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March 9, 1944
the twig
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ALUMNAE CONTRIBUTE MANY COUPONS
A surprise package containing 1,036 coupons was re
ceived on Founders’ Day. Alumnae President Marguerite
Mason Wilkins had requested that, as an “extra,” every
alumna send 46 coupons in honor of Alma Mater’s 46th
birthday. However, Alumna Mary McAden Satterfield of
Milton, wrote that she had thought of sending 46 for each
year she had spent at Meredith, but on scouting around for
them she discovered the large number, so sent in all 1,036.
“If every alumna will begin scouting about for more cou
pons we will soon reach our goal of one million,” she wrote.
Alumnae Association Carrying Out
Aims in Promoting Expansion Program
LOYALTY FUND OF
ALUMNAE GROWS
More Alumnae Are
Asked To Contribute
With the Alumnae .
GREENVILLE AND RICHMOND
COUNTY ADD CHAPTERS
Pledges Received Daily From
Out of State Alumnae
Promoting the Expansion Pro
gram is, this year, the formost
aim of the Alumnae Association,
as voted upon last commence
ment. H. R. Hadcock, director,
reports that alumnae are enthu
siastically taking hold of this
program and helping in every
area in which the Campaign is
being waged. Every alumna has
an opportunity to assist. Presi
dent Marguerite Mason Wilkins
entertains the belief that history
will show that every alumna has
given of her time and means in
this program. Information from
Zeno Martin, bursar, reveals
that help is coming from the
600 alumnae outside the state.
He says, “We are receiving a
pledge a day from this source.”
MARRIAGES
ALUMNAE IN CONTEST
FOR FUND DRIVE
The classes are vying with
each other for the highest per
centage of active members, ac
cording to information given out
by their Loyalty Fund Chair
men. So far seven classes—’02-
’07-’09-’10-’18-’23-’43—have al
ready reached 30 per cent (goal
set by the Association) and their
Loyalty Fund Chairmen say
that they are working for 100
per cent. One class, 1909, has
reached 73 per cent. The con
test each year terminates at
commencement at which time
awards are given to the reunion
and non-reunion classes having
the highest percentage of active
members. The recognition is
in the form of books which, in
turn, are presented to the li
brary.
Minnie Morgan Oldham, ex,
of Burlington, and Cpl. John
David Bass, on February 11.
Mary Elizabeth Coleman, ’42,
of Boykins and Richmond, Vir
ginia, and Dr. Frank Wilson
Gearing, Jr., on February 24.
At home, Richmond.
Cathryn Porter, ’42, of Rock
ingham, and Pfc. Richard P.
Woodbury, on December 31. At
home, Rockingham.
Mary Elizabeth Corbett, ex-
’46, of Fayetteville, and Mr.
George Chandler Fox, USMCR,
on January 20.
Charlotte Honeycutt, ex-’47,
of Raleigh, and Lt. Iva Carlos
Anderson, on February 20.
BIRTHS .
The latest information on
progress of the Loyalty Fund
comes from Chairman Lois Staf
ford Kelly. Thirteen per cent
of alumnae on the mailing list
are actively enrolled in the As
sociation. The goal this year is
thirty per cent, an increase of
five per cent over last year. “We
have high hopes of attaining our
goal by April 15,” Chairman
Kelly stated, “the date set by
our constitution for closing the
treasurer’s books.”
Names that have been added
since February 12 to the Active
Alumnae Chain are: Grace
Alexander, ’44, Annie Ree Mc-
Gugan Beckwith, Caroline Big-
gers, Ida Lee Stone Brown,
Margaret E. Bunn, Maude Wall
Cheek, Scotty Andrews Cock-
man, Eva Woodall Cox, Ruth
Lilley Creemore, Phebe Day,
Jessie Diaz, Anabelle Abbott
Donaldson, Gladys Leonard
Dowell, Elizabeth Kendrick
Faucette, Minnie Murchison
Gaston, Bobbie Green, Virginia
K. Harris, Lelia Higgs, Mary Lee
Sears Johnston, Belle Tyner
Johnson, Elizabeth Boomhour
Kerr, Evelyne Lassalle, Ruth
Preslar Lawrence, Geneva Ben-
thal Livermon, Frances White
Madry, Juanita Arnette Mat
thews, Mary Susan Jackson
Mellette, Carolyn Mercer, Min-
Brooks Merrell, Blondie
Woke County Chapter Meets; Program Includes
"Meredith Sketch," and Solo By Jean Davis
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1945 REUNION CLASSES
Ellen Brewer, General Chm.
1905 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918
1920 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936
1937 - 1943
FOUR CHAPTERS MEET
ON FOUNDERS' DAY
Born to:
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Daniel (Ed-
lee Cates, ’37), of Norfolk, Vir
ginia, a daughter, Donna Ray,
on February 12.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Three-
wittes (Louise Copeland, ’38),
of Littleton, a son, George Al
bert, Jr., on February 12.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Butler,
Jr. (Minwal Cates, ’32), of
Wilmington, a son, James Mel
vin Butler III, on February 13.
Pvt. and Mrs. Harold Cook
(Helen Royal Cook, ’43), of
Salemburg, a daughter, Susan
Carol, on February 19.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Ewing,
Jr. (Grace Jolly, ’30), of Candor,
a daughter, Grace Jolly, on
February 20.
me
Morse, Annie Craig Phillips,
Vinita Penland Robertson, Doro
thy Turlington Royal, Elizabeth
Buffaloe Scott, Kathryn Privott
Sledge, Loretta Seawell, Louise
Powell Varnedoe, Martha Med-
lin Wardlaw, Olive Pitman
Worth, Ruby Lee Yates.
Four chapters elected new
officers at their Founders’ Day
meetings. These are;
Alamance County: president,
Edith Bowden Kraus (her sec
ond year of service); vice presi
dent, Sarah Elizabeth Vernon
Watts; reporter, Sallie Cates
Vernon.
Chapel Hill: president, Ger
trude Foster Boone; secretary-
treasurer, Miriam Brown Klim-
stra; Loyalty Fund Chairman,
Eva Mae Grice; magazine and
coupon chairman, Mary Misen-
heimer Bailey.
Kinston: which met with So
phie Knott Brewer; president,
Frances Pittman Woodard; vice
president, Mamie Meeks; secre
tary-treasurer, Isabel McKenzie
Moore.
Thomasville: president, Vera
Dixon; secretary, Myra Olive;
and honorary member, Miss
Sallie McCracken.
MEREDITH EXPANSION
MOVES TOWARD GOAL
CROOKING TO BEGIN
ON CAMPUS SOON
ALUMNAE CAMPAIGN
IN MEREDITH'S BEHALF
are
Chapters and groups
everywhere engaged in further
ing all the projects of the Alum
nae Association, according to
information sent in to the alum
nae office. They are working
first and foremost on the Ex
pansion Program whenever it
comes to their areas. They are
devising methods of interesting
desirable high school students
in Meredith. They are working
on their coupon and magazine
quotas. And they are getting
in touch, constantly, with all
alumnae of their respective
districts.
Florida Alumnae
The Florida alumnae, of which
Emily Boyd Garrison is chair
man, got together in Orlando
February 24, at the annual
Literature Luncheon of the
A.A.U.W. at the Chamber of
Commerce. Six Meredith alum
nae were present and made plans
then to meet on next Founders’
Day at the home of Chairman
Garrison in Sanford.
Omitted
Omitted from the Dean’s List
published in the last issue of
The Twig was the name of Edith
Angelea Hatch whose name
should have been included in
the group.
Social Committee
Minnie B. Farrior
Hester P. Farrior
Mary Farrior Baker
Co-Chairmen, Raleigh
Anna Elizabeth Baucom, Apex
Bernice Brinkley, Raleigh
Louise Combs, Raleigh
Margaret Nash Hester, Raleigh
Lillian Baucom Kime, Raleigh
Nellie Mae Johnston Moore,
Raleigh
Estelle Beach Warren, Raleigh
Pauline Patton Wood, Raleigh
OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION
Mrs. R. Bruce Wilkins, Durham —- president
Mrs J. Winston Pearce, Durham Vice President
Mrs Graham Reams, Asheville (Asheville Division) Vice President
Mrs Henry Lowrance, Winston-Salem (Charlotte Div.)...-Vice President
Mrs Albert Simms, Littleton (Elizabeth City Division)....Vice President
Mrs E M. Stanley, Greensboro (Greensboro Division)....Vice President
Mrs Henry D Ward, Lumberton (Wilmington Division)....Vice President
Mrs’ Rand Bryan, Garner Acting Recording Secretary
Mae Grimmer, Meredith College Executive Secretary and Treasurer
Carolyn Mercer, Raleigh / Alumnae-at-Large
Mrs W. W. Parker, Henderson )
Mrs. James S. Farmer, Raleigh Commencement Speaker
The February 26 issue of “The
Green Light,” Meredith Ex
pansion Program bulletin, re
ports that Region 7 with T. E.
Story as chairman leads the way
to his quota, 81 per cent being
the point reached.
The table below indicates the
progress of the Expansion Pro
gram as shown by the records
in the bursar’s office as of Febru
ary 16:
Region 1—Rev. Oscar Creech,
chait-man; Mrs. Gordon Mad-
drey, Associate; Quota $11,000;
Amount Received, $7,260; Per
Cent 66.
Region 2—George W. Davis,
Chairman; Rev. A. J. Smith,
Charles J. Shields, Associates;
Quota, $40,000; Amount Re
ceived $5,194; Per Cent, 13.
Region 3—Howard A. Penton,
Chairman; Dr. Sankey L. Blan
ton, Associate; Quota $30,000,
Amount Received, $2,899; Per
Cent, 10.
Region 4—Rev. J. Winston
Pearce, Chairman; C. T. Council,
Associate; Quota, $200,000;
Amount Received, $151,256; Per
Cent 76.
Region 5—Dr. I. G. Greer,
Chairman; Quota, $175,000;
Amount Received, $7,189; Per
C-0n.t 5
Region 6—J. B. Efird, Chair
man; Quota, $50,000; Amount
Received, $9,095; Per Cent, 19.
Region 7—T. E. Story, Chair
man; Quota $10,000; Amount
Received, $7,843; Per Cent, 78.
Region 8—Thom. P. Pruit,
Chairman; Quota, $25,000;
Amount Received, $7,260; Per
Cent, 14.
Region 9—Rev. W. Perry
Crouch, Chairman; Quota $20
000; Amount Received $730;
Per Cent, 4.
Region 10—Rev. C. M. War
ren, Chairman; Dr. H. T. Hun
ter. Associate; Quota, $5,000;
Amount Received, $996; Per
Cent, 20.
Organization work has been
in Fayetteville, Rocky Mount,
Chapel Hill, Wilson, Gastonia,
Winston-Salem, Burlington,
Greenville, Lexington, and Ashe-
boro.
Crooking, one of the many old
traditions of Meredith College
that has been handed down
through the years, was begun
in 1906, when Miss Carolyn Burr
Phelps gave the Shepherd’s
Crook as a present to the Senior
Class. It was handed down
from Senior Class to Senior Class
until in 1913 so much excessive
class spirit was developed that
the faculty decided that the
crook should rest for a few
years. In 1939, the tradition
was brought back and since this
date, the crook has held it’s
place on the campus.
The crook is hidden some
where on the campus within
the limits of the railway on the
right, the highway in front, and
the roads at the left and back.
On March 20 in the dining
hall the Senior Class president
will present the first clue to the
president of the Junior Class.
This clue will lead to another
clue, and so on until the last
clue which leads to the crook
will be given. The number of
clues are left to the discretion
of the Junior and Senior Class
presidents. The time allotted
for the hunting of each clue
will be one week.
Greenville and Richmond
County can now be added as
new links to the chain of orga
nized alumnae groups.
Greenville, organized on
Founders’ Day at the home of
Margaret Fleming Winstead,
elected the following officers:
president, Olivia Moye Ward;
vice president, Lelia Higgs; sec
retary, Mary Lee Ernest. The
Expansion Program was re
ported on by Lelia Higgs, and
Minnie Gaboon Brooks, Olivia
Moye, and Mary Lee Ernest
presented the “M e r e d i t h
Sketch.” Margaret Fleming
Winstead stated that the local
high school had cooperated in
giving their students the privi-
of hearing the alumnae broad
cast at 9:45 the morning of
Founders’ Day.
Richmond County had a
called meeting the evening of
February 19 at the home of
Blondie Morse of Rockingham.
Alumnae Secretary Mae Grim
mer was present and assisted in
the organization of the chapter.
Officers and chairmen elected
for a tenure of two years were:
President, Scotty Andrews Cock-
man, of Rockingham; vice presi
dent, Dell Finch Wabberson, of
Hamlet; secretary, Catherine
Porter Woodbury, of Rocking
ham; treasurer and Loyalty
Fund Chairman, Virginia Staf
ford, of Hamlet; program, June
Fay Sewell Perry, of Rocking
ham; coupons and magazines.
Ruby McIntosh McNair, of Rock
ingham; Social, Amorette Byrd
Bryson, of Hamlet; Friends of
the Library, Winnie Davis Tur
ner, of Hamlet; Ida Poteat Loan
Fund, Loretta Sewell, of Rock
ingham. Credit is due Agnes
Cree Deane for reviving the
Richmond County Chapter.
Art Students Exhibit
Work At State Gallery
A students exhibit of paint
ings done by girls from St.
Mary’s, Peace, and Meredith
Colleges is on display at the
State Art Gallery from Febru
ary 21 to March 14. The Art
instructors from the three col
leges are Mrs. Augusta Rembert
from St. Mary’s, Miss Mabel
Pugh from Peace, and John
Rembert and Miss Kay Erwin
from Meredith. The exhibit in
cludes drawings in ink and char
coal, paintings in watercolor and
oil, textile designings, posters,
Wake County Meeting
Two students—Jean Davis, of
Selma, and Lucille Sawyer, of
New Bern—appeared on the
program of the Wake County
Chapter at a meeting held at
the home of Katiebet Morris
Huggins and her daughter, Min
nie Morris Huggins, on Febru
ary 16. Jean sang three num
bers and was accompanied on
the piano by Lucille. The pro
gram included, also, the “Mere
dith Sketch” written especially
for the Founders’ Day meetings.
Taking part in the “Sketch”
were Laura Weatherspoon Har-
rill, Margaret Craig Martin, and
Julia Margrette Bryan.
Mary Lee Sears Johnston,
president of the Chapter, con
ducted the business session. The
chapter is filling a war stamp
book with the idea of presenting
a baby bond to the College for
the Expansion Program at com
mencement.
The next meeting will be a
dinner meeting, the place to be
announced later.
and papier-mache. Girls from
Meredith who contributed to the
exhibit are Ruby Greene, Joyce
Thomas, Mary Lib Bryant,
Meredith Cash, Jean Bradley,
Betsy Watson, Doris Marie
Jones, Dot Howerton, Virginia
Highfill, Faye Sprinklye, Laura
Ellen, McDaniel, Emily Olive,
Helen Frances Crain, Billie
Severn, Jackie Landfear, Jeanne
Fleischmann, and Liz Shelton.
WE EXTEND DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO
Dorothy Anne Evans Allison (Mrs. J. W., Jr.), ’30, of Detroit,
in the passing of her father, John E. Evans, at Rex Hospital, Ra
leigh, on February 22.
Annie Ruth Caldwell Baker (Mrs. Horace M.), ex-’14, of Lumber-
ton, in the passing of her husband. Dr. Horace Baker, at Baker
Sanatorium, on February 28.
Bessie Hobbs Kirby, ex-’15, and Mary Elizabeth Kirby, ’43, of
Raleigh, in the death of their son and brother, Sgt. Sam Jones
Kirby, Jr., in action over Germany on January 1.