The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07

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the Charnberlin Hotel at Old Point was
never more completely ignored than
during the meeting OF tho sixth b.en-
MAJ convention of tho Zeta Tau Alpha
paternity, held there on Wednesday.
thursday and Friday. Sixty-hye coll
4eEe girls from all over tho country
We're gathered ana they infused q b!t
OF rea! college gleetulness into the
rather dign!ned surroundings Singing
fraternity songs at midnight on tho
terrace might not appeal to the usual
tourist that trequents the Chamberiln.
but at this season the few guests looked
on with smiling indulgence at the en-.
thuslasm and Vivacity or the conven-
ton crowd
But IT was not only to laugh and
sing that the delegates were gathered
Much real, earnest work for the ed
vancement CT Zeta Tau Aipha and the
Uplifting of fraternity ideals in gen
eral was done TWO business sessions
were held daily.
Wednesday morning the convention
was formally opened with a short ad-
dress By DR.. IL c, Lipscomb. of Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's College. We'd
nesday evening the Grand CHAPTER OF
the fraternity received Informally. and
in addition model initiation was held.
At tAls time Miss Edna Cannady OF
thursday evening most delightful
dance was given IN the pavilion, when
many officers from the fort were In al
tendance.
The most striking social feature was
the biennial banquet Friday evening
Mss Cornelia Magill. of Richmond.
was toastmistress and introduced each
I9eaker with q delightfully."- witty verse
4oasts We're as follows.
Our Founders" Miss Margaret Levy.
o. TeNarkana, TEX. Ark. our Neigh
Dor Creeks" Miss Mary Simpson. of
Lynchougg. Va. Galveston, Texas o.
S A. Miss Fan Hunter ~ Los Ange-
les Cal National Pan Hellenic" Miss
Lucille Flournoy. OF Fort Valley. Ca.
man, OF Graymont. Ga Loyalty and
Strength Miss Eva Mosher. "Aut VIE.
dersehen,' Miss Isabel Walker. of
Richmond.
AT the close OF the banQuet the toast
mistress presented to DR.. Nay Agnes
Hopkins. OF Galveston. Texas grand
president of Zeta Tau Alpha, a silver
loving cup in token OF the love and.
honor in which she IS held by her fra
trenity sisters.
a number OF the delegates took the
all-daytrip up the James on the
steamer Pocahontas ARRANGEMENTS
were made for an hours stop at
Jamestown Island. and the delegates
We're delighted with standing on the
spot where so many or them could
clGim that their ancestors had stood.
The next convention OF Heta Tau
Alpha viii be held in Atlanta or Bir-
minsham in June. 1914.
National officers of Zeta Tau Alpha
are: DR.. May Agnes Hopkins, Of Gal
weston, Tex. grand president. Miss
Helen L Baker, OF Richmond. grand
tff.t
Eugg, OF Farmville. grand secretary
Miss Mary Louise Patrick. of Marion.
Ala, grand treasurer; Miss Margaret
Preston Levy, OF TeXarkana. Tex. edi-
tor OF "Themis," the fraternity jour
nal; Mrs. William Emrys Davis, OF
Knoxville Tenn. grand historian; Miss
Rose Nelson. OF Corsicana, Tex, in
Hardin OF Johnson City. Tenn, ex-
change editor.
Those who registered for tho oon-
vention were: Misses Emmette Math-
cws. OF Clanton. Ala; Jewell Davis,
OF Vicksburg, Miss. Ruth Barrett. of
Hazen. Ark; Mary Hardin. Of John
son City, Tenn; Daisy Leo Ramsey,
West Union. w. Va; Isabel Walker.
Richmond. Va; Josephine Mcleod. Rich
Grace and Edna Cannady, Marionvilie,
Mo-; Nina Isherwood, Carl Junction.
NO; Frances Davis. Tuscaloosa. Ala
Fan Hunter. Los Angeles, Ca; Phoebe
Laing. Dawson. Ca; I.eta Coleman,
Graymont, Ca; Lucille Flournoy, For,
Valley, Ga Mrs. Horny w. Cooke.
Poorest city, Ark. Miss Mary l.
Patrick, Marion, Ai1.i MISS Helen q.
Baker. Richmondi Mrs. Rebecca
snythe Wales, Norfolk, Va; Miss
Anna Rose Cohn, Norfolk, Va Adam
Rominger, springfield, Mo; Audrey
Davis, Roanoke. Va Margaret Britt.
Norfolk, Va; Iva Brashear, Welle-
burK. w. Ya.i Blanche Smith.