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Alpha Xi Delta

Official Organ of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority

Edited and Published by Eta Chapter, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

Office of Publication, 716 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, New York

NOVEMBER FEBRUARY MAY AUGUST

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The Relative Efficiency of Benefactions in Large and Smajl Colleges,

Every Day Council.

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Alpha Xi Delta is published in November, February, May and August by the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority,
Alpha Xi Delta will be sent to all subscribers until ordered discontinued and arrearages paid, as
required by law.

Exchanges are requested to send one copy to each of the following: Martha Hutchings, 512

Bear Street, Syracuse, N. Y.; Persis Hannah, 53 Oakland Street, Medford, Mass.; Mrs. J. R. Lieb.

1271 West Washington Street, Springfield, Ill., and Mary E. Kay, 4529 Brooklyn Avenue, N. E.,

Seattle, Wash.

Address all communications to the Editor-in-Chief, MARTHA HUTCHINGS, Syracuse, N. Y.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.:

E. M. GROVER, Printer and Binder.

FOUNDERS OF ALPHA XI DELTA

Lombard College, Galesburg, Ill., April 17, 1893

HATTIE MCCULLUM-Gossow (MRS. C. W. E.) Wichita, Kans.

*FRANCES CHENEY

ALMIRA CHENEY

LUCY W. GILMER

ELIZA CURTIS EVERTON (MRS. J. L.)

BERTHA COOK-EVANS (MRS. ORRIN C.)
MAUD FOSTER

. 700 E. Fourteenth St., Minneapolis, Minn.

LOUIE STRONG TAYLOR (MRS. E. A.)
CORA BOLLINGER-BLOCK (MRS. LOUIS)

Park City, Utah.

1416 Rock Island St., Davenport, Ia.

ALICE BARTLETT-Bruner (MRS. MURRAY T.)

GRAND OFFICERS OF ALPHA XI DELTA President-ELLA BOSTON-LEIB (Mrs. J. R.), Alpha,

1271 W. Washington street, Springfield, Ill. Vice-President-BERTHA G. CLEVELAND, Eta, Waterloo, N. Y. Secretary-MARY EMILY KAY, Gamma,

4529 Brooklyn avenue, N. E., Seattle, Wash.

Treasurer-ELLEN BALL, Beta,
Historian-CLARA SALMER, Epsilon,
Editor-MARTHA HUTCHINGS, Eta,

Mt. Pleasant Ia.

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Vermillion, S. Dak.

512 Bear street, Syracuse, N. Y.

Secretary of the Fifth Inter-Sorority Conference-JOBELLE HOLCOMB, Chi Omega, Carnall Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.

Gamma-ETHEL MONTGOMERY, 1674 S. Union Ave., Alliance, O.

lota-CRYSTAL COURTNEY, 723 N. Front St. Morgantown, W. Va. Kappa-GRACE SPENCER, 716 S. Second St., Champaign, Ill. Lambda-GERTRUDE C. JOHNSON,

Mu-MARY SHIELY,

..217 College Ave., Tufts College, Boston, Mass. 412 Louis St., St. Paul, Minn. Nu-OLIVE L. MUELLER, 5524 16th Ave., N. E., Seattle, Wash. Alliance Alumnæ-MARY TAYLOR,

Alliance, O.

Mt. Pleasant Alumnæ-LOUISE SINGER-MAIKEN, Mt. Pleasant Ia. Boston Alumnæ-RUTH SIBLEY, Art Building,

Wellesley College, Mass.

ALPHA XI DELTA SORORITY

ANNOUNCES THE INSTALLATION OF

MU CHAPTER

AT THE

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

MAY TWENTY-FOURTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN

AND

NU CHAPTER

AT THE

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

MAY THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN