Asa phoenix vol 28 no 2 jan 1943

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

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1943 VOLUME XXVIII

A. S. A. W.A.V.E.S.

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A. S. A. W.A.A.C.S.

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A. S. A.'s in Other Services

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P. P. A. Goes All Out for Victory With Our

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News Letters-College Chapters

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Announcements ......... . ....... . . . . . ............ . .. 33 Directory

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A National Councilor Goes to War ENSIGN BEATRICE BALL E nsign Beatrice Ball is an officer in the WAVES and is stati oned at Smith College, N orthhampton, Massachusetts. E nsign Ball is a member of Alva Alumnc.e Chapter. She was well known in Alva during her school days. vVhile in college here, she was an honor student, al so she was a member of th e debating team that won th e O klahoma state contest at th at time.

Beatrice Ball tau ght at Grand Juncti on, Colorado for some time. Later, she went to \i\Tashington, D. C., to become the first woman member of the N ati onal Capital Park Police.

Since leaving Alva, she has compl eted a la w co urse, as well as a three year course in police criminology . \ i\Te feel that such training and work a re un-

usual accompli shments for a woman , even in thi s clay when women are entering into many fi elds heretofore open only to men. vVe wish her mu ch success.

K ATHARINE M. HALE

INE H AL E, T heta Theta, and K ATHAR Nati onal T reasurer of Alpha Sigma A lpha, since the 1941 convention, has been commissioned an E nsign in the U ni ted States Naval Reserves (called WAVES fo r' women ) . K itty was sworn in on November 3, and reported to Mount Holyoke College on November 10.

We are proud of K itty, as it is indeed a g reat honor to receive thi s commi ssion. T he requirements are hi gh, th e same as for Navy men, but Kitty had the qualificati ons th e N avy needs, and she will be very valuable to th at branch of the serv1ce.

K itty is a graduate of Boston U ni versity, and has 路been teaching in the science department of the hi gh school at South Weymouth , Mass.

K itty's patri oti sm, enthusiasm and training will carry her . fa r in her newly chosen field, and we are anx iously waiti ng to hea r wh at orders she will receive after her officer 's training peri od is over . T he other members of th e Council a re basking in reflected glory, and we g ive Ki tty to the Navy with our best wi shes. Alpha Sigma Alpha's Nati onal T reasurer has gone to war.

VIRGINIA S'TRA W P ittsburgh's Alumnc.e Chapter is well represented in the W .A.V .E .S. by Virg inia Straw. Ginny, as she is known to us, had been working in the office of one of the large department stores. Now, she's studying, drilling, and doing clerical wo rk in No rthampton, Massachusetts. F rom all reports she likes her new life and is doing very well ; she expects to be commi ssioned an ensign in January and then be sent to a naval office either in Washingt on, D.C. or on th e West Coast .

E ditor' s Note : Kitty Hale's successor as Nati onal T reasurer will be presented to th e readers of THE PHOENIX in the March issue. M iss Grace M . Go wen, 256 Newbury St. , Boston, Massachusetts, is the Acting Nati onal Treasurer.

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DES MOINES, CITY OF W.A.A.C.S. I thought that since at least three Alpha igs have joined the W. .A.C. . and graduated here at Fort Des i[oines, you might like to know what Des Joines thinks of th e W.A.A.C.S. and where and how we see them. The three Alpha Sigs are [<ranees Holbrook, now a member of Mrs. I Tabby's staff, Katherine Burlingame and Betty ;\ f allue all of Pi Pi chapter in Buffalo.

The fir st W.A.A .C.'s arrived in Des Moines · last July. O ur first reaction toward them was to feel so rry for them in those heavy uniforms in Iowa's July weather. They were not here many days be fore you could notice a distinct improvement in their appearance, they were just a little straighter, a little less uncomfortable looking in their uniform s and looked more as if they knew where they were going. They were so very attractive that a beauty contest judge would have found himself in a terrible predicament. Most of us were thrilled to see them and not a few wished to be a part of the group.

Fort Des Moines, the main part of the W. .A.C. establishment, lies south of Des Moines . It is a beautiful place with the old red brick officers' homes and the other buildings.

The e buildings surround the level green parade grounds. He re th e old cavalry has played many games of polo. At the east end we find the riding hall where W .A.A .C. graduation exerci ses are held. South o f the parade grounds and r eaching several blocks are the new barracks for the W.A.A.C. Auxiliari es . There are also kitchen , mess halls, etc. West of the -parade grounds is an outdoor swimming pool.

Desides the Fo rt , three hotel s, a large eight sto ry building and the Coli seum have been taken over down town. Three buildings have been taken over out at Drake. We have just noticed by the papers that we are to have 4,000 more here a soon as accom modati ons can be found. There will be about 12,000 W.A.A.C.s here then. Des l\J oine is a city of about 160,000 people but when Saturday afte rnoo n, Sunday and Monday nights come, the streets dow ntown are full of W.A . . .s.

Here are so me of the things we have seen and heard about them. T hose who are taking officer training have a great deal of studying to do. Lots of Vv. .A.C.s are ex-teachers ome of whom are glad to be W.A.A.C.s and leave their teaching.

A great many of them want to drive trucks or jeep . Only aux iliaries ( privates) do this. Some bf the girls get quite hom esick and are very glad

3 to be invited to private home for unday eli nn cr or a week-end.

Vv.A. .C. are always buying th ings in the tore, , especially cosmetic . • t one in pection we heard about, the in specting officer thought women used a n awf ul lot of cosmetics.

W.A. .C.s wear galoshes, if ordered to, whether they need them or not.

We have W.A.A.C.s at our American As ociati on of U niversity Women meetings.

The W.A. .C.s come to our church es .

F rom 7:45 a.m. on, you can find g roups of Vv.A.A.C.s marching through the streets down town , from or to hotels, classrooms and coliseum for drill. The girl s have nothing but praise for their food. It is well-cooked a nd att ractivel y served. Many were surprised to find salads on the menu. They have several centers downtown where th ey can rest, read or visit. They have rooms at the A rt Center, th e USO and recently the churches have opened a spiritual center for reading, writing and for Sunday evening vespers.

Des Moines is proud to be the "Home" of the Vv.A.A.C.s We try to be as friendly as possible and are truly enj oying so many fine women from all over the U nited States. They make us here in th e middle-west ·a little more aware of th e world situation.

LILLI.\ N J ACOBSON .

A WORD ABOUT OUR W.A.A.C.sPI PI CHAPTER Kay Burlingame-Class of 1940

Stationed at Des Moines, Kay is now a lieutenant and is commander of a pontoon . P ri or to her membership in the \"' .A.A.C. Kay taught

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4 Home Economics and intended to continue in that field in the W .A.A.C. . However, in the course of her training so many new fields were opened to her and with her natural charm and superior ability, she now finds herself in Administration and loves it. It is her specific duty now to oversee her pontoon (about thirty girls), check on them while in training and eventually recommend the more competent ones for officers' training. If enth usiasm, a wonderfully healthy appearance and no end of ambition are indications of contentment in one's work, -then there is no question but that Kay loves her new endeavor.

Fran Holbrook-Class of 1925 It is indeed something to talk about when we find one of our Alpha Sigs a member of Mrs. Hobby's staff of five. Yes, Fran is busy . at Daytona Beach, Fla. It is her great responsibility to be in charge of equipment and supplies for all troops going abroad. She has the rank of quartermaster and establi shed a new training base which opened December first . It rather sounds as though she keeps a bit busy, doesn't it?

Betty Mallue-Class of 1940

specific job is teaching mess management, and from all reports she's very happy and is doing a grand piece of work.

A CALL TO DUTY Ruth Hermann, Nu Nu, graduate of the year 1940-41 has enlisted in the wartime services of our country. Ruth is a recreation leader of a Red Cross Group located at the station hospital, Camp Edwards, Massachussetts. In a very short time she expects to leave for over-seas duties.

Known to N u N u girls especially well for her work as president of the pledge group and as a tireless worker of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Her many friends' best wishes travel with her wherever she may go.

IV A BLANCHE BUTLER Iva Blanche Butler, an a.lumnus of Psi Psi Chapter is filling a vital place in the war effort at Corpus Christi, Texas . She is a link tr.ainer at the naval air base there. The link trainer is a box-like device equipped with flight instruments by which pilots learn to fly "blind" though never leavi ng the ground. Iva Blanche received her pilot's license at Louisiana State Normal College.

AN INDIANAPOLIS ASA SERVES HER COUNTRY

We find Betty at present at Ft. Riley, Kansas, where she has earned the position of training officer at the Bakers and Cooks school. vV e are interested to know that she is following along in Home Economics. She received her B .. S. in that field and after her graduation was dietitian at one of Buffalo's department stores. Betty displayed her ability once again by finishing one of the four highest in her training course. Our congratul ations, Betty! vVe understand that her

Marie Rauh K ingdon has always been a civic minded individual. Community life as it affected her fari1ily and their interest has always engaged a part of her time. However, before the war she was the most devoted, the busiest " family" person I have ever known. I do not mean that she is less devoted to her family now but her husband, her sons, and her grandchildren must content themselves with a little less of her tireless energy and her delightful personality.

Characteristically Marie's first war efforts were directed in the interest of the Indianapolis Alumn<e Chapter of Alpha Sigma A lpha and the Red Cross . It was Mar ie and Genevieve Leib who organized our Red Cross unit in December of 1941. Marie graciously dismantled one of the rooms in her home in order that we might use it as a Red Cross sewing and knitting room on Monday evenings or whenever we cou ld drop in.

Early in January when the Marion County Civilian Defense Speaker's Bureau was organized

by General Robert H . Tyndall, Marie was appointed chairman.

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1943

I am sure that a short history of the organization of the peaker ' Bureau which is being u ed a a guid to set up other bureaus throughout the state will prove int resting.

Shortly after th e attack on Pearl Harbor, the overnor of In liana, and the Mayor of Indianapolis appointed General Robert H. Tyndall, a World War I veteran, to head the Marion County ivilian Defen e ouncil, in which the city of Indianapolis is located. Offices for Marion County were located in the World War Memorial Building, and plans formulated to protect and instruct the citizenry of the city and county.

The Citizens War Services are divided into two branches known as the Protective an<il the Participation Services. The Protective side came under the direction of the Fire, Police and suchlike agencies, but if a speaker were needed, if a radio speech were to be written, if the city of Indianapolis were to be registered for any particular civic project, if transportation were desired, if nurses for th e sick were required, if information on nutrition were necessary, if volunteers were needed to meet any civilian project that was of civic interest, then the Participation division was called into action. Under this department, the Speakers' Bureau functions. s I said the Bureau was set up early in January. Each morning, finds the Chairman, Marie R. Kingdon, in her office in uniform. Her day is filled with making assignments for speakers, who carry messages to organizations desiring authentic information on Civilian Defense topics.

In the first year, well over seven hundred talks have been given on such subjects as General Defense, Citizenship, Fire Defense, Health, Gardening. Messengers' Service, Recreation, Spiritual Morale, Salvage, Youth Activities, and such timely topics as Rationing and Price Fixing. The Bureau has, likewise participated in Bond Sales Drive, during MacArthur Week, and in t):le I urse's Aid program.

The type of organizations to which_ the ivilian Defense speaker is called are civic and social organizations, luncheon clubs, sororities, Parent-Teacher meetings, F irst Aid classes, Air Raid Wardens, Boy Scouts, church groups, in fact the field is limitless . While the Bureau has a large percentage of most capable speakers, there are some of the 250 who desired some help before delivering their talks. It wasn't difficult to find the right instructor, for Bert fcCammon is always ready to lend a helping hand, and the Bureau wa exceedingly fortunate in having his advice and coun el. Marie is thrilled to have the

5 as istance also of the following lpha igs; Jean Me ammon, Jane McDavitt, Genevieve Leib, Betty Rice and Lena Grumme.

Recently, all speakers who have given at least fifty hours of service were inducted into the ational Civilian Service Corp . The emblem, adopted by the National Civilian Defense Council and worn by the workers, is a si lver pin in the shape of a spread eagle. The colored star denotes the number of hours given-red for 100, white for 500, and blue for 1,000. Mari e is wearing the pin with the blue star.

One of the most interesting programs which was carried on, consisted of a series of five talks and demonstrations given to the Camp F ire Girls each Wednesday morning from July 5, to August 5, the talks covering Recreation, Nutrition, Fire Defense, Citizenship and Spiritual Morale. Their local organization gave a leather V ictory honor to all guardians and girls who attended each session. An honorary Camp F ire pin was presented , to the Chairman of the Bureau .

Mr. Beauchan1p assistant to the National Chairman of Speakers' Bureau made the following unsolicited comment last month to his superior officer, "The Speakers' Bureau of Marion County is well organized and effici ently run. You need have no cause to worry of this activity." This statement alone is simply further proof of Marie's ability as chairman of the Marion County Speakers' Bureau.

She was particularly proud in regard to a remark by General Tyndall newly elected Indianapolis Mayor when he made the following statement in a recent address. "Civilian Defense will not only continue for the duration but long after the war ends, for to us Civilian Defense means know your neighbor. Our fir st duty is for teamwork on the Home Front, for this is essential to Victory on the battlefront."

In addition to this exacting war time job, Marie is a member of the Civilian Defense Driver's Corps, which was organized early in the spring to supplement the splendid work of the Red Cross. She has passed examinations which included instruction in First Aid and Mechanics.

She is now qualified to drive in a convoy. This includes all type of vehicles from jeeps to ambulances, to ton and a half trucks. I have been told that when Marie is driving one of the trucks it has the appearance of being driverless-you see Marie is less than five feet tall.

She is very modest about her many war time jobs but the other afternoon after sorority meet-

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ing while everyone was chatting I performed my duty as PHOENIX Correspondent. She has been too busy to attend the last two meetings so I decided to "pump" her as the newspaper men say and in this manner I gleaned the above information, while she was busy with her Red Cross knitting.

Her motto seems to be "Sacrifice, Serve, and Save" which is certainly closely akin to the motto of Alpha Sigma Alpha "Aspire, Seek, Attain ."

JANE FoLTz McDAVITT, Indianapolis A lmnnae.

HONORS BESTOWED ON TWO ALPHA SIGS CAROL FRAZEE

announcement that the Buffalo Alumn<e Chapter's gifts for outstanding scholarship and college contributions had both been awarded to Carol.

On December 1st the State Teachers College at Buffalo, I ew York announced that Carol Frazee had accepted the position of P lacement Director and Alumni Secretary at the College.

Carol's many fr iends and especially the Alpha Sigmas are mighty proud to see this very young, capable and popular ASA receive such a prominent and responsible position at her Alma Mater. It will seem quite natural to see Carol hurrying through the corridors of the Main Building, but this time to the office of P lacement Director. Confidentially, the Alpha Sigmas are elated to have Carol on hand for all sorority functions for we weren't satisfied with those short week-end visits.

A lpha Sigma Alphas extend heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Carol for success in her new position.

CAROLE GRIFFITH Homecoming Queen-Hays Kansas

1941 Convention-goers will recall with delight the Pi Pi delegate who arrived almost a clay late, clue to summer school, but made up for lost time in the remaining clays by endearing herself to Alpha Sigmas-Carol Frazee.

An accelerated cou rse brought Carol's college days to a close in January 1942 and she immediately accepted a teaching position in VVest Valley. Ho~ever , when Commencement Honors were awar.clecl in June, by vote of faculty and students, Carol was presented the Bishop Medal, the honor awarded annually to the Senior VI/oman who has disti nguished her elf in all college activities . On top of that presentation came the

Pert Ca role Griffith , A lpha Sig, was elected by the entire population of Fort Hays campus, as homecoming queen for the current year. Carole, a junior from Densmore, Kansas, is outstanding in all her classes and is one of the most popular girls on the campus. Oh, yes, her best boy friend was elected homecoming king.

She's sweet, pretty, peppy, and, well , she's an Alpha Sig!

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Professional Panhellenic Association Goes All Out for Victory gr at cry today in th 1 u ines world is T foril E "priorities' . Although we, in the Professional Panhell nic A sociation are more concerned with leadership and caree r than with steel and rubber, we, too, mu t et up "priorities" for our a tivities. l;ir t mu t come Victory and the part we are called upon to play in actively advancing its day, for without V ictory we would become mere lave , without freedom to determine our future lives; then we must look beyond the immediate danger and uncertainties to determine how we may best serve our country and ourselves in the future, which even with V ictory, will have need of trained leaders with social vision who can meet the demands of a new economic world.

With this in mind, the Professional Panhellenic Association restates its All-Out-ForVictory Program for 1942-43.

First, it maintains that the "priority" for all its undergraduate students is the completion of their college ed ucation ; that their greatest service now is to prepare themselves for adequate and efficient service in their chosen fi elds. That they may be real, true leaders these students must dev lop strength of character, integrity, personal honor, and fine profes ional standards. ~ econd ly, the Professional Panhellenic Association, rightly evaluating the extent to which tudents are already participating as individual~ in the war effort, and the academic pressure.under vvhich they are working, nevertheless urges their under-graduate members to unite in maintaining high campus morale and promoting all possible activitie in connection with the College of Community war efforts.

It has been said that the nited Nations must fight on a third front-a physcological front. Here our members may be praticularly valuable.

Through discussions of current events ("freedom's forum " advocated by the National Interfraternity Conference) and a steadfast determination to destroy the enemy propaganda machines, if necessary en listing the aid of Rumor Clinics in tracing and exposing false information; by cheering words written to friends in service; by sen ible collegiate activities with the empha is on academic achievements; and by a continuance of the fine, wholesome atmosphere of the American

colleo-e fraternity, we will keep forging a powerful weapon again t the enemy .

Chapters must continue to operate if they are to pan this difficult period. They must maintain adequate numbers in chapter membership; they must keep up a certai1;1 amount of chapter activity; but they can curtail chapter expenses to the minimum without affecting efficient operation.

Professional Panhellenic Associati on chapters are asked to make one chapter social event this year a sacrifice, giving th e money otherwise spent for it to some relief agency, or invest it in Bonds.

Thirdly, the Professional Panhellenic Association enlists the aid of it alumnce mt;mbers. They have by now found their proper niche in the various volunteer services of the Office of Civilian Defense. They must also unite with the other members of their family to make their home a V-Home, standing for adequate air-raid protection and obedience to aid-raid regulations; conservation of food, clothing, transportation, and health; salvage of all essential materials; refusal to spread any rumors designed to divide our nation; and the buying of vVar Saving Stamps and Bonds regularly.

Alumnce chapters are urged to invest surplus funds in \iVar Bonds, and, individually or all united in a City Professional Panhellenic Association, to furnish some special volunteer service, or entertainment for men in the service .

"War changes the pattern of our lives. It cannot change our way of life, unless we are beaten" . Our members, with imagination to see what tasks, no matter how small will aid in winning the war ; with understanding, resourcefulness, and love of country, will line up on the side of V ictory-for-America, and train themselves for pioneering leadership in the new world after Victory.

Our fraternities must meet another challenge.

In the words of the National Interfraternity Conference V\Tar Committee, "The hour has come to put the emphasis where the emphasis belong -on our intangibles, our immeasurables, our imponderables, on those spiritual values without which fraternities can today present to a tortured world no excuse whatever for their continued existence".

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With Our 1942 Class Editor's Note : As a rule a class finds little. in excitement and variety the first six months afte.r. gra~uabon. However, the Class of '42 is in an unique position smce they have. ~ntered the business world at a time when many opportumbes are opening un for college graduates and especially wom<;n. ~he following ;;ews items from our 1942 Class Representatives give interesting accounts about our youngest alumnae.

"Oh to be a graduate !", Such words ran through many of our minds when we were freshmen. Now that this is true, the same words have a different meaning to us. We eight 1942 graduates of Alpha Gamma Chapter at State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. all wish that we could be back on campus enjoying sorority life together.

However, in this day, letters have to be our most frequent means of communication. It was possible though for five of us to join the Alpha Gammas on November 7th, 1942 on our campus for Homecoming Day. All of us are teaching except one who路 has joined the ranks of another profession . She is Isobel Opel to us but now Mrs. W . C. Seylor, 337 Amboy Avenue, Metochen, New Jersey. It might also be of interest to know where each of the others is.teaching.

Lois Walton, Beaver Falls, Pa. Gerry Shanabrook, ew Kensington, Pa. Jeanne Smith, Portage, Pa. Vivian Sinclair, Beaver, Pa. Maxine McCaleb, near Carlisle, Pa. Dorothy Howe, Oakland, Pa. Eleanor Shaffer, Uniontown, Pa. Best of luck to all Alpha Sigmas and especially the 1942 graduates!

ELEAOR SHAFFER,

A lpha Gam1na.

What a pleasure to give a little news about our 1942 Nu Nu graduates! Four of our members are married and we are all scattered North, East, South and West of Philadelphia!

Jean Allen (Mrs. Ralph Morrow) is now a resident of Lockport, Illinois while Jean Wolfe (Mrs . Oliver Tiedman is living in Sherrill, New York. In the Coast Guard region Tew London, Connecticut one will find Mrs. Alan Thewlis, Winifred. Hawley to us. Way down South in Savannah, Georgia IS Mrs. Walter Raynes (Miriam Felten ).

Ma rion Powell's family announced her engagement to Townsend E . Clark in the fall.

Towny is also from Marion's home town, West Chester, and our Alma Mater, Drexel Institute.

Marion is now in Columbus, O hio as an assistant dietitian in the swanky Maramor Restaurant.

Representativ~s Besides Marion has affiliated with our Columbus Alumme Chapter. Our other most recent engagement is that of Connie Lepley and Duane Poulterer of Drexel Hill, Pa. Duane is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall college.

The following girls are working at the Philadelphia Navy Yard: Marie Sevenson, Secretary to a Lieutenant Commander; Doris Baskwill and Emily Aitken, laboratory technicia~s in the t~st颅 ing of fabrics. Emily, I believe w1ll be marned by next June to William O'Donnell. . Ruth Herrmann is in the W.A .V.E.S. and located at Camp Edwards in Massachusetts.

Florence Garrett, a two year Secretarial graduate is Assistant Secretary to the Dean of Wharton School of Business. Anna Lefferts is employed

by Main and Company, Certified Public Accountants in Philadelphia. Eleanor Longacre ( ASA class of 1941) is working with her. Betty Smith is assistant dietitian at Drexel's Dormintory for Women. Connie Lepley, mentioned above, is teaching in a Philadelphia Suburban High School.

Polly Steinberg, our delegate to the Chicago Convention, is the Delaware County Representative for State Home Economics Extension work.

Roberts Wilson is teaching Home Economics in Wil1dwood, New Jersey High School.

Peggy Spalding, who was. a pledge when she was graduated in the two-year secretarial .cour~e, is employed in the offices of the Pennsylvama Railroad Company here in Philadelphia.

Anne Schwab, also a pledge is doing chemical testing at the Navy Yard along with Doris and Emily.

Betty Shone and myself are employed in the Scott Paper C6mpany at Chester. All of our graduates seem to be very happy in their new positions, whether it be in the home, out on the road, in the laboratory, or in the office. That speaks well for Drexel.

Oh, I almost forgot. Helen Abrams is a student dietitian at J olms Hopkins Hospital and just loves her work. Virginia Cameron is an assistant dietitian at the University of Delaware and also thinks nobody has a position as fine as hers.

A good many of us go to the Philadelphia Alumn~ meetings and enjoy them very much.

The first two have been dandies. That group is all it's cracked up to be!

Yours in ASA for Victory, BETTY BARRINGER.

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1943

\V ar eleven, L)i I i graduate of the Class of '42 and we certain ly have eleven stori es to tell, ven though ten of us are in New York tate and on of our number has joined the alifornia boosters. ~' h or tly after her marriage in July, Joan Rick loorc (.1\lr . John moved to Riverside, California where he hanced to meet Romona Barnes, lass of 1941 on the . treet and soon discovered they were neighbors, no le ! Joan' life in California sound exciting. The lovely apartment house built in modern mission style seems to hou e not only th Moores but many other officers and their wives. \iVhile Jack is out on the desert doing a little target practice Joan has been able to enjoy the wimming pool and has become an ardent badminton enthusiast-probably because one of her friends i just a champion badminton player. There ha been time to visit Palm Springs and other points of interest since Joan ha given up the typing and shorthand classes that met so early in the morning. Just to remind her of the Home Management House Joan writes that all the girls in her apartment whose husbands are in government service eat all their meals together.

From the Greek empire of Homer, Eudene Schenck writes that in spite of herself she does like teaching but not as a life profession. She writes " I'm the victim of an adult class in Nutrition. My aclrenalin gets in an uproar before every class but surprisingly enough, they turn out better than ordinary school clas es." Her boarding house sounds little different from sorority house.

Eudene did have a short week-end visit in Buffalo at the time of the Pi Pi College dance and she certainly received a royal welcome.

Mary Lutz Ball, Big Sister to the College Chapter, i a busy housewife these days but she certainly has many other activities to take her free time. One or two days a week Mary can be seen at the Flower Shop at the Millard Fillmore Hospital where she takes time to call on ASA Alumme and their new babies. Or she is working with the Junior Guild at \iVestminister Church or attending ASA college and alumme meetings when those groups convene. All in all we're glad Mary and Charl es are living right in Buffalo and can be so active in various groups.

Jean Rupp out Ebenezer way is not different from the old Jean Kleppman in spite of her change of status and position (geographically speaking.) Her apartment is not too far from Chesn ut Ridge Park where Jean and all other skiing enthusia t may be found. Jean maintains he keeps busy in her four-room apartment-but

9 her hu band and the rest of the world can't figure out how . Of course her little curtain creations might take up a few odd moments not to mention her not infrequent trip down town.

Madeline Yuells Gerbracht, our latest newlywed, was fine the last time I heard from her in the free state. he had managed to keep herself busy in Barker with costumes for plays, and homemaking exhibits and sponsorship of classes hitting her right off the bat, but now with a husband added to that list, it's hard telling how Madeline is faring.

Madeline's wedding on Thanksgiving Day saw many ASAs among the guests and how ha.ppy we were that Madeline decided to be married in Buffalo and not retUt;n to Long Island for the ceremony.

Ruby Fitch has managed to get home every week-end from Canisteo where she is teaching although we were keenly disappointed that our Founders' Day celebration with the College Chapter that Ruby and Norma Munger managed found Ruby's train leaving before the Program and tea started. However, Ruby's careful planning showed in the wonderful celebration we had on November 15th. It was like old times to see Eel Nelson and Ruby at a College dance and thanks to a furlough this was possible in November! \Ve hear Norma Munger spends her weekends in Buffalo since the distance isn't too great from her school in Angola but we haven't seen much of our efficient treasurer this fall. The third member of this team, Carol Frazee, is featured elsewhere so be sure to find out what has happened to her.

Where oh where are Eleanor Thom and Esther Hoag hiding? Eleanor is teaching Home Economics in Cattaraugus while Esther is busy in Clymer, New York but we have missed hearing all about your life outside of school hours!

Lucille Swick Upton (that's me) is very fine .

She's been busy writing letters to mute sorority sisters! Other odd moments are spent in the innumerable little duties of housewife, in teaching Sunday School and in singing in the Church Choir. By December 15th she expects to be moved to Iiagara Falls under the shadow of the Grand Island Bridge. Time will tell but there is a possibility that substitute teaching in the Falls will be added to the above list!

L uciLLE SwiCK UPTON , Pi Pi. Alpha Sigmas from out Beta Gamma way, since last .spring alumn::e, are to be found diverging from the paths of college life in almost every direction. Several are being initiated into the school teaching profession . some have been caught

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in the throes of matrimony, and others are patriotically engaged in war work of one type or another.

Among the school "manns" are Treva Davidson, who is said to have accepted a position as English teacher in Bagley High School in Tahlequah, and Betty Levy who teaches elementary work in Dewey, Oklahoma. We have two music teachers-Ruby Lee Dooclson, our secretary of last year, is teaching music in Stigler, Oklahoma and Mary Lee Hill, past chapter pre iclent, is elementary music teacher at Howe, Oklahoma. Pauline Boss and Vera Jamison are believed to be teaching, but what they teach and where, your reporter mu~t apologetically admit she does not know.

Although Jean Cole, treasurer of Beta Gamma last year, isn't teaching we find her listed with the faculty at Northwestern . Jean is secretary to the President of the College and a very efficient one, if you please. Believe it or not, Jean has acted as an official chaperon at several U.S.O. dances sponsored by the college this year. From what we hear, however, the soldiers always give her a "rush" and refuse to believe that she is a chaperon. Frankly, she doesn't look the part.

Betty Ann Tillotson has been in Washington, D.C. since last spring, and is a government employee in the secretarial field. Confidentially, B. A . as she is known to her friends is having plenty of fun and elates, in spite of the reported shortage of men in \iVashington.

Rosella Tewell, graduated at the end of the summer term and is really making use of her major in chemistry for she is now a laboratory .technician at the DuPont Ammunition Plant at Choteau, Oklahoma. This is rather a big job for such a little g!rl as Rosella but she is certainly equal to the position she holds .

Philena Morris is employed at the Ordnance Works Plant at Choteau and rumor has it that she has accepted a diamond ring from a different lad than the one whose ring she was wearing last year at this time. Oh, well, it will always be a women's privilege to change her mind-we hope!

Betsy Ross Wilkerson was a .secretary at the Bomber Plant in Tulsa after she left school last spring until about two months ago when she became Mrs. Russell J. Spicer. Betsy and her husband have made their home in Tulsa and Betsy says she is having a hectic time trying to learn to cook. Russell is also a former Northeastern student-in fact this wedding was the culmination of a college romance.

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last August, returned to her parents' home in Muskogee after her graduation this summer.

Previous to Joe's enlistment Elizabeth accompanied him to his former home in South Carolina for a two weeks visit.

Carlene Glover you remember became Mrs. Burl Stone during the second semester last year.

After Carlene graduated in the spring, we sort of lost contact with her but she and her husband were planning to live in Tulsa until his 路 draft board decided something more definite for his future.

Betty Sue Kirksey is employed in her home town, Rogers, Arkansas. Another BG girl working at home is Helen Hooper of Tulsa, who reportedly has a good secretarial position.

This just about sums up what gossip I have at hand to pass along in regard to Beta Gamma's newest alumnce, so I'll be running along now with my "weather-eye" open for more news for next time.

MARY LEE HILL. To my pleas for information not as many Beta Zetas have responded as I had hoped but here are their whereabouts and activities as they've come to me.

Evelyn Toups, whom you will remember as our A student, is teaching English in Thibacloux High School and acting as librarian besides . She loves her work, praises the merits of her pupils and has her hands full with classes and the library but still has time to act at 4-H club leader. She has a special interest in 4-H club work for she once won a state contest which awarded her with a trip to Chicago. Evelyn did not mention any particular experiences but she did say she is losing several of her students in the "draft".

Both N oella Orgeron and Josephine Joseph are teaching in Cut Off but I have heard nothing from them.

Anna Louise Schwing is teaching in Jeanette, Louisiana hardly a stone's throw from her own home town, New Iberia. Here is a jolly person who makes the best of all situations and manages to have fun no matter how bored everyone else is .

Believe it or not but every Beta Zeta 1942 graduate is teaching. Virginia Fields is skillfully handling thirty-five six years olds. J ena has a way with children which is standing her in good stead these days! The last I heard J ena and her babies were decorating for Thanksgiving but now they are probably trimming trees and stringing pop corn in preparation for Santa t::laus. Jena is one of those fortunates who lives at home even thought she is working. Her job is across the river in Berwick and her home is in Morgan City.

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Peggy l\lag e is in tructing dear little gi rl s and s vera! boys in the ways in which she i o ad pt. (Th boys are studyino- biology not Home Economics.) 11 er job at Mt. Hermon High School k cps her bu y enough but he also has the I Tome Economics lub, operates the School l.unch Program, and makes visit to the children's homes.

- 011 fldentially, Peggy ha her eyes 011 the 'vVA ES and believe me he vvould be an e.-cellcnt addition.

That I aves me- I could go no at length about my plea ant, awful and hairpulling experiences but let it go at that. I have 219 tudents most of

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whom are adorable but there are ome of the other kind, too. 1 o add to the general con fusion I have three ets of twin in my classes. I am teaching Physical Education six hours a clay in the rowley High chool. The et-up is almost perfect for we have a gy m of our own, a wealth of equipment and cooperative stu Ients. 1 he Dance Club is my pet project. It is an extracurricular activity which allows only interested pupils to join, so we accomplish a great deal. Now we are planning our Dance Recital for December 18th-providing that I don't lose my fragment of mentality before that time.

GENEV.\ FRANCIS RICI-I ARD.

Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae (fransfer Bureau Transferred to From Belva Goff Geist (J\ir . Robert) . . . ...... . ..... Kansas City, Missouri ...... . ...... Maryville, Mo. Laura Grace M urrell . ..... ......... . ... . .... Kansas City, Missouri .. .. .... . . . . Kirksville, Mo. I\liriam Waggoner . . . ................... . ... Indianapolis, Indiana ...... . ..... . Maryville, Mo. Eva Ames Wood (.'Irs. Charles ) . ............. Wichita, Kansas . ......... .. ....... . Alva, Okla.

Louise lT ockaday Lund (M rs.) . .............. New York City ........ ... ........ Boston, Mass.

Erl Lene Cline . .......... . ............... .. Tulsa, Oklahoma ....... . .. . ......... Alva, Okla.

Janet Benedict . . ...... . .. . ................. Pittsburgh, Pa.. . ................. Buffalo, N. Y. l\Iarion Powell ...... . . .. ... ... ........ . .... Columbus, Ohio . . ........ . . .. .. Philadelphia, Pa. Janie Weinberger ........ . .................. New York City .............. Huntington, W. Va. l\Iarion Thomas Balding (M rs. \ I\! alter) ...... . . Buffalo, New York ........ . ..... . New York City Dorothy tone Richter (Mrs . Frederic) .... .... Detroit, Michigan ... .. ....... Washington, D. C. Katherine Roberts We cott (M rs. Joseph) . .. ... Hampton Roads ........ . ............ . ..... . . .

Epsilon Epsilon Celebrates Silver Anniversary A silver ann iversary tea was held Sunday afternoon, November 15, at the Alpha Sigma \.lpha sorority hou e, celebrating the twenty-five years since Epsilon Epsilon chapter was founded on the Emporia State college campus. Mrs. 路w ilma Wil on Sharp, of Independence, Mo., ational President of A lpha Sigma Alpha was the honored guest at the tea. Other honored guests were Mi s Cathrine Strouse, charter member a faculty adviser; Mrs. V. T. Trusler, charter member; Miss Dale Zeller, installing officer of Epsilon Ep ilon chapter; and Mrs. l\Iarshall Randel, charter member. Mrs. Sharp pre ented the so rority with twenty-five dollars as a gift from the National Council.

More than one hundred guests were received at the chapter house including alumnce members, faculty members and friends of the sorority.

Those in the receiving line were Miss Bettyanne Atherton, president of Epsilon Epsilon chapter;

Mrs. Wilma 'vVilson Sharp, national president; Mrs. Lea Pierson, president of the Emporia alumnce club; Mrs. Rose West, house mother; and Miss Forrest Errickson, faculty sponsor of the chapter.

Soft music was provided during the afternoon by a string ensemble. Miss Cathrine Strouse, faculty adviser; and /[iss Margaret Barber, chapter big sister; poured tea during the afternoon. The table was decorated with a large centerpiece of pastel flowers in a huge silver bowl, also on the table were white burning tapers. The decorations for the entire tea were crystal and silver. Crystal tea cups and saucers were used and the tea service was of silver.

Members of the sorority were assisted with the tea by members of the alumnce club, who also cooperated with the young women in making advance plans for the tea. The small sandwiches and other foods were furnished by the alumnce.

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News Letters- Alumnae Chapters AKRON, OHIO In October the Akron AI pha Sigs took time out from their regular war duties for a good old fashioned Hall owe' en party.

It was held .at the home of Elmore Du Bois.

Gwen Spiers acted as assistant hostess.

We were met at the door by a ghost who turned out to be Elmore's young daughter, Sue. She had a "secret message" for each of us.

Upon our entrance into the living room, we were greeted by being asked to view the bones that were left of the guest who arrived "too early".

All about us leered witches, jack-o-lanterns, and 路 goblins. In the candle-light our own shadows seemed frightening .

It was fun having our fortunes told. Elmore made some very convincing prophecies. We are all to be lucky in love and some of us will be immensely wealthy- all in due time.

Did you ever see a green elephant, two and one half feet high, who lives in a jungle, screams bowwow, and drinks. milk? At our party we had "animals" who were equally ludicrous. It surely was funny to see our sedate "animals" out do each other.

Emma Blythe and Mary Jeanette Hull each received a packed over night case. They had to unpack their bags, put on each article of clothing, walk a designated distance, come back, undress, and a~am pack the bag. The winner, Mary Jeanette received the grandest lollypop.

We had so much fun the evening was over before we knew it.

It is with a great deal of regret that we announce a loss of a very nice Alpha Sig. Mary Jeanette Hull left Akron because her husband is now at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago.

On November 14, we celebrated Founders' Day by having a luncheon at the Womans' 路city Club.

Our program conformed to the suggestions set forth

by National Officers.

After the luncheon some of the girls went over to the U. S. 0. rooms. We decided to forego our dessert. Instead we donated the birthday cake to "our" boys.

Cheerio, BETH KoLGER WASHKO.

ALVA, OKLAHOMA This is really a lovely Thanksgiving season and we still have a lot for which to be truly thankful.

May we all be willing to meet our own responsibilities in the proper spirit and to do our best here at home. By doing our best and keeping our chins up and by writing cheerful letters to our boys in the various fields of the Service, we can do our part to help keep up the morale of those who are engaged in the fray .

One of Gamma Gamma's alumn:e who is doing her bit in the way she thinks is most fitting ~s Lieutenant Beatrice Ball, of the WAVES. She IS servmg m Northampton, Massachusetts in Smith College.

Edna Donley is acting as the Chairman of First Aid for the American Red Cross in Woods County.

She has been busy organizing First Aid classes.

Luella Harzman recently taught a class of adults in Alva who now have their standard certificates.

Emogene Cox is now teaching First Aid to .a troop of Senior Girl Scouts and is also presentmg the course to the Brownie Scout Troop of which she is leader.

Theta Donley, Musgrove of Talkeetna, Alaska, is serving by teaching her Alaskan pupils in elementary grades a Christmas program.

Pauline Haworth, Barbara Card Dunn, and Phyllis Card, have all been helping in the war effort in the Camp here at Alva. Pauline is now in Boston in school and Barbara has joined her husband at Indianapolis.

Our President, Lorinda Lane, is helping to send cheer to all Woods County's boys who are in the service of their country. Her sunny smile and sweet songs help to spread cheer here at home.

Another way in which she is serving, and has served for seve路ral years, is her sponsorship of Loyal Temperance Legions in the elementary school of Alva.

Some of our girls who are assisting in Defense work in various locations will - be mentioned even if it is best not to mention these plants: Lois Mansfield, Eva Venable, Delora Frieden, Dorothy Brown, and Clarice Benefiel.

Alva Alumn:e who are serving in the teaching field for the first time are: Anna Mae Householder at Lambert, and Jonny Lane Gentry at Holdenville.

Our Dr. Racine Spicer is an interpreter of Spanish at Antonio, Texas, and is busy and happy.

Lorinda Lane 路held the homecoming tea in her home, September 25. Luella Harzman presided at the tea table that had Hallowe'en appointments.

Lorinda had arranged a nice program. Out-oftown Alumn:e present were Edna Hockenbury Tuxhorn, Vera Leeper Cullison, Electa Montgomery Friedin, Jennie Locken Kinney, and Nina Cook.

Lorinda Lane's young daughter gave a reading, and Anna Mae Householder played an Accordion solo and Wilma Jean Fullerton sang a solo.

The next event on our calendar was our Founder's Day Banquet, with the actives and pledges under their new sponsor, Miss Patricia Strickler. They gave us a lovely program.

We Alumn:e returned the courtesy by entertaining them in the Rainbow Room of our own Essie Nail's Cafe. Hostesses were Emogene Cox, Essie Nail, Lorinda Lane, Eula Callison, and Lucille Kramp. A Christmas tree, the

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Nativity ccne and Santa's coming gave the place an air of the approaching Holiday. Lorinda Lane read a hristmas story. Emogene Cox read letters from Alma Lois Rodgers and Racine Spicer, which wer answered by the group that evening. Edna Donley took charge of the entertainment for the ed ification of all: Telegram to Santa; Debate: Resolved: "There ain't no Santa"; Bingo; Actives modelled hats on the patronesses and Alumna:; Edna taught us five folk games that night.

We the officers, of Alva Oklahoma Alumnx A sociation, wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

President, Lorinda Lane; Vice-President, Luella Harzman; Secretary, Edna Donley; Treasurer, Eula Callison- PHoENIX Correspondent, Emogene Cox.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS An informal gathering of the Alumna:, Active Chapter and Pledges was held on November r4, 1942, at the B. U. Women's Building in Boston.

Everyone gathered about eight o'clock in the evening to celebrate Founders' Day, to partake of refreshments, and to enjoy games.

Those particpating in the program for Founders' Day were Irma Wrenn, Marie Poland, Margaret Silvestri and, naturally, I acted as the presiding officer.

It was impressive and those present sang the songs with great fervor.

The refreshments were extremely colorful and abundant. In the center of the table about fifteen tiny American flags gave evidence of our patnot1c spirit. The cup cakes, ic:ed with white frosting, gaily displayed in red the well loved letters A. S. A. Cookies, cut in these same letters, made their appeal to both eyes and appetites. In true patriotic fashion coffee was missing and delicious punch took its place.

The ice cream, too, was red and white. Patriotic napkins and red and white mints added to the festive appearance of the table.

The committee in charge consisted of Gertrude Yorke, Katherine Cameron and Florence Haley who worked diligently and whose efforts were well rewarded by the many favorable comments.

Then came the fun! Charlotte Adams, Grace Gowen and Laura McQuide were in charge of this part of the evening's entertainment. Before the guests had a chance to enjoy the refreshments they were given an "Intelligence Test" which, when solved, announced that "Refreshments are ready" . I found on one sheet an amusing postscript-"Thanks!!

So are we!"

The game that appealed to all was a variation of the well-known "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" but this time the blind-folded players, equipped with red, white or blue airplanes, attempted to bomb Berlin.

However, since a map of the world was before their blinded eyes, many planes landed in the ocean or on some far away island.

13 At this time I turn to an event that has made us all very proud although we shall miss this active member of our group at every meeting this year.

Katherine Hale has joined the "Waves" and reported to Mt. Holyoke College on November roth. Our very best wishes go with her! Grace Gowen has taken over her duties as National Treasurer.

Christmas is drawing near and we are looking forward to our annual "Penny Sale" which will be held on Saturday, December 5, 1942. More about that later!

Loyally yours in A. S. A., FLORENCE R. HALEY.

BUFFALO, NEW YORK Things are rolling along rather nicely so far this year. Despite the fact that everybody is busy with war work, most of the girls seem to find time to squeeze in an Alpha Sig meeting and they certainly have a grand time when they do.

In October we met at Flo Nevins Burns' lovely new home in Snyder and spent a very enjoyable few hours. For Founder's Day the College Chapter opened its doors to the Alums and a large group attended . After an impressive observance of that day we enjoyed a delicious buffet supper. Kay Burlinggame was home from Des Moines for the weekend and gave us an excellent account of what's what in the W.A.A.C. I hang my head in shame that I've waited this long to tell you who our officers for the current year are. Here goes: President, Jean Vedder; VicePresident, L. Louise Abrams; Recording Secretary, Lois Conroy; Corresponding Secretary, Muriel Noonan; Treasurer, Anna Lou Anderson.

The chairman are: Courtesy, Marjorie Moreland; Directory, Margaret Braun; News Letter, Lois Jane Terry; Publicity, Ruth Phillips; Big Sister, Mary Ball; Federation Delegate, Dorothy Ferrand; Editor, Dorothy York.

We're all having a grand time working together.

So much for now. Our very best wishes for a Happy New Year to you all.

DoROTHY K . .YORK.

CANTON, OHIO We held our Founder's Day dinner at the Canton Woman's Club in November and had a grand time.

All the members were there. Each one was afraid it might be the last time we could get together for the duration, so a special effort was made to attend. The decorations were in keeping with the occasion.

The Christmas exchange was held December 14th, at Mary Miller's home . The evening was spent in singing Christmas Carols.

We have nothing to contribute as far as WAACS or WAVES are concerned . All our members are busy doing home defense and raising children .

BERDIEN HoLDING.

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Mrs . . Roy Wesselman (Dotty Oakes, Nu Nu) is a grand new member of our group. She and her The first meeting of the year was held Saturday, husband, who is manager of the Cleveland branch November 14th in the " Village" an interesting of the New York Life Insurance Company have Pennsylvania Dutch center in Lancaster. All shop- recently moved their family to Shaker Heights from ping Alpha Sigs got together for a "Dutch treat and Toledo. They have two sons, age six and ten years.

Take-Pot-Luck-no-reservations-made" luncheon and We are looking forward to meeting Roy at our enjoyed it so much that a similiar one is planned for Christmas party. Dotty has already made many the Saturday before Christmas promptly at twelve friends through her participation in the Lomond so we can be joined by Nancy E. Herr a new mem- School Parent-Teacher Association. ber who is a Technician at the General Hospital, and Leta Crawford is busy this year being organist

by Ann Karns who is Hostess in the Munitions De- for one of her church groups, and director of rriusic partment of the Armstrong Cork Company. for a club. She is also on the Lakewood board of Our president Helyn Brookhart Bishop writes that the Parent-Teacher Association. she is very busy as Supervisor of the Parachute Ada Harvey is becoming accustomed to Bill being Factory in Reading. gone. Bill is stationed in Cleveland with the United Two of our group have joined their husbands at States Coast Guard, but gets only a few hours leave the army camps. Alice Hart Beaver is in Ventnor, each week. He looked so handsome in his new New Jersey with her two children where her hus- uniform when we saw him at the Sheelah Carter band is stationed training cadets. Our most recent ' lecture. bride Merrie! Jean Nissley Backenstoe is in ChattaRuth Vorhees is doing some fine work in the nooga, Tennessee.

Civilian Defense Block Organization in her comPlans for the annual Temple University Dance to munity. She is also state chairman of public relabe held New Year's Eve found a number of Alpha tions of the Osteopathic Auxiliary. Her interest in Sigs contributing their services. Nancy Herr is in Girl Scouts is continuous, of course. charge of publicity, Ann Kerns in charge of special Augusta Besse was the very successful chairman plans for the boys in service and June Smith as of the membership committee of the Foreign Affairs Chairman of the Honorary Guests for the occasion. Council. But she is not all business. She and Ralph S. JuNE SMITH. take time out for some community badminton a couple of times a week .

CLEVELAND, OHIO Helen Garrington has been teaching rhythm and Observance of Founders' Day each year brings dancing to a Brownie Troop. She also belongs to new inspiration to every member of Alpha Sigma the Mothersingers group in her neighborhood.

Alpha for the coming season.

In the two meetings recorded here, it was evident This year the Cleveland celebration of the foundto your re.porter that membe.rs of the Cleveland ing of our organization was held at the home of Chapter are fully aware that a total war demands Ruth Vorhees, in Shaker Heights. Our president, total effort. Wilma Wilson Sharp has given us the Augusta Besse, was the toast-mistress . She reminded keynote for Founders' Day, 1942. But she has also us of the great benefits and pleasures we have en- given us a keynote for the year to come - high joyed as A.S.A.'s and of the responsibilities we all courage and unwavering determination . carry as alumn<e of so fine a sorority. Responses LoRA M. JoNES SMITH. were made by various m embers. As the Proclamation was read, we lighted our cand les from the ceri.ter COLUMBUS, OHIO torch, each sister renewing silently the vows she had Lambda Lambda Alumn<e meeting for October taken during college years. was held at the home of Peg Martin, with Dorothy Ruth served a beautiful luncheon and that was Windom and Mildred Altoff as assisting hostesses. followed by a business meeting.

Helen Garrington entertained with a shower in This t neeting was a Hallowe'en party and was well honor of Mabel Schilling Blanchard, a recent bride. attended. Kathryn Rousculp, our program chairman She received many useful gifts for their home. We for this year, provided us with several interesting played several tables of bridge, high score going to games. The Apple Ring Game completely shelved our dignity. I must tell you about it. Ten apples Martha Borch . Helen served a salad, hot rolls and coffee. Mabel's husband, Maurice, has now gone into were placed in a circle on the floor. A blind-folded service for Uncle Sam. Mabel will keep busy in her girls was given several twirls and then was left to teaching at Cleveland Heights High School. gather up the ten apples in an allotted time. It looked very simple but just you try it!

Our group was fortunate in securing the well known commentator, Sheelah Carter, for our October We were happy to welcome a new visitor to our program which was held in radi~ station WHK. group. She is Marian Powell from Nu Nu Chapter, Miss Carter spoke interestingly and authoritatively Philadelphia. We are glad you found us Marian, on the war situation. Her comments io regard to and we hope to see you out to all the meetings. This Africa and its importance 路 in the future conduct of new-comer from Nu Nu Chapter certainly knows her the war were prophetic. geography for she had the most complete list of all

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the stales o( the U nitcd tales, 111 another of the games.

At the clo e of the evening, refreshments approrriale for this hil arious occasion were served.

In Nov mbcr, we met at Rachel Van Hook's home. The group celebrated Founder ' Day. The c.lccoration carried out a patriotic motif. Our first ong in thi s program was "Faith of Our Fathers".

This was followed by the reading of the Founder's Day Proclamation. Ruth Siples read the remainder of the program. The sorority Creed and the Pledge of Allegiance was repeated in unison. The program ended with the si ngi ng of the Star Spangled Banner by the group, and a prayer by Helen Millikin.

At a business meeting following the Founder's Day program, ten dollars was donated to the Central Community House for Christmas Charities.

I ay Johnso n was our newest visitor, and hailed from Omicron Omicron Chapter. We hope you can meet with us aga in , Kay. At a late hour our hostess, assisted by her cohostesses, Margaret Johnsto n, and Kathryn Rousculp, served delicious refreshments.

CLARA HILBEI<G TELLER.

DENVER, COLORADO Like many of our other chapters we celebrated our Founder's Day using Wilma Sharp's beautiful program. It was truly a real blending of Alpha Sigma Alpha's. Crimson and white with our country's red, white and blue. We gathered at the swanky Denver Athl etic Club on Friday of the Colorado Education Convention taking time out from meetings and style shows. We were very glad to have Marie Berry with us again and also Helen Brown, Martha Eskridge, Alice Johnson, Kathryn Maxwell, Patricia Meehan and Mildred Shenandoah as well as the usual group of our faithful Denver girls. We missed the college girls from Greeley this year, they had no vacation for the Convention but we thrilled to the news of their successful rush season and were happy to have their invitation to Beta Beta's "Homestaying" luncheon on November fourteenth.

Betty Barnes McEwen, Dorothy Hughes and Polly Schlosser from D enver attended the luncheon in Greeley and went to the game where forty Alpha Sigmas looked lovely wearing big yellow mums.

We didn't celebrate a football victory when we went to Bru-Inn for cokes after the game but it made us alums feel collegiate again and we recommend it to the rest of you.

PoLLY S c HLOSSER.

DES MOINES, IOWA In October we met at the home of Dorothy Whitten. Dorothy lives on the edge of the city so we thought it a good idea to have meeting there before gas ratio ning. We had an unusually good meeting. Ruth Hooks came to tell us about the Nursery school set-up in Des Moines and to tell us that we could volunteer to help in this group, especially as

several of us are former teachers and many of us have had the practical experience of rai sing our own children.

With so many WAACS in town we have been interested in meeting them. W e felt especially honored that night to have Katherine Burlingame of Buffalo as our guest. Katherine is now a Third Officer. Of course we showered her with questions and found her ready and willing to answer. She took us through a day with the W AACS. Let me tell you they begin early. Getting up at 5:45 these mornings is no joke. It is cold and also very dark.

We surely enjoyed meeting Katherine and hope to see her again.

We found that Betty Mallue also from Buffalo was in Cooks and Bakers School at Fort Riley Kansas at that time so we have not met her.

We have also talked to Marion Maloy and Mrs. Hubert Bernatz of Phi Phi at Maryville, Mo., but have not had the pleasure of meeting them yet.

Des Moines Alumna: enjoyed a Founder's Day dinner at the Grace Ransom Tea Room on Saturday evening, November 14th. Madge Crow Sonksen was an unexpected guest and we are glad that she is living in Des Moines where we can see her often. After dinner Albertine Geist, our president proved a very able toastmistress and we seriously took part in the program sent out from National Council.

On December 15th we will have a Christmas party at the home of Florence Harley. There will be a gift exchange and we will each bring a dozen cookies to turn over to the USO .

Nelle Gabrielson Raney of Chicago was in Des Moines this fall but not long enough for us to see her. Better come oftener and stay longer next time, Nelle.

Lyda Larson McBride and her family have moved to Sac City.

Doris East Pace with her husband and mother have moved to Des Moines from Altoona.

Myrtle Wolford Eley and her family stopped to see Pauline Black a few minutes this summer.

Myrna Hutchison and Ida Good Johnson are doing an excellent job of raising nne babies.

Mayme Meston and Georgia Barton do not get around much yet. Georgia keeps busy knitting and has a defense job regardless. Mayme was out to the October meeting. We hope they continue to improve.

Mrs. Barr has been ill with a cold but is better now.

Ruth Hooks spent an interesting summer in Kansas City studying and working in a Nursery for children of working mothers. Ruth is on a special committee here in Des Moines, which is working on this problem.

Julia Butler's husband is in the army.

Rita Selvey surprised herself and friends by making a quick trip to the hospital to have her appendix removed. Although that is only a month ago she is up and doing, at her usual speed, thank you.

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Her son Larry complicated things by coming down with chickenpox while she was in the hospital.

Peggy McCormick Dailey has returned home from the hospital with wee Margaret Ann. Susan. Hart Bergmann's daughter Susan Carol was born November 12 in Chicago.

Bernadine Posten Bender and her husband run a grocery store and the Post Office at Grant, Iowa.

Bernadine's young son goes to school.

Nellie Everling Zollars is now living at Port Arthur, Texas where her husband works for a shipb.uilding company.

Catherine Corbett Leake is busy in her husband's office trying to finish up his work as he is in Texas at an Aviation School. Her sister Christine Greenlee is teaching at A. I. B. while her husband has been taking officer's training in Washington, D. C. Although our active chapter no longer exists we think some chapter should be on the alert. The following could be Alpha Sigs some day.

Jane (Womeldorf) Black, Ida Grace (Browning) Nissly, Paula (Samuelson) Stevens, Dolores (Kugler) Patterson, Ruth Ann (Haley) Whitten, Margaret (G. Davis) Carver, Donna (Fisher) Arnold, Ann (Buckles) Jacobson, Margaret Ann (McCormick) Dailey, Susan Carol (Hart) Bergmann.

These are only a few, there are others whose names I do not know.

We are still meeting despite winds, floods and the Navy and Army marrying our girls and taking them far away. Flora Batten Webster had planned a lovely A. S. A. party in August for Evelyn Bell, who was visiting her sister in Norfolk, but just before the assembling time, all traffic was tied up from a heavy down pour of rain. Mrs. Gilliam (nee, Juliette Hundley) one of the founders of A.S.A., was also invited to that party. The girls did get to see Evelyn Bell at a later meeting.

We're delighted to have Kitty Roberts Westcott back with us. Frances Beaton Hewitt and Annette Rogers came in from Suffolk for the October luncheon meeting, which was held at Ames and Brownley's Tea Room.

We hear echoes of a hurried party to be given in honor of Frances Barnard who is to be 路married early in December.

Two of our girls are in Washington, D. C., Harriet Brown is a physicist and Mildred Swint is with the F.B.I. The school teachers are busy with the five R's; namely: Readin', Writin', Rithmetic, Registering, Rationing.

Yours for a Merry Christmas.

EMPORIA, KANSAS

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

A Silver Anniversary tea was held Sunday afternoon, November 15, at the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority house, celebrating the twenty-five years since Epsilon Epsilon Chapter was founded on the Emporia State College campus. Mrs. Wilma Wilson Sharp, National President, was the honored guest at the tea.

More than 100 guests were received at the chapter house Sunday afternoon including Alumna: members, faculty members, and friends of the sorority.

Those in the receiving line were Miss Bettyanne Atherton, Chapter President, Mrs. Wilma Sharp, Mrs. Lea Pierson, Alumna: Chapter President, Mrs. Rose West, Housemother, and Miss For rest Erickson, faculty adviser.

Soft music was provided during the afternoon by a string ensemble. Miss Catherine Strouse and Miss Margaret Barber poured路 tea for the guests, at a table which was decorated with a large centerpiece of pastel flowers, and white burning tapers. Members of the sorority were assisted with the tea by the Alumna: Club.

Miss Edna Louise Turner paid a visit to her parents in Emporia. She is program director for the U.S.O. in Merced, California.

Epsilon Epsilon has three new member babies of which we are all proud: Mr. and Mrs. James S. Guhin (Mary Alice Bordenkircher) 7 y.; pound boy.

Mrs. Dave Jones (Margret Lewis) 8Y-\ pound boy.

Mrs. Basil Coney (Dorothea Abilgard) 8 pound boy.

The October meeting of the Indianapolis Alumna: Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was held at the home of Helen Emick with Esther Barge as assistant hostess. There were sixteen m~mbers present.

The meeting opened with devotionals read by the president, Geraldine Holton, followed by the reading of the minutes and the Treasurer's report.

The group cooperated with the president in filling out a War Service Report on the sorority's activities as well as personal services. The president commented on the splendid rushing season of Chi Chi Chapter and a letter from Milly Warmer of that chapter expressed their 路 joy over the very successful rush and their encouraging prospects for the remainder of the year. We were all happy about the report and each of us wishes them continued good luck and growth both now and in the year ahead.

The program committee distributed the new programs for the year and a glance at them reminded us again that due to the war the Christmas and the Valentine Party are to be abandoned for the duration, but the Mother's Day affair will be held as usual.

The birthday offerings for the Ann Fern Memorial Fund were accepted and will be presented to the Indianapolis Free Kindergarten Society.

The meeting adjourned and then followed the usual bedlam as everyone tried to discover at one time ' what everyone else had been doing since the September meeting.

"Then came November" with gas rationing registration and inasmuch as so many of our mem-

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LILLIAN JACOBSON.

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bers are teachers and had to be in their school rooms on the Saturday of Sorority meeting it was impossible to meet again until December, this time at the home of Dorothy Karrmann with Eloise Proctor as assistant hostess.

The first exciting news was that Jerry Holton, our pre ident, wa in the Methodist Hospital with a lovely baby boy, Thomas Ralph, Tommy to his friends . She now has a perfect little family, four year old Connie, and baby Tommy.

The meeting was call ed to order by Vice-President Lena Grumme and opened with an inspiring devotional "Then you can keep Christmas" read by Miriam Waggoner.

After the reading of the minutes and the Treasurer's Report, letters and greetings from other Chapters and fr iends were read.

Eloise Procter gave a report on the Red Cross knitting and Genevieve Leib reported on Red Cross sewing.

A committee was appointed to select possible candidates from the Indianapolis Alumna: Chapter for the Wilma Wilson Sharpe Alumna: award .

The silver offering was accepted for annual Christmas gift to the Indianapolis Day Nursery.

Their need this year is more acute than ever before because so many Mothers are working and leaving their children under the care of the Indianapolis Day Nursery.

As the meeting adjourned Lena Grumme read a beautiful Christmas prayer.

During the social hour following the meeting I learned 路 that our talented artist Letha Gaskins exhibited an oil painting "The Bishops Chapel" at the Indiana Artists Annual Exhibit held in L. S. Ayers Auditorium the last week of October. She also informed me that she is on the Eliza A. Blaker Club committee, who are planning to furnish a conference room to be used by the School of Education at Butler University. All of the furniture to be used will be that of the late Eliza A. Blaker founder of the Indianapolis Free Kindergartens and the Indianapolis Teachers College, now an affiliate of Butler University.

Irene Shaffer Mason and Dorothy Karrmann spoke of the luncheon party that they planned for Indianapolis Alpha Sigma's in honor of Francis Bone Kimball during her visit to Indianapolis. Everyone who attended spent an interesting and pleasant afternoon. Francis was in Pearl Harbor during the bombing and has been sent home. Her husband Major Kimball is still in Hawaii.

In closing this month's news letter, I, with the rest of the members of the Indianapolis Alumna: Chapter wish for each of you love, joy, and happiness in the year ahead.

JANE FoLTZ McDAviTT.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI October Luncheon a Success If all experiments could but be as successful as the October luncheon! There had been speculation as to the advisability of attempting downtown meet-

ings, but the twenty four girls who attended the luncheon at the Women 's Business and Professional Club, October 17th, reported a delightful afternoon .

A short business meeting was held following the luncheon at which time the officers selected by the council to replace those who had submitted their resignations were announced. Margaret Bryant is our new president; Mary Alice Hamilton, vice-president; Jane Isaacks, corresponding secretary; and Virginia Carder, philantropic chairman.

We were so happy to have Mary Douglass of Grand Junction, Colorado, as a guest and to welcome Belva Geist as a new member.

Mary Hamlin presented one of the most interesting programs we have had for quite some time. Her topic was "Modern Drama" and proved to be most enlightening to everyone. Mary told us that the Norwegian dramatist, Henrik Ibsen, was to be given the utmost consideration in the field of modern drama. "Brand" and "Peer Gynt" are his two best dramatic poems. The former is an arraignment of the half-hearted peitism of many of the Norwegian people; the latter tells the story of the devoted love of an unselfish woman for a faithless, unscrupulous man. His "Doll's House" and "Ghosts" were forerunners of the great women's movement which characterized the close of the nineteenth century and both represented marriage problems. In "Pillars of Society" and "An Enemy of the Past" Ibsen appears as an aggressive social reformer, and with satire as his weapon he wages war with a world out of joint.

"The Wild Duck" and "Rosmersholm" represent the struggles of the individual toward the light or the suicide motive. "Hedda Gabler" and "The Master Builder" represent the conflict between individual desires and a sense of duty . Ibsen in his social dramas gave the people of his generation not what they wanted, but what they needed and are not altogether applicable today.

Founders' Day Luncheon During November many college and alumna: chapters celebrated the anniversary of the founding of our sorority by five little girls in Virginia, but the Kansas City group felt they were the fortunate ones to have our national president present to . read her own proclamation when twenty-two girls met at the Woman's City Club, November 21st, for luncheon.

The table decorations of flags and red , white, and blue flowers arranged by the hostesses Kathryn Keirns, Virginia Carder, and Virginia Callison were in keeping with the patriotic theme of the entire program. During the afternoon the group sang "Faith of Our Founders," "America," "Star Spangled Banner" and Mary Alice Hamilton sang "God Bless America" accompanied at the piano by Marian Vail.

A very pertinent talk "USA's Setting for ASA" was given by Phon Johnson. After giving us the historical setting preceeding the founding of ASA, Phon said, "So our United States in the first year of a new and dramatic century provided an exciting, adven-

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turous setting for Alpha Sigma Alpha. In this day when American education must play an ever increasing part in Ultimate Victory, we proudly salute the college of our founding-State Female Normal School, Farmville, Virginia. It is good that our Mother state is historically impor.t ant Virginia-the cradle of representative form of government, the home of great American patriots and early presidents.

From that background came our five Founders: Virginia Lee Boyd, Louise Burks Cox, Juliette Jefferson Hundley, Mary Williamson Hundley, and Calva Hamlet Watson."

Esther Bucher, who had charge of the program told us: "In these days of anxiety and stress it is hard to put into practice our ASA creed. Yet we can do no less than strive to live it in our daily relationships." W,e kept this in mind while Dulcie Calhoun led us in repeating our creed .

Esther asked us as Margaret Bryant led the pledge of allegiance to the Bag to reconsecrate ourselves to do our parts at whatever cost, that America and the Allied Nations may win the Ultimate Victory.

The program was concluded with the following prayer by Dorothy Kreek: "Our Father's God to Thee Author of liberty, To Thee we raise our hearts in humble gratitude for our glorious country and for our American way of life. We thank Thee for the privilege of again celebrating the founding of our beloved sorority. Bless our founders and make the thousands of Alpha Sigmas today worthy to uphold in true friendship the ideals established by them.

Grant special blessings upon our soldiers. May they carry on the more valiantly beca路use of the constant faith and courage of those at home who love them .

And we beseech Thee to speed the day when America shall again be blessed with victory and peace."

Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. John Owen Isaacks of Independence have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jane Louise Isaacks, to Mr. Kenneth 0. Campbell of Owasso, Michigan.

New Ame路ricans Come Home November 3rd may have meant election day for most people, but we're betting June Grimes forgot to vote! Ola and June announce the receipt of one shipment of sweetness labeled Linda Margaret, weight seven pounds and nine ounces, signed for in perfect condition.

It's true! Mr. and Mrs. Ray True of Grand Forks, North Dakota, announce the arrival of William Ray True October 24th. Mrs. True was formerly Isabel Wightman of Phi Phi Chapter.

Santa Claus is of minor importance to little Gary Sharp for he has a brand new baby sister. Eleanor and Charles announce the arrival of six pound Marilyn Kay, November 17th.

DoR OTHY KREEK.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA The Lighted Tree restaurant in Hollywood was the scene of the annual Founders' Day Banquet of Xi Xi, attended by twenty-two members, both active and alumn<e. Red, white, and blue Bowers provided charmi'ng decorations. Bette Kremeth, of the active chapter, was mistress of ceremonies. Among the guests Xi Xi was glad to welcome Ruby Lawler, of Sigma Sigma Chapter, Gunnison, Colo. Just returned from Denver, where she had been visiting Sigma Sigma Chapter during the rush season, was Marie Berry of Altadena. Eliner Bone Kawalski came all the way from Morro Bay, near San 路Francisco, where her husband is stationed in an army camp, to attend the banquet.

Gasoline rationing, which started on December first in California, poses a serious problem to the members 路 of Xi Xi alumn<e chapter, for it will be impossible to attend meetings that are fifty or sixty miles from one's home as many members have done in the past. Yet our girls are resourceful and we have many interesting plans for the rest of the season.

The years have slipped by all too rapidly and it has been difficult to follow the lives and careers of Xi Xi alumn<e in this far-Bung Southern California area. What has happened to Din, Bayonne, Ethel, Margaret, Betty, and all, since our carefree days at U. C. L. A.? Pooling of gossip from many sources results in the following information upon a few of our members: Bayonne Gray has married James Harrison Glynn, private stationed at Fort Rosencrans in San Diego.

Prior to her marriage Bayonne was U . S. 0. director in Lompoc, U. S. 0. center for. Camp Cook.

Dorothea Lind is a secretary in the Los Angeles post office.

Margaret Cuenod is business girl's secretary of the Y. W . C . A. at Greenwich, Conn.

Elma (Dinwiddie) Eckmann Boucher is the mother of a ten months old baby girl. She lives in a charming new colonial home in Arcadia and in her spare moments substitutes at Monrovia High School.

Anna Gassaway, with whose clever plays Xi Xi often won inter-sorority competitions in college days, continues to teach English at the Glenwood School for Boys, owned by her brother, in San Diego.

Betty Fellows, new Mrs. Jack Benjamin, lives in Honolulu.

Mrs. Harvey Cook, (Olive Jackson), is the mother of Sandra, five, and a new baby girl, six months.

Ethel Tobin, once popular president of Xi Xi and extremely active on the college campus, is continuing her activity and usefulness, for not only does she teach physical education at Beverly Hills High in 3 full-time position, but also she teaches gymnasium twice a week in night school and gives classes in First Aid, meteorology, and navigation, as well. She finds time, in spite of all that, to take part in the Civil Air Patrol. Ethel possesses a private pilot's license.

Louise Peterson Hindes, another former chapter

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president and now president of the alumn~ chapter, distinguishe her elf in a difT rent field as the mother of three lovely children-Anne, eight ; Eddie, four :1nd a half ; and Charles, three. Louise lives in Santa Monica.

Kath rio Taylor Hunsicker, sti ll anoth r former pre ident of the college chapter and the mother of De Renne, aged eight, has acquired a beautiful new home in Westwood, near Twentieth Century Fox where her husband is employed.

Barbara Held, likew ise a forme r Xi Xi president at U. C. L. A., has returned after almost two years of social work in distant Ca li fornia counties to Culver 路 ity, to take a po ition as investigator with the United tates Employment Service.

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI During the Northwest District Teachers Meeting, the big eve nt for us was the Founder's Day and Homecoming Luncheon of Phi Phi Chapter or October 16. A lovely luncheon was served at Hotel Linvill e. The program was as follows: Nadean Allen Toastmistress ................

Roll Call Betty Townsend Welcome to A lumn ~ ........... . .. Irene H eidema n Response .. . ..... Mrs. James Ray Welcome to Pledges ........ . ... . ... Pauline Liggett Response . .

Pledge President Trio ............. Beverly Blagg, Shirley Anderson, Jodie Montgomery Founder's Day Proclamation ........ Barbara Garrett U.S. A.'s Setting for A. S. A. . . .. Ruth Lawrence P~ff ...

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There was a short meeting of the Alumna Chapter following the luncheon. Gertude Wray Tindall was elected Treasurer to succeed Martha Jane Mamilton who is now a W AAC. Our November meeting was to have been held at Harriet Ray 's home in the country, but the weather made that impossible, so we met with Mrs. Kuchs.

Harriet and Mrs. Kuchs were the hostesses and fourteen member present. After an evening of cards, lovely refreshments were served .

We have two weddings to report. Mary Frances Todd becam e the bride of Lieutenant Bvron Erman Bird on October 10. The wedding took .place at the First Presbyterian Church in Maryville. They will make their home in Atterbury, Indiana, where Lieutenant Bird is stationed.

Elinor Crater was married to Myron F. Simerly on October r2. They were married at the home of the bride's parents in Ravenwood. They are at home at 1501 Rosemary Lane, Columbia, Mo., where Mr. Simerly is Assistant County Extension Agent.

Marian Toll akson Fisher writes that she is located in San Francisco, Calif. and has a position with the Fed eral Reserve Bank of San Francisco in the Bond Redemption Dept. Her husband is stationed in a

naval base there and she is taking up residence there to be near him. Her add ress is Y. M. C. A. Hotel, 351 Turk St., Room No. no8, San Francisco, Calif.

Mr. and Mrs. Junior Grimes are the proud parents of a littl e daughter born in a Kansas City hospital in October. Mrs. Grimes is the form r O la Slagle.

Jean Patrick has joined the W AACS. She is continuing her school teaching in St. Louis until she is called.

Sincerely yours,

RuTH

LAWRENCE.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA So far, Pittsburgh has been able to continue its regular monthly meetings as the executive committee had planned. One Saturday evening in October, twenty AI pha Sigs (of course, several were husbands) gathered in South Park for a steak fry . Experienced cooks, charcoal grills, and good-sized appetites helped make the steaks and all that went with them especially delicious. Afterwards everyone sat around the fire singing and talking.

The November meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Medora Deitzel. Two activities have been planned for this month-a formal dance and our Christmas Luncheon.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VIRGINIA The news from the Shenandoah Valley Chapter has been rather discouraging during the past year.

Because of the gas and tire rationing our Chapter disba.n ded early last spring. Aside from the fact that our group was quite small, we were also living some miles apart. We found it very hard to find nights that would suit our married members and those teaching.

Kay Carrico left us shortly after we organized and we all felt that part of our spirit had gone along with her. It may be that after this crisis is over we will be able to reorganize and carry on with more vigor.

ELEANOR SHORTS.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA Wedding Bells m ay make it expedient for Tulsa Chapter to auction off its Presidency here after to the highest bidder. That office seems to carry a particular charm with it. Lora Patterson our 1941-42 President was married in July and now our 1942-43 President has surprised us by taking the "fatal step."

Julia Wiley Christie was married to Thomas F. Sliger of Dallas, T exas, Thursday evening, October 22nd, in her mother's home. She was g iven in marriage by her brother Jack Christie, and Mrs. Jack Christie was her Matron of Honor. C. R. Sliger was best man for his brother. A reception was held for the wedding guests after the marriage service. After a brief wedding trip, Mr. Sliger returned to Fort

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Benning Georgia, where he is in Officer's Training Camp. Julia resumed her teaching. She will continue as our President until Mr. Stigers plans are more definite and she can join him. We wish them great happiness.

On October 17th, ten Alpha Sigma Alphas met at Twin Oaks Tea Room for luncheon. We discussed plans for our annual rummage sale and for our Founder's Day Tea. The Tea was postponed from November 14th to December 12th, due to i:he critical illness of Lora Patterson Sipes' father. Rena Mae Long and Julia Christie Sliger will be assisting hostesses and it will be held at Lora's home.

Our rummage sale on November 28th was quite a success. This is the project from which we receive most of our money to make our Fellowship Loan Fund payment and Tulsa Babies Milk Fund contributions.

On Monday evening, November 3oth, as many of our group as could go, surprised our President by slipping in to see her wedding gifts. There were many useful and beautiful ones. We took cookies and sandwiches and made tea and had a most enjoyable evening. We presented her with a silver sauce boat, the gift from the Tulsa Chapter. · It was ' inscribed from "A.S.A. Alumn<£."

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Carson (Jackie Phillips from Eta Eta Chapter) are the proud parents of a five pound baby boy, Richard Compton Carson Jr., borh November 11th.

Red Cross work, including knitting and various phases of the war work, is keeping us busy.

We extend Christmas Greetings to our Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters everywhere. Pray for victory for our country and our allies this coming New Year.

IsABELLE KEY REEVE.

WICHITA, KANSAS The Alumn<£ Group in Wichita, Kansas are holding their monthly meetings in the homes again this year. The first meeting was held September 15, in the home of Gladys Popkins with Laura Sherman as the assistant hostess. It was a small group but enough members were on hand to begin to make plans for the ensuing year.

Dorothy W eede Bethel is President this year and is interested in patriotic movements. A committee met with Ruth Yockey to make kits to be presented to the soldiers at the train. These kits contain small articles such as candy, cigarettes, gum, w riting material and the Readers Digest, any articles for their comfort such as these.

It was voted to meet at Red Cross headquarters to fold bandages on Friday mornings.

The next regular meeting will be with Ruth Yockey in October.

Effie Small has spent several weeks in the hospital.

Ann Cleveland was married May 30, this year to Dave S. Brewer. They are making their home in Wichita.

Gladys Can has a new home as does Fern Jackson-both very lovely I hear.

The second meeting of the year was held in the home of Ruth Yockey who was assisted by Fern Jackson. Twelve members were present. Mrs. Alice Campbell Wrigley gave instructions concerning the use of kits to be presented to soldiers on Troop Trains ai: the Union Station and later at the Bus Station. The A .S.A.'s sewed snaps on some forty kits which had been made by Ruth Yockey.

The group decided at the first meeting to sell Christmas cards this year to raise money l:o pay the scholarship fund and other expenses of the organization.

GLADYs PoPKINS.

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News Letters-College Chapters ALPHA State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia

early in the morning and we want to add that everyone was there on time-well, almost.

We all have the Christmas spirit and we are very excited about everything. Since our government has asked that we mail our packages early we naturally have the spirit earlier so things are really flying. For our Christmas party this year each girl is bringing a twenty-five cent War Stamp. We will not have enough stamps to fill the Album but we are going to bring a few cents each meeting until we can cc;>mplete our book. This way we can help Uncle Sam and also put some money in security for later use. Many of the girls bought their stamps on Pearl Harbor Day to help boost the total income on Stamps and Bonds for the old U. S. A .

We are all sorry to tell you that our sponsor is very ill and is in the hospital. By the time this is pub.lished we are hoping she will be back with us agam.

So far we have made no plans for the spring dances but we will let you know about them later.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Dear Alpha Sigs: Well, here we are, back again, and this time we have something to write about.

First, there was Fall Rushing for all old girls.

We had lots of fun and were happy about the results. To conclude rushing we had the conventional party to celebrate our victories and to congratulate other sororities on their gains.

Then came the Founders' Day Banquet. It was held on November 21, in the College Tea Room.

A great many of our alumn~ returned for this celebration and fun was had by all. The patrotic theme which was shown on the menu card was carried out through the program.

Ever since we returned to school in the fall, we've been knitting squares for a Red Cross blanket, which we have finally completed. It is very bright and colorful and we will send it to the hospital at Camp Pickett. We're also sending them rose bushes for Christmas, as that seems to be what the soldiers want.

WILDA LAUER. We've just gotten new draperies and venetian blinds for our room and they really set it o.fl to it's ALPHA GAMMA best advantage. They arrived and were put up just State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania in time for the intermission party at Senior Dance.

The dance itself was a big success with Nancye Dear Alpha Sigs: Allen, our president, vice-president of the Senior Are you rushing hard? Well, the Alpha Gams class, in the receiving line and also assisting in leading are right in there rushing about twenty of the nicest the figure. The room was truly a handsome back- freshman right off their feet . We pulled Saturday ground for so many charming girls. 路 as the date for our informal rush party, and let me Sunday, December 19, we will have our last tell you, the girls had a roping good time. Our party of 1942 in the chapter room. Besides the usual school lodge, where the party was held, was decorated Christmas songs, good food, and geniality, we'll have in the form of a ranch. The girls wore jodhpurs and slacks, and they made as good cow hands as ever a decorated tree and foolish gifts.

When we return from our Christmas vacation, walked into a ranch out West. We did the Virginia we'll have to get ready for Winter Rushing, so we reel, had a tug of war and sang cowboy songs. Then, I don't want to forget to tell you about the exciting are keeping our fingers crossed. rodeo that was pulled off right before our eyes. How Yours in A. S. A ., we laughed, the bull danced off the stage with the DEARING FAUNTLEROY. opponent in his arms. After that the Alpha Gams certainly enjoyed the hot dogs that were roasted over ALPHA BETA an open fire place. As favors, we gave piggie banks State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri branded A.S.A. ' Dear Alpha Sigs: This year our Pan-Hellenic dance was combined Since our last letter many things have happened . with the three fraternities on campus because of the First of all we want to tell you about our twenty-six war effort.

It proved to be quite a success, and the new pledges. We are very proud of them and they Sigs were well represented.

Alpha are very anxious for full initation. We are planning We celebrated our Founder's Day in the form that for the first of the year and you will hear about of a Solomon Gundy party. It was held at our it in our next letter.

For our rush parties we had our traditional Activity Cottage from 3:00 to s:oo o'clock. The Gypsy Dance and a Smorsgasbord Supper. Our afternoon was spent visiting with our alumn;e sisters.

Alumn;e helped us with the supper and it was a Bridge and light refreshments also made it an envery great success. Our Gypsy Dance was more un- joyable affair. usual than ever this year. Due to conflicting dates Saturday, December 12, we are pledging Frances we had it at s:oo o'clock a. m. Yes, that was very Mack into the sorority. I wish you all could meet

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her. She is attractive, peppy and a real Alpha Sig. We are all proud to have Frances as our sister.

Plans are also being made for our Christmas party.

It is to be held at the home of our sponsor, Miss Beldon. We will exchange gifts and have a good time, which by the way isn't hard for the Alpha Gams to do.

Alpha Gamma Chapter wishes you all a Merry Xmas and the best of luck in the coming year.

BETTY SHAW.

BETA BETA Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado

Dear Alpha Sigs: This has been a very happy quarter for Beta Beta.

To begin with, the fifteen new pledges were a boon to the chapter, particularly since they were all such charming and talented girls. They were given an opportunity to display their musical talents in the annual CSCE musical production, "Hellzabruin."

We have had many pleasant but inexpensive getto-gethers this quarter. There was the wonderful party Miss Lehr, our faculty adviser gave for usan hour of bowling and then a lovely dinner afterward .

Ginny Rice and June Snowberger entertained at an informal card party, with bridge and pinochle as the favorite~ of the evening.

The spirit of working together has been dominant this year. Beta Beta attends teas, assemblies, and other campus activities as a body. We have been striving hard for a more effective group with each individual member at her best. To accomplish the latter, we have a criticism box in which each pledge or active may air her pet peeves about the sorority or some individual. These are read in meetings.

The Greek organizations on the campus have been doing their part for national defense. For example, it has been customary in the past for each separate organization to have its own formal dance.

This year the groups have agreed to let the All-Greek formal constitute the sole formal dance for all Greek organizations. Flower corsages are definitely out also, with War Stamp 路 corsages acceptible and very attractive too. Thus, the social activity expenses are cut to a minimum.

Beta Beta's are doing their part in other fields also.

War Stamps are being purchased by each member.

We also donate our old silk and nylon hose. Then we still aid in the maintenance of a nursery school for children whose mothers are in defense work or defense schools.

Lois Young, "Miss CSCE, 1942," passed the traditional five-pound box of candy announcing her engagement.

We gave one informal non-date dance this quarter.

Members of Phi Delta Pi fraternity were our guests.

We danced in the Student Union and then adjourned to the chapter house for refreshments of hot chocolate and ginger snaps. There we were kept amused by

the playful antics of both the Phi Ddt pledges and our pledges.

Our pledges took over the last meeting night.

Again their many talents were on display. You should have seen Gloria Scroggin, dressed to represent the "Sweetheart of Alpha Sigma Alpha" and Toni Self as the "Alpha Sig Man." They were both a scream! Joella Kirton and Megs Gibson each gave a clever reading. Zo and Jo Briggs, attractive blond twins, sang a duet in keeping with the Christmas spirit with Sula Hopkins as their accompanist. The pledge president, Nancy Fitzgerald, gave us a display of her folk dancing ability. Dorothy Chaukey served as mistress-of-ceremonies. Popcorn balls and apples were the delicious refreshments served.

Our final gathering of the quarter will be the annual Christmas party to which we are looking forward with pleasure.

Until next time, I must say good-bye . May I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

JUNE SNOWBERGER.

GAMMA GAMMA Northwestern State Teachers College, Alva, Oklahoma

Our Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority Founder's Day dinner was held November 13 in the Rainbow Room of a local cafe. Autumn colors served as the background, supplemented with pine cones, fruit, and autumn 路leaves. Individual rose corsages were given as favors . An entertaining program was given during the dinner. The remainder of the evening was spent playing charade and dancing.

News of last year's Alpha's: - Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lane of Alva, Oklahoma, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Jonnie, to Byron Gentry, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gentry, Broken Bow, Oklahoma. The double ring ceremony took place October I], in the parsonage of the Presbyterian church at Guthrie, Oklahoma .

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Harzman of Alva, Oklahoma, to Mr. Earl J. Crowder of Cherokee, Oklahoma. The double ring ceremony was read in the St. Joseph chapel of the First Methodist church, South Bend, Indiana, November 14.

Anna Mae Householder is the music instructor at Lambert, Oklahoma. Erl Lene Cline is working for the Carter Oil Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Delora Frieden is working for the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas. Clarice Benefiel is working for the Boeing Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas.

The pledges gave the actives a Christmas party Monday evening, December 7, at the home of Mrs. Hollis Warrick. The evening was spent in playing cards and group singing. A special guest was Miss Ruth Genuit, vocal instructor at Northwestern State College.

The Alpha Sigma Alumn~ gave a Christmas din-

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in the Rainbow Room of a local cafe December 1, the actives and pleclgcs. A clebate was given on 4ucstion, "Resolved There I No Santa Clau ." enjoyable evening was had by all who attended party.

Our former sponsor, Racine Spicer, has taken a Civil ervice appointment in Texas. We are happy to have our new sponsor, Miss Gertrude Strickler with us. Miss Strickler is the new instructor Ill women's physical education.

WILMA JEAN

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EPSILON EPSILON Kansas State Teachers College, Em poria, J{ansas

Hello again! It's been rather busy since school started hasn't it? I:-I re we are ready for a second semester. In my last letter I told you our pledges were giving their party on Friday the 13th. We had a darling party call ed, "The Candy Suite," one last splurge for the duration. The ballroom was decorated by covering pillars as peppermint sticks and colored paper suckers on the walls with names of the actives printed on the different ones. There was also a candy stand in one corner of the room, with mints, suckers and kisses hangi ng from the top of the stand . During intermission the pledges sang an original song.

We've had one engagement announced so far this year, Dorothy O'Donnel, Emporia, to Virgil (Bud) Burns, Birdick. That makes chocolates once this year and the other prospects are looking up.

As usual, the Alpha Sigs are in many activities again this year. Our pledges are certainly getting off on the right foot. Eleanor Randel, Emporia, and Jean MacFarlane, Emporia, were selected for the freshman play. Vera Virginia Hiler, Salina, Kansas, was selectt.d by the student council as Assistant Business Manager of the College paper. A number of the girls have been initiated into the different literary societies.

We're making big plans for our Christmas party, I'll tell you about it later.

VIRGINIA SMITH,

Editor.

ZETA ZETA CHAPTER Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg, Missouri

Hello Alpha Sigs: For the second successive year the Alphas walked away with the scholarship cup which was awarded at the annual Panhellenic tea on October 22. The Alphas representative on the program was Vida Mae Mitts w ho played a piano solo. If we win the cup again next year we will have the cup for keeps.

E ll eta "Mutt" Wheeler, one of our littlest pledges, was elected "Phi Sig Carnival Queen by popular vote November 7路 Bob Vansandt, president of the Phi Sigs, presented "Mutt" with a corsage of roses and eight war stamps. This is the third year that an

Alpha Sig has been the Queen of the Penny Carnival.

Here's a big wish for next year!

We held our Founder's Day Banquet November 14 in the dining room of Yeater Hall. Betty Lou Herbert, Madeline Nims, Aileen Ensminger and Doris Bush were among the out-of-town alums.

C.M.S.T.C. held a two day Pan American Festival November 17 and 18. The highlight was the crowning of the festival Queen. Doyne McAninch, Alpha Sig pledge, was selected by a group of Legionnaries as Pan American Queen. Irvin Lee Sparks, president of Student Council, crowned Doyne with a Crown of roses, baby mums and war stamps.

We welcome Miss Downs, our sponsor, back to our ranks after a seige of illness. We hope she will be well enough to attend our meetings. We thank Miss Heberling, an alum, for meeting with us during Miss Downs' illness and hope she will continue to do so.

Sue Covey, our president, was selected for Who's Who in American Colleges. She also attended the Lindewood Career Conference on November 13 and 14 as representative of C.M.S.T.C. Anna Mae Gerster joined the ranks of the actives November 30. We are awfully glad to have her.

December 16 seven more pledges are going to take the secret vows of our organization.

We are planning our annual Christmas party for Devember 19. The festivities will begin with a dinner at Riggles, and the exchanging of presents, followed by a dance given by the pledges. The pledges are really working behind locked doors on plans for the dance .

Zeta Zeta Chapter is buying a $5.00 T. B. Bond for our Christmas contribution.

So 'til next time-Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Yours in A.S.A. JANE CoLE.

ETA ETA State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Ransas

Happy New Year to all our sister chapters from Eta Eta Chapter. This has really been a marvelous year for us and we really hope that 1943 brings as much joy and happiness as we've enjoyed in our associations in the past.

Our entire chapter sends its heartiest congratulations to Kitty Hale for her commission in the W .A .V.E.S. From our local chapter we are sending two girls to this branch of the armed services ourselves. Betty Mae Russing and Virginia Mae Pigg will leave sometime after the first of this year. Betty Mae, an apprentice seaman, is to report to store keepers school at Bloomington, Indiana, and "Piggy" is to report Cedar Falls, Iowa for five weeks of aptitude tests. More and more of our girls are considering the armed services for women upon their graduation from college.

We were exceedingly proud to have three of our officers in Eta Eta Chapter chosen for Who's Who

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this year. Of the ten girl students on the campus selected by the faculty Martha Ruth Howard, our president, Shirley Ainsworth, registrar, and Margaret Naylor, editor were listed.

Our chapter believes that you should all know about our "Alpha Revue of '42" which Eta Eta Chapter presented in Carney Hall auditorium November 20. The show, headed by Patty Ann Barkell, Shirley Ainsworth, and Zoe Wilma Baade, was a great success both as a campus activity and from a monetary viewpoint. Our primary purpose in presenting the show was to earn enough money to pay the current expenses of our chapter. This we succeeded in doing and we had a surplus left to denote to the war effort. Patty Ann, who was in charge of the dances, arranged a program of numbers depicting the "American way of life." The 路show opened with a night club scene, complete with the orchestra and dancers . This was followed by a Southern number depicting the "Old South." In this we had southern dances and old favorites by Foster and others. The third part was .a cleverly arranged number dedicated to our allies. It opened on a school room of the "dear old golden rule days" type. Martha Ruth Howard, portraying the teacher, would point to various countries such as Russia, England, China, South America, and the Free France on a map; and each was represented by a characteristic dance.

The finale was s'tirringly presented through a "V" formation on the stage by girls from our chapter.

Each girl held a card with the name of a state printed upon it and Howard Martin, a Phi Sigma Epsilon, sang "This is Worth Fighting For." As the show closed the entire Audience joined the cast in singing "The Star Spangled Banner." A great deal of credit for the success of the show goes to Shirley Ainsworth and Zoe Wilma Baade for the musical arrangements of the entire production.

Because of practice on our "Revue" we postponed our Founder's Day Banquet until November 23. This was held at our house and was in the form of a covered dish supper. Martha Ruth Howard gave a cordial address to all the members of Eta Eta Chapter; and she was answered by Rose Mary Ayers, an Alpha Sigma pledge from Parsons.

Many of the Alumna:, as well as the present members attended and we really had a wonderful "gab-fest."

We extend our deepest sympathies to Ca-rolyn Cockrill Littel, whose husband, Charles Littel, was killed in action aboard the "Wasp." Carolyn was an active Alpha while she attended school; and "Charley," as we knew him, was a Kappa Delta Kappa and an active member of our campus group.

Another great loss was the death of one of our patrons, C. F. Spencer, December 1. Mr. Spencer has been one of our most loyal and enthusiastic sponsorers since our organization on the K. S. T. C. campus. It was at his home the girls of Eta Eta Chapter met before they obtained a permanent house of their own. On December g, George Malcolm, father of Janet Malcolm, one of our pledges, and

Jeanne Malcolm '40 died unexpectedly. Some of the older members will undoubtedly remember that Jeanne was a former Editor and Treasurer of Eta Eta Chapter. Our loving thoughts are with all of these friends in their sadness.

From the length of this letter, you can see that our past two months have been extremely active.

In closing let's send forth chimes of hope and future happiness from the girls of the American colleges to all the peoples of the world; and may the New Year's bells "ring out the old and ring in the new" with the best of everything.

MARGARET AGNES NAYLOR.

THETA THETA College of Education, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Theta Theta opened its year with the return of six old members. The first meetings was held in Miss Kimball's office at which time we elected a new president, Miss Irma Wren, due to Ruth Giessen leaving us. Virginia Lichtner, our former treasurer left to work in Washington so 1t was necessary to elect West DeRocco as Treasurer and we also elected Corinne Hutchins, Registrar.

During the following week we got together and discussed pledging. Our president had a list of girls that we invited to join. A letter was received from our editor Louise Santasuosso stating she would not be able to take an active part in our sorority this year. We will all miss Louise for if there ever was a girl that truly lived and loved Alpha Sig, her name is Louise.

On Wednesday, November 4th the rushees had a coffee dessert at Miss Kimoall's office. All the rushees were present. On November 12 we had our pledge service taking in seven lovely girls all of whom take active part in the life at the university.

Friday the thirteenth all celebrated Founder's Day as guests of the "Alums" at the Dean of Women's Building. Our pledges were all invited to attend. We had the Founder's Day Program and enjoyed games and the most delicious refreshments. A grand and glorious event it was pronounced by all.

We have had several meetings in order to discuss plans of our initiation which is to take place December 10th at the Dean of Women's Building.

Theta Theta wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and A Very Prosperous New Year.

MARGARET SILVESTRI.

KAPPA KAPPA Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Alpha Sigs: In my last letter I left off with Homecoming in October, and I shall now follow on through our calendar of events. We came in second in those House Decorations I was telling you about, and second, too, in the Homecoming Parade which was very good as we were in competition with the whole University. The week-end was a big success and

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we had a grand dinner for the Alums and than openhouse aturday night.

We celebrated FounJer's Day on November r6 with a deliciou "house cooked" dinner by our Home Economic isters. A long table stretched through our two living rooms so that we cou ld all sit together.

Everyone came out to honor our founde rs who made it possible for us all to be there and we had a commemorative program sim ili ar to the one I imagine you other Alpha Sigs had on that very special o casion. Needless to say we "licked our platters clean." They certainly teach those Home Economic students all the in's and out's of cooking. Maybe I should be in that course instead of learning to take a letter?

Temple has inaugurated a Bond Booth which is under the supervision of Pan-Hellenic Association and Alpha Sigma Alpha took charge of the Booth the first day, December 7, as one of our war activities. Helen Kingston, our vice-president, sold a thousand dollar bond and she's still talking about all the money she had in her hands at once.

We have eight brand new sisters who were initiated recently and two new pledges. On Monday, Pearl Harbor Day, we gave a miscellaneous shower for Ann Wolff, who is being married December 14. Ann was taken completely by surprise, and according to Helen Corey, our adviser, she jumped two feet when Helen led her into the room and we all shouted "surprise!" Her gifts were lovely and after they were all passed around we had a party.

The unmarried girls formed a circle and the joined string from the wrappings was passed around, according to tradition. Bette Kreider got the end, so we're looking for her as our next bride.

Right now finals are casting their shadows across our paths, as due to our accelerated program they are scheduled to start January 4, the day we return from the Christmas Holidays. Before we worry too much about them, though, we are eagerly making plans for our Annual Christmas Formal, to be held Saturday, December 19, in the house.

Here's to a Merry Christmas to you all, and a New Year which w ill bring the Victory we all so earnestly await. vIRGINIA BECKER.

MU MU Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Dear Alpha Sig Sisters: As I am writing this letter the snow flakes are filling the air with the Christmas Spirit. The ground is very white and we of Mu Mu love to walk in this weather. December 14th we are to have our Christmas party. It will take the form of St. Nick's Gift Shop. It will contain some small favors and also empty boxes which will be painted to represent Christmas presents. We will sing carols and play games and roast marshmallows.

We had a grand time with alumna: from Dear-

born at the Founder's Day Dinner in November. In January we are planning to have a luncheon so that all alumna:, patronesses, and advisers may become better acquainted before the next rushing season.

We are giving a magazine subscription to the soldier's library at the Bomber Plant at Willow Run. From all reports they appreciate mechanical magazines very much as there are fewer of those in their library .

We hope you all have a Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring you joy and happiness.

Love in A. S. A. FERN YENKEL.

NU NU Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"'Twas the night before Christmas," (well, two weeks, anyway)-Temperature, 65 degrees F! Get out all your "fuel saver" clothes, earmuffs, shawls, red flannels, bunny scuffs, flannel pajamas, or anything similar in nature, and we'll settle down for another PHOENIX chat. Yes, brisk, crisp autumn has faded into frosty, chill winter since our last gettogether, and Nu Nu girls have whisked through a few social whirls that we'd like to tell you about.

With all the ghosts, witches, and goblins parading forth on Halloween, Nu Nu girls paraded forth, too.

Our destination, not a haunted house, but Drexel Lodge, our event, not spooky conclave, but frolicking sorority week-end; and our transportation, not a broomstick but a bumping West Chester trolley.

Dribbling in, in groups of threes, fresh from the mental exertion of very recent classes, the girls relaxed before the warmth of the fireplace and the informality of a buffet supper. The evening was spent in dancing and a series of bull sessions. When it ended ?-who knows the bewitching hours of a Halloween eve?

"Ssh, Grace, don't drop those shoes!"

Sunday, after a late breakfast, was solemnized by the formal initiation of two girls: Peggy Taylor and Gerry Eaton. After walks and snapshots to refresh memories in later years, another Alpha Sig event ended reluctantly.

Under the canopy of blue and gold streamers, with the light of a harvest moon beaming from the balcony of our own Student Union Building, on November fourteenth, Drexel, gay, young things alternately waltzed dreamily and jitterbugged joyously to the music of Red Gresh and His Orchestra.

Before we had realized it, the hands of the clock had slipped from the eight-thirty mark to twelve o'clock, and a dance that had seemingly just begun, ended with "A good time was had by all," thanks to Marion Fisher, chairman of the committee. Yes, victq.ry was the keynote of our public "coming out party," for not only were we able to celebrate the success of our football team and a bumper crop of patrons attending our dance, but the proceeds were used in the

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purchasing of a war bond an_d the giving of a donation to Drexel's "Buy a Jeep" fund. 路 But our Cinderella hour that night did not call a halt to fall events. Nu Nu girls, believing that the close of one evening only precedes the dawn of a better day, looked forward expectantly to the 路 Founder's Day Dinner. The girls met at "'?-lden Park Manor, and after a delicious dinner of chtcken and all the trimmings, enjoyed a program of speakers and music, arranged by Pat Ward.

And last, but not least, on December seventh, we gathered together for a dinner meeting. 路 Over luscious spaghetti and meat balls, welcome was extended to our new adviser, Miss Nancy Walker. The meeting that followed was filled with plans for our oncoming rushing season, but I must save all that for next time. Right now it's a secret but wonderful!

Before I wind the cat and put the clock out, let me tell you that one of our girls, Betty Shreiber, very recently announced her engagement.

Till next time, "A Merry Christmas to all, and to BERNICE BucK. all good night."

XI XI University of California at Los Angeles

Hi ho Alpha Sigs: Our pledge dance this semester was given near the Thanksgiving holidays so we used Thanksgiving as our theme. It was held at W estgard Hall-some how it was more than just a pledge dance to us.

In these times more than ever before we were grateful for the fine ideals behind Alpha Sigma Alpha, for the true friendships we had found. We feel that we should thank God that we live in a free land and be able to accept all the fine things that freedom stands for. It was more than just a pledge dance for us.

The founder's day banquet was held at a picturesque spot, known as the 路 Lighted Tree Inn. Active members appreciated the ideas, experiences, and again renewing the acquaintances of the alumn.:e. The national registrar attended and gave us news of the other chapters.

In a gay spirit we all went to a recreational on campus. It is a time when everyone forgets the cares of the day and makes ready for a good time.

At this affair the students join together in swimming matches, modern dancing, square dancing, etc.

Now we all are raring to go to the big game next Saturday for it will determine the team that is to go to the Rose Bowl. Our chapter lent more than its share of volume to the lusty cheering section at the pre-game rally. Freddie Martin's band let forth melodious strains while we sang our college songs.

Pompoms waving, Alpha Sigs cheering-wish us luck.

See you after the holidays-may yours all be merry!

CoNSTANCE TRACY.

PI PI Buffalo State Teachers College, Buffalo, New York

Dear Alpha Sigs: Of all the darling girls in school The best of them are twenty-two.

We rushed them all at a party gay In hopes they'd join with A. S. A .

And then we sat and chewed o'ur nails And answered "Hi" to their hearty hails.

We anxiously watched for the look in their eyes But they were very, very wise.

Never a look nor a sign gave they Whether A . S. A.-or "the other way ."

So then we had a love! y tea And were just as nice as we could be.

By then our nails were fairly gone So we sat and bit out tongues.

But still they talked, yet wouldn't speak.

Their preferences were due next week So we bid them all, then ran and hid .

What would they do? Would they put us first?THEY DID! Yes they did and we love them all. You should ' have seen them' all in white the day they were pledged-they were beautiful. The sorority house fairly burst with all of us . And to cook for fifty-one instead of twenty-nine- believe us, it is a job! We felt like army cooks-and we ate like an army too.

This . year the sororities here at Buffalo are combining to sponsor dances. That way we still get our dances and yet cut expenses. On December fourth Theta Sigma Upsilon and we _sponsored "Priorities of 1942." It was a supper dance. We gave tiny bags of sugar-with real safety pins to pin them on-for favors. The tickets looked like ration books, the lights were low (to save electricity), and the music was hot (to save fuel). Buffalo is definitely war minded.

By the time this is read Christmas will be over and 1943 will be well under way . Even so, we w~ot you all to know that we'll be thinking of you dunng the holidays. Just to prove it, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha, JEAN MITCHELL.

RHO RHO Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va.

Dear Alpha Sigs: This year we had a most successful rushing season. We have seventeen new pledges, and are we proud of them well, what do you think? We are starting a House Fund with our monthly dues for December, and hoping that by this time next year, we will have a house in which to put all our new members.

I wouldn't want to forget to tell you about our charming new faculty adviser. She is Miss Virginia

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Rider of the Marshall Model School and we consider ourselves very fortunate to have her.

Something new has been added! On Wednesday night, November 25, Rho Rho Chapter and Alpha Kappa Pi fraternity had the first joint dance ever held on the campus, a "Farmer'' dance. The couples came dressed for the occasion. The g irls wore bright cotton dresses with big ribbons, while plaid wool shirt , patched overalls, boots, bright handkerchiefs, and a "Dan iel Boone" cap were displayed by the boys. Shawkey Student U nion was decorated with shocks of corn, pumpkins, colored leaves and bales of hay, which came in handy when we sat in a circle and sang. A few circle dances were intermingled with the program dances for vari ety. At intermission the guests were served cider and cookies and apples.

The Christmas season wi ll be opened for us by the party which the Alumn.-e will give in our honor.

Then, at our last meeting before the holidays, we will exchange big and little sister gifts. As if these weren't enough the pledges are sponsoring a party for some little children who will not have much Christmas.

Next time there will be news about our January fo rmal. So until then, a very Happy and Prosperous New Year in A. S. A. K ATHRYN D AY .

SIGMA SIGMA Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado

SMALL BUT MIGHTY-that's what we feel that we are . We have only seven members, four actives and three pledges, but a wonderful sponsor and a gra nd local alum group, so we really do all right.

This quarter has really whizzed by for all of us.

Student teaching takes up lots of time, and don't let anyo ne ever tell you anything different. The Freshmen are hav ing quite a time trying to get adjusted to the dorm rules, initiations, exams, term papers, classes and profs. Some of the upperclassmen are still trying to get adj usted too. With us, as well as with all of you too, it's the little things in life that can add up to trouble. Some rushing to dramatic club, others on their way to press activities, some dashing to chorus, a nd others working feverishly on art posters or chemistry experiments. That's Sigma Sigma- always on the go.

The sc hool year ha gone on quite successfully for us. We've all entered into the spirit of things, and in spite of the fact that Western State has discontinued footba ll for the duration, we had an intersquad game for Homecoming, with all the trimmings. Of course, some of us were strictly for the avy, and others strictly for the Army, but the game was a o-o tie, so we were all happy. The Army Bombers and the Navy Destroyers were best of pals after the game, so all went on thereafter in normal fashion. The big event as far as we were concerned, however, came in the evening, after our sorority open house. A Homecoming queen was chosen, and none

other than our pledge captain was "Miss Western State Homecoming Queen." Now you see why we think ourselves to be SMALL BUT MIGHTY. We enter into all activities and do our best to be outstanding in them all.

TAU TAU Fort Hays Kansas State College, Hays, Kansas

Dear Alpha Sigs: Since I last wrote, Western Kansas has offered a few snow drifts as addition to the scenery! Winter clothes have come to the fore and Ft. H ays Alpha Sigs have begun to resemble old Santa!

Right now we are hot and bothered over our annual Christmas formal, which is, well," I declare, tomorrow night, December I I. The theme is ''I'm drea ming of a white Christmas" and the high point of the evening comes when the Mistletoe dance is begun. What fun for all!

In October, to reminisce a little, the school carried on their practice of Homecoming and guess who was queen? Our own Carol Griffith, she's mighty sweet, was elected by the entire student body as queen. Were we proud?

November came along, and we had invitations to a "Come as you are caught" party, given us by our aspiring pledge class. This was also the month which held the opening party for the formal seasonPanhellenics annual winter formal. And, we had our first snow, wouldn't you know.

We've started our monthly dinner meetings. We eat, talk, meet, and talk some more. This month we entertained our patroness Mrs. Florence Mackwell and her friend Mrs. Helen Middlekauf of Hays.

Each of us have two names of boys who attended school here and who are in the armed services to whom we will write Christmas letters.

Through modesty, I failed to tell you about myself last time. I now am wearing one of "those rings" from a perfectly grand aviation cadet who's way down i路n Pensacola!

We've had two alum visiters since November.

Mrs. Mary Stewart of Pensacola, Florida, and Mary Alice Wiesner of Denton, Texas!

Yes, we have a W.A .A.C.! Bea Jacquert of Sublette, Kansas, has her commission and her uniform!

We're proud of her and are thinking of displaying one great big star out in front of our house!

There's no more news! So, Merry Christmas and goodbye!

Love, MARY ETHEL EARL.

PHI PHI Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, Missouri

Hello Alpha Sigs: So much has happened in the last two months that time simply flies. It seems only a few days ago that I talked to you .

We have been busy here moving from our chapter

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house to an apartment. When we got 路settled we had a "House Warming" and invited members of other sororities and fraternities and our parents to see our new sorority home.

One of the social events that was a lot of fun was a combination informal dance and weiner roast. The theme of the dance was a "Gold Rush." The decorations were large gold dollars hanging from the ceiling and on the walls were pictures of the Forty-niners and other types of gold diggers; namely college girls.

Hah! Different members have been active in helping with gas rationing and meat rationing which are two vital problems not only here but everyplace today.

Pledge week being over, we had Kangaroo Court for the pledges. At the time they thought is was rather annoying but now that it is over and they have proved themselves not only worthy to be Alpha Sigs but definitely an asset to the organization, they can look back on it as fun and something they will never forget.

The pledges gave the actives a Halloween party which showed their talent and originality which will make for future leaders in Alpha Sigs. At the same time these little gals were busy making corsages out of Defense Stamps that they sold to help their mutual friend, Uncle Sam. One of our members of whom we are very proud is Barbara Garrett from New Mexico, who for her versatality, scholastic standing and ability of leadership was elected into "Who's Who." Her light brown hair, pug nose, and petite figure also won her the title of Football Queen .

Well I guess that is everything up to date except that our formal initiation is this week and it will be held at th~ home of our president, Nadean Allen who has done so much to help us. Without her our chapter wouldn't be what it is and for her wonderful cooperation I'd like to say "thanks a million Nadean."

Good by~ for now with my love in A. S. A .

CAROLYN CuRNUTT.

CHI CHI Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana

Hello Alpha Sigs: Since our last meeting, Chi Chi Chapter has arisen to the heights-that of being the largest sorority on Ball State Campus. We are quite proud to announce that we have six brand new pledges. On November 17 Deirdra Kimball, ably assisted by her committee Jeanne Inglis, Phyllis Robbins; and Dorothy Murray, planned a most delightful theatre rush party . fter the picture we assembled at the home of Dorothy Murray to become better acquainted-and for eats.

Our Founder's Day tea at the home of one of our patronesses, Mrs. Frank Ballenger, was a very enjoyable affair. Decorations were in keeping with the patriotic theme, and adorning the serving table was a centerpiece of white chrysanthemums and red roses.

Blue candles were used to illuminate the room.

Chapter president, Mildred Warner, Mrs. L. H. Whitcraft, Velva Bere, Arminta Chappel; and DeLana Southard were participants in the impressive program for the afternoon. The committee in charge was composed of Lorraine Riebeling, chairman; Dorothy Murray, and DeLana Southard .

We have enjoyed several irregular meetings. On November ro the girls had a social get-to-gether at the Burris Recreation Room. "Elmer and Omega," an original skit impersonating a bashful freshman lad and a more experienced lass was presented by Mary Houghton and Arminta Chappell. The evening was spent in dancing and miscellaneous games.

Cider and doughnuts completed the program.

In connection with Religious Emphasis week, November 22-28, our girls attended a mass worship service in a body, instead of having the usual business meeting.

A few weeks ago we feared that Chi Chi's were going to have. to forget their plans for a closed dance.

However, several of the members devised a plan and all the girls are eagerly working toward that end now.

We have a money-making scheme-maybe you would like to take note. Our society is divided into ten groups. Each group is responsible for bringing in a minimum of two dollars per person. This money it not to be an assessment, but must be earned by the individual. We plan to pool our earnings after Christmas vacation. At that time the girls who have earned the most money will be exempted from, while those who bring in the least are to compose the dance committees. This money is being earned in many different ways- window-washing, raking leaves, picking pears, putting in storm windows, shoveling snow, sewing, caring for childten, making beds, etc.

All in all we are pretty busy ladies; but we think our dinner-dance February 13 is going to be a "superduper" because of it.

Of course the biggest thing in all our minds right now is Christmas. We have been able this year to send our sorority Christmas cards to the parents of all our girls. Last week each girl brought a toy or some garment which was handed over to the Girl's Club on the campus, which is sending Christmas boxes to poor children in Kentucky.

Next week we are having a Christmas party. This is also to be a small rush- just for some extraspecials! We will have a Christmas tree, Christmas carols; and a small inexpensive exchange.

Sunday we are initiating a new custom-our girls are going to attend church in a body. We hope to carry this on through and beyond the Christmas season.

For the third consecutive year Ball State is having an Aquatics presentation in February. Two of our senior Alpha Sigs, Miriam Partridge and Dorothy Arnold, are the co-directors and co-composers of the show. Other participating Sigs are Lenna Arnold, Virginia Russell; and Betty Matthews.

Our past term has been one of our most exciting and the future promises to be equally as invigorating,

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so 'ti ll February wh n I can tell you more about activities at Ball State, good-bye and Merry Christmas to you all!

DELANA SouTHARD.

PSI PSI Loui ina State Normal College, Natchitoches, Loui iana

Dear Alpha Sigs: With th Christmas spirit permaturely in the air and the holidays coming up in a week, it seems hard to think about school work, so to quiet my anxiety, I'll report the news from down this way.

Kiddishness reigned supreme at the Alpha Sig house a couple of weeks ago when the pledges turned time back fourteen or fifteen years to entertain the actives with a kid party. Sweets for the sweet were served in the form of lollipops and ice cream and cake. Sophisticated seniors could be seen vociferously participating in such games as "Red Rover" and "London Bridge," and enjoying every minute of it! In fact, the party was such a success that it left everyone eagerly looking forward to that proverbial second childhood.

The recent announcement of the beauties at the college saw two Alpha Sigs honored for such positions-Louise Hawkins and Marilyn Callendar.

Louise, incidentally, is business manager of the college newspaper which disproves that "beautiful but dumb" theory . Marilyn is a pledge and was elected secretary of the pledge group. She's one of the three drum majorettes with the band (and of course, the cutest, we Alpha Sigs think!)

Psi Psi Chapter has adopted a new method of fining members for absence and tardiness. For every unexcused absence, a member forfeits a 25c defense stamp, and for tardiness must forfeit a roc stamp either of which go into the sorority stamp album.

So far the plan has " upped" our attendance and punctuality considerably.

In a recent edition of the Collegiate Digest appears a picture of one of our pledges, Thetis Treadwell. The picture shows a number of coeds helping in the war effort by picking cotton. And of course, that's besides Red Cross work that we're all doing down here!

We were all quite proud (and justifiably so, we think) of our 100% average recently published in the PHOENIX, and only hope to do as well next time.

Evelyn Horn, our registrar, who has been out of school for some time with pneumonia, is back, hale and hearty. We were all so very glad to see her!

The alumna: chapter of Natchitoches is scheduled to entertain Psi Psi Chapter with a Christmas party before the holidays. Bound to be lots of fun!

Though you won't get this greeting 'till a little late, we'll all be thinking it at the right time just the same. Happy New Year!

Yours in A. S. A., CLAIRE ALEXANDER.

BETA DELTA Missis ippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Dear Sister Sigs: First quarter exams are over, and now we can relax for another three months. Next quarter is the last for many of us tho', and it's kinda sad. Several finish in March. Won't the tears be shed?

Now to our rush parties . . . . We couldn't tell about'em last time 'cause they hadn't happened then.

Alpha Sig led off with the first rush dance. (Incidentally we're getting quite famous for the dances we throw) . The scream of the siren that Monday nite mean not an air raid, but Beta Delta's air- t路aid dance. The gym was a glorified air raid shelter where dance permits were collected by an air raid warden, and wraps were checked and a canteen operated by nurses. As another touch of realism, music was furnished by the 337th Infantry Band from Camp Shelby, and soldiers from our own army administration school participated in the dancing. We had several novelty dances including a "blackout" dance. Intermission entertainment was furnished by all Alpha Sigs. Lights were dimmed as a spotlight played on the girls clustered about the piano singing the beautiful Alpha Sigma Sweetheart Song. Then the entire group continued to hum the piece while Nell Hocutt sang it as a solo. During the solo, the spotlight fell on Lt. March and yours truly for an exhibition waltz. It was beautifuL-Not that I'm good, but he could make anything look graceful.

The dance wasn't all that was cute either. You should have seen our hobo party. We all hiked down to Pine Haven Lodge with our eats slung over our shoulders in bandanas on sticks. It was plenty of fun.

Till next timeMARY PICKERING.

BETA EPSILON Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Dear Alpha Sigs: Br-r-r. It's really turned cold here in old Virginnie, but this cold weather has brought with it lots of joys for Beta Epsilons. To start off, there's our new piano. Yes, we have one all our own. 路 It's really been having a work-out, too, with everything from Alpha Sigma Sweetheart to White Christmas!

The nicest thing has happened to us. We rushed and got ten grand pledges. There's a lot of leadership ability amongst them, too. For instance, take Lee Anna Deadrick. She's the Sophomore Class President and News Editor of our college newspaper; and there's Evangeline Bollinger who's Assistant Editor of our annual.

The new pledges and old girls had their first social get-together at Founder's Day banquet. Mrs. Sharp certainly provided a lovely program for us, don't you think? I wish you could have heard Jean Jones when she gave her speech, "U.S.A . Setting for A.S.A."

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And speaking of social occasions, we all remember our Panhellenic Dance of November 21. It was fun gctti ng together the night before, collaborating with other sorority girls in decorating the gym .

Some of us were in the figure which was in the form of a wheel with four spokes, indicating the unity of all four sororities. The crowning feature of the dance, though, was the singing of the Panhellenic song, composed by Alpha Sigmas. Evangeline Bollinger, a new member wrote the lyric for it. Betty Lou Flythe and Mary McKay wrqte the music . The song will be kept as the permanent Panhellenic song.

Did you see the picture of Madison's Who's Who girls in all the newspapers? If so, you certainly must have noticed the two cutest ones in the groupEunice Hobgood and Ann Griffith! Yes, you've guessed it. They're A.S.A.'s and m路e we proud of them!

Our campus defense program is well under way for this college year. Each club or organization on campus undertook some defense activity .

Our sorority has taken over the folding of surgical bandages. Two hundred and seventy-eight students signed up for it which is far more than signed up for any other single activity on campus. Each person who signed works two hours a week, making approximately five hundred and fifty-six hours per week spent in our campus defense activity .

Judging from the looks of the weather outside my window and the way girls are bundled up as they go to classes, we might have a white Christmas. The girls of B. E. Chapter say: "Happy holiday season to all our sorority sisters everywhere."

Love in A . S. A., MARY McKAY.

BETA ZETA Southwestern Louisiana Institute Lafayette, Louisiana

Hye Alpha Sigs: Believe it or not it has actually turned cold down here . And you can spell it with a capitol ':c," too.

Of course, no snow or anything- just biting, fighting north wind.

Now let's see, where shall I begin?

Why of course-with the most important. Did three days ever seem like three seconds to you? They did to us once and those were the days marked October 19, 20, and 21, 1942. It looked like we had only time to say, "Helio, Mrs. Sharp" when we were saying, "Goodness, it was swell having you with us . We certainly do wish you didn't have to go.'' But after all, we can't be selfish. We realize that we're not the only Alpha Sigs and the rest of you want her to be with you just as much as we do. Just the same, isn't she one of the grandest persons you know?

Informal rushing is still going on here at our campus. However, we have pledged a few upperclassmen and our volume has increased a wee bit.

At present we are planning a philanthropic activity .

We have a nifty idea, too. Sorry we can't tell you

about it-not yet . But you'll hear more next time.

Our Founder's Day Banquet was lovely. I guess you all know what went on. Don't you think the program was perfect. But that's Mrs. Sharp all over.

This Saturday night, December 12, our Frat brothers-the P. T. R.'s-are giving a little "get together" in our honor. It won't be elaborate because we are striving to cut down on expenses as a part of our war program on this campus. That's alright, though, the spirit will be there and that's all that's necessary.

Guess I've said about enough . Still, I'd like a few more words. They're words of farewell. Yes, that little saying 'Parting is sweet sorrow' really has something to it. This is my last letter to you. Next time we meet I'll be a Physical Education teacher.

Say-by the way- would you like to enroll in my class?

"Au revoir" all my sisters. Love to each and every one of you.

Always in A . S. A., OLIVER MAE HITTER.

BETA ETA State Teachers Co1lege, Dickinson, North Dakota

Dear A . S. A. Sisters: Again I have the privilege of sending the news letter as we do not have an editor yet.

We had a beautiful dinner on Founder's Day. The pr9gram arranged by Mrs. Wilma Sharp was carried out in every detail-it was beautiful. Three of our alumna:, Claribel Arneson, Charlotte Parker, and Lucille Pintler, and our Mother-Patroness, Mrs. C . E. Scott were our guests. Several of the alumna: sent telegrams which were gratefully acknowledged.

Charlotte Parker and Margaret Knapp sang our favorite song, "Alpha Sigma Sweetheart.''

May I introduce our three pledges who will soon be full fledged members of Beta Eta? First is Florence Fischer, a sophomore from Golva; she is a tall, slim, blonde. Florence, as well as the other two, is a conscientious student who is willing and capable.

Alma Schweigert, a sophomore from Herbron, has a sparkling smile for everyone, and usually a joke too.

She is president of our International Relations Club, treasurer of Women's League Association, -a member of the South Hall Council, and sings in the College Chorus, and Congregational Choir. Gayle Jewell, the tall, slim, brunette from Belfield, is also a sophomore.

She is secretary of the Women's League, president of the Geography Club, vice-president of the Stickney Hall Council, and sings in the College Chorus and the Congregational Choir.

In spite of Beta Eta's small membership she has been able to accomplish her goals. Just last week we gathered together about fifty children's books to be distributed among poor children in the mountainous sections of the East for Christmas. Most of our girls have been working in the Red Cross knitting or bandaging classes. Our adviser, Miss Leila G. Woods, is also doing her part in Red Cross work.

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Monday, December 7, we had an assembly in recognition o( Pearl Harbor Day. Marjorie Sadler, Beta Eta treasurer, gave a short, impressive talk on "One Year Ago." Lorraine Johnson, our registrar, arranged music onsisting of popular and war songs for the occasion. Betty Bruvold, Beta Eta president, was chairman of the program.

The Cue lub of our coll ege is sponsoring the old play "Everyman" to be presented before lpha Sig's are taking an active part Christmas. there also-the cast includes these Beta Eta's; Lorraine Johnson Marjorie Sadler, and Betty Lou Pctska.

This takes care of the news from North Dakota for this time. By the time of the next news letter we shall have an editor.

Keep on keeping on, Loyally, BETTY BRUVOLD.

BETA THETA Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

these days in the music department working on Christmas programs.

Fran Mewmaw has been cast in the part of Bingo Hill in the play Letters to Lucerne and Trude McGrew has charge of wardrobe. Trude also deserves a vote of thanks from Beta Theta for her reproduction of A. S. A.'s crest on the pledge invitations.

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year-and don't forget those resolutions!!

FRAN MEWMAW. Smallest of our chapter is our patroness, Mrs. Opal "Pal" Thorpe, who was born in York County, Nebraska, and graduated from York High School.

Her nurses training was taken at the Luthern Hospital School of Nursing at York. She also had seven months with Cook County Hospital, Chicago.

She was married in May, 1934, to Jesse Thorpe, who first applied to her the name, "Pal." She has been "Pal" to us since last spring, when she became one of us . Peaches, age seven; Butch, age five, and Skip, age three, are the other members of the Thorpe family.

They moved to Michigan on December 1, 1941.

Mr. Thorpe is now our Assistant Librarian, and Mrs. Thorpe is head nurse of Central's Health Service.

Hi you allWhew! let's sit down and rest a minute a-for I begin to relate all the news. Beta Theta has been walking on air these past few weeks, because the Alpha Sigs hit the jack-pot in the class 42-43 elections.

Senior class honors fell to Betty Jane "Bejay" Reed and Nan McNamara, w ho will hold . the offices of BETA IOTA State Teachers College, president and treasurer respectively. Fran Mewmaw Radford, Virginia will be vice-president of the sophomore class.

Another thing that made us most happy was our Hello, everybody-it's your baby chapter reporting luck in this fa ll's pledging. One pledge, Joyce Van again. How are you all? W 路e certainly did enjoy Petten, did us proud, when she sang "Ah Forse Lui" reading all about your activities in the last PHOENIX. from Verdi's Traviata at the music recital held There's so much we have to tell you that it's hard to November 19. (She may be a little red-head, but decide where to begin. Contrary to the opinion that her voice certainly carries weight.) Another pledge, one should save the "best 'til last" we'll tell you the Arlene "Hoppi" Hopkins, is this year's Editor of most important fact first.

Chippewa, our year-book.

Beta Iota at last has selected a sponsor! She is We held our Founder's Day Tea at the apartment Miss Beverly Holmes, the cutest and sweetest sponsor of our adviser, the former Helen Achenbach . We any Alpha Sigma chapter ever had . Miss Holmes is had a grant time, and were all excited, when she head of the piano department here at Radford, and . told us about her marriage to Lt. Ed Van Dine. We comes from Leaksville, North Carolina. She was are all so happy for her. Our gift was a Chinese- graduated from the Woman's College and University linen luncheon set. at Greensboro, N . C., where she received her B. S. in The "Jeep Jive" was a huge success. We held it Music. She next attended the Eastman School of on Chase's Dance Floor and had records instead of Music of the University of Rochester, where she an orchestra. The money saved was put into Victory 路 received her Master's in composition, in 1941. We Stamps as will be the proceeds from the rummage are certainly fortunate to have Miss Holmes as our sale to be held December 13. sponsor, and are justly proud of her. She has been Perhaps you would be interested to know just most helpful to us, and we expect to go far under her how these stamps will be used. Here on campus we guidance. have a loan fund which is being built on student's We held our rush party in November, amidst an money. This money will later help Centrals' men oriental setting, and really had a wonderful time. to finish college, when they are released from service. We'll just have to tell you a little bit about it-alAll this money is being put into stamps. All Beta though it was several weeks ago.

As the guests entered the building, they stepped Theta girls have pledged a personal contribution beupon the "Magic Carpet" which carried them to the sides our chapter pledge.

Christmas time is finding us all busy. Barb Stout land of the Far East. The first stop was at the booth and Joyce Van Petten spend all their spare moments of the mystic fortune teller who prophesied the future

32 of the rushees. They were then led to a quaint novelty shop where they were presented with an Oriental fan and a defense stamp. The final stop was at a Chinese theatre where skits were presented by various groups, and tangy Oriental refreshments were served.

Pledging services were held during the latter part of November, at which time nine girls were pledged.

We in Beta Iota agree that these are undoubtedly some of the sweetest and nicest girls any Alpha Sigs ever pledged! They have elected Richie Lee Fugate president, and are hard at work studying and preparing for the initiation service, which is to be held during the latter part of January.

We celebrated Founder's Day in a group, attending church in a body and eating lunch together. The high-light of the day was a buffet dinner- (prepared and served by the girls )- which was held in the "Cove" our social activities building.

Our last meeting was a Christmas party which was held at the home of Sylvia Sublett, chapter president. We exchanged names and gave an inexpenstve gift to the girls whose name we drew.

A very informal game session ensued, and much fun was had in playing "heavy heavy what hangs over" and "truth and consequences." After opening our gifts, we were served refreshments oy the hostess, thus concluding a delightful evening.

To help spread Christmas cheer, we contril;mt路ed gifts to be sent to a little boy in a boarding home; whom we have adopted as our "mascot."

About a month ago we were kept busy for several days hemming towels and wash clothes to be used in the pre-school which has been opened in the training school on our campus. (Pity the poor pledges- it was initiation w.eek, so most of the "goats" sewed for their cruel ASA sponsors.)

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Wonder if you would like to hear about 路new honors which have come to . some of our members?

You would? Well, here goes. Five girls of Beta Iota were tapped for membership in Kappa Delta Pi, National Honor Society. They are: Mary Ann Pace and Marie Hutchinson, (pledges,) and Kitty Karnes, Maxine Miller, and Jane Mullen . .

Initiated into Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society, were, Lucille Cox and Hazel Long, (pledge) .

In the election of class officers, Alpha Sigs shone.

Lucille Cox was elected president of the junior class, and Kitty Karnes, vice-president. Ja.ne Mullen, vicepresident of the senior class, and Maxine Miller, reporter.

Two Alpha Sigmas were among those selected to represent Radford College in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and collegesthey were Clara Jane Hines and Jane Mullen. These two girls have also been selected as two of the outstanding seniors by their classmates.

Maxine Miller was elected business manager of the Bee Hive, coliege annual, and Virginia Boatwright, feature editor.

Ruth Williams and Mary Margaret East are German club members; Sylvia Sublett, and Clara Jane Hines, Cotillion Club.

Wedding bells rang for Louise Clement, alumn;r of '42, who was married to Homer Cole on December 7, 1942.

Well, girls, we hope you all had as wonderful a time as we did during the Christmas holidays. It's been fun reading about the rest of you- your girls, activities, and plans. Until . ne~t time- goodbye and Love in A. S. A., JANE MuLLEN.

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Announcements MARRIAGES ALPHA Shirley McCalley to Ensign Ralph Arthur King on June 13, 1942. At home 128 N. 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia.

Nancy Williamson to Hobert George Cole Jr. on June 13, 1942. At home 186o Williamson Road, Roanoke, Virginia.

Caroline Bargamin to Richard Payne Clark on March 15, 1942. At home 411 High Street, Farmville, Virginia.

Margaret Louise Bellus to George Dewey Sands Jr. on September II, 1942. At home 8o2 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.

BETA BETA Betty Jane Barnes to Lt. Glen McEwen on September 13, 1942 at Daniel Field, Ga. (Correction of November announcement.)

ALPHA GAMMA Isobel M. Opel to William Charles Seyler on July 4, 1942. At home 34 Delawareview Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey.

Beatrice L. May to Julius Little on August 8, 1942.

At home R. D. No. 5, Box 452, Johnstown, Pa .

Ada St. Clair to Philip Le Gaullon Meyer on November 27, 1942, at home 124 3rd Street, Aspinwall, Pa. Vivian Kennedy to R. Stephenson on October 15, 1942. At home Camp Pickett, Va. GAMMA GAMMA Eleanor Molz to David Frick, June, 1942.

Mabel Chew to Ollie Lee Smithson on August 14, 1942. At home 724 Yz 7th Street, Alva, Oklahoma.

Barbara Card to Roy H. Dunn on October 4th, 1942.

At home 630 Center Street, Alva, Oklahoma.

Ruth Rudy to Lee Cinnamon on July 31, 1942.

Everette Marie Fulmer to Frank C. Krondeh on September 12, 1942.

Jennie Lane to Byron Gentry on October 17, 1942.

At home 309 N. Broadway, Apt. 18, Holdenville, Oklahoma. ' Dorothy Harzman to Earl Crowder, November q, 1942.

EPSILON EPSILON Barbara Ladner to Keith Eldon Caywood on June 14, 1942. At home 1502 Broadway, Goodland, Kansas.

Betty Moore to Richard E. Hanna on May 27, 1942.

At home 2120 Delaware, Berkshire Arms Apt. 2, Berkley, California.

ZETA ZETA Eleanor Cordry Warnick to Robert Turnbull Foster on April 18, 1942. At home 311 S. Jackson, Tullahoma, Tenn.

ETA ETA Louise Carlton to Lyman A. Perrin on September 3, 1942. At home 1549 Centinela Ave., Santa Monica, California.

THETA THETA Katharine Rickards to David C. Cameron on June 13, 1942. At home 14 Autumn St., Brookline, Mass.

Edith E . Anderson to James Grigor on September 19, 1942. At home 103 Lonsdale St., Boston, Mass.

KAPPA KAPPA Charlotte Marie Kriebel to Frank C. Fischer on September 3, 1942. At home Godfrey Apts. 98, Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, Pa. Elizabeth Albrecht to Marvin Greene Whitney on June 27, 1942. At home 417 Birdwood Avenue, Haddenfield, New Jersey.

Dorothy Essenwine to Austin Luterman Wallace on August 20, 1942. At home New Albany, Pa. Dorothea Dodd to John George Breitling on June 13, 1942. At home 205 Swarthmore Avenue, Swarthmore, Pa. LAMBDA LAMBDA Mabel Shilling to Maurice S. Blanchard on August I, 1942. At home 1848 Knowles, East Cleveland, Ohio.

Ruth Hessenauer to Richard Paul Siples on July 5, 1942. At home 2301 Sullivant, Columbus, Ohio.

NUNU Sara Pennell to Clarence J. Worth on June 12, 1942.

At home 25 Grant Street, Mt. Holly, New Jersey.

Ednamay B. Schwalm to Thomas W; Diedrich, U.S.N., December 19, 1942. Darby, Penna.

Betty Liggett to Burkhart Kleinhofer, December 26, 1942. At home Ardmore, Penna.

PI PI Clara Evangeline Leave:: to Clarence Marvin Beak on August 1, 1942. At home 362 East Fourth Street, Jamestown, New York. 路 Florence Phillippi to Otto James Hows on December 22, 1941. At home 371 Crosby Avenue, Kenmore, New York.

Norma Williams to John Miller Waldron on November 7, 1942. At home Syracuse, N. Y. Betty Jean Williams to Lieutenant Carnston E. Covell on November 21, 1942. At home Greenville Sound, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Madeline Yuells to Carlton J. Gerbracht on November 26, 1942. At home Barker, N. Y.

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34 RHO RHO Rowena Mayse to Carvel Odell Cremeans on June 22, 1942. At home Cowen, W. Va. Norma Janice Clendenin to Herman Clifford Bonham Jr. on April 4, 1942. At home 38oo Riverside Drive, Huntington, West Va. PHI PHI Margaret Jane Vogt to Gene E. Hiett on July 29, 1942. At home Stanberry, Mo. Priscilla Ann Feagens to Delbert J. Salmon on August 5, 1942. At home Mirasol Hotel, Tampa, Florida.

Mildred Coleen Huiatt to Stanley Lyle Miller on August 19, 1942. At home Vaky Courts Apt. 20, 722 Chaparral Street, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Marian Belle King to Earl Kenneth Rosecrans on June 2, 1942. At home Hopkins, Mo. Mary Frances Todd to Lieutenant Byron Erman Bird on October 9, 1942. At home R. R. No. 2, Columbus, Indiana.

CHI CHI Irene Grace Shaffer to Earl Marshall Mason on August 22, 1942. At home 36o8 Kenwood Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Rosemary Kingen to Garfield C. Reeves on March 15, 1942. At home 1632 W. 20th, Anderson, Indiana.

Edith Baum to Van J. Miller on March 21, 1942.

At home 4252 Fairview Terrace, Indianapolis, Indiana.

PSI PSI Betty Jean Gill to George Rains Jr. on April 18, 1942.

At home 309 East 3rd, Ocala, Florida.

Ruby Jones to Dr. Ronald E. Corkern on September 4, 1942. At home Natchitoches, La. Helen Newman to Dain Wirt on November 27, 1942.

At home Spokane, Washington.

Adeline McDade to Charles Elson Roemer II on November 29, 1940. At home, Baton Rouge, La.

BIRTHS ALPHA BETA Mr. and Mrs. Worth Linley (Avis Wheatcraft), a son, James Wor~h, on July 27, 1942.

ALPHA GAMMA Rev . and Mrs. Robert W. Hoffman (Arlene Miller), a daughter, Sarabeth Anne, on June 13, 1942.

GAMMA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sweeny (Elizabeth Green), a son, Larry Frederick, on October 16, 1942.

EPSILON EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lord (Ann Goldsmith), a daughter, Pamela Ann, on September I, 1942.

ZETA ZETA Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Briska (Laura Brown), a daughter, Barbara, on September 23, 1942.

ETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamm (Marcette Hobson), a daughter, Linda Kay, on September 24, 1942.

THETA THETA Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Neville (Mary Winchenbaugh), a daughter, Kathleen Mary, on September I, 1942.

KAPPA KAPPA Mr. and Mrs. Fable (Ellen Hetzel), a son, Eric Bruce, on March 30, 1942. At new home 527 Fayette Street, Cumberland, Maryland .

DETROIT DELTA PHI Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swift (Virginia Spicer), a son, John Thomas, on July 18, 1942.

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BETA GAMMA Julia W. Christie to Staff Sergeant Thomas F. Sliger on October 22, 1942. At home 1418 S. Troost, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Sara Frances Hail to Dee C. McKinley on November 14th, 194!.

BETA EPSILON Mary Wonn Burger to Harry Lee Cornelius Jr. on June 27, 1942. At home 666 Washington Rd., Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Kathleen Pickett to Walter Keezel Jr. on May 17, 1942. At home 213 Western Brand Blvd. Portsmouth , Virginia.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kuhn (Rosa Matthews), a son, William Charles, on August 7, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lewis (Lois MacDonald), a son, Roderic, on July 26, 1942.

OMICRON OMICRON Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Franklin Snyder (Helen Frame), . a son, Leonard Franklin, on July 13, 1942.

PHI PHI Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Powers (Patricia Jean Farris), a son, Gary Farris, on May 1, 1942.

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PI PI Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rogan (Gertrude Van Arsdale), a son, John Thomas, on July 29, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester H . Wedekindt (Frances Cummins), a son, Henry Lester, on October 15, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Pierson (Dorothy Ewers), a son, Thomas Rollins, on November n, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Taber (Geraldine Hatten), a son, on October 20, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Abate (Rosamond Olie拢), a daughter, Rosamond Grace, on November 16, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Onody (Gladys Porter), a son, Laurie Edward, on December 4, 1942.

CHI CHI Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schneider (Mary Louise Greyer), a son, Edward Greyer, on September 2, 1941 .

Mr. and Mrs. E . J. Soland (Betty Kidwell), a daughter, Mary Jane, on April 22, 194r.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralpha Holton (Geraldine Hutton), a son, Thomas Ralph, on December 3, 1942.

PSI PSI Mr. and Mrs. John H . Cunningham (Frances May Fournet), a daughter, on December 8, 1942.

BETA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. G. W . Stephens (Margaret Stringer), a daughter, Peggy Sue, on September 29, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamm (Marcette Hamm) a daughter, on September 24, 1942.

IN MEMORIAM Alpha Sigmas will be grieved t9 learn of the death of Mrs. Grace C. Doane, head resident of the A. S. A. House at Ohio State University from 1932 to 1934路 Operated upon in July, she seemed for a time to be recovering, but later began to slip. After a happy Thanksgiving with her sister and two children, the following morning, she unexpectedly passed away at her home in Newark, Ohio.

To the girls of Lambda Lambda, Mrs. Doane was a true house "mother" and a dearly loved friend.

H er stately appearance gracious manner and innate refinement made her an asset to the chapter, while, her personal interest in the group included not only a warm understanding of its problems but a sharing of her own resources in times of stress. Though she did not wear the badge of Alpha Sigma Alpha, she never failed the sorority in giving "full measure, heaped up and running over." Alpha Sigma Alphas, join her daughter and son, Virginia, and Bob, in .t heir sorrow.

List of Missing Addresses The followmg is the list of names and addresses from which the PHOENIX has been returned. If you know of any corrections, please send them to the National Editor, Mrs. B. F. Leib, Apartment T, 3540 N. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ALPHA BETA Mary R. Early, 9318 Woodside, Detroit, Mich.

BETA BETA Mrs. Howard D . Ninemires Gilcrest, Colorado.

(Joan Linderholm) ,

MUMU Mrs. Harold Riggs (Dorothea C. Lyons), 832 Penniman St., Plymouth, Mich. 路 Mrs. Raymond Boysen (Florence M. Gee), California Institute for Women, T ehachapi, California.

THETA THETA Mrs. Maurice 0 . Barr (Barbara Faxon), 131 Rosewood St., Mattapan, Mass.

NU NU Alice S. Kay, 5 Pangborn Road, Hackensack, N.

TAU TAU Mrs. George Clow\ (Geraldine Reinecke), Britton, Oklahoma .

PHI PHI Mrs. George Dahlquist (Dorothy R. Russell) Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

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Directory Affiliated Panhellenics

National Council 1942-1943 President-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, Hardy Avenue, Independence,

1405 Mis-

souri.

Vice-President- Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, 2800 Dexter Street, Denver, Colorado.

Secretary-Miss Esther Bucher, 4134 Eaton Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

Acting Treasurer - Miss Grace Gowen, 256 Newberry Street, Boston, Mass.

Registrar-Mrs. Clinton Berry, 281 Wapello Lane, Altadena, California.

Director of Alumnae-Miss Evelyn G. Bell, 767 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, N ew York.

Editor-Mrs. B. F. Leib, 3540 . N . Pennsylvania Street, Apartment T, Indianapolis, Indiana.

National Chairmen Alumnae Organizer- Mrs. Lewis M. Bradley, 403 Magowan Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa.

Alumnae Editor-Miss Virginia Carpenter, 3105 Foster Drive, Warren, Ohio.

Constitution- Mrs. Albert Kuchs, 614 N. Market Street, Maryville, Missouri.

F ellowship-Mrs. W. C. Thomas, Lebanon Hall, Washington and Bower Hill Roads, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Scholarship-Mrs. Bertram M . Stone, Picayune, Mississippi.

Historia.,__Miss Louise Stewart, 705 Fountain Square, Apartment 6, Zanesville, Ohio.

Convention- Miss Helen Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road, Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Paraphernalia-Mrs. John Horter, 1480 Corporation Street, Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Magazine Subscription Serv ice - Miss Manette Swett, 235 Washington Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Officers of Association of Education Sororities Chairman- Mrs. C. P . Neidig, Pi Kappa Sigma, 1503 F irst National Bank Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.

S ecretary-Mrs. Robert S . Hill , Delta Sigma Epsilon, 816 Columbus, Rapid City, South Dakota.

Treasurer- Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma .Upsilon, 210 Sagamore Rd. Brookline, Pennsylvania.

Director of Local Panhellenics - Miss Edith Mansell, Alpha Sigma Tau, 161 Highland Avenue, Highland Park, Michigan.

Chairman of Publici ty-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp , Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1405 Hardy Avenue, Independence, Mo. Chairman of Interfraternity Relations hips -Miss Mabel L ee Walton, Sigma Sigma Sigma, P. 0. Box 108, Cler mont, Florida.

Officers of the Professional Panhellenic 路Association OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE of Alpha Sigma Alpha, Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Ave. , Independence, Missouri.

President- Mrs. Clarence M. Sale, Sigma Alpha Iota, 3741 Purdue, Dallas, T exas .

V ice-President- Mrs. Fred M . Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1405 Hardy Avenue, Indep endence, Mo. S ecr etary- Miss Phyllis Buck , Phi Chi Theta, 1019 University, Madis on, Wisconsin.

Treasurer- Miss B ernice Hauber , Phi Gamma Nu, 16 S . Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa.

MEMBERS National Panhellenic Congress Association of Education Sororities Professional Panhellenic Association COUNCIL MEMBERS Chairman-Mabel Lee Walton, Association of Education Sororities.

S ecretary- Gertrude Evans, Professional Panhellenic Association.

Chairman of Publicity Commi ttee- Mrs. E . Granville Crabtree, National Panhellenic Congress.

National Panhellenic Congress: Mrs. Irving F . Brown, 91 Burnett Street, Maplewood, New Jersey.

Miss L . Pearle Green, 13 East Avenue, Ithaca, New York.

Mrs. E . Granville Crabtree, 85 Dean Road, Brookline, Massachusetts.

Association of Education Sororities: Miss Mabel Lee Walton, P . 0. Box 108, Clermont, Florida.

Mrs. C. P . Neidig, 1503 First National Bank Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Avenue, 路 Independence, Missouri.

Professional Panhellenic Association: Miss Gertrude Evans, o/o Mrs. C. M. Sale, 3741 Purdue, Dallas, Texas.

Miss Ruth Ensor, 14 Old Short Hills Rd. , Millburn, New Jersey.

Miss Ruth Moorehead Hildebrand, 4501 Cathedral Avenue, N. W ., Washington, D. C.

Roll of College Cha pters Alpha -

State Teachers College, Farmvine, Virginia.

Alpha Beta- State Teacher" College, Kirksville, Missouri.

Alpha Gamma-State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Beta B eta-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado.

Gamma Gamma- Northwestern State T eachers College, Alva, Oklahoma.

Epsilon Epsilon-Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas.

Zeta Zeta-Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Eta Eta-state Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Theta Theta-Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

Kappa Kappa-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mu Mu -Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Nu Nu- Drexel Institute of T echnology, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania.

Xi X i - University of California, Los Angeles, California.

Pi Pi- Buffalo State 路Teachers College, Buffalo, New York.

Rho Rho--Marshall College, Huntington, W est Virginia.

Sigma Sigma - Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado.

Tau Tau-Fort Hays Kansas State Colleg e, Hays, Kansas.

Phi Phi - Northwest Missouri State T eachers College, MaryYille, Missouri.

Chi Chi- Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana.

Psi Psi Louisiana State Normal, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

B eta Gamma-Northeastern State Teacher s College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

B eta Delta- Miss issippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

B eta E psilon - Madis on College, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

B eta Z eta-Southwestern Louisiana In stitute, Lafayette, Louisiana.

B eta Eta-state Teachers College, Dickinson, North Datota.

B eta Theta - Central Michigan College of Education, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Beta Iota- State Teachers College, Radford, Virginia.

Board of Advisers Alpha-Miss Grace B. Moran, 110 Appomattox St., Farmville, Virginia.

Alpha Beta-Miss Ethel Hook, N. E. Mo. S. T. C., Kirksville, Missouri.

Alpha Gamma-Miss Ethel A . Belden, 120 S. 7th St., Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Miss Joy Mahachek, 135 S . 6th St., Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Beta Beta- Miss Elizabeth Lehr, 1832 14th Ave., Greeley, Colorado.

Gamma Gamma-Miss Gertrude Strickler, Northwestern S.C., Alva, Oklahoma.

Epsilon Epsilon-Miss Edna McCullough, 1017 Rural St., Emporia, Kansas. Miss Forrest May Erickson, 627 Union, Emporia, Kansas.

Zeta Zeta-Miss Myrtle Downs, 108 W. South, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Eta Eta-Dr. Jane Carroll, 505 S. Broadway Pittsburg, Kansas. Mrs. Perva Hughes, 209 E. Monroe, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Theta Theta-Miss Ethel E . Kimball, 53 Grove St., Bo,ston, Massachusetts.

Kappa Kappa-Miss Helen Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road, Overbrook, Pennsylvania.

Mu Mu-Dr. Hilda T . Harpster, 211 N. Washington, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Miss Marjorie L. Milliman, Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Nu Nu-Miss Amanda Ebersole, Drexel Inst. 32nd and Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Xi Xi-Miss Hazel Cubberley, 759 North Orange Drive, Los Angeles, California.

Pi Pi-Mrs. Carolyn W. Heyman, 175 North St., Apt. 615, Buffalo, N . Y. Rho Rh拢>--Miss Virginia Rider, 1604 Third Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia.

Sigma Sigma- Miss Lucy E. Spicer, Gunnison, Colorado.

Tau Tau-Mi&.s Eleanor Murray, 322 W. 8th St., Hays, Kansas.

Phi Phi- Miss Inez R. Lewis, 501 'h W. First St., Maryville, Missouri.

Chi Chi- Mrs. L. H. Whitcraft, 32 Meadow Lane, Westwood, Muncie, Ind. Psi Psi-Miss Clio Allen, 120 Behan, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Beta Gamma- Miss Fern Pascoe, 521 Seminary St. , Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Beta Delta-Miss Mary Pulley, 309 30th Ave., Hattiesburg, Miss.

Beta Epsilon-Miss Marie Louise Boje, Wellington Apts., Harrisonburg, Va. Miss Edythe Schneider, Mason Street, Harrisonburg, Va. B eta Zeta-Miss Jessie Keep, 300 General Mouton, Lafayette, Louisiana.

B eta Eta-Miss Leila G. Woods, South Hall, Dickinson, North Dakota.

B eta Theta - Mrs. Edward VanDine, 406 'h E . High St., Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

B eta Iota-Miss Beverly Holmes, State T. C., Radford, Virginia.

College Chapter Officers ALPHA President-Nancye Allen, S.T.C. Box 83, Farmville, Virginia.

Vice- President-Winifred Wright, S. T.C. Box 15, Farmville, Virginia.

Secretary- Dorothy Sue Simmons, S.T.C. Box 21, Farmville, Virginia.

Trea s urer- Ella Marsh Piltington, S.T.C. Box 318, Farmville, Virginia.

Chaplain-Mary St. Clair Bugg, 707 High St., Farmville, Virginia.

Regis trar-Mary K eith Bingham, S .T.C. Bo'f 172, Farmville, Virginia.

Editor-Dearing Fauntleroy, S .T.C. Box 327, Farmville, Virginia.

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1943

ALPHA BETA President- Irene Wege r, 515 South High St., Kirksville, Missouri.

Vice-President- Martha Rinehart, 407 South Franklin St., Kirksville, Missouri.

Secr~tary - Isabel W eaver, 515 South High St., Kirksville, Missouri.

Treasurer - Doris Pickens, 515 South High St., Kirksville, Missouri.

Chaplain- Julia Cornish, 610 South Marion St.. Kirksville, Missouri.

Registrar - Ruth Gardinea, 515 South High St., Kirksville, Missouri.

Editor- Wilda Lauer, 515 South Hig h St., Kirksville, Missou ri.

ALPHA GAMMA President-Vivian Kennedy Ste phenson, 108 N. John Sutton Hall, I.S.T.C ., Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Vice-President- Sara Hawkin s, 253 John Sutton Hall, I.S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. Secretary- Amy Hall, 253 John Sutton Hall, I.S. T.C. , Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Treasurer- Betty Mostler, 356 John Sutton Hall, I.S .T.C ., Indiana, Pa .

Chaplain-Jean Widdowson , 444 Oak St. , Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Registrar- Gwendolyn Davison , 50 Clark Hall, I.S.T.C ., Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Editor-Betty Shaw, 216-N John Sutton Hall, I.S .T .C., Indiana, Pa. BETA BETA President-Jean Knapp , 1731 11th Ave ., Greeley, Colorado.

Vice-President- L ois Y o ung, Snyder Hall, Greeley, Colorado.

Secretary-Dorothy Avery, Tobey-Kendal, Greeley,- Colorado.

Treasurer- Gertrude Chrane, 1731 11th Ave., Greeley, Colorado.

Chaplain- LaVe rne Seaton, Gordon Hall, Greeley, Colorado.

R egistra r-Jane Cannon, 1600 13th Ave., Greeley, Colorado.

Editor- Jun e Snowberger, Greeley, Colo.

GAMMA GAMMA President- Meredith Donley, 803 Fifth St., Alva , Oklahoma.

Vice-President, Virginia Provost, 803 Filth St. , Alva, Oklahoma.

Secretary-Virginia Provost, 803 Fifth St., Alva, Oklahoma.

Treasurer- Sue Bales, 826 Flynn St., Alva, Oklahoma.

Chaplain- Mildred Hartman , 816 Fifth St., Alva, Oklahoma .

Registrar-Sue Bales, 826 Flynn St., Alva, Oklahoma.

Editor - Wilma J ean Fullerton, 917 Fourth St., Alva, Oklahoma.

37 ETA ETA Preside nt- Martha Ruth Howard, 305 W. Lindburg St., Pitts burg, Kansas.

Vice-Preside nt- Naida Changler Martin, 814 N. Pine St., P ittsburg, Kans as.

Secretary- Mary Jan e K elle r, 812 S. Catalpa St., Pittsburg, Kansas.

Treas urer - Marie H embree, 201 E. Williams, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Chaplain - Mary Jane Gallop- 201 E. Williams St., Pittsburg, Kansas.

Registrar - Shirley Ainsworth, 1502 S. Joplin St., Pittsburg, Kansas.

Editor- Margaret Agn es Maylor, 308 S. Catalpa St., Pittsburg, Kansas.

THETA THETA President- Irma Wrenn, 140 Elliot Ave., N orth Quincy, Mass.

Vice-Pres ident- Margaret Silvestri, 82 Brookings St., Med ford, Mass.

Secretary- Winifred Ford.

Treasurer-West DeRocco.

Chaplain- Aurora Pane.

Registrar- Gorin ne Hutchin s.

KAPPA KAPPA President- Ruth Taylor, 1938 N . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Vice-President-Helen Kingston , 1938 N .

Park Ave., Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.

Secretary- Marjorie K endall. 1938 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Treasu r er -Beulah Arbogast. 1938 Park Ave., Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.

Chaolain- Mildred Longacre. 1938 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. R egistrar - Doris Fox, 1938 N . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Editor- Vir<rinia Becker, 1938 N . Park Ave ., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

MUMU President- Magna Mattern. 328 K ing Hall , Ypsilanti , Mi chigan.

Secretary- Fern Y enk el.

130 College Place, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

NU NU President- Gr•ce Willis, Drexel In stitute of T ech., Philadelphia, P e nnsylvania.

Vi ce-President-J e• n ett e Sp err, Drexel Dormitory, 3320 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia. P ennsylvania .

Secretary- M a rv Lyon s. Drexel Dormitory, Philadelnhia, Pennsvlvania.

Trea su r er-L ee R obinson , 260 Burmont Rd .. Drexel Hill , Pennsvlvania.

Chaplain- Ann Kroner . Drexel Dormitory, Philadelphia, PPnnsylvania.

R egistrar- lise Graene. Drexel Institute of T ech., Philadelphia, Pennsvlvania.

Editor-Bernice Buck, Drexel In stitute of T ech. , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

RHO RHO President-Evelyn Haws . 3 14 Divi s ion St., Huntington , W. Va. Vice-President - Thelm a Dunkle, 1714 Eighteenth St., Huntingto n, W . Va .

Secretary- Mary Ellen Wi se, Park Hills, Huntin gton, W. Va. Treasurer- Norma H ens ley, Laidley Hall, Marsh all, Colo.

Chaplain-Eloise Campbell, Laidley Hall, Ma r s ha ll, Colo.

R egistrar - Juanita Johnson, Laidley Hall. , Mars hall , Colo.

Editor- Kathryn Day, 710 J effer son Ave. , Huntington, W. Va. SIGMA SIGMA President-Nan cy Gibso n, Gunni son , Colo.

Treasurer- Dorothy Edmiston, Gunnison, Colorado.

TAU TAU President-Verna Jane Thompson, 509 W . 12th, Box 305, Hays, Kan sas .

Vice-President-Mary Ethel Earl, 109 W .

19th St., Hays, Kansas.

Secretary- Roberta Brown, W esley Hall , Hays, Kansas.

Treasurer- Ruth Kirkpatrick, 509 W. 12th St., Box 305, H ays, Kansas.

Chaplain- Betty McCauley, 509 W. 12th St., Box 305, H ays, Kansas.

Registrar-Julia Davenport, 509 W . 12 St., Box 305, H ays, Kansas.

Editor- Mary Ethel Earl, 109 W. 19th St., Hays, Kansas.

PHI PHI President-Nedean Allen, 421 W. Thompson , MaryviHe, Missouri.

Vice-President- Irene H eideman, Maryville, Missouri.

Secretary -Betty Townsend, Residence Hall, Maryville, Missouri.

Treasurer- Barbara Garrett, R es iden ce Hall Maryville, Mi ssouri.

Chaplai;.,- Jean Wright, Maryville, Mis souri.

R egistrar- Pauline Liggett, Residence Hall, Maryville, Missouri.

Editor-Connie Curnutt, 1007 N. Buchanan, Maryville, Missouri.

CHI CHI President- Mildred Warner, 403 N. College Ave., Muncie, Indiana.

Vice-President- Mary Houghton, Lucina H a ll, Muncie, Indiana.

Secretary-Elizabeth Lee, Lucina Hall, Munc ie, Indiana.

Treas urer - Betty Van Arsdal, Lucina H a ll, Muncie, Indiana.

Chaplai n - Arminta Chappell , Lucina Hall, Muncie, Indian a.

R egistrar - V elva Bere, Lucina H a ll, Mun cie, Indiana.

Editor-D ela na Southard, Lucina Hall, Muncie, Indi ana.

EPSILON EPSILON President-Bettyanne Atherton, 1110 Congress St., Emporia, Kan sas.

Vice- President - Vicki Trusler, 1417 Washington St., Emporia, Kansas .

Secretary- Wanda Lang, 805 W est 6th Ave ., Emporia, Kansas .

Treasurer - Mary Emily Russell, 1601 Merchant St., Emporia, Kansas.

Chaplain- Marianna White, 127 Exchange St. , Emporia, Kansas.

R egistra r -Marjorie Cheney, 116 W est 12th Ave., Emporia, Kansas.

Editor- Virginia Smith, 315 East 2nd Ave., Emporia, Kansas .

XI XI President--Marian L ee Jones. 4538 Melbourne Ave., Hollywood, California.

Vice-President-Bette Kremith .

Secr etary-Barbara Barrett, 1017 Tive rton Ave .. W est Los Angeles. Calif.

Treasurer- Viveen Kumpf, 801 Hilgard Ave., W est Los Angeles, California.

Chaplain- Jacouot Waymire, 801 Hilgard Ave., W est Los Angeles·, California.

R eg istrar - Eloise Jasper, 801 Hilgard Ave., W est Los Angeles, California.

Editor- Constance Tracy. 1931 Malcom St., Los Angeles, California.

PSI PSI President - Viola Caraway, Box 657, N orma l Station, Natchitoches, La. Vice- President- H ele n Clay, Box 657, N ormal Station , Natchitoch es, La. Secretary-Joy L ea Davis, . Box 657, Normal Station , Natchitoches, La. Treasurer-G loria Bernard, Box 657 , N orm a l Station, Natchitoch es, La. Chaplain - Janice Barlow, Box 657, N orma l Station, Natchitoches, La .. ~ Registrar - Evelyn H orn, Box 65 I , Norma l Station, Natchitoches, La. Editor- Claire Alexander, New Second St., Natchitiches, La.

ZETA ZETA President- Sue Covey, Y eater Hall, Warre nsburg, Missouri.

Vice-President - Jan e Jackson , Y eater Hall , Warrensburg, Missouri.

Secretary- Sally Gray, 504 S. H olden St., Warrensburg, Missouri .

Treasure r-Patsy Magee, 420 S. College, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Chaplain- Dorothy McMeek in, 201 W .

N orth St. , Warren sburg, Missou ri.

Registrar - Vivagone Wheeler, Yeater Hall, Warrensbu rg, Missouri.

Editor-Jane Cole, 306 N. Main St., Warrensburg, Missouri.

PI PI President-Edith Gaupp, 183 St. Jam es Pl., Buffalo, New York.

Vice - President - Victoria Lauer, 426 Starin Ave. , Buffalo, N ew York.

Secretary- Madalene Marshall. 183 St. J a m es Pl. , Buffalo. N ew York.

Treasurer - Marjorie Frisbee , U .S. Coast Guard StatiPn , Buffalo. N ew York.

Chaplain- Ma:"garet Nelson, 183 St. James Pl.. Buffalo, New York.

R egistrar - June F e rnaays.

183 St. James Pl., Buffalo, N ew Y ork.

Editor- J ean Mitchell, 168 Argonne Dr., K enmore, N ew York.

BETA GAMMA President- Lavona Carnes, Wilson H a ll, Tahlequah , Oklahoma. .

Vice-President- Virginia Spohr, W1lson Hall, Tahlequah, Oklahoma ..

Secretary- Ellen Lou Baker, Wdson H all, Tahlequah , Oklahom a.

Treasurer - Kathleen Blossom, Wilson Hall, Tahleq uah, Oklahoma_. .

Chaplain- Elizabeth Ann H1ll, W1lson Hall, Tahlequah, ·oklahoma ..

R egistrar - Louise Cole, W1lson Hall, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Editor- Mildred Cox, Wilson H a ll, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

THE PHOENIX BETA DELTA President-Evelyn H ocutt, Box 19, Station A, H attiesburg, Mississippi.

Vi ce-Presiden t--Martha Miller , Sta t ion A, H attiesburg, Mississippi.

Secretary- Elizabeth Langdon , Station A, H attiesbur g, Miss issippi.

Treasu r er - Evelyn McNeese, Station A, Hattiesb urg, Mississippi.

Chapla in-G loria Coleman, 301 Miller St., H attiesbu rg, Mississippi.

Registrar - Adelle L eake, Station A, H attiesburg, Mississ ippi.

Editor - Mary Pickering, Station A, H a ttiesbu r g, Mississ ippi.

BETA EPSILON President- Fran ces Waddell, Box 441, Madison College, H arrisonburg, Va. Vice-President-Jua nita DeMott, Box 375, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. S ecr etary- J ean Jones, Box 105, Madison College, Harri sonburg, Va. Treasurer- J ean H a llock, Box 456, Madison College, H a rrison burg, Va. Chaplain-Marguerite Clarke, Box 67, Ma dison College, Harrisonburg, Va. Registrar-Dorothy White, Box 352, M adison College, H arrisonburg, Pa. Editor- Georgette Carew , Box 11 , Madison College, H a rrisonburg, Va. BETA ZETA Pres ident - Lolita Watkins, Box 259 , S.L.T., Lafayette, La. Vice-President-Evelyn Frost, Box 1, S .L.T., Lafayette, L a .

Secretary - Evelyn Songe, Box 374 , S.L.T., Lafayette, L a.

Treasurer-Betty Lu Straughn, Box 334, S .L. T ., L afayette, La. Ch ap lain- Margarite T a llot , Box 257, S.L.T., Lafayette, La. R egistrar-Sybil Glaser , Box 259, S.L.T., L afayette, La. Editor- Oliver Mae Hitte r, Box 278, S.L.T., Lafayette. La. BETA ETA Preside n t-E li zabeth M . Bruvold, Stickney H a ll, Dickinson , N . D. Vice-President - Virginia King, South H a ll, Dickinson, N. D. Secr etar y-Betty L ou Petska, South H all , Dickinson, N. D. Treasurer - Ma rjorie Sadler, 521 2nd Ave. W ., Dickinson. N. D. Chapla in- Margaret Knapp , Dick inson , N.D .

Registrar- Lorraine J ohnson , Dickinso n, N . D. Ed itor - Not filled as yet (President is acting editor.)

BETA THETA President- Barbara Stout, 328 Ron a n H a ll, Mt. Pleasant, Michiga n .

Vice-President - Betty J a ne R ead, 333 Sloan H a ll, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan .

Secr etary- to be elected.

Treasurer - H enrietta Brietzke, R onan H a ll, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Ch ap la in- L ela Bennett, Sloan H a ll, Mt. Pleasan t, Michigan .

R egistr ar-Ina Ringle, 90 1 Fra nklin St., Mt. Pleasa nt, Michigan .

Ed ito r- Francis Mewm aw, Sloan Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan .

BETA IOTA Pres ident- Sylvia K. Sublett, 204 W a dsworth St., Radford, Virginia.

Vice-President- Ruth Willia m s, H eath H ouse, Radford, Virg inia.

S ecr etary- Geor g ie Zebedee, Mada m e Russell, R oom 115, R adford, Virginia.

Treasu r er- Maxine Miller, N orwood 302, Radford, Virginia.

Ch ap la in- Kitty K a rnes, Box 363, Radford, Virginia.

R egis trar- Lucille Cox, Norwood 303, R adfo rd, Virginia.

Editor-Jane Mullen , Normal 219 , Radford, Virginia.

Alumnae Chapte路r Officers AKRON, OHIO President- Miss Lil Greer , 393 Hollywood Avenue , Akron, Ohio.

Treasur er-Mrs. Carl Adam son, 1118 Linden Avenue, Akron , Ohio.

Editor-Mrs. Joseph Washko, 919 Oakland, Akron, Ohio.

ALVA , OKLAHOMA President-Mrs. Arthur L a n e, 319 N ormal, Alva , Oklahoma.

Treasurer - Mi ss Eula Callison, 320 Cent e r, Alva, Oklahoma.

Editor- Miss Emogen e Cox, 703 7th Street, Alva, Oklahoma .

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Pres ident- Miss Floren ce Haley, 17 Forest Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Treasurer - Miss D orothy Currier, 19 Ga rden Street, Milrose, Massachusetts .

Editor- Mrs. Edward N eville, 70 J osephine A venue, Somerville, Mass .

BUFFALO , NEW YORK President- Mrs . Norm路an V edder, 362 Baynes Avenue, Buffalo, N ew Y ork.

Treasure r- Mrs. Harvey Anderson, 207 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, N ew Y ork.

Editor - Mrs. Arthur York, 26 Canterbury, Eggertsville, N ew Y ork.

CANTON, OHIO President-Mrs. Rich a rd R oth , 925 Boa;:d Avenue, N . W ., Canton , Ohio.

Treasurer-Mrs. L en Miller , 1307 M a rket Avenue , N ., Canton, Ohio.

Ed itor- Mrs . Paul H olsin~ . 411 11th Street, N . W., Canton, Ohio.

CENTRAL, PENNSYLVANIA President- Mrs . H elvn Brookhart Bishop, 822 N. 5th, R eading, Pennsvlvania.

Trea su r er - Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson R ost, 425 N. Franklin , R ed Leon; P a.

Editor-Miss S . June Smith, 125 Ma nor, Millersville, P ennsylvania.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS President- Mrs. L. D. R a n ey, 4810 N. Paulina, Chicago, Illinois.

Editor-Mrs. Carolyn Millard, R esearch Bureau, Marshal Fields, Chicago, Illinois.

CLEVELAND , OHIO President-Mrs. Ralph Besse, 260 3 Traymore R oad. University H eights, Ohio.

Treasurer-Miss Georgia Turner, 1914 E. lOlst Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

Editor- Mrs. R onald Smith, 48 Eldred, Bedford, Ohio.

COLUMBUS, OHIO President- Mrs. H elen Millikin Miller, 77 N. Eldon. Columbus, Ohio.

Treasu r er- Miss Ethel W olfgram , 329 S .

T errace Avenue , Columbus. Ohio.

Editor-Mrs. James T eller, 2553 Medary, Columbus, Ohio.

DENVER, COLORADO President- Mrs. Earl McLaughlin , 536 S. High , D enver , Colorado.

Treasurer - Mrs. Za L aw r enson, 3229 R a le igh Street, D enver, Colorado.

Editor-Miss Wanda McCully, 116 E. First, D en ver, Colorado.

DES MOINES, lOW A President- Mrs. Albertine Geist, 103 E. 14th St., Ct., D es Moines, I owa.

Treasurer - Mrs. Ida Johnson, 440 8 Carpenter, Des Moines , Iowa.

Editor- Mrs. Lillian Jacobson , 740 Cherok ee Avenue, Des Moines , Iowa.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN President-Mrs. Harvey Baumgardn er , 2010 R oseland, R oyal Oak, Michigan .

Treasurer- Mrs. R . L. Baker, 3242 Phillips, Berkley, Michigan .

Editor-'-Mrs. William Buchinger, 279 McMilla n R oad, Grosse Point, Michigan.

EMPORIA, KANSAS President- Mrs. L ea R . Pierson, 1427 Highland, Emporia, Kansas.

Treas urer-Mrs. Paul D eBauge, 1726 Rural, Emp oria, Kansas.

Editor-Mrs. Otis Thornton , 905 Oak , Emporia, Kansas.

GREELEY, COLORADO President- Mrs . Prescoe L ee, Avenue, Greeley, Colorado.

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HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA President-Mrs. William W ebste r, 1334 W estmoreland Avenue, Norfolk, Va. Treasurer -Miss Frances B. Barnard, 1734 Lafayette Blvd. , Norfolk, Va. Editor-Miss Evelyn Brook s, 935 North , Portsmouth, Virginia.

HAYS, KANSAS President - Mrs .

Mike Bird, Hays, Kansas.

Treasurer - Miss Mary Alice Wiesner , 516 Mission , Hays, Kansas.

Editor - Miss Ruth Twenter, 132 E. 8th Street, Hays, Kans a s.

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA President- Mrs. Edgar L etts, 1212 Chesnut Street, K en oa, W est Virginia.

Treasurer- Miss Mildred Kincaid, 537 6th Avenue, Huntington, W est Va. Editor-Miss Doris . Hart, 2722 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, W est Virginia.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA President-Mrs . . Ralph H olton, 3347 N. N ew J er sey, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Treasurer - Miss Margaret S chofield, 4177 Ruckle, India napoli s, Indiana.

Editor-Mrs. H oward McDavitt, 5334 E. Washington St., India n apolis, Indiana.

JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA President-Mrs. E. W . Fleckenstein, R. D . No. 3, Violet S t r eet, Ext., J ohn stown, P enn sylvania.

Treasurer-Miss Mary Sauers, Laurel Avenue, Johnstown , P ennsylvania.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI President-Mr搂. W. C. Bryant, 1147 R owland Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

Treasu r er - Mrs-. N . C. K eirns, 133 N .

V a n Breint, Kansas City, Missouri.

Editor-Mrs. E. A . Kreek, 1466 E . 67th, K a n sas City, Missouri.

KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI Preside nt- Mrs. H elen Young, 613 E. Missouri Street, Kirk sville, Missou ri.

Treasurer-Mrs. Jan e R ohwide r, 715 E. Harrison, Kirksville, Missou ri.

Editor - Mrs. Mary J ane Shultz, 611 E. Pier ce, Kirksville, Missouri.

LOS ANGELES , CALIFORNIA President-Mrs. Whitney Hindes, 2707 Euclid Avenue, Santa Monica, Calif.

Treasur er-Miss Lillian Bradley, 1660 't~ W. 56th, Los Angeles, California.

Editor-Mrs. L. Calfax, 307 Washington, Santa Monica, California.

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI President-Mrs. James Warren Ray, R oute 1, Maryville, Missouri.

Treasurer-Miss Martha Hamilton, 419 S . Buchanan, Maryville, Missouri.

Editor-Miss Ruth Lawrence, Maryville, Missouri.

MUNCIE, INDIAN A President-Mrs. Richard Rankin, 1302 Burlington Drive, Muncie, Inidana.

Treasurer-Mrs. Charles Alvey, 506 W .

J ackson , Muncie, Indiana.

Editor-Miss J ean Moulton, Parker, Indiana.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA President - Miss Mary B eers, 702 S . 23rd, Muskogee, Oklahom a.

Editor-Miss Fern Pascoe, 521 Seminary, Tahlequah , Okla h oma.

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK Don L. Frost, 6135 81st St., Elmhurst, New York City, N . Y. 'l'reaaur~r-Mrs. Robert Kaiser, 16 E lm Court, Sayville, N ew York. ~;,!itor Mrs. James McG rath, 3764 Bronx Blvd. , N ew York City, N. Y.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI President- Mrs. K enne rly Woody, 322 Arbor Lane, W ebs te r Groves, Missouri.

Treasurer- Mrs . E . D. Davis, 36 E. Jac kson Road, W ebster Groves, Missouri.

E ditor-Miss Hope Gree n , 2027 Alfred , St. Louis, Missouri.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLV ANJA PrPsident- Mrs. William Ludlow, 603 E. Locust Avenue, Germantown , Pa. Treasurer - Miss Dorothy Hutton , 112 Poplar Avenue, Wayne, P ennsylvania.

Editor-Miss Elizabeth Frank enfie ld, 413 Waverly Road, Wyn cote, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Betty Jones, 6625 McCallum , Germantown , Philadelphia, Pa.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA President- Mrs. Ray Atchley, 26 6 Dove Street , S an Diego, California.

Treasurer- Mrs. Frank J . Sipan.

l'r~sldent-Mr s .

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA President--Mrs. Bertha Cotterall, 734 !<'rank Street, Pittsburgh (10) , Pa. 'l'rtâ&#x20AC;˘asurer - Miss Gwendolyn Griffith, Pennsylvania Ave. Ext., Irwin, Pa .

Editor- Miss Alice Moorhead, Box 97 R. D. 2, Allison Park , P ennsylvania.

SOUTHERN COLORADO President- Miss J ean Young, 121 E. 8th, Pueblo, Colorado.

TreasurerEditorTOLEDO, OHIO President- Mrs. George W . Condit, 919 Virginia, T oledo, Ohio.

Treasurer-Mrs. Frank G. Pauly, 2664 Brookford Drive. T oledo, Ohio.

Editor- Miss Clara Kuney, 1047 Oakwood, T oledo, Ohio.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA President- Mrs. Thomas F. Sieger, 1417 S. Troost, Tulsa . Oklahoma.

Treasure r- Mrs. William R ew , 3130 S. Cincinnati , Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Editor-Mrs. J. R. R eeve, 2721 E. 22nd, Place, Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON, D.C. President- Mrs . N athaniel Eiselman. 1575 Spring Pl., N.W. , W ashin gton, D.C. Treasurer-Mrs. Geor ge Shumway, 1861 Clydesdale Pl., N.W ., W ashington. D.C. Editor- Mrs. Frank Clough , Chastleton H otel, 16th St., N .W., Was hin gton, D.C .

WICHITA , KANSAS President- Mrs. De rwood Bethel, 819 S. Madison, Wichita, Ka n sas.

Treasurer - Mrs. L eo Ptacek, 3420 Orcha rd, Wichita, Kansas.

Editor - Mrs. Ch arles Popkins, 3321 Chatfi eld Place, Wichita, Kansas.

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT Send to National Registrar: MRs. C LINTON BERRY

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DOING DOUBLE DUTY JEWELRY FOR THE ARMED FORCES AND FOR THE FRATERNITIES

VVhat Your Official Jewelry Contract Means NOVV

VVe Are Proud Of Our Double-Duty Service

We are honored to serve the men and women m the armed forces of our country and we also take pride in continuing to serve the fraternities and sororities.

In these troublesome days, your official jewelry contract means more for your protection than ever before . . .

In spite of increasingly greater restrictions and difficulties in securing raw materials; in spite of diminishing man power, your Official Jeweler carries on, serving each chapter with insignia and fraternity jewelry.

In the 1943 BALFOUR BLUE BOOK, you will find many gifts and favors in a wide price range. Many chapters are presenting a gift to those members who have entered the armed forces. We offer many suggestions for your selection.

MILITARY SERVICE PASS CASE

ROLL OF HONOR SCROLL

Leather bill fold- pass case has proved the most popular accessory used by the men in service.

To Honor Members in The ServiceEvery chapter should honor the members serving in the Armed Forces. A white parchment scroll has recently been completed fully engraved in gold, red, and blue.

Four celluloid wings carry passes, pictures, identification cards, licenses, and other important notes. Cover features hand-tooled effect design for' each branch of the Service. Suntan cowhide for long wear. Style 565-43, Page 24, 1943 BLUE BOOK.

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Fraternity and chapter })and engrossed as well as names of all members in the Service. Reasonable cost. Scrolls are furnished plain or framed. See the Balfour representative.

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