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SORORITY PLANS
NATIONAL MEET
LOCAL GROUP ENTERTAINS
Alpha Kappa Gamma To Hold
Bridge Tournament In Near
Future
The regular meeting of Alpha Kappa
Gamma, the honorary service and
leadership sorority of the University,
was held Tuesday, February 11. At
this meeting plans were made for a
bridge tournament which will be held
February 20 in the gymnasium.
The sorority will have about sixty
tables of bridge and all students and
members of the faculty arc especially
invited to come. This will be one of
the largest bridge tournaments given
at the University this year.
Plans were also made at this meeting
for the annual national convention
of Alpha Kappa Gamma which will be
held at the University during the second
week of April. This is the sccond
annual convention of this sorority, the
first one having been held at William
and Mary College last year. During
the convention all alumnae of the local
chapter will be on the campus and
a full representation is expected from
Queen's College in Charlotte and from
William and Mary, the only other colleges
having chapters in Alpha Kappa
Gamma.
U.8.C.
BATTLE MANAGER
BASKETBALL MEET
Anderson Elected Junior Manager;
Exhibition Planned
At a call meeting of the Girl's Athletic
Association held Monday Febt
ruary 10, Olive Battle, senior at the
University, was elected manager of
the basketball tournament which will
be played in about four weeks. At the
same meeting, Azilie Anderson was
elected manager of the junior team.
Both of these offices were left vacant
due to the withdrawal from Carolina
of Miss Fannie Hailc Betts.
Due to the number of girls out for
practice, it is expected that the basketball
tournament this year will be unusually
interesting. Plans are also
being discussed for an exhibition to
be presented by the physical education
department at the close of the winter
season of sports.
THERESA BLUME
LOSES FATHER
SPANISH-AMERICAN VET
Students of the University of South
Carolina were saddened to learn of the
death of Theresa Blume's father, William
D. Blume, a prominent merchant
of Bamberg, who died while on a fishing
trip last Thursday.
Mr. B1 lime was born in Bamberg in
1881 and spent most of his life there.
He was a Spanish-American War
Veteran.
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Y. W. C. A. HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING
The program presented at the meeting
of the Y. W. C. A. Thursday
night was the first of a scries of meetings
to be devoted to the study of a
book entitled "Christian Standards of
Life."
Papers on this subject were read by
Janie Brant, Rhea Preston and Lorraine
Gayle. Elizabeth Gaston of
Columbia gave a piano solo.
The Y. W. C. A. has changed its
permanent meeting place from Flinn
Hall to Room 102 in Sloan College.
IT. 8. O.
PAN-HELLENIC MAKES
RULES FOR RUSHING
Formal rushing by the sororities for
the second semester has been dispensed
with by Pan-IIellenic at the
last meeting and the day for meeting
of the chapters was set for Monday.
The exact hour of the meetings was
left with the individual sororities. A
publicity committee is to be appointed
which with its other duties will entertain
out of town guests of the sororities.
Sororities expecting chapter visitors
are asked to notify members of
this committee so that Pan-Hellenic
may get in touch with them.
U.I.O.
CORRECTION
THE GAMECOCK wishes to correct
an error made in its last issue.
Under the article concerning the
Cotillion tea dance it was stated that
Waldo Lamotte's Orchestra furnished
the music. The music was furnished
by Piute Wimberly and his Carolinians.
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SORORITY REVIEW
ALPHA DELTA PI
Alpha Delta Pi sorority initiation
services have been indefinitely postponed,
as Registrar Chase announces
that he will be unable to check any
grades until later.
DELTA ZETA
Delta Zeta sorority members and
their guests enjoyed a Valentine dance
Friday from 9:30 to 12:30 o'clock in
the chapter rooms, which were appropriately
decorated. Streamers of
red hearts extended from the center of
the room to the four corners. Large
hearts with showers of small ones
hung from the windows.
The guests, about twenty, were presented
with hearts as favors. Punch
was served.
CHI OMEGA
Chi Omega sorority entertained with
a tea Saturday afternoon from 5 to 6
o'clock at the chapter rooms in honor
of the mothers and patronesses. The
rooms were attractively decorated in
the sorority colors, cardinal and straw.
Tea, sandwiches, cake and mints were
served.
ZETA TAU ALPHA
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority entertained
with a tea last week at the chapter
house in honor of Dorothy Rugher
former president of Alpha Lambda
chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha at Hollins,
Va. Only the chapter members attended.
Miss Rugher was here for the weekend.
Beta Omega chapter of Zeta Tau
Alpha sorority has just completed its
annual fraternity examinations.
U. B. C.
CO-ED ENTERTAINS
BRIDE-ELECT
HONORED AT BRIDGE PARTY
Elizabeth Wingfield And Hellen
Bell?Win Prizes Offered
During Evening
Macy Goodwyn entertained with a
bridge party Friday afternoon in
honor of three brides-to-be, Marion
Tabor, Margaret Withers and Mary
McNulty. A touch of spring was imparted
to the rooms by jonquils, and
the place of each honor guest was
marked with a bow of tulle. The score
cards were colored etchings of brides.
Each bride-elect was presented with
a dainty piece of linen. Elizabeth
Wingfield, who made the highest
bridge score, received a boudoir pillow,
and Helen Hell received a deck
of cards as consolation.
Besides the honor guests others
present were: Eleanor Hart, Eliza
McNulty, Julia Hopkins, Irvin Stolz,
Frances Sparkman, Alice Mikell,
Helen Shand, Helen Bell, Catherine
Rembley, Ella Parr Phillips, Elizabeth
Wingfied, Page Pressley, and Adeline
XX illiams. Calling after cards were
Louisa Tabor, Margaret Urquhart and
Katherine Withers.
U.8.C.
STATE ORATORS
IN ANNUAL MEET
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tion and told of arrangements made
for this year. Mr. Atkinson then made
the secretary's report. Mr. Atkinson
reported that the business of the association
was progressing as well as
could be expected, and that all indications
pointed to a successful season.
The annual oratorical contest will be
held on April 18 at Winthrop College,
Rock Hill, A number of other towns
were considered as places for holding
the contest, but the terms offered by
Rock Hill were the most favorable so
the contest will be held there for the
third consecutive year.
The speakers will speak in the following
order at the annual contest,
their names having been drawn at the
meeting: College of Charleston, Furman,
WofTord, Erskine, Clcmson,
Newberry, Carolina, P. C., and Citadel.
Those attending the meeting were
A. T. Cooksley, president, the Citadel;
A. J. Tamsberg, vice-president, College
of Charleston; R. W. Stokes, recording
secretary, WofTord College;
Robert II. Atkinson, corresponding
secretary, University of South Carolina;
Ross M. Lynn, treasurer, Presbyterian
College; and the following executive
committeemen: F. B. Farr,
Clcmson College; T. 13. McBridc, Erskine
College; Bruce Thompson;1
Furman University; and H. L. Shull,
Newberry College.
After the business meeting a
luncheon was served the members in
the private dining room of the Jefferson
Hotel.
U.B.O.
Alice?"How many students are
there at your college?"
Geoffrey?"Oh, about one in every
ten."
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DORMITORY MATRON
IS AWARDED STOVE
LUCK ON VALENTINE DAY
Also Suprised By Finding Chest
Of Candy At Door?Presented
By Girls
According to Mrs. W. D. Graham,
matron of the woman's building, Valentine
Day was certainly her lucky
day. On Friday morning, from hundreds
of other cards, the card bearing
her name was drawn at the cooking
school conducted by The State newspaper.
1 his won for her a lovely
Garland Gas Range. Besides the
prize won by Mrs. Graham, there were
eight other prizes given by eight
Columbia business houses, which were
won by others who had entered their
names in the contest.
On Friday afternoon she found outside
her door a beautiful imitation
treasure chest which contained a box
of chocolate candy. Inside there was
a card bearing the words:
"Just because we love you,
Your Girls."
Mrs. Graham was delighted with
the gift and declares that she will
keep the card always.
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CO-EDS' PARTY
WELL ATTENDED
Ice Cream And Cake Served In
Woman's Building1 Saturday
The girls at the Woman's Building
entertained Saturday night with a
dance in the cafeteria. Ice-creain and
chocolate cake were served. The
music was rendered by victrola, radio
and static.
At five minutes to twelve Mrs.
Grimes turned off most of the lights
to indicate that the dance was at an
end. It was well attended.
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PERSONALS
Mildred Steppe spent the weekend
at her home in Greenville.
Elinor Hollinshed was the guest of
Virginia Reynolds at the Zcta Tau
Alpha chapter house for the weekend.
Floride Moore spent the weekend
with her sister, Tony Moore, at the
Woman's Building.
Wylette Culbreth, house president
at the Woman's Building spent the
weekend at her home in Johnston.
Lucretia Holliday spent the weekend
in Beaufort as the guest of Ruth
and Bobby Ellsworth.
Vera Jones spent the weekend at
her home in Ware Shoals.
Irene Simons visited at the women's
dormitory over the weekend.
Rowena Jones has recovered from
the injuries received in an accident
when returning from her home in
Clinton last week and has returned to
the University.
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NOTICE
Lost between Davis college and
Canteen, green Parker fountain pen.
Finder please return to William
Latham, Ten. 1, Room 12.
Officers are to be elected, and a
short program presented at a meeting
of the Thespian Club in chapel Thursday
February 20 at 7 p. m. All members
are urged to be present.
Chi Delta Phi sorority meeting
scheduled for Friday has been postponed
until next week.
U.8.O.
"What did the fraternity house boy
do when he graduated?"
"He moved into a boiler factory so
he would feel at home."?Georgia
Cracker.
The difference between a financial
failure and puppy-love is that the former
is a bank rupture and the latter
is bunk-rapture.
Nellie?"Mother, I saw a funny man
today."
Mother?"What was he doing?"
Nellie?"He was sitting on the pavement
talking to a banana skin."
He was hugging her.
"Oh," she breathed. "I never realized
the power of the press until now."
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