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On Feb. 20, 1945, the Kansas City Phi Psi Mothers Club met at the home of Mrs. Mary
Ragan, its président; and great plans were made for coming activities. The’ club - now.
is a Mu-Ku Club and more is expected to be accomplished for the cause of Phi Kappa Psi.

Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Mary Shipman to Capte Charles Thistle
'34, She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Shipman of Roswell, New Mexe Charkey |
is exec. officer with an artillery outfit somewhere in Italy. co

Ted Easton '15, is with the Hammett Blec. Mfg. Co., of Kansas City.
Sgt. Bob Creel is the only Army man attached to a Navy outfit in the et wen te

How many of you 'O8ers remenber that student-circus riot in Columbia about that thine?
That was a beaut and always made good conversation to rushees back in those’ Ftiedt

Lt. Al Sain. U. & Aircorps in England, sends in his 1945 house note $10, also $10
for the sheet. Thanx Allan. We can pane count on the agen to do more than their
share.

On February 16, Bros. Seward and Ruby entertained 5 K. C. rushees at the Golden °
Gloves tournament in Kansas City. Among the 5 were Curtis Carter Williams, son’ of
Bones and Lee Plattenburg son of "Horse" Plattenbury '17. So you all see that the’
Alums in K, C. are bound and determined to get going at MU. A March 4th trip is
being planned by Ruby, for a visit to the MU Campus showing these rushees around the
College. To date the trips to Columbia have been paid for by the alums themselves.
The Corporation has helped out on K. C. Gntertainment expense, Wow here is where.
you Alums away from here can help. Send in a contribution or pay a note to help

GET MO ALPHA started again before this war is over.

University officials are contemplating a student body of 18,000 after the war, This
figure was reached by estimating the number of G.. Is that will be in school at th. Ss.
expense. You can see then that we will have a valuable property in our house--as
after.all, the fraternity house will solve the dormatory problem and good rooms ‘will
be at a premium, for a while at any rate. Your directors have no plans for selling
the house unless we could purchase a house that would accomodate 50 men. There ave
several such houses available and periiaps might be considered—-more about this <in::
our next issue, °

Your directors are considering the possibilities of opening the house September, 1945.
This will depend largely on how many men can be pledged this spring. Hence it is of
the utmost ie to return the enclosed card if you know of. any vetorans or 17
year oldsior 4F lads that may be coming to M. U. fia

Ye Ed thanks Sgt. Chas. Allis, Amarillo, Texas, for the swell Lighter ne ‘sent, “made *
from a 50 Cal, shell, Chas. did too much touch football and got hospitalized for
Lo days. He'll soon be back to Denver (4 months), “age

Feb. rent from Columbia $130. It is reported the boys will have more rent from now
on as the Sammys have more pledges. Here's hoping,

Pfc. Dave He. McIntyre, 163 P WP Co., APO 70, PM. San Francisco, Calif., writes
Feb. 6th that he is in the Philippines and that he has a lot of interesting tales to
occupy the time of some future rushees at MU, Reports reading from Nov. Time maz-
azine that an Allied soldier happened upon a Greek bivouac area in Italy and was
asked for the password by the sentry on duty. "Phi Kappa Psi", he replied, where
upon he was shot, Not a very good ad says Mac,