Asa phoenix vol 28 no 3 mar 1943

THE PHOENIX O F ALPHA SIGM A ALPH A

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1943 VOLUME XXVIIr NUMBER 3

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Foreword, \!Vilma \ ,Y' il son Sharp .................... . ... 2 I ledge Song. \ iV ords: Gertrude Yorke, Th eta T heta, :\Iusic: l\Iarjorie Glendon, Th('ta Theta .............. . . 3 Initiation Song, \1\t'ord :Gertrude Yorke, Th eta Theta.

Music: Marjorie Glendon , Th('/a Th eta ............... -+ .-\lpha Sigma Sweetheart, W'ritten for Pi P i Dy ..-\. Graham . ...... . .... . .. . ... . ..... . .......... 6 Hymn to A lpha Sigma Alpha, \V ord s and :\ f usic by Helen Selvage l\oblitt. Chi Chi . . .... .. ......... .. .. . 8 The Frie~1clship of A.S.A., \1\t'ord s and Music by Josephine Dixon i\Icl\Iillan, Zeta Zeta . . .................. . .... 10 .-\Promi se. \1\t'ords and Music bv Ellen Fa ne and June Whitehead, Pi Pi .... -......................... 12 Friendship, Vhitten for Pi P i Chapter .... . ......... . .... 14 An :\11 American, \Vritten for Kappa Kappa.

Words L. :\filan , :\Jusic: .-\.Wallace . .. . ...... ... . .... 16 Joily Alpha Sigs, \V o rds and .i\I usic by Helen Selvage Noblitt and Geraldine Fiutton Holton , Chi Chi . ......... 17 Grace lJefore ~feat, :\Iu sic: E. P . Gramp. Sigma Sig111a.

M. B. Berry, A lpha Beta ... .. ... . ............. .. .... 18 :\lpha S igma vVords set to Popular ~ru~ic ... . ............. 19 J Hear A lpha Sigma :-\lpha S ingin g . .... . . .. . ........... . 23 :'-J ational Treasurer ...................... . ..... . . .... . 24 Richmond. Virginia :\lumn<e Chapter .. . ... . . . . ..... . .... 2:. )-l ews Letters-Alumnce Chapters ............ . ... . ...... 26 :'-Jews Letters-College Chapter . ............... . ....... 34 .--\ nn ouncements ....................... . . . . . ......... . -1-.1 Directory . .... . .. . ......... . ......................... -1-8

â&#x20AC;˘ Published in November, January, March and May of each year at No. 30 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Indiana, by the Nicholson Printing Company, for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority having headquarters at Indianapolis, Indiana. Business correspondence may be addressed to either office, but matter for publication and correspondence concerning the same should be addressed to Mrs. B. F .

Leib, 3540 North Pennsylvania Street, Apartment T, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

Postmaster: Send Form 3578 to Indi anapoli s, Indiana address.

Entered as second-class matter, September 4, 1923, at the post office at Richmond, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, r879.

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"One song leads on to another One friend to another friend So I'll travel along With a friend and a song. "

Through the pages of the March issue, THE PHoENIX breaks into song! There is a reason, in fact three reasons. It is very important that we provide our Alpha Sigma Alpha membership with the music and 1yrics of the original songs which the sorority now possesses and with the words to the most popular Alpha Sigma songs that are sung to other tunes.

More important, if we sing properly and enthusiastically the Alpha Sigma Alpha songs already dear to us we will surely find the inspiration which will lead to the production of more original music and to the writing of beautiful or rousing lyrics to be set to appropriate music. And most important, this March PHoENIX is "singing his heart out" in the reasonable expectation that this issue of our magazine will form the basis and incentive for the early publication of an Alpha Sigma Alpha Song Book-filled with incomparable A. S. A. songs which will reflect the spirit and talent of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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Words: Ida A. Jewett, Al1>ha Beta

Music: Castle on the River

I'm gomg to build me a castle painted reel and white. . \ nd have a bull f e t every ni ght Inlaid diamonds on the floor . \lpha _, ig ' re. t right ove r the door I'm goino路 to marry a man [rom , too, Going to change my llood from reel to blue F nt rtain royalty every night Tn my castle painted red and" hite.

Castle painted red, 'a tie painted white, In my castle painted red and white.

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love thee truly, clear A. S. give our deepe t, our truest today . pledge our loyalty, boundless always, we love thee truly , clear A. S. A .

Thou helpest each member seek for the best, H elpest each one to stand every test.

High are thy standards and high shall they stay For we love thee truly, clear A. S. A.

ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE Words: Ida A. Jewett, Alpha Beta Music: All Through The Night

ow as sisters we will hold you All through your life.

Asa's we have enrolled you All through your life.

A ll around you, friends are waiting, Hearts with yours in love are mating, Love that shall be unabating, All Through your life .

VIe will take you, love you, make you, All through your life.

Love our sisterhood as we do, All through your life.

Can't you feel our love so true, clear, Thrill your being thru and thru, clear, As we pledge ourselves to you, dear, All through your life.

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SHIELD OF A. S. A. Words: Ida Shaw Martin Mus ic: Orange and Black

Every Grecian has hi s favors, H;s flag, his Aower, hi Aame, . ncl all his lang uage savors Of the glories of the same.

But, tho others argue loudly, :-.1 o hearts so true to-cia y, As those who wear so proudly T he Shield of . S. A. Thru all the yea rs of college In many a hard-won fight On the battlefield of kn owledge \i\ e've worn this talisman bright It was crowned our last endeavor 'Twill bring success a\ way o we'll gladly wear forever The S hield of A. S. A. Tho the cares of life o'er take us Tho eyes grow dim vvith tears T ho fortune fair forsake us, Tho filled our cup with tears, Naught can quench the spirit's daring ~o fate can u -gainsay ' o long a 路 we are wearing The Shield of A. S. A.

STAY IN MY HEART, ALPHA SIGMA Music : Stay in My Arms, Cinderella

Stay in my heart, Alpha Sigmas.

In the years to come I'll still adore you, Worship at your shrine and bless the clay You chose me to be an Alpha Sigma.

Alpha Sigma girls are ever worthy.

You strive to seek the heights and nev er falter.

Since first I joined you I've but one desire To be the girl you most admire. .\II thorugh my school years your deeds inspire . .\lpha Sigmas, stay in my heart.

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THE GREEK OF IT Words: Ida Shaw Martin Music: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta.

Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, N u, Xi, O micron.

FORWARD ON OUR WAY Words: Wilma Wilson Sharp Music : Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Grow, Grow, Grow each day In glorious A. S. A .

Merrily, kindly, never blindly Forward on our way.

Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, U psilon, Phi, Chi and Psi, Last of all is Omega, But the best is the A. S. A.

THEY'RE A. S. A.'S Words: Georgianna Irvin, Alpha Alpha Music : P eggy O ' N eill ( chorus)

RUSHING SONG Words: Josephine Dixon McMilla n Music: A Smile Will Go a Long, Long Way

If you'd be where you'd always find a welcome, If you'd be where you'd always find a smile, If you're after " rep" and a bunch that's full of "pep," There's just one frat that you will find worth while.

Loyal, true and ever faithful, too .

You'll find the girls of dear old A. S. A. They have "rep" they a re full of "pep" And you will find them smiling all the day.

They rank high. They're headed toward the sky.

Why then wait? Why should you hesitate? 路 Come on, and be an Alpha Sigma, do!

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If they're happy, bright and snappy,

They're A. S. A.'S If they' re seeking for the highest, They're A. S. A.'S If they get the best grades in the school, If they always keep up with the rule, Finest Sorority, by best authority, They're A. S. A.'S. If their eyes are bright as skies, They're A. S. A.'S If they smile all the while,

They're A. S. A.'S If they say "good morning" to you, " I am fine." and "How are you?"

Sweet personalities, full of rascalities, They're A . S. A.'S .

W ords: Ida Shaw Martin Music: Blue Bell

Here's to the white and crimson!

Here's to the green and gold!

Here's to the bonds that bind us, As in the days of old!

Here's to the visions glorious, Growning our days with light!

Here's to the aims victorious Leading us on to right!

Alpha Sigma Alpha, name we hold so dear, Tender, loving mother, all thy children here, Rise to do thee honor, to lift a song of praise To pledge anew devotion throughout all their days.

AN ALPHA SIG Music: College Fight Song

For when an Alpha Sig walks down the street She looks 100 per from head to feet.

She's got that style, that smile, that winning way.

No matter where she goes, you'll recognize her and you'll say, " Now there's a girl I 'd like to know, She's got that grand old Alpha pep and go A nd just to look at her is quite a treat.

You cannot beat an A lpha Sig !"

MARcH, 1943

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GOOD NIGHT RUSHEE

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W ords: Alta Archer DeCamp, Xi Xi Mus ic : L on esom e That's All

ood night, Rushee O ur h arts, we hope you'll see 路 . lpha igma ings thi s song W hope that you Want to be lpha too s A lpha S igma sings thi s song.

We'll love thee always, our own A. S. A. For thou art a Mother to all.

As the sunbeam' bright ray come to gladden the way, So thy light on our pathway doth fall.

ur plan for all the future Include each one of you We picture yo u a wearing T he crown and pearls so true.

To the highest in life, we will e'er aspire!

Of eeking the best we will never tire.

Zeal afire, we'll attain!

Good night, R ushee W c hope you know that we ll want you for our Sister lpha Sig .

Hearts aglow, we'll maintain!

Thy standards, dear A. S. A. !

WE'RE ALPHA SIGS FOREVER Words: Geraldine Hutton Holton , Chi Chi Music : Sweethearts Forever

We're Alpha Sigs forever , Fo rever and ever .

Vve will be tru e, dear Love like ours will be true blue, dea r.

Vve wi ll In June Vle're l<orever

As the sun's golden sheen comes to brighten the green, When the lark fills the springtime with song.

So thy spirit each day, blessing us A. S. A. will make us courageous and strong.

Oh, thy precepts we' ll heed, and thy name we'll defend, We pledge you our loyalty, world without end.

remember and September lpha Sigs forever and ever, dear. ( Repeat faster )

Zeal afire, we'll attain !

Hearts aglow, we'll maintain!

Thy standards, dear A. S. A. !

ALPHA SIGMA Adapted from: Alpha B eta Song Book Music : Whispering

0, A lpha Sigma, bound together, Spirit of Love protect us ever, Nothing on earth can ever sever Those golden links of our A . S. A. chain.

Crimson and 路white we shall uphold thee.

Close t~ our hearts we shall enfold thee.

Many are the stories have been told you, L egends of our A. S. A.

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WE SING YOUR PRAISES

PLEDGING DAY

Words: Helen Millikan Miller, Delta Delta Music: The Message of the Violet (Prince of Pilsen)

Words: Ida A. Jewett, Alpha Beta Music: A Perfect Day

We sing your praises loud and long Alpha Sig-ma Alpha Sig No word or deed of anyone Thy fair name can besmirch Vv e love you more than tongue can tell.

You make our burden light, And if we wander in the dark You guide our steps aright.

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Shine clown, 0 star of knowledge, From your great height shine clown.

There's a word of love from everyone, '0/e work for your renown .

May God, who 路watches everything, \Vatch o'er your fair name, too, For we love you, Alpha Sig, love you.

And we'll e'er be true.

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The Reel and White we'll ever wear Alpha Sig-ma Hail the flag.

Through rain or shine 'twill be our care, We'll never let it drag, And when grim Death hath beckoned us To cross the great clivicle, 'Twill cheer our dimming vision To see the reel and white CHORUS

Wave on, 0 flag of Alpha Sig! From your great height wave on There's word of love from everyone, We work for your renown.

May God, who watches everything vVatch o'er your fair name too.

For we love you, Alpha ig, love you, And we'll e'er be true.

Vlhen you come to the end of your pledging clay, And you breathe a prayer in your thought, As you pledge your faith unto A. S. A. And the hour with all joy is fraught; Do you think what your vow on pledging day Should mean to a sincere heart, As you give your promise to A. S . A. And become of her a part?

You are joining yourself with a num'rous train In pursuit of lofty ideals; You have pledged to aspire and seek to attain To the crown that such living yields; With what measure you mete will be meted you In service and love each clay; And to give full measure your whole life through Is your pledge to A. S. A. Now, this is the end of pledging clay.

You've begun on a voyage new.

May you find true comrades along the way, As you go all your journey thru .

May you learn that the gladness of pledging clay Is only a foretaste faint Of the joy to be had throuout A. S. A. In fellowship all acquaint.

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Miraculously, A lpha Sigma singing can put " hearts aglow." It can bring enthusia m in that moment when things go dull or it can transform a stuffy formal atmo phere into one of warm friendliness-provided, of course, the singing is sincere and vital. O ne thing is certain, not even an Alpha Sigma can sing well a song he does not knovv. At the Epsilon Epsilon chapter house, I have heard a Phil Spitalny rendition of our A lpha S igm,cJ. Alpha Grace that put one in a state of breathles gratitude and on other similar occasions I have seen gratitude just about lost in emba rrassment over faltering words or puny singing. Like any other achievement, good group singing is the result of group endeavor, the reward for practice. It is grand good fun in which every chapter member can have a part.

Fine singing together has intangible values and lasting results. lpha S igma has some worthy original songs and it has some songs justly beloved for their A lpha Sigma words set to favorite tunes. Every A lpha Sigma should know th ese sorority songs. This issue of THE PHOENIX places them in convenient form for our membership. Let us sing! This is a time for singing-confidently and courageously above the din of anxiety and the commotion of rapid change. This is a time for Alpha Sigma Alpha to become music conscious . O ur oro rity needs original songs and lyrics. Vve have long needed a better songbook. r\lph a igmas have never indefinitely denied a need. \ Ve must, we will have our lpha Sigma lpha Songbook. ·w ill you do your part? There is work involved for every member if we are to make the singing of Alpha Sigma Alpha ongs an increasingly powerful factor for our unity and strength and sisterhood.

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THE PHOENIX

Grace M. Gowen., National Treasurer training, professional experience, SPECIAL loyalty tried and true-these are qualifications which Grace M. Gowen brings to the important office of National Treasurer. Grace became a member of Theta Theta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1934 while she was attending Boston University School of Education. She received a B.S. in Education Degree in 1936 and the same year became an Assistant in the Commercial Education Department at Boston University. Along with her professional duties Grace continued her study and in 1939 received the Ed. M . Degree from Boston University School of Education. Her present position is Secretary to the Evening College of Commerce and Assistant Recorder at the Boston University College of Business Administration.

GRACE GOWEN COGSWELL, National Treasurer

Grace's Alpha Sigma Alpha experience forecasts her National work. In college, she was Theta Theta's chapter treasurer and for three years served as treasurer of the Boston Alumnce Chapter ! Grace has had much experience in organizations. She is Alumnce Representative of Alpha Gamma Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta, National Honor Fraternity in Education and a member of the Executive Board of the Boston University Women's Graduate Club.

This young woman who hails from Connecticut, furnishes proof of the adage, "it's the busy person who gets things done." Grace is Second Lieutenant in the Massachusetts Women's Civilian Defense Corps (Mobile Casualty Unit) . Her main hobby is camping. For many years she has been Head Counselor of the Junior Camp at Camp Woodstock, Woodstock, Connecticut. She holds the Senior Life Saving Certificate of the Red Cross.

Alpha Sigma Alpha is fortunate in welcoming Grace M. Gowen to the National Council. She is especially well qualified for the exacting office of National Treasurer but she also has those admirable general characteristics which have preceded her achievements and which promise a valuable contribution as a National Councilor.

NEWS FLASH-As we go to press announcement comes of th-e ma·r riage of our· National Treasurer to Lieutenant Nonnan H . Cogswell of th-e Army Air Forces.

EXTRA-Grace resigned as National Treasu1·e1· and h-as joined h-e1· husblmd at his Army Post.

Esther_ Buqher has been elected by the National Counctl to fill the vacancy. Please make all ch-ecks and money o'rders to Alph-a Sigma AlpJw,, and send to: Miss Esthe1· Buch-er, 4134 Eaton, Kansas City, Kansas.

The Fellowship Loan Fund L EST we forget-Alpha Sigma Alpha had a National Fellowship Loan week February 14-21. D id your chapter remember by making the annual contribution of ten dollars? Perhaps you are one of the chapters which has earned all or pa rt of that amount through the Magazine Subscription Service. Your Loan Fund is going right on grantii1g loans to girls now in school, who need the help to complete their education. Let us all support it loyally!

Hats off to Indianapolis Alumnce Chapter!

Last year they contributed $18.75 for a Baby Bond plus the usual · $10.00 then this year the Mother's Club of that chapter contributed another $18.75 in stamps to go towards the purchase of a These girls have truly given " full bond. measure" and set a marvelous example for the rest of us. Let's "keep 'em rolling" girls-Contributions-Magazine Subscriptions-War Bonds -Loans for Alpha Sigmas.

ELEANOR SMITH THOMAS.

M~cH, 1943

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Welcome Sister Newcomers RICHMON D, VIRGINIA ALUMNAE CHAPTER

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i no longer a dream or just a hope. At last I TRichmond, the capital of Alpha Sigma Alpha's mother state, has an lumnre Chapter. This longhoped for organi zation owes its life chiefly to Mary Jane Ritchie, 1942 Farmville graduate, who through the encouragement of Mrs. Helen Bradley, I ational Alumnre Organizer, called together twelve alnmnre at her home. This all happened in October. ince that date we've had three other meetings and an increase in our membership. It is onr hope to have all Alpha Sigs in Richmond as active members oon. t our third meeting, officers were elected.

1 aomi McAllen, 1942 Iadison College graduate, wa elected ' President ; Caroline Eason, 1942 Farmville graduate, Vice-President; Esther Carr, 1941 Farm ville grad uate, treasurer; and Shirley l\lc ally King, combined sec retary -reporter. ).laybe you' ve wondered why Mary Jane's name is mis ing from the list after her di splay of organizing ability. Well , Mary Jane is planning to be

married in May and so doesn 't know where she wi ll be living after her marriage. You probably are used to hearing about these war marriages by now . So far we've only gotten around to organizing our group, and haven't had time to map out plans for the Chapter's real work. W e hope that in our next letter we'll have as much to talk about as the other Alumnre Chapters .

Of cou rse, we've clone a lot of gossiping. This is the main feature of any meeting. We've talked about Mary Jane's wedding in IVIay; Jane Halton's diamond; Grace Wallace's trip to Alabama to marry her Lieutenant ; Marie Eason's new baby boy and loads of other news.

Vl e're glad to be a part of the Alumnre organization of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Each of us hopes to contribute her bit through the Chapter towards the war effort. No effort or sacrifice is too great in bringing the peace and security we're sure to wm.

SHIRLEY M . KI N G.

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News Letters- Alumnae Chapters AKRON, OHIO Like so many other organizations, Alpha Sigma has felt the effects of the gas rationing! Due to this, we were unable to have our regular meeting in December.

In January we had our pot-luck dinner at Judy Brucken's home. Lucille Adamson was co-hostess.

Our husbands were invited! Evidently they enjoyed themselves because there certainly wasn't much left of the ham loaf, scalloped potatoes, salad, peas, pie and coffee.

The evening was spent in playing bridge and just general chatter.

Cheerio, BETH KoLGER WASHKO.

ALVA, OKLAHOMA We held our regular meeting on January II, in the lovely home of Ada (Mrs. Will Lane) with Mabel (Mrs. Ollie) Smithson as co-hostesses. We began the evening with a dessert Rook. We so enjoyed the Christmas Greetings from the many Alumna: groups, that were read that evening. We also enjoyed letters from Beatrice Billie Ball and Eva Ames Wood . at that time. Those present were: Miss Minnie Shockley, Miss Pat Strickler, Katherine Quinton, Luella Harzman, Edna Donley, Eula Callison, Emogene Cox, Lorinda Lane (Mrs. Arthur), Mrs. Naomi Paris, and the hostesses.

We are so glad to welcome Erl Lene Cline back who has spent the past several months in Tulsa. She now has a position at the Alva Alien Camp.

Lorinda Lane entertained our Gladys Funk and her husband, Mr. Will Funk, of Arnett, Okla., the last week of January.

Ensign and Mrs. Earl Crowder arrived January 28 from Notre Dame on a leave. Mrs. Crowder is our own former Dorothy Harzman. They are visiting with her aunt, Luella Harzman, and his parents.

We were saddened by the news during the Christmas holidays of the serious injury of Jennie Fisk's husband, Clay. He was knocked down by a car as he stood near his car on the highway.

He was on his way to Alva on a business trip and was brought on to St. Mary's Hospital at Enid.

He was able to be taken home late in January but will not be able to be up for some weeks, yet.

Theta Donley Musgr9ve is a budding authoress, we hear. She wrote home from Talkeetna, Alaska, for some helps for a Christmas program for her Eskimo pupils. But due to the crowded condition of the mails, said helps did not reach her until after Christmas. But that didn't stop our Theta, no ma'am! She set to work and wrote her own playlets, etc., and drafted friend husband to act as

Santa. With the addition of Christmas treats they spent a most enjoyable and enviable time, she and her elementary pupils. For her Christmas she and her husband, bagged a 1,200 pound moose, enough meat for some time, I should say.

Lt. (j. g.) Beatrice Ball was one of fourteen to transfer from the WAVES to the SPARS in December. She took her indoctrination course at New London, Conn. Of the three schools, West Point, Annapolis and New London, the latter was the first to open their halls to women, which she says was an unprecedented happening. And so she feels duty bound to see that they need never be sorry for having allowed women to enter their sacred precincts. Among the others she was newsreeled and photoed and was given a cutter ride on a C. G. craft and had to broadcast. Now she is secretary of the Coast Guard office in Washington, D. C ., and is the . first woman to be placed in one of the C. G. offices since its esLablishment in 1796.

This makes her the first woman in several fields .

We want to congratulate Lorinda Lane on the accomplishment of her brother, Major Merrit Mason, who has just recently received that commission. He was a veteran of the first World War and was called back into the Service a year ago. He was assigned to the Finance Department and is now instructing officers and enlisted men in the preparation of Income Tax Reports. The Major is also the president of the Alva State Bank though he is stationed at Camp Toccoa, Ga. Lorinda is due some praise 路on her own, too. She is a senior hostess at the local Service Men's Club, and she is keeping the honor roll of all the young men who went into the Service from her ch4rch .

Also, it is she who conducts Loyal Temperance Legion meetings in two of the Elementary Schools of Alva each month. She is president of the Alva Sig Alums, too, besides being on the local Y. W. C. A. council.

While I'm telling how some of our Alumnae are serving their communities in this time of crisis, may I just continue in that vein, please!

Edna Donley surely is doing her share, too.

Listen, and see whether you agree. Sht is serving as the Woods County Chairman of American Red Cross First Aid instruction. She, too, is a Senior Edna is Hostess for the Service Men's Club.

Worthy Advisor of Rainbow Girls and has been for years. She is secretary of A. S. A. Alumnae, and is a member of the American Association of University Women . She is assisting with a OneAct Play program soon and is helping her debate students to prepare panel discussions on "Post Wa r Organization" to appear before various bodies as the Wesleyan Service Guild on February 1st. She is sponsoring the Junior play for March 9th, "Wings Over Washington," a Mystery Comedy by Clark

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WillarJ. Yes, she is a High School teacher, of Math., mainly. AnJ she is vice-president of Kappa Delta Pi, our Honor ociety.

Luella I Iarzman, besides being Social Science instructor in the City High School, is Sponsor of the cnior Class, which is no little job, as well a of the Girl Reserves. She is an active and faithfu l member of the choir of the First Methodist Church.

She i also a certificated instructor of First Aid and recently completed the teaching of an ad ult group in that. She has also done some volunteer work in the local Ration OCfice. She belongs to Kappa Delta Pi. Mrs. Ephraim Haines, one of our patronesses and a most public spirited benefactor, has done some things that are our pride and joy. As a memorial to her recently deceased husband, she has equipped and furnished anew the City Library and was instrumental in its being moved to more modern and convenient housmg. Also she has been an acti ve member of the Board of Directors for newly e tablished Service Men's Club.

Ada Lane is now working every afternoon for three hours in the ARC Headquarters, making bandages. Also she spends time each week assisting her husband in his Insurance Office. And her daughter, Jonnie Gentry, is assistant commerce instructor in Holdenville, Oklahoma, High School.

Also Jonnie has two classes in physical fitness.

We hear that Edna Kurst Chamberlain (on whom we sti ll feel considerable claim) has been offered a position as a Senior Hostess at Fort Bliss, Texas.

We feel that is quite an honor whether she finds it possible to accept or not. She is at present a teacher in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, schools.

Essie Nail is County Chairman for the Red Cross in Home Nursing. She was recently sent as a delegate of Northwestern College Alumni to a Convention at Kansas City. She is also the District Director of Business and Professional Women and attended their convention late in December at Oklahoma City. All this is an aside from her large modern cafe and Rainbow Room of which she is owner and in which she helps to feed the hungry citizens and soldiers of our community.

Well, and the writer of this lowly epistle also manages to find plenty to occupy her time and thus to keep her out of mischief. Besides being Phoenix reporter, she is secretary of the Washington School Parent-Teacher Association. For the past year she has acted as the Spiritual Chairman of the Wesleyan .

Service Guild, is a member of the Finance Committee of the Y. W. C. A. Council. She is the Treasurer of the Washington School Loyal Temperance Legion. She teaches a Sunday School class and is a member of the Choir in the First Methodist Church. She has volunte~red her services for every fourth Saturday in the local Ration Office.

She has plenty to do in Girl Scouting, for she is leader of one troop; has charge of a Standard First Aid Course in a Senior Troop; she is president of

the G. S. Leaders' Association, and Leader Representative on the Woods County G. S. Council. Sunday evening she was leader of the Wesley Foundation Group. Besides the First Grade, she teaches Fourth Grade Spelling and Health, Fifth Grade Math Study, a nd Seventh Grade Oklahoma History.

We of the Alva Alumnae, who are school marms, really welcomed one of the newer members ol the AI va Board of Education. Why? Because he is Alvin Paris, the husband of one of our own girls, Naomi Warren Paris. We hold both of them in high regard and consider them and their two sweet boys as decided assets to our community. By the way, Alvin also has the whole-hearted endorsement of Miss Shockley, whose high opinion and recommendation mean a great deal to all Alva Alumna:.

Bertha Alice Peebles â&#x20AC;˘ (Mrs. Marion) visited here recently witli her parents and with her sister, Elizabeth Sweeney (Mrs. Fred) who, incidentally, is also a sorority sister. Bertha Alice was on her way to Los Angeles, Calif., where she and her husband expect to make their home.

Our February Meeting is to be held in the home of Luella Harzman, February 8. Luella has already acted as hostess this year but because we have lost so many girls to the war effort in other centers, she has again thrown open her beautiful home and her splendid hospitality to us. We are to ha ve the regular business meeting, a dessert of her furnishing, and we are to spend the evening playing a Victory Game that is the product of a local lady who rents it out.

Well, since I am trying to write to all my former pupils now in the Service, I have no more time to spend on this homely letter. May I close by saying, like George Washington: "Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United Nations" (this is a substitution for his words, United States) "in Thy holy protection Amen ."

Sincerest wishes, EMOGENE Cox.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Saturday, December 5, we had a "Penny Sale" at Dot Currier's home in Melrose. Edith Lundquist and Evelyn Christianson were co-hostesses. Fi ve dollars of the seven we made were given for fuel to a needy family in Lowell. Refreshments were served, and as always everybody thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon.

Our annual informal banquet was held January 6 at Ola's, a Swedish restaurant which has an excellent "Smorgaasboard." Edith Howlett and Florence Haley were the hostesses. One very pleasant surprise was to have Ensign Katherine Hale, U. S. N. R., with us. She's back in Boston to study at M . I. T. for a while, and we hope she'll have time to be with us often at our meetings this winter. Kitty kept us laughing with na vy stories which are NOT

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military secrets. Another of our members, Eleanor Wales, is a WAAC, getting her training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. We're sorry she couldn't be with us, too. Etta Christiansen gave one of her delightful book reviews, "Memories of Happy Days,"

by Julian Green . It was like a breath of Paris before the war. The evening seemed to have wings, and before we knew it, it was time for us to grope our way home in the blackness of the dim-out.

Loyally in A. S. A ., GERTRUDE YoRKE.

IN MEMORIAM ALFA GUYER McCABE

Appalachian Club, Women's Republican Club of Massachusetts, The American Institute of Decorators, the American Camping Association and the November Club of Andover, Massachusetts.

In September of 1939 she married James Robert McCabe of Hanover, New Hampshire. On October 7, 1942, a daughter, Melissa Martha, was born. They have made their home for the past three years at Five Acres, Holt Road, Andover, Massachusetts.

Our sincerest sympathies are extended to her mother, Mrs. A. W. Guyer, of Hanover, New Hampshire; her husband, James Robert McCabe; and her infant daughter, Melissa Martha, both of Andover, Massachusetts, who survive her. May they hold dear the memory of the years she spent with them and find the courage to carry on as she would want them to do.

ELIZABETH H . HuLL.

On October 16, 1942, Theta Theta Alumnae Chapter lost one of its most beloved members, Alfa Guyer McCabe. Many of us cherish many pleasant memories of hours spent with her, and feel the great loss of her friendly personality at our Alumna: BUFFALO, NEW YORK meetings and in our outside contacts. She loved December seems a long time ago but our people and counted many friends from East to West, who share our deep feeling of sorrow at her Christmas party was one not to be forgotten. Louise Allen Coe and Win Allen were our gracious hostesses passmg.

Alfa Guyer McCabe was born in Hyannis, Massa- and several of the "old gang" whom we hadn't seen chusetts, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A . W. Guyer. for some time were there in gay holiday mood.

They later made their home in Hanover, New Benny Barlett Loucks, who is teaching in Manhasset, was here from New York, as was Em Coleman Hampshire.

She attended Walnut Hill Preparatory School at Frost, president of the New York Alums . It was Natick, Massachusetts, and Skidmore College. She nice to see Grace and Betty Schreiner and Betty received her Bachelor of Science in Education Degree Bernard, . too. Some months ago Kay Strickland, from Columbia University, and her Master of Edu- whose husband is in the Army Air Corps, moved cation Degree from Boston University in June, 1942. to Minnesota, but lo! and behold! there was Kay Alfa took courses at the Metropolitan Museum at our meeting. She's living just outside Buffalo of Art in New York City; the School of Modern once again, and are we glad! _ Our January meeting wasn't what one would call Art, San Francisco, California; the Boston School of Interior Decoration; and also, a course in Arts a howling success. In fact, the only thing about it and Crafts with the National Recreation Association. 路that was howling was the 50 m . p. h. wind . Add She lectured on Art and Interior Decoration and to this a 6 degrees below zero and you have a rough idea of the night of our January meeting. Mary taught Arts and .Crafts.

She was a member of the College Women's Club, Blackstone was the benefactor who welcomed the few brave souls who went, and good sport that she is, she has invited us to come again when Winter has subsided a bit.

News of two deaths among our sorority family has reached us, and we wish to extend our very sincere sympathy to Betty Murray Hamlin on the passing of her mother, and to Alice Weinheimer Filbrick, whose sister's death came as a shock to all.

As Life moves on; it finds us all contributing to the war effort in one way or another. The most recent addition to the activities of the sorority as a whole is our weekly contribution of cookies to the U. S. 0. We enjoy doing it and our recipients have been most appreciative.

And now a word about our prexy, Jean Vetter.

We all have been basking in reflected glory of Jean's recent appointment to the office of Deputy Matron of the Eastern Star of Western New York. This entails visiting all of the chapters within the district before June, among other things. Jean was installed ALFA GUYER McCABE, Th eta Theta at a special service held in Buffalo (usually in New

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York) 111 December. ongratulations, Jean! We're proud of you, too, for the grand job you're doing in A. S. A. this year.

DoROTHY K. YoRK.

CANTON, OHIO anton Alumn<e are happy to be able to carry out this year's program. In spite of gas shortage, we've managed to have most of our littl e group at every meeting.

We met at the home of our president, Dorothy Roth, for a novel party in January. We each brought several White Elephants, and auctioned them off. The ones not bought at auction were chosen as prizes by the winners of the following bingo games. We had a lot of laughs and made several dollars for the treasury.

Our war work is not spectacular, since about half of our group live in the country or suburbs, and have small chi ldren. But we had a good percentage in First Aid, and Home Defense courses, and now we're knitting and donating afghans to the Red Cross.

PERSONALS Emma Schlott Calhoun is the new mother of a darling little future Alpha Sig. Her sister, Marge Schlott Crawford, is kept very busy by her two small sons and her "Gentleman's" farm . We are proud of Marge and her husband doing their bit on the soil.

Dotty Stough Roth is our busy president who finds time for full time teaching and housework .

Mary Donze Miller also combines housekeeping and a business career, and is our capable secretarytreasurer.

Another school teacher-homemaker is Berdein Schumacher Holsing. Janice Rate Marsh, husband Bill and young daughter Carol, have been busy getting settled in a lovely new home .

June Riggle DoHinden has not been able to be with us since our banquet because of the gasoline situation.

Virginia Hansel (Mrs. George) joined us this fall and we are so happy to have her.

Sue Sanford Campbell leads a war-changed life this winter with her husband in charge of the 0. D. T. in neighboring Akron, Ohio. Her son and two daughters offer proof ~hat with small fry, there is never a dull moment.

Dorothy Oeflinger is our very loyal pledge member whose artistic taste and hobby of antiques contributes to our programs.

Mary Carmella Carfagna had a trying time this fall \楼hen her husband was seriously ill, but we're happy to say he is well again.

Jayne Weible Urban has to stretch her week to cover voice and harp work, kindergarten teaching homemaking and an active young son.

JAYNE WEIBEL URBAN.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS As was mentioned in an earli er (ahem!) column, we Chicago Alpha Sig Alums decided that our meetings this year should be "at homes." I'm sure all the girls would agree with me that it has been a highly successful venture, much enjoyed by all of us. It has been particularly interesting because the attendance has varied with the area.

Nelle Raney, our president, was our hostess in November, and as an "extra special" guest we had Frances Weiger. Wilma Weymouth and her young Tommy dropped in also.

In December we went outside the city limits to Oak Park and visited Wilma, with Tommy as assisting host. He's a good one, too, and entertained us with his records of "Little Black Sambo" who is quite evidently a good friend of his. 路 January found us in another suburb, Evanston this time, with Ethel (Llewellyn) Wilson as our hostess. Marjorie Mills and Margaret Eaton joined us, since we had moved into their territory. Marjorie teaches in the Chicago schools and fills her Saturdays with such patriotic undertakings as Junior Red Cross and classes in dietetics.

Margaret, in addition to her vocation of wife and mother, is sponsor for one of the sororities at Northwestern. She assures us that time rarely hangs heavy on her hands.

By a little judicious eavesdropping, I discover that one way or another all the gals are still active in the war effort. For instance, Jeanne Ramsey and Nelle Raney were overheard comparing notes on how to give a successful block party (I heard some mention of coffee, too, I believe!), while Margaret and Marjorie compared notes on organizations for entertaining service men. Margaret established some kind of record by frying over roo eggs one Sunday morning as her contribution .

We go to Jeanne's for our next meeting.

CAROLYN

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CLEVELAND, OHIO The H. K. Carpenters opened their home to the Cleveland Alpha Sigs and their husba.nds, when Virginia entertained the group with a chow mein dinner. This affair was our annual Christmas party which is always held on the Saturday evening after the holiday. The dinner was followed by duplicate bridge for some and a reception room full of games and puzzles for others. Ralph and Betsy Bess~ and Bob and Bernie DeTchon were the pnze wmners for high scores. We were glad to welcome Phyllis Johnson Greer, Omicron Omicron, and her husband as newcomers to our group. We will look forward to having them as regular members of our organization.

Ada Harvey and Leta Crawford were hostesses at the January meeting which was held at Ada's home in Lakewood. Despite the weather and the gasoline shortage, nearly all the girls attended the

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luncheon. We spent the . afternoon having a short business meeting and then talking. We do a good job of the latter, do you?

In February, Georgia Turner and Ruth Duffy have asked us to Georgia's apartment for a dessert luncheon. Mrs. Smith Salmon will review "The Soong Sisters."

We are reserving a block of seats at Cleveland's famous Playhouse in March. We may sell seats to friends outside the sorority and make a bit of money for our treasury.

Helen and Gary Garrington are having an "All Fools on Parade" party at their new home in April.

Already Helen has been telling us to think 'o f stunts for she says everyone is to have his and her place in the title.

Thank you all for the lovely Christmas cards we received from you . They were taken to Virginia's party and passed around so that .even our husbands got to see them.

We offer our sympathy to Bernie and Bob in the passing of Bob's father, Omar DeTchon, on January 12, 1943. For the past year he had been making his home here.

Martha and Fred Borch have been enjoying the skating this year on their Brier Hill Lake. Maybe we have been wrong in planning our summer gettogether at their suburban home . It would be fun sometime to see how rugged (and romantic) the Cleveland group can be in the icy cold of a moonlit winter night .

Bette' Madison Furness is with us again for awhile. George is getting moved around the country in his work fo r the Army.

In Ohio there is a definite shortage of teachers.

Is that the condition in your communities? If so, you Alpha Sigs who are some of the finest teachers in this country, dust off your certificates and offer your services to your school boards. Maybe you feel you have your hands full of house, husband, and children. Me, too! But you'd be surprised how you can manage a few days. of substituting once 111 awhile. , The schools need you; see what you can do .

LoRA M. JoNEs SMITH.

COLUMBUS, OHIO The day of the December meeting dawned snowy and cold, and by evening, the streets were one slippery track . Our group was to meet at Vi Rousch's house, and about ten daring girls arrived safely after braving the dangers of icy streets. A glowing log fire at the end of Vi's living room greeted us. This was the month of the "White Elephant'' gift exchange, but no one would suspect that there was a "White Elephant" in each of the attractively wrapped packages.

After a short business meeting an evening of games was enjoyed by all. The evening was concluded with the opening of our "White Elephant" gifts. Mrs. Edwin Montgomery and Mrs. Richard Siples assisted in planning the entertainment.

As we lingered over our refreshments, the tapping of sleet on the windows attracted our attention and did we hustle into our coats and on our way home before we would become ice-bound!

The Columbus Chapter wishes to thank those chapters which so thoughtfully sent us holiday greetings.

Our January meeting was a business session at the home of Clara Teller. Fourteen Alpha Sigs were present. Gasoline rationing, to date, has not affected the attendance at our meetings. Most of the girls live in sections of the city where street cars and bus facilities are conveniently available.

Tentative plans were made for a February Valentine party at a Columbus Hotel.

We were delighted to welcome once more into our group, Grace Groff VanAtta, formerly of Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Grace is now living in Columbus.

The remainder of the evening was spent in playing bridge. Louise Kramer and Doris Kiner Little assisted the hostess.

Many of our girls are engaging in various warrelated activities. Dorothea Zorn Windom is a blood donor for the Red Cross. She has already made her first donation and is ready to make her second . Dorothea's husband, Colonel Windom, is stationed with the 37th Division in the Southwest Pacific.

CLARA HILBURG TELLER. 路Dorothy Porter Cummings writes : At Fort Leavenworth is the Command and General Staff School, and we have about a thousand officers who come here to take the General Staff course or the Services of Supply course. These courses or classes last nine weeks, they (the officers) are graduated (or flunked) and there is a week between classes, then in comes a new group. My husband is an instructor in the S. 0. S. courses.

We have also on the Post a large induction center. This is off some distance from the School, and quite separate from it in management.

The U. S. D. B. 路- United States Disciplinary Barracks, is here also - that is the Army prison.

It is for the Army what the Federal prison at Leavenworth is for civilians.

We also have a large air field here - Sherman Field.

Fort Leavenworth is built on a high bluff overlooking the Missouri River. Historically it is the meeting place of the famous Santa Fe and Oregon trails. You may have . seen a picture of the monument in a recent Life magazine.

We have I know three college chapters of A. S. A . in Kansas, and three Alumna: chapters, besides the one at Kansas City, Mo. As yet I haven't seen any A. S. A.'s so I am sending out this invitation - if any of your husbands are Army officers and are sent here to the school, look me up and make this your headquarters. And the invitation holds good also if you happen to be members of Pi Lambda Theta, Chi Delta Phi,

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D. A. R ., or the American Association of University Women.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN Due to gas rationing, illnt:ss, and a lack of maids to stay with the children (they've all taken jobs in defense plants) our attendance at Delta Phi Alumn~ Chapter meetings has greatly diminished.

That do s not mean however, that the number who ar able to attend are not up and doing. Many of the grou1 have taken courses in First Aid, Nurse's Aid , and have attended Air Raid Warden classe . Those not teaching are contributing a day a week to the Red Cross in addition to knitting at home and furnishing sandwiches regularly for the U . S. 0.

One of our former active members, Mrs. Gladys Rambler, left us to become Head Dietitian at General Hospital No. 17 at Camp McCoy. She will soon receive her commission as a Lieutenant and will be leaving for duty outside the continental limits of the United States. Kathryn Buchinger's husband, a Li eutenant in the Naval Reserve, is stationed at Noumea, New Caledonia. We were sorry to lose one of our valued members recently, namely Mrs. Esther Sprague who has moved to 6T 37 Riverview Drive, Indianapolis. She will be greatly missed but we hope she will soon become acquainted with her new alumn~ sisters in the Hoosier State.

Peopl e are being transferred so frequently of late that it was not surprising yet disappointing to learn that Mrs. Frederick P. Richter whom we had looked forward to having as a member of our Detroit Chapter, was moving to Georgia. She gave us the information that a friend, Mrs. Hyland A. Bizot of Washington, D. C., expected to make her home in Detroit in the near future. We're hoping to meet her soon. Mrs. James R. Jessup (Joan Coffmann) from Philadelphia Alumn~ Chapter, has joined our group and we are so pleased to welcome her. Mrs. Marian Martin who was our very able Phoenix correspondent of last year is very ill and has been conCined to her bed for several months.

Our wishes are for her rapid recovery.

KATHRYN BucHINGER .

GREAT BEND, KANSAS Here in Kansas it's a long way between towns.

Some of the girls in our chapter live as far as 200 miles from here. With gasoline rationing it is impossible for them t() attend meetings. There are only fi ve of us here in town. Everyone is 路 so very busy with war work and home work, that there seems to be no time for even keeping up our correspondence so '"'e can know what our friends arc doing.

We are very much afraid we shall have to ask the National Council to suspend our charter. We

plan to have a meeting tn the next few months for this ourpose.

I can tell you, however, that we have one member, Bee Jacquart, TT '35, who is a third officer in the W . A. A. C. She had her own newspaper in Ulysses, Kansas, until she enlisted as an Auxiliary in the W. A. A. C. soon after its organization. She went into Officer's School and was commissioned about Christmas time. She had her training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, but has been transferred from there. She was the first woman from Grant County, Kansas, to enter the service. She will be a marvelous officer. We are all mighty proud of her.

ELIZABETH E. GuNN.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIAN A The January meeting of the Indianapolis Alumn~ Chapter was held on January 9th at the home of Marie Kingdom, with Frances Shaw assisting. It was the coldest and iciest day of the year, but 14 brave souls ventured way out to Marie's home.

Gerry Holton, our President, was still too interested and involved with her baby Tommy to attend, so Lena Grumme presided. The meeting opened with devotions read by Dorothy Karrmon.

We have decided to furnish a day room at Camp Atterbury, in conjunction with the other P. P. A. soronttes. Genevieve Leib was appointed chairman and will contact the other sororities. It is certainly a worthwhile project inasmuch as this new camp near Indianapolis is desperately in need of day rooms for the soldiers.

The Red Cross sewing and knitting is very much in progress. Every Alpha Sig in Indianapolis is doing her share.

Marie Kingddn, Eloise Proctor and Genevieve Leib have been working each Sunday evening at the Service Men's Club during the month of January.

JANE FoLTZ McDAVITT.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Xi. Xi Alumn~ Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha inaugurated its new policy of holding separate meetings in the thre.e regions of Los Angeles with its annual Christmas party. That is, there were to have been three separate parties, one for San Fernando Valley, one for central Los Angeles, and one for the Western (Santa Monica-Beverly Hills) group.

Unfortunately, the central section, which is under the leadership of Katherine Bolton, was at the last minute prevented from holding its celebration, greatly to the disappointment of the members .

The Western group, however, enjoyed a very merry party at the home of Evelyn Burnell in Beverly Hills on December 19. Present were Altha de Camp and her husband, just returned from Central America, Florence and John Duling, Louise and Whitley Hindes, and Barbara Held.

CAROLYN C. CoLFAX.

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MARYVILLE, MISSOURI Our Alumn;e Chapter did not meet in December.

The January meeting was held at the home of Isabel Stalcup on Wednesday evening the 27th with Mrs. H. S. Thomas and Mrs. Albert Kuchs as assisting hostesses. Bridge was played following the business meeting. War stamp favors were won

by Loretta Milner and R. Dell Dinsdale. Those present included: Mrs. J. W. Jones, Mrs. Clun Price, Lela Bell, Mary Kurtz, Harriet Ray, Gertrude Tindall, Ludmilla Wier, Irene Heidaman (from the active chapter), Loretta Milner, R. Dell Dinsdale, and the hostesses. . Mary Frances Todd Bird is now living at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where her husband is stationed.

Priscilla Ann Feagan Salmon is in school again.

Her husband is in the service.

Mary Elizabeth Jones is working in Kansas City.

She and Margaret Knox Olsen are living together.

Ann Adams Bates has a daughter, Paula Ann, born October 13. Ann's address is 23n North Howell, Davenport, Iowa.

Juanita Marsh Benson is moving to Del Monte, California, in March, to be near her husband, Lieutenant Joe Benson, who is in the Physical Fitness Department of the Navy .

We are very proud ot Miss Inez Lewis, a member of our group and sponsor of the active chapter. She delivered the second in the 1943 series of February Lectures at the college on Sunday afternoon, February 7· Her subject was "The Romance of Work."

Marjorie Brown Holmberg plans to be in school at the S. T. C . during the Spring quarter. We will be glad to have Marjorie with us again. She was one of Phi Phi's charter members.

RuTH LAWRENCE.

MUNCIE, INDIANA Although it was impossible for me to attend the last sorority meeting I do have some news regarding both the Alumn<e and the college chapters.

In the first place, everyone seems to be busy doing their share in the war effort. Several of the girls are busy working in war plants, others have given their time to the Red Cross and other helpful organizations. Several of us have donated blood to help fill the blood bank .

Of course, all of this is the best most of us can do, but we have two girls that have gone all the way in offering their all to the W AACS .

Sorority sisters, Miss Jeanne McCarty, of Pennville, and Miss Mildred Etta Boss of South Bend, were sworn into the ranks of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Friday, January 8 in Indianapolis.

Of course the alumn<e chapter is always proud to hear that the college sorority is growing. I think that we might say that Chi Chi chapter of Ball State is not only growing- but leaping. The last report I had of the college chapter was that they were leading in membership on the campus. This is extra

significant when we think that Alpha Sigma Alpha, Chi Chi is among the youngest of the sororities on the campus.

JEAN MouLTON.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK The New York Alumn<e Chapter seems to have gone all-out for its new war-time project. Our meetings have become more or less il)cidental to our most interesting task at hand. We are doing work for the "Save The Children Federation." As has been the case for the December, January, and February meetings, we plan on meeting for luncheon at the Cortile Restaurant on 44th Street. While "slupping" soup, Em Frost, our President, gets the meeting under way. Our officers report midst the din of celery Old and new crunching and salad smacking. business is discussed over some nice gooey dessertthen our "one" cup of coffee and the meeting is adjourned. Needless to say we scrapped most of our formal parliamentary procedure, but we feel that as we have only one meeting a month, that time in war-time is precious. We feel that it is no more than right to devote as much time as possible of our Saturday afternoon meeting time to our project.

After luncheon, we scurry over as fast as possible to the Madison Avenue Headquarters of the Save The Children Federation. Some of us stitch, some of us cut out mittens and clothing, others stuff animals, and others pack boxes of clothing· and toys to be sent to the poor white childr,en in the southern mountain regions of the United States. These children are really destitute. They are desperately in need of clothing, especially during the cold weather to keep them warm. All the clothing manufacturers of New York City donate their woolen samples. It is from these that we make mittens, caps, and sleeveless jackets. Yes, it is really a very worthwhile cause.

We feel as though we are doing our part, small though it may be, to help these apparently forgotten 4merican children . It is not only a war-time project, but an all-time project that has been under way for the past eight years. We are planning to adopt it as a permanent welfare project for the New York City Alumn.e Chapter.

B J M G ETTY

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLANIA The Philadelphia Alumna: Chapter had an interesting "War Effort" meeting early in January. All the Alums came prepared to spend the evening working on some project they selected. There was a choice of knitting squares for an afghan, mounting cartoons to be bound together and sent to the boys in the service. Some girls mounted one page short stories for use in base hospitals by the patients too ill to hold a book to read. Others rolled bandages for the Red Cross supplies.

It was a worthwhile meeting and only was broken up when a surprise blackout left the room in darkness temporarily.

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Our next meeting will be our usual Valentine's Day Tea. Our March feature will be a Fashion Show and ard Party lo be held at N. Snellenberg and ompany.

Hope Morrison (NN) became Mrs. Homer Davis on Jan. 15th at Old St. David's Church . Another NN, Beny Me utcheon, changed her name to Mrs. John Ullberg early in the fall. ... Margaretta Schenbecker became engaged to Lt. Edwin Pheis, U. S. Army. . . . It was a blessed He-vent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Gaghagen on Jan. 12th. Mrs. Gaghagen, as you may know, was the former Miss Helen Givens ...

Evelyn KK Kite (and we are not stuttering) was married in December. Please send new name and address to correspondent for mailing list. . . . NN Hden Geibel announced her engagement to Capt.

Wm. Johnson, U. S. Army, Fort Benning, Georgia, at a tea in her home on January r6th . . . . Is Doris Whilcomb Mrs. Earl Baker? . . . Ruth Herrmann has joined the overseas division of the Recreational Unit of the American Red Cross . . . . NN Virginia Rounds is seeing to it that the boys in the U. S. Army at Fort DuPont, Delaware, are getting the proper vitamins. She's the dietitian there .... Tell it to the Marines. She did. Doris Benner was married on January r6th to Robert Kreise, U. S. M. C. BETTY FRANKENFIELD. BETTY JoNEs.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA The Pittsburgh Alumna: Chapter held its January meeting in the Keystone Hotel. After luncheon in the Dining Room a short business meeting was held.

As a result of this reunion I have several news items to report. Rhoda Hunter, past president of Alpha Gamma Chapter, is our newest member, and we are very glad to have her. At Christmas time she accepted a teaching position in the Hampton Township Schools, so will be living in Allegheny County.

At this meeting the marriage of Marjorie Cline to Lt. C. H. Ortt of the U. S. Army Air Corps, was announced. She was married in Florida, December 7路 Marge expects to continue teaching in the Forest Hills High School.

We were also happy to have at our meeting another bride-Iva (Arnold) Rochez, who was married June 20 in Pittsburgh. She is living in Forest Hills and at present is substituting in the schools there.

Our next meeting is scheduled for February 20th.

AucE MooRHEAD.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA The Tulsa Alumna: Chapter held its January meeting at the Carolyn Tea Shop, January 9th. Nine members in attendance. Our President, Julia Christie Sliger, presided apd plans were made for our Chapter to help in the Panhellenic Association's project to collect and refinish furniture for several recreation rooms at Camp Gruber, a large army camp

in Eastern Oklahoma. We are very proud of our efforts. We contributed five card tables, four lamps, several magazine stands, and even a piano which Edna Chamberlain was able to obtain. Our girls assisted in painting and refinishing many pieces.

They mounted maps and did many other odd jobs, which makes us feel a real part in the project. All of the sororities assisted generously, and the results were a great success .

In January, Lora Patterson Sipe's father died at the family home at Buffalo, Oklahoma. We extend our sympathy to Lora, her mother, and family .

During the Christmas vacation, Julia Christie Sliger visited her husband, Officer Candidate Frank Sliger, at Fort Benning, Georgia. They were guests in the home of captain and Mrs. E. L. Dixon. After February 20th Julia expects to see Lieutenant Sliger for a short furlough.

Jennie Vinson Fiskes' husband met with a very serious accident a few days after Christmas. While assisting a stalled motorist in a blizzard near Enid, he was struck by an approaching car. One leg was broken and he received several cuts and injuries about the face . But we are happy to report that he is much improved, and is anxiously awaiting the day when the cast comes off the leg and he can be about again .

Their daughter Margie Lee was seriously ill with pneumonia while her father was in the hospital.

So our Jenny has been more than busy and anxious .

But through it all she has kept her wonderful courage and cheerfulness. Margie Lee is up now and will soon return to Tulsa University where she is a Junior and a Chi Omega.

Nadine Hirni Parks spent several weeks with her husband in New York before he left for over seas.

Mrs. Richard Carson (Jackie Phillips), will be hostess to a Valentine Tea on Saturday, February 13th.

The members of Tulsa Chapter are very busy with various kinds of war work-doing Red Cross Surgical Dressing, Sewing, Knitting, Canteen and Canteen Aid work . We are also doing Educational Direction work with the Junior Red Cross. Several have earned pins for their 100 hours of work, and most every member has either husband or brother or son in the armed services or reserves.

IsABELLE K. REEVE.

WICHITA, KANSAS The November meeting of the Wichita Alumna: met in the home of the President, Dorothy Bethel.

The Christmas Greeting Cards were distributed to the two competing divisions. Competition was encouraged because the winning division will be taken to dinner by the losing.

The December meeting was held in the home of our new bride, Mrs. Dave Brewer (the former Ann Cleveland), with Mrs. Weaver as co-hostess. Results of the Christmas Card sale were discussed and the profit amounted to about fifty dollars. With our Christmas profits we decided to buy gifts for two

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34 Wichita Nursery Schools, Dunbar (for Negro children) and Washington. Dorothy Field was Chairman of the committee that bought the toys, dolls for the girls and educational toys for the boys.

We are proud to announce the appointment of Marjorie Goodwin to the Head of the Art Department at North High School. A well earned appointment for a very competent person.

Two Alpha Sig's, Dorothy Field and Evelyn Halderman are teaching Kintergarten this winter.

Frances Putman, a former Wichita member now married and living in Parsons, Kansas, has a baby son.

Pauline Phillips is employed at the Boeing Aircraft Co. as a private secretary.

Dean Popkins, Gladys' son, has joined the Navy and is at the Great Lakes Training Station now.

Lois Weeks, an old member is coming back to Wichita. We will be very glad to have her back.

GLADYs PoPKINS.

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

Dear Alpha Sigs: Winter Rushing is over and we really got a good bunch of girls! Rushing was cut short by one day, so on Thursday night the pledges signed their bids.

We then had our pledge parties, after which pandemonium reigned in the halls-The old girls and the new celebrating their gains.

Cotillion bids for t_he new girls came out shortly after rushing and we were happy to find most of our girls received bids to the club.

The Junior class held their dance on January 23.

This was quite a gala affair with Mary Keith Bingham, our registrar, in the receiving line.

A. S. A. had her share of girls up for May Court.

The results of the election haven't been published yet, but among our six were our president, Nancye Allen of Hebron, Virginia, and our vice president, Winifred Wright of Arlington , Virginia.

The Panhellenic Association here has decided the so~orities should, for patriotic reasons, cut down on their expenses. To do this we're cutting our banquets down to one a year, and for each tea or party only ten cents can be spent on each person present.

With die money saved we're going to buy war bonds.

DEARING FAUNTLEROY.

ALPHA BETA State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri

Dear Alpha Sig Sisters: Here it is about the end of the Winter quarter, hardly seems possible but we Alphas are still at the wheel with loads of work to do and loads of fun to be had.

February is the month we of Alpha Beta 路hold dear to our hearts. In spite of the fact that we can not have our traditional Valentine formal we talk about the days gone by. This will make the second year we have not had it and if we are in war another year we will continue to dispense with it. However we hope this will be the last year of war, Valentine

Dance or no Valentine Dance! We feel that we can do so little anyway and cutting out our one big dance is very, very little but every bit counts, no matter how small it is.

As you remember in my last letter I told you we pledged twenty-six girls in the rail. Well, of the twenty-five who returned for the Winter quarter eleven have been initiated. We are planning another initiation the first of next month. This makes us very happy and in the last letter of the school year we hope to be able to add at least the majority of the remaining pledges to the active list.

On February sixth the pledges gave a dance for the actives. It was very clever and a wonderful success. Our invitations were made out to represent railroad tickets. When we got to the dance the stub removed and returned to us. The dance programs were to represent the Railroad schedule. Each room off Sociability Hall was labeled Check Room, Dining Room or Lounge. The pledges had fun planning it and we thoroughly enjoyed it. 路 The matter concerning our spring dances is still a questionable subject. The Panhellenic dance is the only possible formal on schedule and it is doubtful if that will be held.

You should see the number of girls wearing frat pins or engagement rings among both pledges and actives. Every week in our school paper we have new additions to be mentioned and sometimes more than one. Last week Una Lee Greene our chaplain of last year had a very beautiful wedding. We know you as well as we are wishing her the best of all good things.

Miss Zeller, our sponser is back with us and is feeling about O.K. but she still has to be "babied" and we are more than willing to help her.

Well, dear girls in sister chapters this is the last letter I will write for the PHOENIX. The new editor will take over the middle of March and she will try to keep you informed as to the events of this chapter.

Yours in A. S. A., WILDA LAUER.

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ALPHA GAMMA

EPSILON EPSILON

State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania

Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas

Dear isters: Do you like to bowl? The Alpha Gams have found it loads of fun. It all started when we planned a bowling party for one aturday afternoon. We gathered in the college lounge and from there we went to the bowling all eys that we had reserved. We divided ourselves into two groups, one group playing against the other. Most of us had never bowled before, but we had such a good time that we have been going ever since. You should try it sometimeI'm sure you'll find it just as entertaining as we have.

The Alpha Gams are very happy to welcome a new pledge to their group. She is Tony Lacostra and I'm sure if you knew her, you would love her just a much as we do. "Tony" is a true A. S. A., as well as being quite an attractive girl. We are proud to call "Tony" our sister.

Things are going pretty smoothly for us so far.

We are in the midst of planning our formal rush party which is just a few weeks away. I'm not going to tell you about our plans now, I'm saving that until later.

Love in A. S. A., BETTY SHAW.

BETA BETA Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado

Dear Alpha Sigs: Beta Beta has had a very busy quarter with rushing playing a considerable part in our activities.

Every Friday afternoon we have an informal tea for the purpose of getting everyone together and meeting new rushees.

We have entertained the soldiers who are stationed on our campus. A Sunday coffee is given for them once a month. It was fun serenading them at their barracks too. Then there was the Panhellenic tea dance in which the Alpha Sigs participated.

Toni Self, one of our attractive pledges, is leaving us this quarter to be married.

The visit of Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, National Vice-President, and Mrs. Clinton Berry, National Registrar, was enjoyed by Beta Beta. A very lovely tea was given in their honor.

We were happy to welcome nine new actives into our midst this quarter.

A number of the girls are making arrangements to give blood donations as part of our contribution to the war effort. There are plans in the making for boxes of cookies to be sent to former CSCE students who are now in the armed fo rces. We are also starting a fat-collecting drive.

Our pledges again were cha rming hostesses at a Valentine party. We are now looking forward with pleasure to the annual pledge dance which is to be held February 20th.

Until next time I remain, Yours ih A. S. A., J uNE SNoWBERGER.

Dear Alpha Sigs: It seems that little Dan Cupid shared sconng honors with old Santa during the last Christmas season for our Epsilon Epsilon chapter, for before the holidays were over and little 1943 could make his debut wedding bells rang thrice for three happy Alpha Sigs.

Frances Downing, Americus, was married to Leslie J. Freeman, sergeant at Key Field, Miss.; Margery Chenney became Mrs. "Tuny " Andrews, wife of H. C. Andrews, private at Independence Flying Field, Independence, Kansas; and Dorothy Hudson became the bride of Donald W. Knopf, aviation cadet at Corsicana, Texas. All of our congratulations and best wishes go to the December brides.

Christmas is only a lovely memory to us now, but we cannot help remembering and telling you about the clever Christmas party which the Alpha Sigs gave with the Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority. It was christened Alpha-Delta Holiday Inn (with all apologies to Paramount) and proved to be a wonderful success! Guests were admitted to the "Inn" by presenting their complimentary tickets, and cigarettes and clever Alpha-Delta match folders were given out as favors.

At last! The dawn of a new day arrived for our sixteen first semester pledges on January 29, when they became active members of A. S. A. It was trudy a happy ocasion for us all and many of the "little sisters" received crested gifts from their "big sisters."

At the beginning of the second semester of school Epsilon Epsilon chapter lost seven of her active members, but her sorrow turned to joy when she pledged three grand new girls.

Our chapter is pointing with pride at one of our newest initiates.路 Jean Olsen, Parsons, recently started on the road of an engineering cadet for the CurtisWright Company. She left for Cornell University at lthica, New York on February 12 where she will take a ten month course in engineering before entering actual war work.

In January the Alpha Sigs were forced to bid farewell to one of their sponsors, when Miss Forest May Ericson became the bride of Mr. Gomer Williams.

War work is the key note on every campus. All the girls at Emporia State are organized into groups giving much of their free time to helpful war effort projects. Each Greek organization makes up one of the groups and has its appointed day to serve in the Red Cross room, checking out needed supplies.

At present the A. S. A.'s are working hard, preparing to defend the beautiful cup and title awarded to them last year at the annual college Singing Bee. The Singing Bee, a vocal contest of songs and musical skits in which various campus organizations compete, has been scheduled for March 2 of this year.

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You can be sure the Alpha Sigs will be right there doing their . best as always.

Best wishes 'till we meet again.

HAZEL LLOYD.

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

Arts Contest. Also, we have never the basketball tournament which is That's all for now, so until next Yours in A. S.

been defeated in now in progress. timeA ., Lu SPARKs.

E.TA ETA State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas

Hello Alpha Sigs: My goodness, here it is another semester and Since our editor, Jane Cole, is to be married Sunday, February 21, to Larry Warren, she's pretty another year. It's hard to realize that the last time occupied these days, so the new editor and I have we met was last year in 1942, doesn't it? However, hope that you have found as many things of interest taken over, and here's the news from Zeta Zeta. m the New Year as the giris of Eta Eta chapter of First among the highlights with us of Zeta Zeta A. S.A . is Mrs. Sharp's visit. It was tops-every minute of It really seems a bit peculiar to go clear back to it. She arrived on Wednesday, January 27, and spent the day having conferences and visits with the mem- 1942 to review Eta Eta's Christmas formal for all of bers of the sorority. From 4:15 to s:rs in the after- you, but it was so lovely that we want you all to noon we held a tea in the Student Lounge. We were share a part of it with us. It was in the Collegiate glad to have several alumna:, presidents and sponsors Room of the Hotel Besse on December r8, 1942. of the other sororities, and several patronesses present. Eugene Montee, who also played for our revue In the evening, Mrs . Sharp and some of the alumna: furnished the music. Mary Jane Gallop and Mari~ attended our initation services, and Mrs . Sharp took Hembree really designed lovely decorations for the part in the service. After sorority meeting she gave us occasion. Large red cellophane wreaths, with A.S.A. some of the interesting and vital facts about Alpha p~inted in white on red Christmas balls hung at the wmdows and doors . The chandelier in the center Sigma Alpha which made us realize more fully the of the room had long streamers of tinseled red and significance of the sorority. Thursday morning at white stars hanging from it. It's beautiful to think I 1 :oo we went "jellying" at Riggle's, our favorite , jelly-joint. This gave us a final opportunity to chat of it even now.

Aft~r our return to school, we were occupied with Mrs. Sharp before she left.

Valentine's Day was quite a day for Zeta Zeta crammmg for finals. I wonder if you girls realize "":hat that means . For us it meant that some thirty girls-especially for one. Vivagene Wheeler returned g1rls came face to face with the bitter truth that social to the campus just long enough to show us that she must stop until the ordeal was over. We activities was wearing two rings instead of one on the tell-tale finger. Vivagene and Roger Pack were married at came through, however, and launched a campaign for pledges and also held our Courtesy Week. On her home in Sedalia on Sunday, Feb~uary 14.

February 9, 1943, we initiated eleven girls. If this Elleta "Mutt" Wheeler is not far behind her group add 路as m_uch pep to the active meetings as they sister-she's wearing a beautiful diamond, too, but, d1~ to the _antics of the pledges, our meetings are according to "Mutt," the day has not yet been set. gomg to enJOY a new spark.

Zeta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha now I'd like to introduce to our sisters the new pledges has the largest membership of any sorority on this that we acquired this semester. They are Dorothy camp~s.' _On December 16, January 13, and January Mae Gathman, Maxine Kelsey, Nancy Dunham, and 27, Initiation services were held, bringing our number Mary_ E~izabeth Anderson. Perhaps you'd like a brief to ~ total of twenty-four active members for Zeta Zeta descnptwn of each. Dorothy Mae is a tall dramatic Chapter. dark miss, who recently had the lead in Seven Key; Well, the Alpha Sigs were well represented at the to Baldpate. Maxine is small, dark, with a misa?nual Panhellenic dance Friday night, February 12. ~hievious smile, and sparkling brown eyes. Nancy Smce the dance was backward, the g irls spent most JS a blond, With heavy blond hair. She is one of our of the afternoon making corsages for their dates. .members who has been nominated for Kanza Queen.

Inodentally, every thing from carrots to candy It would follow that Mary Elizabeth is the musical hearts were used. Everyone reported a good time and one of the group. Her soprano voice and laughing want to know "Why don't we do this more often?" good humor have already brought her notice in the The Alpha Sigs entertai ned the members of Delta school. She is also a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, Sigma Epsilon to a Valentine party from 9:30 to an honor that she shares with Nancy Dunham. ro:30 p.m., February 15. Since both sororities have We are very proud that among the ten girls their chapters here in Yeater Hall, the trip from third chosen by the Independent boys of the campus as floor to seco nd is not fa r-and it's more fun!! candidates for Kanza Queen, five of them were A nother score for the Alpha Sigs! We are now Alph_as. The ones chosen were Nancy Dunham, leadmg all organizations on the campus in the Speech Camilla Bumgarner, Phyllis Fretwell, Sammy Lou

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Heaton, and harlotte Miller. The entire student body of the school will choose the queen and her maids of honor, and they will be officially crowned at the Coronation Ball February 26. I'll let you know next time how our girls came out.

The only other thing of importance at the moment i 路 the election of Barbara Huffman-yes, she decided to come back from Chicago-to the office of Vicehe succeeded Bettv McNallv who seems President. to be altar bound. 路 路' We'll be meeting again soon, so until that time the best of everything to all of you siste r Alphas.

Love, MARGARET (BARKIE) NAYLOR.

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

I think you would be interested in our little weekly gatherings. Every Friday noon we meet in Miss Kimballs office for a coffee luncheon. We bring our own sandwiches but Louise Greene our social chairman, sees to it that we have coffee and a few extras.

Each week she selects someone to help her so that we all have our share in both the enjoyment and the work. They have proven to be quite a success and something to which we look forward.

Last vyeek we had a regular business meeting at which time we voted on new pledges. The in vitations are now out and we are waiting for the returns.

DoRoTHY MAY Eo"v ARDS.

KAPPA KAPPA Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Alpha Sigs: Well, 1943 is well on its way and so are we at 1938 North Park Avenue. I guess you all did your part in aiding the War Chest Drive, and so did we, though we tried to find a new, and completely different way of soliciting money so that people would be so surprised they would drop in pennies and dimes before they realized what they ~ve re doing. How did we do it? Well, every girl 111 the sorority had a little bucket, the kind children use to fi ll with sand, covered with white paper and the ASA insignia on it. We walked around school with the buckets on our arms, collecting from people we passed . Needless to say, we attracted a lot of attention . The Temple News gave the idea a lot of publicity, and I am enclosing the little poem that appeared in one of the issues as we think it is very cute and thought you might enjoy read ing it.

Mary had a little bucket, Its colors, red and white, Wherever went this Alpha Sig, The bucket was in sight.

To help the War Chest Drive one day, She took it to each class, And pennies, dimes and quarters flew, To aid this charming lass.

So, if you see a bucket bright Be sure you do your share.

We promise you, you won't regret Tht little bit you spare.

-P. S.-We collected $6o.oo.

Last Wednesday night we had our first rush party, and it was a glorious success. We never knew so many girls could fit into our house, even though it is roomy. The theme was an Alice in Wonderland party and all the Alpha Sigs wore little-girl dresses, big bows, ankle socks, and saddle shoes. We had paintings all over the walls路 of the different characters from the book and the games played tested our knowledge of Alice in Wonderland.

We found we all needed to read the book again .

Do you know who Tweedle-de-dum's better half was? There was a delicious "Mad Tea Party" and the evening ended singing Temple songs and our own Alpha Sigma Alpha songs. Laura Wolf and her committee did a wonderful job and every one of us appreciated all the time and effort they spent in making the party the success it was .

I don't think I told you, but earlier in the season the Delta Sigma Pi boys gave us a party, well, last Saturday night the Sigma Pi boys, another school fraternity, also gave us one. Everyone who went had a fine time and here's the almost unbelievable fact in these war timesThere were more than enough boys to go around -almost two to every girl.

Right now we're getting ready for our second rush party on the 26th of February. We've planned dinner and the theater for the rushees-but that story will be part of my next letter, so until then, Happy Rushing to you all .

VIRGINIA BECKER.

MU MU Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Dear Alpha Sigs: Our second semester of the present school has just had its beginning. Our Rushing Season will soon be in full swing. Sunday is the opening day when we entertain at a formal tea. The Educational Committee of Pan Hellenic has planned a play to dramatize the Rushing Season and its purpose to those interested in joining a sorority. Incidently, one of our own g irls is chairman of the committee.

Open house, informal parties, and a formal dinner also are a part of this season.

Ivamae Woodruff, an alumna of this chapter, is now Mrs. Dittman. She was married the first of this month in Texas.

We are very anxiously

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waiting for her and her sister, Loretta; to come back to tell about the trip.

Perhaps next time I will have more to tell you .

We hope to have good news to tell you then.

Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha, FERN YENKEL.

NU NU Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rush! Rush! Rush! - and it isn't the Christmas rush we're talking about. Nu Nu's have just completed another rushing season here at Drexel. Our painstaking efforts resulted in the pledging of 14 new girls and every one of them is "all wool and a yard wide ."

You know, we enjoyed this. social merry-goround 路almost as much as the freshmen. Of course at this point we're ready to drop with a complete physical and mental collapse, but at least there is enough breath left in these poor human frames to tell you about the rushing parties we had.

On January 29th, from 8:30 till 12:oo, we held our formal dance, a Cinderella Ball. All the local Cinderellas clad their dainty feet in rubber boots to brave the one foot of snow that had fallen that day; used the fairy wand to change their school rags into filmy, floating, glad ones; converted the pumpkin into elevateds, busses, and trains to please the 0. P. A .; and routed out the few remaining Drexel engineers as their Prince Charmings to whirl away the evening.

At the stroke of 11 :oo, with the reading of a modernized version of the fairy tale, the freshman girl with the smallest foot was crowned the "Alpha Sigma Cinderella." Seated on a throne which was clouded in a haze of pale blue, besprinkled with gold stars, Cinderella, crowned with a tiara of red roses, was serenaded with the tune of "Stay In My Heart Alpha Sigma." The huge grandfather clock gonged 12:00. The enchanting music faded, and with it all the fun of a gala event to remain but a memory of pleasure to all who attended . Cinderellas again faded into ignoble students.

"Peanuts! Popcorn! Soda pop! Hot dogs! get 'em while they're hot!" was the call to reveille for the second Alpha Sig party. This time our informal, and the occasion-a circus-and what does a circus mean to you? Food? Well, we certainly had our share of all the things that instigate stomach aches and pink elephant dreams- hot dogs, hot potato salad, candied apples, and so on down the list of circus foods. Later, for a change, after exerting our limbs and dehydrating our "whistles" in frolicking games, soda pop and 路 peanuts were served from a typical circus wayside stand all decked out in red and white crepe paper. Oh yes, and a delicious odor permeated the air from the direction of the blazi ng fire in the fireplace as the corn cracked and popped from yellow kernels into frothy, warm, white bits of "yum yum" stuff.

Not only did the Nu Nu's provide for the physical well-being of the rushees, but they also provided for the a:sthetic. Under a canopy of red and white streamers, which served as the "big top," and a barrage of confetti-filled balloons, the Alphas and their guests enjoyed dinner around a circular rink of tables. After the dinner, balloon vender Mary Lyons literally floated in with a huge bunch <?f balloons. Each rushee was given one to burst.

Bang! and a little piece of white paper fluttered out containing a verse about one of the guests.

Naturally, we couldn't forget to bestow some token as a reminder of our miniature Barnum and Bailey, and so we compiled little Alpha Sig song books whose cover was cut out in the form of red and white animal cages. Another favor came in the form of a small red and white gingham horse for each girl with a white mane and A . S. A. in white letters on its flank.

And so silence period began and ended . Fourteen freshmen said ''yes" to Alpha Sigma Alpha. Fourteen girls are looking forward to being pledged on Monday the 15th of February. Here are 14 more girls who will spend four college years in the comradeship and service, the fun and frolic of our sorority as an Alpha Sig at Drexel.

And now, I don't "Nu Nu" more, so "Drex-all" for this time.

BERNICE BucK.

XI XI University of California at Los Angeles

Hi ho, Alpha Sigs: With such glorious warm weather your California Chapter finds its niembers scampering off to the near by beaches for a bit of relaxation.

Cupid, however, seems to be working overtime for at our last meeting two of our girls passed candy. Miss Lois Downey announced her engagement to Lloyd Backhaus. Her husband-to-be is kept busy by the Walt Disney Studios in Hollywood. Cupid also saw to it that Anne Woehler had a touch of the same type of heart trouble. She also passed candy to announce her engagement to Carl Kruger who is with our fighting forces. As he is a Marine and has just put to sea, we all know the reason for the far away look in her eye.

Barbara Smith dashed away with her fainily to Reno when her father, an Army man, was transferred there . We are happy to have her back with us again.

Joyce Lindsey and Pat Warner are those cogs one hears about in the great wheels of the war industry. They find more than enough to keep them busy in their defense positions, and their campus studies and activities.

Three cheers go to Bette Eiliene Kremith, Lois Downey, and Irva Watters, for they graduated this February with high honors.

Back to our books and studies- Hasta luegoCoNSTANCE TRACY.

MAJtCH,

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PI PI Bull'alo State Teachers College, Bull'alo, New York Dear Alpha Sigs: The grapevine tells us that everyone had as good a time during the holidays as we did. We hope so because we had such a fine time that we found it difficult to settle down to a three weeks' grind before exams. But settle we did and the week end afterwards we eel brated-that was before we knew our marks so we didn 't have to drown any sorrow .

Our celebration consisted of an enthusiastic slumber party at Janet Stowell's in Alden, New York. Imagine 30 or 40 people in a normal house, put a hurricane in with them and you'll have some idea of our slumber party. When we got back to Buffalo Sunday night we fell into bed and slept and slept and slept until Monday morning. Then we opened our eyes long enough to look at our marks and went back to sleep again.

Those 22 pledges we told you about last time are such wonderful ones that we're almost tempted to keep them pledges. They give the most gorgeous pledge parties. A while ago all of the actives were asked to an Hawaiian party. When we boarded the bus for Johanne Cunningham's we were in the middle of one of our worst snowstorms.

Imagine .our surprise to be . met by pledges in grass skirts and to find a warm Hawaii in the middle of Buffalo weather.

Johanne's sunroom was decorated with Hawaiian leis and we were lavishly entertained. At the end of the evening we stepped out in the cold again, but this time with the added warmth of good fellowship .

These two, then, have been our major projects tn the last two months, but we have much ahead of us.

Love in A . S. A., JEAN MITCHELL.

RHO RHO Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va.

Dear Alpha Sigs: Since you last heard from us, we have. been forced to move. Our room in College Hall Dormitory was going to be taken over by the C . P. T. for a class room. We now have a third floor room in a private home just off the campus. As the room is larger than our former room, our furniture doesn't quite fill up all the bare spaces, but we expect to remedy that soon.

In my last letter I promised to tell you about our formal. It was held on January r6 at the Shawkey Student Union and was very successful, so we think. The color scheme was red and white; a beautifully draped doorway of strips of red crepe paper was our pride and joy. As this may be our last formal for some time, we decided to go "all out" on programs. They were the nicest we have had

in several years, red paper highlighting an A. S. A. cut out of white plastic.

The Panhellenic formal on February 20 will be the last formal for this year. Each sorority, this year as last year, is having only one formal in order to save money in these times.

Members of Rho Rho have pledged ourselves to spend at least an hour a week folding bandages.

The nicest thing that had happened to us in a long time was the party which the pledges gave for the actives February 5, at the home of Betty Rawlins. After several games of bridge or rummy, a buffet supper was served. One would never have guessed that there was a scarcity of food from the appearance of that table! We enjoyed ham, chicken salad, cheese, 路 potato salad, cranberry salad, rolls, bread, olives, pickles, and cocoa. Then for dessert there were meringue cups filled with ice cream and topped with strawberries. Each active received a lovely carnation corsage as a favor. Afterwards, Norma Hensley told everyone's fortune to their satisfaction, and so ended another delightful evening.

Catherine Kelly, one of our newest actives, has recently announced her engagement.

KATHRYN

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SIGMA SIGMA Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado

Dear Alpha Sigs: Sigma Sigma Chapter lost one member since the last publication, but we gained a new pledge, so we are still small but mighty .

We have plenty of snow and ice, and all the winter sports are still very much in vogue. Some of us don't get quite as much chance to ski and skate as do others of us, but we all try to get in some exercise. With the new athletic program sponsored by the government and college combined they're seeing that the girls as well as the fellows are physically fit. Some of us take clogging, some iceskating, some skiing, some minor sports, and some interpretive dancing. How some of those little muscles can cause so much pain is beyond . me!

We're glad that we're getting hardened up, because we all need it and will be glad we are fit before this war is over.

One of our present members, our prexy none the less, is in the W AAC's. She gets her A. B. in June so is in the Reserve Corps until that date.

Another of the girls from our chapter is also in the WAAC's. We hope they meet while in service.

They pledged and went active together.

The usual run of college life is predominant here. We are still trying to get accustomed to new rulings, shortages in this and that, and make our 8:oo o'clocks. Isn't that the way with us all?

We have our sorority sweaters and wear them very regularly. We try to be seen together often, and manage to eat together in the cafeteria, go to shows together, and even dress alike. Try it, it's fun! Our alums are knitting an afghan for the

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Red Cross and some of us are trying to get the red and black squares to come out right, but many of them have to be done over a few times. Ask me, I know!

February I4 was a big day for us . We had initiation for two of the girls, went to church, and then ate together. We feel we did the day up brown for St. Valentine!

We hope to get some more girls into the Chapter before the next writing, but we do have fun in spite of everything else.

NANCY GIBSON.

TAU TAU Fort Hays Kansas State College, Hays, Kansas

Dear Alpha Sigs: Mary Ethel Earl left us today and is on her way to Pensacola, Florida, where she will become Mrs. Rex Pearson. We'll certainly miss her as she was editor and vice-president, as well as president of our local Panhellenic organization.

Our rush party was a taffy pull! It was as much fun as it sounds. The Alumna: helped us with the party, and seemed to enjoy it as much as we did.

We are very proud of our three new pledges, who are really the cream of the crop.

The college enrollment has dropped considerably this semester, and we lost three actives and three pledges. We'll miss them, but the ones of us who are here have decided to put forth all our effort toward making Tau Tau Chapter the best it has ever been.

Betty McCauley passed chocolates soon after Christmas. Tom Shook is the man who gave her that lovely ruby ring which she wears on her left hand.

We've started something new for our pledges.

We now have a merit system and give points for activities, sorority work, and other accomplishments.

The pledges think it's a good idea, and we certainly hope that it proves successful.

Love in A. S. A., SHIRLEY CLARKE.

PHI PHI Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, Missouri

Hello thereThis is the story of a starry night- ; the night of our Valentines Sweetheart Formal Dance. On entering you walk through a screen of red and white streamers, look up at a Low false ceiling of the same, around you are full life size pictures of cupids and through the dimly lit room can be seen large valentines that are also lit from behind and afford a background for the throne of the king and queen to be.

Just before intermission the queen, Nadean Allen, our president, is crowned. Then a double quartet sings our Sweetheart Song. It's hard to do a good thing justice, but you have the general idea that it was really beautiful and lots of fun .

We had a formal initiation at our Chapter House for one of our two remaining pledges. Speaking of pledges- we have been discussing with the other sorority whether to have mid-season rushing. It still hasn't been definitely settled.

It seems as if everyone in school is going "Square Dancing" crazy, so not to be outdone we are taking lessons. It's so much fun and certainly different from anything we've ever done. We're going to promote an all school square dance and put our "new art" to effect.

This month for our Red Cross project we made nut cups for George Washington's birthday, and sent them to soldiers.

Winter quarter being one of slackened activities we are looking forward to spring.

With love from my Chapter and love of my own I'll leave you.

Till we meetCAROLYN CuRNUTT.

CHI CHI Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana

Hi ho sisters: By the combined efforts of approximately sixty Alpha Sigs, Chi Chi members were able to have their first closed dinner-dance February 13 in the ballroom of Hotel Roberts. And a success it was too!

As I told you in January, all our girls were responsible for earning a minimum of two dollars for expenses for the dance . This money was pooled and out of it we were able to pay our major expenses.

"Sun Valley Soiree" was the theme chosen for the evening. Decorations were -in keeping with the theme with winter snow scenes illuminated by blue floor lights about the walls of the ballroom. Forming the backdrop for the band was the figure of a ski jumper and the Greek name, "Alpha Sigma Alpha." Favors presented to the dinner guests were patriotic playing cards with an "Alpha Sigma Alpha" inscription on each card. The dance programs 路 were white with a ski jumper of black silhouette.

Much credit is due Miriam Partridge, senior, who was general chairman for the affair, and her assisting committees. We were also very well pleased that so many of our alums were able to be with us and we feel that considering conditions we were very fortunate indeed to have such a lovely dance.

Of course most of our time and attention since the first of the year has been devoted to plans for the dance. However, some of our girls have been quite busy with other activities as well.

This week the big show of the swim season opens in Ball State's indoor swimming pool. This event marks the fourth annual presentation of the Ball State Acquaticus, the only event of its kind in Indiana. Directors for this year's show we are proud to announce, are two senior Alpha Sigs, Miriam Partridge and Dorothy Arnold . Three of our other girls, Lenna ( "Sis") Arnold, Betty Mathews, and Virginia Russell will be participants in the show.

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The annual Gingham Hop of the Woman's thletic Association took place February r, with Alpha igs much in prominence. This year the th me was "W.A.A. Gingham Hop Goes to War." The girls' gymnasium was decorated with posters of patriotic origin. Each W.A.A. members was dressed a a male escort and each guest as a female partner.

Clever costumes in keeping with the theme were worn by members and their guests. Programs were silhouettes of toy soldiers upon which were inscribed "W.A .A. Goes to War." Mary Houghton, Elizabeth Lee, and Miriam Partridge (all good Alpha Sigs) composed the committee for the evening. In addition Mildred Warner and Miriam Partridge appeared on the program with several vocal numbers.

The annual award of a band "B" sweater to seniors for services in the band, was received by DeLana Southard . DeLana, who has been a member of the Ball State band for twelve terms, received four service stripes.

Now we expect to settle down to at least mediumly quiet lives. Term end is just three short weeks away, so Alpha Sigs at Ball State are seeing the need for "hittin' the books."

And now 'till next time---DELANA SouTHARD.

PSI PSI Louisina State Normal College, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Dear Alpha Sigs: The college seems to have taken on an added air of activity since the Naval Pre-flight unit was established here at Louisiana State Normal College but no disapprovals can be heard on the part of the several hundred coeds. Up to date approximately six hundred cadets have arrived for pre-flight training for a period of three months. With the girl-boy ratio on the campus about six to one for the past several years, the change is quite agreeable with the weaker sex on the now lively campus.

We're now all engrossed in our new term's work, vowing to live up to those resolutions of keeping up the sorority's good grades. Far be it from us to break them!

Plans are underway for a spring party at the Alpha Sig house in about two weeks. 'Course it's going to be good, but we're hoping to put on something extra special. And it looks as though that's the way it'll be.

We're planning to initiate seven new members next week. And every one of them is just as cute, amiable, and typically-Alpha Sig as all Alpha Sigs are.

As news is scarce down here at this time of year, I'll close for now.

Love in A.S.A., CLAIRE ALEXANDER.

BETA DELTA Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Dear Sister SigsOle Beta Delta has been in a frenzy of inactivity as far as social life is concerned. It seems that the part of the army on the campus has something planned for every available night. All we can do is keep up morale by faithfully attending all of their functions. Don't think that's so hard either.

We're all excited over our house. After scouring the campus, we found a precious little two room thing over in a forgotten nook. It won't be long before we get it all fixed up. The curtains are being made now. Our house will put us a jump ahead of the other sororities, since they only have rooms.

Besides keeping up morale and buying bonds, our chapter has been rolling bandages. Every Thursday every girl in the entire chapter spends at least two hours of her spare time in the campus Red Cross room. That means removing fingernail polish and wearing cotton blouses-but who are we to complain?

Being toastmaster or toastmistress at the annual Christmas party for the Student Body is one of the campus's most coveted honors. This year Evelyn Hocutt, our Beta Delta president, was IT. Did we swell with pride?

That's all for now-Till next time, MARY PICKERING.

P.S.-I forgot to mention that there will be no next time for some of us. Evelyn McNeese, Martha Miller, and yours truly will finish here March 12 .

We've enjoyed A .S.A. to the fullest though.

BETA EPSILON Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Hi, Alpha Sigs: Thank goodness for the old proverb, " 'Tis better late than never," for this gives me all the chance I need to tell you about the holiday season.

Under the direction of our Alpha Sig Y.W. president, Eunice Hobgood, Madison's Christmas Pageant was lovely. One of "us," Marguerite Clarke, was chosen by popular vote of the school to be the madonna.

For the first time in Beta Epsilon's history we now have a married member on Madison Campus.

Our Jane Prout is now Mrs. Bob White. What's more, Fran received a lovely diamond over the holidays!

Perhaps one of the best surprises upon returning to campus in January was seeing the new additions to our house. Miss Schneider, one of our advisers, gave us two lovely crystal candlesticks and a bowl to match. Miss Boje, our other adviser gave the Alpha Sig girls a mahogany coffee table. You can imagine our surprise and delight upon seeing them!

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Just this past week we made beautiful use of these blackout, but we all sat on the floor, hooped skirts gifts, for it was rush week. As yet the bids have and all and sang our Alpha Sig songs until it was not been given, but that big event will occur to- over. The following week we entertained our morrow night. We'll let you know when we have rushees with a Scotch tea. We wore loud plaid skirts our new pledges. "Cafe Society" was our traditional and knee length socks. Everything was strictly informal party and for our informal we used the theme formal, and our rushees seemed to enjoy themselves "Valenival." As the name suggests, it was a com- immensely. Rushing season is not over yet, and our bination Valentine party and carnival. I think we rushees are calling-so I'll say good-bye for now. had as much fun as the rushees.

Yours in A. S. A., JocELYN ScHoENY. Perhaps the most exciting night in our house this year was last Tuesday night when the returns came in, showing that Jean Jones had been elected PresiP T R (our brother frat) SONG dent of Student Government for the session '43-'44路 (Sung to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw") We knew she had the ability all along, but it just did our hearts good to see the rest of the school recogn- Did you ever go fishing for a jeweled frat pin? ize her excellent capabilities. More A.S.A's are And when you started out your chances looked slim, candidates for minor offices who will be elected the ' But when you returned, you found on your breast, A jeweled frat pin with PTR crest. latter part of this month.

Jeweled frat pin with a PTR crest Dottie White (that's my roommate) is now head of Standard's Committee which is a big part of Jeweled frat pin with a PTR crest student government. Dottie has been president of When you returned you found on your breast the Granddaughter's Club, and our sorority's registrar A jeweled frat pin with a PTR crest.

What did it cost you? this year.

UMMMM UMMMM Well, this is the last letter that I'll be running down to the corner to mail as Beta Epsilon's editor.

It's been fun and the hope of all of us as seniors is BETA ETA to settle near an alumna: chapter.

State Teachers College, Good luck 'n a happy rush season to you all!

Dickinson, North Dakota Love in A.S.A., Dear Alpha Sigs: MARY McKAY. BETA ZETA Hello! This is my first letter to you as Editor of Southwestern Louisiana Institute Beta Eta Chapter, hence the greeting. I know that Lafayette, Louisiana I shall enjoy my work thoroughout the year.

North Dakota is noted for -its weather, but lately Dear Alpha Sigs: we've had some real winter storms. The thermometer Greetings to you from your new Beta Zeta nearly reached fifty degrees below during the last Chapter editor! Oliver Hitter, one of the best and days of January. Today one of those talked of most hard-working Alpha Sigs and editor of our blizzards arrived in all its fury. One could not dischapter graduated at midterm and is now teaching. tinguish objects half a block away. Some schools With the opening of a new semester, we found other were closed because of Winter's snowy blast. familiar faces gone. Our losses included Evelyn Frost, What have we been doing? On January 6, about our vice-president, Hazel Theriot, and Hazel Reb- thirty-five college student and faculty couples donned stock. At about the same time we received news of formal attire and danced beneath Cupid's mischevious our own Daphne Kerrison who is now in England eye. Yes, St. Valentine arrived early, but he was very doing what she can to help. welcome, as always. We Beta Eta's sponsored the Things have really been happening here since you formal and attended to the decorations. Everyone last heard from us. Upon returning from the Christ- really worked, too. The little gym was resplendent mas holidays, we set to work and a week later gave with red and white streamers, hearts, Cupids, and one of the most successful parties we've ever givenall the trimmings. The table where punch was sera circus party, with pink lemonade, a peanut vender, ved carried out the theme with Valentine napkins a lion tamer (no lions), a hula dancer, a fortune and red and white carnations. The carnations made teller, and side shows. All proceeds collected were lovely souveniers to keep in that treasured scrapbook donated to the victory scholarship fund. along with the heart-shaped路 programs. The dance Rushing! I know Oliver Hitter has told you in was a carefree diversion from work and worry, which previous letters about all sororities on this campus was thoroughly enjoyed by all. experimenting on second semester rushing. We beOn February 25th, the Cue Club is putting on the gan our formal rushing with an "old-fashioned" re- play "Arsenic and Old Lace." It's a charming story ception. The receiving line carried hand carnation of two old maids who see no harm in murdering bouquets and the members wore small corsages. The twelve people. Two of our Alpha Sigs are taking addition of hooped skirts really made the atmosphere part in this production. Lorraine Johnson plays the old-fashioned. During our reception, there was a part of Martha Brewster, one of the old maids.

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Virginia Kink 1s Elaine, the fiancee of Mortimer Brew Ler. Bela Eta has received the answer "yes" from three of Lhe girls who were invited to become Alpha Sigs.

Soon they will be studying hard in their pledge manuals.

That's all from Dickinson at this time. So until we meet again, "Buy defense stamps and lick the oLher ide!"

Love to all our sisters, GAYLE JEWELL.

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

Dear Alpha Sigs: Beta Theta can only report that one by one we have all weathered the flu. Our name is branded upon the Health Service beds forever. Of course, the fact that exams came on schedule didn't help our condition!!

Here we go again-on the second semester. Say! we do have some news for you. The plans for the first Alpha Sigma gift to the campus have been accepted. The gift, a bench adorned only by A.S .A. crest, will be placed somewhere in the gardens between the two women's dormitories upon completion.

Betty Jane "Bejay" Reed joined the Signal Corps last week-end and will leave us sometime in May for Detroit, where she will receive her first months trallllllg. Majorie Dues, Sigma Sigma Sigma, was sworn in with her.

Our rushing 'plans are made and will begin soon after enrollment. The first informal rushing party has been scheduled for the first week of March. We are all in a dither because there are so many grand girls to rush. The Preferential Party will be held on March 24, in the Grawn Hall Den. The usual Blind Pig decorations will be used. I really think the actives have as much fun giving that party as do the rushees.

We have been having so many grand get-togethers lately that we hate to see the snow disappear. We have become steak roast fans, (Since we all cooperate on the cooking end, we can blame no one for mistakes.) Don't let me give you the impression that we can't cook-for you see-WE CAN'T!!!

Mrs. Thorpe, our new adviser, had a farewell party last Thursday for Nan McNamara, who has accepted a teaching position in Dearborn.

The Social Calendar for this new semester clearly shows that we aren't going to become stalemate.

The Chippewa Recreation Center will be the scene of our bowling party scheduled for April ro. Since everything is under priorities, but fun, we chose Cathedral Woods as the scene of an outdoor "Ration Raid."

Our two ne\>v members that I told you about are really doing us proud . Hoppi has done a splendid job on the year book.

MRS. OPAL THORPE Adviser of B eta Theta

The Victory Flag boasts four stars from Beta Theta. They bear the names of ÂŁelias that should be honorary members of A.S.A. They helped us every time we needed a husky helping hand .

Saturday has been set aside for the sororities to work on surgical dressings. We have all joined the C.A .W .S., Central Auxiliary Women's Service.

Till later-FRAN MEWMAW .

BETA IOTA State Teachers College, Radford, Virginia

Hello- how are you?

Goodness-we've got so much news for this issue that it's hard to tell just where to begin. First of all-Alpha Sigs are now 20 strong. Our fall pledges were formally initiated the last week in January. Due to illness, Hilda Amonette was unable to be initiated with the group, but we hope to have her with us soon. Elva Brockmeyer has joined her husband in Norfolk, so she was not initiated with the fall pledges.

We of Beta Iota are happy to have Miss Phyllis Gates of the Theta Theta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha with us. Miss Gates i~ teaching religious education in the public schools of Radford, ~nd has participated in our meeting. If the rest of Theta Theta's girls are as sweet and interesting as Miss Gates, we'd like to have them all with us.

The initiates entertained with a "slum" party at their first meeting with us. Complete with "bar tenders," "entertainers," (?) and dusty corners, the "Waddle-Inn Cafe" was a perfect setting for the party. We enjoyed varied entertainment and delicious refreshments until the "wee" hours of the mormng.

Speaking of parties, our spring rush party (held in the bitter cold month of February) was really something. A "make-believe" party, each guest came

44 portraying his favorite radio, stage, or screen character. Under the direction of Gracie Allen (Ruth Campbell) such famous persons as Kate Smith, Judy Canova, Charlie McCarthy and Carmen Miranda helped entertain the group.

You've heard enough about those of us who are old members of Alpha Sigma Alpha-so let us tell you about the activities of our initiates. Ritchie Fugate is secretary of the Honor Council, and is a member of the Athletic Association and the Y.W.C.A. Mary Jane Kelly is a member of the Student Council, Y.W.C.A., and the Athletic Association.

Mary Ann Pace is a member of the Choral Club, Athletic Association, Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, Kappa Delta Pi, Home Economics Honor Society, and the Grapurchat staff.

Marie Hutchinson, a very musical member of Beta Iota, is a member of Kappa Delta Pi and the Choral Club. Marie is a transfer from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore.

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Hazel Long is a member of the Cotillion Club, the Grapurchat staff, Circulation manager of Beehive, and a member of Pi Gamma Mu. 路 Ruth Campbell is a member of the Choral Club, Athletic Association, Y.W.C.A., and the G1路apurchat staff.

Frances Currin is a member of the Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, Athletic . Association, Dramatic Club, Grapurchat staff, and is president of the Wesley Foundation-new organization for Methodist students on Radford Campus.

Quite a number of Alpha Sigma Alpha girls were in the ensemble of sacred music presented by the students in the voice department. .

Well-here it is, time to say goodbye for a while.

Hope you all have as much fun in Alpha Sigma Alpha as we have had.

See you in the May PHOENIX. Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha, JANE MULLEN.

The National Magazine Chairman Wishes to Thank You THANK you for your generous response to Mother's Day and Graduation are just around our magazine sales campaign, and at the same the corner. Why not give magazines. for these time explain to you certain unavoidable delays . occasions and give year 'round pleasure.

As most of you know, the mails have been disThe magazine earnings of college and alumnc.e rupted ever since America went into th'e war. As chapters will appear in the next PHOENIX. If a result there have been unprecedented delays on three counts ; first, your orders have been slow in , your chapter is one of the few that has not helped reaching me; second my orders have been slow in our Fellowship Fund through the Alpha Sigma reaching The Central Franklin Square Agency; Alpha Magazine Service, please send your suband finally, orders from the agency have been slow scription now. One hundred per cent participain reaching the individual publishers. I am truly tion is our goal.

MANNETTE SwETT. sorry.

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Announcements MARRIAGES ALPHA Caroline rowder Upshur to Herbert Fletcher Green Jr. on November 21, 1940. At home Amelia C.H., Virginia.

Amy Louise Powell to Badney Henley Sandidge on June 29, 1940. At home 415 Church Street, Martinsville, Virginia.

Nancy Le Williamson to George Cole, 100 Pennsylvania Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia.

Ann Burwell Ware to John 0. Smith, February 20, 1942. At home rr2 Wilson St., Beckley, West Virginia.

Betsy Jane Jennings to Richard K. White on June 7, 1942. At home 2121 Southampton Ave., Jacksonville, Florida.

GAMMA GAMMA Ann Cleveland to Dave S. Brewer on May 30, 1942.

At home Wichita, Kansas.

ZETA ZETA Vivagene Wheeler to Roger Pack on February 14, 1943· Jane Cole to Larry Warren on February 21, 1943.

ETA ETA Betty Jean Nelson to Max William Dail on February r, 1942. At home 101 Yz West First, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Kathleen Karns to Les Martin Ensman on February 7, 1942. At home R.R . 3 Pittsburg, Kansas.

THETA THETA Edith Anderson to James Grigor on September 19, 1942. At home 103 Lonsdale Street, Dorchester, Mass.

Grace Gowen to Lt. Norman H. Cogswell on January 22, 1943.

Muriel Barbar to Charles Edward Kneib. At home 38 Fairfield St., Boston, Mass.

Nancy McCabe to J. Scott. At home 24 Alberta Rd., Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Louise Santosuosso to Jack Guyer, February 27, 1943.

KAPPA KAPPA Merrie! Jean Nissly to Jacob Harold Backenstoe on August 22, 1942. At home 445 Eastview Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

OMICRON OMICRON Ruth Virginia Weber to George Hackett Hansel on May 15, 1942. At home 1218 15th Street, N.W., Canton, Ohio.

PI PI Reva Veronica Fish to Norman Kohn on December 28, 1942. At home 205 Windmere Avenue, Eggertsville, New York.

TAU TAU Jane Isaacks to Kenneth Campbell on December 27, 1942. At home 623 West Lexington, Independence, Missouri.

PHI PHI Sue McGraw to J. David White on May 24, 1942.

At home 120 E . Edwards, Maryville, Missouri.

Elinor Crater to Myron F. Simerly on October 12, 1942. At home 1501 Rosemary Lane, Columbia, Missouri.

Eileen Hurst to Ellis Hamilton on November 27, 1942. At home Kansas City, Kansas.

ALPHA BETA Vivagene Wheeler to Roger Pack on February 14, 1943· At home Warrensburg, Mo. Marian Fae Porter to August Sumner, Jr. on Dec. 27, 1942. At home Maplewood, Mo. Mary Margaret Smiti to Nolen E. Kidd on Jan. 1, 1943· At home Inglewood, California.

Mary Margaret Shouch to Glen Estes.

Una Lee Greene to Clifton Cornwell, Jr. BETA BETA F rances Alice Cullen to Earle Waldo Devalon on November 10, 1942.

EPSILON EPSILON Frances Downing to Leslie J. Freeman on December 21, 1942. At home Americus, Kansas.

Margery Cheney to Hubert C. Andrews on December 23, 1942. At home 220 S. 15th St., Independence, Mo. Dorothy Hudson to Donald W. Knapf on December 24, 1942. At home 6os Sylvan, Emporia, Kansas.

Betty Jane Carlson to Richard Shannon on September 1942. At home 230 Clay, Topeka, Kansas.

Evora Martin to John Williams, December, 1942. At home 906 Rural, Emporia, Kansas .

Dorothy Conklin to Edward Meisinger, · August, 1942. At home 923 Exchange, Emporia, Kansas.

Kathryn Curfman to Thomas Ludwig, June, 1942.

At home goo N. St. Arkansas City, Kansas.

Virginia Lowman to Dudley Londeen, October, 1942.

At home 210 Elms, Abilene, Kansas. , NU NU Elizabeth Hope Morrison to Thomas Diettrich, USNR. At hom'e Radnor, Devon, Pennsylvania.

SIGMA SIGMA Edna Mable Covert to Raymond Cole, January 29, 1943· At home Monte Vista, Colorado.

Jennie Lena Popish to J. Hieman.

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CHI CHI Donnabelle Cortner to Donald C . Wright, July 17, 1942. At home 1223 E . roth Street, Anderson, Indiana.

Bernice Bramblet to Howard Allen, December r6, 1942. At home 419 N. Calvert, Muncie, Indiana.

Mary Beaman to Calvin McDonald, October r6, 1942.

Mary Roselyn Carey to Harold Brown, July 17, 1942.

Alice Gilmore to Ralph Vines on August 9, 1942.

BETA GAMMA Lora Patterson to Maurice M. Sipes on July II, 1942.

At home, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Betsy Ross Wilkerson to Russell Spicer, September, 1942.

Hazel Phillips to Lt. D. W. Johnson at McDill Field, Tampa, Florida, October 3, 1942.

BETA DELTA Virginia Elizabeth Pickel to Beryl Leroy Posey, November, 1941. At home West 7th Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

BETA EPSILON Elizabeth Lee Deter to Lt. Beverly Daws Appleton, USMB on December 12, 1942 at Harrisonburg, Va . At home Quantico, Va. Emma Jane Prout to Robert Wood White on December 20, 1942 at Friendship, Maryland.

Lena Ogburn to Thomas Watkins, August r, 1942, at Richmond, Virginia.

Margaret Ellen Gainfort to Woodward Arline, Arden Circle, Norfolk, Va. At home ro6 N. Arden Circle, Norfolk, Va. Jean Haynes to Dr. J. H. Kurtz on June 15, 1942.

At home 6oo Eye Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. Apt. No.3· Frances Barnard to Nye S. Spencer on December 12, 1942. At home 7314 W. Kenmore Drive, Norfolk, Virginia.

BETA ZETA Beryl Dutsch to Lt. C. 0. Newman, summer of 1942.

At home Covington, La. Catherine Hudson to John Ramsey, June, 1942. At home Lake Charles, La. Emma Dell Mendoza to Thomas Givens, December, 1942. At home Box 5085 Univ. L. S. U., Baton Rouge, La. Dorothy Jean Wild to Roland J. White, June, 1942.

At home 238 9th Street, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Alice Mae Judice to Gene King, 1942. Address Tampa, Florida.

Barbara Ann Darnall to R. D . Powers, December, 1941. Address Franklin, La. BETA THETA Helen Achenbach to Lt. Ed Van Dine.

BETA IOTA Louise Clement to Homer H. Cole, December, 1942.

At home Radford, Virginia.

Joella Akin to William Bradley. At home Clarksville, Tenn .

BIRTHS ALPHA Rev . and Mrs,. Walter T. Reveley (Marie Eason), a son, Walter Taylor Jr., on January 6, 1943· Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Kendall Sydnor (Grace Allen Pittard), a son, Ashby Kendall Jr., on January s, 1943· Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Snyder, a son Leonard Franklin.

ALHPA BETA Mr. and Mrs. C. Arthur Quick (Louise Cosby) a son, Charles Arthur on December r, 1942.

BETA BETA Mr. and Mrs. William J. Becker (Zelma Baker), a daughter, Diana Lee, on January 30, I943 · EPSILON EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. David Jones (Margaret Lewis), a son, David Lawrence, on October 30, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beighel (Beth Mott), a son, Philip Lew, on December 24, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Basil Cooney (Dorothea Abildgaard), a son, Winston Lee, on November 6, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharp (Eleanor Gretner), a daughter, Marilyn Kay, ~n November 17, 1~42 .

ZETA ZETA Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Timberlake (Kathryn Van Meter), a son, Scott, Van, July 24, 1942.

ETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Carson (Jackie Phillips), a son, Richard Compton Jr., on November II, 1942.

THETA THETA Mr. and Mrs. James R. McCabe (Alfa Guyer), a daughter, Melissa Martha, on October 7, 1942.

IOTA IOTA Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Bergmann (Susan Hart), a daughter, Susan Carol, on November 12, 1942.

OMICRON OMICRON Mr. and Mrs. Dean Calhoun (Emmy Schlott), a daughter, Penelope Ann, on November 23, 1942.

PI PI Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Knothe (Gretchen Holderbaum), a daughter, on December 22, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barron (Jane Eggelston), a son, Robert Richard , on January 3, 1943· Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rawe (Josephine Phillippi), a son, Frederick William II, on January 10, 1943.

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PI PI Mr. and Mrs. William . Greene (Betty Stratemier), a son, William A.C. Jr., on January 25, 1 943路 Mr. and Mrs. arlton P. Vernier (Lucy Messner), a daughter, on Janu ary 28, 1943.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray True (Isabel Wig htman) , a son, William Ray, on October 24, 1942.

RHO RH Mr. and Mrs. Loren D . Shafer (Ed ith G rogen ), a daughter, Barbara Ann, on November 14, 1942.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren T homas White (Fra nces Drewery) , a daughter, Frances Randolph, on October 9, r842.

PHI PH I Mr. and Mrs. E lmer Grimes (Ola Slagle), a daughter, Linda Margaret, on Novem ber 3, 1942.

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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kreek (Dorothy Whitmore), a son, David Lynn, on December 13th, 1942.

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Mr. and Mrs. Howard McDavitt (June Foltz), a daughter, Mary Anne, February 13, 1943路

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 Ma ry R. Early, 9318 Woodside, Detroit, Mich .

BETA BETA Kathryn E. Mayer, Larchmont Acres, Apt. 321 B, Larchmont, N. Y. ETA ETA

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

MU MU Mrs. Harold Riggs (Dorothea C. L yons) , 832 Penniman St., Pl ymouth, Mich .

Mrs. Raymond Boysen (Florence M. Gee), California Institute for Women, T ehachapi , California.

Ruth F leischaker, 404 N. Byers Ave., Joplin, Mo.

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

THETA THETA

DELTA DELTA Mrs. David E. Jones (Helen Hudson), 2525 Glenmary Ave., Loui svill e, Ky .

Mrs. Ma uri ce 0. Barr (Barbara Faxon), 131 Rosewood St., Mattapan, Mass.

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Directory National Council 1942-1943 President-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Avenue, Independence, Missouri.

Vice-President- Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, 28oo Dexter Street, Denver, Colorado.

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

T1·easurer-Miss Esther Bucher, 4134 Eaton Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

Regist1·ar-Mrs. Clinton Berry, 281 Wapello Lane, Altadena, California.

Director of Alumnae-Miss Evelyn G. Bell, 767 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, New 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 Edit01· - Miss Virginia Carpenter, 3105 Foster Drive, Warren, Ohio.

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

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

Scholarship-Mrs. Bertram M. Stone, Picayune, MisSISSipp!.

Historian-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 Service-Miss Manette Swett, 235 Washington Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Officers of Association of Education Sororities Chait·man-Mrs. C. P. Neidig, Pi Kappa Sigma, 15~3 First National Bank Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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

Treasu1·er-Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma Upsilon, 210 Sagamore Road, Brookline, Pennsylvania.

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

Chai1·man of Publicity-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1405 Hardy Avenue, Independence, Missouri.

Chairman oi Interfraternity Relationships- Miss Mabel Lee Walton, Sigma Sigma Sigma, P. 0.

Box 108, Clermont, Florida.

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

Pt·esident- Mrs. Clarence M. Sale, Sigma Alpha Iota, 3741 Purdue, Dallas, Texas.

Vice-President-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1405 Hardy Avenue, Independence, Mo. Secretary-Miss Phyllis Buck, Phi Chi Theta, 1019 University, Madison, Wisconsin.

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

Affiliated Panhellenics MEMBERS

National Panhellenic Congress Association of Education Sororities Professional Panhellenic Association CouNciL

MEMBERs

Chairman- Mabel Lee Walton, Association of Education Sororities.

Secretary-Mrs . John B. Davison, Professional Panhellenic Association.

Chai1·man of Publicity Committee-Mrs . E . Granville Crabtree, National Panhellenic Congress.

National Panhellenic Congress:

Mrs. Irving F . Brown, 91 Burnett Street, Maple· wood, 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, Independence, Missouri .

NovEMBER, 1942 Professional Pan hellenic Association: Mr . John B. Davison 1009 25th Street, Des Moines, Iowa.

Miss Grace Hunter, U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas.

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

Editorial Staff NATIONAL EDITOR-Mrs. B. F. Leib, 3540 N. Pennsylvania Street, Apt. T, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Alpha-Dearing Fauntleroy, Box 327 State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia.

Alpha Beta-Wilda Laur, 515 S. High, Kirksville, Missouri.

Alpha Gamma-Betty Shaw, 216 N. John Sutton Hall, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Beta Beta-June Snowberger, 1532 9th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado.

Gamma Gamma-Wilma Jean Fullerton, 917 Fourth Avenue, Alva, Oklahoma.

Epsilon Epsilon-Hazel Lloyd, 719 W. Eighth Street, Emporia, Kansas.

Zeta Zeta-Lou Sparks, Yeater Hall, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Eta Eta-Margaret Agnes Naylor, 308 S. Catalpa, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Theta Theta-Dorothy May Edwards, College of Education, Boston University, Boston, Mass.

Kappa Kappa-Virginia Becker, 5819 N. Fairhill Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mu Mu-Fern Yenkel, 130 College Place, Ypsilanti, Michigan .

Nu Nu-Bernice Buck, Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Xi Xi-Constance Tracy, 1931 Malcolm St., Los Angeles, California.

Pi Pi-Jean Mitchell, r68 Argonne Drive, Kenmore, New York.

Rho Rho-Kathryn Day, 710 Jefferson Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia.

Sigma Sigma-Nancy Gibson, Chipeta Hall, Gunnison, Colo.

Tau Tau-Shirley Clarke, 509 W, 12th St., Hays, Kansas.

Phi Phi-Caroline Curnutt, 1007 N. Buchanan, Maryville, Missouri.

Chi Chi-Delana Southard, Lucina Hall, Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana.

Psi Psi-Claire Alexander, 300 New Second Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Beta Gamma-Mildred Cox, Wilson Hall, Tahlequah, Okla.

4Y Beta Delta-Mary Pickering, Station A, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Beta Epsilon-Mary McKay, Box 52r , Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Beta Zeta-Jocelyn Schoeny, Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, La. Beta Eta-Gayle Jewell, Stickney Hall, State Teachers College, Dickinson, N. D. Beta Theta-Frances Mewmaw, 334 Sloan Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Beta Iota-Jane Mullen, Box 5, State Teachers College, Radford, Virginia.

ALUMNAE EDITOR- Miss Virginia Carpenter, 3105 Foster Drive, Warren, Ohio.

Akron, Ohio-Mrs . Joseph Washko, 919 Oakland, . Akron, Ohio.

Alva, Oklahoma-Miss Emogene Cox, 703 7th Street, Alva, Oklahoma .

Boston, Massachusetts-Miss Gertrude Yorke, 146 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts.

Buffalo, New York-Mrs. Arthur York, 26 Canterbury Court, Eggertsville, New York.

Canton, Ohio-Mrs. Park Urban, 3436 Enfield Rd ., R.D. No. 2, Canton, Ohio.

Central Pennsylvania - Miss S. June Smith, 125 Manor, Millersville, Pennsylvania.

Chicago, Illinois- Mrs. Carolyn Millard, Research Bureau, Marshall Field and Co., Chicago, Illinois.

Cleveland, Ohio-Mrs. C. Ronald Smith, 48 Eldred Avenue, Bedford, Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio-Mrs. James Teller, 2553 Medary, Columbus, Ohio.

Denver, Colorado-Miss Wanda McCully, II6 East First, Denver, Colorado.

Des Moines, Iowa-Mrs . Lillian Jacobson, 740 Cherokee, A venue, Des Moines, Iowa.

Detroit, Michigan- Mrs. William Buchinger, 279 McMillan Road, Grosse Point, Michigan.

Emporia, Kansas-Mrs. Otis Thornton, 905 Oak, Emporia, Kansas.

Greeley, Colorado-Mrs. Prescoe Lee, 2114 7th Avr:-路 nue, Greeley, Colorado.

Hampton Roads, Vi1路ginia-Miss Evelyn Brook, 935 North, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Hays, Kansas-Miss Ruth Twenter, 132 East 8th, Hays, Kansas.

Huntington, W. Va.-Miss Doris Hart, 2722 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia.

Indianapolis, Indiana-Mrs. Howard McDavitt, 5334 East Washington, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania-Mrs. E. W. Fleckenstein, R. D . No. 3, Violet Street, Ext., Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Kansas City, Missouri-Mrs . E. A . Kreek, 1466 E .

67th, Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kirksville, Missouri-Mrs. Mary Jane Shultz, 611 E. Pierce, Kirksville, Missouri.

Los A ngeles, California-Mrs . L. Calfax, 307 W ashington, Santa Monica, California.

Maryville, Missoun· - Miss Ruth Lawrence, Maryville, Missouri.

Muncie, Indiana-Miss Jean Moulton, Parker, Indiana.

Muskogee, Oklahoma-Miss Fern Pascoe, 521 Seminary, T ahlequah, Oklahoma.

New York City, N. Y.-Mrs. James McGrath, 3764 Bronx Blvd., New York City, N. Y. Philadelph ia, Pennsylvania-Miss Elizabeth Frankenfield, 413 Waverly Rd., Wyncote, Pennsylvania.

'Miss Elizabeth Jones, 6625 McCallum, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.

Pittsbut·gh, Pennsylvania-Miss Alice Moorhead, Box 97, R. D. 2, Allison Park, Pennsylvania.

Rich~ond, Virginia-Shirley M. Ring.

St. Louis, Missouri-Miss Hope Green, 2027 Alfred Street, St. Louis, Missouri.

San· Diego, California-Mrs. Ray Atchley, 2686 Dove Street, San Diego, California.

Southern Colorado-Miss Jean Young, 121 E. 8th Street, Pueblo, Colorado.

Toledo, Ohio-Miss Clara Kuney, 1047 Oakwood, Toledo, Ohio.

Tulsa, Oklahoma-Mrs. J. R. Rieve, 2721 E . 22nd Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Wash ington, D. C.-Mrs. Frank Clough, Chastleton Hotel, r6th Street, N . W., Washington, D. C. Wichita, Kansas-Mrs. Charles Popkins, 332 r Chatfield Place, Wichita, Kansas.

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