross nune at H opkins.
Evelyn Jensen, '.7. bas worked with Agnes Wright and Katharine Bennitt in their work at Fort Ru ssell.
Agnes Wright, '13, has been elected state librarian for Wyoming.
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CHAPTER LE'fTERS
ALPHA PROVINCE
ONTARIO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
(C hart e red H)08)
INITIATES
Wilma Thompson, '19
Bernice Clarke.
Kathleen Cosgrove, '20
Wilma Orr, '20
Frances Paterson, '20
Margaret Ross, ' 20
Edith Barton, '21
Marjorie Crey, '21
Jessie Rogers, ':Jl
Mabel Wright , '21
PUDGES
Mary Riddell, '20
Ru shing season is ove r once more and much to o ur satisfaction we hav e added to o ur number s ten new Pi Phis; one junior. five sophomores, and four {reshettes. all of whom are most charming girls. We have had strong opposition but that bas only tend ed to make the victory more sweet.
Initiation was held on the fifteenth of November at the home of Marguerite and Gladness Chapman. We were delighted to have Esther Fenton, who was visitillg in th e city with us, to assist in welc oming our new girls int o IT n 4>. Ol!r ir.itiati o ll banquet nnd dan ce, although very informa l , were enjoyable.
We are specially proud 'of our Victory Bond purchased out of the f u nds in the treasury. Th e re seems to be so lilli e that we who stay at home and wait , can do, that when an opportunity of helping does come we a r e glad, indeed , to h elp along
Ou r birthday party was a wonderful success. W e had so many present to ce l eb ra te the event th a t o ur chapter· room see med pitifully small and inadeq uat e. Tbe birthday cake, made by one of the graduates in household science, was most imposing with its n ine cand l es. The crowning eve nt of the even ing, was the distribution of the birthday gifts with their original ve r ses. pandemonium reign ed the r emainde r of th e evening. how ever, General
At a recent mass meeting of all the women of the univ ersi ty it was agreed that every woman should set aside a portion of her tim e t o be devoted to Red Cross work There a re large Red Cross r ooms in the library building and here we w'ork e very spare bour. Even such lowly tasks as sewing buttons on pajama suits and hemming handkerchi efs are m&de quite splendid by the knowledge that we are serving.
Next week we intend to pack boxes for our fraternity brothers overseas. There are eleven brothers of girls in the active c hapter, serving in the war. Although it gives us pleasure to send good cheer to the boys over there, still it brings sadness to some of u s whose near and dear ones have made tbe supreme sacrifice for the grea t cause.
VIVIEN CHALliUS.
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VERMONT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
IScn )
The i«ond semester of our college year is just beginning January 17 On account of war conditions the year haJ been shortened and will end May 6. This will make it pouible (or everyone to cnler into lome sort of service early in the summer. Middlebury students have thown their spirit by contributing the money to purchnse a $1000 Liberty Loan Bond to be given to the college, and have also responded to the call to help the Friendship Fund. This semeste r the girls of the college expect to meet for one hour eve r y week to do Red Cross knitting, while Miss McNeil, the librarian, will read war articles. For:l relaxation the dean, Miss R oss, has kindly arranged to have Mrs. \Vil ey, the wife of onc of the facuity, give a series of four flsings." which we are anticipating with pleasare.
We are glad to announce that, since the last ARROW letter, we have pledged another freshman. Louise Willi s, of Pittsford, Vermont.
Before Christmas we were fortunate in having Carmen Wa l ker. '11, and Katharine All e n, ex-'20. back to visit us
We miss Ali ce Wil son, "9 , who has lately been at the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington for an operatio n and who is now in Bristol. We are hoping that she will be able to return to college very soon.
Two more of our girls have lately announced their engagements: Mildred Cady, ',<), to Quartermaster R. Douglas Esten, "7 U. S. S. Bridge, Middlebury .6. T; and Leah Corkran, '20 to Sgt. M. Stuart Duffield, ex-'IS, Williams College 4J r .6., now in Francl".
Christine W ebs ter, '18, and Helen Stilphen, "9, have lately been elected president and vice·president of the Home Economics Club. Doris Kendall, ,,8, is captain of the senior basketball team, Mildred Cady, '19, of the junior team, Emma Shaefer, '10 (pledge) of the freshman team and Gertrude Moore, ':w, is a member of the Deutscher Venin.
Winter sports, especially snowshoeing and tobogganing now claim all our. spare time. We expect to begin our interclass uas ketball games as soon a. they can be arranged.
GERTRUDP. O. Mooar:.
VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Our Pi Phi r ooms were the scene of a happy gathering, on December fifteenth when we pledged twelve sp lendid freshmen, our happiness being unabated by
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a single refusal. We ar e pro ud of eve ryone of our pledges and since you all can't meet them personally, we will at least tell you thei r names: Lois Bartlett, B urlin gton, Vt ; Bernice Byington, Charl otte , Vt.; Alene Crosby and Margaret Flinn, both of Springfield, Vt.; Kathleen Foster, Island Pond, Vt.; Dorothy Grow, Essex junction, Vt.; Marion Horton, P o ultn ey, VI.; Ruth Kidder, Burlington, Vt.; Eula Ovitt, En osb urg Falls, Vt .; Marion Salisbury, Randolph, Vt.; Louise Twohey, St. Albans, Vt.; and Hildreth Tyler, Enosburg Fall., Vt.
W e were doubly glad on p l edge day for, in the afternoon, M ild r ed Powell, ' 20, gave a tea (or th e active c hapter and II <It alumnre at whkh the engagement o f Edith G a tes, 'IS. to l\1erle Davi s was announced.
Vou people who have to take mid -years h ave o ur hea rtfe lt sympathy. Our coll ege f aculty h as decided to omit bo th mid - yea r s and finals this yea r Dnd by n o t having an Easter recess, school will close on May fourth.
Ju st now eve r yone in 19 19 and 1921 classes is pulling all her time into all "Odds and Ends" entertainmen t , for the benefit of Red Cross whi ch is to be in the form of a modern vaudeville. Florence Cummings, '19, is at the head of the entertainment, while Berni ce ' 21, as vi ce-p res i de nt o f her class is doing mu ch in the way o f assistance .
Although many of o ur yearly college functions have been giv en up because of war co nditions, our annual K ollege K ake walk is to occ ur just as us ual, on February twenty -second. This year the proceeds are to go to the Red Cross.
We are now a nti cipating a concert by Mischa E lm an in the co llege gymnasium. an event whic h we all expect to enjoy.
BARBARA S. BROWN.
MASSACHUSEITS ALPH A-BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1&)6)
M assach usetts A emerged trium pbantly from r ushing with eleven of the fine st pledges ever. Pledge service was held at th e h o me of Blan che Gilliatt, ' 19, after wh ich we had a cooky-shine and n (j) sin g. The pledges n r e: Laura Bean, W ollas ton ; Marion C lark, · Medford; Effie Cope land , Roxbury; Esther Hinckley, W est Han over; Valerie J en kin s, Whit · man; Mary Mills , Newton; Frances Newell, Med· f ord; M arga ret Sherman, \V isconsin; Eva \ Vanzer, Dorchrster; Huel Wheeler, W alpole; Ellen Taylor, W ollaston. They h ave airendy entered into coll ege activities. Laura. Be,l.n and lobri on Clark have made the freshman basketball team . Mar y Mills is president of the fre shman class and is on the Liberty com mitl u ; FrancCII Newrll, r d , c;omJJlittee ; Copeland, executive committ" of
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The pledee_ gave. & Christmas party to the active girls December 2:1. A delightfu) entertainment was given after which there was dancing. A party was given by the advisory committee to the actives and pledges at the home of Dorothea Shute, "5. January 4. We h.3d such 11 good time.
Just before the Christmas vacalion the girls of C. L. A, invited roo children from the North end to a Christmas tree. Each child was given two prescnts besides fruit and candy. r banquet was an "hooveri:r..ed" affair, but we bad aD even better time than usual. Miriam Spaulding, ' 19. was junior chee r leader.
A very successful play and fair was given by Y. 'V. C A. to raise funds for Silver Bay delegate. Blanche Gilliatt, '19. was on the fair committee. She is also a member of the publicity committee of V. W. C. A. Miriam Spaulding, '19, made the pilly, She is also captain of the junior basketball team and a member of the glee club. Abbie MacKinnon, 't8. member of r .6. banquet committee Ruth Kimball, '20, chairman social committee of sophomore class.
C. L. A. raised $1300 for the recent student Friendship fund. The campaign was very exciting-each class trying to raise the most. The seniors won. The same day a reception was given to President Mudin in honor of his birthday.
Boston University has been and is still adapting itself to war conditions. The date for Commencement has been set ahead two wr-eks. There will be compulsory training for the men. New courses in conversationa l French, chemis try of food, navigation, military medicine, hygiene for lmined attend· ants, military and international law, and prepar:ltion for army chaplains have been added to the university curricul um. Tuition to any of these is free to anyone in active service.
At present, Boston University is the second l a rge3t university in New England. Up t o 1917 , Harvar d, Yale, B. U. was the order. In 19'7 the attendance at Vale was 3262, at B. U. 3315.
CLARA V.
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
T'he uppermost thought in everyone's mind at the present moment is exami· nations. For the past week, the house has been unusually quiet nnd the girls have been making every minute count. But we all know what examinations are-50 why talk about them?
Aside fro m studyi ng New York A i s trying to help win the war by doing
(Chartered 1896)
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her part. We have a II table at the Red Cross rooms where a number of us w o rk every Thursday aftern'oo n nlaking all kinds of surgical dressings. Pan_ hellenic has a table also with one representative {rom each fraternity. The girls of the c h apte r are working hard to finish the afghan they are knitting for the soldiers, :md. a few weeks ago, we adopted a little Fren ch orphan: Friday, D ecembe r 14. was a most enjoyable day. We entertained twenty poor children at a Christmas party and such a delightful time as they had especially when Santa Claus a rrived with his pack filled with candy, popcorn, toys of all kinds , and many articles of clothi ng.
Syracuse University is suffering also from lack of coal. The gymnasiums are closed and th e library closes daily at five o'clock. How e ver, we are rather fortunate in ha ving a good supply of in the house.
This year the Seoior Ball will be a war-time affair._ Simplicity and patriotism predominate in arrangements for the ball.
n., has had a good s har e of co llege hon ors this winter In th e class e lections Mildred Niles sec ured vice-presidency of the freshman class . Margaret Alexander, J I9, Floren ce Roberts, '20, Mary N. Stein, ' ZI, and Mildr ed Niles, ' 21 , are m embers of th e executive committees o f their re spec tive classs. Doris W orth is captain of th e sophomore swimming team.
EDNA COLE.
NEW YORK GAMMA-ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
(Chartered M arc h 20, 1914)
(Initiated November 9, 1917)
Jean Egan, '18, Newark, N. Y.
Bernadette Charbonneau, '20, Ogdensburg, N. Y. Pauline Bruso, '21, Rou ses Point N. Y. Phyllis Pointon, '21, R o u ses Point, N. Y. Blan che Lasher, '21, Wlllertown, N. Y (Initiat ed Janu a ry 14. 1918)
Anna Corcoran, '2 1, Ogdensburg, N. Y.
New Y ork r can now introduce to the Pi Phis far and near, her six: splendid initiates of this year. We wish that a ll our sisters might visit u s and see bow enthusiastically they are entering into the spirit of the chapter and n cJ! at large .
Our banquet was held the night a.fter initiation and I think it will be long remembered by all wb'o were here as one of the most spirited ever held. Our five initiates represented the Allied Nations and their song to the serenade rs co mpared the bonds of sisterhood in n B cJ! to those of alliance among the nations. Flags were the only decorations used. Alice McDonald, '15. acted as toastmistress , and Pauline Bruso, '21, Huel Lynch. '20. Frances Donahue, ' Ig, and Mildred Griswold, '[8, responded.
The Northern New York alumna: club held its annual fancy work sale for the benefit of the Settlement School in the chapter-ho use , on November 17.
A cco rding to our custom of having a cooky-sh ine for our initiates we have had two this year; one shortly after initiation in November, and tl blind one the night after Anna was initiated, which gave us lots of excitement and fun
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Knit. knit, knit seems to be the slogan now, everywhere the any and khaki yarn is to be seen. We ut working UDder the auspices of the Woman's Forum. Clara Groh, '18. is chairman of the Red CrOll Committee. But we are doing more than knitting, for when the government called {or the secona Liberty Loan, New York I' subscribed.
Since the lut letter was written the ItDiors and juniors electing mathematics ha\'c formed :1 mathemAtics club. The first meel· ing was held at the n house. Clarn Croh, ' t8. is , ice -president and Frances Donahue, '19. is on the program committee, This club fills n long felt need in St. Lawrence.
On January 19. we held our first semester formal house party. It was • woodland parly, evergnens converting the house into a veritable woodland. Mr. and Mrs. 1laten were chaperons.
So far 1 have written of the good times New York r has enjoyed since I wrote to you last time, hut now I must mention Mlmething (hat means work. Our finals begin the last of January, and we are all stUdying hard to put II 4> at the head of the scholarship list.
FRANCES DONAHUl.
BETA PROVINCE
MARYLAND ALPHA-GOUCHER COLLEGE
(Chartered 1897)
INITIATES
Dorothy Rowe, '19, Nanking, China
Have you ever been to a regular old -fashioned quilting party? With just su ch a party we celebrated Maryland Alpha's twenty-first birthday. As a result we now have two beautifully knitted quilts; ODe with IT B 4> across the front, the other wilh a large red cross in the center, ready to carry the love and cheer of our chapter to Celeste Janvier, who i;; serving in France. On this evening a lovely surprise was in store for us . While we were all busily matching up our squares, a beautiful fifteen pour.d, ret!, heart-shaped box of Martha Wa shington candy was brought in, in which we found th e cards, "Miss Knthryn Price," and "Mr. Gardner "V Becket!." This together with our birthday cake, on which was printed "Maryland At! in wine and blue candy, made us forget for the moment that we were living in the days of H oover.
Amid the joys of the past Christmas season, came as usual to o ur chapte r, the irresistible plea for service. With well -filled stockings, baskets of food,
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and warm cloth ing, we brought happine ss to another poor family on Christ· mas morning. Some of our girls also help ed to bring the Christ mas joy into the poor parts of the city by assisting in the si nging of carols outside eve ry wind ow in whi ch was placed a ligh t ed candle.
Goucher ha s always stood for service . This year more than eve r before, has this been ou r motto. Under the supervision of OUT war committee , made up of me mbers of the faculty and student body, each girl is able to do her share. To devote eve ry pos sible moment to war work and efforts of relief is OUT aim. \V e have successfully brought to a close our campaigns for the War Library Fund and the Students' Friendship Fund, including subscriptions (rom our annual, Donnybrook Fair whi c h we have given u p thi s yea r. Red Cross work has also been enthusi:lstically suppo rted and s ur gic al dressing classes and knitting parties are very popu lar.
MARIE COLCORD.
COLUMBIA ALPHA---GEQRGE WA SH INGTON UN IVER S ITY
(C hartered April 27, 1889 )
We are still ru shing! Bids are to be sen t out the week after mid-years, and we are hoping for some fine freshmen Each fraternity has been allowed four rush stunts Our first stunt was a tea in the fraternity rooms for all
freshmen. Then followed a dance at the home of Ruth Breuninger, '18, the Urn en'· b,. i n g supplied from our own chapter . Then ca me the Christmas dance. At all of these we only hope the freshm en had half as good a time as we did. We are now l ooking forward to the reception which th e alumnre have promised us in
We heard with great regret of th e r es ign ation of Admiral Stoc kton, President of the University. His place is to be filled next year by Dr. Collier.
The iqdoor track meet ha s been th e biggest event of the girls' athletic season. It was given for the benefit of girls' athletics, ond was managed by Ella Gardner, 118. Although n"" lost th e basketball game to X {1 by a score of twelve to one, eve ry body had a good time and the affair was a financial success .
In the December ARROW the statement was erroneously made i n my leller that freshmen were being initiated with less than twelve hours' credit. Such is not the case and th e erro r is corrected by this lette r.
MAltY ELOISE GRABILL.
the new n "" alumnre hou se
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VIRGINIA ALPHA-RANOOLPH - MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE
(Chartered 1913)
We have retur-ned from our holiday vacation somewhat subdued by a keener realization of the sacrifices of war and OUf c o untry'. part in it than we eyer had before. This past Christmas day many of our brothers were not at home to hang up their stockings with the others at the fireplace. This year the turkey did not disappear 10 rut without our big brothers there to enjoy it. But, ab, how we did enjoy the two or three days if they were able to get home a little later.
We had man yother things to make us bappy too-from all appearances. Santa Claus must have been as generous as ever, for there are ma.ny new (urs and pretty things since Christmas. We Pi Phis bad sucb a lovely party at our bungalow the last Saturday before holidays began. 'Ve had our Christmas tree as usual and the sophomores served us refreshments that would s.tisfy a less hungry crowd than ours. But if you want to know how very generous our new girls are, you should see all the new furniture: 1l tapestrycovered wicker divan and two rockers. We thought our living- room was comfortable before but now we feel sure that we didn't know wnat comfort was, to say nothing of the added elegance. There were probably not so many pretty gifts on the tree this year, but several of our alumnI!! sent us checks, certainly most welcome gifts since we hope to celebr:lte our fifth birthday next May by burning the mortgage on our little house.
The Pi are not the only ones who are having good times at R. M , however. The college at large was entertained by John Kendrick Bangs and only you who have heard him know how truly we were entertaiend. The freshmen were royally received by the junior class at the annual party and the gymnasium was transformed, with its shop windows, display!'! o( every sort o( goods, and place-eards advertising everything from a shoe string to a soft drink. Hostesses and guests were dressed to repre sent some adve rtisement, and (ew we have ever seen were overlooked that night
Just before the holidays we seniors went in a body. robed in our caps and gowns to the home of one o( our professors-Dr Arnold There the children of the (amily, as well as Dr. and Mrs. Arnold entertained 115. Not one of us went home without a gift (rom the Christmas tree and without our hands (ull o( goodies.
MURIEL NEVIN.
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VIRGINIA BETA-HOLLINS COLLEGE
(Chartered Jun e I, 1917)
First of all. we must tell of our six new pledges. On pledRI! day, much to OUT delight, we pledged all the girls thai we bid. But we have had another pleasure added to this one-Miss Keller was with us! Of course every n .p knows how hapvy we were to have had our Grand President here . I n the .afternoon, when all the bids had been nnswered, we had a little informal tea (or her Then she talked to the new girls. And I am sure that they all came to the p ledge services with a larger, deeper view of a Fraternity than they ever co u ld have had witho u t havi n g heard o u r Grand President's inspiring ta l k.
J ust before Thanksgiving our chapter president, Norah Anderson, was called home because of iIlntss in her family. We were all very sorry indeed when she did not retorn before Christmas, and really felt quite disheartened upon "' earing that she was not going to return at all. Nevertheless, the vice· p r esident, Sa l ome H adaway, at once took ho l d of things and we are finding that, although we miss Norah, we Ilre not lacking a good president.
\ Ve have the most wonderful Panhelleni c spirit here now. Even during rushing leason the Interfraternity spirit wa s splendid. And DOW that pledge day is over, we are havinlt.,. Panhellenic teas each month. Each fraternity takes its turn giving these tellS, to which all the Greek -letter women and the Faculty are invited. n ell is going to give the Valentine tea. Of course this year, due to the war conditions, everything is very simple. But we all feel that, allbough we want to save eve ry cent possib le, the slight expense of t hese little affairs is more than compensa.ted for by the good will nnd friendship which we obtain f r om them.
n bas cer tain l y been honored this year Miss Cocke, the college President, selected Salo m e JI adawa.y to resp r esent H o ll ins at the Confe r ence in No rt h fi eld. Sa lome has ju st r et u rned nnd te ll s u s th nt sh e met Mrs. Ru gg wh i le at the Conference. Mny we not hope to see Mrs. Rugg, and othe r Pi Phis here before the year is over! We should love to see any and all of you.
ANN& ENCUSH MONTACUE.
I'-LORIDA ALPHA-JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSI'lY
(Chartered 1913)
Christmas vacation, to which we all looked forward 50 eagerly, has come. and gone, and we are settling down to the work of winter term. Our vacation this year was not typical of the Sunny South, for instead of the usual sunshine, and b3.lm,. breezes, we had real cold weather 3.lId one day it actually snowed! However, we don ' t want to discourage anyone who is contemplating coming south, as it i s cOfltinually growing wllrmer.
Our last letter was written at the height of our rushing season, just before our annual progressive dinner party. As usua. I, the albir was a great success, and one week later, we pledged seven splendid girls: J ulianna Collins, "Bob" Krause, Ruth Demur, Dawn Hughes, EVil Welsh, Virginia Marrow,
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and Catherine Biers. Since pledge day we have pledged Florence Smith, a sister They are doing unusually good work, and will soon be happy Pi Phis.
One of the most eventful days (or Florida A was the day that the scholarship cup was awarded again to IT ell. This is the suond year we have been successful, and we are working harder than ever for it this year, because, to win it three years in successio n, means that it will be ours to keep.
A t present we are very interested in Stetson's service Rag, which we are soon to have, and we will be proud of the number of the stars it holds . . Several of our boys have rece ntly answered their country's call, and some of them have been fortunate enough to leave fraternity pins in the keeping of so me of our girls
We are very fortunate in having with us Lois Donald so n who was an active member of our chapter during 1915 - 16, and who has recently recei ved her Ph.n. deg ree {rom the UniversilY of Chicagu. She ha:. a position here in the. De und high sc hool. During the holidays, a "e.ooky-shine" was held in her honor, at the home of Mrs. Miller ( Myrtle Conrad, '16). We are ,.Iso glad to have Mena Bates with u s again, who will be here the remainder of the year_
We are now looking forward with great intere:.t to a visit from one of our national officers. We have nol yet learned who it is to be, but we can assure her of a hearty wel come to Florida A.
BnNALYN McBIlIDE.
PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
(Chartered October 12, 1892)
INITIATE
(Initiated October 26, 1917)
Mary Eleanor Judge, '20, Mansfield, Pa.
Since writing the last chapter letter we have initiated Elean o r Judge, who entered here as a sophomore from Sweet Briar College. \Ve are all so proud of our large chapter of thirty -s ix fine girls.
Ju s t before Christmas we had a lovely cooky-shine with Clea ts" of all descriptions. The room s in \Vlaart OIl Il ali are larger than th'ose in Parrish Hall ' so we held it over there and had th e jollie st lime talking and singing songs Through the kindness of Marion Baker, president of the Philadelphia alumn:!! club, we had our Christmas party at her home in Lansdowne. We had each drawn a name and purchased a si mple but II se ful gift and had written a littl e poem to accompany each present. Thi s c reated a lot of fun and after enjoying Bake's delicious refre shme nts we snng n fj) songs the rest of the evening.
W e were so delighted by the accounts of the social meetings held by Iowa B that we just had to have some. We held our first one before Christmas at Helen Ramsey's in the village, when Mrs. Louis N. Robinson, wife of Dr. Robinson, h ead of the Economi cs Department, spoke to us on Vocations for Women. We enjoyed it so much and thought it so successful that next meeting Mrs. Robert C Br ook s, wife of Dr, Br oo ks, head of the Political Science Department will talk to us on the Council for National Defense.
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After registering in our dasses for seco nd semester today, we are all ready to live up to our New rc so lutions and make this a record semeste r and year. Several Pi Phis have been elected to offices for second semelter Ellen Swartz is and Eleanor Judge is assistant treasurer of the sophomore class and Miriam Bailey is secretary of the freshman class Helen Wilson is on the senior executive board and Helen Darlington is president of the Women's Student Government As soc iation ELIZABETH GEST J ONES.
PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1895)
INITIATES
(Initiated January s. 1918)
Evelyn Powell
Marion Ellenbogen
Winte r term I-and our Tu sh ing season at Bu c knell is drawing near its close, as our "bid day" comes nur the middle of winter term. We had our rushing party just before we went home last year We had a ve ry pretty Christmas party in the school living room. and entertained fourteen of the nicest freshmen. Notwithstanding the fact that Panhellenic limited the cost of the party t o one half of that of p r evious yean, we felt that it was a decided success; and our guests gave a hearty "Bucknell·ell--eU" {or n H e len Swartz, '19, who is going to W e lle sley this year, was with us {or initia· tion and a sh'o rt visit the beginning of the term. It was so nice to see Helen and to hear of her work at Wellesley.
W e are very proud to announce that the presidency of Stedent Govern · menl has again fallen to a n ell and Margaret Mattern now holds the office "Pegll is entirely in sympa thy with the girls and we feel sure she will prove a true r ep resentative of the ideals of student government.
Helen Reed, Kathryn Slifer, and Elinor HySlt were the Pi Phis invited to C. E. A., o ur honorary frat ernity, this year.
The girls all miss H elen Bodin e, ' :Zo, and Edith Larsen, '20, very much Ihis term . They are both stayi ng home but expect to join us again n ext year. Edith and Helen were two very fin e rushers and we are anxious for their return. "Betty" Patterson is living in the suite in Helen's place anrl "Cap" Slifer has tak en "Betty's" suite this term.
n B is well represented in the various classes this year! Nearly every class office filled by a girl is filled by a II stonior-Margaret Maltern is treasurer and Margaret Ph i llips, historian. Juni or- Helen Hoffa is secretary, Elizabeth Spyker, historian, and Elinor Hyatt, poc'tess . Sophomore-Ka thryn Slifer is secretary and Edith Larsen, poetess.
d d d and AI 4 E have both entertained n B ell this term at informal reception s to meet their visiting officers. These r «ep tions ate always enjoyable as the Greeks all come toget h e r closer as Greeks and not as distinct fraternitie s n B • expects to introduce a Grand Officer to the Bucknell chapters of .6. .4 d, K .6., and M E some time Ihis term.
M. EUNOR HYATT
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PENNSYLVANIA
(Chartered 1903)
INITIATES
( Initiated November 10, 1917)
Evelyn Carr, P itman , N. J.
Amanda i. ex, Norristown, Pa.
Mildred Starner, Carlisle, Pli.
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Tempus fUgll, IlS 11 cer tain man said a num ber o f years ago, and once again, with Christmas but a dim mem ory and mid -years loo ming before us, 1 take my pen in hand to send greetings from Pennsylvania r to the rtlt of II B cP,
Except (or a few Hooveri:ted parties, 1 i f e h. I been ratber Quiet around the chapter since l&5t I wrote. Work for the Red Cross is the slogan of the day and th e re is scarcely a n who is not busy knitting every available minute away. Then, to show our loyalty in another way, the c hapter to a girl s upported the Students' Relief Fund of th e Y. M. C. A. Di ckimon raised three thousand dollars and we are proud to say that n cj) did her share.
Around the campus things have been m o re lively. The Endowm ent Fund, of which I spoke in my last l eiter, was tl success nnd $195,000 were raised in the Central Pennsylvania. dis trict, $70.000 more th.:m the goal. ,Vith this as a help, we are all hoping for a. greate.r Di ckinson
Then for the fir s t time in years, Di ckin so n ca me through the football season without a defeat. Since this great eve nt there has been q uiet in athletic circles but the basketball season is now on and we are hop ing for a repetition of the football sco res there. Since the last l etter several college elections have been held and w e are proud to claim the president and secretary of Harman Literary Society, Mabel Clark and Mildred Conklin, as well as the junior and sophomore class secretaries, Ma.rgaret Spotts and Anna Pearson, as Pi Phis.
In view of helping present conditions, many new co ur ses have been offered for the next semester from wireless telegraphy to hygie ne. Then there is much talk of doing away with the Mic,.o cosm, the junior annual. All big dances have been abolished and many of the smaller ones. Altogether Dickinson has become a place of more se ri ous purpose than ever before.
There are many more things of which I might tell you but, as we have been a s ked to sho rt en our letters, I will close for this time.
HEl.ES" L. WITMER.
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OH I O ALPHA-oHIO UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1889)
INITIAT ES
(I n itiated J anuary :22, 19 18 )
Margery Young, '20, Mansfield. Ohio
Florence Carr, '20, Athens, Ohio
It is drawing toward the end of the se meste r and exami nati ons will soon be a thing of the past. We are more than pleased thai all of our girls will be here for the second semeste-z:. as a great many of the st udents are leaving
co llege.
On December fifteenth we had our annual Christmas dance. Thi s year we economized in every way possible, so that ou r money might be given for Red Cross work. The {rateroily dances have been held in the co llege gymnasium thi s semester and h 3. V e been very informal.
Th e girl. of Ohio A are at pre len t knitting an afghan to be donated to. the local Red Cross. All of us have been busy knitting sweaters and scarfs. The girls 01 the are planning a. novel fair which will be nn event of F eb ruary sixtetnt h. Several Pi Be ta Phis are chai rmen of committees.
We hope that th e p roceeds, which are to be given to the Red Cross, will a mount to three hundred dollars. 'n Novembe r we were all ca ll ed upon to make pledges to th e Student War Fund. Ohi o University rtli sed over four thousand dollars, a. s um which signifies liberal pledges.
Helen Mauck and ltfargery Young were r ecently elected members of the honorary literary society.
HELIN SMITH.
OHIO BETA--QHI O STATE UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1892)
Be st greetings of the New Ye a r to each and every IT.p Tim e has passed by on wings. and once more we have a chance for a little talk with our n siste r s to tell them a few of the many interesting and worth while things that Ohio D has been doing.
But l oremos t in our sky at present looms the dark cloud of examinations. Everyone is studying. too busy to spare th e time for many sochl engagemen ts. Our exa mination s begin o n J ::m uary 23. and the week following is II. busy week
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{or all of us. Then. too, we have all had to be vaccinated. and many are tbe anxious questions .s to whether it is "going to take" or not. \Ve have been touched by the shortage of fuel as well. The second week in December the university Wal forced to close, due to the lack of coal, but was reopened the (ollowing week. We had II. slrght fire in University Hall the other day, as a result of which classes were dismissed. but only for a day, and the losses were not heavy,
After I last talked with you, in fact only a few day, after, Ohio B under· took the task of raising $750 (or the Army V. M. C. A A. you all probably know, the Y. M. C. A. was trying to raise one million dollars in colleges and universities of this country. Ohio State's share was $ZI,OOO. This could only be accomplished by cooperation of organizations of the Khool. D pledged more than any other of the nine women's fraternitie and was exceeded on ly by one of the thirty tive men ' s fraternities.
This, as you see, meant work for us. since we planned making the money as an organi:r:ation and not ssking each girl to give a certain amount from her allowance. The first thing we undertook was a musicale, to be .giyen entirely by members of the fraternity. \Ve had numbers by an instrumental sedet. piano, Hawaii an guitar, vocal and cornet solos, aesthetic dancing acts, and a one act playlet. As a whole it was very successful. On Christmas eve we presented the play for the !Oldiers at Camp Shermsn. Part of oor money was raised by having the members of the fraternity sell speeio.l issues of the Sun Dial and Lanle"n (college papers), a subscription dance at H otel Seneca, and a sale of baked goods given us by our alumnre. We have now about $620, and we are confident that in Ihe next two months we co.n m ake eno ugh to oversubscribe our $750.
lI ere we all are once again-everyone having returned from vacation at home. Ju st before Christmas we initiated three junior girls. The ceremony was at the home of Mrs. E. T. Prideaux, after ",hich we had an informal dinne r.
Michigan A has already rC(eived 3. visit from a member of the Grand COllncil; we were glad to have Mrs. Sarah Pomeroy Rugg spend a week·end in H i ll sdale . She brought to us news of Council Meeting and discussed with us of our c h apter problems.
Our junior fraternity meetings have proved successful in Ulany ways A comm itt ee planned the work and eac h active girl takes chn rge of the class in her turn. The meeting is held at ' the same time as fraternity meeting; our
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pledges seem to like them and we feel these serve to bring actives and pledges together in a new ",.y.
Hillsdale College is feeling the strain upon h l! f enrollment and seldom" a week goes by with out some new members entering the se rvice. President Mauck and his SOD gave us a new service. Aag· and the namber of stan on it is now 100. Every girl in the fraternity has pledged three h ours each week to Red Cross work-preferably knitting or in surgical dressing classes.
Edna Coldren, •13. received her ca ll to France and has gone as a nursc. One of our patronesses, Mrs. Eugem Frisbie, retumed to .I'ranee in November to resume he r work in the hospitals. She has sent an urgent call to her friends in HiIld .le and to the Phi Phis for a relief fund (or so me Fren c h orphans.
This is a bl\sy time f or everyone--getting ready f o r mid -year examinations; then the annual Washingto n Banq uet. We expect to initiate our freshmen iD February and are planning a reunion for that week -e nd.
The has been fortunat e in having coal enough so far-several of the schoo ls near here ha ve been closed on thi s account. We are conserving our supply by not heating the gymnasium, thus causing our basketball schedule to be cancelled; the Fine Arts building is closed also, classes being shifted to other hans for recitation.
EDNA MAY STOKE.
MICHIGAN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
(Chartered 1888)
• INITIATES
(Initiated December 2, 1917)
Margaret Coburn, '19
Mildred Kirkpatrick, '19
Eleanor Hill, '30
Is there anything to talk about
Grace Griffin, '20
Anne Noble, '20 but the weather or-the war? The weather is impressing us very seriously just at present, as the blizzard which most of you must have exper1enced, played havoc with o ur trains and professors. For two days Ann Arbor became as isolated as ice-bo und Greenland. No trains in o r out, no mails, and hardly eno ugh coa l to keep the atmosphere comfortable inside our houses. The girl. who did venture out, came in with half frozen noses and with their courage completely congealed. But today the weather has been better, and the camp u s happier, especially as seve ral professors did not get home in time to attend morning classes.
And now the war! I t is very hard to say anything rew about a subject that has become &5 familiar to all of us as pe:ace used to be. And what we are doiog at Michigan everyone is doing. The /I,jdigart DDily has become a ar extr., and everyone i. talking about some branch o f the Service. We can not .11 fight; perhaps, there are some of 115 who can nc.t even knit or stw, but the r e is something (or everyone and , a t Michiga n, we arc each tryinll to find our particular something Vet in the mid'it of the glaring headlines. :lnd the coal sho rt age nod the conservarion cry, we go blithely to classes, scarcely realizing the real gravity of it all. I n the midst of the FreshmllD Spread the Puty to JunioTS, the Fancy Dress B:1I1, the Union, and the theatre, we hear murm ur s of the Germans, or Cnmp C u ste r, the Liherty motor, o r H enry Ford, and vaguely we wonder if war isn't j u st a lot of excitement and e<:onomy. an unusual game to give us tl. new sensation.
Of co u rse , we can no t fully realize it yet. 'V e hne betn, are still a bit irresponsible a nd frivolous. But we 3re l ea rn in g, and by this lime next year, su rely th e American co ll ege gi rl will have proved her right to be ca ll ed "the most versatile creat ur e on ear th. "
DoROT HY E, PIERCI.
INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKL I N COLLEGE
(Chartered 1888)
I N ITIATES
( I nitiated November 16, 1917)
Opa l W rig ht, 'zo, Indian apo li s , Ind, Katherine Book, '11, Columbus, Ind , Frnnklin has been doing her bit towards the war, At present there a re over one hundred Franklin men engaged in active strvice and q u ite a. num ber of these are at the front. The students this year h ave given ove r $10,000 t o differe nt war funds , is q u ite tl. sum for a college no larger than thi s.
Th e Wigs and Queues h ave been giving th ei r plays as Red Cross be nefit s . I n Char/irs Aunt, Nelle Gipson, '20, had the leading role b u t due to sickness sht w as compelled to give it up :lond Beard, '20, acted it. Then i n, Th.e 1,lon and fill! MOllse, Opa l Wrigl¥. ' 20. p l ays the l eading role.
As w e do n o t hnve n chapt e r h o u se we cannot observe the "less" days. However, the dormitory is observing them as far as possible. We have tried eve ry conceivable means to conse rv e. The annual t ea given in honor of loc al
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Founders' Day has been dispensed with this year and we also gave up the usual cust.om of wearing carnations and wore the colors instead.
We have also agreed to send a friendly note instead of the c ustomary flowers to our sick listers.
At Christmas time a sprig of holly and a greeting was se nt to some of the ·old and lonely l adies in Franklin.
Katherine ex- ' 2o, ente rtained all of the last year's pledges at a week-end house party at her home near Edinburg. Alth ough most of the girls are in college this year it seemed good to be with those who are not in attendance now.
The engagement of Rita Mae Reynolds, ex -'2o, of Lebanon, Indi ana, to Olan Simmons of Lebanon has been announced
HELEN ELlZ,.\BUH MILLl.It.
INDIANA 8tTA-UNIVERSITY OF 1NDJANA
(C hart ered 18<)3)
INITI ATU (Initinted --)
1\Iary Hemmersbnugh, '30, Logansport, Ind.
Ht:l en \Valkup, '19, Crawfordsvi ll e, ln d.
Mae Galloway, ' 19, Hut chinson, Kan.
I n a ccordance with the common spirit of colleges throughout the country, Indiana University is devoting its resources and energi es to many kinds of war work. ]n ils class work, in its social life, and in its business adminis tration it has put war considerntions first.
New academic courses are being offered to fit students for better service. Emergency language classes, history classes, studies in political science and in international relations h ave proved immensely popular. A co urse in c ivilian r e li ef taught by Dr. Edmondson (Edna E. Hatfi eld , 'II) gives field work in that highly important division of national service. Although all fraternity girls have pledged themselves to do two hours' work or more weekly in making surgical dressings, many are taking credit courses along the same line, or in allied branches of Red Cross activity. Whil e the girls s tudy food conservation and sew lor French orp hans , th e men are l earning telegraphy, topographic mapping, or lome thing of the sorl. As the whole weekly sched ule has been changed to provide a good hour for military drill, practically all the men have enrolled in it. In sho rt, nearly all departments have reorganized their work about the patriotic demands of the day.
Our social life has nndergone the same change. Expensive entertainments of all kinds have been given up but l:tecause our time il so much filled with this new way of living for others. the costly are missed sdrprisingly l ittle. Dances we used to think we could not get along without are called off and we scarce l y notice. The afternoon or evening that last year wo uld have been spent in being bored at a formal reception is now given over 10 patriotic service We still have fun, but it is not wasteful nor expensive gaitty.
College was closed for one week on account of the &carcity of eoal. No lights are burned on the campus or in the buildings after six -fifteen In the evening.
In OUf chapter -house, Indiana B girls are doing their bit. Each girl has pledged a stated number of hours each week to bt devoted to surgical drelSings and to knitting. We a.re all members of the Red Cross. Some of us are "mothers" to French orphans. We have all joined the National Food Adminjstration and we back up our dining- room manager who to everything that Mr. H oover says. Though we have no girls at the front, we have lome who are preparing themselves (or service abroad.
Indiana 8 of n n 4J is helping Indiana University help Uncle Sam to win th e war.
B. LoUI5£ HERVEY.
DELTA PROVINCE
MTNNi':SOTA A1.I'IIA-UNIVERSITY or MINNESOTA
(Chartered 1890)
INITIATES
(Initiated December 19. 1917)
Nancy Frohne, ' 19, Detroit, Minn.
The influence of lhe war is very much in evidence at Minnesota. Every person and every o'rganiution has entered into war service with spirit The local Pan hellenic, which is always an important factor in our college life here, is showing its skill in patriotic work. It produced a clever vaudeville for the benefit of the Red Cross on the cp.mpus Each of the eight fraternities were represented in acts of various sorts, singing and dancing skits, playlets, and pantomime. The pro· ceeds were about three hundred dollars. The week before Christmas each fraternit_" sold Red Cross ieals at sixteen of the leading theaters in the city. Panhellenic is also coope rating with the Women 's SeHGovernment Association in the Red Cross bandage work which is done twice a week; and now it is energetically beginning a thrift s tamp campai gn.
Our chapter indi\·idually has been affected by the war. Every girl feels that at this time more than at any other she should make the most of her opportunities in college Pi Phis have put these feelings into the activity they are exhibi ting on the campus. Marie Martin et is president of the junior class and vice-presiden t of the Spanish Club; Mary Tayl or is on the all-University Co uncil; Ruth Deusler is secretary of the fr esh man closs, while Eliubeth Melrose and Philomeno Alway are member s of the Y. w. C. A. freshman commi ss io n. Several I)f the pledges are active on variou!' com mittees of Bib and Tucker, the freshman girls' dub. Le Cercle FrlJ1l(ois honored two more of
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our girl. with membership; the Spanish Club added two of our pledges to its number of which Annas Kenkel is secretary.
Dramatics also attract Pi Phis. Veta Harris and Monica Langtry, mem. bers of the Masquers, have appeared in plays at the Little Theater on the campus. The production of the Gopher would not be complete withont our help. The A lbum editor is Annas Kenkel; oen of the captains to lead teams for Jubscription canvassing is Marie Martinez:. Last but by no means least the all-University Choir has our support in Virginia Norby and Annas Kenkel. Besides this we devote four hours each week to knitting at the chapter-house. and one afternoon to Red Cross at college . n would like to spend more time in war service, but .he is also trying to win honor in scholarship , Minnesota .A sincerely enjoyed the visit oC Mrs. Rugg. We regret that we were 50 busy with rushing at that time, and she will come to see us again when we are more settled
The University of Minnesota is el:tremely f ortunate in having Miss Gertrude Beggs, Colorado B ' 93. as new dean oC women. Minnesota.A is deeply proud oC the fact that she is a She is already a favorite with the college women, who have given numerous teas in her honor.
GkACE M. GARDNER
WISCON S IN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONISN
(Chnrtered 1894)
First of all t want to tell all the rest oC you about our new pledge. She is Olive Beardsley oC Chicago. 'III.. and a junior. We are every bit as enthusiastic over her as we are over our pledges of the first of the yeln.
Speaking of things to be proud of, Wisconsin A was at the head of all the thirteen girls' fraternities in scholarship the last semester of 1917. As iC that were not enough for us, two of our Home Economics girls. Dorothy McGinnis and Ali c e Lloyd ·Jones, were initiated into 0 N this fall.
Several of our girls bave been placed in very respon· sible: positions since I last wrote to TUE Aaaow. Marjory Hendricks is head oC the Vocational Con · ference here at WiKonsin and Hannah Harringt on is chairman oC the program committee oC that conference. Mildred Puckett and Catherine Burr are on the editorial staff oC TA, 8aJg". Mildred BreyJey was elected rice· president of the sophomore class and Margaret Lathrop sec retary and treasurer of the junio r class. On the Advisory Board of the University Council of
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Defense we have two girls, Esther Wanner and Margaret Lathrop. Our Cre.shmen have taken lOme honon .Iso. Th elma. Johnson was elected vice-prelident of "Green Button," the freshman girls' organization, and Frances Ryan bas been appointed to the freshman commis!iion. In still another kind of activity. the University Union Vodvil, are Elinore Schweiur, K:ttharine Whiteside. and Margaret Lathrop.
Now that the lime for the second draft is approaching, calls (or girls to fill positions left vacant by the men, as well as those created by the need of the times, are coming in thick a n d fast. The openings for college girl. seem so very good that we can hardly wait to get out into real war work.
By the way, while I am talking about war conditions, I want to let a1l of you know that there is absolutely no truth in thl! rumor that the University of Wisconsin is disloyal. There could not be a more loyal stud!;!nt body Both men and girls are very active in supporting all kinds of war work and war relief plans. The number of men, now only about two· thirds of the number last year, is decreasing every day. Next semester many more will enlist in all kinds of war service; 50 I imagine we will only ha\'e the two extremes of age on the campus.
I do not know how many of our girls are planning to go to convention at Charlevoix. It will certainly be an ideal pl ace and so mnny of us want to go. We shall hope that a great many Pi Phis will meet th ere and have a week or real, worth·while pleasure All we Wisconsin A girls want so much to meet many, many more of our IT B • sisters.
EMILV A KIMBALL.
ILliNOI S IJETA-LOMBARO CO L1.EGE
(Chartered- 187 2 ) INITIATES
(Initinted November 23. 19 17 ) Mildred West, '(9 , Chicago, III.
Illinoi s B ha s not been idle since the last chapte r lett er On November 10 we had a pledge service and cooky-shine at the bun calow \\ hen Winona WHty, '20, of Chicago, III., and Leionne Scofield, ' 21, of Minneapolis, Minn" pledged n n ell On November 17 our pledges entertained the acti't'e chapte r at a military cabaret and cooky ·shine.
Just before Thanksgiv · ing vacation Lombard 's annunl i-Iome -coming cele· bration was held. Many of the old Pi Phis were bllck for it. We had a very pleasant a lu mnre cookyshine Ilnd initiated Mil · dred West of Chicago.
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Lombard, in perfect sympathy with the W a r Relief work, has organized a Lombard Red Cross auxiliary . The Pi Phi, afe well represented in this organization, Beth Nelson being secretary and treasurer; Eva Knott, supervisor of Sara Bennett supervisor of knitting, and Marion Woolley s upervisor of the surgical supplies. The work is carried on in OUf own laboratories and is lurned into th e Knox County c hapter as a. unit.
'Ve have had our annual formal pllrly. It wlis st rictly in keeping with the times, but attended by many gue , t and was enjoyed by aU.
Hel en Leonard. J18, of J oliet, III., has anno un ced her el.go.gem ent to George M. Ball of Bushnell, 111.
1l L1NOJS DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE
(Chartered 18$4 )
I NITIATES
(Initiated November 10, 1917) Roena Urban, Quincy, Ill.' [rma Le e '20, R osev ill e, Ill. Desire Dickson, Somonauk. Ill. Dorothy Magner, '20, Morris Ill.
The only way we can realize that it has been three months since the last chapter letter from Illinois.::1 was written, is to remember and recount all the good times we have had since that time. It was so good to hll' e the old II 4J girls back for initia.tion which WIlS held at Mrs. J. O. Cabcen's home on Novem· ber l en. About fifty active and alumnrc girls enjoyed bt:ing together at this time when we gained f ou r new active members.
Belore Thanksgiving we enjoyed 11 few days' visit from Mrs. Walter P. Spry (Es ther Orr, '99) our province president and a Knox graduate. A very informal get together was held on the Dight of h er arrival o.t the home of Mary Spinner, ' J8. Through a chapter meetine and the 'fuioos informal personal meetings, we felt that we got to know our charming president very well, indeed. She brought "Vigor and enthusiasm to our chapte r and helped us in our various problems by her suggestions and criticism.
The Christmas party which is .n annual affair given by the seniors lor the rest of the chapter, was this year turned into a party for the girls who live at the Galesburg Allociated Charities H ome. It was held at the h ome of Dorothy Weinberg, 'J8, and nfter a delicious cooky-shine we had the Christmas tree, sang songs, had Itunts, etc. 11:J.e girls, who are betw«n twelve and sixteen years old . thoroughly enjoyed the party.
During the Christmas vacation a combination get·together for the active girls in Galesburg and rusbing party was held. Constance Sargent. ex·' 19, who is at Mt. Holyoke this year was a guest.
Knox is happy over her recent victories in basketball, having played three games, with Cae, Beloit, and Lake Forest and won them all with decisive sco res. May our luccelS continue!
SARA L. BENNETT.
Our informal party was held January eighteen and although & simple party as to decorations and refreshments. was as "peppy" and enjoyable as we could wish. About 6fty couplu attended and each person helped to make it one of the happiest events of the ycar for us. A feature of the evening was the announcement of the engagements of Ruth Gillis, '18, to Loomis Leedy, 411' .4, and of Murl Craig to Joe J. Lord, '" 6 8.
A cooky-shine at the home of Katherine Harrington, 't9, was given on the nfternoon of J anuary 19 in honor of the guests hert (or the pnrty, Mid·semellter examinations are very Dear and we hope D c() scholarship will be even better than usual. Mud Craig, 'Ie}, was awnrdcd the scholarship c up this year.
There are two pledgings (or this r emaining part 0 f the year and we expect to get fine girls at both times. The prospects were never better [or a fine group of pledges. Vou see it is La he Ii Ycry important year for us, the first trial of first year pledging. lIere's hoping it will be one o( the best o( years (or every chapler o( n B 4l.
HELEN IN CRAHAM.
II,LINOIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNJVERSITY
(Chartered 1894 ) INITIATES
( In i tia ted December. 19lj)
Margaret Thomson, '19. River Forest, lit
Mary Knox, '19, Lima, Ohio
Leona Gilman, '20 , Goodland, Ind.
Did the bliuard hit you all, too? There's even more snow in Evanston than there h as been before in yea r s; and one day this week, we didn't have any schoo l, in o r der that the men might dig us oul.
Last October, the Grand Council had its council meeting at the Edgewate r Beach I l ote l, and they came out to hav e fraternity supper with us one night. \V e surely were glad of the opportunity to sec them a ll together, and hear what they had to say to us.
I SUPI)Ose you all know about the $I.OOO,CX)Q :Fritndship Fund the V. M. C . A. raised last (all. Northwestern University was nsked (or $15,000, and by much self·sacrifice, we raised it a ll. There are other signs of war around also. In th e first place, military training has been made compulsory for all men. Then, the chapter h35 invested in a Liberty Bond. And in the third place, we hal'e a war bride. We were all very much surprised when Evelyn Berg, '20, told us one day in November that she had married Lieut. Brock Alyes. worth, Northwtstern Univusity, '20, X. la st JunC'. Lieutenant Alyesworth is now stationed in Georgia.
'Ve 8re only going to have one dance Ihis ye:l r , and it look place at the Wilmette Country Clu b on December fourteenth. Just the wet>k berore that, Sarah Murd oc k, ' 19, led th e grand march at ou r Il oo verized junior prom and the night after our dance was the ilJlnunl circus, when o ur rel:!.y men ca rried off the silver cup f or first p lace.
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We' re trying hard 10 get together this year To do thi s, each class has coz y togethe r once a month. And the freshmen have given u s two very enjoyable parties, one o ur usual Christmas party and the other a sleigh ride. We are also planning to have tea toge ther o n ce a month on Sunday evening. In two weekt, our mid-yea.r rushing takes place, and th en comu our long an ticipat ed initiation.
ILLI NO I S ZETA-UN IVER S ITY 01" ILl.I NO I S
(Chartered 1895)
With regard to sc h ool work, this fall has ru shed past about th e sa me as any [all, but with r ega rd to almost eve rything e l se , it has seemed different. The girls have taken & great interest in outside activities. Several of the girls in the house worked tremendously hard on the Y. M. C. A. campaign and they were very successful. Then we ha ve the Red Cross rooms in the univ ersity whi c h some of us have frequented. O{ course, nearly aU o{ us have been knitting. We even go so far as to take our knitting to table and knit between co urses. J t r eally has seemed this year as though we could keep entirely busy without a textbook to look into or a single class to attend. But # 5ince study was our first intention when we came here, we hurry j u st as !ast as we used to to make an eight o'clock in th e morning and sit up just as late at night to cram {or an examination. Of course, war and school are good things, but they would be bad as a steady diet. So like all well r egu lated families we have the play time and the story hour \Vith a thousand less men in school nnd on the average of five men leaving a day the 2irls have more time to be with each other and 01\. th e whole we c an't count tbat time as wa s ted, but it i s rather more to be cherished. We hfd our Chistmas party before vaca tion and everybody was just foolish and happy. \V e gave each other ten ce nt presents, but the whole chapter gave Ann Siemens a silver water pitcher and tray. Anne was married th is Christmas and that was her wedding present (rom the Pi Phis. Mrs. George Huff, one of our gave a 10\'ely afternoon party in honor of Anne, and Agnes \Vright, all ..z. who has an ado ra ble apartment here in Urbana, gave her & charmingly appointed tea. Anne was 1\ happy girl and had a beautiful wedding . She sent all of the sisters a piece of h er wedding cake to s le ep on. Some o{ our girls went to Kansas City to be in her wedding party. Lieutenant and Mrs. Gordon
CECIL C. RI GBY.
Gui1liaml ue now living in Rockford, III., where he is stationed at Camp Grant.
Two very nice surprise dinners were given to two of the senior girls who formally announced their engagements: Franceli. Sargent, '18, to Lieut. Ralph Hamilton of Indianapoli s; and Eli.ubeth Wheelhonse to John Crabtree of St. Paul. So we have had many good times together.
One funny thing happen ed I should ca ll it very nice too. The dean of women hu been granted a leave of absence seve ral months because of illness. Imagine. if you can , the as ton ishm ent of' the girls when our chaperon. Miss Harwood, announced to us that she had been a.ked to be the acling dean while Dean Gates is away. With Franceli. Sargent as president of the Women'. League and the acting dean of women in our house with us, we feel that we are, will, and sha ll have to be a model group of girls. So have no fear (or the demea.nor of your II * sisters. W ith the war making e \'e rything 1"0 doubtful and with eve rybody becoming engaged and getting married, we doubt whether or n ot there will be anybody to write about in another letter. Yet we may all be back next enjoying to its fullest the New Year, the same as we hope each and all o f you are doing.
CHARLINE SARCENT.
ILLINOIS ETA-JAMES MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1912)
We're still at it, ready now to transfer our efforts and {lOr third hOUri from first aid to home nur si ng, or from home nursing tc surgical dressings Our balls of yarn, h o we ve r, we neither surrender nor transfer, except from gray or blue to khaki, or from khaki to gray or blue.
N ot many things present themselv es for mention this time. Of co urse, there was our H ome -co ming, a Home-coming worth while from every point of view-from the standpoint of the chapel and pa.rade enthusiast to that o( the upholder o( (ootban, IT M e tea, reunion, and bonfire. Our buffet supper at the house was "a"n occasion g r eatl y enjoyed by all," It does us all such a lot of g ood to have our alumnz with us, even though it is for a short time only.
Our Mothers' Party, given by the pledges just lxfo re Christmas, was almost an announcement parly, fo r it was then that most of us !iaW for the first time that one of the girh w o re a new fraternity pin, and another a beautiful new ring. Since that time we have acquired another ring and one or two more
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pins Th e P a n h e ll enic dance didn't b rin g forth any suc h disclos ur es, but in spite of that fact, the gir ls say that "they ha d the time of thei r young Jives The second one of this se ri es of dan ces was postponed beca u se o f t h e o r der conce rning the conse rvation of fuel. You see we haven't played a g r eat deal but we ' ve managed t o keep h appy. W e were g lad to find last week that, h ere in Millikin, n <I> led in scholarship again l ast year. Isn't that ni ce?
I h on est ly be li eve that it's s n owi n g again this minute. hope th a t th e next time we ta lk to ench other. the weather will be comfortably sp ringlik e M ARGARET M CLOYD
EPSILON PR OV IN CE
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WE SLEY AN (Cha r tered December, 1867)
We w ish to introd uce to you our two new p l edges of whom we are very pro ud: Margu e rit e Daugherty, '2 1, of Kan sas C ity who bids fair to make h er mark in the m u sical world, and Ha zel Anwyl, ' 21, of Crawfo rdsvi lle Also Ruth Heppe, '19. is back this se mester t o obtain her degree in Music.
Such a busy wo rl d-sca l"ce ly h ad w e I"e tur ned from OUI" h oli· day vacations until we began on se m es te r exami n atio ns and indeed n one of u s are sorry th ey are over. I o w a W esl eyan has been very f Ol"t unat e in being able to bave Kath e rin e Ridge · way, 11 r eade r o f rare ability, a ppea r before u s Also the I-I ugh Newsom Concert Company co mposed o f grand opera singers in clnding Laura Barnett, a one tim e st ude nt of tbis co ll ege, as well as the direetor himself who is a. gradu a te in the etass of 1912 . L a tely Senator Kenyon delive red hi s wonderf ul wa r add r ess in the co llege c h ape l. O ur basket. ball season h as ope n ed v ery favorably for thu s far only o ne defe at is regist ered against us.
A large class in surgica l d r essing bas j u st s tarted a nd is un der the able instruction of on e of our own al u mna!. For this course we are t o r eceive college credits as w e ll as the satisfaction of kn owing we are h el ping the Red Cross.
The girls' glee club had a very success ful tour nt Christmas tim e and indeed we are p roud of our n 41 quartette, soloist, l!nd violinist. \ Ve were also favored with the Met ropolitan Mal e Quartette .
Th e fuel problem has at l ast been so lved by the appearance of a carload of coa l and it ca m e just in time for the supply was nearly exhausted both.
at the college and the girls' dormitory. Now we are ready to start on the compressed schedule which il another patriotic measure adopted by the college.
Our Christmas party this year was a round of surprises for when we reached the room. we found our pledges had been there fint and decorated beautifully in holiday colors. They also served a delightful lunch as well :\5 providing the entertainment.
\V e have been told we may expect a grand offIcer to visit us soon and we orc very anxious to have onc for there are :1 greal many questions u pon. which we need advice and help. We are preparing for the examination and art studying the constitution in a sysh: ma l ic manner.
ELLEN
GARDNER.
IOWA BETA-SIMPSON COLLEGE
(Chartered 1874)
INITI ATES
(Initiated December 8, 19'7)
Dale Buchtel, ' 19, Coin, l own
Grace Hugh es, ' 2 0, Norwalk, Iowa.
M arie Sheets, '20, In d ia.n ol a, I owa 1\1 Ilrie Gass, '70, SbenandoaJl, Iowa. Vera Dickens, '20, Diagonal, Iowa
Until this year, pledging in Simpson has b«:n in the spring, but fraternity rivalry has been so keen nnd so prolonged that it was decided to try a sho rter rushing season. Consequently, pledging took plnce November ninth, and n c)J was s uccessf ul as usual-pledging eight lovely girls, Huel Beutel, Martha Stewart, Blanche Long, Effie Noble, Mildred Edwards, WinHr ed Seay, Gert ru de Min o r , and Ruth Campbe ll. ou r president's daughter. Pl edge night our patronesses gave u s a cooky-shine, which added to the pleasure of the evening.
We initiated the girls pledged at the beginning of the year at the Sigler home December eight. Afterward we had a fine cooky -shine with more than twentyfive of our alumnre.
M A chapter of M E has been installed at Simplton this year. IT boosted this, because. owing to th e high !tanding of o ur conservato ry. we have a sp lendid group o f music students, in every way worthy of this fine fr ate rnity Whil e th eir Grand President was here we had Ihe p leas ur e of !Deeling h er at n tea. We hav e also attended n tea in honor of the Grand Secreta ry of tl A A N"ow we are looking forward to the coming of our own Grand Council visitor.
Two very sad deaths have caused sorrow among us recently. One was the death of Mr. E. B. Dowell, husband of our beloved alumnre advisor, Mrs. Anna Wright D owell. The other was the del1th of Mrs. Hattie Spray son, ont of o ur Indianola 11lumnre.
One of our most interesting futernity meetings this year was when Mrs. Sigler told us of h er trip east, and brought us from Penn sy lv l1 nin A, Phila delp hia alumnre club, nntl Kansas City alumna: cl u b. We feel be tte r acquainted with our sister organizations. and wish for them the best of a ll rood tbings.
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We 8rt enjoying our house a great deal this year. Twenty of us 3re living in the beautiful home of ODe of ou r professors who is on a leave of absence. It is not a real fraternity house, as the house is rented and the board furnished by our Umother /t However. we care for the house ourselves, and have the parlors and dens for our own use. We know our sislers so much better since we've lived with them, and it makes Our fraternity spirit more intimate and personal.
ACNES M. WRI C HT.
IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE
(Chartered May It, 18n)
Upon our return from Christmas vacation the girls of I owa r had a most wonderful cooky-shine. which was enjoyed by the pledges as well as the active girls. With final examinations scheduled for this week our ARROW letter will be brie f and to the pain t. Every girl in Iowa r has contributed time and money to the demands of the present needs. To the Stude!}t Friendship War Fund our active chapter contributed $600 . This is over twice as much as any other fraternity here gave This money was given with the idea of each girl denying herself something and m a kin g a real sacrifice by not running ove r her monthly allowance.
The 1000/0 Red Cross sign hangs ill our living·room window and each girl is doing her share in the Red Cross Auxiliary.
The senior students of the Engineering and Agriculture division of th t college are rushing their work in order to graduate April 15.
I owa r was very delighted to welcome Miss Ethellyn Miller, a n 4> from Chicago who took the position as head of our Art Department.
Marguerite Evans and Rachel Garst were elected members of e z X a girls' honorary J ournalistic Fraternity. We are sorry to loose the latter who leaves soon for Columbia where she wilt specializ.e in journalism.
Beth Stewart of Cedar Rapid s, our new pledge, will move into the house secopd semester.
IOWA ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
(Chartered 1882)
As we come to the end of the first semester we feel gratified with the results of a ba!{ year's hard effort. During the Christm:u vacation several of
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our girls received letters from the dean of women co mmending their scbolar,hip and in college activities we are well represented. Three Pi Phi, are now members of our company of "University Play e rs," Mary J.<:lIen Crane has been chosen for a leading part in TJu lfIit chmg Hour which is to be given soon. We have girl s on the Women's Forens i·c Council, Club, Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. and in the literary societies and Freshman Student Commission.
Our freshmen have entertained u s at the home of Marie Baldwin at a six o'clock dinner. In keeping with the spirit o f the season, they presented the fraternity with two Pyrex baking dishes.
Our Red Cross Auxiliary is doing work o n surgical dressings at the shops and we are working during every spare minute at home. The Y. M. campaign received a fine response from our girls and besides investing individually, we purchased a Liberty Bond as a chapter.
The freshmen of the fraternity were entertaineJ at the home of Alveretta \Vest for dinner. The spirit shown by these younger members has been one of progression and loyal sympathy with the ideals of We expect to initiate four of them at the end of first semester and we feel that they will give us the henrtiest coopera tion in our work of II 4).
ETNA BARR.
NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
(Chartered 1895)
Since the publication o! the last ARROW, Nebraska B has honored by a visit from our Editor, Rugg, which was most pleasant and profitable for every member of the chapter. She was present at the Y. M. C. A. drive at the university and we were glad to have her see the University of Nebraska more than meet her apportionment.
Economizing, saving, and giving have been the rule with us this year . The school has its own Red Cross headquarters and cond ucted its own drive. One may stop in at the rooms and work an hour or two any time in the day. \Vithin the last few days we have adopted r3Jher strenuous measureo; for conse rvation. All university functions mllst close at half past ten to save light and fuel.
Nebraska B started the New Year in style. 'Vh en we returned from vaca: tion we found our furna ce out of commission. So we to ok Mrs. Eberly, our chaperon, and a load of books and es tabl ished ourselves at the hotel. We had a wonderful time for a week but found it rather hard on lessons and twen ty-three.
Lately we have been very much engrossed in exami n ations. Two things nre worrying the fre shmen-th e 80% average and the Goat.
Today rushing starts. Everything is to be very simpl e "on account of the : war." However, we are hoping to be able to announce several fine pledges in the next ARROW.
EUZABETlf CRAWFORD.
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MISSOURI ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
(Chartered 1898)
Final examinations are just over and we nrc looKing forward to the new semester with a gr eat deal of enthusiasm Initiation will be held the first week in February, nnd m "ost de the pledges will be initialed. Home-coming week they entertained the upperclassmen with an informal afternoon dance at the house. We nrc proud of th e scholastic standing of our freshmen {or they are all doing gond work,
The first week in December Mrs. Rugg cn me (or three days. These days were full of meetings interesting talks by Mrs. Rugg. When she left, she had given us many helpful suggestions, severa l of whi c h we have already put mto cffect.
The individual average for thrift -s tamp saving of Missouri A was the highest o( any war·saving grollp on the cnmpus. Each member will e nroll in the classes (or uni vers ity women in the special courses o( instruction for war service.
On Saturday, D ecembe r 9, w e had a chap ter dinner in honor of Helen Robnett whose marri age to Donald Fitc h took place the following Wednesday. Since her graduation two years ago H e len had con tinued to be actively interested in chapte r work and we are sure to miss her in our chapter Hfe. Many guests ca me (or the w eddi ng and at our house wt're Emily Fitch and France s Young of Kansas City, Margaret Fitch, Kansas A, Vera Jane Holcomb, and Mary Lee of Bowling Green
We are glad to welcome Hel en Moo re, Brookfield; Katherine Carmack, St. Louis; nnd Helen Connett, 51. Joseph, who have returned to c ollege this !>tmester, and are equally sorry to lose Lois Locke, Webb City; K athleen Flemming, Marshall; and Virginia Quarles, Kansa s City, who are l eaving us.
MARY HILL.
MISSOURI BETA-WA SHINGTON UN I VERS ITY
(Chartered 1907)
Our first co ntribution to help win this war W:l.S the purcha se of a Liberty Loan Bond at the close of college last June. Since then, every spare moment has been devoted to war work of some kind . With the establishment of a Red Cross workroom on the ca mpus, we are working for our boys Each IT has pledged hersel f to at least one hour a week in this work and most of us find far more time thu that. The Red Cross workroom was formerly the theater of the Thyrsus Dra..matie Club.
During th e early part of Novembe r a Y M C. A. fund drive was co ndu c ted at the university to which wr. co ntributed individually and as tI. chaVler. The women of the univer sity raised $44o--more than any school of the university. The V. W. C. A has also been active this semester. A ca rnival was given, the proceeds of whi ch were used to buy the Saturday Evening Po s t for ou r boys in France.
A mass meeting of the women of the university the purchase of a service flag was det:ided upon. was called November 14 and It is now Roating from the
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tower of Uni.versity Han and contains two hundred stars. A pledge card was abo arranged which required the signers to do theiT work better than ever before, to keep physically fil, to show their loyalty to the country at all times, and to give at least one hour a week to work (or the Red Crolis or for an enlilted man.
In stead of the aDDu1l1 individual teas, 11 Red Cross silver tea is being planned by Panhellenic. The idu is to have each fraternity contribute a fixed sum, have a silver tea, and give the money to the Red Cross. The serving is to be done by the fraternity girls dressed as Red Cross nurses
We enjoyed a deligbtful visit with Mr s. Rllgg from December ninetecn to twenty - three.
Helen ]ohnKln, '18. IUlDounced her engagement to Mon roe C. Lewis dUTing Christmas week. Mr. Lewis is a graduate of University, '17, and a member of '" a e. li e: rc: th·ed a commission !It Fort Riley , Kan "', and has recently been promoted to a First Lieutenant of Fidd Artillery.
Katherine Starbuck, 'J8, was representative at the Students' Volunteer Con · feren ce, Northfield, Mass.
MILDRED L. W ASS.
MI SSOUR I GA MMA-DR URY COLLEGE
(Chartered 1914)
Since the last Council member. Drury. l l er stay
Anow. Missouri r has received ber visit from 11 Grand During the first part of December, Mrs. Rugg came to with us, though short, was enjoyed both by th e active memhers nnd the alumnre.
Mis so uri r, like all other chapters, is continuing to do h e r bit for Red Cross. We recently devoted one day to a definite work for th e Springfield Red . Cross and the returns of our W 0 r k amounted to about $150.00. The girls doing individual work making sweaters, " ;,,Iet •. • te.
Drury now has an roll of 12S men, and are awaiting calls. Several war courses have just been introduced. The history professor has started a course in Conservation of National Resources In Domestic Science there are also war courses. In cooking, a course is offered in food conservation. The girls of the sewing classes have been devoting most of the time to Red Cross sewing, and mu ch has been accomplished.
As with everyone at present, o ur social life is rather quiet. The girls voted to have only one semester stunt and that an inexpensive one We decided as our war-time entertainment to give a very informal dinner at the home of one
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of our girls. A buffet dinner was served. and although o ur 4ldin n er" was a Hoover one, we all enjoyed it very muc h.
Our alumnre. of wh om we are so extreme ly proud, have given UI another surprisc. We came to meeting not long ngo and found a Dumber of alumna: present, and Dot only the aJumnlle-they had given a room-shower for l UI. We are now the owners or n new cabinet supplied with many userul articles, such as a knife, a cnn-opeocr, etc ., and two big cakes to tal besides Is it any wonder we are proud of them?
The l atest excitement among Drury gi rls was caused -by the entrance at the second semester of an unusually attractive freshman. All three fraternities spent several anxious days of rushing, IT B cJ! n ow claims the prize. We have p l edged Ruby Walker, '2 I, o( Laclede, Mo., the much so ught aIter girl and are planning to initiate her with our other freshmen the first of next month.
CLARA Lu c rE ELY.
KANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY KANSAS (Chartered 1873)
W e returned (rom our l ong Christmas vacation (ull of enthusiasm about our school work, and it has taken all our thought and lime for we have two weeks left before finals. After that, our c b i e f fraternity interest will be in the initiation of our freshmen, all of whom we expect to initiate for they are splendid workers. Onr new pledge, Nadine Blair, o( Belton, Missouri, is another girl of whom we are proud. She has reeently been elected to the Dramatic Club.
Doris Drought, one of our sophomo res and a member of the Women's Athletic Association Board, won an "A" IllSt sp ring, and the distinction of being the first freshman woman 50 hon ored.
In the othe r activities on the hill we are well represented, having Lucene Spencer, junior representative on the Women 's Student Government Association, and three officers in the Y. W. C. A.: Margaretta Stevenson, vice·presidenlt, Imogene Gillespie, treasurer, and Evelyn Rorabaugh, chairman of the social committee. We have four members in the honorary educational fraternity n A e, the new one being Imogene Gillispie.
The requ est for food conservation was followed by a splendid res ponse from different fraternities and boarding clubs. We observe two wheatless a.nd one meatless day, and feel that this is little compared with what we woald like to do.
In the visit of Mrs. Sarah Pomery Rugg we found sufficient inspiration {or this atti tu de We enjoyed her visit so very mnch, and regrdted that the
ThanKsgiving req.ss shortened her slay. consider a visit like hers to be one of tbe best things possible to bring us and keep us in c1..,ser touch with the fraternity at large.
LoRA TAYLOR.
KANSAS BETA-KANSAS STATE ACRICULTURAL (Charlered 1915)
We are very anxious to tell you of some of the things we have been doing since our last letter. You may nCH!f heard of an Aggie Pop Night SO it will need an explanation before you wili understand the full muning to us if we tell you in a burst of excitement that we won the cup from the Kappas OD that occasion. are probably many more characterislic college events thm there are co lleges and Aggie Pop Night is onc of ours. It is given annually under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. Each college organiution is invited to present their plan for II scene to a committee and (rom these descriptions, five or six are selected. The final production is judged upon beauty, originality, and presentation. Patient and faithful work won the cup for us this time nnd it seems as though almost anything were possible.
Ada Dykes (Kansas A, '17) presented TAe Ala" Oil lite 80x1 with Ernes· tine Biby, '20, as leading lady. The play was very successful and it is needless to say how proud we are of them.
At present, we are working on our Friendship War Fund pledge. \Ve have taken over the management of a ten room for a day and are decorating and making it as attractive as possible. We expect to furnish music and do the serving. It was quite a problem to know just what to do to raise the money when this idea was presented to us and seemed very certain to be successful in behalf of the worthy cause.
Seveml Pi Phis from different parts of the country hnve been drawn here in order to be near Fort Ril ey and Camp Funston. ,Ve are located sixteen miles from this very large cantonment and if it should dmw any of our 11 of! sisters here we should cons ider it a pleasure to meet them.
We had a very quiet visit with Mrs. Rugg which we enjoyed so much, although most of our IT <I> family had gone to their homes for th e Thanksgiving holidays We felt very proud to think we had the pleasure of meeting and knowing our ARROW Editor as it seems mu ch more interesting to read THE ARROW when we know that the Editor is not a machine, as we often think unless we know persall ally, but a very lovely lady.
EOITII F. BIGes.
ARKANSAS AI.PHA-ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1909)
1 have just reread our c hapter letter for Inst Decembt'r to see where 1 left off nnd 1 find I have not told you about lots of things. We have 8. new pledge, Ellen Conner. from Pari s , Tex. Ellen en tered schoo l Inte but she ha.s already made herself felt in our school community. She has been nppointed a director of the surgical supply class a.nd she and Margaret Montague have been elected
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to "Black friars." the dramatic club. Margaret is to have ODt: o f the leading parts in a play to be presented by this club in the near future.
It is not within the co llege life of e very n to become personally acquainted with a Grand Officer. This privilege was enj'oyed by Arkansas A when Mrs. Rugg visit ed her a few weeks belare the Christmas holidays. Besides the enjoyment that each individual rece ived from her visit, the c hapter as a whole has profited by h e r suggestions, es pec ially the l ugg es t ion of supervised study From seven o'clock until ten -thirty is absolut ely quiet. This scheme is meeting with much approval from all of tbe girls.
We have finished paying (or our Liberty Bond and we now have a 100% Red Cross Membership. We also are taking a very active part in the Y. W. C. A. division of the Red Cross, :md hope to do even more the se<:o nd semester.
Our university is offering a com mercial cou rse the second semester for those who wish to avail themselves or the opportunity to aid the Government in c l erica l work. A great many of our gi rl s have signified lheir intentions o f tnking this co urse.
L URA KNOX MASSENGALE.
Esther Kent
Laura Kearney
Helen Watson
Bethia Caffery
Isabel Seymour
Elizabeth Fenner
Stella Zenar
(Chartered 18c)r)
INITIATES
( In itiated October, 1917)
Il ope Fl owe r
Rosa Cage
Sallie Gillespie
Mabel S touSC'
M nrgaret McConnell
Martha Vairin
( Initiated November, 1917)
Elsie DuBuys
Measles, mumps, and mid -years epidemics- are holding sway at Newcomb just at present ; but since they are comp:uatively mild, we .till exhibit our characteristic c heerfulness.
Thi s semester bas been a busy one Besides studying very hard, we have all "done our bit" to h e lp in the Y . M. C. A ., Red Cross, and W. S. S. drives. Newcomb raised over $1000 for the V. M. C. A. \Ve are now selling tickets for a l ecture (or the benefit of Fren ch Invalids No.2. Adjutant QHveau of
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the French Army and Mad&IDc Guerin are to speale. Louisiana A i. kn i tting a q uilt which we sball present to the Red Cross.
Tulane and LouisiUl. St3 1e Univers ity played the POnna! Thank sgi ving game at Baton Rouge, and Tulane "walked all over" L. S. U.-28-6. BuketbaH is in fuU swine now---both at Tulane and at Newcomb. The first match games at Newcomb will be the senior -junior. freshman-sophomore contests on February 16.
The senior class gave their birthday party on January 3. II was a " H oover party," a nd war cake and tea se rv ed as refreshments. The Dramatic Oub gave an excellent performance tbis year. Three plays from Barrie'. " Halfh ours" were p r esented. Th e members of the dramo. li c club h ave r ece ntly become members of the Drama League of America, and some of them are to take I}art in Tile Troll K ing'r Break/tlsi and For France. whi ch ar e to be given by the Drama League on J anua ry 19.
Ple dge day will probab l y be on March 2. We IIrt: l ooking !orwud to it. needless to say, with some degree of interest.
M AItGUUITI B ELLIS.
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OKLA H O MA ALPHA-<>KLAHOMA UN IVER S ITY
(Chartered 1910 )
, With exam inati ons on ly one sho r t week in th e future, it seems as if Okla· homa A has never known a nything except studying, yet many int eresting things have happened in the la s t few month s. Right after Thanksgiving Mrs Rugg visited u s. We en· joyed havi ng her with us very, very mu ch and r ece ived fr om her renewed ins pira t io n and a (uiler, truer a ppr eciation o f the ideals o f II D 41 Mr s. Rugg talk ed to the local P a nh e lleni c on r u s h I n g co n dit i o ns W e h eld ope n hou se one afternoo n during h e r Visi t fo r all our frien ds in the u niversity and in Norman.
During the ca mpaign for the Christmas member. ship to the Red Cross, IT Lj) in addition t o ha vi ng one hundred per ce nt mem · bership gave a Benefit Dansant, the proceeds (rom which, thirty-five dollars, were turn ed over to th e R ed C r oss. 'Ve, of co urs e, are all doi ng as mu ch Red CrolS knitting as possible and are observing meatless, wh.eatless, and po rk less days.
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Mrs. Tayl o r, one of our patronesses, entertained us with her annual Christmas party, a buffet dinner and dance. O ur pledges also gave a dinner fIance They dressed as men and each pledge t oo k an "old girL" As it is only a very few weeks till initiation, we had the pledges give their pledge stunt. It was a vaudeville show and was as clever as could be.
In the r ece nt spring election, Luc ile Wagner, '20 , was elected May Queen. She will be the fourth n May Queen, in the five years that the May day ce remonies have been held.
A n e w local fraternity has been a nn o unced, K A to petit'ion r <I> B. K A has twelve members and onc pledge and will maintain a fraternity house the second semester.
We have l os t f ou r girls since Christmas, two pledges and two initiated girls. Lu cile Shuttee, our president, has accepted a position as teacher of Spanish in the Madill high school. We are hoping to have several old girls r e turn to sc hool the seco nd semester.
THERESA GIBSON.
TEXAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
(Chartered IC}02) INITIATES
(Initiated November 4, 1917)
Elh:abeth Andrew s, San Antonio, Tex. ( Initiated January n, 1918)
Alethea Sleeper, W aco, Texas
Jennie White, Mason, Texas
Elsie Pancoast, San Antonio, Texn s Gladys Martin, Houston, Te:us
Measles and Red Cross have been the paramount interests in the university since the holidays. and IT has had a full share in maintaining both. Almost e very girl in the house has had, or is having, measles. Elise Bumpass is president of the University Red Cron chapter and is constantly reminding her sisters of their duties in that direction. Tillie McCammon. Flora Edmond, and Etiubeth Andrews are members of th e V W. C. A. Cabinet which is a " very infiueotial factor in college. Tillie is also president of Ashbel Literary Society, the oldest woman's organitation in school, and Flora is a member of the w.oman'. Assembly, which is one of the official committees of the student self·government association.
Our fraternity chapter is larger this year than ever before and we are taking II. more prominent part in all phases of co llege activities than we have done in the past.
On January eleventh, we held initiation and had n very lively cooky -s hine, in spite of the fact th a t we we r e in the midst o f the 6rst snow storm we have had for years.
The aviation school attached to the university has brought us in touch with Pi Phis in all p3rts of the United States. Co u sins, brothers, sweethea rt s, some· times a husband or two, h!lve been to sec us, and we have receiv ed letters from tL number of P i Phis who have r elatives bere or on the way
Our local alumnae chapter has bought Liberty Bonds with the money they have accumulated to buy a lot for a permanent fraternity house.
MAKGAUT SLEEPER.
TEXAS BETA-SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
(Chartered June 10, 1916)
INITIATES
(Initiated January 19)
Ellen Claire Gillespie, • t 8. Katherine Benners, '21.
Irene Cullum, '21.
Mae Rene Flanary, '2 •.
l.ucile Smith, '21.
Florine Smithers, '21.
\V ell, initiation is over and of all the proud freshmen you have ever seen Texas B has them. We held the initiation at the home of Mrs. Edith Daniel Oyer and it was all so pretty and impressive. One of our girls-Durelle Thomas. '21, was ill before Christmas and unable to take her examinations, and so of co urse co uld not be initiated After the initiation instead of a banquet, as is customary, we had a cooky-shine. I r eally think the girls were more impressed and brought nearer to us in this way.
Our pledges gave us an old -ivory tea cart, which matches our furniture, and a complete tea service. Of course we are very proud of it and think our girls are mighty fine.
Ellen Claire GiI1espie, ' 18, has been elected secretary :md treasurer of the senior class, and Irene Cullum, '21, holds that office for her class.
We are all taking an active part in Red Cross work here. A Red Cross membership campaign is to begin in school soon, in whi ch we will try to get all of the girls of the university to take part. A feature of this will be for each fraternity to have ils individual service flag and slars. Of cou r se , Texas B will have its u sual high standing, as all of us are already members of the Red Cross and will have a 100% Rag.
Dallas is having the coldest weather for twenty years. The ground is covered with a four inch snow, the second in le ss than two weeks. The other was six inches and stayed on the ground for over a week. This sounds funny to you Pi Phis of the North who are used to heavy snows all Ihe winter but to us it is a source of keenest delight in that besides snow-balling and rabbit hunting, we enjoyed two holidays.
ANNIE STONE WlLLlFORD,
WYOMING ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
(Chartered 1910)
\Vyoming A has always sent Christmas greetings in some form to each of her alumnre each year. Please, alumnre, don't think it wasn't because we didn't think of you this year that we didn't send you cards or letters. We truly did think of you and wished you a most wonderful Christmas, and even though
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it is over now, we want to tell you through this letter how much we thought of you at that time. We didn't write because we felt at this time that we could do more real good, and be truer Pi Phis by giving the money ordinarily spent on the little remembrances sent you to some of the great organizations that arc doing such noble work in the training camps and in Europe.
\1fe now have six pledges--and finer pledges would be hard to find, we're sure. Four of them are sisters of Wyoming A Pi Phis, Meredith Langbeldt. Ann Mullison, Blanche Evans, and Catherine Dunn. The others are Gladys Hasbrouck aud Margaret Longshore. By the time you read this, we will have initiated these girls and will have several more pledges. February first is bid day for freshman girls .
The girls of the three women's fraternities here have adopted a little war orphan, and are providing for its cn re and maintenance. We truly hope that the mothering that a chapter each of .6 .11 .6., K .6., and II cf> will be able to give will make one littl e orphan's life a happy one.
The biggest event of the college year so far has been the operetta When foAnnu Comes March ing H ome given by the mu:sic department of the univer · sity. Of the three leading parts among the girls, one was taken by B. Dana, one of our active girls, one by Mary Hollenbeck, a n 4> alumna, and one by Ann Mullison, one of our pledges. Several of OUT girls were in the choruses . The day following the production of Johnnie here in Laramie, the cast went to Cheyenne, where they gave it agnin at Ft. Russell in the Y. M. C. A. Hut, for the benefit of the so ldi ers--and surely, a more appreciative audience never watched a play than those soldier boys who will soon be "over there/' Tn every way, foAnnie was a splendid success, both at home and in Cheyenne. Every character did exceptionaJly well, and the c horuses were truly fine. \V yoming A has felt particu l arly pruud of her three repreo;entatives--they were just the best ever, we think
VIRGINIA MILLER.
COLORAI)O ALPHA-UNIVERSITY 01<' COLORADO
(Chartered 1884)
Here I am sitting down to write another chapter lettE:r. Across from me sits a troubled freshman with a serious expression and a flushed face, who is nervously trying to absorb the co ntents of the fat volume in front of her. "Do you suppose I'll be initiated," she asks aimless, as she catches my eye upon her. This of course means that semester examinations are close at hand and that after them on February second is initiation, and who will be initiated is the important issue of the day.
The joys of Christmas with its gay tree and festive board are things of the past save for small mementos which deco rate our walls to remind us of our various sins and virtues, for every year we hang upon our tree appropriate inupensive gifts for one anotbe r. These gifts have small verses attached, which when read aloud produce much merriment. Mrs. Wbite, our former
chaperon, remembered u with her uliual gene r osity and we hav e now a lovely cut glast vase deeorati ng O Uf dining-room table.
December eigh th we gave ou r annual baua r which brought us in $95.00 towards our h o u se fnnd. Many alumnae r emembe red the ba..u :u and sent us lovely gifts [or it while th e lloulder alumn a! had th eir us ual l uceen with the sale of h ome coo ked food •
The junior prom is to be a car· nj v:11 this yea r :md desp ite war ::md i ts restri ctions eve ry one is looking forward to • general cele· bration when lbat time comes.
KATHaRINE D un.
COLORADO BETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
(Chartered February, 1885)
An o ther semester has begun again and with it come new work a n d new plans. W e are expec t i ng to initiate O Uf six tee n freshmen in Febru a ry and sand dollars was raised. so lldd to OUf chapter th eir splendid cooperation.
The spirit of war is ve ry appart:nt h e re, es· pecia lly since the m en h ave appeared on th e c ampu s in th eir new u nifo rm s. O ur campaign fo r th e Y W and Y. M . C . Fri end · ship \Var Fund w as very su cces!t ful. On ly the Li b· eral Arts st ud e nt s were asked to s ubscribe and something over tw o th ou ·
The m05t important event in o ur coll ege life at present is th e completion and dedication of the n e w chapel. It is a sp l endid building a nel the he t that we are really attending services there seems a lm os t too good to be true.
A very impre ssive and inspiring service was th e presentation of the se rv ice flag whi ch was ' held in th e cha pe l shortly after the dedication. Th e flag was presented to the university by the women of th e alumna: association of the university Mrs. W. S. Iliff ( Alberta Bl oo m ' eJ7) presided. The fl ag has 339 stars on it and as it hangs there in our chapel is a dai ly reminder to us or th ose brave lads who have answ e r ed their country'!; ca ll, nnd it is an in spi rati o n f or all to mnke more sac rifi ces.
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In spite of the many demands made by the war, Co l orado B held a bazaar which reali ze d fo r the c hapter over a hundred dollars. W e ery much appreciate the help whic h our alumnre gave us, helping t o make our annual bazaar so much of a success
At Christmas time, the girls were delighted to have the opportunity of ente rtaining the a lu'mnre at a littl e party Christmas a l ways seems such an appropriate lime to renew old friend ships and make n e w ones and to gather together Pi Phis from many siste r chapters.
The alumnre association is e ntertaining the active girls the l ast of J anuary. This we know will De one of our best meetings , and we 8re looking forward to it with a great deal of p l eas ure.
We are very glad to have Vera Jones, '20, in our c hapter with us again. We missed her very mu ch while she was away, so now we are doubly glad to have her return.
Dan Cupirl has been most busy lat ely. The engagement of Elma McC l ell and, '18, to Leslie Eichelberger, Ben, '18, has been announced. And J acqueline Martin, ex·'18. became the .,bride of Captain Date Hinm an, B e IT within the l ast week.
KATHARINE D. ScHRADER.
ETA PROVI CE
CALIFORN IA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD UN I VERS ITY
(Chartered 18<)3)
Stan ford opened this semester with the usual attendance of w omen students and it rests this year a pon the women of the university t9 ca rryon the ac tivities of the oollege.
War work is the main rr,.,-===""=........."'!......= .... ""'-........."il attraction this semeste r and all of our girls are inter· ested in the work of the Fren ch reco nstru c tion and the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. p ri so n camp fund J oseo· phine Wel sh and Thurlyne Buffum took an active part in the prison camp fund drive of last semester. Unfestricted rushing has 1!:.: been carried on now since the opening of the winter quarter and we have two new pledges, Harriet B a rnhart and H el en Strawser They are lovely girls and will. we know, uphold th e standard of n B in every way possible. We regret to say that three of our girls are n ot back this semester, Alice Crowe, Dorothy Gavin, and Harriet Crabtree. Harriet and
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Dmothy are resting a semester on acco unt of illness but aU three expect to be back next semester.
California A sends ' ber love and best wishes for a. very happy and prosperoWl year to .11 of her sister chapters.
CATHERINE WJLUAMS.
CALIFORNIA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CAI , IFORNIA
(Chartered- I 900)
At this time when 50 much of national importance is happening, local events on our university campus seem somewhat unimportant unless they art in somt way helping along the great fight for democracy in which the United States is engaged. For this reason those who are endeavoring to keep the "home fires burning" by continued activity in campus affairs are to be doubly praised for they are keeping our university spirit alive in spite of the depressing circumstances. We are glad that several of o ur girls are "doing their bitl> in this respect.
Ruth Ware is junior editor on the Daily Californian, as well as treasurer of the Associated Women Students. Doris Moulton and Katherine Coe are taking an active part in the y_ W. C. A., both being on the cabinet. And Mary Downie is still hard at work as head of the Red Cross movement on the campus, as well as the National Service Committee. She has scores of girls at work in Hearst Hall every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons, sewing for the wounded soldiers, and making surgical dressings, trench candles, scrapbooks, etc., while most of the knitting is done in the homes. "National Service" is the slogan th at is arousing everyone to action these days, and we feel that it is a point of honor for every student, men and women alike, to enlist for some form of patriotic service
As the result of our Christmas rushing we have four most desirable pledges, Dorothy Leland, Mary Thomas, and Beatrice Austin of San Francisco, and Alicia Compton of Oakland. We are proud of them and plan to initiate them at an early date.
\Ve are pleased to have Blanch and Doris Dorsit, '20, of Kansas University with us this year. The war has not affected the size of our chapter in any way as nearly all of the girls have returned for the spring semester.
MARGU.lRlTE EASTWOOD.
CAL IFORN IA
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GAMMA-UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CAL IFORNIA (C harter ed 1917)
INITIATES
( Init iated September :a8, 19 17 )
Ad a Parrish, ' 16, Hanford. Cal. Susanna Ponder, ' 18. Los Angeles, Cal. Marjorie H offman, '[3. Coll ege of Ora to r y, P asade na , Ca l. Queen Mas ters. ' IS. Los Angeles, Ca l. (Initiated D ecembe r 17. 19 17)
Irene SL Pi e rre, ' 19. Los Ange les, Cal. Martha Gay, '04 Mo n tfo r d, Cal. Grace Ch apman, 'U. Los Angeles, Cat. Margu erite W in gtr t, ' 19 Whi t tier, Ca l.
California r h e ld its first ini tiati o n in September. when we ini tiat ed f ou r mem bers of our local, Entre Nous. who we re n o t a bl e to attend the initiation and installntion during th e s umm e r.
Our rushing season, whi ch was a very s uccess ful one, e nd ed in November. W e p ledged seven girls and u three had comple ted twelve bours oC work r eq uired by the university {or initiation, they have hee n initiated. W e are indeed proud of o ur new s isters, all of wh o m a r e true Pi Phi s.
Ou r university, as aU such institutions, is greatly changed thi s year . Si x hundred oC o ur boys have enlis ted , some being alread y in France and others in ncar -by training camps. Even our fllculty h tl!> been dimini shed by the ca ll to arms_ Red Cross work is occ upying o ur tim e to s uc h an ex tent th at our classes and fraternity meetings r esemb le the prove rbi a l knitting-bees o f R evo luti on ll ry days. W e are holding weekly teas at o ur h o use, at which we do war wor k o C various kinds. W e ha v.e form ed th e practice oC inviting two o r three fa c ulty members or wives to th ese teas.
O ne of o ur juniors, l\farie Briggs, lef t sc h ool severa l w eeks ago t o marry H owa r d C Timmon s, who is stationed at Camp Kearney with th e Griulies. Two engage men ts h ave r ece ntl y bee n announ ce d. O n e is that of Grace With · e r a ll , ' 17, to Co rl iss Brownell, ' 19, and the other Ihtlt o f Lu c ile Greenleaf, ' 19. to Francis Yoran, 1 19 • <II r .:1, Un iversity of O r egon, who is paymaster on board the U S S Orego n.
The students oC the univ ersity have donated $7000 to the National Y. M . C. A. and Y. W . C . A. fund for the benefit oC the army camps here and in Europe. Conside rin g the depleted enrollment of this year, thi.; amount seems v'ery l argte
The need fo r new bui ldings for our u ni versity has become i mperative a nd consequently the Million Dollar Endowment Campaign has been ren ewed. Th is campaign hns been begun severa l times since the o u tb reak of th e European war, but each time has been postponed o n acco u n t of the great demand for money in other field s Our p r esent quarters have become inadequate, and a.s the u niversity owns the necessary land, lacking only the m oney for the bu il dlDgs, the cam· paig n h as bee n renewed. J. is headed by Bishop Adna W. Leonard oC the
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Metbodist Episcopal Church; all students and .Iumna: of the univrrsity are anxionsly awaiting the outcome .
ELIZABETH SNYDER.
NEVADA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
(Chartered 1915)
INITIATE
(Initiated September 17. 1917)
Margaret McMasters
The second semester ha, opened with greatly decrcllSc.d enrollment due to heavy enlistment among the men At the recent c'tcrcises for the presentation of a service flag to the university, there was a roll of honor of 177 name:!> of students who had ofTl"rtd themselves to their country_ Dr. Walter E. Clark, our new president. :lrrived late in December, and has been accorded a most favorable reception by faculty and students
The no-rushing season ended satisfactorily, The bids of the two national women's {rater-nities and of the two l oca l societies were sent out on the fifteenth of December, according to the rulings of the Panhellenic association. Two days later occurred the n cJI pledging which was followed by a cookyshine at the home of one of the active girls. Our new pledges, in whom we take a pardonable pride, are Ruth Billinghurst. EJnn Gladys Dunkle, Margaret Fairchild. Hazel Hall, Virginia Higgins, Agnes J ensen, and Shirley Stewart. Plans a r e now made for initiatioo the first part of February.
For the third co nsecutive time II D cf> ranked highes t in scholarship last semester, with a general average of 86.03. lIelen Cahill, '20, won third place on the list of honor students, and Ruth Billinghurst. a pledge, had the higbest reco rd of any woman in in the university.
Our fraternity socia l affairs hav e not been many. We celebrated our installati on with a theatre party on November IS. The Panhellenic dance given the week before bids were issued was enjoyed by all tbe women of the university. It was a man less affair, and the h ostesses who appeared in dress-suits and cadet uniforms made acceptable, if somewhat l ess sta lwart substitutes. The scarcity of men seems t o be bringing all our girls together on a friendlier basis than ever before.
Pan hellenic meetings have been held regularly throughout the year. Both the local societies which are petitioning nationals have given representation in order to create a more harmonious r elationship. Our chap ter is unanimously in fo.vor of repeating our no-rushing program (or next year for we have found thAt our selection of new girls is made more safe and simp l e by this plan. The new girls have had an opportunity by th e end the se mester to have made something of a record, and we feel that the fact o( ou r knowing each other better makes bidding fairer for everyone concer ned.
FAITH MARIS
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OREGON
ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
(Chartered 1915)
We are in the midst of examinations now, with Christmas vacation but a few days away.
All of our girls are members of the Red Cross, and, instead of making Christmas presents, are devoting their time to knitting and Red Cro"s worL:. One day l ast wCl:k was given over to the making of candy {or the soldiers for Christma.5, each girl contributing her -sha re toward the making and the packing of th e candy,
\V e are trying to "do 'l ur bit" by Hooveridn &. We have two meatless days 11 week and ODC wheatless meal. week. White bread rarely appears upon the table, brown and rye breads being substituted. We have aho purchased a Liberty Bond.
At least five hundred and twenty-five of Oregon's men 8rc represented in all branches of their co untry's service, some here, and some in France. And nearly every week brings new names of men who have withdrawn to en list. Mosl of the upperclassmen have left, a few have remained for th e ordnance corps training here on the campus, but they too will be leaving sometime neIl month. Oregon. with seve ral other co ll eges, has adopted the three -se mester plan. so when we return it will be a new term, with the prospects of initiation soon to come, much to the delight and joy of the freshmen.
Ella Dews, who was nee -president of the junior class. has !liuddenly found herself in th e position of president. due to the withdrawal from college of the former president. This is the first time in the history of the junior class th a t it has had a woman a5 president, and we're proud to think she is a IT 4» }fester Hurd, a senior, distinguished herseH in the recent production of the play Tire Little Dog LtJwghed in which s he played the leading part. So great was the soccess of this play that it is to be taken to Portland during vacation.
\Ve extend to all our sister chapters our wishes for a year of true s uccess
OR.EGON
MILDUD STEINMETZ
STATE AGRICULTUR AL COLLEGE
(Chrtered July 23. 1917)
As rushing is of sucb long duration on onr campus. we did not have a chance to teU you of our luccess in the last Auow. Fifteen girls were pledged to Oregon B last {all and words cannot express how happy we all were. Our pledges are: Elsie Gibson, Theodosia W eill, J ene Conklin. Virginia Smith.
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Neva Billingsley, Nettie Peterson, .11 of Ontario, Ore.; Ethel Frazier and Ethel Spitzbllrt of Salem; Ethel Josephson. and Elizabeth Douglu, of Marshfield; Leone Corbow of Roseburg; Margaret Watson of Corvallis; and Estelle Chadbourne. Loris Dori_, and Daisy Ernst of San Franc i leo, Pasadena, and Pomona, Ca.!., respectively. are veTY busy this year, college having startcd one month late. and then with our war and Red Cross work we have Dot much spare time. We are lrying to do our bit both .s individn:t.ls and as a family inasmuch a s we arc observing meatless and wheat less days and living as economically .s we can. It is not nearly so bad though as there are so many good things that can be had anyway. Our house manager, Marion Hodgson, is sending a day's menu whi c h might be of interest 10 some other chapter of patriotic Pi Phis.
Besides our regular work many of our girls have college activities which take much of their time, but we are :\11 more than willing to do all that we can, )lot merely for ourselves, but for our dear n B 'It.
FRIEDA SPITZBART.
WASHINGTON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
(Chartered 19(7)
The University 0( Washington has contributed to war service this year in two very interesting ways: the gathering and preparation of sphagnum moss for absorbent pads, and the gathering of foxglove to be made into the drug, digitalis. The moss is gathered from the swamps by the faculty men, then picked over by the faculty women and the fraternity girls, then dried and made into cotton pads. Sphagnum mo!.s has three times the absorbent qualities of cotton and so the demand for the pads is very great and several Iho uS3nd have been sent to hospitals in France so far. The chemistry depart· ment sent out requ ests to the schoo l children of the stale to gather the leaves and blossoms of the fOll:g)ove, to be converted into digitalis, of which there is a very serious shortage in Europe at this time, and which is very valuable as a stimulant drug. Seven hundred pounds of digitalis have been sent to the government since October.
The local branch of the Women's National League for Service was confronted with the problem of providing the best social utmosphere at the Soldiers! and Sailors' Club, where great numbers of men from the Naval
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Training: Station on Lake Washington, from the Navy Yard at Bremerton, from Camp Lewis , the cantonment, and the adjacent forts. come for their week-ends. The fraternity girls at the university were uked to assist and 50 for several months, groups of girls from the campus under the chaperonage o f the women of th e league. have gone to the Saturday night dances and the Sunday afternoon receptions and helped entertain the men from the 6rst families of the West who are training in various branches for the defense of the nation.
A Panhellenic reception was held in H ome Economics Hall on the campus, January 26. to which nil the fraternity wome n of the city as well as the university were invited, by Ethel H. Coldwell, Dean of Women, and which served to bring all the women of the Greek organizations in closer touch.
The four-quarter plan has required more intensive study and harder work than has ever been demanded at the university under the old plan, and there is a greater effort shown to help in every way to keep up the r ecord during war time. The men wear olive drab uniforms with Reserve Officer caps and insignia, and there is an atmosphere of the training camp over our campus
The Puget Sound Alumnae C lub held its monthly meeting at the chapterhouse, January 5, an occasion of great interest to all Pi Phis, as they had the opportunity to hear of Mrs. Denny H eliker's work, in training to be ex-ray technician for the Women's Hospital Unit for Foreign Service. She was presented with a recognition pin by the alltmnre, and the active girls were the delighted recipients of n beautiful mahogany tei wagon, which th ey have long desired.
The initiation of our pledges wns held at the chapter -house January 26, and the girls were very happy to welcome the freshmen as real Pi Pbis and to celebrate in the evening with a cooky-shine . \Ve are a lso glad announce the pledging of Helen Nichols, '2 1, Seattle, and Esther Arnold, '2 I, Seattle.
RUTH H. KDR.
WASHINGTON BETA-WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
(Chartered July, 1912)
W ashington B is happy to announce the results of pledge day. Imagine ou'r happiness when all of our eight bids were answered. \Ve are the only group on tbe campus which has won the privilege of being called 100 pe r cent efficient in rushing As ·the result we have eight splendid new pledges. They are: Edna Turner, Davenport, Wash.; :Florence Gerand, Winnifred Inkster, and Rebecca Lynde all of Spokane, Wash.; Leona Weller, Maitland, Missouri; Eliz.abeth Brooks, Walla. WaUa, Wash.; Lillian Ide and Mary Manu, both of Colville, Wash. Recently our pledges surprised us with their lalent and o rigin ality at a six o'clock breakfast followed by clever stunts.
We feel that we are unfortunate in having lost two fine Pi Phis. Muriel Fulmer -Doty has moved {rom Pullman to Seattle. Mrs. Dotv hIS always been a source of grest help to our chapter. Helen Canfield bAs left college to take a position as instru ctor in Home Economics in the high school at Clarkston, Idaho.
Our chapter i, endeavoring to do it. share in Red C r Oll work as every member has pledged herself to do a certain Dumber of hourt uch week at this work. Besides, p ractically all of our thirty - three girls are knitting (or Red Cross or {Or the Army or Navy.
\Ve have organized our living on a striclly war basis. T o begin, we have lessened the number and the cost o f our entertainments. Si nce th e doOle of ru shing we have had onc informal afternoon :n hon or of ou r new patroness, Mrs. P ink ley, and ou r pledges. Lik e all othe r fraternilies we have signed the ll ooveritcd pledge
Two of our alumntt a r e doing their bit. Grace P os t is in th e office of th e bn,nch of the Co un cil of Defense in Pasadena, Cal. Alice Lewis has a government position in W ashington, D. C., whe r e she is doing ste n og ra p hic work
Although the w a r has grea tly decreased the number of men students at W ash ingt on State College we ove r came al\ obstac le s, and finally produced our c hampi onship f oo tb a ll tea m (o r th e secon d time.
Since th e la s t ARROW lette r, Zelia l\felcher has bee n ch osen as soloist (or the g lee cl u b, and Leona Dour has become a member o( Ma. sk and Dagger', t h e h ono rary d ramati c c lub
*ARIZONA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
(C hart ered 1917 )
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Ruth Lindl e y, '21
Ruth Campbe ll. ' 21
Geraldine Pil c h er , ' ZI Edith Failor, '2 1 lIel en e Powner, '20 Dorothy Franklin, '20
Mary Hawkins, ' 21 Inc, R obb, ' 21
The Kaiser with his te rrible atrocities has cha nged eve rything at the University of Arit-ona, except our new members. and they are the bes t eve r. \Ve had o ur initiation, February first, and the ne t night came o ur big II .." dance. Ca rnati ons, Wine and Silv e r blue, and Ring C hing mad e a !;Jl len.did Pi Phi eve ning and it wa s really l ots of (un and wholly successful.
Ju s t what is Arizona A doing? First o( n il, we hav e five hon o r s tudents fOr the fint se meste r , but that is just a start (or our future stan ding. \Ve nre all
• R ece ived too late 10 be cla ssified.
FLOSSIE MILLER.
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to be on tip toes from now on in order to reach the highest point possible in so un d sc holarship.
Red Cross too, has its place here. A number of the girls are busy in The Plays 0/ Our Allies which include an English, French, Italian, and Ruuian play. The funds art to be used purchasing material for our local Red Cross branch. In the near future, as a Panhellenic atrair, the three women', fraternities 4re to give a Red Cro ss dance, whi ch is to serve a two-fold pu rpose, lirst to raise money and secondly to bring about a closer relationship between n il fratern ity w omen A better and close r feeling is greatly desired so that the principles of fraternity life can be exercised without any criticism of narrowne ss or snobbis hne ss.
We lost, two of our very strong girls this semester, Gladys Hodg son, our former corresponding secretary, who graduated this semester, and Katharine Drown , who returned to her home °in Texas . But we have parlly made up the loss of these two girls by pledging AHce Brereton, ' 21.
\Vith the amount of enthusiasm f o r our work that we put into si nging of Ring Ching, and with the help of our wonderful and always interested alumna:, Ari:r:ona.A. is e ndeavoring to make her first year of II B life successful.
VYVYAN MOIu ••
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Sigma Kappa announces the establishment of Rho Cl'Iapter at Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Va., June 2, 1917; of Sigma Chapter at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., June 14. 1917 j and of Tau Chapter at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, Ind., January 4. 1918.
The Della Kappa Epsilon Quarterly quotes the following exquisite bit of sentiment credited to a professor in the Cornell Sun..
"They are roing. And there is something very fine about the quiet way in which these boYI have taun to their unplusant talk. There bas not been any enthusiasm. That was ri,hl. A war like this does not ask for word., but for silent deed.. Our boy. seem to understand it. At odd moments thleY drop into the office. There i. very little talk
'Goin, away?'
'Yes, IiI'.'
' Army or Navy?'
'I don't know yet. They said it was all right. goodbye.'
'Want to go?'
called up my people on the long·distance phone last night. So I am Koing to New York tonight and then home to say
'Not particularly. But I suppose it is the only thing to do.'
"And that is all.
'''They are goinK, and many of them will never come back. The pleasant life of mediocre endeavor has come to an end. To be sure, we had never looked at them in the ligh t of heroes. They were nice, lovable fellows. Their outlook upon life was limplicity itself. Graduation and a job. Then, after a few years, another job, a little higber up. Fina ll y, a home of their own and some nice girl to be their wife and a few babies and a car and two weeks' to go hunting and fishing. Here and there a man with a hobby or the amhition to do, or write , or build, or achieve some particular purpose. To most of them, however, life meant a cheerfu l Kift to be enjoyed aa the faithful days came along. There was no searching for hidden motives or for an ulterior purpose, The amiab le Divinity of Things·as·they·are ruled their rea l m. They accepted whatever came with a smile, and they did not ask question!!. And now, without a word of warning, they have been asked to face the Invisible Mystery. Ther e was no complaint. They packed their trunks and God bless them. They are Koing, "Thus fa r they have been my students. Dut now, in an humble fashion, I am gratefu l that I have been their teacher."
To D"agma of Alpha Omicron Pi says very perti n ently : no you take an hour each week to read a good periodical and thus keep well informed? If you don't, you're a poor citi:r:en, We have no place for luch these days
Alphd Xi De l ta publishes a helpful artic1e under the title. "A Systemat ic Division of TiOW for College Students." Tts c10sing paragraphs follow: H aving chosen the few activitiu we feel best fitted for, we begin again to wonder how we are going to fit them with a study and its essentials and yet do justice to a ll . There is on l y one way to do it and do it well, and that is by a systematic di"ision of the meagre twenty·four houri. By a systematic division we mean a t ime f or everything-fo r work and (or play.
This may be done in several ways. The best is to sit down at night and write out a list of things to be done the next day, and then make a schedule of the time and fit the task. into the schedule. At first you will find it hard to judge t he length of time it lakes to do certain things, but by careful observations you wilt
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soo n be able to adjust that. Even when you are experienced in making a Khed ule you will find it often bas to be readjusted to meet unexpected circumstance.. But onc thin. ia certain you will never 'wa.te time wonderin •• "What shall I do next?" and when you take an hour of leisure 10U will not feel that you are Itealin&, it from duty. A .,.stematic di.i,ion of time hu brouaht man,. Pbi Beta Kappa ke)'. hand in band with excellence in callclc acthrities and it hal made many happy and much Joyed aid for lucb ,ida never complain to othen bow much they have to do.
H you are a freabman try it, and if you are a aenior it will bur a trial (rom you for Goethe pya : "Wbat you can do or dream you can do, belin it: Boldneu hath power, and magia in it."
Tlu Scroll of Phi Delta Theta contains a picture and desc r iption of Washingto n B chapter's Mountain Cabin. It would seem as if this idea of a recreation center for a chapter within easy access of the co ll ege home could be adopted by many chapters of fraternity women, especially those whose chapters are located in the city and have no houses. Says the write r concerning the Phi Delta cabin:
The pllns for the cabin call for a main room thirty-she: feet by eighteen, and an addition in the rear eighteen by twenty for a kitchen and dining r oom. 1t will face welt on Mill Creek. The front door. flanked by four windows, opens opposite a five·foot fireplace. which s tands between the doorl leadin, into the dining·room and kitchen. The rear addition will be so constructed as to kave room for two sleeping porches soon as they csn be built. And tbe floor of the main room is going to be good enough to dance on!
The local a lumn i club has donated about $300 and most of the stimulus. Tbe active chap ter made up the rest of the purse and will do all o f the carpenter work. Of course with this sum the furnishin s cannot be very elaborate and any contribution. from other sources will be appreciated.
The idea of having a cabin or iginated as a rushin, atunt, but, although we have not lost sigbt of that as the orilinal goal. we bave been thinkin, up one thousand othe r good aervicetl that it can render. Picni cs by the day. week, or month. accordin, to the IUson; a base for fishing. biking, bunting, snow ·shoeing. or skiing parties; a means of entertainment f or visiting Phis and local magnates; a place where. in the intimacy that comes with a more natural the bonds of fellowsbip will be atrcolthened and refined ; these in particular are .arne of the benefita we bope to deri"e from tbis l odge in the mountains.
The Della. Kappa Epsilon Quarterly reports n s t e p in the right direction when it announce.:
Thirty -four fraternitie s at Cornell have voted to exclude salelmen from .elling good, in fraternity h ouses.
The New York Times reported the following : was made at yesterday'. aeuion of the Sixty·ninth Annual Con· "entlon of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity that the New York University chapter was no lonler in actiVle' exiltence. because every member ;n it had in the nanl or military sen-ice of the United States. The New York University c. hapter at the he:rinnin.. of the term l ut 1.11 h.d • membeuhi" on paper of thirty-()ne. Of tb;' number. however. only one returned to and when he found himself alone in the fraternity houae he immediately resigned from college and
For the whole fraternity it w a.tated that eighty·five per cent of the undergraduate membera were now in uniform One member, be.loDgiOJr: to the New Yorlc: cbapter. baa already been recommended for a medal for gallant f5Cmc.e in France.
Plana wert discussed for following tbe career. of the Phi Gamma Delta men who were in the army and na.y. and it was decided to appoint a committee of
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me.mbeu, wbote ace prohibited them from cnlistin •• to collect data 10 tbe fortuna. of each man will be known, and the fraternity enabled to take an, atcps nece ". to help its fi,htinl members.
It wa. decided at the executive leasion that in view of tbe prefent situation .n oyer the country, the rule forbidding tbe election of mcmbeu of biah school fratcrniitiu to Pbi Gamma Delta Ihould be abolished until the war i, onr. Pbi Gamma for the last au.: ycara h DOt taken in a lin,lc member of • bigh school fraternity
Pi Beta Pbi heartily endorses this nggestion in Cresce"t of Gamma Phi Beta.
We should like to make a plea (or the education of the new officers who will take cbarlc of the chapters the comine year. Such chanlM are alwaYI dreaded by the national officerl, for it mun. that muda ,.a)uable time must be spent in instruclin, these ncw officer. how to conduct thdr buaineu, returninr incorrectly drawn reportli and those many little thingl that, multiplied by many cbapten, aerve to make wrathy even the mOlt rood-natured of us. ]f 1he retiring officen would onl1 teach their IUCCessOrs detail work, our problem would be solved. It is not asking much of you and you might Snd the necusary time somewhere, however bUlY you might be. May we depend on you?
Tile So-oil of Phi Delta Theta records something unique in the way of • college bequest (or the benefit of 1\ Greek·letter fraternity.
Arthur G. Gilmore. a prominent man of Boston, who recently died, left bequest. to two Betas, who, while working their way through MassachlWlCUI Institute of TecbnololY. aerved him aa companion and chauffeur. The one who first filled the polilion received $2,000, the other $3.000. In addition, the tala tor gave $10,006 to M. I. T. in trult, to become operative upon the death of hil liuer. The will provides that the institute il "to Ule the entire net income thereof, for the purpose of alslsting the ueedy studenta of aaid in.titution, who 'hall be menlbers of the Beta Theta I'i Fraterni t y, it ht:ing my wish and desire that aaid income be divided among not more than two studenl' as afort:said in anyone year."
Many an otherwise chapter·house lacks the personal touch which differentiates a home from an institution chiefly because it lacks a supply of well-chosen and constantly used books. Kappa Alpha Thela suggests how a l ibrary may be secured in every chapte r -house.
There are certain ellentials to a library; an encyclopedia, certain of the English writen, tbe telttl moet commonly used, and one or two attepted hiltory authorities. The5e can often be aecured from the donations of alumnz.
In addition, in thirty-three states of the Union there are traveling libraries. At a nominal COlt, any fraternity chapter can scalre from the !tatc traveling library I1fty of t he belt books a month for reference or Itudy. Through thil meanl many young librariea can be made effeclive and the old Ones supplemented. Thil is a lOurce that only one cbapler of one fraternity hal made use of, as far as can be although many Itrong university libraries are nol above securing books (rom this source.
Through meanl of this partly temporary and partly permanent library an atmosphere of stud, is given the chapter·hOUle, and it is made a place where good work can be done under good conditionl with the fraternity reaping the benefit.
Says Tlu Scroll of Phi Deha Theta: u f,om a Bdo olicwlly "'/,0". We are much plealed at the information from tlte sam, so.,,.ce that tbe editor of the Bdo Tlleta Pi wiu be Dr. Francia 'V. Shepard IOn, Denison, '82, for ten yearl General Secretary of B 9 n, for aeveral year. aecrelar, of the Interfraternity Conference, (ormerl,
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auociate professor of history in the University of Chicago, and now director of the department of registration and education of ll1inois, under Governor Frank O. Lowden, D 9 TI. Dr. Shepardson succeeds the late William R. Baird. who was: long the editor of the B.ta Theta Pi, and we are sure that hi, entering the editorial ranks will have .a stimu iatiMg efftet on fraternity journalism.
We are glad to know that Mr. Jame s T. Brown, of New York. wiU continue as business maRalcr of the Beta Th,ta Pi and editor of the fraternity cataloluc.
There never was a truc r statement made than the following :
Chapters that are known al conservative and vote against ncw charter. arc uaually i&norant of the national college world. Their pet conce it i. to think their university is "the large't in the countr y," when by loo king up statistics ' in their libraries th ey cou ld become acquainted with the facts, Besides, size is about sixth in importance in describing s good coUese,-Th,. K,.y 01 Kappa Kappa Gamma.
To Dragma of Alpha Omicron Pi makes thi s quotation and says. "This is the time of year to think of the following:
And furthermore, no chapter which closes the college year with a debt, should pasa that on to tbe next year, Every chapter debt should be divided among the members o f the chapter for that year, and paid by them. Even notes should be given (0 make the transaction a husiness proposition. No other basis is fair.-Alpllo Gamma n.rto Ouor't,."ly.
At the c lose of an article on Chapter Standards in the Della Kappa Epsilon Quar'/e"ly, the writer thus s ummarizes the five chief elements of c hapter life :
The first clement above set out, namely: that o f SCHOLAUHIP, conltitutes the relation of the: Chapter to the raculty.
The second clement of ACTIVITV IN COLLEGE A AIRS. constitutes the relation of the Cbapter to the otber students. namely: the college community.
The third element, that of FUTDlflTV LoVALTV AND INTDEST, constitutes the relation of the Chapter to the larger Fraternity beyond the college or university wbere the Chapter is located.
The fourth element, constitu ting the MoaAL AND SOCIAL QUALITIES of tbe members, constitutes tbe relation of the Chapter to the community, more particularly those not connected with the college, namely, the great outside world.
The fifth element. that of the CHAnD "SPIRIT" and life, constitutes the relation of the members of the Chapter one to the other.
After an experience of yeara, during which I have visited with the undergraduates at over forty of our co lleg es and universities in alt parts of tbe land, I bel ieve the five above elements constitute the true tests of a Chapter, and wh et h er it is or not one of which this great Fraternity can be proud.
Kappa Alpha Theta bere touches on a wealc spot in the whole system today.
One thing we could do at once, and th at is make su r e that tbose who are invited to become fraternity members are rcasoDably sure to .tay in college until graduation. The roll o f any chapter of any fr aternity containl t oo many underclassmen in proportion to the upperclassmen, in otber words far too many young people are wtarine fraternity badges that go to eou.ege for only one or two years, many of them deliberately reaister in order to form fraternity affiliations. Scholarship standards for initiati on should help eliminate this element, as would more care a. to the ICholarship ambitions of rushees.
EXCflASCES
This ringing call in the A/flAa PI&i QllaTterly should go to the heart of every college woman.
This unanimous rcspon'c on the part of collclc women to nationalism i. mOISt promising and will help to prove to Ihe doubleT! that college me and fraternity life do not destroy the desire to assume re.poruibilities in everyday life. HowCTcr. do not (orget that many of you are trained to do other thinls nOI a. 5pK'tacular, but certainly as much nttdtd, II Red ero'. nur.sin,. Many of you are ll"llin«l cbemilila or or dietitians. Don't lose lighl of tbe fact that college womcn today arc ncarly all trained 10 do onc thing better than othtr pcQt>le can do that thine. Sft where you can make Ule of your special training. avoid if PM ible the obvious tbin, that people with leSl training can do as well. Th"e is work for the girl who can orKanile, in forminl canning clubs to take care of the lurpluuge of fruN and vC'KC'tablC'. that mU'it not gO to wastC'. If you know h ow to leW and make over ,arment., you can .how other people. Chicken i. going to be" nccC'lIary, 10 il gardening-any killd of help in food conservation or grodUc1ion is lOrn, tt'! 11,.!p Look for YOUR job!
Says Sigma Kap/Ja T"jangle:
Thil ii, indeed, an aae of democracy for thC' fralC'rnity and .orority. False Itanda rd l of money, dress, social position, and good looks are rapidly being done away with as a criterion for judging prospective fraternity material. Not long .,0 a strong chapter of one of the best IOroritie,. a chapter composed of a wealthy class of girls, rushed and hid n girl who W3!i working her way.throuah school. Because of the expenlle incident to membership. tile girl felt obliged to refuse the invitation, much as she wilhed 10 accellt. Fully convinced of her worth and ability, tltree of the active girlll of the chapter paid all of the expenlC: of initiation and dues, and that girl graduated IHt June, one of the strongest girls in the chapter. This is certainly indicative of a new spirit which iJl; becoming more and more prevalent among fraternity and sorority circlc"i and it is, indeed. a movement in tbe filhe dirc..:lion. Surely "c .rc Ir'lI'nins to chOOofe 0111' mat rla! on the basi. of .terling worth, charactrr, and ability. Such an incident-and it was only an incident in the life of this c haptr r. for it doel many such things-is worthy of cardul thought. Is it not eXPIeS5ive of , nrwer, broadrr. better Greek democracy
Think what it will mean if at the C'nd of this year Kapila Kappa Gamma can turn over to our country's scrvice fivC' hundred efficiently trained women, women who can be counted on a responsib l e in any C'mergency. Surdy this is a service worth while and scrvice should be the keynote of C'very Kaplla's life.-Kc)t of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
There is so much truth in th is st:llemenl mad.! hy the Gmne! Pr esident of Kappa Alpha Theta.
After the last luncheon of the Pittsburgh City Panhellenic groupJl; of us gathered on a SUllny porch with our ever-prescnt lenilling and discusscd the o ld time rivalry and t enllC f«ling of our college days. " 'e laughed as we each rrmembe red times when th e whole future existence of our challter, almost of our fraternity, seemed to depend upon a freshman', 311!iWU to our invitation that she become one of our number! As we talked thus, looking back over the years that .!'eparated us from college, I wished that it were pos$ihlC' f o r the activr collelle girls to gd, at least in lome mealure, the lame perlpectrve and to feel toward rushing more al do. 1" coll ege we devote l11any hour and days to a IlUVOU5 worry ovC'r rushees, time that might much bener be ulled in othu way!!. Evrn more .erious, too. than tbe time lost, i. the feclmg that result. often between of girls. The o th er frater · nity chapters arC' as important as our own, they are as "square" as we. and a •• us· picious of us when rUllhing are eonl'erned a5 wr are of thrill: though their badges vary in shape from Olil'S thrir as mrmbcrs of fraternities are probably very similar to our own and tlw: girla in those other fraternity challters very much lilke ourselves in their feeling. and ambitions. Oh, college girls. don't losc your
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enthu liasma and yOUT perlO n al fraternity Joy.ltle., but do lurn to .ee the unimportance of even tbe fine s t frelbman in her whole clau as compared with the ,reater worthwhilenea. of • fine Panhelh:nic feelinil
COLLEGE NOTES
The Lyre of Alpha Chi this definite call fo r service. Nothing is more certain than thai there i. a vast amount of lood will and ability for lOCial work unutilized because of the lack of a proper agency for applyin, 'it to Icrvice. The Bureau of Volunteer Social Service wal orgaRiled in Chicago about a year ago, under the auspices of the Auociation of Collegiate Alumnae, to let .s a middleman between those who wiah to help and those who can malee Ult: of helpers. We realize that we are only bcginninl to tou ch upon a larlc field of work, and 'lfe are ea,er to make the comin, )'ear one of ,reat helpfulne... We are offering you the opportunity to develo p your own talents while u.ing them (or the ben efi t of other•. What can you teach--English, .ewing, music ? Can you entertain dubl, can you direct children in their play? Can you do friendly viaitin , or mterviewina or inve.tigatiYe work ? If 10, tbe Bureau wants you. Write or call up its headquarter. at Room 519, 431 South Dearborn Street, and it will use its beat efforts to put you in touch with an opportunity for scrvice.
Says Ex-President William H oward Taft : It bas been gratifying to me to nOle tbe real patr iotic splnt sbown by tbe youn men of tbe universities and colleges of thi. count,.,. There is among them no jingo .pirit, no rejoicmg that we ha'le war, only a determination to do their duty and to vindicate the environment of academic education as a timulant o f patriotic ideal s. Young co llele men of this country are ,oing to fill the mOlt important part of tbe younger officers in the Army of the Republic, and we can count on Jhe;r making a great record as repreaentati"es of the educated men of the country. Every college man worth his salt is looking about to find a place in which he can be most useful. If he is deprived of the opportuni ty of going to the front, there are other p laces in which he can serve "They allO serve who only stand and wait,"-that is , tbose who ace 10 young as not to be e1iaible f or commis.ioDs may well keep themselves in prepantion for Iraduation when th e)' will be eli,ible. Those who are engaged in t echnical profcss ions indispensable to our proper military preeara· lion, like tbe medical profession and the profellion of en,ineering, .hou ld con tinu e that prepa.ration a t all haurd s.--Quoted by of Gamma P hi Deta.
Tire Scroll of Phi Delta Thtla has this interesting item.
Tbe American University Ullion in Europe baa been establilhed by the American University Alumni Association in France and a number of American colleges and univer.ities. The object is to provide (1) at moderate COlt a home with the privilelCl of a simple dub f or Ameri can eo Uele men and their friends passing through Pa ri. or on furlough: (2) a headqua,rtul for the various college bureau s already estab li shed or to be establisbed in France; (3) aid to institutions, paren", or friend. in securin, information about collell'e men in an forms of war service, reports of casualties, and (4) visits to the .ick and wounded , giving advice, and lC" i nl a a means of communication with men in tbe field
At the organization meeti ng of the union beld in New York City in July, representatives were present from ITa rnrd, Yale, Columbia, New York, Prince ton, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Tulane Universities, the Universities of Pennsylvani., Michl an, and \Vashinl'1on, Dartm ou th College. Massachusett. Institut e of TechnolQ&1, and College of the City of New York
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The union is to be managed by a board of nine trustees, lil[ of wbom ,ha ll be elected by the institutions and thr...... appointed, one each, by the Preside nt of the University Club of New York City, the Chairman of tbe Red Croal War Council, the Chairman of the Army and Navy Con,mittee of tbe lnternalional Young ),fen'. Christian Association. The immediate charge of tbe union will be in the band. of Professor, Nettleton, of Yale. and LaDsing, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A propos of the above the following extracts from the report of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Committee on Nati onal Service published in the Delta KtJPPIJ Eprilon Quarlnly is of intere.t.
Our fiut plan was to eltablish an entire ly separate .d .K }: Club in Pari. by renting a .m.n bouse or apartment, but we found Ihis would be both difficult and expensive. The American University Union in Europe waa organi%ed during the summer and con"i$lI of lOme fifteen or twenty o f the leading American Universities and coBeles, in addition to a subscribing membership from small institutions, University Clubs and other College organiulions. This Fraternity was unwilling to give up tbe opportunity to do subtitantial work for our members, and we are pleased to atate that the Board of Truatees of the Union has invited Delta Kappa Epsilon to take part, the first Fraternity asked to join on In equal basis with the Universities maintainin, Bureaus and having the management of this undertaking. .d K E was asked because of ill being one of the: large Fraternities, the one maintaining the largest headquarters and Club and the one carrying on an eJo:tensive organi%ed patriotic and military work in France. This orl!anization, of which we are now a member, has the approval of the United States Government, the authorities in Fran ce , tbe leading univeraities of the Country and th e organizations already on the field, including the Y. M. C A. and the Red Cross.
The famous Palais Royale Hotel has been leased for the period of the war as the location of our Headqua rters and Cluh. Thi. building is on tbe Place du Theatre Francais, just off Rue de Rivoli and near the Louvre and the Opera, and thus in the heart of Paris, as our Ileadquarters and Cluh is simi larly located in the heart and centre of life in New York. There are more than 200 bedrooms and all the facilities of a first class modern hotel and Club, giving every comfort and opportunity for the members. Arrangemenu have been made for prompt medical attendan ce and service of every kind for health, safety, and enjoyment. A X E will maintain a specia l Bureau or suite of rooms fOr our offices and private meeting places, with equal opportunity for the general fa c ilities of the entire building for our members.
We arc obliged to maintain in charge of tbi s Bureau and of our separate department a res ident Director or Secretary.
The following newspaper announcement is one the mo st important educationa l announcements concerning women that has appeared within the year. London, December 30. (Correspondence of the Associated Presa)-One of the grcatA!st charitable gifts in the history of India hal just been announced at Delhi. The Mabara; Kumar of Tikari, one of the wealthy native princes, has executed a deed of trust devoting his entire persona l estate to founding an in s titution for the education of Indian women. The property concerned is valued at about $7,000,000. In view of the much greater purchasing power of money in India, it is believed that the gift will accomplish as much proportionate ly as a gift of nearly ten t imes the size of En,land Or America.
Dependent membefl of the Maharaj's family have already been provided f or by separate funds , and all liabilities of the estate are duly secured. The acheme is for a strictly "purdah" residential institution, where th e girls will be trained and educated on the best m odern prmciples, from tbe age of five to eighteen. There will be: no question of caste or creed.
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gift o wed it inspir:uion la rgel y t o th e Mahnraj's wife who has been one o f the f o remos t nalive Indian women in the crusade ( or t he improvement of th e lo t or I ndian women. The Maliaraj hinl6el£ was onc of the first native prmces to fight in France, and haa .pcnt over tw o yean on th e bauJdicid He WII brought III) by EnJlish tutors in I ndia and has been a great travelle r
The Maharaf. wife, in a le tter describing the lift, say,:
"The education of women is a problem demanding tbe attention of .11 government. in eve,..,. country of the world. In Ind ia the issue il morc vital even than in other countries A younl mall leave. hils hom e in India to be educa ted ; he cornu, perhaPi. to the EnBlish uRivenity, and at the end of threq years he re turn home 10 marry an Indian girl of his own locia l position During hil days the young man has associated with cu lt ivat ed European s , ha s learned many of their ways, hal become used to clever. co nv ersa tio n and What about hil Indian bridd If he haa been brought up in the traditi ona l Indian way l he will be quite uneducated a ccording to \V estern s tandards, and will know little of life outlide her immediate .urroundilngs. All her days s h e will bave been kept in .eclusion, for the ultimate purpose of marriage at the age of o r fourte en.
,·It is I feel th e position of the Indilll girl 50 kecn 'y , I the grave dangers which their leneral inability 10 be real helpers entails, that I am so enthusialti c and so anxious to do a ll ) ca n to he ili
"My husband has a deed of tru s t o f his whol e c'Itate for th e founding o f an institution 10 Indian and Cmgalele girls, and has made it a n essen· lial point that creed and cas te I hall be no bar. \V e hope to in troduce into the I<: hool a thorough knowledge of English. A college will he built, and will include residen· lial quarters I ludentl will live. A girl can slay unlil the age 01 and this I thin'll: "ery iml>orlal1l , for th e p revailing ear ly marriage i n India at present cannot but prove t o Ihe phy sical well o f our wOlllen."
A lile for th e co llcge ha!1 hccl1 given by Si r Ali 1malll one of the leading nalive
Says Tire Scroll of Phi D e lta Theta:
The Univeniy of Louvain, damaged by fire and bombardment when cily WaR t a ken by the Germans in Ihe days of the war, is to be re l lored th rough Ihe effor ts of American educationa l institutions. The work will expenditure of $5,000,000. 11 is that committce who will have th e work in charge will be composed, of heads of some o f the leadina universit iel and colleaes of the States, and allO will illc1ude l everal prominent American financiers. Part of plan of reltoration will be to reillace the library SO far as possible. The Uni · versity of Louvain was founded in 1426 by P ope Marlin V. and Du'll:e Jobn of Bu r gundy. Prior to the war il had five facultiel and was by about 1,600 students. A(ter Ihe occupation o f Belgium by Germans many o£ the profelSOr. came to tbe States and n ow are attached 10 universities here,
ARROW m entioned in Ihis depa rtment the Latin -Am e ri ca n Fellowship recently established by the Association of Collegiate Alumn:e. One of our Exchanges reco rds thi s more recent Sll! )l in Pan Ameri canism .
A new bond North and South America is out lmed by Dr. Edwin Grant Dexter, President of In.tituo Na e ional de Panama who is plannina a Pan-American University. Twenty.one republics are interested Dr. Dexter would establish a point of academic, cu ltural con t ac t betw«n the tw o by means o f a Pan -Ameriun University at Panama, the middle place. of the a rallyin, point (or fellOWship and a co mm nn for welfare of all the twenty -one republic •• botb Norlh and South. But ucept (or location. it i. not to be an institution of Panama any more than of tbe States or Cuba or Chile or Bruil o r any other oation of the western half of the world All of th ese nations are t o be reprMeDted o n the board 0'£ trustees and bave an acti ve share in the work o( the university.
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Such a university already h.. been by the RepubJic of Panama , leven a c re. of land bordering 011 the United Siaies Canal Zone arc immediately available for the PUJ1)9IC, a mill ion dollan. ' worth of tchoo l buildi"" and dormitories already in operation u the property of the In,titut o Naciona) de Panama will be placed a t tbe temporary disposal of the new univeraily al toOn u i l i. nceded, and D r OCllter, ,..bo has been prclident of the 'Instituto Nadonal for five ycars, i. now in the United State_, authoriud by President Valdez of t he Panama R epUblic and by Gui llermo Andravc, the M inister of P ublic In§lruc tion, to explain the project to tbe United States Government and to individual and association. interested in both education and international good -will.
The Ancho,a of Delta Gamma ghes the following very encouraging , tate· ment of Dr. Marion L. Benton, the new p r esident of University of M i nne !K) (a , which was first p u blished in the lIt.nneap olis iour'lol.
The W:lr has ha,tel\C'd the development of a very lignificant tendency in uni· versity lif e. A f ew y.ears ago it could be laid o f co ll ege stude n L'I that their c hief int.erel t w not in .tudy and work but in athletica and .tudent activi ties, organir;ed and carried forward by student initiative . Condition. became 50 deplorable and public c riticism 10 severe that a rapid improvcment in collelle. and univenitiu has been distinctly noticeable i n th e last five yean. The war has not o nly hastened this highly com m e ndabl e t endency. Inll hto! made poss ib le the actual realization of the aim s which it embodies. Today .tudents study. 1ntcllec i ual effort, high .chol.rlhip, genuine intercst in the actual work of t hc clasYoom arc no longer ridiculed. A new .phit pervades th e co llegcs and a new atmosphocre Ilreva il s upon th.e campus of every universi t y. A ncw nOle of and ea r nC5 l ne$S is e verywhere diSl:ern· ible. Our e duca ti o n a l seelll to rea li :r:e more fu lly t han ever before tbe high a im and object for whilc:h they are oTllani:r:cd, namely, the t raining o f our youth fo r ludership and the Ilrc llaration of pro!'pect ive cititcns for loyal cciti lenship.Afitctlt:apolis JOI4,.tcal.
Themis o f Zetn Tau Alpha prints :l. long and interesting article on Ihi s recent gift to southern education.
In ordet: to increase facilitic s for it!! growth and t o in South a large woman's co ll elle, Dr. II J. Pearce, Pr esiden t o f Brena u Colleg.e, Gainesville, tia., ha s presented Ihe ('n tir e coll cge prOII('rty to a se]f' llCrpe tu al ing board of tru s t ees. The gift is absolutely free, th e on ly condition being that th e board raise an endowmen t f und o f $250,000. It has been made solely in th e interest of educational pro,reu, and i. one of th e n otabl e events o f recen t yean in the educational circles.
]n rel eas in g hi s ownership, Dr. P.earce receives no )I('(:uniary recompello1e, desp ite the fact that he has devoted 24 yean of his life t o the u pbuilding o f the college, and bas given large ly of his cap ital and of the Khoo l 's p rofit s t o Drenau durin, the yeara of operation under his management.
]n di ac ussin, th e matter, he said:
"I des ire t o see in the South a co ll ege for wome n whicb will compare in resources with similar i n s tituti o n s in th e North. The South is IIrowin, rich .. ery rapidly, and our peoille are able 10 e n dow such an instituti o n 1 believe that Brenau baa already the s t art-the buildmg Irounds, locati on, patronale , alumnz, curr iculum, etc most fav orable t o su ch a development.
"The only thing in the way is the private own ers hi p. I have n e ver considered myself anythin2 ot h e r than a I ruli tee o f the property. Ind eed. ever y man who holdli la rl(' property inlereatt, in the last a na lysis, holds as tru s tee of Ihat property for the public good. Thi s is eapecially true of co ll egCl. li enee, wha t I am doi ng: is merely i n creas ing th e bo ard o f t rus tees fr om one. myself. to thirty·si;r. I am asking these len tl eme n to Ihare with me Ih e of management of thi s prope rty which has already dedicated t hese ma ny yearl to the cau!I(' of educa t ion."
Planning Ahead
HAS enabled the L. G. Balfour Company to eonsiderably offset the continued rise in the cost of materials tbat center into the manufacture of jewelry, by contracting for large quantities previous to the headlong jump in prices. You may be assured that if our prices are the same as formerly, the quality is also the same-that is the best. If the prices are Til ised it is because it '8 the only alternative we have to maintain our quality in face of present conditions.
The new ' Balfour Blue Book continues to be the standard reference book of Fraternity Jewelry. Your address on a postal will bring you a copy.
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Attleboro, Massachusetts
Sole O.fficial Jeweler to Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
OFFICIAL PRICE LIST of PI BETA PHI BADGES
BALFOUR BLUE BOOK 1918
The Standard Reference for Pi Beta Phi Jewelry Featuring many Christmas Novelties
A postal will bring it to you with an illustrated price:list
PUBLIC,.4TIONS OF THE PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY
THE ARROW: Official
cuine 01 the Fraternity. Publ ished III October. December, lIarIL , and June Subscription price $1.00 • year; aineie copiea, 25 cents; life ,10.00. Sarah Pomeroy Editor, 46 Mountfort St.. BOlton. Ma.a.. Anna Rob inlon Nickenon (Mrs D. D ). Alumnae Editor, 14 Rockland Ave. , Malden, Mall. (in charlc of circ-ulatiao.)
"THE PI BETA PHI BULLETIN : Published in October. January. April, and June. Sent free to officer. and committee chairmen; lent to any Pi Beta Phi on receipt of 10 centa in stampa.
THE SONGS OF PI BETA PHI : 1914 edition is now ready. Contains all the old popular songl and many new ones. Price, ,1.50 • copy. For sale by MilS Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln. Neb.
THE PI BETA PHI CATALOGUE : 1911 edition contains liato of all members of the fraternity to date by chapten and classes, alphabetical and geographical lists, deceased members, and biographi· c. informati on. Pr ice, ,1.00 a copy. Order through the Grand Treasurer , M iss Anne Stuart, 1906 D St. , Lincoln, Neb.
THE CONSTITUTION : 1913 ed ition . price, 25 conto a copy . Order through Miss Anne Stuart. 1906 D St.. Lincoln. Neb.
THE PI BETA PHI SYMPHONY, artistically lettered in on a decorated card .• Price . 30 cents. Order through Mill Anne Stuart, 1906 D St. , Lin coln, Neb.
THE PI BETA PHI HISTORY : 1915 edition is now ready. Conta :ns a complete record of our fraternity activity from found in, until the present date. Price, $1.25 a copy Order throug!: Mi •• Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln. Neb.
ENGRA VEO POST CARDS bearing the Pi Beta Phi coat -ol- ann • . Price , 5 cents apiece ; .ix for 25 cents . Sold for the benefit of the Set tl ement School. O,der throug " iss Elm ina Wilson, 452 West 149th St. , N e w York
PI BET A PHI SEALS for use on inv itations. place-cardl . etc., put up in boxes of 2S each . 10 boxes to the carton (see special notice on page 13 6 .) Sold for the benefit of the Settlement School. Order through Mrs. H. C. Wallace. 37th St.• a " John Lynde Ucad. On Mo in ." Iowa .
PI BETA PHI BOOK-PLATE: Prints Irom the book-plate pre s ented to the fratern ity at the 1912 convention may be obtained from A. C. McClurg & Co. , 218-224 South Wabash Ave .• Chicago . IlL
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PI BETA SETTLEMENT SCHOOL BEQUESTS
Legal title for use in making wills ;a"The Pi Beta Phi Settlement of the Pi at Gatlinburg, Tenn."
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