Each. date duignatcd in extra heavy type has a significance which is expla i ne d in the fo llowin g information.
March I. ChapleT corrcsponding sccrclarr ahout.! send comllle!c li sts o f ac t ive nH'mbers for the second le m ute r t o the Grand Trcasurf'r, (;ralll l Secretary, Province President, and .\hllllll C "::ditor; li sts of chapter oflicers for the second ,emnl r to all members of the (irand CounCil and to the Province Presiden t, aud nam es of those leaving college to the Alunllu: Editor,
March 4 Fraternity exam i nation. If d te io; not convenient confer with your examiner pre"ious to this date according to ins t ructiOlls ill Janua ry Bl4l1eti"
- March S.
March 15 Chaptcr shoulll send semiannual dues to th c Grantl ' rr easurer.
M arc h 30. Chairman of chapter cammitll'(' on scho l arship should send mid-s('mest('r npor! to ,n em b er of standing COll1Tlli ll ee t o wholl1 her chapter is a<;sig n ed. The Pi Beta Phi Settlement School year closes at this datc.
Apri l 12 . Alumna'! cluh l11:lil 31ul11l1.c pcr!'onah to Alumna!:
Apr i l 15 , Chapter leiter. All mat erial for the June AItHOW re< l ues ted in The Bullelill issued Allril I is due on date. I t should 1)(' prepared 1111(1 mailed on or April 10.
April 28. Found ers ' Day. Alumu:J.' unite with neares t active chaptet' i n celebration of the e"l·nl.
April 29 Annual report of clubs o;houl,1 be mailed to th e Alumn:c Editor of TilE Aunw. They must be i n he r hands by 5. Thi s means that t he report should be written before Founders' Day and an account of the celeh ration Inserted or added direc tl y after and the mss. mailed, April 29.
Apr il 30 Alumna! dubs e l ect oRicrr!'.
May I. B eginni ng of alumna! fiscal year.
May 1. Chapter cO r reS I)o nding <;houl.1 send annual report to all of the (; r:ulll Council and to Province Prt:':Sld ('llt.
May 1. Chapter sholllli senti to th(' Alumna! Io:dilor a re\'ised lists of girl! graduating o r permanently leaving coileil'!! in JUlI e together with their pennanent home addres"es.
- Ma y 25.
June I.. Chapter cornsponding should send Itsts of offict:':u for th e fall __ .!r to all members of the Grand Counci l and to the ProvIIlce President. and shou ld be sure that all inuiates for th e year ha\e b('en reported to the Gralld Secretary. Chapter corresponding secre tarr send to Cata l oguer copy of chaptt:':r list with adrlresses ( if published by the chapter .
June I. Chapter Panhellenlc r epre!ient.atn·c shou\.! send to fraternIty III Xational Panhdlcnic d('tai)ed report on Panhel· lenic conditions in her colle,e. Chairman f chapter committee on shoultl sc.-nd her '!i u mm('r and final report of the work of her committee to of standing comm i llC'C'
to "holll het i§ assigned; also her !lumlller addrcss to chairman of .\Ir'l I\. Ta .lIlahi11, 401 Thi r SlIee t , Lewi!>lon, Idaho
J un e 15 Cha i rman of chlpter committee 011 "cholarshil' shou l d make Slire that the stCO I\(: report dilly reco rded on X. I '. C. l\:lllks has reachell th e standing commillee. Chapter correllponding secretaries shou ld send names, photographs , and brief typew rittell of al! e l ected to <I' H K or other honor s tud e nts, to i\ l u. <: e orge \V_ Tallllahil ' , "Oo! Third St, I. ,"isto n , [ll"ho.
june 20. AnnU li Rep o rtl of Nat ion al O ffic ers, Pro,- ince \·icl'-.resil\ent;;, ami Chairmen of Sianding Commillees s ho ultl be sent to Grand Sec-etary for usc at summer meetilll{ of the Grand Council. All rr(>orls sholl!d
july l. \ nllllal meeting of Cram! Council. Io:xact (Iale to he announced_ September I. Chairman of chapter on scholanhip s h ould senti to member of staml i ng commitlee to "hom her chapter ;s as"iglletl and also to the c ha irman , Mrs. C:t'orge \\ '. Tannahil l 402 Third 5t r ee t, I .t' is t on. I daho, her for th l' college )'l·ar. 10
Septem ber IS. Chapter officers meet and prepare for th e new college year. ( Th e exact dale oi this meetillg must be determined in each chapUr by the date of th e open i ng of co\'ege.)
Septem b er 25 Chap t er co r responding secretaries should send comple t e li sts of active members to the (; ra nd T re1sure r, Grand Secretary. Province Pre sitient, aud AlumnlC Editor; also send \Iumlt;!' Editor lists of names and addresses of girls active in JUlie but n ot in September, gi\'illg la!>! addre»s at willch .\IICOW was received.
O ctober 10 CIl1]!ter correspo nding <;ewl i ll t o (; rand P res ident and Grand \'ice-p rC '>itll'lIt name" of , \ dvisory Committee.
O ctober 15 Chapt e r Treasurer hould send em l annual to the Grand Treasurer
O ctob er 21. \ 1um:1'\.' club secretaries mail a1umn:r to AllImlla' Ed itor.
OClo l:er 25. Chapter letter and a1\ materia l requested for th e December AllOW in Tilt' Bwflt't!p, the first week In Octoher due 011 this date. It shou ld he prepared and mailed 011 or before October 20.
N ov embe r IS. Annual dues of should be senl tn the Pr o\-ince Vic('.pre.!OidenlS_
N ov em b er IS Chapter I'anh ellellic reprcsent"tiv(' should make to fraternity representath'e report 011 I'anhellenic condi tions ill her college.
22 Chairman of chapter committee on scho lan hip should "end to member of 51anJing committee to whom her chapter i'l assigned midr('pol"l Oil work of hu committee.
-Decembe r 10
• All notices intended fof' the next of nu" Pi Brill {'hi Bulleli./ 'Ihould be in the hands of the Editor on this date.
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OtJicial Publication oj the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
VOLUME XXXIV JUNE, 1918 NUMBER 4
SARAH POMEROy-RUGG, Editor
Table of Contents
All manuK/illu should be addreued to the Editor. Sarah P omeroy·Run (Mrs. F. A.). 201 DaVIS Ave., Brookline, Mus.
Material intended (or public:ation mu s t reach th e Editor five wee.ks before date of pub lica t ion.
THE Auow i. publi lhed four lim n a year, in October. DecemMr, March and. J une at 450 to 454 Ahnaip Street. Menasha Wi •. , by Banta, ofticial printer and publisher to th e fraterntt,.. Subscripti on Ilrice $1.00 per year; 25 cents for Ii ngle copie•.
Entered u second<lau mat1er Oc:tober 20. 1909, a t the pOltoffice at Menasha, Wil" undeT the Act of ConiTes. of Alarch l. 1819.
FRATERNITY DIRECTORY
FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY
Maleic Campbell ................ .. .... _. .•. Thyoe Institute, Chase City, Va.
Libbie Drook·Caddi•...........•...•..... 1009 S. Filth St., Champaip. Ill .
Ada Bruen -Grie r ..........•...•... 16 N. Fremont St.. Bellevue, Pa
WASHINCTON ALPHA-University of Washington, Jenness Bonnell, 4SJS 18th Ave. N. E., Seattle, Wash.
BETA-Washington State College, Il:.trrict Phisler, i04 Campus Ave., Pullman, Wash.
STANDING COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON EXTENSION-Emmeline Carter Sherman (Mrs. E. C.), 2003 El Cerrito Place. Hollywood, Cal.; Edith Valet, 32 M arion A ve., Palisade, N. J .• Mary de Carmo, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Gn.
COMMITTEE ON ScHOu.K5HIP-Anna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W.), 402 Third St., Lewiston, Idaho; Elsa Schlicht Conners (Mra. J. T.), s.. Casterton Ave., Akron, Ohio; Abbie Lnngmaid, Cranite Falls. Minn; Florence Lewis, 2642: Pillsbury Ave., Minnea,wlis, Minn.; Mrs. C. \-V Mitchell, U. S. Marine Hospital, Staten Island, N. Y.; Mrs. R. S. Holway, 2:577 Buena Vista Way, Berkeley, Cal. COMMITTEE ON CUAP£R.ONS-Effie Patch, Pi Beta Phi IIouse, Iowa City , Iowa; Minnie K. Organ, Salem, Mo. i Roberta Campbell Bowen (Mrs. Ralph), 801 Ostrom Ave., Syrnculoe, N. Y.
CO)UUTTEE ON FKATERNITY. EXAMINATIONs-Grace H ancher-Beck (Mrs. Bur· ton), Campbell lIotel, 2Jrd and 1I0yt Sts., Portland, Ore.; Helen Richard. son, 18 lIigh SI., Newport, R. I.: Florentine Cook, IJ9 Hillside St., Hillsdale, Mich.; Florence Schee, I<m. ISoJ, 20<) S. State St., Chicago, 111.; Mildred Poley C. W.), 102:0 151h St., Boulder, Colo.; Harriet Wilmont Caldwell (Mrs. Wallace K), 2226 Loring Place, New York City; Mrs. Th esle T. Job. F3.in' hild St .• Iowa City, Iowa i Mrs. A. L. Eaton, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Winona Basset, 16S N. Madison St., Pasadena, Cal.
COAlMI'M"EE ON UNO[IIW/,\I)IL\ 'rv. f.o \N FIINIl·-Jennie L. Rowell, 26 Summit St., Burlington, Vt.; l\lildred Babcock (l\ lr s. If C.), Dedham, Mass.; Elmina Wilson, 124 E 27th St.• New York, N. Y.; Anne Stuart, 11.)06 D St., Lincoln, Neb., ex officio.
COMMITTEE ON SETTLEMENT ScHOOL-Mrs. Arthur Richardson, Sheridan Rd., llnd Van Dorn, Lincoln, Neb., chairman nnd treasurer; Nina Harris Allen (Mrs. F. J.), 420 Lake St., Oak Park, III.; Jennie D. Allyn, 286 Massach.usetts Ave., Arlington, Mass.; Louise Van Sant , R. F. D. No.2, Adamsville, Ala.; Elsa Schlicht Conners (Mrs. James), 8.t Castcrton Ave.; Akron, Ohio; Mildred Steele Doyle (Mrs. F. A.), 1404 Main St., Galesburg, III.; Mary Phillippi, 2310 California St., Omaha, Neb.; Lena May Harper Trotl (Mrs. A. B.), 4101 E. 22nd Ave., Denver, Colo.; Leda Pinkham Wilbur (Mrs. H " B.), 434 JSth Ave., Seattle, Wash.; Anne Stuart, C)06 0 St., Lin· coIn, Neb., ex officio.
COatMITTEE ON PJl.OFESSIONAL GUIDANCE-Central Dureau. New York City; Chairman, Alleyne Archibald, 70 Fifth Avenue; Mrs. Burdette Lewis, Bronxville, N. Y. i Miss Aida Wilson, 124 E. 27th St., New York i Mrs Berton Maxfield, 3058 Bedford Ave., Drooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. H orace Mann Snyder, S30 Riverside Drive, New York City.
COWWITTEE ON' Anow Flu-Delia Conger, 381 N. Prairie St , Gale,bur , Ill.; Edith L. Carpenter, Peace Dale, R I.
CO MHITTIE OK FaLLOWSHIP FUND--Sophie Parsonl Woodman, 561 Welt t86th St., New York, N. Y.; Adelaide Rothert, 1416 Grove Ave , Ri chmond, Va.j Martha Gray, 294 Virginia Park, Detroit, Mich.; M arie Gates, 532 Cherry St., Springfield, :Mo. ; Lois Wilkin so n ·Chri s tian (Mrs. Palmer), 113 8 E. 44th SI., Chicago, Ill.; Merle KissickSwain (Mrs. Frank G .), 232. California St., San Francisco, Cal.; Zelva Mecklem, 706 Campus Ave., Pullman. W ash.; Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb., ex officio.
CHAIRMAN' BUREAU or PaINTING-Sarah Pomeroy -Rugg (Mrs. F. A.), 201 Davi, Ave., Brookline, Ma s•.
N o rman R . Prickett, in ch arge Manual Training, Athleti cs and Indu s trial Sales, Principal of School j Ruth Meacham, Ill inois Delta, Advanced Grade., Music, Libr a r ian; Em ily Burton, Kin derga rten a n d Primary Grades, House Man ager; Estella M. Pr icke tt ( Mrs. Norman R.), ' $ewing, Cooking, and Girl s' In dust r ial 'York, in cha rge of Settlement W ork a mo ng Women and Children; and Marjorie J ackson, Wi sconsin Al p ha, Int e rmedia te Grades, Secret ar y o( the Sehool all address Gatlinbure. Tennelsee.
ALUMNA> DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
SZCUTAIY FOIt Tn. ALUM,., AND GUND VJ Ca·PHSIDIHT-Nin& Hurl. Allen (Mn. F. J .} t 420 Lake St., Oak Park, llI . ALUWN.t: EDITOl-Anna Robinson Nickerson (Mrs. D. D.>, 14 Rockland An., Malden, Mau.
ALPHA PROVINCE
VIC&·PR.UIDINT-Ieonie B. Allyn. 286 Massachusetts Ave ., Arlinrton, Mas•. BosTON, MASS.-Louise H oeh , 21 Marcella St ., Roxbury, Mass.
DUBFA-LO , N. Y.-E lla M. Donn ocke r, 333 15th St.
BURLINGTON, VT.-Jennie R owell , 26 Summit St.
NOITHDN hh:w YORK-Dorothy Cleaveland, Canton, N. Y. NIW YOlK, N. Y.-Lavinia Cunningham·Cook (Mrs. Frank) , 49 Miles Square Rd., Yonkers, N. Y.
ROC II&STII. N. Y.-Floren ce Ford, 243 Plymouth Ave. SYRACUSE, N. V .-Ge rtrude SkerriU Brooki (Mrs. ] . W. >, 928 Ackerman Ave . TORONTO, CANADA-Endly Green, 124 Bloor 5t. W.
WISTl_H MASSAc nusETTs ALUJ,(NAt-Edna Bean-Miller (Mrs. Franz C.), 97 Spring St., Springfield, Mus .
BETA PROVINCE
VICE-PUlIDENT-Louise Van Sant, R. F. D. 2, Adam sv ille, Ala.
BALTIMOU, MD .- Helen Atwood, 28oc) St. Paul St.
CARUSU, PA .-Lydia M. Gooding, 361 W. High St. PHILADELPIIIA, PA.-Lavinia King, 429 W. Union St. , We st Cheste r, Pa. PIT1"SBUlCH, PA.-Helen B. Clark, 5407 Friendship AVI RI CHM OND, VA .-Mary William s, 930 W. Grace St. WASIIINCTON, D. C -Dorothy SmaUwood -Geare (Mrs. Reginald), S Leland St Chevy Chase, Md .
AKRON,Olllo-May Le wi s-Do rman (Mrs. H. L.). 87 Good St. ANN ARBOR, MI CH.- Dorothy Tuttle - Hage rman (Mrs. D. 1038 E. Huron Sl.
ATHINS, OHIo-Mary Reah Wood (Mrs. James), 34 Washington St CLEVILAND, OHIo-Mildred Vorce, 18S5 E. 75th St. COLUMBUS, Olllo-Maud M c Alpin e-Ogden (Mrs. E. P.) , 333 K i ng Ave DlmtOIT, MI CH.-Beatrice Huff, 51 Avery Ave FRANKLIN, IND.-Pearl D o ty \Valt ers ( Mrs vt n.), 497 W J efferson. I1ILLSDALl, Ml c lI.-Jane Whitney , 3 W est St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.- Marj o ry Mull e n, 1525 N. Meridian St OHIO GAMMA ALUMN!£. CLUB-Ellen F. Boyer, 437 S. Poplar St., Du cy rul, Ohio.
T
OLEDO, OHIO-Helen Browning Powell (Mrs. Frank) 2312 Ave. SoUTJlWISTERN INDIANA-Marie West, 50 1 Washingt on Ave ., EVllJl sv ille, Ind DELTA PROVINCE
VICI-PRISIDENT-Mildred Steele Doyle (Mrs. F. A.), 1404 Main St., Galelbure-, III
CAITHA GI, lu_-Mrs. Ellen Ferril Scofield, 502 Locust St. CHICAGO, ILL.-Carrie Flager Schantz (Mrs. O. M.), 521S W . 24th St., Cicero, III.
CaNTRAI. lu -Euni ce Sheldon · Weaver (Mrs. Leslie), 507 Park Ave • Cham· paign, III.
DECATua,II L.-Adele Murphy, 665 W. Prairie Ave. Fox RIVll V 4.J.UV, ILI - V e ra Mills - Haege r (Mrs. Edmund 11 .), Ill. GALESBUIC, II.l --Ceorginn Pugh - Radcliff (Mrs. E T .), 712 Beech e r Ave. MADISON , WIS.- Helen Kayser, 802 E. Gorham St. MINNIAPOLI S AND ST. PAUl , MINN.-Edna M. Drown, 909 4th St. S. E., Minne · apolis.
MONMOUTH ALUHN CLUB-Amanda Knuppel - Green (Mrs. C. C.), 218 E 2nd A
PEOR IA, ILL.-Nina M Sengenbe r ger, 933 Glen Oak Ave. SPRINOFIEI.D, Ju - lI aze l Todd M e:1den (Mrs. D. S.), l OIS'S. 4th St. SouT1r DAKOTA ALuwN.c- Helen Dayto n Mak (Mrs Leo), 712 W. 16th St.. Sioux Falls. S. D.
EPSILON PROVINCE
VI CE' PRESIDENT-Ma r y Phillip pi, 231 0 Cali Co rnia St., Omaha, Neb
AMES, I OWA-Ruth Cessna, Station A.
A RKANsAs--Aure ll e Burn side, 1856 Battery St., Litlle R ock.
BURLINGTON, I OWA-Je ssie M. Thom as, 109 W ood lawn Ave
CEDAR RAPIDS, I owA- Mer ti e Ra mey- Ro se nberge r ( Mr s C E ), 1720 1 St A ve E. DES Mou .:s. I OWA-Anna Ros s C larke (Mrs. C. 1-1.), 1510 9 th S t.
FA Y&Tr&VlLLE, A aK.- Eleano r Forwood, Rogers. A rk . INDIANOLA, I OWA-Anita Bl ohm - Latta ( Mr s. L. M.).
I OWA CITY, I OWA-E l ouise Ke ssle r -O'Brie n (Mrs. Geo. J ), 321 E. Churc h St. KANSAS C ITY, MO.- Mi ss Rowena Campbe ll, 714 Brookside, Mt. W as hington, Kansas Cit,y, Mo.
L AWRENCE, KAN.-E i lnll R. Dart, 1126 Louisi:m3. St LINCOL N, NBB.-J e nnie Whitm ore-Barnes (Mrs. N. I-r.), 1848 Pr ospec t St MANHA TTAN, KAN .-Edna H ood Lantz (Mrs. Chas.), 830 H ous t on S t. MT. PI. EASANT, I OWA-Bertha Aug sp urge r -J ohnson (1\I r s. Edwin V.). 603 E. W as h ington St_ O WAHA, NEB., AND COUNC IL BLUFFS, I OWA - H e l en Pri ce-Th o m tll (Mrs. Clay), 5020 Nich o l as S t., Omaha.
ST . JOSEPH, Mo.-Ch a rl otte Allen , 2810 She rm an Ave.
SNl:INCF I EI.D Mo.-Mar ie Gates. 532 Che rr y St. gT LOUIS, Mo.-H e le n Me Cargo, 54 13 Bnrtm c r Ave. S IOUX C ITY, l owA.-ll elen Beck, 3026 Nebraska SI. T OPE KA, KAN .- Frede ri ca Bullene W oodward (Mrs. Chester), 834 Buchanan St.
ZETA PROV IN CE VI CI - PR&SIDINT-Lena Har pe r Trott (Mrs. A. B.). 41 0 1 E. 22nd Ave. , Denver, Colo
ARDllORE , Cobb Fort (Mrs. Wm D.), 605 N. \V 0 51. AUSTIN, Tn .- M elita F a ust-Gaet h ( M rs. Ralph C.) Enfield . Au stin. BOULD ER, COLO.-Dorothy Chitte nd e n , 1605 Hill s id e Road. C ASPAR. Wyo -E th el McGrath-Cover t (Mrs Pitt, Jr.), Apt. F, I dea l Apt s CoLORADO SPRINCS-Elizabeth Davison, 224 E Vamp:. St , Col ora do Springs. DALlAS, TEx.- Lui :. C. Turner, 2722 Fairmounl Ave. DENVER, COI.o.-Will a Roe sch-Foot e ( Mr s. T .. P.). ' S IT Logan Ave . HO USTO N, TEX.-Na o mi Peacock Cosby (Mrs. Rodman), 2308 Genesee Ave LARAMIE, Wyo - Margaret Mullison, 711 S. 8th St. P UF.BI..o, COLO.- lf a rri e tte Il ill , '301 Grand Av.e WA CO, TEX .-M on ette Col gin-Hanna (Mrs. lot.) , H)Ol Austin St .
ETA PROVINCE Vl c r; - PRESIOI.NT-Leda Pinkham Wil bur ( Mrs 1-1. n.) , 434 3 5th Ave , Sea ttl e , W as h CINTRAL M ONTANA-Edith Baker - Giduz (Mrs. Hugo) , ll46 W. P orphyry S t. , Buttt. M ont.
EASTIRN M ONTANA-Grace Bailey, no N. 30th St., Apt. 3. Billings, Mont Los AN CEUS, CAL.-Grace P ost, 707 N. M arengo A ve., Cal. NEVADA-Dorothy I I iggins. 43i Grnnite St., R eno.
CAUPORNIA-Ruby R ober l s Rich3.tdson (Mrs. Stanley), 54 Tannel R oad, Berkeley P ORTLAND, Ou.-Gert r ude Blackmar, 438 E 52nd 5t. PI BETA Pili RICISTER-Hotel P ortland . SAN OUtGO. E: J. Best, '717 Front 51. SUTTLE, W AS I(.-(PI'f:" SoUND Al.I rMN : Ir. B. Densmore, 4230 14th Ave N.
SPOKANE, W ASII.-Vera Pe:ls ley- ' Vi c kersh:.m ( M rs. C. E.), S. 509 Cedar SI.
P j Beta Ph i M a g ui ne Subscription Agen cy_ For /,./or".al;on address: Bl a n che C. Rei sinre r, 235 E. LaCayette Ave , B a ltim ore. M d
The Pi Beta Phi Calenda r for 1917 - 18 (see inside cover page) has been compiled with great care. Please use it. Read it ca refully, find out what dates apply to your work and then be prom pt in the performance of your duties.
Every effort is made to kee p our Direc tory up to date. If you notice a mistake in name or address, the Editor will welcome the correction.
Notice the list of publications of Pi Beta Phi on the inside back cover .
NOTICE T O SUBSCRIBERSI
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· WILLS and DON'TS
PRE AM BLE
A 1nerica shall win this war! 7'haefore, I tvill work, I will save, I will sacrifice, I will endure, I will fight cheetfully and dp my lttmost lUI if the w hole out901ne of this str-uggle dep ended l£pon me alone.
WILLS
1. I will observe al ways the I-I oover l· egu lations.
2. I will buy candy and ice cream not more than once a week .
S . I toill give t 'ime to the R ed C,'OSS every weelc.
4. I wi ll be prompt
5. I will not accept flowers.
6. I wi ll turn out the lights.
7. I wi ll1l! inimize the ltSe of t axis.
DON' TS
1. D on't comp lain of p "i va tions caused by th e war.
2. D on't forg et the clean plate.
S . D on't spend l£nnecessarily.
4 . D on't be on the "de linquent list. "
5 D on't forg et the gospel of thrift.
6. D on't be late to assembly.
7. D on't be a slacker in observing these rt£les .
• TAil cod, adopt.d by Uti PaM.llfJnic ,,".octalioft o f til. Umverrity of dri:ona hQ8 bem tab" from the chapter a.r it 'p.cial
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C O NCE R NING CONVENTIO
At last our long-anticipated convention is to be a reality I It will be held at "The Inn," Charlevoix, Mich., June 29 -July S, 1918.
In reply to the "Why Charlevoix," which you will probably hear on many sides, OUl' Grand President bas answered:
1. \Var conditions have eliminated Lake Geneva as a meetingplace. This being the only possibility near Chicago, except that of going a second time to Evanston, where convention was held in 1912, we decided in favor of Charlevoix.
2. "The Inn," Charlevoix, is one of the few summer hotels will· ing to give us exclusive privileges after the middle of June .
3. Charlevoix offers the attractions of beautiful location with comp lete isolation, but also with the advantage of the best hotel accommodations at a very reasonable American plan rate.
4. The auditorium is excellent, the swimming and boating good, in fact there is eve ry facility for a wholesome, simp l e outdoor couvention, free from the distractions of a g reat city, where we can all gd together and "think things through."
These reasons are conclusive. Only those of us who live in Chicago and have tried to lo o k up hotel rat es and arrangements for a Chicago convention really know how impractical it would be to hold ou r convention there from the standpoint of finances and outside attractions.
Charlevoix, The Beautiful, as it is sometimes called, is a city of 3,000 inhabitants, nestling on the east shore of Lake Michigan, about SlAty miles from the Straits of Mackinac, in the heart of the Michigan resort country. The scenery abont is varied, rugged, and picturesque.
Completely surrounded by a dense growth of giant trees is uThe Inn," one of the best conducted summer resort hotels in the north country . It is built on the first of a series of terraces which ri se gradually from Pine Lake, an inland expanse of water less than a mile east of Lake Michigan. To the north of liThe Inn" is a strip of virgin hard wood j to the south is Round Lake, forming a waterway connecting Pine Lake with Lake Mi c higan and makjng a safe
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harbor "The Inn" with its many verandas is attractive to approach and on entering onc finds a cozy homelike lobhy with scores of easy chairs. "1'0 the right is a cha rmin g dining · r oom, which sholl Id be a favorite meeting pla ce for us all. This large rectangular room where a ll can see and hea r should be ideal for our banquet which will be the c lima x of our happy days tog ether.
The auditorium or detached ballroom where our sessions will be held has a cove r ed passage - way for bad weather, but we h ope to saunter to it through the park
The P erc Marquette Railroad , which operates liThe Inn," their manager, Mr . Andrew I. Creamer, who also co nducts the Hi gh land Pines Inn at Southern Pines, N. C., and his efficient staff are very desirous of pleasing us. The Thetas , who held their convention there last ye..u, all most enthusiastically r ecommend it, lias the best ever ."
M US HiOO)I S, AT
CtfARLEVOIX-TII£-BEAVTIFUL
Convention hours are busy ones hut still there should be some time in the afternoons to renew old friendships and begin new ones, to explore among the other attractive resorts in the neighborhood and to take exercise in the form of hor.,t!hack riding, go l£, tennis, o r swimming and boating on Pin e l.ak e.
-TilE PR OGRA M
At the present writing , details of co nv e lltion program a r e not s ufficiently ad ,'a nced (o r publication The June flu/ht;" will co ntain morc information on this subject. Some of the histori al features prepared for last year will be given and SOUle innovations in keeping with the spi rit of the times will be incorporated.
The only formal occasio n will he a H oo verized banquet closing the patriotic exercises on July 4 . Elaborate dress will not be suitab le. One simple evening gown, an afternoon dress, plenly of blouses to wear with the travelin g suit and any (.'quiplllent {or the special outdoor sports you wish to indulge in arc all that is necessary. Bring an ext r a wrap and some warm clothing for the coo l evenings of this northern r esort.
COSVENTION 11 0'1'[,1. ANNOUNCE M ENT
During convention Pi Phi will have exclusive use of liThe fnn" which accommodates 400 guests. However, our friends and relatives (who are very co rdially invited t o share our va c3 tioll at C harlevoix) and any over fl ow of J>i Phis, which we hope wc will havc, ca n he accommodated at other Charlevoix hotels. The Belvidere close by or The Charlevoix Bea ch Il otel ca n be r eco mmended. Our rates at "The Inn " arc vcry good oncs-$3.00 per day per person, two in a r oom. Reservations for co nventi o n should be made through Mr . A. r. Creamer, The Inn, Cha rl c, 'oix, before J,,"e 20 People making the reservatiolls will, of course, sccure th e 11I0St desirab l e rooms. B e sure to give the 1I0m( of each member of the party for whom ll(}" arc mohillg resrr: 'o l;o fls. to avoid duplications. If it is desired to be ensuitc with o r neaT friends who have made pr evio us reservatiolls give necessaTY details of infoTmation and e\'e TY· thing possible will be dOlle to accommodate you.
CONVENTION VIA CIIICAGO
Those Pi Phis going to Charle"oix via Chicago are invited to r each Chicago some tim e the morning of Friday, June 28. An effort will be made to have Pi Phis at s tations to meet train s co ming in whell
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possible if we know time of arrival. The Chicago College Club on the seventeenth floor of the Stevens Building, 17 N. Wabash Ave., will be Pi Phi headquarters. An information bureau will be established and there will be opportunity to clean up and rest in an attrac · tive place. A luncheon will he served where we can all be together. The Chicago Pi Phis are eager to get acquainted with you and this will afford an opportunity to meet those who will be unable to a ccompany us on to Charlevoix. In the afternoon the Illinois E chapter will entertain with a tea.
CONVENTION VIA DETROIT
Detroit will be the meeting pla ce fo r the with II headquarters at the Statler Hotel.
eastern delegations Arrangements for a
reunion similar to the one planned i,n Chicago are being made by the Detroit alumnre club. All d elegates or visitors living near Detroit or expecting to pass through the c ity o n June 28, should writ e to the club president, Mrs. J o hn B. Jewell, 40 Hazelwood Ave ., Detroit, bfich.
IMPORTANT
ARRA NG : MENT S' F u R CONn: NTJON
Buy your railroad tick ets fr om h o m e or your starting point direct to .Charlevoix, Mich ., arriving there on the Perc Marquette Railroad via Grand Rapids, M ich ., Detroit, Mi ch., Toledo, Ohio, o r Chicago . These will all be meeting places for Pi Phis and starting points of the Pere Marqu ette R eso rt train s. Be s ure to ask for summer tourist
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raid which will p robably be in u sc this s umm er just as heretofore, lhough the wa r Ia.>· will be added.
Our train for Charlevoix will leave the above starting points on Friday, ] uly 28, as foll ows: L eave--
Chicago.
D elr oi t ...
6 :00 P. M.
7 :00 P. M. * T o ledo 3:10 P. M
Grand Rapids ...
11 :50 P. "
All cars arrive at Charl evoix in one train at 7:00 A. M' J Saturday , June 29, in time for b reakfast at The Inn.
The Chicago train will carry an a 1a ca rt e diner wh e re d i nn e r ca n be secured on l eavi ng Chicago.
Repres entatives of th e Pere Marque tt e R ailroad will receive and take cafe of all applications for Pullman reservatio n s from their various starting p oi nts . Th ese r turoations sen t th em must be accompanied by clllCk or money order to cove r su c h transportati o n as may be desired . It is important that this be dotu at O rlCl.
Because of government con trol of the raiJroads, to facilitate troop movements, supplies, etc., it will be imp ossi ble to have a special train for us. We will, however , have o ur o wn special cars, providi ng, of course, that we give th e railroa d s uffi c i ent ti.m e to them in thi s day' o f railroad congestion. Be stl r e your place in th e Pi Phi Special Ca rs is secure by sending in for your reservatioll at once.
Apply to o ne of th e following Pere Marqu e tt e representatives:
Mr. O L. Kinney, 226 S. Clark St., Chicago.
Mr. J. K. Cooper, 628·629 Ohio Building, Toledo, Ohio.
Mr J. W. K ea rns, 26 Fort St. W., Detroit , M ich.
Mr. Neil D e Youn g, Morton H ouse Bl ock , Grand R apids, Mi ch .
From Lowe r Uppe r Sei:tion Compar-t· ment
• ( rom Toledo arrive in Detroit at 5 ; 15 r. If . and leave with Detroit Pi Phil at 7 :00 r. 111
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Baggage-- \V hen you write to the Pere Marquette Represenlative for your Pullman r ese rva'ri ons, be sure t o state h ow many pieces of baggage you will c h eck to Charlevoix. I dentification baggage tags , one for each piece, will be sent you with your Pullman rese r vations by the railroad. These will facilitate your baggage being p r oper ly handled and insure prompt delivery to your room after it rea ches Charlevoix.
The government has not definitely fixed the summer touri s t r ates so it impossible to publish them here. App l y to a n y of the r epre. sentatives mentioned above or ask your loca l tick et agent to secu r e for you th e rate to Charlevoix and return, including the war t ax.
F o r any othe r information d es ired co n ce rning transportation , baggage, or day in Chicago write to the Chairman of Transportation, Mrs. K ate Freund J ewitt, 1656 West Garfield Blvd ., Chicago, III. For informatio n on othe r matters address the Grand Guide-Miss In ez \ Vebster-325 N. Prajrie St., Ga l esbu r g, Ill.
THE FIELD OF VOCATIONS
By KATHERINE F . BALL
(Last fall the University of Minne sota appointed Miss Ball, a graduate of W e ll es ley College, resident vocational advise r (or women. This is the first university in the co untry to c reate suc h a position and Miss Rail's work h as attracted much allention. TIfE ARROW appreciates her cou rt esy in writing Ihis article.-ED1T01.)
College girls are in a peculiarly trying situa tion during these days of war time stress and strain . On eve ry hand men and women are
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called away to bpecial war service. Tales of heroic sacrifice, of selC·forgetting devotion, of thrilling adventure fill the papers. It is no wonder that the routine of lessons and laboratory work seem unusually prosaic, and that students long to lea\'c college Cor soml! more immediately useful work, to do "some deed of noble worth."
But it is more important than eyer for women students to secure the best possible training before offe ring themselves for patriotic service. The call for workers is not for the unskilled, the "good hearted," but for the seasoned worker whose worth has been tested. }"'o r this rcason President Wjlson has advised all those who have to do with educational policies to urge young men and young women whosp can be spared to enter technical schools and colleges in inc reasing numbers in order to prepare themselves for the critical days to comc.
In these circumstances college girls may well devote their leisure hours and their vacations to patriotic volunteer work, but their "wod. time" to definite preparation for their future careers.
Conditions have altered amazingly during the last few years. Formerly teaching was the only occupation open to the girl who was so "radical" as to go to college. Nothing else was really Hrespectable." Now almost every occupation is open to women, if they arc able to devote the necessary time and effort to securing training and to overcoming the remnants of traditional prejudice that may still persist. It is important for girls to understand these new conditions, and to plan their lives according to the new standards. E co nomic independence for women is a new watchword, and the time is not [ar ofT when it will be quite as natural to expect women as it is now to ex · peet men to go to work.
Tn choosing her vocation a girl may re3cH'y feel bewildered by the variety of choice open to her. Her difficulties are increased by the fact that she needs to consider that marriage will probably interrupt her career within a comparatively few years. Her problem is twofold, (or she must secure training not only (or wage earning, but also for homemaking and the care of children. It would seem as jf she should be encouraged to choose her work seriously, to prepare for it as thoroughly as possible, and to pursue it earnestly in order to gain the richness of experience that comes through rendering full measure of service during the years preceding marriage , and in order to be equipped to return to her occupation later in life, if necessary.
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It is because girls are eager to know about the kind of work open to them, the qualifications necessary for success, and the way to secure training, that many schools and colleges are experimenting in methods of offering vocational advice The University of Minnesota has appointed a resident vocational adviser whose duties are defined as f ollows:
"I. To make A. study of vocations oJ>en to college women, the qualifications required, the opportunities, the "remuneration, the conditions of work. etc.
OI Z • To study the Qualifications, interestl, and preparation of women students upon entering nnd during their course in the univ ersity.
143 To confer personally with students about their plans And to advise them in their choice of studies in preparation for their vocations.
"4. In every way possible (by lectures. public conferen ces, and otherwise) to promote among women students seriousness of purpose and an intelligent appreciation of their duties and respoillibilities as university graduates 1t
Students are quick to take advantage of opportunities for persona! conferences. If they have special talents, they wish to know how to secure training, if they are Hall round girls" with many different inteJests they are puzzled to know how to decide upon anyone vocation. Their difficulties are manifold. No one person could be wise enough to answer all their questions, nor to advise them about their perplexities. But it is possible to give them information that may help them to solve their own problems, and understand their own interest') a little morc clearly. So far no psychological tests have been developed which determine vocational aptitudes with any degree of acc uracy. But there are other sources of helpful information available. Sc holarship reco rds ar c full of indications of mental ability; health records furnish an ex cellent basis for determining fitness for certain vocations; spec ial psychological tests may be used to supplement these records; and the opinion of instru c tors , parents, friends, and emproyers may serve as checks upon character analysis. Girls may be encouraged to gain experien ce in volunteer or paid work similar to that whi ch they have chosen.
A summer vacation might yield ri ch returns for the time and effort spent if it enlarged a girl's knowledge of herself and of the work in which she is interested. In spite of all tfforts, it will probably always be true that girls will drift into their vocations through happy chanc e or through a series of unfortunate experiences, but it may be possib1e to shorten the process and to alter some of the more obviously unwise plans. The girl with no particular Clcalling," the girl of
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average ability, may be helped to her decision by a knowledge of the kind of ope nings in the various fields, th e readiness with whi ch she may secure a position, th e salaries, the probable future demands f o r workers, the oppo rtuniti es for promotion, the prevailing standards in regard to hours, vacations, and working conditions. To make- thii Information readily available and to keep i t up to date, a contin uou s s urvey of occupations would be required. Since this is Dot possible, the vocational adviser collects and keeps on lile clippings, government reports, local surveys, books, pamphlets, and employment r epo rts, including the reports of the various co llegiate employment bureaus.
In addition to printed material, letters from alumnre. and interviews with experts furnish additional items of interest which have the freshness of personal experience. This collection of occupational information is at the service of the students. They may consult the fil es ill the office or they may take books and pamphlets h ome for cons ult ation. In this way they may learn to base their plans upon an under standing of their own aptitudes and interests and the requ.irem ents for their chosen work.
The next problem is the diffi c ulty o f securing professional training. An academic co urse doesn't give a student the technical tra.ining necessa ry f o r any other w o rk than teaching. It f o rms a broad ed ucational foundation upo n wh ic h to build . But jf a s tud en t se lects he r undergraduate work with refere nce to future specia li zation , she can frequently shorten the period of professional training o r secur e more rap id advancement fr om an ente ring position as an untrained "novi ce" to positions o f responsibility.
The UniverSity of Minnesota offe rs professional co ur ses in architecture, aentistry, ed ucat i on, enginee rin g, home eco no m ics f o r teachers, l aw, me dicin e, nursin g, pharmacy, and social Other co urses will doubtless be added as oppo rtunity o ff ers, but until that tim e , Minnesota wom en will e ither have to go elsew here for o th e r professional cou rses o r secure training while at work by accepti n g what might be called "apprenti ce" positions. It well for co ll ege women to realize that they will not be paid with re fe ren ce to th ei r "po tential valu e," but with re f erence to th eIr technical skill. They should be able to pr o ve by the rapidity with which they mas te r th e sig nifican ce of their w o rk, by the clearness with which th ey ana ly ze th e ir diffi cu lti es, and by the accuracy and thoroughness with which th ey p erfo rm their duties th at th eir f o ur yea rs in co ll ege have not bee n spe nt in vain.
The necessity for special professional training, the dignity of work, the need for maintaining standards of health, and for improving the condi ti ons of employment, all these and mallY othe r phases of wo· men's work can be brought to the attc nti on of the students through lectures by weB -known authorities, through conferencC$ with the students, and through efforts to dLvclop th e spirit of cooperation among the women students Co ll ege women may be counted on to do high grade work in the many occupations for whi c h th ey ate fittjng themselves. 111 the readjustments that are takin g pla ce owing to the c hanged economic and industrial situation, women are finding th e ir opportunities greatly inc reased. Already they are filling positions which harl been open ex lusiv e ly to men, and it is probable that in many occupations the sex distinction may be broken down in favor of a distinction based upon the quality of work. This is a s ingularly app r opriate time for the Unive r sity of l\ 1innesota to recog nize the specia l vo cational needs of the women students by inaugurating a system whereby women may more intelligently and more adequately p r epa re to take their places in a world which no lo n ge r tolerates e ith e r the man o r the woman s l acker.
THE COLLEGE WOMAN AND MEDICINE
Bv EDITH H. GORDON
(The writer o( this article is a member o f Ontario A, '09, and also her M.B. degree (rom the University of Toronto in 19 15 , She was appointed to all lnternes hip at th e \Voman's Jl osjlital, Philadelphia, and during 19 16 17 was res id e nt physician and patholoa:ist at the CottaKe State H ospi tal. ('hilipsbu rg Pa, She entered upon her preacn! duties as aSiistanl medical adviser of women at i:ornell University in January, 19 18 She is associated with Dr. E. 1-1 Mat:r.kc a Swi ss womall who inaugurated thi s work at Cornell four yeara ago, and together they care (or th e physical condition of 700 young women.)
Production, · conservation, and substitution arc the watc hwords of th.e present e ra. Each is a controlling fa ctor in the winning of th e titanic that the Allies are fa c ing. Not alone in food matter3 must we use eve r y ene r gy to produce the maximum and conserve OUt rapidl y dwindling reserve, but also in othe r vital matters.
To a medical woman the war opens up many fields that were just beginning to be thought of a few years since, and makes her realize the tremendous importance of fully manning these so that the great march of m edica l science. shall not be halted. The freshman regis· tering at the Medi ca l College has a totally different viewpoint of th e possibilities of the profession she is entering from.that of the senio r
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receiving her degree. No longer does the sign UDoc tor " signify one thing and onc only. Even the laity r ecognize differen ces, and the word "Specialist" slips readily from their tongues. How much mon: significant is the mlrnc to the initiated who see each department as a separate entity, yet depending upon every other department for com · plete and full diagnoses.
To give a hrief glimpse over the limitless possibilities of a medical education, and the numerous spheres linked with it will be the objec[ of this article. 'The woman who shrinks with apprehension (rom th e thought of the operating r oom may welcome gladly the research laboratory or the hygiene department. The ca re of children and e:tlJocially the (,;onscrvation of that most valuabl e asset of OUT national life--the baby-may appeal with o"erwhelming force to one, while the discovery of the causes, and the pre,'emion of some of the scourges of our present civilization mny spur another on to magnificent effort. The X-ray with its ever -in c reasing field of usefulness in therapeutic, as well as diagnostic surgery and medicine, may call one to the dark room, and the sanatorium with its sunny exposures and pine -scented atmosphere being another to care for the sick there. The anaesthetic in its increasing popularity with the public and its ever-decreasing dangers for the patient is an ever-widening field of endeavor for the administrator and research student alike. The problems that lie behind the great increase in the mental conditions that are filling our hospitals for nervous and mental cases, and overcrowding our reform schools, call for prompt solutions, and are best to be answered by those who have had medical training. As one looks over the field of special medicine, however, one comes to one definite conclusion, that is, a broad general education along all lines is n ecessa ry before specialization in anyone, so that one may correlate and give accurate diagnoses in every case.
As one looks through the calendar of any medi ca l school, he notices the various departments, each with its head and numerous assistants. Is it not significant that practically all of these men and women have medical degrees? Yet how many of them are practicing medicine as it is so understood? Each of these departments plays a vital parr in the scheme of medical education , as a basis f or their special work. Outside of the educational centers it is the same, On the streets, the doctors' signs indicate this tendency to specialize-liN ose and Throat Specialist," "Diseases of Women and Children," "Nervous Diseases,"
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etc. The increasing number of public and private laborato ri es with their pathological, serological, and bacteriological departments, the large number of X-ra y machines installed in institutions of all kinds, the hydrotherapy department, which is a part of every upto-date hospital, point the way to the ambitious graduate alollg definite and special lines.
Two comparatively new and ever-widening fields are particularly suited to the woman physician. These are the social servi ce and the industrial sides of medicine-preventive medicine in its broadest sense. To discover and remedy the causes underlying the community and industrial ill health means not on !y understanding the pathology of ou r civilization, but teaching of health habits to the individual and to the community, and so raising the efficiency in every-day life and work. 'rhis side of medicin e shou ld appeal particularly to the college graduate who has already had training in political economy and psycho l ogy, and is, therefore, better able to graslJ the ci r cumstances that hinder or help the health betterment of th e individual , family, community, and nation.
Does it not give much food for thought to know that of the volunteers for the United States Se rvi ce l ast April, previous to the Declaration oC War, i. e , the finest of our young manhood, 68% were rejected because physically unfit? It is estimated by experts that 90% of these men cou ld be made fit, o r in other words, that Ihe causes underlying their disabilities were preventable . If such be the co nditi on of health in the young manhood of the country, what must that be of that nation at large? Are we not facing a very serious situation and one in which the medical women can be of ve ry material assistance, in reclaiming the citizens of OUI r epublic, and so giving back to th e co unt r y greater vitality and increased efficiency?
In the r econstruction period afte r the war, for which we must now plan, and whose problems a re many and varied, what part will the medical women play? Even now there is a call for medical men far exceeding the supply, and the dressing stations and base hospitah are cla.iming ou r best, and ri ghtly so. Medical women, too, are playing important r oles in our field hospitals and among the civilian population Qf the devastated regions. Th ose at home are doing no less patriotic work in shouldering additional responsibilities in assuming the work of the men overseas. Throughuut the various states in sman and large towns, and particularly in the country distri ts, is
the absence of these physicians being felt. Hospitals are undermanned, and the laboratories arc depIcted in their staff's. Are the number of students now entering our medical colleges sufficient to meet the increasing demand, that is and will continue to be made upon ' the medical profession? Are the young women r ealizing their opportunities, and do they recognize that now, as neyer be f o re , are th ey re<luired to fill the urgent need of the country, and that to hesitate to step forward into the breach would be to fail both in citizenship and humanitarianism?
THE PLACE OF THE COLLEGE WO fAN IN POLITICS
By ADA DYKES
One of the remarkable signs of Ihe&e cn.1ngi n g times i s the rapid extension of the ballot to women. Millions of women h ave been e nfran chised in various parts of the world since the beginning of Ihe war. With this rapid ulension of su ffrag e, the problems of politics are going to hold a new and vital inlerest (or women. TilE ARROW has published many articles in regard 10 the suffrage question but this is the first one that deals with politics as a direct p rob lem. The facl that the writer is one o( ou r younger who h as had rather un · usual p u blic experience for her years lends added interest to h er words. Ada Dykes. Kansas A, '17, is the youngest woman who ever h as addressed the Kansas State Cl u b which holds its annual Republican ce l ebration at Topeka. S h e was the only \'Voman who appeared on the program oC J anuary 29, 19 16. During the fall of 1916, Miss Dykes, then an un dergraduate Ilt the University of K ansas, toured th e slate, on th e invitation oC the Republican Stale Com· mittee. m aking po liti ca l speeches. S h e expects to carryo n ca mpaign work f or the 19 18 s t a t e e l ection. EDITOR.
PoHtics is a complex subject. It has its under c urrents o f ac60n and of practice which make it essential that th e student of politi cs be well versed in cause a nd effect. We fecI that a college education, if it does not make us full men and women, at least furnish es u s with the direction which se rves to make us s u c h Having thi s foundation f o r public service, what is more natural than that th e co lle ge woman is by virtue of training and of environment fitted f or every phase of political life?
With th e g rowin g use of the ballot, with the ent ran ce of women into every so rt of occupation, it follows that they should go into and make a success o f politics. To a woman, a college education means something; means a se ri ous application to a chose n work. While not
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denying that the men are serious, too , it must be co n ceded that in most cases that women are morc studious, and take their learning more seriously.
If this is the case, then politics will become morc serious in aspect. It will mean that it will be raised to a higher plane because of the intense earnestness and serious attention of the college woman. other thing to be consi d e red is that many wom en prefer to receive their introduction to politics through another woman 1 t is safe to say that most co llege -bred w o men e nter occupa tions o r ca llings where they may without doing injustice to their positions, spend the time needed to make their influen ce felt. All these are fa c tors of vast importance in co nsidering the matter. They co me to a summarizing of the following qualities which have mu ch weight in appraising the value of their services. First, time; second, training ; third, ability to mix; fourth, und erstanding of principles of civics, econolnics, and socia l structure. These factors have been divided in rather broad qualificative divisions, still they se rve as start.ing points in placing the college woman in politics.
To spread the faith as embodied in politics requires time for study and time to give utterance to the principles involved. Our training makes it possible for us to learn in less time, and to understand mu c h more quickly than they who ha\'e been denied a college training. So it is obvious that training makes it necessary that less tim e be consumed in appreciation and in c.xpounding the merits and the complexities of civic questions as interwoven with politi ca l effort
College students come into co ntac t with many kinds of people . They learn much about human nature whi ch must serve in all kinds of intermingling later on . A Iso the co llege environment takes away a certain shyness whi ch often handicaps one who wishes to enter a public field. By virtue of our training and our environment, we arc capable of giving words to thought.
It is assumed that a co llege woman will have a more abundant vocabulary and greater facility ot speech than one who has not had the advantages of insthutional attendance. For to be a good worker in the cause, one must be able to talk well. The one who knows when to say something and when not to say it , will make friends , and win the confidence which in the end means votes. This quality o f Ilmix_ ing ," as the men call it , is useful , and the more training one has, the better able will he or she be to develop whatever of it may be latent in the system.
Then once more our understanding of the social structure and economic adjustmcltts should serve us well. This appreciation should help considerably in making clear that which otherwise would serve to obscure the prospective voter. If we know OUI subjects, we must convince those .with whom we come in contact. So taking it by far and large, we observe that no sphere of political work, from campaigning through the clerical work connected with enrollment to voting, is outside the ken of the college woman.
THE COLLEGE WOMAN A D WAR WORK
(ill/"'lt/alioll a/ld A(h';ce for Tiros. Who Would Serve)
C IVIL ERVICE CONDITIONS IN WASHINGTON
By J ULIA NEWTON BROOKS
(Miss Brooks was in charge of the Women's Division of Sc;vicc: Calls of the Intercollegiate Int elligence Bureau when the work was taken over by the U. S. Employment Service, Depnrtment of Lnbor. She is now the head of the " 'omen's Collegiate Section of that service.)
The sp lendid patriotic enthusiasm of the college women of the country which is shown in the many offe r s to be of service to the government, which come daily to \Vashington, is very g ratifying in that it proves women to be rising to their new opportunities with a fine spi rit. The great difficulty, however, seems to be that there a r e many more women wanting positions than there are at the present time positions to fill. The great demand today is for women skilled in special --rhis is shown by a brief review of the recent Ch'il Service calls.
No. qualifled in s t atistics accounting. Requires beside a co l · l ege education a year's course in a business in husineslI ndministra · lion, or in scientific management. o r at least two yun' experience in ac counting or stntistica l work.
Np. ISl4-Schedule clerk. Requires a t least three months' empl oyment in keeping graphical sched ul es.
No. 2147-Statislician. Requires two yean' expe r ience in office or plant work.
No: 183-t)epuly Shipping Commissio n er, Requires experience in dealing with IeAmen and ship cargoes.
No. Car Record Clerk Requires eight«n months' railroad experience in the maintenance of freight car records.
No. I68J-Finger Print Classifier. Requires six months' experience in classification or finger print records.
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The files in the Civil Service calls arc at the postoffice 10 al1 cities and should be watched for opportunities.
The calls now open from this section arc for physicists, bacteriologists, labor experts with actual plant experience, and women who speak Buent French to go abroad as telephone operators and for co llege women with one year's experience in office work.
1 t can not be too strongly urged upon the college women of the co untry to take up stenography, which. is i:l stepping stone to innumer · able other things, or courses in business administration or scientific management. When they have had some spedal traiiling they will be fitted to take up the business work of the country which has been laid down by the business men in our armies and in which th ere will be an increasing demand for their services. A girl coming into the local office the other day who had specialized in economics and who had stenography also at her command speedily found a pla ce in the Department of Labor.
Women should not for one minute suppose that work in government offices is the only form of patriotic services offered to them. Cleri cal positions in the executive offices of the railroads, the banks, and many factories throughout the country is quite as essentia l for the winning of the war. Business in these latter estab li shments many times offe rs the advantage of being near or at the homes of those desiring to be of service.
All women who wish to register for w o rk should do so at the r,(.'c, upation::tl bureau of their own co llege, the Int er co ll egiate Bureaus of Occupation, which have offices as foll ows: New York Inter co llegiate Bureau of Occupations, Boston W ome n's Educational and fndu3trial Union Appointment Bureau; Chicago Collegiate Bureau of Occupations; Detroit Collegiate Bureau of Occupations j Kansas City Collegia te Alumnre. Vocational Bureau; Los Angeles Bureau of Occupations of College W oman's C lub ; Philadelphia Bureau of Occupations for Trained \V omen; Pittsburgh Collegiate Vocational Bureau j Virginia Bureau of Vocations for Women, Richmond, Va,; Denver Collegiate Bureau of Occupations; Minneapolis Woman's O cc upational Bureau f o r Trained W omen ; , the intercollegiate intelli · gence bureaus which have offices in Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati, Ohio; 228 Pine St. , San Francisco , Cal.; 1309 \Vell s Building, Mi1waukee, Wis.; Clark Building, Birmingham , Ala.; o r at the offices of the United States Employment Services .
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which have already been, or arc a1.>out to ue established in the principal cities throughout the country. .Most of these bu.reaus arc, or sho rtly will be, in cooperation with thi s cent ral office and will receive the government calls as they come in. No registrations arc received at this office in \Vashington.
Now is th e time when wumen arc C;\pcclcd to ca rryon mu ch of the work laid down by the men gone to war, and it is woman':, golden opportunity to prove her in all branches of work. On the product of her labor, be it good or ill, will hang the futur e of her sisters' opportunities.
Ll VING CON DITlONS I . WASil I 0'I'U
Bv ELIZABETH CLARI\.E IIELM1CK, JJ1ichigall A, '99
(Mrs. Helmick is in c harge of hou.l>illg under lJousing anti Health Bureau of the War Departm cnt.-Ed itor.)
Never in the history of the world has woman been gi ven the opportunity for working daily and at her profession upon matters of state and war involving the destiny of her ra ce as today in the city of \Vashington. This vast army of women, working in every branch of the intricate network of our government, is acting a part fully as necessary and vital to the success of this great struggle as the amlY of men before the enemy in France.
Thousands of young, 3mhitious women arc co ming to Washington to give their strength and taleilt to the war work. The capabl e, reliable, and earnest woman will find work to satisfy he r desire to be useful and of real service to her country. She will minimize her discomfitures and act the part of a true soldier. H owever, you will hear of another kind of would-be war worker. She is the young, gay, vivacious girl with a spasmodic flame of patriotic enthusiasm and a keen desire for adventure and sightseeing who will dash, temporarily into her work, and as long as there is sufficient excitement and as long as she hu." all the creature comforts she feels necessary to her happiness, continues at her work. Many of this kind find their patriotic fire dead and their zeal for war usefulness gone when they happen to get into uncomfortable sur roundings or fall heir to a chee rless boarding-place . The majority of this kind go home.
It is well that every woman contemp la ting doing war work in Washington should understand that it will be real work: trench duty, if you will think of it as such, and not dress parade or a sham battle. We are at warl '
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Here is a message to the real war worker whose face is turned toward \Vashin gton. She is the true soldier who realizes that her country is involved in the most gigantic struggle that the world has ever known: that upon the efficiency of every clerk, stenographer, and employee, in any capacity, rest the success of the clerical army at home which is working day and night to make it easier and surer for the men in France who arc offering their lives for the safety and stability of our nation and the world. This wOman will be possessed by the keen COIwiclion that her work is as vital as the rifle of the soldier before the enemy and she will come to \Vashington not to give "her bit" but her all. To these sp lendid women a word about housing conditions in Washington may be helpful. Every woman should have her appointment before leaving home and she should be careful to know and understand exactly where she is going to work. If possible arrange to arrive in the morning. Before going to Washington, if she has no friend o r relative to go to, it is advisable that she engage her room beforehand as it is a fact that rooming accommodations arc very scarce and at times very hard to find, and each month sees the situation morc critical. Many of the departments have their own housing agent who makes an effort to provide room and bo:ud for their own workers before arriving in the ci ty.
A careful canvass of the entire city has been made for vacant and avai labl e rooms and these arc listed at the Centra l Room Registration Bureau, 1321 New York Avenue N. W., in charge of Mr. E. S. Hege. under the National Council of Defense. There a r e numbers of housing committees, connected with different churches and societies and any of these will be pleased to help settle a war worker before coming to lVashington if communicated with.* • Wa'5hington is divided into four sections: North West, North East, South West, and South East. The North West is the largest division and therefore most desired and most expensive . Here exce llent room and board can be had for $40 and up. Desirable board · ing places are not confined to the North \Vest, however, and and attractive accommodations can be gotten in lovely homes in the North East as low as $35 a month. As a general rule, board is paid twice a month, and always the first week in advance.
• The writer would he' happy to undertake to cnlla,e rooms for any Pi Phi cominll:: 10 Washington. lIer addrHS i. 3409 Lowell StrC'et N. W., Cleveland Park, Washington. D. C.
A woman can assured that any room offe r ed her by the Centra l Room Registration Bureau, 1321 New York Ave. N. \V " has been inspected by a member of their staff and has passed muster. Not eve r y r oom proves satisfacto ry to th e person upon arr iva l, but whelt n ot satisfactory she has a place to stay until she ca n find so met hin g to her individual liking. The selection of a room for a s tran ge r is something of a gambl e where r ooms a r c so very sca r ce a nd wh at might please one woman might not please anothe r . It is a fa c t, how · ever, that th e families of \V ashington have n"Sponded handsomely to the general appeal f or homes for the th o usands of war workers temporaril y within her gates and they have gene rolls ly and thrown open t.heir hospitable doors and extended the open arm of wel com e to their hea rths
'Vhile we hea r much of th e Hhigh cost of Iiving" and someHrnes that u g ly word "p r ofi teering" in the newspapers, Washingto n is t o be co ngratulated that her people hav e no t been guilty of taking advantage of th e t ime and power to overcharge war workers who arc for ced by ci rcumstances to her boundaries.
In th e boa rdin g h ouses estah li shed and run un de r the War De · partment mana ge me nt the prices are standa rdi zed at $4S a mont h for board a nd room a1one; $40 each when tw o occ upy th e saU lt r oo m ; $37 .50 wh en three occupy the sa me r oom. Th ese hou ses have a parlor or r ecep ti o n room for guests; si ng l e beds for the wo men ; plenty of baths; goo d , wh o leso me , pure f ood a nd an atmosphere of comfort and refinem e nt. Th e m o ney used to establish these ho us es was furni shed through the Secretary of \Va r t o t he manager as a loan, without interest, to open and equip the es tablishm ent. She return s the money at t,he rate of 10 % a month afte r she has "got on her fe et ," so th e business becomes hers to work out t o the best of h er ability with th e gove rnm ent' s ass istan ce . Through this mea n s many efficient and channing women ca n take and run a government house who might not ca re to do so upon her own initiative or for a husi · ness . Mothers who se sons arc in the tr ench es, wives wh ose hushand s are Clover there," and moth ers wh ose daughters are in the army of war workers in \Va s hingt on have found sola ce and conge nial diver · and occupati on mana g' in g o n e o f th t"Se housc s wh ich arc co n · sta ntl y Ii ll ed to th eir maximum capacity.
Th e Pi Reta Phi H ostess lI ouse at 13 10 Q Street N W h as bee n co nstantly crowd ed , but like a chapter ho u:i::! in an emergen cy, th ere
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is always room for one more for an over-night, or until the person C3n be made comfor tabl e elsewhere.
As a city, Washington is remarkably free from pitfalls and snares for the new and unsophisticated, and mothers generally need feel no anxiety in allowing their young daughters to come to the Capital to he lp in her country's Many churches, societ.ies, and individuals are working day and night to help create pleasant and profitable pleasures and pastimes for the war when out of office, and the great body of workers are as a rule happy, healthy, and well ca red fOT. It is, indeed, a wonderful experience to the majority of the young American women and they will undoubtedly feel that they have harvested a rich reward, personally, in the happy memories which possibly will take the place of many fireside fairy tales in the telling to the coming generation, or perhaps the experiences Hover there" will be mingled with the experiences Hover here" before the home fire when peace shall again reign upon th e eC:.lrth.
"Tim COLLEGE WOMAN'S PLATTSBURGH"
A Training Camp lor Nurses
To meet the national emergen c y in military and public health nursing by recruiting college women - who are especially wanted because their previous education facilitates intensive training and rapid advancement to the posts of urgent need-t h ere has bee n established at Vassar Co ll ege a new summer schoo l , known as the Tr a inin g Camp for Nurses. This camp will open June 24 and co nt inue to September 13 , and will be under the auspices of the National Council of Defense and the Red Cross.
The camp provides an oppo rtunit y for college graduates to fit • themselves for active service in one of the leading and most necessary professions of today with a shorter period of preparation than has ever been possible h e retofor e. Just as Plattsburgh was the beginning of a system to train educated men for the higher positions of mi1itary life in the shortest possible time, so the Vassar Camp is the first scientific attempt to fit educated women as quickly as possible to officer the nursing profession. The Plattsbur gh system, by giving the men of higher education intensive theoretical training in military work has officered our army in time to meet the emergency without lowering the standards. Th e Vassar idea is its equivalent in the nursing profession. It is designed to ove r come the shortage of
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nurses that now confronts the country, when 12,000 scienti fically t.rained women are needed for every million soldiers, when our Allies arc calling on America for trained women to officer their hospitals, and when the public health standards of the count ry are menace.:! by new working and living condi ti ons and a growing scarcity of doctors and nurses in civi lian practice.
Although only the R N .-the regi s tered trained nurse-is officia lly r ecognized as able to perform th e exac t ing duties required, young women undergoing training will have pJe;ny of cha nce f or actual war w ork. That is the very reason why eve ry effo rt is being made to obtain nurses in the shortest possib l e time. J n addition to the oppo rtun ity for immediat e patriotic se rvi ce, there is the chance to e nter a prof ess ion of dignity and relativ e ly high rewards.
In the first place, the better positions of the nursing profession are the ones most in need of candidates . In the seco nd pl ace, even whil e taking the probationary course, the nurse is at no expense and is ac · tually engaged in prac tical w o rk. ]n the next place, should the war soon cease, opportunities would in c r eas e rath e r than diminish; f o r the field of publi c health nursing, sadly short of nur ses now, is steadily widening. Public health work is coming to be more and mo re re · cognized as an exceptionally interesti ng and dignified profession, and the: only to its extension at present is the shortage o f we lleducated women of the sort WJ10 ca n take r espo ns ibility , act on th ei r own initiative, and develop the latent possibilities of their jobs.
Salaries in the nursing pr o f ess ion ran ge from $1,500 to $5 ,000 with, in most cases, maintenan ce und e r pl easa nt co nditions. Promotion, especi ally in th ese days of stress, comes rapidly , an d fr om th e very start th e nurse is assured of as rapid progress as her ability justifies.
Small wonder then that college wo m en wh o are graduates o f classe.i between 1909 and 1918, inclusive, are manifesting great interest ill the plans for the Vassar Camp, whi c h will enable them to take advantage of their education so as to shorte n the usual training course from three years to o nly two. The three months at the camp wiII eliminate the IIdrudge period" of the nurses ' trainin g, doing away with mu c h o f the manual labor and elementary ins tru ction, thu s permittin g th e student to step right into advan ced hospital wo rk to co mpl ete her training for the IIR.N." degree.
Vassar is situated on the hill s above th e Hudson . two hours fr o m N ew York Tt is on the State Road along the river, a nd is a co n -
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venient stop-off for automobile tours. In addition, the Hudson River boats run regular trips and special excursions from Poughkeepsie and surrounding points. Lake Mohonk and othe r points of scenic and historic interest are near by.
Anyone who has ever vjsited Vassar College in summer carries away memories of wide stretches of green lawn, fine shade trees, Bowers in profusion, lakes, and every condition and facility for wholesome living and amusements. Add to these attractions buildings whose equipment and accommoda tj ons rival those of any co ll ege, and realizes how specially Vassar is equipped as the place for this new project. The trustees have not on ly turned over the four large quadrangle dormitories for the camp students, the np.west hall for th e c amp faculty, the laboratories, infirmary, and other special buildings for instruction purposes, but they have also made every effort to insure the physical comfort of the ' new students. The co ll ege farm will supp ly fresh vegetables and milk and full maid se rvi ce will be continued. The grounds will be kep t up, the lakes , athletic fields, tennis co urts, etc., in running order and open to the ca mp workers, under supervision of an experienced educational director. In addition, the undergraduates hav e interested themselves in the n ewco m ers so much that they have ag r eed to leave their rooms entirely furnished with 311 the kni c kknacks and co mforts to make the "campers" feeT at home. A recreation director will be on duty, and entertainments will be given in th e large theater of the "Stude nts' Building" and in the ou tdoor th eater as well.
There will be a number of scholarships allowing students to take the course entire l y without expense. One alumna of Vassar for example, too old, as she says, to beco 1l1e a nurse, has offered to "serve by proxy," by paying the tuition. and maintenan ce f ees of some younger woman. The regular fees will amount to $95, whi ch will co ver everything-tuition, board, lodging, and laundry .......- less than a woman cou ld live on in h e r own home for the same period.
The course of study has been devised by the National Emergen cy Nursing Co mmitt ee of the Council oj ational Defen se; and th e fa c ulty already co mprises the leading medi cal and nursing autho r ities of the country. The fa c ulty and advisory board together presem an a rr ay of names which no hospital or training school in Ameri ca has ever been able to show.
The dean of the ca mp is Herbert E. professor of economic:; at Vassar. Dr C. E. A Winsl ow o f Yale University will be profes
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sor of bacteriology and hygiene; Miss Florence Sabin, Johns Hopkins. anatomy and physiology; Prof. . Margaret Washburn, Vassar, psy· chology; Dr. Wm. H. Park, New York Department of Health, bacteriology; Prof. Helen Pope, Carnegie Institute, dietetics . Anyone who wishes information as to the camp or the opportunities for nurses should write the Recruiting Committee, 106 East 52nd Street, New York City, or courses, instructors, etc., may be obtained by addressing Dean Mills, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
(Four scholarships have been given to the Vassar Nurses' Training Camp by the CII" oC 1913 of Vassar in memory of their classmate. Amabel Roberti, who recently JOlt her life while in active service with the Prerbyter\an Hosp ital Unit in France These sc holarships arc for $350 each and include the payment of expenses of the training camp and oC the subsequent two years' training at • hospital. The purpose of these scholarships i. to enable &Orne girl. who might otherwise be prevented to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the training camp. They will be awarded by Prof. Herbert E. Mills, dean oC the camp. to whom all applications should be sent. His address is Vassar Collee:e, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.)
Y. W . C. A. WAR WORK
(In response to n request for a ,Internent in regard to the work whi ch the Young Women's Christian Association is doing here and abroad and DC their need Cor workers in club nnd recreation work Cor girls and hostes s houses the following has been 'received. EDITOR.)
The different opportunities presented by our organization are at present as follows:
First-Constructive c1uli work among girls in communities adjacent to camps. This work is based upon social and recreational activities with the aim, which is the aim of all work done by this organization, of developing and strengthening Christian young womanhood.
Set:ond-Constructive club work of a similar nature among colored iirls and young women.
Third-Work among fOl'l!ign ·born girls and young women. The committee having this in charge has developed a significant program to meet the particular needs of this large and appealing group of women and has in its employ those who through birth, up -bringing or particular circumstances understand the point of view and the particular problems of such women.
Fourtlt.-Work among girls in war -time industrie'i, whi c h may include those in the foregoing groups or those in agricultural groupings •
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Fifth-Work in our hostess houses. These are centers in camps and cantonments designed to be a meeting place for the women relatives and friends of the men in service who come to see those men. They do not lodging accommodations or entertainments_ The staff of a typical hostess house consists of a director, a hostess, and an emergency and information secretary, a cafeteria director and a business secretary.
Sixth-Work in France and in Russia. In France the Council is doing social and recreational work among the nurses in the buildings furnished by the Red Cross and is also working among the girl. in munition centers; establishing club work, cafeterias, and in som!! centers living accommodations. In Russia the work is being organized in Petrograd and in Moscow, the developments of which have been made most uncertain because of condi tions in that country. For this we wish women over thirty years of age and at present are requiring some knowledge of and experience in Association work; also a speaking knowledge of French. The same military regulations covering passpo rts and the impossibility of going to France if one has a relative in the service apply to the Young W o men's Christian Associati on as to other o rgani zations.
You ask the requirements f or work with the Council. The nature of the work, which I have endeavo red to explain, in part answers your question. Id eally ou r workers are those who have had experience with this organization. This is not always possible to obtain and we are searching for women of broad viewpoint, of ability to work with other people, of a capacity to surmount the difficulties of this particular situation, and of a spirit which will be eager to promote not only the activities but also the principles of this organization. Openings are obtained through application to the War Work Council, followed by reference to those who know the experience and the spirit of the one who registers_
At present the applications for general hostess house work far exceed the number of positions, which are after all relatively small in number _ The work both here and abroad is often conf used with canteen work done by other women's organizations and the Young Men's Christian Association. The special needs for hostess house work in this country at present are for the trained physical director,
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who is also a recreation leader, the trained cafe teria director and the business secretary. The latter must have a working knowledge of double entry bookkeeping and should kn ow how to use a typewriter. For the hostess house we prefer work e rs who are over thirty and under sixty. Membership in a Protestant Evangelical church is requiretl of all workers save those who serve in the hostess bouses
Sincerely yours, Lucy BARTLETI', Candidate War Work Council . .,
OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE OVERSEAS
The following statement is authorized by the Intercollegiate Committee on Woman's. War Work Abroad of the Intercollegiate Community Service Association:
CIA call has come from the "Va men's Overseas Canteen Service Deportment of the Young Men's Christian Association for a unit of college 'Women to do Association -C anteen work in France. The Conunittee on Woman's War Work Abroad will select the personnel of an Intercollegiate Canteen Unit for the Y. M. C. A. and collect funds to supply it from individuals, co lleges, or alumnre associations which furnish satisfactory candidates for the Unit."
"Candidates must be between 28 and 40 years of age, of excellent health and character; they must enlist for one year, pay their own expenses or be financed to the amount of $2,000 a year, and must subscribe to all governmental and Association rulings."
"Smith CC)llege has already formed a Canteen Unit; Barnard and Bryn Mawr are doing so and already Mount H o lyoke has a most desirable candidate for a member, possibly as director, of the Intercollegiate Canteen Unit."
IIWe are specially desirous that graduates of the \Vestern , Southern, and Middle Western Colleges enter into this work. The Committee promises a warm welcome to any candidate, however distant. We want all college women everywhere to have a share in this splendid opportunity. Communications will be received by the Intercollegiate Committee on Women's War Work . Abroad, 106 East 52nd St., New Vork City."
The special requirements for an applicant for service abroad )Vith the Intercollegiate Unit, as ta ken from the Mount Holyoke letter to alumnre, are:
"All applicants (1) Must speak French well; (2) Must have robust health, certified to after examination by a physician designated by th e Red Cross; (3) Must be free from all German or Austrian connections, by birth, marriage, and name; (4) Must no t have a husband, son, brothe:r, or Cather in United States Service either here or abroad; (5) Mu&t )Vear uniform when on duty; (6) Must be vaccinated for small pox and inoc ulated for typhoid and paratyphoid."
"[n general, sho uld be capab le of hard and continuous physical lab o r, under un comfortable conditions. No woman not ready to give full tjme and consc ientious service need apply. Good temper, discretioll, and self ·reliance are also essential. Seriousness of pl1cpose and dignity of deportment arc required."
"All applicants for soc ial service (1) Mu s t be between 30 and SO years of agc; (2) Must have training in Social Service or the equiva)ent in experience; (3) Mu st be willing to sign a co ntract for one year's service in France, BclgiUlll, o r Italy, wherever assigned; (4) give names of four references, American citizens, not relatives, at least o ne a woman."
"All applicants for ca nt ee n service ( 1) Must be between 28 and 40 age; (2) Must be willing to sign a con tra c t for a minimum te rm of six months' service in Fran ce, Belgium, or Italy, wherever assigned; (3) Must give names of three references, American citizens, not relatives-at least on e a woman.
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DEMAND FOR THE TRAINED WOMAN IN BU'SINESS
By ELIZABETH RA CHEL WYLIE, Aficlrigan B, '98
Mrs. Brooks's remindtr to thOR: seekina: civi l service pot'itions that busiDeu openings provide quite as wide a field for patriotic service today as work in \Va shington, mak es the following article especially pertinent. Miss \V ylie's Financial Center for Wome n at Harperl ey Hall, Sixty-fo urth St. and Central Park West, New York City, is a unique and valuable institution which is attracting well-deserved interest not only among business men bot amonK women in general. She will be glad to send literature about it or to communicate personally with any reader of the following article who may wish
further infonnation. Write directly to Mill Wylie and mention Till AaROW by way of introduction. EDITOI.)
On every side we now meet the girl who has donned unaccustomed garb and shouldered strange duties so that another man may be re· leased for the front. The girl conductor, motor driver, munition worker, farm hand, we know them all; but what about that other larger class of women who are also stepping into service, not so easy to recognize because they wear no uniform, but none the Ics:; vital their country's work-the trained business women I
We are sometimes inclined to overlook them; there is so much more spectacular service calling for our applause, but the time has come now when we must turn and look in their direction, for the country has need of them; their ranks need filling; there must be a call for recruits.
It is not so difficult to obtain clerical workers, typists, and even stenographers, because any girl with average intelligence can bt trained to do these purely mechanical tasks; the shortage is among women with special business training. Our office managers, our real estate men, our commercial house executives have gone to the front j someone must fill their places. And right here lie splendid opportunities for our wide awake girls and women I Instead of wasting their time learning to automatically transcribe faultless copy, or to operate an adding machine at top speed, let them learn somethinr. that gives them opportunity to exercise their own resources, that stimulates them to development.
More than to any other class, this applies 10 the rollege girl. She graduates with a trained mind; she has a carefully acquired background. What a waste of time it is, then, for her to take the longest way around, as she so often does, starting in on the lowest rung of the ladder instead of aiming directly for a place at the top.
In establishing the Financial Center for Women we have trieu to provide a short cut for the girl who aspires to a responsible business position. By training her exactly for the position she hopes to fill, we place her far ahead of the girl who tries to acquire the same knowledge through slow uncertain experience. In our banking courses we do not limit ourselves to a discussion of commonplace transactions; we begin at the beginning and study bank organitation, the procedure of oach department and so on, taking up all the business likely to come in a bank. When one of our graduates finally takes her place, she does not waste her employer's time and her own
asking question;; she is on familiar g r ound; she can handle much work independently and ca n soon make herself invaluable.
Our courses in Investments, Acco untancy, Commerce, and Prop · crty are given just as thoroughly. When a gir l finishes, she knows her subject; she does not just guess at it. During the classes the students arc encouraged to ask questions, and no point is dropped until it is perfectly clear to everyone . With knowledge the girls gain confiden ce surprisingly, and many a quiet little girl who shyed at the very name of finan ce before she started, finds herself asking pertinent questions about the Federa l Reserve System in a couple of months.
Perhaps one of our best courses is our Managerial Course, because it has so many applications. It attracts not only the business woman, but the housewife and the woman of large affairs, for very few women find that they cannot help themselves in some way by putting into practi ce the principles of and business organization. \Ve have also a special course pertaining to the home, in which is , taught not only household ma'i:Jagcment, but such things as the relation of civil law to the householder-a knowledge of which obviat es many a difficulty with the landlord!
I have already spoken of the present openings for trained women j it is not at all likely that these will cease to exist with the end of the war 0 " Quite the contrary j after the war there is bound to be a g reat rush of foreign trade; export houses will spring up on every side i many a factory that has been given ove r as a munition plant, o r that has been standing idle, will start producing again. There is no likelih ood that the train ed woman will be turned out of her job j indeed, she will be mOTe in demand than ever . Realizing this, she shou ld begin now to pr epa re, for time is money and she must hasten to invest it j she must seize her opportunity I
(For additional advice in r egard to demands fM war service l ook on p. 706-EDlTOR.)
MESSAGES FROM OUR PI BETA PHI FELlJOWS
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THE JOYS OF GRADUATE STUDY
Bv ESTHER LAURA BIGGER, O"io B, ' 15
How can a person who has been shut up in a 1ibrary all winter write anything to interest Pi Phis? Those young women, as she knows them, are already absorbed in a thousand most fascinating things. Manifestly, then, there is only o ne thing to do, tell th em the most interesting things she knows, namely, her own affairs.
In my undergraduate days I used to read the letters from Pi Phi fellows with anxious curiosity. Here were people who had survived the awful catastrophe of graduation, who had been cast out into the co ld world beyond coHege walls and who sti ll lived and took an interest in life. Possibly the JUDiors and seniors o f 1918 dread that foundling state. Let them have DO fear. Being a graduate student is, if possible, more fun than being in college.
I cannot tell how general this feeling of dread is among college girls but since I have known many who felt it perhaps it is a common thing. The col1ege world is a little haven of refuge where one get:; a glimpse and a breathing space before th e star t , but just how is one to start? Not all of us feel the breath of genius within, guiding us surely toward fame and fortune. But many of us have found in the restricted world of college the roots of something that we would like to follow, something which fascinates which we do not yet fully see, which seems so far away that we are afraid to set out to follow it. In a word we ulike Latin," or we are "crazy about bacteriology," or we "take to chemistry." - But how are we to get closer to those remote and mysterious things?
College itself should give us a view of this broader sweep but we seldom really get it until we begin to study by ourselves, to take up a task for love of it instead of as part of a course. It is only then one realizes the pleasure of tackling a big thing and being a r eal worker instead of a harmless amateur.
Ther e is often a certain stigma attached to those of us who love to study and who are accused of being tied to schools. We are requested to account for all this wasted time. Why are we not doin& something practical instead of merely piling more knowledge into ou r
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heads? A four years' college course ought to finish OUT education. Show the world some results. That much time should prepare us for any task.
I do not think so. Many college women today are hoping for bib things and if so they must not be afraid to plant a tree of slow growth. Biographi es of the truly gTeat sho w how lo ng was their period of preparation. Let us not be afra.id, then, to co ntinue studying the things we like long after co llege days ann we shall know the r ea l pleasure of following them to some Teal purpose. The mu c h discussed restlessn ess of our sex mi gh t be conside rably quieted if every college woman could have so m e such intellectual code in her life. Whether it be botany or Egyptian art, the subject does not matt e r for all int e llec tual life conve rges toward a greater understanding of the scheme of things as a whole. Why should we stop th en when the college gate c loses with a bang and leaves us-a lumme I-frigid w o rd. After all that is indeed only the commencement.
My own particular passion is languages and literature . There a fas c ination about languages that leads one on. Once caught you are lost. The appetite increases with each one mastered and you sure to end by searching for some new hieroglyphics to conquer. Howev er, one small group of them o ffer s quite a respec tabl e life work. There is a feeling of power when one has passed the drudgery of elementary study, in know ing that th e great libraries o f human thought lie open and that the great names of the thinkers may become real people to be understood or even disagr eed with.
And to me that is one of the most delightful things about advanced study. As o ne gets older he f eels him se lf g r ow ing and he knows that his own ideas are worthy of cons iderati on , that if they are honest, based on sound information and ca rt'!fully constru cted, they may even in their turn become authority. Too often the mere learning of f o rmulas becomes irksome and the repetition o f what someone else says about or Napoleon or DaTwin seems to the longsuffering undergrtduate a vain and foolish thing. So he finds hi, wings when he 6egins that myst e ri ous thing called resenrch and which co ns ists s imply of loo ki ng at all the evidence you can find and then making up your mind.
Fundamentally, of course, literature is the reco rd of human thought and any lit erature is a study of philosophy and history, of psychology and morals and aesthetics all at the same time . The Romance litera · tures , though not a part of our national past, have close and illumi·
Dating relations with it. Half of our language is bound up with Frenu.. Through the study of philology, that eve r fasciuating history of words, we may discover curious ancestors of our own common words. The inelegant "gab," for instance, was applied by the co urtly Troubadour to his lady's mellifluous voice, a ch.mge which. would certain ly surprise the good gentleman cou ld he know it.
In their literature we are also partially their heirs. Golden Spain of the sixteenth century colonized our country; eighteenth ce ntury France sent Lafayette to our aid, true ·expression of his nation's idealism j Italy with her wonderful Renaissance wakened the modern world of which our own country is the last and newest expression. And of all these periods, stages in ou r development as well as tbeir own, their literature is the record, the best and truest that we have.
One has great opportunities at Columbia to learn the spoken languages. New York is full of foreigners eager to learn English and onc can always exchange lessons with them. Furthermore, th.is winter the French theater has been a r ea l center of the most intelligent modern ideas about the theater. M. Jacques Coppeau, the director, is a c reative artist and his productions give the student an idea .of what is moving in the French drama and the Fren c h stage art today. Foreign students are always anxious to exchange ideas and to laun ch into broad and leveling generalizations which are sure to arouse ire and patriotism of the noisiest kind but which also have the good effect of making one pause for thought.
In fact, contact of this kind with writings and people of other races cannot fail to make one take stock of his own ideals. It i. hard to get a crystallized idea of what one is or what he stands for until some such experiment as this is tried. If I were to pick out the best thing this year has given me I should say that it is just thatthe greater power to understand myself and my own country by reasoll of the contrast. Just as there are some colors which only show when others are placed beside them, so many things which we Americans take for granted appear as unique and wonderful when seen thus. Never before have I appreciated fully the freedom that women enjoy in this country, the wonderful access that we have to schools and libraries , our greater economic and social freedom. In short, the words that we have all repeated by rote about liberty and equality become significant for the first time and one is prouder to be an American.
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And the war? It is always there as the background to our th o ughts, the ultimate subject of every conversation. It has naturally filled the air at Columbia where every sort cJ activity is represented from the Signal Corps' fluttering red and white flags to the young w omen who click their needles at the very gates of a seminar .
A few days ago I went to hear the Archbishop of York who spoke in the chapel. As fellow and tutor of three colleges at Oxford he discussed the effect that it will have on the universities, both his own and ours in America, and this is his opinion: that after the wac, with the deeper sensitiveness that we shall then have, we in the uoj · versities will be more drawn toward these studies of languages anti literatures, too much neglected lately for the useful but not all-important sciences j that we will find them worthy of years of work and even of life - times of devotion, the great litcTatures that record the ideals and thoughts of mankind in all the ages, those forces which have guided us in all our history.
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CLASSICS IN THE LIGHT OF THE WAR
By LU CILE S. CRAVENS , Illinois B, '10
We of America have entered into a new age of seriousness. We have passed out of the age of pure utilitarianism into an age of enlargement. Face to face with a nation whose Kultur is a perfect mechanism of practical effici ency, we are struggling not for materialistic possessions, but for the invisible spirit of our democracy.
It is in the light of this changed attitude toward life that we must view the education of the future . As exponents of democracy, we have held it to be the right of every individual to secure an education which will fit him for liCe. The question now arises as to what theory of life and living we hold Is material success the goal , or is there a better something of which material success is but a subordinate factor? If, as we claim , our aim in this war is to save the modern world and rebuild it on a sure foundation , there can be but one answer to this question_
Strict utilitarians believe that an education is merely a training to make a living on a commercial basis and approve of a purely vocational or technical training . The older school of go to the other extreme and insist on fonnal classical training. The present war has shown us that neither is adequate. In order to justify our
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claims to democracy each individual must be brought to the highest possible development of body, yes, but of soul as well. No man should be consigned to the fate of a mere mechanism no matter how perfect that mechanism may be. All of his capabilities, his imagination, his judgment, his aesthetic appreciation, his moral sense should be developed.
r n the years to come we shall be in desperate need of leaders, leaders equipped with a trained intelligence. By what means can our democracy give its young men their best opportunity to rise to this pOSition? No less a man than Our Secretary of State, Robert L ::msing, states that he believes that the study of Classics furnish es a man with mental processes which he cannot otherwise acquire, that it eleva tes him above the materialistic and gives him a loftier concep tion of the realities. Elihu Root is a firm advocate of the Classics, (or he says however much a man may forget of Latin and Greek he can never lose their broadening influence on his living and enlargement of his view of life. Herbert Hoover states that the value of classical studies is seriously underestimated for, wholly outside of their acknowledged literary value, they give that discrimination and clearness of thinking so essential to the leader of men. Finally, John Grier Hibbon, President of Prin ce ton University, says "a firm grasp upon the meaning of Greek and thought and institutional life gives new significance to one's knowledge of natural science, a deeper meaning to one's participation in political organization and activity, and a sure standard for the determination and appreciation of excel1ence in letters and art."
These are not the statenlcnts of narrow·minded classicists, Lut they are words indicative of the general attitude of practical thinkers. Electrical and mechanical engineers seeking ab!«>lute accuracy and precision, architects seeking truth and beauty, journalists seeking purity of diction, biologists seeking an understanding of the continuity of lifc, all these must have the foundation of a liberal eduC.:'ltion to attaiD their ends. Only through such an edu ation co mes the wealth of imagination, clarity of thought, precision of expression, and hreadth of vision necessary to a true leader in whatever profession he may be.
Material efficiency is not enough. The great cry raised against the classics has been "of what prac tical worth is it in this world of dollars and cents?" Years ago Emerson admonished us, "Let us not
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forget that the adoption of the test 'what is it good for' would abolish the rose and exalt in triwnp.h the cabbage." Not that the modern classicists depreciate the value of technical and vocational education. They do maintain, however, that men have hearts and minds as well as hands. Shall we ever allow the materialistic spirit of the age with its cry for specialization, utility, and efficiency to compel us to measure life by the accumulation of wealth rather than by ideals? When we call to mind the ruins of the cathedral at Rheims, the desolation at Louvain, the treasures of Italy hjdden away under "3 covering of sand bags, can we then maintain that worldly power and dominion is the true guide to success?
,"Vhen OUf soldiers arc giving their lives to save the ideals of the world, shall Ollf American educators not strive by every possible means to impress these id eals upon the youth of this land. "St::rious as the visible war raging today is this invisible conRict of 'Soul with Sense' in our edu cation , and on its issue the welfare of our nation depends as truly as o n our su ccess in the fields of France ."
GRAND COUNCIL VISITS
During the present college year it has been my privilege to VISit the five chapters nearest to me, and to have conferences with several offi cers immediately after inspecting others.
In the fall I reached Hollins on pledge day, where I was deeply impressed with the quiet and absence of any undue excitement. Fraternity girls talked calmly together, discussed elections, etc., and seemed free from any spirit of bitterness. Virginia B had pledged six girls so we all met together in the afternoon for a very informal tea and talk. The chapter seems in good condition and striving to live up to the national fraternhy standard. The president of the college and faculty members all spoke in a most friendly and encouraging manner of the group.
From conservative Hollins to Gou c her, which is outgrowing her present buildings by leaps and bounds, is a big jump. Seven hundred is the enrollment this year, and I found a chapter of forty-one awaiting my inspection . A cosmopolitan company it is too, 1Yhen they are gathered in the fraternity room , with girls from the East and the West , the North and the South, and one each even from France and China The college has only seven nationals and one local with
a fr eshman class of over three hund red, which makes obvious the necessity for larger chap te rs . Much excellent material is remaining outside the fraternities and is strengthening the anti-f raternity feeling of the fac ulty. I would he glad to see the ent r ance of other but I fear the presidential attitude is not encouraging. The chap ter. in spi te of its size, is harmonious, and desirous of doing what it can in patriotic way s. Go uche r has been especia ll y progressive in puttin g itself at o nce o n a war basis, and the students are all imbued with the idea of helpfulness in the national crisis.
Co lumbia A has been hard hit by the war. Many of the girls at George \V ashington a re working for th e governm ent from nine to five and taking night courses, hence little st rength or enthusiasm remains fo r co ll ege or frat ernity life as such. Washington is a great hwruning war offi ce a t present, a nd Co l umbi a A will find it difficult to resume he r usual lif e until th e war is ove r . The house on Q St reet opened by the Pi Ph i Alumn", C lub is a sp lendid piece of pat r iotic work. It accommodates tw enty - thr ee g irl s, i rrespective of fraternity o r co ll ege affiliati ons, and words of praise f o r thi s pure Jabor o f love have come to me from eve n far away T exas from a woman of a no ther fraternity .
From Washington the Florida s pecia l bore me to De Land, where I met the Florida chap te r as a whole af te r an absence of seve ral years. Those years hav e bee n productive of good, and as we gathered around the banquet table t o which the So lomons (M r s Solomon is patroness and Mr . Solomon nrst assistant) had inv ited us, I was glad that we had entered at the pr op itious mom ent fiv e years ago. Dr. and Mrs Hull ey renew ed their f o rmer delightful hospitality, and the warm br eezes we f e a joy after the fr eezing wint er j us t past. Like the Goucher c hapt e r, the Fl o rida. girls co me fr om every secti on of the United States and they too are living und er wa r time conditions, since the men 's departme nt has been decimated by th e draft. The entrance of A '.:! 4 has been productive of the best res ults in Panhelleni c, s in ce the old dead loc k has heen broken, and peace and harmony now prevail. I talk.ed to the Panhellcnic and enjoyed most th oroughly my mee tin g with th e girls. Everywhere on my trip in fact I have noticed the g reatest impr o vem ent in interfraternity relations, due I can not but think in large part to th e feeling of new responsibility imposed upon the women of our co ll eges, and the demanding of all that is best in them. Everywhere th ere was a marked
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spirit of cooperation and the interchange of more small courtesies than I have ever observed before. The day of departure came all too soon, and 1 came North all the train with troops from several southern camp•.
Randolph - Macon close. the list of the visit., and there the glad tidings met me that their house in the pines had been paid for, and the deed was to be turned over. This chapter has had good executives for several years, and as a with the help of alumnathis house is one of two houses only on the campus to have the debt entirely removed. The chapter is planning to send several members to convention, and had no grave or serious problems on their hands . Like all the other woman's col1eges Randolph - Macon is interested in war work, and is planning to put several units in the field as part of the Land Army, which is to plant, cultivate, and bring in the crops .
T' he colleges are full of girls alive to the responsibilities that arc awaiting them, and among them I have found in every instan ce our fraternity girls in the fore front, ready and eager to do their part of the world's work.
MAY L. K£LLER.
No mere outlined account of my days spent as Grand Council visitor to Pi Beta Phi chapters can give even a slight conception of the many pleasant memories and of the great fraternity inspiration which those visits have brought to me. I found the chapters which I visited in universally good condition, with their members the allround college girls whom we 1ike to think of as typical Pi Phis. So brief an account must of course omit all personalities even though, as you must realize, they alC what really make our chapters and our club•.
My nrst official visit was made in February when I went to Decatui for Illinois E's very lovely initiation. My two days there were most pleasantly spent in renewing my acquaintance with the old girls and in learning to know the new ones. From Decatur, I went to Champaign where I met with Illinois Z at its regular chapter meeting and had a most enjoyable afternoon with the active and alumna: members at a tea given for me at the house. From Illinois Z I gained the idea of a c hapter survey, which I have passed on to the other chapters that r have visited and whi ch I consider a very valuable thing.
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Louisiana AJ Texas A, and Texas B were the next c hapters to be visited. I am very glad to have been at Newcomb before it moved into its new home and while the college was still on its beautiful old campus where there exists a most unusual and happy Hfamily feeling" among the students. The student assembly where Dorothy Dix told of her travels in the Orient, the meeting of the student government body, and lunch at the cOllege cafeteria were all interesting and different. The chapter gave a very lovely tea for their alumn:e and for the other fraternity members, onc afternoon, and the splendid Panhellenic feeling which all of the fraternity girls manifested was most gratifying. A drive through interesting old New Orleans with lunch at onc of the famous French restaurants brought with it a most pleasant renewing of acquaintances with former delegates and visitors to conventions. An Orpheum party, a last glimpse of the girls in their attractive room on the campus, and then-on my way to Austin I
After my visit with Texas A, I could understand why the girls' mothers sometimes accuse them of preferring the house to their homes, for the atmosphere of the house was one of most pleasant association and of good fellowship. Although my time in Austin was very short, it was crowded with good things-a long driv.e over the city and the beautiful surrounding country, luncheon with Mrs. Miller, the Zeta Province President, a call meeting of the cbapter, and a lovely big active and alumn", cooky-shine that was followed by an extremely clever, "all star" vaudevil1e program which included everything from the Tanlac Tumblers to the DuBonnet Sisters direct from Paris.
The Dallas chapter was my baby chapter, but it is such a thriving child that one can scarcely realize that it is so young. The Dallas Alumna! Club gave a very delightful luncheon, on the lirst day of my visit, and it was a great pleasure to meet Pi Phis from so many different chapters. Through the thoughtfulness of Edith Daniel Dyer, Virginia A, I also met Dr. Hopkins, the very interesting Grand President of Z T A. Texas Beta entertained me most splendidly with lovely drives, dinners, and luncheons, a Majestic party, a picnic, and an informal reception where I had the opportunity of meeting the other fraternity girls, the faculty women, and the patronesses and alumn", of the chapter. Not the least of the pleasure of my visits with every chapter came from the infonnal "gcttings together" for real visits with the individual girls.
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It is rather unusual to find three chapters as close both geographically and through association as thl>se at Butler, Frankbn, and Indiana. It is indeed a most splendid situation. My visits to Indiana were marked by poor railroad connectio ns and my experiences varied from being two hours ahead of time to being three hours late, but these trials made me appreciate all the more the good things of the visits theinselves. A big cooky·shine where I had an opportunity to meet not only the active chapter but also the alumnre and the pledges, made a very enjoyab le beginning for my visit at Butler. The girls followed the cooky -shin e with an o riginal and very clever little three act satire of life at ButLer , Business Is Lo o king Up. Association with the individual girls filled the days most pleasantly, and an ini · tiation and buffet supper made my second night with Indiana r a very memorable one. A very short time at an alumnre club meeting hnpressed me with the efficiency of the club and with the results which it was obtaining.
For a. chapter whi ch ca nnot have a house, Indiana A has an almost ideal co ndition, with her lovely , artistic cha pter - room in the Pi Phi wing of the dormitory. A splendid opportunity to know the active chap ter was given by the chapte r supper and meeting and by the in · formal visits in the room and on the campus. It was a great pleasure to renew acquaintance with Mrs. Drybread, a fonner Grand Vi cepresident, and to meet other alumna! and patronesses.
Although, in the telling, the c hapter visits seem very much alike, each had ·its peculiAr characteristics whi ch distinguish it for me. At Bloomington , as at several chapters, I enjoyed so muc h the privilege of being with the girls in the classrooms, and I developed the "eight Q'cIock" habit to such an extent tha.t th t; weather had no effect upon it. Indiana B entertained her town alumna:: at dinner, in order that I might have an opportunity to know them, and it was a very enthusiastic and happy group of Pi Phis who filled the house with the sounds of a real Pi Phi good time. A call meeting o f the chapter made it possible for me t o meet the girls as a chapter still another .. time.
This year I had the privilege, for the second time, of celebrating Pounders' Day with the Illinois B and Illinois d chapters and the Galesburg Alumn", Club. Almost a hundred Pi Phis attended the lunc heon and enjoyed \l>e cabaret given by the active girls from both chap ters The stunts very cleyer ly carried out the idea of a magazine
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from cover to advertisements, and the pro grams were little printed Arrows. My visit with Illin ois B was marked by an exceptionally good cooky-shine, which was because everything except the rolls had been prepared by the girls themselves, and by long talk. )n the hig home -like living -room of the chapter bungalow. Through a most enjoyable Sunday afternoon tea, dinner at the hall, and chapter meeting, I was ahle to feel that I knew Illinois A as a chap ter very well, while an Orpheum pany and lun choon down town meant a very pleasant more personal acquaintance with individual girls.
My appreciation of the many things done for me both by chapte rs and clubs and by individual Pi Phis cannot be expressed. The memories of the past three months are among the very happiest that my fraternity has brought to me As a member of the Council these visits have meant to me a new vision of what ou r fraternity rea lly is and 01 what being a Pi Beta Phi can mean. II I have been able to give to the chapters even a small part of the inspiration and of the incentive to do better things for Pi Phi that they have given to mc, then my visits have indeed been worth while from the standpoint of the fraternity.
AMY BURS}{AM ONKEN.
(On account of serious illness in h e r {amily, Min Stuart wu obliged to (orego the c hapter visiting she had anticipated and asked to have other members o( tbe Council 5ubstituted {or her.
Accordingly Mn. Allen added the Alpha Province chaptt'u to her previous itinerary , Mrs. Rugg \lsited the Pennsylvania chapters, the Phil ade lphia and Pittsburgh alumna! clubs, and joined Mrs. Allen (or Founden' Day ce lebration with the New York Alumna: Club, and Miss Onken went to Colorado and Wyoming . A t the present writing no one o( these have returned to their home. and of cou rse detailed a(lcounts of these last visits are not obtainable.-EDIToR.)
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(A Message from the New Cbairman of the Settlement School Committee)
The great war is probably to be considered the cause of a change in chairman a( the Settlement School Committee, fo r otherwise Mrs . Helmick would be carrying on that great work today instead of your hupilile servant. it is an ill wind that blows good to n o one and I have certaiI)ly been happy to do th e little I have had to do so far. When questions began to arise the first of the year that called for a personal knowledge of affairs, I decided it would be
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necessary for me to make my first visit to Gatlinburg. Miss Melinda Stuart consented to accompany me and we started OD our journey February 13 and arrived at tbe-school Saturday, February 16.
I most earnestly urge all Pi Phis who can to make this trip up Pigeon Creek from Sevierville. We rode eighteen miles by mule team up this beautiful canyon, hemmed in by the Great Smoky Mountains with scenery not to be surpassed in any part of the eountry. I was, as I thought, prepared to see a flourishjng school but cannot express my surprise when I saw the work Mrs . Helmick had accompHshed under almost insurmountable difficulties. We were delighted to meet the five teachers in the flesh and to find them such delightful people. They gave us a very hearty reception. We were greatly impressed with the children that were enrolled in our school. They arc exceptionally bright and eager for learning, and will be a credit td the Pi Phis in the world's work of the future, I am sure. lYe were privileged in visiting homes of most of the residents of Gatlinburg and on a whole, found them superior people of a high moral standing and deep religious c onvictions. The road-bed of the new railroad from Sevierville now under construction is finished about half way up the canyon and it is hoped that by fall it will be completed as far as Gatlinburg. This will bring untold opportunities to our people and will also widen our own field of usefulness, as children further away from the school who have expressed a desire to attend will then be able to attend daily. Supplies can be secured more easily economically. All the development resources of the moun· tains wfll be open to the commercial world outside and what blesses one blesses all in that respect.
I would like to mention the fact that Mr. Andy Huff, one of the staunch friends of Pi Phi, has built a hotel and is having it operated in avery satisfactory manner. He offers special rates to all Pi Phis and will meet them in Sevierville! if they so desire . I can heartily recommend this new enterprise and can assure future guests of a quiet resting place in the most beautiful surroundings. When I am asked how soon I expect to go to Gatlinburg, I assure all that it will be just as soon as there will be sufficient excuse. for it was a visit I will cherish in my memory. The people were so frank and sincere in their hospitality and were unstinted in their praise of Pi Phi and the love and interest given them by Mrs. Helmick.
The good Pi P hi is doing cannot be estimated for it is to be counted in the greater usefulness of a most dese rv ing people heretofore deprived of .11 the benefits of .n unknown world.
WA N I TA B. RICHARDSON, Chairma n Settlement School Commill u.
BOOK REVIEWS
By OUVE GII BREATH, Aliellila" B
Mis. Amerikanka
Illustrated by Sigismund de Ivanowski. New York: H arper & Brothers. $1.40
Olive Gilbreath, th e auth o r of Miss became a membe r of Mi chigan B ch.pter of II B <I> while she was a g radu a te student . t th e University of Mi chigan in 1907 -08. H e r s ubsequ ent travel s and expe riences have been very interesting. This is her first book and it s r ecep tion h as been most flatterin g. The f o ll o wing extract is taken from a long revie w in th e New Y ork Tim es f o r March 31, 1918
. Among all the volumu th at a re being written about Ru ssia nowadays there is room a -plenty still f or the book..- r a re alw ay. !- that combin e fr eshn ess wilh penet ration. a nd that have the charm of distinct individuality. ,1II ;SI Amerjkanka is such a. book . . Jt is n novel, Ilnd i ts s l e nd e r littl e s tory is a pre tty romance tou ched with the myster y of German intrigue in Ru ssin in the early days of the war; but the impression which it leaves upon th e r eader is not o.t all one of ficti on. but o f truth; it is :a bit of Ru ss ia as it WAS seen, in 191 4 a.nd 1915. by lUI American wom:ln who knew h o w to observe , t o Question, to think. But it is neve r did3Ctic; :alwnys it h:ls in it youth and personality.
Miss Amerikanka, as her RussilUl fri end s call h e r, tells the story in th e lirst peno n. She wa s in China when th e }Var broke out. She had nJways wanted to go to Russia. With the coming of war her desire grew n o t leu. but more. She insisted upon journeying to P e trogrlld in th e autumn of 1914, and her friends in Peking' s Legation Street comme nded h e r to two dis tingui s hed Ru ssian s , a General a nd a y oung attache, who were cnlled h o me by war e mergenci et., and started h er off--otherwise compnnionl ell--on the Trans -S iberian Rnilway. The story is of h e r j o urn ey, o f her visit to friends in Petrograd, oC her travel s to Mo scow and the Volga count r y. and of the happenings that invo lved the General and th e in stra nge intrigue and herse lf in roman ce. Vet she had no exciting "adventures"; the book is of Ru ssia, and of how an Am e ri can saw Bnd studied nod loved it. It is its individuality thnt makes it c harming, its keen Reing n nd thinking that Rive it real value.
Mi ss Gilbreath is a young woman, and thi s is h e r first book. Jt is n book (u1l of promise, in its ketnness of obse r vatio n, its sy mpathy, it s sin·
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eerily. as in its of description and its happiness of phrase. It has the fault of many a first book in that it is sometimes labored, overwrought with allusion. This is especially the case with the conversation, wherein more than once characters., whom the author has made living when she describes them become bookish and unreal when they begin to talk for themselves. It is nol a great but one which dem:lnds criticism just because the book is so good-and because we shall look for more work from its author.
IN MEMORIAM
RUTH ALLEN
Florida A has just learned of the death of ooe of her loveliest charter members, Ruth Allen of Somerset, Ky. It is with the deepest, sincerest sorrow that we announce our grief to the other members of n B because of her death, and sorrow because, although she had suffered a year, we did not know of her illness. In her letters she never mentioned it. We would like to have written her, at least, a letter of cheer. But, perhaps it was her desire to be to us the same sunny Ruth we had known and loved so well that kept her from telling us of her affliction. I f so, we respect her wish and love her all the more because of her unselfishness.
Ruth came to Stetson the fall of J912 to study music and to train her beautiful contralto voice. She became a JTIember of the local sorority, 6.. A I::J., and in January, was initiated into II B 40. Although she was with us only one year she is loved and remembered by all. Her beaut.iful voice and her simple graciousness easily captivated all ' who met her. ' Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the mother who has sent us the sad news.
HATTIE HAST·V STRONG
It was in October, 1891, that Hattie Lee Hasty entered the University of Michigan where she was soon initiated into 11 B 41. She attended the university three semesters and then was obliged to leave college because of ill health. Later, she taught in the high school in Lansing, her birthplace, till once more ill health interrupted her work.
Three or four years after that , when there was need of a teacher at the Michigan State Industrial School for Boys, Hattie accepted the position and there she met Mr. ehas. E. Strong who was employed in the same institution and they were married October 16, 190i.
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For nine happy years they lived part of the time in Grand Junction, Colo., part of the time in the fruit belt of Michigan, where Mr. Strong had farming interests. In 1915 when there was again neOO for helpers in the Industrial School they returned and Mr. Strong was employed there up to the time of his death, a year ago.
Broken hearted at the loss ' of her husband and already in poor health, Hattie had not the resistance to come through a necessary operation and died in the Edward Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, February 4, 1918. .
Her unfailing courage and a brave cheerfulness in the face of difficulties aroused admiration in all who knew her, while her winsome personality and gift for seeing the fun in things endeared her to all her friends. She was an accomplished pianist and was always ready to make sweet music in the Pi Phi house. In the Jndustrial School she filled a very djfficult position, and was not only the teacher, but the friend and almost constant companion of a large group of boys, whose confidence she won and whose lives she happily influenced.
The memory of this deaT friend will always be a treasured possession to her fraternity sisters who loved her.
MANY C. LEWIS.
RUTH MERVINE
Ruth Mervine was born in Kansas City, Mo., and graduated. from Central High School with the class of 1908. She entered the University of Kansas the following autumn where she was initiated into Kansas A of IT B q> October 17, 1908. Although Ruth was in college but one year, she was there long enough to make a host of friends who loved her. She was always a Joyal and enthusiastic member of her chapter and of the Kansas City Alumn:!! Club.
For the past three years or more Ruth had been traveling for her health. She had been improving until just two weeks before she died and those nearest her had thought with great care she might improve still more and stay with them indefinitely. Even until the day before she died they hoped she would get better, but her heart had bctn so overworked that when the last thirty-six hours came with the difficult breathing it could not stand the strain and she died April 12, in Denver, Colo. The services whkh were private were held at Fairmount Chapel, Denver.
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Ruth's death came as a shock t o her many friends for she never comp lained and few people knew that she was gradually fading away. A wonderfully sincere friend, she will ever live in the hearts of those who loved her.
LUCILE WILKINSON - PATIER SON, Kansas A, '12.
C OMI NG EVENTS
The alumnre clubs announce th eir meetings:
Boston, Mass .
June 8, :30 P. M.- Pre -co nvention Meeting; Pi Be ta Phi S uite, 51 We s tland A ve., Boston. Everybody wel co me.
Kansas City, Mo .
June 8, 10 o'clock- H ostess, Mr s. Fred W. Herger, 4331 Harrison St.
Los Aneetes , Cal
June 29. 12 :30 1' . M.-Pic ni c ; T03s ts by various c hapters.
Seattle, Wash .
June 4-Pi c ni c; PI. Defian ce Park, Tacoma.
SPECIAL CONVENTION ANNOUN ,CEMENT
As THE ARROW goes to press, word comes that Miss Helen M . Bennett of the Chicago Collegiate Bureau of Occ upations has been engaged to give a Vocational Talk one of convention week and that she will be at Charlevoix for two days ready to give personal conferences to those seeking advice on vocations. Miss Bennett is a specialist in her field; she has been called the "Dean of Vocational Advisers." Her appearance at our convention is one of the helpful, prac ti ca l featur es Grand Coun cil is planning f o r our war -ti me sessions.
EDITORIALS
CON V ENTION DAYS are drawing near. As announ ed in the last issue of THE ARROW, the Grand Coun c il was very uncertain in regard to the wisdom of holding our postponed convention under present conditions and arrangements were nOt finally completed until after our proposed plans had been submitted to U,e Federal Railroad Director and had received Government sanction. Under these circumstances, it has been impossible to give the wide publicity whkh convention ordinarily receives and the detailed program is not ready for publication.
Important business which dClnands the most careful consideration and the best judgment of all concerned will fill the regular sessions with unusual interest. The evening programs will be varied in character. It has seemed fitting to omit all the proposed features of our Golden Anniversary which required an unnecessary outlay of time and money and simplicity and service will be the keynotes of the week. Loyalty to country may be shown in many ways and the officers feel that the presentation of the Settlement School to our founders by Mrs. Helmick will be one means of expressing the loyalty of the fraternity to the Government inasmuch as that school has been the means of fostering patriotic feeling and the duties of citizenship amoQg an isolated people.
Several hours of healthy, restful, outdoor life will characterize each day and give abundant opportunity for closer acquaintance and for meeting our founders and guests. Ordinarily attendance at ventiolP is urged but this year no pressure has been brought to bear to increase attendance. Officers and delegates hope their work will be lightened by the inspiration and cooperation of many visitors in order that the business transacted may be thoroughly understood and approved by representative alumnrc and undergraduate members from all parts of the country. They feel that all who come will be amply repaid. Every Pi Phi will be welcome. Those who decide that a journey to Charlevoix at this season can be accomplished without undue sacrifice of time or money will help by their presence to strengthen the patriotic endeavors of Pi Beta Phi. WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME, we are told that they who have saved the world for democracy should have a large share in putting it into practice, that their political and other opinions should receive unusual weight and attention. In the May issue of Tht
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Ladies' 110m e Jourllal in an article entitled HFrom Him," purporting to be A Letter to a Father from a Son IiSomewhere in France," the writer says some things about college and fraternity life of the old days as he views them in the light oC the broadening experiences of the present which are worth the thoughtful consideration of every college man and woman . Thoughtful women are asking everywhere if the girls of today, changed though they are by the new influences pervading our national life, are going to equal the breadth of vision and newness of purpose which our boys will gain in the regenerating fires of their awful experiences. This is one of the many stimulating questions of the day which it is worth OUI while to ponder and con· sider seriously.
OUR GRAND PRESIDENT has been called upon to do her utmost in war servi c e in an unexpected way: The Government de· cided early in May to take over the entire plant of Richmond and Westhampton Colleges for use as a great base hospital for the duration of the war. Faculty and students ha4 to vacate their beautiful <Iuarters and all equipment be removed before the first of June. Under these trying conditions Dean Keller has labored night and day to make the beautiful buildings which were so artistically decorated and furnished under her direction four years ago ready for the merciful purpose to which they are to be devoted and has worked unceasingly to prepare emergency quarters for Westhampton's needs nex.! year.
In spite of all the time and energy involved, she plans to be at Charlevoix ready to preside over our war time convention .. ith all the dignity and wisdom whkh have characterized her on similar occasions in the past.
THE NEW DIRECTORY of Pi Beta Phi is proving a joy indeed to those who c onsta.J)tly turn to our records for fraternity information. Its compact size and attrac tive appearan c e will attra c t everyone as it insures a book of practical convenience. Great credit is due our Cataloguer, Miss Edith Carpenter, for the completion of this work which she has brought to a successful conclusion after surm ounting unusual diffi culties. The fraternity is grateful to her for this splendid servi c e which she has rendered so well.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Through an oversight the name of the picture on the cove r of THE ARROW for March was omitted . It was a view of the lib ra ry, o n e of the most beautiful buildings on the campus of the Unive rsity o f Toronto, th e home of "Our Veteran Chapte r in the War,"
Several chapters have announced recentl y that th ey have invested in Libe rty Bonds for the be ne fit of the Settlement Schoo l. H er e is a s uggestion which may wel1 be f ol1owed by other chapters.
Further additions to the lIHon or Roll" of Phi Be ta Kappa members which appeared in THE A RROW f o r December, 191 7, are GeTtrude L. Ja c kson , Ohio B, 'OS; Katharine M. Porter, Ohio H, 'OS; Nora Moh ler, P e nn sy lvani a I\ '17; a nd Ethel Sche ll enge r, Pennsy lvania r, '17.
The president of the New York Alumn re Club has as k ed Sophi e Woodman to ge t in touch , ear ly next fall, with all Pi Phis who a rc s tudying at any of th e institutions in New York or Brooklyn . \ViII each one communi ca te with Miss \V oodma n during the s umm e r o r during September : 561 W. 186th St., St . Ni cho las 2166 .
WAR W ORKER S O F P AN H ELLENIC I N TERE ST
In addition to the items published und er thi s heading l as t issue, the following are o f general interest.
Miss R . Loui se Fit ch, Grand President of 6. A .1 , is now in France engaged in some special j o urnali s ti c work for th e Y. W. C . A She expects to return in tim e to preside at Tri Delta's co nv e nt ion thi s summer and to advise in regard to th e frat e rnity' S war work.
Mrs. Francis C. A xte ll, who h as been made president of th e U. S. Employees' Compensation Commission by th e President of the United States, is a member of K A O.
When Mrs . Axtell was mad e a mem ber o f thi s co mmi ss io n a year ago she was the first woman in the U nit ed States appointed byexecutive order to a Federal commissio n . H er new hon or co mes to her for good work well done, and comes no t o nl y with the full con c urrence
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of her fellow -commissioners, who are men , but upon their recommendation. The U. S. Employees' Compensation Commission passes judgment on every case demanding co mpensation f o r injury incurred through employment in the Government service.
The work of this Federal bureau has doubled within the past year, with the increase in the number of Government employees, and th e ext.ra hazards incident to war.
In speaking of her new honor recently Mrs. Axtell said: "Whi le I appreciate the generosity of the two members of the Commission in recommending my appointment to this high honor, I feel that the Presi dent of the United States has honored all women by making the appointment. The real test of service consists in being a good commiSSioner. My ambition as iong as I am a cQmmissioner is embodied in the hope that as a commissioner I may have th e wisdom and abiHty to dispense impartial justice to both the employee and the Govern· ment, and that our successors, whoever they may be, will pronounce Ollf work well done."
Mr. William C. Levere, Secretary of :ll A E, and known to all the Greek world for his connection with the College Fraternity Refer · ence Bureau, was one of the first to enlist under the red triangle war flag of the Y. M. C. A. and has been described by a newspaper corre spondent as lithe best lo ved man between Flanders and Verdun."
Dr. Guy Potter Benton, President of the Univen;ity of Vermont and former President of A 0, is enlisted under the same banner and is in charge of recreat ional activities for American soldie rs in Paris.
ANNUAL REPORT OF ALUMNlE CLUBS
Pi Beta Phi should be proud of the spirit of service sbown in these alumnae club reports, {or tbere i. not one- that doe. not merit the commendation, "Well done." Pi Beta Phi has recogni1Cd and accepted her duties, nor is ber energy, enthusium, and :teal ephemeral. (or the lerious note .11 through showl that nut years rt:porta will ttll of greater efforts and accomplilhmcnts--iC need there be!
Stories are told of Liberty Bonds from $10,000 worth down to $50 worth, of Baby and Thrift Stamp. (see Franklin, Ind., and Springfield. Mo.), of war orphan., too. Iowa City hal a good luggestioD (or an historical program, interesting and pleasing, and Mi. Pleasant' , program (or the year, IIO ur America." i. most timely and worthy of copying. Arc Dot most of us bit huy about oar bistory. and do we not n«d to be less so these day.? Wby not add • patriotic song or two to the n 4> songs we ling at each meeting? Then, perhaps, we could do more than "la, I 1." at public meetings. while the Italian immigrant beside us sings every word of tbe SitU' Baillie,. or the HaJ/11 Cry 0/ Freedom.
The Settlement School seems to have almost its full sbare of enthusiasm and of cash. for tbe spirit of giving seems to have settled upon this land of OUrl. Chicago reports the banner amount, $aSo. with New York a close second. The sale of Christmas card s seems as popular a way as ever to raise money (address on application): selling baskets pleases maker. agent. and purchaser (see Cleveland's report, also New York Gamma's for atlractivt: and instructive table at fair). The Settlement School boys in service were not numerous enough, but do not be discouraged, see what fun Madison is having. Boston strongly recommendl Mrs. I da Vose Woodbury as a speaker on the mOQntaineers.
Active chapters and alumnz clubs have turned to each other, have united as never before in a spirit of mutual helpfulness. Decatur, Madison, and Minneapolis. especially, give evidence of this cooperative spirit. The last one raised $450 at • sale for the chapter -house, a good example of I.eal and real, hard work Buffalo has a 5urprising idea for an a lumn re club--a week -end house party. There is something to be said on the side of small clubs, note Rochester's good times and memory book. On the other hand, nOfe Philadelphia' s fiDe' growth and large percentage of members among the resident Pi Phi,. Decatur has a good for a military rushing I)arty: Some advocate baby parties for Pi Phis' children, all day sew-meetings with an easy lunch, or a six o'clock dinner for forty (Columbus) followed by a meeting. Spokane speaks oC a review of Till. ARROW, (not a bad idea) . Fox River Valley is a most precocious child and tells the story of its first year of life wonderfolly well. Fayetteville looks to THI. Auow for helpful suggestions Therefore it behooves each club to pass on its good ideas and so do its altruistic bil
Pan hellenic happenings are faithfully chronicled. Chicago's program is worth copying. It would be interesting to hear of the other Greeks' customs, their. charities, days of special celebration. Greek frolics, etc.
JJ. och es l.e r mak es a pl ea for r ende ring &O rn e practi c al auislanee to our sulTe ring sisters ove rseas a nd Franklin ha s a r ecord befitting the tim es There is Red Cross a nd war work e verywh e r e , and knitting, of co ur se , FayeUeville tell s th a t th e Pi Phi s all ove r the state made squares [or an afghan, a good idea (or sc att e red alum D3! , fo r co n espo ndence must nece ssa rily go with the squares. Minn eapo li s sets f ort h Amy Robb ins -W are', wonderful record of service-but read of a ll the good work s {o r yo urself and be inspi r ed.
ALUMN A!: EDITOIit.
ALPHA PROVINCE
BOSTON ALUMN..€ CLUB
ORCAN I UD 1 90 I -C U ARTERlD 1 C)06
Pr esiden t -Be rtha A. Car r, Mas sachu se tts A, ' II
W alter I. C hapman (jeannett e Ma ssach usetts A , '0 1).
T,. easIlr er-- Mrs George Snow (Dell Br ooks, Massa chu se Hs A, '99).
Cor,.espo,.dj,.g Secretary-Louise H oe h, M assach use Hs A, ' 17.
R ecor di" g Secretary-M rs. C A. Eat on ( A dele it:t S haw , Ma ssac husetts A, '07) _
R eside nt
M e mbe r s of Club-52. Ave r age Att endan ce-20.
As ha s been th e c u stom of the Bos ton A l umnre Club fo r so me time. our first meeting in M ay was devoted to th e little folks Such a pre tty party and so we ll attended! I t was at th e h o me of Ruth D e nni s, 'oS, in Brookline. Am ong the twenty c h i ldren th ere see med to be th e tru e fratern al s pirit passed on, for th ey all h ad s uch a good t i me a nd e nj oyed one another.
June brought us together at th e frat er nity headquarte r s fo r a short busine ss meeting and a s tud y of th e c onstitution. In July we had our annual o uting at the s umm e r h o me of Mrs. David Nic kerson ( Anna R obi n so n, '0 1) in Quincy, a gathering to whic h e vrry II .., loo k s forward, if s he has o nce bee n present.
W e ralli ed o ur forces in September at ou r president's , Mrs. C hapman 's h ome. and talk ed over plans for our wint'e r ca mpaign. We decided to coope rat e with Mr )-I oo\'e r and to dispense with a ll refreshm en ts a t o ur meetings.
In Octobe r we g ave th e first rushing party for th e active cha l>ler at the h ome of Mrs. A. B Ryd e r (Daisy Whitco mb, '03) Th e active girls furnished the ente rtainm e nt whil e we p rovided the .u ppe. r. Patriotism. was the k eynote of the evening.
Mrs. C . A . Eaton (Ade le it a Shaw, '07) was th e hos tess at the November meeting, which proved to be a busy business meeting. In Decembe r we held o ur annual guest afternoon at Lin coln House, Boston. when Edit h Swift, '02, who i s a settlem ent work er at the bo use, was hostess We enjoyed a most pleasant time inspecting the various department. and l ate r were privileged to hea r Mrs. Ida V ose W oodb ury spea k on "The Mountain ee r ." W it. would recom · mend her I trong ly t o other clubs.
We held our &nnual Christmas reunion at the new frattl'"nity apartment and had an unusually large gathering. Beiide enjoying a 5OCi.l lime. we improved the minutes by making booklets of stories and jokes for a hospital in Fr.nee.
A Red CrOSI meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Thomas Chandler (Lesley Hill, Kansas A, ex-'os) in Brookline in February. Mrs. Chandlers silter, who is DOW superintendent of nurses at ODe of the large Bo510D hospitals, but who expects soon to sail for France, gave us a most interesting and inlruelive talk 00 first aid and iurgical dreuinp.
Our March meeting was devoted to the Settlement School. Mrs. Frank DUDn (Luella Whitney, Vermont A, '98) spolce to us on "A Visit 10 Our Settlement School" and through her dner anecdotes and fine snapshots we learned much of our neighbors in Tennessee. At this time the mite-boxea, which had been distributed at the Founders' Day celebration nearly year before, were opened Rnd yielded about $20 toward our Settlement School fund
In April we celebrate our fifty and one years of existence and work. Our plans are very similar to those of 1811 year. We gather in the Parish Houst of the Episcopal Church in Malden for a social time and entertainment and to enjoy a basket supper. A small con tribution from each ODe present will swell our fund still further.
We have endeavored to keep in close touch with our Rctive chapter, helping them financially and, through the advilOry co mmittee, in other ways. The duties of the comm' ittee have been divided among the members. The plan has been to have at least one alumna at each active meeti ng and at other times of importance. The chairman of the committee proctored the fr"temity examination. Thinking it a good way to get acquainted with the girls and to have an opportunity (or a short tJlk on (raternity with the pledges, the eommittce gave an informal party at the home o( one of the members. The girls all gathered about the fireplRce for supper and after a few games we arrived at the more serious pITt of the evening. The pledges asked :\ny questions they wished and the acth'e girls abo were given advice.
Beside our mite -box co ntribution s for the Settlement School we have raised money by the sale o{ cards aDd novelties at Christmas. This netted us about $80. In March about thirty of us gatbered for luncbeon at a food craft sbop in the city, where a demonstration i. served free to clubs, by appointment. We charged a small fee to those present and the proct'eds also added tf) our school fund.
One way in which we have tried to bring some of the alumn:e whom we see infrequently, to our meetings, is by class reunions. Each meeting ha s been especially devoted t'o several classes Ind all members of those classes within easy access of Boston have been urged to attend (0 make their own reunion a success. Some of the individual members have invited a delinquent n '" to come to each meeting, thus getting her in touch with the club again and arousine: her interest.
During th e year we have increased our war work by sending monthly boxes to Florence Bentley, Massachusetts .A, ex-'lo, a nurse in a British hospital in France. We have also supplied one of the Gatlinburg boy. stationed at Clmp Devens with knitted articles and sweetbits. As a club we have done no Red
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Cro ss work, but as individuals we are all busy with s urgi ca l dressings, sewing, layette work, and knitting.
As with you all, this year has been an exceptionally busy onc and in doing for others, a most happy onc. At its close we all wish to express our gratitude and appreciation to our retiring president who has se rved UI so efficiently {or two years.
'BERTHA A. CAu.
BUFFALO ALUMN.<: CLUB
ORGANIZED 1 9 I5-C IiARTElED 1916
Pr esidMI-He l en Rostnstengel. Wi sconsin A, '06.
Vju --Ire/ident-Mrs. Vernon Ellsworth (Lillian Dullin, New York A, ex-'o4-).
Co,."upondjllg S«rdar,....-E ll a Donnocker. New York .A, '14.
Treasurer--Mrs. Charl es Whitn ey (Vcva Higbee , Mi chigan A, '(6) Resident Alumn re- 14 . Members of Average Attendance-6.
The Buffalo Alumnre Club is nearing the co mpl e tion of its third s uccessfu l year. M ee tings hav e been held semimonth l y, business and soc ial alternating.
The examination was greatly enjoyed by each member of the club, and though we might not have ll3ssed the rigid test of the active chapter, it proved instructive Ilnd ce rtainl y helped us to r ea li ze th e growth of the fraternity. n B 4» History is a l ways under di!c uss inn and at one meeting Mr s. E. A. Brown (Edith Harth, New York A. ' 11) , read us a most en lightening paper on Panhellenic.
For the benefit of our Sett l cmp..nt School fund, our co mmittee sent for sample baskets made at Gatlinburg, from which o rd ers were taken. The baskets were very popular but are too l ate in arriving for u s to realit.e anything on them thi s year.
We plan one more regular meeting in May at th e home of Mrs. W. F. Lauffert (Bessie Bond, Missouri A, 'oJ), and in June we are anticipating a rare treat by spending the week eod toge th er at the Larkin Coun try Club on th e Lake Erie shore.
On Founders' Day a luncheon will be given at the College Clu b.
LEILA SoULE-B ITTIN G.
BURLINGTON ALUMNA: CLUB
ORGANIZED AND C HAtTERED 1914
Pr esid en/-Mabel Bal c h, '09
Viu -/>residmt-Mrs. R. P. Tuttle ( H elen Barton, 'og).
Secretary-Jennie L_ Rowell, '0<).
Trea.SMrer-Maude M. Chaffee, 'oS.
Resident
Members of Club-26.
Average Attendance--6.
ANNUAL R E PORT OF ALUMN.IE CLUBS
For 191' the field of the B url ington Club has been the enti r e ,tate of Vermont and our work, the collec t ing of d ucs from our nonre.ident
Every alumna that did Dot a lready belong to anot h e r n club received & circular letter whose pur port was 10 urge her to keep in touch wilh our national organiution. to forward the a nnual dues for the s upport of the Department and, if possible, to make some contrib uti on to the Stillement School. Thi s letter was followed in mOlt case. by a personal note written by onc of th e resident W e received retllrDS from abo ut onelhird.
As u uat we "pic nicked" on tbe l ake sho r e during the su mmer, having I. guests a ny Pi Phis who may have been in the city in a tte ndan ce a t summ er school o r o therwise. Later we ente r tained the active chapter and pledges on pledge night.
O ur con tributi o n to the Sett lement Schoo l has been small e r this year. The greater pa rt o( it was secu red by o ur president, Ma bel Balch, '09 , who solici ted magazine subsc ription s, that were forwuded to Mi ss R eisi nger .
The U. V. M alumnae and coll ege girls, as a unit, carried on war rel ief work thro ugh out the winte r, meeting in gro ups each Saturday afternoon and eve ning at Mrs. Votey'. who generously gave her home for this work. A n + se rved o n the executive committee and othe r s, both active and alumnR, were ze al o us in thi s service.
Mrs, Allen '. visit was a delight and an inspiration. Toge ther with the active c hapter we enjoyed her s tereop ti con lect ure o n th e Se ttl e m e nt S<;hool and a few of th e fortunate alumot!: lun c hed with he r at th e U ote l V e rm ont.
O n' Founders' OilY the chapter and club will m eet {Or the r eadi ng of Mabel Bal ch 's p l ay, Tlu J . C. Sorosis. 1t is hoped that thi s play will form part of the hi s to ri ca l p r og ram of tbe next conven ti o n.
The prospect of resi de nt aiumnre is so small {o r th e co m i ng yenr that regul a r cl u b work may be suspended, yet if only a few will r emain in the city we will send our annual letter and ca rr yon the work 3m ong th e n on residen t Iliumr:re.
NEW YORK ALUMNA< CLUB
OIlGANIZEO 190J-CIIARTERED 1907
Pr uidenl-}frs. Berton L. M axfie ld ( Winifred Hill, M assac hu se tts A, 'g8).
C. C. Cleave r (Ethlyn H a r desty, P e nnsylvania T, l(n).
'surelary·TreasNru-"Mrs. Frank H. Cook e (L:av inia C unningham New York r, '08).
R es ident Alumn re- 2oo. Members of Club-62.
Average Attendance-3S.
We had our yea rl y programs print ed and mail erl to a ll r es ident a lumn a". At th e top of ca rd was printed. " Brin g your Knitting o r Sew ing to Mer ting ," The club met o nce n month, uS1I311 y Satu r day, at th e \V ome n 's University Club. Each mee ting was in cha r ge o f a. ch:li rman .
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The year was ope n ed with an info rmal r ece ption and it wa!! o ur p l easure t o w elco me ma ny n ew Pi Ph is. T wo o f our m e mbers , N ell J ohn son and Mrs Wm H. Lough ( Elizabeth She pard, W isco n sin A '04 ) h ad been v e ry bu sy dur ing the s limme r s u pe r i nt e n di n g the wo rk of prue r v in g f ood -I tuffs di sc ard ed on the wh a rv es . The y ft TeIU It 'o f 10,000 jars o f prese rv es. - O th er!
l a id or v tlC4tio n s spe nt in so li ci t in g food n nd cl o th i n g. All prefe nt gave ev i· de nce o f grea t ac ti vity in wa r work, as th e c h a tt e r Dn d t a tk w as accompani ed by the mu s ic o f th e c li c king knitting n eed l es
Tn N o vembe r o ur cooky -shin e w a s hel d w i th th e hila rity an d fun that becom es th a t anci e nt c us tom After the clo th was c1 en re d aw a y many s ta yed to e nj oy th e da n ce p lann ed b y o ur h os t ess, Mrs. 1. C. M a rtin o f Ri chm o n d Hill.
At th e Dece m be r m ee ting w e enj o y ed a ta lk g i ve n by Dr H a rri s, superint e n ' d ent o f wome n o n Bl ac kw ell 's Isl an d. She s ) o k e o f the con d iti o n o f th e w o me n be fore h er a rr i v a l a n d o f h e r met h od whi ch i n t rod u ced s u ccess ful coope rati on be t wee n the pri so n ers and th ei r k ee per s.
Ou r mee t i n g in J a nu ary con cerned t he Se tt le me nt Sch ool. Lett e r s w e re r ea d fr om o ur loc al co mmitt ee a n d Mi ss Pl a nk. \Ve d ec i de d to a do pt Eld e r Ogle, one of th e enli s ted boys fr o m Littl e as o ur p r o t ege .
In F ebru a ry Mr Barth o l o mew , a Y. M C A. sec r eta r y w h o had ju st r et arn ed fr o m th e p r ison cam ps o f Be r}in a n d Sibe ria, to l d us o f hi s ex peri e n ces th ere. Jl is t a lk was mos t inter-es ting a nd g ave us . vtry compreh en s ive vi e w of the Y 1tf. C A wo rk in the pre se nt wa r.
At our lIf a r c h meeting th e o ffICers for th e s u cceedi n g y ea r w e re e l ec ted A l etter f r om Eld e r Ogl e wa s r ea d . A deba te h ad bee n Ar rAn ged o n the HDaylight Savi ng Pl a o" th e n un de r di sc uss i o n in Co n g r ess, b ut o n e o f the me mbers o f the co mm ittee bein g li ic k , the d eb a te h ad to be d ec l n r ed o fT
The mee ting in April wa s h eld in the Asse mbl y H a ll o f th e W o men ' s Uni · v ersi ty Club. A very enj o y a bl e musical progra m w ns nrrnnged l\.f rs Anne Warwick Cro...n s l o n gave u s a sho rt infor ma l talk • Mil d red T n it , N e\'l.. Y o rk A, '04 , repo rt ed th a t $200 had bee n sent to th e Se ttl ement Sc h oo l as o ur qu o ta fo r th e yea r . Pl a n s f o r th e lun ch eo n were di s· c ussed. It i s t o be he l d a t the H o te l Mc Al p i n , a n d w e a r e ( 0 h a ve a s guest of h o nor, Mrs. F J . All e n , o ur G r a n d V ice· pr eside nt All N ew Y o rk Pi Phi s nre l ooki n g (orw n r d w i th great ant icipa ti on to ex ten din g a w elco me to our (rien d a nd gu est.
Th e 19 18 cel e brat io n o f F o unde rs ' Day by the N e w Y o rk Alumn re Club on Apri l 2 7 will l o n g be h e l d in memory as o n e o f t he mos t s uccessful th a t the cl ub h as eve r hel d. Th e num be r p rese nt, th e wi de r ep r ese nt atio n o C chapt ers, th e disting u ished P i Ph is w h o w ert guests, t h e n o te o f l oya lt y to f ra te rn i ty an d to co unt r y U th ese f ac t'ors com bi n ed to m ake t h e occas i on a n o tabl e o ne Ni netJ seve n l o y a l Pi Ph is sa t do wn 10 th e lun ch eon a t t h e H o te l Mc Alpin c h a pt ers w e r e r epreseQ ted in th e r espo n se to t h e r oll c all by c.h apten. The w ide ... p r ea d g eo gra p h ic dist r i but io n o f th ese chapte rl, the varyin g agts o f the m e mbers presen t , f ro m the m os t g r ad u a tes bac k to th ose who cou l d r e m e mber th e e arl y days o f th e fr a te rn i t y- th ese tw o features com· bined se r ved to im p r ess f o r cefull y t h e ex te nt a n d l o n g s ta n d ing o f Pi Be t a Ph i.
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The club was honored in the presence at its celebration of a former Grand President, Mrs. Grace Lass -Sisson, and of two members of the Grand Council, Mrs. Nina Harris Allen, Grand and Mrs. Sarah Pomeroy-Rugg, Editor of TilE ARROW. Mrs. Allen and Mrs, Rugg spoke of fraternilY affairs. of frater-nity policy, of chapter. they bad visited, East and Welt, of pre&ent and (ulure ."Iana, including some mention of Convention , and enthusiastic Pi I)his were even more loyal and enthusiastic after they had heard the menage b r o ught by these speakers.
Other speakers brought out the other special feature of the program. They struck the note of patriotism. and sounded the call to service. Patriotic speech, patriotic poem, patriotic hymn Slirred the souls of Pi Phil to renewed fervor in the service of our co untry.
Mrs. Winifred HiII -Mnxfiel<.l Massachusetts A. '98. president of the New York Alumna! Cl ub , presided and introduced the lipeakers.
CUNNING HAM - COOKE.
NORTHERN NEW YORK ALUMNtE CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 1914
President-Angela Cortwright, New York r, '16
Surelory·Treosurer-Dorothy Clea, e1and, Nt:\\' York 1\ '12. Resident Alumnre-s.
Members of Cl ub-23 . Average
The year just closing has been the most successful year we have had in our club SO far. O ur membership is considerably larger than eve r before and our attendance has also averaged higher , though still by far the l a rg er number of ou r members are nonresidents. H owever, there has 1Iot been a meeting at which at least one of our members from a distance has not been present.
O ur program for the year has been as follows:
Septembe r , The l ocal c hapter and Panhellenic; November, The Se ttl emen t Sc h oo l ; November, Gift Sa le for IT B oj) activities; January, Constitution; Marc h, IT B Ui story; April 27, Founders' Day Celebr ation; April, Election of Officers; June, Guest Night.
At our annual up- river picnic, held in July, we were delighted to have with us Mary PerLee-Judd, '07. th e founder and first pre!>ident of the society which is now New Vork r; as welt as two girls from New Vork A, Kareta Briggs, "7 , nnd Bethany Donald. ':w .
O ur November meeting took place the day of New York Gamma's initiatory banq uet, so that a large number of out -of-town members were present. Thill was devoted to the Sett l ement School and at this meeting we made arrangements for o ur sa le which came lh e next week. In accordance with food con · se rvati on and especially in view of the scattity of sugar, we gave up the candy table at our sale, thereby cutti ng down ou r receipts conside rably . How eve r, beside fancy work we had Christmas postcards from the W. A_ Davis Co. of Malden, Mass. W e have (ound them very satisfactory. In o rd e r to give peop l e in general a mo r e definite idea of our work at Little Pigeon, we had
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one table on which were samples of weaving and basketry (rom the school, several of the little illustrated booklets. and Miss Ja c kson 's last leUer about the school. One of Ollr members stood ready to explain further to any who showed special interest. Considerable interest was s hown by many of the ladies, and we (dt that not only were ellr sales that day increased thereby, but also the esteem in which they held IT From the proceeds of this sa le we sent $zS 10 the Settlement School.
We hnve also given $25 to the SI. Law ren ce Arrow A ssocia tion , whi ch owns the chapter-house.
\'tIe entertained New York \ ' at a cooky ·shin e in honor of Adel e Banvard, '13, one of our sisters in 0 I' 2;, whonl we were so glad to welcome into IT B 41 at Easter time.
Founders' Day we always ce lebrate with New York I'. The en t er ta inment i. to be given by classes. The seniors and freshmen t oge ther a re to give a pageant or series of tableaux representing the history of 11 B (I>. Th e sopho· mores are to give a farce. Th e plans of th e juniors and alumn:t: are nOI yet perfected.
Our advisory committee ha s !>ten more active thi s year than eve r before and we feel that we hav e kept in much closer tou c h with th e active girls. One or m o re of ou r members atte nd chapter meetings regularly.
As our membership is so scatte red and nil o ur members as individuals are active work e rs in at least one of Ihe \' ario u! organiza tion s fl')r war work-Red Cross, National Leagu e fo r ' Vomen's Service, Navy League- we have not yet undertaken any special war work as A club. H oweve r, we h3ve sent to Min Wright for dir ectio n s for making the sc rapbooks and to do some of that work this spring.
We , as well as N e w York 1', are looking forward to a visit from our Grand Vice -presid ent the first of May.
At least one of our members is planning to go to convention and several others are se ri o usly consideri ng the matter, so we hope to have a good delegation to greet you all at Charlevoix
DoROTHY K. CLEAVELAND.
ROCHE STER ALUMNJE CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 19 14
Pru idellt - Mu. F T. Burke (Bess ie Harper. Pennsylvania B. '06). Good, Massa c hu se tts A, 'oJ. Surelary- Florence Ford, New York A, '07. Henry L. Dusky ( rsnbell e Shepard. New York A, 'II).
Resident Members of Club-12.
Averag e
The Rochester Alumna:: Club has been unable t o follow closely the program arranged for the year's work, since there has bef.n a large exodus of Pi Ph is from this vicinity. So far we have been unable to find a new member. W e have been discussing the advisability of advertising in THE ARROW the advan·
tages of Rochester as a commucial and home city. in Ihe hope of inducing somt Pi Phis to locate bere.
Allhough few in numbers our enthusiasm for the fraternity and all it standlo ( o r has not wavered Dor diminished.
Last May after mobilizing ,d city headquarters, Captain Ford conveyed us by motor transport to camp at Geneseo, where Captain BArrelt then took us in charge.
In June Ethel Lapham, New York A, ex·'I I, entertained us at her home in Macedon, at which time we all kept our fingers (as well as our tongues) busy doing Red Crou work.
The July meeting (a porch luncheon) was a farewell for Mrs. C. E. H eston (Jane Bechtle, Iowa r, '07) whose husband, a reserve officer, had answered his countrys call and left the city.
We witih that many other Pi Phis might have gathered with us for our September meeting. With moccasins, like Indian maidens, we clambered and scrambled along the beautiful banks of the lower Genesee River. Some two hours later, much more footsore and weary than "real Indians," we arrive\1 at the wigwam of Squaw Atwater, where we did ample justice to a Hoover corn supper .
In November we met with Mrs. R. G. Brachell (Esther Beers, New Yorl< B, ' 14 ) and dressed dolls for the Settlement School.
November found us obeying the summons of the town crier and meeting with Eleanor Good, Mas sachusetts A '0 1, for a Thanksgiving cooky · shine
At the December·January metting held with Mrs. Wm. lIanki (Bessie Dud· ley, New York A, ex ' I:a ) we studied the constitution nnd examination. An old time tea at ye cand le lighting lime was held with Isabelle Moore, New York .A, '03. in February.
March (ound us at the home of Mrs. Ir. L. Dusky ( I sabe ll e Shel>a rd, New York A. '1 1) where we discussed as much as possible the nenrest chapter.
Our Founders' Day ce l ebration this year will take the (arm of a cooky· shine The committee were reluctant to give particulars, but the impression was given £hat we were to renew our youth and cast dull care aside. temporarily throwing ofT the depressio n caused by th e war.
As a club we hll\Ie not attempted specific Red Cross work, each one work inK where most convenient. Two of the girls took first aid courses and one n course in home nursing as well. The knitting needles have been very evident and active at all o ur gatherings
We have just procurtd a memory book, which we think will be interesting in future years. In it we ht\\'e pasted the novel invitations to our meetings, snap-shots of various happy occasions, and other mementoes.
\V e are a ll so interested in the School that it hns been unnecessary to arouse interest by a.ny unusual me:ms. We ha\'e found that individua l pledges for the school are th e best way to raise Ollr money. This ye:,," with our diminished numbers we expect to contribute $:Z5.
The needs in Europe nre so great that we are wondering if the co nv en ti on will not find some means whereby, after the requirements for the Settlement School hove been met, we can as a body of cQllege women curtail our personal
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expe n ses eve n more than we have this year, and render some practical ass ist&nce to our h ome less. suffering sislen in France and Relgium Perhaps it might be a Pan helleni c m ovemen t a nd prove a ti e to bind all the women's fraternitie s to geth e r.
IsABELLE M OORE.
SYRACUSE ALUltfNtE CLUB
ORGAN I ZED 1903-C Il ARTr.RED 1(}06
President-Mrs. C h as. F. TellH (Kathryn Burr, Colo r ado A. '04).
Vi u· jJr'esid e" , - Mrs. Burlon C lark (F lore n ce Dengler, New York A , '10)
R ecording Secretary- M rs. Floyd DKker (l\lary Makepeace, New York A. '07).
Corres p onding Sure l ary- Mr:;s. ] W Brooks (Ge rtru de Ske rr ett, New York A '13)
TreasureJ"'-Mrs R. D. Mac Alli s ter (Lu lu Go l den New York A, '13).
Re side nt Alumnll!'-42
M embers of C lub-17.
Av erage Att enda n ce- 12
Th e Syracuse Alumna! Club has continu ed the custom of having two meetings 0. mon th, an af ternoon and a n evening meeting. Early in th e (all programs were se nt out an n o un c ing th e tim e, place. a n d s ubj ect (or eac h meeting. The program in clu ded the f ou r r equired meetings, cooky -shines, Red Cross work, and an outing.
Later, beca use o ( th e war situatio n we abandoned o ur program, as (ar as the soc ial sid e wa s co nce rned, and decided to do Red Cross sewi ng e ntirel y_ We have had but o ne coo ky -shine, a joint affai r with the active chaple r anti we will have one more social gathering, a p icnic with t h e ch apter. W e wilt we l co me ou r freshmen at this tim e.
Founders' Day will be c el ebra ted at the cha p ter-h o use wh en the (reshmer> will entertain the ch apte r a nd al umn a! and the sch o l arship cup (or the sophomo re class will be presented.
Since the c hapero n at the c h apte r -ho use is a m ember o( o ur alumna: club, we are abl e to keep in to uc h with th e hap pen in gs o ( th e chapter , and d iffe r e nt de legates fr o m th e alumnre tr y to attend one chapte r meeting each month.
Owing to the (act that m ost o ( o ur tim e ha s bee n given up to R ed Cross work, our enthusiasm (o r r ais ing money for th e Sett lement Sc h oo l has not been very keen. W e do not mean to neglect this good cause , however, (or the club has voted to take $1 0 (rom the treasury (o r th is purp3se. . M ARroN' N. I IOWELL
THE T ORONTO ALUMN.£ CLUB
ORGANIZED 1911-CIlARTERl.D 1912
Resident Alumn re- 18
M embers o( Club--- 14.
A verage Attendance-n.
During th e past year th e T uronto C lu b has followed its usual custom of having a regular meeting each month. As. departure from last years regime.
inslead of visiting each other's homes we have held our mtetings in the chaplerroom helping to defray the chapter's expenses by paying them for the use of the room.
In we held a joint meeting with the chapter to celebrate our ninth binhday. The distribution of the birthday gifts with their original verses was the crowning event of the evening.
We were delighted to have Esther Fenton, Oregon A, '18, who was visiting in the city, with us at lome of our meetings and parties last {all. We afC also very glad to add the name of Mrs. E. G. Taylor (Genna Schell, Iowa A., ex -'16) to our club'. membership, and only wish that more of our friends across the Border would lake up their residence in Toronto.
Two of our meetings we devoted to sewing for the Red Cro5S; at another, Ressie Ewan, '17. gave us a very interesting paper on the Settlement' School. AI our meeting we packed boxeJII for TI .p brothers overseas, and, on receiving each Jetter of thanks, we feel that we have amply repaid for thai which was really a pleasure to do
For our April meeting, we had a luncheon down town to which we welcomed several of our members who were in town for the Easler holiday. But asidt from the joys of reunion, this was a red leiter day for us, as we had our G ran d Vice-president, Mrs. F. J. Allen, as our guest. We consider a visit like hers one of the best things possible 10 bring us and keep us in closer touch wilh the fraternity at large.
We are planning to entertain the active chapter on Founders' Day by having a cooky-shine at the home of Loreen Kennelly, '14. after which we still hope to have one mQ,re business meeting Ihis year to elect our new officers.
EARDLEY GREENE
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AlUMN£ CLUB
CHARTERED 1910
PresideNt-Mrs. Franz Miller (Edna Bean, Massarhusetts A, '02). Secrela,..y--Mrs. Dane Jackson (Elizabeth Caswell. Vermont A. '11) Resident Alumnz-19. Members of Club--Io. Average Attendance-9.
Our fint meeting of season was held November 3 with Amy Wallon, Massachusetts A, '07, of Springfield We were glad to have with us again, after seve ral months' ahseace, our lieutenant-governor'. wife, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge (Grace Goodhue, Vermont H, '02), Laura Clark, Vermont A, '94, of the Science Depa rtment of the Smith College faculty and Rose Nowell, Florida A. '17. a new and cordially wt:lcomc:d of the club who ill IIt ud ying thi!4 year al Smilh College. At the next meeting in January in Miss Clark's charming apartment at the college in Northampton, we also made the acquaintance of another IT cJ> student at Smith, Sue Wickham, Ohio r, '16, and Helen Harriman, Vermont A. ' 13 who now makes Northampton her headquarters as economics demonstrator or the Hampden County Agricultural League. Our March meeting was with Mrs C. Miller (Edna Bean. Massachusetts A, '02).
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and we plied scissors and paste to such good purpose that a large namber of attractive scrapbooks were finished and sent to Florence Bentley, Massachusetts A. ex·'lo. to u se with her IOldier-convalescents in France.
For the fourth meeting, planned (or the week (ollowing Founders' Day, Nellie Button. Vermont A. '0 1. is to be the hostess in WCltfield. This will probably be o C the lamc informa l Dature as the rest of Ollr meetings, but will. nevertheless, be dominated by the universal IT cz, spirit inspired by Founders' Day. We hope at this lime to have an opportunity as a club to welcome Mrs. H. Wi. Selby (Ethel \Vagg, Pennsylvania r, 'IS) who hIlS r ece ntly come to make her home in Springfield A little son, Herbert William Se lby. J r " born February 7. has come to take his place among the n 41 children One later meeting may also be held, perhaps in the form of a picnic. in the early summer if \'t'e can find an opportunity for it before the students and teachers who make up a considerable part o( our membership have departed lor their homes.
Owing to the peculiar condition under which our club exists, with a (requently changing and widely scattered membership and ne\'er just the same people attending any two in succession, it is difficult to carry out any definite program for the meetings or to undertake the wo rk usually done by clubs. For that reason, we have done no war work, except the hospit al book lets. as a club, although many of our girls are individually very active in Red Cross nnd similar work. The times, moreover, have made so many demands upon our purses and our energy that we cou l d contribute on ly our mitu to the Settlement School.
For offices this year the club has had only a president, Edna Bean - Miller, and a re co rding secreta ry, Mrs. Dane J ackson (Elizabeth Caswe ll, Vermont A, ' II ). and new officers have not yet been elected (or the coming year.
The wish is shared by all the members that it were possible for us more nearly to rea li ze the idea l of an alumnre club, but we are very grateful for the opportuni ty to meet at least informally as Pi Phis a few times each year.
EDNA BUN - MILLER.
BETA PROVINCE
BALTIMORE ALUMN..£ CLUB
OaCANIZlm AND CnARTEJo:!D 1900
Presiden t-Mary A. Wood. Maryland A. '99. Viu·pruidt'"I-Mrs. A. M. Doty (Cora Scott, New York A, '04).
Secretary-Helen Atwood, Maryland A. '16.
Trtas'UrN'-Argrette In ga ll s, New York A, '08.
Resident Alumn9!-Jo.
Members of Club-l7. Attendance-IS.
We are j ust about to close one of the most pleasant and successful years the Ba.ltimore Club has ever spent.
During a summer, a committee arranged the meetings for the en tire year and a typewritten prcgram was placed in the hands of each alumna. Our usu"f custom of h oldi ng a meeting each month alternating with a luncheon and evening meeting was followed out.
ANNUAL REPORT OF ALUlI1Nk: CLUBS 561
The October lunc.heon was a delightful affair, held at the home of Elsie Bender. '16, in Relay, just outside of Baltimore. "Our Fiftieth Aoniversari' was the topic under discussion at that time.
In November we bad the unusual pririlege of welcoming Mrs. Helmick. Her story of the Settlement School was delightfully entertaining and at the same time. we were made to realize the wonderful progress there.
As hal been the cUltom of the club for the past two or three years, we held our Christmas holiday luncbeon. Thi. year, it was in the newly comp leted dining-room of onc of our largest department sto r es. Many of the girl, that had been away teaching ,,'c rc with us and Miss Keller in on us for a few minutes.
A cooky·shine ",as held in January, but un(orhinntely thil could only be enjoyed by a few due to the inclemency of the night.
In February, through the courtesy of Helen Atwood, '16. who loaned her home and furnished the "eats," the alumn2 club entertained the active chapter at Goucher, the mothers of the girls, and pltronesses.
A luncheon was held in March at the home of our president, Alice Wood, '99, and her .ister, Molly Wood, '07·
To each of our meetings, the chapter sends a representative from each class. We always enjoy having the active girls with us and we in turn find it A pleasure to visit their Saturday night meetings
We raised money (or the Sett l ement School by ptrsonal contributions.
The girls (rom Columbia A will come to Baltimore and celebrate Founders' Day with Marylan d A and the Baltimore Alumnae Clu b. Owing to the unusual conditions this year, a banquet will not be held, but just a happy r e uni on when we will pause (or a while to think o( that time o( many years ago and to think o( those whOle love of the bighut makes possible our joys in the fraternity today.
CARLISLE ALUMN£ CLUB
ORGANIZED 1914-CHAltTERI.D 1915
President-H nrriet Stuart, P ennsy lvania r, '14·
Viu preside"t-"Mrs. Ca l vin Rickenbaugh (Kathleen Cooding, Pennsylvania r, 'oS)·
Secretary-Lydia M. Cooding, 361 W. High St., Carlisle, Pa., Pennsylvania r, ' 10•
Trt"IIUIot,.er-Sara Black, Pennsyivnnia B. '00.
Re.ident Alumna:-II.
Members of Average Attendance-8.
The Carlisle Alumnre Club has had only three meetings so far this year but tho.e have been very enjoyable . We plan to hold our meetings during vacation times 10 that many girls whose homes are in Carlisle will have the oppo r · tunity of attending, (or the number of alumnre resident here throughout the year is small.
Last summer we had our usual pi c nic. with the transaction of some routine busineu. During the Ch ristma s holidays the club was entertained by If arriet
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Stuart, Pennsylvania r, '14. who ann ou nced her engage ment on that occasion, so that everyone had a merry time At Easter we were guests oC Sara Black, Pennsylvania B, '00, who introdu ced another member of hH chapter, Mrs. J. W. Speicher (Mary Stanton, '07), to the Carlis le Club. This was an un · usually earnest and interesting m eeti ng. The president of the active chapler met with us and gave us a of the chaptn's activities (or the year. Much of' our time Wa! given to a discussion of the active c hapter and its interests with a view to strengthening the associations between the a lumnre and active Pi Phis. Some of the alumnae had the grtl'll pr-ivilege of talking with Mrs. Rugg during her visit to P ennsy lvania Gamma, so that her suggestions were passed on to lhe other alumnre. We also had informal reports of the work and meetings of the Philadelphia and New York C lubs which some of our members have attended. The Se ttl e ment School also figured on our program, with a general discussion and readings from the recent ARROW. W e then decided to make a co ntribut ion to the Settlement Schoo l, each girl giving what she co uld. The individual members !lre all so occ upied with tht:ir personal and war relief activities that we have not attempted any woric for the Settlement School or for patriotic service as an organiZlltion.
The alumnlC have recently been invited to a chapter meeting and to th e tea which the chapter gave after moving into new fraternity rooms. The chap· ter will entertain at a picnic and dance in celeb rati on of Founders' Day, when lhe alumme will also be inclu ded
As far as we know. none of our club members will be at convention; but we all wish we might go Ilnd persona lly express to our fraternity and its founders the interest and gratitude which, as Pi Phis, we all feel.
LYDIA M. GOODING.
PHILADEPHIA ALUMNJE CLUB
ORGANIZED IC}OI-CHARTER£D 1 1}O2
Prnide"t-Mrs. Cn rl C. ( Beat rice Victory, Penn sy lvania A, '07).
W atkins, Pennsylvania r, ' 16.
Correrpondiug Secretary--Lavinia King, Maryland A, 'oS .
R ecordi"g Secrelary--Mrs. W. W. Turn er (Harriet Keene, Pennsylvania A. ex ·' 17 ) ·
Treasurer-Ma ry M at her, Pennsylvania A. '17.
Resident Alumnre--<JS.
Members of Clu1r-7S
Average Attendance--3S to 40 .
During the past year, we have made an especial effort to interest Pi Phis near Philadelphia who have never belonged to the c lu b At the beginning of lhe year, we sent out letters to all resident al umnre urg jng them to become and enclosing the I>rinted program of meetings for the coming year. As a result, we have as members Quite a few who hltve never before belonged. Poslal cards are sent out announcing the meetings which are held on the second Saturday of each month. The most of the meetings are informal luncheoDs held at lhe homes of the different members. This year by having
five membtrs act as hostesses (or each luncheon, we h.,-c planned to arrange th t a member will be hostess only once in two years. After the luncheon we have a businell meeting and then reports on some form of entertainment. One of our meetings was devoted to the Settlement School, one to the fraternity cumination questions, and one to a study of the constitution. I n Detenther we had a musicale and tea inlitead of the luncheon a"d the talent came from our own club and chapter.
For the February meeting, acting upon the suggestion given in THE AllOW, we all brought kniued good. or candy or smakel for the IOldien or the Setllement School vicinity and when all were collected, we found we had enough to supply three boy.. In the meantime, we had written tb Miss J>lank (or three or (our namu but she was able to give us only one name at the time . So now we have a committee caring (or our one adopted soldier, but we are hoping to receive two more names in the neBr (uture. Other than this. we hue done no Red Croll or war work as a club, but individually everyone is working hard and at the meetings khaki and gray yam is much in evidence and reports are given to the click of the knitting
Because so many card parties and entertainments are being given to raise money for Red CrOH and other war interests, our club decided it would be more advisable this yur, to raise money for the Settlement Srhool by individual subscriptions and the plan proved very successful as we were able to send in $90 .
The nearest active chapter to us is Pennsylvania A nnd we have many opportunities of in touch with it. Five o( the active girls are invited to each alumna:! elub meeting and alumna: attend chapter meetings about twice a month. We a l ways hue a chapter report at our meetings and throug!! the advisory committee, we are always ready to help them in any way we can. At the opening of the college year, we helped them to refurnislt the chapter-room and tried to assist in rushing as m uch as was possib l e in the short rushinK season. During the year the girls have had Quite .\ few meetingli at the homes of alumnre in Swarthmore or nearby towns.
As in previous years, we are planning to celellrate Founders' Day with the Swarthmore chapter. This year, however, instead of the customary banquet, we are having an afternoon knilling party with light refreshments at the Normandie in Philadelphia.
\ Ve have had a most successful year, due to the untiring tlrorts of our president, Marion Baker, Pennsylvania A, '14. We hope that next year any Pi Phis coming 10 live near Philadelphia will attend some- o( our meetings and as soon as possible join the club.
FLORENCE C. MILLIJt
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PITTSBURGH ALUMNtE CLUB
ORGANIZED 1<)08-el IA RTIRED 1<)09
President-
V ice-president-
Suretary--
TrelU*rer-
Resident Alumnse-40.
Members of
Av erage Att enda n ce- 12.
The Pittsburgh Alumna:: Club ha s been mos t vitally int e r es t ed during Ihl! ' past year in a group of girls at the University of Pittsbm'gh who call th emselves Dianthians and who nre eager to secure a chapter of JI About one year and a half ago these girls made known to ou r club their interest in the fraternity and nshd h ow they sho ul d proceed in pelilioning the national o rg aniza ti on. Since th ai time we have become well acquainted with the Dianthianl. They have entertained - OUf alumnre from lime to time and We have had them at n 4> affairs.
The club has given this group its hea rt y endorsement; they have been visited by representatives of the two n earest c hapters a nd by one of the Grand Council, Sarah Pomeroy Rugg, and by o ur Province President, M a rgu erite Well e r·Hyn· so n. Th eir petition will be presented at co nventio n.
Our club had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Rugg and Mrs. Hyn som at the home of our president, Mrs. D. H. Murphy (Jessica. Davis, Wisconsin A, '00). We were greatly interested in hearing of the plans for ou r coming convention and o f the work of the Washington Alumnz Club.
During the past year the programs at our meetings have been afghans and sweaters All of us felt that this war knitting should take precedence over every th ing. W e completed two afghans besides many other knitted garments
We decided to raise money for the Settlement School by cont ributions. W e have been quite successfu l with this method. Mrs. Rugg re aroused our en· thusium, making us feel that ou r school is n thoroughly patriotic project.
Our F ou nd ers' Day meeting will be with Mrs. R. 1. Slocum (Elizabeth Gard, Illinoi s '10), at Universal, Pa. This is one of the subu rbs of Pitts· burgh and we are looking forward to a fine country ride and outing. \Var ·time simplicity will characterize th e affair.
The Pittsburgh Panhelleni c Society had a line meeting at Tlu Pines, d co untry inn, late in the fall. As the schools had Lot opened there were few active girls th e re but we had a l a rg e number of alumnre and 1\ sp lendid time. There was another Panh e ll enic meeting at \Villiam Penn J f ote l on Marc h 13. The officers were elttted for the coming year. Mrs. E. Weidlein (Hazel Butt s. Kansas A, '13) is the new treasurer. The scholarship cup was awarded to the frat ernity group at the University of Pittsburgh having the best scholastic r ecord during the past year. It was decided to extend the privilege of attending the Panhellenic meetings to college and fraternity women who are not members of the fraternities r ecogni.zed by the National Panhellenic. The se people will not be allowed to vote or to hold offices The Panhellenic society. decided to
give the money in the treasury in addition to the money that was raised at this meeting by con tributi on to the Belgian Sea Shore Fund (or Belgian orphan.. A!'\"'" P. Jl UTCItlSON.
RI CHMOND ALUMNtE CLUB
Presidenl-Mrs. J. II. Connelly (Spray Mayb«. New YorL: A, ex-'oJ)
Surtlary-TreaJl4ur-Mary Williams, Virginia A, ' IS . Resident Alumnte-14.
Members of CluD-J9' Average AUendance-12.
The Richmond Alumnre Club has held monthly meetings thi s year at the homes of the various members. We have been fortunate in having with us this winter in addition to our regular members Mrs. Clifford Snowdon (Madalena Gaston, Iowa e), who is now living at Petersburg. Mrs. C lyd e Teler (Virginia Dyer, Missouri A, '03), Marguerite Magruder, Maryland .A. ' IS, and Eliubeth Van Sant, Maryland .A, ex-'W. The most ret:ent arrival is Mrs. Bailey from Denver, atlracted to Ricbmond by the close proximity of Camp Lee where her husband is now stationed. At a cooky-shine held at Mrs. Connelly's we all met together, new and old, compared notes and discovered that eight different chapters were represented in this one small city of Richmond. Mrs Snowdon has come to Virginia from Portland, Me., so in order to make her feel at home Virginia has treated her to a genuine New England winter. Some of us had the pleasure of listening to her at the Women's Club this spring when she gave a sple ndi d reading of Ibsen's Doll's /louse. Mrs. Teter is here for he.' health, and the other two members have joined the teaching force of Virginia . Red Cross for the city Panhellenic has occupied many of the club members and the rest have worked thro ugh the Westhampton Auxiliary Branch.
The various meetings have been devoted to programs on the Sett l ement School, study of the cons titution and History, report on tb e nearest c hapters al Randolph-Ma co n and Hollins, and the recent ce lebration of Founders' Day, which took the form of a luncheon. We have been much interested in the new Hollins chapte r, since a number of the girls are from Richmond, and it was possible to meet them personally during the Christmas vacation. wh e n Mrs. Connelly entertained for all the Pi Phis in town. The last meeting of the yhr will be at the H e rmitage Club instead of Westhampton where a picnic supper had been planned, due to the fact that the entire camp us and .11 the buildings will be taken over June I by the government to be used as a great base h ospi tal for the duration of the war.
Our Settlement School, Loan, and Fellowship Funds were raised by subscription and amounted to $4s- have found this to be the easiest. Quickest. and most successful method of ising this money annually.
Mrs. Rugg spent two days in Richmond, but was too busy with national work to TT\tet with the club.
The war cloud has loomed dark on the horizon here as elsewhere, but the club has prospered and the feeling of good-fellowship and fUlernily compn nionship has been of great benefit to us all
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' VASHINGTON ALUAfN.+: CLUB
ORG:\NIZED 1899--CIIARTERED 1913
Presidellt-Mabel Scott. Maryland A and Columbia A. '07.
Scrrelary-Mrs. Robt. D. DUDcan (Vibert POliS, Misso.tri n , ex·' 14 ).
Treasurer-Marga r et Browne, Columbia A. '16.
Members of Club-6J.
Average Attendance-4S.
The past yea r has been, without doubt, the most s uccessfu l and inspirin)( seaso n in our history The enthusiasm of o ur president, Mable Scott. has been positively contagious, the who l e club becoming imbued with her spirit. In addition to th e bond of our loved fraternity we have had the great bOnd of war, which has put us to work with a will and a se ri o u s ne ss, wh ic h on ly a coup l e of years ago would have astonished us all .
The call of Oll T gove r nment for clerical aid has brought between 50,000 and 15,000 war workers t o our city since last (all. \Va shington, at best, is a delightful overg r o wn town, and adding this population sudden ly, without strelching its girth co rrespondingly , gave rise 10 a most serious housing condition, and one that the coming summer finds little improvedl Ou r club decided that its war service should be the opening o( a jell 8 oj) Hostess House" (or girls. The house is 1310 Q Str«t N. W., accommodating twenty-two girls. We wish it could be t en times as large, both on account o( the joy it has given u s, and the long w ai ting list, but the responsibility is the main check there. For untiring and l oyal service we are indebted to the co mmitt ee, Mrs. Helmick (Elizabeth Clark. Michigan A, '99). as chairman, and ltuth McGowan, Co lumbia A., '98, Ruth Rizer, Columbia A, Margaret Merrill. Columbia A, 'oS, and Mrs W. M. Comp t o n (Helen Harrington, Ohio r, 'I') (or their hard work The house is coope r ative, in that we make no profit. The girls boarding i n the h o use pay only what is n ecessa ry to ins ur e expenses, Miss Bryar, a very c harming and l ovab l e woman, is doing h e r war bit in the capaci ty of hou se mothe r W e feel that the girls are fortunate in having h er, and know that th ey are a ll very happy.
Pi Phis from all over the states have been with us this winter milking ou r membership sixty-three. \ Ve have had e leven meetings, the roll s howing an average o( twelve to fifteen chapters represented. 10 is it a wonder that our national spirit is running higher than e\' er before? The subjects of discus· sion at nearly every meeting have been the active chapter, the Settlement Schoo l , and our H ostess 1I 0use. The chapter is large and strong and it has been n pleasure to the alumnre delegates to attend their meetings and have their delegate attend o ur meetings. On February', shor tly before bids went out, we cooperated with them in giving a reception and dance as a. formal rnshing party
Our donation to the Settlement School was $17646. This amount was r aised largely through individual subscription, although baskets and gr«ns (rom the schoo l were sold at Christmas time. Chocolate, on which we made a one-half profit, has been sold throughout the year, a mite box has been passed temptingly at each meeting, a.nd we gnve a joint tea dance with the active chapte r on March 16.
Every Tuuday evening since urly lall our dub has h«n in charge of :I. musical prognm at the Y. W. C A. house (rom 6:30 to i :30. Margaret Whitt, as chai rman of that commi ttee, and .11 who her certainly brought much happincH to the many girls who were there .I.' the dinner hour.
Our Red Cross branch, which grew (rom' bridge club of two yean ago, has continued and Oouri sbed this winter. W-c every Sahardoy .'ternoon at the borne of lOme member to sew for the District branch
We bought • $so Liberty Bond of the third issue. and III the last mettinz voted to adopt a French war orphan. This money will be raised by individual subsc ripti on.
A very short time will see uS gathered {or our Founders' nay banquet at home of Eliubeth Heitmuller, Columbia A. 't8. \ Ve reg'ret exceeding l y that • satidnctory date o f celebration cannot be arranged with Maryland A. because for the Pllst twelve yean we have enjoyed Founders' Day together. Mrs. Ri c hard lIynson (Marguerite Weller," I), president of Beta Province, is to be toastmistress, and the subject to be developed is "The realization of n B <J! ideals through war service."
Our club is look ing forward to another busineliis meeting in May, to our annual picnic in June. and then as we all are-to convention, when severa.! of UII hope to renew old friendships and make new and lasting onu.
DoIOTJr'i SWALLWooD GEARE.
GAMMA PROVINCE
AKRON ALUMNA: CLUB
ORGAN I ZE!> 1917-CI-IARTERED 1 9 t 8
PresjJetr/-Mrs Ray Cassip ( In u Collins, Ohio A, ' 10). Viu. p,.esid."/-Mrs. Frank J ohnson (Edith King, Co lum bia A. 'oS)·
Seculary-Mrs. H. 1.,. Dorro\an (May Lewis, Michigan A, '03)·
Trel2sure,.- lId en M. Atkinson, Ill inois Z, '06 . Members of Club-n.
Average Attendance-7·
On October our Province \,i ce-p r e-s ident, Elsa Schlicht·Conners invitell all Pi l>his in Akron nnd vicinity to meet at h er home to discuss plans fOT forming an alumna: club, w i th the result that we elected offICers, asked for a cha rter, which, we are delighted to say, has hem granted. Our meetings have been held on the third Saturday afternoon of ellCh month and hne been social so hr. Several of our members have not been in touch with f r aternity affairs since leaving college and we are more than pleased to see their inte r est returning. We tried to adopt one of the Gatlinburg soldiers, but were too late with ou r request.
We aTe now in our infancy but with the granting of our c harter, we feel that next year will see tiS ready to take our p lace aDlong the clubs oC l onge r standing. \Ve celebrated Founders' Day April 27 ,",' ith a I o'clock lun cheon 01 the Elks' Club and hAd as our gu es!! eigHteen ml'mber s of the Cleveland Club. Mrs. J. T. Conners (Elsa Schlicht, Ohio r '1'2) prefiided as toas tmistress. Mrs.
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H L. Dorman (May Ltwis, Michigan A. '03) welcomed the members of the Cleveland club
Mrs. Charles Branson (Anna M. Jackson, Pennsylvania A and New York B, '(9) gave a mos t interes ting talk on "OUT Settlement School/' Mrs. U. M. Mc Ca ughey (Amy Herrold, Ohio A. '96) spoke on "Our Fifty-first Birthday." Mildred Vorce, Florida A and Mi chigan n, '17. told us of un tJ! in the World Crisis " The remainder of thl: afternoon was spf'nl in ,!isiling and "reminiscing." MAY LEWiS - DoRMAN.
A NN ARBOR ALUM!'\'IE CLUB
ORCANIZED AND CJfAR 'I'I!R£D 1913
Pres'dCIII-Mrs. George E Lewis (Lorn Wright , Michigan B, ' 10)
Via-pruiJml-Mrs. Albert M. Barrett.
Seculary- Mrs. O. B. Hagerm an (Dorothy Tuttle. Vermont A, ex-'n).
Treasurer-Mrs C I I. Rann ey (Bess Kempf, Mi c higan A, 'I I ).
Resident Alumnre-18.
Members of CIUb-I7.
Ave r age Attendance- I I.
Situated as we are, so close ly associated wilh the active of the university, its intere sts :,wd ne eds occ upy a part of our attention at each meeting. Two or more of the girls meet with us and we discuss n II> problems together. The Toledo Club very generously proposed t o join us in buying 9. beautiful flaJ;: for the chapter-house, whi ch waves gai l y ove r the front lawn and helps to dispel the war gloom. which has a t e nden cy 10 settle.
Michigan B Chapter enjoyed a visit from Mrs. Sarah Pomeroy-Rugg iu November. as she was visiting a number of chapte rs officially, in the Middlf" West. During her stay in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Chip man (Jane M cDonald, Iowa A. '82) entertained the alumn::c club in h e r h o n o r at lun c heon, after which Mrs Rugg gave us a delightful talk nbout the meeting of Grand Council, the Settlement School and our coming cO lwenti OIl.
Early in November we recei\'ed a vcry interesting lett er telling about the Settlement School work, and our president very wisely decided to have copies made of this letter and sent to each of our members with the announcement of the meeting in January, when our subscription was made to the Settlement School. We sent $39 t o Little Pigeon and $5.50 to the Endowment Fund , A very attractive collection of u se ful baskets WAS sent by Mr. Pric kett as samples fr om which to select and orde r. These baskets were made, not at the school as we first supposed, but by neighboring people. We sent them an o r der amounting to $17 Our annua l election of officers occur r ed in M:uch, when we met with Mrs, II. Riggs (Emma Byn es, Kansas A, '86), our president, and enjoyed a d elightful l)O t -Iuck lun c heon.
We have missed three of our members whose husbands were called to P3tri oti c Rrvice: Mrs. R ebecca Downey \Vbit e, M ichigAn D, '03, Mrs. Margaret Arnold Wllil e, :ind Mrs, Hope Merse r ea u Bryson, Missouri D, '09. Capt. A. H. White and Capt. A. E. \V'h ite a re aiding Uncle Sam as expert chemists.
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Plans are under way for the celebration of Founders' Oay and it will be a pleasant occasion if we duplicate last year's program. We had a busineu medin, of the association at the chapter-house and .fterwards joined the girls in a cooky-shine. Cordial greetings from the national officers were read durinq the meeting. We are .11 knitting, kniUing, and doing OUT Red Cross work anti praying for an early triumph of Democracy and World Peace.
JANIT
CLEVELAND A LUMNM CLUB
McDoNAJ.O-ClfIPlfAN.
ORCANIZ&O 1907-CIfAIlTEUD
Pusldellt-Mn. Alfred E. Gibson (Mary W.llilian, Colorado Il, '04). Viu-p,.etiJu/-Mrs. Donald Pocock (Eleanor Murth:l, New York B). Sut'ela,.y-Mrs. C. E. Mark (Grace lIig bee, Michigan A. '90). T,,,sru,.er-Mrs. Robert P. Burrow. (Marie Anderson, Minnesota A, 'II).
Corresponding Vorce, Florida A, 'IS, Michigan A, '16.
Resident Alumnae-33.
Members of Average Attendance-24.
The Cleveland Club seems to have hit upon the sort of meeting that l uit s us all best, for we still have an informal luncheon the first Saturday of every month and are always very glad to welcome Pi Phis thnt happen to be in Cleveland on a luncheon day.
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Before beginning to report on this winter's meetings, I cannot resist beinl; a little personal and telling about the last meeting in the spring. The lun cheon was in the dining-room of Stearn's instead of at the hostes.!'s home. After lun ch Mrs. A. R. Curtis (Frances Carpenter, Colorado R. '87) rose to mnke a speech and of course "everyone" thought it was 10 be about Royce'l goods, which with a little help from Mrs. Curtis have brought in a good sum o( money (or the Settlement School. Bul instead she talked about the weather and pnrticularly about showers Bnd Ihen began to shower gifts lll>on the completely surprised corresponding secretary. The weather had been very uncertain and I had been caught in several1iudden showers but never in such a nice one as that.
Our programs this la st winter have been: Vacation Memories; Red Cross \Vork; The Constitution; Active Chapter; Settlement School; and "Read" Letter Day.
Everyone who reads Cleveland reports knows that the Ch r istmas meeting with Mrs. W. ·S. Stone (Carrie Newell, Iowa A, '84) is one o( the special events o( the year. Last December she gave us a lovely lun cheon in h er very attrlctive apartment. We had delicious things to eat, of course, with real l oa( sugar for our coffee snved (or the occasion, and twigs o( holly in little pots (ull of candy (or (avors. Mr. Stone is also a good friend to IT 4' and this year we were most grate(ul to him for our printed programs. Founders' D , is to be celebrated 3t Akron, where we shall be guests at luncheon of the new Akron Club. We are very glad of the opportunity to bel,:ome beller ac · quainted with our IT 4:0 neighbors and are anticipating an enjoyable and ap-
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propriate Founde-rs' Da,.. Our last meeting is to take the form of a cooky· shine at Mrs. Burrows'. So much (or the social side.
Most of our meetings might have been taken for Red Cross meetings, for nearly everyone has been knitting (or so l diers At the April ;netting Mrs. Curtis had eighty·eight socks to her credit. \V"e donated money to the Red Cross and voted to buy and make a layette . In divid u al members have been doing Red Cross work and French and Belgian reI ie f work and through them were donated our old lowds and scraps of yam. I n return (or a letter describing the ]ife at Camp Sherman a box of good things was sent to Chillicothe. Th e writer of the letter received on l y part of the contents, but they WHC very much ap' preciated by the men quarantined for meningitis, who had received very l ittle attention and no boxes at all.
The meeting devoted to the constitution took the usual form of anr) answer. At the Sett lement School meeting we made our annual donations and. those together with the Royce money made the $100 we had hoped for. Later Mrs. las. Kewley (Floren ce Hutchinson, Ohio n, '06) secured about $20 from friends and former members of the club making it possible for us to send about $J:Jo this year. In addition to this donation we wished to help the people help themselves and bought a dozen baskets which individual members purchased. We can sincerely recommend the baskets to any club. We could even if they were not made by our own Settlement School pupils, for they are beautiful. useful, inexpensive, Ilnd very well made
At our meeting in April III Mrs. Pocock's in Lakewood, we were fortunate in having as our guest, \Velthy Honsinger, New York .A, '00, who had just returned to America from her miS!lionary school at Nanchang, China . She gave us a most interesting, very personal nnd informal talk about China and her work for the Chinese girls . She has done wonderful things and the way she often lays, quite unconsciously, "We in China" shows that she has come to truly love her work. She is a member of whom n can be justly proud.
The girl whom PllnheHenic is helping educate at Western Reserve University has proved very worthy of all the help we can give her, in her scholarship, her gratitude, and her efforts to help hersel f.
Secretary-Mrs. Ellsworth P. Ogden (Maud McAlpine, Ohio 8, '04).
The Columbus club has held its monthly meetings (whi c h always take the form of a six o'clock dinner at the home of a member of the club with fo ur other members as assistant hostesses) regularly throughout (he year with all average attendance of forty.
\V'e have just sent in for the Settlement School, $;5, raised by a Urummage sale," and by subscription. May we do better next year!
We are very proud of the local active chapter' s record of Ugoing oyer the top" with $1,026 on a pledge of $750 for Army Y. work-and this with very little help from us (we did sell a few concert tickets).
ANNUAL REPORT OF ALUMN.iE CLUBS 571
As a dub we have done no special Red. Cross work, though during the winter & number of us have met once a w«k at headquarters (or a half-day of work and pleasanl companionship.
Thf' Founders' Day celebration was a joint one with the active cbapter-. dinner Saturday e,"eniog, April 27 •• t the Chittenden Hotel. There were sixtyfour of us and we enjoyed it all the morc (or not having had this usual festivity last year. A plate was passed for change to help the actives thcir Liberty Bond for the Settlement School. As always, after such celebrations, we feel more enthusiastic than ever about D 4» and Pi Phi, everywherf'.
MAUDE M c ALP.NE ·OcDu.
DETROIT ALUMNA:: CLUB
OIt(;Al\IZED 190I-CJlARTUED 1914
p,.esiJenl-Mrs, J. n. Jewell {Dorothy Adams, Michigan fi, '14}.
Vice -presidc"t-Mrs. N. F. Hadley (Marjorie Ueebe, Ohio B, 'u).
SeL' relar,--Beatrice II ulf, M ichignn H, '17.
Treasurer-Ruth Mallory, Michigan A, '15.
Resident Alumnre-48.
Members of
Average Attendance-26.
The meetings of the Detroit Alumnz Association are held on the second Saturday of each month, from October until June at the homes of the membeu, each hostess having at least two aui[l;tants; thus all help to entertain It some time during the year. At the October meeting we voted to restrict the refresh· ments to tea and wafers, and to use the money thus saved for war relief work.
In November we held a spe<:ial meeting at the College Club to heir Mrs. Diack tell of the work done by the American Relief for French Wounded Society. It was decided to assist this organiution by sewing at each meeting. We made and filled sewing kits and worked buttonholes. The club fumishC;t1 the materials to fill the kits.
The February meeting was a Panhellenic meeting to which we invited representative!1 from all the fraternities, and the first steps were taken to organite a Detroit Pan hellenic Club.
In Mnrch we invited the Michigan B Chapter to a cooky-shine and in spile of the stnrmy weather many came from Ann Arbor . They Wf're presented with a gift of household linen by the club.
Each member of the association has given her pledge toward the &uppoll of the Settlement School. At Christmas time we sent two boxes of toys and subscriptions to several magll1ines. The club also voted $10 toward the Fellow · ship Fund at this meeting.
Altogether, this has betn 11 succnsfui ye:u for the Detroit Club, in spite of the fact that each member is giving all her spare time to Red Cross and war relief work.
MARGARET SPIER-MILLER •
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FRANKLIN ALUMN..t: CLUB
ORCANIZED 189s-CHAKTEREO 1908
Pre sident-Mrs. Floyd Cutsinger (Mary Lacy, In diana A, '06)
ViC(·Jruident-Ntlle Craves, Indiann A. '96.
Trtl1!urer-Susie Ott, Indiana At '07.
CDrruponding Sure/ory--Mrs . W. B. W alters ( Pearl Doty, Indiana H, ' 13 ).
Res ident AJumna:-40.
Members oC Club--Io
Average Attendance-S.
At thi s time wh en so much of nnlional imporlance is happening, local events seem somew hat unim po rt ant, un Ius they are in some way helping along the great tight for democracy. For this reason those who nre e nd eavo ring to keep the "home fires burning, " by co ntinu ed a c tivity in social affairs are 10 be doubly praised, for they are keeping up our spirit in spite of the depressing Cil"4 c um slances, although in nil o ur socia l and busine!ls lire war considerations are first.
In the R ed Cross ou r n cJ> alumnre are s hining almost audib l y. Over a year ago Nelle Graves , In diana A, '06, was chosen lrader, and the club started the first Red Cross sewing in Franklin, rmd ro r quite a while the Craves home became headquarters (or a ll work.
In a month Mi ss Graves had h e lped to organize twenty auxiliaries, and over 600 women were actively e ngaged in making hospital supp lie s, comp l eting 1,600 articles
An exhibit of th e sewing done was given , and it was a striking demonstration or the big results which can be achieved by co mmunity cooperation . Fruklin ma.de a state re co rd, and the executive com mittee composed o( Nelle Graves, Martha Olt, Indiana A. ' 14, and Esther Aikens. Indiana A. '12, realizing a much l arger work cou ld be- a cco mplished. decided to sever cor.nections with the Indiana polis Chapter and we re instrumental in (orming th e John son County Chapter. Miss Craves h as worked with unabated energy and remarkable efficiency in organhdng and ca rrying the work along.
The Red Cross prepared what was known as "$ 10 boxes." Each box con· tained an assortment or Red Cross material cut ready (or sewing. Each unit required $10 for its box, and appointed a captain who re ce ived the boxes. Th e state headquarters generously commended the work done, as it materially assisted in the first s UJlJ)lies or the Lily Ba !e Hospital, which wa s being (ur' nished at th at time. The club donated $50 to the Red Cross, beside the individllal gifts.
A nllmber of our alumnre are acli, rely engaged in some o( war work; Mrs. C. I-I. Drybread ( May CopelAnd, Michigan A, '<)0) j!,: working diligently a5 (be chairman o( the Y. W. C. A. drive and also o( the Chi ld Welfare Committee o( the co unty Il e rriOIt Palmer , In diana A, '89. is the chairman of the Regi stration Committee, whi ch begins its duties April 19. We are also well repr esented in the Liberty Loan, $10,000 having been pledged by dub members up to this time.
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\Ve received sevenl shipments of baskets (rom our Settlement School which sold vcry fast. The dub is planning (or a musicale to be fiven on Founders' Oay at the home of Mrs. LeRoy Cooke (Mary Graham, Indiana A, '13)·
A Panhellenic supper was held by the active and alumolr members of the three sororities of Franklin College. I 'I' N. a .:1 .6, n B 1St, at onc of the churches on April 11, which brought all fraternity girls together and drew the bond of friendship much closer . It was decided in Panhellenic that ever, sorority woman in the county should help in the thrift stamp campaign.
PEARL DoTy-WALTERS.
H1LLSJ)ALE ALUMN£ CLUB
With on ly four resident members left in town this year, ours could hardly be considered an !lctive club, but even this small groUI) has been faithful to the chapter and the Setllement School. We ha\'e Q"i\'t'li parties and money (or the rushing season, helped with the chapter hou se expenses. helped the chapter to raise money for the Belgian Relief Fund and to buy a Liberty Bond (or the Settlement School, We sent $5 to the Settlement School as a club beside our individual pledges.
We are all ardent Red eros!> workers. uah Stock, Michigan A, '12, is county secretary; Jane '¥h itney. Michigan A. '13. secretary of Junior Red Cross; Mrs G. K. March (Bess Chapman, Michigan .t., '04 ) , secretlU"y of Community Yarn . Next year we hope to do this chosen work so muc-b more efficiently and quickly that we may save time to give the club II. lUore active life.
I ND IA NAPOLIS ALUMNtE CLUB
ORGANIZED 19QO--CIIARTERED 1915
Preside"I-IIelen Thornton, Indiana r, Wisconsin A, 'Ii Via-presidetll-Mrs. Beverly W es tfall (jeanncttt! Br:lnt, Ill inois Z, ' II ). Secretary-Marjory Mullon. Wisconsin A, ' 13·
Treo$uro!!'r-Mrs. Russell Wilson (Vio l et Miller, Ill diann n. ex -'oS). Resident Alumn:r-126.
Members of Club-56 Avernge Attendance-40.
Meetings have been held regularly the second Saturday in each month In September a report was made as to the Red Cross work accomplilihed at the weekly meetings during summer. One doun wash dOlhs. three or four dote n napkins, and some private knitting had also bee n done . It was to have an alumna! club at the Claypool the same month for the purpose of helping the rushing committee of the chapte r
At the October meeting. a luncheon was Afterwards at the business meeting, lI elen H opkins was pre£ented with the lavalier tl-jat is awarded 10 the IT at Butler having the highest average. A collection was laken for the purpose of making up n Christmas box (or the so l diers. Mrs.]. C. Lewilo (Eliubeth Grant, Wisconsin A. ' 13), and Mrs. R. C. Beeler (Myra Watson. Illinois E nnd In diana B) resigned from the offices of vice -president nnd
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sec ret ary, re SI)ective ly. Mrs. C lare Fosdick (Emma Hill, Inrliana B, ' 17 ), and Marjory Mullon, Wisconsin A. ' 13. being elected to take their places.
At th e November meeting we had a very interesting talk on patriotism by Mrs. While.
At th e February meeting we discussed the Question of how to raise OUf share o f the Settlement School fun ds. It was decided to have a card party April 2 0 Money was also raised by individual donations. For tbe scholarship fund it was finally decided to tak e ovtr a picture show for two daya.
Through our repr ese ntative, Emily Helming, Indiana r, '99. we have been kept in touch with the Panhelltnic affairs. - At the last meeting she gave 3 report upon the action of that dub at i,ts l ast meeting. When the constitu ti on was revised, the dues were changed from fifty cen ts to ten cents a. year in o rder to increase the membership The aim of the club is to increase the interest for next year through this increated membership. Tn January Pan helleni c entertained all the sororities at the Women', Department Club. This party took the place of our January meeting and was a very pleasant affair
M4.R}ORV 'MULLON.
OHIO GAMMA ALUM N£ CLUB
ORGANIZED 1913-C IIARTERED 1914
Presiden t-Mr s. Alexander Heggie ( Mary Bu chanan , ' IS,).
Viu- preside,./-Sadie Van Fossan, "2. Treasurer-Mrs . John 0, Ove rholt (Jessie Wickwir e, ex-·J ,s ) .
Recording Secretary-Lucile Herschler. '13.
Corresponding Secretary-Ellen F. Boyer. '12.
Resident AJumn re- 12 .
Members of Club-'2o.
Average Attendance-lo.
This year Ohio Gamma has had three m eet ings, one d uring Com men ce ment \V eek. one in C leveland last Oc tobe r and one in Wooster in February. Th e first w as the most successful meeting of the year. Fifteen girls were present. ' Ve had numerous soc ial aITairs as is c ustomar y during Commencement Week. We felt especially enthusiastic as we had all been t ogethe r at the Schlicht Conners wedding in Bellevue the previous week -end. At the business meeting the Settle m ent School and th e Fellowship Fund were disc ussed .
At the other two meetings a quorum was not present so no business was transllcted. 'Var conditions ha\'e made ou r meetings more of a str uggl e than ever this yen as we are so widely scattered. Lei us have a hundred per ant atlenda"a Comttuncemenl Wttkll
ELLEN F BoVER.
TOLEOO ALUMNIE CLUB
1913-CtlART£II:£D 1914
President-Mrs. Judson Pierce (Ethel \V alls. \Va shington A, ex -'Io).
Tri'DsNrer-Esther Boyer, Ohio r . Suretary--Mrs. Powell ( ll el en Bt-owning. Ohio B. '13).
Resident Alumn:r--'7.
ANNlJAL REPORT OF ALUMN/E CLUBS
Members of
Average AUendance-J I.
We have held our medings on the first Monday of each month this year, and in addition to the program outlined for us have had discussions on food conservation and war-time subject s . Some 01 our regular suending members have been unable to keep up their aHendance this yeu on account of illness. However, tor the of our dub, we feel we have accompli'hed a great deal. We have bttn knitting all year, and have turned in a good many arlicles. Together with the Ann Arbor Club, we bought a flag for the chapter -house of Michigan B.
We had a war-time cooky -shine, a.nd on April 13 celebra'''d rounders' Day, instead of later, with a Hoover luncheon. This was prepared by lIelen Wylie, Ohio B. '15. Mrs. J. T. Pierce (Ethel \VaHs. Washington A. '10) and Mrs. Frank Powell (Helen Browning, Ohio B. '13), who have been doing work along food conservation lines. Mrs. Pierce, especially, has given much of her time to this work.
Many of our members are very active in Red Croll work, patriotic speaking, and suffrage work. We are going to try and raise enough to take care of French orphan for a year. We saved enough on our luncheon to start thi!l fund, and hope to be able to soon raise more. Last spring our club got up a Red Cross card party among Panhdlenic people and their friends and raised nearly $200.
Those not paying through any other club gave $2.S0 apiece for the Settlement School.
HEI.EN BROWNING - POWELL.
DELTA PROVINCE
CARTHAGE ALUMN£ CLUB
Prniaelll-Mrs. ]. W. \V iIlio.ms (Adda Prentice, Illinois r).
Secretary-T,etJsll,t r-Mrs Ralph E . Scofield (Ellen Ferris, Illinois r. '87).
Residen t Alumnre----9.
Members of Club-lO. Average Attendance-6.
Our meetings are very informal but there is 11 of e-ood - fellowship which holds us together as well as the worth-whileness of the work. We all take great pride in the Settlement School and nre glad to have a share in that great work.
Mrs. P. B. Holtgreve (Liuie Nace, Illinois r). who is our nonresident member, was wilh us for one meeting the first of April.
EI LEN FURIS ScOFIEI D.
CHICAGO
ALUMNtE CLUB
OIl.GANIZI!.D J904-CUARTEll.ED 1911
Pruide"I-Mrs. Henry P. Eames (Clara. lIansbrough, Nf'braska B. '07).
Vire /tre.ridelt/-Ethel Lendrum. lllinois Z, '07.
Ruording S u ,ela,.....-M:lrie Dye, Florida A, '14.
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Secretary-Mrs. Orpheus M. Scha nt z (Cauie Flagler, Iowa 0).
Tuasurer-Florence Sehec , I owa Band ll1iooi5 E, '12. Resident Alumnre-18s.
Mem bers of Cluh----90. Average Attendance--60.
Our year's work seemingly began in July, whe Miss Keller lilopped here with Mrs. Allen before they went west together. A group of interested Pi Phis had a most enjoyable luncheon at Marshall Field 's and an afternoon together with Mi sl Keller and Miss Helen Sutliff who was Grand President in 1893. and was visiting her sister in Evanston, Mrs. E J . Wh eele r (Addie 'Sutliff, Kansas A. '84). It is a great privilege to be able to meet our grand officers su often and a fine stimu l ant to interest in the club.
In the fall our reg ular meetings opened with such a wealth of good things all in one day, it certainly should have planted enough enthusiasm in n oJ! matters to have lasted the year through and 1 must say. so far it seems to have done 50. The National Panhellenic Congress was held here in Chicago th e last week of Octobe r and our own Grand Council met the same week, so Saturday of that week found us at the luncheon given by the Congress at the Edgewater Beach H ote l and after a feast o f good things, both for body and mind, we adjourned to the College Club rooms where a large number of Pi Phis attended the tea given in honor of the Grand Council and visitors. It was an inspiring time, for each member of the Council, beginning with Miss Keller, gave us talks on the Congress and other subjects near to us all and at the close Mi ss Plank talked of the ever intuC'sting work, 'lOur Settlement School!' Tea was served and after a time of informal visiting a most delightful day came to a close.
Our next meeting w as so unusual and int eres ting that (by request of the Editor) an account of it appeared in the M arch ARROW. This was our Thanksgiving time meeting, and was called a PanhelJenic Symposium, and which for the benefit of those who may not have seen the account, 1 will briefly describe. Mrs. Allen, whose idea it was, had invited members of the other Greek fratHnities belonging to the Congress to speak to us of themselves and of their work, and about fifteen were present. After the talks, Mrs. ]. F. M arshall (Atlanta McClendon, Texas A, 'O S) gave us some Mexican son gs and their interpretations in a charming manner. Tea was served and an opportunity to meet our guests was given to all.
Our next coming together was {or our Settlement School in February. Mrs. H. W l Bingham (Amy Yo ung, Pennsylvania A, '98) . who is our special schoo l representative this year, was in cha rg e. A fine disp l ay of baskets and work from the school was sqown and all were sold. R. eports showed that the club had rais ed ove r $280 for the school this year. Two of tbe groups pledged personally and two sold Christmas cards and novelties. This they found an easy and profitable way of raising monry. Mrs Allen showed her lant e rn slides and told us of th e m and of hH rece nt visit to the sc hool. This meeting was also a jo int meeting wilh the Aurora and Elrin Club and their president told us of their work and problems.
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On 16 the active chaptet, Illin ois E. met with the club and initiated their pledges at the borne of Mrs. Eames After tbe initiation, a box supper was served and all went home feeling well repaid for coming.
Our annual meeting was beld at the clubrooms in March. This year we had but two of our officers to eJect and Ethel Lendrum and Mrs O. M. Schantz were Teclected to their rcsp«tive offices. Reports were read Ihowing the year', work to be satisfactory and after that, we listened to & very interesting talk on food con"Servation by Miss Lendrum, who is co nnected with the Government Food Conservation Department here in the city.
\Ve look forward to two more meetings this year. The Founders) Day meetings will be held April 27 at the clubrooms and will be a joint meeting with the active chapter, and will be a simple getting togeth er for the afternoon and tea. Our picnic cornea in May.
To take up war work as a club we h:a\" e found impr:actic:a I. Our memberJ are nearly aU working all their spare time in their own neighborhoods and our meetings are so few during the year we felt we h:ad best turn our efforts to the school with the results gi ven above.
Our hostesses for the year have been members of E alumnI!! and have served us charming teas and at the same time have followed the rules of conservation.
We wish all Pi Phis a restful summer and hope to meet as many as possible at convention.
FLAGLER -Sc HANTZ.
DE CATUR ALUMN£ CLUB
ORGANIZED 1912-CIfAII.T£RED 1914
President-Lelah Bell Dav is, Illinois H, '1 3. Via-president-HenrieHa Page, Illinois H, ' 17.
Treosure.--Mrs, J. C. , Vard (llelen Rob)", Illinois IT, '14). Co,respollding Surelor,.--Adele Murphy, Illinois n, '13.
Resident Alumnre-17. Members of Clu1>-16.
Average Attendanct-12.
Although war work in ('ne form or another is the main interest with each of us now, the Decatur Alumn re Club has had splendid meelings and feels that this year has strengthened and benefited it. Now we are planning the Founders' Day celebration. at whi e h we always entertain I llinois 1-1. Of course, our aim this year is different from that of pre\' ious ce lebrations, as the main idea is co nservation , but we feel that the active girl!i would rather have the pot-luck lun c heon and amateur vaudeville than the most elaborate entertainment in these war days
During the yenr we have followed a prearranged program and it has worked out very successfully, especially for out-of-Iown girls who have been able-to count on definite plans, In October we met at Mrs. Carl Dick', (Margaret Wood,
CARRIE
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Illin o i s Z . '10). \V e planned the year's program a n d Irma Nicholson, ' IS . mad e mos t attr active printed cop ies for a ll of the alumna:. W e h el d our r eq uired meetings o n the inte r ests of the ac tive chapter. th e Settlement School, and lbl'\ consti tuti on in November, December, and F eb ru ary, and enjo y ed them very much. A cooky ·shin e was h e ld at the home of Frances Kenney, Illinoi s H. ' 19. o nc evening i n J anua ry, and we had a delightful tim e , bot h beca use oC the donat ion s, and the prc&en ce of &everal distant members. The second annual baby party was th e M a rch ce l ebratio n , held at th e h o m e of Mrs. Cec il Jack (Cha rl otte Ne l son , Illinois Z. '(0). All the n ell babies wert: there-twelve of them-and they enjoyed the excitement imme n se l y . For April we we r e enter· tained at tea by Mrs. J . C. W a r d ( H el en Roby. Illin ois H, '14). There we had our annual e l ec ti o n of officers and planned o ur Founders ' Day celebration In May we will have installation of officers at Mu. Ceo. Byrne's (Eula Mason, Ill in o is H, ' 14 ), and Jun e brings our Bnn ua l o ut doo r breakfast.
We a r e al w ays in close touch with Illinois H. and we have had some delight· ful times this year with them. W e usually tak e charge of their two ru shinG parties in ru sh i n g season. This yea r th e afternoon party and dance, undH the direction of H enrietta Page, ' 17, were ve ry successful. The afternoon affair at the Fishing C lub was unusually pretty The girls motored out , danced at the clubhouse, r owed on the l ake, and had t ea at one of th e cottages. The da nce was a beautif ul one a t the Decatur Country Club It was en tirely military, fr om invitations to "taps." I n Octobe r we s ur prised the active gi rl s with a fruit sh owe r and their g ratit ud e was unboun ded. They en te rtain ed us at H ome-coming time with a pretty buffet s u pper and varied p r ogr am This winter was so terrific that the chapter -house coa l bill ass umed a larm ing pro · por tio n s, a n d the a lumn re rn.ised $26 as a s ur prise "he l ping hand/' \Ve arc always welcome at the chapte r meetings, thei r r ep resentative atte n ds o urs, and we feel the bond bt tween the two divisions of n is unusually st rong.
O ur Settlement Sch oo l fund was n ot as large I\S u s ual this year, owing to the p r essure of war n eeds. \V e raised it by assessment. \Ve were very proud of o ur Y. M C. A. fun d. Illin ois H p romised $150 t o t h e coll ege gift to the Army Y. M. C. A. a nd we added $110 to that. Ou r Red C r oss work h as been done individually, excep t for th e fact that kn i tting is invariably present at all gatherings, bu t o ur club is r epresented in all its depa r trre n ts as well as in the various drives, ca mpa igns, a n d o th e r ac tiviti es th at th e war has brought. Panhellenic this year has been entirely devoted to Belgian Relief work W e sewa ll day a t the meetings, with an hour's r el axa ti on at t h e get-together luncheo n
W e send ou r most cordial greetings to a ll the alumn:c clubs.
FLOREN C I S. PACE.
Fox
RIVER VALLEY ALUMN.E CLUB
ORGAN I ZED AND C H ARTERID 19 '7
PresideNt-Mrs. L. K. Malvern (Lucy Murdock, Ohio A, '99).
Vict!-presUieNt-Ma r garet Newman, Illinois B. 'II. Treasl4ru--Grace W i ll iams, Illinois E, '17-
StcrtIQr"y-Mrs. E. H. Hscge r (\'era Mills, Iowa 1', I II)
Rtlident AlumllZ'-Zl.
Members of Club-16.
Average A ttendance-I 2.
Our year-old alumna: co ld has adult·si:te aspirations, even thtlUgh at present it Ittml to be goina through the co mpli catio ns of a rather precarious in fancy. It rna, be only natural, however, that a war-b:tby club sho uld have a greater fight for exilitence than onc that makes its start when every woman' , lime is not meuured in terms of locks and Red Cross bandages. So we hope that a more propitious time, co mhined with our co ntinued enlhusiasm, may make a tbri.ing club of UI yeL Although we feel we have not accomplished much thii"first year, still it is something to have had an afternoon now and then. spent ith Pi Phis, "ben we could keep in touch, not only With each other, but with the broader n 41 world as well; and we feel we cannot allow the oppor(unity to be 101t.
Our organization is unique in that it is made up of meMbers from several tow nl. Over a score of Pi Phis reside in the towns of the River VaUey. Each town hal ill tJuota, but there is not the required number in one p l ace to form an alumnae dub; Aurora has eight members; Elgin, seven; Dundee. three ; and Yorkville, Barrington, and Batavia one or two each. Hence the proper impetus for such an organization in these places was :llways lacking, unt il lut sp ring the happy suggestion was made that (he Pi Phis of all these towns be brought together (0 form one club.
It may be well to atalc here that these towns are cU IIIIC!ch:d Ly ttulley, and in point of lime, the distance is not much greater thalf that which members of city dubs are obliged to travel. The winter month. offer the most uriOU:>i handicap to such In arrangement; so that our idea is to have ou r meetings held in the spring and fali, or even through the s um mer, holding our midwinter meeting in Chicago.
Our fint meeting, a most delightfu l informal ten, was held last spring at the home of our president, Mrs. Malvern, in E l gin . lI ere was engendered so much of old - tim e fraternity spirit that our new project was launched in cha racteristic II. enthusiasm.
The June meeting will long be n happy memory to .11 those who attended. The Aurora members were host esses, nnd their charming hospitality, combined with unusual beauty of the Dereman co untry home, set. high stnndard to be nttained in o ur meetingt. After luncheon, served on the verandnh overlooki ng lake and distant hills, the charter was brought forth Ind sign ed by sixteen proud Pi Phis. A letter of greeting was read from ou r Grand Vice-president, Mrs. Allen, whose always kindly interest has been mu ch appreciated At the October luncheon in Elgin, it was our privilege to have Mrs. Allen as guest of honor, and we were most pleased to hear her greeting in person.
In February a cordia l invitation came from Mrs. Henry Eames (C lare Han sbrough. Nebraska. B, '07), president of the Chicago Club, to meet with them for their Settlement School meeting. Thofe of us who were able to luend found the Chicago meeting a great inspiration, and also found it a rell pleasure to hear first-hand the news of "Litt l e Pigeon ." Not the least
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of our enjoymen t was the hospitabl e fe eling of sisterhood ex tended by th e Chi cago Cluh.
Our own association decided the most feasible plan this year for raising money (or the Sett l ement Sc h ool was (or each member to cont ribute whatever amount she felt ab l e to givt. As we, too, arc anxio u s to shut thi s wonderful invt:stment of II B we hope to be ab le to se nd a generous donation . Panh ell cnic activities in this section arc in fl ourishing condition. Auror.l has a r ecently cha pter; and Elgin bas a l ong sta nding onc with a membe r ship of abo ut thi rty, r ep r esen tin g eight or t e n fraternities. Monthly lun cheons are h e l d, with a banquet in Ju nc, al which the h ome-coming coll ege gi rls a r e gueslS. Mrs. Malvern ( Lucy Murdoc k, Ohio .A, '(9) h o lds of Panhellenic this year; and Mrs. Allen. o ur Grand out from Oa k Park t o o n e of luncheons, and most of th e Setllemen t School.
W e are planning to celebra t e Founders' Day with a cooky·shine, and know that th e singing of the old so n gs nnd the sti rring o f old memories will as ever r e n ew our loyalty for lI B <1>.
VERA
GALESOURG AL U M NA-: CLUB
MILLs ll AKC!R
ORGANIZED 19Q6--C II ,UTERED 19 15 Hunt. Ill inois B. '16. Harringt on, 111 i nois d, CorrespOftding Seatldry- Mr s. E. T. Radcliff '17 · (Ceorgina Pugh,llIinois B , ex'" 5).
Rec ord;ftl Secre tar y-Mrs F. W. W o lf (A l ice Treanmr-Do ra Telford, Ill inois B. ' 16.
R esident Alumn:::e-60.
M e m bers of C lub-Acti ve 43 Alumna: 40.
A verage Attendance-Active 35. Alumnre 25 · Stewart, Il linois 6., '&). ,
N o twi thstandi ng that there h as no definite outline for the yea r 's work. the meetings h ave been well attended and very s uccess ful. Th e first was held October 2: at th e home of Hel en Wein be rg, tIlinois d. 'IS. and was devoted to a discussion of th e 103n and I:'e ll owship Funds. A commi ttee of Mrs. E. R. Bridge (Evelyn H olliday. Ill inois 6 ex ·' IO) and Mrs. C. \ V. Muiner (Irene Bridge. Ill inois .a., '12 ) was appointed to take charge of the r efurnishinb" nnd r edecorating of O Uf hospita l room. It was decided at this time to dispense with refreshments at tht meetings and to include monty. so saved, in o ur gift to the Settlement Sc h oo l.
\Ve are most fortun ate in having two active chaple rs in Calesburg and at every meeting a report, devoted to college and chapter l ife, is given by a representative of each chap ter. I n this way we the girls and learn needs and our interest in each other is increased .
On Novembe r 24 the Illinois d girls were hostesses at 0. cooky-shine at the home of ]. Griswold (Grace Ballard, llIin ois 4 , ex ·loo) After hearing a l etter from Miss Plank about the Gatlinburg boys who are in the service. the
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dub voted to take one to "Mother" and Mrs. C. O. Boydston (Maude Smith. Illin ois d , '89) and Mildred Mabee, Illinois B. '13. wert' appointed to take charge of collecting articles (or "o ur" soldier
The J anuary meeting, held at the home of Janet Chapman. Illinois B. ex·'IJ, was almost entire ly taken up with reports of committees and a dilC uuion (or rais ing a Cund (or the Y. W. C. A. campaign. A letter- from "o ur" Gatlin· burg boy, in appreciation (or the things sen t him. was read.
In Marc h lIIinois R e ntertained us with It cooky-shine At Ih f! bunga l ow. It was decided to make our Founders' Day celebration most informal because o f the war. H oweve r, we are planning a very happy time together nnd we att so glad that Miss Onken, Grand Secretary, Ilnd possibly Mrs. Allen, Grand Vice·president, are to be with us. Our new officen were ejected at this meeting, after which Hel en Illinois d, 'tS, told us what had been accomplished at the Settlement School in the past year, and showed us her kodak pictures of the school, the co untr y, and the people. Our May meeting is to be devotetJ to the constitu tion.
\ Ve have not worked as an organ ization in Red Cross or war work, but as individuals. Mrs. E. S. Gunnell (Anna Chappell, Illin ois B, '93) is chairman of the Galesburg Red Cross shop. Mrs. Thomas Birmingham (Grace Fahnestock, [llinois .6. , ex-'06), is third vice-chairman and inspector of garments at the shop, and Jan et Chapman, Illinois B, ex-'13. is shop superintendent.
HELlN \ VEINBERC.
MADI SON AL UlttNtE CLUB
ORGANIZED 19Q8-CHARTiRlD 1909
Presidl!tt.I-Alice Crane, \V isconsin A, '14
Vice-presidl!tt.I-Mrs_ A. D. Hall (Grace Carney, Indiana A, '05).
Trea.rurer-Rhoda Owen, W isc('nsin A, '15.
Surelary--Ruth Roberts, Wi sco nsin A. '17.
Resident Alumn3e-15
Members of C1ub--Jo.
Average Attendan ee- IO.
The efforts of the Mad ison Alumnre Club have been essentially devoted to w3r wo rk during the entire yeAr. Up to the time of Mrs. Rugg's visit in late October we had all been clicking our knitting needles for the com mon cause, as we discussed our plans for the year and malters relative to the welfare or the active chapter. Then came Mrs. Rugg's admirable suggestion of adopting a II eft soldie r, and needless to state. from then on our meetings were essentially Red Cross, and somewhat IT 4). For a time it appeAred as though "our soldier" might lead UII {rom the {olds or IT for {rom his first cOllf ulICi.I resJ-tOIlJiIC to a Christmas box from the Madison Alumn a! Club it was evident that in th e mind or nt lea st o ne individual IT 4' might hnve been nothing more than u pleasing jumble of sylbbles With Mi ss Plank's prompt assistance, we SOO'} that Sergeant Freeman (May I introduce to you our officer, Sergeant Charles E Freeman, M. O T C. of the Regular U. S. Army stationed At Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.?) was not a Little Pigeon product. but the officer of n co mpan y
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containing several Gatlinburg boys, who had recommended him for adoption. So Sergeant Freeman is at least a near n cP soldier. That he has grasped the dominant idea of our organization (rom his associates and the information WP have been able to convey to him through our correspondence is manifestly evide nt in his letters. and we challenge any club to produce a more enthusiastic IT .., rooter than our C. E. Freeman. His enthusiasm seems somewhat contagious, too, (or we have had repeated requests (rom various members or his company "10 spread out our rt ell cheer beyond the fortunate officer."
By doing OUT bit (or a "nenr" IT lfJ produc t and having one of our own Wisconsin nlumnre offe ring her splendid services to the Settlement School, we have perhaps stimulated as active an interest in the school as is possible for such a diminutive orgllniution as ours to foster. Guided by the experience of previous years, we again agreed upon an individual taxation of our members for the fund maintained for the Gatlinburg project.
Our association with the active chapter is of such an intimate nature, that it would be difficult to state of whnt benefit we have been to them. Like a well-organized family we 44 ge t together" on all the issues of the household, and in this way both the ac tive chapter and alumna: serve a mutual purpose in keeping alive the true spirit of The loc al order of Panhellenic has decided upon a written bid, which is to be distributed through the secretary of the dean of women, to supp l ant the o ld-fashioned verbnl invitation for joining a fraternity. Practically the same liyslem was introduced several years ago, and it met with no success, but with a number of simp lifi rlltions which are explained in a pamphlet mailed to eac h rushee during the summer months, the future rushing days for Wisconsin II lJ! loom up most hopefully.
HELEN KAVSER.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL ALUMNJE CLUB
ORGANIZED 1906
President-Mrs. A. J. Walker (Ednah Dunlop, Minnesota A, '13)
Viu·president-Mrs. Arthur Lampert (Irma Smith, Minnesota A, 'oS).
Secretary- Mrs. B. B. Walling (Edna Lampert, Minnesota A, '10).
Treasurer-lsalinda Miller, Minnesota A, ' 14 . Corresponding SecrettJry--Edna M. Brown, Minnesota A, '10.
Resident Alummr-IOO.
Members of Club-40.
Average Attendance-20.
During the months..of September, October, and November, our club helll meetings or all day "sewing bees " at the homes of different members to leW for our bazaar, Decem'bcr 8, at which we cleared ahout $450 for our "House Fund." Also during this same time, many alumn"" helped the active girls through their rather long :and trying rushing season. Pledge day was in November.
Between Christmas and New Year ' s we hdd our annual luncheon for all Pi Phis here during the holiday lieason at The Leamington. There were about seventy -five pre5f'nt and many chapters were represented bc:side (.o ur own.
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The new dean of women at the University of Minnesota this year is Miss Gertrude Beggs. Colorado B. She has already made herself :l very important factor in college life and we (<<I very fortunate in having her at our university. We were delightfully entertained at our January meeting in her apartment, and we ce rtainly appreciated her doing this -for U5 as she i. one of the busiest women in the city.
In February we tried a new means of a dance (or both alumnre and active girls. than financially.
making money, which was to give I t was more of a success socially
Regular business meeting h:n'c been held in March and April at the chal)ter' house. Allo in March the alumnre entertained the active girls at a 81. Patrick'5 box lunch. Each a lumna brought a lunch for two and then drew an active girl '0 share it iLh her. We had much {un with songs and IUun ts after supper and everyone said she had had the best time of th e year. It was a very good way to bring the actives and alumna! together in a most informal manner and it made us all forget for :1 short lime the turmoil of the world without.
Many of our club membtors make annual subscriptions to the Sett lement School. As a club we do not send as mu c h as we would like, due to the fact that we have thi s new chapter-house on our hand s which seems to be about .n we can handle at the present time. \Ve hope , h owever, before the end of the year to make n donation from the c lub, because we know that it is SO very much needed.
It would take considerabl e space to give in detail the work the girls are doing for Red Cross. The alumnre club is not doing the work as a unit because we are so widely distributed in the two cities. We found more efficient work and work in a greater quantity could be accomplished if the girls worked at the various stations. E"very girl has feIt her responsibility in this most necess.ry work and has worked conscientiously and Rriously several days each week. The major portion of our members are doing surgical dressings, others are assisting in the salvage department which has proved an eminent success in the Red Cross work here. There are many knitters and many working on hospital garments.
Minnesota .A is more than exceedingly proud of Mrs. J. R. Ware (Amy Robbins, '99), in the work she is doing. She is a linguist of no little ability, spesking French and panish fluently and this past winter has st udied Russian.
A year ago she took a course in telegraphy becoming an expert radio operator and later gave a course of instruction in the Vocational here. It i§ needless to say what A valuable asset she is to be in foreign lands She sailed sevenl week s ago and when this goes to press _ill be "Somewhere in France," probably near Paris. he anticipates giving instruction in radio to convalescent soldiers, but stands ready 10 do any work the committee see fit to give her.
As a club we adopted Minniz Ogle, one of the many Ogles of Catlinburg. At Thanksgiving time and nt Christmas generous boxes were sent to him. A sweater, socks, and other soldier necessities ha, re been made for him and in
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response we have had most interesting l ette rs of his life in camp at Fort thorpe, Ga.
Every IT <j) in our club feels the very keen necessity for co nce ntrated work in these new fi. el ds. The various social activities of the winter have given place to serious work and we all feel this to be a most conspicuous time to prove our worthiness and to live up to the demands of our creed . EDNA M BROWN.
MONMOUTH ALUM N.f.: CLUB
President-Mrs . J. C. Kilgore (Emma Brownlee, TIIinois A).
Vice·presidml-Mrs. L. E. Barnum (Adaline WarcJ, ]owa A, '99) C. C. Green (Amanda Kniipple, Wi sco nsin A. 'II).
Trt>asllru-Mrs. A. K. Drake (Lois P or ter, Illinois.o., '12).
The active work of our club for a ho sp ital at the Settl e men t School has been postponed for the present because of co nditions, bllt our interest never ceases. At the suggestion of Ollr president, it was decided to send a box of books for the Settlement Schoo l library. The Uooks given by our memben consisted of Dickens' Work s, Lives of Presid e nts, Set of Encyclopedia, poems, fairy tales, and novels, and were sent as a Ch ristmas remembrance.
Realizing the n ecessity of everyone offering their assistance to our government, it was decided to meet at the Red C ros s rooms every Friday to sew, or to help in any way. Our work is being done under the direction of Mrs T. H McMi c hael (Minnie Mc Dill, Illinois r, '86), on e of our members, who is also a supervisor in Warre n County for R ed Cross.
Among our members are tw o of the Founder s of IT Mrs. Clara BrownleeHut c hinson and Mrs. Emma Brownlee-Kilgore, and with their he l p much is accomplished, even thollgh there is no active c hapter to assist and inspire us.
-AMANDA KN UPP EL-G REEN
PEORIA ALliMN .'E CLUB
ORGANIZED ."NO CHARTERED 1917
G. L. Avery (Miriam Hunter, Illinoi s 4, 'og).
Secretary-Nina Marie Sengenberger, Illinois B, '18.
Tr eas urer-Mrs . Lee Moore head (Winifred Davis, Illinois E, '13).
Resident Alumnz-.n.
Members of Club--:u.
Average Attendanc e- IS.
The Peoria Alumn ::e Club is very young, in fact. only a year old, so its vent ures have been very few. [n February all P eo ria Pi Phis were invited to a cooky ·shine at the home of Ella, lIIinois B, ' IS, and Nina Marie Sengenberger, Illinois B, '18. At this time a club was organited, officers elected, and a cha rter petitioned for. It was decided to h ave only (our regular meetings a year because all Pi Phis were members of Pan hellenic, which meets every month. and we did n ot want to seem to infringe on Panhellenic rights. n is the first and only fraternity to have an alumnre club in Peoria; Panhellenic having always been the connec ting link for all fraternity people.
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The ned meeting was held at the home of Mrs. G. L. Ave!'"y (Miriam IIllnter, Illinois A, '(9). Afltr the cooky -shine, a business meeting wu held. and the Settlement School was the basis of the informal discussion. Th e summer picnic plans were dropped, so the third meeting was held during the Christmas vacalion. This wu in the (orm of :l luncheon; almost every member wu present, and the names of several new members were added to the list. At this gathering, Genevieve Alvord, lIIinois Z, was appointed to take charge of magazine subscriptions and Mrs. A. B. McGill (Jean White, llIinois B, '96), to further the basket -selling campaign. It was decided to discontinue the "flower fund," and to send that money to the Settlement School i this fund was to be enlarged by each member giving fifty at meeting for this especial pur · pose. This movement giving up cooky-shines and refresh· of any 1..ind.
The last WaJ at home of !\In:. F. W. Pur Illinois 'l.. '07). was spent in sewing for Belgian as all meetings will be spent has been utilizing its time by sewing for Cross. N,. especial entertaining has been all thought and energy have centered on wnr work.
Most of our members are with some church or club for their wllr work. That is one naJon why more not been held. The members firmly established in organizations before the nlumna! club was organized. and that work was Inking most of lime. After all it makes little in wh3t dub WAr work is done. just so it i. accomplished.
We hope thnt next time we will have more happening to relate nnd that our for helping the School will be more
NINA MARIE SRNC£NDEKCKR
SPRINGf' IEI .D, ILLINOIS, ALUMN£ CLUB
OKCANllED 1917
President-Mrs. Roger Chapin (Mildred Armstrong, lIlinois E, '14). Sure/ar, Qnd Trt"asuru-Mrs. D. S. (Huel Todd, Ohio A. 'II). Alumntl!---9. Members of CluD--18.
Attr:ndance-<}.
The first of work has n to the mr:mbers of our club. Although but f o ur have held we we nc· much.
In July we our at Washington Pnrk. Elberta mith. Illinois E. 'oJ. had charge of the program and in n clever manner ta.ught us much regarding our nenrest chapter, After the meeting a delicious picnic was
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Mn. Fred Cowdin entertained Ihe Pi Phis on November 17 with a lovely luncheon, in honor of her sister, Mabel Cowdin, Illinois E/'08. who is teaching mathematics this year in the Springfield high school.
In November we met at the home of Mrs. D. S. MClIden, (Hazel Todd, Ohio A. 'II) to discuss and plan to raise money {or the Settlement School. Letters were read from Marjorie Jackson, Wisconsin .A, '14. and (our of her sixth grade girls who live in Ga tlin burg nnd they were exceedingly interesting as were some pictures they sent us. The children from the school sent us some lovely holly and other mountain foliage with which to decorate for this meeting. They a lso sent big rat chestnut burrs which we. tied with the. wine and blue ribbons and used as nut cup favors. The holly gave us an inspiration and we nrrangements to sell it at Christmas time and in this way earned part of our Settlement School money.
Mrs. Alban Anderson (Marguerite Sell, Wisconsin .A, '12) invited the girls to meet at her home March 2 After a short business meeting, Mrs. John Miller (Nelle Miller, Illinois Z, 'oS) conducted the meet i ng on the constitution nnd hislory. An interesting letter (rom Ethel undstrum (Illinois Z, '08) was read. Miss Lendstrum is city worker for the States Relations Bureau in Chicago and her experiences in running a soup kitchen in one of the poor districts of Chicago are very entertaining.
April 27 was celebrated as Founders' Day and the club held a very informal luncheon at Washington Park . Even the rain which made it gloomy without could not dampen the enthusiasm of the ten members who attended After a delicious luncheon the new officers were elected and next year's program out· lined.
Our club is to meet 1 and every Wednesday afternoon following to make surgical d ressings. Failure to attend, unless exc u sed by the president, imposes a fine. This money will be placed in our Settlement Schoo l (unll. In addition to these weekly m eetings we wi ll have the four r egular meeting" to be held the las t Saturday in July, October, January, and April.
The Springfie l d Alumnre Club invites all Pi Phis who reside in o r near Sprinl..field to membership in the club. The meetings b:ave been particularly enjoyable nnd those who fail to attend will miss a great deal.
The July meeting will be the first meeting of the year '918-'9.
The Ames Alumnre Club has (our regular meetings each year. These meet· ings are held on the first Saturda.ys of October, December. March, and Ma,·
at the homes of the members and are in charge of committees appointed by the president. A luncheon precedes the business session.
The first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. E. A. Patten gill (Emmn \Vemholtz. Iowa I" 'II). in October. This was tl pnrticularly interesting meeting as the Settlement School was the topic. with Vern Dixson, Iowa 1', 'oS, in charge. Mrs.}. S. Dodds (Josephine Hungerford, Iowa 1\ 'II), read several interesting letters from the pupils of the school.
The December meeting was held at the home of Mrs. C. F Curtiss (Olive Wilson, Iowa r, '87). and Ethelwyn Miller, Indiana A, '94. and Ruth Cessna, Iowa r, I [4 were initiated into the club. Miss Miller is hend of the domestic art department :md we are very proud to have her a member of our club. Miss Cessna is teaching in the chemistry department. Jcsephiue Hungerford Dodds very ably di5(ussed and brought out the main points of the secret number of the ARROW.
Al the home of Mrs. 11. L. Eichling (Louise Ahlbrecht. Iowa r. '11), wn held the l"tf arch metlin". The annual election of officers took place. Florence \Vill ey. I owa r. 'IS, an instructor in Ihe bouny department was initi!l.ted. Ruth Cessna led the discussion of the fraternity examination questions and a general discussion of questions of n 4> interest followed.
During the third week of March the club and active chapter were privileged to hl1ve a visit from Mrs. AileD. Especil1l1y did we all enjl)Y meeting her ana hearing her speak in Chemistry lIall on the Settlement School. She showed stereopticon views of the school and these made her talk very realistic and made us fee l proud of II n 4'.
The mny meeting of the club is always held in Boone with our members from that city. This will be our Founders' Day program.
\Ve are very much interested in the Settlement School for which we raise money by voluntary contribution.
O ur c lub is well represented in the Red Cross work in the local commun it y. Mrs. E. W. Stanton (Julia Wentch. I owa r, '88), was the first president of the l oca l chapter of Red Cross and is now on the board of directOr!. Mrs. L. C Tilden (Ruth Duncan, Iowa 1', '95) has charge of the knitting department. Mrs. S. A. Beach (Norma lI ainer, Iowa r, '87), is one of the supervisors of the surgica l dressings. Mrs. C. F. Curtiss (Olive Wilson, '87), is county chairman of the Food Administration.
An association of collegiate alumna! has been organized here during the pnst year. Mrs. Herman Knapp (Mary McDonald, IOWIl r, '83), has been elected president of the association.
LOUISE An LBRECIIT- EICII UNG.
BURLINGTON ALUMNJE CLUB
ORCiANIZED ASIY CHARTERED 1<)06
President-Mrs. C. M. Waite (Ida Southwell, Iowa 6 ).
Vice-pruidtnt-Mrs. Chat. F. Brooks (Alma Poehler, Kansas A, '06).
Ruording Stcretary-'Mrs. II . Patterson (Ca rri e Acres, I owa E).
CorresfJolIJi"g ,5'urt!lary--jessie M. Thomas, Iowll Z , '07.
TreosIIYe'r-Mrs. P. C. Lang (Cora Widick, Iowa E).
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Resident Al umnte-- t 6
Members oC Club--20.
Average Attendance-12.
Early in the fall we held an organization meeting at the home of our presi· dent, Mrs. Wm. F. Weibley (Ethel Cowan, I owa A, '02) and in November we were the fuuts oC Mrs. E. D Istlt (Agnes Severs, Iowa A, 'OS) and Mrs. Garrett (Eleanor Hurley, Towa A. ' 91), our Wapello members, at the beautiful new home of the former. The day was perfect 3nd one long to be remembered. The served a mosl apl>etizing luncheon and train lime all too quickly.
In January our subject was the Settlement. School and we appeared at the home of Mrs H. O. Todd (Eva Southwell, lowa .d) dressed as school girls and enjoyed an old -time school session followed by a school lunch.
Our March meeting was at the home of Mrs. Weibley, when we entertained Iowa Alpha chapter, that intiated six splendid pledges. After inlil\tion the girls were nlOst fitting l y and cordially welcomed by one of our members, Mrs. S. O. Thomas (Jessie Downell. ' il), a charter member o f Iowa A of fifty years ago.
Each one of our club is actively engaged in Red Cross war work. So far we have done nothing as a club. We have met our obligations to our local hospital where we maintain a IT n 4> room, and, we have paid our Settlement School pledges By the sale olf magazines we have been Able to contribute a small amount to the Jennie Nicol Hospital.
Our Founders' Day meeting will be held at the home of Pearl I' layden, Iowa .1..
JESSIE
CEDAR RAPIDS ALUMNtE CLUB
ORGANIZED 19Is-CHAKnUD 1916
Preside"t-Florence Bradley, Towa Z, ex -"i
Viu prnident-Mrs. O. T. Barry ( Alice Howe, Iowa r, '12).
M. THOMAS.
Sure/ary-Mrs. C. E. Rosenbergen (Mertie Ramey, Iowa A, '92). ,.TreidSu,.t',.-Lavina Forsy,othe, Iowa 2:.
Members of Club--24.
Most of our members belong to that class of women who "do things." and have been busy with war work of every kind Neve rtheless, III each meeting we have had a social season, and ha\' e partaken of a picnic supper at the hou:of six.
We have jusl had our Founders' Day c elebration, whi c h took the form of 8 costume party, with a picnic dinner followed by " stunts" performed by each member present. We are looking forward to a delightful pi c nic in June, as Bn appropriate close to a pleasant year's work.
Effie Burton, Iowa :2:, an enthusiastic kindergartner, in connection with her ChristmaJ work, sent to the Stttiement School a beautiful Christmas box, whic'"
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must have delighted the heart of the Settlement small (ry. Another member bas purcha.sed. lOme of the fine work done by the Settlement School pupils. EMMA H. FORSYTIU.
Vice-president-Mrs. Carl Kennedy (Mae Irvine, Iowa r. 'IS).
Recort/ing Secrt'lary-Gail Clinite. Iowa r. 1:11:.'19.
Ctwruponding SUr"eJary-Mrs. ehas. H. Clarh (Anna. Ross, Iowa A, '87).
Treasurer-Mrs. Henry C. Wallace (May Brodhead, Towa r, '87).
The meetings the first Saturday of each month continue to bring out about the average attendance of past years. Throughout the winter all day Red Cross sewings were held, the work preltoted being hospital gowns for convalescents, clothing (or French and Belgian children, and paja.mtlS for sick soldiers. but because each member is doing her full sh!l.re with otber club organintions and church societies, in April we reverted to the purely social afternoon to try to get out a Jarger attendance. Many claimed thilt this n 4> date was the only one on their calendar when they could relax, and not work every minute. Aside from this, however, many of our women have won the Red Cross insignia for continuous service, and others will soon be proud to wear it. De Moines is a cantonment city, and ench comp::my at Camp Dodge hu an official camp mother, who keeps in touch with the boys of the company 10 which she is assigned. doing for them many little things only a woman clln do, the of which tends to homesickneu Bnd frequently the IIlllkiug of umJeliiirabte acquaintances. In February n .:II was hostess to A. company (rom the 420d Infantry, of which Mrs. C. I r. Cl3rke (Anna Ross A, '87) is cllmp mother. The dancing party. held at the Army Club, wns one of the most delightful of the series that occur there nightly.
Late last fan Miss Plank was our guest, giving us n vivid talk straight from the Settlement School; so when later she wrote nnd ,"sked i r we would accept one of the boys from the school now in the Navy, we were glad to do so. A fine Christmas box was prepared, containing many lillie luxuries as well as the necessities, and Christmas greetings; the box was held up awailing the young man's correct address, but on receipt of a nice long letter from on board ship was immediately mailed to the address given, so undoubtedly he has been cheered by its conlents.
In November our president, Louise Tuttle, Iowa r, '1.1. was married to Ralph Olmstead, a former Ames College Beta, who took her to a new home near Portland, Ore. n 4> presented the bride wilh a rriscellaneous shower of articles both useful and beautiful.
Mrs. J. A. Howe (Eliubelh Case, (owa A, '88) hollls a unique office which may be unknown in other alumna! clubs, that of writing all of our little notes, of congratulation when a new baby arrives, or encouragement and love when a member lies sick, of lIympathy when one of our number sufTer.i bereavement. Three times since the new year a little note to a new mother has been accom· panied by a gift of flowers, and other inroads upon our flower fund are
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imminent. Very early in the new year the tragic death of a loved IT (." Mrs. J. H. Henderson ( Harr iet Spray, Iowa B, 'So), who fell four stories dowli an open elevator sha!t to her death in her hotel. came as a great Jonow If) us and to Iowa B. with whom she affiliated. \Vhil e Indianola was her home. her winters for stHral years have been spenl in Des Moines with her husband. Judge Henderson, so that we sca rce ly knew but that she belonged to our chapter
For many years we have observed Founders' Day at Mayswood. the beautiful home of Mrs. I-I. C. Wall race (Ml\y Brodhead. Iowa r, '87). This year we will entertain in honor of O llr war brides and other P i Phis who a r e making their homes here wllile their husbands afe s tationed at th e c:mtonment. Already we have Quite a list, and every time th e papers c hronicle an army wedding and append that the bride is a member of II D <I' we take down h e r addren and have a committee look h e r up. I wish 1 co uld gil" the total of our work fo r Red Cross, Liberty Loan, the Navy, lV S. , and every other form of war relief se rvice. but I can only say that each one of us is doing a ll she possibly ca n along all these lines, and n n <I) can never be a synonym for !l s l acker.
ANNA ROSS , C I ARK&.
CHARTEReD 1914
Pres ident-Sue 'V ooddl', Arkansas A. '16.
Treuure,.......-Ruth Mo rton, Arkan sas A, ' 17.
Secretary-Eleanor Forwood. Arkansas A, ' 15.
Resident Alumnre---q,
Members o f Club-II.
Ave r age Attendance 6.
Our club has been rather unfortunate this yenr as the unusually severe winter and much serious illness have prevented our carrying out our full year's program. However, we are glad to say that we have been ab le to hold s uffici ent meetings t o enable us to make some definite progress. In regard to the active chapter, we devoted one meeting to a model initiation and cooky· shine at wlli c h the and active girls had n happy get ·together time. W e have also made a monthly co ntributi o n toward th e support of the chapter· house. Our contribution to the Settlement Schoo l , nlthough not so large as we would wish, has shown an app r eciable increase over ou r contrib uti ons of past years.
All our individual members h ave participated a c tively in R ed Cross a nd other war work, and ahhough our club has not been able to take part as 3. unit, our alumnoe all over the state have knitt ed an ambulnnce co verlet.
Next year we are planning 10 adopt at least one French war orphan. As there will be a number of our alumn:.: attending the summer school at thl: university. we intend to begin our new " ub in June. We believe it will be a good 1>I:m to hold our regular mee ting for the study of th e constitution at this time.
FAYETI' EVILLE AL UM NA:: CLUB
Above all. the Faycttevil1e Qub is looking to THE ARROW (or suggestions from her older and wiser .ister clubs.
ELEANOR F01WOOO.
INDIANOLA ALUMNA:: CLUB
Prt!lident-Mrl. E. 8. Dowell (Anna \Vright. Iowa B '87)·
Viu'lruide"t-Mrs. II. A. BaCT (Margaret Pemble, Iowa n, '10).
Secretary-Mrs. L. M. Latta (Anita Blohm, Iowa Z, ex·'16).
Treasurer-Mrs. j. II. McGranahan (Eva Law, Towa B. '84)·
Resident Alumnae-30.
Members of Club--42.
Average Attendance-tS
Last summer the alumnre club met in the Red Crosl workroom, IIJending the enlire day in making surgical drcningb. A picnic dinner was enjoyed at noon, each one furnishing something. The active girls in lown (or the summer joined UI in these meetings. In the fall the work was continued in the: meetings held in the homes of the different members in the afternoons. The first of this year we decided to do away with the useless refreshments fiuved in the afternoons and to precede our meetings with a conservation luncheon fierved at noon. Two luch meetings have been held and have proved very fiuccessful. Four girls from the active chapler are invited and each member is expected to give fifteen cents which goes to the Settlement School fund. \Ve have given up all our social affairs on account of the war, except to join the girls on pledge [light in a cooky-shine at the chapler-house, and again when Mrs. Allen, our Grand Vice-president, visited us in March.
During Mrs. Allen', slay with us she gave a most inte r esting illustrated lecture on the Settlement School to which the mothers and patronesses were invited All were glad of this opportunity to learn more of our work at Gatlinburg
No definite plans have been made for Founders' Day, but no doubt we will follow our usual custom, and join with the active girls in some sort of cele· bration.
The work of the year has been broken into by the many phases of war work which we all feel come first in these strenuous times and which we are glad to do. None of our members are slackers. The spirit of n D .z, is to do all and more than is asked of us toward winning this terrible war.
ANITA BLOHM LATTA
IOWA CITY ALUMN£ CLUB CHARURED 1906
Prelidenl- Jean Louise Dayton, Iowa Z, '16.
Vice'/Jresident-'Mrs. J. J. Hinman, Jr. (Char l otte Loveland, lawn OZ, ex-'I4)·
Sec,.etary and Trea.rure,.-Mrs. Geo. O O'Brien, Jr. (E l ouise Kessler, Iowa 'ZJ'IS)·
Resident Alumna:-20.
Members of Club--17· Average Attendance-I'.
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This year the work of the alumnre as individuals has been ce nter ed chiefly in Red Cross and other forms of war work, but this has not caused the activity of the alumn re cl ub to be l essened appredably. We have held regular meetings, as we did las t year, on ce a month at the home o f one of the members, two or three members a c ting as hosh:sses
Our meetings b egin at four o'clock with n business meeting and program, followed by a conservation supper. In choosing this h our we feel that we are following the wishes of the Food Administration f o r by this plan no afternoon refreshments are served, and, t oo, th e hour is convenient for our members who nre teachers and who could not come at nn earlier time
Our programs have co nsisted of s hort papers dealing with hi s t o ri c American The titl es of the papers were suggested '>y th e chap t e rs in Hist o ric H ighways in America by Hulbert. From this study. many interesting facts were brought before us t ouc hing upon th e development of Ameri ca n highways such as the Erie canal, military roads in the Missi ss ippi vall ey, and the old Spanish r oads of the Southwest. Th e origin .nnd deHlopment of our present-day automobile road s from the old bulTa!p trails usrd by th e Indians and the early whit e seitle4"S was an interesting fa ct brougl-t o ut in thi s connection.
Founders' Day is to be observed by a banquet at th e c ha pte r -hou se, in whi ch both the actives and the alumna! will join.
Especial m e ntion should be made o f the work of so me of our alumna!, who have been very acti vely engaged in war work and the R ed Cross. Mrs. S. A. Swisher (Nell Custer, Iowa OZ, '84 ) i s a member of the State Council of National Defe n se and has been c hairm a n of the committee in c h a rg e of knitting for our local Red Cross chap t e r. Mr s. R. F. Shambaugh (Bertha Horack, Iowa Z '93) has be e n in c h arge of th e Red Cross activities undertaken by several of the sororities including that of our active n <!, Chapter. W e are very proud, indeed, of our active girls, who organized early in th e fall as an auxiliary of the Inca l chapter o f the R ed Cross. Th ey have done splendid work in thi s capacity. They hav e adopted a war orphan and subscribrd for a Liberty Bond, all this beside Liberty Bonds and War S:lvings Stamps purch.nsed by individuals.
Since so much int eres t and time were given to Red C ross work by members of our club, it was decided that o ur s ub scription to the Settlement School should be met by an assessment, eac h member subsnibing one dollar. For our Settlement School program, Mrs. Geo. W. Ball, Sr (Estella Walter, Iowa B, ex-'76) sent u s a m os t interesting r epo rt from Gatlinburg wh e re she has been visiting. \V e we re mu c h interested in the report and letters, especia ll y the letters written by th e chi ldren in the sc hool. ,V e h ope to h ea r again fr om the ch ildr en s in ce almost every member o f the club desired to correspo nd with some one of th em.
At all of ou r m eetings we are glad to have some of the active girls with u s, and the Jun e meeting is plann ed as a picni c, with the active gi rls and com mem;ement visitors present.
JESSIE HOWSER-JOB
LAWRENCE ALUMNtE CLUB
ESTABLlSIIW 189s--CIIAJl.TEItED 191$
P"esuJelil-Mrs. O. E. Perkins (Aimee Ruediger, Kansas A, 1(0). Via-;resident-Marguerite Emery, Kansas A, 'Il. Secretar,-Tre4surer--Edna R. Dart, Kllnsas A, '06. ResideDt
Members of Aver'le Attendance---8.
The Lawrence Alumn3! Club has had on ly (wo regular meetings, (or all the members have been actively engaged in Red Cross work. As many-of our members arc teachers we ha\c always rod Saturday afternoon, and Ihis ii the time for the class in surgical OUT last year's president, Mrs. F. M. Benedict (Nelle Griffith, KaJl&&li A, '90) is in hargt of the downtown work in surgica l dressings. while one of our faculty members, May Gardner, Kansas A, '97, directs tbe work at the univullity. Thrte instructors and two supervisors are also Pi Phis; seve ral havt btlped collect for the Rtd Cross, and th t re are many faitbful workers beside.
The alumnre and acth'e chapter will celebrate Founders' Day togethtr, as usual, this year; but, instead of a banquet, there will a cooky-shine nt the chapter ·house and a co llection will be taken up for tilt Settlement Schoo l. One of our membPrs, who is out of town, has scnt u!o $10; and we 3re hoping to mise enough to buy s $50 r-1ib,.rty Bond to give to the Settlement School.
Thtrt has been a great deal in the papers here lately about the wnste of food in sorority hou ses. An inspector found thal a bu!'hd basket full of bread was taken from one house alone by the garbage man in his weekly round. I hope it is not the Pi Phis who have been guilty of this crimina l care lessness and I am wondering if the snme complaint h35 been made in other parts of the co untry.
The alumnre here are closely identified with the active girls We have all contributtd to the chap t e r -ho u se nnd there is a house committee composed of representatives from the active girls and the alumn:c. One of the hatter is treasurer and she sees to collecting th e money and making payments.
I wondtr if you all know that Olivt Gilbre3th. tht author of ft/iu Anwi· J.·anka, is a n 4' ? The story has betn appe3ring as a serial in the IIa,p u$' ltfagasi"t. and has now come out in book form. Miss Gilbrtath. was an inst ructor in the university here in 1914 and attelldtd ou r alumntc meetings.
Th e re is littl e to think o r write about these days except the war. and I am sure Wt are all unit ed in doing ou r best for the boys.
EDN'A R. DART.
LINCOLN ALUMN£ CI.UB
CIIARTERED '9f4
Pr uide- ff/ - Mr5. Ray L. DePutron (Edna Holland, Nebraska 11 , 'oS) Treasurer-Nettie II olcomb. \V asllington A. ex·'09.
Our members meet twice a month and, with the exception of the H omecoming luncheon last fall, all the meetings hnve been held in the evening at the homes of memben. We have had no regulnr program this winter, but have spent all our time doing Red Cross work. Three of Qur members afe table captains and one an insJ}e(:lor at Red Cross HeadquartHs, and many are taking the courses oC study in first aid and home nursing.
At one of ou r meetings Jast raU Mrs. Rugg and Anne Stuart gave very interesting r eports of the meeting of Grand Council and of the National Panh e ll enic Congress. More r ecently, Mrs. Richardson and Melinda Stuart, Nebraska B, '99. reported their early spring visit to the Settlement School. which in c r eased the already keen interest which our club feels in th e sl>lendid work that our teachers are accomplishing there. At our l ast meeting Professor Wyer, the husband of one of our members and librarian at the State University. favored us with a very interesting illustrated talk about the work which I\e has just completed of establishing a library and sURerintending the construc · tion of a building to house it at Camp Logan, near Houston, Tex. Professor \Vy er's work was done under the auspices of the American Library Association.
Ju st before Ch ri stmas our club "adopted" Mattison Ogle, one of the Settle· ment School soldiers We have provided him with knitted garments, several books. etc., and some "eatab l es_"
Early in the year we agreed that each of our members would earn, by ruty means she chose, $5 to be contributed to the Settlement School. The means have been quite varied. most everything (rom teaching, sewing, baking, etc., to grinding co rnm eal for the neighbo r s. In addition to that plan. one of o ur members takes orders f o r and sells the l ove ly baskets, bedspreads, table and pillow covers made by the mountaineers near the schoo l, and the profits are .added to the Sett l ement School fund. S h e has sold a many to peop le outside th e soro rit y as well as to our own members.
The lnt er soro rity Council of the university made rulings which have greatly decreased the cost o( rushing, that it has seemed wiser for our club to buy :'I much needed new stove (or the chapter -house kitchen thpTl to help finance the ru shing. Of course, we have done all that we could to help out on the social side.
\Ve plan to celebrate Founders' Day with the active chapter at a strictly wartime banquet, to be held in the garden room of the Lincoln H otel, Satu rda y evening, April 20. The theme o( the toast-list will be "Opportunities for the W oman of Today." Ilnd the toasts will be responded to by two representative'! of the active chapter and our three resident offi("ers of' national rank: Annt' Stuart. the Grand Treasurer, Neta Bunting-Richardson, Chairman of the Settle· ment School Committee, and Mrs. Wallace Hampton. our Epsilon Province President. All the arrangements will be very simple and in keeping with sentlment of the times, (or all Nebraska Pi Phis nre doing their very but to
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help in the various branches of Red CrOls and other war- work. We have had an exceptionally busy, but interesting and pro6table year.
JZNNIE \VHlTMORC- BARNI.S.
MT. PLEA SANT ALUMNIE CLUB
OIGANIZV.O 1894-CIlARTEllD 1915
PrUldenl-Mrs. Calvin McCoid (Mary Hulme, Iowa A, '8 7).
Viu-presidenl-Ida Van Hon, Iowa A, '90.
Secretary-Mrs. Edwin V. Johnson (Bertha Augspurger, Iowa A. ex -'oJ).
Trea.rwrer-Mrs. Chas. Rogen (Lillian Kendig, Iowa .A. '92), Resident Members-33_ Members of Club-26.
Average Attendance-12.
Thi. year ODr club has given over its regular meeting day to sewing at the Red Cross shop. 'V"e are .11 interested in war work and are doing all we can in the various departments of tbe Red Cross.
Our literary and business meetings have been held the second Thursday evening of the month in the various homes, and we have enjoyed a very interesting program under the subject of !lOur America" and have received both pleasure and profit from the splendid papers prepared.
Our rushing party in the fall was a reception at the home of Mrs. Edwin Johnson (Bertha Augspurger , lowa A, ex-'ol) to the active chapter and rushees, when we had the pleasure of meeting a number of charming girls who we are happy to Uy are all wearing the arrow now
We have also had the required meetings on fraternity subjects, and this year as last we entertained the Pi Phi mothers and mothers-in -law. We gave a tea in their honor at the home of Mrs John Holland (Katherine Lang, Iowa A. '86) and had the privilege of having about twenty mothers as our guests.
Earl, in March we were favored by a visit from Mrs. Nina I-f. Allen, Grand Vice·president, at which time we had a joint meeting with the active chapter at the home of Mrs. Jas. Whiting (Anna Crane. Iowa A, '86). Mr!!. Allen talked to us about the Settlement School, telling of its improvements and progress, and of many inter-esting things in connection with it.
Mrs. Edgar Lines (Fanelte O'Kell, Iowa A, '93), one of our resident alumnre, has designed a soldier's "Comfort Kit" which she has named the "Kepford Kit," and has sent a model to the Red Cross headquarters where it W85 very favorably received.
Actives and alumnre celebrated Founders' Day together this year on April '9, at Mrs. \ Vhiting's with a simple but delicious 5i" o'clock dinner served by a committee of the alumnre with Mrs. Fred 'Vait e (Sylvia Palmer, Iowa At '90), chairman. A fter dinner we enjoyed an impromptu program of music and readings by the a c tive girls and short talks by several our president. Mrs. McCoid. telling of an interesting Panhellenic meeting she attended thjj winter at Miami, Fla.
At this meeting we decided to join with the active chapter and buy a Liberty Bond and present it to the Settlement School as our offering this year. and also
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do a Hbitll for our co untry. It was also decided thai we unil t with the other wo m e n ', fraterniti es and have a joint co mm enceme nt recep ti on May 6 at Hersh ey Hall, the girls' dormitory of the college, for a ll active girls. a ll patronesses . fa c ulty members' wives, n lumn ae, and n on fraternity girls of the college We h ope to develop a more democratic and frien dly feeling. also co n se rve in various ways, since it ha s long been th e c ust o m for eac h ( rale rnily to hav e an a nnu a l r ecep tion at this time for vi si ting alumnre and guests.
The Founders ' Day party was 11 happy and co ng en in l occnssio n and l ' m sure we were nil brought neare r t oge ther in th e li cs that bind us in the Wine and Bl u e.
BERT IiA A. J OHNSON.
AND COUNC I L BL UHS AL U M NtE C L U B
Pr esident- Mrs G. A. Seabury ( Ena Cooper, Nebraska 6, 'OS).
Vi ce· pr esidenl-Mr s. C. II. P a rk s (Et h a Mit c h t: lI, I owa 8 , '85) .
Secretary-l\'lrs. Clay Th omas ( I-J e len Pri ce, I owa 'l. ' I S).
Treasurer-Florence F. Ru sh, Nebraska n, ' 12
M e mbers o f Club-30.
Oor monthly meetings have been ve ritable knitting bees, {or the war SPirit with which is imbued ha s characteriLed all o ur acti viti es. Tuesday is n cP day at th e War R e lief rooms and as m3ny of the girls as ca n possibly go, att end regularly . In a further endeavor to do ou r small s h a r e in Ameri ca' s great work of caring for th e children of d i st ressed Europe, early in this y ear we levi ed n specia l la x which enabled u s 10 adopt a Fre n ch war orphan The patheti c lette rs so full o f sincere gratitude, which we receive from our e l even year old lad, r epay u s many times for our small sacrifices.
This is n time of giving and th e re is no ca ll for fund"! we more g l adly answered than that for $25 for th e Settlement Sc h ool , in payment of our annual
The Pan h e ll enic Societ y of Omaha this yea r decided 1("1 purcha se'n silver loving-c up to be presented t o th e sorority at Lin co ln atta ining th e highest grade. It is our hope that it will ad o rn th e cha pter -h o u se of N ebras ka B . Our club financed a delightful ru s hing tea given at th e Bla ckstone Hot el. Th e re we re ten very desirable rus h ees and as many ac tive girls in the party PRI CE-TIlOloIAS.
ST. L OU I S A LU M NA< CLUB
ORGAN I ZED AND C U ARTEIt£D 1909
Re side nt Alumnre-8s.
Members of Club-28.
Average Attendan ce- IS.
Until thi s year w e have always had a regular program, either musical or lit e rary, at eac h meeting of the St. Louis Club, but because of the great demand for knitt ed articles, w e decided a t the first meeting of the year t o abandon the idea of a ·program, and to devote our time at the meeting$ to knitting f or the Red C r oss. We h ave also disco ntinued serving refreshments
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at the meetings, inasmuch as eating between meals is discouraged by the United Stntes Food Administration.
A change was made in the method of raising money [or the Settlement School. For the last two or three years, we have given bridge partin at the homes of the different members and charged 25 cenl. adnlission. and this method has netted us the AmOUbl of our pledge to the Settlement School. However, because it seemed a rather frivolous way in whicll to spend our time this year, \lnder the circumstances, and because we are all anxious to meet the increasing demands which the war i. making upon our time, it was decided to do away with the card parties, and to tax each member onc dollar.
We endeavored to adopt a soldier or sailo .... (rom the Settlement School community, but were unable to 5eCure one, as they bad all 1>«n provided (or by the time our leiter reached the committee in charge. However, our name is on the waiting }jit, and we hope at convention to be given onc to takc carc of.
Those members who are free during the day have devoted a great deal of time to making surgical dressings and sewing for the Red Cross, and those who are occupied during the day have tried to do their "bit" by knitting as much as possible during their spare moments.
Mrs. Rugg visited the active chapter (or a few days in December, and we -were very glad to have her with us at :10 informal meeting on December 22.
A. bas been the custom in the last few years, we entertained the active chapter and the rushees with a luncheon at the Midland Valley Country Club on Septembe r IS. We are now l ooking forward to the annual banquet which will be given on April 27, at the Missouri Athletic Association,' to celebrate Founders' Day, for it is the one event during the year when almost every alumna and every active member is presen t. This year, because of the war conditions, we are planning to make it a very simple affair.
On Saturday, April 13, the Panhellenic Association of Washington University is to give a bridge party at the Buckington H otel, the proceeds of which are to go to the Red Cross. A great many of the alumnre are planning to attend.
The PanhelJenic Association of St . Louis gave two bridge and knitting parties ih November at the \V ashington University Nurses' School. In place of the "Spring Carnival" "hich has been held the past few years to raise m oney for socia l service work, the association decided to hold a "Dime Drive." Every member of the city Pnnhellenic Association is to make herself respon· sib l e for at least ten dimes, which she is to collect from her friends. In thii way it is hoped that the amount collected, together with the amount already on hand, will be sufficient to complete the equipment for a model baby clinic to be opened in SI. Louis.
The elements have most decidedly not been wilh us this year. On one of the days for a meeting, the r e was the heaviest snow {all of the winter; on a n other, the thermometer reached the lowest point in several years; o n a third, the wind blew at the rate of 100 miles an hour; and on the fou rth, there wall a steady, down-pouring rain. These facts account, in a great measure, for the somewhat small average attendance.
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\Ve hope that a good many of ou members will be able to attend the Golden Anniversary Convention at Charlevoix this summ e r, and we extend to all other alumnre clubs the very best of wi sh es.
HELEN STEVENS.
SIOUX CITY ALUM NA: CLUB
QRCANIZf'D AND C H ARTERED 19 14
President-Mrs. George Mangol d (Lo ui se Frisbie, I owa Z. ex-' t 6)
Vict -presidenl-Clarice Lytle, Illin ois E, '99.
Secretary-Helen Beck, Iowa r, '16.
Treasurer-Marie Keefe r, Illinois .0., 'II.
Resident Alumnre-13.
Members of Club-13.
The four programs requi r ed by th e constitution have been worked out: one devoted to a discuss ion of news from Little Pigeon, :lnother to the constit uti on, and Founders' Day will be ce l e brated by n lunc heon at th e Elks' Club, April 27. to which all visiting Pi Phis are cordia lly invited. At this m eeti ng plnns for the next year, conve ntion informntion, and war work will be dis c ussed. At the May meeting our nearest cbaph:r and r e miniscences of college days will be the topics of interest.
The money for the Settlement School contribution was raised by each member of the chap te r a definite amount. Owing to the great need of war work the members of the chnpter felt every effort should be made to put all the energy of our clu b at the disposa..) of the local Red Cross chap ter. Therefo re, eac h member preferred to make a donation to th e Settlement School fund instead of attempting to raise money for this purpose by other means
\ Ve have particularly enjoyed the re c r eation nnd opportunity for social visiting which the monthly meetings have afforded; these occasions have been a splendid diversion during these days of Wllr work and have strengthened the interest of each member in the active wo rk of II (I» and in th e great nation a l need. Each II <I> has given liberally of her time and se rvi ce in Red Cross work: surgical dressings, sewing, and knitting. Plans are being mnde for s ummer work and for assisting in war work in various l oclllities
Panh ellenic has had no r eg ular meetings thi s yellr f o r in keeping with the tim es the money usually spen t for a banquet was donllled to war funds.
Recording Secretary-Ora \Va lt on Missouri r, ' t6. Co"ulondjnK Gat es, Misso uri r , ' 14. Morse. Missouri r, '14.
Resident Alumn ae-J I.
Membership of Club---24.
Average Attendance-t6.
Our club has had a &eries of very inleresting meetings held the fint Saturday of each month during the year. Until quite recently these meetings were held down lown where we could enjoy a locial hour during luncheon, then hold our busintss meeting. We were {ortunale cnough to obtain several very interesting people to lunch with U!', and talk to us on different subjects_ Among them Dean Carson. of Drury, Rod Mrs. Steichen, who has just lately returned (rom France. Dean Carson spoke to us on tbe Injlue#lu 0/ College Women. Mrs. Steichen told of her experiences in helping to alleviate the suf' lering in the war devastated region of France around her (ormer home. This talk made us mOTC than ever determined to do OUT (ull sharI!: ot war work.
OUT initial war work this yur was a war bridge which enabled U5 to con· tribute $45 to the Red Crols, and $5.00 to the Y. M. C. A. hut fund. Then once in every two weeks we met in the high school sewing-rooms to work for the Red Cross under the dire<:lion of Myrtle Hurt, '09. who is supervisor of sewing in the Springfield schools. Also, we adopted one of our Settlement School boys, but al he was called back home we nre looking for someone else to adopt. Each girl brings n Thrift Sta.mp to meeting, and with these we are going to buy a Baby Bond.
Our greatest interest and nctivity this yenr, quite na.turally, has been in war work. Just before Christmas, however, our thoughts turned to those at home who needed our help. The girls divided themselves into groups, and each group provided clothing and toys for a family. Of course, we could not neglect our soldiers at that time, so many of the girls helped fill boxes for the boys "over there."
A red letter event of the sctlson was Mrs. Rugg's visit during the first part of December. We surely enjoyed that visit, and fully appreciated the privilege of meeting and talking to our AUO\v Editor. \Ve regretted very much that her stay with us had to be so shorl.
The relation between our advisory committee and the active chapter has been one of unusual cooperation and sympathy. We appreciated very much having the girls turn to us for advice and help ill puzzling matters. A very interesting and beneficial meeting occurred from this relationship when the advisory committees met with Dean Carson, our patronesses, and Mrs. Nadal, our college president's wife. The ideals for n yenr's work were discussed.
Early in the year we gave the ac tive c hapter a shower for their rooms, and twice we contributed to their piano fund. About two weeks ngo we had Il get· together party at the home of Mrs. G. F. Baldwin (Ruth Thomas, Missouri 1'. '13) This party was a great success, giving us Ollr desired chance to become better acquainted with the girls taken into the chapter this year. The climax to all was our Founders' Day banquet, a very successful affair attended by nearly all our girls.
ANNA SHATTUCK.
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ZETA PROVINCE
ARDMORE ALUMNJE CLUB
CUARTJ!UD 1911
President-Mrs. Gaylord Nelson (Hallette Fraley, Oklahoma A. 'n).
Surela,.y-'Mrs. Williams W. Fort (Antoinette Cobb, Oklahoma A, '14).
Resident
Members of Club- Io.
The r epor t of the Ardmore Alumnre Club is of necessity brief and inCormal this year, as OUf work has been interrupted. not only by the great war which is c l aiming everyone's efforts. but by the hundred and onc different claims made upon ten girls of difTereut lowns and interest in these over-full days. 'V e are very much alive, however. in spirit and determined to grow and wax strong, and (or Founders' Day are hOll ing (or a cooky-shine to be followed by the elec tion of officers which has been postponed until that day.
Our rushing etTorts this year took the form of a luncheon at the Country Club , and we n r e very happy 10 say its results were entirely satisfactory. Nexl autumn we are planning for a hou se party to include o l d girls lUld rushees; then, 100, we will have a new resident member, as Elise POllerf, now president of the chapter, graduates this June. Mrs. D. M. Bretch (Beatrice von Keller, Oklahoma A, '12) became a resident member when her husband changed his headquarters to Ardmore.
Of the t en girls who were chnrter members last February, four have married and three have wee babies, and two have husbands with the colors, so we have all been busy.
In closing, we wish to urge again Ihat nearby Pi Phis will get in touch with us through either the secretary or the president, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson, whose address is Bella Vista Apts., Ardmore. • ANTOINETTE COBB · FORT.
DALLAS ALUMNA: CLUB
President-Mrs. Geo. \Vatson (Hallete Sea r cy, Texas A, 'I I ).
Viu-prujdent-Mary Pierce, Texas A, '17. Treasurer-Adele Epperson, Texas A, "I. Su,.elary-Lula C. Turner, Texas H, ex ·' 19.
The history of the Dallas Alumnx Club is y e t "in the making." Our organi· !ation is young but if otlr pl:ln s for the ensuing year are as successful as they promise to be. the year will be one of profit as well as of pleasure to those of us that are out of college.
\Ve have been unfortunate in losing two of our Illost enthusiastic worken. Mrs. Percy Marshall (Emily Wbite, Texas, '07) and Mrs. Lionel Moise (Mary · on Mounts, Ill inois Z, '13), who were both c harter members of the club, but we have be:en fortunate in adding some splendid new ones to our number.
Our meetings are in the form of luncheons held on the first Saturday of each month at one of the local hotels. It is o ur desire to keep in tou c h with the sctive life of our fraternity and to aid in e very possible way our local chapter,
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Texas B, at the Southern Methodist University. Just at present the alumna: club and the chapter are buying a Liberty Bond which we shan present to the Settlement School. Once 3. month two representatives {rom the alumnR club visit the chapter in one of it. regular nleeting!, and two Texas B girls act as representatives of the chapte r at our regular monthly lun cheons. In this way we feel that we can keep in touch with OUf younger sislers llnd can be of mutual benefit to each organization.
Last month we had the great l}leasure of having our charming Grand Seen:· tary visit our local chapter. Not only did the actives reap the ben efits and pleasures of her visit but the aillmnre did as well . The firsl day of her visit we had a luncheon for her at the Orienta l lI otel. and then the c hapter gave several affairs to which we were invited. Alt oge ther Miss Onken's visit was a great joy to us and was successful in bringing us ne3Ter our gr:lnd officers and to Pi Phis everywhere.
Now to t ell of our Found e rs ' Day ce lebration-a day dear to the hearts of the "wearers of the wine and blue." Our club and the chapter joined in a cooky-shine at the home of Mrs. A. P. Dyer (Edith Daniel. Virginia A, ex-'J 4 ).
The day was an ideal Texas spring day so we spread the {east at six o'clock on the lawn. The cloth was laden with the usual good things of a cooky ·shine, and scattered about were pink roses gathered from the beautiful background of nearby blooming rose bushes. Our hearts were drawn together in l oyalty to dear old II .,. as we S:lng Ring ching·ching and other songs dear to our college days, and we were inspired anew to live up to the standards of the golden arrow, and to do our parts, individually nnd as a whole, for the country which has made our existence IlUssible.
DENVER ALUMNtE CLUB
President-Mrs. W. C Taylor, Colorado B. LULA C. TURNER.
ORGANIZED 1894-CHARTERED 19 10
Suntar.,.-M r s P. T. Foote (Willa Roesch, Colorad o A, ' 10).
Treasurer-Mary Lee, Maryland A, ' 16
Resident Alumna.'-140 Members of Club-50. Average Attendnnce-40
The year has been, perhaps. as successful a year as we have ever h ad. More interest was taken. and our business was ca rr ied on more systematicall y.
The money for the Settlement Schoo l was raised by assessment in one after· noon, and the amount received was $144. which was $26 more than our s har e. so the remainder was put into War Saving Stamps.
We carried out our program as required. and expect to go to Boulder for Founders' day, h aving the ce lebration jointly with the Boulder Chapte r.
Our Pnnhellenic lun c heon was held April 20 at the Metropole Hotel. Mrs C. H. Ilaines (Nan Taggart, Col orado B . '00) is president this year.
The Pi Phis have a room to themselves, at one of the big department s t ores, where they do R ed Cross gauze work every Wednesday afternoon Mrs. N. A. Thompson (Isabel Mc Kenzie. Colorado A, 'oS) is the teacher. Quite a bit Qf i nterest has been shown so far.
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O ur meeting with the active c h apter was the most i nt e resting this year. The active girls e nt erta ined us with a sp l e n d id program, and we had an unu s u a lly harge attendance.
I a m sure the toming yur will be eve n m o r e success ful , (or th e re will be so much tha t we ca n do toward helping the great cause.
WJLI.A R OESC H FOOTE
PUEBL O ALUM NJE CLUB
ORGA.N IZ ED AND C II ARTERED 1 9 1 5
Pr uiJml- Wav e Ri c har dso n, Co l orado A, "4.
Surdory-Harriette H ill, Illin ois .1. , 'oS. TrI'Qs''''l'r-Marion White, Co lorad o B t '16. Re side nt Alumnre-16. M e mbers of Club-16.
Average Atte ndnn ce- 12 .
Thi s year h as bee n an especia lly busy :lnd a ltog e th e r s uccess ful one. Our meetings hnv e been held the l as t Saturday of .ach month, at the hom es of members.
At Christmas time we prepared nnd se nt fifty-one boxes for th e Pu ebl o so l die r s. This was car r ied on by th e P a n hell e ni c Association in aiding the l oca l Red Cross Chapter.
Our Settlement School cont ributi o n a m o unt ed t o $1 6 and was rai sed by individual pledges.
Ea c h m e mber of our cl ub has pledged three o r m o r e h o urs each week to the gauze r oom work fo r th e local Red Cross.
\Ve have greatly reg retted th e l oss of tw o of o ur m embers: Mr s. E. H. Whitman ( Kath e r ine L eslie, Col or ado A ' 13 ) has moved to EI P aso, T ex , and Mrs F H Pro ut y ( L o l it a Sne ll , Co l orado J\ , " 4 ) to Elyria, O hio H o weve r, we a r e de light ed to h ave a n ew member, Mrs. Louis Deesz ( H en ri e tta Davis, I o w a A, ex-' 13 ).
We ce l ebrated Founder s' Day by rnotoring t o Mr s. Frede ri c k H ave r 's ( Ruth Beatty, Colo ra do At 'IS ). at PJeasnnt Va ll ey Ranch. Thi s day was such a sp l endid day for all o f us-su c h an interesting place, suc h good eats, and s uc h o ld time II (}) en thu siasm!
Our one cooky-shin e, held at the s tu dio of I da P e l erso n , I o w a A, '0 2, was in h o n o r of Katherine Lesl ie Whi tmn n. who was l eaving U!I.
J l AR KI!!:TT l E. HII L.
WYOMING AL U MNJE CLUB
C H ARTERED 1913
Pruidmt- Mugnret E Mullison. Wy omi ng A, ' 16
Secretary- Mi riam Doyle, W yo ming A. '12.
R esiden t Alumnre-l o.
M e m bers o f
Average Attendance--6.
The Wyoming Club had three meetings this year, devoted the active chapter, the Settlement School, and the Seen:t ARltow. At these meetings knitting was very much in evidence and only the strictest war refreshments were served. All the members have been so busy with wu work that no particular branch has bren taken up by the club as a whole. Red Cross work, Belgian Relief, Liberty Loan IT B has beeD active in all.
The city Panhellenic, of which Mrs. R. P. Gottschalk (Agnes Anderson, \Vyoming A., ex.'Jt) is president, is planning a large card party to be given April 20, for the raising of funds to purchase a Liberty Bond. This bond upon maturity is to be given as a scholarship to the University of Wyoming. We arc e1ad to report that the active chapter is the proud possessor of a bond. The city Paohel1enic, of which an the W.yoming alumna:: are membeu, have spent each meeting doing Belgian layette work.
Our Mnual letters to the nlumn:r: asking for contribution! If) ,the Settltment School and to our house fund, have met, in spite of the ar, with very generous response. We find this a very satisfactory method of raising funds.
The college Panhellenic entertained the city Panhetlenic and their local chapters at a every enjoyable matinee dance April 4. Founders' Oay will be celebrated with the active chapter by a May Oay dance, given a little early this year in order to entertain some of our soldier boys from the university. who will be home on furloughs at that time.
MARGARET E. MULLISON.
ETA PROVINCE
CENTRAL MONTANA ALUMNtE CLUD
CIfART£R!.D 1918
Pruidenl-"Mrs. Milo C. Roberts (Edith Zaiser, Iowa A, ex-'os).
Trl!aruru-Mrs. Willard Thompson (Daisy Spencer, California A, ex-'IJ).
CorresjJonding Secretary-Mrs. Hugo Giduz (Edith Baker, Missouri B, 'n)
Resident Alumnll!-6.
A verage A ttendance-6
Six n B alumnre, apparently fraternally alone in the city of Butte, Mont., discovered each other just before the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Milo Roberts (Edith Zaiser, Iowa A, ex-'os) gathered them together for a get acquainted afternoon and immediately there bloomed hopes for some kind of organiz:ntion. A few weeks later they met 3t the home of Mrs. Ilugo Giduz (Edith Baker, Missouri B, 'II) and eleeted officers. The Grnnd Vice president granted a club charter in hopes that this nucleus would draw other alumna:! of that part of Montana into fraternity work. It was anticipated that the Butte alumnre might help the enthusiastic club centered around Billings in the eastern part of Montana to try and breach the great stretch of inactivity between the Dakotas and Washington. So far it h3S been impossible for any nonresident alumnae to meet with the members in Butte on account of the great distance between cities. Probably few ARROW renders know that in area Montana is large enough
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to hold eight eas tern sta tc!. New York and Pennsylvania included, while the )opulation averages only three pe r sons to the sq uar e mile.
Monthly meetings were held Ilt the homes of members for Red C r oss sewing and Founders' Day was celebrated with a luncheon at the home of Mrs. Gidu!;, Readings from AKROW files have served (or consti tuti onal st udy, hi storical sketches, and news from the Little Pigeon. Discussions of expansion wilhin tbe state occupied the place of a meeting devoted to the interests of the nCUtSl c hapte r The payment of national dues and a small contribution t o the Settle· ment School arc the only financial obligations the club assumed this year. Each member has her r egu l ar days at the Red Cross headquarters and pledges through o lher clubs for that o r ga nization.
It is a great regret to lose hlf the club membership who have recently left Butte: Mrs. Robert Phillips (Corn Holt, Washington B, ex-'ll), Mrs. Howard Slewart (Roberta Hindley, Wa shingto n A, ex 'IS), and Ruth Wils on , Mi sso ur i r, ' I S. The officers are going to delay surrendering the club cha rter in hopes that through the medium of TilE ARROW several isolated may become interested to th e e}l.tent of keeping alive the spark of alumnre activity in this section.
EDITH BAKER - GIOUZ.
EASTERN
MONTANA ALUMNJE CLUB
ORCANIZED 1917
P,..uidetlJ-Mrs. C. U. Wiggenho rn (Agnes Berton, . Wi sconsin A, ' IS ) .
Surdary-TreiJJHre r-Grace Bailey, Michigan A, '00.
Resident Alumn:r-7.
Members of C lu b-- t3.
Average Attendance-6.
The Eastern Montana Club was o rgani zed at a lun c h eon in Bill ings on Founders' Day, 1917. W e had seven Pi Phis living in Billings and invitations were sent to ftll others living in eastern Montana of whom we co uU learD Six who live in nearby towns responded. sending alumnre dues ami beco ming members, but so far on ly two of them have beC:1 able to atte nd any meetings. Montana is a state of expansive distances and even so-ca lled nearby towns are far away. We are hoping that we may meet these members of our club at our next Founders' Day luncheo n. At our first meeting Lida Patter· so n, Illinois A, '74. came all the way from anJ at our last meeting Alta Dunlap. Minnesota A and \V ashington A, '10. came from Hardin.
We have had {our meetings this year and have deyoted the time to Red C r oss work and discussions in regard to the national objects of our fraternity. \V e rai sed $15 for the $etllement Schoo l by individual subscriptions.
We are .11 actively engaged in Red Cros! work but have daDe no kind of war work as a dub. As there is no n 4> chapter in Montana we are not to come in touch with any active chapter. \Ve would be glad to see Phi Gamma, 1\ petitioning group from the Montana State Co ll ege at Bozeman, successful in its efforts to secure a charter
All Pi Phi. in eastern Montana are cordially iDvi,ted to join us. We are hoping that our numbers may be increased during the year.
May tbe comine yeu be the yea r of victory and may we .U do our utmost to serve
Cue.: BAILEY.
Los ANGELES ALVMA:: CLUB
ORGAN I ZED AND C JlART£IlED 1906
Prllide"t-Mrs. David Balxock ( ll azel Donoho. California B. '10).
Vue-/Wesid,nl-Mrs. Char les E. Ca r ve r (Flo ra Sigler, Iowa D, 'C}8).
Surelary-Treastlrer-Mrs. J. C. Cop p (E th e l H ogan , Cal ifornia r).
Correspondi", Sure/ary-G ra ce Post. \Va s hington n, "5·
Resident
Members of Club-22.
Average Altendan ce-2S·
This yur has indeed been an "e ventful one in the histo ry of the L os Angeles Alumnae Cl ub Early in the fiscal year th e charte r was granted to the ptti ti oning Entre Nous gro up of the University of Sou th ern California. Under the auspices of our alumn a: club the pledging ce re mo ny t ook place a t the Entre Nous house with Julia M. Rogers, a past Grand Secretary, presiding. Thi. marked but !pe beginning o f a se ri es of gala events.
At our annual June picnic which was held in Long Beach it was announced that Mi ss Keller, our Grand President, a cco mpani ed by Mrs Allen, our Grand Vice-presiden t, would be in Los Angeles th e l as t wee!; July to install th e new chapter. Instead of disbanding for th e s umm er 3.S usual, all were enthu siastic in laying plans for th e various social events th a t clustered about th e installation.
The program fo r the week was arranged in th e nature of a re uni o n fo r the Pi Phil of Southern Ca lifo rni a. The festivit ies began with a cooky ·sh ine, where seventy-five Pi Phi s gathered around the c l o th. Th is was followed by a fraternity meeting.
Installation was the foll owi ng day beginning :1t t e n o'clock in the morning a nd continuing until four-thirty in the afternoon. During n sho rt intermission at noon, lun cheon was served. Th e ce remony ill whi c h 100 Pi Phi s participated w as wond erfully imprnsi\' e and Ca lifornia Gamma Chapter was installed with an enrollmen t of forty -three members.
The next afternoon a f o rmal r ecep ti o n wa s given to th e families of th e initiates , and to th e fa c ulty and frat erniti es o f the University o f Southern California. Th e dosing event was a banquet given th at e \' ening by th e new c hapter. It w as a brilliant and beautif ul affair inte r sptrsed "ith inte r esting and entertaining toast s .
At last our fondest dream h ad b«o me a reality, our ac ti ve chap t e r was n o longer a myth It was ce rt ainly a great pri\' i lege to ha ve Miss Ke ll e r with us nt this time Although 50 tiny a woman she was magnanimous. Jl e r wonderful personality was an in spira tion to the new c hapter, Bnd at the same tim e her genial so u t hern mann er swept away all th e awe we wou ld naturally fee l in her prese nce, arising from the exalted n ess of her position.
In Septemb er the club re sumed its regular meetings, alternating on the ln s t J"ridny and Saturday o f each month, the se giving the hou se wife and the tea cher an equal opportunity of attending.
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We have had through th e efforts o f o ur most efficie nt pr og ram committee an instructive and i nte re s t ing pr ogram each meeting, programs arou si ng an inte r est in IT Th ey incl uded s uch topics as "T he Patri o tism o f n B.," whi ch covered our Settlement Sc hoo l , our Unde r graduate Loan Fund, our Fe ll owship Fund, and th e Voca ti ona l Bureau. O n Reciprocity Day the p rog ram included uTbe Position of the Alumnre i n n B " Wh a t Fraternity Life ' Mea ns tu College Lile," and "The Jrl fl uen cc of Pan h e ll eni c ." At another m«:ling we had the lat e amendments t o th e co nstitution and some salient points in n 4> hi s t o ry, The Febru ary mee tin g was held al the c ha pter- h ouse and the prog ram was furnished by the active girls. It was delightf ull y entertaining and up to their us u al high standa rd .
Th e advisory com mitt ee h as very and sincere in their e nd ea v or to give the ac t ive chapte r wha te ver assistance th ey need ed; the c hapter heartily r espo n ded and a m ost co nge ni al, open, and frank relationship h as re s ulted.
The membe rship of the c lub is not so l arge as that of the p revio u s year, which is p r obably d u e to the stren u ous summer and enve l op ing shadow of th is world wid e war. N e verthe l ess th e m ee tings have been we ll attended and !1 f ee ling of good fell owship h as pe rm ea ted the atmosp h e r e while busy fingers h ave been knitting f or our soldiers.
From now on our club i s assured a s t eady growth f ed by the Ca lifo rni a Gamma Chapter of II B <Po Yet Lo s Angel e s will e ver h ave within its gates a transi ent personnel inclu ding P i Phis from a lm os t e very s tat e in the Union Th at this club may always retain its p resen t cosmopoli t a n policy of l ooki ng up the se Pi Ph is, urging and welcoming t h e m t o th e meetings, inviting them 10 bei:ome its m embers, and thu s s trengt h ening the nat io nal spi rit o f II B cfl, i r. the si nce re and earnest wish of every member o f th e Los Angel es Alumn re .
We a r e to ce leb r ate Founders' Day with a cooky-shi ne at the h ome of Mn E Goodell Sherman (E mm e l ine C arter, Il linoi s Z , '01), th e a c tive chapter ce leb r ating with
CRACE POST.
NEVADA ALUM NJE CLUB
ORGAN IZE D AND C H ARTERED 19 15
P. A. H awkins (Myrt le Zie me r, Col o ra do A . '95).
R iege lhuth, Nevada A, ' 97.
Corres /J ondingSuulary--Do r o thy Iligg ins, Nevada,.A , ex·l l g.
R esiden t Alumn ll!- [3.
Average Attendan ce- s.
The Nevada Alumn :.: C lub has had (our meetings th is year. The first meetina' was devoted to for-ming general p r og r am for th e year, t h e second t o studying the constit u tion, the th i r d t o an endeavo r to assist wi t h c r edit in the active ch apte r in itiation; and the f o urth to electio n o( officers and p hases of IT <I>. W e have also participated in the monthly social meetings of Nevada A, a n d in their in iti ation banquet and cooky-shine.
We plan to coope rate with the active chap te r on Founders' Day, as has been o ur cu stom. The plans for th e ce l e br atio n have not yet bee n mad e, but w e
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look forward with pleasure to the event, which seem, to embody" so help full,. the spirit of n B +.
Money was raised (or the Seulement School by a taxation of all the membeu. Due to the fact that the Red Cross has been organized so thoroughly in Reno. we have not thought it wise to work &5 a separate organiutioD, but have cooperated with the Reno Red Cross Chapler individually. The knitting th •• we do is submitted in the name of tbe active chaplH, which has undertaken to furnish a certain number of articles.
DOILOTIIV HICCINS.
PUCET SOUND ALU),fN : CLUB
OIl":OANIZE.D ANO CHAkTEII:ItD 1906
Pruuienl-Marian Frye, A, ex '14. Setrelary-M rs. J I. B. Densmore.
Resident Alumnae-<)8.
Members--6I.
Average Attendance-35.
In spite of the fact thnt the war is making great demands upon the time of most WOOlen, our alumna! meetings have been better attended than ever. Regular meetings have been held very month on the first Saturday as usual. The programs have been varied and interesting.
A picnic at the beautiful summer home of Mrs. W. G. lIeliker (Florence Denny, Maryland A, '02) brought us together in early September. Our second meeting was concerned with the Settlement School. Three papers deljling 'vith the growth and development of the Settlement School were nd. At th:lt time, also, nn appeal was made to us not to forget either the Lonn Fund or the Seulemellt School in making our wills. The ever popular cooky-shine brought forth the largest attendance of the year. After luncheon we studied the ('on' s(itution in rather a novel way. Different sections were carefully explained after which slips of paper with questions were passed around and the one best answering her question was given a Sett lement School basket. We have had two afternoons, at which kniuing needles clicked vigorously, a luncheon, a most delightful evening party given by Marion Frye, Washington A, ex-'14. to which Pi Phis, their husbands. nnd friends were invited, and a shower for the acliv!! chapter, to whom a tea wagon was given
The various sorority alumnre clubs of the city have organited a city Panhellenic whose aim is chiefly to be organized in case of any emergency, also tJ promulgate kindly feeling among fraternity women. A midwinter party wa.; given at the university for the active sorority girls and recently a list ot alumna: residing in or about Seattle has been filed at the Y. W . C . A. for convenience of strangers in the city.
In spite of the fact thnt in these days one's money can scarcely be called one's own, we managed to Sllve some for the Settlement School. Thankful acknowledgment is due Mrs. If. C. Ogden (Frances Waltemeyer, Colorado A, '(9) who gave a most pleasant song recital in spite of the fact that her accom· panist. Frances Tanner, Washington A, "7. was taken ill with the measles tbe
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day of the concert and so was unable to assist. The proceeds were turned over to the Settlement School. The rest of the Settlement School mODey was raised with the Ch ri stma s book. Having two in circu lat ion we reached nearly everyone.
OUT club is doing its bit to the best of its abi lit y . We have been holding Red Cross meetings eve ry Thursday, first at th e home of Marion Frye, who organized and inter ested us early in the yea r , then at the home of Mrs . R . M. Dyer (Mary Yei s l ey, I owa r, '90), and for the last few months at the home of Mrs. H. B. Wilbur (Leda Pinkham, I owa Z, 'oo), where of late we have been going in the morning, taking a bit of a luncheon and th en staying on until lat afternoon. Recently we o rgani z.ed a surgical dressing class and Mrs. H. G. Fletcher (Sue Winton Co l orado n, '06) was to teach us, but on account o( a shortage o( gauze we have disbanded (or the time being.
We intend to ce l ebrnte our Founders' Day with a banquet at the '\Vomen's University Club and . fhl" another meeting close our years program with a picnic at Point Defi unc ,' P J rk, Tacoma, whe r e we hope to jo in with the Tacoma Pi Phis.
(More than 100 active girls and alumna! attended . \Vine carnations and silver blue ribbon s formed the decorations. Mrs. 11. L. Glenn (Emma McHenry, I owa r. ' 78) was toastmistress.)
MARIAN SI'ELCER.
SAN DIEGO ALUMN.+: CLUB
President-Ethel Van Cise. lIIinois B. Colorado B, '04.
Vice-president-Mrs. Lysle Van Burgh.
SUr'etary-Mrs. E. J. Best.
(Report l ost.)
SPOKANE ALUMN.t£ CLUlJ
ORGANIZED AND C H ARTERED 1914
PruidmJ-Mrs. M. Y. Hoxsey (Ruth Evans. Washington B, ex-'14).
Vice-presidellt-1.farian Bowers, \Vashington A , ex-' 15.
Tr'easllrer-Mrs. M. O. Roark (Ethel Trippett, Indiana B, '03).
Secr'etary-Mrs. C E Wickersham (Vera Peasley, Iowa B, '08).
Resident Alumn:t!-28.
Members of Club-22.
Average Attendance-12.
We have had an interesting year's work. holding our meetings the l ast Saturday of each month at the homes of our different members. We have been most unfortunate in losing a number o( our most enthu.!jiastic workers, but have addt.d two new ones.
This year all come to the meetings with their knitting bags as everyone is working most faithfully (or the Red Cross . Further, to do our little "bit" we purchased five War stamps with some of the money collected from our regular dues.
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In June we bad. lawn part)' for the girls home from Washington A and B. Reviews of THE MROW were given at two of our meetings, and a Iludy of tbe constitution was the subject of • third.
From September until Christmas the of our work was railinR money (or the Settlement School. We used the same delightful sample book of little Christmas gifts, which we used last yenr, and, although people didn't do much for Christmas, we made $45.4:1.
During the Christmas holidaYIi ibe active girls joined us in a tea and musicale.
At our March meeting we elected officers {or the coming year.
We are anxiously looking (orward to our Founders' nay dinner which we arc going to have Saturday, at the home of Mrs. 1\1 O. Roark (Ethel Trippette. Indiana B, '03).
Anl1 FORSTU·OIlM!.
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AL U MN JE PERSONALS
ARKANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
MARR I ACES
Marian L. Gladson, ' 15. and Lieut. E . Marshall RlltJifT, Arka"stu, "4. U. S. R. t 59th Infantry. At home. 820 W. Maple St.. Fnyettt'ville, Ark.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs . A. A. Rowland (Robtrta Roberts), 59 Plterson, New Brunswick, N. ).; Mrs. F. 11 Garrott (Suzanne Roberts), 4700 Sycamore, Dallas, Tex.
PI PHI IELATIVES IN Tilt SERVICE Broiller
Mrs . W. O. King (Ruth Pye, '12)-lsaac Pye, Camp Pike, Ark.; Walter Pye, Love Field, Tex.
Mrs. W. F. Moody (Claire Norris, '12)-Harrold Norris, Camp Beauregard. La.
Mrs. W. D. King (Ruth Pye, '12), who has been engaged in missionary work in China (or the past three years, is in Little Rock, Ark , until July. when she will return to her work in Canton.
CALIFORNIA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD, JR., UNIVERSITY
l.fARR I ACI!:S
Grace Maple, ex-'I9, and Lieut. Roger Schenck. At home, Camp Grant, Rockfo r d, Ill .
B I RTHS
T d' IH r. and Mrs. W m. Sheperd (Alice Briggs, ' 15), a son.
NEW AOORESSES
Muriel James, Kennell' Apts .• Long Beach, Cal.; Mrs R. K. Eilenberger (Victoria Stafford), 1024 E . 46th SI., Chicago, Ill.
CALIFORNIA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA )CARRIAGES
Margaret Mail, ex-'IS, and A. Cedric Moorhead, ex-' I S. A .6 <I). in February.
Margaret Rolph, n-' I 9, and Capt. Philip S Fin;ell. January I.
Mildred King, ex -'IS. and Cap'1. Otto Sandensn, December 24.
Anita Gallagher, ' I S. and Lester 1 1. Folger, Iowa Siale College, 'oS. May 8. At home, Pullman, Wash.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M Shepard Briggs, '15), a son.
NEW ADDRESSES
Norma Umpbred, 252 Lee St., Oakland, Cal.
ALUMNA? PERSONALS
COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
ENCACUIENTS
Mary Mac '15. to Hubert Waldo. '15.
Katherine Amsbary, ex -'zo, to \V endell lJ edgcock, '19. 1: A E.
lr RRIAGES
Annie McKay Brown, ex-'ii. and Char les Wesley Mc Ho se. Nathalie Ekrem. ' 17. tUld Hamilt on Cooper, ' 16, N. Marie Quillen, ' 16, and Frank O. Divisek, Colorado Law, '13. claim agent (or Central Nebraska Division of Union Pacific.
Florence Carney. ex·"5. and B. F. Crocker, KOIISO-S, ' 10, District SuperintenL C. S June 24. 19'4. At home, 55 McLeod Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Menerey (Grace ex-'20) , a son, George Edward. at Lansing, Mi c h.
To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Owens (Dorothy Chittenden, "3). a son, John Chittenden, at Boulder, Colo.
To Mr. and Mr s Wm. M. Shepard (Alice Briggs, 'IS), a SOD.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Robt. Leebrick ( Irm a Chamberlin). 1548 Le Roy Ave., Berkeley, Cal.; Mrs. E . C. Miller (lielen Fenn e r ), 9 16 W. 70th St., Chicago, Ill.; Pansy Bayless, 810' Walnut St., Columbia, Mo.; Mrs. E. H. Whitman (Katharine Leslie), El Paso, Tex.; Luella E. Jackson, 1938 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Louise Hart, ' 13, has gone to \V ashington. D. c., to accept a government position.
COI.ORADO BETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
ENGAGEMENTS
Freda Johnson, '18, to Lewis H. Mahoney , n e IT , De"ver, '17, now in avia· tion training camp at Austin, Tex.
Winifred Mead, '18, to Everett R. Clinchy, A A .p, Wesleyan, of Middle· town, Conn
Mary Ryer, '20, to George Taylor, K 1:, De"ver, A. E. F.
MARKIACES
Freda R. Richter, ' IS, and Lieut. C. A. Bailey. At home, 900 S. Gaylord St., Denver, Colo., while Lieutenant Bailey is at Camp Lee, Va.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Robert G. Stovall (Dorothy Rathbun), 1003 Harri son St., Denver, Colo Mrs. Ralph B. Maul (Edith Deeds), Fondi s, Colo.; Mrs. C larence E. Tasher (Louise Neil), 17 Summit Rd., Elizabeth, N.] .
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COLUMBIA ALPHA--CEQRGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
:MARRIAGES
Amelia E. Weaver, ex·' 16, and Elmer A. Apshnw, Oklanoma, A.B . '15, LL B. '(6, :t A <,I. A 4, Corps, May S. 1917.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mr s. Robert W ood (Lela H o ward. ex-'J3), Il 50 n, December 24 Howard Robert.
To Mr. and Mrs Frank Johnson (Edith King, ex-' 13), Marc h 6, a son, Richard King.
To Licut. and Mrs Lyman Le wis Park (Eliznbeth Wilbur, ex-'iS), March 25. a daughter, Jane Lewis , at Washington , D. C. NEW ADDRESSE S
Mrs O. R Mathews ( Ad eline Bradburn), Newell, S. D
Mrs. Wilso n Co mpton ( Hel en Harringto n, Ohio r, ' 12) has gone to Phila.de lphia, wh e re her husband i s with the Emerge ncy Fleet Corporation. Phyllis Stewart·Stewart. ex-'IS, is with h e r moth e r at J8u Lamont SI.. while her hu sba nd, Lieut. Chas. Stewart. i s in France.
Not only th e Pi Phis in Wa shington. but those ' in Bos ton and other cities, where Lieut. and Mrs. T. N Alford (Adele Taylor, '06) have lived, are extending sincerest sympathy to them (or th e loss of their three year o ld son, Thalberl. J',
FLORIDA ALPHA-S TET SON U:O-:IVE R S ITV ENCACEMENTS
Ha r riet H u lley, Ph.B., ' 13. A.M., ' 14, to Dunham Ja cks on, A.D. 'oS, Ph.D ' II , assistant profe ss o r of mathemati cs at Hllrvard University.
)tARRlACES
Gladys Sidway and Reverend Wm. B. C urtis, Snvanu, '1 2 , TJuo' logkal '14, A E, pastor o f All Saints' Pari sh, Lnkeland, Fla., April S.
DEATHS
Ruth All e n, '16, at Somerset, Ky., l\'larc h II, 19 15.
Sara Smith, who has been nttending h or ter College, Rome, Gtl., is in De Land for the rest of the schoo l year.
ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE INCACEWENTS
Ethel Brewster, '17. to Floyd Williamson, Lombard, 1: N
MARR I AGES
Mnrgery A Cat on, ex-'19, and Thomas Vere Pyi e, Marc h 31. At home, 401 Buell Ave., JoHet, 111.
Ethelin W. Conger, 'oS, and Cap t J o hn D. Brew s t e r, l?ar'lmoullJ. "4, of thl" 304th Engineers, Camp Meade. , ,
ALUMNAi PERSONALS 613
IIIITHS
To Mr. and lofrs. George L. C hain (Carrie Cla ry, ex-'19). a son, February 3. at Roseville, 111.
To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Webst er (Genevieve Zimmerman, ex-'iS). a lon, April 7.
To Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hebard (Orpha Burnside, ex-'ll), a. son, April 7.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Benjamin Mill er (Edna Wood ) , 10 13 H ous ton St., Manhattan, K"n.; Mrs. JI. C. Elling-ston (Et hel Redpath), 1143 E. Chan nel St.. Stockton, Cal.
Brotlur
PI PI-II RELATIVES IN TilE SUVICE
Mrs. Harry Hale {('Iar" Ball. '(4)-$er/.:t. C. M. Ball, Co . D, 310th Field Signal Battalion, Camp Cusler, Battle Creek, Mich.
Marion 'IS-Capt. Peter Webster, School of Fire, Fort Sill, Okla. Maude, '[5. and Ruth, '21, Stephenson-Stuart Stephenson, Engineering School, Bradley Polytechnic.' Institute, Peoria, 111.
Mrs. D. A. Fawcett (Hazel Winter, ' ls)-Lieut. S G. Winter, Unit II, Hospital Corps for service ovtrsea.s, temporarily at Camp Gr..nt, Rockford, 111.
Alice Porter, 'J6-Lieul. Paul Porter, 1"1. Blis s,64th Reg., R. A., Tex. Ruth Rose, R ose, in Fn.n ce.
Margaret McCarl, 'Is-Richard n. McCarl, University of Chicago H ospital Unit, Allentown, Pa.
Mr•. Benjamin Miller (Edna Wood, '13)-l.ieut. B. W. Miller, Fort Funston, Manhattan, Kan. So.
Mrs J ames Ball (Lily Duntley, eX-'9 1)-Se r gt. George M. Ball, Co. n,310th Field Signal Battalion, Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
Mrs. N. O. Crissey (Anna Yeoman, ex-'91)-::iumner Crissey , Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.
H elen Edge rt on, ' 14, is chaperoning the l' so rority of the State College at Bozeman, Mont.
Ella Sengenberger, '15. ill instructor of Engli sh in th c h iJ,\:h sc hool (techn ical) in Tndianapoli!!, In d.
Since February I, Alberta Lee Barrelt, ' 16, htls been tenching in the high school, Edinburg, TIl.
lIelen Anderiion, ex-' IQ, is no lonJter teaching ill IJssin, \V yo., but is a member of the musical fa cu lty of the Nebraska Siale Normal at Kearney, Neb.
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D elia Conger, '06, who is working on h er Ma s te r's degree at Ihe University o f Chicago. was h ome th e las t week o f M arc h .
D uri ng th e l as t month we h ave had visits from Fr ances Eldred, ' 17. M a rgaI'd McCa rl, ' tS Ruth R ose, ex-' rS, Anna Stu ck, '17. Mary Chni n. ' 20, Alice P o rter , ',6, and Mrs B. W. Mill er (Edna W ood, 'IJ).
ILLI NO I S GA MMA -CART HA GE COLLEGE
PI Pill RELATIVES IN T il E SERV I CE
Bro th e r
Susan, ex-' 87. n nd Abigail Davidson, ex-'SS- R ev. Phillip G Davi dson, Y. M. C. A. work in Fran ce . So.
Mrs. O. E. M ack ( Ell en Carey)-Edward Carey M ack . Ft. Logan. Mrs. Ralph Scofield (Ellen Ferris)-Bryant T. Scofield. Ft. H eath, W inthrop, Mass.
I LL I NO I S DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE
MARRIA CES
H el e n Adair . ' 14. and Frederi ck Ker m:tn , "4, n e n , M ay 21. At Ca mp Dix, Wright stow n, N. J.
BIRTHS
T o M r. and Mrs A. H Kerns (Mabel ' 12), a. Betty Louise, September 2S.
To Mr. and Mrs . J . W . McCrory ex -'l l ), a. Octobe r 30.
T o Mr. and Mrs J ] Sanford ( Delia '10), a daughter, 8.
To Mr and Mr s. C W.l orda n Swa nk, ' 14 ) , :l son , 9.
T o Mr. and Mr s. E. L. Atkin s Mc Br oo m, u·' 14 ) , a daughte r, ruary 22.
T o 1\1r and Mrs. 'V. Conyers, ' 12 ), a in Ma r ch.
T o Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Farnum '98), a so n,
T o Mr. and Mrs . Geo. R. M ac Clymant ( H a rr iet A very, '10), a daughter, Ce les t e.
NEW ADDRESS!S
Mrs. C. C . Yat es Trask ), 529 N. St .. Galesburg, III.; Mrs. Stuart Mc Hunter (Lo ui se Willi a rd), Mrs Ral p h B. J oy (Viola 1925 E. 5th St. , Duluth, Minn ; Mrs. M. E. Gillis ( Adalin e 620 1 St. Ave., Ch icago, IlL; Mrs. A. K. Drake (Lois Potter), Rose· III.
P I PHI RELATI\'ES IN T H E SERVI CE Brollter
Ma ry Phillips-Frederick Philli ps, Aviation. Catharyn Bradford-Rarnell Br adfo r d, A viation. Vivian Medica l R ese rve Corps.
Rev W. B. Lampe, husband of Estelle A\"try, ' 10. has b«n c.alled to tbe Third Presbyterian Ch urch , Chicago, 111
Anne Dewey, ' 14. is (eachin g i n New W indsor , In .
ILUN O I S EPSILO)J-NORTHWESTF.RN UNIVERSITY
MARRIACES
Agnes Co llye r, ' 10 , and Dr Byrd Wilson. Norll17ut'SIU'1I M tdifoi , 'IS · Mary Knox, ex·'20, and Li e ut. Seward Griffin F o lso m, IVilliam s l 'II, .6 T, March I. At h o me. Camp Custer.
Cecil Rigby, ' 18, and Licut. Fr ede ri ck L Nussbaum, Co",ull. '06, Ph.D , Ptmnsylva"ia, 'IS. M a r c h 16, Annist on, Al a.
BIRTHS
T o Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brown ( Marian Warner, ex , '13 ) uf 418 Anderson St. Greencastle. Ind., a son, \Vill ia m \Varn e r , August 28
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs R C. Li bbe rt o n ( A\' is Stratton), 22 E. I 16th St., C h icago, Ill.; Mrs W. W,e rmulh ( Phylli s Donlin), ;39 lr ving Park Bl vd., C hi cago, III .; Kath e r ine Troutman , 916 W. W ood S t. , Decatur, III. ; Mrs. J J Cosne r (C l ai r e MUr'i son), Box 319, Apala chi cola, Fla
Mabel Cowdin, 'oS, is teac hing mathemati cs in the high schoo l at Springfield. III. H er address is 614 S Sih 51.
C la ire Biederman, t'X- ' I 7, is supe rvi sor of attendance in the public sc h oo ls o f Spri ngfi eld, III
Anne Armstrong, ex-'17, is teac hing English and scie n ce in the high 5<;hool of C hatham, Ill.
ILLI NO I S ZETA-UNIVERSITY
MARRIAGES
OF ILLINOI S
Sally Balk ema, '16, and Samuel C. Smart, Aviation Section Signal Co rps, October 20, 19 17. Address, 39 45 Lak e Pa rk Ave., Chi ca go, while Mr. Smart is in France.
H elen E Trivellyan, '16, and Li e u!. Wm J. H ough, Field Artillery, Dece mber J. Address, J4DS E t\7th Pl., Chicago, III., while Lie te nant H o ugh is in Fran ce.
Margaret Galbraith, ex-' t9 , and Glenn Barnes, Nebraska. in Marc h. AI home, H ouston, Tex., wh e re Mr. Barnes is in th e ship building service H a nnah I f arris, '17, and \V ro. If. ullands, 1I[", OIS, ' 16, September 20, 19 17. At h o me, 70 S St. Marks Ave. , Brooklyn, N. Y.
BIRTHS
• T o Mr and Mrs. Carl Dallenba ch ( Peggy D o ugla s, ' 10) , a son, J ohn Wallace , J anua ry 22.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mr!. J ohn C. Mill e r (Ne ll Miller, 'oS), 1323 Park Ave Spring field. III.; Mr s R. II II ed man ( Lilli an Noth), 2910 Pine Grove A ve., C hi cago, Ill.
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Ethel Lendstrum, 'OJ, city wo rk e r in the States' Relations Service, has had a varied experience this past winter, for from taking food su rveys of charac teristic families (Polish, Jewish, American, etc.), talking on food conservation, running a booth for the Conservation'Committee, (.Icmonstrntin g co rn products, sugarless candy, and proteins, to running a soup kitchen, each month of the winter bas had its specia l duty.
Margaret H ous ten. '1:2, who was manager of the Y. \V. C A. cafete ria in Sprinfleld. Ill., had to give u p her work in January on account of ill health
The Founders' Day dinner was at the home of Mrs. L. A W eaver (Eunice Sheldon. '99).
ILLI NO I S EJ'A-]AMES MILLIKI N UNIVERSITY
MARRIAGES
Alice Herren , ex·'16, and Hal den Ayres, Marc h 6.
Margar e t Searight, ':JI, and Ross G ib son, Aviation Training Camp, San Antonio, Tex., March 30.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mr s. W . S. Smith (Lois Scott, 'IZ), 3 son, February 16.
PI PHI RELATIVES IN THE SHRVICE Brother
Katherine Holme s·Gochna ur, '13-J-Iarry lI o lme }; , Fort Worth, Tex.
Helen Bishop, 'OC)--Edward Bishop, Des Moines, I owa,
Mary Delle Pri ce, ' 17-Art hur Pri ce. Rantoul, J II.
Caroline Lutz, ' 10, and Eloise Lutz, ' I8--R obert Lutz. Engineering Forces in France.
Lois Godwin, 'IC}-M3rion Godwin. England.
Virginia Bowyer, ' I6-Hersche l Bowye r, Ordnance Dept.. 51. Louis, Mo. Husband
Mrs. J. T. M cDavid (Olga Keck, 'o8)- Ma jo r McDavid, Fort Riley.
Mrs. CI3ire Hut chin (Helen Francis, ' 16)-Lieut. C laire lJutchin. Rockford, III.
Mrs. J C. Catlin (Ruth Crocker, ' 19)-Lieut. J C. Callin. Rockford, III. AI rs. Russell Camp Scott , ' u )- RU !lse ll C3mp, Rockford, III.
At rs . J. H. Powers ( H elen Kenney, ' II )-Capt. J . H. Powers, Champa ign. III.
Mrs H. C. John son (Candace Cl oyd, '0 7) C3me to Decatur for the installation banquet. April I.
Mrs . J . C. \Vard ( ll elen Roby, '14). and Adele Murphy, ' 13. have been making an extended visit in St. Louis.
Mrs. John Howard Powers ( ll elen Kenney, '17) is now living in Champaign where her husband is instructor in the Aviation Training Camp.
Mrs. C. F. Mattes (Pearl Tippett, ' II), Henrietta Page, "7, and Geraldine Gushard, "9. are helping in the social se r vice work for families of soldiers and sailors here.
Helen Bishop. '09, is running a war in ad dit io n Virginia Bowyer, '16, will move 10 Cincinnati. in June pastor of the Fint Baptist Church there.
to her leac hing lIer father will be
INDIANA AI.PHA-,,' RANKLIN COl.U: CE
PI 1'111 RlLATIVES IS TilE 51.\'te r. Brother
Mrs. II. E. Jordan (Ruth Low, 'O<)-Lieut. Elwood Low, Ordnnnce Dept., Washington, D. C.
Irma Slone, '16, who re cei"C'd her master's degree fr o m Radcliffe last June, has been studying 3t the Universily of California.
Mrs. John McGuire (Inez. Ulery, '(0) and daughter Marie Alice. '16, are returning from Insein, Burma, to their home in Goshen, Ind. Before they left the (our Ttlident Pi Phis had a cooky -shine at the home of Mn. W . W. Bartlett (Marguerite Allen, '(9) in Rangoon, Mrs. C. H Riggs (Blanche Spurgeon, [owa B. 106) being the fourth IT
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Mark Holman (Amy Sulton), Greenwood, Ind. Bertha J. Morgan. 145 Andrew PI W. Lafayette. Ind.
INDIANA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF
NEW ADDRESSES
Ethel M. Landes, 357 W. 32 St. , Indianapolis, In d.; Lucille Priddy, Wayne St ., Warren, Ind.
P I PIfT RELATIVES I N Til E SlitV ICE II-uband
Myra Wat son Beeler, ex' II -Lieut. R. C. Beeler, with Base Hospital 32, A. F.. F.
Emma Hill Fosdick, '17-Clare Fosdick, Ft. Leavenworth, Tex.
Il e l en I[opkins, ex '19, is teaching in Plainfield, In d.
INDIANA GAMMA-OUTLER COLLEGE
ENGAGEMENTS
Lelia Kennedy, '18, to Cullen Sexton, Cincinnati, Mtdit-al, .1 T.
MARRIAGES
Dorothy Gay. ex' 14 . and Lieu!. C lifford Wright, Wabash, ex-liS . BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. J E, Tranter (Mary Jackson, '14).n daughter, January 16.
To Mr. :md Mrs. Cha5. B. Davis (Maude M!lrlifl, 112), !I son .
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NEW AODRESS!S
Mr s. F' L. Pyke ( In ez J o hnst o n ), 8 15 Col um bin St., Lafaye lte, Tn d.
PI Pili KEI .A TJVES I S TilE SERV I C E
Ruth, 'Ii. and E dith ll abbe, ' 14 -Dic k !l abbe , Fie ld Artillery, Fran ce. Grace Thomll5, ex·" 4-Cap l. E. 1\1. Th omas, Ordnance Depl., France. Lena Pavey , 'J7-Jess Pav ey.
Rub y Win ders, ' t 6-G arri son W inde r s, Camp S t a nley. lI elen Th ornto n , ' tj- 1\1 a ur ice Th orn t o n , Ryer in Aviation.
Mrs. C l arence Reidenbach ( J-l ildred lIu ghel, ' IJ ) has r ece ntly moved 10 Ir vington where her husband is pastor of the Christian C hurc h . Gaylord Yos t, co mpo se r nnd violini s t, is en te ring u pon his pro Cess ional musi cal cueer under Ihe exclusive direction of Mrs L. C. Balfo ur ( Ruth de lIass , ' II ).
I O WA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
EN GAGE ),(ENTS
H aze l Allen, ex·"9, to Li e ut. Harold Kembl e <I> E E ll en Gardner, ' 19. to Frank Tayl o r, (,II A e
MARRIA G ES ,
Beulah Billingsley, '17. an d Co l umbus H ayes 1: <I E, of CA m p n evens, AYler , Mass.
NEW ADDR ES SES
l\frs. W ] Donahue ( Nonn Spahr), 4 0 1 Broad w ay, MI. Pleo.sant, Iowa
PI PHI RELA T I YES I N THE SERYICE
SO /J.
Mrs Ma ry Hu lme McCo id-Ensign Paul McCo id, Naval Avi a ti o n Co r ps M iami, Fla.
l\lrs Eli za ' Valbank Palm e r- Li e ut Bowen P a lm e r , 12th Cava lry, Reg ul a r Army, Co lumbu s , N. M
Mr s . Lilliflll Kendig·Rogers-Lieut. Elbert Ro ge rs, U. S. N., European \ Vaters, and ,V a rr en Roge rs, H ospita l Unit R Base H ospi t a l 32, Fran ce.
Hus ban d
Mrs . Laura Roberts Rinehimer-Lanning C. R i n e h imer , M. M. Q., u. S. 4". N ava l Aviation F orces in Fran ce
Mrs. Mir iam Young Me l c h er - K ari Mel che r in Quartermaster Ceneral's office, Washington, D C
Mr s Ullen a Ingersoll· Bea l-Geo r ge \V Beal, e nli sted in Ordnan ce Depa rtment, awaiting ca ll t o O. T. C. a t Augu sta , Ca.
Mr s. Be rtha Snide r Tr ibby- Oon Tribby, Co. D , 3t2th Engineers' Co rps , Camp Pike, Ark.
Mr s. Alma W estfa ll -S ta eb l e r- M ess Sg t . Ca rl e to n S taebl e r, Co. 0, 1000 Ih Iowa Ammunition T rain . Camp Cody, N. M. ,. ,
Miriam Motooy-Sergt. Paul Morony, Ambulance Corps, in France.
Mr and Mrs. ]. C. McCoid (Mary Hulme. el(·'87) &nd 'on, Eugene, have returned (rom Miami, Florida. where they spent th e winter to be with their son, Eosi", Paul McCoid. who is supervisor at the Naval Air St4Jion, the finishing school at Miami, Fla.
EUa PeoD, '7S. ha. returned (rom a visit with her neice, Mrs. Ceo. Beal (U ll en. Ingerso ll, '07) at Delroit, and an extended trip through the eut visitine at Boalon, Washingt on, D. C., and ot her point •.
Mr• Edgar Lines (Fanettt Q'Kel!, ex ·'93) h•• been efficient instructor oi the Red Cro surgical dressing class at Jowa W esleyan College the past winter.
Mn. Karl Melcher (Miriam Young, ex -' IS) visited relatives here a few days in March en route to her new home in Washing t on, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Mel cher have each accepted positions in offices of the war department there.
Mn. Herbert Jeffrey (Anita Crips, 'IS) is th e physical c ulture director at Iowa Wesleyan CoHere.
Mu. Milo C. Roberts (Edith Zaiser, n -'os) with her three children is vi si tiOi her parents in Des Moines .
IOWA
ENGACEMINTS
COLLEGE
Eugenia C. Shaw, '19, to Wm. A. Pennington, K 9 v .. Ordnance Training School, Ann Arbor, Mi ch.
MA RJUAC!S
Mae Belle Gunn, '19. and Sergt. Brigham M. Wheelock, Camp Dodge, I owa. At home. Des Moines, Iowa.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Corbin (Florence Wright, ex·IIS), of Washingto n , Iowa, a son, Earl Wright, Jr., January 28.
Ruth Harp, '13 in March.
DEATIIS
NEW AODRISSES
Mrs T. T. Job (Jessie H owse r), 3zz N. Clinton St • rowa City, I owa
Jessie Coffin -Brown, 'IS, has gone to Hondur , where her husband is an engineer in a silver mine.
Mrs. C. H. Parks (Elha Mit c hell. '8S) of Coun cil Bluffs has been in Indian ola visitinr her son, Kenneth Parks, who has enlisted.
Mr Harry Hartman, hu sband of Mrs. Ora Talbot Hartman. '93, and brother of Mrs. Edgar Perry (Estella Hartman, '87), h as gone to France in V M. C. A. work.
Mrs. T. T. Job (Jellie Howser, '12) is soon to go with her husband to the We.t Indie. and Cuba. on research work for the State University.
Maide Baker, 'Il, is in the government service at W u hington, D. C., as a catalo&,uer. Helene Baker, '0<), spent a. week with her and then went to Memphis, Tenn., where .he is enraged in V. W. C. A. war work.
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Mrs . Beryl Parks (C.atherine Rehkopf, '08) anu two sons of Des Moines :are v is iting in In d ianola.
Mr s L. If W i l der (Dora M cC lur e. '84) of No r lon, Knn., :md M yrt l e Reed of Long Bench, Ca!., we r e gllests in In di3llo l n.
I O WA GA Ml\[A - 10 WA STATE COLLEGE BIRTHS
T o Mr and Mr s. A. A. Dowell (lsnbel Dyer, "5), n daughter
To Mr. :l ll d Mrs, Frank J ohn son ( ll e l eo Rodgers. ' 16), n daughte r.
T o Mr :md Mr s. C. M , Fisher Elli ott " 4 n d:lughler.
N EW
Mr s. C. H Porter (Mae Reed), 626 S. Bonnie Brne, L os Mr s W. V. Go usefT ( Maurine Nyc), Box 44 Ownto nn:a , Minn Angeles, Cn l.: "
1'1 Pili RELATIVES IN T il E S ItVICE Brothu
Laura Conaway ',6-Hicharcl Con3way, Co. I • t 6fith Infantry, Rainbow Div is io n , A . E. 1'.
Laura Con3wny, 't6, is head of th e home economics clep:artment in Upper Iowa University. Fayette, l owa
KAN SAS ALPHA
ENGACEMENTS
Ge n eva lIu nte r , '20 , to J oh n Montieth. '20, <I' d O. May Mill e r, '16 , t o All en Burch. ' 1 7, <I. K -t"
M ARR IA GES
Fl o r e n ce D arby , ex·'2o , and Li e ut. Donald Br ow n, April 17, At home, SnIt La k e C i ty, Ut ah.
Lu c ill e Wilkin son, ' 12, :lnd R alph A P!1l1erSon, vice· president Mu skogee National Bank, December '20. At h ome, l OIS Terrnce I3Iv el., Muskogee. Okla.
BIRTIIS
To Mr . and Mrs . W . K. W aug h (Elizabe th Brown, ' 17 ) a son, Wil1i n m, Jr ., April 12, in Eskridge, K:ln.
Mary Atkin son. ex·'IS, is doing government work in W ashington. Mrs Leo H aughey (Elizabet h S t evens, ' 10) h as joined h er husband. Li e u· tenllnt H aughey, who is stationed in the b!1se hospital in Chillicothe . Ohio.
Mrs. J M Van der Vries (Bernice Tnber, ex 'II) has gone to Chicago, for h er husband h lU been tunsfe rred · from \ Vashington to the Chamber of Com· m e rce field division of Chicago.
KANSAS BETA-KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
),fA RR I ACES
Lucille M esscrl y, ex·'zo, :lnd \Valda H eppe, B e [I , '17, March 20, Osage City, K nn.
ALUMNA!. PERSONALS
Mary Chur(;h":J.rd, '15. and Lieut. Edgar L. Noel, A E, March 6, in \Vi chita. Kan.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. George W. Packer, Jr. (K3therine Van No)" '13). 11 son, April S.
Mrs. Logan ,'ield (Helen Winne, ex-'IS) has been visiting in Manhattan.
LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLEGE
MARRIAGES
Arlll(': Vairin, 'Ii. :md Litut. William mAne Monroe. Tula,u, '16, !: X, in Trinity Church, New Odenn., April 2.
Lucy Pinckney Elliott, '03. and W. \V Cunningham, April 8, in Biloxi, Mill.
BIRTIIS
To Mr. 3.nd Mrs. GeofTrcy ' Uarlon (Alice Vance, ,(6), " son, Geoffrey Allen, I'cbruary 8, Station A, New Orleans, La.
NltW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Walt er Millsaps (Mary Dillard), 1433 lI armony SI., New Orleans, La. ; Mrs. Ja8. W. Reily (Glndys Eustis), San Pedro, Cal.; Mrs. Thomas Laylon (Rosina Richardson) uPapeete," Tahiti, Society Islands; Mrs . ]. C. Snead (Lily Mead), 10 Linwood Ave., Newton, N. J.; Mary nutler, 3222 Prytannia St., New Orleans, La.; Mrs Frank lIart (Bemis Hart) , 1526 Dufossat St.. New Orleans, Ln.; Mr!!. Wilma Ilayward (Mary Vaught), 312 W. Gousalez 51 Pensacola, l <"1Il.; Mr s. ]. D. Little (Stella Hayward), Liverpool, England; Mrs. Isaac Siauffer ( H elene Maury), 10 15 S. Canollon Ave., New OrlcRns, La.: Mrs. H arry II ardie (Agnes George), 6014 Pitt St., New Orlcans, La.; Mr s. Udolpho \Volfe (Daisy Charles), 1614 4th St., New Orleans, La. i Adine Bernard, 1461 Calhoun, New Orleans, La.
MARVJ.A l\D AI.PIIA-GOUCIIER COLLJo:GE
The wonderfully equipped buildings and beautiful camp us of Richmond and We ltham.pton Co llege s seemed so providentially planned for the purpose that the government has taken the entire plant for a base hospital. Keller, '98, and Marguerite Magrudu, 115 , have additional duties to perform while the college is being moved to other quarters in Richmond.
Our sincerest sympathy is tendered Marguerite ?l13grud('r, 115, for the loss of her father.
MASSACHU SETTS ALP II A-BOSTON UN IVER S ITY ENGAGEMENTS
Mildred GaItS, ex.-' 19. to F. C. W eJding announced for June S· 1\1 home, 8 Mail l e Ter .• Rahway, N. J.
Mildred Collyer, 'og , to Ralph Bradbury Collins. )(ARRIAGES
Frances L. Morris. ex-'O<). and Moses D. flu yes. in Rapid City, S. D., April 10. At home, Box 17, Eliubethtown, Ohio.
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BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Chas . H. White (Vera Sweezey, '08), a son, Richard H enry, April 6.
To Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hinckley (Eunice Rowe1l, '.6), & daughter, February 28:
NEW ADORESSES
Mrs. C. J. Gale (Harriett Draper, ex-'ll), 800 Riverside Drive, New York City; Mrs. C: C. Quimby (Agnes Logan. '03),6 Copeland Terrace, MaIden, Mass. j Mrs. P. C. Benjamin (Ida ' -lodge, ex·'oJ), Main St., Fells, Melrose, Mass. ; Josephine L. Mitch ell, 66 Highland Ave., Somerville, Mass.; Mrs. C. H. Knapp (Ruth Eaton), Corner of Stone Rd and School St., Melrose, Man.
Brother
PI PilI RELATIVES IN THE SERVICE
Annette RCgIIier, ex ,t n-Adrian E. Regnier, Brown, 'I J, I02nd Machine gun battalion, wounded April 20. Corp. Oswald Regnier, I02nd machine gun battalion.
Mrs. H. R. Smith (Mildred Bates, "3) has sailed (or Relief Work in France.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Wheel e r Oliver, '(9) are at IS68 Virginia St., Charleston, W. Va., while Mr. Wheeler is one of the area managers of the new Government Explosives Plant, his area consisting of the electrical work, power station, r e frigeration plant, etc.
We are all relieved and rejoiced to hear of the convalescence of Floren ce Fl agg, '98, from a very severe aHack of bronchial pneumonia.
Mrs. Benj. Van Riper (Mildred Kennard, 'IS) joined her husband in New York on his return from Ru ss ia, and they are now engaged in Y. M. C. A work in the South.
Doris Kennard Larrabee, '16, write s that h e r husband, Harold Larrabee, has been called to train in the psychological department of the U. S. Army
Mrs F. A. Rugg (Sarah Pom e r oy, '06) did some spec ial work in journalism at Columbia.
Mrs. B. L Maxfield (Winifred Hill , '1}8). the ne w president of the New York Alumna: Club. and Lucy Gardn er, '98. are expected h e re (or commencement week, when they and Olive Gilchrest, '98, will be initiated into'" B K.
MI C HIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE CO LLEGE
ENGAGUfENTS
Eliube th Rigden ' IS , to Elliot Beidler, ol1 T Hill sda le, Mi ch.
)fAaaIAGES
Bess Kepple, ex-' IS, and Paul Omans, T .d. February 6. At home, East Lansing, Mi ch .
BIRTHS
T o Mr and Mrs T. Wal worth (G ladys Dibble, ex-' IS ). a daughter, Betty Katrine, April 4.
To Mrs and Mrs. Donald K. Moore (Vivian Lyons, ex 4 'OS), a daughter.
Laura Myers, u.·'11·
ALUMNA<: PERSONALS 623
D&ATHS
NEW ADDRESSlS
Mrs. F. E. Baker (Florence Myers), 9:17 S. 2nd St., Sprinefield, III.; Violet Van de Mark, 30S Hammond Court, Washinelon, D. C.; Mn. Milton M. West (G lady. Bubar), R. R. 2, Avondale, P •. ; Ruth Mallory , Reading, Mich.
PI BETA PHI REI ATJVES IN TlI E SIlVJCE Brot""
Tin.h Robcrt .........Ruskin Roberts.
Jess Reem Buell, '13-Glen and Cuy Reem.
Norma Mark-Ceorge Mark, Field Artillery. I-I1ubalCa
Jean Andenon Harwood. ex-'.8--Herman Jl arwood, Camp Custl!!r, Mi c h .
Esther Fowler Lyons, ex-tier-Ernest Lyons. Camp Cusler, Mic h
Mildred Eggleston Williams, ' 17-De an Williams, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Mildred Washburn Woodhams, 'll-Eugene Woodhams, u professor of mwic at Hillsdale College.
Glady. Dibble Walworth, 'Is-Thomas Wa1worth, Washingt on, D. C.
Two Pi Phis that are in service are: EJiubeth Smith·Friedman, ' t5 , doing cipher work at Colonel Fabian's laboratories at Riverbanks, Ill., and Maude Corbett, '02, V. W . C. A. work in France.
Beth, sister of Geneva Satterthwaite, '18, is a nurle "Somewhere in France:'
MICHIGAN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. lIomer Heath (May Rider, '(9), a. daughter, Elitabeth Jane
NEW ADDRESSES
Martha C. Gray, 294 Virginia Park , Detroit, Mi ch. j Mrs. G. B. Roth (Doro· thea Payne), 131 9 Valentine Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
MINNESOTA
ALPHA-UNIVERSITY or MINNE SOTA MARRlACBS
Virginia Schutt. ex -'IJ. and Dr. Charles M. Robilliard, N ::: N Dr. Robi!· liard is a lieutenant and is stationed at Camp Cody.
Mary H ostetler, ex -' 12, and Dr. Ralph E. Wil ey. At home, Sikeston, Mo habel Cramer, '14, and Dr. Paul \V Wi.lson, A e, assistant surgeon, U. S. N., April 26.
NEW ADDRESSES
Muie Cooper, 415 E. 39th St., Minneapolis, Minn.; Barhara Green, 1614 S. 4th Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.; Ruth Fitzpatrick, 1617 Emerson Ave., Minn eapolis, Minn .; 'Mrs. D. L. Fair child (Helen Oliu), Tamarack, Minn.; Mn. G. F. Klein (Lydia Cox), 2507 Ni co llet Ave., Minneapoli s, 'Minn.
Lyle Byrnes, 'II, haa been appointed agent in dairying (or the state of MinneJOta.
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Vera Smith, '12, is a clerk in the War Department at Wa shingto n. Lucile Dougherty, ex-' 19, is secreta ry t o Dean John sto n of the College of Science. Literature, and Arts.
MISSOURI ALPHA-UN I VERS ITY OF MI SSOURI
ENGAGEMENTS
Josephin e Newell, '19. 10 Nocris Rider, /I'islou';1 '17. ell K 'V, Oix Field, Dallas, Tex.
}IARKIAGES
Mildred Strobach. eX" 'l , and Lieut. Ruli( Martin, O. R. lIIi lJO u"il X A E, April 6, at Fort Sil l, Ok l a.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Wm. P Mills (Gert ru de Bayless), 8 10 W alnut SI., Co lum bia, Mo.; Mrs. Frank Thornt o n, Jr. (Lettie Wood), 437 Park Ave. W., Mansfield, Ohi o; Marjori e Smith, 602 Sanford, Co lu mbia, Mo.
Lena Vedd e r, eX" Il, spent the first week -e nd in February at the ch apter- hou se.
Virginia Quarles, ex-' 17, clune back in February for initiation.
IH adc l inc Ramsuy, W isconsin A , '17, from \V ebster Groves, Mo , spe nt a week -end with us early in March.
Carny UtOlie, ex - '2o, is at home in K ansas City for the remainder o f the year.
Anne Pape, ex - '17, is sec retary of th e Co lum bia chapter of W omen's Defense League.
AlISSOUKI META-WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTS
f Else Eysliell, ' 18, t o W ebb Kamm ere r , If/o slling/oll, ' 16, K A.
:MARRIA GES
Marion Scroggin, ' 15, and Capt Burwell If. C larke, J an u ary I. At home. 2323 Battery St., Little Rock, A rk., while Captain C lark is in a cantonment in Cuba .
H el en J ohnston, ex -'IS, and LieuL Monroe C. Lewis, WashillgtO,., ' 16, 4» L\. e, lIlarch 18. At home, 62 1 Hum bo ldt St., M anha tt an, Kan.
BIRTns
To Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rochelle (Julia Mc Daniels, ' 10), a daughter, Jul ia J osep hin e.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. H Becker (F l orence lI ager, ex' 14 ), a son, April S. NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. F e rdinand Wiederholdt ( Dorothea f;"razer, ' 11).6,60 1\1 ; Pherson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. 11. Edward Miller (June Oehl er, ex-' 14 ), 3842 Flora Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. ; Else Eyuell, 'IB. 3619 Laf.ayette Ave ., St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Otto L. Kochtitzky (Julia Morse, ' 13) of Blytheville, Ark., is spend · ing a few w eek s with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Chas. L. Moru, 6 115a Berlin Ave St. Louis, Mo.
ALUllfN£ PERSONALS
Meredith McCargo, is an instructor in surgical dressings.
Orue Smalling. 'IS. has been visiting in St. Louili since February . 625
Margaret de Carma. '15. is private secretary to the chairman of the \Vomen'lC Liberty Loan Committee of 51. Louis.
Allene Wil son, \Vi sconsin A. '17. has been in St. Louis during the winter, ami is taking a course of instru ction in surgical dressings
Mrs. Vernon M. Parkinson (Marie Kammerer, '16), of Lawton, Okla., visitetl her parents here for a few wuks.
The following Pi Phis have completed, or nrc completing, co ur scs in stenog· raphy: \Vin oo. \Vu erlenb3echer, ' IS. Oruemalling•• IS. Mary Brotherton, '16, Lora QHo, '16, Pauline Brooks, u ' 16, Marie Donk, ex-"9. nnd Louise Breed· ing, ex·'19.
lIelen Stevens, ' IS. has been elected corresponding secretary of the \Voman 's Union of \Va shi ngt on University.
MISSOURI GAMMA-DRURY C91.LEGE
NEW ADDRlSSES
:Mrs. F. X. Pu ckett (Eul.:t Callahnn), Q06 Dall:ls Ave .. H ouston, Tex. ,
We were glad to have Mrs . Garrett 1I 0gg (Cornelia McB rid e, '(9) of Edna, Texas, with u s for our May meeting.
Ina Akins, ' II, has spe nl an interesting yea.r of tra\' el as private secrel3ry to Lhe bishop of New York.
P;frs. L. R. Milsa.p (Nina McCnnse, ' 15), May Berry, 'II, .:tnd l\hrgnret Bishop, '16, were among th e oul-of-town guests for our Founders' Dny cdcbration.
Jean M c Kesson, ex-'19, and Enola Small, ex '2o, paid the active c hnpl er a visit in April. Jetul hns si n ce gone to Kansas City to begin training ns a Red Cross nurse.
Eleanor Humphrey s, '16, h3S accepted :\ new position in W3shington, D. C.
NEBRASKA IlETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
MARIIACES
Margaret Ga l braith, ex-'19. nnd Clenn H. Barnes, At home, lIouston, Tex., where Mr. Barnes is in the s hipbuilding service
Laura Josephin e Pratt. 'IS, and Lieu!. Marion Ansley Shaw, JJ9th Field Artill ery. April J. in Chicago. At hom e, Camp Dodge. Des Moines, Iowa.
DIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. Carl M Glenn (June Ballnrd, ex ' 19 ).:\ son , John BtlJlard, April 2, in Nebraska City, Neb.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Fred C. C.ldweU (Susanne Ashmun Brown), 1217 l\f Street, Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Emory D. Stanley (Eva Cooper). care of Paymaster Emory D. Stanley, IJ63 Otis Pl., W ashing t on D. C.; Mrs. J. C. Baird (Helen Dol50n), 345 Coffee n Ave., Sheridan, Wyo.
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We extend to Dr. Gladys Henry·Dick, '00, our sympathy in her recent bereavement in th e death of her mother.
We sincerely sympathize with the Stuart family in the death of their aunt, Mill lmmogene Stuart.
G l adys Hellweg, ex-'ll), i. teaching at Polk, Neb.
Florence t. McGahey, '00, who has been Acting Reg is trar of the University at Nebraska for the last few years, is now Registrnr, llnd in (ul1 charge of that branch of the executive offices of the university.
Merna. Sedgewick, 'II, ha l bttn made guardian of onc of the forty Lincoln branches of the national associnlion of Camp Girls.
Eva Cooper-Stanley, '05. is now living in Washington, D. C. Paymaster Stanley has been on duty convoyi ng troop ships for several months, and is now assigned to shore duty in the purchasing department of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Paymast er Stnnley rnnks ns lieut enant commander and will represent the Navy on the Food Control Board.
Genevieve Lowry, '16, who is doing V. W. C. A. work in China, is spending her vacation nenr Nankin.
Gertrude Morris, Nebrnska Band Indiantl A. '0 1. who htls spent several years teaching in the Philippines, is now at her h ome in Indianapoli s She has been nsked by the Director o( Education of the Philippine Islands to revise co urse oC study and write a book for use in the island school•.
Mrs. Allen Dwnn (Pauline Bush, '06) is nt Bel Mnr, CaL, co nvalescing Crom a re ce nt illness.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
INCACEMENTS
Dorothy W. Dornn, ' 16, to Elliot Brainard, Bell.
Taabel Cunningham, ex-'IS. to John C. Graham. Colgale, n K A.
MARR.lAGES
Fay Ridgely, '11. and Lieut. Gilbert Merritt, Bell, Symcuse, April 6. At home, Palo Alto, Cal.
Louise Johnson, ex·'19, and Lieut. Har o ld Thomas, Colgale, e X. November 26.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs . Sullivan (Sarah French, ex-'ll), a daughter.
To Mr . and Mrs. S . H. Karr (R uth WeaR , ' 15) of J-I3n coc k, Md., a son , Kenneth S., February 6.
To Mr. and Mrs Willi am Fox (Mujorie Leonard, ex-'17). oC New York City, a son.
NEW ADORES SES
Margaret Collyer, Palm e r Ave., Corinth, N Y.; Mrs. D. R MacAllister (Lutu Golden), 1<)!J 1 S. Geddes S t., Syracuse, N. Y .; Mrs. F D. Kamerer (Marie Thompson), 829 Union St., Schenectady, N. V.
Marjorie Almy, '19, is the chapter'. delegate to convention.
Mrs. C. N Kenner (ClarB Macdona ld, '99) was chainn3n oC the women solicitors in Ou Boil, P a., during the Third Liberty Losn drive.
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NEW YORK BETA
BNGACIUUNTS
Sarah G. Voorhi s, '130 to William J . Ander 50n. V. M C. A. 5eCrelary of religious work at Camp Merritt, N. J. lIelen MacDonald, '15. to Lieut. George Kuzmier. Columbia, '11. Co. B, 303rd Engineers, at Camp Dix, N. J.
KA litRIAGU
Julia II. Pierpont, ex '14. and Sergt, Carl lIardy lIudlOD, l041h U. S. F. A" at Flint, Mich., February 28.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Ifenry P. Molloy (Mabel McCann, '10), a son, Robert Armstrong, April 14.
To Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Davis (Dorothy Griffin, ' 12), son, Bruce McCay, lofarch :13.
To Mr. and Mrs. H. Marlin Hull (Anna \Voolworlh, "3), a daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, March 6.
NEW ADDIit!SSES
Helen McDonald, 169 \V. 76th St .• New York City; Ella Reaney, 24' W. IO:lnd St., New York City; Gertrude Peck, 527 Stowell Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
Eliubeth Nichie, '10, will receive a Ph.D. in either June or September. Her dissertation is the influence of Vergil upon the English poets. Next year she will teach English at Goucher.
Mrs. J. M. Vander Vries (Bernice Taber, ex -' It) visited Beth Thomson in April with her small Ion. Her husband has been transferred from Washington to the Cham her of Commerce, field di vision, Chicago.
Levanlia Earon. 'u, is secretary for two Columbia professon.
Edith M. Valet, '12, spent the spring in California organizing the Girl Scout Movement.
We have two parties to chronicle. In February Lillian Waring, '13, entertained us in honor of Ethel Goede. '13. wh"o expected to sail at once for France. We gave her a radium wrist watch. On April after the Founders' nay luncheon, we took Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Rugg to the home of Annie Van Buskirk. 'I r, where we had a delightful getting acquainted from five to seven. Isabel Totten, I,S, showed us the pictures of her summer camp for girls and Sarah Voorhis. '13, sang for us. It wasn't a reception, just a family party with honored and dear guelts.
Mrs. S. A. McKeown (Adele Duncan, 'It) ; has been reelected on the club executive board; Don Nevins, '04. and Lillian Waring, '13. were on luncheon committee and Sophie Woodman, '07, gave a speech al the luncheon.
NEW YORK GAMMA-ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
ItNGAGEHENTS
Frances E. Gover, ex-'ll, to John Lubcke of Brooklyn. Mary V. Dana, '16, to Lieut. Merrill Carr, SI. Lawrence, "4.
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Mary Per Lee-Judd, '07. Broad Street, Norwich, N.
MARRIAGES
to W. H. Slater, January 30. Y. Mr Slater is a government
OHIO ALPHA-QHJO UNIVERSITY
ENC;ACEMENTS At home, 302 N. postal clerk
Dorothy Ca mpbell, ex -'2o. to Lieut. Oscar Fulton, 0';";0, ..p .6. e, of Camp Meade.
)[ARRIAGKS
Lorena King, '16. and Lieut. Carl Roy er of the Signal Corps, Marc h 16.
BIRTHS
T o Mr. and Mrs. Austin Wood (Vashti Fletcher, '16) of Wheeling, W. Va.., a daughte r, Mary Ellen.
OHIO BETA---QIlIO STATE UNIVERSITY
MARRIAGES
Lillian Au s t, ex f lS, and 11arold Collin s. O"io Siale Uni versi ly, Be n , March 8. Mr. Colli.ns il! in Aviati o n Training School, Tex. Williams, ' 16, and Donald L. Wi lson, X 4', April 20. Mr. Wilson is now in Jrd O. T. C. at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohin.
BIRTHS
To Dr. and Mr s. Jame s M Re ctor (Kenyon Haden), September IS. A. daughter. Gillette Hayden.
To Prof. and Mrs Arthur M. Schlesinger (Elizabeth Ban cro ft, '10), a son, Arthur M., Jr .• in September.
To Mr. and Mrs. J ohn L . I-Ienney (Ruth \ Vilso n, '(9), February 22 , a daughter, Mary Eileen.
To Prof. and Mrs Fonsa A. Lambert (Dorothy I rvine , ' I I), September 27, a daughter, Martha Jane.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs . J. E . Underwood (Jess Dowdell), 906 16th St. , Golden, Co l o.
PI rill RELATIVES IN TilE SERVICE
Brother
Mrs j. E Kinney (Bertha Rankin, '(9)- Allan D Rankin, O T C., Chilli · cothe, Ohio
lltUband
Mary Jennings·Postle, 'O S-Capt. Carl D. Postle, Medica l Reserve Corps, Jelferson Barracks. Mo.
Dorothy Irvin e· Lambert, 'II-Lieut. Fonsa A. Lambert, Veterinary Dept.
Florence Smith-Taylor, ' 13-Lieut. Emerson Lee Taylor, Observer in Avia· tion stationed at O S. U Ground School.
,Hannah Leonard-Leonard, 'oJ-Lieut. Col. Chas. Leonard, U. S. Army, now "Some where in France."
Lillian Aust Collios, ex·'I&-.Harold Collins, Aviation Training School in Texas.
ALUMN£ PERSONALS
We have two more Kansas Pi Pbis with us no.... Edith Upaegnfr, Kansas B, '.6, whOle borne is in Topeka. Kan., has charge of the employee. cafeteria of the F. and R. La%arul slore here .5 assistant to Mary Love, Kansas B, 'IS· Her addre until fall i, 91 Linwood Ave.
Nettie HanlOn, Kansas B, '12, wbose home is in Concordia, Kan , hal charge of the dininc·room of the Greal Southern Holel and lives in the hotel.
Mrs. A. C. Stephen SOD eMargaret Wilson, 'oS) of Chattanooga, Tenn., recently spent & month in Columbus with h er parent •.
Mrs. Charlcs F. Leonard (Hannah Leonard) and children Ilrc coming 10 Columbus to live during the absence of Litut. Colonel Leonard in France.
Marie Freeman, Illinoi s Z. '13. is in the home economics department of the university and lives with Edna White, Illinoi s Z, '06, head of that department at ISSe) Neil Ave.
Mr. and Mn. Samue l B1:t.ck (Lucretia Snyder, Pennsylvania n, ex -'06) and family, formerly of Upper Sandusky, are living on E. Town SI., Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Long (Elizabeth Pu,:h, ' IS) ha\'e gone to Wash · ington, D. C., where Mr. Long is in the civilian service in the Ordnance Department.
Prof. and Mrs. Joseph F. Barhr (Sophie Harg is, Towa r, 'oS) are living in Upper Arlington. Professor Barker is with the Agricultural Extension Department of O. S. U.
Our Founders' Day ce leb rati on will be an informal dinner at Chittenden Hotel.
OHIO GAMMA-WOOSTER COl. LEGE
ENCACUtENTS
Grace Thurness, '12 , to Fred Win c h este r, O S. V'J of London, Ohio. Mr. Win chester is in training in Camp Sherman.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. A. L. Palmer, Jr . (Ifelen Walk er), 3131 W. 20lh St., Oklahoma City, Ok l a.; Mrs. Scoll Campbell (Estella Klein), Scoll!! B1ufT, Neb.
Ruth Mackint osh, '13, is doing Food Adminislr:ltion wnrk in Wa shing t on, D. C.
Mrs. Wilson Compton (Helen Harrington, ' 12 ) is in Philadelphia, where her husband is with the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF OKI.AHO MA MARJUACES
Amelia E. \Veaver, ex-'16, and Elmer A. Apshaw. Oklahoma, A.B. 'IS. LL . B. '16. 1: A E, A A, Marine Co rps. May S, 19 17. At home, 4 04 E. 5th St., Olclahoma City, Okla.
Flay Weaver. '14, Bnd Sergt. Geo A. Barrier, Nor'h Ca.rolilla, '14, Medica l Corps, Februtlry S. At home. 404 E. Sih St .• Olclahom3 Okla.
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ONTARIO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
NIW ADOIl.US&S
:Mrs. A. A. Acton (Beatrice Bowbeer), 20 Front St., Hull, P., Q., Canad ••
PENNSYLVANIA
ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
ENGAC&WBNTI
Ruth H. Cross, '19. to Boyd T. Barnard, ' 17. K 2:. Ethelwyn Bower, '18, to Norm!ln G. Shidle, ' 17 <Il l: K
MARRIACES
Virginia E. Adams, ex '19, and Lieut. Louis M. Goe hring.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. Hersche l C Smit h (Ellen Miller, ' IS), a son, Morran Gasset, March 8.
PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL COLLEGE
INCAGEUENTS
Margaret B. Wall ace , '18, to Lieu!. James B. Ryan, '16, Naval Academy, Cambridge, Ohio.
KARiJACBS
Gretchen R adac k and Dr. Chp.s. M. Glassmire. June :13. 191 7. At home, League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa.
Cece lia Kitlowski and Dr. T. A. Starzynski. September 26, 1917, Pittshurgh, Pa.
Ednll A. Whitt am, '14, Bnd Marwood B. Clover, Bucknell, '13. January 26. At h ome, 3025 N. Broad St ., Philadelphia, Pa., where Mr. Glover is engaged in ship building.
Dora M. Raymond, 'tt, and Dr. F. C. Sc hiJ e r. Bucknell, 'It. At home, Warr en, Pa,
Jeannette Cooke, '17. and Earle B. Armstrong. Buclmell, ' 14, 1: X. a ch e mist. Augu s t 24. At home, 638 Billings Ave., Paulsboro, N. J.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. Owen Cay (Ruth Lenington, u·' (5), a daughter Mar · guerite Lenington. November 19.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Stanley Davies (Ramona Lenington, 'IS), 441S Ii St., N . W .• WashiDe' lon, D. C.; Mrs. Arno Viehoever (Mabe l Johnson, '10), Urbana, Ill .; Mrs . C. E. Temple (Florence Clum), Clarks Summit, Pa. i Mrs. John Spieker ( Mary Sianton), Ca rli s le, Pa.
Je anette Owens, ' 17, is teaching science in Stl'Cludsburg, Pa, Her sister, Elsie, who is known to many Pi Phis, sailed (o r Fran ce with & Bellevue H ospital Unit about the middle of April.
Eunice Hall, 'OC), has been reappointed assill!ant superintendent o( schoo ls for Lackawanna County (or a period of (our years.
PERSONALS
Mrs Gurney Sholl ( Helen Hare, '10) gave a houle party for the Pi Pbi. of South Jersey in February, About fifteen airls were in Pitman. N. J ., for the occuion.
Ruth William ., ' .6, is teaching in Parsons. Pa. Beatrice Ri chards, 'oS, and Ethel Watkins, '10, art both teaching in the technical hirh in Scranton, Pa.
Ruby Pierson, '10, i. head of the Engli sh department oC the so u t h divis i o n high school, Milwaukee, Wi ••
PENNSYL\,ANIA GAMMA-DICKINSON COLLEGE
KAJUUAG&I
Glady. Meredith, ex , ' , S, and J ohn McHome, Didin.ro,. '16, % X, at Austin, TeL, April,.
BI.I.THS
To Mr. and M rs. H oward Se lb y (Ethe l Wagg, ' 15), a son, H owa rd Selby. Jr., at SprioCfield, Mus ., February 7.
NEW ADDUSSIS
Marg.ret A. Craig, 2579 Amboy R d., New Dorp, N. Y.; Mrs. R alp h R. Sco tt ( Ma r ie Thompson), Mt Pleasan t, West M'ore l and Co., Pa.; Ly d ia M. Gooding, 361 W . High St., Carlisle, Pa.
Elsie Hoffer, '07, Marj o rie Mc Intyre, '10, Christine Stuart, '17, Norah Mohler, '17, and Margare t Mac Millan, " 7, spent the Eas ter holi days i n Car· lisle
Christine Stuart, ' 17, ha s accep led a positio n (or th e in the City H ospi tal o( Pitt s burgh, Pa
Clare Filler, '.8, is teaching i n the boys' h igh schoo l of Frederick, Md.
TEXAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
JaDe Gregory, ' 14, da ughter o ( Attorn ey Ge n e r a l Gregory, is working fo r the Food Administration, Washingt on. She h as adopted three Belgian ch ildren.
TEXAS BETA-SOU THERN METH ODIST UNIVERSITY
KARRIAGIS
Berni ce Higd o n, ex·'19. and Glenn Bennett, M a r ch 8. At home, Dallas, Tex
VERMONT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
ENGAGEMENTS
Anne Fi sher, ' 16. to Alvin Metc a lf o f ]o'ai r Hav en, VI. Marj o rie Lea ch, '17. to Casper Landm an of So uth Londonberry, VI.
PI PHI ULATIVES IN TlfE SlllVlel Brotlur
Helen Stilpben, ' IC)-C M. Stilpben, Y M. C. A worker in Pari s j M. B Stilphen, Charlestown Navy Vard
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Christine Webster, 'IS-Harold \V ebster, U. S S. No/altg.
lIarriet Goudie, ':u-C. A. Goudie. 29th Enginu;rs. A. E. F • France.
Louise \Villi s, ' :u-A. N. Willis, 3rd O. T . C., Ca mp Devens; E . A . Willis, Conyois Autos, Paris.
Leah Corkran, '2o-Y, C. Corkran, B. E. F., France, tlischargfd because he was gassed.
Adelaide Morris, M. E. Morri s, 312th Tnfnntry, Camp Dix.
VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
ENCACEJofENTS
Almira \V ntts, 'IS. to Li e ut. \Ves ley A. Sturges, "5. K 1:, with the 4 Ut RecTuit Squadron, Avi,nlion Camp, \V aco, T ex.
lorARRIACES
Edith R. Gates, 'IS, Bnd Lieut. Merle H alsey Davis, ' I S. April 6. Lieulenanl Davis is with the Co:ut Artill ery stat i oned al Portland. Me
NF.W ADDRESSES
J en nie L. R owe ll, 26 Summit St., Burlington, VI. i Mr s. Walton Scott (Agnes Miller), Narrngnnsett Pi e r, R. 1.
Mr and Mr s. Carlyle Brown (Estelle 1\'fet ca lf, ex-'oS) are l iving 3t 3SI '1 Bonner Ave., Baltim ore, Md. Mr. Brown is with the W este rn Elec tric Co. Lorctta Dyke, '16, is teac hing in the high sc hool at Be llows F!l.lI s and Sadie Norris, ' 17, in th e academy !l.t Th etfo rd. VI.
Ma ude Chaffee, 'oS, i s vice - president of the U. V. 1\1. C lub. W e ex tend our sympnthy to J essie B:l te s, '07, in the loss 'If her sister Mr s. Allen Mnrtin of Essex Junction.
V IR GIN
IA ALPIT .'\-RANDOLPlI - MA CON WOMAN' S COLLEGE
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. A. B. Dyer (Edith O!l.nit:1), 3820 Congress Ave., Dallas, Tn
C l a r e Conno r, ex·' IS, is teaching English in the high scho')l, Mansfield. L .'l . Gertrude Ayers, ' IS, :lnd Grace SheJ>erd, ' 15. visited members of Virginia A this spring.
Dorothy Sage, '16, is sec reta ry to Mis s Q rri e L. H at c her. lI' ho is in cha rge of the 'Vo man 's Vocntionnl Bureo u in Richmond Va. Laurn Wood. '17, Dorothy \V oodwanl . "7. :md Mat)' Rayner. '17. are expecling to return for com!fle nce ment.
VIRGINIA nETA-lIOI I.INS COI.LEGE
MARRIAGES
Ccrdeli3. Rrodbent :tnrl Lloyd Eldon M ellor. AI home, SI. Anthony H ote l, S:m Antonio, Texas.
H en ri ella T ay l o r , is doi ng Red C r oss work ill Fr ance. lI e r address is 4 Place de 13 Concorde, Paris.
WA S HINGfON ALPHA-UNl\I:;RSITY O}o'
M ARR I ACES
Marg a ret Jackson , ex·' 17. and Clelu:, Minthan, '16, '" T. Mabel J oyce, '06, and J N. Phill ips At home. K o h o la, lI awa ii.
Juanita Peck, ex·' 14. and F. S. Scaring. At home. 2317 l oth A ve. N., Winifred H eHs hu , ex-' i S, and Gnyton Knight, d K E. At h ome, Spokane. Helcn Caul, ex' 17. and 11. ]. Ro se nthal, Purdu e, ' 16, X A E, June 30, 1917.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and M rs. Robert O enney ( Lila Burch, ex-' ll ), a daughter, J ane. February 4.
To Mr and Mrs Samue l Lam ping (G lad)'s Madigan, ex·' 13), a daughter. Jane, February u.
NEW ADDKlSSES
Mrs. H owa ru S t ewa rt ( R oberta II indle),), 708 Park Pl., Spokane, Wuh.; Mrs A. A. Coo k (Helen Ri c h ards) , 190'} W. 7th St., Spokane, Was h.
Beth Sch umaker, ' 16, is teaching music in Ihe p ublic schools in Piedmont, Cal. , where Blan c h e Uoling c r, ' 16 , is spending th e winter.
Mrs. Orrin P o tt e r (Gert ru de Landsburg, ex·' 14 ) is the wint e r at 1531 7th St. W., Seattle, \V ash.
Mrs . H arry R ose nthal ( Il e len Gn ul, ex-' Ii ) is Ih-ing at 122 0 She rm a n Av e., Madison, Wi. Mr. Rose nthal is doing research work ( or the F o r es t Produ c ts Laboratory, and is an engineer o n investigation o( airplanes e mpl oyed by U. S.
WASHINGTON
BETA-WA S IiI NGTO:-l STATE COL LEGE ENGAGEMENTS
Bess Babcoc k , ' 14. to Ru ssel C unningh am, A T O.
M ARRI AG ES
Anita Ga ll agher, ' IS, nnd L. II. Folger, Iowa Slolc Col/l'gl', '05, May 8. At home, Pullman, Was h.
BIRTIIS
To Mr. and Mrs Al exa. nd er Sheriffs ( Ruth Turner, ex-' I:;), a son, Alexande r Carlton, De ce mber 14
To Mr. and Mr s Sam Kimbr o ugh (G l adys M cC roske y, '14 ) t a daughter, lIope, February 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. Chester S<;o tt (Mildred Guile, ex·' 13), n. son, Hugh L t April 32 , 1917.
To Mr and Mrs Ray O'Day (Juanita Gregory, ' 16), a daughter, Phylli s May 13 , at N e wpOri News, Va.
NEW ADOII:!SSlS
Alice Lewis , 1310 Q St. N. W, W as hingt on, D C.; Mn. Clyde P e terson (Mabe l Mc Kay ), 3753 Oliver St., Chevy Chase, D. C.; l\fr<;. C harle s Monroe (G l adys Grubb), Pullman, Was h.; M rs. Ralph D oty (Muriel Fulmer), 60.. Kinnear Pl., Seattle, Wa s h.; Mrs. D. A Mauri e r ( ll el en Newland), Box 23 1, Route t, Opportunity, \V nsh. ; Mrs. Walte r I. . P e n ic k (Ruth Macinnis), 41 11011ywood Apls., Salt L a k e City, Utah; Mrs Edgar II Keinhoh; (E li z.abeth Painter) , Du P o nt, Wash.
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Mn. R ob t. Phillips (Cora Holt, ex-'ll) has moved fo Living s ton, Mont., where Mr. Phillips is to assume the editorship of the Ellterprise.
WISCO:S S IN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY o .. WI SCONS IN ENGAGEMENTS
Helen Smith, '16, to Litut. William W. Cargill, Wi sco tuin ' 16, n e n. Lieutenant Cargill is at present stalioned in Seatt le, Wash.
JoIAUIACES
Edna Northam, ex J I8, and Edwin W. Camp, I-Visc o nsi", '17. l: A E, Decem · ber 14. At home. Big Bayon, R. F. O. 2, Pensacola, Fla., while Mr. Camp is in training at the Naval Aviation Camp.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs . VaJentine Blatz, Jr. (Vera Kay ser, ex·'16) of 'I'll Prospect Ave., Milwauke e, WIs , a daughter, Vera Judith, F eb ruary 19.
To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Liule (Flore1lce Titus. '07), a daughter, Floren ce Titus, March 17.
N&W ADDRESSES
Elizabeth Bak e r, 1750 W. Congress St., C hicago, III.; Elizabeth Brice, clo Mrs. Arthur Farw ell, 8:1 Washington Pl., New York, N. Y .; Florence Ross, 670 Drew St., Appleton, Wis ; Mrs Jose ph Gallagher (Mary Pfiffner), 2103 Grand Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
Marjorie Mullon, ' [3. will spend the summer in Marbl e, Wash.
Allene Wilson, '17, spent the winter and spring in St. Louis, Mo . Mrs. Harry Rosenthal (Helen Caul. Washington A, ex-'.], Seattle) j, living at 1220 Sherman Ave., Madison, Wis. Mr. Rosenthal is doing research work for the Forest Produc ts Laboratory.
WYOMING ALPHA-UNIVER S ITY OF WYOMING BIITII5
To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Schulte (Tessa Dunn, ' 13) of Casper, Wyo., a son, January 20.
NEW AOOUSSES
Mrs. Harold Hutchin son (Margaret Dinneen), clo Brown Mfg. and Labor Co., Lamar, Colo.; Trace Foster, 4420 KimbaH Ave. , Chicago, Ill.
Esther Downey, '17, has been elected principal in the high school at Thermopolis, Wyo., for the coming year.
Lillian G Davis, '16, is to teach in the public schools in Laramie, Wyo , next year.
CHAPTER LETTERS
CHAPTER LETTERS
ALPHA PROVINCE
ONTARIO ALPHA- UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
(Chartered December 11, 1(08)
INITIATE
(Initialed --)
Mary Riddell. '20
Examinati ons are over once again and the five long rn onth s of h olidays have commen ced. And yet. we ca n scarcely consid er them as holidays (o r all who can, intend to do nati onal service work. Some of o ur girls arc going farming. olhers banking, and still others fruit picking. College h as closed early for this very purpose and we consider it to be our duty to r espond t o the Motherland 's call (or help.
We celebrated Founders' Day by the usual cookie-shine held this tim e at Loreen Kenelly's home. We we re very pleased to have M rs. Taylor, aU'" from New York with us.
One oC the most delightful events of the past yea r was Mrs. Allen's visi t with us, our only r eg ret being that i t was 50 brief. W-e w e r e so pleased with her helpful talks and found her advice on the mnny sub jeds whi c h were perple:dng us most beneficial.
Our hou se·party ha s been planned for the last two w ee ks in June, at JackIon'. Point. The house -party is at present a subject of much discussion and we all are l ooking forward to it with great pleasure.
Since the publicati on of the last ARROW. we have had another initiation. We received Mary Riddell into the chapter. Mary was pl edge d last autumn but could not be initiated until this spring.
Our past year, as a chapter, has been a most successful one. 'Ve have tnk e n eleven new girls into the c hapter, four from fir st year, six from second and o n e from We therefore consider ourselves most fortunate. 'Ve have bee n doing Red Cross work in co nn ec tion with th e Unive rsity and in addition w e have &ent boxea to all the n 4> broth e rs on active service. Our one great h ope is, that before next Jun e this h o rrible world war will be ended and peace once more restored.
And now we shall say farewell to the college yenr just completed and pre· pare to welcome th e new t e rm tru s ting that we shall have as marked success in the coming year as we had in the past one
VIVIAN CIfALM:lRS.
VERM ONT ALPHA-M I DDLEBURY COL LECE
(Chartered 1893)
INITIATES
(Initiated January 26, 1918)
Ruth A shwor th, ' 21
Alice Crossland, '21
Ellen Matthew s, '21
Emma. Shaffer, ':11
ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
(Initiat ed Mar c h 23 1918)
Florence Langley, '21
Harriet Goudie, '2 1
Louise Willis, '21
CANDIDATES FOR B.A. DEGREE
Christine Jane Webster
CANDIDATE FOR 8.5
Margaret Chatfield
Doris A. Kendall
Since sending the last ARROW lette r we have had two inilintions. so now we have seven new members. We were glad to have as guests at th e first initiation Mrs. Ralph Deni o (Lena Roseman, '<}6) of Bristol, Vt., Mrs. Scott Gooding ( Maud Smith, '03). and Anne Fi.sher, '16, both of Rutland, Vt.. and Carmen Walker, '11, of Ludlow, Vt. After the ce remony celebmled by having an informal dinner in 0 u r rooms, at which several of our patronesses were present.
Christine \Vebs l e r, '18 has lat ely announced her engagement to Irving Eastman, ex·'IS, Middl ebury, X y. now in the service. Announcement has also been made of the engagement of Katharine Allen, ex-'2o. to Forrest Nelson, Cornell. '20. \V e were glad to have Marie Champagne, '17. visit u s for a few days in February and Florence Kopke. ' 15 . during o ur short Easter vacation.
Some of the college elections for next year have been h eld with the result that Margaret Shay, ' 19. has been elected president of the Student Government Association and Helen Stilphen. '19. vice-president of the Young Women' ;; Ch ri stian Association. The Dramatic C lub is planning to give a play at Commencement time Two of our girls, l\'fildred Cady, '19, and Emma ShafTer, ':2:1, are members of the comm ittee to arrange for this .
Margaret Chatfie ld, ' 18. spent a few days visiting the girls at the University of Maine. who are petitioning f or a c harte r, and also th e girls at New Hampshire State College. She reports a very enjoyable time. On her return she visited Sylvia Pastene, ex-' 19. at Wellesley College.
Margaret Shay. ' 19. and H e len Stilphen, '19, were guests of Vermont B when th ey had their initiation.
\Ve are anticipating a pleasant visit from o ur Grand Vice-president in a few days.
GERTRUD! V. MOOR.£.
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VERM O NT BET o\-UNIVERSITY or VERMONT
(Chartered 18<}8)
INITIATES
(lnitiated February 23. 1918 )
Lois Bartlett, '21
Bernice Byington, '31
Alene Crosby, Margaret Flinn, ':II
Dorothy Grow, '21
Marion Harlan. ' 21
Eulll Ovitt, '2 ( Hildreth Tyler, '21
CANDIDATE FOR B,S. DECREE
M iJdred Best <in Commerce :md Economics)
Caroline Meigs (in Home E{' OnOOli cs)
CANDIDATES FOR PII. B. DRGRD
Charis Billings
lIelen Blanchard (in Education)
Marion Jackson (in Edu c ation)
Corinne O ' Sullivan
Ruth Parker Norma Perkins Myrtle Rose
Time certainly has Bown since t wrole the last chapter letter. There are only (our more weeks oJ college here 3t "Vermont," and then n five months' vacation toward which we're looking eagerly, as we all have summer plans uf one sort or another which we hope will help our country, at teast, a little bit.
I think I wrote in the last ARROW about the plans for our anllual Kollegr Kake Wnlk. The boys put a lot of time and work into their stunts and it surel" was a successful event, at least we feel prelly proud of the proceeds which amounted to practically a thousand dollars, all of which wns given to Red Cross.
The day after the Kakc \Valk, we had our fraternity initiation Instead of going to Qne of the hotels for our banquet, we decided it would be more in the spirit of the times, as well as more to our own liking, to have U.n initiation dinner together at the Klifll Club rooms where we held our initiation. Sn we had a long table most tastefully arnnged there, and we all agreed afterward that such an informal banquet WIl9 the best. Beside our active chnpter, Helen Stilphen, "9. and Margnret Shea, "9, represented Vermont A. Four of our outof town nlumnre, we hnd with us Lessie Cobb Nelson, Merle Byington, Mnbel Derway, and Sadie Norris.
The Home Economics Department has tried an experiment this year in the n3ture of a practice house. Four of the faculty ladies live there and each girl taking the home economics course has her turn at cooking and in the general management of the household It has proved 3 splendid experiment and the girls have been most elTlCient in their work. For this next week, the girls are going to prepnre absolutely wheatless meals for six of the faculty.
Margaret Whittemore, "9, has left college for the rest of the year to fill the position of a home economics teacher in a town in the state. Caroline Meigs, ' t 8, has just taken :l position as demonstrator in food conservAtion work in this city.
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As individuals we Pi Phis have tri ed to do our share of Red Cross knitting and sewing this spring beside helping aU we can by purchasing War Thrift Stamps and Liberty Laan Bonds. As a chaptu. we have made two afghans for the soldiers and have voted to adopt a war baby.
We were all pleased to have Florence Cummings, '19. electe<l to the Cy,.ic board on whi ch Myrtle Rose, '18, and Margaret Patten, ' 19 already are mem· hers.
A leiter came to the chapter yesterday telling us thai we might expect our Grand Vice -president, Mrs. Allen, to spend a few days with us in the near future. We are always glad to meet our grand officers, so Mrs. Allen will be right h ea rtily welcomed.
BARBARA BROWN.
MA SSACHUSETTS ALPHA BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Chartered t8¢)
INITIATE S
(Initiated February 2, 1918)
Margaret Sherman, '18
Laura Bean, '21
Effie C()peland, '2:1
Mary Mills, '21
Abigail McKinnon
Eva Wanzer, '20
Marion Clark, '21
Esther Hinckley, '21
Hazel Wheeler, '21
CANDIDATES FOR A B. DECREE
Margaret Sherman
As I write this letter, we are making preparations for the recept ion of our nat io nal delegate, Mrs. Nina Harris Allen. We are l oo king forward to her visit and hop e to hear about the rece nt activities uf the chapten she has been visiting.
Initiation service was held at the fraternity rooms after whi ch we had a lun ... heon instead of the usual banquet. The afterdinner program was as usual.
At present Massachusetts . A is raising a sum of money to be devoted to various kinds of war work.
It also hopes to have an afghan finished before college close s, May IS. This a(ghan will probably be sent to one of our alumnae who is a nurse in a base hospital in France.
Practically all the proceeds of coll ege activities are devoted to war purposes, especially to our Boston University Home for Convalescent Soldiers. IIVOeuvre Des Petit s Blesses," in Pari s The French play and the Girls' Glee Club concert were for this purpose.
"Stunt Nieht," for the benefit of the Girls' Athletic Association, each fraternity was asked to do • teo miD ute stunt. We Pi Phis gave. musical stunt in which we had .s much, if not more, {un than the audience.
The Liberty Committee and the Student Council have merged into a War Council, takiDg charge of tbe principal war activities of the college. It b:u arranged a series of patriotic meetings. Among the speakers have been ExGovernor Bate •• Daniel A. Lowe, head libr::lrian at Camp Devens, and Mill White. st udent secretary of the Y. W. C. A. This week the meeting i. concerned with "women and farming."
The Council ja also carrying out plan. for a BoiloD University library for the soldiers in France. Professor Kent i. the facuity member on the Council. and in truth it has been through hi, untiring efforts that the Council hu done so much. Mary Mills, ':u, Cla ra Sargent, '19, !md Abbie MacKinnon, '.8. are members of this Council.
Several "World Problem Study" classes have been formed. Each professor is giving one or two hours a week, and the result has been an interesting study of the war and its problems.
The usual activities of junior and senior weeks have been curtailed There is to be a joint prom and Abbie MacKinnon, ' 18, i. a member of the committee.
All our boys are now "lads in khaki" as military training has been made compulsory. Needless to say we are proud of everyone of them.
When I think of our university nnd its wonderful war work, I cannot help but <Iuote the following tribute of a clergyman: "It is only fitting that one should raise his bat when passing either Boston University or Harvard University."
CLARA V. SARGENT.
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UN I VERS ITY
(Charte r ed 1896)
INITIATES
(Jnitiated Marc h 8, Gladys Davey, '19. Amsterdam, N. Y.
Naomi Ellis, '20, Syracuse, N. Y.
Mildred Johnson, '20, New York, N. Y.
Florence Caldwell. '::u, Syracuse, N. Y.
Ruth Caldwell, '21, Syracuse, N. V.
Carol Hawkins, ':n, Berlin Cenler, Ohio.
Ruth Jones, '21, Port Byron, N. Y.
Ruth Landry, '21, Canajoharie, N. Y.
Margaret Mercer, ':11, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mildred Nilea, '2 J, Adami, Mass.
Mary N. Stein, '21, Sunbury. Pa.
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DECREE
Esther Reeves
Marian Wean
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Gertrude Sheldon
CANDIDATES FOR B.MUS.
D oris O n de r do nk
CANDIDATI FOR B.pm.
:Marian Boyce
CAND lOAT I FOR CEIlT IYl C AT£ I N )l US f C M ati l da Sa un ders
C ANDIDATE F OR A CER TIFI CATE I N ORATOR Y
Ethel Slawson
This year h as been n most busy nnd s u ccessf ul o ne and it hardly seem, possible that commencement i s so near The uni ve r si t y dec ided to omit OUT usulll Easter vacation and other holidays such as "Varnen's Day and Moving·
u p Day in o rd e r that coll ege might close th e last of May Ilnd thus enable th e s tud e nts to assist in war wo rk during the s ummer t t will not open again un· til October I.
The initiation banquet was held March 9 at the c hapter -house n n d i t proved a great success. Louise Winfield. '<)6, wa s t oas tmistress and quite a few alumnre were back.
Th e formal dance, too, was held in the bouse this yenr in s tead of at Onondaga and we cou ld nQ.t ask for a nicer party.
March 21, was our first rushing pa rty for the city girl s who will e nter l ege fall. The girls g n ve different stunts .
We are proud to introduce o ur new pledge, Dorothy Al vo rd, wh o ente red at the begi nning o f the second se meste r.
IT cJ> hss had h er share o f hon ors in the d iffe r e nt ac liviti es o n the hill. Marga re t Al ex an de r , '19, made Boar's Il ead Dramatic Snciety and Mildred Gray, ' :zo, was initinted into n A the honorary l ibra ry soc ie ty. Tnmborine and Bones, the m e n 's mu s ic al club, has retently a llow ed wo men to tak e part and ten of o ur girls were s uccessf ul in making it. They are M l" tilda Sau nd ers, '18.
Ethel Slaw so n, '18, M aria n \V ean, ' 18, Cer tru de S h e l don, ' 18, Margare t Alex ander, ' 19 , Mildred J o hn so n, '20, lI ue l Kimbe r, '20, Ruth L:md ry, '21, Margaret Merce r , '2 1, Mnry N Stein. '21. ( EDNA Cou.
NEW YORK GA MMA-ST tAWRENCE UN I VERS ITY
(Chartered Much 20, 19 14 )
INI TIATES
(Initiat ed April 3 , '918 ) Ad el e B a nvard, ' 13, Flemington, N. ].
NEW YORK GAMMA I
Top r(l"': France. Donahue. Emma Deland, Helen Hazen, Bernadette Charbonneau, Francel Slorrl, Anna Corcoran, Alice Marlhall.
Seco"d r(lUl: Mina Getman, Marcella Otis, ,Marian Waten, lIaJ:e1 Lynch, Grace HUen, Paul in e Bru.o
Third r()fIfJ: Phylli l P oin t on. Madal t ne Clark, Anna Payne, Huel Smallman, GladYI Wellin,ton, Clara Groh. OUl rice Weltfall
B(lH(lm r(1U1: Alice Griswold. Verah Fos ter, Mildred Grilwold. Blan che Lasher, Jean Egan, EJtber Farlinger.
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J ean Egan
Verah Foster
Mildred Griswold
CANDIDATIS FOI. B.A. DIGUS
Clara Groh
Helen Hazen
Franccs Storrs
Beatrice Wes tfall
CANDIDATE FOR. II.S. DEGREE
H azcJ Smallman
Many thing s have happened since I wrote my Ja s t lett e r but ( think the most important is the B K elections. Out of tbe eight choun from the class of 1918, five were Pi Phis: Verah Foster, Mildred Griswold, Helen Hazen, Frances Storrs, and Beatrice WestfaU.
Gaine. Literary Society and the Club have also had their elections. Membership in both of these societies depends (in the scholarship in the respective departments. Franccs Storrs, '13. Helen Hazen, '18, Esther Farlinger, '19. and Mins Cdman, 't9. were elected to the former and
Smallman, '18, and l\fnrian Wat ers, ' 19, to the latter.
St. Lawr ence has n service flag with 243 stars on it. This flag is the gift oC the girls oC K K r.
On Marc h 9 all the girls in co ll ege were invited to the Kappa Lodge Cor a uget-together." Such evenings nre great and bring all girls much nearer tn each olher
March I J, our eight seniors entertained the active chapter. During the evening the engagement oC Beatrice '18, to Ceylon Wheater was an· nounced. Mr. Wh eate r is a graduate oC Sf. Lawrence University, '17, and a member oC <It 1; K.
Our informal house party for this term was "Hooverited" in everything excep t the good lime that we hnd. 1t was held March 16.
The day we got back fr om Easter vacation we initiated Adele BaBy.rd, ' IJ. one of the regular petitioners who had never been able to return previously. After h er initiation, the town a lumnz gave a cooky·shine.
Now we are all looking forward to a visit from Mrs. Allen the fint of May. Our only regret is that her visit will be 10 short.
Convention is the event of great interest and we all envy Marian Waters, '19, who is to be our delegate. Th e rest oC us want to go too but so far no ODe has definitely decided. But when you are all in Charlevoix, we will with you in thoughts if not in body.
As I look back over the year which has gone so swiftly, I think New York r has every reason to call it a s uccessfu l one. Many of the class and club office. have been held by Pi Phi.. On pledge day aU our bids were accepted.
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and just lat ely we have had five seniors elected to ." B K. In our life within the chapler we have been united and seem to be better acquainted than ever before. FRANCES DONAHUII:.
BETA PROVINCE
MARYLAND ALPHA---GOUCHER COLLECE
(Chartered 18<)7)
I NITIATES
(Initinted February 23. 1915)
Lamar Sparks , '20, Macon. Ga.
Leona Grady, '11, Savannah. Ga.
Peuis Perkin., '21, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Martha Howbert, '2 It Colorado Springs, Colo.
Naomi Forsythe, '21, Atlantic City, N. J.
Lydia Cheyney, '21, Philadelphia, Pa.
Marion Kerr, ':u, Paris, France.
Mary Craven, 'u, Washingto n, O. C.
Marvel Williams, '2 1. Baltimore. Md.
Alma Barher
Marjorie Colton
Miriam Connet
Mary E. Cox
Elizabeth J onC"I
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DF-GREE
Gertrude Kut.zleb
Esther Lednu'Q'l: Lucile Moo re Louise Murphy
Hel ene Schneidereith
With a week-end house party in a beautiful old country home n ea r Baltimore, we welcomed our new initiates into Maryland A immediately after the ceremony at Mrs. Tottle's (Helen Doll, '98) on February 23. Many of our old girls were back to enjoy with us the cooky-shine, stunts, sto ri es, and IT ." songs befo re the great l og fires.
But Maryland A is even more earnest and enthusiastic over Ihe se riou s war work which Gou cher has und ertaken than over her good times. We as a col· lege are wide awake to the opportunities for patriotic service and are making eve ry effort to come out victorious in our work. Under Ihe direction of our war council, we are now raising a fund to send alum n::c for the reconstruction work in France. Circuses, basketball games, vaudevilles, and l ect ur es are all helping to swell the individual pledges, and even the proceeds of senior dramatic. wiIJ go to this fund. Spirited contests between the cLuses for the greatest output of surgical dressings has proved a great stimulus to Red Cross work. The different classes are engaging in special war work, th e class of 1920 is very enthusiastic over the adoption of their Polish war baby.
A Goucher unit for the great Land Army, is how eve r, the most earnest call at present. The prospect of donning the overhalls and becoming true farmers to help alleviate the agricultural problem has been received with the greatest enthusiasm by the girls. It is our desire to have every Goncher girl pledge herself for at least two months of patriotic work of some kind during the s umm er
Our interest in the war work has not interfered with our sc holar ship. We are proud to announce that Lu ci le Moore has been elected to eJ) B K.
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One of the most delightful eve nts of the year for Maryland A was a visit (rom Miss Keller. Those chapters that have enjoyed this privilege of knowing our Grand Preside nt pe r sonally r ea li ze how closely are drawn the ties of IT 40 through her influ ence. MAlliE CoLCORD.
Sp ring has co m e to Wa s hingt o n and to Columbia A and. though have no real camp us, we are glad to see the robins back again in our maple trees and glad to be able to sit on the front be n c h es in the sunshine.
will be a pleasant place for study and r ec r eation. this yard in flowers and shrubbery.
Howeve r, George Wa s hi n g ton is fast acquiring a "sureeno u gh" campus. Recently the university has added to its buildings a large house on the come r o( twenty·fint n n d G Streets which it has remodeled (or the office of I h e treasu rer. T his building has a r nth e r l arge b ;:ll.: k yard which l: K btls offered to plant
The chapter initiation was held on March 9 at the home of Eliubeth SchaafT. \Ve wish also to announce that Mrs. George M Youog has become 0 patroness of Columbia A.
Columbia A has been unusually fortunate this year in having had visits from two Grand Officers. Miss Keller visited us the Int er part of March and Mrs. Rugg was in Washington for a very s h ort while in April Of coune, every n 4> knows how glad we were to have them here. We appreciate helpful talks they gave us and feel that we are going to pro fit a great deal (rom them.
The W omen's University Club is busy making the George \Vas hington service flag. It is to have 600 slars sewed on in the (orm of the l ette r s G. W. U. Since Pi Phis are doing their share in tbe work we spend most of our spare minutes Usewing stars,"
The students of the university are making a drive to purchase $(,200 worth of Liberty Bonds of the third issue. Th e bonds •. re to be purchased by individual contribution and to be given to the university. Their interest and princil)al is to be used [or s tudent activities. Pi Phis are working to present a fifly-dollar bond as their share in the drive. W e are proud of our 1000/0 Red Cross membership , A large number of the girls are also members of the Patrioti c League.
We are looking forwa rd eagerly to celebrating Founders' Day in Baltimore with Maryland A. Th e two chapte r s have agreed that a simple ce lebration will be more in keeping with the times than the \,suaI banquet. Columbia A has arranged to c hart e r a car on the e l ectric interurban line and 10 go in a body.
In the Davi s prize speaking contest held April 2, Lettie Stewart won the secon d prize and Lyle Ru sh the third. We are proud of both of them . MARY GRABILL.
VIRGINIA ALPIJA-RANOOLPH-lo.LI\CON WOMAN'S COLLEGE
(Chartered 1913)
INITIATE
( Initialed February, 1918)
Clara May Hooker, Ok l ahoma City, Okla.
Lulu Hel en C l ark
CAN DIDATES FOR A.B. DEGREE
Mllriel Hubbard Nevin
Margnret M cCnin
The Easter h oliday s gave u s enjoying our little hou se in the than ever before? Haven't we what a relie! that is, our good o l d alumnre, who built and paid in large part for our 'house. and also the present c hapter can testify. It 's a grand and glori o us feeling and Virginia A right here wants to thank all h e r nlumnre for the last gener · ous gifts that made it possible to clear our little property of debt. We co uld
Ruth Sage who stayed at co ll ege opportunity for really pines And why shouldn't we enjoy it mo t e just paid ofT every cent of the debt? J u st
nol ha.ve attempted th e last payment! if we had nOl had the glorious suppor t of our old girls. Now we can scarcely wait for May 10 to ce l ebrate ou r fifth birthday by burning the mortgage !
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We have been the lu c kiest girls in the world. We ate honored by visits (rom different members of our families, and what dO' they do but give us parting gifts! We are always receiv ing n ew reco rds for our victrola, and just in the la st month we have received three handsome gifts-a halC-do£cn si lver teaspoons, an electric chafing-dish, and a piano lamp. Now we feel like a million dollars in ou r littl e bungalow.
Have you ever heard of 3. "less" party? [never h ad, but I re commend it to you all. Th e sophomo re class gives its big sisters, the seniors, a party every spring, nnd those loyal eve ns r ef used to give it up this year, even if they couldn't spend any mon ey. And they didn't spend aDy money and the parly was a huge s uccess, as all R.-M_ parties are. For the first time in the history of the co ll ege, we went to an eat/en party and so many and varied were the entertainments provided, we didn' t miss refreshments at aU. The party was gi ven in th e gymnasium on the twenty-third of March; it was a heatless night to please Mr. Garfield. The decorations were cost/en, and all came dressed in some " l ess" way. On ly t h e C/f)flres!.en were barred; there were pe nnil ess, senseless, h opeless, toothless, armless, tasteless, sinless, speechless and a myriad of ot h e r s All were matchless, and the party, n eed less to say, was r.o t lifel ess or joyless.
Randolph - Ma con is always ready t o give up for and to give to a noble ca u se. Every orgllnil.3.t i oll in co llege bought Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps la s t month. IT 4> as an organizati on bought two War Savings Stamps, and many of our members are Liberty Bond holders.
MURIEL NEVIN.
VIR G I NIA "ETA-HOLLINS COLLEGE
(Chartered June I, 19f7)
INITIATES
(Tnitiated F eb ruar y 16, 1918)
Martha Alexander. '21
Mary Bullington, '21
Virgillia CO"(, '21 Edna Hadaway, '21
Jane Ruffin, '21
As the list above shows, we have inc r eased o ur rell of real mrmbers by five s ince the last l etter. And new initiates are much nicer than pledges, we think. Certainly anyone who has known Hollins in r ece nt years wo uld never recognize it now. We are no longer the happy, caref ree, pleasure -seeking group of girls we u sed to be. Now every effort is bent on winning the war. Those littl e inexpensive, but event ually cos tly teas have di!lappeared, even the "store" and the "tearoom" lire not as popular as they once were. Then, we are Fonserviog all we can by following Mr. H oover's advice, and using subs titutes in the dining· room. This was done because of a petition presented by the student body. In lhis petition three descrtless, three butte riess, and three wheatless meals a week were asked for, along with one meatless meal fa day,
But it is not only what we do 1101 do, but also what w,e do th:.t has made oUr life here different. We never waste a minute; it's knit, knit, knit, and then knit some more; or its measure, and pat, and roll. It would be hard to say whether knitting or surgical dressings receives more attention . Of course, we Pi Phis
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lake an especial interest in the lurgical dressings it was thr o ugh Henrietta T ayl o r that the R ed Cr ol' rooms were first ope n ed.
At prucol our n examinations are holding sway It h35 been rather hard for u tb is year as nonc or our members had ever taken • fraternity examination before. But next year, of cou r K, it will be- easier as we older girls will be able to help the newer one •.
There have been many things th at w ere ha rd (or u s this, our first year in • bie national fraternity , but I am l urc that Dot one of UJ wo uld be willing to give up the benefits to get a &y from the duties and obligations. II B 4> has talecn a pl ace in our hearls which it will always hold. And in say ing th ai n. has thi s place 1 include each and every wearer of the arrow. May we wiS h yo u .11 tbe happies t and most ,uccen(ul of vacations?
A NNZ ENGL1Sil M ONTAGUZ.
FLORIDA ALPHA-STETSON UN IVER S I TY
(C harte r ed 1913)
INITIATES
( Init ia ted J a nu a ry 9, 19 18)
Catherine Been
Juliana Collins
Ruth Deemer
Eva W e lsh
Dawn I I ugh es Virginia Marro w O l ive Kru se
(Initiated February 27. 19 18 )
Floren ce Smi th
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DEGRl.I
Delta Hayn es Mildred Wall s
CANDIDATE FOR A.M. DEGREE
Darlie Pmth er, Mar jo ri e Blocker, MOlla Bates
The end o f the college year fin ds Fl o rid a A II. ve r y ent hu siustic and busy cbapter. It is hard to th at anot h e r yelf is so nearly over and f o r many reasons we fec:l that it has been unu s ually SUCi:csdul.
Mill Keller visited us in March, and we a re particularly indebted t o h e r for she gave us so much in spi rati on and good advice. a nd made u s r eali ze even more the ideals o f n B 4'. The world at present is so (ull o f opport unitie s for the college girls, and we are sure th a t a ll n <I> girls are ready and willing 10 do tbeir part.
Being so {ar away, we realize that we do not fee l the eA'ei;1S o f Ihe war a s much as many of our chapt ers ; but we do Ihe serio usn ess o f everything and are Irying to do o ur part. Ontario A has our deepes t sympa thy Am o ng our active girh we have eight brothers and o ne father in service. 'Ve are trying to keep up the coll ege interest because we believe our duty to Uncle Sam is to fini sh our college education fir s t. if it is possible.
Our president is o n Jeve raJ n a tional co mmitt ees a nd spend s mu ch of h is tim e in some kind of war work. Over all of our socia l a ffa i rs is a seriousness
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that has never been felt before, but for the sake of the boys who have left our co ll ege, we are trying to contin u e in very much the same manner as before.
At our fraternity meeting, the girls work on squareli for the afghan our chap· ter is m aki ng. During th e year we have given fift), dollars for the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C A. drive. Practi ca lly all of our girl s are members of tlle Red C ross and give a part o f their time to the work.
Instead of having our annual house party we th o ught we would take the money nnd. buy 0. Liberty Bond, but when one of our moth ers Mrs. Steed, offereel us her beautiful co l onial hom e , and our dear freshmen seemed to want one so badly, we decide d that, since we have not done anythinr. t h is year, we would have it. The r efore, this week-end wi ll find us a merry bunch of Pi P his, e llj oy ing the intimate companionship which the house party makes possible. Not having a c hapter -hou se, these few days together have become very sacred to the girls of }"lori d a.A. W e are intending, howeve r, to be patriotic by practicing eco nomy.
Mr s Solomon, one o f our patronesses, gave u s n l ove ly banquet while Miss Keller was h ere, and this is the annual affair tha t is always anticipated with so much pleasure
Several of our girls are members of the new nati o nal athl et ic fraternity, the.1 '" K. M any are l ooking forward with ent hu sias m t c the co nvention, and w r; are horing t o have a large repre se ntation.
Fl or ida A sends be st wishes to all c hapt e rs f ') r a happy and worth-while vacation.
BERNALYN M c BRIDE.
PENNSYLVANIA AI.PI I A-swARTIIMQRt: COLLt:GE
(Charte r ed October 12, 1&)2)
I NIT I ATE
( I nitiated Ap r i l 17,19 18)
Elizabeth C raham, Chester, Pa .
CAN I)IDATES E-"OK A.H. DEGKEE
Gail Benjamen
Ethclwyn Hower
I l clen Darlington
Virginia Glenn
Dorothy Johnson
Edith Mendenhall
ll e l'! l1 We stfa ll lI e len Wil son
Catherine Wright
In keeping u p with th e spi rit of the tim es the girls at Swarthmore are trying to cooperate by responding in so far as we are able to the various needs of the government. As a result of the campaign for war conse rvati o n, a food co ur se ha s bet:n o rgnni ted here which consists of ou t side reading and laboratory. The purpose is to teach the girls how to cook using substitutes for wheat, sugar, and :fats Thus they may assist at food cemonstrations this s ummer Ilnd help to educate the public in other ways. The girls in Ihe course, the majority of whom are upperclassmen , are very mach inl'erested. Because the co urse has been so successful. we are all hoping it will be continued next year.
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Last fall the men o..nd women's student governments voted to shorten all vacations to such an utent that classes would }yo over the middle of May. We did this in order that the students might have !\ full (our months in which to work for Uncle Sam. The girls are laking up various lincs of work, :accepting position. in airplane factories, clerical work, and clvil service. We have aho org&ni%cd • (arm unit here composed of about twenty girls, who will work in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, this summer. Immediately after commencement they will go in training in a special ngricultu ral school to be condttcted under government lupervision in the suburbs of Philadelphia .
In additijln to trying to Hooverize the girls nre aho making every effort 10 economize. The Conservation Commitlee hns drawn up f o ur resolutions by which the girls have pledged to save: their peuonlll reso urce;;, which include time, energy, and money; food. fuel, which includes heat and light and the products of ind ustry, which means the c ulling out uf expenl!tive clothes lind the wearing of old ones as l ong as possible.
In order to eliminate unn ecessa ry expenditure from our celebration of Founders' Day this year, instead of our usud banquet with the Philad elphia Club, we are all having a knitting party in Philadelphia. Lut fall so me of us felt that thirty-six was too large a chapter 10 be united but we :lre glad to lilY that by our s uccessf ul year we h(lve proved Ihlt even th en the same n spirit can prevail. Tn connection with n <Jl spi rit we are hoping to see m any of you Ilt convention this Slimmer.
ELiZABETII GVST JONES.
BETA-BU CKNELL COLLEGP.
(Chartered January 4. 1895)
CANDIDATES FOR A B. DEGREE
Mabel If. Fri tz
Margaret C. Mattern
CAND IDATES FOR B.S. DF..GRKE
Emma K. Levegood
Margaret B. Phillips
1 was walking idly along a country road on the outskirts or a big city, gnting to right and left, when I came upon a young l:1dy seated by the road, forsooth in tears! Upon her bre:1st I beheld sn arrow shining with it s he:1d pointed heavenward but-such grief!
"And, maiden, why do you grieve?" I asked.
"Oh, dear, lady, it is nothing you can r emedy. I nm a P ennsylvania Band we do so want a house for our girls; but ob d enr, (lea r, ii's not allowed :md the war h :u broken things up 50."
I sat down beside this weeping, wailing individua.l and shed tellr5 in sy mpathy.
"Tell me about Beta Chapter," T said llfte r the storm. U\Vell," replied the young girl, her {(lce sudden ly lighting up. "we had the best time IBid Day.' Our custom of sending bids at Bucknell is to drop them around eMly in th e morning, give the fre shmm t1 rew hours to cecide and then
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demand a decision by nine - thirty the snme morning Of course, we got all the girls we bid. namely; 'Tess' Lotte, she's wearing our scholarship bracelet this t erm j Hannah Madison, the freshman class secretary; 'Dot' Spangler. another fine Milton girl j Anna Fairchild, Effie Muir, 'Bess' Davis, Mary Carey, four sweet, quiet lasses j Edna Baker and Ella Osbou rne, our two Dew girls from town; and there's Laura Filer, our artist, and H e len Beck, our ' live wire.' Please come back and meet them!
"It wasn't long after 'Bid Day' that Mrs. Rugg, o ur A RROW Editor. Fame a-visi ting. She had a chance to oversee but we didn't have a chance to overhear because her voice lef t her. However, by a.lternate spasm.. of vQice r eturning and sign language we were fully convinced of the charming personality of our visito r and the message she wished to convey."
The. tearful maiden, all smiles, now stopped for breath.
"Yes, and we are planning to have Ii splendid time Founders' Day. Our alumnae are going to provide the leats.' Isn't that fine? And we are making plans for a dance in Jllne, as econom'ical a one as possible, because of the war. 'Kappie' S life r is taking charge of the dance though s he isn't back at college this term. You see she liv es so near we see her often. Then, too, we are planning to hav e Oll r Symposium at the Milton Country Club this year. It is just lovely there."
[ gazed at the now happy face.
"You haven't much ca nse to I.Ie sad, my dear, though it is unfortunate about the hou se and war. You have so many things to cover that large cavity!'
"Yes, that is 'true, oh so true," she mused and I walked slowly back to the big city.
M. ELINOR HYA1T
PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-DICKINSON COLLEGE
(C hartered 1903)
INITIATES
(Initiated March II, 1918)
Ruth Fasick, ':u, Tyrone, Pa.
Dorothy Kurt!:, '21, Altoona, Pa.
Sadie Mindlin, '20, Orange, N. J. CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DECREE
Mabel Clark, Harrisburg, Pa.
C lare Filler, Ca rli sle, Pa.
Constance Springe r, Car li sle, Pa.
So many things have happened since th e last ARROW that I sca r cely know where to start, but I will tell you the best news first. At Il\s t the long-hoped(or has come :lnd P ennsylvania r has moved into new rooms. They are across the street from the ca mpus in an idea l l oca tion and the rooms-for we have two this time in place of one--are just abo ut all we ever hoped for.
That bit of news told, I will be systematic and start from the beginning with the rest. The war was brought home to us again when, at the beginning of the term, it was announced that college would close May 13, almost a month early Since then we have been working un der n "speed·up" system but feel that the end justifies the means.
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About the middle of Febru:J.rY Dorothy Kurtz entered from Wilson and. after a vigorous rushing season, we were happy to pledge her II <1>. \Vithin a few weeks we pledged Sadie Mindlin, too, and then initiated our three pledges very soon after
The next event of importance was the visit of Mrs. Rugg and, though we did not see as much of her as we wished on account of illness, we enjoyed her slay very much.
Ca;npus activities have been declining lIIore ano more as the term goes on and more men leave (or service. The debating teams and the baseball team, however, are doing their best to win glory for old Dickinson and are succeeding very well.
In the c hapter we are busy admiring our new rooms and trying to put in practice the good advice Mrs. Rugg gave us. Th e close of the first term found n B 4> al the head of the college again in sc.holarship with no grades below C and we nre all working now to repeat that this term. The all-absorbing topic just now is the picnic dance we are planning for Founders' Day which will be but 0. pleasant memory when thi s goes to print. A fter it will come the commencement banquet, even more I1 00verized than last year, no doubt, but none the le ss enjoyable, and then we will biJ goodbye to Dickinson till next fall.
As we l ook back over the year almost completed we feel that it has been a very successful one in spite of the changed conditions the war has brought. For the college, an undefeated football learn nn.! a morc than endowment c:unpa.ign fill h e r cup of joy to the brim. For the chapter, the finest freshmen eve r-though freshmen are always that-first place in scho l a,·s hip, an almost over-abundance of campus honors and ollices, and new rooms accompl ish th e same effect. The war has come to us, it is true, but we are proud of the 333 sons of old Dickinson who have gone o ut to fight for the cause o f liberty and o ur only wish is that we may do one-ha lf as well as they.
II HEN L. WITMEN:.
GAMMA PROVINCE
01110 UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1889)
CAND IDATES FOR A.B. DEGREE
Florence Parks
Gretchen Schamer (Art) CANDIDATES FOR 8.S. IN E.
Alice Henry
H e l en Goddard (Arl-J year)
How proud we all were when we read the lail AN:RO\\', telling of Ihe war work that is being done by our sisters! Such patriotic service spurs us on to nobler 'and better thing s. The plan on our C:lnlpUS is (nr work , to be car ri ed out by the cooperation of every university girl. Org:lni7.:llions are not render -
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iog se rvi ce ftS separate unit s but 3re co mb ining their s tr eng th Th e R ed C r oss rair wh ic h w as cond u cted by th e university girls in F ebruary was very s u ccessful, th e- returns being over $600.
For five weeks every girl in co ll ege ho s been e nro ll ed in c la sses to s tudy di(phases of the w a r nnd f o rm l of se rv ice which we, as s tud e nt s, ca n ren de r . A plan is now on f oo t to o rg a niz e classes ot in s truction ( or s umm er work in Red Cross and Eight W eeks C lu bs.
W'f! will h ave our annual initiati on on A pr il 2$. W e expect to initinle nine girls. Louise Lafferty. ':u, WIlS pledged in F ebr uary.
M n r ch was th e month for el ec t io n of o ffi cers f or the W o m en's League and Y W C. A. (or the coming year. Het e n 1tfnu ck. ' t9 was el ected president of the W oman's League i H e len Smith, '20, president of t he Y. W. C. A .; nnd E le nnor W a rd, '1 9, s tudent secre tary of the Y. W. C. A.
O hio A h ns h ad :a very prosperous yea r and sends best wi s h es to a ll sis ter chap t ers.
I hJ. EN S MITH
O HI O BETA.-QHTO STATE UN I VERSITY
(Chartered 1&)4)
INITI ATES
(lniti:ated M:arch 26, 1918)
Mildred l. H as tin gs
Julia \V Simpson
Ce l estine Sha rpe
K at h eri ne Ch aney
E di th Hoyer
M arga I'd Rathmell
Esth e r Tann e r
Ma r gnret II. Foskr
L. M r. rie Ri c hards
Bess ie H eskett
La ur a L o ui sr C l ough
CANDHlATES FOR 8.A. DECREE
H e len Shepard (not active)
Mllrtha H i llh ouse
CA N DIDATES FOR B.SC. (in ed u ca ti on)
Martha Hillh o u se
Sarnh H olm es
Ruth Mill s
Miriam Smith
Row ena Kinn ey
A ft e r the l on g, h a rd winter whi ch we thought would never end, spring has :It l as t come to o ur ca mpus, bringing with it signs of spring fev e:, and thoughts of th e coming vacatio n. Ohio St:lte is going t o close very early this year,
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May 28 beiDg the date of commencement, on accouat of the nud of dll5srooms by the IChool (or aviators on the campus. Our final examinalions have been abolished (or this year, and many were the sighs of reliel heard at this an· ltouncemcnt.
Ohio B has accomplished something this year of which we feet that we may be justly proud. Our originallubseription to the Army Y. M. C A. fund wa. $150. Some people laid it was foolish (or a girls' organiution tn undertake to raise that IIlID of moncy in five months. But we all went into it with a firm conviction that we could and would do it. Not on ly did we raise the $7S0 but also enough over that to make the total sum which we paid in $(,003. Nothing which we have done in yean has gone so far toward devekping 11 spirit of cooperation. unity, and self·sacrifice in our chapter a. has this little thing which we have undertaken for 10 great a cause.
The fraternity examination is over and we wait lllt1iously to hear bow many of our girls are to be on the honor roll. This year we it a rule that each girl should at least make an attempt to win that honor. At our last meetjng we elected Helen K. Laughlin as our representative to convention I wish that we all might be able to go, especially this year, and meet our 11 sisters from other colleges and universities.
Ohio B, as usual, i. well represented in organizntions and activities about the university this year Edith F. I-Ioyer was appointed member of the stnior memorial committee and has also been a member of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. Helen W Tracy will be on the cabinet next year. Four of our members, H elen K. Laughlin, Miriam G. Smith, Dorothy Dyer. and )e'\n K. Fitzgerald, had partl in the plays which were presented by Strollers, the leading dramatic organizatio n Margaret H. Rathmell has been the recipient of a unique honor. Miss Winifred Tunnell, secretary of the Y. W. C. A., has l eft to engage in work abroad and Margaret Rathmell has been chosen as half·time sec r etary to take her place. It is the first lime the office has been held by a student.
I wish you .11 the success and happiness in the world and hope that I may be privileged to meet at least some of you at con vcntion.
JEAN \VILLS Blccu.
MICHIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE
(Chartered 1887)
INITlATP.:S
(Initiated February 9. 1918)
Edna Raymond, Manitou Beach, Mich.
Esther Sear l es, '2 1, Geneva, Wi s.
Lucille Munn, Portage, Ohio.
Frances Parkinson, Quincy, Mich.
Josephine Triplett, '21, Hillsdale, Mich.
Olive Rigden, Hillsdale, Mich.
Lois Augur, '21, Chicago, III.
( Initi ated March 27. 1918)
Marion Cuier, '2 1, Chicago, Ill.
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(;ANnIDATt:S JIOR A.B. DEGREE
A Il ene Ackley
Thelma Shafer
HOU SE ' IOI D ECONOMICS
Elil.!lbeth Ridgon
Cera l dint: Sl ee
l\'li chigan A has lost ont of her mo s t enthusiastic girls. OUT president, Allene Ackley, leaves April 20 for Washingt on D. C. She received aD. A. R. sc holarship at a National School and will lake a six course in food conse rvation. She has been granted leave of absence by the fa c ulty and will return Jun e I to graduate with her c la ss . We shall miss her these last few weeks of college but are glad with her of this fine opportunity. OUT new initiates are ent e ring into active fraternity life with rt:al n 01' spirit. true interest in scholarship. chapter activities. and social atTairs Marian Augur, ' 19. has recently been elected president of Y. \V. C. A. for the co ming yenr.Norma Mark. '19, and )0 Triplett. '2t. are members of the Y. W. cabinet.
Ou r chapter h ad - a real "get-together" party one afternoon. We took a five mile hike to jont:s\' ille, cook ing our supper on the way in gipsy style or "a la tramp ." W e came home on the train and w e nt to the show. th e n had a s lumber party at the chapter-house.
'\-Ve ' r e planning to have a tea Sunday afternoo n of "oullelers' Day with our alumn:c and mothers
The students and faculty have been working o n the third Liberty Lonn for the past week. By coope rat ing with the city committee the result is that Hill sdale exceeded its quota on this loan by more than doubling the amount.
Th e annual Wa shington banquet wns held Mar c h 15. being postponed on account of the s mallpox epide mi c h e re. Both banquet and smallp ox are a thing of the past now. Spring vacation ha s come and gone and we are loo king forward to baseball, tennis, a track meel at Kalam azoo, and to com mence ment.
EDNA M AY STOKE.
MI CHIGAN BETA-UNIVF':RSITY OF MI C HIGAN
(Chartered IS88 ) INITIATES
( Initiated March 2, 19 18)
Dorothy Tilton
G la dys R e in ike
l\bxine Stevens
Alice Beckham
Evangeline Parker
J osephi ne Lang
Beatrice Beckwitb
Frances Kerrin
Geneva llayea
Marjorie Cleary
Harriet Briggs
ncatrice Falea
Marie Reardon
Nellie Leonard
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Ruth Gillis
Marion Handley
CANOJl)ATES roR A.B. DEcan
Nell Wilkinson
Dorothy Patterson
Ruth Carpenter
Ethel Jocelyn
Mrs. Worth
Dorothy Pierce
"Sprig" il lurely here. The buds on the trees are swelling even in Michigan, but thil is not the true reason why we are so very certain that the beauti· (ul season has arrived. The Michigan Opera, the junior girls' play, and vacation are our heralds. First I want to tell you about the "Opera."
This year. as a war meas ure, girls were allowed to take part in it. This, as mllny of you know. was a great innovation. and one which the campus suffragettes might well glory in. Wh en the time came we were all glad and proud for the acting was conceded to be the "best ever." \Ve Pi Phis were especially int e rested , as Harriet Briggs was on the costume committee. Then tbe very next was the junior girls' play. Thil il the occasion on which the seniors first appear in their caps and gowns, and it is r emarkable how important we all felt! The play was splendid-very clever, very pretty, and most warlike. The n <IJ juniors were well represented by six girls, two of whom, Irma Rob inson Ilnd Mildred Kirkpatrick, had cast partl. I suppose this lead, us logically to mid-semesters and spring vacation. But J simply must s top to mention the very enjoyab le l)art) our initiates gave the old girls. Parties are always welcome, but especially so in this year of work and worry.
The juniors and seniors wcre entertained last month by the Detroit Alumnz Club at a cooky-shin e. You all know ;vhat that mean5-n regular 11 til occasio n. Though it rained and blew most disagreeabl y all day long we forgot the weather as we all sal around Dorothy Jewell's dining-room and sang longl.
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From the number of uniforms and the amount of drilling being done on the campus, it would seem that Michigan may find herself a young ladiea' seminary next year. Nevertheless, it will be a busy one and n B 4» will do her share She is doing it pow, for l ast month ,he was \ lingJed out and complimented on her faithfulness at Red Cross. You see we arc trying to live up to our traditions!
DOROTHY E. PIIRCK.
INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN COLLECE
INITIATES
(Initiated March I , 1918)
Marie Griffith, "1
Pauline Hunt, '21
Aline Root, '21
Gladys Deer. '21
M aTy Short, '21
Dolly Wells, '21
Catherine Ruthven, '2 1
Eulin Klyver
Ruth Graham
Ruth William., '20
Martha Bea!:, '2t
Nell Miller, '21
Reba Bryson, 'n
Martha Louise Miller, 'n Hellen Shuffelbarger. '21
Marthena Drybread. '21
Grace MacArthur, ':n I CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DEGREE
Norris Kerlin
Clyde Knox
Lore! Pruitt
Many changes have taken pl ace in Franklin during the past year. So many of the men have given their services to our co untry. The iervice flag wruch is to be raised will hav e 125 stars. A special program is being prepared (or its presentation. The entire atmosphere o( th e college has changed. There is present that spirit of unrest but back of it all is a leeen desire to make the most of our time and opportunities .
The Franklin girls are eager to do their part in Red CrOSI worlc and have knitted a large number of articles besides spending their .pare time in making surgical dressings.
There is an unusual interest shown in the Bible Study Classe. developed by the Siudent Volunteer Movement.
Dr. Herbert S. John son of Boston usisted by Mr. Nalr.tger held a splendid series of meetings here under the au!pices o( the Layman" Miuionary Move· ment.
On April It, our l ocal Panhellenic held an informal dinner.
We are now looking forward with pleuure to the visit of the Grand Secre· t3ry the week--end of April 12.
Anne Tedford , '19, has been president of Y. W. C. A. (or the college year of IQIS.JQ. Katherine Book, '19, was also se l ected '5 • eabinet member.
In brief we feel this has been a very luecessCul year for Indiana A. We have tried to do uour bit" in conserving, even eliminating our a'Goual party. The on ly social affair thnt we held was open house after initiation at the home oC Jean La Grange, '20. We have placed !pecial emphasis on schol arship this year and when our grades eame in we were very much pleased at the result.
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\Ve are glad to announce the pledging of Hel en Gleasner. ':zo, Mobile, Ala. and Carol Meik:l. '21, Shelbyville, Ind. Many of tbe girls 8rc planning to aHend convention.
We are now planning and looking forward to llftother succusfal seASOD next year.
HEU:oi' EUZABITH MII L1Ut.
I NDIANA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF INDIAN A (Chartered 18<)3)
Anna Evans
Frances H a uu
Ge rtrude Paddack:
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DItCU&
Grace Mellen
Evelyn Owens
Sa mh Porter
Lo ui se Hervey
LookinC back ove r what has been accomplished in the coUege year just passed, Indian a B feels that she hIlS little to regret and a grea t dea l to be happy ove r.
We have ha.d . fint aC all, II. big chaple r emb r acing girls of all types, making us a well r o un ded chapte r. Th e live ''bunchelll of freshmen pledged at the begin nine o f both semesters have filled the house with and have held prominent places in th e fie l ds of c.ollege ac t ivities and socia l life. While we have Dot been wholly satisfied with our scho l arship record, the grades of the entire university have average d l ower, due perhaps to exte rn al disturbances, and n 4t stands well in relation to other organizations
The girls have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into the many kinds of war w ork on the campus, beside filling positions that in normal times would faU to men.
Frances HaulS, '18, is edito r of the yearbook, TM she is lh e second girl to have that honor in the hiltory of the university. In the publication of the annual she has h ad associated with her C race Me ll en , '18, as board member, and Louise H er vey. '18, as military editor. The senior cl:us elected Mary Mullinnix, '18, as president by a b ig maj o rity in {me of the se "tr es t po l i ti ca l battles Indiana. University eve r witnessed. She, too, was the second woman to 611 this place whi ch h been considered a man 's j ob. Mu}' has had to l eave college, however. on account of illness.
Louise Hervey, ' 18, is the first girl eve r to be b usiness manager of Tlu Indiana Daily Siudent, our coll e g e n eWSpape r.
n .,. h as six representatives in th e Drnmati c Society and two in e 4l. H e len Hopkin i s president of the Cl assical Club. Bernice Enstwood, ' 19, was one of the two In diana girls to get monogram sweate r s for achievement in athletic •.
With o ur graduatin g class of eight it is not su r prising thllt 0.11 interests outside oE war interests are centering now about commencement time. Col. Theodore Roose velt is to de liv e r the address of the day. In diana B expects 11 number o C the "old girls" back at thai time.
Here' s h opi ng we see many of yn u at con'Yentio n !
LoUISI H nvIY.
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I ND I ANA GA MM A-DUTLER COL LE GE
(Cha rt e r ed 89 7)
I N I T I ATES
Phyllis D ean. '20, R us h v ill e, In d H esle r M a r ti n , ' 20, G r ee nt own, Ind
Ber tha Co u g hl en
Mae H a mil to n Hill
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DECREE
Le l a K enn edy
Ma r g llr ite V len
Rub y Wind e r s
As th is is our fi r st lette r this term we mu st te ll yo u o f o ur n ew p l ed g es t h e Inst semes te r b r o ught u s T he m ost r ece nt m embe r s o f In dia n a r a re
Ph a r os Fe l ke r, '20 , Lebano n , f od , nnd Ch n rl o tt e Co m s t oc k , '2 1, In d ia n a p o li s. S in ce th en we h ave p ledged Mu ri e l Fill i ng h am, '20, o f Vin ce nn es, I nd. They a r e a ll vete r ans in IT <fl spirit a lready, so we h ave fine p r ospects f or the futur e.
Fo un de r s' Day ce leb ra ti o n will be l ess e la bora te th is y enr th a n eve r be fo r e.
Th e r e w i ll be a s t nte lun c h eon h ere as u s u a l , bu t th e ex p e n ses will be o nl y a bout h alf the o r dina r y a m ount. n (I> spir it wi ll be even more s t ro ngl y f el t th a n ever be f o r e, a n d we ca n h elp o ur Uncle Sa m co n se r ve at th e s am e tim e. Aft e r th e lun c h eo n o u r c h apte r w ill h ol d ope n h o u se f o r o u r o ut -o f - t own Pi Phi s at th e h o me of M iss Ann a W eave r , 625 No r t h Pen n sy l va ni a S treet , a n a lumna who is a g r eat hel p to t h e chap t e r , and a professo r i n o ur co ll e g e. T hi s is an unu s ua l opport un i ty to ge t be tt er ncq u ni n led nn d bring th e b o n ds o f si s te rh ood eve n close r .
On Ap r i l 20 OUT I ndia n apolis a l umnre cl ub gave a ca r d pa rt y, i n w h ic h th e ac t ive c h apter i s tn k i n g some of th e r espo n sibi lit y t o rn i se $1 00 f o r th e Se ttl e me nt Sc hool.
Si nce Butl e r i s a s m a ll coll ege, t h e effec t of th e wa r see m s eve n m or e d evastat ing th a n i n the big u niversities. O ur l a r ge se r v ice Ra g , wh ich hangs in c ha pe l, n ow ha s 152 s i a r s o n i t, tw o o f th e m go ld. W e a r e d o ing indi't:idua l wa r wo r k and a lw ays giv in g our best to t h e ca u se. W e a r e so w ell pl eased w it h our war orp h 3n, from w h om we h ea r f r eq u ent ly, an d we h a ve bo u g ht a bo n d in th e th i r d Li be r ty L 03D d r ive
O n M a r c h 1 2 de m oc r acy classes we r e o r ga ni zed to m ee t a n h o ur e ve ry w eek t o s tu dy th e mo r e spirit ua l m eaning of t h e w a r i n th e l ight of C hri s t' s t each i n gs, an d to be mor e p r epa r ed f o r t he g r ea t r econst ru ction afte r th e Ge r ma n s a r e defea ted . W e are p r o fitin g g r en Ll y by Ih is co ur se a n d a r e gai ning a n e w and valu ab l e viewpoi n t.
Eve r y u nnecessa r y expense haS' been eli mi n a ted thi s yea r a nd o ur social l i f e h as bee n r ed u ced to n m in i m u m. Ou r o nly rea l soc i al a ff a ir w as a d an ce o n Ma r c h 9 T h e fres h men h ave so much ent hu s ias m th a t i t cann o t all be expended on l essons and realizing this we b r o ke the m o n o ton y t hu s . R ecentl y, a t a sm a ll par ty. we gave a play let one of our soph o m o r es, Ge rtru de Heck er, w r o te. It was a c l eve r "take -ofT" o n t h e r iva lry of fr a t e rniti es o n th e c ampus.
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We are anticipating the visit of our Grand Secretary, l\1iliS Onken , on April II \Ve are all anxious to hear more of plans for convention and (or the further development of the fraternity.
Let our spring motto be: "Buy a bond; then on to Charie\'oix."
KATHRYN ANNE KA1NS.
DELTA PROVINCE
MINNESOTA ALPHA-UNIVER S ITY 0'" MINNESOTA
(Chartered 18<)0) INITIATES
(Initiated March 7. 1917)
Isabel Avery, ' 19. Minneapolis, Minn.
Lucile Nolan, '20, St. Paul, Minn.
Myra Metcalf. ' 21, Pl'"illghar, Iowa.
Elhabeth Melrose, '2 1, Minneapolis, Minn.
CANDIDATES
Ruth Creglon
Ruth H oward
Isabel Metcalf
FOil. B.A. OECREE
Aurelia Smith
Aileen Sullivan
Mary Taylor
Effie "'011. B.S.
DEGREE
Ruth Anderson
The University of Minn esota, like all other co lleges, is deeply enve loped in the atmosphere of war. We are extrt:mely proud of our glorious se r vice flag, beuing a lm ost one thousand stars, which covers one wall of the library, and acts as a constant inspiration to those who are left behind. At the recent in'" spection held on the campus our Reserve Officel"s' C amp of men won the h earty approva l of the visiting officers. Red Cross work, including knitting and surgical dressing, takes the p.}ace of many formel" activities _ The traditional junior ball, senior prom, and Pan hellenic banquet, with all their formality and elaborateness, bave been reduced to very unpretentious atrain The sarno! patriotic idea is noticeable in the Minnesota's annual book; its cove r is of khaki, and each page is decorated with flags. Ju st at pl"esent every student is deciding on his or her particular war work for the summer. The women as as the men welcom e the opportunity, and are "signing up" for Red Cross. clerical, settlement, gil"l recreation-group work, or speaking for Liberty Loans.
Local Panhellenic is busy considering methods of making- ru shing as simple and natural as possible. It has also assumed the responsibility of selling Thrift Stamps to fraternity women through their various chapters.
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Minnuota A has entered into all patriotic movements with sp irit and thought, and has carried the ideas into the chapter-house by the conservation of food and dispensing with formal partics, Founders' Day banquet will be held at the house this year instead oC at a downtown hotel.
The Minnesota girls eagerly anticipate the happy time which is actually drawing near. W e hope that at conve ntion we may meet, personally. all our n .. lis ters whom we have met 50 many limes through THE ARROW.
I GRACE M. GARONU.
WISCON S IN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN
(Chartered 18<)4)
INITIATlS
(Initiated April 15.1918)
Olive Beardsley, Chicago, Ill.
Elizabeth Chandler, Linden, Md. Marie Escb, La Crosse, Wi s . Agatha Hahn, Watertown , Wis . Ruth H umnger, Chicago. III.
Thelma John son, Madi son, Wis. Luci le Kesseni ch, Madi son, Wi s. Margaret Stavrum. La Crosse, Wis. Aletha White, Madi son, Wis. Marion Witter, Spencer, Iowa.
(Names of candidates lor degrees not rece ived)
The ice has gone out of Lake Mendota. A great many of you do not know what that means to us here at \Visconsin. J t means canoeing, rowing, and swimming when the water is warm enough. Spdng has been teasing us & long time, but I believe it has really come now. I am afraid it will be hard OD us, too, (or spring here at WiSCOrlsin is not a season, but a disease which aHeets us all. But it really is a delight CuI disease which we wouldn ' t do without.
Speaking of diseases, the s tudent body has had its share these last few month.. Scarlet fever, measles, and la grippe have been having a very inter· esting time in their own circle--not 50 interesting for us, however. So far our girls hav e escaped being victims oC anything except I. grippe. but th.t
has bad full sway at the chapler-houR. Two 01 the girls wue quarantined because of • case of scarlet fever at their boarding housc.
As UIUal, we are very proud of our freshmen. Three of them distinruished themselves by beinl elected to specialized societies, whose elections are determined by competitive tryout. Frances Ryan was taken into Rei Domino and Marjory Donaldson into TtJlel/ll both dramatic organiutioDs, and Aletha White was ejected to CuI Club, • musical orran1ution. Helen Ramsey, sophomore, bas also jUlt become a member of T1tIelfJ" Ni6ltt by special invitation. Esther Wanner made the sophomore baseball lea.m. Katherinc Page Whiteside hal been elected delegate {rom the 'Wisconsin chapte r of e l: oil to the national e z <t convention.
Since we Tead the last Dumber of Tlu AIROW we are even more happy than ever lhat we are Pi Phi.. Docsn't it make you thrill 10 Wnk lhat you 3 re associated with an organiution which is so much alive 10 the needs o( ou r co untry and which is givine 10 much to the cause?
O( course, all we talk about nowadays is war ud what we can do. Letters (rom France me an a great deal to us a ll. Our WiscODlin boys nre enlistinevery fast. The number of men is just the same as thnt of the girls now and usually there are twice as many men U women. We have an aU - un iversity patriotic convocation very often and come away each time fetling that we can do so little that the le&.lit we can give is to do that bit in the best possible way. New clothes are decidedly secondary now and food pledges are ever present in our mind.. I am sure I am simply voicing the sentiments of o ur ais ters all over the country in saying Ihis. We f9ust get this war over and our part i esse ntial if Imall.
Thi. is the last letter Wi sconsin A. will send before summer vacation. We all hope that all o ur sisters will have the most elljoyabl e of summe rs a.nd the best possible lurk in their rushing season nut (all.
EMIl Y A. KIMBALL.
ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD CO LLEGE
(Chartered June. 187a)
INITIATES
(Iniliated February 16, 19 18)
Beth Nelson, Oneida, J II.
Hester Nelson, Oneida, 111.
Ruth Stephenson, Oneida, III.
Leionne Schofield, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mary Emrich, Casey, Ill.
(Initiated April 20, 1918)
Wenona Witty, Chicago, [II.
Helen Leonard
CANDIDATES FOR I.A. DIClr:a Marion Webs ter
CANDIDATE fOR I.S. DE CRE E Catherine Crissey
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CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATE IN PUBLI C SCllooL MUSIC
Lucille Knee
Sara Bennetl
Illinois B can now introduce to the Pi Phis six new members. \Ve are very proud of them as they have entered into the work and spirit of n B 4> very enthu siastically . We had a sp l endid initiation ce r emony and alter it a cooky· shine. We have also pledged JenD W ood of Chicago.
Illin ois B has been very fortunate this year in having 50 many honored guests. We have entertained a t the bungalow {or Mrs. Nina Harris Allen who was visiting in Galcsburg. After the cookysh ine she told u s many interesting things about convention and the Sett l ement School. We have a l so enjoyed the visit of Miss Onken who spent the week-end of Founders' Day with us and attended the luncheon of the Knox and Lombard c hapters and Galesbu rg Alumn:J! Association given at the Elks Club.
Lombard chapte r e ntertained the Knox c hapt er ::lnd Alumnre Association in March. We have done very l ittle entertain in g this year in the way of parties on account of war cond itions. IJow e ver. we did enjoy a very informal dance III the bungalow with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Porter as c haperons.
As the co llege year draws 10 a close we feel that it has been a very successful one. Pi Bela Phi has maintained the highest scholastic average of the five frnternities thr o u ghout the ent ire yea r Owing to President Tild e n's ingen uity, the endowment fund ca mpaign has been very successfu l. -
This year's gnld u ating cla ss is n sure sign of the times as it is entirely co mposed of girls. the last mal e m e mber enlisting just befo r e Ch r istmas. Lombard is well repr esen ted in all fields of the service . Two members of ou r faculty have been ca ll ed, Professor Farver, who was ca ll ed in the fall. and Professor Wint e r, now a lieutenant, chief of the sect ion of bacteriology and pathology of Un it 11 for OVHseas dllty. who has rece ntly left.
Under the direction of Ma"dam Anna GrofT-B ryant scenes from three promi· nent operas were given this spring. Marion \Voodl ey , Lucille Knee. and Sara Bennett sang l eadi ng r a l es. Many Pi Phis we re in th e choruses and assisted in other ways.
SARA L. BENNE,"•
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ILLINOIS DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE
(Chartered 1884)
ISlnATES
(Initiated March 9. 1918)
Catherine Adair, '19. Owalonn3, Minn.
Lucille Darnell, "9, Mendola
Amy MntLelOn, "9.
Leona Oay, 'zo, Brimfield
I Je len Purrer, '20, .01/; DI'.:GIU!E
Esther Hokamp
Mary Spinner
H el en }\fargnret Ingraham Dorothy Mnrgnret
CANDIDATES FOIt A.B. DEGREE
Mildred Ba5lert I'-Iorenee Mabd Dean
Ruth Letitia Gillis
Spring has brought us nine fine pledges. This year freshman pledging has been substituted for sophomore pledging The ch3nge worked oul 51>lell " didly. Just the thought of being nil together the remainder of the college year brings much joy. "No rushing any more," we sny, until next fnll. All our good times may now be sha red with our (reshmen, without any feeling of restra.int o r fear of breaking a Pan hellenic rule.
Knox Coll ege ce lebr ated'the date of her founding Febru:lrY 15. announcement of the election of seven members to n Ij> was made. <I' B K (rllternity c laims two members from the entire seven, Florence J)cftn nn'd Ilcl en Ing m· ham. Our Founders' Day ban(lut't on Friday e\'ening was Ihe best ever held. E\'eryone was thrilled through and through b) Ihl' m!lde and a\'owed new loyalty to our co untry nnd Knox.
February 8 we pledged five upperclas men at the home of I r rne Bridge· Marin er, '12. March 9 the)' were initiated at the home of Dorothy Weinberg, ' 18. \V e nre so p r oud of them a ll. March 2.1 \'lns pledge day for freshmen. Th e pledging ce r e m ony at the home (I( In e7. wall beautiful and the cooky·sh ine following it was "Pep" persunificd, Uut I 've becn writing o( nothing but I must tell you something of what our ('ollege is doing, 100.
Friday night, April 18, the Inl erstate Oratorica l Conlest was held in Galesburg, Six slales participated, Michigan, Minnesota. Ohio, India.na, Wisconsin, and Illin o is. \Ve arc proud 10 say our orator, lIu lt, wns one of the (ortnnate three who were seltded to appear at the National Oratorical Contest at Topeka, Kan. 'J11C Kno x mlln had ao; his theme, "The Brighter Side," Whi le o u r "vcry few" mell drill Oil th e foot hall field. the coeds knit, wind bandage., and make comprtsses at the Red Cross shop.
Many of the co ll ege Rirls h:lve adoJlIed French \\ ar orphans. Our n ." sophomores and juniors have adopted twu !lm:dl ho}'s.
Th e ranks of Knox men arc daily more depicted. But ten men r emain in the !<oenior class, Everyone is cheerful and \\arks willingly, bill war is here and the thought of war :lnd what it mt'ans is (;on"t:lntly he fore us.
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We ca n only h ope and pray that in o ur n ex t ch apte r letter we m ay write the joyful new I that UEverybody i, back agai n," and college is j u st lik e it used to be i n th e good old day. "before the war."
ESTl-I£R I-{ OKA MP,
I LLINOIS EPSILON-NORTH WE STERN UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 189 3 )
INITIATES
(Initiated Febru9.ry 16, 19 18)
J ea nn ette On)", ':u, Columbus G r ove , O hi o
Lu ci ll e P Otier, '21, Nearion, 111. P auline J ackso n, '::1 NeaTion. III. Eva Kohl, '21. Chicago, III
Mil d red Mas l e r s, ' 21. She nan doa h, t own
Ali ce Kroeschell, ' 2f, Chic ago, III. Mary Oryan, '2 1, Feicllay, O h io
C lara Ciss na. , '2 1, Evanston. 111. Olive Enmes, '21, Blu e Island, Ill
Ceci l Rigby Ruth Mitc h ell
Minnie Buzard
Evelyn li ess
Lo ui se P a ullin
CAND I DATF.S fOR B.A. O&CkEE
Anna Darrah D oro lh y lI owe ll
CA SOIOATF.S FOR B.S. DItCN.F.E H el e n Ju dson ll ele n Pl ate
C ANO II MTF. OR OIo:CREF. IN ORATORY Vera )-la sse npi1ug
The m os t import:1nt e \' en t this se mes t er was , o f co urse, o ur initiation. Th e Chicago Alu mn:e C lu b g:l\'e it t o us, and it was held at th e home of their presi · dent , Mrs. Eames, o n the Sout h Side.
Th e situation at Northwestern betwee n th e frat e rn ity and women is v e ry bad and we are try ing har d 10 remedy it. T o aid i n the democra tization o f the campus, th e frat erniti es are n o l onge r all meeting on Monday nighl, but at var io u s tim es through o ut the wee k W e n o w have our mee tings Thursdays at five P.)I. Further than thi s, feeling is growing s tr o ngly against th e weari ng of the fraternity pin on the campus; and . at a mn.ss meeting o f aU frat e rn i ty women, it WIlS decided t o make it optiona l.
We have bee n very so r ry t o lose severa l of ou r girls thi s semeste r. Mary Babcock, '2 0. and Ruth Kennicott, 'l:O (pledge), are now go ing to business school. Dorothy Board, 'l:(), is entering the Presbyterian Training Sch ool for Nurses, and Leona Gilman, '2:0, h as t r ansfe rr ed to Ill inois Z. Evelyn Berg Ayle sworth, '20, has joined h e r husba nd in California, and Mary Knox , '20, ill now Mrs. Folsom, and is living at Camp Custer.
We are still con tinuin g the custom of havin g OUT monthly Sonday evening teu; and th is month we were forlunate eno u gh to go t o the home of Mrs. Spry, our province president.
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We wish to announce the pledging of Catherine Stone •• \V e are .11 looking forward to a most enjoyable time at Lake Charlevoix and o ur convention this summer. Won't it be fine to live with all of our sisten for a whole week? We wish all oC you. pleasant vacation.
CzelL Rlcn-NusSBAUM,
ILLINOI S ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILLI NO I S (Chartered 189s)
INITIATES
Dorothy Ecylesheimer. ':31, Nile., Mich.
Hazel Hackman. "'. Staunton, 111.
Mildred Johnson, '2., Danville, III
Emily Jordan, '20, Carlinville, III
Elizabeth Patterson, '20, Chicago, J II.
Alberta Andrews
Francelia Sargent
Margaret Hunter
Crace Flood
Martha Finnigan
Angie La Teer
CANDIDATES FOR. A.B. D!CUE
Autha Fluke
Gretchen Franklin
Sarah Moore
Mary Jane Kneeshaw
£rene Held
Elinbeth Whe elh o use
A. Riley lay.:
'II like to do 'bout a. I darn please When the gretn ye know gits back in the trees." That'. the way we all {ccl at present. but we know tbat we have to keep upon the home run, and after all it'. only seven weeks longer. This year 1t seems has all been "home run." It has gone, no ont: knows where, and it's left the same happy bunch of girls that think perhaps n little more seriously than they used to. They consider and weigh the problems of the day and they have begun to feel more keenly their obligation to the world as college women. Thill1 new attitude. more than any material change, has been the effect of the war on our group of girts. Our chapter life this year has probably varied little from the life of most other chapters. We have had our pledgings and initiations, our hard work and our good times, o ur triall and our luccelles. our discouragements and our strivings, but outweighing all is ou r happiness and joy at being all toge ther. One of the best times we have had was at the big dinner we gave in honor of Francelia Sargent, who we are
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proud to say made B K this spring. Bul one of O UT most real joys lies in the fact that Miss lI azel H arwood, who ha s been o ur chaperon this year, is soon to be acquaitlted with all lhe meanings and ideals of I H cJ) and t o wear the arrow and wine and blue.
\V e are all looking forward to co nvention this s umm er and we h ope many of us will have the c han ce to meet many of you in reality nnd spend a g l o ri o us time together. Until then , best wishes to you all {rom Illin ois Z.
C H AllEN! SARGENT.
I LLINO I S ETA-JAMES MILLIKI N UNIVERSITY
(C hartered 1912)
I NITIATES
( In itiated February 16, 1918)
J ewell E. H arris, '2l, Anna, III. Jessie A. Thistle. '20, F'ranklin, Ohio Il clen Lichtenberger, '2 1, Dec atur, III.
Fran c is Kuny, '21, Decatur, III. l.ois Englemlln, '21, Dec.3.tur. III
( Ini tiated February 20, 19 18) Uori s McMahan, ' 21. JerscY"ille, III.
( In itiated April 1, 19 18)
Marian A. Wait, ':21, Decatur, 111.
C.\NOID\TI!S vall. A B. DECREE Margu e rite Shafer Margaret M. Cloyd
C ,\NOIIH"ES FOR B.S. DEGltt:f: H e len \Vadd e ll
Is it as uncertain everywhere e lse as it is here? \ Ve get out our nice white s lippers and it gets cold, and we wear our winter coats and it gets warm If it would only take some definite stand! But there! The weather isn't such an interesting t opic of conversation as ou r OWl' coll ege is, so we'll just change the subjec t
We all believed at thto beginning of the year, didn't we, that this was to be the busiest and the best year that we've had? It has ben. Here at M illikin we have all worked together for the biggest thing there is to work for now. Handbooks oC military tactics and PlattSburgh manuals are quite the order of the day among the
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men, with needles and dressing unifo rms holding just as imponant II position among the women. This week we're making a big Red CrosJi driv('. with the hope of a r esu lting 100% unit h e re lit Millikin. Each of the women's fraternities and Aston Jlall bali a day at the booth in front of the chllr..el.
You know .bo ut ou r I)anhtll enic dances, limes when one has to scramble in order 10 gel one of the few and (ar betueen men. Liberty Bonds and Thrift Slaml)" V. M. and V. W. war subscriptions. just ueryday conservation-al l the methods of testing our loyalty have not been disappointing. Vve even gate up our Enst e r vacntiun 1i0 that our men might be relclI.scd earlier than usual.
Commencement cornel May 3 1.
1£ tt l hal held UI) its end of the work aliI..! everything t1st pretty well. We've played and "e've thought Ilnd we've worked. We've held important positions in every phase of our activities, (rom the \V omen's Athl e tic Association to the senior pb),. It has a good year.
And now, here'. to you all for II. splendid summer and a better next year, M. CLOYD
Lucille Pontius, '20 ( Initiat ed March 16, Katherine FirelJaugh, ' 19 Dorothy Gilmore, '2 1
\Vilma M onger, '2 1 Ina Shaull, '21 Vera Shipley,
(Names of candidates for degrees lIot recei\'e d)
So much has hap pened since our las t leiter! Amid all the rush of Red Cross work it is a wonder that we ha, e found oursehes , But now that our s ix -da y schedule is over for this year and \\e have four "hole Mondays free. we can flOd time to take a deep breath.
Iowa A is happy to repo rt IOO o/c me mbership (or the Red Cross and is also very proud to be nble to display II. service flag in her window ( o r Betty J ohnson, ex-'14, who is expecting to s::lil for Frnnce in tl very short time, Mrs. Karl M,e lcher (Miriam Young, e.\-'16) has r eceived her nppointment to civil service work in Washington.
\V e are proud, too, of o ur new initiates-and we had such a love ly initiation party that 1 must you about it. The nil:ht before the initiation the pledges e nt ertained the active girls at a love ly dinner and during the socinl hour 'tnged an original moving pictur e after which they presented •
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the ch aple r with a dozen linen napkins beautifully embroidered with IT The Burlington Alumnre Club very kindly gave UI an invitation to have our initiation with them thi, year, which was vtry eage rly accepted and it was a complete surp rise to the initiates when we told them to be ready to go out of town (or initiation. The ceremo ny was held at the bea utiful home of Mrs. W. F. Weibley (Ethel Cowan, '01) and after th e initiation we were laken to the dining-room where we partook of a delicio us buf· fet lun cheo n The rest of th e evening was spent in getting ac· quainted and singing fraternity songs and the gathering was made especially pleasant by having Jessie Donnell Thomas, ont of our own charter members. and Mary Phillippi, ex-'14. with us, rndeed, this initiation will long be remembered by a11 o( u s , especially by the initiates. Only one thing marred the occasion We expected Mrs. Allen to be with us and )¥ere disappointed when she wrote tbat it would be impossible (or her to get away.
W e all (ell in Jove with Mrs. Allen when she was here in March to help us with our Panhellenic troubles. Her visit was not nearly l ong eno ugh (or her time was largely tak en up with meeting th e girls o( the other 3 raternities and interviews with our dean nnd president. We had a meeti ng with our alumna!! at which Mrs Allen gave n very interesting talk about the Setllement School.
Last week the Phi Mus gave a t ea in honor of their Grand Vice·president to whi ch nil (raternities were invited W e enjoyed meeting he r and the talk which she gave us in o ur rooms was very helpful.
At this time o( the year elections are taking place and n is gaining a goodly number o( honors. Katherine Firebaugh, '19, was sent to the Press Convention at Cedar Rapids; Lucille Pontiu s, '20. was elected to tbe House .council; Dorothy Gilmore. '21, and Genevieve Morrow were also elected to the membership of I 4t, our honorary (raternily; and Mary Crowther. '18, was chosen leading lady in the senior class play.
The lut few months have been the busiest that Iowa B haSi scen for a long time. All IOrtl of Red Cross and wllr work have been taken on, and we are much more in carnest .bout doing OUf part. More Bnd more boys are Jeaving college every day to join the colors, 10 our Roll of lIonor is growing rapidly. Just now a good many o{ OUf girls are toroHed in surgical dressings classes.
Beside beiDg injured by the los5 of 10 many siudent•• Simpson has had other difficulties this year. On February 13. our Administration Building burned, in which were almost 0.11 the records of the coUege. A plan was launched 10 buy the Highland Park College property in Des Moines and move Simpson there, but this did not materialize. Now. with half the money for a fine new Central Building raised, and the rest being rapidly being subscribed, the outlook is much brighter. Our Chemistry Department has lost two professors through the war this year, but the assistants have managed it during the interims.
We had a very beautiful initiation service April 12 lOt the home of Mrs. Effie Henderson. The service was held in the evening, then we had 0. slumber party, and breakfast in the woods the next morning.
We were delighted to have Mrs. Allen with us three days in March. We enjoyed every minute of her visit and look forward to the time when she will come agllin. One interesting thing she did was to halrl a fraternity meeting with the alumnae, and have them tell their experiences in 11 long ago.
All sorts of girls' athletics have been especially popular this year, nnd now lbat the· basketball seuon is over, !!tpring sports, such as indoor baseball, tennis, golf, hiking, and track are in (ull swing.
We are looking forward to convention time and hope to mt;et our sisters from all over the country through our representative.
ACNES WRICHT.
IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE
(Chartered 1877)
INITIATES
(foitiated February 23. 1918)
Francis Gates
Heth Stewart
CANOIOHES FOR TilE DEGKEE OF D.S. IN A. H.
Edith Curtiss
CANDIDATES FOR Till DlCKlll OF B.S. IN IIOMII: ECONOM I('S
Ca.rita McCarroll
Marion Moss
Mildred Potts
Helen Kane
Vera. Ruth Peterson
Carolyn Norton
Lilah McClluliff
Mabel DeWolf
Margaret Killian
There have been m:lny changes upon the Iowa f"'olleliite campus this last month.
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April 1S. 500 en l isted men came here to take technical training in army work. They will live under I h e concrete amphitheater upon our athletic field. Thi5 p l ace har been comfortably arranged for them.
All senior men graduate from the co ll ege this w eek i\bny of th e will co d ire c t 1 y into different brnnchcs of the service and others will II how the i r p:alriolism by tnking u p w o rk upon the farms.
In r espo nse to th e n ntio n's call in this worl d c ri sis, we are proud 10 know thai, as nn educational institution, l awn Stale College stands first in the stall: a nd well to the front in Ih e list of Ihe co ll eges of the United Stal es Th e girls of Ihe co ll ege I1TC as 10)'3 1. Iowa has ll oove ri zed throughout the co ll ege yeul". A<; a c h:tptt: r we have fdt responsibility nlld hnv e taken our co ll ege wtlrk with a greatt!r of serio usn ess. l :: nch girl has spent les s for pt!rsonu l things and ha s bought A large number of War Saving Certificntes. Our bl es t contril)lniull is Ih e purchasiliK of a Libe rty Bond for the U (II Settlement School.
\ Ve are proud to have tw o girls in tht! honorary home economics frat e rnity. Claire Ri c hard!oo n nnd Ila ze l I-bLa: r Edith Curtis," wns c1ectetltu '" K (1-. On ' Founders' Day, the nlumna: club of Ames will spend th e afternoon and take Sunday supper wilh Ih e active members nnd p l edges of l own r ELIZABETH M c Il ENRV.
I OWA Z ETA- I OW }\ f; TATF: lINI\' F:Rf;ITY
(Chartered 1882 )
INITIATES
(Initialed Febr u ary 2, 19 18)
lI e len C. Laub, ' 18, Sioux Ci ty, I owa Dorothy Dowdell, "20, Evnnston. 111. ( Initial ed M arch IS. J')IS)
Evangelyn Blak es l ey, Cowrit!, I owa F;li nore A. Lee, '20, I o wa City, I owa l\'f:irion Simme, ' 19. Duluth ,
CANDIDATES FOR B.A. DEf:RU: Annie \Veiss inge r Helen L3ub
Martha Ann Porter (Fine Art s)
A I the year progresses we fin d m o r e m a rk ed changeJ in th e university resultinr from the war litu&ti on The attendance hAl decreased greatly, especially in the sc bools of liberal arts and la w. All lOCiaJ activities show the inl1uence of cOlllervaliOD both on expenditure and food saving Due to action taken by the Woman'. Panhellenic Co uncil, new party gowns have been discouraged, no parties have been formal, and no r efreshments have been se r ved .
Re d Cross b as been one o f our foremost interests throughout the year Be· side regular work as an auxiliary und er the kind s UI >e r vision of 1\1 n. Bertha Shambough, se\-cral of o ur girls are taking special cou r ses. During two day. management of. movie theater w e w e re able to give fifty do l1 an to Red C ross and during the year we h ave 1)ll lro nf r.ed liberally a ll efforts made for the greal wo rk. One o( the best benefits o( the yeu was 1'lte IW/di"g 1/ 0." given by tbe University Pl ayen (or R ed C r oss, in w hi ch Ma r y Ellen Cnne played a lea ding part, and which c lea r ed ove r $100.
There are noticeable vacancies now on our (acuity list. Some of o ur ablest professors, both men and women , have an s we r ed the ca ll and nre doing spl en did things The speakers o f the year have dealt largely with war interests. Two o( the most notable were John Masefield a n d I an II nyBeith . The universi ty has made a s plendid r espo n se both to th e W ar Saving Starn)). campaign and fo tbe present drive (or th e Liberty Loan.
The Panhellenic situation is very fa vo r able. New ru s hin g rul es, m o r e in the sp irit o( conservati o n, are being form ed (or next yenr. The exch a nge of din n er dates through the year h as r es ult ed in a grente r inte rfr aternity fellowship. The W o man 's Pan h ell e ni c Co un ci l is giving a Red Cross benefit dance on May 3. On th e wh o le, the year h as bee n one full o( enrn est endeavor to do o ur s hare in the grea t ta s k before humanit y , a nd in a sma ll way we h ave ac hi eved results.
F.TNA BARR.
NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
(Ch a r te r ed I 8c)S)
I N ITI ATES
( [n itinled March t o, 19 18)
Fl o r ence \Vil cox, '21
Euni ce Fike, '21
Mildred McFarland, '20
Thelma Roberts , '21
Berni ce Miller, 't8
Julia Jacobsen. '21
H el en Boylnn. '2 1
Do rothy Davis. ' 18 • Ma ri o n Thru sh, '21
Eleanor Murn y, ' 2t
C ANDIDATE S FOR B.A. nECHE
Eliubeth Crawford
Angelette Barnes
Bernice Miller
Susie Sco tt
Dorothy D avis
Lu cille Wil cox
Eleanor Steenburg
At the beginning o( th e second semeste r we we re fortunale in p l edging two charming girls, Hue l Bell o( Y o rk N eb., :tnd Mary La ll y o ( Denison, I owa.
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Soon after this came our initi a tion of the girl. of whom ou r chapt': t i. justly proud.
We are very busy at thi s time. as w e are planning a house party for about twenty rushees from all the sta te. Our annual banquet will be given near Founders' Day at the uncoln Hotel. We arc dxpectine a large number of alumnae bac k for this.
But to tUfn to tbings of more general interest, the Y. W. C. A. has just fini shed a most s u ccessful campaign for the benefit of Grace Coppock, a missionary and a University of Neb raska girl. This WAS the most extensive campailrD ever carried on and the l uccelS was mainly due to Bernice Miller, ODC of o ur freshmen, who was chairma n of the committee in charge Florence Wilcox has been ele<:ted to .:=: .0., sophomore bonor ary socidy. Another of our freshmen, Mildred McFarland, has brought herself into prominence by the many clever posters she has made during the year.
The girls are looking forward with much enthusiasm to convention. There are 4t least five girls planning to go beside myself as delegate. We are l ook · ing forward to meeting and knowing the Pi Phis of o ther states.
ROSAVEItE MENAGU.
MI SSOUR I AI.PHA-UNIVERSITY OF MI SSOU RI
(Chartered 18<)8)
INITI ATE.S
(lniti:tted February 18, 1918)
Roy Etlen Stewart, Co lum bia, Mo.
Willeyene Crewd50n. Louisiana. Mo.
Corinne Mac key, 2829 Tracy , Kansas City, Mo.
Ali ce Wiedmer,3539 Halli day , St. Louis, Mo.
Eda Lincoln, 236 Sy lv ester, Webster Craves, Mo.
Flora Cockrell, Warrensburg, Mo.
Mary Cran t. Mo.
Norine Nugent, Paris, Mo.
Eula Glenn T odd, Shelbinm, Mo.
Olive Hawkins
Helen Moore
Marguerite C l my
Golden Etter
Thelma Thomu
CAN DIDATES FOR A B. DEc:REJ: Marjorie Smith
CANDIDA TES FOR B.S. DEGREE
Merle Coon
JJ nzeltine Fry
CANnlDATE FOR PH.D. DECREE
Lucile C ravens
In January we pledged Anne Cockre tl of Warrensburg, Mo .• and Susie Manoville of St. Louis, Mo.
The year has slipped by unusually fnst with il s War Relief parties, Red Cross work and benefits in place of the usua l parties and dances. Now that there are only six weeks left of college all the girls are feveri shly engaging
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th emselves in lome special work in an effort to make the lut weeks the but of the year.
In our own discussion group which Dr. Faire of the School of Finance conducts for UI each Thursday we have c hose n to discuss the caule. of the war Dr. F.ire is mOlt interesting lind we arc getting not only the primary causes of all war but tbe definite causes of this war.
University women now constitute an auxiliary of the local Red Crou chapter. In Academic B ..l1 there is a room set aside as a workroom. This room is open • .11 day and here the girls spend their spare moments. W e pledge oucselves to work a certain hour each day. The materials used afC furnished by tbe Self·government Association. We Pi Phis are going to have to work hard for this room can easily beat the record which we hold at the Red Cross room where we have two tablt:1 each Saturday mornin5r.
Girls' Interfraternity Buketball occupied a good part of our attention during March as our team was in the series until the final game. The games were well attended, and admission was charged for the last game, the proceeds going to the Red Cross gauze fund. We played in the last eame which we lost 34 . 25 to the Thetas. We won a silver loving-cup for second place, and we are determined to make this cup the beginning of a by winning the c up for the baseball series which starts soon
One of the biggest successes of the year was the Women's Athletic Associa· tion carnival early in April. Everything wa$ extremely funny. The stunt which our girls gave was a pantomime rendition of Lord Ulli,.'z Daugllter. Ada May Elder danced a patriotic dance which was very well received.
Girls have practically no place in politics h ere, but we have won several of the few possible places thi s year. Frances Gray is vice·president of Student Government Association as well &!t secretary of alHunior class. Margaret Lewis il secretary of all-sophomore class. Katherine Carmack was appointed a member of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet for 1918'1919. Olive Hawkins. who already i. a member or every senior honor o rganiution. is running for May Queen and the chances are good for her elec ti on &$ she is considered one of the most popular senior girls.
Katherine Carmack will be our de legate to convention.
This has been an unusual yenr in many ways for nil of the girls have been ca lled upon to make sacrifices. but they have been made willingly. With our brothers and best friends in olive drab we feel that the most we can give up is not enough. As a chapte r we are honestly striving to live up to all the demands that the government i. making. In this year of service the girls have grown closer together and we feel that the best of this year haa gone to & clearer realization of n B <'Jr.
MAltY HIl.L.
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MI SSOUR I BETA--WASH I NGTQN lIN IV£WS I TY
(Chartered 1<)0 ; )
I N ITI ATES
( I nitiated February II, 19 18)
Ester Bernet, ' ZI, St. Loui s, M o. Norma Burgee, '::u, S t. Louis, Mo. E lea n o r Engel, '2: 1, 5t. Loui s, M o. Ruth Moffa t, '20, St. Louis , Mo. Frances \ Voods. '2 1, St. Louis, M o
CAND JO ATES VOR A.B DECREE
June F ors haw Katherin e Starbuck
CANDIDATES !'OR B S DECREE
J ane Pelton
We ca n h a ruly r ea li z.e Ih nt the end o f the coll ege yea r is almost here ! It seems just a sho r t time ago that we succeeded in pledging E li zabeth Brads haw, wh o cnte r ed th e seco nd semes t e r and was muc h so ught a ft e r.
Th e inRucn ce of tht: war is s h ow n m os tl y in the abse n ce of men st ude nt s o n the ca mpus, becau se the co ll ege r o utin e goes o n as befo r e All co ll ege da n ces whi ch are us ually h eld in the gym na sium n r e to be discontinued, because ISO soldiers lire to be q uart e r ed th e r e. Th ey are to attend the enginee ring sc h oo l. Next year there is to be comp ul so ry military training fo r th e m e n s tudents
Th e H.ed C r oss r oo m on th e ca m p u s is a lw ays full, and IT i s w ell represe nt ed. At o ur l ast meeting we decided to meet eve r y ot h e r week, instead of weekly, and devote three hours' time t o Red Cross work th e w ee k we do n o t have a m eeting. Th e l oca l Panh e ll en ic i s giving a ca r d party, instead o f th e si h 'e r tea as p l anned. beca use m o r e m on ey will be r ea li zed. All th e prizes are donated, so that th e entire proceeds g o t o the C r oss.
Th e c hapt er is r ejoicing now over th e e l ection of Else Mari e Eyssell. ' 18. to <I> IJ K Owing to one year as a spec ial stude nt. M iss Eyssell had a n ext r a se mester to make up, whi c h ex te nded h er co urse t o February of thi s year. S h e recent ly announ ced h e r engagement to \Vebb Kam m e r e r, K A .
W e feel that this year ha s bee n a very successf ul o ne for our chapte r . \Ve hav e worked o ur way into a ll s tu de nt activities and organizations. H avi ng had at least one member of each class on the hockey an d basketball team s, we are now ente r ing in th e swi mming and r o wing meets, baseball l eams, and tennis tournaments.
Doro thy J ackes , ' 19 , h as been elected president of Y \V C. A. for next year, and Mildred H ess. ' 19, and Dorothea Burbac h , ' 20 h ave sec ured parts in the Dramati c Cl ub's annual p l ay.
Mi ldred H ess. ' 19, has b«n elected de l egate to co nvention, and as many o f u s as possible h ope to m eet o ur II s i s ters in Cha rl evoix . o n Jun e 28. May o ur gold e n anniversary be successrully celeb rated .
MIl..oUD L. WA SS.
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MI SSOURI GAMMA-DRURY COLLEGE
(Chartered 191 4)
INITIATES
(Initiated February 2, 1918)
Ruth Esther, '21
Nellie Kump, '21
Josephine Reid. '21
Amelia Ruxton. '21
Dorothy Silvins, '21
Lucile Smith, '21
Aleene McC lure
Maude Kump
Aileen Stephenson, '21
Ruby Walker, '21
Florence W atso n, '.II
Plluline Wat son, '21
Elaine \Vilt ste. '21
C'ANDJDATF.S "OR A.II. DEGRILI
Mary Matthews
Juvin Shattuc:" ,Ge nevieve Garrett
May Merritt
At Drury, as everywhere else, the war has brought about changed cO Rdi · tions. College Ol:.ened last fall with If. most promising outlook . Everyone was lurprixd at the unexpectedly large enrollment, but little by little the boys began to drop out, e a c h starting out to do his (or his country. The of our senior class n 0 number two. The s c preparing (or the To look about at the seats when we are all bled in Stone Chapel dses i, indeed enough to our hearts with pride. realize that our men are Dot slacken.
A large number o( the boys o( the lower classes are Raing to the s mall country towns out (rom Springfield, making patriotic speeches. In thi s way much i. done to spread iml:Hlrtant information nbout the war.
That the college girls may show that they are sta nding firmly behind th e men, a "Drury College League (or Woman 's Wnr Service" ha s been formeo. It is the purpose o( the organizDtion to band together all Drury women of Springfield in order that they may bear their share o( our n ation'. burden. Each one i. to enlist under some division or divisions of service, 5uc h ns soc ial service, home nuning, service for navy, etc. A permanent r ecord is being kept o( all work done. May Merritt, IT was elected treas urer.
Another organiution is being to do surgical dressing work during the summer vacation. The unit, formed of nil Drury women, is to be se lf· supporting. All material used is to be bought with mon ey made :lnd saved by the girls.
While things at Drury nre (ar from having a gloomy, ptssimistic look they have acquired a more serious, carnell :aspect, and the need of conservntion nnd of
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service i, held before the siudent. by means of splendid addresses made by different perlOns.
Perhaps the mosl important factor in maintaining the proper spirit amf)og our Itudent. i. the clUsel which have been organized in "A New World Democracy," which has been lakcn up in so many collea-c5. Although the enrollment for the course was made volunhtry, the response made wa' 100%. Everv student enrolled. even in spi te of the facl that it was necessary that these classes be held duri.g the noon hour.
Mi ssouri r c hapler life (or the year, taking everything into consideration, has been very satisfactory. At the beginning of college. we had every old member back, and on initiation day added eleven freshmen, who are proving to be real Pi Phi.. Our chapter bas been represented in the Y. W. C. A. cabinet fo!' both semesters, on Tile An"turi IIlaff, the Drllry MirrQ,., lind our chapter presi· dent was ch osen as commencement 5peaker. All during the year the girls have been doing individual war work, knitting, etc. \Ve are now busy with work iu connection with the Drury War League. and with r aising money to carryon o ur surgical dressing work during the summer. Each girl also pledged to knit a cerlain number of blocks (or a hospital quill. which we expect to have com· pleted at an early date. The war has called upon Mi ssouri r . to give up two o( her members this year Juvia Shattuck and May Merritt, two of our seniors, have gone to Washingt on to do clerical work. We tried to "send them away with a smile," but are missing them terribly nevertheless.
CLARA L. ELY.
KANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY Q}o' KANSAS
(Chartered 1873)
INITIATES
(Initiated February 27. 1918)
Eliubeth Mackey, Lawrence, Kan.
Mary Poindexter. Ka nsas City, Kan.
Helen Thurst on, Kansas City Kan. Ruth Massey, Wellington, Kan.
Nadine Blair, Helton, Mo.
Martha Mackey, Kan.
CANDIDATES FOR. A.B. DECREE
lofargaretla Stevenson Frances lobe s Cora Russel Marie Du.nne
Another year is nearly over and it hardly seems possible. 1 n many way s it has been a very succeSlful year. \Ve have taken a great deal of interest in the college activities and we are very proud of the honors attained by some o( our girls. Lucene Spencer has been elected to the presidency of the W ome n's Student Government AS!IOCiation Evelyn Rorobaugh was elected President of Y W. C. A. and we have three others on the first cabine t. Im oge ne Gillispie and Eve· Iyn Rorobaugh have been initiated into IT A e, honorary educational (raternity, and Nadine Blair and Geneva II unle r into e <1», h'onorary journalism (raternity. Nadine has al&o been :lsked to join the B1ackfriars club in the English
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neparlm ent. M"argnretta Stevenson was e lected to Torc h. the honorary senior society forJwhich nine girls (rom the senior class are c hosen each year.
Now we 3re l ooking forward to F o unders' Day when W I;' arc cxpec;:ting many of our alumnre back to h elp us ce lebra te with II. cooky·shine. This year we decided upon a coo1cy-shinc for we that in thil time when food conservation is suc h a necessity we must acknowl edge i( by giving up our ban<luet. We are planning on having Mothers' Day IUD ebto D on May 11.
We arc glad to announce the pJedg;ng of Helen Jackso n of K"n slls City, Kan .,
who is a sop homore on th e hill.
The war s ure ly has made a great difference here in where the enrollm ent thi s year dropped 33'UJ %. It ha s also made quite a c hange in our summer vacations. for this year eve r yone is anxious to g el into some lin e of war work eithtr in Red C r oss or in the Civil Service . Some of us are l ooking forward to the co n vention in Jun e where we will be able to know so me of you so much beller.
MILDRED TAYLOR.
KANSAS DETA-K t\ NSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE
• (Chartered Jun e 3, 1915)
I N ITI ATES
( Initiat ed F eb ruary 18, 1918) Esther ,Andrews. Manhattan . Kall . Il elen Ca rl yle, Calga r y , Alberta, CaD. Dorothy Haag, Pueblo. Colo. M ab le Troutfetter. Co lby, Knn
CANDIDATES "Ok B S. DECR!E
Irm a Boerner lI elen Carlyle ( Agri c ulture)
We finished rai sing ou r Fellowship Fund by giving an Orpheum show with Ih e Chi Omegas They gave a tea garden min s tre l whi c h was ve ry s uccess ful. \V e had a clever !lct called At tile MM.j e S/,ow and also a C ui si n e Band which was tratned and directed by Ada Dykes (Kansas A. ' 17 ). Th e en tertainment was very well patronized and we felt quite happ y ove r th e res ult s.
\Ve were all very proud to have one of our girls win a c up in the annual stock judging contest. The same girl, lI ele n Ca rlyle. has played violin sol05 several times out at Camp Funston. Easter morning she played in different wards at the Base H ospital.
Earnestihe Biby. '20, WIlS very successful as leading lady when Ada Dyk es presented Cover at the college du ring spring festival week.
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Mary M (OTegon U ) 15 to be hel"e in the Department of the coll ege and we h ope to h ave h er with us 3 great deal between hel" tr-i p' through the ,talc . W e have h ad the pleasure of luning Virginia Quarels ( M iuouri A ), Matil da Smithmeyer. M ArY Poinduter, :and Gene\ic\,c ( K ansa.i A ) VISi t U I. Mrs. Tribby ( Iler tha Snider, I owa A ) spent h e r Ip rin K vaca t ion h e r e with h e r mother. Mr s . Snider, our c h aperon .
SareHa Ilerri c'k. 'IC), h:l s bee n O UT r ep rcSt' ntaliv ;;! to con ve ntio n. She has been elected vice -.,resident of Y. W C. A.
Alth o ugh th e yeaT h as been filled with great a nd so rrow, it ha s seemed to d raw us more closely together inlo a large h appy family and w e regret that Lh e coll ege yenr is drawi ng to 11 close.
EDITH BIGGs.
Marj orie Go ld
(Chartered 1909)
INITI A TE S
( ln itiatetl Fe:bruary 17. 19 18 )
Lila 1\I:lC 1\1 ( Init iated M arch 7. 19 18)
Cll therin e Ellis
CM\I)II)\TE I-OK A. )I, LlEl,;k£! Bealrix (Juaile , ' 17
C. \NOID A fES F OR A.D. DEWt!! P a ul ine II oe l t ze l
\Ve hav e just r eccived o ur n 1I1'li/l and know th ai Co nv entio n is a decided matt e r. A great many of our gi rl s are: making their p lans so that !h ey may attend and kn ow in renlity their sis t c r s from the gasl a nd \Vest.
Th e 5e(:o nd se meste r b r 0 u gh Iu s two n e: w pledge:s whom we want you to know. Th e ne tl e II a ll , Grady, Ark , a nd Lillian Ishawood. Tu ska· h oma, Ok la.
All o f the gi rl s have bee n taking an unu s ually nc tive: pa rt in war work. Th e active girls and p l edges have forme:d a WIlT saving unit and hav e p l ed ged themsclvu to buy a t leas t o ne W llr Sav ing Stamp and co ll ec ti ve l y our ple dges are g o ing to buy one. O ur Uberty Bond h ::as been paid for and th e second o ne i s bei ng paid f o r. Thr ee of o ur girls have been making f o urminut e speec h es in nearby rur al towns in beha lf of th e third Li be rty Loan Th e
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girls in the house. with some of the alumnre, have formed a first aid unit. The meetings are held twice a week and certificates will soon be presented t o all of the members. So far. we are the only fraternity represented here, which has taken up this line of work, but it is hoped that others will loon follow.
The Pi Phis Brc also doing very good work in the dramatic line. The Black· frillrs have returned {rom their tour of the slate, a nd Margaret Mont ag ue and Ellen Conner, our girls who w ere in the play, report such a good time and great pleasure in meeting the alumnre in vadous towns . Ellen is to have onc of the leading rolcs in The Lie which is to be present ed before the close of the term. The V. W. C A play hRI been given with success; Luc y Bennett. Lila Moe Maddox, Margaret Montague, and Lura Massengale had parts in it:
A new organitation has been founded by an alumna from our university, whi ch is interesting authorities and students in all the leading colleges and universities . It is to be known as the "American Girls' Legion" and is very military in character. Beside the military side, however, it trains the girls in first aid, nursing, dietet ics, and a ll patriotic branches. Arkansas is very proud to be Legion N o. t and n clJ is also proud of her five girls who are chart er members
On Foundus' Day we are going to have II W3r banquet, which will also take the form of a convention rally.
• Ll'RA MASSENCALE.
LOUISIANA COLLEGE
(Chartered l B9 I)
CA NDIDATES FOR A.B. DEGREE
Katherine Caffery
Margu erite Ellis
Alice Landon
Lucile Lombard
Virginia Parker
Charlotte Sessums
Margaret Sharp
Nathalie Selloon
Dorothy Thompson
W e pledged on March 2 under the new Panhell e nic system which proved very successful. Our rushing has not been vigorous this year on account of the new rule s, and w e certainly enjoyed our first party on this day . All of the fraternities assemb l ed on Saturday morning t o open the bids, so that the rest of the college would not be disturbed by our hilarity. We consider .o urselves very lucky in getting three very attractive and promising girls who are all finding ' their places in colIege activities.
Louisiana A is still excited ove r the visit of Miss Onken just before Easter, and we ve ry much honored at being Able to have o ur Crand Secretary with us for even two days Marguerite Ellis is our"" B K this year, and to say, we are very proud of her.
n .., has taken an active part in athleticlI thi s year and was r epresented in the varsity·alumn8e game by Katherine Caffery, 'tB, NO-thalie Setton, Mar · guerite Ellis:, 't8, and Ida Lise Black, 't9.
New Newcomb is almost comp l eted and by this time next year we IIhal l be in our new home.
ESTHU KlNT.
OKLAIIO M A
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ZETA PROVIN CE
ALPJ-fA-UN IVER S l n ' OF OKLAIIO M A
(Chartered 1910)
INITIATES
( In itiated October 3 1, ( 917)
Waunette Hamilton, '19. Okla, Verda Wood, '18. Blackwell, O kla. . B a rbara Weaver, '20, Oklahoma Ci ty , Okla.
(Initiated F eb ruary 9. ]918)
Tr ene Ambrister. '21, Norman, Ok l a.
Marguerite P e n d l eton, ' 21, Norman, Okla. H elen Mill e r. '21, Ok l ahoma City, Ok la.
Laura Craves, '21, Ok13homa City. Ok la.
Frances R osse r , '2 1, Mu skogee , Ok l a.
C hristine Laing , '2 1
Kathryn Pratt, '20, Shawnee, O kl a
CAS'O IO AT£S
Elise P otted
Verda Wood
Edna Brockway
FOR A.B. DECREE
Luci le Shuttee
}<'!o r ence Furman
Theresa Gibson
CAND IDATE FOR B. K. DEGREE
Elida Berry
With the semester haH gone we hav e all settled dow n to hard work and each IT <II is busily engaged in th e special field which she ha s c hosen for her interests. Christine Laing, ' 21, Annie R owland, "9, and 'Yllu nette Hamilton, 1 19 , have been appointed • members o f the Y. W . C A. cabi ne t for th e year s tarting M a I' c h. I 9 I 8. Annie Rowland was also recently elected to 0 w I and Triangle. an h ono ra ry society f or junior girls.
Luc ile Wagner, '20, is to be May queen this year and Kathryn Duffy, '20, and H elen Gupton, '2 1, a r e tnking important parts in the dances at the May Day festival. Lu c ile Wagner was also e l ec ted one of the " bea uty queens" f or th e beauty section of the Soo ner.
Pi Phis are doing all that they can for Red Cross and the other wa r works . Carrie Martin, "7. and Nannie Miller, ' 12 , a r e instructors in surgica l dressing making a t the l ocal Red Cross rooms. Dorothy Bell, '12, is cas hi e r in th e War Savings Bank in Norman and lI el en Ledbet ter, ' IS, i s assisting in th e War Savings Bank in Oklahoma City.
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The annunl junior burlesque is 10 be give n April 17. Frances Rosse r and C hristin e Laing nre taking prominent parts.
OklntlOma. A Chapter of <I> e was installed at the University of Oklahoma April 5 and 6 by members of the Cmnd Co un c il nnd r epresentatives {rom KImsas A. Th e re were many visiting "Phis" from all over the Siale and the fraternity w o rld here received with much interest the entran ce' of suc h a strom: fraternity. The new chapte r of (j. e has already made ils mark among the fraternities of Oklahoma.
n B •., is very f ortu nate in having a sp l e ndid new pledge this se mester , Isabel Full e r Howard, '20, of McAlester, Okla. W e are planning a mothers' house party to be h e ld th e fir s t week in May, so that our mothers may meet eac h other find us . Th e 3nnual field m ee t (or nil th e hij{h sc h ool s-of the state is to be held A pr il 26 -27 and we fire mflking plans (or it , for Ihis is always a "g rand occasion" for all the littl e girls of the st::lte, ::111(1 is one of our most effective ru shing' periods.
TIIEK¥.S/\ GIBSON.
Tf.:XAS ALPIIA-UNtVEtHilT\' OF TEXAS
(Chartered 19(2)
FOK 1I./\ nEGRF.E
Eliz::Ibeth Andrews
Elise 13umpa ss Louise Crow
Kathleen Little
Pea rl Zi lk er
Tilli e McCammon
Margaret Sleeper
I J e len Taylor
Minn etle Thompson
The University of Texas 3nd T exas A are on the eve of closing a very successful year, in spite of th e war and the gloomy prospects with which the university opened in the fa l l. Th e women are taking a l arger ::I n d larger part i n university affairs, and T exas A is doing her share. Geneva Il ards and Lucie \Voolen were recently elected to the Curtain Club, th e univ ersity dmmatic club. Elizabeth Andrews i s president of the sen ior class for this term . W e have an unusually l:"lrge number of seniors thjs year, in fa c t we don't see how th e chapte r is going to get along- without us, Ilow eve r,::I great many of the girls are coming back and we ::Ire already planning for rushing next fall.
Our local Pnnhellenic has passed a war mea 511re which, although it is "good thing in itself, makes rushing difficult. Th e rule is that no meals can be served in the fraternity h o uses to freshmen whom the fraternities arl! rushing, and that no spend the -nighl dates may be made. This greatly limit s and changes our m::lnner of rushing. and hnndicnps us no littl e as o ur rushing season is so very s hort_
The university has been very mu ch int e rested in Red Cross work and we have a thriving organization that has accomplished a great deal. On the ol>ening of the third Liberty Loan Campaign the university had a l oyalty parade in which the University S. M_ A., and R. O. T. C .• and the Red Cross organiz:1tion fea tured. At o ur In st meeting the c hnpter voted to buy !1 Liberty Bond, in addition to the one the a.lumnx cluh boui:ht for us. W e r ece ntly adopted tl Belgian baby. ,
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\Ve are proudly displaying a beautiful silk service lIag presented the chapterhouse by tbe happy husband of one of our girls, Dorothy McKnight \Varner, who surprised us by marrying in March. he went home on a sick leave and came back married. She and her husband, • lieutenant in the Aviation Olrpl, spent a few day. of their honeymoon here, and left the service flag behind them
The monotony of college life and the strain of winter term examinations was molt pleasantly relieved by • short but very inspiring visit {rom Miss Amy Onken We.11 fell in love with her charming personality. Qur only nrret is that she could not Itay longer. In her honor we had one of the mOSI suceenful cooky·shines we have ever had, both in attendance and entertainment. We certainly enjoyed her stay with us and hope she will come again some day.
MAItCAI.lT SUEPlI.
TEXAS BETA-SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1916)
INITIATE
(Initiated April 9. 1918)
Durelle Thomas. ':al. Bonham, Tex.
CANDIDATES FOIt 8.1.. DEGREE
Ellen C. Gillespie
Lucy Wharton
Texas B is looking forward to her first representation at convention with great enthusiasm and we expect to be represented by several our delegate In fact we already have the permission of several of our mothers to take our summer trip in that way _ To those of us who have been in the chapter from the first it is the realization of our great dream. Being granted a chapter of IT B was lmost more than we could hope for and now we are going to convention to see how really great IT is. To those of us who have been granted the privilege of joining Texu B since that time the joy of it may be seen from the number of us that is present on June 27.
War conditions have made so many changes in our life that S. M. U _ seems almost another place. The greater per cent of the student body are girls this year and those boys who are here are very young or very old: scarcely Uly between the ages of twenty-one and thirty except the theological students and those who are awaiting the draft or have already been turned down on accOUllt of physical disabilities.
We have compulsory military drill for the men students and they really do beautifully. The social life of Southern Methodist University is very much changed. Entertainments have been reduced in number as well as kind. Banquets, luncheons, and other non-Hoover festivals have been almost entirely tlispensed with. Such entertainment as we have indulged in have been more fun and l ess expense. Texas B has adopted the name "Hoover·shine" as synonymous to "cooky-shine" and we ha.ve only a portion of what we formerly had. There is small chance {or us to as a chapter since we only have a chapter-room and there is no way of reducing tt'lp rent on that. We
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have, however, bought a Liberty Bond and Thrift Stamps which we are now giving to the universi ty in answer to the call (or $IO,()()() from the body to help build a gymnasium nnd swimming pool.
Miss Onken was here (or a visit with us for a few day. and won f o r herself:l place in our henrt that she will always hold. To most of us her visit was the first coming of a Grand Officer.
Addie Webb will not finish college on account of having to leave after an operation in December. Virginia Shumate, who has been ill since la s t June. was able to be up while Miss Onhn was here and came out (or the len
WYOMING ALPHA-UNIVERSITY WYOMIN G
(Chartered 191 0)
JNITIATES
(Initiated March 9. 19 18 )
Gladys Hasbr ouck, '20, Sheridan, Wy o. Blanche Evans, '20, Sheridan, Wyo. Meredith Lo.nghel dl, '20, Laramie, W yo.
Winifred Dillingham, '21, Blackwell, Ok la. H el e n Banner, '21, Caspe r. Wyo. Ann M ullis on , '20. Laramie, \ Vyo . Kath e rine Dunn, '20, Casper, Wy o. Margaret Longshore. '19. Caspu. \Vy o. Carrie Hitch cock, ' 19, Larami e, Wyo. Mary Clifford, '21, Chicago, 111.
CANDIDATES ' 011. B.A. DECREE
Lois Butler E ll en Greenb:lUrr. Dorothy Downey
CANDlDATES FOR B.S DECREE IN H OUSE II OLD ECONOMICS
lIilda Kline
Beatrice Dann Mary Aber
Another college year has about vanished and \ Vyoming .A has acquired ten new Pi Phis Ilnd is about to lose six of her seniors. My! what a big gap it makes in the c hapter to los e our se ni or girls. \Ve shall miss th em all dread· fully next year.
War work. of co urse, is going on 85 hard as ever. In the third Liberty Loan Drive, we took out a bond. and in every other possible way we are trying 10 do as much as we can, individually and a.s a chapter.
Last Saturday afternoon the university Panhellenic Association entertainecl at a matinee dance, making of it a general get·acquainted affair. Programs were nll made o ut before hand. and were so arranged that the members of the various fraterniti es and the members of th e city P an hell enic were given a chance to mingle and know each other 3S they ha ve never been able to before. The dance was a big success in eve ry way, and we all went al\'ay feeling that we were, after a1l, ODe big organization rather than several individ ual ones.
Our own big social event of the year is yet to come. \Ve had planned to have our formal a. May dance, as we have done the put few years, but
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recently we learned that our University of \Vyoming boys wh o are at the Third Officers' Training Camp at Camp Funston will han their furloughs before goinK" to France the I.tter part of April. Consequently, we have decided to give our dance--a Hoover dance, by the way-on April 25 in honor of these boys. We are going to reduce our expenses to • minimum. No refreshments whatever will be served. Our decorations Brt going to be the old for two or three yean back ananged in as no\' el • way a. possible. Twu or three of our artiiticaHy inclined girls are going to make the program •. So, you set, our expenses art going to be very small, and yet we're going to try to make this the nicest dance we have ever had, ont that will be a pleasanl memory (or the boys to take away with them.
How wonderful it will be for representatives of all our chapters to meet in convention again this year. It is an inspiratioa just to think of the chance it will afford Pi Phis to meet each other and work and play together.
VIRCINIA MU LER.
COLORAOO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY Ot' COLORADO
(Chnrtered 1884)
INITIATES
(Initiated April 7, 1918)
Mar j orie Crouch, '20, Fort Morgan, Colo.
Ruth Slane, '20, Saguache, Colo.
MedII. Carley, '19, Cheyenne, Colo.
HeIen Kuver, '19, Trinidad, Colo.
Lillian Caufield. '21, Waco, Tex.
CANDIOATE FOR If.A. DI'.:CREE
Ieie Macy
Loraine Lenz
CANDIDATES FOR B.A. DECRI'.:I'.: Gladys Hagee
CANDIDATES FOR B.A. ANO B.E. DI'.:CRtr.S Florence Dempsey Rebekah Shattuck
The most important event in our fraternity life this year is the ca11 to the colors of our little Red Cross nurse, Katherine Duce. She expects to leave us on the twenty·first and loon after that will be on her way "over there." We Pi P'hi. 3re to have the honor of being the only fraternity girls who have a service flag in Boulder.
Next in importan ce comes our initiation which was held nt seven-thirty, the morning of April 7. We were delighted thnt dny to five girls into the sacred bonds of the wine and blue; and one of the joy. of the affnirs wns that we had choseR! 11 few of our most devoted lovers of the "downy couch" to make all preparations. I hesitnte, through delicacy, to disclose (heir names. Beside being the leaders in patriotism this year we feel that we have headed the list for prominence in college activities. Two of our girls, J Ielen Griffith, '20, and Marjorie Crouch, '20, were elected to the sophomore honor:uy society Hesperia, and Katherine Duce, '20, was made an honorary member. Much to the disappoint-
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menl of some of us, the notable organiution just mentioned held its initiation at the n ..z, house. It was an all -night affair and the only compensation, if it can be so called. for those of us turned out oC house and bed, was that the shad es of the torture chamber (in actunl life our coal -bin) were a minus quantity. Consequ ently, we teamed the dark secret of the organization of the G o lden Apple without sharing th e tortures "C the neophytes.
We were uf1usually well represented in the women's basketball contests this semester, baving nine girls on the respective tcams. Of these girls, we had two first tC3m captains, Harriet Shaw. ' 19 o n the jun ior team and Emma Glen McArthur, '21, on the freshman team. We also bad two sec ond team captains, Helen Grif· fith, '20, on the sophomore team and Patricia Sh e rrill on the freshman team.
Elizabeth Linsley, '21, h,s been elected an honorary member of the Dramatic Qub for her artistic ability in arranging stage settings and we e"pect Gladys Hagee, our nightingale to take the lead in our university operetta, whic h is soon to be staged. Icie Mac),. who is to receive her M A. in June. was instrumental in getting a chapter of I }; n. the women's ch emi c al fraternity, in!ltalled here and we had the reception at our house.
Our university has raised $16,000 so far tow3rd the Lit-erty Loan and all the girls wish they could steal to Denver Tuesday to see our R. O. T. C. unit march in the Liberty Loan parade.
There have been two engagements in the chapter recently, that of Gladys Hagee, ' 18, to St eere Mathew, '17, 6 e, and one which I mention with the customary reticen c e and maidenly blush, my own to \V illiam F. Carroll, 'IS, 6 T 6.
Looking back over our college liCe for the year and thinking of the work of our university and of our own fraternity, we feel that thi, has been a year unrivalled in the history of Colorado for earnest work, serious thought, anri progress toward our goal.
LoRAINE LENZ.
COLORADO BETA-UNIVER S ITY OF DENVER
(Chartered February 12, 188S)
INITIATES
(Initiated February 9 . 1918)
Eliz:abeth Grah s m, '2 I Margret Grier, '11
H e len Herres, '19
Marjorie Keith, '21
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M ild red Keith, '20
Marjorie Lou, ' 18
Marj orie Mathers, '21
Marie Melzer, '21
Jes.ie Reynold., '21
Leta Schreiber, ' at Margaret Spengel, '20 (Initia ted April
Willie Davies Girault, '18
Stell. Benway
Trev. Bonar
Freda. Johnson
Drusilla Stewart, '20
Sara Stewart, '20
Hatel Stubbs. ' 2 0
Lola Tompkins, ' 2 t
Bertha WilI i&m.50n , '21
Alice Withr ow, '2 1
Vinan Withr ow, '20 IS, 19 l9)
Viola Helge, '21
CANDIDATU FOR B.A. DEGREI
Elm. McClelland Winifred Mead
Katharine Schrader
You see since the l ast chap ter letter we h ave eolarged o ur chapter cons ider· ably and we !rc very happy to have added to our numbers lucb splendid girls to c arryon the work of Colorado B.
Willie O.ive l Cit.nlt and Viola Helge, our l ut initiatts, were the first girls to be initiated in the new bungalow, Ilnd we found it an ideal place for l uch an inspIring and beautiful ceremony.
The war has agllin made many changes in our un i· versity life. Th e R. O. T. C. unit which hu been estab lish ed at the University lof Denver ha s in deed given the campus the allpea r ance of a military training But h£!,wever mu ch the men are doing, th e girls too are doing their part. Thi s last semester the girls voted to hav e COmlJulsory R ed C r oss work and every spe nds :it least one hour a week in the Red Cross gaute rooms in the Science Hall The work has been ca rr itd on most successfully under the efficien t l eade rship of Mrs. Duncan.
The V. \V. C. A . circus, which is a lway s one of the important events of the year, was a gre{lt success and more money was r eali:ted than ever before. Each fraternity was asked to put on two stunts, a side sho w and a ring' act. n 4> put on a minltrel show nnd :I. cha r aeteri:tation of the funny pnper peop l e, and 10 did our bit to swell the fund.
Dorothy Andrews, '20, was one of th e two de l egates sent to th e Y. W. C. A . convention at Laramie, Wyo.
The active Pi Phis have tri ed to do a little for th e ell tl se by sec uring s hundred per ce nt sign lor their R ed Cross which hang s in the bungalow window.
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Our meeting with the alumnre was ODC of the best we have enjoyed this year and we wish they might come of t ener for it is a good way to renew old acquaintances and make new oncs.
La st week we enter t ained the sen i ors of the high school at a r eception at our bungalow,
Th is yea r we hav e used the bungalow almost enti rely, Always before we found it necessary to enlcrtain at the homes of tbe different members on account of our lack of conveniences, but now all that has c hanged and we whh all the girls who worked so hard for this e nd co uld enjoy it with u s.
\V'e are lU1ticipaling the l>leasure of the coming convention and although the entire c hapt er cannot attend we hope to kn ow yo u all better when our delegate rei urns.
KATIIERINE ScHRADER.
ETA PROVINCE
AR I ZO:-.lA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY (.«, ARIZONA
(Cha rtered I 917)
INITIATES
( f niliated December I, 1917)
Cora l Muirhead, '18
H ele n Campbell
Haz e l McCoy, '20
Alice Drereton, 'ZI
Grace Park er I nez Benzie Robie, aluQlna (Initiated April 6, 1915)
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DEGREE
Cora l Muirhead
Gladys Hodgson
CANDIDATe FOR B.S. DEGRF.E Margar et McRoberts
War time measures? Yes, we out here in Arizona have adopted a few changes in our un ive r sity The girls are all r eq uired to take a conse rvation cooking co urse in which we patriotically conse rve wh eat, sugar, meat, and fat. Th e boys are taking int ensive military training, having lectures, and a n umber of the R. O. T. C. are planning to have a few weeks encampment dQring the summer.
With the junior high school! of Bisbee, Ariz., our faculty has managed to cooperate so that the girls may secure practice work in te ac hing. This step was thought advisable because of the number of trained women and men that are lea.ving the teaching field and securing positio n s created by the wllr.
As a chapler we htlve tried to make eve ry one on the camp us our friends; we scored first place in scho ltlrship among the women's {rllternities; h ave encou raged every girl t o affiliate herself with at l east one college organiution ; and on the whole we feel that the year has been n success.
Red Cross and w(\r work are taking our gladly given time. The pl_y, Fll u Frolll, written by ,_ II B Katherine and a K A 9, Dorothy H eightoOl
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was given two nights and $350 were cleared for the local brMch of Red Cross. The music for tbis has been published and is on sale
Every girl in the chapler is making a comfort kit and we are going to vail u'poo the men', fraternities to fill them for Ull. Since the study (or our fraternity examination is over we IlrC devoting at least two meeting night. II. month to Red Croll work, at the downtown sewing-rooms.
AI • Panhellenic movement all of the girls have adopted a program of lIWiII. and Doo'ts". which embody our sentiments during war time.
The Woman's League of which Grace Parker is president is to give Pi"tJ/ore the first of May. Anna \v.nace and Marian JJaynes are taking the leads, while Huel McCoy and Coral Muirhead play in the orchutra. A number of the girls are in the chor u s.
Two of OUT Pi Phis have married recently, Maybelle Pusch to James Hankin s. Hen, and Cornelia Pilcher to Bruce Hannah, l! 4» n. Grace Parker, ' 18, has been chosen as our convention delegate. Though she finishes this yea r , she intend. to take graduate work next year.
The Pi Phis have been taking a n active part in o ur assemblies this last semester. Leorena Shipley, a IT cP, and L u cy Stanton, a non fraternity gi rl, gave Il clever little conservation play, IVllal A Kalle. Rosemary Drachman, dressed in pale colors with peach blossoms in her hair, gave two origi nal dances one morning. W e are all proud of our dainty sprite.
Through Panhellenic the girls had charge of the Liberty Loan Campaign. Two programs were given, one at the university and one at Tucson high school. Grace Parker had charge of the programs and introduced the other giris. Henrietta Rockfellow, a K A e, spoke on American Patriotism, Katherine Vinson, a member of a l ocal frat ernity, read o ur Panhellenic "Wi ll s Rnd Don'ts," Anna Wallace lang A Marcitjng Song for America, nnd Vyvynn Mauer gave an explanation of this campaign and appea l ed for l oyal support.
Ma.rian H aynes, Grace P arker, Rosemary Drachman, and Gl.:ldys Tw edell gave a H opi Indian Sacred S un Dance interpreting the ceremony of dedicati ng the chief's daughter to the sun . This legend i. one that is connected with the famous Casa Grande ruins situated near- Tuc.on.
We have a few more offices this seco nd semester. lI azel McCtlY is now on the Wildcal staff, May Proctor is art editor of the A ""Uai, Vyvyan Moeur is the soph omo re edito r, and Gladys Twedell, one of the j uni or editors Dora · they is freshman class ' sec r etary, and Anna \ Ve.llace is' sophomor .. pruident.
VVVYAS B. M OEUR
CAL IFORNIA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD UNnERSITY
(C har te r ed J 893)
(Names of candidates for deg rees not received)
W ar wo rk is the factor of o ur chnp l e r life this year. W e have b eell actively engaged in m any lines this semeste r. Stanfo rd is sl'nding a W oman' s
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Civilian Relief Un itt 0 France, and a cnrnivd WIIS recently g i ve n tor a i s e money for the unit. Our chapt er hnd charge of the vaudeville and the outcome was very su cctss ful. We are also interested in fruit pic king problem, which has become quite ser ious on account of the sho rtage of labor, and many of the girls "" -'_____ are volunteering a month's service during the nmmcr months. There are also. of course, the Red Cross classes every week and the serio u s problem of the food conservation in which we are deep ly engrossed.
We have been very fortunate in having Miriam Bryant and Geraldine Hamlyn back this semester although we have lost Nina Westbie and Hel en Logie. We have also been very fortunate in baving with u s Win ona Bassett and her mother. Mrs. Bassett is one of our former housemothers. Rofena Bea ch , '17, and Florence Knapp, ' 17. have also been with us for a week.
CATHERINE WILLIAMS
CALIFORr-.-IA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CAL IFORNIA
(Chartered August 28, 1900)
INlTlATES
(Initiated February 16. 19 15 )
Beatrice Austin, San Francisco. Cal. Alecia Compton, ':11. Oakland. Cal. Dorothy Leland. ' 21, San Francisco, Cat. Joan London, ' 20, Piedm ont, Cal. Il ele n Schumaker, '21, Seattle, Wa!>h. Mary Thomas, '11 , San Francisco. Cal.
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DECREE
Dorothy Daniels, ,,8, Riverside. Ca 1. Pauline Finnell, ' ,8 ( H ousehold Art), Red Bluff, Ca l. Mary Lerch, '18, \Va shington, D. C. Cathe rine \Voolsey, '.S, Berkeley, Cal.
It is hard to realiz.e that our uni versity could be SO changed in a short time The main topic on all tongues now is tbe war, and even in our chapte r ·house we are continually reminded of it in more ways than one. Our a lumnlie are sewing for Belgian babies, and the active girls are constantly knitting or mak· ing bandages for the auxiliary chapter of Red Cross. Mary Downie, '19, has entire management of the camp us center, and many of the girls work under her daily.
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One of the aviation s.chools. where ]00 to 800 men train regularly. is sit uated here in connection with the university. W e have had several informal dances for them, entertaining abo ut fifty men each l ime.
The univenity i. otIe ring some new and most practical co u rses thi s A coarse in home ca re of the sick and .Iso in food administration arc eagerly attenoded.
We were very much de: light ed last .eme.ter in having three of our eJected to Pry tan ca D, honor society for w ome n : Catherine Woolsey, ' 18. Mary Downie. '19. and Ruth Ware. ' 19. W e have three girls on V. W. C. A cabinet; Ruth Ware is junior editor of the Dai/,. Cali/omitri Mary N elso n Johnson is on the poi nt system, and (our girls arc on Red Cross committees.
Five of the fraternities on Ch3.nniog Way, A r d, D. r, r 41 B. K K r, and II B 40 had an open house. It was on the order of a "uickel dance" and we were able to turn in $zzo to Red C ro ss.
Everyone is exerting her best efforts to work industriously at some special work, and our main hope is to succeed .
LILJ.lAN SUYDAM.
CALIFORNIA GAMMA-UN IVER S ITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORr\IA (C hartered 1917)
INITIATES
(Initinted February 21, 1918)
Margaret Wood, '20, Los Ange les, Cat. Virginia Wood , '20, Los Angel es , Cal. J soe Walker, ' 20, Los Angeles, Cal.
Fran ces Hen derson, '21, Los Angeles, Cal.
Virginia Hoffman, '21, Pasadena, Cal.
Gertrude Rothe, '2 1, Los Ange l es, Cal.
Frieda Martens
CANDIDATES FOR A.B. DEGREE
Annie Lau rie McDona ld
FOR LL.B. DRGREI
Mildred Bulfinch
Bessie Litterer (Certificate, College of Mu sic)
Spring vacation hns just passed, and we have come bac k to spe nd the last quarter of this col1ege year in work and play, in study and war work, with j ust enough play to keep u s from thinking too much of the happenings "over there."
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\Ve have a Red Cross Auxiliary at the university, where the girls work all surgical dressings un der the direction of Mrs. Paul Arnold, the wife of onc oC our proCessors, and Miss Winifred Healy, a "faculty daughter." Miss H ealy is a particular friend oC all Pi Phis, for she is an Entre Nous •• 1 are aU the California r Pi Phis except those initiated this year.
While mOlt of our girls are doing their bit in the university or in other auxiliaries, Violet Stuart is doing work of a different nature. She is acting as cashier in a lunchroom conducted by the British Red Cross. One of our war brides. Mrs. Howard Timmons (Marie Briggs) is doing work of a similar nature. She has charge of a Red Cross lunch shop in Santa Ana and while she is working there her husband is being made one of Uncle Sam's soldiers at Camp Kearney.
The university is planning Ii Patriotic Pageant to take the place of the annual May Festival. The pageant is to represent the great war epochs of our histor)" including the Revolution, the Civi l War, the Spanish-American War, and tht: present European \V ar. Each epoch il to be represented by its cha ra cteristic costumes and dances. The fraternities have been given charge of the preparaliobs, and to n under the supervision of Ada Parrish, has been given the costuming.
We are going to celebrate Founders' Day ""ilh the Los Angeles Alumntc C lub with a cooky-shine at the home of Mrs. Sherman California r extends best wishes to all her sister chapters, and hopes with them that the struggl e "over there" may soon be ended .
NEVADA
ELIZABETH SNYDER.
ALPHA-UNIVI::RSIT\' OF NEVADA (Chartered 1915)
I NITIATES
Gladys Dunkle, '21, Reno
Hazel Hall, '21, Reno
Edna Claussen, '21, Reno
Shirley Stewart, '21, Reno
Alice J-tobbins
Margaret Failchitd, '2 1, Reno
Ruth Billinghurst, '21, Reno
Virginia Higgins, '21, Reno
Agnes J ensen, '21, Gardne rvill e
CANDIDATES FOR B.A. DECREE
Myrtle Cameron
Faith Maris
With the date of commencement brought forward two weeks the term is rapidly d r awing to a close. The change was made in order to enable men and women who will engage in food production and conse rvation to begin their duties at the earliest possible date. Many student. nre enrolled in the new war courses which include home gardening, farm tracton, llnd gDS engin es. About n dozen girls expect to spend the summe r on ranches operating tractors. Since the last letter over fifty men have been called to the colors, and the girls are kept busy sewin, new stan on the big service flag.
There have been very few formal social gatherings this semester, and commencement will be without the usual festivities. Red Cross work goes on apace, and we still knit valianlly.
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On April 14 the girls of the chaptea- are a picnic at Bower Mansion in honor of Mrs. Clark, wife of President Clark. l)lans for celebrating Founden' Day are not yet complete, but our observance will probably take the form of a. simple banquet at the home of onc or the girls.
n girl. are winning the usual n umber of honors this spring . A II three of the graduatel were elected to membership in 4J K our gradullte honor society. DQrothy Higgins, '19. hllli been elected pretident of the V. \V. C. A. (or the cnluing year. Lola lianna, '19. is in charge of the luncheon on Mackay Day, o ur annual spring holiday. n 4J girh have had places in both productions of the girh' dramatic society this spring, and Helen Cahill, '%0, has been elected to membership in the society . The of Phoebe King, ex·' IS, to Higgins was announced in February.
At l ast Pnnhellenic of it wu d«idtd to follow the non-rushing plan for next since it had proven so satisfactory this Bidding day will be the latter part of November.
\V ith best to all Pi Phis, and for the success of convention.
At ARIS.
OREGON ALI'HA-UNIVERSITY or OREGON
(Chartered 1915)
INITIATES
(Initiated J anuary 12, 1915)
Pauline Beo.ls, ':lit, Tillamook, Ore .
Anna Lnnd sb ury Beck, '19, Eugene, Ore.
Kate Chatburn, '21, Bandon, Ore .
Ruth Danford, '.11, Springfield, O r e.
Kathleen Kern, '31, Cottage Grove, Ore.
Ruth Miller, '21, New York, N. V.
Edith Pirie, '21, Portland.
Ad el e Powell, '21, Unity, Ore . Stanton, '21, Oak l and, Ca 1. Elvin. Thurlow, '21, Portland, Ore.
CANDIDATES FOR TilE B.A. DEGKEI
Beatrice Gaylord Jeanette McLaren Nelson
Mildr ed W oodlutr
Pearl Craine
Martha Tinker
CANDIDATE FOR THE D.M'. DEGREI
Ada Matthews
Our number has inc r eased by three since the ope nin g of the new term, April I. The practice of three has to rushing, but second and thir'i lerm rushing is ex treme l y simple in cOl1l.1>arison with the complex methods 01 the fall.
Last term we returned 10 find thai Dan Cupid has been recruiting among our rnnks, en lilting Jeanette McL:tren, one of OUf' seniors, into his army. She wu married during ChrislmR' v:.calion to Martin TellOn .A T .A, then in the
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3615t Ambulance Corps, stationed at Camp Lewis. Wash., but DOW of the 3cd Batt ery, O. T. C., at Camp Lewis.
For the benefit of the gids who wi s h to have some type of trainiDI fitting them (or war work, the university is oHering this term a course in war- time food economy, introductory accounting, special couries in
chemis tr), also phy.ioloiY and othe r cou rses preparatory 10 l ater training in nursing Clod reconstructive treatment of th e wounded.
The men are undergoing the most thorough military training IUlder the guidance oC Col. John Leader. late comma nrling Royal Irish RiHes, who is ably fitted (or the position by his two yean of experience on tbe western front. The men are being trained not Blanc in ordinary military tactics but in the art of camouflage, barb· wire entanglements, trench·digging, and other devices empl oyed in the war.
In order to keep up outside interest in the university the annual junior week · end will be held in a few weeks, bat in strict acco r dance with Hoover, College Panhelleni c has set definite limits beyond which no woman's hou se is expected to go In this way we hope to advertise the university while st ill keeping strictly to war-time
D espite the many changes brought about by the war we feel that we have had II. successful year, and only hope that nut year, with its still greate r c banges, will be a.s successful.
LoUISE WI LSON
ORECON
Estelle Chadbcurne, ' 19
Neva Billingsley, '21
Margaret Watson, '21
STATE AGRI CU LTURA L COLLEGE
(Chartered 1917)
INITI ATES
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE IN Rae Partin
Mari on Hodgson
Ethel Frazier. '21
Theodosia Wells, '21
Ethel Josephson, '2 1
HOME ECONOMICS
Leta Meacham
Gladys !.egg
On March 23 we held our lirst II B cfJ initilltion and it surely was a wonde r · ful day for all of us. Mrs Oatson of our advisory board and Bernice Spencer fr o m Oregon A Chapter were so kind to come and help us. It was all so
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wonder(ul, and each o( us renewed oar vows in n 410 with OIU initiates. \Ve have .Ii new Pi Phi. of whom we are justly proud.
This has been a very busy year (or us as I think it has for an Pi Phis. We have tried to do our bit in every line of Red Cross and relief work, and are also trying to keep up our regular college work. Thi.f bali been quite hard as we demand such high scholarship from our pledges before the)' may be initiated so it falls our duty to try
also to be examples to them. We succeeded quite weU last semester as n 4t has the highest scholarship of any woman's org:Llliution on the campus.
A very sad death has caused us much sorrow recently, our little pledge, Elizabeth or "Bess" Douglas, having been taken from us last month . She had been ill (or some time, when she was taken to Portland where the best physicians were unable to help her. Her death has caused such a void amODg us as she was such a little bit of lun.hine.
There i. such a feeling of unrest on our campus as there are rumors afloat that college will close on May S. As yet they are only rumors, .!thougb tberf!: has been much talk of turning O. A. C. into tl training camp as there are such good lacitHie. here for handliog men. Our regular classes have been shortened 50 tbat the drill hour period is nearly two hours each day beside four hours on Saturday morning. Our men are becoming very well - trained soldiers and it surely i. an inspiring sight to see them training or I)nss ing in review.
At present we are giving much of our time to patriotic Bnd Liberty Loan meetings whi c h are being held throughout our' county. ' Ve are formed into teams who go with the speakers and furnish musi c . It is very interesting nnd inspiring work but takes a great deal of time.
FRIEDA SVITZBART.
WASHINGTON A LPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
(Chartered 1907)
INITIATES
(Initiated January 26, 1918)
Frances Eagen, ':u
Dorothy Ehrlich, '21
Hazel Jonel, ':u
Alice Louise McDonald, '21
Id e lle Delle Moore, '2t
Marjorie &huett, '21
Mirium Vouell, '21
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CAN DIDATES FOR A.B. DEGR EE
Mildrerl D ea n Emily Hall ( m ajo r in Mu sic)
Kathl een Delaney
Th e University of W ashington is sta rt ing on ils th i r d quarter of th e co llege year of ' 9 '7 - 19 18. Th e four-Cluarter system has proven qui t e a s uccess, but r e(luires great application on th e part of the student. Th e summer quarter has been divided into Iw O terms, and s tudents are being urged to tak e advantage o f this opportunity to fit themselves m o r e q u ic kly for se rvice. Th ere hal been 1\ marked drop in th e e nrollment (or th e new quarter, 1,650 as co mpared to 2,245 for the las t quarter. This is due to wa r co nd i ti o ns and is t o be expected. A larg e number of th e men were ca ll ed away by the mobili&ation of the Base H osp ital Corps.
Th e w o m en o f th e univ ersi ty art: expec t ed this Quarter to do their bit as well as the m e n, who hav e bee n e nr o ll ed in the R ese r ve Officers' Training COt'lpS since September, giving eigh t hours a week to d rill. Senior wom e n are now require d t o t a ke fiv e hours a week o f food co nservation; whi le freshman an d soph o m o r es have two hours of sphagnum moss so rting and ba n dage making.
O ne o f the membe r s of W as hingt o n A M e rl e C hil ds, '20, was married r ece ntly t o Mr. Donahue of Sa n Diego, Ca l. She is con tinuing her co llege work whil e h e r hu sba n d is s t at i oned at C amp Lewi s \Ve a r e h appy t o hav e M.r s. J o hn son with u s agai n as c haperon, aft e r nn nbsence of severa l months in the East. \V e are a lso glad to wel come our new tr a n s f er, Irma Zichler, '19 , Minn esota A.
Aile e n Hamilton graduated in M a r c h with a Normal dip l oma and a degree of Bach e l o r of Science. S h e was president of the H ome Economics Cl u b and on the senior b oo th co mm ittee in h e r la st yea r.
Washington A ha s gathered some few laure ls for h e rs e lf this year in of the hurri ed pace Mil dred Dean, ' t8, i s a member of the senior student ad\'isory commi tt ee; .Emi ly II n1l ha s the l ead i n the spring opera , T h e Forlune Teller / i s a member of the socia l committee and the pr es i de nt of th e It a li a n C lub; Ruth K e rr was on the \V oman's League soc;a l and war reli el co mmitt ees and th e jun io r girls' vaudeville; lIazel R eed, ' t 9, th e junior socia l comm itt ee; Evelyn P icke r e ll , '20, chai rm an of th e H adasllh H o m e co mmitt ee and o f th e soc i a l se rvi ce co mmitt ee n n d on the Y . W. C . A cabi n et; Frances Eagen, ' 21, on the fr es hm a n rul es nnd Gwendolyn M o ntell gl e o n th e freshman socia l committee. J ENNESS B ONNELL.
WA SH I NCTON BETA-WASHINGTON STATE COLLECE
(Cha rt e r ed 19 u )
I NIT I A TES
( In itiated A pri l 13, 19 18)
Florence Girand '20, Spokane, \V"ash. L eona W e ll er, ' 20, M ai tl and, M o. WInif r ed Ink ste r, '2 1, Spokan e. W ai h. Lilian I de , ' 21, Colville, W as h.
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Amanda Nasb, '21, Spokane. 'Vash.
Eliubeth Brooks. '21, Walla Walla, Wash.
Adria Lodge. '21, W!cn.tehec, \Vasb.
Elizabeth RoudebuJh. '21, Garfield. Wash
Mary Manu, ':lI, Colville, Wash.
Rebekah Lynde. '20, Spokane, Wash.
Edna Turner, '2 1, Davenport. \Vash.
CANDIDATES FOil B.A. DEGIlEE
Nellie Emerson
J ea n Bums
Olive Brunina:
Elsie Phillip'
Helen Canfield
Ruth Quarrels
Emily Babcock
Every student at Washington State College i , proud of the war work which the college is doing. Many departments have organioted their to suit war need.. The Home Economic. Department hu orgnnited twO courses in food conservation, onc for town women, the other for women living in the rural districts. Miss Craig, head of the H orne Economics Department and B n 4> patroness, i'i the Federal home e<:onomics directnr (or Washington. The college library, through cooperation with the Home Economics Department, has published two excellent bibliographies (or the use of stu den t s, teachers, dubs, demonstration agents, and librarians, one on foods, other on textiles . Tn recognition of their worth, these bulletins have been accepted by tbe Americnn Library Association.
Summer school courses in an departments are organiz:ed with a view to more effective service relative to war needs. The Home Economics Department will offer work on refug ee garments as a substitute (or reg u l a1 sewing.
The Extension Department o( the college has twelve county agents (women) and home economics demonstrators who are giving their entire time nnd energy to food conservation'through the writing of bulletin!!, lecturu, demonstrations. and penonal visits into rural communities. 1n addition to the se. we have well organized boys' nnd girls ' clubs.
The Elementary Science Department has orgnniz:ed R speci.al war co urse fo r stenographic training, Elizabeth Brooks, one of our freshmen, is one of the instructors in typewriting
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The w omen hav e just r ecen tly p resented the college with a bea u tif ul service flag h onoring our 700 men in active Classes hav e bee n formed i n milit ar y tra in ing for th e women and a r e proving very pop ul a r M any of our girls a re t aking par t in various college activilies Mu!on N e lson and Olive Brun ing ha ve just finished a R ed Cr oss co une in l urgi ca l dressings They are now e ntitl ed to , .ear the blue cap, a n d are instructors in s urgi ca l dress in gs a t the co ll ege a u xi li a ry of the R ed C ross. Grace Douglas ha s th e l eading part in Cousin Ka.le, a p l ay to be given by M ask a nd Dagger, th e h onorary dramatic club. Grace has also been e l ected president of th e W omen's Athl etic Association l\tarion Ne l son is vice -president of th e j un ior c la ss; she is also treasure r o( th F W omen ' s League. Lil ia n Id e is a oC th e Sextet and El si e Phillips is sec r eta r y of the "e ni o r class. J ean Burns and Mar i on Nel so n h ave been appointed on th e big campus day co m· mittee.
\Ve a r e very hap py to t ell yo u thllt Ze li a Melche r, '19. is to be ou r delegate to conve nti on.
FLOSSIS MILLO.•
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(This takes the place in this issue of the usual departments devoted to College otes and Exchanges. The items are all taken from the special bulletins of information sent out by the Division on Woman's War Work of the Committee on Public Information.)
TWO MONTHS OF THE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Approsimately 30,000 women have been placed in positions through the Federal Employment Service since February I, according to Mrs. Hilda Muhlhauser Richards, chief of the Woman's Division. Thil fiarure i. based on reports turned in by Federal employment and their agencies for February and March.
ltfunition ractories received the greatesl number of the woman workers supplied by the Federal Service, the reports show. The majority of women applying for employment ask for work iu the war industries. Ncarly every city in the country. it is stated, reports difficulty in obtaining women for housework and other branches of domestic service.
"FURLOUGH HOl'SES" FOR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
If present plans are carried through, a quarter of a million dollars to erect "furlough houses" in France for American soldiers will be pledged at the biennial meeting of the National Federation of Women's Clubs. The Federation will meet at Hot Springs, Ark., April z9 to May 8 and will plan to raise this sum, which was fixed at a previous meeting.
'furlough houses,' n states Mrs. Delphine Dodge Ashbaugh, "will not be a duplication of the work being done by the Young Men's Christian Association or the Young Women's Christian Association, since they will be located as far from the front as practicable. The plan is to give the tired soldier, with a few days' leave, a complete change; even Paris is felt to be too near the sound of the guns to afford a rest."
The houses will probably be located in the South of France. Mrs. George W. Perkins is treasurer of the \Var Victory Commission of the Federation, and Mrs. Ashbaugh, chairman.
OUR MOTHER TONGUE
A resolution recommending that Uevery legitimate means, both state and federal" be taken to stop "the practice of giving instruction to children in the common branches in a foreign tongue" were adopted today by edUCAtors in attendance at the session of the National Education Commission on the N ationa1 Emergency in Education and Necessary Readjustment During and After the War now being held in Washington, D. C The resolution is as follows:
"The Nationa.l Education Association Commission on the National Emergency in Education and N«essary Readjultment and After the War, representing thousands of It'yal and patriotic teachers, believes the practice of
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giving instruction to children in the common branches in a foreign tongue to be un-American and unpatriotic, and we believe that all instruc tion in the common branches for all children in every State of this Union should begin in the English l anguage. \Ve therefore recommend that the instruction in the common branches for all c hil dren in every State of this Union should begin in English language o nl y, and that eve r y legitimate means, both State and Federal, be used to bring about this r esult,"
SCOTTISH WOMEN MAKE AMEIUCAN FLAG FOR wrUSCANJA" VI CT IMS
The women of n small village in Scot l and who sat up all night to make a Rllg Cor the American soldiers lost on the l'uscQ1J;a will not soon be forgotten.
Mrs W. H. Wait, direc tor of publicity for the Daughters of the American Revolution, in r ecounting the story, said: "After the sinking of the Tuscania, a woman in the little Scotch coast town where the bodies were washed ashore found a tiny Ameri ca n Hag on one of the boys. She and the other women of the village determined thnt the Ameri ca ns should be wrapped in their own Hag for burial, and they sat up all night making a Hag, copying the small one the woman had found.
"At their annual co nvention the Daughters passed a resolution extending thanks to women of that Scotch village and them an American flag to commemo rat e their l oving act in thus honoring the American dead."
GREAT BRITAIN 'S WOMAN POWER
H ow far the women workers substitu te d in Great Britain for men are really filling the places of men is answered in an article prepared for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by Mi ss M a ry K Conyngton, who hn5 made a study of the effec t of the war on the emp ioyment of women in England.
"The reply varies with the work," writes Mi ss Conyngton . " I n clerical and banking posilions apparently women are fully repla c ing men, except in the relatively few positi ons requiring l ong training and (;xperience which th ey have not yet had time to aCQui r e. In commercia l positions the general opinion seems to be that they are taking th e work in a satisfactory manner altho ugh rearrange· ment and adjustments have been necessary. On the tramways and busses their work as conductors has been satisfactory but nothing is shown as to the effect of this occ upati on upon the health of the women workers. There is a diversity of opinion about their success as motormen; the work is said to involve too much expos ure and it is stated that the nervous strain is too great. Their employment as motormen seems to be growing. In industrial occupations where physical strength is required , they are of course at a disadvantage; elsewhere their success seems to vary with their experience. In munition trades where they have had perhaps the best chance to show what they can do, they have proved highly satisfactory, but in general their work has not been the same as that of the men whose pla ces they have taken. Operations have been subdivided, and a woman does only one, or at the most , two or three parts of a process ,
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instead of performing the whole complex opeution. In this subdivided work the women have attained great efficienc),. and they are being advanced to other work requiring skill, accuracy, and judgment, bul they are not yet all ·around mechanics. Whether they can become iuch. only limc can show; but they have at least proved that they have: no inherent inability to handle skilfully tools and machinery."
Women have replaced 10413,000 men in industrial, professional, and civil service posilions in Great Britain in the last three years, according to figures obtained by Mill Conyngton. There has been an increase of 1.426,000 in th e number or Englilihwomen employed since July. 1914.
A table by Mist Conyngton shoM' s 89,000 women employed in agr icul· ture, 67,500 holding positions classified under finance, and banking nnd 94,500 filling places oC men on tramways and in general transport work.
This table does not tell the whole story, Miss Conyngton writes, since domes · tic servants and women in small dressmaking establishments are excluded a.i well as women in the military, naval, and Red Cross hospitals.
"Under the last head," writes Miss Conyngton, "there has been an increase in the number 'Of women employed equal to 43,000 full·time workers. On the other hand. it il estimated that some 400,000 women formerly in domestic ser· vice or sman dresFmakipg shOI)S left these for the lines oC work shown in the table. Allowing for both these factors it is believed there has beeD an increase since July, 1914. of about 1,070,000 women employed in occupations o uts ide their homes.
"The largest proportionate increase in the number of women is shown in the government establishments but the largest actual increnses are in the com· bined industries which hllve taken in 530,000 women, and commerce, with an increase oC 335.000. By Car the greater part oC the increased employment oC women is due to the replacement of men by women/'
WOMEN PIIYSICIANS
Forty·three woman physicians have been sent in foreign medical service by the American Red Cross, according to the Medical Advisory Committee to the Red Cross \Var Cou n cil. These women have not been scnt as a Unit, but as individuals. They are not on ly serving in France, but in other countries in which the Red Cross is giving medical relief.
COMMUN ITY COUNC ILS
Community now being created by the Council of National De· Censf' were explained recently in "\Voman's Work in the Community," the first of a series of l ectures on Community Centers and Democracy at Columbia Uni· versity, New York City, whi ch was delivered by Marlhn Evans Marlin of the W oman's Committee of the Counci l of National Defense. The W oman's Com· mittee and the State Councils oC the Council of National Defense have both organized widely in states Ilnd counties, but the Cornmunity Councils will merge the men's and women's work and both branches of the Committee will be represented on the same community Boards.
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AMERICA FIRST
State Councils and Woman l Committees oC the Council of National Defense are being advised from Washingt on headquarters to start a burea u for immigrants in whi ch will be centered State Americanization work. "A War Information Service" to aid in will endeavor to reach the immigrants through f o reign language papers, through priests and ministers, through moving picture (heaters and through fact ori es , to let the m know where the bureau is and what it does. It will exp l a in to them the draft regulation., Soldiers' and Sailors' In s uran ce Act, Liberty Bonds and War Savings, and l u cb laws as affect a liens. It will also give information concerning oppo rtuniti es to learn English, how to become naturalized , where to volunteer for war service, and how to g el in tou ch with relatives in the service. It will give information concerning the State Council Legal Committee, and also conce rning the educational, employment, and rec reation facilities of the community.
"The extent of Anti - American propaganda among the foreign born," says the State Counci ls Section of the Council of National Defense, "and th e important part which the large foreign born population in tbe United Slates bears to the prosec uti o n of the war make imperative the defeat of this p ropaganda through providing a steady stream of positive and accurate American information to all immigrants."
Mr!. Martha Ev a ns Martin , executive chairman of. the Am ericanization Dc· partment of the Woman ' s Committee, especially recommends that women be at hand at the bureaus to give out such information as is useful to the women immigrants. Patriotic and educational literature from such sources aa the Committee on Public Information, the Bureau of Education, the Control of National Defense, the National Committee of One Hun dred, the Red Cross, the Departments of the Treasury, War, Labor, and Agriculture will be at the offices.
D. A. R. RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions urging the suppression of the circulation of Ge rm an newspapers and periodicals and urging the prohibition of the teac hing o f the German l a nguage in schools were passed by the Daughters of the Am e rican Revolution at their annual convention here today. It was also resolv ed that all pl,lblic records and documents be kept in the English language.
The convention also indorsed the u se of a sleeve band o f black with a grey star for every man lost in the service instead of the conventional mourning.
CONSERVING THE YARN SUPPLY
To do away with the manufacture of colored yarn by increasing the demand for gray and khaki is the aim of the campaign to conserve yarn recently inBugurated by the Daughten of the Revolution.
Mrs. Henry \V Wa i t, telling of th e decision reached by th e organiu.tion, said: "Eve ry woman is asked not to use knitted or crocheted fl o wers o r wool embroiduies; not to own more than one sweate r, nor to knit one for another woman who already has one; to conserve yarn i n knitting children 's toqu es. and to keep it for the use of the Army and NUl.
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UThis conservation." Mrs Wait continued, uwill in DO way c urtail the business of merchants, as calls for gray lllld khaki will tllke the place o f the demand {or briUiant-colored y&m."
CONCERNING CO LLE G IATE UNITS
A pproval of sending properly organized relief units of college women i. exp ressed in a cabl eg ram just r eceived by the American Red Cross from Major James ' -J. P e rkin s, the Fren ch Red Cross Co mm issione r Major Perkins s tates that p r o viding these unit aa-c organiud with good material, they will be very acceptable in Nan ce.
Joseph R. H amlen, Acting Vice-chairman of the Red Cross, announces the {ollowing official r eq uirem en ts for suc h unit.:
Following the custom of prev iously organized units, they liho uld consist of a personne l of n o t more thnn len women, cODsisting of a woman o f l mature age and judgment as a business head, a trained nurle o r two, a dietitian, a doctor, a secretary, a nd several social and ag ri cult ur al workers The doctors, nur le', and social work ers sbo uld h ave a special knowledge in civil admi nistration Personal qualifications are a l so especially desirable, such as tact, for ce, adaptability, and r eso urcefulness Nervous a nd sensitive person. are not desirable, in view of the co nditions now oblalning i n France, no matter how well they may be otherwise qualified. Every unit should include at least several persons with a speaking knowledge of French, and all o ther members should immediately begin the serious sludy of that language."
"The work available at the p resen t time will be to aid socia l and civil offici.1i in Central, South e rn, and Weste rn France to provide for the r epat riates who are arriving daily, and to assist them in h ousing, medical ca r e, clothing, fuel, food, and employment."
" A regularly e nrolled R ed Cross nurse h o ul d be included in each unit and app lic atio n should be made to the Am e ri can R ed C r oss Nursing Bureau in Washington for the purpose of designati ng su ch a nurse. The same procedure should be followed in the case of the selection of a d octo r, and o ur Medi cal Bureau will be glad to cooperate in this respect."
CI A minimum fund of $30,000 should be rai sed by each institution for the upkeep of their unit f or a year' s service in France. and if this period is extended, additional funds should be made available This money is necessary to not only pay f o r transportation and personal eq uipm e nt, but for the general upkeep of the unit, and f o r the purchase o f s uch o rdinary s uppli es as hre nece ssary for this purpose "
for their mem bers to
"In vi e w of the fact that th ese units are t o be under the supervision o f the American Red Cron it will be necessary in eac h case meet the requirements o f o ur Burea u of Personnel ."
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"Never forget th a t every single bandage that you m a ke is used," sa id Mrs. Levy, who has served with the British Red Cross in the Hotel Be nevole in since the co mme nce men t of hostilities . "Knit socks," she pl eaded. "Knit them by hand, by machine; kn it them any o ld way, but knit th em ."
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Mrs. Levy said that in the munitions Cactories in England at the stroke of noon every employee at n Bignal SlOP5 work {or a single minute and ofters a silent prayer for the men in the trenches. "Over there one never lose s the point of view," she said.
"The Am e rican people are beller organized than WCfC the people of any other of the warring co untri es when war came," she said . "Don' t consider yourselves as only willing to work, but work, nnd do not talk. We Americans nre apt to ask too many questions "
"It has become a superstition wilh the waT workers on the o ther side to take carc of themselves th ese days," said Mrs. Levy. II I-l o urs do not co unt any more. No one measure s work by hours; we simply work all r o und the c l ock. And we have lost all fear of death. It is not that we do not love life. It is simply that the war has c hang ed the outlook, and death has at l as't been put in its place."
SERVICE FLAG FOR WOM EN
A flag for women in w ar service at home and abroad is desired by the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution. At their recent annual assembly in Washington a res o lution wus passed to petition Congress for s uc h 11 flag, its distributio n to be put ill the hands of the proper authorities and not to be controlled by a private agency.
T h e fl ag is to be white with a co lonia l ·blue border, bearing a red star for a woman serving abroad and a blue star for a woman serving in the United States. This flag is designed for wom e n giving their whole tim e to Govern· ment service. It includes Red Cros s nurses cantee n workers, Y. \ V. C. A., Y. M. C. A ., Y . M . H . A ., Knights of Columbus, and all other r ecognized organ i zation worker s as well as yeomen and members of the Ilospita l Co r ps.
CASUALTY MAIL
The following statement is authorized by the American Red Cross: There are certain facts about the work of the Burea u of Communication of the American Red Cross which do n ot seem to be gen e rally understood. A statement was r ecen tly published in the press that the Red C ross was send· ing women to France to act as "sea rchers " for cas ualty information in the hospi t als. This is not co rrect. The Red Cross is sending men for the purpose as quickly as g ood recruits can be sec ured. It is necessary to send men for this work beca u se th ey must live at the hospitals and because Army O r der 17 specifically provides that this work shall be done by men Furth e rmore it was stated that information would be sent from th e bedside of sick or wo u nded men direct to the famili es. All s uch information will go thr o ugh the Bureau of Communication in Washingt o n This has been ordered by the War Department in order to avoid errors. This method is also Quicker and lafer. The POSt Office Depa1'tment has very kindly issued instructions that this casualty mail, after being properly censo r ed by the military authorities i n France, shall be delivered in bulk t o the military pos t office in Paris, where it will be in a special sack and sen t as one piece direct to the of Communication. This means that there will be no de lay in de livery and that letters sent with the info rmation from Washingt on ",ill r each families m o re quickly than if )1. --
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direct. It will also be a safer method ,ince people olten move without leaving a change of addreu and letters originating in France would often not be delivered. When a letter is returned to the Bureau of Communication as undeliverable the Red Cross l oc al chapter c an generally find the people for whom the letter was intended.
The Bureau of Communication will endeavo r to obtain for families detail, concerning tbe condition of aU men who arc wounded, killed, or milling. When there i, a sufficient force in France this information will be sent to \VashingtoD automatically and will be immediatdy distributed. It will always auist the Bureau in it wo rk if people. wishing this news will immediately write the Red Cros s in \Vashington asking for information. The Bureau of Communication will then br abl e to send word as soon as new s comes wilhout any delay in verifying tht: address. People wishing information should also remembrr that it always save» time to write Washington rather than Paris as inquiries going through the normal channels are less liable to delay and work is always more satisfactory if records are complete. Except in cases of extreme necessity casualty information cannot be sent by cable The Atlantic cables are so crowded with eS5ential business that nothing except what IS absolutely necesury can be cabled. This is one of the mRny cases where people at home must bear the suspense as bravely as possible, knowing that the 'Var Department and the American Red Cross will exert every effort to make the period of suspense as short as possible.
THE PATRIOTIC TEACHER
"There is no national asset today so much to be desired as a completely full school house. Stick to your jobs," is the statement of Dr. Anna H oward Shaw, chairman of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, who has returned to Washington, D. C , from a trip to Indianapolis, where in II. few days she spoke to the press women of the state, the state council, the Indiana Division of the \Voman's Committee nnd to the 1.400 teachers of Indianapolis. "City teachers should do war work during the summer. Let them join the army of women who are going on the land or get into some outdoor occupation where they will get the things God lets exist there which "'nnot be found indoors They will return to the school with greater health ano : o;asures of memory to bestow upon the children in their charge.
"Country teachers write to the headquarters of the \ Voman's Committee in Washington in great number, asking what they can do in the city, yearning for some expression of their patriotism which will take them away from the drudgery and hardship of most of" the country schools. There nevtr was :l. time when the nation needed its teachers on the job in the country so much as it does now. They should stay by their schools. stand to their posts with the mjitar y spirit of a soldier on duly The country boy ODd girl need educa· tion more than ever. Parents need persuasion to keep their children in school these days when there is fear that labor will run short. The country and city teachers' influen ce is greatly needed in every locality.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
"Appe:ll . co me from hod s of young women who want to leave the school to do patriotic w ork. To the stranger or to the woma n of my own acqaainlance, 1 say the samt th ing. One little girl I knew when she was two years old-her father was a Greek professor and she named h e r big doll KappaGamma-Theta-wrote me to advise her what new line to take up. A little woman [ had never heard of. in a great city, begged similar advice. I told them both 'Drill the young soldi ers in the sc hool room.'"
D r Shaw hIlS left for Col um bia, Soulh Carolina, where she will speak about the work of the Woman's Committee. She will speak in Greensboro, N. C .• before she returns 10 Washington
NURSES' AIDS IN FRANCE
The following stntement is authorized by the Red Cross: It should be un de r stood that the nurses ' aids, r eq u ested from tbe Paris office of the Red Cross and n ow being se nt as "promptly as possible. will not be u sed in Ameri cll n army h ospi tals. The intention is to use th em in civil work with the Fren c h popu lati on and th e r e patriales, and in Fren c h hospitals where nurses' aids have been emp loye d si nce the beginning of the war All nurses' aids that are to be sen t ove r should be prepared to accept any assignment that is giv en them, as conditions change rapidly.
It should also be known that the women who have had only the short co urses in home care o f the si c k and first aid, given by the Red Cross. are n ot eligible as nurses' aids without additional training. Exceptional women who meet all qualificlltions, especially those who spe ak Fre n c h Auently, and who have had elementary hygie ne and hom e ca re o{ the sick without subsequent hospital experience, can occa si o nally be used by the Red C ross in rest station.;, canteens, etc , as interpreters (or the nurses.
QuaJi6ca t-ioDs for this service f ollow:
(I) Special training in hospitals recommended
(3) ( 4) ( 5)
(6)
Ability to speak French Au ently . by the Red Cross.
Age not below twenty-five, and preferably not above thirt y- liv e (Passports will not be issued t o women younger than' twenty-fi ve.)
Fun volunte e rs are desired.
No brother. fsth '-. hu sband, or son in the service. Good physic al condition and willingness to se rve wherever they may be place d (or one year.
Women having all th ese q ualifi c ations should make app li catio n to th e Department of Nursing, America n Red Cross.
There are now eighty women acting as labor a lory a S5islR nt s, having received appointments under the Army M edica l Department. M OTe are needed in pathological and chemical lAboratories. Th ose nttached to base hospitals will go over-seas with the gueral staff. Oo l y women under (arty-five years of age will be accepted. Th e present pay is $50 a month with co mmutation and quarters.
An applicant is not r eq uired to be either a co llege graduate or a graduate physician. College women who have taken courses in biology or h ave received scientific training are eligible. Other must have had two years of ezpel"ience as laboratory &Ssistants. A number of women who hav e qualified have already been sent abroad.
Planning Ahead
HAS enabled the L. G. Balfour Company to considerably offset the continued rise in tbe cost of materials that 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 rHiscd it is because it'. tbe 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 addres.. on a postal will bring you a copy.
Att l eboro, Massachusetts
Sole Official J eweler to Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
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
OFFICIAL PRICE LIST of PI BETA PHI BADGES
PUBLICATIONS OF THE PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY
THE ARROW: Official maa:azine of the Fraternity. Published ID October. December, March, and June. Subscription price, ,1.00 • year; sin&le copiea, 2S centa; life lubscriptions, '10.00. Sarah Pomeroy RU&K. Editor, 46 St., BOlton. Mass. Anna Robinson Nickerson (Mrs D. D.>, Alumnae Editor, 14 Rockland Ave., Malden, Masi. (in charge of circulation.)
-THE PI BETA PHI BULLETIN: Published in October, Janua..,., April, and June. Sent free to officers and committee chairmenj lent to any Pi Beta Phi on receipt of 10 cents in stamps.
THE SONGS OF PI BETA PHI: 1914 edition is now ready . CODtains aU the old popular longs and many new ones. Price. ,1.50 • copy. For sale by Miss Anne Stuart. 1906 D St., Lincoln. Neb.
THE PI BETA PHI CATALOGUE : 1911 edition contains lists 01 all members of the fraternity to date by chapten and classes, al· phabetical and geo&rapbical lists , deceased members, and bioa-raphical information. Price, $1.00 a copy. Order through the Grand Treasurer, Miss Anne Stuart. 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb.
THE CONSTITUTION! 1913 edition. price , 25 cents 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 Miss Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln. N eh.
THE PI BETA PHI HISTORY: 1915 editioD is now ready. Con· tains a complete record of our fraternity activity from found inc until the present date. Price, $1.25 a copy. Order througt: Min Anne Stuart. 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb.
ENGRAVED POST CARDS bearing the Pi Beta Phi coat - ol-arms Price, 5 cents apiece; six for 25 cents. Sold for the benefit of the Settlement School. Order through Misl Elmina Wilson, 452 Weat 149th St., New York City.
PI BETA PHI SEALS for use on invitations, place-cards , etc ., put up in boxes of 2S each, 10 boxes to the carton (lee special notice on page 136.) Sold for the benefit of the Settlement School. Order through Mrs. H. C. Wallace, 37th St., and John Lynde l <cad , Dea Moines, Iowa.
PI BETA PHI BOOK-PLATE: Prints from the book-plate presented to the fraternity at the 1912 convention may be obtained from A. C. McClurg & Co., 218-224 South Wabash Ave., Chicago , IlL
NOTICE
PI BETA PHI SETTLEMENT SCHOOL BEQUESTS
Legal title for use in making wills:"The Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, of the Pi Beta Phi Pratemit7, at Gatlinburg, Tenn."
• For fuller information concunillK 1hr Bldlrtift read 56 of TH I! A •• ow for October 1114.
