Evening star., 1924-04-11
PRESENT PORTRAIT
or MRS. COOLIDGE
Pi Beta Phi Members Add Christy
Painting to White HousG
Collection.
MRS. Gait BANQUET SPEAKER
Noted Sufrsgist Among 800 At
tending Frsternity Conference.

Eight hundred members OF Pi Beta
Phi attended the opening session OF
the eastern conference OF the frater-
nifty in the New Willard Hotel today.
This afternoon the delegates are to
present to the White House q portrait
Of Mrs Coolidge, who was a member
of the fraternity. and tonight recep-
ton and dance will be given at the
Congressional Club.
The painting of Mrs. Coolidge is by
Howard Chandler Christy and shows
the First Lady in wine red velvet
side and a view of the south portico
Of the White House In the back
ground. Mr.. Christy is said to have
made vivid impression of Mrs. Cool
fraternity at the University of Yer
mont and took an active interest in
II until the duties of official life
began to monopolize her time.
Received by Sheriff..
Miss Amy Onken of Chaplin. H.,
grand president of the fraternity, was
to deliver the address Of presentation
and the picture was to be received on
behalf of the government by Col &. q.
Sheriff., aide to the President.
The ceremonies in the east room
were to be simple. but impressive.
ton, yeiled with heavy curtains of
wine color. tied with cords of blue,
the fraternity colors.
The portrait was to be unveiled by
Miss Ermine Pollard Of the Univ ersity
of Vermont, Mrs. Coolidge's alma ma
ter, and Miss Irene Narwold of the
University Of Michigan, the alma ma
ter of Mrs Catherine Tower Barnes,
ternity purchasing and presenting the
portrait. y reception in the blue
room by Mrs. Coolidge and tea to all
attending was to follow the presenta-
ton.
DIR. Wiley Is Speaker.
Business questions occupied the
morning session and this afternoon
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley speaks on the
Health Problems OF the Modern Col
lege Girl" DR.. Edith II. Matzke OF
Phfladelphis will speak III similar
vein.
There will be a banquet tomorrow
evening at the New willard Hotel to
celebrate the fifty-seventh anniver-
sary of the founding Of the fraternity.
The local chapter at the same time
Pi Beta Phi being the first woman's
fraternity to enter George Washing
ton University. All sections of the
United States will be represented in
the 800 guests.
Mrs. Cntt ON Program.
The principal speaker at the ban
duet will be Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, member. She will give "a
Message to the College Women Nof
America" IT is Of interest to the
conference that Mrs. Gait attended
the first banquet OF the local chapter.
at George Washington thirty-ive
years ago. Mrs. David r Nickerson
will be toastmistress> She will be
introduced by Mrs. T. N. Afford. pres
ident of Washington Alumnae Club.
In honor of presenting the portrait
TO Mrs. Coolidge the Chicago Alum
nae Club and the Northwestern Uni-
versity Chapter of Pi Beta Phi will
give A special radio program at Chi
cago, to which President and Mrs.
Coolidge will listen tonight
Program Over Radio.
Miss Kathryn Browne, mezzo- SO
prano, with the Chicago Civic Opera
Company and a member of Pi Beta
Phi. will sing two fraternity songs
between 1850 and pm. over radio
WtSN, S70 meters. The signifioance of
this occasion will be explained to the
radio audience. Miss Browne will
then sing speed Thee NY Arrow
and the Pi Phi anthem. Eight of the
Northwestern University sisters will
Join in the chorus.
Since no personal greetings are per-
mitted over the radio Miss Browne
has written Mrs. Coolidge that the
words of her solo will be the greet
ings of the west to their sister, the
first lady of the land