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Skt Sigma Kappa Triangle Vol 4 Cover ~clure Main entrance to the library ltt: San Jose State College, Calif., where our Beta Rho chapter was installed the spring of 19-48. SIGMA KAPPA &iangle MARCH H;J49 Official Magazine of Sigma Kappa Sorority Founded at Colby College, November, 1874 Editor-in-Chief, FRANCES WARREN BAKER Contents VOL. 43 No. 1 Senator Margaret Chase Smith Is Initiated into Alpha Chapter ...... ..... .. ... Barbara Browning Hunter 3 They Say About the Senator . 4 NATIONAL COUNCIL Founder Louise Helen Coburn D ies February 7 at the Age . of 92 . 7 National Pr<Jident-Katharine Tener Louise Helen Coburn . 9 Lowry (Mrs. Swift Lowry) 15457 A Tribute to Miss Coburn ..... ... Lillian M . Pet·kins 9 Brewster rd ., East Cleveland 12, I Was Glad to "Meet England" ........ Ann Hutchison 10 Ohio Occupational Therapy Provides Satisfactions and Surprises .......... .. .. .. ......... Rttth Buffington Turner 11 Maybe Lila Jones Tested that Recipe You Like So Well National First Vice President­ ....... .. .. .. .. ........... Beatrice S. Lines 13 Marion Race Cole (Mrs. Russell LCDR Ellen Littlejohn Is Director for 15 States ...... : 14 Cole), 155 16 Appoline st., Detroit I Was ' in a Student Work Camp in Germany Before I 27, Mich. Toured About . .. ................. Jane Wigsten 15 Mission Helps Children Adjust .. ......... Edith Drury 17 Nalional Second Vice President­ Beta Nu Alums Give Music Tea . 19 Ernestine Duncan Seaman (Mrs. Iowa State Has Panhellenic Days ... .. .. ... ·. 19 William Seaman) , 5513 Fisher pl., Life Memberships . 20 Seattle, Wash. Indianapolis Alums Stage Benefit . 21 Celebrate 2 Milestones in Detroit . 22 Denver Alumnre Like Being Santas . Judy Bershaw Jolly 25 National Counselor-Helen Ives She Wants the Girls to Harmonize . 2(> Corbett (Mrs. Laurence Corbett), National Counci l Officers to Wear Special ~K Pins. 26 2445 Sheridan ave . So., Minne· What's Next for Alpha. Omicron? . 27 apolis 5, Minn. Already Chapters Are Giving Aid to Endowment for Hous- ing . 28 Have You Read These Children's Books by the Casmans? 29 National Secretar)'-Treautrer-Mar· With Our College Chapters . 32 garet Hazlett Taggart (Mrs. Ed­ Initiates . 39 ward D. Taggart), Room 803, 129 East Market Building, Indianapolis, Pledges . 40 Ind. Salient News of Sigmas . 42 With Our Alurnnre Chapters . 47 Milestones . 57 Sigma Kappa Directory . 61 BOARD OF EDITORS Editor-in-chief-FRANCES WARREN SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE is published in the months of March, June, BAKER (Mrs. James Stannard Bak· October, and December by the George Banta Publishing Company, er), 433 Woodlawn ave ., Glencoe, official publishers for Sigma Kappa Sorority, at 450 Ahnaip street, Ill. Menasha, Wis. Subscription price $2 a year; single copies SO¢; life subscription $15. Co llege Editor-MARTHA jEWETT, Send change of address, subscriptions, and correspondence of a business 529 Ohio st., Lawrence, Kan. nature to Mrs. E. D. Taggart, 450 Ahnaip street, Menasha, Wis., or 129 East Market Buil<jing, Indianapolis, Ind. Alumna~ Editor-BEATRICE STRAIT • Correspondence of an editorial nature is to be addressed to Mrs. J. S. LINES (Mrs. Harold B. Lines), 234 Baker, 433 Woodlawn ave. , Glencoe, Ill. Chapters, college and alumna: Salt Springs rd., Syracuse 3, N.Y. must send manuscript in time to reach their respective editors before the first of November, February, May, and September. Member of Fraternity Magazines Associated. All matters pertaining to CENTRAL OFFICE national advertising should be directed to Fraternity Magazines- As· sociated, 1618 Orrington avenue, Evanston, Ill. Director-MARGARET HAZL ETT TAG· GART (Mrs. E. D. Taggart), Room Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Menasha, Wis., 805, 129 E. Market Bldg., Indian· under the act of March 3, 1879; accepted for mailing at special rate apolis, Ind. of postage provided for in the act of October 3, 1917. 1AI E'S SE ATOR AfARGARET CHASE SMITH, ALPHA INITIATE Senator Margaret Chase Smith Is Initiated Into Alpha Chapter By ~ARBARA BROWNING HUNTER, President, Province II ENATOR SMITH to be initiated Feb. hand. When Mrs. Smith filled out her hus­ 19." . band's term in Congress after his death, S From the time these magic words many people said she would be foolish to came over the wire, all was hustle and attempt to run in her own right, as a woman bustle in New England, with phones ringing, could not be elected to the Senate. That and wires flying. only meant one thing to Margaret Smith­ After many consultations, two of the she would prove to them it could be done, Springfield alumn;e were able to make the and did so, winning overwhelmingly over trip, and take three girls from Beta Eta her male opponents. with. them. Then the big question-would Having been ·born and raised in Skow­ the mild weather hold so that we dare drive? hegan, Me., Senator Smith of course knew We decided to chance it, and set off on a the Coburn family, including our late beautiful sunshiny morning, Feb. 18. Of Founder, Louise Helen Coburn, and felt a course we had sand, a shovel, tow rope, connection with Sigma Kappa's history. and what have you in the trunk-just in But on with the reception. The receiving case! 280 miles later we arrived (still in line started off with Patricia Lydon, Presi­ sunshine) at Waterville, Me. dent of Alpha ; then Senator Smith; Florence All during the evening greetings were Dunn, Past Grand President of Sigma; Mrs. being called back and forth as new arrivals Seelye Bixler the wife of Colby's President ; checked in at the Elmwood hotel. Many of Alice Hersey Wick, Past Grand President the Alpha girls came to the hotel, and held and Permanent Convention Chairman ; Mar­ a pow wow with girls from other chapters; garet Hazlett Taggart, National Secretary rushing back to the dorms on the hill just and Treasurer; Miss Elizabeth Libbey, Col­ in time to keep from being locked out. lege Librarian, and Panhellenic Representa­ The morning was given over to more tive for Alpha Delta Pi; Mrs. Ellsworth greetings, and preparations for initiation in Millett, representing Chi Omega, and lastly the afternoon. Finally every one was as­ Mrs. Franklin Thompson, advisor to Alpha sembled in the large hall, in the most at­ and Panhellenic Representative from Sigma tractive Women's Union Building. Three Kappa. Alpha girls were initiated with Senator After duly greeting all in the line, the Smith, who looked most charming in a guests wandered on into a smaller room, white suit. Ten girls had been initiated the where tea and coffee were being served. afternoon before, so that the service would The Waterville alumna:: did a superb job, not be too long on Saturday. setting the table beautifully, with a center­ As I sat watching the receiving line get­ piece of dark red roses, and lavender sweet ting ready to greet all of the Sigmas, and our peas, with violets at the base, and delicious Panhellenic guests, I thought again of how candies in maroon and lavender, with cakes very appropriate the initiation of Margaret daintily colored in the same colors. Every­ Chase Smith was. A woman born in Maine, body had such a marvellous time that we with an honorary degree from Colby, who stayed so late we had to scramble to get represents Maine in the United States Senate ready for the banquet. making her a Pioneer in the field, joining This was held -in the attractive dining the sisterhood of the pioneer women of room at the Elmwood hotel with 12 5 Sigmas Colby. Although being so tired from her present, and the following chapters officially tasks that she had completely lost her voice, represented: Alpha, Delta, Nu, Phi and and could only whisper, she was extremely Beta Eta for college groups, and Portland, charming and gracious, with something in­ Boston, Rhode Island, Worcester and Spring­ teresting to whisper to each one shaking her field for the alumna::. Besides Peg Taggart SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE 3 and Alice Wick for National officer , there delightful Alpha girl ang rna ong . were also present Lillian Perkins, National Of cour e enator mith till could not Historian; Marjorie Parmenter, Chairman peak above a whi per, but she wrote a little Post War Project; Lt. Dorothy Maraspin, note for Janet to read which told u of how Province President I, and Barbara Hunter, plea ed and honored he wa to be one of Province President II. us, and that she would come back to Water­ Janet Pride, A, made a charming toa t­ ville and speak to the girls at orne future mistres . Patricia Lydon, A, welcomed us date. all, and Alice Wi k gave the greetings from We closed the banquet with our tradi­ National Council, after which Lt. Dorothy tional candlelight song, and I imagine many Mara pin read greetings from Sigmas and thoughts went back to that fir t initiation held Sigma Kappa chapters from coast to coa t. in February in '75, with a handful of girls, "A Century of Sigma Kappa" wa the and were happy to think of the growth theme of the toast , and was divided _into Sigma Kappa ha made, and how proud quarters with Grace Thomp on, A; Alice and honored we are, in this our 75th year, Wick, P; Margaret Taggart, AI; and Jean to welcome the outstanding woman of the Desper, A; each taking a quarter. A trio of year into our isterhood. They Say Albout the Senator ... Excerpts from the fascinating feature article aboNt Senator Smith by BEVERLY SMITH, Washil1gton editor of the Saturday E ening Post, in the Saturday Evening Pot of Sept. 11, '48. NEW woman star, perhaps of trange chance and the tragic cir umstance steadier glow than any on view of her hu band's death entered into her first A ince the enactment of the Woman's election to Congres in 1940.
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