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Each date desi&Dated in extra heavy type has a significance which is ItxplaiDed in the following information.
january 1. Alumnae club secretaries to. Cata· lo&uer lilt 01 mem bers of club with thetr ad· dreases.
Janua". 15. Chapter \·ice-preJ.ldenu iCnd Ca.ta· loauer liat of chapter members with latest addresses COfrctpondin& aecrcUfle. notif, your examiner 01 the Dumber of actin there will be in your chapter at time of examlDalion. f h
january 20. Chapter lener and .11 matenal or t e March Auow requested in Tit 8,,11.'141 issued th e 6nt week In Jan uary i. due OD tbil date. It ahould be prepared and mai!ed OD or before ary 1.5 accordinll to th e dutancc: the chapter II located from the Editor.
J an '""'7 U. Alumnae club secretaries mail alumna personal. to Alumnc Editor.
February 1. Correa poodin& secretariet are to Hnd chapter membenhip lilt to your aaminer ing to in.tructiona in January BMU.';,.. Cha,nn&n of chapter committee on Ichollnhip .hould .end to member of atandinr committee to whom chapter il allitr0ed report. conrin, work of her committee and scholarsblp condltloDi ID ber
Marchchapter. I. Chapter corresponding .ecrctlrY .bould aend complete lilts o( active members for the • econd seme.ter to the Grand Trellurer. Grand Secretary Province PTCsident, snd Alumnz Editor; li.t. of chapter office,. (Of tbe .emester to aU member' of the Grand Council and to the Province President, aod names aDd addre8les or those Inving colle8'e to the Cataloguer.
March 4. Fraternity examinatioll. If date i. not convenient coofer with your examiner li!re";oua to this date a«ordin, to in.tructioDi in January B"U.,.,..
-M arch 5.
March 15. Chapler Trusurer should $Cnd umiaonual due. to the Grand Tru.uret"
Varch 10 Chairman of chapter committee on schola rship should .end mid·"Cmest(r report to her province scholarship supervisor.
April 12. Alumnae club s ecretariea mail alamna penonall to Alumnz Editor.
April 15 Chapte r lener. All material for the JUDe AUOW' requested in The BIII/di,. iuued. April 1 i. due Oft this date _ It sbould be prepared and mail e d OD. or before April 10.
April 21. Foundera· Day. AlumNC unite with nearHt active cbapter in eelebratiOft of tbe eyenL April 25 Annual report of alumnz club. .bould be mailed to the Alumnz Editor of THE Aaaow.
Ap ril 30 Alumnz club. elect officers.
K.ay 1 Becinninc of alumnz fiscal year.
W a,. 1 Oapter correspondin, .ec:r'tl.rica ahould nd a llllaal report to .11 memben of the Grand CouDcil aad to Proyince Pre.ident
MQ 1. Chapter correlpondinr .ecretarie. should send to the Fraternity Catalogue r I reviaed list o f &iris Ilraduating o r permanent I, ka v ing college in June tOllethcr w ith their permanent home addre e •.
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j_ne 1. Chapter c:orrupond inr sec retari es ah ould Mod llata of offiCtt. for the faJl aemester to all llIetDlH:rs of tbe Grand Council and 10 the Proinee Pre.ident, and .hould be sure that all initifor the Jear haYe been reported to the Grand Secretary. Chapter eorre.ponding lecreurr lend to CatalOl'\lt:r copy of chapter membersblp list _ida addrusCI (if published by the chapter).
Jun. I. Chapter PanheUenic r epresentative .hould le nd to fraternity representatin in National Paahellenic Con.re.. detailed r eport OQ P anhellen ic condition. in her coll e,e Cbairm.. 01 chapter committee on .cholaublp should .end ber home addre and 60al report of the "ork of her commllte:e to her province scholarship iupervi.or; al.o her home add res. to cklairman of stan ding co mmitt ee. :\lrI. C. W. l\litc hell, Apt. 43, The J owa, \Vashington, D. C.
Jun. U. Chairman of chapter committee on .cbolarsh ip abould make sure that the H cO ad ICmatcr report duly recorded on H- P. C _ bJanb baa ruched her province scholarship .u pemaor Chairmen .hould al.o send Dame., photolrfaph .nd brief typewritten biol(taphie. of aU honor to r W _ Mitchell. Api. 43, Tbe owa. ,,'ashlngton, D. C.
Jun. 20 Annual Reporta of Natioo.al OSur&Province PreaideDta, Province Vice--prt ident• • and Chairmen of SlIndinr Committee. Ihould be .ent to Grand Secretary for ute at summ er meet· ing of the Grand Council. All r,'-tWII IM.III b '1I""nU." . July L Annual meetina of the Grand Council. Exact date to be announced.
-September 10• September 15 Chapter officer. should meet and prepare for the ne" collel'e year. "The e.x.&et date of this meetinll mUll be determined in eaeb chapter by the date of the openiol' of coUe re .)
September 25. Chapter correspondioll .ecretarie. .hould send complete Ii.tl of active membeR t. the Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Province President. and Alumnz Editor: alao .end Frater· nity Cataloguer li.1I of namu and addresse. of ,iris active in June but not in September. &"i in ll last addre.a at wbich Anow "" receiyed Oetober 1. Chairman of chapter committ ee 0111 icho larship should !t nd h er address for )'ur t o province schoJarabip supervisor to whom her chapter IS a"'iigned and also to the ::\frs. C. \V :\litchell, Apt. 43, The Iowa. \Valih· ington, D. C.
October 10. Chapter cot1'CSpOndlDIL lecretariea .ead in to Grand Prcsident, Grand Vice-presidenl an Province Prelident names of Adyi.ory Committee.
October 15. Chairman of chapter committee on schOlarship .hould tend to ber pro";n CII acholarship .upervisor and also to the c:bairmall of tkle committee. :\ 1n. C. \V \lilchell, Apt. 431 • The Iowa, \\-ashingtOll D. C .• the names .nl1 addresse of the members of tbe chapler scholar,hip committee for the college year.
October 15. Alumoz elub .ecretaries mail .Iumn • personals to Alumnc Editor.
October 20. Chapter letter and all material r. quested for tbe Dttcmbcr Anow in Tit 8 11".. iuued the fiut week in October i. due on thi date_ 1t .bould be prepared and mailed oa 01' bdore October 15.
Noycmber 15. Annual dues of alumnz sbould be aent to the Province Viee-pres ident• N ov ember 15 Chapter PanheUenic reprucntativ. ahould make to fraternity rcpruentati.-e report _ Panhellenic condilion. in her colleKe.
November 22. Chairman of chap ter committee •• should send 10 province schol anh:r. " 5upervi"or 10 whom her chapler la aSJiJ'lled mi • ,eme rf'OOrt on work of her committe e: -December 10
All aotic intended for t"e IIIPI inue of PI S"o PI" 8 11,,," hould be ia tb. u..u .1 &elit.r ." tb.i. date
THE ARROW
Official Publication of the P
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VOLUME XXXVI J UNE, 1920
B eta Ph
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Fraternity
SARAH PO>llROy·RucC, Edito,
Table of Contents
A URIU" I I I STORY OF TlfE SETTI. UU:!liT SnlOOI .•.•.•••.•
Rol.I OF \VORKERS IN Till S!TTUMEST Sc Il OOI. 11)12-11)20
Entered II lecond "clasl mlUer Octobe r 20. 1909, at the pOltoffice at Menasha. Wil., under the Act of Conirtll of March 3, 1879"
Acceptance (or mailing at Ipec.ia1 rate oJ YOltaKe provided for in Section t IlIl, Act of October 3, 1917. authomed JUl7 15, 19 S"
TKII: Anow is published four times s yur, in October. December, Muc h and June at <450 to 454 Ahnaip Stred, Menuha. Wis" by Georlfe Dant&. official printer and publiaber to the fraternity. Sub.cription price $1.00 per year; 2S cen tl (or sioll e copies..
All manulCripta bould be .ddrC!<Kd to the Editor, Sarab PomerOy·Ruil (MfL P . A. ), 201 Davia Ave .• Brookline, <46. M us.
Materi.1 intended lor publi cation mu s t reach the Edito r fin weeks before date of publkati on .
FRATERNITY DIRECTORY
FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY
Maggie Campbell Thyne In s titute. Chase City, Va. L ibbic Brook -Gaddis ......................•.. 623 Prairie St., Galesburg, Ill.
Ad a Bruen -C rier 16 N. Fremont St., Bellevue. Pa.
Clara Brownlee- Hu tchinson .......• _ .......•. 318 1St Ave., Monmouth, Ill
GRANO VICE' PRESIDENT-Anna Robinson Nickerson (Mrs. David D.), 74 Rock· land Ave., Malden, 48 Mass.
GRANO SECRETARY-A'my B. Onken, Chapin, ] n.
GRAND TREASURER-Anne Stuart, 1<)06 0 Stree t, Lincoln, Neb
ARROW EDITOR-Sarah Pomeroy - Rugg (Mrs. F. A.), 20 1 D:1Vis Ave., Broo kline, 46, Mass.
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
L. Keller, Westhampton College, Richmond. Va.
SETTLEMENT SCHOOL BOARD
CHAIRUAN-Abbie Langmaid, Granite Fall s, Minn. '-Vanetn Runting Richardson (Mrs. Artbur) in chmrge of finan ce s. Dr. May L. Ke ll e r , We sthampton College, Richmond. Va., in charge of applications for teaching force. Dr . Gertrude Beggs, Westham pton College, Ri chmond, Va. Kate D. Miller, c/o Mrs. E. B. Osborne, 4 Stone Bridge Ro:td, M ontclai r, N. J.
HEAD RESIDENT SETTI.EJofENT ScHOOl. Evelyn Bishop, Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, Gatlinburg, Tenn.
HISTORIAN
Eliubeth Clark Helmi ck (Mrs Eli A ), 3750 Oliver 51. N. W , Washington, D. c.
CATALOGUER
Edith L. Carpenter, 847 College Ave., Beloit, Wis. (Tn charge at TilE ARROW mailing list.)
ALUMNA,; EDITOR
Nina Harris Allen (ltfrs. F . J .), 420 Lak e St., Oak Park, Ill.
PI RET Pm REPRESENTATIVE IN N TlONAI. P NHELUN IC CONGRESS-May Lansfield Keller, Westhampt on College , Richmond , Va.
CHAIRMAN OP N AnONAl. P NHELLENIC CONGRESs-Mrs. Ethel Haywood Weston, 20 Ave., Rumford , Me.
PI DnA PHI MACAZINE SUBSCRIPTION AGENC Y-Dlanche G. Reisinger, 235 E Lafayette St., Baltimore, M d.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES
ALPHA PROVINCE
PItESIDINT-Roberta C&mpbell Bowen (Mrs. R. C.), 805 Ostrom Ave.• Syracuse, N. Y.
ONTARIO ALPHA-Uni ve rsity of Toronlo. Norah Gray, 394 Huron St., Toronto, Onlnio. Canad:t.
VUMONl' ALPHA-Middlebury College. Ruth 1... Ashworth. Hillcrest Cottage, Middlebuf!,. VI.
VnWO!'fT BnA-University of Vermont, Alene Crosby, 411 Main St.. Burling· ton, VI.
MASSACIlUSET"fS AI ,PIfA-+ Uoslon University, Valerie 11 Jenkins, 311 South Ave., Whitman, MillS
NEw YORK AI,PUA-Syr!lCuse University, Dorothy M :lO w :uren, 80S O!trom Ave., Syracuse. N. V.
NEw YOKK O'K I,TA-Cornell University, Evel yn G. Ri c hmond, Pruden c e Risley II nil, I (baed, N. Y.
Nt:w VOKK G".'.11\-51. L:twr ence University, Annn f • Corcoran, Pi Bela Phi House, Canton, N. V.
BETA PROVINCE
PRESI DENT- Lulu II. Cla rk, 1038 Salem Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
PENNSVI VANIA AII' JlA -S warthm o re College, Ruth M Tho mpson, Swarthmore. Po
PFNNSVIV ANJ,\ BETA - Ilu ckne\l Univcnily, Margueri t e T. LOlle, Women's Collel,;"e. l.ewi burg, Pn.
PI'!N NS VI VANI\ CA A-Dkkiu-.on College, Phebe Sharp, Met:r.ger Hall, Carlis le. Po
PI':NNSVI VIINIA 1)t!I.TII-Universi t y of Pitt sb urgh, Lillinn Bowes, 600 Lincoln Ave .• Pittsburgh, Pa.
01110 AI.I'IIA-Ohio Universily. Josephine Wuebben. Alhel ls Ohio
It.LlNOIS DELTA-Knox Co ll eg e. Miriam W.ylie, Whiting Hall, Galesburg, 111. JU ,INOIS 'EPSI1 .oN-Northweste rn University, Edith Storey, Willard Hall , Evanston, III.
ILLINOIS ZETA-University of Illinois, Josephine Eddy, 61 E. Green St.. Chnmpaip, lU.
]I.U NO IS ETA-lames M il likin University, J e well Ilar ris, A ston Ilall, Decatur, III.
ZETA PR OV INCE
Par:SIDKlfT-Sarab Eikenberry Sigler (Mrs. F. C.), 703 West Ashland An , Indianola, Iowa.
I OWA ALPHA-Iowa \Vesleyan University. Dorothy Gilmore, 10<) N. Adams SI_ Mt. Pleasant, I owa.
IOWA BETA -S impson College. Harriet Scroggs, SII E. Salem Ave .• Indianola. Iowa.
TOWA GAMMA-Iowa State College. Irene O Bick el, 129 Ash Av e., Ames, I owa.
I OWA ZETA-Iowa State University, M a ud e Adam s, 811 E. College St • I owa City, Iowa.
MI SSOURI ALPIIA-Vn iversily of Missouri, C hri sti ne Hood, SOO R o llins St Columbia, Mo.
MIS SOUK I University, Norma Burgee, S:z66 Maple St., 51. Louis, Mo.
MISSOUR I G ,uutA-Drury College, Amelia B Ru:tlon, 824 S. Jefferson St., Springfield, Mo.
ETA PR OV INCE
PRESIDENT-Hazel Eo Carson, Ashland, Kan.
NEBRASKA BET "--University of Nebraska, Thelmn Detweiler, 1414 G S t., Lincoln, Neb.
KANSAS AlI'JlA -U niversity of Knn sas , Lorette Chnpman, 1246 Mississippi Ave., Lawrence, Kin.
*CA UFORNIA AI FilA-Leland Stanford. Jr., University, Beat rice Edmonds, Pi Beta Phi H e nse, Stanford University, Cal.
CALIFORN IA BETA-University of California, Wanda McMeen, 2500 Durnnt Ave., Berkeley, Cal.
CA UI'ORNIA CAJoIMA-University of Southern California, Irene St. Pierre. 603 Carondelet 51., Los Angeles. Cal.
ARIZONA ALPHA-l1niversilY of Arizona, Ruth Roby , Pi Beta Phi lIou 'e , 631 E. 2nd St ., Tu cso n, Ariz.
NY.VAD,\ ALPIIA-University of Nel'uda, Virginia Hi ggins, Mnnz:mila II all, Reno, Nev
• University ill Pulo Alto, Cal,
STAN 01 NG COM M l ' rI'EES
COlr()(ITTEIl ON EXTENSION-Edith Valet Coole (Mrs. Robert 1 ) , 1199 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Conn.; Flor a lJull Mit chell ( Mrs. C. \V.), Apt. 43. The I owa, Washin gton, D. C.; Ruth Barrett Smith (Mrs. Warren), Alpine. Was h . ; Vivian Uren gle, 4 0 4 Kn oblock St., Stillwater, Okla .
COUMITTEE ON Sc HOLARS HIP-Flora Hult Mit ch ell (Mrs. C. \V.) , Apt 43. The I owa , W as hington, D. C.; .A Bessie Blan chard, 3079 Fult o n St., Broo klyn, N. Y.; n Grace Thurness Wincheste r (Mrs F. H.), 107 W. High St., London, Ohio; r Dorothy Smallwood Cure (Mrs. R. W ), 2400 16th St., Washington, D. C.; .:1 Martha Gray, 456 Taylor Ave .• Detroit. Mi ch i E Kate F. Miller (Mrs. Glenn A.>, to Villa Beach, Cleveland. Ohio; Z Lilian Boyd Glynn (Mrs. R. R.), 993 Benton Ave., Springfield, M o.; H Jean Douglas Fav elle (Mrs. A. D .) , Lar amie , Wyo ; e Mrs. Gaylord Nelson, Ardmore , Okla.; I Edna Prescott D a tson (Mrs. E. P.), University of Oregon, Eugen e , Ore. ; K Mary Gordon Holway (Mrs. R. S.), 2577 Bue na Vista W ay, Berkeley, Cal.
COMMITTEE ON FRATE RN ITY STU DY AND EXAMINATIONs-Sophie Parsons W oodm nn. 561 \V. 186 St., New Y ork; A Marian Ferguson, 817 Hill side Ave., P!:linF.eld, N. J.; B Etheh yn BO\\'er Shid!e (Mrs N o rm3n G.), sSe W. ISo St.. New York City; r Lulu C lark, 10 38 Salem Ave , Dayt on , Ohio; 4 Ethel R . C urry e r, 724 E. IS St., Indianapolis, Ind .; E Marie Dy e, 602 1 \Vood lawn Ave., Chicago, ]11.; Z Hel e n C. Go rse, 6132 Wat e rman Ave., 51. Louis. M o.; ]I Evelyn J e n se n , Siale L i brary , C h ey enn e. Wy o.; e Luc ile Shuttee. 414 S. Barker St • EI R e n o, Ok l a .; I Jun e Brown J ones ( M rs F, A.), 909 Mnga r et St., Pasco, W nsh.; K Elizabeth CoalS, 2500 Durant Ave., Berkeley, Ca l.
COMMITTEE ON UNDIRCRADUATE LOAN FUND--Jennie Rowell nradlee (Mrs. Thomas), fl4 North Prospect St., Burlington, VI.; Mil d r ed Babcock ( Mrs. lr . L .), Ded h am, M ass.; Ruth Curt i ss, Am es , Tow3; Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lin coln, N eb
COM)flTTEE ON ARROW FII 1-Delia Conger, 381 N Prairie St., Galesburg, III.; Edith L. Ca rpenter, 847 College A ve ., Beloit, Wi s
COMAfI 'TU os FELI.GWSIIIP FUN D-A Do r o th y C l eave l and, 11 University Ave ., Ca nt on, N. V. ; 8 D orothy \V oodw3rd , Box 335 C learfi el d, Pa.; r H elen \Vitm e r, 225 N. Sixth St., R eadi ng Pn.; tJ. Emily H elmin g, 2152 N. Al nbama St., In dianapolis. Ind .; E Edna Bro wn , 909 Fourlh SI. S. E .• Minn eapolis, Minn .; Z Mari e Ga les Schmid ( Mr s. Juli an ), 11 0 1 C he rr y St., Springfield, Mo.; H D o r ot hy Price, 21S S Nevada Ave • Col o r ado Springs. Co l o.; 8 Eleanor F o rwood, Rogers, Ark.; I Alice M Lodge. 232 N. Franklin A ve., W e na tchee, Wa s h.; K Merl e K . Swai n ( Mrs . Frank G .) , 51 0 Olive Dr ive, Whitli e r. Cal.
COM"UTTP.E ON SURVEY AND STANDAR DIZATIoN-Amy B. Onken, Chapin, Ill . ; Fl o ra Hull M itche ll (Mrs_ C. W.) , Apt. 43 , The Iowa, Washingt on, D C.; Oliver Kelle r Laurence (Mrs. Phil. J .) , 382S Upton Ave 5., Minneapoli s, M i nn ; Edith L Carpenter, 847 College Ave , Beloit, Wis.
CO}.fMITTU DN RECO NSTRUCT ION WORK-Dr. May L. Keller, We sthampton College, Ri chm ond, Va ; Dr. Gertrude H. Beggs, Westhampton College, Ri c hmond , Va.
CUSroDIAN 0' THE PIN -Quee n e Snow Cox ( M rs. Henry ). 3320 D ewey Ave • Omaha, Neb.
ALUMNA': DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
S&ea&TAlT POa THE ALUKJrf& AND GRANO VICa-PUllD.lHT-ADOS Robinson NickenoD (Mrs. D. D.>, 74 Rockland Ave •• Malden, Y ALUMHiE EDITOR-Nina Harri. Allen (Mrs F. J.l, 420 Lake St., Oak Park, IlL
ALPHA PROVINCE
VICE-PUSIDIN'I\-]eonic B. Allyn. %86 Massachusetls Ave., Arlington, 74 M:asi. BosTON, MAls.-Louise Hoeh, 21 Marcella 51.. R oxbury , MUI BUFPALO, N. Y.-Merle Coon Baldwin (Mr•. Alfred W.), C II Carlton Court. VT.-Laur. Barker.
CONNECrfCUT-Minctte Norton Williams (Mrs. D. W.), 380 N. Main St.. W"Uing(ord. Coon, NEW YOlK, N. Y.-Dor. Nevins, 116 Hawthorne St., Brooklyn. N. Y. NORTHUN NEW YORK-Dorothy Cleaveland. Canton. N V. ROCHUTU . N. Y.-Florence Ford. 243 Plymouth Ave. SVRACl' S!, N. Y.-Mary Makepeace Decker (Mrs . Flowd F .), 312 Mllrsball 51. TORONTO. CANADA-Mary Fl etcher, Barrie, Onl., Can. WESTUN MA"A CIIU5ETTS AlUMNA!-Edna Bean·Miller (Mrs. Franz C.), 97 Sprinl St., Sprinafield, 1\.f:l 'I;'.
PROVINCE
VICF.. - Pt!SIDINT-M:uion Baker, ,S Rigby Ave .• unsdowne, Pa. AKRON, OHIo-EIsa Schlicht Connors Jas .), 553 Stratford PI. CARLlSU, PA .- Florenl'e Rnlston Relt (Mrs. J . E.), 203 Walnut Sf. CLEVELAND, Olflo--Florence lIut chi n son K e,,,ley (Mrs. J. E.). 1886 Rosemont Rd., Ell' Cleveland, Ohio.
PIlILAD£I.P HIA, PA.-Rulh Lumi s, W est Chester, P l.
PITTSRUICII, PA.-Helen Hunt, SOlO Liberty Ave. '1'01.1:00, OHio-Clara Humphrey, 2053 Fran.din Ave. NORTHIASTI.lN PENNSYI.VANIA - Eunice V. I fall. 540 Wa s h ing ton Ave " Scranton, Pa.
GAMMA PROVINCE
VJCE - ,.ISIDINT-Vibert Potts Duncan (Mrs. R, D ., Jr,). Apt. 33 "The Chevy Chase," Washington. D, C. Mo,- Mabel Martin Whitak er ( Mr s . M. C.). 461 Ft. WashinKton Ave" New York.
RJCHMIJ'iD, VA.-G ladys Cherryman Tilghman (Mrs , Iloward), 120,1 Park A,·e. WASHINGTON , 0, C,-Lottie E. Stewart, 3801 Joce lyn St., C h evy Chase. D , C.
DELTA PROVINCE
VICa-PIlSJDKNT-Helen M. Wattles. "Sunny crest," Troy, Mich. ANN ARHOR. Ml c lI,- Margaret Arnold While (Mrs. A. E.), BLOOlUNGmN, IND,- Harriet Haas Karse ll ( Mr s. T , G,), 1013 N , Co ll ege Ave. DETR OIT, Ml c lI,-A ll ene Inger so ll Beal ( Mrs. Ceo.), 370 Haze lwood Ave. FK"NKI.IN, hm.- Hazel Alexand e r Murray (Mrs. Paul), fp..n, - J ol'ephine R. I-larmon, 1654 Pttk Ave, SoUTHWESTIRN INDIA NA-Marie West, SOl \Va shington Ave ,. Evansville, Ind
EPSILON PROVINCE
VICE PRlSIDENT-Lelah Bell Davis, 864 W. \Villiam St,. Decatur, III. BELOIT, Wis.-Maude Hinckley, 841 Vine St.
CARTHACE, fLI -Ellen Cllrey Mac k (Mrs D. E .), CENTR.\L, ILL,-Mabel Lindsay Fairc l o (Mrs, G. C,), 916 W, Park Ave Champaign, 111.
CHIC": ACO, lu -Dorothy SII.SS, 5671 W. Washington Blvd. DECATUR, lu -Mary Bell Pri ce. 190 Oak Blvd. Fox RIVIR VALLI!:Y, ILL.-Margaret Newman. 120 N Ja ckson St., Elgin. III. GAl ESBURC, I LL.-Amy Matteson 120 E. 76th St. MAOISO!'o', Wls.-H,len Kayser , 802 E. Gorham St. MINNEAPOUS AND ST. PAUL, MINN .- Marguerite Grimm, JU 13th Ave. S. E., Minneapolis, Minn PIORIA, I LL.-Nina M Sengenberger, 9J3 Glen Oak Ave. SPRINCFIEl.D, ILL.- Mrs. II. P. Mac Namara, 2t9 Walnut SI. SoUTH DAKOTA ALuwN.c-Helen Dayton Male: (Mrs. Leo), Elk Point, S. D.
ZETA PROVINCE
VICg·PRESIOENT- Jlelen McCa rgo, 5413 Barlmer Ave., St. Louis, 1\10 AME S, I OWA-Anna Fl emi ng. BURLINGTON, IOWA-JeSlie M. Thomas, 109 Woodlawn Ave CEDAR RAriDS. IOWA-Lois Snyder Fuige r ( Mrs. R. Ii .) , 113 lSt Ave. W. DES M OINf.S, IowA-Nat alie Phillips, 1534 W 9th St. INOJ AS"O I.A, IOWA-Vera 1. Molt ( Mrs . Frank L .), 509 N. B St. I OWA C ITY , I OWA-Rosella B. Eyre (l\frs. J. R.), 1246 E. College SI. em.-, M o.-Lei l" G Ciifton (Mrs C. M.), 1324 Prospect Ave. ,\fT. P UASAST, IOWA-Maude C. Campbell ( Mrs. Ra lph).
ST. JOSlrH, MO.-Marian White, 50J S. Itth St. ST. LoUIS. Mo.-Margaret Wood s, 7069 Kingsbury . SIOUX CITY, IOWA-Lillian Gutherie Br ess l er ( Mrs. P. F.), Co ttage 2J , River· side Park. SPRINcnlLD, Mo.-G l adys T. M elze ll (Mrs. How ard), 51S Normal Ave.
ETA PROVINCE
VICE ' PRltSIDINT-Lena Harper Trott (Mrs. A. B.), 4101 E 22nd Ave .• Den'ICr. Colo.
BoULDER. CoLo.- H ope Cleveland, 635 12th SI. CASPER, WYO.-Tella Dunn Schulte (Mrs. A. A .) DENVER, COLD.-U1a' King l"airfi eld (Mrs Golding), 2280 S. St. Paul. LAWRENCE, KAN.-Loi s A. Greenlees, 714 M iss issippi St. LlN COI.N . NER.-Mildred Hazelwood King (Mrs. W. H .). 1635 CSt. MANHATTAN', KAN.-Florence Warner Bushnell (Mrs. L. 0 .). 1414 Humboldt St. OMAHA. Nu., AND C8UNCIL BI UFFS, IOWA-Kath e rine Thomas Lindquist (Mrs. A. H.), 3610 Marcy St.. Omaha, Neb. PUEBLO. COLO.-Edna Hills Taylor (Mrs. F. L .). 2 17 Drolldway T OPEKA MN.-Edna J ones Penfi e ld (Mrs. Fred). 1123 Arch. W\'OMJ NG- nerlha M. White, Hoyt I' Jall, Laramie , Wy o.
THETA PROVINCE
VI C1I: -PRZS I0INT-Emily Maverick Miller (Mrs. E. T .), University Stat ion. Au.tin , Tens ARDMORE, OK.LA.-Marguerite Spurtock. AUSTIN, Tn.-Esth er von Rosenberg, 2510 Whiti s Ave . OAI I AS, Tr.x -Hazel Robe rts, 520 Linz Bldg. FAYETTltVTLLE, ARK.-Doro thy R . Lighton . LITTL E ROCK. ARK .-Pau1ine H oetz.el , Dumott. Ark., BOlt 603. NEW ORLIANS, LA.-Dorothy Thompson. IRf2 Calhoun St. NoulAN, OKLA.-Emelyn, Miller, 526 Mille r Ave. OKunOWA CITY, OKLA.-Helene P. Ledbette r. 327 E. Park PI.
IOTA PROVINCE
VJ(;S-PUSIDINT-Leda Pinkham Wilbur (Mrs H B.), 434 35th Ave., Sc3ttle Wa.h. . EASTERN MONTASA- Miriam R eed Bingham ( Mr s . Glen A. ), Billings, M o nt.
PORTLAND. Ou.-Mamie Mc Combs Pownall (Mrs. 11. C ). 334 East 40th St., North.
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If you can wear and lore the Pi Phi arrow, And not forget that there aTe and If you can ,holO gour love, yet not be narrow, Remembering there are other things tha". thue,,' If you can laugh and pia,,! and search for plealure. Remembering yet that ,vllen the needs arise. l'''our arrow alk, of you unlltillted metUfI re Of lacrifice and love for all Pi Phis;
If YOll can dance and yet remember ever The finer things for 'zvh;ch your arrow standsA character and womanhood that never By unclean word or deed ,oils lips and hand,; If Pi Phi love i, always thu, abiding, Yet fo r the lone,ome girl you hM'e a smile; 1Vh!l then I'll know that 'neath your arr()7o', hiding A head that hold, all loul!! things worth while.
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VOI.U.,E XXXVI
JUNE, 1920 NUMUER 4
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
[From lqU until the present lime three Pi Phis in luccession have been chairma n of the Settlement School Board. Mrs. Helmick. Mu. Richardson and Miss Langmaid have coOperated in the prepara.tion of this histori cal survey, each in lurn writing of what seems to her the most important phases of the development of the work under her leadership.-EDITOR.]
The Pi 'Bcta Phi Settlement School found its inception in the \Vashington Alumnre Cluh at a lime when se,"eral magazines had published descriptions of the primitive life and deplorable ignorance of the sturdy race of American mountaineers living within a day's ride of the national capital.
At the Swarthmore Convention, on June 29, 1910 , Emma Harper Turner, the Washington club's delegate, and a former Grand President of the Fraternity, appealed to the N alional Alumnre Association to sanction the proposed establishment of a school for alleviating the distressing conditions in th e Appalachian M ountains, The plan included the presentation of the school as a Thank·offering to OUf Founders at the fiftieth a.nniversary of the birth of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity, 'T'he project was received with enthusiasm, and Anna PettitBroomelJ , Pennsylvania A, was named chai rman of the committee to carry the proposition to the National Convention at its morning session on June 30. Convention gave the plan hearty endorsement and a com mittee of ten was named to inaugurate the work.
A fter nearly two years of co rrespondence and study, the site for the school was selected by process of elimination. A t the Department of Education in \ Vashington it was found that the states of North Carolina, Kentu cky and Tennessee were the most illiterate in the Appalachian Mountains. The committee investigated conditions in each of these states with the result that Tennessee was found to be the most needy. A personal visit to the State Board of Education showed that Sevier county had the fewest schools. The county
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Superintendent, at Sevierville, eagerly fell in line with the scheme and conducted K elle r, Grand President of the Fraternity, ove r the distr ic t whi ch seemed to oh:er the greatest field for work; thus the decision was made in favor of GatJinburg.
On February 20, 1912, the first session of th e Pi Beta Phi Settle-ment School was opened in the little old school house at the junction of Baskin's c reek and Little Pigeon river , with Miss Martha Hill,
A GLUfPSE OF LI'I'"Tl E PIGEON RIVER
of Nashville, Tehn., an experienced mo untain worker , in charge and thirteen small children in attendance. Four months later the school closed with an enrollment of thirty -three.
In August the second session opened in an abandoned Methodist Church, with Miss Hill , cooperating with a native teacher employed by the cou nty schoo l board, and seventy pupils in attendance. On December 1, the County's funds being exhausted, Pi Beta Phi sent nell Gillette, Illinois Z, '08, (now Mrs. T. R. Morgan), the first volunteer Pi Beta Phi tea c her , who with Miss Hill taught in the new county school building on the hill overlooking the village. This was
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the beginning of the infusion of Pi Beta Phi's own personal influence into the lives of these people, and resulted in bringing one hundred and thirteen pupils under our teaching. At this time the first American Hag unfurled in the community was sent to the school by the young son of Carrie Flagler- Schantz, Iowa 0, '85, and the first Christmas tree was placed in OUT school room . Sewing, cooltiug, industrial work, S3Rit3tion, a small dispensary, and house -la-house visits kept our two workers busy early and late.
One incident in Dell Gillette's experience shows the disposition of the people and their cooperation. The school gave an entertainment to which parents and friends flocked and the house was crowded. It had recently rained and the mud from the country road was freely tracked in much to "Miss Dell's" disgust. At the eod of the entertairunent, without having mentioned the matter to anyone, she announced to the gathering that, "There will be no further school in this building until the men of the village have built a board-walk from the road to the sc hool door 1" The audience was astonished at such an unheard-of demand from a woman, but not a word was said to her. However, soon afterwards there was a fine new board-walk, two planks wide, along the highway and up to the school. This walk was soon followed hy others along the most used roads. Gatlinburg at present is the only mountain village I have seen with plank sidewalks along the roads.
In July, 1913, our people were told that if they would give of the land which they possessed, we would build them a comfortable school house, and give them of the education which we possessed_ Eagerly,
BUU..oINC USED FOR TilE KINDERGARTEN, 1913-14
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and at the most unusual gathering the village had eve r witn essed , th ey gave us the deed t o thirty-fi\'e acres in the heart of th e flBurg" and the choicest building site in th e d ist ri ct. In August, the third sessio n began in frat e rnity o wned buildings and with a st aff of Pi Phi teachers. Ground for the new six-room schoo l building was broken in th e a utumn and on July 9, 1914 , the building was dedicated in the prese nce of the enti re Grand Co un ci l and several hundr ed people.
During the 191 3- 14 session the first can nin g club of the co unty was organized with M ary O. Pollard, V e rm ont A, '96, in cha rge of the co unty work. A lar ge s upply' of seeds, bul bs, cuttin gs, plants, etc., were sent f;-om the A g ri cultural Department at \Vashingt o n, tlnd distributed among t he people, introducing new and unh ea rd -o f plants to th em. Th e state hookworm specialist was brou g ht to the school and a house-to -house can va ss mad e to battle against, and to exterminate this enemy of th e mountain people, with the mos t g ratifying results
The fourth session opened Augu st 10, 1914, with four Pi Ph i t eache r s and one hundred and thirty- four pupils eager for the year's work. Baseblll, football, basketball, tenni s, a debating club and othe r schoo l ac tivit ies aroused a new sp irit in th e childr en a nd th e ir peop le t ook pride in the ir w o rk.
The special effo rt during 1915 wa s to make the industrial work commo n t o the mountains am o n g the b id e r people more popular and p r ofitable to the yo un ge r generation. The weaving department was equipped : spinning bees and qui lt ing parties were g iv en with the hope of r eviving those almost lost indu stri es. The services o f an experienced manual tr aining teacher were engaged and a splendid w o rk shop was equipped with the best tools on the market. As a result
Till NEW ScHOOL BUlI.DIN'G
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many useful articles were made for the home. We now had five Pi Phi workers which made it necessary to add another story to the o rigin al three-room cottage whi ch had served as teachers' residence up to this tim e. One hundred and thirty pupils were now enrolled.
During the autumn of 1916 , a ten-room teachers' residence, planned by Aida and Elmina Wilson, I owa r , was built and occ upied at Ch ristmas time. This house has furnace heat, running water, bath and is a modem and model home in the mountains. All materials, excep t the lumber, were freighted over the rough roads from the "o utside ." The carpenters' w o rk was done entirely by mountain mcn under the guidance of an experienced bu ilder, imported for the occasion . Fr om far up the mountains, cu ri ous men came to watch the progress upon this house. The building of the basement was especially attractive to the " I knowd it" spectators {or o ur building was entirely different from theirs. One cold, frosty morning, about sunrise, one of the oldest inhabitants and his wife awoke the Pi Phi worker from her sleep. Upon going to the door , she found that they had come to unburden their fears. With genuine anxiety and solicitude, the good, old man began, IIMartha and me cain't stand it no longer; we said we would come to you and tell you that it don't stand to no reason that that ere watery stuff they is putting in them walls will hold up any house." . .. He had been watching the pouring of concrete into the forms for the basement walls. After explaining to them how it became as hard as clay did in their chimneys, he was taken to the finished wall and told to rip off the lower boards, and beheld the hardened walls. Astonished and surprised, he exclaimed, "I'll be darned," and rushed off to tell the community that it was all right.
About this time the county built a pike road to a point six miles below Gatlinburg, and public spirited men succeeded in getting bridges built across the Little Pigeon river and a fairly good dirt road over the balan ce of the way, making it possible now, at some seasons, to leave the railroad at Sevierville and reach the school in a couple of hours' ride by motor. Gatlinburg was made the distributing point of seven rural deJivery routes and Our citizens' names began to appear in the county papers. We built a grand stand on our athletic grounds and had a fine uniformed school athletic team.
When our co untry entered the war, Elizabeth Clark-Helmick, Michigan A, who had been the very efficient chairman of the Settlement School Committee ror five years was for ced by home duties to
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give up the position. Her resignation was accepted by Grand Council in October, 1917, and the new chairman, Waneta Bunting-R.ichardson, Nebraska B, began her duties about December first.
The school had been progressing n;cely that year under the supervision of Marjorie J ackson, Wisconsin A, '14, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Prickett, experienced mountain workers, Ruth Meacham, Illin ois .6., '14 , and Emily Burton, a trained kindergartner who is not a member of the fraternity but a graduate of the Emma Willard School, Troy, N. Y ., and formerly connected with Hindman Institute, Hindman, Ky. During thi s year, Marshall Ogle, a native of Gatlinburg, was given charge of the cultivation of the cleared land and was ge nerally handy man about the cottage and school, tending to the flunaces, livestock and garden for the teachers. He and his family lived in the Stuart Cottage and his wife, Mary, helped with the work in the Residence. The Stuart Cottage, an attractive bungalow built by Mrs. Helmick for her occupancy during the months while she personally supervised the building of the was subseq uently purChased and given to the Settlement School by Misses Melinda and Anne Stuart, . Nebraska B, and makes the fourth of the group of buildings now l ocated on the school property.
ON TUI: WAY TO ScHOOL
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Special attention was dire<lted towards the awakening of more general interest 011 the part of the parents in what was being done for the children in the schoo1. For this purpose a lyceum course was held in the schoolhouse every two weeks. These entertainments were well attended by the people who , although undemonstrative to a degree, almost approached enthusiasm. By this time the war was Celt to the extent that all were restless and anxious to be doing something personal in a definite way. Because of the isolation, it was impossible for a time to get materials and directioll'i for the bandage and knitting 'oII'ork. Finally a Red Cross Chapter was organized in Sevierville, fifteen miles away, and immediately <;atlinburg followed and in a short time all women and children were at work, all other intcres'b being sacrificed.
\V11cn , at the close of the yeaf, l\liss Jackson found she could not return in the fall we were most fortunate in sc('uring for H ead Resi· dellt I iss EvelYl1 Bishop, New York A, and school opened in August, 1918, with the following corps of workers: Miss Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Prickett and l\1iss Burton. Several abnormal conditions inter· fered with the school work sturing the fall months. A number of the older girls had left for munition work and all the boys of registration age were in the army camps. Added to this llt1u" made its appearance and, while not so prevalent as in neighboring communities, continued so long that school had to close after Christmas for nearly two weeks. To add to our trouhle, Mrs. Prickett's hea1th made it necessary for her to discontinue her work in the schoolroom, and. February first, Mr. Prickett unexpectedly tendered his resignation. Through all this upheaval Miss Bishop was equal to the occasion and by reason of her familiarity with local conditions (as she had been in close touch with the schoo l since its early days) and her wide acquaintance, she was able to fill all vacancies immediately and the work went on. The epidemic proved the urgent need of a res id ent nurse for this com· munity so far away from outside help and we have since been {onnu· lating plans whereby thi s may be accomplished.
Twenty·two boys from the community went into the national ser· vice, two of them laid down their lives for their country, and the flag which had been familiar to Gatlinburg on ly since it was first unfurled there in 1912 had a new and personal significance for the people. As the year progressed it became increasingly evident to the Pi Beta Phi workers that a new spirit of progress imbued the neighborhood and
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the Set tl ement School would now have to work to supply new needs as demanded by the awakening intelligen ce of these primitive but purely America n people.
Two OF OUR Boys IN UNIFORM
Having steered the work su ccssf ully through the war period, Mrs. Richard son felt she cou ld no longe r assume the heavy r esponsib ility and upon her resignation in August, 1919, Miss Abbie Langmaid, Minnesota A, became chairma n oCthe conunittee.
The same month school opened with Mi ss Bishop, Miss Burton and Runyan co ntinuing their duties, Miss Ruth Sturley, \Vashing ton A, in cha r ge of upper grades and first year high school, and Mr. Creswell for manual training and boys' leader. During th e year th e quality of the work in all departments has been excell.ent, with a spirit of harmony and cooperation among teachers and community that has brought satisfactory results. A debating society has met frequently with enthusiastic discussions on questions of local interest. The udramatics," tableaux, etc., given at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and close of the yea r, have been valuable, and very satisfactory to the community.
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The total enrollment has been 119 pupils, including four in high school. This is very good considering the effects of the war, and the general unrest of the times which is felt even in Gatlinburg. Attendance has greatly imprO\°cd this year in spite of much rain and consequent excessively bad roads and swollen creeks (and creek beds often Conn the roadways for the school children), measles, the "Bu" in light form, and finally small pox, all of which caused the loss of only two days of "books" throughout the school year. The Stuart Cottage has been simply finished upstairs to accommodate several boys who came to the Pi Phi &hool after the county school near their homes had closed. Mrs. Proffit, a motherly mountain woman,
kept house, here, for Mr. Creswell and these boys. "Aunt Lizzie" Reagan, another mountain woman whom all Pi Phis regard with great respect and affection, has chaperoned and mothered the residents in the lIbig cottage ." Mi ss Runyan and her girls who stay at
MRS . PROFFIT AND "AUNT LUZIE" RUGAN, Two MOST IMPORTANT MUlDERS OP OUR STAFF
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A SPINNER IN THE SUN
(No VISit to Gatlinburg is complete without a ca ll on "Aunt Lydia Whaley," pioneer basket-maker, and s taunch friend of ou r school. Her ability as a spinner of wool is only equalltd by ber inimitable spinning of tales (rom pioneer days )
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the school from Monday till Friday have occupied the "old Cottage."
Aunt Lizzie, Miss Bishop, and Mr. Creswell will remain in Gatlinburg for the most p..'lTt throughout the vacation months. Harrison Proffit will continue his care of garden and crops, which though not comprising many acres, have been scientifica lly seeded by one of the schoolboys under M iss Bishop's direction. Fences have been built this last year, some work done on the grounds and driveways, an orchard planned and a very complete garden. The latter furnishes the main food of the residents and thus keeps living expenses, under efficient management, exceedingly low.
A local advisory board has been appointed consisting of Mr. Andy Huff, Mr. Charlie Ogle, Mr. Steve Whaley, .all of Gatlinburg, and Dr. Massey and Mr. E. E. Connor, of Sevierville. The appoin tment of this board whose function is merely advisory on questions requiring knowledge of local conditions has increased the interest and cooperation in the community. Schoolboys have been enlisted to wo rk at the school tills summer under supervision, painting the scbool house, etc., some to pay their tuition and some givi n g their time. Attempts have been made r epeatedly this last year to secure a nurse, Pi Phi p r eferably but at least a Red Cross county nurse. I n the fan and win t er no n e was avai l ab le but we fee l no w that 1920 will see a nurse installed.
Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, assured of the continued and increasing su pport of its loyal endorsers, seems to be emerging from the handicaps of the war with promise, greater than ever, of wide and lasting usefulness to the people of Gatlinburg and surrounding districts.
ROLL OF WORKERS I THE SETTJ.-EMENT SCHOOL 1 912-20
[ Names tlre given, if th e workers were in residence d u ring :lny part o( the calendar yellr , instead of recording the staff of each school year.-Eo ITOR.]
19 13 Marth a H ill. Nashvi ll e, Tennessee.
Dell Gillette. Ill i nois Z (Mrs. T . B. Morgan) .
Abbie D. Langm3id. Minnesota, A.
Helen BrysD, New York B.
Mary O. Pollard, Vermont A. Leab Slock, Michi"an A (Mrs. Gardner H el mick).
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Edith Wilson, Indiana A (Mrs. A. E. Brown)
1914 Mllt'y O. Pollard.
Edith Wilson, Indiana .A.
Marie Ditmars, fn diana A.
Margaret Young, lIIinois E.
Coroline McKnight Hugh es, Minnesotn A.
191 S Caroline McKnight Hughes.
AI .ry O. Pollard.
Marie Ditmars.
Bernice Good, Indi ana n.
Elva Plank. l own E. '916 Elva Plank.
Helen lkerd, Indiana B.
Hel en Weinberg, lllin a i s A.
Jlliia Buksdale, Michigan B.
:M r. ond M n. Prick.ett.
1917 Mar jo rie Jack.on, Wisconsin A (Mrs. Irwin Meye rs).
Ruth Meacham, Illinois A.
Emily Burlon, New York.
Mrs. Emily PraH, followed by Mrs. George W. Ball 10w3 City :M rI, Prickett.
Mr. Prickett.
19 18 Evelyn Bishop. New York A.
Emily Burton.
Mr. and Mr•. Prickett.
191 9 EvelYIi Bishop, New York A.
Ruth Stut l er, W ashington A.
Emily Burton.
Abby Runyan, Sevierville.
J. Wilbur Creswell, Sevierville.
Mrs . Liuie Reagan, Il otlsekeeper, Cntiinburg.
Mrs Prom! lI ousekeeper. Gatlinburg.
IN RETROSPECT
GATLINBURG BEFORE THE COM ING OF PI BETA PHI
Bv MABEL MOORE, G.REENVILLE, TENN
During the school year 1910 the teachers of Sevier County held institute once a month in different districts. In September we attended a meeting held in the old -time school building at Gatlinburg, a very primitive one-room building, with long seats, no desks, very low ceiling, supported by poles to keep it from caving. in. I
beHeve there were six of these poles. A t this meeting there were present teachers of the county, Superintendent Drinnen, Professor Goddard of Murphy College, Miss Dailey and myself of Wears Valley School. leader of the Institute assigned us to homes. After reaching our stopping place the hostess co nfided in us and said HWe want to get to a place where we can our children to a good school when they get older. I wanted to see lOU and find out SO I would know what kind of school you ha\'c over in the Valley." We did not forget the mother and her longing .
One feature of our program was singing by four men. I accompanied them on a folding When this part of the program began, each window and door which had been vacant was at once filled with many faces. Our meeting at night was well attended. We gave more musical selections. During the afternoon and before our night meeting many questions were asked about the queer little organ, price, and who could play it. I have never forgotten the bright and eager faces of these boys and girls. I said to Miss Dailey, "All these people at Gatlinburg neep is a light and a chance."
Some weeks after this trip we attended a school rally at Sevierville for all of the county. Here we heard Miss Turner, of Washington, who told of the desire of the organization she represented to locate a school in the mountains. I did not think of Gatlinburg just then but at noon on my way to the hotel I said, "Let us tell her of Gatlinburg," but we saw Mi s Turner and friend talking with some business men so we let it pass. Later in the afternoon I suggested we go meet them and tell about Gatlinburg. We did so. Miss Turner said they would visit the place. You all know the visit was made and its results.
After a few years I was permitted to go to Gatlinburg, after school and settlement work was started. It was a very wonderful transformation which I witnessed and I would like to see Gatlinburg as it is now.
AUGUST, 1910
Bv MAY LANSFIELD KELLER
In the summer of 1910 a committee of three, consisting of Miss Turner, Anna Pettit-Brownell, and the writer, were authorized by the Convention of 1910 held at Swarthmore, Pa., to investigate a site for a Pi Beta Phi Settlement School in the mountains of Eastern
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Tennessee. Making Knoxville our headquarters w'e made trips to various mo untain sections and one to Madisonville where a substan tia l school house had a lr eady been e r ec ted. At that juncture it was necessary to come to some as to our future course, namely whether we should entc r a town, take over ce rtain buildings, equip others , and conduct a training school for teache rs to be sent back into the mountains or whether the fraternity would be mOTC inte r ested in th e actual work..of teaching in the heart of the mountains. Pending a decis ion we determined on further investigation in the neighborho od
of the Great Smokies, but Miss Turner and Mrs. Brownell were bo th called away, and I was left to inaugurate a pe r sonally conducted tour of my own.
It began with a long distance telephone message from Sevierville summoning me to appear there the next day where a mythical Mr. Drinnen would meet me at the train and drive me up into the mountains. Early the next morning at six·thlrty I took my seat in the single passenger coach drawn by a miniatu r e engine, which burned
Our Plant Today. reading from left to nlht: S t uart Cottalc, "Old Cotta,e" (remodeled) Tac.hcn' Residence-The School building pictured on p 58 atanda to the riSht of the Reaidence with a pJaY ,Tound intervening.
IN RETROSPECT
wood not coal, and we puffed , snorted, and panted our way up to Sevie rvill e, the terminal of the toy road. Arrived at the station Mr. Drinnen, then County Superintendent of Schools and one of the firmest friends ou r school has ever had, met me, drove me to the hotel, and left me with the assurance that at fin the next morning he would call for me and drive me to Gatlinburg where there was a community without school facilities and without the prospect of obtaining any. The hotel was cr owded but an obliging daughter of the proprietor gave up
her room and also her bed to me, in neither of which was it deemed necessary to make any change in preparation for the llew occupant. The weather was warm, so I managed very well reclining at 1'!-ight on the outside of the bed with my own garments for covering. Fussy perhaps but-none of you have seen the room or the bed.
'Early the next morning Mr. Drinnen appeared in a small light buggy His greeting was "I sure am glad you came." On further Inquiry I elicited the information that I had "kind of that healthy
A TYPICAL MOUNTAIN HOHE
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lo ok," which was necessary to sllstajn one over seventeen miles of the worst road in Tennessee. At that time there were no bridges, the road to Pigeon Forge had not yet been built, and we forded creeks with the water up to the Hoor of the buggy. It was an interesting experienc e, however, and by the time we had run over a yellow dog, which had not energy enough to move, and which its owne r "allowed had the hook worm," stopped to talk to three schoo ls in no one of which had the teacher been beyond the fifth g rad e, but where all the child ren were pure Americans, intelligent and bright but shy and backward from forces of heredity and environment, I had come to the conclusion that here was a tremendous field fOT any fraternity with a vision.
After driving miles through the bottom lands we came in sIght of the Great Smokies and began to climb steadily. We finally reached Gatlinburg about noon but a djfferent Gatlinburg from that of today. ot a two story house in the whole community, the
A FAMOUS Fox H UNTEI ANn HIS uCO)IPAN ION"
largest one conslstmg of two rooms, a living room and bed-room combined, and a small kitchen. The entire population turned out to meet Mr Orinoeo and myself, and th ose bearded dark-eyed mer. mca:.nt business when they found that I was neither a religious propagandist, a Catholic, nor some one to sell them goods. They did not understa.nd why th e fraternity was interested, but if ilthem women" wanted to give th em a school th ey were mighty sure they would be g l ad to have it for their children. They were slow to speak in public, and I gained much mOTe information afterward on the porch of the Ogle house, where we were taken for dinner, and where the men congregated to meet " that wo man. " For the first time I was introduced to the mountain custom o f the men sitting d o wn to the table and the women serving, to whi c h however [ have since grown accustomed, It was also a little novel to be asked " how old be ye," "be ye married," "why ben't ye married ," "ye be old enough," etc" but it was kindly interest and well meant.
After a dinner of usnaps, co rn dodger, coffee, tomatoes, and pie" we discussed very earnest ly the proposition of a school and if ever people wanted an education these did. 1 could promise nothing, but after good byes were said <\.nd Mr, Drinnen had told me on the homeward drive the needs of the community I resolved to send a strong recommendation to the committee that the fraternity locate a school in the mountains and cons id er the needs of Gatlinburg particularly jn seeking a location,
To those of THE ARROW readers a ccusto med to seeing pictures of trim cottages and well clothed children as typical views of the Settlement Sc hool and its pupils, I may say that much of these pleasant prospects are due to the earnest work and se lf sacrifice of our teachers, Othe r s are t o tell of later events, but in closing I wish to speak of the marvelous changes I observed on my l ast visit to the schoo l in th e summer of 1918. Mr, Huff was rUIming a hotel to which people were coming from Knoxville and elsewhere for the wonderful trout fishing. A little further along was IIIr. Maples' house enlarged and with a second s t o ry, a new store was going up, fields were being tilled, the people were better dressed and looked as if they had a more active interest in affairs, and I heard rumors of the railroad coming through. Crowning it all were the school buildings with the splendid new up - to-date t eachers' co ttage with a r ea l bath -r oo m and the Stuart o!lage, both c.1refully planned by Mrs. H elmick. I lived
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\ for a few days at the cottage with Evelyn Bishop, took meals at the hotel, and visited many friends of the school both old and new.
We have won a lasting place for ourselves at Gatlinburg, which trust [ hope the fraternity will k eep, for when that particular commun ity's needs are satisfied we can broaden the scope of the schoo l, and bring the children that a r e hungering for an education in from the different coves and care for them in a boarding home. This is one of Mrs. Helmick's pet plans 1 know, and it seemed t o me in 1918 that the day of its r ealization was not far distant.
CHR
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ST MA S 191 2
[An ex trac t from 3. tell er written by Oell Gillette tllrly in 1913,-EoITOR .]
I can hardly realize that the beautiful Christmas time has passed for 1912, until I look at the "Pretties" sti ll out o n exhibition. Your minds cannot conceive of the strangeness of it all. I have wished many times that I were a gifted penman, and could preserve all the impressions before they fade into the natural. 1 know you are all intensely interested in all we are doing, and are patiently waiting to hear about the Christmas festival. I shall fail utterly to do justice but shall give you just a few facts.
I n the fir s t place , very few of the things we had planned for came, severa l of the clubs sent presents but mostly tokens of appreciation for Miss Hill, and good wishes for the schoo l. H owever, a box ca me from the Philadelphia a lumnre that saved the day-t wenty - five hand dressed do li s, the loveliest you can imagine. I unpack'ed them, and heard my exclamations reecho through the si lent rooms I wanted to keep several myself, but was very glad afterwards that r sac rifi ced, as the small girls w.e rc joyful to the po int of actually looking it. That sounds strange, but my story telling and the doll babies are th e only things that have moved them j they are the most stolid little things that I ever saw, with the least affection that is visible, but J hope to bring some to the surface before sp ring . We had one o f the school gir ls hang her stocking up here and when she came up in the morning she looked things over in a very business-like way, but no one would have sunnised that it had anything to do with Christmas.
To return to the box, it had books, toys, pictures, fans, etc., in fact, enough to make the rounds of th e schoo l, with the exception
of the big boys, and I went down to Mr. Ogle's store Christmas morning and bought out their supply of ties at cost. You see, we had hoped up to the last minute that the boxes would come. We also got paper sacks at the store and oranges, candy and peanuts. It was not expensive and it was not what we wanted to do, but the children were happy and so it is well. People began to come Christmas morning befo re we were through our in fact, some had breakfast with us, and the children came in. I showed them my things and put them to work filling the sacks and taking baskets over to the school house. We took our window shades down from the cottage and put them up at the school as we wanted to have the candles li ghted and it was necessary to give the tree in the day time on account of the small children .
Miss Hill was really iii and tired out from being up the night before with the sick, so I took the twenty-five babies in a basket and three under my arm and with the boys and girls with their bundles, we started. 1 lost my rubbers many times and my good nature was at such l ow ebb by the time we had made the crest of the hill that as soon as I got my breath 1 made a regular suffragette speech. I just announced that I had made my last trip through that mud. Of course I didn't proclaim it from the hill - tops: just said it to the big boys who were helping me array the tree but it didn't take ten minutes for everyone in th e "burg" to be djscussing it. We got everything on the tree and kept the doors l ocked while we did it; the children were a ll there ·and simply expiring to get a peek. The men were just as c urious.
There were about three hundred people at the affair. They never have family dinners nor ever have Christmas trees at home. But the thing that surprised me most of all was that they know absolutely nothing of the r elig ious idea of Christmas. I had told my room the story o f the ULittle Boy's Visit to Santa Claus," just from my rem emh ran ce of 'Mr . \Vyli e's telling it years ago, and they were the best audience I have ever seen. From that time on r had no rest from their entreaties to teli them another story, so the last day of school I had the little people cut out and <:o lor Christmas pictures and also took a beautiful picture of the shepherds following the star and tacked it up after explaining to them I told them the old, old story of Mary and Joseph . Not one of my fifty and m ore boys and girls ,
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knew who Mary was nor had any conception of the beauty of the Christmas from the religious standpoint. It is surprising, as these people are supposed to be religious, il1 nothing else, and it seems as if the Bible stories might have been handed down by word of mouth, if nothing else. After we had everything on the tree I asked Mr. Ephriam Ogle to go for Miss Hill, as J don't believe she ever would have made it through the mud. He hitched up the big mule and brought the l ady back in no lime, and thankful she \yas for the transit. The Chr istmas tree was a huge holly. The children said that they a lways had holly so I was willing as long as they were doing it for their pleaf)urc and not mine but we had a terrible time making the candles stay on, succeeding after a fashion. I much prefer our own beautiful evergreen myself, although this looked very pretty with the colored chains, strings of holly berries and popcorn. We had just a musical program, preceded by a short talk and prayer, and everythjng was lovely until Mr. and :Mrs. Santa arrived. You see, we neve r dreamed that anyone here would carry out our ideas of a Santa C l aus, and having it in the daytime, we decided it would be better to tet the big boys distribute the presents, but at the very last minute they came to me and ask ed if I didn't think it would be more fun for the children to have Santa. I was delighted, and told them by all means i£ there was anyone in the burg who would do it. Imagine my consternation when an old darky and his wife appeared and began the burlesque. Well, we had to laugh and make the best of it but can you imagine that conception of th e jolly old saint I They were doing it in all kindness as Mrs. Santa our trusty youth and Santa himself, the young man who had just been licensed fo preach. When they making personal remarks we called Mr. Santa over and told him to be brief and asked Charlie Ogle and one of ths other big boys to assist us, o r we would have been there all night. And so the thing finally ended with the children happy, which is the big thing. 'Ve came home and opened our mail, indulged in a Christmas lunch of good things, and went to bed at seven o'clock, so weary that nary a Christmas dream came.
IN RETROSPECT
A TEACHERS' DAY IN 1914
By MARIE DITMARS
[Those who work .ill Gatlinburg or visit it today can bardly reali%.c the harpships and difficulties which our worken endured in the earlier years of the project. The following article gives a glimpse of this side of the historical picture which should be preserved. It must be remembered aho that the condi· tions the writer describes were a great improvement oYer those under whicb Miss Hill and Mill Gillette, our pioneer workers , were forced to Hvc.-EDITOR.]
The household work was divided among the four of us so each prepared only one meal during the day, but there was always something on the schedule for which each was responsible. Imagine life going on like this and then try to imagine how you'd feel at the end of the day.
THE ORIGINAL CO'M'AGI WHERE THE FIRST T.UCHERS LIVED
Rising at 5 :50 A. 101. just as the sun reached the tips of certain pine trees on the hill across the river, you started two fires, one in the dining-room and the other in the kitchen.:-after getting breakfast or putting the cottage rooms in order or washing breakfast dishes, you immediately forgot Cottage, for children were waiting on the school steps and had been for an hour and Upolly" was ringing the first bell_ So tearing over to school you put the room in order and taught every minute until noon. You realized again that there was a cottage and perhaps luncheon to be prepared but, if it wasn't your time to do this then, you had about fifteen minutes for yourself.
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If you didn't prepare lunch, you washed lunch dishes and hastening back to school, taught every minute until four o'clock when you had two hours to tramp or visit your patrons and do something which took you out doors, unless it was you r time to get the dinner that evening. In that case, you hustled back to the cottage, built the fire, and had a rathe r pretentious meal by six o'clock. Or perhaps you washed the dinner rushes afterwards-then the wonderfllrl fireplace piled high with four - foot oak and pine logs casti ng delightful shadows on the rich velvety boards which ceiltld the rath er small living roomj a mountain wind moaning far away and the pines whispering just back of the cottage, and inside the click of IIpolly's" typewriter in the dining-room, or her scrappy conve rsation between letters for she was always writing to the Chapters and Alumnre Clubs
We were often too weary to read even the daily paper which came two days old from Knoxville and four days old from Chicago a nd we were trying to keep up with the first months of the World War too. We were weary, yes, but were very seldom all in a grouch at once and of ten the little victrola saved some one's disposition. It was something to help us relax from the daily grind of duties. ( I certainly appreciate the haven of the "Y" hut to the soldie r.)
Wh en answering more lette!s )Vas a physical impossibility lI,Polly" would come in with a book and read something aloud, very often poetry. By this time some one, usually E. 'Vil son, at nine o'clock, would suggest bed. The !ea kettle was put on to heat, the lantern ligbted and the k ey to the school house sec ured We journeyep. back down that slick board walk, f o r you know we girls that year were sleeping in the big empty north east room of the new school building. Cold? Yes, f o r the furnace was stocked with wood and the rooms were co ld in an hour after schoo l. E. was bearer o f the key, Marg of th e tea kettle, and I carried the lantern . A hasty getting iQto the grandest beds that ever were meant for weary people closed our typical day of 1914. F or though the tin roof might be flapping in the gale, there was never a thing to disturb ou r well ea rned rest.
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THE TWO·FOLD PROBLEM OF THE PRESENT
Bv EVELYN BISHOP, NEW YORK A, HEAD RESIDENT
Often encouragement and renewed energy and enthusiasm come from looking back over a period of labor. Ten years ago this sum· mer the desire for an interest outside of ourselves was born in the hearts of some of our noble Pi Phis and it is almost amazing to see how that idea has developed in snch a comparatively short time. \Visdom and guidance were manifest, I am surc, when the question of a place of location was considered for I do not beHeve there could
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be a people of finer mind and blood than these of the southern mountains:
With the first coming of Pi Phis there was a suspicion among the people that a new church was to be established or something not in accord with their strict religious doctrine. When the isolation of the mountain folks is taken into consideration it is easy to understand the narrow prejudice against what they believe other denominations
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stand for. No doubt the longest, hardest pull was to convince them of what we really were h ere for. All that only worked out through demonstration. Although progress has seemed slow at times it really is a far cry from th e first year when Miss fIill stood almost alone, some even a fr aid to take her into their homes and only two or three places suitable for her-to the time when the teachers are helping in the church and Sunday school, conducting the Sunday night service in the school house and when the people come freely to ask help and advice, whether how to make lig b t bread or to kn9w how best to care for their sick ones . Many times it does seem our lot is to be "all things to all people" and it is an inspiring one too.
In eight years the school has developed from the little one room building and thirteen pupils into quite a modern and efficient place. If you all cou ld hear some of our Friday night debates I think you would be surprised at the big ques tions discussed. Relative advan· tages of pike and railroad for a community like this, co mpulsory education law, farming and grazing in the mountains, even the league of nations has not escaped. The large school room is nearly always well filled for many come who are not in school. The children are proud of their school and all they have. The building is very well equipped and - they take splendid ca re of everything. When I tell you that not one pane of glass has been broken Qut through careless· ness in the tWo years I have been here, I believe you will have some appreciation of how the children feel toward their school.
:furnaces and bath room are still wonders to many but no ODe comes now to enquire if we have something in the basement to blow , up everything, if we want to, and so many now see how much more convenient it is to have water in the 'house than to carry it from the river or J can count a number who have piped water from their springs either into the kitchens or near the door, many rude devices are used but the good idea is developing. As for cooking and housekeeping-the day has gone far by when there were only two or three places where we could spend the night or enjoy a well prepared meal. Many times this .year we have been visiting where we knew the girls had prepared the supper, set the table and done practically everything after school in the a.fternoon and let me assure you it was well done. There is also more effo rt on the part of children and parents to· plan work SO the children can be in school more regularly and through the entire school year.
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Other communities turn to Gatlinburg as an example in many ways. The young people are well dressed, refined in their ways and really show. a great deal of good training. Could all of this come any way but through the school? This winter the people voted to build a new church. Each one who spoke on the subject said he would give freely if he could be sure of a modern building, one that would meet th e needs for some years to come. Why had they co me to be dissatisfied with their present inadequate building?
The school now has a two · fold problem , that of the people back on the creeks who have nOl yet been who are miles from the !=chool, and of th e ones right here in the UBurg" who have taken
"BASKlNS"
(A t.ypical mountain ac.hool bOUle in use today which Pi Phi hopa to eliminate. bJ" .providin. for transportation of the present pupil. to the Pi Phi School.)
advantage of every opportunity we have given them . They furnish the usual small town problems.
How much social life and how best to carry it on, how much we can do in the sununer when so many are in the "Burg" Saturday afternoons and Sundays , how much guidance and also how much inspiration we can give? These are some of th e questions facing us and we must always be on the alert to meet every new need for with development come Dew questions to be solved.
There is no doubt but the school has already far out grown the first dreams of many Pi Phis but let us take that very fact as the cha llenge of the future and respond to eve ry call our school makes for greater service rrom year to year.
GLIMPSES OF THE LIFE OF TODAY
By EMILY BURTON
January 5, 1920
Dear Pi Pltis:
The New Year has just co me in and as I am to write to you I believe it is a. very good time to contrast the new with the old. Life here in the mountains is changing r apidly, and th o ugh there is plenty of loca l co lor here sti ll , I am sure you would be surprised at some of th e c hanges in the co untr r and the people .
T am sure you have afl heard of th e hard trip that lay between Sevierville and Gatlinburg. at m o r e than four o r fiv e years ago it meant fourteen lniles of travel in a. buggy or hack, through mud holes and ove r rocks, across fords andlUp hill and down hil l. '"[h o ugh the hills and mud holes of the last seven mil es 5tHl remain , there is now a stretch of seven miles o f good pike road and in th e spring and swnmer months one can come through with Mr. Huff , Lilliard Maples or Sam, the mail man, in one of th ose marvel ous little machjnes, a IlFord ." No longer would a mountaineer li ving along the Gatlinburg road say, as I r ead a Tennessee mountaineer did say when a horseman drew rein on the deeply rutted road in front of his ca bin, "Them roads is vile with them automobyles." II\Vhy, do many come up here," asked th e surprised visitor UMany? Why , stranger, I don't believe there air a week but what one goes by."
You remember too, doubtless, how a few years ago stra ngers were r ega rd ed with curio sity and distrust. Many people come t o GatlinbUIg now for business purposes, for the app roach of the railroad has increased interest in the lumbering projects here. Also the advent of the automobile, feasible roads, and Mr. Huff 's hotel have brought summer visitors and they no longe r a r e conside red by the people as strange "fetched ons."
Again, we no longer teach in a little one r oo m school house but have our splendid four r oom, s t eam heated schoo l house, with large Hbrary and manual training and domestic science equipment. The teachers, too, ha\'e been benefited as muc h as the school by the improvements mad e in the last few years. We are very Ucomfy" now ;n our steam heated house, we no longer have to ge t up before daybreak to wash the dishes and sweep up before school. We have a dear Aunt Lizzie who looks after us and we are free to do our best for the kiddies at school.
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We are beginning the new year very happily, with three new students in the dormitories. This first day of school was extremely cold with anow on the ground and everything frozen up yet two children, brother and sister, walked from Little RiveT, nine miles away, to enter school. We are very glad to have won another new family to the school. It happened this way. One Saturday we were visiting way up one of the creeks . \Ve had gone until we were close to big Smokey. On our way back we stopped at a house we never had
visited before. The front part seemed deserted so we went around to the back door and knocked. A voice said, HeOrne in," and we e ntered . By a huge fire place sat an old man, bob-nailing a shoe. We sat and talked to him for a few minutes when he told us that his family was in trouble, his son's wife was away from home and very ill with a disease from which he was sure she must die. No doctor could help her he thought, for a woman in the Bible had been affiicted with the same sickness and doctors had not been able to heal her, it was the
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Christ who brought her reli ef. The faith of the old man was wonderfuL Som e of the children then came in. There were six for the grandfather and father to care f or Such a pitiful sight those children were. They were unwashe4 and uncombe d and the 1I1 eas t one," just two years old, had but a dress on, not another bit of clothing _
A week later Aunt Liz zie and I went back. Tbe mother had been brought home on a stretcher. She looked very frail and was incapable of doing more than sit by the fire a wbile each day. Clothes had been sent us for the family and Aunt Liz zie took the baby, "stripped" her, gave her a bath and put the clothes on. The mother and f a tber were very pleased with the warm clothes and accepted them in a nice way.
Early the next morning three of th e children appeared at tbe co ttage each with a big apple for us. They bad come to start schooL One of the little girls was wearing a -kimona that had been given, as a wrap, the boy had an undershirt on over his shirt. You ca n see how much they needed the help and how appreciative they were. ...
I t is in the young people that the change co mes. We do not see a great in the home life of the mountaineer, for the older people cling to the old customs . Miss Ann Cobb, of the Hindman School in Kentucky has written a littl e poem, telling of the coming of tne new ways in the mountains. I quote it for its true on Little Pigeon too.
"The ways of the world will be holding-up Cy:ur Sorry ways, the old ways, They've a call to go.
Only when you're grave bound Cha.;tging's aUus slow.
Old folks will bide by the old ways-up Cyan."
Faithfully yours,
EMILY BURTON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SCHOOLROOM
By RUTH STUR LEY, J¥asltington A
Two o'clock and an expectant stir goes through the Ubig room" for it is Friday afternoon and the day for the reading of the SCh091 ma gazine. uBooks" are over for the week and school itself will "break" , when teach e r asks someone to ring the bell at two -thirty.
"Who will put away the ink wells?" and uWho will clean the boards and erasers?" uLet's get our desks in order."
While these things are being done will the Pi Phis please try to realize that this is their school, and that these attractive girls and boys who look more as if they carne from homes in a small town than from mountain cabins are the results of the school's existence among them for the past eight years. Some of the twenty-five present have never been to any other school and are now in the seventh and eighth grades. Those four in the corner at the back. of the room are doing first year high school work. What do they all think of the school? What are their ambitions? Is the school meeting their needs? Do the results justify a more expansive opening of Pi Phi purses and a spring freshet of sympathy and understanding from Pi Phi hearts all over the United States to this little corner of the world shut in by creeks and the mountains?
Perhaps if we listen very quietly and carefully to the reading of the magazine we will be able to answer these questions ourselves. Let us hear from Jim Huff first whose contribution explains the gaily decorated book f rom which he reads tbe following:
QUIt ScHOOL MAGAZINE
I :un going to tell you about Our school magazine which is called thr A JlPallJcAiall NeuJI.
The first thing done in the making o( our magazine is Cora and Tom McCarter, ROle Cur and Estel Huff (our ninth graders) get together and make out the subjects for us to write about. When we have them written we give them our papers and tbey correct them and then they return them to be cGpied in ink. After we have them copied we give them to Estel Huff and he puts lhem all in orde r and sews them together. Every other Friday each boy and girl read s his own topic.
Jim is a very practical and hard working boy, ali brief in his speech as in his writing and a great contrast to his dreamer brother, Estel. But he is reading something more:
I upect to be a lumberman and when 1 waDt to build me a house or a barn I will have the timber to build them. If I ever am a law miller I will not q uit it until 1 have sawed every tree in Sevier County that I can get hold 01.
The third member of the Huff family in the big room is Stella, one of the brightest and most active girls in school and unlike her two older brothers always eager to take part in the debates. Although on ly twelve years old next month, she, with the help of another girl, j
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looked after the househo ld nearly all summer as her mother had to be in charge of the hotel. She reads her plans for the future.
I expect to &0 through schoo l here. then go to JeffenoD City to Ichool. thcn to college. After this 1 expect to teach school at Stoneham. Mu.. I want to teach in the primary and domestic scienct departmen tl. Then I think I want to go to Europe in an :aeroplane and see the ruins o f France and Belgium, also the Kaiser if he is there. Whil e I am there I want to see England's navy. Then I am coming back to Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Elmer Oakley is from one of the poorest families around here. This is his ambition:
In the future I expect to make .. teacher for schoo l and further on in the future I expect to make a book-keeper and build me a library of my own.
Of the three sisters, Rose, Lithia, and Ethel Carr, two express the desire to go on to college and become teachers while the third is going to be a foreign missionary in China.
Little Maud Clabo who liv es nearly three miles away with a grandfather and step grandmother, as her mother is dead and she has no father, reads this:
J expect to be & nurse and go to Belgium and take care of some little Belgian children that hue no father nor mother. Then I will bring one or two bome with me and Jet them see the place, then take th em back to their native land and find them a nice home to live in and then go and take ca re of some more children.
We have more plans for high school, college, teaching, and travel expressed by the others. Levat or Whaley who is unusually slow and quiet surprises us all by varying his teaching with a year of running a street car followed by three years in the aerial mail service between South Amer ica and Europe.
The "Question Box" consists of questions handed in by the boys and girls and answered by Tom McCarter. He is a rea l farmer but like his three sisters , is most eager for an education and willing to do anything to get it. Let's listen to some of them:
Q. How would electric lights help Gatlinburg?
A. It would help her in many different ways, give better lights for the people to have societies by night and save lots of coal oil, etc.
Q. What is the best thing that can be done?
A. Obey the ten commandments of the Bible and obey your school teacher .
Q. Can we do wrong that good may come? ,
A. No, we cannot for the ten commandments leach us what ought to be done. uDo unto others as you would have them do uoto you." "Whatsoever ye sow ye shall also reap.1t
Q. Which is worth the most, education Qr a long life?
A. Both put together is worth the most. You can't be well educated without baving a long life because a woman or man never gets too far bu t they can learn new ideas.
Q. What do you think ought to be done to the Kaiser and his son?
A. I dOD't believe there ought to be anything done with them for when they die the Devil will take care of them. I do believe if the other nations try to do anything with them Germany will declare war against them again.
That we may see ourselves as others see us hear dear white headed Arlena Maples read a description of the school house.
The Pi Beta Phi Settlemrnl School is located in the 11th civil district o( Sevier County of Tennesste, .outheast side of the Little Pigeon River. The building i. constructed on a. piece of land containing about thi rty -five acre. and about onc hundred yards from the river on an elevated piece of land near a beautiful pine grqve very pleasantly and conveniently located with roads leading from all points. The surroundings are grandstand. cottage. flagpole. and the play ground in front. It has been built over three years. It is oblong and is made of wood. the top covered with tin and the foundation is m.de of brick. It is a very plain build i ng.
Without comment let us pass on from the reading of "How to Make Molasses," ICOrigin of St. Valentine's Day," IIJokes," "Curren t Events," HOur Debates" and listen to Arlie McCarter read:
Morals of' Gatlinburg
"The morals of Gatlinburg are good. One can only judge by what he sees. Traveling around through the vicinity is the best way to judge the conduct of its people.
Everyone who lives here tries to do the right thing as far as he knows and understands. The young men conduct themselves in such a manner that they are due a good name and have brought honor to their community. .
Not only are the men good but the women as well. Most of the good things we have here were brought about by the influence of our women.
The church of Gatlinburg is a working body for the betterment of the people.
Our school is a live wire in this comm unity. Now in conclusion I give to the people of the commun.ity the name of being true citizens who stand ready to share their burdens in all undertakings f o r the be.tterment of our coun try."
GoOD MOUNTAIN' STOCK
It is just 2 :30 as Arlie finishes but before we ring the ben let me whisper something in your ea rs that ought to wa rm lithe cockles of your The other day when the question was asked in com· munity history class, 14What do you learn at home that you do not l ea rn at school ?"-a great discussion arose which resulted in the verdict exp r essed by Ethel Carr. "Well, I d ecla re, I just can 't think of nary a thing I haven't learned here at schoo1." Is it worth while?
LETTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD
Gatlinburg, Tennessee December 12, 1919.
Pi Beta PAi Sclrool:
I take this pleasure to congratulate you for what your school has done for our community and the advancement and improvement on our boys and girls. I think it is wonderful how they can perform on the stage, debate subjects and recite recitations A great number of them could not read or write, in fact many of them did not know anything when you came to us with your Blessed School. I can't express the gratitude of my heart for what you have already done for our children. My good wife and I are working hard on our little mountain farm to clothe and feed our little ones. Was it not for your school we never could educate them in the world . I feel very glad that I helped you with a little mite of money to establish your school. I wish I was able to help with more Your good work is just begun. There are many boys, girls, and children yet that must be brought into your school. Many of them are poor and without much clothes, yet these precious minds must be developed by somebody, or else they will grow to the s tature of ignorant manhood and womanhood. I feel you all need help in a financial way but wherever is it to come from?
Probably somebody will get a vision of the great work you are doing and lend a helping hand to d evelop our boys and girls.
Yours truly, STEVE
WHALEY .
Sevierville, T enn ., January 6, 1920.
My dear Miss Langmaid:
I was very sorry indeed not to have seen you again before you took your final departure. I did not expect you to leave so soon for I wanted to express my appreciation of your personal work and also the work of your society in the community in which your school is located.
The school does not affect only the community in which it is located but all Sevier County and will make its way into all the country. When I go into the community now on professional trips I find the food is better prepared, the houses are better kept and the children
are better cared for. This shows me that the seed being sown there w.jll be gatherea up in sheaves many days hence.
I must express to you the great work that Miss Bishop is doing in the community. Last winter, during the flu epidemic, she went into the \lomes and nurse d and cared for the sick . I believe her physical powers were kept up by her confidence in God and her loyalty to goodness. Since that great scourge the sentiment is entirely changed toward the scpool. Before this I noticed there was a prejudice, very largely [rom a denominational standpoint. Th ey were afraid that this was some secret way in which some denominational tribe was to be educated. I think, by the wise course pursued by t.hose in power, this idea has been done away with. The people now seem to be working togethe r for the advancement of the school and community.
I want to say that in no part of the country in which I have been, have I ever found people with m o re natural ability and people who were more susceptible to good in fluen ces and knowledge than the peopl e of Gatlinburg. From this community came J ohn H. Reagan, Ex. U. S. Senator and Postmaste r General under Grover Cleveland. When a young man leaving Gatlinburg, he could neither read or write but when he landed in Houston, Te xas, with his great brain he' was elected sheriff of th at cou nty. He saw the great need of knowing how to write his name and keep his accounts so he immediately went to work and before his term had expi r ed he had a fairly good education. He was th en elected to the State L eg islature and in tum was elected Speaker of the House . After this he was elected to Congress, Governor of the State, U. S . Senator and appointed to Cleveland's Cabinet. In fact , he was in his day a national character of distinc· lion. Prob ab ly all t he people of this co mmunity are hia relatives by blood and . many young me n of this section have fully as mu ch gray matter as did this distinguished man.
r feel like yOUT work here has just begun and I kn ow God will prosper and bless the donors of this great institution. I want to take this method of thaolting you and the people who are behind this institution in the name of Gatlinburg and Sevier County for the great good you are doing for the world through Sevier County people.
Believe me to be,
,
Very sincerel y,
Z. D. MASSEY
Dear Friends:
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LETTERS FROM OUR PUPILS
Gatlinburg, Tenn., January 6, 1920.
I am a girl of thirteen years of age and go to the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School. I am in the 8th grade. I like it fine and hope the other boys and girls do. I have been going to school ever since I was six years of age. I am going through school here and then go to some high school and get my education, then teach school. I think we have the best school in Sevier County.
Yours as ever, ARLENA MAPLES.
Gatlinburg, Tenn., January 6, 1920.
My d.ar Fri.. ds:
I'm in school and enjoying a nice time. My studies include grammar, spelling, agriculture, writing, ancient history and algebra. I like them all fine. I also take cooking and sewing.
We certainly are having ·a good school this year. I think it is the best school we have had for a year or two. I have such a nice teacher and when we don't have good lessons she don't seem to enjoy it very much.
I sure did have a nice time Christmas Did you? I went to church at Huskey's Grove Christmas day. Near the church house is lots of spruce pines, it is a very beautiful place.
It is very cold here, some snow on the ground and the river frozen over with ice and some of the boys have been skating.
From your friend, POLLY MCCARTER.
Gatlinburg, Tenn., March 11, 1920.
D.ar Pi Beta Phir:
How I wish each of you II B <I> knew just how much the dear old 11 B IIJ) school has ment to our community and the many girls and boys of this mountainous section of ,.the Great Smokies.
In the year 1912 the school was first started with one teacher, Miss Martha Hill from Nashville.
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The II B purchased their land from Mr. E. E. Ogle which had a three roomed cottage, a barn and a store house. I lived in this littlEr cottage wi th Miss Martha Hill for a year.
Soon the barn was torn away and used for wood.
The IT B II> repaired the store house for the purpose of using as a ,chool building which used for the kindergarten.
Our county school house which was a one roomed house with eight windows, four on each side, one door in the back with two rows of long benches with no desks. The floor was made of spruce pine and had seasoned out till there was great cracks in the floor.
This county house happened to be located on the II B II> property. The IT B 4> then bought this building and the store house and old co unty school house was where the II B 4> school first started their school.
By this time the county had built a two roomed building which was not far away.
The next year the county ran their school as usual but they were now in the new building and the II B II> in the old ones.
Soon the dear little II B II> school begain to grow the people saw what the school was doing for the boys and girls who attended.
The girls and boys walked for many miles away leaving the county schools till our little building would hold them no longer.
Wben in 1914 the IT B II> went to work and built a six roomed school house with all the desks necessary, and running water, good heating system and were equiped for manuel training and domestic sience and year by year we have more teachers till now we have four. In 1916 they finished up an eleven roomed house for the teachers The girls and boys of this community enjoy open house in this building on Friday uights we sometimes sing and play garnes.
The II B II> now use the :; ld cottage for a girl's dorruitory and recently have remodeled the Stuart cottage for which they use as a hoy's donnitory.
The school has no t. only inthused the people to build good roads in our coqmlUnity so t he children can come to school in more ease, but inthused the girls and boys to look forward in life to bigger and better things.
We sincerely hope with the help of the II B II> we can some day have a high schoo l and we wish there co uld be some plane to light up the building. We sometimes have our B. Y. P . U . in the school ,
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building on Sunday nights. And we have open society every other Friday night, the teachers are compe\Ied to carry lamps from the cottage.
Yours sincerely,
EMMA MAPLES .
The Development of Agricultural Resources
[TliE Auow i. jude,bled to Mary Keown, Florid. A, '14. for the cut and comment given below which appeared originally in the TmPlessu EXlltuW,. RnilW {or October 2S. 1919. From the early day. of the Sculement School, OUf "orkers have been deeply interested in the agricultural problem. of tbe community and, as stated elsewhere, the first canning club in the county was oreaniud in Gatlinburg in 1914 through the efforts of Mi .. Pollard OUf preleDI tcbool staff is working in close cooperation with Mi .. W'bittle. It i, • pleasure to introduce her to ARROW readers (Or she i. constantly helping to advance OUf work.-EoITOR..]
A WOMAN LEAD THEM
The outstanding county exhibit at the East Tennessee Division Fair this year was from Sevier County.
Sevier is strictly an agricultural county . Everything produced is of the soil. The lumber interest is large, and there are good flour
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mills, but these depend directly on the soil for their raw material. It is a land of farmers who only need leadership to awaken in them community pride and consciousness, to realize the possibilities of their soils. '
They have found a leader in the person of their county home demonstration agent, Miss Annie Whittle. Through the effective cooperation of efficient committees, all working hard, and working as one, the people of Sevier County put on the Ii .. t prize exhibit at the East Tennessee Division Fair.
It was an inspiring sight during the opening hours of the fair to see the busy committee-men and women working together, planning and installing the exhibit. Every agricultural phase of the county was represent ed. The products exhibited were excellent in quality and variety, and the installation was attractive, without being too prominent a feature. Miss Whittle was everywhere; her advice was constantly sought, and her executive ability was equal to all demands made upon Sevier is fortunate in her leader.
THE FUTURE OF GATLINBURG
In the preceding pages, THE ARROW has tried to portray the transfonnation which has been wrought in one mountain community through the efforts of workers inspired by Pi Beta Phi ideals and suppo rted by Pi Beta Phi contributions. All who have ever attempted to describe the changes which the years have brought to Gatlinburg have felt the inadequacy of both the spoken and the written word. The most far-reaching results of our Settlement S choo l are subtle and intangible and only those who knew the Gat linbur g of the past and are privileged to compare it with th e Gatlinburg of today can really sense this truth.
Miss Bishop spoke truly when she wrote, "The school has already outgrown the first dreams of many Pi Phis." Our fraternity has literally put a town on the map. Many families have moved to the !Iburg" solely for the school advantages it offers their children and I the Dew spirit o f progress whi ch is apparent throughout the community is a ce rtain indication that the people are ready to meet the new opportunities whi ch transportation facilities are bringing nearer. The Gatlinbu,rg of the future will be largely what we make it for
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the people will need guidance and counsel for at least another decade. It is a solemn thought that the development of a growing village for good or ill depends upon our loyalty to a trust. The people have put their faith in us. We have won it by a long, hard struggle--but now that it is ours, we must be true to the responsibility we have assumed.
Looking ahead in 1910 no one would have dared propbecy the farreaching effect of the vote taken on that fateful June morning in Swarthmore. No more do we dare prophesy now but since, "The best prophet of the future is the past," let us go forward into the next decade with redoubled energy and enthusiasm.
EOITOR.
COLLEGE :WOMEN, AND TODAY'S PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM
A MESSAGE FROM THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO FRATERNITY WOMEN OF AMERICA
[EDITOIt'S NOTl: The following article furnished by the Bureau of Public Health Service, Washington, D. C., is pubJished at the request of the Surgeon General of the U. S. Public Heuth Service.-EoITOR.)
The fall of 1918 found the world's stage set for a drama of real life, swift in action, spectacular in effect, gripping the imagination. The world was witnessing the close of the most £rightful war in, history. The nations were soul-weary, every ounce of energy had been spent in supporting the armies in the field, and in keeping up their morale and that of the people at home. Human life bad been ruthlessly sacrificed, millions had fallen during those four years of war. Then, on the eve of victory, as if to complete the destruction which men had begun, disease came, spreading with appalling rapidity through Europe and America, carrying sickness and death to the farthest corners of two continents.
To combat the influenza epidemic in America all the medical and nursing forces of the nation were mobi1ized under the direction of tbe various public health agencies. Congress appropriated $1,000,000 to enable the United States Public Health Service to help the states conduct their campaign against this plague. Emergency hospitals were opened, corps of visiting nurses were organized . Laboratory studies of the disease were made and methods of treatment perfected.
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The attention of the entire nation was devoted to combating this deadly enemy-disease.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is an old adage and a true one. The economic waste caused by an epidemic such as that of influenza, from the point of view of time, money, human lives, and human happiness more than justilies the expense and time spent in discovering and applying methods of prevention and cure. Public health activities are chiefiy concerned with keeping people well. To do this effectively, investigations are made of the sources of diseases and their method of spreading. Methods of prevention and cure are studied and applied. Law. and ordillances are passed, making contagious diseases reportable, and insisting upon their quarantine. The public is told what diseases are infections, how they are transmitted, and how they may be avoided .
Other phases of the public health work done during the last few years have been the control of malaria and yellow fever through the destruction of th e particular mosquito which ca rries the disease germs, and the eradication of pubonic plague through the extermination of rats on all vessels coming from the Orient where this disease flourishes.
The examination of the men who were drafted into the army durjng the war brought to public attention two infectious diseases which proyed to be alarmingly prevalent, and which up to that time had never been controlled by any public health measures. These two ruseases are gonorrhea and syphilis, and are called venereal diseases because they are usually contracted by men and women who indulge in immoral sex relations. Thjs is not always the case, however, as one may become infected with one of these diseases by using public towels or drinking cups which have been used by a diseased person. There are, too, many innocent women infected by their husbands who have contracted these diseases and have not been cured.
The reason why these diseases have been allowed to Bouri sh so long unnoticed, is obvious. Sex functions and sex relations between men and women have been ignored as if sex were something to be ashamed of, something unclean. Men and women have refused to face the problem intelljgently, with the result that popular fancy has run riot and a host of superstitions and tbeories---some based on half-truths, but more alt oge ther false--have grown up, and until recently have furnished the only guides to conduct which many boys and girls have
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bad. Is it any wonder that the result has been sex practices which are nndesirable and which lead to disease and unhappiness?
Because of the prevailing ,ignorance among men and women as to sex matters, the real seriousness of the venereal di.seases was not appreciated. Owing to the stigma attached to them, men and women have relied on quack doctors and patent medicines for cure instead of going to competent physicians for treatment. These diseases can be cured only if proper treatment is given them.
The peculiar seriousness of these diseases lies in the fact that they arc primarily infections of the productive or sex organs of both men and women, and may be passed on with disasterous effects to the children of infected parents. Many miscarriage. and children horn dead are due to syphilis in the mother, often given to her by the father. Some children are hom feeble-minded or otherwise defec· tive as a result of syphilis. Either gonorrhea or syphilis may cause sterility, or inability to bear children. Much of the blindness of new-born babies has been caused by gonorrhea. Fortunately, it has been discovered that a certain drug placed by a physician in the eyes of the child immediately after birth will prevent gonorrheal blindness.
For the individual man or woman improperly treated syphilis may lead to certain forms of' paralysis or in other cases insanity. Gonorrhea affects a woman more seriously than a man. Many pelvic operations on women are due to gonorrhea. It sometimes causes chronic iIl·health and even death.
Knowing the seriousness of these diseases, the military authorities took drastic measures to prevent their spread among the men in the army and succeeded in sending abroad and maintaining in Europe the cleanest army among the allied for ces. The prevalence of venereal diseases in the army was not due to co nditions of army Hfe but to the civilian life from which the men came. In order to meet the situation in the country at large, Congress appropriated $4,100,000 in 1918, a part of which was allotted to state boards of health which should pass regulations making these diseases reportable-as typhoid and scarlet fever are-and providing for the treatment and quarantine of persons infected. In addition a division of venereal diseases was established as a part of the United States Public Health Service to coOrdinate the work of the various states. Under its direction a nation-wide program of attack against venereal diseases was drawn up and put into effect by a11 the states which received Federal funds.
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According to this program nearly 500 clinics for the free treatment of patients have been established in the 47 states which have received their Federal allotment. Investigations are being made of the sources of infection. Studies of the diseases and of methods of treatment are being made. Laws have been passed by practically all states, making prostitution unlawful, because it promotes the spread of these diseases, and giving state boards of health power to enforce quarantine regulations. Detention homes are being established to take care of prostitutes and to train them to become useful citizens. Last, but not least, every effort is being made to get this problem before the people, so that when they know the facts they can help intelligently to eradicate these diseases.
Education in the why and wherefore of venereal diseases includes, broadly speaking, education in all the problems of sex as they relate to the- individual and to society at large. The old policy of silence and evasion must give way to an intelligent 'handling of the situation. Women as well as men must know what the sex functions are, what sex relations mean, and wl1at their responsibility is to themselves and to o thers.
College women are essentially leaders. They have learned to regard all questions scientifically, not personally. Their social sense has been broadened and deepened so that they can understand and sympathize with the needs, temptations, and failures of others. Because of this knowledge of the problems of people, their influence in their communities and in the nation is a power to conj ur !! with. No problem which they face concerted ly can fail of solution. And what problem has a str onger appeal to the altruism o f educated women than one which concerns the health and happiness of women and children? \ Because venereal diseases are a very real menace to them, this campaign has a particula.r appeal to women. Its success demands their assistance. Without the support of the women of the country, the battle can never be comp letel y won; with it, final success is assured.
Pamphlets giving information about sex for women may be secured from state boards of health or the U. S. Public Health Service. Chapters desiring to seenre copies for distribution among their members are requested to fill out and mail the following blank:
U. S . Public Health Service, 228 Fint Street, N . W ., Washington, D C , 1920.
The. _______ C bapt er o f the ____ ___
Fraternity desire, __ copies of the pamphlet f or women
Secretary_______________
Street and number _ ____________
City ____ ..__ Statee ____
PI PHIS WITH THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION
Coblenz, Germany, 3 April, 1920.
D enr ARROW Editor:
It may be of interest to ARROW readers to hear that the Panhellenic Club of Coblenz was formed here in January. All women of the Allied Nations residing here, who are members of national college fraternities are eligible for membership, but as yet we are allAm erican. \Ve have twenty- four mem b ers representing as many colleges, I believe, and eight fraternities . Mr •. Louis J. Van Schaick ( Nellie M. Kellogg, Micbigan B, 'OS) was elected first president and Mrs. Earl Brannon, secretary- treasurer. n B Ij) i. represented by Mrs. A. L. Creed and Mrs. Louis J. Van Schaick, wives of Captain Creed and Colonel Van Scbaick of the Regular Army; Mr•. Harold Smith (Mildred Bates, Massachusetts A, '13) and Miss Harriet Kelley, Ohio A, 'II, of the Salvation Army,
ORGANIZATION
1. Mrs. A. L Creed.
2. Miss Mabel Scott.
3. Miss Harriet Kelley.
MEETING OF PANHET L!!NTC CLUB OF COBLENZ
4. Mrs. Harold Smith.
S. Mrs. Louis J. Val} Schaick. Nellie M. Kelton), Mich. B, ·OS.
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the former doing visiting in the big Base Hospital, distributing candy and toilet articles and cheer to the bed -ridden patients, and the latter a Salvation Lassie in a Recreation Hut and Canteen at Cobleru:Lutzel , an outpost; Miss Mabel Scott, Columbia A, '07, of the Red Cross, one of the workers in the R . C. Recreation Hut fOT convalescent soldiers at the Base Hospital. Miss Fran ces Christian attended one meeting when passing through Coblenz with her father Colonel Christian on their way from France to the United States.
As so many of our members are giving their whole time to Army Welfare and Rhineland Commission Secretarial work, and as nearly all the officers' wives are members of th.,.Allied Woman'. Club, sewing two afternoons a week for charity, and holding occasio nal sales, teas and dances, to rruse money for materials, our Panhellenic club decided to limit its activities to social meetings of its members, such as teas, luncheons and picnics. Ju st now we sew, each one as she chooses, for self or charity, the hostesses of the day choosing the place of meeting and refreshments, while the hostess of the last previous meeting is responsible for the entertainment.
At the last meeting it was Mrs. Van Schaick's tum to entertain. She talked about her recent te n day visit in B erlin, as she is the only Army woman who has been fortunate enough to get a pass to go there
Enclosed is a picture of the first meeting of the club which was held in the H ostess House We were the guests of Miss Robey, a Y. w. C. A. secretary and a member of K K r . Much credit is due her for her initiative in calling the first meeting which resulted in the organization of the club.
Sincerely yours,
NELLIE K. VAN SCHAICK.
NEW PROVINCE OFFICERS
As promised in the March issue, THE ARROW takes this opportunity to introduce the following new province officers:
ROBERTA CAMPBELL BOWEN who sue£.eeds Eva Burlingham - Puff as presid ent of Alpha Province was born in St. Constant, Canada, November 19 , 1884. Very shortly after her birth, her parents moved to Burlington , Verm ont. She was graduated from Burlington high school in June of 190 2 and entered the University of Vermont
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in the fall of the same year when she was initiated into Vermont B chapter.
After her graduation, in 1906, she taught for three years, including a year in H avana, Cuba. In the spring of 1909, she marri ed Ralph H. Bowen, a gradu· ate of Syracuse University.
A year after her husbanis death which occurred in September, 1911, Mrs . Bowen became chaperon of N ew York A chapte r at Syracuse. There she has remained for eight years acting as mother and advisor to her family of girls.
During the summers, she has studied Home Economics at Columbia University and has applied her kn owledge of balanced ratlon s to good advantage in the chapter-house.
Mrs. Bowen has found time
ROBERTA CAMPBELL BowIN during her life with New York A to give close study to the art of swimming and diving. She has built up her own method of teaching, which she applies at the local Y. W. C. A. where she is to be head of the department this co ming year.
LULU HELEN CLARK was born in Dayton, Ohio, April 5, 1896. She was graduated with high honors from the high school in that city in 1914 and entered Randolph-Macon College the same year. For four years she led her classes and was prominent in the variolls college organizations. At that time the fraternities did not bid until the sophomore year, so Lulu was initiated into Virginia A in October, 1915. She was a most faithful member and excelled in her capacity as president of the chapter her senior year. Under her management , the chapter house was cleared of debt.
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Throughout college, she had many loyal friends and with her natural aptitude for organization and her willingness to serve, she was sought by committees and elected to important offices. She was assistant business manager of the H elianll.us, the RandolphMa con , yearbook, and for two .years, one of the editors of the Sun Dial, the college weekly She was a member of the Dramatic C lub and served on the Y. W. C . A. cabinet. At the end of her freshman yeaT r she was elected to the Student committee and reelec ted the next tw o years, being vicepresident of that organization her senior year and president of Main Hall dormitory. As a cu lmination she was graduated with <I> B K honors.
At the Charlevoix Conven· tion, Lulu Clark was appointed a member of the Committee on LULA H. CLAltIt Fraternity Study and Examination and has assisted in the preparation of the new Study for Pledges and the Hand-Book of Pi Beta Phi. Her further interest in the fraternity has been manifested in her successful efforts to organize the Miami Valley alumnre club this past season.
During the winte'T of 1918 - 19 Miss Clark visited various industrial ce nters throughout the country as a special agent of the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in which capacity she assisted in the nation-wide survey of the cost of living in wag e earners' familieS". During the summer of 1919 she served as a counsellor at Camp Bryn Afou , a private camp for girls in the beautiful lake region of northern Wisconsin.
Although Mrs. Connor's resignation is much regretted , Miss Clark is regarded as her worthy successor.
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When JOSEPHINE WEL CH consented to become president of Kappa Provin ce, Miss Helen B. Sutliff, Kan sas A, '90, a former Grand Presid ent of our Fratern ity, wrote the Editor as follows: '
"I tltink that Pi Beta Phi generally and. K appa province particularly to be co ngratulated on the appointment of Mi ss J oseph ine Welch as Province President. She has the specia l gift of a young enthusiasm added to a wise
"She has played a lar ge part in"Stanford life du ring hel' fi ve years he re and when she leaves at the end of quarter she will take with her the affection a!,d r espect of faculty and students alike. She 'has been prominent in interfraternity affairs ant;! a power for good in her own chapte r and represented it at the Ch axlevoix
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Convent ion in 1918, but she has never forgotten for a minute that her university deserved per best and highest en thusiasms.
"She regist ered as a sophomore in Stanford University in 1915 from Co lusa , California, h'aving done her freshman work at Mills College and received her A.B. degree in 1918. She majored in Law and will receive the degree of Juris Doctor in a few weeks. She is twentythree years old.
II While an und ergraduate Miss Welch was president of organized women students and Women's Council, and president of Cap and Gown honor society. As a graduate student she has served on the executive committee of the Stanford War memorial being the only student on the committee. This list of ' ext ra curricular activities oIight be enlarged but would mean little except to a Stanford public.
"The things that Josephine Welch has stood for at Stanford can not be enumerated in any list, and it is those things that really count."
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Upon her marriage, Mary Robertson removed beyond the limits of Zeta Provin ce, so HELEN MCCARGO was appointed to the office of Province Vicepl!!esident.
HEI.EN H OLMAN MCCARCO, Zeta Province Vice - president , was born in St. Louis, Mo ., January 27, 1895. She entered Mary Institute in that city, at six years of age and remained there until her graduation in 1913 In the fall of that yeat she entered Washington University and was initiated into Mi ssouri B in February, 1914. In 1917 she r ecei ved her A.B degree and a co llege graduate's teaching certificate.
The fall following gradua· tion, she worked in the Publi c L ibr a ry of St. Louis preparing books to be sent to the soldiers. From January, 1918 , until June, 1919 , she taught history in Len ox Hall, in University City. Last September she accepted her present position as tea che r of English and history in the high school at J e nnings , Mo .
HZUN H. McCuco
THE OPENING OF "CAMP P ANHELLENIC"
THE (ZOLLEGE FRATERNITY GIRLS' CAMP IN THE GREAT PINE WOODS OF THE NORTH
Girls who are planning their summer vacation will be interested in the opening of an interfraternity camp situated on a hundred acre tract of timbered land on the northeast shore of·Washington Island, Wis., which is in the door of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. The camp site is individually marked by its unique location; on the east are the rocky shores of Lake Michigan, on the north an unbroken outlook over Green Bay, on the west the sanded beach of a quiet harbor.
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The rare scenic combination forms an interesting background for I the activities of camp life, which include hlking over the natural timbered trails, over-night camping trips , swimming, canoeing, fishing, and all outdoor sport!, with facilities for interfraternity competition on the athletic field , and tennis courts. A 11 sports will be efficiently c oached and supervised by competent instructors. Special attention should be given to aesthetic dancing .
The Lodge is in keeping with its rustic setting, is huilt of rough stone and logs, and is constructed with an idea for simplicity and co mfort; it merely forms the central point around which to live a healthy, happy out of door life. The logs in the walls are left untouched and together with the structural timbers of the r oo f bring the beauty of the outdoors to the interior . Around the living -room are birch railed balconies which give a ccess to inside and outside sleeping quarten.
The camp not only solves the vacation problem, uut will 'be the means of bringing together girls from different fraternities and different colleges, where the spirit of cooperation and democracy will be accentuated by living out in the open and sharing the same camp fire . It affords a retreat from the daily routine of school life, a relief from the conventional summer resort ; renews energy for the coming year, revives old friendships and creates new ones, the whole making a harmonious summer healthful, recreative and social.
WHAT A FRATERNITY GIRL THINKS
[Interchange of ideas is alway. helpful, so chapters were asked to write of their Settlement School programs the past year and tell of their methods of securing contributionl for the school fundl.-EDlTOR.]
THE MAGAZINE AGENCY
A DEPENDABLE
At our Settlement School meeting we ha.ve planned to have a concise and interesting history of the school given by a freshman. Mrs. Wilbur, our Province Vice-President, will then present stereopticon slides of Gatlinburg and a junior will give a of present day problems there while a senior will discuss the future of the work in Tennessee. One of the purposes of the meeting is to bring before
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the active members the plan of the Magazine Agency, since it is such an excellent method of raising funds. A publicity committee has been apponted to solicit subscriptions, and these will be turned in at this meeting. We foresee a dependable yearly fund for the school, if the chapters and ' alumnre become interested in the Magazine Agency.
We are proud of the fact that our contributions to the Settlement School fund this year will be derived entirely from donations. By obtaining the pledge of each girl at the beginning of the year the necessity f or giving a bazaar, vaudeville, or a circus was obviated.
WASHINGTON A .
SELLING CHOCOLATE IN THE PORMITORIBS
At our Settlement School meeting one of the girls gave a talk, outlini ng the history of the school-its founding and progress through its career. Another read the annual reports in the October ARROW. Our president told of the present condit ions and success of the school and one of the girls who had been in the vicinity, gave her observa· tions and experiences there. ,A letter was then read from Grace Lewis, one of o ur alumn:.e, offering to subscribe fifty dollars to our Settlement ' School fund, provided that we subscribe fifty dollars also. Immediately we began to discuss ways and means of raising the necessary amount and finally decided that the girls from each hall would take boxes of the choco· late bars to sell in their respective halls. Before we adjourned Julia Coe, a recent initiate, announced that she and her father desired to subscribe twenty dollars to our fund.
A MOVIE BENEFIT
Representatives from the active chapter met with our town alumnre and we discussed most everything from a tea to a as a means of earning money for ou r Settlement School, this year. We finally decided to interview the theater manager and see if we co uldn't arrange for certai n profits on a picture show. He agreed to give us the profits on two matinees and two evening performances and we were to make thirty per cent profit on the tickets we sold. The picture was Margu e rite Clark in Luck in Paum ) and of course it was not hard to sell tic.kets for that; besides they were good for any performance and
MARYLAND A.
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we heard later that when the theater was running a higber priced show many of our tickets came in. We had a slide made telling why we had been selling tickets and what the money was for. The chapter girls ushered at each performance. The alumn", and the active chapter together sold about one thousand tickets, making $60 for the Settlement School.
KANSAS B
PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS
Since the war is no longer the center of interest, we are devoting more time, both outside the fraternity, and in chapter meeting, to our Settlement School. We have had a leader, who has made out sets of questions. These questions, dealing with the Settlement School, have been given to individuals who look them up and report on them at the following chapter meetiog.
We have had many discussions on how to raise money for the needs of the school. The first of the year our scheme for raising funds was to sell candy in the fraternity house. This second semester, we discussed a bigger proposition. We undertook a moving picture benefit in one of our large With our city alumnre taking the initiative, we carried out this schet.l}e. Each city alumna and active girl pledged herself to try to sell at least fifty tickets . The benefit covered two days, afternoons and evenings and a goodly sum was realized.
NEW YORK A
A WORD FROM THE "BABY CHAPTER"
We plan to devote our Founders' Day program to the subject of the Settlement Schoo l. On that day we, with the Beloit alumn., club, will have a luncheon , and we are hoping that Miss Abbie Langmaid with her inexhaustible fund of information about the school, will be with us.
Suggestions for earning money did not come until too late to be carried out this year but we have already made business - like a rrangements for next year. We have entered into the llpenny bank" plan with lots of interest and competition. Each girl thought out her own plan for a steady increase of the little coppers "from which the dollars g row." One of our number received an electric curling iron for Christmas and we were all very happy for we thought no more curlers and no more visits to the beauty parlor would be necessary for the
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Pi Phis with a real electric iron in our midst. But our fortunate sister showed her ingenuity. She told us, quietly but firmly, that her iron was going to earn money for the Settlement School. This ,was her plan-if she curled our hair it was ten cents, if we used the iron ourselves it was five cents. The demand for the iron was great and how quickly the little jar for pennies tilled up I
On Founders' Day each one is to report on the success of her penny and we know. that our small sums this year will make us eager to carry out ou r next year's plans so that a year from now we will be ab le to report some real accomplishment.
WISCONSIN B.
A DIRECT MESSAGE
Our chapter meeting on the Settlement School this year assumed the form of a tea at which Miss Evelyn Bishop was honor gu'!;"t. It was a great privilege to hear so directly of our school and the work at Gatlinburg was brought very close home to us.
,"Ve were keenly impressed by the growth and expansion of the work during the last few years. Who knows what the future may mean t o us and to the mountain children?
Miss Bishop spoke of the fact that not only were Pi Phis constant visitors at the schoo l , but that ot.her fraternity women and fraternity men wefe vitally interested and frequently made visits to Gatlinburg. We were interested especially when she said that she hardly knew which the children liked t o run the better, the hydrant or the victrola The Settlement School is the only place in the vicinity which boasts of running water. From Miss Bishop's talk and her pictures we now have a much clearer idea of what the school is
More than ever, we are proud that Pi phi is doing such a noble work among our own people, for it is something of a lasting meaning and' significance which shall ever need our prayers and gifts.
OHIO B.
A "LITTLE SACRIFICE" FUND
It had been suggested that each girl in the active chapter save during the year at l east one dollar to give toward the Settlement School fund. Accordingly, each girl pledged herself to give up just a few movies now and then, an ice-cream soda or malted milk, and instead of letting that small change, which has the happy faculty of
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slipping through one's fingers, disappear so readily save it to apply on the many needs which are today confronting our Settlement School. It did not take very long for the pennies, nickles, and dimes to accumulate to the amount of one dollar. When this goal was reached one fraternity meeting was devoted to the subject of Pi Beta Phi Settlement School. At this time a report of the establishment, growth and progress of the school w.as given and after this the boxes con· taining the "little sacrifices" were opened. As we had not yet initiated our new girls there wire only twelve actives in the chapter at that time, and hence our contributions amounted to twelve dollars. It was not as large a gift as we should have liked it to be, but it was, we felt, at least a help.
PERSONAL WYOMING A. ANECDOTES
Among the subjects for specia l programs in OUf chapter mee tings, none proved to be of more vital interest than the one on the Settlement School. Each senior was assigned a topic that dealt with some part of the school. These subjects ranged from the early history of its founding to its latest developments taken from the l ast ARROW. Each detail of its growth was brought out clearly and at the same lime a very interesting story was told . One of our alumnre, Helen \Veinburg, '15, a former teacher at the school, was invited to the meeting, and she answered many enthusiastic questions from all the girls, not only from those who were new in the fraternity. She dis· cussed with us the different types of pupils who attended the school, their manner of living and their own ideas upon the education they were recelvmg. Also a few conceptions of their parents were presented. This personal account of some of the happenings among the people of the mountains brought the work much nearer to us.
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PENNIES AND BURNT COR K
We have pla ced boxes in each of our rooms where we put all of our pennies. The gi rls are ve ry interested in seeing who can accumulate the most pennies by the end of the college year. The contest is quite spirited and much inte rest has been aroused . It makes us think more seriously of this big undertalting which belongs to every Pi Beta Phi. I n this way we hope to help the less fo r tunate of our little friends among the mountains of Tennessee.
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Some of the girls are now planning a negro minstrel to be given to the other girls, the admittance fees to be donated to the Settlement School fund.
OKLAHOMA A.
A .THEATRICAL BENEFIT
Our chapter takes unusual interest in the Settlement School for Mrs. Richardson, the former chairman of the Settlement School Committee, is an alumna of this chapter-as are also Misses Anne and Melinda Stuart, who built the Stuart cottage at Gatlinburg. Mrs. Richardson rece ntly gave us a most interesting talk on the work being done there and Miss Stuart brought over some of the baskets which were made in Gatlinburg in which the girls took great interest.
The University Players have generously offered to present Under Cover, for the benefit of the Settlement School, at the Orpheurn Theater, with an active Pi Beta Phi in the leading role We think that this is an excellent opportunity to do something worth while and all alumnre and active girls are using their influence in selling tickets and advertising in order to make it a great success. This will take the place of our usual Settlement School program at fraternity meeting.
NEBRA S KA B.
PROGRAM OF OUR CANADIAN CHAPTER
At the first Settlement School meeting extracts were read from recent ARROWS and afterwaras a general discussion was held about the founding of the school and its m,ethod of government. We were quite fortunate in having with us in the chapter Kathleen Cosgrove, '20, who is well acquainted with the Gatlinburg country. She told us very graphically about the primitive conditions of the people and the necessity for institutions such as our Settlement School.
At a second meeting a paper prepared by the alumna! was read, in which it was carefully pOinted out how former conditions were being overcome by the Settlement School work, how gradually these less fortunate people w.ere beginning to appreciate the higher ideals of life as we know them. The cpapter was requested to take advantage of the Magazine Agency and in doing so help the school financially. Upon the close of the meeting it was unanimously decided that a contribution should be sent toward the maintenance of the school.
ONTARIO A-
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WINE AND BLUE MITE BOXES
In Oct(>ber we had a meeting devoted entirely to studying the salient points in the history of our Settlement School. At this meeting we also planned for a Settlement School cookie-shine and invited our al umnz.
On this occasion we sat down to a delicious two-course luncheon served by our pledges. Between courses Letha Greene gave a short talk about the school at the close of which she presented each one with a wine and blue mite box and requ es ted us to fill these by means of personal sacrifices instead of merely writing a check for our contribution when the time came to open the boxes.
We plan to have a similar meeting near the end of the year when we arc going to open our mite boxes and each one is to tell of her experiences in filling them.
IOWA A.
PLANS IN CAL I FORN IA '
Last month one. meeting was devoted entirely to the interests of the Settlement School. It was opened to th e pledges in order that they might l earn more about the subject whi ch is of such interest to every Pi Beta Pbi.
One of our seniors, Margaret Strause, after many days of research and investigation had succeeded in preparing a very inclusive and thorough report on the Settlement School. To Mrs. Pearsall, who has been so intimately interested in this project, is due much of the credit for this splendid report. She fortified Margaret with newspaper clippings and a special booklet on the school. Besides this, we were very much interested in some snapshots which were taken, quite by chance, in Gatlinburg by the father of one of our pledges some three years ago.
Margaret's report covered everything . She gave the history of the school; its purpose; how it has expanded; what it has accomplished; its present needs; how it is supported; and relationship of the alumnre to the school. Later, many of the active girls attended the aluron'" club Settlement School meeting at which an illustrated lecture was given . As a result, we now f ee l much more personally interested in our Settlement School.
CALIFORNIA r.
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A NEW CHAPTER'S INTEREST
Our Settlement School is one of the many reaso ns why the members of our chapter are glad to say we bear the name of Pi Phi. We know a little more, perhaps, about such work than some of our sisters who are farther away from th e places where such schools 3re m os t needed. Some of us have seen simi lar schools in operation and we are very eager to d evise some plan tly whic h we may be able to help We have planned a program for one of our chapter meetings in the near future which we think may be a beginning toward doing something worth while. The general plan for this program is as follows:
History o f the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School j Development in 1919 - 1920; Why the War Increased the Need for Settlement Schoo l Work; A Year's News from Little Pigeon; Students of the Settlement S choo l j Instructors of the Settlement School; Miss Reisinger's Ma gazine Agency; Round Table Discussi on.
We want the girls in our chapter to be well inform ed on the subject of Settlement School work in general and the Pi B e ta Phi Settlement School in particular.
The explanation of Miss Reisinger 's Agency will be the signal for the beginning of a magazine udrive." All of us read magazines and we are going to send our sub\ cription for our magazines and our friends' magazines to Miss Reisinger after this. In the Round Table Discussion each girl will give her idea of the best m ea ns of raising money for ou r school and we are going to put the best plans in practice. The Pi Beta Phi Settlement Schoo l ought to be the best one in the United States and we pledge ourselves to do our part in making it so.
OKLAHOMA B.
How THEY Do IT IN VIRGINIA
The program for our Settlement School meeting was in charge of a commi ttee of three, who searched through THE ARROW files and through even the "strong box" for the most interesting and instructive material on th e subject, with the result that the whole chapter enj oyed an hour of unusual interest. First, the beginnings of the school were discussed-the story of how the Washington alumn", conc.eived the plan of a school, how it was taken up at the 1910 Convention,
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how Gatlinburg came to be chosen as the site, and how the school grew, even at first, until it has become several times larger than it was that first year. Next, the program took up the Settlement School it is now. The reports from the October ARROW were read and discussed, and plans for the future of the school. Last of all, someone read the charming article on HLife in the Settlement School," in the Handbook for the Charlevoix Convention. Everyone went away feeling as if she had just paid a little visit to the school.
VIRGINIA A.
IN MEM ORIAM
GIDDINGS (MRS. CORWIN) GRACE AVERV, Illinois d, '08 , died of pneumonia at her home in Evanston, 111., in February. She was initiated May 18, 1906.
KENWORTHY (MRS. HUGH) I HELEN SPACKMAN, Pennsylvania A, 1912, died at her home in Coatesville, Pa., March 20, 1920. She was initiated October I, 1909.
LALLEY (MRS. WILLIAM), LUELLA CORBALEY, Iowa I, '89, died at her home, 2300 Central Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. She was initiated August 12, 1889.
LInEN (MRS. WILLIAM A.), MAY CRANDALL, Iowa B, '03, died at her home in Imperial, Neb., March I, 1920. She was initiated J.nuary 4, 1902.
MERRILL, ANNE MARGARET, Columbia A, '08, died February 19 in Minn., of mastoditis following influenza. She was initiated into Columbia A November 12,1904, but received her degree with high honors from the University of Maine where she spent her junior and senior years. During 1908-9 she held a fellowship in German at the University of Maine, and upon the death of her head professor some time before the end of the year, assumed charge of part of his undergraduate work. Supplementary to this she spent a semester under the famous professor Max Walther at the University of Marburg in Germany. On her return to the United States she was appointed a teacher of German in the Eastern High School of Washington, where she endeared herself to faculty and students, not alone by reason of her teaching ability but also for her wonderful spirit of helpfulness and sympathy.
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B ecause of her signal success in dealing with th e problems of girls she was give n l ea ve o f absence during the war to act assistant t o th e Director of Girls' Work in the Wa r Camp Community Sem ce for the District of Co lumbia, later becoming Director herself. This past winter her l eave of absence was extended to permit a year of study at the University of Minn esota, half of her time acting as Secretary of the Camp Fire Girls for the city of Minneap oli s. For the . 1ast five summ ers she has been Mrs. Gulick's assistant in the manage me nt of th e Luther Gulick Camps.
H e r co nn ectio n with t he Wa shi ngto n Alumnre Club ha s been o ne of co nstru ctive act ivity and helpfulness, and always she has been a source of inspiration to all whose pri vilege it was to ca ll her "friend ." She was very active as a member of ou r cou nci l for war work . Co· lumbia A in its own sense of so rrow ex tends to Dr . and Mrs . Merrill and th eir family its most heartfelt sympathy.
M CCONE ( MR S J OHN ), GLADYS M ERED ITH, Pennsylvania r, ex·' l7 , died at he r home Aransas Pass, Texas, F eb ruary 29, 1920 , of influenza . She was initiated into Pennsylvania T, D ickinso n Co ll ege, N ovembe r 1914. In March 19 18 she was married to Mr. J ohn McCone and at the time of her death was a member of the New York Alumnre Club.
SAMP SON (MRS E. E.), ANN RU "n EDCE, Oregon B, '16, died at her hom e in Larva l , Montan a, Januar y 2 1, 1920. She was initiated as a c harter member of Oregon B at th e time of the installation o f the chapter, July 23,1917.
S TARRETT ( M RS . RAY), RENA LOCAN, Illin ois B, ' 16, died in York City of inHuenza in F eb ru ary . She was initiated April 17, 1913.
SMITH (MRS. J ESSE A .), J UL IA A. SCOTT, Indiana B, '07, died February II , 1920 a t M cKennan H ospita l, Sioux City, I owa, o f pn eumo nia . She was initiated J anuary 21, 1903 and since her marriag e had lived until r ecently in Flandr eau, S. D Four little daughters with her husband survive her.
H URST, EDITH, Michigan B, 'OS, died 13, 1920, in Clevelanrl. Ohio, from influenza-pneumonia. She was graduated from the University of Michigan where she was initiated in.to Michigan B, October 19, 19 01. She took postgraduate wo rk at Columbia University and r eceived her M.A. deg r ee from Radcliffe Co ll ege in 1916.
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She held the chair of history at Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, IIJ., for ten years and was holding a similar position in Hathaway Brown School, Cleveland, Ohio, at the time of her death. The following is taken from a local paper in Chillicothe, Ohio, where she was born:
"To know Edith Hurst was to be her friend. As girl and woman she made her influence felt for good wherever she went, her charm of manner, her enthusiasm and interest in all things worth while, her sincerity and her sympathetic interest in others, gained and kept a host of warm friends. She had a singularly beautiful character and was a devoted friend and sister. She early joined the Methodist Episcopal church and while here at home, was a faithful worker in Walnut street church."
TAYLOR (MRS. EDWIN T.), GENEVA SCHELL, Iowa A, ex-'16, died at her home in Toronto, Canada, February 11, 1920, of infiuenzapneumonia. She was initiated into Iowa A March 1, 1913 She left college in her junior year and taught for three years, spending the summers as Playground Director with the Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua. In 1911 she was married to Edwin G. Taylor and at the time of her death they were living in Toronto, Canada . She was a niece of Dr. Edwin A. Schell, for ten years President of Iowa Wesleyan College, and was an active and earnest member of the Presbyterian Church.
Geneva was an enthusiastic Pi Phi , and her energy and many tal ents together with her charming personality, winning ways, and beautiful Christian character, greatly endeared her to her many friends. To these and to her bereaved family her memory will ever be a sweet, strong incentive to a deeper consecration to those things which are truly worth while.
The last entry in her diary made while in good hea l th wa>; "When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, yea, thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet." Proverbs 3 :24.
EDITORIALS
NEXT TO APRIL 28, 186 1 , June 30, 19 10, stands as the most important date in the history of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. On the first date, our organization came into being--on the second, it came to a
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realization of its latent possibilities and entered upon a new era in its development. There were those present at the Swarthmore Convention wbo felt that the step taken was unwise and that the suggested project was entirely outside the province of a college fraternity. Events h.ve proved tbat they were mistaken. What the Settlement School has done for us as an organization far outshadows whatever we have done for others through the Settlement School.
Ten years ago the conduct of a social undertaking as a part of the n.tional work of a Greek-letter organization was a novelty-today there is scarcely a fraternity which is not pledged to so!!!e such project or contemplating such action. Let us be grateful that we had among us a dreamer of dreams who gave us the vision and inspired us to follow the gleam.
THE ALUMNA': ORGANIZATION welcomes you who enter its ranks with June Commencement days. The peculiar joys and privileges of active college days are over but they have given you a passport to th e future which holds new interests in store. Remember that once a Pi Phi, always a Pi Phi. The fratemity still needs your loyalty and enthusiasm. There is a place for you and work for you to do in the years to come.
IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE to receive a letter from one of our Founders. Philadelphia, Pa., May 6. 1920.
My Dear Mrs. Rurr:
I want to take this opporiunity through THE ARROW to extend my heart·felt gratitude to the dea.r Pi Pbis who remembered my birthday and sent such kindly greetings by telegrams. letters and post card •.
II 'Tis sweet to be remembered." We appreciate your feelings of gratitude to us as founders. and assure you that Although S3 years have passed since the founding of the fraterAity we love Pi Phi stiU. and are very proud of our ten thousand and more children. Proud of what they have done and are .till doing. Blessings be upon you all.
Sincerely yours in Pi Beta Phi.
JENNIE HOKNE TURNBULL.
THE FRATERNITY AT LARGE will be interested to bear that Pi Beta Phi numbers among her members the grand-daughter of a Founder. Nadine Soule, grand-daughter of Mrs. Ina Smith Soule, is an active member of Washington A. We hope that Nadine will accompany Mrs. Soule to the 1921 Convention.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Will the chairman of each chapter scholarship committee please send to Mrs. C. W. Mitchell, The Iowa, Washington, D. C., before June 25, information concerning the Pi Beta Phi seniors and those of other women's fraternities who are elected to national honorary societies or receive other graduation honors?
The annual meeting of Grand Council will be held in Chicago June 26·July I, inclusive. Mail may be addressed to all members of Grand Council at Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, III.
Prof. Edward Capps of Princeton University, Chairman of the Managing Committee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens has acknowledged in his last report on The Auxiliary Fund, "a handsome subscription of $300.00 a year from the Pi Beta Phi National Fraternity." Grand Council has thought it expedient to identify Pi Beta Phi with this project of advanced scho.larship for women and has authorized the above subscription for one year; pre.ceding action to be taken at the 1921 Convention. OUT fraternity is thus the leader' in a movement toward interesting Greek-letter organizations in this school, which is national, and even international in its service.
Before this issue goes to press, there is space for merely the following brief statement about this institution. Further information will be published in later numbers of THE ARROW.
The American School at Athens was founded in 1881 by a group of the leading colleges and universities in the United States and is managed by a committee representing these institutions, now twentyfivf' in number. There has recently been appointed another committee consisting of the following people: Prof. Francis G. Allinson, of Brown University; Prof : William N. Bates, of University of Pennsylvania; Prof. Gertrude H. Beggs, of Westhampton College; Prof. Edward Capps, of Princeton University; Prof. Julia H. Caverno, of Smith College; Prof. George H. Chase, of Harvard University; Prof. Allen Curtis, of Curtis & Sanger, Boston, Mass.; Prof. Thomas D. Goodell, of Yale University; Prof. T. Leslie Shear, of Columbia U ni versi ty.
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The special work of this smaller committee is to raise an "Auxiliary Fund" which will make it possible to increase the facilities of the school , by the addition, particularly , of a dormitory for women 5tu¢rents who may be pursuing research work in Athens. As the work of the School is of strictly graduate grade a"d as it offers opportunities for advanced study Tlot only to specialists in the classics but also to architects and sculptors, the proposal that Greek-letter fraternities should identify themselves with this Auxiliary Fund appealed to the Council of Pi Beta Phi as an opportunity which could not well be neglected.
THE ARROW acknowledges the receipt of the announcement issued oy the Anglo-American Hospitality Club which has been founded to arrange with hostesses in London to receive American citizens visiting England during the forthcoming summer who are unable to find accommodation in consequence of the crowding of the hotels. Anyone interested may obtain full particulars by addressing the Honorable Secretary, Major The Hon_ N evilIe Lytton, O.B.E., 5, 2ndsleigh Gardens, London N. W. 1.
Alpha province will hold a house -party June 25-29 in Syracuse, N. Y. New Y9rk Alpha chapter-house will be used as headquarters where d e legates from each chapter in the province will meet. The alumnre and active city Pi Phis in Syracuse have offered their services in entertainment. Each chapter hopes to receive great help from the discussion of local, province and national problems by their delegates. The Editor would appreciate information regarding other chapter house-parties which may be scheduled for this summer.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMNLE CLUBS
These club reports are so interesting and full of helpful suggestions that it would be well to read every one to find out whether your own club is keeping up with the others in the great IT B is> alumn", organization as it is now standardized under the able direction of our Grand Vice-president.
Our present form of organization dates back over a quarter of a century. Mt. Pleasant club, o rgani zed in '94, and Lawrence and Franklin, '95, are the oldest now listed and Miami Valley, Ohio, the youngest, makes her fiTSt appearan ce in this issue.
New York City has both the largest resident and paid memberships and Eastern Montana, the smallest.
Lin coln Club, although comparati vely small numerically, leads all th e others in its recent gift of $765 to the Settlement School. Within the past year this club bas also assisted Nebraska B in purchasing a chapter-house and aided materially in its furnishing.
Cleveland, a city club, without the incentive of a nearby chapter, has a remarkable record. They used many unique methods in raising their large contribution of $711 for the Settlement School.
During the past year seven new clubs have organized. We now have eighty alumna! clubs listed in THE ARROW directory and others are planning and working towards a chartered organization.
ALUMNJt: EDITOR.
ALPHA PROVINCE
BOSTON ALUMN A': CLUB ORGANIZED I<)OI--CHARTERltD 1906
A. Carr. Massachusetts A. 'II, ISo Longwood Ave., Boston, '17.
Walte r I . Chapman (Jeannette Dodge, Massachusetts A, '01).
Tf"etJ.NIrn--Minette Newman, New York r, "4.
E. H oeh, M assachusetts A, '17. 2:I
Marcella St .• Boston '19 . Recordi", Suretary-Marion H . Collyer, Massachusetts A, '14.
Resident Alumnae-too.
Members of Club-86.
Average Attendance-25.
Stimulated by the program announced in our president'. annual letter of last fall. our club has been directing its efforts toward increased membership and greater support to the Settlement School and the active chapter.
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The membership campaign has resulted in an increase in membership ove r that of last year which is very gratifying to the committee
The dub has helped the active chapter by paying some oC the r ent each month and by sha ring the expenses of the first rushing party The advi50ry committee bas had a member present at each active chapter meeting and is planning /I. party at th e end of the year, when it will present a piece oC jewelry to the girl who has raised her scholarship the most this )'tar over last year'. record.
We h ave r aised $275.00 for the Settlement School this year, mostly from the Christmll' cards and the mite boxes. We have sent $5.00 each to the Fellowship and Scholarship funds.
Our annual baby party. h e ld in May a t the home of Ruth Dennis, proved most successful. The thirty·five children present made merry among themselves and were entertained by story·telling. The thirty·seven growD-upS, needless to say, enjoyed themselves quite as much as the babies.
In June the cl ub spent a most delight Cui day "visitingU under the trees and rambling through the beautiful home of Mrs. Ida H odge Benjamin. Basket lnnches were enjoyed. and our hostess served punch, ice cream, and cake. The afternoon's entertainmeni was a musicale.
'l'ne annua1 summer buting was held in Jul y at the home of Mrs. Anna Nickerson al Quincy, nnd proved, as u s ual, most delightful.
The October " Hop Off" meeting, although it was purely for bosiness, was very gay 3S it was the first after summer vacation and all were especially glad to get toge ther agnin. The budget for the yenr was planned at that time.
A very lively active and "Iumn!e assembly was held at Mrs, Benjamin's home in November. The entertainment consisted of tableaux and dialogues and was followed by a cooky-shine , At this meeting the silver loving cup was presented to Esther Hinckley, '21, (or highest scholarship in her sophomore year.
The regahr December meeting and the Christmas reunion were both hel d very in formally at the chapter apartment. The talk on health problems scht:daled (or the February meeting had to be indefinitely postponed on account oC illness on the part o( the speaker.
Mrs. Sarah Pomeroy Rugg spoke at the March Settlement School meeting on her recent eqltriences and observations at the school. At that time we were also gladdened by the surprising yield of $8S.oo Crom our mite boxes,
The year has certain ly proved the thank offering year which oar executive comm ittee planned it should be. The active girls have shown a splendid inteTest in the club plllDS and hav e been represented at all our meetings; the (rom other chapters have added much to onr appreciation oC the fraternity as a national organir.arion; and the untiring loyalty oC our president ha s been a joy and an inspiration at all times.
LoUISE E. HOEH.
BUFFALO AL U MN A! C LUB
QaQANUEO 19I5-CH ARTf.R.£O 19 16 ,fl Prerident-Mn, Harold M Whi te (Ruth Gillette, \Yi sconsin A ex·' IS ), 1991 Hertel Ave., Buffalo. N. Y. Vic' /'T,Mntt-Genevieve Gifford, Ne.. York A, '13. Suri!laJ',-Mn. Alfred Willett Baldwin (Merle Coon, M isJ() uri r, ' IR), C 11, Carlton Court, Buffalo, N. V.
T,.e4.J'1U't1'-Mn. W. F. Lauffert (Bessie Bond, Missou ri A, '83 ).
Resident AlumOIilt-IJ.
Active Memberf- t2.
Average Attcndance-7.
Within the last month the resident alumna: ha ve increased from thirteen to sixteen-three n ew people r eady to become active members nut year , and already taking part in our affairs. That i s a. big jump for us, because as a Tule we lose as rapidly ss we gain. We are mo re than glad to welcome Pi Phis in our vicinity.
We are still meeting twic e a month, with one Saturday and one M onday meeting to acco mmodate everyone. Our pro(l'aDl was planned to cover much the same study as in othe r years, and the topi cs f o r discussion have been an· n o un ced und e r the "Cl ub Eve nt s " Each member wa s on lOme committee to contribute toward the program, and each committee was to be responsible (or all discussions or any news under its special topic.
We could Dot secure the sample book o( Christfnas cards, so we finally contributed individually to the Settlement School fund. and added a. small :lmount from fines (or absence and tardineS!l. At a Christmas party we dressed small dolls and brought other toys which wer e sent to the Settlement School. •
This spring we were privileged to meet Mrs. N ic kerson on her return from h er western trip, and we surely enjoyed the visit. The pOS!libilities for next year's conventi on interest us greatly , and we h ope we shan be fortunate enough to have it near-by.
We have just had a visit (rom Mi ss Bishop. Time flew much too rapidly ( o r us to hear all she h:ul to tell, or for us to ask many o( the questions we WAnted to ask about our school. In ciden tally she bad t o leave with one promised so ng still unsung. The meeting was preceded by a cooky-shine, a.ud with fifteen Pi Phis present , in spite o( the illne ss of two of our regular members, we felt it to be a great affair indeed. Besides Mis s Bi shop our guests included Edith Haith Brown , New York A, '12, 6rst president of our Buffalo Club, and Ramona Lenington Davies, Pennsylvania B, '15, a member of the New York alumna: club. Elda L'Hote Disosway, Illinois E, '14, who has recently moved here, has visited the Settlement School, and that with Miss Bishop' s visit o ught to make it a big reality to u s in the future.
On Founders' Day we are to be the guests of Lillian Butlin Ellsworth, New York A, ex-'04. The "stunts" are in the hands of Helen Rosenstengel, Wisconsin A. '06, 10 we have DO doubt of their success and cleverness.
Again we are making plans for our week-end house -party. Our house-part,. hat bee'ome an annual affair, and is talked of for months afterward. Ruth
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Gillette White bas in vited us to hold a meeting at her summer home .t Windmill Point, Ontario. \Ve afC looking forward to seeiDg again, as loon as college is over, three Buffalo girls now active in New York r. Our pI for the summer a rc s till indefinite.
ELLA M.
BURLINGTON VERMONT ALUMN£ CLUB
CHAllTE.R&D 19t4-RIORCAN IZED 1919
PrtsiJln l-Mnrgaret Patten, '19
Viu -;residmt-Mrs. Ray P. Tuttl e, '09.
Secretary-Laura Parker, '17.
Trtas ,er-Mrs. Edward F. Crane, ' 16.
Resident Alumnoe--I4.
Active MemberS-12.
Avenge Attendance-7.
F or two years there were too few re sid ent alumnre to make a club possible, but the fall o f 1919. found us 16 strong with a very real "raison d 'e tre," the immediate need of helping refurnish the chapter r ooms after an uninsured fire l oss
Our first meeting was held at the home of Mira Watts Strugess, Dec ember 6. Ma rgaret Patten was appointed temporary. chairman, our permanent oreanization being formed at the January meeting, held at Marion Jackson ' s. We have held five meetings in !lll, given o ver almost entirely to discussions and plans for aiding the chapter. At our last medine. April IS. Marion Jack son, treas· urer, repo rted a total of $183 received from 40 of Vermont Beta'. alumnR. ib is was used to purchase kitchen furnishings, a bookcase, a Wilton rug, and three yean' of insurance.
The club is very proud of the chapter's first place in scholarship for the first .emelter. Marie McMahon, ' IS. as $CholanMp advisor, baa introduced a ca rd file system by which the monthly reports in each subject of every active girl will be kept (or all four years. It is planned to request a personal report in addition from each girl doing unsatisfactory work.
We were pleased, indeed, to share the cbapte r 's good fortune of II. visit from Mrs Tann ah ill this winter.
At tbe lut mee ting we pledged $10 to the Settlement Sch ool and drew up tentative plus for celebrating F o unders' Day w ith the active girls.
We are antici pating an especially fine Commencement and June Spread this year with Governor and Mrs. CooHdge present. Governor Coolidge is to be our Commencement speaker. Mrs. Coolidge was Grace Goodbue, Vermont B, 'en.
Lwu J. PARKER
CONNECTICUT ALUMN£ CLUB
• OIGANIZED AND 19:10
Pf"esiJmt-Mrs. H . D. Murpby (Jessica DAVi . , Wisc o nsin A. '00), Higbland Court Hotel, Hartfo rd, ConD.
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L. B. Mendel (Alic e Friend. Wisconsin A., '99).
Secrela,, Treanrer-Mrs. D. W. Williams (Minette NortOD, Vermont A. '12), 380 N. Main St., Wallin&{ord, Conn.
Resident Alumnae-so.
Active Memben--26
Average Attendance--2o.
In December, 1919. about ten Pi Phis m e t in New Haven with Icie Macy, Virginia A, io discuss the possibilities of organizing a Connecticut Alumn1le Club. At this meeting Mrs. Gilbert Kent (Avice Williams, Massachusetts A) invited us to her home in West Haven for & cooky-shint and in January fourteen Pi Phis from different parts of the state accepted her invitation. We were honored by the presence of Mrs David Ni c kerson who spoke on the require · ments for such an organiution. We decided to m«:t once a month alternatina: bet",' cen New Hayen and Hartford. After a big and bounteous cooky shine, we gathered around the piano for Pi Phis longs.
In February, Mrs. C. \V. nayden (Marion Niles, Illinois .6) bf Hartford served us a delicious luncheon. Mrs. D. Hayes Murphy (Jessica Davis, Wi,· consin A) explained to u s the difficulties of obtaining a n B charter and. iUWlrated by living us Pennsylvania Delta's experience. We were then favored by a pantomime Lord Ullen's Daug4ter.
At our third meeting we enjoyed a luncheon at tbe home of Mrs. A. Petrun· kevitch (Wanda Hartshorn, Maryland A) in New Haven. At this time Edith Larson, Pennlylvania B, gave a hi!ltorical sketch of the Settlement School. We decided that we are too widely scattered to endeavor to raise money for the s..:hool and 10 each member il to contribute something.
Our Founders' Oay celebration will be a luncheon in New Haven, at the Taft Hotel. We hope to have a baby party in June at one of the beaches near New HaveD.
In our utive membership, we bave eight Connecticut towns represented and sixteen chapters. Though we have been organized only a few months, we feel a renewed love and enthusiasm for n B 4:> and look forward to our second year with high hopes.
MINITTI NORTON' WILUA)(S.
NEW YORK ALUMN,£ CLUB
ORGANIZED 1903-CUARTEllED 1907
Pruide"t-Mrs. C. G. Cleaver (Ethelyn Hardesty, Pennsylvania r, 8426 IlOth St., Richmond Hill, N. Y.
Viu-Iretidmt-Mrs. Wayman AdamI (Margsret Boroughl, Texas A, '07).
R. Nevins, New York B, '04, tJ6 Haw· thorne St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Reuwdi", Secretary-Treasu:rn-Mildred B. Cathers, Pennsylvania B, t lO•
Resident Membcrl of A verale Attendance-49.
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The New York Aiumnoe Club has made a specia l effort thii year to emphasize the n B 4J spirit of friendship, and to bring into touch with the iraternity as many as possible 'of the alumnae living in the vicinity of New York. The larges t membership the club has had hu been coroUed. and alumnae who had for years been out or touch with n cz, affairs have been brought into r enewed r elations with the frat ern ily . At the same time an unusually large number of new arriva1s bave attended meetings. and many have become member. of the club. tbus making very bright the prospects of future growth. We have, b owever, been unfortunate in losing seve ral valued members by their remo val from this part of the co untry. Th is is a loIS most se verely felt.
The New Y ork al umn ae are widely scatte red over N ew York, Long Island, suburban N ew Jersey and as welt as in th e five boroughs of New York City. The,. come from many different chapters, fifty chapters being represented on our lilt, of whi ch number forty have been represented at the monthly meetingl. Notices of meetings were sent each month to all members, to all who were members last year, to all who had attended any previous meeting during the year, to those belonging to th e same c hapter u the hostess, and to all who lived in the neighborhood of the place of meeting, whether they had shown any interest in the club or not. About 175 notices were sent out regularly; for the October meeting when we send to all on our list and to the sec retaries of clubs and chapters, about 500; and for special affairs, as the appeal for the Settlement S c hool , and the Founders' nay ce leb rati o n, from 350 to 400. The great amoun t of temporary re s id ence in the vicinity of New York adds to the difficulty of maintaining a unified ore-nnization. In an effort to make the meetings more accessib le to a large number, they have been h eld this year in the home. of different members in Manhattan Borough, Brooklyn, and Long Island. instead of at a cen tral point. It i. hard 1'0 tell whether this plan resulted in a larger attendance, for the severe winter made travel difficult; but 133 different Pi Phil attended meetings, with 59 the largest number at any regular meeting. These figures do not include the Founders' nay celebration, which always brings out a very muc h larger number.
In February II B 41 gave a Panbe llenic tea, to which were invited two representatives of each national women's fraternity, and also any national officers. former grand presidents. or editors, who live in or near New York. A member of each fraternity gave a short account of the alumna: work of her organization. Mrs. Cora Rhodes Henry, Grand President of Al p ha Phi. disc us,ed in II. more general way fraternity work, and the relations of the frat e rnity to the college and the community. To meet our Panhell en ic friends was so pleasant that n OB.., hopes it will become the c u stom in New York to h a ve an annual PanhelIen.ic meeting.
As N ew York has DO active chapter we consider as the nearest substitute the II B. students at Columbia University. These girls entertained the club at the December metting in Whittier Hall. We discussed the general aspects of the fraternity sit uation. and the students brought back to the alomn:.: much o f the spirit or underrraduate chapter life
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For the Settlement School the club depended upon voluntary contributions. The effect of lut years drive, which wu belped by the patriotic appeal to buy 8"Qvernment boods, was seen in the splendid response made. A contribution of $400 was tumed over to the Settlement School Board. and a Funk and WaanaU'. New Standard Unabridged Dictionary was sent to the school as the gift of the club. Taking iBto account that about twenty of last year's contributors who gave over $100, have moved away. and that no special drive was made, the club is very much gratified .t the result, u it showl a deep inlerelt in the welCue of the !Chool. The Much meeting was devoted to the interests of the school.
The climax of the year'. activities was the annual luncheon in celebration of Founders' Day, held at the lIotel Commodore on April '4. The New York r members of the club compoled the committee in charge.
An iIIteresting program was presented at the close of the luncheon. The principal features of n B • life were given in clever poem', songs. and scenes, taking the audience from the foundation of our organization to the Settlement School, whose c1us-room Wal most realistically portrayed. The repJelientation of the original ARROW board made a g-reat bit. A delightful contribution to the progrAm was the singing of Dorothy George. a friend of Ethel Harwood. Minnesota A. to whom the club was indebted for a very great pleasure. for MilS Gtorge, an art'ist pupil of Madame Sembrich, has a wonderful voice and a most charming manner. Short talks aD work overseas were given by Mrs. L. A_ Springer (Gertrude Hill, KansaJ A), Kate Miller, Iowa B, Alice Waller and Isabel Totten, New York B, and Ruth McCleUand, Mrs. R_ H. McClure (Helen Campbell), and Pauline Arnold, Illinois 4.
The new officers were installed by the retiring president, Mrs. B. L. Maxfield (Winifred Hill, Ma158chusetts A). Mrs . CleaYer, the new presideDt, adr:lressed the club in an inspiring mes58ge on the ideals of n B • and the work of the New York club. When the chapter roll was called. 34 chapters were found to be represented among the I t o guests assembled to honor the foundalion of n B +.
We hne DO meetings in the summer, but close our season with the May meeting, which is devoted to planning for the next year. A cordial invitation is extended to all Pi Phis near New York to join the New York club. aDd make next season's work even more successful than that of the aclive year just closed.
DoRA R. NEVlNS.
NORTHERN NEW YORK ALUMNJE CLUB
OKGANJZJ:n AND CHARTERED ]914
PrtsideN/-HeleD E. Merriman, New York r. '12. Seerelar,·Trea.rurer-Dorothy Cleaveland, New York r, '12.
Resident Alumnr-s_
Active Memberl-22.
Average AUendance-6.
Although the number of resident alumna! is no larger this year, we feel that as a club we have accomplished more than ever before. We have held regular program meetings each month. Besides these, we have met with the active 9n occasions and have had three 9r four purely ,ocial meetings.
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Our wintt:r work began with the October meeting at which we bad the health program. The outline had not been issued at that time, but Dr. Gordon very kindly se nt us uadvance copy.1t One membu took up some of the newer phases of public health. while another gave a talk on personal hygiene. A general discussion followed.
In' November we held our annual sale for IT B activities. This time. ex · cept for the candy and doughnut table (college boys are very fond of doughnuts) it was purely practical: aprons, holders, and towels of all kinds. As a runIt we lent our usual contribution of $zS to the Settlement School and $5 each to the Fellowship and Loan funds.
For OUf Decembtr meeting we had the Settlement School slides. The university kindly gave us the use of one of the lecture rooms and we invited the active chapter and the students generally t o see them with u s. One of o ur members gave a talk about the school and its work and retold many of the anecdotes given in back of THE ARROW and in letters from the Settle· ment Sdl.ool Committee. We all enjoyed the pictures very mach and feel a more perlOnal interest in the school as a result.
We have felt that Panheltenic here was too nearly synonymous with u Rushing rul es," so to try to change this and bring all Greeks together on a common friendly footing, we invited the local alumnae clubl of K K rand d .6. .6. to meet with us in January. Our president gave a little talk on the Panbellenic ide:l. We bad asked a representative from each of our guest clabs to teU us about her (raternity and its work.
Our February meeting 'Was held the aftern oo u of New York Gamma'. initialion banquet. to take advantage of the presence of the out-of-town girls. This meeting was devoted to the interests of the active chapler. The chapter's representative gave a most satisfactory report ' of the . chapter's standing in vari?us lines.
In March we studied the constit ution and fraternity examination. giving special attention to the alumnte department and to recent change s.
On Founders' Day our up perclassmen will present Miss Balche' s play. No· vember 4. the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of our chapter as 0 r 2:, the alumnle club entertained the chapter. giving a scene from early chapter history. On March :u, the sixth anniversary of the installation of New York r, • the chapter entertained the club. The center of interest was two cakes. each with six candles.
Early in March we were delighted to receive a Itying visit from our Grand President. The quarantine on Optario brought us good luck, for Mrs. Tanna· hill had to give up her visit to Ontario A and came to us instead. She arrived just in time for an iuitiation, for Della Smith, a member of. our original lOCi'll, who is back tbis year w orking for her Master', degree. became a n 4t that night. On account of illness she was unable to be initiated with the others. After the ceremony we joined the active girls in a 4Idress -up" ·cooky-shine. The next night Mrs. Tannahill gave a most interesting and inspiring talk, telling us especial1y about the recent Grand Connci l rulings and the new plans for standardir.ation.
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During the summer all Pi Phis is town meet once in two weeks for an informal "get-torether." In July we hold our annual picnic up river. All the girls in the vicinity come back (or it and 'life alway. have a good C"I'owd. We often welcome risitoTi from other chapters and clubs.
Three members of our dub attended the instaU.tion of New York 11 at Cornell.
'Ve have kept in close touch with the active chapter. The advisory com· mittee has met more frequently this year than before, an active member has attended each club meeting, and at least one member of the advisory committee hal attended chapter meetings.
So br our club hal consisted solely of members of New York r. We would be very glad to welcome any other Pi Phil that may be in Our vicinity. If you arc not a club member and are anywhere in northern New York. won't you join us?
DOJ.OTHY K. CLIAVIU.AND.
ROCHESTER ALUMNJE CLUB
ORGANIZED U)14-CIIARTEI.I.D 1914
Pruident-1roirs. C. E. Helton (Jane Bechtle, Iowa r, elll:-'oS), 36 Morningside Park, Rochester, N. Y.
F. T. Burke (Bess Harpel, Pennsylvania B, '06).
CorrulondinK Surelary-Florence Ford, New York A, '07, :343 Plymouth Ave., Rochester, N. Y.
rn--Eleanor Good, Massachusetts A, 'ot.
Resident AlumnDe-14.
Active Members--g.
Average Attendance--6.
Our club, though .till small numerically, continuel to thrive and to lake an active interest in whatever pertains lito the onward cDurse o( our Pi Beta."
Almost every member (eels she must be present at each meeting if possible. and in this way we have aU become so well acquainted that we usually look (orwRrd to our gatherings with pleasnre. Of course we Quake, when, a. this year, IIDr. Dusky" informed us she would be in her office at certain hOUri to examine our constitution. Those who were brave enough to appear, are still alive to teU the tale, and likewise could give you lome information concerning the history, etc., o( ODr fraternity. We were (ortunate this year to have with us for the Itudy of our nearelt chapter, a Syracuse alumna, who pve us a most interesting report of both the active and alumnae clubs.
At our regular meeting in the interest of the Settlement School, we decided to the nut meeting also for its benefit, so on February 21 we had a eookyshine nt noon and afterward tied a comfort for the school. We enjoyed it so much, we wished we might earn money (or the school in that way.
We allo sent some toy. for the childrens' Christmas tree and have contributed $4s (or the sehool, a. ' well as $IS (or other IT c) interests.
Now we are looking for:ward to our Founders' Day celebration, which will tRke the (orm of a luncheon at the Pine Tree Inn. Miss Bishop has arranged
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to be with us on that occasion and she will certainly have an attentive !ludience for her report oC the school.
\Ve are all so eager to a hospital established at Gatlinburg in connection with our othe r work. We trust the endowment for the school will 5000 be sufficient to ju stify the opening of the ot h er work.
ORGANIZED I903-CHARTERED t<)06 A. l SADuu MOORE.
SYRACUSE
ALUMN£ CLUB
Pl'e riamf-Mrs. Ellsworth A. Brown (Edith Haith , '12), 61 Onondaga Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.
Vice-- p1'esident-Mrs. Harry W. Skerritt (Anna Balry, ·J2).
Suretary--Elena Campbell, '17.
Trell.rwrn"-Mrs. Eugene A. Bradford (Marjory Campbe ll , '13).
Corresponding SeC1"etary-Mn. Floyd F. D ecker (Mary Makepeace '07)
3I:J Marshall St., Syracuse, N. Y.
Resident
Members of Club--28.
Average Attendance--I7.
Onr year in Syracuse Alumna: Club has been replete with endeavor and ac· complishment. Our fortnightly meetings have been held alternately afternoons and evenings, and we have f o und the evening meetings more largely attended Three of the afternoon meetings were made all day afTairs with buffet lunch in order to finish ce rtain lots of garm ents fOT the Onondaga Orphans' Home. Early in the fan we made plans for getting togethe r the funds for various needs, both D!lliona.l and locaL Our greatest source of in co me was derived from the movie benefit, for which New York A participated in the sale of tickets. The !lAle of Christmas cards paid us well, and Mrs Will iam E. Cla rk has kept u s, OUf families and friends s upplied with c h ocolate bars at a very ni ce profit. Thus, \ve were enabled to contribute our bit to the Settlement School and oth er frat e rnity funds; and at Christmas time we furnished the c h apter house a very complete set of dishes.
The tldvisory board has k ep t in close tou c h wilh the active c hapter and has el)denvored to bring a c tives and alumna: into close harmony. The delightful opportunity of a visit with Mrs Rugg has been O Uri again, and we are honored to have had one of our members, Mrs. Roberta Campbell Bowen, appointed Province President of Alpha Province. We f ee l as never before a keen interest and a deep responsibility in our nation al organization, and we hope next year to deve lop al ong lines suggested by Mrs. Rugg, especially concerning h elpful · ness to our active chapter and Panb ellenic associations
The meetin" of the clob were held the first Wednesday of each month at one of our members' homn. Tea was lerved at 5 :30, and a social time spent until 7 o'clock, .beo the business of the meeting- began.
This year we have endeavored to keep in closer touch with the active chapter, a committee was appointed to inquire into the chapter" need. and we have helped to replenish their chapter room. Since they are considering the ad"i.ability of buying a fraternity bouse we expect to give them fioancial &'li,lance.
OUf eleventh birthday party was celebrated at the active chapter room, where the usual bran pie containing gifts, added greatly to the merriment of the evening. Dr. Edith GordOD, ODe of our best known Toron to Pi Phis, sent us a birthday letter which was enjoyed so much,1>y all.
We expect to have a reunion on Founders' Day in the form of a luncheon with the active chapter. Surely the heartl of our thoulands of Pi Phi, today swell with pride and gratitude {or the first member of I. C. Sorosis, especially on April 28.
A War Memorial fund has \>«n established by the university in the form of scholanhips and financial assistan ce to the returned soldiers and to relatives of those who gave their lives in the Great War j as well as the erecting of a tower with chimes on the campus. Ontario A has contributed over $200 to this worthy cause.
A campaign is now afoot to raise funds for the erection of a new Women'. Residence, sufficient to meet the needs of an increasing number of women students and each woman of the university is contributing penonally and from all accounts, Pi Phil will be among the generous donators.
The club has given $10 as 3. gift to the Settlement School and for next year. our definite philanthropic work will be in helping Toron to University Settle· ment. which is sadly in need of financial &lsi stance.
MAIY FUTCHU.
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ALUMNA!: CLUB
QItCANJZlD AND CHARTKRED 1910
President alld Correrpollding Secrelary--Mrs. Franz C. Miller (Edna Bean, Massachusetts A, '02), 97 Spring St., Springfield, MUI.
Recordjnl SeN'etary and Treasurer-Mrs. Dane Jackson (Elizabeth Caswell, Vermont A. 'It), 3 Lincoln St., Springfield, Mas••
Resident Alumnse-20.
Members cf Club-IS. Avenge Attendance--8.
\Ve had no meetings in June, July, August or September and the out-door meeting called in October at Mr•. Miller'. summer home in North Wilbraham was slimly attended because o( the bad weather. In November fourteen Pi
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Phis gathered in Mrs. Jackson's home for what proved to be an enjoyable "get acQl!3.!uted U occasion, seven new fraternity si s ters having moved to this vicinity since our last season. At the J anua.ry meeting in Mrs Miller'. apartment we made !everal sofa cushion covers for Vermont A. The Marc h meeting, for which one of OUf Dew members. Mrs. Paul Otto (Margaret Mattern, Pennsyl· vania B. '18). was hostess. was postponed once because of a bliuard and finally held on a day that "'&1 so storm, that only {our brave memben could get to it.
For onr Founderr Day me eting we are planning a luncheon to be held at one of the botels in Springfield and hope to have with us then as O Uf gues t, Evelyn Bishop of the Settlement School. We will probably close O Uf meetings {or the season with a picni c in June.
Our contributions to the Settlement School and to the Fellowship fund have been raised by individual subscript-ions :lDd we have planned also to make a gift to tbe Settlement School before 'our meetiDl"s have ended of towels and other articles which we hope may be of u se to our workers in Gatlinbur".
EDNA BEAN MIl LJ.R.
BETA PROVINCE
AKRO N ALUMNJE CLUB
ORGANIZlD 19 17-CH ARTt:UD 19 18 •. 1;1. L. Dorman (Mary E. Lewis, Mic higan A, '03), 87 Good St Akron, Ohio.
Sec r etary-Mrs. Jns. Conners (Elsa I. Schlicht, Ohio r, ' 12) , 55J Strat· ford P I Akron, Ohio.
Tre,aswrer-Mrs. John T. Dye (Kathryn Robberts, l owa 'Z, '16).
Resident Alumnse--2I,
Members of Club-- I8
Average Attendance---9.
Our meetings during the past yea r have been held the second Saturday afternoon of each month beginning in September . We h3ve had seve ral all day meetings to do sewing for loca l c harities. The se have been r ea l cooky· shines and gre atly enjoyed by u s all We have carried out the required pro-grams as nearly as possible, and our meetings have proved very beneficial to u . all. \Ve have had a n umber of strange Pi Phil in Aleron for various lengths of time so that 'Our club life is very interesting and broadening due to the various c hapters represented .
Our local Pan bellenic assoc iati on is p l nnning a home for college girls who are working in Akron. Various methods of raising money have been tried such 1.5 card parties and dances. Our alumnae dub bad cha rce of one party which proved vt ry IQ.ccessfnl.
We have also been very a.ctive in our efforts to raise money for (he Settle· ment School. Baskets and magazine s ub scriptions have proved On April J3 at the Akron University Club, we had a bridge party which p roved to be a big success financially for the Settlement School and in giving publicity to the school.
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We have invited the Cleveland Alumnae Club to spend Founders' nay with u.s We have planned a luncheon at the University Club and aD afternoon to eel betttr acquainted. We were delighted to have Evelyn Bishop spend Friday, April 9. with UJ. She told os muc h of interest , and of the needs at our Settlement School, and helped arouse in us all a greater determination to accomplish Kreater thing. oed year.
HEUN STARK.EL
CLEVELAND CLUB
ORGANIZED J907-CUARTIlED 1913
PruideN/-Mr •. D . B. Pocock (Eleanor Murtha, New York B, 'oS). 1283 Manor Park, Lakewood.
Viu-p,."Ulnd-Elsa Meckel, Ohio r, '13.
Sure/ary-Mrs. T N. Clover (Alta Green, 1IIinoi• .4, '17).
Trt'4S1lrno-Mrs. F W. Lovell (Eva Glass, Jowa Z. '<)6)
The Cleveland club began its most enthusiastic year with a record attendance of thirty-seven at the first meeting, October.. A wonderful cake bearing the inscription, "Welcome to Pi Beta Phi" wns sent by Warren S. Stone, husband of our hostes.. With it also came the :mnOUDcement that Mr Stone was 'once again giving UI our wine and blue programs, and in addition, folders containing the printed names, .ddreSles and telephone numbers of all resident alamnre. The book 'Of Christmas greetings was there, and a number of orders gave us assnrance of a substantial sum of money from that source for the Settleme n t School.
The November meeting was devoted to the constitution.
In December we had a Christmas party, the committee furnishing a rift (largely Royce products) for each member . A baking dish for the teacher's cottage, ninety -five handkerchiefs and a box of Christmas tree ornaments made up our Christmas package for the Settlement School.
In the National Educational Association brought Mrs. Tannahill to Cleveland. A tea given by Mrs. Pocock afforded the Pi Phis an opportunity to meet their charming president. Everyone felt that her talk was a real inspiration to the club .
On Apri l 10 Mill Bishop visited us and gave m(ut interestiDR' information about the accomplishments in the past, and the plus for the future of the Settlement School. We enjoyed her visit very much, nnd were so glad we cooJd rtport that our efforts this year had netted $711 for the school.
Never has Oeveland worked so hard to make a record sum. Mrs. Arthur Curtis was untiring as our Royce agent, and sbe alone had $145. The Christmas card book and our individual contributions made us more than $300.
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(e ruted husband. gave us $60, Mr. Stone, Mr Pocock, Mr. McKitter-ick, Mr. P aton . Mr. Gibson, Mr . Curtis, Mr. Lovell, and Mr. Kewley.
M rs. W . W. Pollock, • former member, conlributed $100 through this club. Mr. B. G Tremaine gave Mrs. Curtis $50 for th e IC h ool as a means oC showing hi s appreciation oC Red Cross work she h a d done for him Th e foHowing Pi Phil l ikewise gave through our club in r espo n se to lett ers fr om OUr members:
Mari e Bellows McNitt, Kate King Bostwick, Hild a Corwin Burt, Vivian Smith, M ary Carpenter Sadtler, Florence Hagmire Arn old Ali ce More Regan, Esther Rranch, Virginia Holland Burkholder, Charlotte Shephard Field. Virginia Adam s Goehring. Th e president sends a printed letter each year to all the present and past members of the club appealing for funds for Settlement School day. Tn addition, this year we wrote to a number of isolated Pi Phis.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Jordan in addition to their personal contributions, gave :l percentage of the money earned by them through sales of painted sanitas articles.
The Royce fund, n new birthday box, and a bank into which carfares are put when members are taken to and {rom meetings in automobiles, hue already given o ur fund for next year a start.
The P an heJl enic organiution had:.. very successful meeting in the faU, over a hundred being present. A scholarship is maintained f or a girl at Western R ese rve. Pi Phi this year gave $:u fiS its share. The spring lun cheo n will be held in May. F o unders' Day will be spent in Akron. H avi ng had two splendid Founders' Oay celebrations with the Akron Club, 'one th ere and one here, we look forw :ud with muc h pleasure to the occasion again.
On June S there wil1 be a cooky-shine, and then no m o re meetings until Octobe r. Ouring the summer, calling in different sections of the city, look up and try to intere st new co mers in the Cleveland Club. The sale of Royce goods does not cease for summer months, and we are ju st as willing to fill mail orders the n as at any other time. On ce a u se r of Royce, always one! why not no ? Mrs. Arthur Curtis, 4118 Perkins Ave., i. our agent.
All Pi Phi s are wekome at O IlT club meetings th e first Saturday o f each month from October to June. Lun c heon at o n e o'cloc k! FLOREN Cr.: KEWLEY.
COLUMBUS AL U MNlE CLUB
OR.GANIZED It)OO--CHARTERID 1912
Pr,sidut-Nan Costigan, Ohio B, '00, 11 9 E. Northwood Ave. Viu-prujdntt-'Mrs. Sylve ster N oble (Corna Greiner. Ohio B, '(9) . J. F. Barker (Sophie Hargi s, Iow a r, '08). 11)61 Concord Rd., Upper Arlington. Trl'4S,.rt'1"---Mrs. M Y Fran ce (Oaudine Urlin, Ohio B, '13 ).
The Columbus Alumn ae Club o f n D has enjoyed a very success ful year. The club, with. membership of fifty, meets the first Monday of each month. The meeting is preceded by a six o'c lock dinner at which five of the girls serVe as hostesses and sha re the expense In tbis way, through a year of ten meetings,
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each in the club serves as .. hostess once a year. We have found this plan the mOlt luccessful in brineing the members out.
We concentrated our efforts this year upon maJdn&, a creditable contribution to the Settlement School Fund. By means of a well pia-ODed Rummage Sale, we raised $300. The plans for this sale were in the band. of a very capable committee under the chai rmanship of MIUY Love. The entire club ,... notified several months in advance to save all articles of wearing apparel, dishes, furoj· ture, pictures, etc., which might be of any value to persons in lesl {ortunate circumstances and to launder, mend, or put in the best sbape possible, luch articles so that they could be sold at • fair pri ce All members were urged to :lsk their friends for discarded articles.
In November, the committee rented a storeroom for two days in a section 'of the ci ty which was thought to be advantageous as regarded customers. A larlre sign was placed on the door announcing the days of the sale and the purpose for which the money was to be raised. Various members of the club, who owned automobiles, volunteered to collect all the articles to be sold and on the morning oC the sale all was in to • line o( customers wailinlr to be admitted. And so we raised $300 and are hoping to exceed tbat amount next year.
We have two girls Crom Obio B meet with us each month and in that way keep in touch with the younger girls. W e have aided them in a financial way from time to time when the circumstances seemed to warrant . We are plannine now to aid them in furnishing an apartment next yenr.
Miss Bishop, of the Settlement School, was our guest at the April m«:ting and we a ll enjoyed very much meeting her and h ea ring "first hand" newS of ULitt le Pigeon."
We celebrated Founders' Day with banquet at the Chittenden Hotel with ninety ·six members present. It was one of the best attended and most enjoyable banquets ever held. One pleasant little episode was the presentation of • n B 4' pin to the girl in the active chapte r holding the highest record in scholo.rship for the past year and a conage bouquet to the members of the Freshman class having the higbest record for the past year. These were the personal gifts of Mrs. Margaret Flynn, a member of the alumne cl ub, who has been tireless in her efforts to promote and encourage scholarship among the active girls. Mrs. Flynn has a daughter in the chapter at the prescnt time. The gifts came as a complete surprise to the alumnR: club and a vote of thanks and appreciation was extended to Mrs. Flynn. Following the banquet, in place of the usual tOllSts, a program of stunts was given.
At the May meeting, the new local Panhellenic rules were explained and diacussed at length.
In June, we plan to bring the club year to a close with a picnic, if the elements peTmit.
FLORENCE JOSEPHINE BRADf'ORD
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OHIO GA A ALUMNA< CLUB
OaGANIZED I913-CHARTBRm 1914
James T. Connon (Elsa Schlicht, 'n), SS3 Stratford Ave., Akron, Ohio.
Via-,resUlmt-Sa.die Van Fossan.
T,eas rn--Mrs. John D. Overholt (Jessie \Vickwire. ex-'iS).
COFres;ontli,.Z SIcreJary-Elten F. Boyer, '1:1, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Obio Gamma is sorry to report no meeting so rar this year. Our problem is much different from that of other clubs, as our girls are scattered throughout the entire c'onntry. Notices were sent out (or a luncheon to be held April 17. in Columbus, Ohio, but as only two other rids could come, the meeting had to be given up.
We are hoping for a large attendance.1 our next reunion to be held at Wooster during Commencement week, June 14 -18. as the Fiftieth Anniversary of the college is to be celebrated at that time. Every organiution is expecting to have a. large reonion during that week. Every Ohio r • B should make & special effort to be there.
MIAMI VALLEY ALUMN.£ CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTEUD 1920 ELLEN F. BoYER.
Pruidlml-Mrs. Greer Marechal (Lucile Herschlr:r, Ohio r, '13), 827 Manhatten Ave., Dayton. Ohio. Vice-president-Mrs. R. B. Steinmetz (Edith M. Klein. Ohio B. '00). Secrda,.y-.Eliubeth Schwarb, Virginia. A, '19, 223 Central Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
Painter, Michigan B, '19.
R esident Member5---9.
Members of t.
Average Attendance-8.
There i. a beautiful charm tree which blooms the whole year round and reflected in its lovely blossoms, are seen the faces of girls and women. Look closely and yOIl will see that they are sister wearers of the tiny golden arrow. As the seaSODs progreSl occasionally several blooms fall to the earth; there is a transformation. and behold a. new alumnlr: club has come into being, and this time it bears the name of the Miami Valley Alumnae Clabo
We are 10 young there is little to tell of our life history, however, above you will find the first statistics of the youngest bachelor daughter. I say bachelor daughter because alumnae clubs are not under the parental care of Alma Mater but are out in "the wide. wide wo rld"-working and trying to realize idealism of their beloved fraternity.
There are eleven in 'o ur club, eight are married; of the three unmarried one is Beta Province President, another, an enthusiastic young business woman, and the last bachelor maid delights in her 6rst experience 31 a county schoolmarm. Among Ollr number we have a teal I. C. of whom we are very proud lod she il Mrs. Stella Osborn. Illinois A.
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Our club has been boldine monthly medina' ever since last October. Indeed, we scoured the Miami Valley for another Pi Phi to make Ollr number ten, and instead of finding just the one, we found two. Great was our happiness when we finally wrote (or a charter in February and organited into a "sure enu£" club. Because of our small membership we have not decided on • definite money making plan for the Settlement School, however, we have all paid our dues, :md think. of selling old clothes and Christmll5 cards to gain necessary funds.
Our April meeting was devoted to a discussion of matters of fraternal interest. The May meeting will be a "cooky-shine" celebrating Founders' Day. We are planning to Ket in touch with the high school girls to arouse their interest in pursuioe- collegiate education.
Vie extend a most co rdial welcome to all Pi Phis in this vicinity and also visiting Pi Phis.
ELIZABETH ScHWARTZ.
NORTHEA STERN PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNA: CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 1919
P"uident-Mrs. C. E. Temple (Florence Clum, Pennsylvania B, 'Il), Clarks Summi t. Pa.
Secretary-Eunice Hall, Pennsylvania B, '09, 540 Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa.
During the year the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alumnae Club has held five meetines a.t the homes of members.
Our June meeting was held in Nanticoke at the home of Ruth Cannon with Helene Diffendafer assisting. This meeting was devoted to the Settlement School. Stereopticon views of the school wer e shown and plans for raising money wefe discussed. It was decided to ask Pi Phis who were remote from alumnre clubs to send their subscriptions through our club. We received some assistance in this way, though many to whom we wrote had pledged through other alumnae clubs, active chapters, or directly. However, we feel very proud that our semi-annual contribution amounts to $50.
At our September meeting, held at the home of Beatrice Richards, we were delighted to receive two new members, Mrs. Robert Kline (Edna Seaman, Pennsylvania B, 'oS) and Mina Getman, New York r, '19 . At this meetinK Mrs. A. B. Shutts (Julia Frantz, New York A, '12) tendered her resignation as vice -p resident of the club. She has moved to Globe. Ariz., where her husband is engaged in electrical.engineering. Mrs Shutts will rtmain an associate member of our club, but we shall miss her active participation in the work. At this meeting, we had as a guest, Mrs. Gilbert Me rritt (Faye Ridgely, New York A, 'IS).
Our N ovemher meeting was held at the home 'of Mrs. C. E. Temple. The meeting was devoted to the study of the convention ARROW. December found
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us at the home of Mrs. Robert Kline. The attendance was small and the meeting" informal in character March 20 we met at the home of Mrs. Karl McDonnell (Margaret Chappell, Pennsylvania B, ex-'ll). This meeting was devoted to the active chapter, Penn sylvania B. It was also informa l in character, since we bad with us Marjorie Nichols, a fre sh man, whom Penn s ylvania n hOI reently bidden.
We arc looking forward to our Founders' Day luo ch eon, which will be held at Hotel Jermyn, Scranton, on April 25.
EUNI C& V. HALL
PHILADELPHIA ALUMN£ CLUB
President-Marion Hallowell (Mrs. J. K. Evans, Pennsylvania A, '14), 429 E. W &shingloD Lane, Germantown, Pa.
Vice·president-Katharine Greist, Pennsylvania A, 'oS, Recording Secretary-Grace Filler, Pennsylvania r, '10. Corrtlpontijng Secretary-Ruth Lurnis. Pennsylvania A. 'J6, West Chester, Pa.
Eloise Schuyler, Penn sylvania B, '99.
Resident Alumnre-I2S.
Members of Club-7I.
Average Attendance-35.
The Philadelphia Club h as held regular meetings at the home s of its members or .t the New Century Club each month during the past year In June. October and November we held informal lun cheons before the meeting, with five of our members acting as hostesses and serving luncb. The March and December meetings were teas and especinUy enjoyed by those who. because of business or home d uties ; co uld not attend the lun cheons.
In December we had very interesting ta1ks by girls who had been abroad, Aleundra Rogers, who did war work in France and Margaret Marr, a mission teac her in ChinL The January meeting was Pennsylvania A Day celebrated by a joint c hapter and club cooky·shine. Marc h was d evoted to fraternity eumina· tion question On April 24 we recognized Founders' Day with Penn sy lvania A by a b::mqnet at the Rittenhouse Hotel. Aft e r the banquet we had a very interesting program. Dr. Edith Matzkie of New York 6 spoke on 44The Conservation of Woman Power," Dr. Edith Gordon, Ontario A, gave a brief outline of work she is doing on the uPi Beta Phi Health Program." The college girls entertained by doing various clever stUDtS.
The work of supporting two French orphans which we took up a year ago is to be contin ued. To raise the necessary money we are giving a benefi t at one of the Philadelphia moving picture theaters We seDt these orphan children a number of gifts at Christmas. and have received many interesting and appre· dative letters frOID them. Our money for the Settlement School was raised by selling Christmas cards. We were very successful, and cleared about $300.
Pennsylvania A is so near Philadelphia that ollr club has always had a majority of its members from this chapter. This year we made a special effort to intere-st all Pi Beta Phis in our meetings. We have a membership
wi,h lOme ODC on it from each section oC Philadelphia, and they. by calls and JettcTI, have not only increased our mcmbeuhip. but now about twenty -five members are from other chapters. We sin cerely hope that any onc coming to Philadelphia will eel in touch with our corresponding secrdary in order that she can send s. notice of the time and place of the next meeting. All Pi Beta Phi. are very. very welcome.
T"t'4J"V,.n--Sarab Whit!", Michig&n B, CorresjJontli"K Secu/Q,.y-Clare Humphrey. Ohio A. 'oS, 2OS3 Franklin Ave.
Resident Alumn:r-J7.
Members of Club-lS.
Average
The year 1919-20 has been on the whole a very satisfactory one to the Toledo Club. We have been able to have more meetings of an entirely social nature than heretofore, and they have heen very wen attended; in fact the largest allendance we have ever had was at a spread in January at the home o( Sarah \Vaite, where seveDteen Pi Phis were present.
We have been very fortunate this year in having with us two Pi Phis (rom Colorad., Elaine Gullette, Colorado B, '0<) , is now the surgical nurse at Toledo Hospital. It was not necessary to go outside our own cirde to get a nurse to lead the discussion on Health, at the meeting devoted to that subject
Mrs S. de M. Mathew (Gladys Hagee, Colorado A, '18) bas taken so active a part in the social life of our club- that we will greatly miss her next year She has been studying with Prof. Jackson o( the Toledo Institute o( Musical Art, and gave S lOng recital at the Art Museum, Aprillg. She had no assisting artist. but gave, alone, a delightfully varied and interesting program.
O( gTe1t interest to Toledo women i. the Toledo Woman's Club. This organi13tion has (or some years maintained a building in the residential district, admirably suited (or entertaining and used largely (or that purpose. A year ago the Club was reorganized and its membership greatly increased, and in October it opened a down town building having an exchange, a dining-room, an auditorium, comm"tee rooms and rest rooms. In addition to maintaining these two buildings to be used and enjoyed by its members; the Club hal been very A.ctive in proposing and furthering projects (or the improvement of Toledo, and has done much work along educational nnd civic lines. Mrs Ben Johnson is one of the board members and has devoted herselC tirelessly to the work of the club.
It wss at the Woman's Duilding that the bridge party (or the benefit o( the Settlement School was given, the charge for the room being only five dollan. We were able to send to the school $4s after paying our other expenses. Our
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aim hod been to not only raise the money but al$O to make it & Panhellenic aff.ir, so we in vited the Greek women of the city, giving them an opportunity to get together as well as to support a good cause, They did not respond unanimously, but 3 goodly number of the Greek organintions wtre represented.
The most interesting meeting of the year was held at the home of Mrs. Kent Hamilton. Slae entertained the alumnae with a luncheon. celebrating Founders' Day. .At the earnest request of the club, she gave a very interesting and highly instro.ctive talk. explaining a splendid reproduction of an aitar piece in the cathedral at Lubek by Hans Memmling and giving much information about tbe art of that period.
GAMMA PROVINCE.
BALTIMORE ALUMNA! CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHAllTIUD 1(}OO Cuu HU)fPHREY, .Fruidtltt-Mn. Everett L. Warner (Ray Mowbray, Maryland A, 'q). P'iu "ruitlI1lt-Sylvania Nagle, Marrland A, 'IS. Stcrd4ry--Mn. M. C. Whitaker· (Mabel Marlin, Colorado A. '<)8). rrlaJ'1lrer--Gerlrude Kutzleb, Maryland A, '18.
Relident Alumnle-4S. Members of Oub--:zo. Average Attendance-14.
7MI year we have followed out our usual custom o( holding a meeting each month, alternating with a luncheon or party and an evening meeting. Postcard notices have betn sent out by the secretary before each meeting.
A "get together" meeting held at the home of Esther L. Cox, Pennsylvania A, November 7, well attended. The time of meeting was discussed, but ss the Baltimore Club is made up of such busy members we found that the after· noon wonld be impossible. Our "uDcheons, however. nre quite successful. November 30 a tea was given by the club to the active girls and pledges of Maryland A.
At the December Inneheon hr.1d at the borne of Mrs. A. M. Doly (Cor:\ Scott, New York A) it was decided to have our usual Christmas celebration at our attncti'e Goucher Alumna: Lodge on December 27. Many of the actin chapter members joined us at this time, and, best o( aU, we had Miss Keller with u.s, "ho always fills us with ambition, and inspires us to do bigger and betttr tb.in5:"s.
An even inc meeting was held January to at the home.o( Carolyn Potts, Maryland A. '17. At this meeting, which was purely recreational, we received nn invitation (rom the chapter to a tea in honor of the alumnae. We always enjoy Ol1r parties with our girls at Goucher, so this proved to be • truly delight· (al and successful affair, even though it happened to be beld on one of the hitterest days of a.n unpleasant winter.
On February :IS. at the home of Mrs. Finkbinder (Roberta. Everangam, Maryland A, '19), discussion was devoted to the Settlement School. Mrs. ,Vsmer (Ray Mowbray, Maryhmd A. '17) had interesting letters from Miss
Rishop which she read to U J and illustrated her t.lk with snap shots Rnt direct (rom ULittie Pigeon." \Ve are now anxiously waiting the arrival of Miss Hi hop whom we expect in May. As usual we are raising money (or the school by personal contributions.
The Msrch meeting was held at the home of Caroline and Eleanor Diggs, Maryland A. 'IS. Cb"pter M embership was the s ub ject of discussion. 10 April we enjoyed a delightrul luncheon with Mrs . Jack50D \V.t ers (Caroline Shoemaker, Pennsylvania B). At this time the next year'. officers were elected.
Now we nre looking forward to two events always enjoyed t o the utmost. The first i. the celebration of Founders' Day with Columbia A the second our nnnual reunion llt Sunset Knoll, the lovely borne of Mrs. J. W. Tottle (lIelen 0011. Matyl:md A, '99). toward- the last of May.
Next year we hope to have even more success, and shall expect every IT <II in Baltimore to attend ou r meetings.
CAROLYN E. POTTS.
RICHMOND ALUMNA! CLUB ORGANIZED IQIS-CHARTERED lQI6
A. S. Brinkley (Mary Rayner, Virginia A , '17), Ingl eside Court Apts.
Secretary-Mrs. M. H. Tilghman , Jr. (Edna Gladys eherryman, Michigan A, '12), 1203 Park Ave. Trl'asJlrll!'r-Ruth Sage. Virginia A. '18.
Resident Alumn:W:-13.
A ctive Members-IJ.
Av erage Attendance-tl.
The Ri ch mond Alumnre Club of IT B "" has held monthly meetings during the ye:lt 191Q '20, at the homes o( the various memben. The psst year has been one of the most successful seasons in its history. The earnestness o( the president, Mrs. A S. Brinkley, has been an inspiration to a1l o( the club members. Seven meetings have been held, with six chapters represented. Th e meetingll hnve been devoted to studies of the Constitution, History and Examination of U B 4>: the nearest chapter, Randolph-Macon; Vital Health Problems; to a ce lebration of Founders' Day; and to the annual Picnic. Typewritten programs fOr the year were distributed to the members early in the fall.
Cn the study of the Constitution, special emphasis was put upon the amendments msde at the last Convention and at the meetillg of the Grand Council held l ast summer. On "Chapter D:ty" Mary Williams gave a most interesting nccount of her recent visit to the Randolph - Macon chapter. She described "Preferential Bidding," recently introduced there. and told about ten new pledge members. including the president of the Freshman Class, and three girls from Richmond. For the program devoted to vital health problems, tbe club had the privilege of hearing Dr. D. A. Kuyk, head of the Department o( Physiology ;nd Hygi ene at W esth ampton <:ollege. Dr. Kuyk told the members of the club sbout her work at Westhampton, which is ve ry similar to that outlined by the Fraternity for its c hapter work on that subject. She illustrated
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h er ta lk wit h note-books (rom h e r classes. S he t ol d , also, interesting bits abo ut the Convention in New York City, held l ast fall, a t which the Y. \V. C A. and women physi c ian s of the United Sla te s w ere h os t esses for women physicians fr om :'abroad, who came to thi s cou ntry t o disc uss the Question o f ed uca ting women in H ygie ne
Th e ce leb r ation of Founders' Day t ook th e f o rm of a lun ch eon at the Richmond H otel, April 24.
The Sett l ement School has been :1 subject of disc u ss ion a lm ost eve ry month, and n songs have oflen enlivened the meetings.
The C lub h as been f o rtunn te in having this wint e r as guests a t variou" meetir.gs, Miriam Connett, Mary l and A. nnd Grace Bartho l o mew, Colorado B.
Mrs. Ca rri e Ch ap man Ca tt came 10 Ri chm o n d this to speak on th e subject or W oma n S u ffrage. A buffet 1 un cheon at W est hamp ton College was pllmned in h t' r honor by th e Alumna: C lub, but as a ll of h er tim e was filled it was impossible to enterta in f o r her. A corsage bo uq uet of flowers was sent to her by the C lub .
Fifteen Dollars was taken fr o m the Treas ury to be and spt nt for prCi'lc nt s to bt- sent to Randolph - M aco n and H ollins, th e tw o Virginia c hapt e r s
The do n ation to the Se ttl eme n t Schoo l w as $112, raised through individ u a l subscriptio n, which this club has found t o be the easiest, Quitkest a n d most success fu l method of r ais ing th is money annually.
In addition to the contribution of th e Ri c hmond C lu b. lette r s were se nt thr o ugh this clu b t o seve n isolated alumnre, and, in r espo n se to these letters. $4i was received and forwarded to the Provin ce Vice-president, for the Settlem e nt Sc h oo l. Al so, an un expec teu and un"So li ci led gift o f $ S.oo ca me from Dr . Kuyk, sen t to th e meeting following the o n e at which she h ad spoke n , wh e r e s h e had heard a discussio n of the Sett lem e nt Schoo l.
The frat e rnity co mpanionsh ip d uring this past year ha s bee n of grea t benefit t o :::. 11. Wh a teve r th e program sched u l ed for th e day, th e re ha s been good atte ndan ce , and g r e at i nt e r es t s h ow n.
GLADYS C. TI LG II)I AN.
W AS HI NGTON AL U M NIE CLUU
ORGAN I ZED I 899--C H ARTEREO 19 13
Pr esidell l - Mr s. R . D . Duncan, Jr. (Vibert Pott s. Missouri B, ' 14), C h evy C ha se Apt s., W as hington, D . C.
Secretary-Lettie Ethel Stewa rt , Columbia A, ' 18 , 3801 J ocel yn St., Chevy
C ha se, Md.
Tr I!'QSur, r-Rhoda \Vatkin s, Columbia A , '06
Resident oC Club-5 7
Average Att e n da nce-2S
\ Vith th e wa r and war 3.ctivities almos t a memory of the past, the W as hingt on Alumnae Club il re s uming normal propor t ions and sett l ing down to ante bell um condi t ions. For tht past two years we ha ve h ad the opportunity of incl u ding in ou r C lub many Pi Ph is fr om other chapt ers, b ut now t h ose who camt for
Wat-Work are returning to their homes, and those who remain ha.ve become a part of us and ceased to be mere visitors.
We returned this year to our (ormer cuslom of holding meetings at the homes or the members, a plan abandoned Jast year in lavor of B central location down town more cuily acctiSible and with more room thaD most private houses afforded. This ycar although the club was smaller, the meetings in the homes have been well attended and we have all enjoyed the more informal social way of gdting together.
Most of our meetings were held in the evening, but through lhe winter several pleasant afternoon meetings gave opportunities to nltend to those who found it mOl"e difficult to be present in the c\' ening. The afternoon meetingli were informal with no regular program arranged and the girls were invited to bring their sewing and their babies.
At It early in the year Emma Harper Turner told us of her recent visit 10 the Settlement School. snd Helen Bryan and Florence Helmick sang "ome of the quaint songs of the mountain people.
Twice during the year we have had the opportunity of h(!aring personal experiences of Pi Phis who have been in \Vashinglon after returning (rom Red Cross Work in France, Mrs. Elia Riford Carroll, Michigan A, and Rachel Walstead, Columbia A, and l etters from Mabel ScOIl, a former president of our Club have brought interesting messages through the year from and Germany.
Although in many ways this has been a happy year. we have had two great sorrows 10 record. In the month of Ft:bruary we lost two of our best loved members, Mrs. Lyman Lewis Parks (Beth Wilbur, ex '16) and Anna Margaret Merrill, 'oS .
A card party planned for February was postponed until Easter week. and we hope by this means to add something more to our personal subscriptions to the Settlement Schoo1.
Last October we had the o»porlunity of meeting fraternity women from out of town, who were here for the Panhellenic Conferences , which closed with a Panhellcnic luncheon Ilt which IT cit was well represented.
Now we are looking forward to our annual ct:lebration of Founders' Day with Maryland A, and this year it is their turn to visit us.
We shall have one more meeting of the Club in May, and possibly two After that We hope to renew our pleasant informal summer gatherings.
MARGUERITE P CLARK.
DELTA PROVINCE
ANN ARUOR CLUB
ORGAN1ZlD A!I>D CllARTEitlD 1913
C . H. Rnnney (Bess Kempf, Michigan A.. 'II), 1430 Grangu Ave.
Via-president-Mrs E. C. Case (Mary Snow, Kansas A, '9S).
Treasurer-Mrs. Homer lI eath (May Rider. Michigan n, '(9) .
Secrt'lory--Mrs. A. E. White (Margaret Arnold. Ohio B. '04).
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A ctive M e mberS-20.
Resident Membeu-2l.
Average Attend :mc e-14
',\Ve have h ad a very sociabl e, ha ppy year. Each one o f our five medinlts ha s bee n preceded by a one o'clock pot- luck lun cheo n, co n sis tin g o f co ld meat, salad, sandwiches, cake and co ffee. Th ese luncheons have proven so enj oyabl e we hav e all made an effort to a tte nd them
' Ve have h 3.d no regular program. Being in th e sa me town w ith M ichigan n, we have k ep t in close tou ch with the girls, one or two of them a lways bei ng present at our m ee ting s.
\Ve h A. ve sent $43 ' 10 the Settlement Sc h ool , the same being ra ised by lion. By the same method, we r aised $10 f or th e F e ll o wship Fund.
H a rri e tt Bea rd, M ic higan B, '<;8, of Detroit , gave n very int eres ting and ins tru c tive ta lk a t on e of our meeting s, abo ut h e r experience d uring th e Wa r as a Red Cross nurse in Si c ily and Bohemi a Vi e were ve r y hap py to have Mrs. Nick e r so n. Grand Vi ce ·pres id en t, our honor g u es t llt o ur fourth meeting She gave us many helpful s uggestio n s as to h ow we co ul d best assis t o ur act ive ch ap t e r.
To ce l eb rat e Founder s' Da y, we will join Mi c h iga n n at a lun c heon.
Ann Arbor Alumn :J:' C lub sends all good wish es and kindly gree ting s to h e r s ister chap t ers
MARGARET ARN OLD WIlITE.
BLOO MI NGTON, I NDI A NA , ALl'MNtt: C LUB
OItGAN IZED 1 905---C IIARTE R ApPI.IED FOR C. E. Edmondson ( Edna H atfie ld, In diana n, ' II ), 8 :22 Atwater Ave.
S(urelary·Treo surer- Mrs. T. C. K ll r sell ( H arri e t Ib as, In diana B, '00).
10 13 N. College Ave . Alumnre-I7.
M embe rs 0'( Clul>-- I o Average Atte ndanc/!---9.
Th e Bloomington Alumn re C lub wa s a s a l oca l club as ea rly as l C)08 but only this year mad e application for a nation al c harter . all the co n di· tions fo r whi c h h ave now been mel.
In Nov ember o ur club affiliatecl with th e Bloo mington Local Council of \Vo rnen . an organiz ati o n mad e up of re presentatives o f th e w o m e n's o rgllTli za· tions of the town. This affiliation g ives l ocal r ecognition to o ur club as a n important civic o rgani zation .
Our club hilS been urged t o j oi n the Indi nna Federation of W o men ' s C lubs, hu t becnuse o f ou r small num be r s. an d the fact that m ost of o ur members belong to other olde r and brger clu bs. it was dedded t o p ut off this act ion until :m o the r year.
Al ong with ot her clubs of the town, o ur club has t aken an active part in co m· munity alTllirs. A represe nt ative assisted in t he loca l drive for Armenian R eli e f The club ap poi nted a r ep r ese ntative to assist in the sa l e of a cook book, compiled
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by the Local Council of Women, the proceeds {rom the sale of which are to be used in payment on the of our new city hospital. During the state basketban tournament the members of the various women's clubs entertained visiton. chargin g a nominal price to be turned over to the fund for the new hospital. Te-n dollars was turned in through the n ..., Alumn :r: C lub.
Our meetings have been held the last Monday evening in each month at the h omes of the members. No difficulty whateve r h as been experienced in creating interest in the meetings. Two days before each meeting the hostess and the secretary call the members by telephone and only sickness or some other unavoidable difficulty has kept any member away. The congeniality of our members, the informality of our meetings, and our good social times have kept up the interest of all the members.
The first meetings of the year were devoted largely to the organization of the cl ub itse lwnd to the interests of the active chapter. Because of the small numbers Of the club, matters whi ch would ordinarily be considered by the advisory com mittee alone have been taken up by the whole club with very frsnk discussions. No formal meeting of the advisory committee was held until April. At this time the committee was thoroughly familiar with the attitude of the club toward the matters that were to come before the committee, and was able to proceed with the assurance that its action would reflect the unanimous opinion of the club membership.
The March meeting considered the Settlement School. Because of our late· ness in started and httause of our small numbers it was decided not to try to do anythJng for the school Ihis year but a committee was appointed to pl:ln for our help next year.
Founders' Day is observed in Indiana by the three chapters and the alumnre joining '!I a luncheon at Indianapolis on the Saturday n e arest the twenty·eighth. In addition to this, the Bloomington club is planning to entertain the Tndiana B active chapter at an informal dinner the evening of the twenty -eighth_
The May meeting will be devoted to the study of the constitution. history, and vearly Examination questions, afler which the club will disband for the summer.
Mrs. Nickerson visited us in March. Although she came to visit the active girls, she was good enough to spare time to the "old girls" and gave us much inspiration and help for our new work.
EDNA J-1ATFIRI.D EDMONDSON.
DETROIT ALUMNtE CLUB
ORGANIZED 1901-CI-IARTERED 1914
Pre si d ent-Mrs. N. F. Hadley (Marjorie Beebe Ohio B. '12), 200 Highland Ave , Highland Park, Mich.
I'ice - president-Mrs. Robert Watt (Ethel Joslyn, Michigan B, '18)
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. George Beal (Ullenll Ingersoll, Iowa A, '(9).310 Hazelwood Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Donald Moore (Vivian Lyons, Michigan .-\, 'oS)·
The Detroit Alumnre: Club has held seven regular meetings this year, and onc open meeting.
In May two of OUr members, Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Jewell, entertained the alumD3:: club and some of the active girls from Ann Arbor with a luncheon at the College Club. Two business meetings were held, September and April, with election of officers in April. The October meeting was devoted to the Settlement School. Subscriptions were taken and toys brought {or Christmas presents and subscriptions to magazines decided upon {or the school, as in olher yean. We have scnt our War-Fund money, as there seems to be no need of it now, to the Settlement School.
At the November meeting two of our \Var workers told some of their interesting experiences. Harriet Beard, Michigan n, '98, was stationed in Italy at Palermo doing Red Cross Work and her duties dealt with childr;'s Hygiene and Feeding. She also told of her experiences in Cz.echo-Slovakio while with the Hoover Relief Expedition. Beulah Whitney, Michigan 8, 'II, who was with the Red Cross and American Expeditionary Forces, traced dead or missing soldiers, and wrote their relatives and wrote leUers for sick ones.
We held an open meeting in January for our friends and relations, each inviting two guests. This year we had Fraternity examination based on the nctive chapter questions . In March our members (rom other chapters laid the Michigan Uetas about their respective Alma Ahlers and chapters.
t' ounders' Day will be celebrated with a luncheon at the \Voman's Exchange, Mny I. Two girls from each class of the active chapter from Ann Arbor have been invited IU our guests.
ARROW Review comes in Ma)' and judging from the copies this year it promises to be interesting. Our program cal1s for a Box - Picnic in June at Belle Isle. This terminates our meetings until September.
Mrs. Nickerson visited us in March and we all feel that her suggestions are going to help us 3. great deal this coming )'ear. We had dinner at the College Club the night she was here
The Panhellenic Association, formed last year, has continued its good work. In :fovember a luncheon and card part)' was held.
We ha\'e held our alternate Frida)' night and Saturda), nfternoon meetings but have not found it successful, so hnve voted to go back to our old lime, Saturda)' afternoon A committet" has been appointed to look up a convenient and suitable meeting place, central to all members, and plan for a monthl), luncheon or hn\' e tea after the meeting, whic h ever seems most practical for all concerned.
MARGUERITE BIEBER HICKS
FRANKLIN ALUMNiE CLUB
ORGANIZED l89s--CIIARTERED 1(}08
Presidl'"t-Mrs. Charles Drybread (May Copeland, Mi c higan A, '88).
Corrn;ondi"l SUJ"elnr,--Mrs. Paul Murray (Huel Aluander. Illdiana A, '16).
Resident Alumn8!-4S. Members of Club-40. Avenge Attendance--:JS.
The Franklin Alumnae Club has enjoyed a very prosperous year. We had a drive (or new members and the first of October, (or the coming winter, with. club of (o..rty memben.
Our meetings have been very interesting and very beneficial as well 85 entertnining. We have had several papers and talks on fraternity questions of interest to our club. In November we had our first "gel together" meeting with the active chapler and our patronesses. There were about sixty women present and we had a very enjoyable time discussing the coming rush and eating, IU, of course, it was a cooky-shine. On 51. Valentine's Day \H had a party at the home o{ Mrs. Eugene Pulliam (Martha Ott. Indiana A, '13).
Mrs. Annn R. Nickerson, Crand Vice -president, visited our chapter in March. We gave a Cooky-shine in her honor. She gave a very interesting talk on Pllnhell!:nic.
Our Easter meeting was held at the home of Nell and Katherine Craves. We are happy to have Ethlyn Miller with us again. She talked to us about the history o{ both men and women's d re ss.
Be{ore'Christmas the girls decided to each pledge a dollar {or the Sett lement School fund. From this we raised about $55. [n order to add to Ihis we served luncheon to the Rotary and Kiwanis Oubs {or a month and cleared $95. $100 has been sent 10 the Se tll ement School and the remainder has been invested so that we will have something to depend upon ror next year .
A number o{ the girls are 1>lanning to attend the Founders' Day luncheon and dance to be given at the Claypool H o tel, rndianapolis, April 24. H AZEl. MURRAY.
INDIANAPOLIS AI.UMNA!: CLUD
ORGANIZED t <)(M>-C IlAKTEKIW 1915
Pruiam/-liazel Wann. Illin ois 6, ex-'16. 2403 N. Ahlbama 51.
Viu-ftruident-Mrs }. C . Fletcher (Mary H enderson, Illin ois Z, '03).
Treasurer-Mrs. T. ). lI oopingnrner (Ti lli e Werl, In diana A, '08).
Corru,ollJing Sure/ary-Josephine lIarmon. Virginia A, '19. 1654 Park Ave.
Publicity-Marguerite Ulen, Tndi .1na r, ' 18.
Resident Alumn ::e- I60.
Active Members-so.
Average Attendance-40.
The I ndianapo l is Alumnre C lub held it s first meeting or the year, last September. From that time on, we have met regularly, on the second Saturday of ench month.
tn October, we entert.1.ined at lun cheo n, and judging {rom the large crowd that attended, I am safe in saying that Pi Phis do enjoy good food. 11 seems
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that form of meeting always proves the mo s t popular. In December, we gave the annual Christmas party for the c hildren of the club members. There was a gayly lighted tree, and gifts were given to each of the tiny guests. Our February meeting was purely a social one, as we gave a large card party, with each member having the privilege of inviting one guest.
Instead of the uSllal afternoon session in March, we gave a dinner in honor of Mrs. Nickerson, who was vi s iting the active chapter. Vie thoroughly enjoyed having Mrs. Ni ck erson with us, and hope that when she comes again, it will be f o r a longer time.
Our club activities were not only centered in social affairs, as we devoted mu ch time Rnd energy toward raising money for our Settlement School. Every year Pi Phis are realizing, more and more, just how great is this institution. and we hope to make still greater strides for the development of the School. ,\Vith th e selling of Christmas ca rds and the distribution of mite boxes, we have sent $z6S to the Settlement Fund. Besides this, we are constantly ordering and selling baskets, and at our last meeting appointed one member to assist our Special Agent in securing more magazine subscriptions.
The Club has not ceased to take an interest in devasta ted France, so we have adopted a French orphan for another year.
At present, we are making plans for the annual Day luncheon to he held on April 24, at the C.hypooi Hotel. The State Dan ce will be given that same even ing at the Athenaeum. Active Pi Phis and alumnre from all over th e State will attend both functions.
We do nol hold meetings during the summer months, but instead, the alumnre work witb the active chapter in promoting its "rush" parties, preparatory to the opening o( schoot in the (all. ft is always our determination to expand the and interests of the c1uh, so that e:1.ch year its sccomplishments may be met with more success.
BLESSING RASSMANN.
EPSILON PROVINCE
BELOIT ALUMNJE CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 1919 Prtsidm/-'-Marearet Goodwin, Wisconsin B, 741 Church St. Secretary--Maude Hinckley, \Viscoosio B. 841 Vine 5t. Trelllswrer--Ctara Patey, Nebraska A, '99.
Resident Members o( Club-19. Average Altendn.n ce--8.
Beloit Alumn;r Club was just organiz.ed in August, so this is onr first yea r-and (or most of us our .first year as Pi Phis. We have had very enthuand profitable meetings though not at regular times.
Our fir s t meeting ws.s held in September at the home of our president, Margaret Goodwin. At that time, we considered ways and means to help our active chnpter. \Viscon si n B, to begin their first year as Pi Phis. Most of us had been very closely associated with our local chapter, so as Pi Phis we just con tinued to be so.
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During the first two weeks of the college yUt we entertained our aclive ehapte r and prospective Pi Phis twice; once at a spread at the chapter house and l.ter with progressive dinner party, the last course of the dinner was se rved at the chapter house and this was followed by songs and a general good time.
Just before the girls went home for Christmas, tbe active chapter and alumna: had a Christmas party. tree, gifts and all. After the party we serenaded !Jrcsident Bnnnon and Desn Tannahill with Ch r istmas ca r ols and Pi Phi SODIlI. The night after fraternity examinations we gave a spread f o r tbe ch3pter. At lhiJ party several former X E girls were guests And a number of out -or·town alumnae were present.
There bas been a very dose spirit of cooperation between the active chapte r and alumna!. The chapte r has included us in their spreads and good limes and we are always welcomed at chapter meetings.
During the winter, as most of us were new Pi Phis, we met every two week, for study--sometimel only in the evening, often with a picnic lupper and study afterwards. We bad many very pleasant and profitable evenings with Edith Carpenter-perusing together old issues o( THE AUlOW and drinking in all she could tell us of n cfIo and our splendid n c) (amily.
The Beloit Alumna: Club as well as the Wisconsin B chapte r have been mosl !OrlUnlite this year. Our Grand Pnsident, Mrs. Tannahill, as Dean of Beloit College, Edith Carpenter, Cataloguer, and Florence Porter Robinson, former ARROW Editor, have been here with us and have been a wonderful inspiration and euidance In February, Mrs. Nickerson was with us (or an evening which "as enjoyed very thoroughly
We are (ollowing the plan o( individual subscriptions for the Settlement Schoo l this year. For another year, however, we are planning to sell C hristmas cards and are considering other ways of raising money.
Founders' Day was celebrated with the active chapter at a luncheon. Saturday, April 2:4 , at the Hotel Hilton. Mrs. Tannahill prelided. Abbie Langmaid, chairman o( the Settlement School Board, and Mrs. F. J. Allen, Alumna: Editor, were our guests and told us o( their fraternity work. Pi Phis (rom Madi son, Rockford, Janesville, and other near-by cities joined with us in our first celebration.
One o( our active chapter, Irene Eldridge, won <ell B K this year and the advisory hoard o( the club have decided to present her with her key.
At Commencement time we will join with the active chap ter in the annual bs.nqnet at the Hotel Hilton.
No definite plans have been made for the summer but as several will be here , who are away during the school year, we shall probably have a number o( picnics and spreads as we have in previous years :MAUDE E- HIN C KUY.
CARTHAGE ALUMN£ CLUB
ORGANIZED 19'J-CHARTUED 1914
President-Mrs _ J. W. \Villiams (Adds Prentice, Illinois r) Secrda,.y-MI'"S_ D. E. Mack (E llen L. Carey, Illinois r).
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Trl'a/urer- Mrs E. McClure (Katherine J ohnstone, Illinois r).
Resident
Members of C lub-8.
Average Attendance-7 .
We have held four regular meetings during the year. Mrs. W. K. Hill (Kath erine Griffith) entertained the club in Jul y, Miriam Will iams. Illinois E, ' 19. Anna Glenn, Illin ois A, and Ce len e Nicols, Arkansas A, ' 17. were wel co me gltests.
The October meeting WllS held at the home of Mrs. O. E. Mack (Ellen L. Cnrey). Mr\. E. McClure (Katherine J ohnst one) WIlS hostess (or the Janunry meeting.
Mrs. L. P. Hubbs (Julia Ferris, Illi nois r ) of Eugene, Oregon, is spending the t>pring months in Cart hage.
Our Founders' Day banquet WIlS held at the Ferris home. Mrs. Ellen Scofield (Ellen Ferris) and Mrs. Hubb s (Julin Ferris) were hostesses.
EI.l Jo:N CAuy M ACK.
CHICAGO ALUMN JE CLUB
ORGANIZED 19 11
Presidrnt-Mrs. H omer W. Bang (Helen Pierce. Ill inois E, '10), 5754 W in throp Av e.
Corresponding Secretary-Dorothy Sass, Michigan B, '02, 5671 W. W sshington Blvd.
Re sident Alumnre-171.
Members of Clu1>--<)o.
Average Attendance-65
The Chicago C lub greets you co rdially and announces a most successfu l year since our l asl l etter.
Our SeUlement School has been given a goodly share of attention as usual. \ Ve h ave ra ised nearly $300 by different methods, se lling ca rd nove lt ies, bridge parties. a S3le 01 little gifts. etc. Whil e we appreciate the money and the elTort made to acquire it, we feel the interest aroused in the success of the School is a much greater thing W e are looking forward to a greater knowledge ollhe present conditions of the School and Ihe beauties of the country from the second visit of Mr. to Gatlinburg, in May. He hopes to make a larger and entirely different set of slides after his return. Mrs. Allen feds the slides should be used more by the Clubs. Those who have had them are enthusiastic over them L et me sugges t, th ough, th ll t application for them be made long en ough before thf'Y are wanted to allow for transportation.
We have had six meetings so far this yea r. In Septembe r, at the Cuton C lu b rooms, the subject before UII was the "Ame r icaniution Movement." Its meaning \Vos discussed by Mrs. H. r. Eames (Cla r a Hansbrough, Nebraska B, '07) and the work of IT R 4> along that line wns told by Mrs. Ford J. Allen.
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At the November meeting our honor guests were Mrs. Tannahill and our returned war workers. Mr s. Tannahill gave us muc h infor m atio n as to n ew rul ing;; and rCf]uirements of th e acti ve work.
At the bea ut if ul new h ome of Mr s. W T. Stout (Eva Martin, Indian a A '04), a very enjoyable musical was given in January, with by Mrs Gract P au l, Illin ois E, '0 1, and songs by Kathryn E. Browne, Ill inois Z , 'J6.
The initiation of Illin ois E pledges and the banquet in th eir hOllor were h el d al the h o me of Mrs . C. B. Lilli e (Agnes Bu don, luwa B, '94 ), in Evanston. W e greatly app recia te the hospitality of o ur members in opening their h omes to us as i t is becom ing increasingly difficult to find s u i ta bl e meeting places down t ow n
I hardly feel that it is possible for me to report the March meeting as it should be do n e and yet I have had "orders" to tell it all. Thi s was our annual meeti ng and according t o our n e w co nstitut io n, adop ted three years ago, two oRiCHs a re e lected one yea r and three the alte rn ate yea r , the term of the office being two years. This year th ose to be chosen were, vice-president and co rresponding sec retary. Th e present sec r e tary wa s elec ted to the office in 1<)08 and has served continu o usly since th en. Some ve ry beautif ul and since rely appreciated things were said of h e r work. A resolution was presented by D elia Conger, Illinois 0 , '06, to the effect that Mrs Sc h antz, the retiring sec retar y, be mad e a di r ec tor o f the C h icago Alumn a: Club for life. This w as pas sed unanim o usly, by a ri s ing vote of th e club. I wish T co uld exp ress my gratifi cation for this honor given m e, which i s, so fAr a.s T know. th e first of it s kind ever given t o a m e mbe r of any alumn a:! club. The twelve years of se rv ice h3\'e been a labor o f love. It ha s been s ug gested th at a life direc t or might be also the club Historian and ke e p the club archives, thu s co nn ect ing the pa st, prese nt and future club interests
Our F o unde rs' Day lun c h eon, attended by o ve r a hundred Pi Phis, was hel d in the Wedgewood Room of Field 's. Mr s. Robert Watt (Ethel Lendrum. Illinoi s Z, '0 7) was toastmistress an d those who kn ow her apt wit will unde rstand h ow ch!lrming she was. D o rot hy Sass, o ur n ew co rre spo nding secretary, spoke on "Women's Prese nt Day Opportunities fo r W ork. "
Our next fun c tion is th e annua.l picnic. It will be held the l ast of Ma y and includes o ur familie s a nd frien ds.
In the years since J wrote m y fir st annual report down the alumnre clubs have "grown in number and importance. be gre :uly prospered.
to thi s, my la s t o ne, M ay th e good work
CARItIE FLAGLE R ScIfA!'o'TZ
DE CATU R AL U M NA<: CLU8
ORGANIZED 19I1--c Il RTERED 19 14
President-Jessie Lockett, Illinois II ' 19, 1711 W Ma i n SI. Vice-presidn.t-Mrs. Carleton Mattes ( Pea rl Tippett. Illin ois H, ' II).
R u ordi"g Surelary-Mrs C:l rl os Lyo n ( Fran ces K enn ey, Illinois H, ']9)·
COr'respo"ding Surtlary-Mary Bell Price, Illinois H, '17. IC}O Oak
Crest Blvd
Trtasurer--Irene lIamman, Illinois II , '16.
Members of Club-2S.
Average A ttendlnce--II.
That very first report looks like only a skimpy half of a, report. In reality it is not so bad as it looks. The members are troe and loyal every ont and are absent from meetings only when they must be. Wives must go on journey. with their hu sban ds, mothers must slay flt home with their babies, and teachers must steal Peter's time now and th:n (or Paul. The time of meeting, 1 :30 tried out last year has been con tin ued and found more generally convenient than an afternoon hour.
OUT raison d'etre this year has centered on the House Fund and the Settlement School, though not to the exc l usion of other interests. We contributed to the national Fellowship Fund and are continuing to support our War Orphan. At our November meeting Dick told us of the needs and accomplish · ments of the Settlement School and we voted to give our he l p in a fa U and n. spring contribution. Our bakery sale, November 28, resulted in more than $50.00 for the school and onr basket sale now g o ing on will increase it by a substantial sum. And the magazine subscriptions! They kept coming in, and com ing in, lill the way from $2 to $20 each. Mary Bell Price, Pearl Tippett Mattes. Rnd Helen Bishop, as a Ways and Means Committee have kept their eyes on the I'l ouse Fund and our wealth is increasing. A ca r d party last winter at Mary Bell Price's house was very successful. Each a1umnre paid $2 for herseH a.nd sn out·of·the·sorority guest, two alumn:e and two guests being at each table. We, ftS well as our treas u ry, profited by it. And what piles of pennies we shall see-with silver shining among them-when our mite boxes are <J>Cned! In the matter of additional notes, both out·of town al u mn:r and town gir ls have responded almost 100% . Ou r $2,000 lot is now j ust about paid (or. It is very desirable, facing the campus.
During rushing days, at cooky·shines. at pledging and at initiation, we see many of the out·o(·town alumn:IC. b u t it is at Home --coming in the fall and at Founders' Day in the spring that we see them in fu ll force They all come, le:lv · ing or bringing their impe di menta (husbands, babies, sweethearts, or what not)! Those few widely scattered who cnn not come, send us in their pla ce lovely letters!
Speaking of babies, we haven 't yet bad our Baby Party-not yet; but we intend to have it by hook or crook in spite of coal shortage, flu , measles, whoop · ing cough. ice and snow in April! Formid!1ble obstacles as they are, they are not to do us out of our cherished Baby Party.
Between the active girls and the alumnz there is the best of relations We Are interested in their affairs, they in ours; we work together and help each other At our December Mary Finn reported for the active chapter and asked our constructive c riticism and our coOperati6n in the making of their ideals, realities. We as well lUi they were in spired to higher standards by the sincere and forceful character of the visit o f our Province President.
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REPORTS OF ALUMNk: CLUBS 551
A goodly number of both active girls and alumnre are accepting the i nvitation o f o ur n eighboring chapt e r in the University of Jllinois to join th em in a banque t honodng F ound ers' Day. O ur own paTty will be put forward to the next week-end. We are expecting great things and w e sha ll not be disappointt:d (or Marg.1rd Dick is chai rman of the e ntert ain ment com mitt ee.
And then at o ur May breakfast the c urtain will (al\ on one more year of wo rk and play, of friendships strengt h e n ed , of hopes extended.
J ESS IE W ALSTON LocKETT.
CENTRAL I LLINOIS ALUMNA:: CLUB
ORGANIZED 19 I2-C HARTERED 19 13
Pruident-Mrs. Leslie A . W eave r (Eunice Sheldon. Ill inois 2 , 'a t) , 507 West Park Ave. , Champaign, Ill.
Via-j,,'uident-Mrs Daniel C. Morri ssey ( Martha Viv ia n Monier, Illinois Z. '(9).
Ceo. C. F airclo ( Mabel Linsay, Illin o is Z, 'oJ). 916 W Park Ave., Champaign, III . Turell, TI\inois Z. ' 14 .
Resident Alumn::e- J8.
Members of Cluh--22.
Active M embe rs--12
Our club has held eight m ee tings this year. The m ee tings which lIrouse the most int erest a r e the ones given to the interest of the active chapter. The president se l ected different ones of the alumnre to attend each of the parties given by the girls at of school last fall. W e planned to have two fr om our club at each party and to assist the active girls in any way we could.
\Ve are very anxious to finish paying for ou r l ot and to own a home for lIIin oi,; OZ W e plan to hold a " White Elephant" sa le in the near future and t h e Urbana m embers :ire going to have an exchange soon.
We have an excellent advisory board who are w o rking mos t harmoniou sly with the active chapter. The active girl s occ a s ionally g e t away from th eir university duties and make c alls on the nlumnre in Urbana nnd Champaign and it does mu ch to keep alive a warm personal interest in them. We h a v e ce lebrated Founders' Day (or several yea r s in an informal way but thi s year we are planning to have a formal banquet. It is ou r fifty - third anniversa ry and we are eac h going to take 53 cents as a sma ll ex tra donation to our "Hou se Fund." Should this come to the attention of any Illinois Z alumnre. they may be includ ed in the fifty·third anniversary donation if they desire. Any contribution will be most wl'lcome. \Ve are looking forward very eagerly to the time when we may own a h ome which will be a pleasure an-:J a c r edit to u s all. There were 112 Pi Phi! at our Annu al Hom e-co min g b :mq uet last fall. W e hope next y e ar we m3Y have even more of our o ld girl s with us.
M ABr.:L LINDSAY FAIR CLO.
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Fox RIVER VALLEY ALUMN£ CLUB
ORGAN I ZED AND CHARTERED 1917
Presidf!nl-Mrs. A. E. Coleman (Louise Newman, Illin ois B, 'og). 263 Perry St., Elgin, 111. and Treasurer-Ma rgar et Newman, Illinois B , 'II, no N. Jackson St.. Elgin, til.
FOll: River VaHey Alumn:t: C lub is comprised of members up and down the river from Elgin to Aurora. Wh en poss ibl e joint meetings are hdd in one of lhese c itie.;; or at the country home of so me member.
rn the fall a full meeting was held to organize (or the year. Later all plans were up set thr ough illness of severa l members and the death of Mr. Nt:wman, father of the club's pre;sident and secreta ry
The Aurora part of the group h eld their williez- meding and Founders' Day ce l ebration alone this year. The entire club expects to hold joint meetings in the spring and sum mer to fill out their year's program.
MARGARET N2WMAN
GALESBURG ALUMNtE CLUB
ORG4.NIZED I g06-C IURTERED 1915
Prl!sitfLnl-Mrs. W. M. Barry (El i zabet h Root, Illinoi s 6, '00), 1232 N. Rroad St. Vict· prLside1l/- 'Mrs, F, L. Conger (Mabe l Dow, Illinois n, '93)
Recording Secrdary-Janet Chap man, lIIinoi s B , '12. Corres ponding Surdary-Amy Matteson, Illin ois 6, ' 18.120 E. North SI. Treasu.rer-M r s. G. W, Greer (Dora. Telford. Illin ois B, "3).
Resident Alumnre-So.
Active Members-50.
A verage Att e nd ance-40.
;\feetings for the ye:lr ha ve been as follows:
October-Cooky-s hin e at the ho'me of Mrs . H. G. Aldrech, Report o f ca nteen work in France. by Ruth McC lelland. H ostesses , Knox alumnre
flecember-Cooky -shine at the hom e of Mr s. W ebb H e rl ocker. R e3di ng and discussion of the Constitutio n by Mrs C laren ce J o r dan. "Experiences i n Fr :mce" by Inez \V ebster. H ostesses, I.ombard 3lumnre.
J :mu:l.ry-Cook y·shine at the home o f Marion Campbell. Discussion of examination questions. H ostesses. Kno 't active chapter.
February-Cooky -shine at the Lomb3rd bungalow. News of the Settlement Srhoo l by Mrs. F. L Conger. A talk on the p roper dress for business women by Mrs. F. W. Wolf. Model Initiation. Hostesses, Lombard active chapte r
Plans are now under way for an elaborate banquet in celebration of Founders' Day to be held at the Galesburg C lub on the evening of April 24. Pi Phis from the l\fonm')uth and Carthage Alumnre Clubs expect to attend, making a total o f more than one hundred alumnre. Afte r the banquet, a pro gram of dances in costume, of the different dances of the ages from which our modern dances are evolved. will be given by the Knox and Lombard chapters.
Club gave a cud party, January 31, 31 ""hieh $100 was realiud (or lhf: School.
Meetings consis ting (.of a business program followed by a cooky·shine arouse the iuterest and duw the largest crowd, and 50 most of our meetings Are of this nature.
AMY MATTESON'
f't.1"ADI SOS ALUM Nt£. CLUIJ
OROANIZED r9OS-CIIAItTEItW 11)09
Pruidenl-Mrs F. A. Harrison (Cordeli:l Newton, Wi sconsin A, '03).
Langdon Apts., lIoward PI.
Via·preside"I- "Mrs. William Pet erson (May White, Wi sconsin A. '13).
TreQsl4r'er-lva \Velsh , \Visconsin A, 'oa.
Corresponding Surdary--J lelen Kayser, Wi sconsin A, '1 4. g.)2 E. Gorham 51.
Resident Alumn:J!'--17.
Active Alumme-12.
Average Attendan ce- IO.
The l.h.dison Alumnre Club opened its year's program with an enthusiastic meeting in Oclober. III the home of Ivll Welsh. where vivid and eager pillns were l aid (or wh:at we then co unted our most active year The November and December meetings were an inspir::ttion both from the view point of attendance and interest. The November meeting was devoted to a study of the constitu· tion-with the idea of keeping in close lauch in mallerli reluting directly to the guidance of our active c hapter; and in December we held a sale of ballkds from the Gmtlinburg School.
With the advent of the new year our carefully divised program was sadly disorganited by n mosl unfortunate succession of e veuts. Our club president, M ri. Ilarrison, was lost to us through the removal of the State Revenue Office, with whi ch she had been associated for several years. to Milwaukee. Shortly after Ihis Mrs. Victor Taylor, who had co me to u s only last spring and whom we all had qu ic kly recognized as a most ardent II 40, left Madison t o join her hu sba nd in Louisville. On January '4. our organizati(}n suITered a most acute loss through the death of Mrs. Rudolph Kropf (Mable Dartlett. Minuesota A. '93 ). Though ill health had required Mrs. Kropf to live a somewhat retired and quiet life, her interest in n activities never hgged. Those o( us who were permitted to know her intimately will always cherish the memory of her gentle, loving nature.
Just as our shattered for ces were reassembling themselves, after the stagger · ing and discouraging loss of three splendid me mbers, Our plans were further thwarted by the return of the flu epidemic. of these enforced postponernents our AI>ril meeting, which is always a joint wilh the active chapter-for Founders' Day-will be of manifold interest. The controlling dements being favorable, Our final May meeting will be an annual picnic at the home of Mr s ]. F. Kessenick (Esther Kayser, ex-'l l ) in Lakewood. 11 new Madison suburb.
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I t would be most difficult to label one type of meeting as being more successful than another. The existence of an active chapter links up our interests with so many immediate problems, that they all seem most vita l to us. In "iew of the fact that our own diminutive organization has survived so unfo r tunate a season, we are determined to lay bold and hopeful plans for a and hrighter year to come.
MAE WHITE PETERSON.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL A I. UMN/E CLUB
H.esident Alumnre-IIO.
Members of Club-«.
Average Attendance-30.
While the Twin City Alumnre Club has had a very successfu l year during 1919-20, with large and enthusiastic meetings, we nre still working toward the goal of the active membership of all resident alumnre.
The opening meeting of the yur was he l d at the chapter house. October 7, and the reading of the program for the year aroused the enthusiasm of a goodly group.- It W:lS p lanned that the meetings should be cooky-shine or evening meetings, in order to accommodate the large number of members who find it impossible to attend earlier in the day.
The ne:<L. meeting was held, November 4, at the of Margaret Barnard, and took the form of a real, old-fashioned Afte r a somewhat spirited business meeting the group listened to a most interesting account of the war expetineces of Mrs. Amy Robbins Ware, who had just returned from Red Cross Service in France.
On Saturday, December 13. the alumnre entertained the active chapter at a Christmas frolic and cooky-shine, and the annual Christmas luncheon was held December 27 at the Plaza H ate\. Mrs. F. C. Nickels entertained the a l umnre and active chapter at her home Jsnuary 20, and everyone had a super l atively good time.
:Early in February the alumnre ente r tained the active chapter at a cooky-shine immediately after initiation. A SI. Patrick's basket supper, on March 9. at the home of Olive Keller Laurence, was the next meeting . After the business meeting, Mrs. M E. Gutterson (Sybi l Bates) gave a concise nnd illuminating talk on the electoral system, which was most timely and evoked much discussion and many questions.
The Founders' Day Banquet will be held this year, April 23, at the T own and Country Club, and the usual brge attendance is expected. Our plans for raising funds for the Settlement School have been rather successful this year. A sale of Christmas cards was held just before Christmas. under the arrangements with Mrs. Gutgesell which have proved so profitable in past years, and a substantial profit was made for the School. On April 27, the alumnre club is to give a musical at the T. B. Walker home in Minneapolis for the benefit of the Settlement School. A very program has been arranged. and if plans mature, a fair sum should result.
The l as t business meeting of the year will be held, May I It for the election of officers for 1920-21, with a discussio n of plans for the summer and the carnine year.
ltfARCVlllTK A GRIMM.
PEORIA ALUMNAi CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 1 9 17 Chester B. Zinser (Della Hurft'", Illinois 4 , '0 4).
Su,tlo,.y-Mrs. Roger Schenck (Grace Map Je, Califo rni a A , ex-'17).
T'LQSurt'r'-Me lb a Quigley, Nebrnskn n, ' 18.
Reside nt AiumDR!-2J.
A c tive Members--zi.
Average Attendanc6-16.
With such an ab le president as Mrs Paw, Peoria Alumnre C lu b htu bad a most successfu l yea r . Although we have onl y h e ld five meetings, each onc ha s 1>«n worth while. After the regular business meeting, an informal discussion of IT 4a topics of gene r al intere st has been held.
The first meeting of th e year was a picnic supper at one o f th e parks. The rest of the meetings h ave been h e ld at the homes of the different m e mbers, and at all of them there has been a good representation. Our most important move th is yea r has been to raise o ur dues so as t o send one dollar and twe nty-five cent s per person, to the Se ttl ement Schoo l Fund. W e are to ce lebrnte Founders ' Day with a lun ch eo n a t Bl ock and KuhPs Tea Room, and hav e invited LelahBell Davis. our Province Vice·pr es ident, to be our guest.
NINA MARIE SENGENBERGER.
SPRINGF IELD , I LL I NO I S, AL U MN JE CLU B
(O rgani z.ed 19 17 )
Preside"t- Mr s. R oge r Chapin (Mi ldred Armstr o ng, Illin ois E, ' 14). 1911 S. 4th 51.
I'j a· presidenl-Mrs. F. E. Baker (F lorence Myers, Mi chigan A, 'oS).
Suretary- Mrs H o mer P. M ac n a m a ra (Mabel Cowdin, Illinoi s E, 'oS), 216 E. Coo k St. rr...as,.rt"1'--Caroline \V eems, In diana B, ' 14. Resident Alumnre-14.
Members in C lub-I6.
Avera g e Attendance-12.
During the third year of th e work of our cl ub we succeeded in accomplishing more than we did in our two preceding years. We not only have had many good times but have made some m oney for our Settlement School. Beside our four regular meetings we gave a bridge party at the home of one of the memo bers, Mrs. J ohn Mill er (Nell Miller, Illin ois Z. 'oS) fr o m whic h the neat little s um o f $3444 wa.s r ealiz.ed
On July 26, we held our annual pi cn ic at W ashing t on Park. Mrs. John Mc H enry was in charge of the menu and the table fairly Ugroaned" with good things to eat. W e had the pleasure of having five out·of t o wn Pi Bela Phi.
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with us, two of whom were not members of our club \V e also invited two girls who were going to Northwestern University next year and of course thai added to the (un of the occasion, as we felt we were having a "rushing party." Mn. J ohn Miller had charge of the program on HQUf Nearest C h apter" and told many interesting things :lhout Illi nois H
November 8, the club met wilh Mrs. Roger Chapin . C l ara Biederman had c harge of Ihe program on the Sett lement School. \Ve also had the pleasure of il visit from Lelah-Bdl Davis. president of Epsilon Province. Miss Davis told us in a very interesting way about Ihe work of the ot her chapte rs in the ProvinCt: Janu ary 31, th e club met with Mr s. F. E. Baker. Mrs. Alban An(lerson gn\'c nn interesting paper on Chapter Development.
May I, we will ce l ebr:ue Founders' Day with a luncheon at the home o{ glda and Elberta Smith, which will be our fourth r egu l ar m eeting.
April 27, the club is giving a danc e at Uidwcll's dancing Academy (or the benefit o{ the Settlement School.
We were greatly grieved by the death o{ two of our members within the last year, Mrs. Douglas Meaden and Mrs. )-1. \V. Clendenin. Mrs. Clendenin W1\S not only 3. very active n B oj), but was the one who was instrumentnl in founding our alumnre club.
We very cordially invite all members o{ II H who live in or near Springfidd to become members o{ our club.
The !\lay meeting will be the first meeting o{ the yea r t 920 1921.
MABEL COWDIN .
ZETA PROVINCE
AMES A LU M NIE CLUU
P, ,'sidmt-Kittie Freed, Io wa 1' , '92.
Vi(:e ' /'rt'Sidell/-Laur3o Storms Knapp, I owa r' , '10. Secrefnr :v-Annn Fleming, l own I', '94.
l'renSllre r- I; lore n ce \V i ll ey, I owa J\ ' I S, Resident Alumnre-25.
Members o{ C )u b--25.
Average Attendance-20 _
The Ames Alumnre Club have held (our interesting meetings . The first one was al Boone at the home o{ Mrs_ .Naomi Stewart Allender, 1 0w3o Z. Luncheon W5S served by the Boone committtC, followed by a business meeting and pro· gram. The important J11,tsuges in the Secret ARROW were discussed. At this meeting Myrtle Reed, Iowa B, Myra Egger, I owa l\ Aida \Vil son, Iowa r , t\nd Norma. Lee. Iowa. r, were initiated into the club.
Minnie Roberts, low3 1', W3S hostess Dt<=em\)f:r 6_ luncheon preceding the business meeting and program The usual pla.n of a was {ollowed. Aida 'V ilson, chairman of the Selilemenl School Committee, gave n very interesting talk concerning the school. Views from the school were shown III this time.
March 6, the club met with Mrs. Emmll We-nholr. Pattengill, Iowa r. Interests of the active c h3.pter were taken up. Mrs. Lois Davidson Johnson, I owa Z, and Mrs Maebell Gunn Wheelock. Oklahoma A, Me new members of the club.
Th e active c h ap ter e ntertained the a lumn :c club at dinne r on Founders' nay.
Plans are well under way (or the Semi-Centennial celebra ti on of the founding of the College. Th e Pi Uela Phis are expecting a large number of a lumn re to atte n d the Jun e breakfast which we hold every year at Commencement lime.
R UT H CESSNA.
AL U MN£ CI ,l I 8
ORGAN IZED '\SO C II "kTEREJ) 1<)06
Pr esidenl- Mr s. S O Th omas (Jessie Donnell, I owa "\, '(9).
V;ce-prnident-'Mrs. W F Gilman (Ed na Uh le r, Illinoi s B , '02).
N "ordi,tg Surdary- j ess ie M Thom as I owa Z '07, ' 09 \V ood l a\\n A ve. T,..ea uru-Mrs. P C. Lang (Cora Wi dic k. I owa .6. , '8 1 ).
Reside nt Alumn:r-t5.
Member s of Club- Ii .
Aver-age Altenda nce- 14
OUTing th e year just closer! the club work has been much broken into by the InfJu e nza epidemic. So rrow has come into se\' era l of o ur h omes . In JAnuary , Mrs. Alma Poe hl er Broo k. Kan sas A. suffered th e lo ss o f her hu sban d , Mr. C harles Brook. Mr s. I da M. Waite and Mr s. Eva Todd l ost a b r ot h e r.
Mr W. B. Southwell. Mrs. W L. Cooper and M iss J\largaret Tu esc h e r also l ost a bro ther, Mr. E. E. Tu esch e r.
Bul in spile of a tro ubl ed year th e int erest in n n <II \York has not waned. All plerlges to the Settlement School, Fell o lv ship Fund, a n d ' Burlingt on lI ospit a l ha ve been met on time.
Greetings to all Pi Bela Phi s.
DE S MOI N ES AL U M NJE CLUB
JE SS I E M. TH O M AS.
r" t!side'!l- Mr s Ca rl Ke nn edy (Mae Irvin, I owa r, ' 15), 3902 Cottage Grove Ave.
Gabriel, l-owa Z.
Rt'c ording Surctary- Mr s. Ca rl Stewart ( Wilma Ph i llip s, Iowa r)
Cvrres /J onding SL"Cre t ary- Mr s. C h arles II. Clarke ( Anna R oss, I owa A ), 151 0 9th SI.
Trt'.lSlfrer-Mrs. H e nr y C. Walla ce ( May B rodhead, I o w a n. Founders ' Day was ce le brat ed with initiation and a coo ky ·shin e at the hom e of :\1r s. C harl es Clarke; two o f th e first member s of the fir s t I owa c hapter, at Mt. Pl e asant, Mr s. John Crum of Des Moine s and Mr s. J e rtnie Whit e·Wilson of Los Angeles we re given th e ce r e m on y j ll s t as it is performed in coll ej;te J"day . vastly diffe r en t fr o m th e initiation into I. C. in th e fall of '6q and ' 70. The event' was impressive. Bnd the picture the ca nd idates, with their si l very hair, kn ee ling to take the , ows, made, will never be f o rgo tt e n by th e a lumnre pre'ient.
An aft e rnoon tea at the Wallace home was th e co urt esy extended May II. to members of IT B attending the Methodi s t co nfe r e n ce Fourt ee n honor gllt:!lts w e r e present, a ut omobi les b eing sent t o bring th e m o ul. Tho se rrom
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farthest away included Mrs. John L. Nuelsen (Luella Stroeter, Colorado B). of Dishop Nuelsen of Zudch. Swiuerland; Mrs. Charles Elliott Carver Sigler, Iowa B) of South Pasadena., Cal.; and one who was eager to come to a n + meeting once more, but was detained because she was a speaker that afternoon at the Conference, and so could not come until too late. Welthy Rlak elile e lI onsinge r, New York A. many years a missionary in India and C hina. Another guest was Mrs. Sara E. Sigler, Province President, from Indianola.
A second lea is planned (or Pi Phis who will be in attendance at the Riennial the middle of June. We hope to locate all who co me, and hope they will al liO get in touch with some one of us The Dea Moin es Alumna: Club is going to grow-we have now a li st of 86 resident Pi Phis.
ANN A ROSS'CLAR K E.
INDIANOLA ALUMNA:: CLUB
O&GANIZED H}OI--ClfARTUED 1913 H. A. Baer ( Margaret Pemble, I owa D, '10), 111 0 N. B 5•.
Ruo,di"g Surelary--Mrs. E. n. H endeuon (Effie Buselle, 10waB, '94).
Vice -,rtsidet" and Corus/londi"g Secretary-Mrs. Frank L. Mott (Vera Ingram, Iowa B, '0 7 ), 309 N. B St. r1't'u ,er-Mrs. J. H. M cGranahan (Eva Law, Iowa B, '82:).
Resident Alumnae-JI.
Active Members-27.
Average Attendan ce-t6.
The Indi anola Alumnre Club has this year followed the plan for meetings that was adopted l ast spring. We meet at one o'dock on one Saturday of eac h month, have lunch togethe r, followed by our program Bnd business session. There is a committee of four each mee ting to prepare and serve the lun cheon, 50 the bu r den of the entertainment rests lightly on each member. We invite four of th e active girls to each meeting. This enables us to meet intimately all of the girls during the year, and their rel >orts of the activities of th e chapter kee l) us in touch with its prognss and needs. At our monthly meetings eac h member contributes twenty·five cents to the Seulement School work; in this way we have rai sed about $40 for this very deserving branch of n endeavo r. At the In s t two meetings we have been sewing on doll clothes, with the plan in mind of having a bataar next fall to r aise additional money for the Sc h ool.
We have had p rinted programs {or the yeu, and find that they greatly reduce the work of the officers and are much appreciated by the members. During the year we h1lve had diSCUSSion of the convention proceedings of last summer, a presentation of the anti·fraternity sitnation, and a splendid paper on 1he work of the Settle.ment SchooL
During commencement week it is a custom of our club to give. a breakfast {or ou r active girls. and the visiting alumnre who are atlracled here by the commenceme nt festivities. Last year we had seventy -6ve Pi Pbis at breakfast on I beautiful June morning at the h ome of l\fn. Eugene H a rlan, and the
hours were delightfully spent in renewing old friendships and geUing acquainted with the younger Pi Pbis.
Early in. the fall we had It shower for the n ..z, house which the active girls wtre furnishing and during the year helped the girls in furnishing the house and have enjoyed making it comfortable and attractive. At the invitation of the active girt.. we attended pledging in the ran at the chapter house, and at it. conclusion joined with them in a cooky·shine.
In September our Kate Miller, who had just returned from wlr work in France, was hert for a few days, and onc afternoon we gathered at the II I) bouse to hear her recount her unique experiences abroad
10 December, we had a Christmas patty at the chapter bouse with a Christma. trce, candy and popcorn balls, and abundance of Yuletide spirit. Each active girl had brought a gift for one of the alumnR, and the alumna: had remembered the active girls similarly. These gifts were bestowed. thoroughly enjoyed for an hour or so, and then packed up to be sent to the school at Gatlinburg to add to the Christmas joy there.
When the active girl. had initiation in March, the alumnz had supper with them Rnd witnessed the initiation ceremonies, making anew the pledges of loyalty and high endeavor with each of the girls who that night put on the arrow for the first time.
To celebrate Founders' Oay we shall have a meeting with the active chapter at which their new initiates will {ulDish the program.
We have had a profitable year, and hope to have meetings through the summer to keep up the interest. \Ve owe much to the untiring enthusiasm of our president, Mrs. Margaret Pemble Baer, who has just been reelected for next year, and we are aslo glad to acknowledge the inspiration of Mrs. Sara Eikenberry C;igler, president of Zeta Province, whose zeal for II B • is unfailing.
VIRA INGRAM MOTT.
IOWA CITY ALUMN.+:: CLUB en ARTEltED ,<)06
President-Mrs. II. F. Wickham (Fanny Thompson, Iowa E. '(0), 911 Towa Ave.
Viu-pruiat'nl-Mrs. L. S. Shumaker (Minnie Zell, Michigan A, '95).
Secrdary-TreaJurt'r-Mrs. J. R. Eyre (Rosetta Bolibaugh, I owa B, '13).
J 246 E. College St.
Resident Members of Club-IS.
Average Atlendnnce-12.
Once again sickness has stayed our meetings so that the program a rranged {or the year has been considerably curtailed. We h:\d planned for the following dates, September, Baby Party; October, Study of the Constitution; November, Planning of the House with special reference to Dining-room, Kitchen and Pantry; February, Planning of Meals, Emergencies; March, Household Furnishings; April, Landscape Gardening in a practical way; May, Settlement School.
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Up to date the club has had five sessions-four of those o n o ur p r og ram and n cooky-shint: (or th e lIctive gi rl s . Our meetings 3 r e a t fouT in the afternoon, the business being followed by a simp l e supper. From two to five of the active members are invited eac h time, so we manage to med and. know th e girls fai rl y well.
Death has ('orne into the homes of five of our members s in ce last Septe m be r so thin gs have not worked o ut ju st as we h nd expected. Th e spirit at the ch apter h o use is sp l e n did , th e gi rls aTe doing their part and we a r e tr yi ng to mee t them more than h alf way.
F o und er s' Day will be ce lebr ated with th e active c h ap l e r The u s ual s upport hns been gi ven t o th e Fellowship Fund and Sett lement Sc h oo l.
FANNY THOMPSON 'VI '': KHAM
KANSA S C I TV ALUMN ..£ CLUB
ORGAS I ZED 1 903-C H ARTERr.D 19 14
PruiJen./-Mrs. J K . G re gory ( M ary Campbell, Arkansas A, ' 10) , 352 6 Che rr y St . and Corrupo lld i"IJ C. M . C lift on ( Lei la M :1 r ian Gray, lo diana B , ex-'IO), 1324 Prospt:(:1 Ave
Rt't'ordinK Sur-dary- M ary Hill ( M issou ri A, '19).
Treaof u rn-V ivia n \Vhil e (Co lo r ado A, '20).
R ,g;oflrar- Mr s. W. B. Cravens (LlIlu :M Burt, Ill inois B, '84).
R esident Membe rs- Il o.
A ctive Membe r s-50.
A \'e rage Attendance-30.
Th is yea r our C lub has held on ly 3. (ew meetings, epidemics be ing p r eva le nt nnd outside inter es ts clashing.
A s t o ac t ivities, w e con tr ib ut ed t o o ur Se ttl eme nt Sc h oo l, this mon ey being pa rlinlly rai sed by each mem be r paying twenty - fiv e cen ts at the lun cheons whi c h w e have given. W e a l so gave $10 t o th e [<'e ll ows hip Fun d. W e are el ated to have as membe r s of our cl ub two who have wo n this gradut\le scholarship, Mrs. David Robinson (Aileen W eave r , K ansas A , '06), who won the fir st one given, took he r M.A at Barnard a n d Lu ci ll e Crave n s, Illin ois n, '10, who wo n it in 19 1i. took her Ph.D. in the classics ti.t Missouri University. As members of Panhelleni c we donated to the local Ant i Tuberculosis Society Rnd helped with the Chi ld W elfare \Vork. Thi s yea r we hope 10 meet a t least once each month, to become Iho r oughly o rganized, to h ave enthusiastic meetings and record attendances,
Our u sual custo m is 10 have monthly lun c heons or tess at the homes of 'members bu t f o r our April meeting we had our lun c heon dow n town at the Kansa s City Athletic Clu b. This depnrture see med to be a s uccess as (orty(our members were present. Our Founders' Dny ct:leb rali o n will be 3. cookyal th e home of M rs. R. B. Cn l dwell. H er assisting hostesses will be Mrs. J, K. G rego ry, Mr s. J ames Plunk ett, Mrs Alfred R ide r and Mrs. C. M. Clifton . At this meeting we will have as guest Mrs. J . C. Mill e r (Rosali e Nixon , Louisiana A, '99), of New O rl eans, wh o will t ell us o( her work in
ANNUAL REPORTS OJ. ALUMN.'£. C LU'BS 561
France with the R ed C ross She will st r ive to interest u s in being the first IT R .., Alumn re Club to contrib ut e t o the Near East Relief Fund, in which wo rk she is no w engaged.
Our M :.y meeting will be at the h ome of Vi\,ian Wh ile in Ind ependence, M issou ri.
The l ast meeting until October will be in June. and for that we are pbnning a ten at ont o( th e Co untr y Clubs in honor of H elen Spencer, another one of ou r members of whom we or e "ery Ilrn ud. Mi ss Spencer \las the first K ansus City girl to go uacross" to Lngage in Y. M . C . A. sec r etaria l work du ring th e war.
All Pi Phi s visiting in Ka n sas City are invited to attend OU T meetings a nd every Pi Phi living h e re is urgently r eques t ed to tel ephone her address to o ur preside nt ( W estport IS S6. Be ll Ph o ne ), and to beco me o n e o f ou r members. Llm ,A GKAY CLiFTOS.
M T. P LEASANT AL lMS'+: CJ.U U
OItC. SIZED 1894-CIIARTEKED 1915
Pr es ident-Mrs. Jas. T Wh i ting ( Anna Cra ne, I owa A , '86), Vice - p,..uide"/-Miss I da Van H on ( I owa A, '(0).
S'eaelary- Mr s, Ralph Campbe ll (Maude Calhou n, I owa A .
Tuasurer-Mrs. Chas . S. Rogers ( Lilli an Kendig, I owa A, '9 2 ).
R eside nt M e mbe r s-30
M embe rs of C lub-:u.
Average Attend :mce-12.
O ur Alumna:: Club m eetings thi s yea r have been held the second Thursday of th e month , and f o r our pr ogram " e have studied " Th e Short Story ," ,V e t h oro ughly enjoyed the splendid book rniews and the discussions whi c h foll owed and are planning to co ntinue this same l in e of study next year.
O ur November meeting was with Mr s. J . C McCoid ( Mar y Hulm e. l o wa A. '87). with all reside nt IT 4> m ot he rs, o ur guest s. W e ca rri ed out ou r regular program and se rved refre shments. It is always a pl eas ure to have the mothers with us but this occasion was unu s ually delightful.
In Janu ary we en t er tained the act il'e c h apte r at a 6 o'cloc k dinner a t the pretty new h o m e o f Mr s. Russel W eir ( M arguerite flaIl, ex·'17). After the dinne r Mr s. C. C. Gloeckler ( l\l:ttti e Stearns, ' 87) gave a most interesting t alk on I o wa s h o rt story writ ers, also giving se ver al s hort re adi ng s.
W e a ll appreciated "try mu ch being invited by the active chapter to th e spr ing initi ation, at the \>(autif ul home of Mrs. Edgar Lin es (Fanette O' Kell , ·e)J). Five girls were initiated and it was on e o f the prettiest and mo st impressi\"e ce r e moni es we have eve r seen. At the close of the eve ning M rs. Lines served delicious refre sh ments
A number of our members h :lVe renew e d pe rsona l pledges for five years t o th e Settlement School fund nnd as a c lub we h ope to m ake more by taking orde r s from Mrs. Gutgesell's Chris tm as Novelty Gift Book. We have also made a donation to the F e ll o \\ ship Fund. rai s ing the money by voluntary cont ributi o n.
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Our Founders' Day celebration will be a six o'c lock dinner at the home of Mrs.]. R. Hughes (Margaret Campbell, '(0). The active chapter will be with u s and give a short program after the dinner.
The annual Commencement guest party will be given at the home of Mrs. Line , in June.
BERTlIA A. JOHNSON'.
ST. LOUIS ALUMNA;; CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED J')09
President-Sallie Lee Sparks, MisS()uri B. '13. 5351 BarLmer Ave.
Recording Secretary-Kathleen Lucy, Missouri n t • '17.
Co,.rellondinK • Secretary-Margaret Woods, Mi ssou ri B . '20, 7069 Kingsbury.
Trtarllrer--Mrs. John Hagee (Mnrie Bacon, Missouri B , 'IS).
Resident Al u mntl!-87.
Members o( Club--45.
Average Attendance-30.
A. the day of woman ' s suffrage has Ilt last dawned we, as progressive IT women, it our duty 10 keep abreast of the times and to study the processes of voting, law-making, and politics in general. We decided to devote five meetings to this study, and, accordingl y, requested women prominent in the Equal Sufh.,e Leag u e of the city to addrels the meetings. These meetinlrl. as a rule. were .ery well attended. and all present felt greatly benefited by them.
It W3S a great pleasure as well as an inspiration to have with us during the year Mn. Tannahill and Miss Plank _ Mrs. Tannahill talked to a large attendRnee of the me m bers at an afternoon lea, oJ? the work, needs. and the f u ture o utl ook of n B <It. There was a good attendance at the initiation which she conducted . Miss Plank spoke of the Settlement School work, its needs, and somethin&" of the ch:U:lcteristics of the people among whom it is located . After hearing her talk, it seems tbat every n cit sbould gladly contribute to a cause so worthy and one that should not be allowed to luffer for lack of funds This month, we will have a bridge party for the Settlement School fund. and we hope to maJ.e it financially successfu l.
We shall observe Founders' Day with a banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club. At the banquet last year, ninety -six were present. Mary De Garmo told us of her war work in France. and the active chapter furnished the entertainment fo r t he evening.
The last meeting for the year will be a Cooky·shine at onc of the suburban homes. Our club disbands for the summer, but gets to&"ether in the fall to be ready for the rushing parties at the opening of Washington University.
RODERTA Houx EOMISTOS.
SIOUX C ITY ALUMNJE CLUB
(hGANIZItD AND C HA ITlIlED 1914
P,uid elf/ -?t{rs. W M. Derthi ck, Jr. (Cora E. Co l bert, WiSCODsin A. ' 13)·
Via-presid,"t-Mrs. W E. Cody (Vera Wil co E, I o wa Z, ex-'ll).
SUr"elory-Mrs. P. F. Bressler (Lillian Guthrie, Kansas B, ex' 19), Cott!lge 23. Riverside Park.
rreas u,,.,.- H elen H ayes, I owa Z , ex -' u.
Me mbers of Club-16
Thi s year our club had a chafing dish s up pe r (or its o l>c lling meeting in the rooms of o ur president, Clari ce Lytle. October 7 We h e ld several meetings in the cl ub fooml of the Busines. and Professio nal Wome n 's C lub in the winter. The rooms a r e cozy and the central l ocation made it easier to atte nd
Our valentine luncheon this year, was at the Elk's Club with Uleen members present. Se veral of the girls fr om n ea rby lo wn s c ame and we had & good "get- toget h e r tl visit dler the lun cheo n:
Founders' Day, we celeb rat ed with a cooky-shine at the h ome o f Mrs. George Mangold (Louise Frisbie. I owa Z. ' 17 ).
\Ve h ave h ad some interesting programs, the best being the one in January (In the Settlement School. W e lea rned mu ch abo ut the splendid wo rk being don e there, and it made us anxious to have a part in the uplift work among these needy people_
\V e l ost olle of our most l oved members, H el e n E. Struble. I owa Z '10, when she accepted a position as Dean of Women in one of the High Schools in Ind ia napoli s
W e have mad e no special plans for th e summer as yet, but extend our best wishes {or 0. g l orious vacation to a ll sister Pi Phis.
VIOLA HILCE FUDRI C K.
SPRINGFIELD ALUMN .£ CLUB
ORCANIZED AND CHARTERED 1914
Presid t "f- Mrs . J o hn Sills (Statie Fisher, Missouri 1', eJI:' II ). 524 St. Louis St. Vice - pruidtflt- 'Mari e Th ompso n. Mi sso uri 1', '17.
Ruorii"K Robert Wags taff (Ethel Rhamy, Missouri r, '07).
Corresponding H oward W eue l (Gladys Townsend, Missouri r. '17), SIS Normal Ave. John Bates (Alleene McC lure. Missouri r, '18).
R esident Alnmnr-40.
A c ti ve Membtr5-32.
Average Attenda nCe-2o
Our r e gular meetings during the year have been held the first Friday ot each month at the home of different members with three assisting h ostesses. We have also had several parties. In September we entertained the ac tive chapte r and
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guests wilh tl "box picnic" at the suburban home of one of our patronesses, Mrs J. T. Woodruff. L:ltcr the same month, Mrs. Felix PtJchtt (Eu l a Callahan, '06) I of lI ouslon, Tex., who was visiting her grandmother, ente rta i n ed th e club with n delightf ul ten. In November, Mr s. Arch M cGregor , anot her patroness, entertained us with a thimble parly.
Rut we have not spent all our time in social activities, we nre very p r oud of Our efforts in charitable work this year Last spring we helped with a rummage sale for the Public H ea lth Association, which netted abo ut $125. This association was Inter absorbed by the Red Cross as the H ome Nursing Department, so we ha ve continued o ur efTor ts j u st the same. \V e have gathered old garments and mended them and mnd e r ompers out of discarded shi rt s as well AS m1king into baby clothes 1\ boIL of new material which was given us by M rs. McGregor. In th e snme work we asked the public schoo l nurse to give us the names of some needy children. \Ve prepared bundles containing every· thing we could coll ect from shoes t o caps and distributed to (arty of these children. The R ed C ro ss also turned ove r all the yarn they had left, for us to knit up and dis tri bute among the poor. We have knitted all winter and still have more yarn! Sti ll anothe r outside activity-our cl ub members have taken a very acth'e part in the M i lli on Dollar Endowment Campaign which Drury h!l.s ju t put over the top, not only by generously subscribing to it but by working nnd helping in every possible wny.
For our IT <I> work-we plan to send $75 to the Settlement Sc h oo l. part o( this heing contributed ( r om out of town alumnre who were asked to give $ 1 each. This is be l ow what we usually give, but our club felt that we must do something in a substantial way for the active chaptet this year. H owever we hope to get back to our itandard again next ye:\!". Through the etTorts of our treasurer we were ahl e to send in forty·six national dues, sixtetn of which WHe from out of town We also cont ribut ed $ 10 to the Fellowship Fnnd.
Our Ad\'isory Roa rd has been quite active this year O ne important phase of the work being the coaching of the p l edges. Owing to th e fact that soph omore in iti:!tion h ad been started at Drury, the organ izing of the pledges seemed more essential than ever. The work has gone splendidly with Mrs J ohn Sills (Statie Fisher, ex-' t I ) at the helm. At l east one member of th e board ha s attended ac ti \'e chapter m eeti ng s once or twice a month.
In February, we were fortunate enough to h ave Mrs. T annahi ll with us ( or one day. We were so rry not·to be ab le to h ave her for a l onger stay but de ri ved much inspiration (rom her, even in this short visit. W e joined the actjve chapter for a cooky-s hin e in her honor.
At o ur meetings we h ave devoted o ur tim e to p rograms on the Settlement School, History and Constitution, Fraternity Examination, and the Fellowship FUlld. Of th e two meetings r e maining--o n e, we plan to have as guest day, th e olher to be our annual outing during commencement week (or the seniors a nd Ilil visiting Pi Phis_ Through the summer months we have some sort of social meetings just to keep the club members together. W e feel we will take hold of the real work after a summer vacation, so our program will not slart until Se i llembe r
\V e will ce l ebrate Founders' Day with the active chal)ter with our annual bsnquet a.nd it promisel to be the main alTair of the year, so we are .11 looking (orward to it.
M AR IE. CAT£S Self
ETA PROVINCE
DENVER Al.UMNA:: CLUIJ
OaCAN I ZED 1&)4--C II ARTERED 19 1 0
Pruidc"t- Mr s. Edward II. Davi s ( Mabe l Di c k erson, Co lorado n, , ,6 ) , 2705 E. 16th Ave.
Treas u r,r- M rs, Ca r son Perkins (A li ce Chase, Colorado n '11).
The Denver Alumn:.! C lu b has had well attended luncheons through the fall 311d winter with seven or eight hostesses at each. \V e are raising money (or Ihe Se ttl e m e nt Sch oo l by sharing in the Spring Dancing Festival of Miss Naomi Al f r ey and are using the Sett l ement Sc h ool s l ides for advertising purposes.
ULA Fo\IRnELD.
LAWRENCE AI. U M N.t.: CLUB
OJtCAN I ZED l 89s-C II ARTERED 19 15
Prl's,de,,/-Mrs. O. C. Le Se ur ( ilatt ie McFa rlan d, K ansas A, '8 1), 920
New H ampshire, L a wrence, Kan
Vice- pre.rid ell t-Cla u dia Pen d let o n, K ansas A, 'oS. Scrrelary·TretJurer-Lois G ree nl ees, K a n sas A '19 , 714 Mi ssiss ippi St., Lawren ce, Kan.
Members of Clu b-so Average Attendance-3S.
The Lawrence Alumn re Club ha s been following a d e finit e program this year and we have in thi s way s ucceeded in th e mem be r s hip t o fifty .
Our new plan includ es a series of lun cheons to be f o llow ed by th e regular business mee ting and us ually the committee i n c harge h3 S so me interesting speaker on th e program. Each time, w e h ave as o ur guests several of th e girls from th e active cha pter. All of our luncheons have been enth usias t ically "ttended and everyone seems to the soc i a l part o f the meetings A co mmittee, c omposed of four different membe r s of the club each time, p lnns the lun c heo n and manages it. So fur, our uim has been to c harge th e minimum price per plate and to merely payout eve n, ins tead of trying to raise money by this m ean s. This scheme ha s "ery s u ccessf ul as we have had a r ecord ye a r in attendance.
The annual banqu et in hon o r o f our F o und ers , will be given at the c h apte r house, Wedne s day evening, Apri l :28. W e will tak e a fr ee will offering for the Settlement School.
L OIS GREENI.EES.
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LIN COLN ALUlrtN£ CLUB
ORGANIZID lC}Ol--CHARTERED 1914
Prw'J4:tft-Mrs. Charles Stuart (Marie Talbot, Nebraska B, ex 'lo).
1830 E. 51.
Vict -Jl,tsident-Mrs. Arthur W. Ri chard son ( Wan ela Bunting, Nebraska D, '00).
CorreJponding W H King (Mildred Hazelwood, Nebra ska B, '07), 1635 C 51.
Resident Alumnre-4t.
Members DC Club---22
.Average Attcnda.n ce-- J8 .
Our meetings arc held every two weeks, on Tuesday evening. In the early raU we were very much occ upi ed i n helping the active chapter to get settled in the new hou se which we bought Ja s t s ummer. W e made c urtains and drapes f or the lower fl oo r, and t ook c harge of the ru s hing parties 50 that the active girls co uld be free to "rUSh."
Th e ' 'Homecoming D ay" lun cheo n, in October. was held at the house instead o f at a h otel; the mad e a ll the preparations. It was well attended and we mad e enough money to pay (or new portiers for the house.
Late in we gave a party (or Bess Turner Pearsall. who was l eaving tiS to make her home in Los Angeles.
I n order that we might become better acq uainted with Nebraska Beta's splendid Freshmen, we entertained them at a real old · fa shioned Cooky·shine nt the StUArt's ear l y in Marc h.
At a recent meeting Cat her ina Sedgwick gave a ve r y interesting illustrated talk about her relief work in Syria.
Found ers' nay was celebrated with a banquet at the Lin co ln H ote l, April 9. and attended by one hundred Pi Phi s. Florence H ostet ler Raymond presided as Toaltmi stress and called u pon Waneta Bunting Richardson, Mildred Mac· Farland Euoice Fike. Ethel Nimmo, and Geneva Ald e rm an for toasts. The Freshmen put on a clever stunt which included the distribution of copies of Pi Fly PllfJer .
On the Tuesday evening f oll owi ng the banquet, The University Players presented Under tinder the auspices of the active and alumna: chapters. and for the benefit of the Settlement School. Two of the active girls. Eleanor Fogg and Melba Bradshaw, h eld leading parts. Th e players and ' orchestra donated thei r services, so we mad e $750, which we have given to the Settlement School in addition to our yearly pledge of $15 and a goodly s um from the sale of article . made at the School.
We plan t o make "favon" at lome of our sp ring meetings so that we will be prepared to h e lp with the rushing next fall.
]11'01'011: WUIT),[ ORB BARNES.
OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS ALUMN£ CLUB CUARTIRED 1906
P,.uUltnt-Floren ce Rush, Nebraska B , '12, 1323 Martha St., Omaha, N.b.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMN,;£ CLUBS 567
Strrd.,,--Mrs. A. B. Undqacst (Katherine Thomas, Nebraska B. '0:1), 3610 Marcy St., Omaha. Neb.
Members oC Club--3S.
We began the year with a membership of 35. Our r egular meetinrs are held on the last Saturday of each month. They consist of an informal luncheon, usually at the home of onc of the members. followed by a business meeting.
On Juu ary 24. the club gave an afternoon bridge party at the Blackstone Hotel, for the benefit of the Settlement School, clearing $200.
Esther Thomas gave an , interesting account of her work in a canteen at Dijnn, France. The members attended our meetings well, and we feel that we h:..ve been able, through the club. to sustain many old friendships and to make new ones with Pi Phis (rom ,all over the coun try who have come bere to make their hom es.
KATIII!:lINI TH OMAS LINDQUEST.
WYOMING ALUMN.t£ CLUD
ORGANIZED AND C nARTEIUID 1913 p,tlidenl-Mrs. B. C. Bellamy (Beth Cary, A, '20).
SI't,elary T,.t4I1t,er-Bertha M. White, Wyoming A, '19 · Re ident Alumna:-16.
Active Membeu-I6
Average Attendanee--14.
Wyoming Alumnre Club held its first meeting Deloher 6, with Mrs. Bellamy, the new president. It was voted that the first Monday in each month should be Ihe lime for regular meetings. Four meetings hav e been given over to the program 11.1 outlined for alumn:r clubs, while all others have been devoted to l oca l husiness with a social hour following.
We gnve Il party for the active girls and their guests Ilt the cou ntry home of Mrs. D. A. Faville (Jean M. Douglas. Wyoming A, 'II), early in lhe fall and during the holidays a surprise cooky-shine at the n 4t House.
We are sending a minimum of $50 to the Settlement School and giving a sim ilnr sum to our active chapter for their House Fund. Both of these sums were dnnations by Wyoming A alumnre.
Active members Ilnd alumnre will join in celebrating Founders' Day by Il cooky -.hine and giving the p13y, Fot41fding 0/1. C. SO'OIU.
BUTH AM. W lUTE.
TOPEKA Al..UMNAi: CLUB
ORGANIZED 1914-CUARTItRW 1920 Prtsidl'nl-Mrs. Glenn Pratt (Marjorie Wbitney, Kansas B, ex-'14). 400 Greenwood. Viu -prtlidml-Mrs. Paul GUlhe,ie (Irene Mott, Kansa s B. ex-'20). Ste,ela,y.r,ealurc,-Mrs. Fred Penfield (Kdnn Jones, Kansas A. '93), 1123 Arch. Resident Alummr-l2. Members of Club---J2.
Average Attendance-8.
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Qur c lub h :u met regu l a r ly th is yenr, and because of ou r small number, o ur meetings hHe been vuy in formal and p::Lfticuiarly enjoyable.
O ur first meeting was held in Qctober and was !I. delightfu l cooky-shine at the home of .Mrs . G lenn Pratt ( M a r jo r ie 'Whitn ey , Kansas B, ex·'14). At th e business meeting \Vhich preceded the cooky-shine, we decided to app ly f or a n:lIiOnlli ch:lrte r , and we are so happy to say that we have become a cha rte r ed alumna:: club. W e were pleased to h ave Mrs. Fr ed Green ( Ava H ardcast le, Knnsno; A, ' 13 ), ot Emporia, as Do guest at this meeting. The November meeting was h eld at the home of Mrs. Edwin Campbell (Do r olhy Porter, Kansas A) . \V e hnd no D ecember meeting. In J anuary, we mel wilh our preside nt, M rs. W. L. Cmdner ( Mabel Scott, Kansa s A, '95) and in Februa r y we did not meet on account of a recurrence of the influenza.
I n Marc h we were entertained by Mrs. Fred Penfield. Mrs Frank O' D ell ( Harriett e Wil es, 'c)8) of Dodge City, was a guest at this meeting We decided to make some money for the Settlement Sc h ool by selli ng their ba skets. In April, we were guests of Mrs . Arthur Mills (Emma Wh ite, Kansas A, 'Sg) at a luncheon in her home. This meet ing was in ce lebration of F o und e rs' Day and \\' 3S :1 far ewell for l\.frs. Edwin Campbe ll who ha s l eft Topeka to make her hom e in New York Ci ty.
Ourin g the year we co ntributed toward the Seu l ement Schoo l, the Permanent Fe ll owship F'und and toward a 10 \'i ng c up that is to be awarded by the alum n a! clubs in Ihis Pro vince to the active chapte r in t hi s Province having the highest sc h o l arship rec or d,
\ Ve fee l that we have spent a very pleasant and profitable year and we are hOI)ing t hat next y ell r wi ll be a year in e\ery wny
ORGANIZED AND C Il ARTEItED 19t 7 GLADYS GUILD.
THETA PROV I N C E
ARDMORE AL U MNh:: CLUB
Prrside 1lt-Mrs. Fred Chapman (E lsi e Potterf, Oklahomll A, 't8).
S ec rdary-Marguerite Spurlock, Oklahoma A, '21. T,..t Jsllre r-<::ladys Scivally, Okillhoma A, ' 19. M embers of C1ub---12.
The Ardmore Alumna! C lub h as h ad 11 very pleasant year W e have continued our bufft:t luncheons every tw o weeks throughout the year llnd our allendance has been , 'ery good.
I n May we will make our l ast payment on the Vi c tr ol a that we gave to th e nctive c hapler in June. We also Rnt some mon ey to th e Fellowship Fund.
\V e nr c ve r y happy to welc o m e a new member into ou r cluh, Mrs. J . N. 1J 0n. rd , Jr (Lavn.nin. H ic kman, M issouri A ). We have had Frn.n ces Go rma n, Ok lah oma A, w ith u s this spring, but she expe<:ts t o return to co lleKe in the fal l.
A number of the club expec t to aUend the Founders' Day Banquet, in Ok lah oma City nut 'A,ttk and we are looking forward to it, for we will have with us (or the first time, Ok l ahomn B.
So far we h:1ve hlld no elec ti on of officers this year. With best wishel, MAIt'CUERITE SPURLOCK
first l';u-lruiJtnt-Margarel H essler. Illin ois II , " 3. Suon d Viu - p,.esidtnt-Annic Garrison, T exas A. '13. Surrlary-T,. Qsurtr--Eather von Rostnbtrg, Texas A, '15. 2510 Wh ili<; A,'c.
R esil ient Alumn re- z8
A c tive M embe rs-30.
Av erage Att e nd ance-2o.
The meetings of ou r cl u b are held monthly, (rom Seplember until Th e meeting w as held at the Chapte r -house (or the purpose of discussi ng w ith the active girls .heir mtmbers. The N o \cmber meeting was also at th e Chapt e r -hou se 10 give the alumna: and active girls an opportunity t C' hecn me bette r acq uaint ed. In December we gave :l sa le r ea li z.i ng $62.46 f o r the Selilement School. At the April meeting we co ll ected for the Fellow · ship Fund.
Our ct ltbration of F o und ers' D ay co n si!l ted of a c hi cken ba r bec u e at which th e active chapter girls were o ur guest s. Th e r e is an intimacy between the active girls and the members of the Club whi ch is of mutual be n efit and pleali ure.
W e are satisfied with our ytar's work, b ut a r e am bitiou s t o make that o f next year greater, and as a climax send our delegate to the Co nventi o n . MARY III1 LlARD BI C KLER.
AI L M N.+: CLUB
ORGANIZP.O AND CIiARTERlO 1915
Prcsidm l- Mildred Gregg, Arkan sas A , 'to, Fay e tt ev ill e, Ark St'O'efary-r"4!'asurt'r- Ruth Mo rton , Arkansas A, '11. Co,ru po nding Sur4!'far,,--Dorothy R Lighton, Ark ansas A, '1 6, Fayett eville, Ark . Res id e nt Alumnre-8 Members of Club-12. Av e rage Att e ndan ce--6.
We h oped this year to hav e II larger number o f reside nt alumn re, but it hnppens that most of our girls, those wh o h a \'e not marri ed and m oved away, hav e gone to other place s to teac h, immediately UI)() n Jeavi ng co ll ege. Th e re are onlv three members actually r esidi ng in Fayette ville , thi s year, but o ur one member in Rogers and severa l in Fort mith have been \'e ry fa i thful about attending meetings.
We h!lve held monthly mee tings during the winter. ali we find that the Iltlendnn ce is better and that we Ilcco mplish more that way than if we try to meet twice!l month as was at first planned. \V e ha\' e our business mee ting first, with a. discussion of th e co nstitution, Settlement School, inte re s ts of th e active c hapter, o r whatever may be th e topic as s ign t!d. Foll owing the formal m ee ting
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the hos tess se rves light refreshments, a nd we spend an hour or two talkin2' over "the good 'old times."
One meeting last winter was held in Fort Smith, when we were en te rtained by tbe Fort Smith members (or th e week -end . The February meeting was held at the home of Eleanor F orwood, ' IS in Rogers, which is only a sh ort distance from Fayetteville We enjoyed these visits in the homes of our out-oC-tOWD members very mo ch.
At our March meeting we had the pleasure of joining with the active chapter in an initiation, followed by an unusually enjoyable cooky -shine. The girls in the active chap te r have made a good record this year, both in their University work and in the managemen t of hou se atTairs, and we are very proud of them.
Our club sent $S.oo to the Fellow sh ip Fund this year. W e ea rn ed $27.30 at Ch ristnlllS time by the sale of Christmas cards, and this money was sent to the Settlement School. We are hoping that. next year we may be ab le to make arrangements lor some organized way of raising money, so that ou r con trib ut ion both to the Settlement School and to the a c tive chapter may be larger.
\Ve usually celebrate Founde rs' D ay by a banquet with the active chapte r, bllt as their formal dance. whi ch most of us will attend, is to be thei r Founders' Day celebrnt i on this spring, we have planned a. banquet in Fort Smith for May 1. \Ve have written to alumnre all over the state, and expect a large nltendance . Officers fo r next year will be elected at the business meeting preceding the banquet.
Our summer plans are s till rather indefinite. As th er e are always a g ood m :my aJummc here during the six weekI! of Summer School. we sha ll probably follow our former plan of having an in f o rm al meeting each week. At several meetings last summer we spent our time hemming table linen, our gift to the c hapter house. Considerable time was als o spen t in discussing rushing plans with the active girls wh o we re in town during the summer.
We send greetingl and best wish es to all Pi Phi s for the co ming year. DOROTHY R. LICHTON.
Ll'rn E ROCK AND PINE BLUFF S ALUMN A:: CLUB
ORGANIZED NOVEMBER I , 1919
Pruidetl/-Mrs. RusseH Gregg (Irene Ca.lhoun, Arkansas A , ' IS ), 19 Spring St., Little Roc k, Ark.
Viu pruidnll-Catherine Mur phy, Arkansas A.
Corrupolldjng Secrelar,-.Pauline Hoelt ze l, Ark ansas A , Dermott, Ark ir,aJ1Ir,.r-Florence Kruger, Arkanus A. Resident Alumme-18.
Active Members--I o.
Average Attendance-Io.
The Li ttle R ock·Pine Bluffs Alumnae C lub is a new organization , being born November I, JQI9 Neither tOW'll contained enough a lumnre to do any effectual work. consequently the combination was most successful. Our members are so sca ttered and so many teach near Littl e Rock, that a time and place for meeting :LTe difficult fa cti to determine.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMN£ CLUBS 571
Now at last Ollr main difficulties are overcome, our national dues paid and our plana well under way. Since we are such a new club we decided to retain tbe lamc officers elected for 1919-20.
The most successful club meeting took place at Florence Kruger'. home. April 10, when we made plans f or Founden' Day cel ebra tion, raising money for the Settlement School, and means of interesting and reaching Pi Pbis in sma ller towns. In order that out-o{·town members might attend, Founders' Day was crlebrated on April 24- The beautiful Dew home of May Scroggin, Virginia A. ' 19• in Little Rock wu the scene of a regular "pre-war" cookyshine attended by many enthusiastic Pi Phis, representing five chapters.
A serics of card parties, starting in May, Illld la sting through the summer, have been planned. The proceeds ace for the Settlement School. Each member will invite four friends each time. Thil will not only help us to ea rn money (or the School but will bring the alumna! together more frequ en tly.
At one meeting we conducted a study of the fraternity examinatiou questions. Pra ctically a ll the members agreed that the most important questions are those concerning the fraternity as a national organization and fraternities in general, as II has placed them in the Jast examination.
The co llege wom e n of Little Rock have organized a college club. Many thousands of dollars are being given for scholarships in the State University I\nd eastern colleges. n B is anxious to do her part in rai sing mon ey for thi s exce llent purpose. All the Littl e Rock Pi Phis are members of the co llege club.
PAULlN.I R. HOELTZKL.
NEW ORLEANS ALUMN.t: CLUB
ORGANIZED I9H)--CHARTKR ApPLIED FOR Pr a ident-Mrs Harry McCall (Lilia Kennard, Louisiana A, ' 12).
Via·presjdent-Carmelite Janvier, Louisiana A, 'II.
Seueiary--Dorothy Thompson, Louisiana A, '18, J8u Calhoun 51.
Treasurer-Mrs Edward C. Moore (Catherine Rainey, Louisiana A, 'II).
Resident Alumnre-84.
Members of Club--70.
Average Attendance-30.
The New Orleans Alumnre Club has been in existence a little over a year Rnd we now think ourselves an organized body.
We had oQr first meeting this year in November at the home of our Mrs. Harry McCall. This meeting was devoted to the interests of the active chapter and we decided that we would give up our former outside interests aod concentrate all our efforts on the active chapter. _
The members of the Advisory Committee and others have attended many of the active chapter meetings this year. W e have tried to help whenever we could but have been almost useless in.helping as no rushing may be done oft' the campus and as there are no fraternity rooms on the campus, rushing is almost eliminated.
During the Christmas Holidays we gave a very successful "Tacky Party" at the J aovien' old home where we have had so many of our parties. The
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puty was for the of bringing OUf alumnae and active girls together on very in formal te rm s. It was a great s uccess in this r espect as no one can be dignified llnd successfully "tacky" at the same time.
This year e arc having tea alter all of our meetings There arc four hostesses for nch meeting who divide expe n ses equally among them thus making the to one hostess Vtry small. The meeting is held at the home of onc of the (our hostesses who are ruponsible for it. These little tea parties seem to add quite a bit to the interest in the meetings.
This winter our meetings were interfered with by the illness of some of ou r memb ers as well 1\5 o ur officers, so that we were prevented from having another meeting until March. At tbis meeting we were obliged to eled a Vice ·president as our President was caned out of town and it was not yet time to elect officers for Carmelite Janvier was ele cted. We devoted this second meeting to the Settlement School, learning the la test news about it and ending the meeting by sending ou r club contributi on.
On Founders' Day we will have ou r annual banquet at the Country Club, and our plans are quite impressive. \Ye expect :thout seventy-five alumn::e and active members to attend. We will have one or two more meetings after Founders' Day in o r de r to elect our officers for 1920- 21, \V e are not able to name these new officers as reque sted IlS these elections will not take place until M:ty.
Our club is unable to make any plans for the summer as the majority of our members leave town in June or July and do not return h o me until the late fall.
'Ye have been decidedly pleased with our alumn:r and would be entirely satisfied h:td we a Charter to look at and point to 8$ our own.
DOROTIIY THOMPSON.
NORMAN ALUMNJE CLUB
ORGANIZlD AND 1919
Robert (Edna Brockway, Ok l ahoma A, ' 18 ), 744 J enkins Ave.
Miller, Oklahoma A. '16, 526 l\'1iller ."ve.
Resident Alumnre-14.
Active Members-I3
Average Attendance-IO.
Ou r club ha s met regularly twice a month all year and much interest h3s been displayed.
La st August we entertained prospective members o( Oklahoma A with a swimming party and breakfast. In the fall we enjoyed a dinner and dance at the Teepee House with representatives (rom the active chapter as o ur guests.
We gave the active chapter linen to help furnish the house whi ch they moved into last September. We are able to keep in close tou ch with the girls through (he work of the Advisory Committee. This committee is made up of Mn. Robert Muldrow (Edna Brockway. ' 18 ), Pan hellenic member; :Mrs. J ohn L3mbert (fnet. Mc Millan. ex-'ll), Advisor on Social affairs; Carrie Martin, '17. on Conduct; Ssmmie King McCall, on Scholarship; and Emelyn Miller, , 16, on House :Management.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMNJi. CLUBS 573
Mrs. Tannahill nailed the chapter in February, and was with the alumnae at a dinner at the home of M rs. Robert Muldrow, '18 She as. r eal inspira' tion to all of U I and we have more en th usiastic P i Phil ever s in ce h e r visit.
Our first meeting io April was riven over entirely to the st udy of the Set tlement School. W e invited our patronesses to this meeting a nd thus sec ur ed their cooperation in giving a bene6t bridge. April 8, at the H o u se . Th e ventl1re s ucceeded beyond o ur ul)tCtations and we are glad to ahle t o send $55 to Ihe Scil lement Sch oo l.
W e will join Oklahoma A, 01dllhoma H, and Oklahoma City Alumnre in th e ce lebrati o n of Founders' Oay by II. banquet in Oklah o ma Ci t y W e p l an t o meet r egu l arly du ring the summer and to vary the regular r o ulio e with picnics and swimming parties.
OKLAHOMA C I TY A LU M NtE CLUB
ORCANIZED AND CHARTERED 19 19
President-Julia Enochs, Ok laho ma A, '20
V'a-prnident-Mrs. M. S. McE l downey ( Mllrgaret Ross, M islOu ri A, 'n) .
E. P Ledbetter ( H e len Beatt ie. Oklahoma A, '11)
Corres p oudinK Secrll!'tary- ll ele n e P Ledbetter. 321 E. P ark PI. R eside nt Alumn ae--40. M ember s of C lub-22
Average Atlendan ce- 18
The Ok lah oma C it y C lub el ec:led the above officers, April 1, at th e hom e of Bess Hutchinson Rei d. W e. have good mat e rial in o ur dub but we lack coOpC' rati o n It is not indifference to th e needs of IT B , but w e seem to be, as yel, not recove red from th e war. We h ope soon to endeavor to adjust o u rse l ves to a Peace tim e pro&ram a nd reconstruclion w o rk . We also expect to help the two c hapters in our great state.
Found ers' Day was ce l eb rated with a banquet at Ihe Lee Hu ck e Ds Hotel, April 28. Th e active chapter at Norman with r ep r esentatives fr o m Oklahoma B, and alumnre dubi from all over the state joined us.
HELINE P. LEDBETTER.
IOTA PROVINCE
EASTERN MONTANA ALUMN.£ CLUB OlGANIZED 1917
Th ompso n T. Rowe (Louise Huntingt on , Illinoi s 4, '14), 331 C larke Ave , Billingli, Mo nt Corrnpotlding Sl!'crl!'fary-Mrs. Clen A Bingham (Miriam Reed), Billings.
Unfortunately our report is very meager &I we have been unable 10 hold many r eg ular meetings th is year. We h ad a lun c heo n on Founders' Day with
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seven members present which was a fine showing for our small club. At this luncheon we elected officers for nezt ycar and we are h opi ng to be more active. We are very mu ch interested in the gir-ls at the Montana Slate CoUege who arc petitioning f o r a chapler of II B
EDITH P. CUNNINCHA)(
PORTLAND ALUMN£ CLUB
ORGANIZED J9IJ-CHARTERED 1914
Prnident-Florence Knapp, California A. ')6, 1360 Willamette Blvd
Viu -pruidmt-Mrs. George B. Guthrie (Carolin e Crimsby, Iowa r. '0S)
Recording Sect'etary-Mrs. Dea n Vincent (Gertrude Cowgill, Oregon A, ex-'20).
Corresponding Secretary- Mn. Horton C. Pownall (Mamie McCombs, Ohio A, ex -' ll). 334 E.4Oth St., North.
Tr ealuru-Mr s M. C. H emenway (Lora B. Yaw. Washington A, ex-'u).
Resident AJumnae-43.
Members of Average Attendanc e-16.
We began work with renewed enthusiasm this year, because our Grand Preside nt, Mrs. Tannahill visited us in the ea rly spring and told us many interesting th i ngs about the present work o f the fraternity.
In June we had a tea at the home of Florence Knapp for the active girls Rnd their friends. and December 30, a tea at Mrs. Fletc he r Linn's (Louise Sawyers. Iowa A, '91). Eighty- five girls called, repr ese nting Oregon A and Bi Washington A and B, California A and B Many other chapters were represented by alumore.
We have contributed $200 to the fund for the Women's Building at the University of Oregon. We realized $90 of this amount from our dance given at the Laurelhurst Club. The remainder was made by th e sale of tickets for 3. large coUege ball, in which all the wom en's fraternities took an active part, and by a rummage sale
Found ers' Oay was celebrated by a banquet at the Benson Hotel. Miss KOS lom latsky, Iowa Z, '95, was a delightful toastmistress.
We were very happy to exceed by several dollars our pledge of $100 to the Sett lemen t School.
MAWII McCOMBS POWNALL.
PUGET SoUND ALUMNA: CL UB
ORGANIZ&D AND CHARTEJtZ.D 11)06
President-Mrs. H. G. Fletcher (Sue Winto n, Colorado B, '06), 2003 33d Ave S., Seattle, Wash.
Vice-presjdent-Mrs. H. W. Mulhollan (Helen Wakefield, lowa r, '10).
Cor f'upond i "g S""'f'eillry-Myrtle Stillwell (Washington A, ex -' 20), 517 Croc kett. Seattle, Wash.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMN£ CLUBS 575
RIC'Miml S«",.lary--Mn. T. W. OweD (Fay Yantil, Wuhiaaton A, '08).
Treas.,,.n---Mu. A. W. Blomquist (Louise Shaff, Washington A, 'IS).
RClidClIt Ala..m..D.e--12J.
Members of Oub-4S.
Average Attendance--2S.
In August there was It small inform&! meeting at the Women'. University Club. The firlt regular medin, (or the yCllr was, September 30, at tbe Univer· sit, Club, at which time the prOCTam for the year was outlined and discussed. After that, meetings were held regularly on the first Saturday of each month.
The Settlement School meeting in October at the home of -Mrs H. B. Wilbur (Led. Pinkham, Iowa Z). was ODe of the largest meet:in,s of the year. A very interesting letter was read, from Ruth Siurley, a former member of our club. who leache. in the Settlement School this year. A quantilY of kodak pictures, which made rC'&l the country surrounding the School and the people lor whom we :\re working, accompanied the letter. Mrs. Wilbur recounted the history of the school, illustrated with a series of stereopticon .lides, and made vivid by personal reminiscence. 01 her vi.it to that country wbtu the School was yOUDe-. After .ome discussion of way. and mean., it Will decided to follow the plan of the preceding two or three year. to raise money lor tbe School by individual subscriptions, as this seemed at this time more feasible than attempting bazaars or benefits.
In November we had a "get acquainted" meeting at the chapter house. which pro\'t'd a big success in bringing the alumn81: club in closer touch with Washington A.. Abo.t the middle of November there was a luncheon at the University Club to meet our Province President, Mrs. Burton Beck, who gave an interesting talk on the work in other cluhs and chapters of the province.
The December meeting at the home of Mrs T. W. Owen (Fay Yantis, WaBhington A) was a Christmas party for the active chapter, the club presenting a lamp lor the chapter house. In January we met at the home of ltfrs. H. G. Fletcher to study the constitution.
A cooky-shine at the chapter-house for the alumllll: and active girls was planned (or February, but influenza suddenly descended on the house and the meeting was cut to a very brief busmen se.sion.
At the March meeting at Mrs. Dyer's (Mar y Yeisley, Iowa r). Marie Waltermeyer, Colorado A. gave an extremely interesting talk on her work. !1pplied psychology, with reference to the betterment of environment and choice or proper vocation.
Officers {or next year were elected in April at a business meeting at the Unfvenity Club. Mrs. Wilbur reported snbscription for the Settlement School {or this year of $350, which we hope to materi&l1y increase next year.
We will celebrate Founders' Day with Washington A at a banquet, April 24. We hope to h:1ve our Province President, Mrs. Burton Beclc, at guelt of honor. and a number of membe r s Irom the Tacoma Club
In May and June we will have outdoor picnic medin,s, and po.sibly one or two lIge t-togetber" luncheons in town later in the aummer.
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\Ve feel thst we have been drawn a little closer to the a c tive chapter this year through the work of the alumnae on the advisory board, and hope to get still better acquainted next year,
JOSEPIfINE McCuYU.TY.
SPOKANE ALUMN.£ Cum
ORGANIZED , 1914
1;-. H. Ohme (Abbie M. Forster, Was hington A. '10), S. 2116 Post 81.
Vice·presidelf/-Mrs. Arthur Cook (Helen Ri chards, Washington A, ex-'1 7) . '
CON'es/JO"djlfl Secretary--Mu. R. H. Brambi1la (Doris Misner, W.sh · ington A, '17). 739 12th Ave . Treas,j,.t'f"-Mra. G. F. 'V Salt (Elsie Freakes, \Vuhington B. '19).
Resident Alumnre-4o.
Active Memberl-J6.
A veragt Attendance-30.
W e h ave h eld our meetings the last Saturday of each month, having a lun cheon followed by n business meeting. luncheons have been arranged so that two members of the club entertain at a time. Every member of the club has enjoyed the meetin g s very mach
At the first meeting in September, given by Mn R M. Brambilla /lnd Mrs. Phillip Shank, we made the local due& $1.50 per member. We also had a committee appointed to make arrangements for &ewing to be done for the Hutton Orphanage Home of Spokane. At another meeting at the home of Mrs. J. W. Han cox, assisted by Mrs. J. N. Colver. we paid $6 for material for twelve c hildren 's drelises {or the children of this home.
The chapter at the Washington State College is our closest active chapter. To them at Christmas time we sent a box of good things to eat. On December 27 a tea was given at the Daveuport Hotel in honor of the members of tbis c hapter and of those from the chapter at Washington University. The hostes5t's, Mrs. D. A. Mauder, Hazel Reed, H elen Campbell a.nd Barbara Green, made it a grdl success.
Due largely to an entertaining meeting given October 25 , at Mrs. M. Y. lI oxsey's, Gracia Whit e, assisting, the club has been very muc h interested in the Settlement School. At this metting pictures (colored and without color) of the school were thrown on a scretn. An illuminating talk, explaining the pictures, was given. Beca use we are so far we found it very interesting to see the co untry and th e co nditi o ns under which the people of the Settlement School work. It made u s understand, mon, the Te markable work of the school. The club has paid $40 to the Settlement School fundi through individual subscrip· ti on.
Dt:Hghtful luncheons have been ginn by Mrs. F. H. Ohme and Mrs. Mueller, Mrs. M D. R oa rk and Mrs. Mabel Roark, and Mrs. Arthur Cook. and Mrs. Fred Salt, At the latter a study of the constitution was made.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMNAl. CLUBS 577
Founders' Day is to be celebrated by a formal banquet at the Davenport Jlotel, April 28, with Mrs. C. E. Wickenham, Lillian McLeod and Mar jo ry M ullon in charge.
Oar May meeting will be a coo ky-shine giycn by Mrs. Gltn Cunningham and Mrs. F. L Well. and the June is to be the annual picnic. Mrs Sam Kimbrough and Mrs. G.,.tOD Knight .ilI be the hosteue •. No meeting. will be held during July and August.
MARJOIY M Ul..LON
THE
INA SMITH SOULE ALUMNtE CLUB, 'T'ACOMA, WASIL ORGANIUD AND CKARTUI!:D 1919 Preside,d-Lacia M. Lay. Iowa Z, California A. '93. Vice-;ruidntl-Mn. H. S. Nettleton ( Lulu Satlerthwait, I owa I , '86). St!uda,,-Mrs. T. A. Peterman (Lida Hanna, Wuhinrton A, '14), Ingleside Apt •.
E. P. Norton (Jessie Bachman, Iowa 9).
Members of Club-2J.
Our fint year a.5 an organized dub is almost complete and we feel u if it has been very successful. Although we have only 23 members they represent 13 different chapters. We allO have the honor of having a (ounder and two other members of I. C.
Our meetings were regularly held the second Saturday of each month at the homes of some club members. The hostess and her assistant served a one o'clock luncheon, after which a program made the time pass most enjoyably. Our progra.ms were devoted to IT 4> history, it being mllde more interesting by personal experiencn; study of the constitution; and last but Dot least a letter from the Settlement School, written by Ruth Sturley, Washington A, who served as our first president before she accepted the position at the school. Oar April meeting was devoted to the nearest c hapter, initiati on and Founders' Day banquet at Washington A. Our l\h.y meeting will be a breakfast at the Woman's Club House in honor of Mrs. Soule. Our June meeting will be at the beautiful country home of one of our members. During the summer we will just have "drop in" luncheons at one of our Tea Rooms.
We feel much encouraged by the things we have accomplished this year and hope to find many helpful suggestions (rom reports of our sister clubs.
LJDA HANNA PETIUfAN.
KAPPA PROVINCE
Los ANGELES ALUMN£ CLUB
OICANJZF.n AND CIIAaT£R£D 11)06
Pruide"I-Mrs. Chas. Milliken (Gertrude Pentland, California r, '16), 4818 W. 18th PI.
Via -fJruidtnt-Mrs. Bessie T Pearsall (Bessie Turner, Nebraska B, '<)8)
Cor,.,.sjo"dmg Taylor, California r, '18, 1211 4th Ave.
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Resident Alumnse--2:oo.
Active Member!J-48.
AYertge Attendance--35.
Following the suggestions of our Grand Prcsident, our regalar meeting. bave been hel d. the last Saturday of each month, at the California r chapter hoas t. The plan hal worked well, as the al umnae in this way are able to keep more dosely in touch with the chapter, and morc of the active chapter girls can attcnd club meetings, thus arousing mutual interest.
There were a few exceptions t o this rule: One was our first annual banquet, held during commencement week l ut June, at the Alexandria Hotel, when our honor gutsl. were the graduates from the active chapter. On this occasion the alumnae scholarship prize, n B • book-ends, wu presented to Irene St. Pierre We have voted to hold this annual b&nquct on Founders' Day hereafter, and our second annual banquet will be held this year at that time, at the California Club.
The cooky-,bine, which previously had been held on Founders' Day, was changed to Christmu time, and our Christmas party this year, took that form, and was attended by more than eighty happy Pi Phis. Thi. party was held at the home of Mrs. Porter, OUr Secretary, and the Pledges of the Gamma chapter presented a clever little skit for our entertainment. Our last metting of the year is always a picnic and this year it will be held at Griffith PilI:.
These special meetings are all largely attended but we woald like to see a larger number at our regular meetings. Our programs have been interesting and entertaining, including discussion of aU important phases of fraternity work. Dr. J ame s Main Dixon of 1he University of Southern California gave us an inter es ting talk on uAn Afternoon in Japan." All throuah our programs we have had music and readings by our many talented active girls and oor own members.
W e have enjoyed having with us a number of visiting Pi Phis, six or eight I'tourists" joining us at most of our meetings. Haul Carson, president of Eta Province, was with us at our January and February meetings, and at the latter gave us an instructive talk on active and alumnre relations.
Our int e resl in the Settlement School and the faithful work of our committee, resulted in a generous subscription to the fund. The club has also raised enough money for a Furniture Fund, t o present the active chap ter with a beautiful davenport for the hou le.
It is now planned to raise a permanent fund , to be used in purchasing a l ot, and later a home for n lJ cit in Lo. Angeles. A joint committee from the active chapter and club is perfecting the plans for raising the money, and the active cooperation of all Pi Beta Phi s who have the interests of tbe fraternity at heart is counted upon. More definite inCormation as to ways and means will be presented at our F o unders' nay banquet.
HRUN M. HARTLEY.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMNA!. CLUBS 579
NEVADA ALUMNA! CLUB
ORGANIZED AND CHARTEitlD 1915
Pruitlnrt-Myrtle Cameron, '17. 931 W. Second St. Sure/dry-Katharine Riegelbulh, '970 543 Lake St. rre4nlrn-Hildegard Harz, ' 19.
Resident Active
Average Attendance-12.
OUf club, though small, is steadily growing in numbers, and, we hope, in usefulness and achievement.
Inspired by the visit last ycar of our Grand President, Mrs. Tannahill, who gave us a new conception of club opportunities and obligations, we entered on the new year with enthusiasm. At the first we outlined a plan of monthly gatherings at the homes of the members, and this program has been, in the main. carried out.
The club and the local chapter unite in most of their social activities. AU except two of the members of the club have been affiliated with Nevada A. and we feel, in view of the chapter's isolated position, that our fraternity obligations, for the present at least, lie largely in fostering the interests of Nevada A.
Last May we inaugurated the plan of initiating o ur graduates into the club on the evening of Commencement Day.. In this way thdr permanent connection with n B is insured, and although the girls are not aU able to attend the dub meetingt, yet their active membership in a n B 4> organization is unbroken.
Our contributions to the Settlement School and the Fellowship Fund are wholly through direct tax of members. It has not been considered feasible to try to earn money, although we are considering a sale of baskets and present.· tion of the Settlement School slides as a possibility for neit year.
Plans for Founders' nay include a banquet given jointly with the active chapter at which we hope to entertain our Province President. Josephine Welsh. KATHAJJN& RIEGKLuuTH.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALUMNJE CLUB
OIlGANIZED 19'3
Presitlent-Mrs Fred Payne (Nan Browning, Columbia A and California B, 'It), 2112 Derby St., Berkeley, Cal.
First Vice-;resUient-Mrs. B. C. Gerwick (Bernice Coultrap, Colorado A, '08).
Pke -#ruide,d-Trltullr,.,--Mn. Charles (Sue Ward , California B, 'IS).
Corres;o1ltling Secretary-Mrs. Jos. Hunt (Grace Ewing, California B, ex·'r3), S06 Vernon St., Oakland, Cal.
Ruortli1lg Suretary-Mrs. C. E. White (Ruth Oark. Iowa r, ' 17) . Resident Active Member.-48. Average Attendance--30.
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The war is over and we are free to K'ive our attention again to uhome charities" and we all know what Pi lkta Phi's ''bome charity" is-the Seidement School. This year we have worked with one aim in view-that oC se ndi ng as much as possib le to the school. W e know that for the last year or two, it has h ad to come second in our thoughts due to ou r elTorts being spent on the many gnat needs arising from the war. But now those needs are to a great extent, a thing of the past, and I only hope that we will a ll double our efforts for the school so that it may grow by "leaps and bounds."
At Christmas time, we had our vaudeville show to which the girls either look or sent their gifts for the Settlement School Christmu box , It was a nice, full box as everyo n e contributed most generous l y. Also Ilround the holi· days, we sol d the Chr istmas cards and magllLine subscriptio n s. O ur March card party was largely atlended and the proceeds of that went to the school. One of our a lumn re is a wonde r fu l cake and candy maker. As she is alway s most generous in donating to our affairs, we bad one of her delicio us cakes for our afternoon. At tt\e last minute, the committee in charge decided to sell ch ances on it, making eight dollnrs to add to our funds.
This year, the president and members or our bonrd tried to devise a scheme which will bring our alumnae closer together W e are scattered over such a wide territory that it is extreme l y hard to do this . W e feel that if the Pi Phis in the smaller towns would have a social meet ing occasio n ally to disc u ss n affairs and if we would communicate with them and they with us, we would all fee l a closer connection. 'Ve are now working on t h is and soon hope to bring it into practice.
Besides o ur meetings devoted to b usiness, we have had ou r social meetings. The first of these was on August 19. with Mrs. Harry H oward and her committee-Madeline Sanrord, Lucy Altona, and M a rgare t Mills, in c h arge
Ou r n ext gat h e rin g was an evening card pa rty in Septe mbe r at the n 4> h ouse under the supervision of Catherine Coe, Marjorie Porter, Mrs. C M. Boynton, and Mrs. Kenneth euule. This included husbands and escorts. M any of th e g irls h ave married universi ty m en who seem to e nj oy gelting together in this w ay .
Mrs. Harvey Guy WlI.S hostess, lending her home, October {or ou r Cookyshine. H e r able assistants were, Mrs. E. A. Hemenway and Mrs. Chas Miller.
Just a socia l gathering for a cha t a n d a cup of ten was held at the home of Mrs. Sydney Lawrence in San Francisco November to. Mrs. Stanley Cowden, Mrs. W . C \Vassard and Elsie Howell were her assistant!;. Busine was combined with pleasare and we took o rden ror Christmas cards
December 8, we h eld o ur Cbristmal party and vaudeville at t he ch apte r h Oll se. Mrs. F. C. Hall. Dorothy W etmore. and Mrs. Ed. Maples were in charge. Many of t..be girls broua-ht their babies, which put the idea into on r heads of some day having a n b3.oy party. It was at this time that we collected our gifts for the Settlement Schoo l Christmas bozo
Due to the return or the influenza, we had to cancel our] anuary dance and the Februsry meeting. In Much we had our benefit card puty. In ApriJ the Founders' Day luncheon will be held at the Palace H ote l, San Francisco,
ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMN£ CLUBS 581
and our last muting of the year is always held out·of doon. We hope to have an automobile picnic in May.
Marjorie Portcr took chaca-c of the Christmas dinner (or the poor family. She nol only received enough provisions for a good dinner (or this family of eight but enough to last two weeks and had a tree for them with toys, clothes. and all the joys of the holiday season.
Let each and everyone of us do "our bit" this coming year for IT B 4' and the Settlement School so at the end. we may say that our efforts have attained more than success,
GRACE EWING HUNT.
ALUMN.E PERSONALS
ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARKA::-;lSAS
INCACEKENTS
Mary Styron, ex-'J9. to Lawrence Banks, ana Lei.
J.LAUIACI!S
Velma Watt, "4. and Dr. Fred Cochran. MinnetottJ, '12, 4> B K, July 23 1919. )\t home, 609 W. Woodard St., Denison, Tex.
NKW ADDRESSES
Mrs. John Lipscomb (Marjorie Gold), Bigelow, Ark.; Mrs. W F. Mood, (Claire Norris), 221 E. Capitol Ave .• Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. S. F. Rowan (Sulit Moore), Wharton, Tex.; Mrs. Albert A. Rowland (Roberta Roberh), 1059 Ranleigh Way, Piedmont, Oakland. Cal.; Hazel Roberts, 5:10 Lin£ Bldg .• Dallas, Tex.; Mrs. F. H. Garrott (S uzanne Roberts), 3605 Harvard St., H ighland Park, Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Jack Dalton (Doris Fisher, "9) spent a few days in Little Rock during March.
Aurelle Burnside, '. J, is secretary of the Little Rock club of women lawyers, recently formed.
Sue Wooddy, '17, who has been teaching home economics in the Little Rock High School, is teaching in the University of Arkansas tbis summe r. Pauline Hoeltzel. '18. who has been teaching at Dermott. is again attending summer session of the University of Wi scoDsin.
Florence Kruger and Lila Mae Madd ox have been valuable assistants to Clare Connor (Virginia A. ex·1 18). social secretary, at the Little Rock Y. W. C. A.
Mae Boysen, ex ,'zo, who is teaching at Portland. spe nt some time in April with Pauline Hoeltzel, '18.
Lila Mae Maddox, ex -'zo. has gone to Des Moines. Iowa, to make her home and will be a valuable addition to the Des Moines alumnae club
CAL IFORNIA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD JR., UNIVERSITY
!NCA.CEMINTS
Constance Darrow, ' 14, 10 Harold Brooks Knowles. A. T 0. 1 12 •
KARRIAGU
'Vi nona Bassett, I(S. and Norman F. Stevens, at Pasadena, March '3.
BIRTHS
TO'Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Lawrence (Julia E. Moore, a son, in April.
To Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Boughn (Frances Esles, '14) •• daughter, Marian Louise, March 2.
H&W ADDI.ESSU
Ruth Herdman. P. O. Box 400. Manila, P. I.; Mrs. Paul N. McClol key (Vera McNabb), 317 Highland Ave., San Maleo, Ca1.; Mrs. Holland Mallet (Hazelle A. Fisher), 20S Forthca.mp Ave., Fresno, Cal.; Mrs. R. C. Maple (Mildred Carr), gal N. Wilson Ave., Albambra, Cal; Mrs. Percy A. Martin (May Franklin), 29 Salntierra, Stanford University, Cal.; Mrs. Root. B. Scott (Mary G. Herdman), 214 Poplar Plains Road, Toz-onto , Ontario, Can.; Leigh Shelton, 780 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs. Edwin M. McCahan (llda Lane), 5734 Ridge Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Barbara Alderton, '16, i, secretary to the librarian of the Mec hanici Library, San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Kellar (Dorothy Alde rton, t u ) ha ve adopted an eight year old boy and have D&lDed him James McKellar Kellar .
CALI FORNI A BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CAlU' ORNIA
ENGAGEMENTS
Catherine Coe. ' 19, to Rotnnyne Raymond Rohlfing, ' 17. Ali ce McCoy, '1'4, to Maves Brown.
)lARR.IAGES
Esther C. Daniels and William Hamilton, March 31. At home, 4127 Mont· gomtry St., Oakland. Cal.
Helen Miller, '18, and Rennie ]. Mahon, January 17. At home, B St., Yuba City, Cal.
Edith Cook, '13, and Arthur
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley (Elsie Ahrens, 'tI), a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eugene Stern ( Ida McCoy, '08), Portland, Ore ., n son, in January.
NEW ADDRlSSES
Mrs. Brock Aylesworth (Evelyn Berg), Hotel Bancroft, Berkeley, Cal.; Mrs. Arthur Kinney (Edith Cook), 4524 Brookdale Ave., Fruitvale, Oakland, Cal.i MTI . Kenneth Cuttle (Edna. Aiken), Ashby Ave., Berkeley, Cal.: Mary C. Day, 2S 18 College Ave., Berkeley, Cal .; Mrs. Warren Sanford (Louise Gimbal), 69 11th St., Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. C. O. Gowing (Barbara Stinson), lU4 Taylor St., San Franc isco, CaL; Mrs. Chaffee Hall (Emmy Lemke), 58S Walswo rth , Oakland, Cat.: Mrs. Roy Shurtleff (Hazel Lawton) , 372 Euclid, Oakland. CaL; Mrs. C. E. White (Ruth Cla.rke), Lake Shore Apta., Grand Ave and Athol, Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. J oseph Hunt (Grace Ewing), 506 Vernon St., Oakland, Cal.: Mrs Rogers (Sne \Vard) :1312 Keith Ave ., Berkeley, Ca1.; Mrs. Kenneth Ables (Mae Emerson), Springfield. Ore.; Lucie Altona.. Dinuba. Ca!.; Mrs. H obart G. Onstott (E1izabeth Miller), Yuba City. Cal.; Mu. J. L. Osborne (Lela M. Smith), Edlington Court Apt.. Woolsey & Telegraph Aves., Berkeley, Cal.;. Mrs. R ob!. Sharon (Huel Ingels), 53 Ella
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SI.. AlexRndra Court. Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Ward Sorrick (Lurline Browning), 2901 Ave .• Berkeley, Cal.; Mrs Warren Till son (Adele Downey), 1725 Anne St., Mode s to. Cal.
Mrs. Roy Shurtleff (Hazel Lawton, '16). has moved (rom Burlingame ud is now living in Oakland. Cal.
Octavia Downie. '17. is training at the University of California Hospital, San Francisco , Cal.
Mrs. L. Edward Martin (Helen Lawton, '16) is visiting her parents in Berkeley, Ca1. Mrs Martin's home is now in Sheridan, Wyo.
Mrs Paul Cadman (Ethel Mills, '14 ) is living in Big P ine. Inyo Co., Cat.. where her husband has ranching interests.
Catherine Coe. '19. is leaving for Honolu1u the last of April where she will be married shortly after her arrival and make her Cuture home.
Mr•. C. E. White (Ruth Clarke. Iowa r, '17) is now living in Oakland, Cal., wh ere and her husband are building a new home.
Dorothy \Vetmore, ' 17, is appearing with the Margaret Anglin company in San Fran cisco.
W e all extend sincere l ove and sympathy to Mrs. David Babcock (Huel Donoh o) because of the tragi c death of her mother.
C ALIFORNIA GAMMA- UN TVt: RSITY OF SOUT HERN C ALIFORNIA B'RTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. ) . A . Hartley (Helen Mun ey, '0 5 ), a dauihter, Ihlen Patri cia, in March.
To Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gard (Marguerita Dinsmore, ' 19 ), Inglewood, a son, April 9.
ADDRESSES
Mrs. Wm. Hunter (Mabel Vnle) , R. F . D. 8, Box 788, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Codis G. Brown ell (Grace Witherell), Box 67, Calipatria, Cal.
\Ve are sympathizing deeply with Mrs. David Babcock (Hazel D onoho, California B, '10) in the sad death of her mother, in San Francisco, and with Mrs. Bessie Turner Pearsall, Nebraska B, '98, ""hose m o ther recently passed Away in Los Angeles.
COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLO RADO
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. E A Howard (Lucia Jordan), 2575 Elm St., Denver, Colo.; Lulu M. Pinger, 13'4 N. Main St., Pueblo, Colo.; Florence Dempsey, Belvidere, Ill ..,. ...
COLORADO BETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
NEW ADDRESS&S
Margaret ]. Grier, 100 E. 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyo.; Mrs. Ralph B. Maul (Edith Deeds), Calhan. Colo' l Ro ute Bl Box 81 j Mrs D O. Hinman
line Martin ) , Red Shield Inn. Camp Lewis. Wash.; Mrs. H. Spur geon Looper ( lf aul W illiamson). LovelL, \Vy o.
Marguerite L. Will iamson, ' 16. a Y. W. C. A. secrda ry, is at home on a six weeka' leave of abience. but will return to France on May 8 on the S. S . lI e r address there will bt Hotel Pctrograd, 33 rue Laumutin, Pari •.
Margare t Forsyth, 't 7. has g o ne t o Con stant in op l e to Jive.
COLUMBIA ALPHA--GEORGE WASHINGTOS UNI\ r:RSITY DEATHS
Anna M3Tg aret Merrill , 'oS. at Minn eapolis, Mi nn., of mastoidilis following influenza.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Burnett R . Olms ted ( Alen e Critte nden), 60Q St . Paul SI., Baltimore. Md .; Mr s. Claude W . Mit chell ( Flora Hul1 ), A pt. 43. Th e Towa, Wll s hington, D. C.; Mrs. R obe rt H. W ood (Lela Howard ), Hugh es Apt., 15th & Cincin nati, Tulsa, Okla.
Charlotte Farringt on , '09, has a teaching fellowship at th e Universi ty of Minnesota and is co m p leting h e r work for h er M as ter's degree.
FLORIDA ALPHA-STETSON UN IvtR SITY
NEW ADOItiIiSKS
Mrs . G. M. Sherman (Lo u ise Roger s), O rl ando, Fla.
Mari e Dye, ' 14, h as been e lec ted to membership in the hon orary scientific fraternity, 1: :::, nt the University of Chicago.
ILLI NOIS
BETA-LOMBARD CO LLEGE
MAJ..UA CU
Alberta B:n r et, ' 17, and R oy Sudbrink, Illinois A. T n, Janu a ry 22. At h o me , Beardstown, III.
Helen C. Leonard, '18, and George M Ball, ex·'17, .6. 9, Lombard, March 2S At home. Bu s hnell, 111 Charlotte E. Tainter and Rol1io F. Wetherbee, March 20. At home, 39 N Prairie, Galesburg, 111.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Hoyt E . Beans (Helen Snyder), 288:1 Humboldt Ave . S., Minneapolis, Minn .; Mrs. Wm O George ( Liliu E. Mac H.le), 433 N. Fifth St., Quincy, Ill. ; Mrs. M. N. Geise (Esth e r Payne), 114 S. Taylo r, Oale: P a rle, Ill . ,
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We extend sincerest sy mpathy to Mrs. A. E. Coleman (Louise Newman, '09) and Margaret Newman, 'J I, in the loss of their fatber.
ILLINOIS DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE INGAG&WENTS
Afargerie Cooke. ex·':I:I, to Robert Porter M cBri d e , Illinois, '21, Ben. Lena Ely, '17. to Charles Stoddard, Knox, ex·'J7. T K E.
XAUIACKS
Violll Ness Joy, ' 13. Rnd Willis Terry, K1Jox, 4> r d.
BIRTHS
To Mr. :lnd Mr s Mack E. Gillis (Adali ne Koeller, 'IS), 14 Elliott Ave .• Yonkcn. N. Y., a daughter, Dorothy Adaline.
To Mr. nnd Mrs. Marc Parson s (Amber Carley, '14), Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter, Virginia Carley, February 18.
To Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Yat es (Helen Trask, '14), a son , Charles Yates, Jr
To Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Stetson (Lottie Steele, '14), a daughter, Alice Caroline, Neponset, Ill.
NEW ADDUSSJLS
Mrs. Elrey C. 'V ampler (Eugenia Traskf, 724 Seward St., Evanston, Ill.; Mrs. Burr Blackburn (Mary Quillan), lO39 New Hampshire Ave • Washington, D C.; Mrs. Frederick R. Kerman (Helen Ad air), 311 California SI., San Francisco, Cal.; Mr s. Stuart Hunter (Louise Willard), 204 Nevada St., North· field, Minn.; Mrs. James R. McFall (Marjorie Carr), 20 Spring St., Amherst, Ma ss.; Mrs. Jam es H. McMenamin, Il56 Hazelfern, Portland. Ore.; Mrs. L. P. Pollock (Katherine P ercy) , 616 Michigan Ave .• Evanston, Ill.
Mrs. F. H. Sisson (Grace Lass, '92), former grand -president of 11 B attended the New York club's Foun ders' Day luncheon. Mrs. Sisson now lives at ,. Park Ave., New York.
ILLINOIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UN!VERSITY
ItNGACEM1NTS
Dorot hy H owell, 't8. to Capt. Rufus Scott. Ntwln.1JJut"n Univer' sity LlJw.
NEW ADDRESSES
Dorothy Boud, 1019 Dempster St., Evanston, Ill.; Mrs. H. Raeder, Jr. (Lillian Capron) , 912 Elmwood Ave., Evanston, Ill.; Mrs. M. D. Disosway (Elda L'Hofe), 48 Sterling Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs. J. Alden Cady (Agnes Cunneen), J21 W. Grant St.. Minneapoli s. MinD.; Mrs. Jeptha A. Wade (Jessie A. Baker), 382 Park Ave., East Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Herman K. H off (Gladys Balch), 2671 Prairie Ave .• Evanston, Ill.; M n. W. Carey Matthews (Hope Miller), 7735 N. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. A. M. Simons (Eleanor 1\f. 'Vood), 2319 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Ill.
Illinois B alumrue hold regular meetings, irlc1udinC luncheon and an afternoon Ielsion. The lut meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Carey Mathew. (Hope Miller, "7), Evanston, Ill. The out aiumoe luncheon is with Mrs \V. B. Wilson, 759 Ardmore Ave" Chicago, m.
Amy Onken, 'oS, Grand Secretary, wal entertained at luncbeon at tbe North Shore Hotel, Evanston, by the chapter, during her visit in Chicago in March. The chapter also attended tbe meeting of the Chicago alWlllUe club when Mias Ooken spoke on "Fraternity Altruistic Work." Tea was served with the active chapter al hostesses.
Pi Beta Phi i. proud to be able to lay tbat she was the first fraternity on tbe campus to lead the way in giving an entertainment (or the benefit of the Greater Northwestern drive for student quota of $100,000. The entire amount to be raised is 1$4,000,000. The entertainment w:u a tea dance &iven at the North Shore Hotel. It was under the awpices of the lllinoia E alumna:, who aided in the atra.ir. The han and orchestra were donnted, so the entire proceed. went to the fund. The work of the chapter wns greatly appreciated by the campaign directors and the faculty.
Mrs. Broch Aylesworth (Evelyn Berg, '19) has completed her course of study at the University of California with C. B K honon.
Jessie Cook, "3, has returned from California, where sbe spent January, February and March: She bas resumed her studies at Northwestern.
Mildred Jorden, ':n, will enter Wellesley next faU.
Dorothy Drown, '20, will attend the University of California next year.
lHinoil E is glad to welcome EliZllbeth \Villiams, a charming transfer from Missouri A, who attended WeUesley last year.
ILLINOIS GAMMA
NEW ADDUSSES
Mrs. Paul Holtgreve (EIi%abeth Nace), 406 Linn St., Peoria, Ill.
Judge D. E. Mack, husband of Ellen Carey MACk, is a Commissioner from the 14th district to the Constitutional Convention, 3t Springfield, Ill.
ILLINOIS ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILLINO I S
ENGACZW1NTS
Margaret Hunter, '18, to Carl Treibel. Marjorie Spaulding, '17, to Benny Nelson. 1.: N, Chicago.
NEW ADOIlSSZS
Mrs. Paul D. Hess (Louise ' Waterman), Bevier. Mo . ; Mrs. Carr ol B. Ireland, National City, Cal. i Mrs. J. G. Myers (Phebe James). New & G r een Sts., Champaign, 111.; Mrs. Ray C. Spark. (Helen Lindsay), IOU W Ch u rch St., Chn.mpaign, III. i Mrs. Geo. M. Montgomery (Helen M. Guthrie), 80g Charleston Ave., Mattoon, I ll. ,
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EliZ!lbeth Wheelhouse. '18, and Mildred Murphy, '18, were guests at the chapter house this eek-end. Both are tenc h ing in the high schoo l, Neoga, Ill. Katharine Br-own, '16, is teaching in the musi c school at the Universit.y. Ann Montgomery Bahnsen, '99. called on us while attending the national D. A . R . Convention.
ILLINOI S ETA-JAMES MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY BIRTHS
To Mr !lnd Mrs. George Hayes (Jes sie Thistle, ex -'20), Owensboro, Ky , a daughter, Ambi t Thistle, Ma r ch 23.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lindley liuff (llelen Page, ex·'I2), D eca tur, 111., a daugbter, D o rothy Page , February 24.
To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin \ V. Engel ( Virginia Voris, ex·' I?), Stewardson, 111.. a SOD, Edwin Vori s, February 4.
NEW DDRESSES
MT!I 'Edwin Flet ch e r (Lucille Hull), Morris, Ill.; Charlotte Kerney, 620 Sutter St., San F'ran ci sco, Cal.; Mary C Rose, Port Art h ur, Tex.
The alumnre added to the $60, raised by II bakery sa l e last fall for the oC the Settlement School, by a sale o f Indian bnskets the first week of March.
INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN COLLEGE
)fARRIA CES
Catherine Ruthven, ex·lu, and Jordan R. Bentley, ' 19, William Jewell, K 2:, Ma r ch 10. At home, R. R., Glasgow, Mo.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Kenn e th F. Blackwell (Margaret Brown), R F. D., Hanove r , I nd ; Mrs. Leon R. Dunn (Glyde M. Kn ox), R. R. No.2, Campbellsburg, Ind.; Mrs Arthur E. Be.tor (Jeanette Lemon), 616 W. 1 16th St., New York.
INDIANA BETA-UNIVERS I TY OF INDIANA
)fARRIACES
Hazel C . ' 13, and L. P. Sims. At home, Ridgeville, I nd.
Hazel Miles, ex-'u, and Roy Lee Smith. At home, 570 E . Fan Creek Blvd., Indianapolis, Ind.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Karsell (Carolyn Read, '06), a son, Thomas G , Jr., April 9.
DUTJlS
1.1 rs J. A Smith (J ulia Scott, '07). of pneumonia, at Sioux Fall., S. D , FebTuary J I.
l'(EW ADDlESSE.S
Mrs. M. H. Hollingsworth (Eliubeth Workman), 3024 N. Penn St., lndianapoli., hid.; Mrs. Freal Hildreth (Martha Mdntosb). 2SJS Ingleside Pl., Walnut Hms, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Floyd J.leldon (Charlotte Pleasant.). 18 Thornton Pl., Youngstown, Ohio.
\Ve are glad to welcome an alumna. Mary Sample. 'oS, as a member of the Little Rock club. Mary is a teacher of English in the Little Rock High School.
Mrs. C. E. Edmondson (Edna lIatfield, 'II) is slate chairman of the Child Welfare Committee.
Mrs. II, B. Wilson (Mindwell Cum pion) is publicity chairman of the Slate D. A. R.
Mrs. Hence Orme (Lillian Crewell, '97) is state president of the Parent Teacher Asaociation.
Mrs. L. L. Hughes (Muude Orr, '')8) is the president of the local Council of Women in Bloomington. Tnd.
INDIANA GAMMA-BUTLER COLLl!:GB )CARRIAGES
Helen Daugherty, '19, and Clifton Ferguson, February 7. At home, 15th and Central Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
Gertrude Harshman, '19, and Richard lIabbe, l: A B, January 28. At home. 4848 Central Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
Anna Steeg and L. M. Lennard, Jr., March IS. At home, 315 13th St., Miami, Fla.
Katherine Karns, '19, nnd Walter 1-filton, April 17. At home, 5432 Julian Ave., Tndi:mapolis, Ind .
DEATHS
Mrs . William Lalley (Luella Corbaley, Iowa I, '90), 2300 Central Ave., Indianapo l is, Ind .
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Ralph Stevenson (Mildred Hill), 56 Ridgeview Dr., Indianapolis, Ind.; Vivian Burk, 228 S. First St., Decatur, Ind.; Mrs. L. M. Luther (Elma Fern Sweet),8sS Perry St., Flint, Mich.; Evelyn Russell, JoS Main Ave .• FrankCort, I nd.
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA W":SLEYAN COLLEGE
)lARRIAGIS
Florence Van Hon, '22, and Burton Jerrel, April 4. At home, Eagle River, W is
BIRTIIS
To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell (Maude Calhoun, '17), a son, Ralph Calhoun, March tt.
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NIW ADDRlSSE8
Mrs. Wm . 1. Donahue (Nona Spahr), 731 Montrose Blvd., Chicago, 111 .; Margaret Torrence, c/o Bureau of Education. Manila, P. 1.; Mrs. Roy Skinner (Amy Zimmerman), c/o Rev. C. R. Zimmerman Sigo urn ey, I owa.
Marie Walker, 'x), has recently return ed to ber borne ·in Batavia after the winter in CaliCorniL
We extend sympathy to Mary Snider, '75. in the death of h e r brother, Oscar Snider, Downers Grove, 111 .• and to Mrs. Becker (WinniEred Dilts, 'IS) in th e death of her mother.
Mrs. Ingersoll (Lulu Penn, '75) and Miss Penn, '75. r eturned recently from lpending the winter in Florida.
Mrs. Hugh Litzenberg (Jessie Clark, ex 'I6) visited her parents in AJbta recen tty.
Mrs. Leon Wil cox (Ethel Besser, ex-' 13), Mary C r owther, '18, and Ellen Gardner, '19, attended the initiation in March.
Mrs. J. C. McCoid (Mary Hulme, 'S7) visited r elatives recently in Chicago and Anrora.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Melcher (Miriam Young, ex-'iS) of Bloom6eld, I owa, spe nt the week-end recently with Mr. and Mr s. Henry Mel c her.
Mrs. Edwin Johnson (Bertha Augspur ge r, ex-'ol) was caBed to Pul aski in April to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs R. \V. Anderson (Celina Plank. Iowa E. '77) who died at Craha.m Protestant Hosp ital, Ke o kuk, l own, after an illness of several week•.
IOWA BETA-SIMPSON COLLEGE
INGAGUIINTS
Lyda Belle Hughes, ':3%, to D on ald Shaw, A T 0, Simpson.
Gertrude Minor, ex -'2 l , to Dale Darrah, Gilman, Iowa.
)(AJt.RIAGIS
Marie Gus. ex-'2o, and Raymond Sawyer, Scribbler, Northwestern, February IS, at D e s Moin el, Iowa.
Ethel Chamberlain, ex-'2o, and Max Mo ffett, April 8, at Denison, I owa.
Vera Summers, ex-'2o, and Wylie Harttell. K e "', Sim psoN, April 4, at Indianola, Iowa.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. A Raymond Sayre (Ruth Buxton, ' 17 ), a daughter, Helen Margaret, January 29.
To Mr. and Mrs Brigham Wheel ock (Mae Belle Gunn. '19), a daughter, Virginia.
To Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jenner (Eliubeth Brown, '07), a son, Otarles Edwin, N ovember S, 1919·
DIATHS
ltfrs. William A. (May Crandall, 'oJ), N eb , March 1.
HIW ADOIlUSBS
Mabel Chase, 'IS E. 15th St., Davenport, Iowa; Mrs. C. C. Clark (Faye \Vortbinglon). Stratford. Cal.j Mr.. Merrill Clark (Edna Bellman), 1553 N. Howard Blvd .• Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. F C Sigler (Sara Eikenberry, '95) spent a month visiting her dauebter Uelen at Swarthmore, Pa.
Mrs. Carl Brown (Nina Hobanshelt. '03) is on the Simpson faculty as a teacher in the Academy_
Mrs. Eliubeth Martin (Elizabeth Cooke, '7S) is acting as dean of women at Simpson during the absence of Mia. Todd with the Glee Cluh.
Margaret Griffith, '18, i. teaching in Cleveland. Ohio. Her address is Suite 3. 9310 Hough St.
Mrs. Doane Samson (Ada Proudfoot, 'oS) spent the winter in Pelc:nburg, Fla.
Kate Miller, 'Ol, is Chairman of the Eastern Division of the Y. W. C. A. financial campaign in New York City.
Mrs. J. E. Clarke (Almedia Hinshaw, '91) has recently returned from Hollywood, Cal.
Mr. I\Dd Mrs. J. H. McGranahan (Eva Law, '84) spent the month of May, visiting their daughter, Mrs. Myron Anderson (Ethel McGranahan, '13), ]440 West St N. W.o Washington, D. C.
Mrs Clara McClure (Clara Webster, '88) bas returned Crom Sidney, Iowa, where she has been caring for her mother.
Ruth Thompson, '16, has been elected secretary to the President oC Simpson for nut year.
Ann Karr, '17, of the Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, is spending a month in Indianola.
Mabel Chase, '14. who is teaching at Davenport, Iowa, and Ruth Thompson, ']6, oC Rockford, Ill., spent their Easter vacation in Indianola.
Helen Thompson, 'II, visited with Mrs. Otis Lippincott (Grace Moss, '13) o.t Sioux City, Iowa. during Euler vacation.
IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE
ButTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Flynn (Elizabeth Pryor), 133 Shelton Ave., Jamaica, Y., a daughter, Eliubeth Josselyn, January 25.
To Dr. and Mrs. Elmer P. Weih (Grace Evans, ex·'17), 501 Third Ave., Clinton, Jows, a son, John Evans, April 23, 1919.
NEW ADDUSSES
Mrs. Clinton H. Diehl (Dorothy Dier), 713 Grand Ave., Storm Lake, 10:"'&; Mrs. Arthur H. Pickford (Hermine Knapp), Cedarhurst Farm, Nora Springs, JoW'a; Mrs. Clarence E. White (Ruth Clarke), Lakeshore Apts., Oakland. C.t.
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I OWA EPSI LON DEATHS
Mrs. R. W. Anderson (Celina Plank, ' n), Keokuk, Iowa,
IOWA lETA-IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
EN GAGEMENTS
Hel en Grupe, '2l, to Guerdon Parker, 41 K + . Iowa. Elizabeth Lutz, '20, to Edward H a ning ton, '" n, I owa.
Martha Stewart, '2 1, to Sa m Allen, Be IT , I owa.
Cat hr yn Bradford. '22, to Ru sse ll Nelson, A T 0 , / o1ua.
BIRTHS
To Dr. and Mrs. Leonard W est (Jean Dayton, '16), a daug hter, J ean Elizabeth, December 26, 1919.
NEW DDRESSES
Ca lista 8 . Thursto n, 5114 California SI.. Omaha, Neb. j Mrs. Eug-cne H. Howard (Lydia Kuehnl e), 2 Gordon Place. Beloit, Wi s .
I O WA THETA
Mrs. Percy L. Snowden has moved (rom Pe tersburg, Va., and is liviD&' temporarily a t P a in esvi ll e, O hi o
The Chicago C lub created a new office lint! Uestowed it upon Mrs. O. M. Schantz (Carrie F lag le r ) n t their March meeting in honor of her twelve years of service as corresponding secreta r y. They made her di r ecto r of t e club for life. H eretofore the directo r s have been appointed by the president to act during he r te rm of office. It ha s been suggested that a life director shoul d be also Hi s to r ian of th e club and ke epe r of th e archives
IOWA I OTA
DEATHS
rt-frs. Will iam LaH ey ( Lu ell a Co rb a ley, '8<}) , 2300 Central Ave., Indianapolis, Ind
KAN SAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
ENGAGEMENTS
Edwina Peckham, ':u, to Arthur L Nims, d 9 , Oklahoma City, Ok la. Mary Poindexter, ':u, to Fred Rigby, l: X, Topeka, K an.
Tu ley Louise Shepard, eX" 2o , to O. K eit h Fasset, ..., l:J. e, Cincinnati, Ohio
M Aaa JA CIS
Eleanor Proud fit,u -' 17,and Jl a r old Irw in, ZX , Ka,. sIu, May n . At borne, Anth ony. Kan.
Dori. Drought, ex ·'20, and Byron Sh utz , K 'It, K a,.s(u, June 30. At home, Kansas City, Mo.
ALUMNJE PERSONALS
Gladys ' 17. ud Albert N. Murphey, B a II, Kansas. '17. September 30, 1919. At home. West 20th, Oklahoma City, Okla., where Mr. Murphey is in the bood business.
BIRTHS
To Mr. And Mrs. Tom Sweeny (Ethel Morrow, J u ), a son, Thomas Morrow .
To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haskins (Tess Critchfield, 'n), a daughter.
To Mr and Mrs. C. M. Butcher (june Uhrich), a IOn, Ceo. McFarland, Jr.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. J. W. Robertson (Nell Mitchell), Park View Heights, Tuckahoe, N. Y.; Mrs. L. R. Gei51er (Gertrude Blackmar), 1640 University Ave., New York City j Eva M. Dimond, 702 N. Cnscade Ave., Colorado Spring., Colo.
KANSAS BETA-KAN S AS STATE ACRICULTl' RAL COLLECE
ESCAGEMEHTS
Marion Brelch, ex ':zo. to J. B. Rtl.lliff, H obart. Okla.
lIAR RIACES
Dorothy lI oag, '19. and John Rawlings, r 6, Colorado, April 14. At home, Monte Vista, Co lo., where Mr. Rawlings is assistnnt secretary of the Monte Vistll Bank and Trust Co.
DIRt US
To Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Tebbe (Gladys Craig, '18), a so n, Louis Craig, January 14.
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Guthrie (Irene Moli), a daughter, Jscqueline, March 15.
To Mr. and Mrs. C len Pratt (Ma rj orie Whitney, '17), a son
To Mr. and Mrs. Louis]. Miller (Ruby Blomquist, '14), a daughter, Mary Lou.
NEW ADDRESSES
Erneitine Biby, 1914 Taft Ave., Hollywood, Ca l.; Louise Dawson, Clifton, Ariz.; Mabre Troutfetter, Co l by, Kiln.; Marion Quinlan, Boulder, Colo. i Catharine Kinma.n, Ashland, Kan. i H el en H alm, Home Economics Dept., University of Arizona, Tuuon; Mrs. Ralph A. Shelly (Jane Kingan), Box 66, Trinidad. Colo.
Mrs. Ture Tuli en (Do rothy Parke, '20) is designing for an exclusive shop in Chicago.
Mildred Robinson, ' 16, is spending the winler in Los Angeles, Cal.
lIel en Ca rlyle, '18, is attendi ng the Boston Conservato ry of Music, Boslon, Mass.
We extend our sincere sympathy to Gladys Guild, '17. in the death of h er mother, Mrs. Edward B. Guild, of Topeka, Kan.
Mary 1. Love, 'IS, has opened a tell r oom on Broad St., Columbus, Ohio.
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Mrs. R. D. McMillen (Irene Toliver. ex·'zo), of Vancouver, B. C., m'kde us a yisit in April, before returning to Canada.
Mrs. H. W. Ziegler (Lucile Mills. ex-'16) and Maurine MeLaeblin, '23. are in California.
Louise Greenman, '16, is teaching domestic art in Des Moinel, Iowa.
LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLECE
INCAGUIINTS
Caroline S. Wogsn. '16, to Pierre Damn!:. Isabel Seymour. 1:1:·'20. to Coleman Romain.
KARlIAC!S
]osepkine Janvier, 'n, and Edmund Douglas.
Mrs. Norman de R. Whitehouse has been in Colorado recuperating (rom the strain of wartime work 81 a United States Government agent in Switzerland.
MARYLAND ALPHA--COUCHER COLLEGE
MARRIACES
Ray Mowbray, '14. and Everett L. Warner, Ben, loAns Ilopkins, '18. in Baltimore, September 2J, 1919.
NEW ADDR.lSSES
Mrs. K. M. Parsley (Carolyn Pit%er), Box 386, Columbia, Ohio; Marion 1-1. Weinstein, 1436 S. 6th St.. Terre Haute, Ind.
MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA-BOSTON UNIVERSITY
WAaUAC&S
Gertrude R. Berry, '06, and Thomas Plummer Andrews, at Portsmouth, N. H., February 17. At home, South Windham, Me.
BIItTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Collins Collyer, '(9), a son. Ralph B., Jr ., March 30.
NEW ADDRF.SSES
Mrs. Carl Rhodes (Gertrude Jackson), Wentworth, N. H.; Mrs. Roscoe Wriston (Gladys Cole), Hempstead, N. Y.
Oar sympathy is extended to Hue! Philbrook, '17. in the 1055 of her brother. Mrs. B. L. Mufield (Winifred Hill, '1)8), entertained the New York Alum.nz Club at the April meeting. Mrs. Maxfield is the retiring president of the club, completing two yean 'Of splendid service.
MICHIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE
&NGAQW&NTS
Ruth Mallory, 'IS, to Manson Carpenter, 4 T 4, Hill4t1lJl,.
PERSONALS
HEW ADDRUSU
Mrs. Joy R. Cade (Ellen M. Kerman), Sturgis, Mich.
MICHIGAN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watt (Ethel Joslyn, '.8). a son, Robert F., Jr., J nne 10. 1919.
To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O'Neil Kronner (Sophie Koch, '14), 183 Meadow Brook. Ave., Detroit, Mich., • SOD, Wm. O'Neill, Jr., January 19.
To Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Brines (Blanche Bayles •• ex-'u), & lon, Robert Osborne, February J3.
To Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jewell (Dorothy Adams, '14), 376 Elmhunt Ave " Highland Park, Mich., a son, John B.. Jr., in March.
To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. HotFmeister (Marcia Muncell, '14). & IOD, Frederick Lincoln, Jr., in February.
To Mr. and Mrs. H. Spence (Ruth Bridge, '10), • daughter, Helen, June '3, 19 19.
NEW ADOIlZSSfS
Mrs. Stowell C. Stebbins (1.fa.rie A. Winsor), 160 Oaremont Ave., New York, N. Y.; Mrs. Edmund D. Wood (Helen Hayes), c/o E. D. Wood, Mgr., Franklin Cincinnati Co., 127 E. Seventh St., Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. H. O. Rarnes (Katherine Tower), Concord, N. H.
The New York Club welcomed as members at their March meeting Mrs. A. H. Cutler (Neva Hungerford), and Mrs. Stowell C. Stebbins (Marie A Winsor). who wrote the Pi Deta Phi Anthem.
Doris Stamets, '17, is much improved in health. She i. living with her family in their new home, 534 W. Front St., Perrysburg, Ohio.
MINNE SOTA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kranzer (Lillian McLaughlin, 'IS), 1913 Penn Ave. 5., Minneapolis , a son, Walter James, Jr., February 22.
To Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Durrows (Muie Anderson, 'JI), a IOD, Robert Penn, Jr., Much lS.
DEATHS
Mrs. Rudol ph Krop( (Mable Bartlett, '93), at Madison, Wis., January 14.
HIW ADDJ.ESSES
Mrs Clarence Clark (halinda Miller), Pillsbury Ave., Minneapolis; Mrs. C. R. StneJCall (Beth Miller), Veblen, S. D.; Mrs. Eugene J. Sweeney (Lucile Nolan), 997 Lincoln Ave., St. Paul, MinD.; Ethelyn Slayton, W. <)Sth St., New York; Mrs. Frank O. Jone. (Alma Peterson), Fairmont, Minn.
Mrs. W. J. Stehman (Marjorie Williams, 'IS) i. spending a month with her brother in California.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Mrs, E'ferc H Tawney (Constance Day, 'oc» visited her sister, Juanita Day. 'oS, f or two weeks in March.
Charlotte R. Farrington, Columbia A, '09. has a teaching fellowship at the University of Minnesota, and is comp let ing her work for her Master's degree. We wi sh to express our deep sympathy t o Columbia A in their loss of A. Merrill. '08. At the time of her death she was doiDg gradllate work at the University of Minn esot a, and was actively engaged in work with the Camp Fire Girls.
MI SSOURI ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
NEW t\OORESS!S
Mrs. Phillip Savage (Alice SpaTh), u3 S.-ranae Ave., Buffalo. N. Y.; Mrs. E. D. Th ompson (Mayme Th o mas), c/o W. E. Thomas Lbr. Co .• Burkburnett, Tex.
MISSOURI BETA-wASI'II NGTON UNIVERSITY
EN GAG EllENTS
Mary C. De Carma, '12, to Chas. W.Brynn, Jr ., 'II, Waskj"K(O", Ben.
MARRIAGU
Mario n Allen , ex-'2:l, and Jerome Lyon Ashcro ft, April 26, in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Webster Croves, At home. 104 Clark St., SI. Joseph, Mo.
Elizabeth Ehlers, 'ex - 16, and Frank Cavanaugh, February 14. Robertson, ex -' I" and Charles Streamer, Colorado It/dical, '16, 0 T ct, April 8 At home, The Casa Vivienda, Pueblo, Colo.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. Geo. R. Taafe (Sa ll y Benedi ct), J oplin , Mo., n. daughter, Patricia. October 22, 191 9.
To Ma jo r and Mrs. Burw ell II. C larke ( Mari on Scroggin, 'IS), Key W est, Fla ., a 501], Orville Oliver. June 16.
To Mr. and Mrs. Monroe C. Lewis ( Ilelen Johnson, ' 18) , a daughter, Anne Clark, April 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ci ld ehaus (Lily Schmedtje, ex -'IS), a daughter, J anua ry 17.
NEW ADDRISSKS
Mrs. Frank Cann (Edith Taylor), S8S8 Nina Pl., St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Harry D. Payne (Marjorie De Garmo), 754 Westgate Ave., St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Walter Koken (Alice Woodward) , 363 Jefferson Rd., Webster Groves, Mo.; Mrs. Dudley Kin cade (Helen Bryars), 4432 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Earl M. Clark (Ruth Leeron), 188 Oakwood Court, Kensingwon W., London, England; Mrs. R. C. Rochelle (Julia Mc Daniel), 915 N. Adams, Dallas, Tex .; Mrs. Philip Savage- (Alice Sparks), 123 Saranac Ave., Buffa10, N. Y.
.4LUMNAJ. PERSONALS
MISSO URI GAMMA-DRURY COLLEGE
E.NGAGEMENTS
Lucile Smith, ex-'2I, to Charles Roberts, /tfissou.,.,;.
)(AUIAGES
Mugueritte Jewell. eX -'22, and Warren Duval, February 3. Springfield, Mo. At borne. Butler, Mo.
trene Parker, ex -'21, and William P De l a Rue. B Co".,.,dl, at Springfield, Mo .• March 25 At home, 1031 Weller Ave .• Springiield. Mo.
NEW ADDR ESSES
Mrs. Alfred Will ett Baldwin (Merle Coo n), Carlton Court, Buffalo. N. V.; Mrs. Geo. Thompson ( Wilma Smith), 423 E. Elm. Camp Man or, Apt. I, Springfield, Mo.
NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVER-5ITV OF NEBRASKA MAUIACES
Eleanor Steenburg, '18, and DeLoss Anderson, B e TI. Nebraska, '17. Mr. Anderson is a bankH at Niobrara, Neb .
BIItTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Weaverling (Beatrice Moffett, '12) , a son, in March.
To Mr. and Mrs . C. K. Morse (Jean McGahey, '14). a son, in February.
To Dr. and Mrs. George P. Pratt (Florinda Young), a son, May t.
To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harvey (Dorothy Knight. '14), 1209 Shattuck Ave., Berhley, Cal.. a Richard Carey, March 4.
DEATHS
Mrs. Harold Van Dusen (A li ce Fullerton), at Brighton, Colo., April 26.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. J. K. Hermon (Effie Shinn), 1816 Sheridan Ave., San Diego, CRt: Mrs. Glen Ruby (Jeanelle H. Finney), 1617 Fillmore SI., Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Jesse G. Chambers (Lottie M. Unland), 2520 Q St., Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Clarence O. Day (Myrtle Beeler), 217 P. O. Bldg., Okmulgee, Okla .; Mrs. Roy F. Stalder (Daphne Stickel), 1746 T aco nia, Berkeley, Cal.; Mrs. E. N. Foreman (Gladys Harlan), 2030 Pepper Ave., Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. J. E Kirschman (Margaret StantoD, Iowa r), Floral Court, 18th and G Sts .. Lincoln, Neb. j Mrs. G. Scott (Eliubeth Crawford), 2611 South 13th St.. Lincoln, Neb.
We sympathize with Adabooth Dolman Palmer in the death 'of her husband, Febrn3ry 1 j with Bess Turner Pearull in the death of her mother; and with Jean McGahey Mone in the death of her baby boy, in April.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Mr. and Mrs Chu. Stuart (Marie Talbot, ex-' Io) have adopted a baby daughte r, Mary Stuart.
We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Fratier, of Col orado .A , to our Lin coln Club. Mrs Gable of Aber dee n, W ash., has been a visitor at our meetings throughout the winter.
We since r ely r egret the 10s1 to our club in the removal oC Cath erine and Merna Sedgwick to Y ork, N eb., Ind R ose Toenges H aynie to Lead, S. D. Mrs. N. H. Sean (Pearl Fitzgerald, '08) of DaHas, S. D., and J ean MeGe:achin, p.x -'o7, DC Orleans, Neb., visited in Lincoln thi s spring and attended the bsnquct.
We sy mpat hize with N ettie Ho1comb and Mari on H olcomb W yman in the death of their rather in April.
NEVADA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
ENCAG&WENTS
Ruth Mill er, '16, to Lehman A F e rr is, 4» .6 T. 'IS.
KAUtAGI!:9
Alice J. Boynton, '20, and Clinton V. Melarky, ' 18, cz, 1: K . Phoebe King, '18, and Win field S. Higgins '17. Martha Folsom, '20, And Ensign Horace G. Barton, U. S. N .• cz, 1: K. Beatrice "9, and Carl Sp r ingmeyer, ' 18, cz, 1: K.
BIJtTHS
To Mr. and Mrs . Robert L . Gibson (Doroth y Morrison, ' .7 ), a son, Robert, Jr .
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs H orace Barton (Martha Fol son), U4 Elm St.. R eno, N e v i Mrs C linton V. Me larkey (Alice Boynton), 649 S. Virginia St.. Reno, Nev.
Alice H obbi ns, '1 7, is in Federal service as 3. reconst ruc tion aide at Walter R eed Hospital. Washington, D. C.
Margaret K emper, '18, is with the Educati'onal Department of the Empori u m, San Francisco
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
BlRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. R. Z. Puff ( Eva Burlingham, ' 14) , 94 W ood l awn Av e., Albany, N. Y ., a son, Robert Charles, M arc h 16.
NIW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Walt e r R. Allen (Ruth Case), 547S V e rn on Ave., St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Leon L Kell ey (Mildred Egenho(er), Box 314, Middleville. N. Y .; Mrs. J ohn L MacKinn on (Jeanette Finger). 41 J anet St., Kingston, Ulster Co., N. Y.; Mrs Alton Nevins (Ethel Slaw so n ), Canisteo, N. Y.; Mrs. H Pre Kott Thoma s (Louise J ohnson), .so E. 1I2tb St., Cleve land, Ohio; Miss Ada Meyer, 109
Clarendon St, Syra.cuse, N. V.; Mrs. Harold Moreland (Pearl Gorham), Fonda, N. Y.; Mrs. Dwight Putnam (Edna Howard), Oneida, N. Y.; MTS Burton Clark (Florence Dengler), 116 W. 8:znd St .• New York, N. Y.; Mrs. Oscar Sherman (t..ora Durand), Box 702, Foxboro. M ••s.; Mils Carlene Banett, 223 Walnut St.. Steelton, Pa.; Mrs. Paul Batgel) (Pan.y Brown), 99 Lincoln St:., Hinsdale, Utj Mrs. Harry Patty.on (Katharine Buter), 57 Cort· land Ave., Highland Park, Mich
Glady. Case. ex·'IZ, has been .pending the winter in Cleveland, Obio. Ethel Lapham, ex·llo, spent the winter in California. ;\Ofargard Glanding, '11, and mother, 205 liThe Donaldson," HarriabuJ'&', Pa ., have returned (rom spending the winter in the Nocthwest and Cali(ornia. At Kansas City, tbey visited A cbsah Hawver Schauer, ' II. Other New York Alphas th ey met were, Mabel SlawsoD Harris, 'II, at Chicago, Reva Caspar Henl, '07. at Seattle Myrta Harrington Belt 'oS, and Rose Humann Rogers at San Francisco, Sabra Hayden and Marisn Barnhart at Los Angeles.
Mrs. A. B. Shults (Julia Franz, '12) has moved to Globe, Ariz., where Mr. Shutts is engaged in electrical enKineering .
NEW YORK BETA ENGAGEMENTS
Edith M. Morris, 'tI, to William Young Duncan, Yale, '10. Mr. Duncan has just returned from Siberia where he served with the Y. M. C. A.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ]. Anderson (Sarah Voorhis, '13), Harri sb urg PL, a daughter, J ean Spence, March 4.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Ray R. Allen (Mary Kenny), 312 W.93rd St., N. Y. C.
Elizabeth Macauley, '14, was responsible {or the New York B slunt at the Founders ' nay Lun cheon.
There has been a great deal of sickness among us this winter. Mabel McCann Molloy, '10, and two of her children, were ill Christmas time. Later Esther Bters Brackett's husband was in the hospital with inf'luenu and her two clflldren had it at home.
Virginia King-Wilson, ex-'n, will spend the summer with her aunt in Evanston, Ill.
In March Sophie Woodman gave an informal tea at her home for the Pi Phis of Washington Heights and The Bronx_ Those present were: Gertrude Blackman-Geisler. Nelle M. R obe rtson, Kanau A; Elizabeth Heitmaller-Love, Columbia A; Marie Winsor -Stebbins . Neva Hungerford-Cut1er. AnDie S. ThCJmpson, Dorothy Tilton, Mi chigan B; Adele Duncan-McKeown. Beth Thomson, Judy Pierpont - Hudson, Esther Beers -Brackett, New York B; and Ethelwyn Ha.rdesty-Cleaver, r, new president oC the .1umnR: club.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
H elen BrY!lIl b as been traveli ng all ove r the coun tr y the past win.ter gating conditions in the Uni ted. States Arsenals a n d Nav y Yards. S he i s connt'Cted with the Women '. Bureau, the U. S. Department o f L abo r. Th e housing pr ob lem i s very ac ute in New York. Mary Kenny-All en and h e r husband h a ve bought th ei r apartment in 1\ very desirable h o u se and Amalie Alth aus is spe nding M3Y June with Sophi e W oodman because their h as bee n so ld and th ey have been unnbl e t o locale.
NE W YORK GA MMA-ST. LAWREN CE UN IV I-:RS ITY
f; NGACE )I ENTS
Bemadetta C har bon nea u, '20, to Charl es laPi erre, SI. Lawrence, '20, A E. Anna Corco r a n, ' :1(, to J oh n Sw ee t, SI . Lawrence, ex·'2l, .A E.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Chauncey Maltby (Mabel Cl a rk ), So u th Rutland, N. Y.; Adele BanvArd, R edbank, N. J.; Fl o r e n ce Ma lo n ey , Chase Mill s, N. Y.; Mrs. William Co r co r an (Emma D elan o), Canlon, N. Y. ; Mr s. R a l ph C r ay t o n ( Audrey J'bstings), 494 Franklin St., Suite 357, Buffalo, N. Y .
Muriel W aters, ' 16, Ma ri an W aters, ' 19. Mina. Getman, ' 19, Ali ce M arshall, ' 19 , and Mildred G r iswo ld , ' 18, were in Ca n to n f o r th e A T 0 ball.
The f ollo wing ainmnre were present at th e initiati o n and banquet: Mrs. Allan A Griffin ( Margaret Ban c r o ft, ' 12 ), H el en Merriman , '12, D o r o thy Cleavel and, ' 12, Laura King, ' 13, M ayfred C l a Ain , ' 15, Bessie \V ood , '13, Mrs Ch a un· cey M a ltby ( Mabel Clark. ' 13 ), Cla r a Groh, ' 18, Esther Farlinger , ' 19, Al ice M a r shall, ' 19, and Mrs. W illiam Corco r an (Emma Delano, ' 19).
Th e a lumn re o f New Yo rk r in and near N ew Y o rk ce l ebrated the sixth anniversary o f th e in s1a llati o n of the c hapter with a cooky -shin e at Mr s. R obe rt J oyce's ( Ruth M a lt by, ' 13 ) in Ne wark , N. } .
Th e members of New Y o rk r in the New Yo r k Alumn re C lub served as the committee f o r the F o unders' Day lunc heon. Mrs Frank Cooke (Lavina C un · ningham, 'oS) was chai rman.
NE W YORK DELTA-CO RNELL UN IVER SITY
Ali ce Stred, ' 19 , t o Char l es My ers, K A (So u thern) , Delaware.
OHIO ALPHA--oJ-1I0 UN I VERS ITY
f!N GACE M.£ NTS
M a rga ret Dailey, ex.-' :ar , t o Paul W etherholt, BeD. 011;0. Jennette Coon, ' 19, to Ronald Waugh , A TO, Western Run-vt!.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Ch.rles H Jonel (G ladys Parry, u-' 16) , 33 H ig h St., J ac k so n , Ohio , a da u ght e r , Winifred Anne, Octobe r 13. 19 19
NEW ADDUSSIS
Mrs. Wilbur Johnson (Margaret Mann), Columbus St., NelsonviUe. Ohio.
Mrs. R. D Evans (Mary Chappelear, '(9) is now located in Akron, Ohio, when- her husband is research physicist for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
OHIO HETA--oHIO STATE U/HVERSITY )tAIUUACI!.S
Loretta Jllne Snyder, tx -"4. and Scott Campfield Legge, Chicago, III .• March 4. At home, The Collonade Apis Indianapolis, Ind.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Powell (llelen IJro,",ning, '13), a daughter, Frances EIil.8belh, March 8.
Esther Bigger, 'IS. has rdurned to Columbus after an absence of two years in Spain, Africa, and France.
Mrs.]. C Kewley (Florence lIu tchinson, '06) has moved to 1950 Noble Rd., Cleveland, Ohio.
OHIO GAla-UtA
NEW ADDUSSIS
Abby Price, ex-'1O, Charlevoix, Mich.; Mrs. Alexander lI eggie (Mary Buchanan, 'IS), 1976 E. 31st St., Lorain, Ohio.
Marguerite Hays, ex-'Io, is employed in Risk Department at Washington, D. C . Street, N W.
the Insurance Division of the War Her temporary address i. 1743 P
The November number of Tlu I10use Beauii/ul contained most artistic pictures of the apa rtm ent of Mrs. James T. Connors (Elsa Schlicht, ' 12 ), of Akron. Ohio. An error was made by the magazine as it l ocated the apartment in Rellevue, instead of in Akron. The (act that the pictures and the description of the apartment were accepted by Tire I10use Beautiful is sufficient praise.
Edna Johnston, ex-'IS. Wi,J(o"si,.. '17, is teaching in Hollywood, CaL, this semester. Lydi:l Sri It, Ohio A and Wisconsin A. who is there with Edna, is in the Advertising business. The girls expect to travel to Hawaii and Alaska before returning to Ohio.
Mu. James T. Connors (E l sa Schlicht, '12) took an active part in planning a Pi Phi benefit bridge which was given shortly after Easter at the University Club , Akron, Ohio, by Ihe Akron Alumnre Club, in bf:h:lI( of the Sett l ement School.
Emily Leal'itt, 'IS, is teaching in Lakewood, Ohio.
H elen Morgan, '16, is teaching mathematics in Bellaire High School, Bellaire. Ohio.
Captain and Mrs. L:twrence Wyant (Cora Louise Schlicht. ex·' 16) who returned recently from France, are stationed at present at Fort H ancock, Tex. Captain Wyant expects to remain in the regular army.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
The meeting of Ohio r planned (or April 17. at Columbus, Ohio, failed to materialize. We arc assured. however, that the Commencement \Veek reunion to be held at Wooster during the celebration of W ooste r' s Fiftieth Anniversary, June 14-18, will be largely aHended.
Mrs: Warren E. Bristol (Lois Neff), is n ow in this co untry, and for the present her address is c/o Mr. Samuel Neff. South Poplar St., Bucyrus, Ohio. All Ohio Gammas will be interested to learn that at the Columbus Alumnae C lub Founders' Day Banquet, Marion Neff, a sister of Mrs. Warren E. Bristol (Lois Neff, '12) was presented with corsage bo uquet, as she had the high est average of the nineteen pledges of Ohio Beta Chapter at O. S. U. Marion evidentl,y is: g oi ng to keep up the Neff fnmily record of doing things well.
OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs Verne Alden (Jennie Dy er), 4008 Kathl and Ave., Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Thos: Martin (Ruth Davidson), Wago ner, Okla.
Clua Mae H ooker, 'IC), is teaching English in Oklah o ma City High School Ihis semes ter.
Esther Whinery , ':w, was appointed Art Editor o( the Sooner, and h as very cleverly illu strated th e different departments o ( our university.
Lucile Cowles, ' :zt, a transfer from Mi sso uri P, has been initiated into the honorary national frat erni ty to e Z 41.
Bruili. Dunn, '16, has opened a studio in Ok l a h oma City where she is teaching musie.
We are quite fortun ate in having fifteen o f our al umnae with us d uring our initiation on March 14.
OKLAHOMA
AGRICULTURAL AND ).[ECHANICAL COLLEGE
){AllIACJtS
Lois Davidson, 'IS, and D R. John so n, Purdu e, '16, F ebr uary 18. At h ome, 617 Sixth St., Ames, Iowa. where Mr. John son is Associat e Professo r of Soils nt the Iowa State College.
Ferral Thompson, ex·'18, and Homer W. Hick s, February 21. At home, 1403 Admiral Blvd., Tnlsa. Ok!
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Allen W. R ice (Pauline Collins), DeQueen, Ark .
OREGON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INCACllCENTS
I Evelyn Smith, '20, to Robert Case, '20, Orelo",.1. T d. Rachel G. Parker, ex·'23, to Willi am Goodrum, Ttda"l, of Anaheim, Cal.
E. Virginia Smith, ex·'aa, to Clyde Le Beauv, of Edna, Tex.
Pauline Reab, ex-' u, to William Dunlap , of Portland, Ore.
XAUJACBS
Adda J. M:al'"tin, u -'20, and Clare-nce D. Potier. Or,go". % X. April IS . At home, Baker, Ore.
Pearl A Craine. '20, and John Kellogg Waite. of San Francisco. Annie Lee Fortmiller, ex' :n. and Clarence E. Wilel, A T 0, O. A. C .• January IS. At home, Corvallis, Ore , R. F. D. No. t.
Mn. Claren ce D. Potter ( Addll Marlin ex -' :zO) spent a day at the h o use in April while on her honeymoon trip.
Mrs. Owen Keown (Louyse Mc Candliss , ex -':zo) is living in San Monica. CaL, where her husband is engaged in the automobil e business.
Audrey Collin I, ex -'22, is attending the University of Washington.
Mrs. Austin B. Brownell (Ruth Lawrence) has moved to Medford. Ore.
Lucile G:t.rber and Ruth Diehl, both ex ·'23 , are n o l in college this term, but exptcl to return next year. Luc ile was compelled to withdraw on secount of illness.
Martha Tinker, '17. has left for an extended trip in the east and south Mrs. K enneth Ables (May Emerson. California B. ex -'17) is living near Eugene, and has been to the house a number of times.
Dora Birchard, '21, and Isabelle Slavin, ex -'t9 (Nevada A) are assistants in the Science Department at the University of Oregon.
Mildred Steinmetz, ' t 9, is tesching in Coos Co.
Beatrice Gsylord. ' 18 , is teaching in the H igh School in Monmouth. Ore . L. Evelyn Smith is an assistant in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon.
OR2GON BETA--QREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
MARRIAGES
Daisy Ernst, ex-'2l, and Harold Caldwell , ex -'21, l: X, February,. At hl')me, San Dimas, Ca t.
Grace Leiner, ex -'22, and Fred Aldrich, ex -'2o, A T n, January 14 . At home. 329 Dekum Ave., Portland, Ore.
Leone Coshow, ex -'2I, and John McClinnoch, Dec ember 25, 1919. At home, Roseburg, Ore.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Johnson (Bertha ex -" i) •• son, Richard, January 29.
DEATHS
Mrs. E. E. Sampson (Ann Rutledge. '16) at her home in LArval, Mont., January 2t. he was a charter member of Oregon R.
HKW ADDRESSES
Estelle hadbourne Agosti. Alpine. Ore.; Opal Rains. t8n Eye 51. N. W ., Washingt o n. D. ., Cleo Whit e, ,Egan Dramatic School , Los Angele •• Ca l. ; )\f,rian Matee r , Box 281, Meridia n, I daho.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE ENGAGEMENTS
Elizabeth Graham, ex-'ll, to David Chew of Philadelphia April 71
)(AUIAG!S
Mary Hall Coodall, "9. and Maurice Davidson, 1: N. Wyoming . At home, Sp:utansburg, Pa
Helen E. \V ilsan , '18, and Ralph Gawthrop. ,,8,4> l: K,
B IRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ramsey (Elizabeth Burton, '(9), a daughter, E l iurn: lh Burton.
Tt) Mr and Mrs. Elli a H Ric hardson ( Dorothy trode, ' n), Swarthmore, Pa., n daughter. Jane Strode.
Mrs. Elliott Richardson (Dorothy Strode), 311 Lafayette Ave., Swarthmo re, Pa.; Mrs. Walter Groff (Anna Stubbs), 624 W oodland Ave., 'V a TTe D, Ohio; Mrs. John F. Dutton (Lauretta Smedley), Pennsgrove, N. ].
The alumn re of Penn s ylvania A sympathi:te dee ply with Eleanor Rittenhouse, ' 12, in the death of her father and with Eli:tabeth SI'rode, ' 16, in the death of her mother. -I
Mrs. Addison G Hanan (Lillian McDo well, '99) was hostess at the Panhellenic tea given by the New York Club in February.
PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY ENGACEMENTS
Jean ette Owc:ns, ' 17, to Vere \V ooster. Mtaical, '20.
Ruth Ballentine. '17, to Frank Whittham. 'IS. eI. K-.v
)(AJ.II.IACES
Helene Oiffendafer, '18, and ' Valier Bauer, 'IS. At home . Cape May, N. J .
DItTUS
To Mr. and Mn. Karl Mc Donnell (Margaret Chappell. ex' n), a daughter. Mnrgaret Chappell September 27. 1919.
To Mr. and Mrs . C. E. Temple (Florence Clum, 'n), a daughter, Jane. November 23, 1919·
Ethel ' II, is taking a pos t-graduat e c ourse A.t ColumbiA.. Margaret Stevenson , ex.-'og, is teac hing in Atlanti c City, N. ].
Mina Gelman, New York r. '19, is recovering (rom a recent illnen at ber home in Redwood, N. Y.
Mrs. Bertha Watkins Bridge is in her new business in Chicago. She is partner in the firm of Bridge and CanD, 910 Marshall Field Annex, dealing in the Spencer Rejuveno Corsets and appliances She i, also studying Oileopalhy and will graduate in '21.
We extud to Mrs. Enoch Perrine (Crace Roberts, 'oJ) our sincerut sympathy in the 1015 of her husband. Dr. Perrine has been a professor in this instil ution (or many years,
PF.NNSVLVANIA GAMMA-O I CKINSON COLLEGE DEATHS
Mrs. Jobn McCone (G ladys M eredith, '18)
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs, J. Mohler (Harriet Stuart, '17), York Ship Village, Camden. N. J.; Margaret Spotts, 225 N. 6th St.. Reading, Pa.; Mary R. Learned. 343 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, Pa.; Mrs. James R . Wilson ( H elen Watkins), 318 South loth St., Philmdelphia.
Mrs. Gertrude Super Curtis, whose father, Dr. Super, was formerly Professor of French at Dickinson , spent the winter with her parents at San Diego, Cal Edith Super, '02, who has been located in San Francisco, tcaching nuning in the army school, is taking a course in hospital manmgement at Columbia Nora 111. Mohler, '17. is teaching in the Brearley School, 60 E. 61 St., New York, N. Y.
Mrs. Ralph S. Boots (Mary Leamy, '0<) who was serio u sly ill in the fall at her mother's h ome in \Villiam spo rt, Pa ., has returned t o New York.
PENNSYLVANIA DELTA-UNIVERSITY or PITTSUURGH
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Fred Adams (Dorothy Stan l ey), 4 08 Leasure Ave , New Cast l e. Pa.; Mrs. Elmer J. Dills (Edith Orgill), Nicholas Av e., Pittsburgh; Mrs. Allen Lemon (Frances Armstrong), 10 16 Strickler Ave., Ba ltimore; Mrs. D. M Sheets (Dorothy Bak e r), 726 N. St. C lair 51., Pittsburgh; Mrs Robert \Valker (Do roth y Fri sse ll). Brooklyn. N. Y.
TEXAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY 010' TEXAS BlltTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Sydnor (Sallie Belle Weller , '0<», Westhampton., Richmond, Va., n daughter, Fl orence Burford, November :15, 1919.
NEW ADORESSES
Mrs. C. A. Reid (Annie &11 Black), s906 Indiana Ave., Chicago; Mrs. C. O. Gowing (Barbara Stinson), 1:124 Taylor I., San Fran cisco, Cal.
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Mrs W ayman Adams ( Marga r et Boroughs, '07), SI W. 87th St., New Y ork, e nt ert ained the New York Alumnre Club in March in Mr. Adams' s tudio, "here the members enjoyed the opport u nity of seeing n num be r of exam pl es of Mr. Adams' work.
TEXAS BETA-SOUTHERN METHODIST UN }VER,SI TY
MAIlRIACES
Ma rgaret Sleeper, ' 18, an d H a rr y E. Sames, 1; AE. April 8. At home, Laredo, Tex.
Pauline Seal e, ' 19 and Winthr op Worcester Leach A pr il 14. At home, Beaum ont, Tex.
BIRTHS
To Mr:.. and Mrs. N elson Puitt (Frances H a rw ood, '19), a son, N elson Puitt. Jr.
VE RMONT ALP HA - MIDDLEB URY CO LLEGE
NEW ADDUSS!S
Mrs . Trvin g E astman (Christine W ebs ter), 6'l Elmwood T er race, lrvington, N. J .; Mrs. Cl arence A. Bonner (Blanche Bostwick) , Warren, Pa.; Mrs . J osep h E. Driver ( E leanor W . H a tc h ), 69 Roya l St., W o lla s ton .. Ma ss.; Mrs. Earle H. Ba ll ou (Thelma H avens) , 7 Kang Wei Lu, H opei, Tiept si n, China ,
The New Y o rk Alumn re Club grea tly regrets los ing as a member Mrs. H. V. Mitc h e ll (Kath eri ne Collin s), beca use of he r moving to L ansd a1e, Pa . t. ....:. ___
VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY OF VER M ONT
ENGAGE MENTS
Mari on ] ac kson. ' 18, to Phill ips M c Lean Bell, V n'mont, ex-' 19, d e. Mr. Bell is wilh the National City Bank of New York, doing territorial service in Porto Ri co
M argaret Whi ttemore, ' 19, to Duane Sprag ue, Vn'mont# '19 , K 1:
BIRTHS
To Lieut. and Mr s. Stuart F S w ett ( H elen Blanchard, ' 18), a daughter, H e l en Elaine, J anuary 16. Lieu!. Swett is stationed at Fort Mc Kinley
To Mr and Mn. Hu g h S. Smit h (Gena Ch apin. ex-'IO) , 908 Allison St., N W .• W:uhingt on, D. C , a da ught er, Jean Caroline, February a8
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs . W esl ey Sturgess (Mira Watts) , 170 Greene St., Bristol, Conn.
Mrs. Arthur J. Crow l ey (Ma rgar et M. Powers) has moved to Lawt on, Okla , Li e ut Crowley is Government Int elligence Officer of Lawton
?tIrs. Leon W. Webster (Genev a Carpen ter , '02) , 25 Randolph S t., Rando l p h, VI.
District U. V. M. alum.nse cJubs are being throughout Vermont. Mrs. George Taylor (Lillian Bean, '04) is chairman of St. Albans district; Mrs. Roy Skinner (Helen Allen, ;07) of the St. Johnsbury district while the Montpelier district i, in charge of Norma Perkins. '18, and Barbau Brown , ' 19.
Governor Coolidge is to be our Commencement Speaker in June. Mrs. Coolldee was Grace Goodhue, '02.
We wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Ralph Bowen (Roberta Campbell, '06), and Cora Talbot, '03. in the 1051 of their mother and to Lillian Dun Taylor. to Emma Bean Peterson and to Marga ret Patton, '19. in the lOiS of their father.
We are glad to note the new pastorate of the Rev H e rbert Durfee at Wi · nooski, Vt. Rev. and Mrs. Durfee :lrt tbe. parents of (our of Vermont Beta'.
Mr. and Mrs Payson A. Mor se (Mabel Gillis, ' 13) will to 8 Wilson St., Burlington, VI., in J
VIRGINIA ALPHA-RANDOLPH · MA CON COLLEGE lIAUIACU
Nora C. Kalmbach. '19. llnd William Mc H en ry Horne, Co/gale, d +. At Indianapolis, Ind.
Naw ADDRESSIS
Mrs. H. Ni ckell (Laura Wood), 30 N. Terrace Ave., Mt. Vernon , N. Y.; Enid Alexander, 67 W. 38th St., New York City j Mrs. Luckett Cochran (Johnnie Link), and Maggie Moffatt. 137 E. :16th St., New York; Mrs. A. Dougher (Marian E. Grimes), 1035 W. nnd St., Des Moi nes, Iowa; Mrs Samuel Ferebee (Grace Shepherd), 828 Maury Pl., Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. R. H Brockenbury (Isabel Engle), Cherokee Apts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Ma.ry Williams, 'IS. Ruth Sage, 't8, and Dorothy W oodwa rd. ' 17. visited Virginia.A this spring.
May Scroggin, ex '19. spent Marc h in Cuba and Fl o rida visiting sister. Mrs Burrell Clark, Missouri B, ' IS. Connor. '18, is social secretary at Y. W. C. A., Littl e R ock, Ark.
VIRGINIA BETA-HOLLINS COLLEGE
VAllIUAGES
Snead. '17. and Dr Frank Wysor. At home. Mount coa l. W. Va. Taylor, 'u, and Henry or Bost on, Mass. At York.
Edna Hurn, '17. has studying musi c in New Y ork during the put win tn.
Ruth Monroe. '17. is in York studying art. •
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Mary Flowers, ex)u. did not return to Hollins after Christmas. but is contin uing her studics in New York.
Ellen Childs, ex-'20, is a designer at Bonwit Tellers.
WASHINGTON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY 010' WASHINCTON
JNGAG&WENTS
H •• d Reed, "9, to F. E Ell;" "9, W.,h;nglo , oj> l' 6.
MARRIAGES
Margaret Hin d l ey, ex ·Ile, and Dan lI annah, ex -'u, !: N, Idaho. Octobe r 29. 19 19.
I da Jamieson, ex·J IS . and Edwin Matthias, 'II, ell it. Lela,uJ Stan/o,.", September '4. 1919.
Cornelia Glass, ex -'iS, and Harold Burdick, 6. K E. At home, New York Ci ty. I
Thelma Brockman, ex·'20, and Ray Guion, 41 K >¥. At home, 6602 E . Grecn Lake Blvd., Seattle, W uh.
BI RTHS
To Mr and Cla rence Shivvers (Les li e Davis, '17), 11 daughter, Mary Leonore, March IS.
To MI'". and Mrs. Corwin Phillips Shank (Esthe r Arnold, ex -'2o), 3. daughter, Barbara
To Mr. and Mrs Gayton L. Knight ( Winifr ed Heiteshu, ex-'19), Spokane, Wash., a daughter, Barbara Josephine, November 25, 1919.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs C. Walter Anderson (Fanny Ch3ries, c/ o Nationnl Pressed Steel Co Massillon, Ohio; Blanche Bolinger, J8<) C larem ont Ave., New York, N. Y.; Mrs. Wm. E. Paddock ( Haze l Wall ace), Marbl e Mount. Wa sh .1 Mrs. H . j. Rosenthal (Helen Gaul), 2:116 1St Ave., Altoona, Pa .
WASHINGTON Bt: TA-WASIIINGTON STATE COLLECE ENGAGUIENTS
Ruth Garrison, '20, to Ralph Mar ble. ' 23, <Il L\ 9. Alice Lodge, '17, (0 George Pedicord.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. l\hurice lI oxsey (Rut h Evnns, ' 14). 404 26th Ave., Spokane, \ Vash., a son, Robert John, February 4.
NEW ADDIISSES
Mrs. Russell Chase (Elsie M. Philips), Grant Orchards, W ash.; Mildred \Vaters, 1137 Eighth St .• S:ulta Monica. Cal.; Mrs. \V allace Haworth (Frances D. Henry), 1316 Clinton Ave., Alameda, Ca l.
WISCONSIN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HAUlAGES
Agn es I. Kelley, ' 18. and Paul Dean Farrell ,. 11 e . Wis('o ,ui" ' 18. April 2:4· "' t home , Atlanta. G&., 1104 Cithe ns & Southern Bank Bid&". Ell. M Shoemaker. ' IS. and Dana W. \V . lsh, K +. March 3· At home, 6755 Qyde Ave ., Chicago
NIW ADDRI:SSIS
Mrs W A ST.yle s ( Ethel wan), 838 Loui siana St., Lawrence, Kan. i l\In I Palmer Ch ri stian (Lois Wilkin son), lI ote l Ayres. 1441 Logan St .• Denver, Col o.; Pauline Park s, Box 665. Ama r illo. Te x.; Mrs. C. David W jggeohorn ( Agnes Burto n ), 2:10 C lnrk Ave., Billings. Monl.; Mrs.C. L. Jami so n (A nne P . Hut c hi son). 326 S. Av e.. Pitt s burgh , Pa .
Mrs WAlla ce D Gillis (Eunice Wel s h ) lu\'c., (";Iendi\-e, Mo nt. ; May I, and may be addressed at her moth er', h o me, 211 W est Gilman St., Madison, Wi l. The New York Alumn lce Club sympathiz.es deeply with Mrs. W II. Lo ugh (EHubeth S h epa r d) in the loss o( her mother.
WI SCONS I N BETA-BELOIT COLLEGE
Nr.:W ADDRESSES
Mr s. Murray C. H obart (Lillian Lewis), 224 6 S. 50th Av e., Cicero, 111 .; Mrs. M C. Sc hult z. ( Margare t Weiri c k ), 154 Larc h Ave ., Elmhurst, til
WYO MING ALI' HA -UN I VERS ITY Ot' WY O MI NG
MARltI AC r.:S
Mau de kinner , '13, and H erman Langbeldt, A TO, February :J6. At h o me, Dilling•• Mont
BIRTHS
T o Mr :utd Mr R. C. H. H itchison ( M a.rga.ret Dinneen, ' 19), M ay 31, 19' 9, a da u ghter. Ca th e rine Hel en T o Mr and M rs GeoTge Pickelle ( H arriet Avent), Marc h 5, a $On
NEW ADDRESSES
M rs. J . D. Wat so n ( MaT Y lIull ey), 5649 Co llage Grove Av e C h icago, Ill .; M rs. Fred Lebhart (Syd n ey George), 1102 Ktarney St., Laramie, W yo
Durin g the year we have had visits (rom the following a lumn ae: K a th e rin e Dunn, Caspe r, Wyo. ; Seraphina F acinelli , R ock Springl, \Vyo .; Mrs. J ohn Whi snllnd , R oc k Springs, Wyo.; Margaret and Ann Mulli son, Ch eyen n e Wy o.; Mary Scott Embree, K e mm ere r, Wyo.; Mrs D onald Clearwater, Hann a, Wy o., and Agnel Wright, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Olive Rathburn, private for -the exp lorer , St e ffanson. sa il ed (or England in February.
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Agnes Wright attended an American Library A ssociation Meeting in Ta' coma, 'Vuh .• in March and was appointed State Director of Wyoming for the Enlarged Program.
Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, I owa Z, attended the National Women's Suff rage Association at Chicago in February She was a repre se ntative of Wyoming League of Women Voters and was on the Great Victory Program in whie-h only five women in the United States took pari.
The (ollowing alumnllt expect to be in Laramie (or the summer: Mrs. S. C. Dickenson. Mrs. Frank Swai n, Miss Mary Spafford. who graduates (rom J ohns H op kin s this spring and Ethel H olliday who graduates (rom St. Mary's at Notre Dame.
ONTARIO ALPHA
fop row, left to rJJ:bt: Porter, Bernice Clarke. Frances Patersoll, Jean Hamilton, Kathleen Cosgrove, \Vilma Orr, Norah Gray, Norah Elliott, Vivien Chalmers.
A)..PHA-UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (C h artered April 28, 1912)
Pledge Day-not fixed
GRADUATES
Vivien Chalmers. B.A.
Kathleen COlgrove, B.A.
Norah Elliott, B.A.
J ean Hamilton. B.A Wilma Orr, RA.
Fran eis Patterson , B.A.
The year ' 9 19- 1920 will be outstanding in the hi iOlory of the University of Toronto. It is the rlrst one of five years in which student activities h ave not been depressed by war
The natural tendency has been towards social functions with a fair !1 mount of st udy understood. Never before ha s such an extensive and program of faculty and year dances been arranged. These parti es were made mort wonderful as they were held in the new anll beautiful Hart I-l o use.
The players' club produced with great o riginality and taste, Tlte Quen's En e mies, Chesler Mysln-ies nnd the Trojan Women. The dramatic club produced Prun ella in which a great many Pi Phis made first stage appearances.
The women o( th e University o( Tor on to have started a systematic ca mpaign to raise money (or women' s buildings. Already the undergr ad uates have passed their objective o ( $5.000 .00.
Varsity excelled in athletics th is year, ca rrying off championships in soccer, tennis, swimming", basketball, and assault -ai -arms, and coming a close second in the running (or the Allan Cup H ockey honors.
The chapl e r has been actively engaged in University settlement work as well as in the many activities at co ll ege W e nre very proud of our six graduates this year, and especiaHy of Norah Elliott. an honor student in Modern Langu:\ges
,V e h e ld our annual dance March 9, at Jenkin 's Art Callery and we were very happy 10 have representatives from all the rival We were very mu c h disappointed that Mrs. Tannahill was un able t o visit us on account o( the smallpox epidemic here, but we hope she may come 500 0 und er brighter conditions. Our last c hapter meeting was held on April 10 , but we hope to spend a happy two weeks together without care or worry at Jac kson's Point before we depart (or the summer months.
MABIL WaI C HT.
CHAPTER LETTERS
VER!.ft)NT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
(Charte r ed 1893)
Pledge Day-October- 16, 1919
INITI ATES
(fnitiated February 28, 1920)
Helen E. Bolton. Troy, N. Y.
Martha H. Bolton, Troy, N. V.
Dorothy E. M idd lebo r o. Vt. M. Fran ces Caswe ll, Middlebury, VI.
Margaret E. Graham. Middlebury , Vt.
Adele S. Jones, Swanton, Vt.
Muriel M. Long, Waterbury, Conn.
Dorothy F. Newt on, \VaJling(ord. VI.
Beat rice A. Scove ll , Brattleboro, VI.
Eliiabelh Spencer, Bratt l eboro. VI. Barbara Stilphen. Swanton, VI
Edith H. Tallmadge, Albany, N. Y.
GRA.DUA'l'ltS
Anna. L. K . C l a rk, B.S.
Gertrude V Moo re, A.B.
At the btginning of 1920 , each member of Vermont A was a nti cipating the day when our pledges would become rea l Pi Ph is. The initiation ceremony was held in the chapter roo ms o n F ebr uar y 28. In the eve ning Betsy Buttles' T ea Roomlli furnished an ideal p l ace for the banquet.
Good thingl t o ea t, soft CA ndie light, appropriate toasts, the appearance of twe l ve new, s hin y, gold a rr ows and the best of co mpany a ll sh ared in m a Ie: i n g the evenin g sp l e nd id. Alumnre present n t the initiation and ban· quet were : M rs.
Brainard , Mrs . J ohn Se ld on ( MRrj orie Lee, '16) , Mrs . Rnlph D e nio (Lena Rosem an, 'C)6) , Mrs. Wright Cas well (Genevra Harl o w, 'IS). Mrs. Scott Gooding ( Maud Smith, '03), Carmen ,,"alk er, '12, La ura Walbridge, '14. and Mildred Cady, '19. Mn. Ray Fi s h e r (Ali ce Seeley , ex-'n) was present at the ban q uet.
Just befo re the Easter vacation we bad the pleasure of e n te rtaining and becoming personally acquainted with 011r Grand Pres ideDt. A vi,it {rom a gr and officer a.lw ays makes u s realize that we a re most important as onc link in o ur great ch ain of chapters We r ecei ved 10 much i n spiration a.nd help {rom
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Mrs . Tannahill th at we wish sbe co uld co me to visit Vermont A. very often. A for mal tea in h onor of Mrs Tannahill gave her an opportunity to meet the o lh H fraternity and non fraternity women of the college.
Few o f the offi cers in the co llege organization. for next year have been e l ected, but up to date Emma Schaefer. ' 2:1 , has been chosen president of t h e Y. W. C. A. and Ruth Ashworth , ' 2., and Edith Tallmadge, 'u, are on the cabi net
This ycar h as been difficu lt but h appy ( o r ou r c hapter. Each girl lla. had to do a l arge r shan of the frat ernity w o rk than usually fall. on onc indiyidual due to our small nnmber d uring the fir st semester, but with the addition of so many enthusiastic worken and rooters o ur inspiration, vigor and happinels have been more than do ubled and we ca n truthfully say ou r chapter is advancing with each week.
Committees h ave been chosen for o ur annual formal dance on May :31:31, and for the IT <It h ou separty a t Lak e Dunm ore the wee k afte r Commencement, so yo u see our good times are not over (or this y'ea r i n spite o( the f act our winter sports cn n n o l onger be enjoyed and the sugaring season is now almost over.
R UTH L. ASHWORTH.
VERMONT BETA- UN I VE R SITY OF VERMONT
(Chartered 18<)8)
Pledge D ay-No v embe r 22, 19 19
INIT I ATES
( In itia.ted February 28, 1920)
Doris Broadbent, Burling ton, VI. Katherine Ca r penter, Essex Junction , VI. Linda Clar k, Burlington, Vt. Marjori e Co ta , BlLrlington , Vt. l-ohriel Crew e London, England
H eten Merri a m , Rocheste r, Vt. Fl or en ce Fa.rr, Bristo l, Vt.Annie W nreD, Vt.
( In itiat ed Marc h 18, 1920)
P a ulin e Ayers, Waterbury Vt. Mari on Folso m. North F er risburg, Vt • •
CJ.Al)UATKS
Cecelia Carrigan, B.S.
Florence Dow, Ph.B.
Fran ces Hyde. Ph B
Louise Lawton, A B.
Eldora Meigs, B.S.
Irene Ovitt. B.S.
Mildred Powell, Ph B
We regret that the college year i. drawing to • close. because it hu been an especiall y pleasant and pro fitabl e one from the .tandpoint of both college
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and (raternity. Thi, year we have had the privilege of watching the Univenity of Vermont make UDUSUal strides towards being a greater institution. With this growth, there has come an increased spirit of enthusiasm and loyalty on the part of the student•.
The number of buildings on the campus is soon to be enlarged by the eree· lion of a memorial to the twenty-two of our men who gave their lives in the war.
A •• feiwt of the increased enrollment, the women', fraternities are, (or the first time. considering chapter houses. A. desirable locations are difficult to obtain, the present outcome is rather dubious.
Since the middle of March, when Mrs. Tannahill vi.ited us, we have had much inspiration. The glimpse which she gave to us of the national view-point has broadened our own. We have been working for improved tcholanhip this year, and it is therefore gratifying to obtain lach material result to be a'warded the scholarship cup, which is presented twice a year to tbe fraternity having the highest aver3.ge. Governor Coolidge is to be the Commencement crator this year, we hope to have his wi fe (Grllce Goodhue, '02) with us for our June spread.
AUNE CROSBY.
M ASSACHUSETTS
ALPHA - BOSTON UN IVERSITY
(Chartered 18(6 )
INITIATlS
(Initiated February 19:10)
Beulah Hassam, '23. Ayer, Mass. Eleanor March, '23, Boston, Mass. Helen Mc Intyre, '23, Blue Hill, Me. Mabel Mor sch, '23. Sioux City, Iow a Evelyn Paine, '23, Whitman, Mass.
GlADUATES
Charlotte Gifford, A.B.
Miriam J ohnlon, A.B.
Ruth Kimball, A.B.
Belle Wanzer, A.B.
Eva Wanzer , A.B.
Massachusetts A. wishes to introduce to you five new wearers of the arrow. The ini' tion ceremony was held at the home of Cha.rloUe Gifford, in Dorches ter, and in th e eveninR' we attended the annaal banquet at Riverbank Court, Cambridge. Ruth Kimball, '20, was toastmistrels. Mary S. MUll, gave the aJumnse toast, M arion aark, college news, and Eva ':K), the n 41 toast. Mrs. Sarah Pomeroy -Rugg, ARROW Editor, who had been assigned the Grand Coun c il toalt W8.! unable to be with us, but Mrs. Anna Nickerson gave UI an inspiring message from the Grand Council. The initiates were well represented by Eleanor March, who expressed the ideal. and aims of II B 41 as well as any alumna might have done
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OUT new pledge. Mar gery Lee·Miner, '21, of Northfield. Minn., eame to So Ion Umversity Ihi s semester (rom Carleton College. H er mother was Marge ry \Ventworth -Lee , Minnesota A, '9 7.
The Boston alumna:
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club hili invited the active chapter to provide the evening entertainment for Founders' Day , which we will celeb rate together. \V e have not co mpleted ou r phms but are anticipating I'm unusually good time on that date.
W e arc going to hold an informal dance with
the girls of A. .6. n on March 29; and we are anticipating our annual formal dance with the alumnae on April 19.
Several of the active girls attended the last meeting of the alumnre club at which Mrs Rugg gave an interesting talk on the Sett lem ent Sch oo l.
.Bosto n University C. L. A. will present a. Latin play in about two weeks anrl reh ears als are in full swi ng. B elle \Vnn ter, '20, Marion Clark. ' 2t, Evelyn Paine, ' 23. and Valeri e Jenkins, '21. are among th e dancers.
The juniors won out last semester in the battle agai n st culs. and the rest of the chapter will take them to see "Bab" which is now p l aying in Boston. Such are the rew ards of the j u st and good.
Trustees of th e university recently purchased fifteen ac rt:s of land situated on the banks of the Charle s, just across the riv e r from th e buildings of th e Massac hus etts In stit ute of Technology. Thi s s t ep has filled ti S with enthusiasm for increasing our chapter house fund, so that w e may be ready to build a real IT house on the new campus .
VALERll ]lNKINS. ,
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1&)6)
Pledge Day-Matriculation Day
INlnATlS
( Initi a t ed February '17. 19'1 0)
Clare Allen, '2 3. East Syrncuse N. V
Ruth Barker, '23. Lakewood, N. V.
Rh oda Clark, ' 23 Syracuse, N. Y.
Finette Edwards, '33, Syracuse. N. V.
Roberta Flaherty, 123 • Syr.3cuse, N. Y.
Evelyn Garlock. '33. Amsterdam, N. Y.
Anne Hawk ins, ' 23, Syracu!Je. N. Y.
Ruth de L :mo. ' 23 Ticonderoga, N. Y
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NEW YORK ALPHA
Top row, left to riaht: Pearl Metzler, Evelyn Garlock. Catherine Webster, Finette Edwards, Marion Fin. Gibbons, Crace Br inlon. Roberta Flaherty Clare Allen. Mildred Niles Hazel Kimber. Gertrude Hazeltin e. Adelaide Sherwood. rh ird row : Kathryn Slawson, Ruth ealdw ell. Florence CaldweJl. France. Cere. Noama EIIi., Ruth Jones, Leah Corkran. Marjorie DUD, Nonna Quiri. Charlotte Martin. !.$o Second row: Rhoda Clark. Elir:abeth Wille, Glady. Davey. Betluny Donald. Irma Ia.erso.... Dorothy Alvord, Ruth Landry, Martha Wille. Doria Worth
Boltom row: Ruth Barker. Ma_riorie Kirk. Florence Roberta, Antoinette Stone, Anne Rawkin5, N . Stein, Dorothy Manwarren, Harriet Merwin. Ellen Taylor.
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Charlotte Martin, '23. Corning, N. V.
Pearl Metzger. '23. Letonia, Pa.
Kalberyn Slawson, '23. Port Jervi s, N.V.
Antoinette Stone, '21, Ilion, N. Y.
Katherine Webster. '23. New York Ci ty
Louise Wright, '23. Clark's Mills, N. Y.
CRADUATES
Naoma Ellis, A.B.
Marjorie Kirk, A.B.
Elizabeth Marsland, A.B.
Adelaide Sherwood, A.B.
Doris Worth, B.S.
Bethany Donald, B.O.E. (oratory)
(rma Ingersoll , B.O.E.
H uel Kimber, B.O. E.
Ruth Cal dwell, Certificate of Oratory
With initiation over, we are e:lgerly anticipating Moving Up Day and 'Vamen's Day, our big spring festivals, also Com mencement, but above all. the fiftieth anniversary of Sy r acuse Univer ity. This year we expect man1 .lumnPC: to return to help us ce lebrate our golden jubilee.
Our twenty - foorth initiation banquet was held on February 28, a.t the Onondaga. Hotel. Edith , Haith Drown. '12, was toast mistress. At the ( rei h man cooky -shine which took place March 12, our city alumnll: and the active chapte r entertained our n e w initiates,
On March 26, we gavc our first party (or twelve city girls who will enter college next fal\.
We arc ' glad to introduce two new pledges: Irm a Porter, '23, Syracuse, N. Y., and Catherine John son , ' 23. In dianapolis, Tnd., who entered college the second semester.
We were delighted as well as surprised to have Mrs. Rugg visit us this semester, and .u a chapter, feel very much inspired and helped by having her with us.
We are still holding our own in interfraternity basketball and other hill IlCtivities. Doris Worth. '2:0, was elected senior class marshal; Ruth Landry, ' :11, was elected vice president of women's athletics; and Antoinette Stone. '21, hockey representative.
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This year has been a most busy and successful one, and it seems impossible lhat Commencement is so near. Now thst the war is over, the old time spirit is coming back. and we feel that by next year we shall enjoy normal times again.
RUTH LANDRY.
NEW YORK GAMMA-ST. LAWREN C E Ul\rvERSITY
Pledge D9y-Seplernber 2Q. 1920
JNITIATES
(Initiated February 13. 1920)
Dorothy Bullen, '23. lene)' City, N. J.
Marion Caler, '23. Brooklyn, N. V.
Aurela I-faines, '23. Stockton, N. J.
Magdalene Haines, ' 23. Stockton. J.
Ruth Jones, '22, Buffalo, N. Y.
Martha Leasure. '23. New York City, N. V.
Ethel McCleave, '23. Tupper Lake. N. V.
Frances Pearson, '23, Ogdensburg, N. V.
( I nitiated March 8, 1920)
Della E. Smith, ' 11, Brooklyn. N. Y.
GRADUATES
Bernadette Charbonnea u, B.A.
Madalene Clark, B.A.
Alice Griswold, B.S.
H aze l Lynch, B.A.
Marcella Otis, B.S.
Anna PAyne, B.A.
Gladys W ellington, B.S. ,
New York r had s. very pleasant surprise in March when Mrs. Tannahill came to us f or s. little visit. If co n sidered from the s tandpo i nt of time the visit was "little," but from the s tand po int o f help to the c hapter it w as dec ide d 1 y significan t . Every girl hils resolved to practice that democracy which Mr:. Tannahill !iO earnestly advocated as the true fraternity spiri!.
We h e ld our initiation February 13 and our ban· quet February J4. Natu· rally, lhe fourteenth our eight initiates in their red dresses, did look like suggested Valentines, and Valentines straia:ht from Alhena. Anna Payne, ' 20, as toastmistress ca Ued on
Mrs Cruikshank who has been chaperon and mother to UI this year, has con sen ted to be one of our patronesses. She has been the friend and adviser of every girl in the chapter, and we co nsider o urselv es very fortunate to have her n. (me of o ur loyal and interested patronesses.
Ou r good tim es have been many We all enjoyed a cooky-s hine when Mrs. Tannahill was here. Did you ever go on II real starry sltighride? We had ODC in February that wa s everything that a sJeighride should be. Last week all of the women in college were entertained at the K K r Lodge. Stunts, co llege songs, dancing and refr eshm ent s made a v ery happy evening Plans are under way (or a leap year dance to be held in the gymnasium May i. The proceeds from this dance are to go toward refurnishing the girls' res t rooms in the college buildings.
We f eel that we are becoming better acquainted with the other chapters in A. Provin ce. Bethany Donald, ' 20, and Norfl\a Quid, '22, of New Yo rk A, were h ere for the A. T. O. ball. Pauline Bruso, '21, and Mari on Cater, '23, attended the initiation and banquet at Cornell. On the way home they stopped at the II 11 <I, house in Sy r acuse Alice Griswold, '20, and Blan c he Lasher, '2 1, enjoye d th e initiation and banquet of Vermont A.
The Pi Phis are prominent on the Hill both in scholarship and other activities Anna Payn e, '20, and Hazel Lyn ch , '20, are now wearing the much coveted q,. Ii K keys. Ruth Inm a n, '2 2, has th e leading part i n the Commencement p i ny. The cast will prescnt the Wi/ching I-lour. Edith Mileham, '22. and Ruth Jones are in the college orchestra. Alice Griswold, ' 20, is chairman of the women's campus council.
Ju st now the Saint Lawrence und ergrad uate s and alumni are interested in the $500,000 c!lm paign whi ch Preside nt Sykes rece ntly inaugurated. This money is to make possib le better salaries for .our professors. In order to show their interest in the campaign the students are t o parade Monday afternoon. We expec t to get a great deal out of the parade and to accomp li sh our purpose as well.
ANNA CORCORAN.
NJo:W YORK DELTA-CORNElL UNIVERSITY
(ChLU'tered 191 9)
Pledge Day-October 25, 1919
INITIATES
(Initiated March 12, 1920)
Eliubeth Bowen, ':II, Randolph, N. Y.
Mary Katherine Conway, '21, Elizabeth, N. ].
Lillian Ellison, ' 21, Ky.
Ethel Griffen, ':13, Valhalla, N Y.
Kath arine Hu esled, ' 23, LonllConing. Md.
Marjorie Hannifan, ' 23. Olean, N. Y.
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Anna Scott, ·:J3. Plattsburg. N. V. ,Harriet milh, ':13. \Var snw, '. Y. Mary Smith. '23. Watuvliet, N. Y. Grace West, '23. Brooklyn, N. Y.
CItADUATU
Miriam Sharrett, A.B.
Margaret Winfield, A.B.
Ou r lint initiates were unusually fortunate in having II. presiding office r , \In , Tannahill. We e nj oyed o ur Grand President'. visit very much, and .hall not soon forget her charming personality
The uninnity is very proud of the {act that Pruident Jacob Gould &hur· mAn was Ilppoinled a member of a commiliJion to Japan. During his absence Dean mith of the Co ll ege of Mechanical Engineering is acting president.
In t\Vo weeks a Pan hellenic dinner wiH be held {or all of the women's (raterniti",. Many of us are planning to attend.
Miriam Sharrett, ':Jo, and Elizabeth Worman, '22, hav e been appointed fire captains in one of th e dormitories. According to a new policy, the university has decided to announce once a year a list of honor sludents, those attaining the hlghest scho l astic standing in each of the co llegel. Margaret Winfi.eld , '20, Bowen, '21 , Evelyn Richmond, ':32. and Grace 'V est, '23,. were on this lill. -\side from .L\ 4 4, which had five honor members, n 4' was the only frate rnity to hav e more than one representative.
We are proud to announce that we hav e recently pledged Laura Joy H awley, who is taking :1 special short-story course at Cornell. During the war, she managed tI diet }citchen in France.
Looking back over our fi.rst yellr as Pi Phis, we feel thai we have made a very success ful beginning. Having as rivals the long eSlllblished chapters of the other \Vomen'l (raternities, the results of our bidding were very favorable; anei wilh our ten initiates and one pledge. who is 500n to be initiated, we are h opi ng (o r even greater s uccess next year.
EVELYN RICHMOND.
BETA PROVIN CE
PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLI ECE
(Chnrtered October, 18g:z)
Pledge Day-January 6, 192 C
( I nitiated February 14 , 1920)
Fran ces Carter, Hadd on fi eld, N. J.
Ma.rgaret Staffo r d. Wissahi ckon, Pa .
Ruth Tanguy, 'Vest Grove, Pa.
Henrietta Turn er, Belvedere, N. J.
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GRADUATES
Isabel S. Ja cobs, A.B.
Elizabeth G. Jones, A.B.
Eleanor Judge, A.B.
Dorothy Paxson, A.B.
Helen A. Ramsey, A.B.
Helen Sigler, A,B.
Ellen Swartz, A.B.
Mary Tyler, A.n .
Beatrice Whiteside, A B.
Spring vacation is over and we 3re back at college agaln (or two shott r:r!bntbs. And how much there is to be done in that time!
This year fraternities received the chance to prove their worth at Swarth · more. We have tried hard to show that IT B 4J is an organiution which is doing sODiething (or the college.
At the present time every undergraduate is working (or the Endowment Fund of one million dollars . Every member in each class is asked to pJedce a ce rtain lUllount.
But our financial efforts are also tending in another direction. For the last two weeki we have had an industrio us campaign. Some of us have been childnurses, others have swept, mani cu red nails Or shampooed hair and why? Well , it is all for the Sett l ement School. Every Pennsylvania A earned at l east two dollars for our school. Now we have $60 .00, but we arc s till working to raise the amount to $75.00. Our two new pledges, Augusta Allen and Jean Bond. are as interested as the 3ctives and are doing everything to help us.
Oh! we are all so proul because we lead in scholarsbip in February with an average of I.Q. We a r e working hard for, if we are ahead in June; we will get the inter-fraternity scholarship cup.
One o f our Juniors, Frances Miller, was e lected to the se nior hon o rary society, "'0,,10" B06,,4, which elected to membership seven girls from the ju nior class. In the cast of Mr s. the sophomore play. Isabel Jacobs, Edith Cugley and Betty Shannon have leading parts.
April 10, is Sommerville Day, whi c h all the anticipate eagerly. In the afternoon a play, which is being coached by Isabel Jacobs. will be given. Two of the four members of the cast are Pi Phis, Dorothy Kinsley and Frances Miller.
\Ve had an exce ll ent visit with Miss Clark, our Province President. W e were so glad to have her with us for she brought us many h elpful suggestions and inspire<l u s to work with renewed energy for II B <1>. We are always anxious to have any II come to Swarthmo re to see us.
GRACI. T. WILSON
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PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1895)
Pledge Day-Indefinite
GRADUATES
Ruth Clark, B.Sc
Elthera Corson, A.B. , Diploma in Voice
Marion Goho, B.Sc.
Evelyn Powell, B.Sc.
Elizabeth Patterson, B Sc.
Helen Reed. B.Sc
Marian Reiss, Diploma in Pian o
Pauline Schenck, B.Sc.
We are mighty glad t o have the (ollowing n e w ple dges : Dorothy Auer, Marguerite Brierly, Gladys Emerick , Elva Flannagan, Helen Ferguson, Anna Hill, Emily Kurtz, Louise Llewellyn , D orothy Markham . Nathalie Musser. Marjorie Nichols, Dorothy Sh e ll, Margaret Smail, and Geraldine Schmucker. Our {raternity examination is over for which we are all very thankful. The examination this year met with our approval and we arc hoping that the ..me plan will be followed in succeeding years.
Miss Clark, our Province President, visited us for a few days. 11 was a dreadfully busy time-for we were having examination but we enjoyed her visit immensely. We were also fortunate in hRving the following alumnae visit U5: Ruth # Ballentine, Helen Bodine. Jeanette Owens, and Helen
We have our share of representatives in the Y. W. C. A. with Tess Lotte as president and Peggie Smail, in charge of the musical program. The cast for Ihe annual Frill and Frown, dramatic society, will be chosen soon and II IIfl will be represented. Elthera Corson has been elected a member of our national dramA-tic club, 9 A 4>. Then in athletics---oh ye5-we all remember how all of the fraternities chal1enged us in basketball and then one by one they gave up until only the non - fraternity girls would brave the tide. The game ended with IT 4' scoring high.
A few things of interest are taking place in the college now. With the end of thi '! term the semester system will displace the term system. April 21 has been set for a pageant parade in the interest of the financial campaign {or $1 ,500,000 to be used by the nniversity. May 8 has been chosen as "Bucknel1 Day." A !imilar day will be celebrated every year following. The day will spent in special activities and will be an opportunity for many alumni to visit the Alma Mater and to share in the pleasures of the day.
We are very sorry not to have Pll\lline Schenck with us this te r m. She is substituting in the English Department of the High School at Morristown, N. J., and will graduate in June with the degree of B.Sc.
MARGUERlT£ T. Lo1'T&.
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PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-DICK I NSON COLLEGE
(Chartered H)OS)
Pledge Day-not fixed
INlnATES
( In itiated March 6, 1910)
Helen Conklin, ':22, Bayonne, N. }.
Eleanor Epright, 1106 19th Ave., Altoona, Pa.
AIt!!. Kimmel, '22, W. Louther St., Carlisle, Pa.
Lillian Mindlin, 8:1 Snyder St., Orange, N. j .
Lavinia Pengelly, Pa.
Spring made itself evident in the I\CtiviLy of the girls about March '4. when ea c h loyal member of n 8 shouldered n c hair. rug. lamp, Or table up to our new room just :lCross the campus in "Bosler!' In det:d it was a great shock to us when Dr. Morgan who h ad been hlformed o f our predicament, olTered a room in "Bos ler," the existence of which was entirely unknown to most of liS To be s ure, it is not "Clop ia" we are unable to have our piano or to hold any large stunts there. but outside of these objections we feel de light ed with ou r little room with its thret: sma ll windows overl oo king th e camp u s
We held our initiation on Marc h 6. '\V e were rather disappointed as Dr. Matzke was unable to be with us. Then, too, only five of our alumnR: could attend, the others being kept away by illness. Although they would h3ve added much to OUr pleasure . we did have a. very pleasant time .
We enjoyed the visit with Miss Clark the week following initiation. We felt before she left, that she was an intimate friend of eac h girl.
At the present time the local topi c of discussion is the stunt which we shall give on Founders' Day. As yet we are undecided , but popular opinion favors a dance.
\Ve have started 11 new fund in the fraternity our aJumnre to the local chapter shall be added. in beautifying the rooms.
to which all money "lven by We intend to use this money
Within the past few weeks the campus has been dotted with men who are out for track. The coach says that we have some very good material.
Philomel Club, the girl,' glee club, gave its first entertainment several weeks ago. Professor Mosurt was so well pleased with the result of h is season's work that he has scheduled the club for an entertainment at Harrisburg.
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Canoeing enthusiasts have begun the sport on the Conodoguind although they pronounce tbe creek s little too high and the weather a little too cold to be ideal.
The remainder of the yur promi!>ts 10 be happy I1S well as profitable for Penllsyl vania r, PHDK SIIARP
Jean Patterson, '23. Pittsburgh, Pa. Bertha Pri chard, '23. Piusburgh, Pa. Marion Reagan, '23. Pittsburgh, Pa , Belly Taylor, '23 , Pittsburgh, Pn
CRADUATES
Lillian Bowes, A.R.
Rose A. Brown, A.B.
Isabel Wightm an, A. B.
The word accomplishment seems to be an appropriate one for Upitt" life for the year 1919- t 920. The accomplishment falls into three fields, name l y, Pan hellenic under guidAnce of ; Dean of Wom en, improved social life, and a l umni hall.
An :l.S§()(iation composed of two representatives from each of the forty - two fraternities on "Pitt" campus is nhoul to be orgnni:r;ed. This body will work in cooperation with th e faculty fmternity advisory hoard to obtai n needed improvementl at the university. The socinl program for next year will be limited to Friday and Saturday nights after November I. There will be a three weeks' membership period for womens' fraternities. Pennsylvanin.1. will hold the presidency of loca l Panhellenic the com ing year. A nationa l c harter hal been granted by K :0 a local organization. making A total of eleven women'. national fraternities.
The women's Activities association is l ooking after socia1 interests. A number of teas , parties, etc., have been given 10 get Ihe girls better acquainted. Alumni Hall, our new building will probably be ready (or occupa tion by October I
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Sevenl interesting eve nts ha ve t a k e n place in c haplu life. We were very happy t o h ave as o ur g u ests, just a few days p r eceding in itiat ion, Mi ss Lulu Clark. Provin c e Presid e nt. W e enjoyed o ur meet ing s with h er. and are now profiting by h e r advice. ,W e were ve r y so rry th at prev i ous p lans prevented h er from rem aining with u s f o r i nit intio n.
Initiati oD, which was h e l d a t t he H ei n z H o use, Fttbruary 2 1 , b ro ught togeth e r many of o llr a lumn re. as w e ll as many member s of the Pitt s burgh a lu mnlr club wh o have taken a n ac tive interest in o ur chapter. As each new girl was initiated, we felt m ore keenly th e deeper m eaning of II B it s aims a nd ideals. We fee l co nfiden t that thes e new girls will aid u s in making o ur c hapin an inRuenlial fa c tor in th e development of the fraternity. Owing to illn ess , Florence Kelly and Margare t Overholt were u nab l e to be initiated with t l. e othe rs.
Plans :are mad e f o r Founders ' Day. Th e alumnre club and active chApter are united in the ir e ff o rt s t o make th e ce lebrati on of the fifty -third birthday o f our fr ate rnity, o n e thnt will be r emembered in yea r s t o co me. W e are planning a lun ch eon at the university c lub, a nd th e ac tive chapte r will present the play TAe F o ulldin g 01 I . C , Stwosis.
We have seve ral new patronesses: Mrs . R. R . Huggi n s. wife of the dean o f th e Medi ca l School , Mis s Ad e l e J ones , instructor in th e H o use h o ld ArlS Department, llnd 'Mrs. Baco n wh ose hu sband is con n ected with Mello n I nstitute.
O ur c h ap ter i s becoming m o re widely known in activi ti es. Genevieve McS wigan is cont ributing editor to the UP iu" Wukly and "Pitt"
Lill ian Bowes has bee n initiated into n A e, h o n o rary educational fraternity; Margaret Overholt i s a r epo rt e r for t h e " P iW' Weekly; M a r y K e lso lis a member of the ukul el e club and secreta ry o( th e French Cl ub
We ex tend o ur bes t wishes t o every IT (or 3 most enjoyable vacati on
LILLI AN' B O WES .
OHIO ALPHA--QHIO UNIVE RS ITY
(Chartered D ecembe r 16, 1889 )
Pledge D ay-Oc t obe r 3. 19 19
JNTTIAT IS
( Initi ated April '4 , 1920)
O r.:tmay Ball ange r, ' 22 , Lsncaste r. Ohio
Ot h :.. Beasley, ' 23, Ath ens, O hio Ele!lnore Boyer, '23, Sidney. Ohio
Audrey D Rnfo r d, ' 23 , Athens, O hio Frances Foster, ':13. Athens, O hi o Ma rgar et Procter, '22. Ca nt on, Ohio
Msrg aret penceI', '23, Nelsonville, O hi o
Phrynne W ein ri c h, '2 3, Vigo, O hi o Virginia Witten , '23. Sis te rville, W . Va.
CIlADUATZS
Georaia. Dauterman, B A
Helm Smith, B.A .
When we came back from April vacation, we foud that Miss Bishop (rom the Settlement School wa. ",is-ilinc the .tu.moR club. We were very lOrry that sbe could Itay no longer than day, but in that short time we learned many interc.tin, things about Little Pigeon, itl need. and it. opportunities. We received far better impression of the actual work done there, by hearing Miss Bi,hop who has lived and worked. at the Settlement School , than we could ever have obtained from ruding. Our chapter and local alumnae club have decided to combine (orces in order to raise money for tbe support of OUf Settlement School. We have agreed to ull .U the tickets for local picture shOW for two day., for which the manager bas promised that we shall receive fifty per cent of the profits. In thil way we hope to obtain a considerable sum of money.
Miss Lulu Clark, our new Province President, visited us for three days during early April. We were very happy to have her with us; to have the opportunity of asking questions; aDd to receive suggestioDs from bel" person.Ily. It is always so much ellsier to write to an officer whom we have met, than one whom we only know through bel" letters.
After our initiation ceremony, on April 14, when we gave to nine of our freshmen permission to wear the Arrow of n B 4J, the alumna: gave a cooky· sbine. Initialion time is alway s the happiest time of .II th. year as fAr as fraternity life is concerned, but this initiation was especially a beautiful one 10 many of the alumna: were back, and we seemed drawn more clolely together and that we were all working toward the same cnd, and striving for the same ideals.
We have two seniors this year, both graduating from the college of arts. They are Georgia Dauterman and Helen Smith. A short time ago Georgia was elected to Cresset, the honorary society for girls at Ohio University. Helen is now in Cleveland where she has been sent by the V. W. C. A as delegAte to the convention there.
We are planning to celebrate Founders' Day with the alumna:, with a formal dinl'er at which we hope there will be present all the Pi Phil who can possibly come.
Only a few more weeks remain before the close of the ICbool year, and in lookinc backward, we feel that in spite of lome slight opposition and anti· fraternity moyements, we have gained ground, and certainly this year haa been more successful than the ones during the war.
True to the old adage. M a r ch went out like !\ lion and th e cold. wint ry weather is still with us. There is o nly one advantage-we have thu s rar escaped Spring fever. th e most deadly of all.
Sad to relate, we are It chapter wilhout a hom e. and are missing many of the joys of chapter life. H oweve r, with planning and work, we hope 500n to hav e a place to live. A rummage sn le last week ne tted quite a sum and we expect to h ave another sale soon. Working and planning together is as much ple:.sure as profit.
The chapter entertained with a Cormal dan ce, February the tirst f o rmal he ld in several years. We were delighted to have Louise Baughman and Beatri ce Sawyer of Ohio A with us at that time Several of our ch apte r attended Ohio Alpha's formal dance earlier in the season and had a most enjoyable time
We were very fortunate to be on the visiting list of Miss Evelyn Bishop , who stopped in Columbus on her way to Vermont At a lea given in her honor she told ll S many interesting things about our sc hQo l. Mis s Lulu Cla rk will visit us within the week, so Ohio B is doubly fortunate.
College Pan hellenic is now di5Cussing n ew (or obtaini ng memben and prdt.rential bidding. \Ve are much in favor of both.
As the coll ege year draws to a close, we find it very diffi c ult to say uGood· bye" t o our five graduates, but we are proud o f their achievements a n d hope they will visi t us very often.
Ohio State is delighted at the recent news that our beloved President W O. Thompson has withdrawn his resignation and will remain h ere five more years \Ve came very near to 10 li ng him
We are anticipating oor Foondets' Day banquet. At a r ecent election Helen Tracy was chosen May Queen, and wi11 have a prominent part in Ohio State's annual May Fete.
ALI CE M. BROOKS.
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WEST VIR.CINIA AI PHA-WP.ST VIRGIN IA UNIVERSITY
(Chartered September, 1918)
Pledge Oay-October 12, 1919
INln ATlS
(Initiated February 28, 1920)
Beatty, Terra Alta, W . Va .
Marga re t H OOpan, Morgantown, W. Va. W ill. a.fiW er, Blacksville. W. Va.
Virginia M cNary, C l a r hburg, W. Va, Kathleen McNeil, New Cumbe rl and. 'V Va. " ireinia W eistling , Wh eeling. W. \ ' 8.
CRADUAT!5
Blanche Broadwater, A.B.
Eunice Hu dson, A.B.
DorOlhy J ones, A. B.
Vic tori. Mc Goyern, B.S.H.F..
Agnes Pri ce, A.B.
M arga ret Pri ce, A.n.
M ayme Twyford, B.S.H.E.
Th e seco n d year of the life of \Vest Virginia A is drawing to a close and we feel that w e have establi shed a. firm foundation on which to build our future.
For thr ee years we have l ed in sc h o larsh ip. but lx:cause we were a locAl we w e r e not permitted to h o ld th e inter-fraternity schola rship c u p which is given eac h year to th e woman's fraternity leading in grades. Th is year, h owe ver, we had this privilegt and now we a r e the proud possessor'S of that bea utiful cup, and we hope to keep it.
O n ce more we have had th e honor of having tw o of our members elected to B K: Agnes Pri ce a n d 'Euni ce Hud son. Thi s is th e third year that we have ha d tw o girls from our group elected t o thil honorary fraternity.
Some time ago we invited o ur patronesses to chaple r meeting. Each one o ffered her assistance and sugges ti o n s. M n. I G. La ud l gave a very interesting talk on George Cable a n d read to u s fr om seve ral of hi s Creol e sto ri es.
Yle are plannin g to ce l eb rat e Founders ' Da.y on th e first day o f May We have invited a representative from each chapte r in B Province to visit u s at thai tim e . P ennsylv an ia A, Pennsylvania r, nnd Penmylvania .6. have slready accep ted our invitati on . Since we are still so new, we fee l thai having Pi Phis from other colleges visit us will be a. great pleasure a.nd assi stan ce. We want th e o ther girl s t o meet us , t oo, so that we can make o ur p rovince one big family.
I n the rush of school life we find it hard t o become well acquainted with o ur sister fraternitie s, 10 we a re solving lh is problem by tn l ertaining one group every other w ee k on Saturday afternoon. These groups co n s ist o f the two l ocal s
Three men' l oca l fraterniti es h a ve been r ecogn ize d by th e unive r s ity and already tw o of Ihelt group. a re occ u pying- their o wn homes.
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Y. W. C. A. elections of the year have been held We are represented by Glady. Muhlman as secretary.
We have spe nt a very pleasant year. We are very fond of our new girls but sorry to lose our seniors who have done 10 much for us
EUIJ. D. CARLL
GAMMA PROVINCE
MARYLAND ALPHA--GOU C JH:R COLLEGE • (Chartered January, 18()7 ) Pledge Day-october, 1919
INITIATES
(Initiated February 20, 192 0)
Julia Coe, '23. MI. Vernon, N. Y.
EHIabeth Ellicott, '23. Darlington, Md . Doris Gherky, '23. Philadelphia. Po.. Ruth. Hopper, '23. MI. Vernon, N Y.
Mildred Koehnlin e, '23. Bridgeport, Ohio
Grace Moore, '23. :306 E. Washington St., Du Boi s , Po. . Mary Schaaf, ' 23. Washington, D. C. Berenice Scheuer, ' 23. Scranton, Po.. Doro thy Stevenson, '23. Aft. Vernon, N. Y.
GIADUATU
Clara Barr, A.B.
Emma Drury, A.B.
Alice Forsythe, A.B.
Dorothy Kay, A.B.
Ruth Moore, A.B.
Eleanor Norris, A.B.
After the blow of examinations. ltfa.ryland A arose. shook off her stupor and started to gather up the scattered threads of existence. On February 20, we initiated nine of our eleven pledges. Due to unavoidable circumstances it was necessary for us to postpone our initiatioD houseparty until the following weekend. The delay only intensified the enjoyment and we had a truly delightful time. indulging in all the winter sports whi ch the country 3.frorded.
The inter-class basketball games occurred in March. These games are always very spirited affairs and the cause of much amiable dissension. We have a representative on each team, except the Junior team.
Miss Turnbull favored us with. visit of & lew days during the early part ol March. Inspired by her aid, her co nstructive criticism, and her delightlul sell we hue betn vested with new zeal for oor college and fraternity life .
This year & Panhellenic party was held. It has been the custom to hold such an affair each yen for the purpose o l bringing the lraternities ioto closer relationship. The frat e rnities asked Dr Guth, our pre.ident. to addrets
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UI this year as • special favoT. This was indeed an inlue.ting feature of the evening. (or it enabled aU of the fraternity girls to hear, for the first time. the eaact attitude of the authorities and a {rank discussion of the case. The prciident of PanheUenic, in her introduction of the speaker, a1so stAted our side of the case, summed up in these wordlii, "Goucher First," wbich i. the motto of the (rateroilie.. After the address, the freshmen of each {raternity prc5e.Dted ••tunl, .11 of which wert clever and to the point.
On Friday, April 16. we a.re going to give our fint dance at the Hotel tafford. Within tbe Dext few week. will occur senior play, junior -senior banquet, Rod the sister clul boatridc.
Our grudualion exercise. take place on May 3' when six of our chapter will ,raduale. Mayall Pi Phis bave as good a lime this summer as Maryland is ioing to try to have.
SARAH
LoUin VOItGTLY.
COLUMBIA ALPHA--(JIWRGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
(Chartered Apri 27, 1889)
JNITIATES
(Initiated 1920)
Nell Anderson
Helen Bonebrake
Cornelia Clarke
Hellen Faris
Marjorie Gerry
MUlDe Girts ,
Rutb Holmes
Ethel Johnson
Elizabeth Kendrick
Harriette Mitchell
Virginia NichoUs
Essie Lee Pearson
Minnelte Ruddiman
Virginia Swett
Helen Williams
Louise Williams
GRADUATES
Margaret Gaddis
Ella Gardner
Trene Huse
Helouise Lauro
Martha McGrew
Elizabeth Schaaff
Beatrice Tait
Ethel Yohe
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' Vith our sixteen n e w init iates w e are co n ce ntr a ting our e ff o rts on the benefit It a dance whi ch we are planni ng f o r the Settlement School, A p ril f7 \ Ve have one new pledge. Smoot, who has just come to George
Washington f r om A labama. All of our new members promise to fill we ll the places i n the fraternity which will be le ft vacant by th e eight seniors graduating in Jun e
On A p ril 7 our fre s hmen gave a dan ce and prese nt ed the chapter with two fraternity dies, one with the Greek let -
t en, n lJ <11, and the o tber with the coa t -o f -a rm s.
Our Pr ov in ce Presid ent , Miss Turnbu ll , w as with u s at initiation We are an t ic ip a ting a longe r visit (rom her thi s· sp rin g.
Of sev..:n members in Sphinx Honor Society this year, three are Pi Phis. \V e h ave m embers h o l d ing offi ces in th e sophomore, junior, nnd senior classes, and tw o gir l s on th e s tudent co un ci l. n is !l Isa well r ep r ese nt ed in s tudent activities by cap tain of the girls' basketball team, man age r o f girls' tennis, assistant edi tor of school paper, associate edito r of the y ear bo"k and secretary of th e art soc iety.
Th e cIa:'!s of 1920 i s co mpleting p l a ns for an end o wm ent fund for the univer · sity. Th is fund wi ll be made up o f individual do nation s upon graduation and fi xed payments annually for te n years.
(Chartered May 10, 1913 )
Pledge Days-February 28, 1920, and M ay I, 1920
J NITIATKS
( J nilinted February 7, 1920)
Louise Sch reyer, Milt on, P a. Helen Smith, Lexington, Va.
( Init iated M a r ch 23. 1920)
Virginia Thomas, Co lumbi a , S . C .
GRADUATES
Ph yllis C rawford , A . B.
L a ura H ende r son, A.B. H ele n Smith, A B.
LEON I LA LLOYD.
VIRGINIA ALPHA - RANDOLPH - MA CON W O MAN' S CO LLEGE
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This college velr has brought many changn to Randolph - b eon. The new prcs:ident, Dr. D. R. Anderso n. bas ass um ed his alt h o ugh hi s formal i nauguration has not yet bee n h e l d. The corner-lllone of Smith Memo rial Hall the long-hoped - for student building, will be laid during commencement. as the cu lm ination of yun o f effort to rai&e th e n ecels ary money. A huge pageant written by an alumna will be pre!cnted. s h o " 'i ng the dc\'clol,menl of ed uc atl o n for women i n Ihe South. About fiv e hundred siudents will t ake parI. Thi s ye:lr h as seen also the beginning o f a co ll ect i o n of pa'ntings, to be bought one eac h year, by s ubscrip ti o n from Ihe siude nt s and the trustees of the college Th e fi nt ca nvas, bo ught from a group here (or exhibition, is George 'Rel1 ows' " Men of th e D oc kli, " a splendid museum piece
The chapters a t Rand o l ph·Macon have enjoyed the visits of Miss Newsom, Grand Presid e nt o f K A e, a nd Mrs. M H. Rentley. Di strict ,S u pe rint ende nt of A 0 n , who have both s poken at meeting s of the l oca l Pnnh ell enic association.
In March ca me Mi ss Turnbull , I' Pro\·ince Preside nt, who had just visited Gatlinburg. She told s u c h inte r esting tales of the Sett l ement School that a ll of us wished to go there at o n ce.
Pledge Day on February brought to u s nine freshmen : Do uglas Arnold, Elizabeth Chesterman , Emma Ga r c in, Laur a Gwathmey, Ellen Hugh es , J immi e Patlillo, lne£ Richardson, Mary Mabel Ri chllrd sin, and P o lly Sumter, Mary Williams, " 5, and May rogg i n, ex·' 19, came back {or Pledge Day, and of co urse we we re proud t o show them such enthu siastic and loy al pledges Marth a Latham, '21, was o n e o f the two de l egates from Randolph':Macoll t o the co nfere nce of the Southern A ssoci ation of Stude nt Gove rnm e nts, a.t Creens· boro, N. C. She repre se nt ed the I nlercollegiate Associa ti o n o f St ud e nt Gov . e rnm ent at thi s conferen ce Virginia Th omas h as bee n el ected p resident o f the Y W C. A. for n ex t year. Evelyn Cox, ':21. a nd Evelyn Lo\ett, ' 22 , went to th e Studen t Vo luntee r Co nfe r e n ce (or the State of Virginia. h e ld a t Ri chm o nd.
PJIYLI I S CRAW I10 RD.
VIRGINIA BETA- H O lli NS (,0 1.1.Y..CE
(Chartered Jun e, I q17)
Pledge Day-N ovembe r 29 , 19H}
I NITIATES
( Initiat ed February 21 , 1920)
Nell Owen, Lexingt o n, Va . Elitabeth Penn ock, Urbana. Ohio
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Julia Smith, Lexington, Va.
Mllrgaret Walcott, Hollywood, Cal. (Initiated March 30. 1920)
Lucy Goode Davis, Norfolk, Va.
Nsn Dent Hurt, Eufauls, Ala.
GRADUATE
Helen Hardwicke, A.B.
This has been :!L very succcss(ul ,car (or Virginia B. The membership campaign was conducted on 1\ much sane r blsis than heretofore, snd 'u.1\ of lhe fraternities co-operated in trying to maintain a sane spirit The interCrate rnit), relations on th e whole have been very good. The fraternity as a group bought a victrola and a few records (or ODe oC the schools in the neighborhood. The fraternities have been working {or several years to obtain a Pan hellenic room. and at last have succeeded. Panhellenic is going to furnish the room and is then going to give it (or student use.
Hollins' Founders' Day was very imprelSive. The presidents of the diffe r ent colleges and universities in the state were invited to be to pay their tribute to the memory of OUr founder, ChBrles L. Cocke, who was a pioneer in the education of women in the South.
A week before Easter the cabinet training conference of the Y. W. C. A. was held at Hollins. Girls from the four largest co ll eges in the state were present. Virginia Thomas, 'ZI, from Virginia A, attended the conference and we enjoyed having her with u s.
Virginia A has invited our chapter to celebrate Founders' Day at Lynchburg, and many members of our chapte r are planning to attend that banquet on April 17.
We enjoyed so much having Salome Ha daway, '19, visit us in February. Elections for next year were held in March, and Virginja Lee Cox, 'ZI, and Edna Hadaway, 'ZI, were elected house presidents, Bess Jeffreys, business manager of our yearbook, and Msry Bullington, '21, president of Y. W. C. A. We have two members on the staff, three on the Spinisfer yearbook staff. and three on the Y. 'V C A. cabinet.
Virginia B wishes you all the happiest and most successful of vacations.
MAllY B. BULLrNCTON.
FLORIDA ALPHA-JOHN 8. STETSON UNIVERSITV
(Chartered January, 19'3)
Pledge Day-October 2S. 1919
INITIATES
(Initiated February 16, 19Z0)
Gladys Briscoe, Bloomfield, N. J. Mildred Hampton, Lakeland, Fla. Dorothy Klock, East Lake, Fla. Thisbe Shultz, Dayton, Ohio.
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(Iniliated February 17. 1920)
Virginia Bow, De Land, Fla.
l:litabelh Holshouser. Sf. PetersbuTi. Fla.
Louise Hunter, Macon, Ga.
Lucille Jac kson, De Land, Fla.
(Initiated February 20, 19:30)
Franf'''!! Straw, LakeJand, Fla.
(Iailiated March 31 , 1920)
Jane Abbott, San Diego, Cal.
Atherton Mawdsley, Jacksonville, l' ,n..
Frankie Maxwell. Eustis, Fla.
Madge Maxwell. Eustis, Fla.
Margueriie Straw, Lakeland. Fla.
Viola Welsh, Eaton, Ohio
CRADUATES
Virginia Marrow, B.S.
Lois Phillips, B.S.
Ejda Stenwa1I, B.S
Eva Welsh, B.S.
Florida A proudly welcomes fifteen new members this year, who ate entering into the work and interests of the fraternity with true n spirit. OUT chapter is already being strengthened by them.
This past week-end we had our annual house -party, lind such a grand time we did have! The mother of one of our alumna: very kindly offered her lovely home, situated about a mile and a half from the center al town in beautifu l pine and orange gToves, so you can easily imagine that we did not hesitate very long in accepting it. A more ideal spot would have been hard to find, because there we could make as much noise as we wanted to without disturbing anyone, and wander around in the woods and enjoy the beautiful scenery to our hearts' content. 11 gave us a chance to get so much bette r aCf}usinted and now we feel as if we r ea ll y knew all of our Pi Phis. Our only regTet is that more of our alumna: were not there j of course, sever.1 resident alumnre were with us, but Mildred Smith, of Fort Pierce, Florida, wa. the only oul-of-town girl who was able to come. Nevertheless, we all enjoyed e"ery minute. and are anticipating the next party.
Last month, one of ou r patronesses gave a banquet, which we all enjoyed immensely . \V e were ,'cry glad to have Mildred Vorce. one of our char ter members !lnd also an affiliated mcmber of Michigan B, and Mrs. Barnes, of Michig:m B, attend the banquet. Another socia l event of l as t month, a. party given in lhe fraternity room for our mothers and patronesses, proved to be very successfu l, ftnd helped g reatly i n getting o ur freshmen acquainted with those whom we older girls 10"e so dearly
After a victorious season of basket -ball and foot-ball, the men are now very enthusiAStic about baseball, and Rre working hard to bring more hOllar, to Stetson They &Ie arranging schedules for interclass aDd inter·fraternity games
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which promi se to be very interesti ng. Sin ce the girls' baskelb:J.ll season is ove r, o ur chief aports are hik ing and swi mming
It i. hard for UI to realiz e tha t in ju s t a few weeks the univ ersity will be closed. a nd we shall be &,oing h ome W e a r e certainly sorry to lose four of o ur [ronrest girl. who are grad ua ti ng this year.
The Panhelleni e assoc iation of Jac k so nvill e has offered anot h e r scho larship c up to the girls' fraterniti es a t Stetso n, a n d of cou r se, we are doing our bes t to uphold for n 4' o ur good scholarship r eco rd of th e past.
DELTA PROVIN CE
MICHIGAN ALPHA- HIL LSDALE COLLEGE
Chartered 1887
JNITJAT ES
(In itia ted February 23. 1920)
Charl o tte Andrews , '23. Conneaut, O hi o
Evah Crow , ':13 Hillsdal e. Mich. Martha Eisely, ' 23 Omaha, N eb Doro thy Godfrey, '23, J onesv ill e, M ich Marian Hall, '23, Hillsdale. Mich. Dorothy Harding, '23. Ar ea, til Cecile Johnson, '22, Hud so n, Mi ch. Josephine Macker cloler, '22, Cleve l and, Ohio
Ruth Miller, '22, Obe rlin, Ohio
Miriam Munn, '23. P o rt:Lge , Ohio
Inez Porter, '23, Bay City, Mich
Margaret Seitz , '23, Hill sdale, Mi ch. Olive Stapleton, '23, Grand Rapids, Mi ch. Mildred Thrasher, '.a3. Chardon, Ohio (Initiated April J6. 192 0)
Isabelle Frankhouser, '23, Chardon, Ohio
CRADUATES
Floren ce Slater, A.a.
Geraldine Sl ee, A.B.
Mi chigan A recently enjoyed a visit fr om Mrs. Ni cke r so n, o u r Grand Vice · president, who brought an inspiring message from Grand Council and made us feel Mew the necessity of keepirilr u p IT B 4J st:utdards and ideals. While she was here Mrs E. T. Prid ea ux, an al umna, entertai n ed at a delightful tea . Founders' nay will soo n be here. which we will celeb rate with a tea for o ur town alumnz and patronesses.
Recently the scholarship averages of different camp us g ro u ps were com· pi led. and IT B 41 led the five frat e rniti es. W e are working to keep that position. The annual May Fete will be held in .. few weeks, a nd all students are wotkinr hard on dan c es, cost umes, and drill s. W e expect to hav e an u n·
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05Dany successful Fete this year under the directi.on of Miss Eichhorn, our new physico! training profcssol".
Cecile Johnson wu recently elected Y. W. C. A. ICCrel:ny. Ruth Searle •• '2:1, Oorothy Ilarding, '23. and Eleanor A 0iur, '12, are members of the cabi· n(.l.
C irls' b:lSketball has aroused a enat deal of interest in Hill sdale this yellr. There are 10 few college. which have girls' Icam. that it has been dilTlcult to gd games, but we hope loon to play Ad r i. n College. The interclass games wcre pillyed severa l weeks ago, witl. the juniors victorious. Uorothy lIarding, '23. was captain of the freshman tCllm. and H.uth Searles, ':22, Ele :mor Augur, '22, and Martha Beal, '21, pltt)'ed on their rcspecti,'c'cl:us teams.
Mnrlha Ileal. '21, is on the intercolleginte team which will debate Yps ' lanti on April 16.
June is approac hing and :ill of our thoughts are centered on the big (Iuin{IUennb l ce lebration which will be held this year. M:lOy slumni will be back. :md biK preparations are being made for their entertainment. One afternoon will he g iven 10 the fraternities to enlertain their own alumnre at which time we will give the convention play Founding (1/ I. C. Sora/is. AUGUR.
Mlt.::IlIGAN
HErA-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
(Chartered 1888) rledge Day-October
INITIATES
( Initi ated March 20,1920)
Ellen Canfield. Ann Arbor, Mich.
Catherine Grindley, Detroit, Mich . Gertrude II ayes, Hutings. Mich.
Michigmn is closing what future historians will probably reg3rd as n momentous period in the history of the university. The most outstanding event has been the election of Dr. Marion Le Roy Burton, of the University of
for women ",ill open in the fall. M inncsotll, to the position of president. President Hutchins retired beca u se of !l.dvanced age, having been connected with the university since .871. Also the university has benefited by gifls from alumni, morc Ihis year than any olher with the new lihrAry, the Michigan Union building, and the new hospital which is now in process of construction. Betsy Barbour dormitory
We have had our initiation of twelve splendid new Pi rhis. The week -end was 3. very pleasant one, a great number of alumnre coming out for it. We were especially h=1ppy to have Mrs. N ickerson who gave a splendid and inspir· ing 3ddres5 at our banquet. Her talk will leave;; lasting impression on all of us.
\Ve an very proud of our juniors. The junior girls' play. presented on March 26 and '7. was written by Alice Beckham. Gladys Reineke was business nl!ln3ger of it. Helen Vowles played the role of leading man; Beatrice Beck· ",itb. Marian Handley, and Gladys Reineke had chorus parts. The play was unusually clever this year, and we seniors feel proud that II 4> had so much to do with it.
The year has been successful. We have maintained our position in scholarship, and have been prominent in campus and social activities as well. Michigan is now b3Ck inlo her pre-war stride, and II <IJ has a brit:ht outlook (or Ih e future.
GARWOOD.
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INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN COLLEGE
(Chartered J888)
Pledge Day-December 13. 1919
INITIATES
( Initiated February l7, 19:W)
Mary Huckleberry. ':Jo. 2539 Elliott SI., Denver, Colo. (Initiated March fI, 1920)
Hel en Carter, 47 Tyler Ave., Detroit, Mi ch.
Ca therine Cusidy, Franklin, Ind
Helen Haig. Bloomfield, Ind.
Lillian Henderson, Franklin, Ind .
Doris Ja.cklon. Ly on •• Ind.
Helen JetTery, Stratford Apartment s, Los Angeles, Ca1.
C)_rene Kelly, Franklin, Ind.
Frances Klyver, Benton Mi ch.
Marian McClain, Franklin, Ind.
Mildred Mi cke l, Madi son. Ind.
Mildred Parkt:r. Bargersville, Ind.
Georgia Belle Scotl, Franklin Ind
Mary Ethel Thurston, Summitville, Ind
Inez Webb, Franklin, Ind.
Lois Williams, 81l 0 St., Bedford, Ind.
GRADUATES
Mary Beard, A.B.
Mary Eliubeth Branham, A.B .
Mildred Byers, A . B.
Ruth Cook, A.S.
Elsie Ensley, A.B.
Helen Glessner, A .B.
Mary Huckleberry,
Opal Wright, A.B.
We are happy to announce the initiation of sixteen girls. Mary Huckle · berry, ':zo, was initiated in the fraternity hall on February 27. All o( the other pledges were initiated March 11, at the home o( Bethel and Inez: Webb We felt highly honored to have with us Mrs Nickerson wbo bad charge o( the initiation service.
Mn. Nickerson came to Franklin on Thursday, March II, and went on to Bloomington, the following Sunday Her visit was a delight and a source o( great inspiration.
We have taken part in the college activities Ihis year, as usual. Three Pi Phis are members o( the senior girls' basketball team, which has won the class championship for two years. We are we ll represented on Ihe other class teams; (our Pi Phis are reporting (or the college paper; others have taken part in the girl's glee club and the chorus, the dramatic club'. productioDS, and the language and scientific associations; three assist in the library.
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Opal Wright, ':w, went to Hartford City, Ind., in March, to teach English in the high school. Gladys Rudd. '.n, deserted us at the end of the tint semester to attend Butler. W e hav e. ta.ke n the initiative in sending a rcpre· tentative (rom our chapter to the Y. W C. A. conference at Geneva, this year. At present, we are anticipating the annual lun cheon and dance, which will be held at Indianapoli s, April '34. We a re planning for o ur annual Mo thers' Day party. and an outdoor party 10 be given j ust before CommeDcement. This has been a happy and profitable year for Ind iana A
MABEL PRUITT.
INDIANA BETA-INDIANA UN IVER SIT Y
1893 )
Pledge :2, 1920
INITIATIS
(Initiated February 2t, 1920)
Laura Barrett, In dianapolis, Ind.
Mary Katherine Coli, Jeffersonvill e , Ind.
Mildred Daunt, Evan sville, Ind.
Ma.rioD Darr, Carmel, Ind.
Magdalen Fettig, Seymo ur, In d. Doris Geile, Seymour, Ind.
Doris Oroan, Richmond, Ind.
Loi . Hald er man, Pitt. burgh, Pa..
Jeanette Henn, Cleveland, Ohio
Helen H erbst, Ind illnapol is , Ind
Genevieve Me ans, In dianapolis, Ind .
Kathryne Mullinnix, Allica, Ind .
Eugenia Roth, Boonville, In d.
Mary Sarber, Argol, Ind.
Rosalind Schu, Franci sco, In d. Janet Seeker, Ri chmond , Ind.
Huel Swisher, Gary, Ind.
CRADUATES
Aldean Copeland, A.B.
Mildred H a uss, A.B.
Katherin'e Hunter, A.B
Genevie ve Means, A.B.
Gertrude Miedema. A.B.
Maude Shomaker. A.B.
Janet Snider, A.B.
Jeanette Stockton, A.B.
J oy Thomas, A.B.
We arc proud to be the only frate.rnity on the camp us to initiate a ll of our p'ledges this yeu. n + lead s the Panhellenic scholarship with an average of
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87.029'0, and if we still lead in June, we will win the ICholarship cup for thi, year,
Audrey Bolton, Mildred Daum, and Laura Barrett made Carrick Club.• dramatic society i and Doris Ceile was elected treasurer of the Y. W. C. A. for next year.
On March 10, we enlertained our town alumnae and their husbands at dinner. Our chapler formal was held in the student building April 10. About twenty gunts attended this. The hall was beautifully deco rated in Japan esc setting. We arc noW' anticipating a fine time at the stale dance and luncheon at In dianapolis April '4.
Indiana University is gelling a good slart on government (or girls, and in the course of time we hope to see it worked out succcssfully. fI in this university feels very we ll satisfied with her succtSS t h is year. We have h«n at the front in scholarship, ill well as camp us activities. Mrs. Woods, our chaperon, hu been a great help to us, and we are glad that she bas consented to he with us again next year.
MYRA ALJ.JSON.
INDIANA GAMMA-OUTLER COL LEGE
(Chartered 18g6)
Plerlge Day- Date not yet decided
JNITIA-TItS
( Initi ated January 1920)
Josephine W ood, '23, In dianapolis, Ind
( Iniliated, February 16, 1920)
Margaret Kellenbach, '23, I ndianapolis, In d.
Mary Mercer, '20, Lima, Ohio
Jean Whitehead, '22, In d iana polis, In d.
GRADUATES
Hope Bedford, A.B.
Muriel Fillingham, A.B.
Talitha Gerlach, A .B.
Monta Hunt er, A.B.
Mary Mercer, A.B.
Vilma Rich , A.B.
Florence Taylor, A.B.
Gertrude H ecke r Win ders, A.A.
During the la st few months, we have been devoting more time to scholastic punuits than t o social aHain. At present we are planning for our state dance which will be given April 24.
IT 41 is again well repre se nt ed in Butler Y. W. C. A ., having Martha Hawk · ins, ':11, and Ruth Craig, '23, on the cabine t; and Talitha Gerlach, '20, ex· president of th e Butler Y. W . C. A. as one of the two Butter representativel to :\ttend the national Y. W . C. A. convention at Cleveland.
INDIANA GAMMA
Top row, left to riSht: Florence Stanley, Irene Kurnnan. Edna Hu,!t.r Mildred Enid Fillinltham. Maria Daui'herty, Gertrude Winders Eleanor Poliock Dorothy Armstrong. Martha Hawkins. \.-aroline Dunn. fbird row: Hazel Newton, Nympha Wclch.t,. Vlrainia Brackett , Sarab Birk. Margaret Hecker, Margaret Kellenbach, Josephine Wood AllelTa Stewart 1:.loile Fol<iic:k. Gertrude Hunter .
Second row: Marion Webb. Dorothy Rhoadesj.. Florence Taylor, Ethd Campbell, Katherine Quig-, Marjorie Parrish. Nadine Cook Mary Mercer. Ruth \.-raill'. Talitha Gulach. Mable Rich.
Bottom row: Mildred J aq uith, Charlotte Comltock, Monta Huntc;.r Jean Whi tehead, Laura Cissna, Hope Bedford. Lillian Painter, Katherine Harris. Muriel Fillinlrham. vilma Rich
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Panhellenic has been considered .. farce. but n ., is attempting to make it worth while. At present we are proposing to adopt some rules by which the excelS summer membership campaigns can be abolished. The fifteen -hour ruling for initiation has been abandoned. Now, two semesters regular work, twenty bours credit is the minim 11m, or if the girl bas advanced standing, one semester's credit is required for initiation
The pledges have recently presented to the active chapter a very clever musical comedy, entitled Pussy FoOl, written and composed by Laurel Cissna, Since our last letter we have a new pledge. Mildred Teague of Pendleton, rndiana.
\Ve have been fortunate in having our Grand Vice-President visit us for a few days. We only wish that Mrs. Nickerson could be here more often as her talk. certainly proved to be an inspiration to us.
Mrs. Wright (Nelle M. Kemp), one of our alumnre, will go to ChicaK'o tbis week. She has become so endeared to the chapter that we shall certainly miss her helpful advice in the
We have recently adopted a new plan for our meetings. Each week a report on some topic in the history, or any curre nt event or interest to II 4> is given in pledge meeting. We have planned these meetings with stress on the Settlement School, as we consider the work at Gatlinburg very worth while and will do all we can to further the work of the organization.
We now have a bride with us, Ger-trude Hecker, '20, who married Garrison Winders, 4 T 4, March '17 . will graduate in June.
Butler is becoming very enthusiastic over athletics as UPat" Page from Chicago University, is t o be our new coach. Yes! even the girls have organized inter·fraternity basketball teamll and there are rum ors of organizing baseball teams, We are all working for a "Bigger and Better Butler," and I am sure that n 4> will do her bit.
MARION D. WIBB,
EPSILON PROVINCE
MINNESOTA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Chartered 18<)0)
Pledge Day-April 26, 1920
INITIATES
(Initiated February 6, 19:10)
Helen Fru en, Minneapo)i!, Minn.
Marion Gille!, Minneapolis, Minn.
Miriam Graham, Des Moines, I owa
Mirriam Hall, Cloquet, Minn.
Sylvia Hawe, Minneapoli !, Minn.
Katharine Kelly, Minn eapolis, Minn.
Bonnie Lane, Minn eapoli!, Minn.
Helen Rollin s, Des Moines, Iowa
Marion Smith, Austin, Minn.
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Alice Townsend. MinneapoU s, Minn. (Initiated April 18, 1920)
Luelle Alway, St. Paul, Minn.
Eunice Cotton, Masoo City, Iowa
Dorothy Eastman, Austin, Minn.
CaADUATB
Fran ces Donnelly, B.S. College of Education
L ocal Panbellenic decided to have a short, intensive membership period thi s sp r ing, and we are now in the midst of it. Pledge day will be April 26.
Our annual vaudeville. which we gave February 27. was very successful, Kiving us more than $100 for OUT house fund. The vaudeville included & musical comedy, Tlis is So S"dde" I in which twelve oC the girls took part. After the performance the audience Will invited to an informal dance. n 4' is well represented in campus activities tbis year. Bernice Marsol:!.is, with two otbers. repre sented the Players Dramatic Club at the faculty women' vaudeville. Ali ce Townsend had a leading r61e in the musical comedy of the sophomore vaudeville and J osephine Kenkel, Ruth Howard, Kathrine Ham· mond, and Bonnie Lane were in the chorus.
Kathrine Hamm ond recently became a member of l: 2; K, honorary ch emical fraternity. Virginia Norby has been elected representative for the college of education for W. S. G. A. , and Mirriam Hall on the sophomore commission . Leta Sch r eiber bas been made night editor for the Minnesota. Dtli/y. Luelle Alway was e lected treasurer of Y. W. C A.
The Univ ersi ty of Mi nn esota is sorry to lose President Marion L. Burton and congratulates the University of Michigan upon getting him. He will assume his n ew d uties July I. Dr. Lotus D. Coffman, dean of the college of edncatiOD, will succeed President Burton. We feel fortunate in havin&, lOme one so competent wbo is familiar with the conditions and life of this university
Although we h ave been working hard on schola r ship we have managed to SQou:ze in few parties and are now anticipating the spring formal and the Founders' Day banquet which is to be given at the Town Count ry C lub, St. Paul. LITA ScHRIJBIIl.
WISCONSIN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
(Chartered 1894)
Date of Pledge Day-October 4
I NITIATES
(Initiated April II, 1920)
Thelma EY1l.Ds, Van W ert, Ohio
Catherine Hullinger, Chicago, Ill .
Al ice LigaTe, River Forest, 111.
Marie Muench, Ben Avon, Pa.
Aline Morton, Webster Groves, Mo.
Helen Sbipley, Lafayette, Ind.
Isabelle Wright, Webster Groves, Mo.
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lIelen Archibald, B.A.
Captola 8reyley, B.A.
Ruth Brogan, S.A.
Catheri ne Bur. B.A.
Agatha Hahn , B.A.
Aulentia Porter, B.A.
Mildred Puckett, B.A.
ffelen Ramsey, B.A.
Katherine Tenney, B.A.
EIther Wanner, B.A.
We wue very much pleased ove r the eJection of onc of o ur newly- initiated members, Esther Haven , to th e office of treasurer of S.G.A. One of our members recently made varsity bowling team and another varsity baseball team and two received honors in inte rpret ati ve dancing. Alice Munro was elected to e 1: ., an hon ora ry journalistic frat e rnity. Helen Ramsey is one of the eight delegates to be sen t by the university Y. W. C. A. to the national conference of the V. W. C. A at Cleveland, Ohio Almost eve ry onc of us is engaged in some outside activity.
Mildred Kern , Maryland A, who affiliated with Wi sconsin A in 1919 was married on April S, 1920 to Ii Arry R. Bissell.
The engagement has been announced of Auten lia Porter, '20, to Huen Petrie, Wisconsin e A X.
GUTCJlEN ScUW&IZU.
WIS CONS IN BETA-BELOIT COI.LEGE
(C hartered 1919)
INITIATES
(Iniliated March 20, 1920)
Mildred Lytle , Byron, III.
Helen Scott, Waupun, Wis.
CRADUATES
Irene Eldridge, A.B.
Alice Emery, A.B.
Dorothea Hickok, A.S. Jones, A.B.
Adeline Stewart, A.B.
Mildred Whittaker. A.B.
With the opening of the spring quarter we find ourselves nearing the end of a very crowded year . Just before the close of the second fluuter we h eld initiation at Dean Tannahill', home for Mildred Lytle. '21, and Helen Scott, ' 18. The same aJternoon we formally pledged Mary Heald of Canton, Ill., who entered Beloit from Oberlin as a sophomore and wbom we "ill initiate on April 24 when we celebrate Founders' Oa,..
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The winter Quader was filled with the usual concge activities. Of co arse we were kept busy and alarmed by the thought of our fraternity examination and March 6 brought us great relief of spirit. OUf first fraternity examination has passed into history. We celebrnted its passing by a spread served by the alumnae: the next eve ning at Dean Tannahill ' s home. One of the mOlt memorable events of the quarter was an evening spe nt with Mrs. Nickerson, who paid Beloit a visit in March. We appreciated the opportunity of this r enewed acquaintance with our nationa l Vi ce ·President. Dean Tannahill wu absent (or seve ral weeks during February and March and brought back some splendid tidings of the chapters which she visited.
The .pring quarter promises to be n. very busy one. Just now plans are under way (or the organizing of interscholastic and high school day at the c o l lege May 7 Ilnd 8, and a number of our girls are on committees. The girls' glee club is getting ready for its home c on c ert, anxious to show that they can merit as much appreciation as th e mens' glee club which has just completed a very successful tour of stales Several Pi Phil are in the glee cl ub and Ali ce Emery is the leading so l oist. The student body was very much alarmed at the news that President Brannon contemplated leaving Beloit, and is relieved to know that he has consented to remain. The college is making definite plans fOr a large enrollment next fall. A new building ha s been p urchased as a dormitory for men. Emerson H al1, one 0 r the dormitoriea for women, is to be enlarged; this change will contribute much to the broader socia l life of the women at Beloit.
We plan to c elebrate Founders' Day on April 24, with a luncheon at the H otel Hilton. It is rumored that Misl Abbie Langmaid may be in Beloit on that day, and we hope that Pi Phis in Rockford, J anesville, and other neighbor· ing towns may be with us. The fraternity formal date is very l ate this year, for we expect to have it on Jun e 5 at the Co untr y Club. Then on June 22 we shall say: "Bon Voyage" to our si. sen ion and see ou r first year of n history close.
JRl!:NI ELDRIDGE.
ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE
(Chartered 1872)
Pledge Day-{)ctober 10, 1919
INITIATES
(Initiated Febru:lrY ' 920)
Louise Crissey, 1021 N. Prairie St., Galesburg, III.
Fern Fennessey, Avon, Ill.
Blondelle Van Arsdell, :168 N. Academy 51., Galesburg, Ill.
Frances Wylie, Coal Va.lley, Ill.
(Tnitiated March 4. 1920)
Mary Stover Kom, Macomb, Ill.
Ruth Matthews, Chicago, Ill.
Charlotte McCarl. III
CHAP TER LETTER6
( In itiated March 6, 1920)
Lillian Bruington, R F D I, Ga l esbur g, Ill. Antha Crover, 24 9 S. Kenilworth Al'e., Ch icago , III.
Virginia John ston , Milton. 111.
Dorothy Ku sse l, 9 14 N. Broad sr.• Galesbure-. Ill.
Blan('he Mill er, Fr eepo rt, Ill .
CRAOUATIlS
Barbara H aWl, B.A.
Martha Lane , B.S.
Beth Nel so n, B.A
Hester Nel son, B.S.
Win ona Witty, B S.
Spring ha s s ur ely co m e and with it the fee ling that th e camp us is a mu ch niccr place than the library. Doctor Abbie H o lmes is giving a very intercsting of lectures to the wome n o f the coll ege. Sin ce she is lec turing in many o f the large co ll eges and universities, Lombard is especially glad that she co uld take the time to visit 05
Our ( 0 r m a I dance though postponed on accoun t of the death of one of o ur professors, was one of th e most s uccessful parties we ha ve ever had We are planning our sp ring party fo r May I S. W e are anticipating o ur Founders' Day banquet on April 24, at whi ch a program sh o wing the evoluti o n of the dance will be gi en by (llin ois .6. and o ur chapter.
The O"lughters of the Am erican Revolution ha ve offe r ed prizes for e ssays written by th e freshman class on subject s of historic interest. One of aur freshmen won the first priz.e of five d o ll ars.
Sin ce o ur last letter we have pl ed ged a very sp lendid girl, Dorothy Haye ns. All of aur freshmen 8re going t o enter the preliminaries f o r th e Townsend dec l amatory contest, and we hope they will malee as good a record as the ch ap ter has a lw ays made. The winner of la st year's contest, R n is coaching the ('o nte slant s of Av on High School.
The women of the college are all ve ry busy making cost umes and learning dances for th e May Fete whi ch will be h e ld d urin g Commencement week We have aha begun work on the senior play and several short sketches for the Commen ce ment program.
W e are quite excited over a noLice whi ch has been received from the St.t. Board of Health sta ting that we must all be vaccinated.
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Our baseball team i s practicing- very earnestly now and lIVe hope the record which they make will be as high as that made by our basketball sq ua d.
I(.LINOI S DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE
(Chartered 1884) Awy LINDKROTH.
Pledge Day-5aturday before Thanksgiving
INITIATES
(Initiated April II, 1920)
Elizabeth Dunn, Galesburg, Ill.
Jes sie Ely, Mineral, Ill.
Gertrude Gamble, Des M oines, I owa
Gertrude Gillis, Bowen, III.
Dorothy Merrim an, Moline. 111 Margaret Nicholson, Newton, Kan. Pauline Parkman. Aledo, Ill.
Gladys Weaver, Canton, Ill.
Elsie Whit si t, Oakland City, !nd.
GRADUATES
LeoDa Day, A.B.
Desire Dickson, A.B.
Helen Furre r, B.S. ,.. .. Marion Gerth, A.B . Dorothy Magner, A .B.
Roms Urban, A.B.
Ruth Carley, A.B.
We have from Easter vacatio n with a reaHution that there are only eight weeks more of classes and that in this ShOTt much must be accompli.sbed. Finals are not fa.r away and the usual temptations to enjoy thi s lovely sp ring weather are hard to resist.
Knox h as had the privilege of hearing many fine speakers this semeste r, the most noted among them heini" Dr. J ohn T imothy Stone of Chicago, and Dr. Burton, President of the University of Minne sota. Our H arvard-Exc hangeProfessor, Dean Hurlburt, has just left after delivering an interesting series of l ectures in four week s' co urse on "Swift and his Tim es."
Two new societies: The Friars, for men, and a senior honorary society for women have just been organued. Three out of the eight girls selected from tne senio r class were Pi Phis: ROeDa Urban , Des i r e Dic kson, and Marion Ge:rth . In the future the members will be c hosen from · the junior class the latter part of the lut semester.
Alice Brandt, one of our sophomores was rec en tly elected as editor of next year's unual, Tlu Gall.
Looking back, this yur has seemed very successful for both our collegt; and fraternity. Knox received on Founders' Day, several thousand dollars for
college library fund. Our teams in football and basketball as well as in debatiDg and oratory have displayed their remarkable trainina by laree number of victories. A Knox man was onc of three orators ChOseD to represent the middle west in an oratorical coolest with the colleges of the western slatel. Now everyone is anticipating baseb 11 and track events.
This year, Knox will renew the custom of celebrating May -Day, which wa, discontinued durinlr the war. The feature of the day will be an old ·fashioned May-pole dance.
The Pi Pbi. are sony that only two montM arc left for work and pl.,.. April is bringing forth many joyous events. There will be the celebration of our Founders' Day by a formal banquet at the Galesburg Club, and our .priD&" party. April 30, besides our initiation and the us ual cookyoshine•.
L&oNA DAY.
ILLINOIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITV
(Chartered 1894)
Pledge D3y-December 20, 1920
INITIATlS
(Initiated February 21, 1920)
Adelaide Banfield, Austin, Minn.
Margaret Darrah, Wheeling, W. Va.
Edith Eberhardt, La Crosse, Wis.
M:ugarelta Fenn, Evanston, Ill
Loretta HaIl, Evanston, 1!J.
Elizabeth Heathcote, Baltimore, Md.
Huel Kaiser, Chicago, Ill.
Margaret Little, Evanston, Ill.
Florence Loven, Oak Park, Ill.
Esther McDonald , Highland Park, III.
Jane Phillips, Evanston, Ill.
Langdon Phillips, Evanston, lIl.
Lois Snow, Lakewood, Ohio
Edith Storey, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Viola Stormer, Tremont, 111.
GRADUATES
Alice Dickey, B.A.
Mary Emrich, B.S.
Marion Simpson, B A.
Dorothy We s tall, B.A.
Since our last chapter letter we have lost at least one of our main worries. PanheUenic has decided upon a new system of obtaining members. This promises to be very successful and our cbapter heartily approves the plan. Bids will not be sent until a few days before Christmas vacation, bat nerythin8' wiU be settleci before we go home. Cal1ini will be unlimited between Aueust I,
ILLINOIS
EpSILON CHAPTH
Top row, left to right: Fenn, Banfield, McDonald Emerich. Bobb. Yant, Nelson , Garvey. Founh row: Loven, Stonner, :Mary Darrah, J. Phillip., Jackson, We.tall Storey Hall. Third row: Kirkpatrickl Cian., lolaatera, Simplon, Kroele-hell, Towle, Vanhoesen, 1:... Phillips. Second row: Day, COOK, Dickey. Cameron, Lowry, Heathcote Carson, Kaiser. Boltorn 10.,.: Sno w, Darrah , Little . Judson, Anderson, Burna, Eberhardt,
and Oe«mber :lO, when the bid, arc semi out. We will draw COT day. for our parties, and on these day. no other woman', fralernity can tnlnt.in. Thil seems to solve m&ny of the difficulties which we have bad and will be • much morc democratic .y.tem.
We have been especially active on the campus tbis year, holding tbe following POlltlons: president of Panhellenic; secretary of women', leag ue; secretary of freshman c1UI; two girl. on the Y. \V. C. A. cabinet; six in the house of two on the student council; and one had charec of hockey in the Fall. A number of the girls were on the different athletic leams, and some were on Y. W. C. A. committees.
Vi e also received a loving c up for winning the inter fraternity coni est for subscriptions for the SyllablU. Northwestern's annual.
Out of the twelve contesting women's (raternities (or the st unts at Circul Solly, to be given in May, n ell was among the (our winning a place.
We are working hard to make the stunt [l success and are hoping to be worthy o( th e pri:r.e which will be given 10 the woman's (raternity whose stunt wins the fi rst place.
\Ve are making planl (or Ii house party in June . and are Inticipatiog a delightful time togetber.
MARGARIT TOWLI.
ILLINOI S ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
(Chartered October, 1895)
Pledge Day-October 4. '9'9
GRADUATES
Josephine Eddy, A.B
Edith Hibbard, A.B.
Katherine Huff, A.B.
Mildred Johnson, A.B.
Emily Jordan, A.B.
Easler vacation is ove r and we are well advlmced towards the close o( the semester. We have been especially interested in athletics this spring, with Jeanne White managing the inler·unit basketball tournament.
The woman', wei (are committee or the uDiver · aity is .taging a play this week call ed, leanne d'Arc Two Pi Phis an in the cast and Dorothy Preble i. manager 'Of the produc · tion. Mask and Baubl e, the univ ersity dramatic. will soon present another play with a n 4' in the l eadin&, role.
We are a.1l deeply interested in the new hOllse whi ch o ur a lumna: are helping us obtain The one which we afe considering has an ideal location as it is close to th e campus, The " Wh ite Elephant Sale" held by the alumnre clea r ed $400.00 for the hOllse fund.
We were very glad to have Mrs. Nickerson as OUf guest for a few days in Ma rc h Her visit was a pleasure and an inspiration. are planning & formal banquet for Founders' Day Decatur chapte r as our guests. O ur l ast initiation will
The alumna! and actives We hope to ha ve the be Thursday, April 15. J OSEPHI NE EDDY.
IL L I NOIS ETA-JAMES MIL L IKIN UNIVERSITY
(C bartered 19 12 ) Pledge Day-October I I , 1919
I N ITI ATES
(Initiated February 16, 1920)
Virginia Baldwin, Decatur. Ill. Hayes, Owensboro, Ky.
H e l e n Jones, Montic;ello, 111.
H e l en McD onald, Decatur, 111
H e l en Alice Robinson, Decatur, Ill. Leontine Sharon, Carollton, 111. Vivienne Vent, Decatur, III.
( In itiated April 8, 1920) Bl anc he Fult on, H ammond, III.
CRADUATES
Margaret Browne, A.B.
Mary Finn, A.B.
Catharine Milliga n , A.B D orothy Traver, A.B.
W e are very glad to introd uce o ur eigh t n ew Pi Phis. Initiati on was held a t the home of Elizabeth Mill e r o n Febru a ry 16, followed by a buffet supper.
On F eb ru ary 14, the sch o l arship banquet, given by the l oca l P an hellenic, was h e l d at the Orlando H o tel. Tw o girls from eac h class and the one from each fraternity having the highest grades were the g uests. Cat h arine M illi g an. ' 20, and Lois Englem.:ln, ':n , were guests from the senio r and sophomore classes, and Dorothy Tr aver, '20, r epresented IT oil.
On M arch 19, Miss A da Lindsay ( K K r, University of lliin o is ), wh o i s secretary of ou r Conse rv atory, entertained a ll fraternity people of Millikin at a lovely formal dance. During the evening the five women's fraternities gave clever s tunts.
Lois Engleman, '22, had the honor of being the only woman on the inter· collegiate debating team, aod brought credit to IT cIJ in the debate with Eureka College.
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Our (ormal, (he fint since ..ar times, wu held March 'J7. At half past .ix we bad a lovely dinner at the Country Club, which was followed by the dance. The tables in the dining·room were -decorated with jonquils and yellow tune, and the lame color scheme predomina.ted in the ballroom. A novel enol during the dinner was the appearance of two newsies who distributed the n EztraduioN. a cleverly arranged little newIJpaper containing n • new. aDd jokes.
Millikin is justly proud of our ba.sketball team this year for we won the championship of the Little Nineteen Conference. The girls too have done good work in basketball and closed tbe suson with a thrilling game between the two star teams, the Anny and the Navy. We were represented in basketball by Helen Jones and Virginia Baldwin.
This has been an exceedingly busy year at Millikin. We have welcomed a new president, Dr. Lewis E. Holden, formerly of Wooster College, but are sorry to Jose Dr. J. C. Hessler, Dean of the Univenity and acting president for part of the year, who goes to the University of Pittsburgh next We wish you all a pleasant summer vacation, and the best of success in beginning next yur. CATHAItINE W. MILLIGAN.
ZETA PROVINCE
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
(Chartered 1868)
Pledge Day-October IS
JNITIATIS
(Initiated March
Francis Basby, Brooklyn, Iowa
Mary Dutton, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Kathryn Gilmore, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
EIi:r.abeth Hughes, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
lsabel McFerran, MI. Pleasant, I owa
CltADUATi
Helen Firebaugh-Rogers, A.B.
We were glad when our long-anticipated day of initiation came. and we added the names of five girls to oor ro)!. Our aJumnae advisory committee served an excellent dinner at the home of Mrs . Edwin Johnson (Be r tha L. Augspurger. '01), after which we went to the home of Mrs. Ed Lines (Fanette OkeJl. '93) for the initiation ceremony with OUr alumnae: a. invited gue.ts.
The glee club has just completed a successful two weeks' tour The light opera Pina/ou was presented in wbich II" claimed the leading lady, Kathryn Gilmore.
Edith Whiting, '2:2:, was cholen one of the two delegates to the national Y. W. C. A. convention at Cleveland, and 3150 elected to the Y. W C. A
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cabinet for nex-t year. Ina Shaull, 'l;I, was elected house pl"csidenl for tbe ensuing year . lI el en Rogen, '20, r ep· resented Iowa W es l eyan in the woman's s tat e clebate of I owa in March.
Only two more months of school and I think everyone will be g lad to see th e close of another reM. We will miss the (Bilhru) work of our se ni o r n ext year, and this is o n e lime when we are glad that we have only one senior member to lose
D OROT HY P. GILMOU
IOWA BETA-SI MPSON COLLEGE
(Chartered 1874)
Pl edge Day-October II , 1919
INITI TES
(Initiated February 7. 1920)
D orothy Holfmann , '23. Leon, Iowa
Lyda Be ll e Hugh es, '22, Norwalk, I owa
Margaret Kirkendall , '21, Corning, I owa
( Initi ated March 13, 1920)
Louise Birdsall, '23, Emerson , [ OWA
Ethelyn Di cke ns, '23, Diagonal, Iowa
Mary Elizabeth Edward s, '23. Indianola. Iowa
R05:l Farlow. '23, Indianola. IOWA
Ethel Gates. '23 , 1 ndianola, Iowa
H arriet Goodseil,·'23. Chariton, Iowa
Haz e l Hugh es, '23, Norwalk, Iowa
H elen Kridelbaugh, '23, Chariton, Iowa
Mildred M eek, ' 23, Indian ola, Iowa
Louise Peasley, '23, Indian ola, I owa
Ann Peck, '23, Indian ola, I owa
GR.OUATES
Bessie Boileau, A.B.
Blythe Claylon, A. B.
Vera Di cktDs, B .S.
Vera Hollow-ell, A.B.
IOWA BETA
Top row, left to riabt: Lucille Ford. Marie Gus-Sawyer, Bernice Hanndly, Marie Shetts, Lucille Evant. Anne Peck, BelSie Boileau, WinDifred Sear. Blanche Lona-
Third row: Grace HUlhc!I . Dorothy H offman . Harriet Dorothu Edwards.. Ron Farlow, Marlaret Clayton, Mary Alexander. Elva Bdlman, willa Clamer.
Second row : Ruth Kirkendall. Vera Hollowell. Louise Birdsall. Mildred Meek, Lucille Stubbs, Huel Rulthcs, Effie Noble. Bazd Beute l. aarriet Goodsell.
Holt om r o w: Ethelyn Dickens, Ethel Gate•• Vera Dickent, Louise Peasley . Marlaret Kirkendall. Lyda BeUe HUlb u, Blythe Clayton, Mary Ehzabetb Edwards , Mildred Edward •• Hden Kridelbauab.
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Grace Hughes, D.S.
Ruth Kirkendall, Diploma in Public School Music
Only six more weeks of the schoo l yellr at Simpson-but ob. 10 many thing, to do ! \Ve are planning to entertain the Simpsonia Club, consisting of the women facuhy members and the ,wives of the professors, at a tea soon; then our Founders' Day celebration is to 'be h e ld April 28. We are going to have & cooky·ahi ne with the alumnre club at which the active girh will put on a short p rogram. Lut of all at Commencement time tbere will be the annual alumna! breakfast, given by the alumnre club for the active girls and their Commencement guests. Seven of our strongest girls will graduate this sp ring.
On March 20, the local chapte r gave n formal dinner at the Harris-Emery Tea Room, in Des Moines at which Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Mott (Vera Ingram, '07), and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Ha.rlan (Madge Peasley, '06), were the chaperons. At the recent Panbellenic banquet, held in Des Moines we were represented by Bessie Boileau, 'zo, L yda Belle Hughe s, 'u, and Ann Peck. '23.
Several Pi Phis are taking prominent parts in outside activities this year. W innifred Seay. ':u, and Margaret Kirkendall, '21, accompanied the Simpson glee club on the trip over the sta te in March. Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Margaret Kirkendall, and Mildred Edwards are on the new Y. W . C. A. cabinet. Vera Dickens. '20, is the Simpson delegate to the nat iona l Y. W . C. A. convention at Cleveland, Ohio \Vinn ifred Seay has been elected one of the lih; representative women of Simpson.
We are so rry to lose two more girls this semester. Marie Gass was married February IS. and is l eaving us a.nd Lucile Ford will be unable to finish the school yeu on account of illness.
Simpson has excellent prospects for next year-an in c reased new courses of study, a new Central Building, and many other innovations. Rece ntly a new fralernity for men-:E A X-has been established Th e interfraternity spi rit here is very good at present and we h ave high hopes for the future .
IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE
(Ch &.ttered 1877)
Pledge Day-October 18, 1919
INITIATES
(Initiated January 29, 1920)
Helen Hart, Vennilion, S. D.
Evelyn Nourse, Milwaukee, Wis.
Bess Randall, Gonrin Springs, Monl.
Ann W ood, Logan, Iowa
Beth Wood, Logan, l owl
HARRIIT ScaOGl;!i.
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CRADUATlS
Edith Armstrong. B.S. in H.E..
Frances Gates, B.S. in If. E.
Roxana Phillips, B.S. in H.E.
Florence Ronin&er. B.S. in H.E.
Claire Richardson, B.S. in H.E.
Bertha \Vormhaaldl, B.S. in H.E.
Helen Wilson, B.S. in H .E.
00 our return from the spring vacation we had a cooky-shine for the pledecs. The spring Quarter finds us very busy with college activities.
Helen Hart. '22, has the lead in the sophomore class play Merely Mary An,.,
A big musical comedy will be staged April 24. in which two Pi Phi., Bertha Wormhauldt, ':JOt and Florence Rominger, '20, have the leads. while four of the girls, Helen Secor, '22, Bertha Sheafe, ' u, Louise Otis, '22, and Evelyn Nourse, ':u, are in the chorUI. Helen Hort, '22, is pianist.
Ann Wood was recently initiated into e 2: , Iln hono rary journalistic frater· nity. Ann has been editing the society notes (or the Iowa Slate
We have three Dew pledges Helen Wilson, Washington, Iowa. Harriet Tilden, Ames, Iowa, and Alice Blair, Wayne, Neb.
In memory of their daughter. Ruby Lynch, who was a member of Iowa r, Dr. and Mrs. Lynch presented Iowa r with an original oil painting of a landscape in southern France. by Carl Buehr We are very pl eased with the lovely gift which will always mean much to U!I.
On Founders' Day, we tlre to have a joint meeting with the dub for the purpose of doing oor part in tbe upkeep of the Settlement School. Our contribution will be put with that of the alumnlle club . Mrs . F. C. Sigler, o u r Province President expects to be with us at that time. The meeting will be in the form of & cook,.-shine.
IUNK O. BICHIL.
IOWA ZETA-STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (Chartered 1882)
Pledge Day-Se ptember 2.8, 1919
JNITIATES
(Initiated Apri l 10, 1920)
Vesta Cooper, Hawarden, Iowa
Virginia Des Jllrdins, Denver, Colo.
Gail De Wolf, Spencer, Iowa
Dorothy Norton, Keokuk, Iowa
Marion Quick, Mapleton, Iowa
Elizabeth Stanton, Chariton. I owa
Mabel Tate. Iowa City, Iowa
Ruth Wallace, Des Moines, Iowa
Lynette W estfall, Carroll, Iowa
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CU OUATES
Sab ra Cla rke LL D
Cat h a ri ne Dayto n , B A.
D or o th y Dowd e ll B A.
Elizabe tb Lu tz, B.A.
Rosa li e Martin, B.A.
Fl or e n ce St r ub, B A
I o w a Z is pro u d of nint new membe r s and a1t h o u g h w e are expec tin g great things fr om each o ne w e ca nll o t keep fr o m m o urnin g o ve r th e d e parture o f six seniors , gi rl s who have done great th i n gs. B ut th ese gi rl s are go i ng to l e ue with a g ood t as te in th eir m outh s, f o r th e yea r 19 19- 20 ha s be en a m os t s u ccess ful o n t ( o r th e c h apter. In sch o l a rshi p. we ranked secon d h i gh es t f o r tb e fir s t q uar- ter; i n se ll i n g {:lgs for th e m e m o r ia l in Fr a n ce, we took i n the mos t m oney, so d i n th e j Ol er-fra te rni ty b as k e t ball to urn a ment , II B 4> won th e o rn a m e nt fo r the m antle . I admit that th is l etter does so un d r at h er bo a st f ul , b ut th en , i t' s a ll in fami ly, i s n ' t it?
MA UDI A DAMS
MI SSOUR I ALP H A-UN I VE R S I TY OF MI SSOUR I
(C h artered 1&)8)
Day- Sep te mbe r 6
I N ITIATES
D«e lll be r 7. 19 19)
L ucy E llen Brown , F o r es t Cit y, Mo.
V ir g in i a Fult o n , M o
J an ua ry 21 1920 )
Herring Bass, Enid, Ok l a.
M ar tha Cornish , l ola, K an
M ary L ee F a ri s, 5 1. Loui s, Mo.
E d na J a n e Lo ui s i ana. Mo.
Fra nces H aley , Lo ui s ian a, M o.
H awk in s, 51. J oseph, Mo.
L a vina H ickm a n , Colum b i a , Mo
E li zabe th Hill , Kansas Ci ty , Mo.
Fr ances Hu dso n , Carr o llt o n , M o.
J eff ri es , Char l eston, Mo
L acey, St. J osep h, M o
M argare t Lohman, ] dfe r so n City, Mo.
F ay Os tn e r, M o.
M a r jorie P atte r son, K a n sas City , M o .
Be r tie S i mmo n s , Bunke r . M o.
E m il y S immo n s , Bu nke r. M o
H en r ie tt a 5t. J oseph , Mo
Phylli s Th oma s Kansas City, Mo.
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Kathryn Turner, Cincinnati, Ohio
Helen Vandervoort, Paragould. Ark.
Janice Vandervoort , Paragould, Ark.
H elen Van tis, Fulton. Mo.
Frances Zimmerman, Warrensb urg , Mo.
GRADUATES
Alma Baker. A.S.
Kathryne Baker, A.B.
Lucy Ellen Brown, A.B.
Olivia Carter, A.n.
Winifred Dy sar t. A.A.
Kathl«n Fleming. B.S.
Mary Gladden Grant , B.S.
I1 e l en H aymes, B.5.
H az.el J I ill, B.S.
Cammie Lamey, A. R.
Virginia Maugh s, A.B.
Mary Moore, B.S.
Roy Stewart, B.S.
Gladys Wall, A.B.
Since our sKond semes ter of the sc hool yenr will close April :10, we can n ot celebrate Founders' Day with our c u stoma ry banquet, but instead will have a memorial meeting on Sunday afternoon, April 18
During the national W. A A. convention held in ColumbiR the week -end of March 19, our chapter entertained fourteen delegates, six of whom were Pi Phis from other chapt e rs.
During the Washington University Missouri University basketball games, we were pleASed to have as our guests Dorothy Jak es and Elizabeth Bradshaw, of M issou ri B. And during the Easter vacation Eda Lincoln, formerly of this chapter, Cale Anderson and Grace Donnelly, of :t\1issouri B , visited the chapter house .
Dorothy C lark, Edna Jan e H a ley, Melba Hawkin s, Bertie Simmons and Henrietta Stewart took part in the home economics play at the Farmers' Fa i r. Melba Hawkins won th e prize given for the best r epresentation of her part. Helen Redford won the for fortune telling at the fair.
Maureen Jeffl'ies took o nc of the leading p:lrts in the W. A . A . vltudeville. Bertie Simmons, Corinne Ma ckey and Maureen J effries will take part in the May Fete.
Our social life throughout the year hits been about the same as usual. Local Pan helleni c provid ed (or one high school week ·end during the year, nnd fixed the date for April 9. when we had eighteen high schoo l girls visit the house, snd entertsined them with a d:mce.
We initiated all except three of our twenty -eight pledges, two of whom did not remain for the second semester o( school. We feel that we have spent a ery happy and uldul year.
CHRISTINE HOOD.
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MIS SOU RI BETA-WA SH INGTON UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1907)
D ille of Pl edge D ay fixed by l oca l Pan hellenic-September 2 5
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( Initiat ed February 2 1 , 1920)
Gayle And e r so n , '22, S I, Louis, M o. Grace Donnelly, '2 2 , B ea umont, Tex. Lucile Gardne r , ' 22, Kirkwood, Mo. Vera H e rm ann, '22, Sf. Louis, Mo. Dorothy Kr ebs, '23. 8t. Lo u is. Mo. Edith Lange, '23. St. Louis, M o
Thelma Madill, '31, St. Lo u is , M o.
Aimee Elise Meyer, '::12, 51. Louis, M o. Louise Ril ey, '22, SL Louis, Mo. H ilda. Schroete r , '23. St. Louis, M o. H elen Staudinger, ' 23. St. Lo uis, Mo. Dorothy Wiggin s, ' 22, St. Louis, Mo (Initiated April 7. 1920)
Ali ce H ager, ' 23 . 81. L o uis, Mo. Betty H illebert. '23. St . Louis, Mo. Estelle Leiber, '2: 2, St. Louis, M o
GRADUATES
Evadne Ald en, A.B.
Marion Gardn e r, A . B. Wilmoth Gree n, A.B
Helen May, A.B H elen Poertner. A . B. Mary Williams; A.B.
The sl o g a n of our camp us for the past year has been, "Do all that you can and add some more to that-at any rate don't waste tim e." No one has had any time t o waste th ough, as th e re have been so many un i ve rsity events--so m an y more a nd so much bigger things than have ever been attempted before that the s up por t of each and everyone of u s has been n eeded all the time.
T think th at W as h ington Univ er sity can f eel jn st ly proud of the record set hy fraternity women in o ur r ece nt Endowment Fund drive h eld on the campus. All the fraternity women excep t one enrolled in the college, pledged something. Our chap te r was one hundred per cen t.
Sin ce M a r ch we h ave added Susie Manovill Rubey and Ru th Martin to our list o f pledges.
Th e alumnre have set May I as the date of o ur F o unders' D a y banquet and our annual tea for th e st ud ent s of the un ive r sity is planned for May 8 . Th.en with examinations at ou r heels. another yea r will soon be o ver.
N OR MA E. BURen.
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M.ISSOURI GAMMA-DRURV COLLEGE
(Chartered 1914)
(Pledge Day-February 9. 19 20 )
INlnATO
(Initiated March 23, 1920)
Francis Gatling, Springfield, Mo.
Marjorie McClure. Norman, Okla.
Mary Francis Stoul, Medicme Lodge, Ken.
GRADUATES
Clara Lucie Ely, A. B.
Susan Hurt, A.B.
May Patterson. A.B. Williams. A.B.
Since the lui ARROW, our chapter has had some wonderful experiences. for we hue had two remarkably charming visitors. The first was Mrs. Tannahill, who was with UI a day whic h will long be rememlxred. other was De Garmo. Millouri B. who ably took the place of the province official visitor who was unable to come. Such treats as these are more deeilly appredated than we cln tell. May Patterson is to h ave a leading part in the class play; two of our pledges. Virginia Farrington and Katherine Ferguson, represented UI nobly in the all· freshman class debates; and Amelia Ruxton has been elected the delegate from Drury Y. W. C. A. to the national convention :1.t Cleveland, April 13 ' 19.
We are very proud of our new patroness, or "Chapter Sister," as we like to call Dr. Mildred McArthur, professor of Romance Languages. She is a splendid help to us, and is a true Ubig-sister."
One of the greatest in the college traditions this year is the new ruling which permits dancing on the campus. The faculty granted this privilege believing that all fraternity functions would henceforth take place in tbe gymnasium. However , the fraternities have disappointed them in this, for ever, stunt thus rar hal been in some down-town place. The boys say that one simply could not have a nice dance in the gymnasium. But we are going to show th em and are making secret plans for the most "wonderful dance ever"-to be held in the gymnasium-and we know that this, the first fraternity· dance, is going to be a "howling success "
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The greatest task in the hands of Drury people just now, is the endowment campaign. It is progressing so sp l endid ly, that we feel sure that before you have read this, you will hav e heard that Drury has n o w a million dollar endowment.
Fran ces Irwin, Cheyenne, \Vy o. Lucille John son, Denison, I owa
Gertrude Killian, Kearney, Neb.
J osephine Mullen, Cheyenne, Wyo. I sabe l Pearsall, Omaha, Neb.
Mary Richardson, Lincoln, Neb.
Mary Rosencran s. Plattsmouth. Neb
Marjorie Ru sse l1, Nor th Platte. N eb. Eleanor Talbot. Lincoln, Neb.
GRADUATES
Me lba Bradshaw, B.F.A.
Eleanor Fogg, B.A. Dramatics
Mildred M cFarland, B.A.
Lucile Nitsche, B.A.
Ca r o lyn R eed , B.A.
Alice Sedgwick. B.A.
We feel that N eb raska B has made remarkable progress this year. Ou r new chapte r house has given us new interest and frsternity spirit as well as a stronge r desire to participate in activities on the camp us Nineteen pledges have been initiated and things l ook promising for a slrong chapter next year.
Melba Bradshaw and Eleanor F ogg have done excellent work in dramatic. throughout the year, while se ver.:.! of our new initiates showed special talent along these lines. The University Players. with Eleanor Fogg in the leadiAg r oll. is presenting U"der Cover April 13 at the Orpheum Theater for the benefi t
of the n B "" Sett lement School. AU alumnre and active girls aTt working bard to tickets and to make it a great success, (or Ihis is !1 opportunity to raise money {or our school.
Another achievement of which we are very proud is the winning of a $too.oo pri1-!!:, offered by the management of the Annual to the women's fraternity selling the most subscriptions to that school publication during a three days' campaign. 1t took hard, fast work but we passed the Thetas on the last day and were more than happy over our success .
Twelve active girls art taking part in an opera, The Isle oj Dr-ellms t o be given soon by the city of Lin co ln for the benefit of French Orphans. We wanted n B 41 well represent ed. since several of the ot her women 's fraternities are bein g represen ted.
This week-end has been by far the most enjoyable time of the entire year. Our banquet was held April 9, and our formal the next night. Many alumnse were here for both affairs, all being anxious to see our new chapter house as well as to be present at this annual reunion time.
Previous to initiation we conducted a two hour study period twi ce a week for the pledges, one-h:l1f of which was devoted to fraternity st udy. The plan seems to have worked out well, if we may judge by the excellent grades the freshmen received on their pledge examinations and on the improvement shown in their school work.
THiL)IA DETWEILER.
KANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITV OF KANSAS
(Chartered 1873)
Pledge Day-February S, 19 20
INITIATES
(Tnitiated February 17. 192 0)
Florence Hurr ess , Joplin, Mo.
Maxine Burtis. Garden City, KaD. Alice Carney. Concordia, Kan. M a urine Firestone, Anth ony, Kan.
Evelyn Horton, Omaha, Neb.
Harriet Kinn ey , At chison. Kan.
Dorothy Matticks, Kansas City, M o.
Ruth McDow e ll, Ponca City, Okla.
Harriet Osborne, Wichita, Kan.
Evangeline Perry, Albuquerque. N. M Cornelia Washbu rn. Kansas City, Kan.
GRADUATES
Helen Brown. A.B.
Eva Jack, A.B.
Helen Jackson. A.B.
Harriet Osborne. A.B.
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Evangeline Perry, A.B.
Katherine Reed. A.B.
The h o u sing question is a serious one here nnd we are interested in a move· ment of the women'. to build a coope rative house for girls.
\Ve afC proud to announce the election of H elen Jackson to membership in man, has been invited to join ft C 4 E. Torch, an honorary organization {or senio r women. She i. abo a member of the couDcil of women', student government association. Eva J acks was delegate (rom I chapter of 0 N h onorary home economics fraternity to its national convention at Madison, W isconsin. Ruth McDo well, a fresh-
Recently the chapte r entertained with a small informal dinner dance. The week-end of April 24. we had a house party (or girls who will be in school n ext year We entertained our mothers on our ann ual Moth ers' Day on May t. \Ve have two new pledges: Margaret Stubbs of Lawrence and I rene Boye r of Kansas City. Mo.
LoRETTE CHAPKAN.
KANSAS BETA-KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
(Chartered I9tS)
Pledge Day-September 14 , 1919
J N I T I ATES
( In itiated Feb ru a r y 7, 1920)
Eleanor Ball , '23, Gallatin, Mo.
ThelmA D obson, '22 Winfi e ld. Kan. F ai th Martin, '23, Winfield, Kan.
Maurine McLach lin. '22, Paola, Knn.
Lillian CYBrien, '23. Manhattan , K an. Valva Rader, '21, Caney, Kan.
Ruth Rannells , '23. M anhattan, Kan.
Corrinne Ri chards, '22. Kansas Ci ty. Mo.
Edith Rus sell , '23, Paola, Kan.
Mae B. Siefk in, 'n. Wi chita., Kan
Lucile Smith, '23, Topeka. Kan
(Initiated Marc h 30, 1920)
Julia. J o hn son, '23. Heringt o n , Kan.
Hel en Rannells, '20, Manhatt an, Kan.
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CIlADUA1'U
Ernestine Biby, B.S., H.E.
Louise Dawson, B.S.
Kathryn Kinm an, B.S.
Mabel Trout1etler, B.S.
A. the school year drawl to an end. we find the girls more Ihan ever active o n the hill. Ernestine Biby, '20, was voted one of the mOlt popular girls in co llege. Erncstine was also cho sen as May Queen Attendant. While the varsity lwimming team has not yet been chosen, we 3re sure that Lucile Smith, '23. one oC the highest individual scorers, will place on that team. Several of the girls :\rc trying out for baseball and tennis this term. Three members Arc to se rv e c:.." Y. W. C. A . committee. next year, one on second cabinet, one. Big Sisler captain and one on Clembership.
Our spring party is April 16. Six Illumn::.e and fifteen guests will attend. W e are :tlso planning a Founders' Day banquet and with the cooperation of tbe alumnse, hope to make it a great success.
Louise Dawson and Ernestine Biby have been e l ected into a secret senior fraternity.
ft is with. feeling of sadness we reali:r.e thai another year is coming to ;t, close. With it we ,hall lose five of the strongest girls we bave--scholastically and socially. We know that they will not cease 10 work in the interests of II B til, but we know that we shall miu them terribly. This has been a
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glorious year for Wyoming A , lind a testing year, (or we have had a house for the first lime. As th e first women's frat ernity on the campus to enjoy this privilege we have felt an added responsibility in it and hope we have not fallen down. With the h ou se we have come to feel closer to each other and to OUT alumnre.
W e all know thai Wyoming A i" on her way to a very great and real deve l opment (or usefulness, but the three juniors and two sophomores wh o are to be left with the freshmen to Uearry on" can not help feeling almost appalled by Ihe responsibility thnt is so soon to Test upon them. Our scholarship r ecord has been such that no fa culty member co uld object to our having sel(government in our own house. We are proud of this record and arc not forgetting the local Pllnhelleni c c up, the province cup, and the Balfour cup that are being held up a5 a chall enge to perserving and earnest endeavo r.
With in the past month we have had two real treats in the visits of Miss O nk en and Miss Carson. Aft e r a second vi sit from Miss Onken just at initia· tion time when she proved such n splendid inspiration to ea.ch one of u s, and after one from ' Mi ss Carson whi ch has endt:ared her to u s anew, and made her r eally "A lw ays H azel," to us in a way that only frat e rnity fri e nd ships may, we feel as if we had a new grip on things and would mak e of this year a wonder!!.tl whole, and cn rry forward to next year th e enthusiasm they broug ht us, t owa rd s making it the most useful and s uccess ful year Wyoming .A. has ever known.
MARY R. CUFFORD.
COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
(Chartered 1884)
Pledge Day-September 28, 19 19
INlTIATf:S
( In itiated March 7, 192 0)
Glady; MacRae, Glenwood Springs. Colo. Wild a Wallace. Grand J un c ti on, Colo.
( In itiated April 8, 1920)
Elsie Eaves, Ster ling, Co lo Alice H ardy, Denver, Colo
Mary Livingston, Windsor, Mo. Alberta Seal, Denver, Col o.
ClADUATES
Margaret Boho. A.B.
Meda Carley, A. B.
Marjorie Crouch, A.B.
Margaret Curry, A.B.
Marion Dale, A. B.
K atherine Du ce A.B.
Elsie Eaves, B.S. (C.E.)
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Nancy Fleming, A.B.
J lelen Griffith, A.B.
Vera Jones. A.D.
Marion Mason, A.B.
Ruth Slane. A.B.
IIarritt Shaw, A.B.
Ida Swayne, A.B.
Vivian White, A.B.
Colorado A is anticipating Commencement with mixed feelings of pride and regret for, instead of the usual five or six graduates, we shall have this year no less than fifteen seniors to receive diplomas. not to mention one junior. Charlotte Burgess. who is to have a degree in pharmacy. Of these. nine have been in the chapter throughout their entire college course, and most of the remainder for from two to three years. As this number is considerably larger than that of any other organi:r;ation on the campus we may be pn,tdoned (or feeling a little proud of IT cfI. l oyalty to college and fraternity. On the other hand we who must leave have more pe rhaps than the usual feeling of wistful regret at the thought of how much we are going to miss the sweet companionship of our fraternity life.
In the meantime, however. the various activities of the third CJuarter go merrily on. The next event of general college interest will be the production of a light operetta or musical comedy composed and presented entirely by local talent, entitled Nou. and Then. Ten or twelve of our girls are included in the caste, which is composed of about thirty-five girls and twenty men.
We have rec ently had the very great ple:tSure of a visit from our charming Grand Secretary, Miss Onken_ She was much enjoyed and appreciated by us all. After the necessary formality of the big reception we selfishly kept her to ourselves. and made the most of our opportunity to know her beUer. Fraternity pleasures, it seems, come in rapid succession, for about two weeks later Miss Carson, o ur Provi nce President, spent several days with us.
The university summer session will begin the middle of June. Since adopting the quarter system of term divisions the summer school is able to cover the same co urse of study as one regular winter term. There are usually a nuruber of visiting Pi Phis here in the Bumm er, and although the chapter house will Dot be open as such, we hope that you will make yourselves known to
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those of us who live in Boulder or thirty miles away in Denver W e will be so clad 10 know you!
COLORADO BETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
(Chartered February 12, 1885)
Pledge Day-September 29. 1919
INITIATES
(lnitinted February 1930)
Esther Biggs
Ruth Brinker
Esther Daubenspeck
Virginia Shattuck
Aurelia Trauger
Dorothy Tucker
Dorothy W ILTd
Dorothy Zabelcr (Initiated March 29. 1920)
Muricl McLagen, '23. <)00 S Logan St., Denver, Co l o.
Emily J l eitzmnn. '33. 1352 Lafayette St., Denver, Col o.
GRADUATES
Marion Cutler, A.B
Margaret H all, A.B.
Drusilla Stewart, A.B.
Sara Stewart, A.B.
Mildred White. A. B.
Vivian W ithrow, A .B.
"Well, the company's gone, the party's over, the Bungalow is in order again, and we t\rc down t o earth once more, ready for more own opinion, for we've certainly \>«n keeping ope:n house for Grand Officers and Province Presidents. I n the first place, we had beloved M iss Onken who made us her second visit (since my chapter days began). My candid opinion of Miss Onken is, that I' m mighty sorry for any chapter that hasn't had the pleasure of meeting her. The Grand Officers whom we have met have made luch a lasting impression, that we all agree that the rest of them must be just as nice. Then Miss Carson, our Province President, came
MARION B D ALE.
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for three days lut week and gave us a great deal o( help on questions about which. we were dubiolU. We had a reception for each o( them, and invited the alumna: and other fraternity girls. And of course cooky-shines weren't forgotten. We were mighty glad to have had both o{ them again and wi1l be ready to receive them with open arms any time they choose to come.
We had oor second "pep" party a few weeks ago. Remember I told you how Dairy Conn started u. on it last year to earn some eKtra money? Of course 'Ul7e alway. need the fly-a-way dollar and this time &5 we counted over o ur hoarded gold, we discovered we had saved fifty -three dollan. -My, but that looked good to UI! I don't know whether we will buy an oriental rug or a few viclrol with it-we haven't Quite decided yet.
The university has Quite a heavy war debt hanging on its shoulders, so when we were asked to help relieve th ose bruised shoulders, we gnve a cooking sale at the Bungalow one Sa.torday, and made our goodly contribution that way. And since everyone of us ha s pledged something towards the Fellowship Fund, you can readily see that our pocketbooks "aren't what they used to be."
Flat though they may be, we llre planning to give a dinner dance on April 23· This is to be our spring dance and we nre all anticipating lots o( (un, Il1'd are already looking over our various apparel, to be sure that we will be "pe rfect ladies" that night.
Alice Withrow, one of our smallest physi ca lly (though far {rom a pigmy in brains and ability), has proven her worth by being chosen for Kedros, the womn's honorary fraternity. We surely are proud of our dainty Alice.
The time for elections is drawing nigh, and to start the ban a'rolling we are going to have chapter election next meeting. So since this is my last epistle to you all, I'll say "Adieu, {air Sisters-though I know yon only through these letters to you, it'. been a wonderful pleasure to have been the one to tell you all our joys and sorrows (?).n
Vera Allison, Tahlequah, Okla. Eleanor D:uron, Ardmore, Ok la
Mary Louise Coates, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Eleanor Crowl, M c Alester, Okla
Ruth Johnson, Bartlesville, Okla.
M ajohr ea J ai lette, Col orado Springl, Co lo, Beatrice Lindsay, Pauls Valley, Okla
Alyne Morris, EI Reno, OklA.
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Alta Mea.ch3.m Clinton, Okln.
Jessiea Owen, Oklahoma City. Okln. Pauline Robert s, Okl ahoma City, Ok l a Nellie Shuttee, El R eno, Okla.
C lyd e Thomp so n, Vinita.. Okla. Winifred W est, Ardm o re, Ok l n, Dorothy Za c hMins, En id , Ok ln.
CII.ADUAT£S
Vivian Edwa rds , D.A
Esther Wh inn e ry, B.F . A. in Art
\Ve were indeed f ortunat e in h !loVi ng o ur Grand Preside nt, Mrs . Anna Lytle visit us {or severa l days in February. She adv ised us, and h e lped u s by he r most interesting, as well as va lu able talks. W e had our Open H ouse for Mrs . Tn.nnahill at the Varsity Shop on February 14.
\V e a r e glad to announce Ollr p ledges, L u c ill e Armstrong, K a therine Hn eT, of Ok laho ma Ci ly , and Isabel DulTy o f Norman, Okla.
W e. introduced Our new house Mrs. W. D. Willi a ms, at a tea in our h ome th e fir st of Mnrc h. At presen t we nre h a ving fn c ulty dinners twi ce It month in order that we may a c quaint ou r freshmen with the faculty W e a re p1!l!lIling to hav e a dunsnnt on W e dn es day , April 14 , th e proceeds of whi c h are t o be given t o the Armenian Fun<1, Lu cy KIRTLEY.
IOKLA H O MA AGRICULTURAl. AND ME C HANI CAL COLLEGE
(Ch:1fter ed Augu s t 12 , 1919)
Ple dge D ay-Oc t obe r 4, 19 19
INITIATES
( Ini tiated Feb ruary 14, 1920)
Virginia Ba gby . ' 23 . 31 0 Du ck S t., Sti llw ater, Ok ln.
C r3ce Coley , '23 , H olli s , Ok la.
Nellie D 3v idso n , ' 23, 30 t Kn ob l oc k St., Stillwater, Okla.
Fanny U. Day, '23, 115 Kn ob l oc k St.. Stillwater, Ok In.
Huth Coodho lm . ' 23, 31 0 Duck S t., Stillwater, Ok la.
Rulh J o n es , '23, 312 Elm Av e., Sti llwat e r, Okln
( In it iat ed Ma rc h 3', 1920)
Mary Douglas, Guthrie, Okln . Lester, Stillw ate r, O kln.
GRADUATES
Xaida Cutu, n.s in Il ome Economi cs Fran ces Davidson, B.S. in Education
Geo rgi a Hall. B S. in H ome Economics
Cora Kane. B.S. in H om e Economics
M aybelle Wh ee le r, B .S. in H o me Economics
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First we wish to present to you two pledges; Elva Rouse and Winifred Cook, who were pledged on January 28.
The success which characteriz.ed OUf first membership campaign as Pi Phis has been evident through all of the college year. Our chapter has been well reprcstnted in college activities. athletics, "pep' J organiu.tions, class org:t.niza · tions and in the student senate. Seven girls are in the glee club, three of these being in the girlt' quartet; Cora Kane was elected to 0 N, honorary home economics fraternity; and two of our home economics seniors represented that department at the state rair in Oklahoma City this year .
Though we have no official reports of the scholarship standing of other fraternities here, we feel confident that we will not be disappointed when the grades ne made public. One of our stniors, Fran ces Davidson, made the highest record in college for credit points.
In thinking of outstnnding events of this year, we have agreed that Mrs. Tannahill's visit has meant more to us than Dny one thing. On the last night of her visit we gathered around and for more than an hour listened to her as she told of the ideals to which we could aspire, and which we could reach if only we would take advantage of opportunities alTered us. Mrs. Tannahill's visit W3S a great inspiration as well as a great delight.
This semester we have been giving informal leas all Sunday afternoon. We find these hnve been a great help to us from the stnndpoint of social courtesy as well as a means of making new friends and entertaining old ones \V e recently had the pleasure of entertaining Mr. John Kendri c k Bnngs as n guest.
Our seniors are at present very much interested in a new movement inaugurated by the alumni nssociation of the college, the aim of which is to have each of our 1,1 00 a lumni pay $100 for life membership to the association. The mont'y obtained will be used in the erection of a building to house all student ac tivities and to serve as a memorial to the soldiers of the war. The permanent fund will be used for future needs. The present senior class is loyally supporting the movement.
ARKANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERS ITY OF ARKANSAS
(Chartered 1<)09)
Pledge 03Y-January 10, 1920
INITIATES
(Initiated Match 27. 1920)
Vinvela Butt, '22, Little Rock, Ark. Emily Russel1, '23, Pine Bluff, Ark.
GRADUATES
Elizabeth Choltlrd. B.A.
Lura Massengale, B.A.
GEORGIA 1[ALl.
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We started OD our third and last qUaJ'ter. and hope to make it as successful as the preceding ones. We are exceedingly proud over leading all fraternities in scholarship in the first quarter and came only a lillie below th e non ·fraternity women. Then Coro Lee Reed was not only cho sen as onc of the queens at the Agri dance but b1 popular vote was chosen the most beautiful iP-ri in school. And there is among us a perfect girl, Vinvela Butt, ont of our Tteent initiates, who comes nearer r eaching Annette Kellerman's measurements than any girl who has been in the physical cu ltur e department {or the last two years Five of our girls played on the volley ball picked team.
On March 27 we initiated Vinveln. Butt and Emily Russell. ManY , alumnre were present. for the initintion. Directly after the initiation, we 'enjoyed a cooky-shine. We intend to initiate the rest of our pledges when MilS Onken is with us the latter part of April. Our Panhelleni c tea comes soon too. A vital point now is our formal dance on April 30. We have ordered everything and are ready for the decorating.
Katherine Ferguson, a pledge from Drury Co llege at Springfield, Mo., is visiting us now.
The most important change in the University of Arkansas this year is that in requirement for initiation. Formerly a pl edge had to pass twelve quarter hours work, now she must pass thirty h o urs work or sixteen hours of B average to be initiated This means that practically everyone must wait till after the set::ond quarter to be initiated while formerly initiation could be held after Christmas vacati o n. This ruling was n o t passed until the quarter hence quite a few were not able 10 be initiated on account oj too few hours of credit. The university is working to raise the standard along all lines.
GJ:RTRUDE HARDEMAN.
TEXAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (Ch!lrtered 1902)
INITIATE
(Initiated April " 1920)
Florence Slone. Houston, Tex.
GRADUATES
Eleanor Atkinson, B.A.
Sarah Chambers, B.A.
Mary Cooper. B.A.
Mattie B. Craig, B.A.
Mary Louise Gardner, B A.
HaJlie Kelly. B.A.
Katherine LiOard, B.A.
Mary Page Maltby, B.A.
Jane White, B.A.
Annie Stone Williford, B.A.
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Our college ytar will IOOD be completed. It bas been such an entirely suecel5 ful and happy year that we dread the approach of Commencement. The June parting i, particularly hard, because we are forced to give up many of our most loyal girls. The few remaining weeks of this year will be well crowded. 10 that time will quickly p..... The upper classmen are expecting the junior prom to be one of the most enjoyable CYe ots of the yeu. Soon after that event, our seniors will hold sway during senior week; and then the university will be both gladdened and saddened by Commencement.
We have lately entertained with a lovely luncheon at the Counlry Club (or some little Austin girls. The decorations were most unique, with rustic baskets filled with bluebonnets, varied-eolored balloons floating from the cei ling, and little Vogue manikins suspended in front of each plate. Dancing was enjoyed behveen courses. Some time in April we shall have a big tea (or our patronesse ••
We have just held initiation for Floren ce Stone and pledge service for Pauline Halderman and Ma.rgaret Dutler. We are extremely proud of our new girls. After the pledge service, we had a cooky-shine, with suc h a jolly good time that we wish we could have one every week. The poor freshmen were first made to clean up and then entertained UI with a stunt party.
We are anticipating the visits of Mrs. Dyer, Province President, and Miss Onken. We are sure that Mrs. Dyer will leave us feeling better acquainted with the Pi Ph is of this province, and we will learn from Miss Onken more about what all of you are doing.
I wish you could be with us now to enjoy the beautiful spring time in Austin. The bluebonnets are in full bloom and are enriching entire fields with their wonderful color. These fields and the one lake o( which we boast are offering effective antidotes to our winter session of study.
Wishing the very best o( summers to you all, MAl Run FUNARY.
TEXAS BETA-SOUTHER='" METHODIST UNIVERSITX
(Chartered June 10, 1916)
JNITIATES
(Initiated January 2:1, 1920)
Florrie Bowman, Elkhart, Tex.
Lora Cullum, 4000 Gillon Ave., Dallas, Tex.
Wacil Dees, Live Oak and Munger Blvd., Dallas, Tex.
Geraldine Harper, Shreveport, La.
Mary Fay House, Dallas. Tex.
Fannie Knight, Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas, Tex.
Katharine McKemie. Gainsville. Tex.
Ruth Sockwell, Dallas, Tex.
MinDie May Wall. Tampa, Fla.
(Initiated April 20, 1920)
Clara Nell McLaughlin, Ralls, Tex:.
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Texas B is anlicipatin" with much pleasure and interest Mi 55 On ken 's ",isit on April 19. Xl, and :11. Several of the girls already kn ow h e r, sin ce s he visited us two years ago. The fr eshmen and 5Oph omo r es Arc very anxious to see the little I.:ady with whom all the j UDi o rs arc so muc h in lov e W e arc all mighty glad th at th e fraternity exami nati on is over, although we did not do as w ell as we h ave done before. or as we had h oped to do.
S. M U is allowi ng the fraternities to have h ouses next year and eve rybody is delighted. W e are st ill r:lth er young and since the tr eas ury h as n ot bee n huilt U,) will not be able to h ave a house n ex t yea r, b ut we a r e making 1>lao s for the following year. We ha ve already bought 1\ piano f o r th e h o u se.
S. M. U. is giving a MA Y Fete this year for th e first time. With o ut a sing le exception we are tak ing part in it. \V e nre also h o l ding seve r a l st u dent offi ces this tt-rm. S. M U. is growing m o r e eac h year in th e number o f students as well as in branches o f s tudy ; the c redits a re honored in a lm os t every co ll ege in the country without examinations.
\V e are very sorry that we canno t have co nv ention at Dall as, bul w e see thai it is t o have it a t some summer reso rt when we do h ave it in 192 1, in o r de r 10 th e girls bette .- oppO rtu nities for athlt:tics and r ec r eation
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(Chartered 18<)1)
Pl edge Day-Octobe r II
G1AnUATES
Beth ia Caffe rey, B.A. Educ a ti on Elit abeth F e nner, B.A . Education
Salli e Gilliespie, Bachelor of De sign
L :lUra Kear ney, B.A.
E st h e r Kent, B.A.
Margare t McCon n e ll, B.A.
Martha Vairin, B.A. Educ at ion
H el en W atson, B.A. Educa t ion
Early in th e fall we planned to have a Pan helleni c h o use at Newcomb, but on account of the scarc ity o f h ouses, one co uld n ot be r en ted and it was n ot advisable to build. 0:1 account of not having a m ee ting place on th e C.1 mpus, chapt er Ii(e h as n ot bee n what we w o uld like to make it. The best thing that hns hap pened to th e ch apte r was a hou se party f o r th e Easter holiday s given by Gwin Murrell at her home, Tally H o Plantation. Those days of good tim es and co mr ades hip emphasiled the value o( th e fr a te rnity spirit. Th e year is nearly over and fraternities are still on tri a l at N ewcomb. Th e n ew membership sys tem has work ed very well, and inter frat ern ity f ee ling h as been eA ce ll en t this yea r.
Newcomb has grown i mm ense l y and l ike many other coll eges finds itse lf confronted with the probl em o( increasing the end o wm ent. During th e last few months tbe student body has bee n directing its e n ergies towards raising
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money 10 pay for the education of the Serbi.an girl. whom we expect to b3.ve with us nut year. Being natumlly isolated. we an alway. glad to come "in contact with otber coll eges. This yea r we feel that we have been particularly {orlun:lIe in having Newcomb well r epresented at the student volunteer and the student governme nt conve nti ons The Agnes Scott's debaters will soon visit u s. One of the grutest innovationi in college is CAmpus nieht on which .11 of the students of the univenity are urged to disp l ay whatever talent they POSieSS at these monthly gatherings given with the idea of bringing the students of Tulane and Newcomb t ogether.
HE LEN W ATSON.
I OTA PRO V I CE
WA S HINCTON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WA S HINGTON
(Chartered 1907)
Pledge Day-Oclober 4, 19 19
INITIA TES
( Init iated J anuary 31, 19 20)
Dorolhy V. Boyd. Victoria, U. C.
Irene Du dd, lI e l ena, Mont. Alma. Calhoun, Seatlle, Wa sh Ma rgaret Delaney, Seattle. W as h H e l en Dingle, Y akima, W as h.
Eilene H owe ll, P orl l and, O r e. Dorothy Maxw ell , Seattle, W ash. Marv el Turnure, P o rtl:md, O r e. Lois Yo ung, Abe rdeen, W as h.
GRADUATES
J eanette Adams, A.B.
Ad el e Ca rlin, A.B.
Evelyn Pi ckre ll, A.B.
D o rothea Presley, B.S.
Dorothy R ic hards. A.B.
Lnura. Scougal, B.S.
Laura Turn e r , B.S.
As the co llege yea r draWl to a close. every \Va sh ingtonian ca n l ook about him and ...ee that th e big undertaking s whi c h have bee n prompted by the t: nlhusiasm o f returned student l ead ers, are be ing 5uccessC ully accomplished. Pbn s (or building the n e w s tadium have held the cente r of interest with the student body. and :a state-wid e campaign for financing i t is well un de r way . The lite ch ose n ( o r it, is a very :attrac tive part of th e campus ove rl ooking Lake \Va sh· ington. In a r ece nt nam e co nte sl, W ashi ngt on Field was se lected as its official n a me.
I l o me-Comi ng wee k i s now an in s tituti o n at W as h ing t o n. and the l as t week in May has been se t aside for th e second ce lebra ti o n of th e event. At thi s tim e
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many of Washington's annual entertainments have been scheduled in order to brfo g the alumna:: in touch with undergraduate activities; among which are the May and junior week. Several Pi Phi s have been chosen to dance in Tlte Paradise 0/ C4j/dre,.. the pageant which will be given on the green. J' fazel Jones is on the May Fete committee, and Helen Dingle. '22, on the alumni committee for Home-eoming week.
Many college affairs occur during the spring quarter. The operetta, given annually by the college of Fine Arts, will take place April 20, in Meany Hall . Marvel Turner, '22, will be one of the principals. April 17 will mark the date of the County Fair, the proceeds of which a r c used for beautifying th e campus Gwendolyn Monteagle. '21, is on the County Fair committee.
Our first Camp u s Day was held May 6, 1904. It was the suggestion of Edmond S. Meany, one of the oldest and most revered of our faculty members. Sin ce then, it hIlS been a tradition in our university and the staff for that day is chosen by him, the Commander in·Chief. Ruth Dunn, ':13, was appointed captain of the sophomore women, and Ha zel J ones was made a lieutenant in the Helean - up squad ."
Laura $cougal, '20, took the leading role in Notlting But tire Truth given by the dramatic association Eilene Howell, one of our new initiates made Red Domino. Constance Sejbert, '22, was recently chosen a member of A P, honorary art fraternity. Marion Cameron was elected treasurer of women's l eague. Evelyn Pickerell has completed tl s uccessfu l year as president of Y. W. C. A. We are also well represented in the cabinet for the coming year. Cwt'ndolyn Monteagle is a member of first cabinet and Hazel Jon es, '2 1, and Dorothy Boyd, '22, hold places on the second cabinet. The honor of which we are all justly proud, is the election of Huel Jones as junior representative for the coming year on the student board of contro l
O ur scholarship committee has been very active in formulating plans for raising the general average We Are soon to enjoy a supper given by the defeated side in our recent scholarship contes t. Also we have two new pledges Nadine Soule, Tacoma, and Margaret Bain, Seattle So you see we are all very busy at Washington; but are not too busy to wish you all the best of success :md happiness during 1920.
Mid -se mester examinations are oveT :md we have started on the last nine weeki of the co llege year. \Ve feel that this has be4:n an exceptionally successful :md hAPPY year (or u.s. Last month we initiated fifteen sp lendid girls, and were so glad to have nineteen alumore, representing five chapters, with u a on this occasion. On March 6 we were fortunate to pledge two most popular girls on the campus: Doria Macintosh of Bellingham. Wash .• and Bessie Fritts of Watt:rville, Wash.
Margaret Adams is secretary for the senior clRsa. Elsie Durr was chose n a member of th e college honor hockey teaJll.: sbe is also on the V. W. C. A. cabinet. Marguerite Skibeneill is V. W. C. A. secretAry. Ruth Inkster is secretary of the freshman clnn. Irene Oliver was elected to Mask a.nd Dagger. AU honorary dramatic society. Ruth Newland was elected president of \1-. W. C. A. Beatrice Hall is president of Ellen H. Richards Club. a home economics society: she is also one of the "Big Five," a committee in chalge of :l.Trllngements for Campus Day. Last, but far from least. n 4' heads the list of women's fraternities on the campul for having the highest number of girls on the college honor roll.
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T op r ow, Idt 10 ri.ght: Francclla H a wley, Thelma O yhs Hutchin s. Irene Curtis, Lois Dorn, Glady. J oh n.o n .
Fourth row: Vi,ian Hargrove", Nettie Peterson, Vi rgin ia Sm ith, hla Mc Cai n. Ma r· aa ret Willon Ruth KawlinR"S.
Third row: Jldm Matt\cy, Vua R osenq u est Ethel F raz ier, Ethel Joseph son , Myrtle I • •• aon, Iioige William s.
Second row: Elizabeth H ill , Elva Prescott. Hel e n Snyder Fannie 'Val son F ay m Burdon. Mary H olmu
Del t om r ow: Dorothy Oatrander, Lillian Davis. Hel en Muller, Doris Fisher. Vi ola HU l ted, Cecil Logan
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We :lre 1)lsnning to have sevtral new buildings on our campus, DOW Ih :lt the war is onr. A DCW woman'. dormitory is being erected at present. Plans hll\'e been made {or a womao's building, which will include a gymnasium, Y. W. C. A. rooms, dc. We hope to build an armory, which will be • memorial to the Wa!thington State College mtn who lost their lives during the recent war. Er lzAB£Tlf ROUDEBUSII.
OREGON ALPHA-UNIVER S ITY OF OREGON
(Chartered 1915)
Pledge Day_Third Term Matriculation
IN1TJATf.S
(Initiated January 23. 1920)
lIelen Clarke, Tacoma. 'Vash.
Eleanor Coleman, Eugene, Ore.
Ruth Di('hl, Portland, Ore.
Dorothy Eakin, Astoria, Ol"t.
Priscilla Eakin, Astoria, Ore.
Lucille Garber, Grants Pass, Ore.
Marguerite Hammond, Ashland, Ore.
Arbelyn J lenley, Baker, Ore.
Marjorie Kruse, Portland, Ore.
Rachel Parker, Eugene, Ore.
Mildred Smith, Redmond, Ore.
Mildred Weeks, Portland, Ore.
Ruth Wheeler, Eugene, Ore.
(Initiated April 17. 1920)
Myler Calkins, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Margaret Carter, Eugene, Ore.
Ethel Gaylord, Ti lIamook, Ore.
lIelen Madden, Caldwell, Idaho.
GN.i\DUAT£S
Bernice Spencer, A.a.
L. Evelyn Smith, A.B.
Ruth D. Wheeler, A.B.
\Ve are back after our Easter vacation to begin on the third term's work. The MiJleage Bill is occupying much time at present. This bill provides (or an increase in appropriation by the state for the universities . Each student in the university is taking an active part in the campaign, so we hope that when it is voted on in May it will pass. The increased number of students and Ihe inadequate accommodations have made the increase a necessity, so we nre doing our part to see that the Milleage Dill goes through.
On March 13. we had our format dance at the Osborn 1I0tel, nnd several Oregon BeI85 were guests at that lime. Differenl sizes of silver colored French baskets with daffodils and ferns. and tied with yellow tulle formed the
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maiD pari 'of our decoration scheme. The lights were covered with yellow crepe paper (orming large daffodils, giving a. general effect of spring.
Juni or week-end wil1 be M ay J3-15. this yenT, and we are busy planning o nr canoe (or the Fete, and entertainmen t for our guests. 'Ve also hope to have many aiumnl'e back to visit us.
e K, a woman', honorary commerce {raternily, has been installed on the campus, into which six Pi Phil were initiated.
Marjorie Kruse. '23. and Mildred Weeks, '2 3. were el ected to Kwama. sophomore honor society.
Esther Fell is treasurer oC 41 9 K. N ell Warwi ck was appointed to fill a "Beaney on the student council. Esther Fell is society editor of the Qur tri -weekly publication.
Kate Chatburn, Laura Rand, and Marga ret Conklin will attend the convention of M E which will be held on the Oregon campus in June.
Thus far we have had a very successful year, and there is eve ry promise of its remainder being more successful. Oregon A. sends best wishe s to every n B <1>.
THELMA STANTON.
OREGON BETA-QREGON AGRICUL "rURAL COLLEGE
(Chartered July 23, 1917)
Pledge Day-Ap ril 14. 1920
JNITIATES
(Initiated April 2, 192 0)
Lillian Davis, '23, Vale , Ore.
Doris Fisher, '23, Boise, Idah o
Mary Holmes, '23, Medford , Ore.
Viola Husted , '23, Ontario, Ore.
Ceci l Logan, '23, Ontario, Ore.
Isla McCain, '21, Corvallis, Ore
Margnrette Morrison. '23, Arlington, Ore.
lI e len Mu e ller, '23, Vale, Ore.
Do ro thy Ostrander, '23, Portland, Ore.
Helen Snyder, '22, Corvallis, Ore.
Frances \Vatson, ':n, Corvallis, Ore.
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CUDUATES
[rcnc Curtis. B.S.
Lois Dorn, B.S.
Thelma Dykes. 8:5.
Francelle Hawley, B.S.
Georceoe Hutchins, B.S.
Oregon B i. concluding this year with a feeling of satisfaction since this has been ODe of progress. However. we are going to hitch our wagon to a star and 10 I\rc not entirely self-satisfied yet.
We have instituted onc custom this year from which we are many beneficial result., the establishment of • circular letter to the alumnae. which will gh'c them a more intimate knowledge of the work oC the chap· ter, and it will also make it possible (or the chapter to keep in closer touch with the alumnae. W e ex· pect to send three or (our letters yearly, and I wish now to invite alumna who has every not .1· ready done so, to write us a detailed letter of her activities since leaving college.
We held the spring initiation April 2. We are proud of our pledges, for during tbis year they have proved to us that 'as mem hers they will warrant our deepest love and confidence. We expect them to make ODe of the strongest sophomore classes we have had, in both scholarship and campus activities. The initiation banquet wa.s in every way a happy affair. Mrs. Beck, Dun Milam, Mrs. Churchill (Michigan A) and Mrs. D. D. J ohnson (Bertha McHenry) were our honor guests, and contributed greatly to the pleasure of tbe evening both by their presence and by their very stimulating talks. We are anticipating Mrs. Beck's visit in May, because bel' advice and inspiration always bring forth renewed efforts from the chapter.
Our greatest disadvantage this year has been our small house. We feel something like the "old woman who lived in the sh oe" for we are so crowded it is impossible to take in all of our freshmen. This is a real disadnntage for both the girls and the chapter.
We extend a wish to all {or a pleas:mt vacation, and a successrul year in 1920 and 1921.
GEORGINE I IU TC I-I INS.
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KAPPA PROVI CE
CAL I F ORN IA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD, JR ., UNIVERSJTY
(Chartered 1893)
Pl edge 19. 1919
INITIATES
(Initiated April 26, 1920)
lI ele n C luny, Men lo Park, Cal. Dorothy Carllner, Stanford Univ ersi ty, Ca l.
Marguerit e T ed fo rd, Santa An:a.. Ca l,
GRADUATES
Fid elia Co nard , B.A
Harriet Crabtree, B.A .
Anna Franklin , B.A .
Nan cy Holt, B.A .
H el e n Strawser, B.A.
Margaret Wood, B.A.
Virginia Wood, B.A.
We arc phlnning t o initiate three girls on April 26. We will then be very happy in the possession oC thr ee splendid new Pi Phis.
Our chapter has taken II. gTelller interest in the welfare of the Settlement School. The suggestion was made and enthusiastically taken u p that the chapter hold a benefit. On May 22, we plan to hold Ii bridge tea at the h o u se for ladi es of the f!lculty and friends of the c hapt e r. I n th e evening o f the same day we are going to give a nicke l dance for aU cn mpus people nt the club house.
\V e nre anticipating a great deal of fun and we h ope f or mu ch sympathetic s up po rt of our plan.
The quarter promises to be 3. busy o ne f o r us because we are also going to pnrticipate in the crew carnival. Ea ch house and the several halls on the cnmp us have booths o r slage some sort of stunt, the proceeds from which are used for the varsity c rews. As Ihis is one of OUt most popular sports we all are most en thusin. snc in mnking n success of the c:unival.
Our formal dan ce i s wother of o ur undertakings . W e have given no formals since the beginning of w:ar work activity. Conseq u ent ly we are particularly nnxious to make this a splendid dance.
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The is happy in the return of Helen Benn, Harriet Barnhart and Elgie Miller, whom we have missed this last quarter . We are also very glad 10 be able to nffiliate Virginia Hoffman, a transfer to Stanford from California 1'. We wefe recently made very proud of three of our girls who participated in the girls' athletic meet. Carey Bailard won a first and a second place, thereby winning the greatest number of points in the meet. H eleo Strawser and Dorothy Buffum each won lirst places. We felt that this was indicative of the interest shown by the girls in campus activities.
BUTRICK
C ALIFORNIA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
(Chartered I<}OO)
Pledge Day-January 21, 1920
GRADUATES
Emily Haines, A.B.
May Kimball, A.B.
Eva MacClatchie, A.B.
Wanda McMeen, A.B.
Mildred Metzner, A.B.
Elizabeth Rutherford, A.B.
Henrietta Shattuck, A.B.
EDMONDS.
Another semester has come 3.nd almost gone, nnd we look back upon it as one full of h3.ppiness and successful achievements. especially since California B c limbed several steps in scholarship. Every girl has been exerting her efforts to rnis'! our average still higher and as finals take place from April 26 to May 5. we are all working to m3.ke a good showing for n 4>. We are justly proud of the higher scholastic reputation given to the house by Eva MacOatchie, '20. who was elected to cf! B K.
n R 4' has been well represented on the campus this semester Edith Corde. '2 ( , is preside'nt of the junior class, and in the associated women students elec · lion for the coming semester Grace Ziegenfuss, '22, was chosen secretary. Marian McCreary, '21, was chairman of the costume committee for Partllntja, while twelve of us took part in the production. In an effort to further democracy among the women students on the campus and to help them in becoming better acquainted, A. W. S. held elliSS open h o uses in the new Y. W. C. A. building. Dorothea Blair, '20. chairman of the committ«. helped to ma).;e these meetings a splendid success.
One of the popular intcr co ll egiate sports of the coas l is crew and we are all nnxi ously awaiting the contest with Stanford on April 17. The women as well as the men enter into this (orm of activity and their recent regatta held on Luke Merritt showed evidence of keen college spirit in women's athletics. Eva M 3cCIaichie received her numerals in senior crew and we are pleased with the record she mooe.
We enjoyed very much the visit of our new Province President, Josephine \Velch. Her message to the chapter brou&.ht us into c l oser touch with the
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national ,pirit and we shall give OUT best efforts in aiding the Settlement School, of which she spoke very inspiringly. The Northern alumnre club has already done its share by rectntly gi ving a card party (or the benefit of the school. The seniors are eagerly anticipating Commencement which will be held May n, and although they regret that they will no longer be active members of n n they promise their best support to the alumnre organization.
WANDA McMuN.
C \I.IFORNIA GAMMA-UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
(Chartered 1917)
Pledge Day-Indefinite
INITIATES
(Ini"tiated March 6, 1920)
Hilda Blatz, '23. La Mirada, Cal. Helen Campbell, '23. Los Angeles, Cal. Dorothy Copelin, '23. Toledo, Ohio.
Marg:ud Epperson, '2l, Los Angeles, Cal. Margaret Frey, '23, Pasadena, Cal. Virginia Grunnis, '22, Los Angeles. Cal. EIi:r.abeth Goodell. '23, EI Segundo, CIII.
Mildrc:d Heinze, '22, Los Angeles, Cal. lIazel Jacobson, '23. Los Angeles, Cal. Audrey Kainer, Pasadena, Cal. Lucille Long. '23, Los Angeles, Cal. Grace Loudon, '23, Los Angeles, Cal. Florence Mullin, '23, Los Angeles, Cal. Lois Noble, '21. Chc.ha1is, Wash.
Elizabeth Speicher, '23, Los Angeles, Cal. Yvonne Young, '22, Fresno, Cal.
CRAOUATES
Helen Avery, A.B.
Marguerite GifTen, A.D.
Margaret Strause, A.B.
Violet Stuart, A.B.
With spring vacation over, we are now looking ahead to the last lap in our college year-the busiest time in our college life To many of us, these last few months mean our last days in college and it is with regret that we see the year slipping by.
This has been a big year in every way. The university has been expanding both in facilities and cnrollmen t and nil the old college activities have had a Renaissance.
We were very proud this year to have one of our Pi Phis, Edith Scott, initi:tted into the junior women's honor society, Sppoks and Spoker, while Hellen Northmore had the distinction of winning the lead in the junior play,
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Grun Stockings. The senior road show, abandoned during the war, is coming back to life and is eagerly anticipated.
The women's Panhellenic organization, which has been establit;hing a scholarship. will soon give a big Pan hellenic benefit dance from which we expect to raise quite a large ,urn of money. Aside (rom a fi · nancial I)oiol of view, the undertaking of this scholarship has been successful in making Panhellenic a purposeful orgnnir.alion. The association this year is now facing another urrderlaking-namely that of completely reorganlzlng the rules for the membership campaign . H all plans carry, U. S. C.'s campaign next year will last a little less than two weeks.
Just last week we had the pleasant experience of welcoming a new local group into Panhellenic. This group is known as 6 n and is petitioning for a national charter. Since October there have been many Ustray Greeks" on the campus and the number is continually swelling. Lately they formed all organization and have been cooperating splendidly with Pan hellenic. We have Kappas, Delta Gammas, and Tri Delts several strong.
In March we were able to initiate sixteen fine girls and we had the pleasure of having Miss H azel Carson, E Province president, as our guest. Being so lately out of school herself, we found her 3. most sympathetic and interested helper in many problems.
This sC(:ond semester, Lecil Romaine. Washington B, and Victoria McCovern, West Virginia A, have been t3.king work in the university and we have been very glad to have them with us.
Viewed :15 a whole this year has been most happy and successful, and I can only hope that the next will be as fine.
hEN! ST. PIERR.E.
NEVADA ALPllA-UNIVERSlTY at' NEVADA
(Chartered Novembe r 13 , 19 15)
Pledge Day-February 9, 19 20
INITIATES
( In itiated March 13, 1920)
Marie Grubcnau, Sparks, Nev.
Marie Lamon, Elko, Nev.
Tessie Crane Ross (Mrs.), Reno, Nev.
Neal Sullivan, Reno, Nev.
Nevis Sullivan, Reno, Nev. ;
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GRADUATES
Adele Armstrong, B.A.
Helen Cahill, B.A.
Rachel Sprague, B.S.
JuSI another month and the college year will be ove r. \Ve are sorry to J ose our three seniors, but we hope that they will be with us often.
Since our last Akaow, we have initiated five girls. We h eld initiation services on Marc h 13, ending the day with :1 banquet of activt! nnd alumnre loti tis
On March 20, we gave a tea. in honor of our new patrones ses: Mrs. Emmett Boyle , Mrs. G. M Steinmiller, and Mrs. C. M. Gardner, at the h o me of H elen Hobbin s, '12.
The following Sunday morning we se rved a "warne breakfast" in the basetntnt of II all, the girls' dormitory as a benefit (or the Settlement School. We made $10 00 In order to add to Ihis amount, we have levi ed R l:tx of tcn cents for tardiness, and twenty -five cen.ts (or absence (rom meetings. We h CI>e to have a ni ce little sum to co ntribute to tht: Settlement School by the end o( the semester.
Helen Cahill, ' 20, was el«ted to <fl K our graduate honor socie ty . IItlen Ca hill, ':Zo, and Virginia l'liggins, '21, took part in the play given by Ihe dramatic society.
We are expecting a visit (rom o ur Provin ce Preside nt, Miss J osephine Welch, this month. We are hoping that it may be the latter part, as we sh ou ld like very mu ch to have her with us at o ur b:mquet on F o und ers' Day.
Best wishes (rom Nevada A (or all 11 B <fl
HAZEL C. I-IALL.
ARIZONA ALPHA-UNIVER SITY OF AR IZONA
(Chartered August I , 1917)
Pledge Oily-not definite
INITIATES
(Initiated February 16, 1920)
Elizabeth Angl e , Tu cson , Ariz. Martha Crowell, Tu cson , Ariz. Darthea Eastman, Tu cson, Ariz. Gladys Tu cson, Ariz. Doris Oesting. Pasadena, Cal. (Initiated April 5. 1920)
Mabel Angle, TucsoD, Ariz. Margaret Fowler, Tucso n, Ariz. Marjorie Franklin, Tu cson. Ariz. Dorothea Wilbur. Ph oenix, Ariz
CItADliATES
Alice Breret o n. A.B
Kathryn Brown. A.B.
CHAPTER LETTERS
Gertrude Clark, B.S.
Hazel McCoy, A.B.
II den \Vhitehead. B.S.
Zoe Wales, A.B.
With the above number of initiatei making thirty four active members and four pledges. Fran en Loftus. Beatrice '\Vright. Je.n Crepin and Eliubeth Marc h, you might ask if Arizona A is not like the old woman who lived in a. shoe. We hope to live in 1\ shoe all our own, with a shingle showing the leHus hanging over the entrance, beginning next fall.
Unlike this old woman we do know whal to do wilh our children. We have had them holding important offices, of whi ch you have heard. throughout the yur: three were on the victorious hockey learn i two were in the Sock and nuskin club play given last month i three are in the junior play !lin-ely Ma,." flln , lIelen O'Malley being Mary Ann; lIelen also played the part of Pete in TJu SJlt'phard 0/ tJu /fills presented for l ocal charity.
Our alumna! club is planning a reunion of Pi Phis from all parts of Aril.ona on Founders' Day, when they plan to give the aclive chaptt'T a picnic lupper. On April 30, we will give our big annual dance which is 10 be a Japanese dinner dance. We hope, to have our Provin ce President. Josephine Welch, here at the time.
Two Pi Phis in this year's graduating class were elected to K ell. The University ye:'lT ends on June 5 this year , and for some of us this means, "I'm no longer a student at College, and for others. But 1 still love the name of n 4>, Ring Ching."
" J'II be still l onger a student at co lleg e, And I'll make ot h e rs love the name of 11 Next Year ." ALICE BR!R!.TON.
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};XCHANGES AND COLLEGE NOTES
The Central Office of Phi Chi announces the revival of Xi of Phi Chi in Baylor University Medical Depa.rtment, Dallas, Texas, December 10, 1919.
The following very practical article (rom the current issue: of To Dragma of Alpha Omicron Pi bas a personal interest (or members of U B 4> because Mrs. Francis II. Sisson (Grace Lass, lllinois 6, '92), the wife of the writer is a former Grand President oC our fraternity,
THE VALUE OF A CHECKlNG ACCOUNT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
By
FUMels H. SIISOJf, Vic. Presidul G,uJ1'IJ1IIy Trtue COm9G"Y of Nit» Yor.
There are advantaaea in havin, a checking account with a commercial bank which apply equally to practically all .orts of perlOns.
A checking account provides. means or having rudy purchasing power without keeping on band a sum of money whicb may be lost or litolen. The cbeck bal become auch a univer&al medium of payment in thia country that it seldom occurs tbat a mercbant refuses to accept a check if he ia acquainted witb the penon who bas made out the check. In a college community, mercbanta frequently have 3 peraonal acquaintance with a large part of the student body ana even where this docs not obtain the mere fact of the student's connection with the local college or university , make. it worth while for merchants to accept such checka.
Another aeneral advantage of the check is the fact that a cancelled chcclc: is virtually a receipt for the payment for which the check wu tendercd. If a person owca; a monthly bill, aay of $10.00, and pay. it by tbe cancelled check with the mirchant'. endorsement constitu te. virtual proof that the payce haa received the check and made use of it in settlement of the debt owed to him.
It is especially worth while for a youtlg man or woman to possess a checking account for tbe education it givn in bankin aDd fiuncial matters. Most people who hue no dealings with banks unfortunately hue little or no knowledge of what constitutes banking and of what a bank doea for the community. The posaession of a checking account will fOlter at least a slight interest in this most important science of bankina and should cause a legitimate inquilitivenCII into such matters a.I the uscfulneJs of a bank., the meaning of endorsementl on checks, tbe functions of clearing housel, and other kindred topi cs. No educated perlOn can today afford to be without at lellSt an elementary of the subject of money and banking.
The posscssion of a cbecking account further should .timulate financial rcsponsibitity and accuracy on the part of its poases&or. Jt take. only a few failures to make out a check stub whenever a check is drawn or to make note of a deposit in the bark whenever one is made, to bring borne the importance of handling with cnctne.u onc's peraonal financial affaira. The use of checks as far as possible in the payment of bills also enables a person to "see where the money is goin,," since, if check stuba are properly made out, each month's cbcclr:s will present something of • tin.edal hi.tory for that month. Since many college students ftre on monthly allowance. from their par.enb or othen, the use of checks is thus particularly valuable tl) them in inculcating ide of mal6ng both ends meet, in other words, of trying to arrange a budget of income and outgo.
For such reasons as these, no young man or woman in college who can afford tl) have a checking account should be without one. It is not a luxury but a necessity, and a necessity not only for the advantagel it rivCl day by day, but in the lessons it teacbes, and the incentives it gives in financial respon.ibility.
The Ly"e of AX 0 gives these excerpt!l from a lengtllJ and interesting collection o( chapter stu nts made by the Beta Theta Pi:
The Washington chapter bas a scrap-book that is becoming practically priceless, as memorabilia of one 50ft or another are pasted in iti newspaper clippinp, dance
prolnms, ansp..bots and trophies that lend to lacb preserntion. That 50rt of thin, ouaht to be in every hOUK not on1,. (or iu nJue in rushin" but (or its intern! to the alumni. No man i. 10 lofty-minded but that be likes to come back and look up the printed record of what "be Gnce w..... Another chapter has • complete file of the war·Jetters Rnt back by ita memben in service, intimate, chatty. atanu and vivid. Think what tbole will mean to the next leneration I Hef"c i•• practice which sbould accomplish iq purpose:
"At leul one chapter hal ceremonial installation of ita officers, as elaborate ... aD initiation. The purpose i. to impre.s upon these men that their po5itioM not honorary. but demand work and carry responsibilitiu ,"
One chapter has found this an etficient aid to promoting ICholanbip:
"That of the Hamilton Chapter i. an exceUent type; two (arte: frame. ,iYe: room for tbe: ret'Ord of half a centuTY Eacb campus activity and college honor is listed in columnl, with the yean in linea, and at tbe: intersection is the name or names of the winnera of tbose: honon in that yeaT. Thil gives birdseye view of what the chapter il doin,. and at once showl up any lack of balance. If .cbolarabip il biling, tbe Phi Beta Kappa and vaduation honon columns will be blank. If campul activitiel are noc. bein, supported tbe coluruns rderrin, to mana,ersbip and turns win be vacant."
S:l.Yi the Snoll of 4» de:
V r College, pioneer in bi&her education for women, il the lint colleae to build a theatre for academic purposes .olely. 10 wbicb the drama. in En,lish and in forei,n lanlU&lH, inc:tudin& Latin and GrHk, will be: enacted as a daIS room study.
The theatre has been rebuilt from the oid museum, which liftl years alo was used f or I ridin, academy. The tan-bark was in the basement and tbere were two Aoon abo\'e. These have been turned inlo a big auditorium, with the floor sloping into the basement. Tbe sta,e is of lood size and in an emergency will seat 200 extra persona. At the re.r of the stale is a commodious dressing room and washroom. A movin, picture machine, fireproof and witb a permanent screen, has been inslalled and educational picturcs will be shown as part of the regular .Iudic•.
The Tomahawk contributes the following from Tile Outlook:
In conjunction with Lady Astor'a successful entry into the' British Parliament. the following paralraph. wbich we 6nd in tbe Boston H"atd, has peculiar interell and ,ianiliea nce:
After a twenty.live-year fi,ht the most conservative o f English universities bas ,ielded to the demand for co·education. Oxford, by a unanimous vote of ill ,overning authorities, hat decided to admit women atudenta on tbe same plane with men. A generation a,o any .uch proposal would have been scoffed at as absurd. Even in Ihe early years of the twentieth century it would have aroused a violent story of opposition. But aeotiment hal been gradually molding itself in favor of co-education during all these years, .nd it has now made iatlf overwhelmin,ly manifest.
Tbe H,rtJd is d,ht in dwelling upon the importance of tb is cbanle at O:dord as a de:ci!;ve: indication tbat women i'1 the future wm have all the advantage. of higher educ:alion wbich men hue; bUl we differ with tbe Her-aId in supposin, that it fottowa that all collegea and universities should be co·educational. There is no more reason why Vale .nd Harvard should admit women than why Vusar and Bryn Mawr should admit men, no reason wby there .bould not be lOme in stitutions, like Cornell and the University of California, in which men and women atud, tOJetber, and otbers, like AmheT.t and Smitb, in whicb they pursue their studies scparately. Men and women hl'ft the rilbt. not only to choose 10 pursue tbeir atudies to the hi,hest deJTH pouible, but also to choose: between co-education and separate education.-TJu o"aoalr.
In connection with the above, the following news item is of peculiar interest:
Women are to be admitted to the Harvard graduate .cbool of education. Thia de:c:ition is of ,pecial interest from the fact tbat this i s the first time that women hue
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been admiued to any regular department of tbe univ e rsity. tbouab «r,tain oraaDiution. connected with the institution such as the lJarvard summer achool and the lCbool of public health have admi tted them. The adoption of the new policy a change in the Itatulel of the univenity.
Henry \Vyman HolmeJ. now profellor o f education at Han a rd, has beet elected as the first dun of the new school. He i5 a ,radualc of H a rvard in the clasl of 1903 , winoina hi, dca-rec magna cum laude. He took hi , A M in 1904 , the next two years he was principal of the Edward Devotion Khool in Broolclinc , afterwards aoin, to the Boston High School of Commerce to serve al head of the En,lish department. Since )907 he bas been a member of the tea ch in, staff at Harvard , fint instructor in education, and later as auistant pro(euor and sincC! 19 17 lUI full professor. HC! has been chairman of tbe division of education since 191 2.
The aeneral policy of HarT3rd with respect to co-education is said to be n ot affected by the new decision. The Harvard authorities conaider the fundamental question of advantaacs and disadvant&&CI of co-education to be a question still to be se ttled by study and observation and arc hopina the new policy will play an important part in this Ii,udy. It has also been definitely decid e d that the school will be a aenuine araduate .chool. requiring a bachelor's degree for admi u ioll and offering the dearees of master and doctor. The school will open next September.
From the K ey of Kappa Kappa Gamma:
In these day s it is .tmOlt impossible to hold our balance and think straiah t The problems of war were limple compared with the problems of peacc. ln war we were all driving toward one enrl-icwry. Patriotism was tbe big force that held milliona fightina: and working tolelher. Where ia that patriotilm now ? The world seems ruled only by Idfishneal, bil international selfishneA down to local greed of all delrea \Ve need some new propapnda. Brina- on patriotism and duty and sacrifice again. Let's start something. Can't our colleges revive Americanism by a little drive for the principle that we are all part of a huge cooperative business, tbat there arc no "classes" in this country? Let' s ltart a drive for unsdfi s hness.-Tbrough Thlmlil of Z T A.
rhe C·p.rnel a"d Whitt reprints from the B e IT a concise but summary of Mr. Baird's vi sion of the fraternity's true mission 3S fln educational inst i t u tion
The late \Villjam Raim ond Baird had a firm conviction thM future of the American college fraternity wu to be found in the direction of the small collele of the Engliah university type . lie believed it n ot at all imposs1ble that wilhin a relatively few years IOmC! of the collel e work of fraternity members wou ld be d one in the chapter house. There wo uld be residenl teachers, presumably members of the fraternity, who, proctor like, would supervise the life in the c hapter houllC. They would give instruction in elementary courses required in all in s tituti o nl, thu s relieving the collele or univer· lity from thil burden. In course of time th ese s mall co lleges would sec ure endowmenll from tbeir alumni and would have foundations f o r all sorts of enterprises properly usociatcd with colleBe life. Of course in such an institution Baird expected that the membership at a aiven time would be somewhat larger than is usual in a c hapter al present, hut never too large 10 prevent close friend ships. The single chapter h ouse , 100, would develop into cloiltcred relre:als, with dormitories, dining hall. chapel and re:citation buildinr. The lame idea has found favor with quite a number of students of American education
The following COmes from a In ter i ss ue o( the same publication: In tbe last wue of Till G.,.,,,t Clnd JYlfllit, we rderred t o the plan that ia being diacudCd in Beta Theta Pi for engaging a staff o f men who cou ld .assi.s t chapters witb to. acholastic ltandin&L This t ime, we miaht add thn Delta Upailon il also debe.ting tbe poMibility of establiahing • sort of tutorial aystem in the frat e rnitict. Aa a substitute for "tbe prescnt rather ba p-ba zard and amateurish 'B ig Brother or 'Father'
EXCHANGES
!If.tern,'' now prevailing in many chaplers, Mr. Hugh S. Moran, a trustee of Delta Upailoll, proposes that in each chapter houae there be installed a profeuional tutor, lelectcd prduably from amonl the faculty members or the fraternit,.. In support of hi. plan, Mr. Moran claims tbat durin. biB reaidcncc at Oxford Uninnity u • Rhodes scholar he lot more out of aUt houn' work a day for three year. than be lot at Stt.nford (rom ei,bt boun a day for foura yC'an, "Simply becaUK tbe tutorial syatem lausht him Il(nl1 to study. bow to ••oid wastinllimc and to obtain a tborough comprehension of a .ubject instead of pl.ying the U5Uli game for gradts betw«n the Itudent on onc aide and the (aeu!t,. man on the olber."
RESOl VED FOR 1920
I. \Vc won't c rit icite other chapters thcy "aren't like UJ," Often it'. a ,GOd thin,!
2. \Ve will Promptly and Courteously every recommendation, whether we bid the ,irl or not.
J. \Ve won't Knd material to the national officerll at the last minute b,. special delivery.
4. \Ve will not carefully all the old diKord and gossip to whisper confidentially to the initiat es.
S. We will not diacuu dilCorda in the chapter with oUliiden. oP'"n ly or in sinuat· ingly.
6. 'W e WIll he broad·minded enough not to rescnl the ouaide friendships o f our Kappa Delta aisters.
7. \Ve will not diKuu constantly ou r unpaid dues with chapter treasurer, She'. a human Ixing. too.
8. We will read every line of rhe A"uftos-·inc1uding the main articles and adver· tisemen 1
9. We wiU contribute to the Scholarship Loan Fund.
10. We will make Kappa Delta better because we belong to her.-R. \V S. in The A"lldoJ of Kappa Delta.
FOURTEEN POINTS FOR THE ALUMNA
I. After your rraduation, join an alumme chapter or association; if this is not possible, keep in tou ch with the soror ity through the maguine. There should he no break Mh,een the college Gamma Phi and the alumna Gamma Phi
2. Realite that your true worth to the sorority comes when ,.ou leave the ranks of the chapter. Your life in the chapter house ha s been but a preparation for your usefulneu u an alumna.
l. Be imbued ",ith the national spirit. Be enthusiastic, not only about your own chapter but about every other.
4. Read your magatine thoroughly. 1f you are not inttreated in it. you are not interested in your aorority.
5. Keep informed not only of Gamma Phi events but of Pan hellenic events. The efficient alumna is the 0"" who Ir"OUlS.
6. If you wiah a s trong national 5Oro rity, do your part to make it a trong, by effort and hy financial aupport.
7. Remember that you get from Gamma. Phi Deta just what you put into it!
8. Jn stead of laying "J haven't time" to Gamma Phi requeats, aupPG!!C you anawer "I'll try."
9. Keep in touch with the neafest college c hapter by tbowi ng your interest in ita plans and activitiet. Make real friendships with the girls; tnd learn when to be ailent.
10. Help in ruabing. An alumna shou ld have at her tongue'a end what a frentied undergraduate mi,ht f orget. Practice should have made perfect.
11. Be a loyal .Iumna of your college. Just as the college Gamma. Phi is me••ured by her campus activity, 50 the alumna Gamma Phi is judged by her interest and help in all enterpri8el of her Alma Mater.
12 Don't atay away from alumn:e meetings. After the first absencc, it i • .,ery easy to do it a.ain.
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13 Never lose the enlbUliasm of your college day.. A. long as you keep it, you are de.tined to be worth while.
14 .And to round out your alumna existence that the co ll ege girls will .mile WbVl they see you corninl and be ,lad to claim you.-Cr6JU,tt ot r + 8 through TM Lyre of AX 0,
THE PROPOSED WOMEN'S UNION AT 01110 STATE
For .everal year. it has tbe desire of the women of the univeraity to have a clubhouse, a place where they might take their meals, entertain their friend. and enjoy themselves in varioul ath letic sporU. The proposed Women', Buildin, will do all these tbina and we hope it will not be Jon, before the plan. m teriali:r.c.
Firat of all, the .ite selected is a vcry desirable onc beside. beinl mOlt picturesque. It will be quite advantaget'lul f or it is located near Oxley Hall, the tirls' dormitory.
The buildin, will have th ee stories besides the basement Roo.... ]n the basement the e ill be a sma ll gymnasium and a swimming pool the size of the rerulation pool fo all aquatic sport, alao dinin' oom, .nd all up-to-date .ccesloriel.-....si{1 mo Kappa Tri4t1gl,.
Almo st coi ncident with the announcement in the chapte r letter fr o m Illinois E in Marc h that Northwestern University faculty, after ten years' debate of the subject had at las t consented to the building of women's fraternity ho uses on Northwestern campus came the news that Stanford University was to do away with frat erni ty h ouses entirely. Miss H elen Sutliff, Form er Grand Presiden t of IT B 4> sent THE ARROW this report on r ecent developments in the Stanford situation ns printed in the Palo Alia Times:
So.-ority women of Stanford yesterday evening p esented to President Wilbur severnl plans for the .olution of the prCllent sorority housing problem objected to by the univenity adminiltration. Miss Dorolhy Driscoll, '20, of Kappa Kappa Gamma, MiS! Ellen Calhoun, '20, of Kappa Alpba Theta., and editor of the Dail, PaiD Alto, and Mi n Margaret Shedd, '20, o( Alpha Phi, submitted the r eport ill members o( the ]nterlOrority ]nvutigatin, Committee.
]n their report the women admit that there are certain obvioUi ddects in tbe present system of hou l ing, .uch a. the geographical isolatio n of one group from another They atate, however, that they believe that there are certain inberent advantages in the present .,litem, lucb a. the benefits derived from the small livin, group, and that in the c hange. to be brought about that they are of the opinion that the .mall living group ahould be maintained.
The report of the ..... states that there are two remedies for present isolation of the women which atill preserve the advantage. of the amall group. They are, firat, to mOTe the uppercJau occupants of Robte Hall into small living groups on the R o w ; or, second, to provide limall group hou !ea (or the entire body of w omen in the vicinity of the present dormitory. In either case Roble Hall would be made into an underc1au dormitory.
Extr.tts of the report folio :
"Hence we believe the most practical and advantageous aoluti on of this problem in the erection of small living group bousing units around Roble nan where would be housed all the women of the univenity with the exception of the fint-year .tudent., who could be housed in Roble Hall in compliance with the univeraity ruling."
The follo";ng is, in general, the plan drawn up and approved by the fraternity women of Stanford for the hO>lsing of women studenta:
(1) That the Univef!ity purchase the houses now owned &Ild occupied by local chapten of national fra ternitia. These house. could he converted into additional men'a dormitories to relieve the congClltion in Encina Hall
(2) That the Univenity permit the fraternity women to build. attordinr to planl uniform in nature, det.ignated by tbe admini!t"tion, houl e. f or their accommodations near Roble Han or that
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(3) The Univuaity build tbcse hoU5e.l to be rented from the University by the fratunity CMptcu a KTOUP; or that room. in these ho\lSH be. feD ted to tho indi· vidua.ls of tbe fraternity c.hapter.
(4) That the University build limilar hous« in tbe same .icinity for the non· fraternity women. the same to be rented. from the University, in accordance with tbe present ."atem of room rtntal of Roble Hall.
The committee criticize Roble nan &. it now .lal\ds as an "admitted failure," on the lTounds of its lack of advantlles of the 11 .roup enumentcd aboye. it. inadequate aocial facilities and the inadequate nntilation of the bedroorru by one window, and tho unsanitary undesirability of • stationary washstand in • aleepinl' room.
The plan enumerated above calls for the maintenance of separate kitcbc.a and dining rooms in the small rroup bouse with the a.sumption that the University whole• te buyinr and a common heatin. Iyltem, for which there is prusinl need even in tbe preKdt boulin&' 'Yltem. would be a feature of lucb a SYltem.
Should thil, however, not prove feasible or economic.aJ, lhey offer a 'Variation pian which they can. Patio plan. Thil Iystem would pro'Vide that with the present Roble Hall as one lide of a tentative lQuare, that temi-detacbed bouaet ac:commodatin, from fifteen to twenty women with lleeping room. and living room. but without dining Quarters be built in the form of an open square. Under this scbeme they ,ulle,t that the University provide eatin&" commonl for women resident. of the ,mall croup unita ac.c.ommodatin, approlltimatt1y seventy.five women. Such common. would, tbey cI.im, offer an opportunity (or the women to meet three times a day under no restrictions of membership in any particular livin&" group.
The report, before bein, submitted to Preaident Wilbur wu approved by the ten sororities on the campus.
Besides Americsns, ordinarily so-catled, and Canadians. there have 1>«0 American ]ndian., ]apa.nese, Filipinol, Austf3lians, Cubanl. and reprelentativea cf other land. who have been permitted to wear the badge and bear the name of B e n.-BI'1a Tltnla Pi.
BALFOUR BLUE BOOK 1920
The Standard Reference for Pi Beta Phi Jewelry
A postal will bring it to you, together with an illustrated price list. • All Pi Beta Phi Badges and Jewelry manufactured and distributed unde r official supervision
Balfour Benefits
The selection of the L. G. Balfour Co. of Attleboro, Mass., as sole official jeweler was made by Grand Council in 1916 and, after two years' trial, the selection was fully approved by all attending the Charlevoix Convention who had opportunity to li ste n to the explanation of the plan and to meet Mr. Balfour personally. Recont years have brought the following benefits from the arrangement:
1. Balfour has protected us against fluctuating prices.
2. Balfour's pins are of standard quality.
3. Balfour allows the fraternity a liberal royalty from all purchase s.
4. Balfour guarantees quality and satisfaction.
S. Balfour is ready to cooperate with each chapter and accept all suggestions which will insure best and promptest service.
Protect your contract. Do not patronize unofficial jewelers. Buy only frol11 your authorized representatives.
A-Official Plain Badge
Prices (or Jewels Additional.
B -Close set Jeweled points.
C -C lose set Jeweled Shoft.
D -Crown set Jeweled Shaft.
Engraved point 5Oc
E -Raised setting on shaft. Stones may be se t diagon311y if desired. I Pearl, opal or garnet.
Crown Settings Ilre an Handmade 18 Kt. White Gold-$S.oo additional. P latin u m Settings-$zo.oo additiona
IN CRE A SE O N DIAM O N D P RI CES
Stone set badges with hal r the settings or len consisting of diamonds , advanced 33 ' /.%.
All badges with full diamond settillg1 or individual settings, advanced 50%.
These increases do not affect official badges carrying diamonds regularly.
Prices subject to change without notice.
Prices on diamond Kt articles subject to change without notice
PUBLICA.TIONS OF 7'HE
PI BETA. PHI FRATERNITY
THE ARROW: Olllclal maguIDe of the Fratem1t,'. Publ1Ahecl III October, December, March, and .Tune. Subscription price, '1 00 a lf1ar; atncle copies, 25 cent.a; lire subscriptions, 110 00 Sarah Pomero7 Buaa. Editor, 201 Davia Ave ., Brookline, Maaa. Edith Oarpenter, Cataloper. 847 Oollege Ave. , BelOit, Wia., (m char,. ot clrculatloll).
·THE PI BETA PHI BULLETIN : Publlahed In October. Jaotl&l7, April, and JUDe . Sent tree to o1llcera and committee CbaJrmflD; sent to any Pi Beta Phi on receipt of 10 c ents in stamps. Order thro ugh tbe EeUtor, Mrs. F. A Rugg, Brook.line , 46 , Mass.
THE SONGS OP PI BETA pm : 1914 ed1t1on Contains all the 014 popular lOngs and many new ones. Price, 11.50 .. copy. For aal. b7 MlM Anne Stuart, 1906 D St. , LIncoln, Neb .
THE PI BETA PHI OATALOGUE : 1917 ed1t1on contalDa 11ata ot all members the fraternity to date by chapter s and classes. alphabetical and geographical lists 1Dclud1ng d ec eased. members. Price '1.00 a. cop,.. Ord.er through the Orand Treasurer, Mlsa Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb.
THE CONSTITUTION : 1919 edition. pri ce , 25 cents a copy. Order through Miss Anne Stuart, 1906 D St. , Lincoln, Neb
THE PI BETA pm SYMPHONY, artlstlcally lettered In gold on a dec· orated card. Price, SO cents . Order through Miss Anne 8tum. 1908 D St., Lincoln, Neb.
The PI BETA PHI HISTORY: 1915 edition. Containa a complete record at our fraternity activity from founding until the present date. Price , $1 25 a. c opy. $1.00 wben three are ordered a t one time. Order through Miss Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb
THE HAND BOOK OF PI BETA PHI (The Pi Beta. Pbi Book ot Knowledge): price 15 cents. Order throu g h Mi ss' Anne Stuart, 1906 D St , Lincoln. Neb
PI BETA PHI BOOK PLATE: Prints from the book-plates preaentec1 to the fraternity at the 1912 convention may be obtained from A. O. McOlurg " 00., 218-224 South Wabash Ave., Chicago , m.
PI BETA PHI. SEALS : 10e per box, $1.00 per carton Order through Mrs. H. O. Wallace, 60 W. 37th St., Des Moines, I ow a.
NOTICE
PI BETA PHI SETTLEMENT SOHOOL REQUESTS
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