way in her beautiful college-home, because there is no other power strong enough to rival her. In fact, we would welcome the advent of some contending power, for it would add much to our interest. We expect that we shall have rivals some time in the future, but we also expect to hold our own against them.

At present, Zeta has three large rooms in the Music Annex for her meetings, and expects to have secret rooms before long. Our meetings have been very interesting and we hope that they have been very profitable.

On the evening of February 6th, Miss Lulie P. Hooper was initiated by Zeta. Sister Lulie is a member of the Freshman class. She has one of the most beautiful homes in Baltimore and both her parents are much interested in our college-work. Zeta enjoyed her first initiation very much and she hopes to be always a growing chapter.

Our thanks are due to our President, Dr. Goucher, and to the Misses Caraway, Allen, Bramley and Johnson, for our successful entrance into fraternity life.

Zeta is determined to prove herself a credit to her mother and sister chapters. She wants to set up her standard for all that is good and true, and make herself felt as a power for right in this college. She will always try to choose for members such girls as shall uphold and carry out the principles set forth in our beautiful We hope that Zeta will add new glory to the gray and bordeaux by winning the approval of her sister chapters.

motto.

We all long to meet our sisters, and hope that the annual convention will meet at the Woman's College of Baltimore before long.

WOMAN'S COLLEGE, BALTIMORE.

ETA.

Eta's greeting to every Alpha Phi!

We thought we had just begun a new term, but we have been suddenly awakened to the fact that Prof. D. has already reached the Rs in Senior orations, that our "thesis" is no longer a dream, but a thing of stern reality, and that it is only five weeks to the end of our second term and- - to examinations.

Many pleasant days have fallen to Eta's share since our last letter. The afternoon tea and reception to sister Martha Foote Crow at Hotel Huntington, was charming and will long be remembered by Eta girls. Our sister's words of advice and her pleasant "talk" will not soon be forgotten, and her picture which came to us later was most gladly received.

On the 20th of November Eta held her annual initiation at the home of sister Harriet Sawyer, '93, in Auburndale. Of course, it was a delightful time, and the presence of so many of Eta's alumnæ added greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. Blanche Hartwell, '94, Sadie Fisher, Mabel Fogg, Julia Gay and Fannie Leonard, '95, were initiated into Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi. Supper and post-prandial exercises followed the initiation. A novel feature of the occasion was the presence of a guest of the sex usually forbidden at Alpha meetings. An exception was made this time, however, and the company enjoyed the presence of sister Tena Mansfield Barber's little son, quite as much as the baby seemed to enjoy being there.

The first week in December, sister Lucie Mears, '91, was married to Mr. James Norris at her home in Marblehead. A number of the girls attended the wedding, and came back with accounts which made those unfortunates who could not go wish they, too, had shared the pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. James Norris are now living in Allentown, Pa., and a recent letter from Lucie Norris informs us that the cares of housekeeping are not weighing very heavily upon her.

The 1st of January Eta moved into her new home at No. 6 Hancock ave., where she will be pleased to receive friends on Wednesday afternoons. The rooms - one large, two medium, and one very small one are very pretty and cozy. The front windows face the State House and Boston Common, and the view is delightful. Besides other advantages, the rooms are only about two minutes' walk from the college. Altogether, we are very much pleased with our new apartments.

We have another cause for rejoicing, also. Sister Nettie McKinnon has been appointed, by the faculty, speaker for the girls for the class of '92. The speaker for the boys is Mr. C. B. Tewksbury.

The annual Klatsch Collegium was given by the girls of the college on the evening of February 5th. It was particularly successful, and the hall and tables were very prettily arranged. Sister Louise Symonds was chairman of the committee of arrangements, while sister Harriet Sawyer presided at one of the Junior tables and sister Elsie Hobson at one of the Sophomore tables.

It is rumored that the boys of the college are planning to give a reception to the girls in the spring, in return for the Klatsch, which is an old and honored institution, and is regarded almost as part of the college curriculum.

Sister Freda Noyes-Reeve is visiting at her home in Georgetown and has favored Eta with one or two flying visits, and brief descriptions of her new home in the West.

Eta is particularly fortunate this year in having so many of her alumnæ near enough to visit her, and the oftener the better, we think,

We hope to celebrate February 22d in some informal way at our new rooms, but our plans are not in very definite shape yet. We often think of our sister chapters, and enjoy their occasional letters very much. We are especially interested in Zeta Chapter, and wish we might meet our new sisters. But in default of that we bid them the heartiest welcome to Alpha Phi, and wish them all good. fortune and happiness.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY.

ALPHA PHI IN WASHINGTON.

There were eleven Alpha Phis in Washington during the holidays, Frances Drake, Helena Smith, Louise Johnson, of Alpha; Cora Allen, Blanche Caraway, of Beta; Adelaide Doolittle Bauer, of Delta; Margaret Wohlhaupter, Phoebe Holmes, of Eta; Ida Glen Touner, Lula Walker and Cora Perkins, of Zeta. Frances Drake has returned to New York and the Zeta sisters to their college home.

Dr. and Mrs. Wohlhaupter assisted sister Maggie in welcoming us at their home, New Year's Eve. The experiences of the entertainment were yaried and highly enjoyed, from the excitement and rewards of "auction" to the elegant and delightful supper.

Personals.

ALPHA.

'81-Mrs. Carrie Shevelson Benjamin, of Denver, Col., was in the city recently to attend the funeral of her father.

'83-During the holiday vacation Sara Maxson Cobb read a paper on the "Value of Drawing in the Public Schools," before the Colorada State Teachers' Association meeting in Denver.

'83-Mrs. Maude Reynolds Barkey visited at the Alpha Phi Chapter House in December.

'84-Grace Wirt and sister and Ida Gilger are located in Berlin for the winter

'86-Louise Johnson is spending the winter in Washington, D. C. '87-May Duncan has returned from a two years' stay abroad. In Geneva she met May Howard of Eta, and in Paris Anna Towle, of Beta.

'88-Louise A. Darbonnier is spending the winter with Mrs. William Nottingham on West Onondaga Street.

'90--Alice S. Dunn visited Jessie Lozier, '92, in New York in January.

'91-Bertha Sawyer, 91; Alma Kenyon, ex-'94; Georgia Forman, '93; and Nellie Mason, '93; chaperoned by Mrs. Lass, attended the Junior Ball at Cornell University, Friday, January 29.

'92-Genevra Gwynn, '92, and Clara Ward, '93, attended the Y. W. C. A. state convention, held at Schenectady, February 12-14. Ex-'92-Martha Hayden visited friends in New York during the Christmas holidays.

'93-Sara Weeks, who was obliged to leave college on account of ill health, is taking music this term.

'93-Charlotte Packard entertained a number of friends in honor of Miss Irene Benham, '95, on Friday evening, January 29.

Ex-'93-Mabel Lewis, who is now studying music at Utica Observatory, visited Alice Dunn in February.

Ex-'93-Edith Loomis, of Oneida, recently visited friends in this city.

93-Gratia Gwynn was pleasantly surprised on the evening of February 22 by about twenty-five of her friends.

'93-Jessie Whyborn entertained very pleasantly a few of her friends recently.

'93-Kate Hovey has left college for the present, but will return and graduate next year.

'93-'94--Margaret Waters and Helen Thalman entertained a small company very successfully at 713 Crouse Avenue, Thursday evening, Dec. 17.

'94-Lee Anna Dorr is not in college this term.

'94-Genevieve Harrington recently entertained a number of friends at her home.

BETA.

'85-Mary Henry, who is studying journalism in Paris, is a regular contributor to the Chicago Evening Post.

'88-Helen Pearsons Calkins, who is spending the winter at Colorado Springs, is gradually improving in health, and in pleasant weather rides out on her bicycle.

'89-Grace Foster Herben now presides in a beautiful little home of her own in Evanston.

'89-Minnie Jones is assistant in the library of the Baptist Theological School at Morgan Park, Ill.

'91-May Bennett is an assistant in the college library.

Ex-'91-Mabel Barnette King, of Ravenswood, is the happy mother of a tiny Alpha Phi.

Ex-'92-Alice Gray returned late last fall to her home in Momence, Ill., after a long visit in New York. She spent several days with us this term and was present at the term spread.