The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-01
WITH A SIDE SADDLE OR AsrRIpKl

WITH A SIDE SADDLE OR AsTRIDKa
Not in open exhibition In park or boule-
ward, but in those secret conclaves where
the riding of the goat Is supposed to form
part Of the initiatory ceremonies.
The placing Of chapter Of Kappa Kappa
Gamma at Barnard College within the past
few days calls attention to the thriving
growth Of women's Greek letter societies
II the aspiring freshman il a Bosto,
nian, his father, his brother or his
cousin before him belonged to Psi U; il he
is a Providence man, his chums are reck-
oned with Zeta Psi IL he 10 New Yorker.
he afiliates naturally with Beta Theta
ri, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Chi Phi or Chi
Psi. Not to be outdons, the aspiring fresh
woman, from whatever section of the coun-
try, considers the bestowal of her maiden
affections on Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha
Phi or some other alphabetical agglomera-
tion.
mo aedgling fraternity has ever lived to
sprout pin-feathers at Vassar under the
faculty's frown; Greek letter societies do
not go at Smith or Wellesley, but in the CO.
educational colleges no less than seven are
maintained by the girl students, and the
accession of Bryn Mawr and Barnard in
dicates that the newer womens colleges
may take up tho idea. The seven ''soror-
tiles" have about seventy-five chapters and
q membership of several thousands
Kappa Alpha Theta is the Oldest. 1t has
about dozen chapters, Michigan Univer-
sity, Cornell and Wesleyan being its strong
est colleges. To Eta Chapter belongs Alice
Freeman Palmer.
Alpha Phi is the richest. It has three
chapters, at Syracuse, Boston and North
western Universities. Alpha Chapter at
Syracuse owns chapter house that vies
with some of the most beautiful buildings
Of the fraterpities.
Kappa Kappa Gamma is the largest and
most fully organized. It il 81 years cid,
and the planting Of Beta Epsilon Chapter
at Barnard gives 1t twsnty-six active chaps
tiers. Its membership Is about LOO. It
marks out its colleges into four provinces
each province being represented In grand
council, which is the governing board. Bos-
ton, Syracuse and Cornell universities are
its strongest eastern colleges. In the west
1t is entrenched in Indiana, Wisconsin.
Northwestern Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas.
Nebraska aud Minnesota universities A
very strong chapter is at st. Lawrence
university. 1t has an official organ. The
Key, o handsome quarterly magazine Ii
publishes song book, has isweled KEY
for badge. has adopted light aud dark
blue for its colors, and in various WAYS lives
up 10 college fraternity traditions
Sigma Kappa, Alpha Beta Tau. Delta
Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta are smaller
but very much alive. They have from one
to i've chapters each and flourish mostly in
western chapters.
WOULD BEAT HER UNTIL SHE DID.
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Brown is the
president Of the Federation of Women,s
Clubs. She sits in q pleasant library in a
pleasant house In Orange and answers
stacks OF letters They come frsm ali over
the country and keep her busy several hours
every morning unfolding and sorting them.
She is a plsasant-looking lady, and Mr.,
Charlotte Emerson BrownA-since we have a
Mr.. Jenness Miller why should we not ex~
tend the workings of the principles NEST
benevolent looking. He Processes the
utmost interest in her work and sympathy
with her aims, yet when somebody asked
him what he would do If his wife did not
love him, he said he would beat her until
she did, and the reverend gentleman's eyes
twinkled as he thought on this vigorous
method Of procedure
mir. Brown doubt IL he has the hard
heartedness TO slap at mosquitoes when they
sting. though be lives in Jersey--probably
Thought it needful to guard In some way
against being called good soul.n This,
find, is just at present the especial griev.
ance of the sex masculine. The progressive
woman walks in the paths Of sweetness and
light. and looks back pityingly on grub.
blag, money getting man. Yet she recog-
nizes the patience Of his plodding, aad some
merit in his practical services and she says,
after ali, he's good soulp And man re-
sents this Inscription of virtue. OF goodness
we are all a little ashamed. 'Sav that
again" broke forth husband and father,
"and everything between US is at an end. y