The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
Athenean Club Will Study
 Italy

The AIQeQedn CluD, one OI I0c young est clubs of the Montgomery fedora tion, will hold it's first meeting of the year on October 2, when Mrs. Edward Graham will entertain at her home on South Court street This club of in teresting young women have chosen for their subject of study for the winter Journeys Through Italy," and have named for special discussion the art, opera, and architecture of the renais- sance and of today.
 At the first meeting, after the in stallation of officers and the presi- dents address, Mrs. A. J. McLemore, who will be director for the afternoon, will outline the subject of study for the year, after which Mrs. D. A. Ora ham will read paper on Columbus, and Mrs. Reid Lancaster will give a synopsis of Traviata. Current topics will be discussed by the members of the club, who will also make short talks on interesting books on or about Italy which were selected for the sumner reading. Among these are "The Last Day of Pompeii," Quo Yadis," "Glimpses of the Moon," 'sThe Eternal City," Stoddard's Lectures on Italy and Browning's poems on Italy.
 Leonardo. da Vinci," will be the title of Mrs. Tom Fowler's paper at one of the meetings, and other par ticularly attractive subjects will be "The Architecture of Venice," "Ra- phael by Mrs. Charles Sneed "Pitti Palace, Uffizi Gallery" by Mrs. Rob- ert Vass; "Pagliacei," by Mrs. Claud Allen and Gabriel D'Annunzzio," by Mrs. John Hill. Equally important sub- jects will be discussed by other mem- bers of the club during the year and a most enjoyable winter of study is predicted. n
 Miss Margaret Booth has accepted the invitation of the club to become an honorary member and will be present at number of meetings dur ing the year, when she twill tell the members of her travels through Italy and will talk of the art and literature, and places of interest in that country The members of the club are most fortunate in having Miss Booth in the club.
 The Athenean club was formed in 1921 by Mrs. Robert yass, Mrs. Ed ward Graham, Mrs. Richard Thornton, Mrs. T. J. Miles, Mrs Eason Cook, Mrs. Erie Hall, Mrs. Jack Lovett, Mrs. Hardie McGehee, Mrs. W. M. Hayes, Mrs. l.. K. Wiggins, Mrs. James Flow CTS and Mrs. Ben Walker, and is the youngest club in the federation with the exception of the Blue Stockings and the Fortnightly Study club.
 The officers of the club are Mrs. Robert Vass, president; Mrs T. Win frey Oliver, vice president; Mrs. E. A. Graham, recording secretary Mrs. M. c. Nixon, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Lamar Field, treasurer; Mrs. Jack Loyett senior director Mrs Reid Lancaster, junior director The hon. arary members are Mrs. William Bran don, Mrs. Belle Allen Ross, Mrs Charles Bricken and Miss Margaret Booth.
 The members are Mrs. Claud Allen, Mrs. Fred Boswell, Miss Adeline Douglass, Mrs. Lamar Field, Mrs. Tom Fowler, Mrs. Armistead Gayle, Mrs Edward Graham, Mrs. George Harris, Mrs. John Hill, Mrs. Allen Hopkins, Mrs. Ref Lancaster, Mrs. Jack Lovett, Mrs. M. c. Nixon, Mrs. Hardie Me Gehee, Mrs. Jack McLemore, Mrs Thos Winfrey Oliver, Mrs. ICharles Sneed, Mrs. H. R. .Spangler, Mrs. Kenneth Underwood and Mrs. Robert Vass. Associate members are Miss Beryl Bricken and Mrs. Charles 'Alker. MONTGOMERY GIRL PLEDGE
 SORORITY AT UNIVERSITY
 Miss Mattie Sue Whatley and Miss Ermine Walker of Montgomery and Hiss Louise Mitchell of Prattville were among the students at the Uni versity of Alabama who have pledged the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, of which the Alpha Upsilon chapter was installed at the university on Tuesday evening, September 9, in the banquet toom of the McLester hotel. Mrs. G. |. Van Auken of Syracuse, New York, vas in charge of the installation and Nrs. William L. Kroh of Birmingham acted as local general manager.
 The newly installed chapter enter eained at a reception in honor of Mrs. Van Auken and Mrs. Kroh on Wednes- day afternoon in the dormitory parlors, which were decorated with fall flowers and smilax. Mrs. Auken, Mrs. Kroh, Miss Birke, dean of women, Miss Eleanor Reid of Savannah, Ga, Misses N1attie and Kate Quin of Meridian, Miss, Miss Nell McEnhenny of Bir- mingham, Mrs. Frank Pollock of Bir- mingham, Miss Mary Gay of Gay, Ga, and Mrs. J. Baldwin of Atlanta formed the receiving line. Refreshments were served which carried out the sorority colors of scarlet and olive.
 The installation celebrations were closed with a banquet at the Terrace Gardens on Wednesday evening when the tables were decorated with red roses and ferns and many interesting addresses were made.
 This sorority was founded in the Pau University at Greencastle, Ind, in 1885, and has 42 active chapters, 17 alumnae chapters, and 31 alumnae clubs.
 The eleven girls who have pledged to the Alpha Upsilon chapter are: Hattie Sue Whatley of Montgomery, Louise Mitchell of Prattville, Ermine Walker. of Montgomery, Gwendolyn Baird of Talladega, Dora Cole of Mobile, Edith Cole, Mobile; Juanita Cameron, Town Greek, Jessie May Miller, Albany, Eloise Hunter, Mobile, and Mary Hun ter of Mobile.