DecevilViar. 1940
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Greetings, Alvaanael
A great many of us are ha.)py today be
cause ire soent seTeral delightful hours
in Montreat during Homecoming over
Thard:sgiving. Some were there only for
a few hours and some for days, but
^ everybody had fun!
Those Yfho attended part or all of the
functions for the Alumnae during the
ireeh-end were the following: Bessie
V'ilson and Mrs. 1;. J. Parks (Mildred Lee
Gaston) ’24; Adelaide BroTm, Elinor
Miller and ilary Stowe '36; Cornelia
Broim, Laura Mae Brown, Isa Cla3^, and
Buford Massey '37; Sarah lliblock arid
Betty Td^dor '38; luin Dodson, Majme
Freeman, Jacque Hubbard, Floride Mc-
Demid, Margaret Hiblock, Mac Tench,
Leslie Thomas'and Louise Vernon *39;
Fdith BoswOll, Jean Merchant, Mae
Fattishdll, Polly Ramsey, Margaret
Stei'mrt, and Haseltine Svrift '40.
You will remember v/c sent out a letter
°n Hov. 20th to about 400 of our
Alurmae. v.re are quite pleased to have
received m.ore than 23 ansvrers al-
ready and it is interesting to learn of
■those married and those with children,
and most gratifying just to knoiv that
■'^^6 have jreur name and a.ddress cOrrectlj''
placed on our files. Write us, won't
you?
ILe Alumnae were quite happy bo receive
^ "telephone message of best Y/ishes from
"'®SSy I-Iill of '38. For several years
at Thanksgiving Peggy has sent her
greeting by telephone. Hanej'’ Holler
and Martha Williamson sent telegrams on
Saturday,
1 knoYY all of you have read about^ our
plan to start our fund by subscribing
■to the Dialette. This jear the fee is
witir25j“^"ting to Dial^"to and 2o^
bo the Alumnae, llemt year the °ost
Page Throe
Yvrill be |1.00. Just recent] 3 about 15
have sent in their subscriptions. All
of those will receive the Dialette
coming out in December. Quite a fine
start, isn't it Al’umnae?
In corresponding tho last yreeks, our
Montreat Alumnae Secretary has been
unable to contact; Leonara Anderson,
Sarah Lavrter, and I.larj’- Heelj^ as their
letters have been returned unopened.
In case you know tJie Yvhereabouts ■ of any
of these, please drop a line to the
Aluimae Association, '';/o Y/ant to get in
touch YYith ever'y graduate of Montreat
High School or College, so don't fail
to ansY/er all letters and foi-ms mailed
to you.
Out of about 20 Alumnae who wrei-e here
.over the vreek-end, we had 15 at our
dinner Saturday night at the Inn.
Everything Yvas most informal, but one
of the nicest dinners the Alumnae ever
held, hre had ‘no one present but the
Alumnae and our Secretary, Miss Smith.
To make our visit complete, Mrs,
Anderson, gracious hostess as sho is,
invited all the old girls up for tea
Sunday Afternoon. Sitting before tlie
huge fireplace in their charming home.
Dr. and Mrs. Anderson were ^perfect
hosts. It Y/as amusing and delightful
to hear some of the tales thai. Y:ei’e
told regarding our Alma Mater.
Your President had the rare pleasure of
talking to tho first Alimtnae President.
Complications came up so that Mrs.
Grace Matson Griffith wres unable to
attend tho activities of Homecoming,
but Mrs. Griffith is vitally interested
in our Association and gave us a world
of information.
Y^ith twro members of the Class of _'24-
present, we learned that our beautiful
Alm.a Mater vdiich we sing on so many
mem.orable occasions vres Y^ritten in 1S24
by a member of the Class of 1926. Any
one knoYifing the author of tho Yrords of
this som’. please Yurite to the Aluinnae
Association. Among the things Y/e want
to know, especially for next jrear, are
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