Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-04

AAiN' TT very NlNNtf. IMM AHNh nI ANt
History Of the National p. r. o. So
C.ct. giyea bv AIRS. y T.. Powell.
president OF tho local T. r. o. Chap
ter. before the members ami guests
Of the Chapter n the open meeting
held Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. W.
II. Kimbrough.
Some T.. T.. q. History.
Though comparatively new In
Texas. L Z O.. as an organization,
Is more than forty years old having
been founded in 1863, 10y seven girl
graduates Of Wesleyan 4 University at
Mount Pleasant, Iowa. and, In view
Of the fact that the establishment Of
the sisterhood originated in the
minds Of a few young women at col
lege. half in Jest, half in earnest, the
permanencc and rapid growth OF the
order appear phenomenal Time has
indeed proven that they buildel bet
ter than they knew.
In quick succession chapters we're
formed in jacksonville, Bloomfield.
Fairfield. Oskaloosa. Centeryille and
Iowa City. Though the details OF
these years are lost, still ncthirg OF
special note TO the sisterhood trans
PRED until the Grand Chapter was
formed in 1883. The name adopted
by this organization vas the Grand
Chapter OF the p. f. O. Sisterhood,
which was changed later to Supreme
Grand Chapter, and this in turn, only
two years ago, to supreme Chapter
which We an like better.
At the newt convention. held In
Ce~nterviue, Iowa. in September 1851.
II was moved and carried That % tax
Of fifty cents each sholld Doe levied,
payable semi-annlally, this being the
first provision made 20 sustain the
young Grand Chapter.
The convention OF $3.50 was held
in Ottumwa. Iowa. and Is notable as
the one at which the present Uniform
style Of pin was adopted and all the
pins ordered from one official jew
eler. At the convention of 1886 held
in Washington, Iowa, a committee
was appointed to revise the initiation
ceremony; their revision beins ap-
proved and adopted.
Abba. Iowa, was chosen as the
place OF meeting for the convention
Of 1857 and much discussion was
mad az this convention hut no deli
mite action tkaen on the ioundinS oi
an industrial school for girls. The
sixth annual Supreme convention was
held at KeosauQua. Iowa, IN ISIS
and the seventh one al Mount Pleas
ant in 1889, Just twenty years after
the organization of the first Z. +. q
chapter there in 1869, making II Q
martial celebration of thai event y
the convention OF 1899 held at Bur
lington. Iowa. provision was made fo'
lettering the chapters in each STATE
beginning with a. and %proceodin.
through the alphabet with all alike
The convention Of 1898 held a
Waterloo. Iowa, was the last one o
the annual conventions ~ this time
the change was made from annual Il
biennial conventions and they are still
held that way.
OF course We are often asked The
meaning OF our letters. We usually
evade the answer by SAYING, People
Eat Onions" or Powder Every De
casion " or something equally irrel
evant TO the subject; but more re
Gently. since We have adopted tn
wonderful educational work ahou
which | am now going TO tell YOU We
are proud TO say. when asked wha
the letters might mean Pass Educa
ton On" | want 20 tell YOU bricfl'
as possible something of the Origin
and object Of our educational fund
When the Louisiana Purchase FIX
position was held at 81. Louis a sun
of money va solicited from local an'
state chapters for a +. +. q. day q
be held during the Fair. Chapter
OF st. Louis had charge of the mat
ter and arranged a delightful pro
gram. aud so well did they manag
the financial side of II that there re
NAMED several hundred dollars of tn
fund received. Instead of putting TN
amount in the supreme treasury !
was voted az the Thornton conven
ton TO keep Il as the nucleus Of
fund for a =. T.. q. memorial; 10
The desire 10 unite in some great worI
that should stand as a monument I
p. r. q. had always been present II
/, the s~isterhood, and had cropped n
time after time in one form or m
other.
/ SO. the Thornton convention In
creased the sum TO $500 and place
= il in the hands of a special custo
b dian. and all chapters were asked {
contribute to Il. At this convention
B was suggested the plan for a 7. +
q. Home to be built in Colorado. an
this plan had many and ardent sur
! porters. " the next supreme cor
% vention held at Rrookficld. Mo, cam
a proposition to equip a printing OF
70 flee and produce our " Record
the monthly magazine which keeps d
abreast Of the times. and in touc
| with each other aud which itself
the result Of one OF the carly a
s tennis TO build a monument. ~
,hg. ,i,, .s velt ne tho ono for