THE LYRE OF ALPHA CHI OMEGA Volume XX April, 1917 Number 3 CONTENTS Welcome Estella Hibbard Osborne 245 The Coming Convention Alta Allen Loud 245 Planning for Convention Lillian G. Zimmerman 248 Chicago, the Convention City Mabel Siller Nafis 250 The Congress Hotel Cordelia L. Hanson 252 The Meaning of Convention to Many Alpha Chis A Symposium 253 The Convention Delegate Cleora Miller Riddell 257 Some Prospective Visitors at Convention 258 The Program for Convention Week; "Stunt Night"; Reunion Dinner 260 Transportation Arrangements for Convention Mary-Emma Griffith 262 Railroad Rates to Convention Myra H. Jones 263 Announcement to Alumna and to Potential Alumna, the Seniors Lillian G. Zimmerman 264 Convention Hotel Rates, Incidental Expenses, and Chaperonage, Lillian G. Zimmerman 265 Clothes Alice Watson Dixon 266 Llora Hoffman Gives Concert on Hera Day for Iota Elizabeth Leitzbach 267 When Cecil Fanning Sings-A Poem Margaret Barber Bowen 269 "An Occupation Other than Teaching Elizabeth Wilson 270 Exhextà Alpha's Party for Orphans Ruby K. Hendricks, A 273 New Military Training B. Herron, A 273 Our Pledges Party Alfreda Jones, A 274 Pledge Problems Icy Alice Frost, A 274 Student Forums Elizabeth Oborn, A 275 Student Mass Meeting Dorothy Jones, B 276 Showing the Foreign Girls How to Live Phoebe F. Marsh, B 276 Cumnock Becomes Northwestern School of Oratory Ruth Neal, r 276 Chicago's Allied Bazaar Harriet Olsen, r 277 The Child Welfare Exhibit Hazel Moore, T 278 "Quaecumque Sunt Vera" Marjorie Gurnett, T, A 278 Hera Day Agnes Van Hoesen, A 279 Harmony Gertrude Thomas, A 279 Increased Endowment of University of Southern California Joanna Nixon, E 279 Landscape Design at University of Michigan Helen Bush, e 280 Theta's Christmas Child Louise Tremaine, o 280 Changing Colleges Dorothy Teft, O 280 News of Panhellenic at Michigan Winifred Davy, O 281 Social Service at Michigan Josephine Randall, O 281 Hospital Work of Symphonic League Louise Scott, e 282 War Relief Work at Michigan Margaret R. Reynolds, O 282 Life Membership in the Women's League of Michigan Gladys Whelan, e 283 Stuart Walker's Portmanteau Theatre at Illinois Lillian Bean, I 283 Women's Residence Hall at Illinois Mary Ann Cross, I 284 The Preparedness Program of Illinois Helen Watts, I 284 Student Union Dances Dorothy Place, I 285 House Pleasures versus House Duties Elisabeth Leitzbach, I 285 The University Drama League Erna C. Goldschmidt, I 285 The Eight Weeks Club Ruth Weaver, I 286 Cooperative Homes M. Jeannette Busey, I 287 Sorority Ideals Ruth Zillman, K 287 University Ambulances Katharine Hudson, K 287 Twelfth Night Myra Harker, K 288 A State Wide Dedication of the Capitol Alida Degeler, K 288 Interliving Center Basketball Gertrude Liedtke, A 289 The Thumb Box Society Ethel F. Hoffman, A 289 The Noon-hour Meetings in Factories Bernice G. Field, A 289 Fraternity Helen E. Addams, A 290 A Spirit of Sacrifice in Simpson Elsie Boss, M 290 The State Voice Contest Minnie Murphy, M 291 Simpson's Sunday Afternoon "Mixers' Ethel Shaw, M 291 "A Hearth of Five Thousand" Doris McEntyre, II 292 Can Anybody Tell Me Ruth Lange, II 293 University of California's Ambulance Unit Madeline Keith, II 293 Disciplinary Discussion Bertha M. Galloway, II 294 Announcements 295 Editorials 296 Chapter Letters 298 Personals 354 Engagements and Marriages 388 'Evda xai 'Evia 390 THE LYRE is published in January, April, July, and November by George Banta, at Menasha, Wisconsin. All matters for publication should be in the hands of the editor by the first of the following months: December, March, June, October. Entered as second-class matter May 19, 1913, at the postoffice at Menasha, Wisconsin, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price per year, $1.00, payable in advance. Per copy, 30 cents.