Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
Sorority Chapters
In Special Sessions
Devoted to Pleasure
Groups Assemble at Teas,
Bridge Parties. Dances
and Luncheons-Prosres-
sive Christmas Party in
View.

Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma
the graduate sorority of American Uni.
versity, entertained at a tea Tuesday
afternoon from S to o'clock in tbs
chapter rooms of the sorority.
The tea was given in honor of the
graduate women students, who are at
tending the university this year. Other
guests included Miss Efde Marie Ross
the national president, and members Of
the faculty and their families.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
with yellow and white flowers, the
sorority colors.
Miss Elsie Rackstraw, the president,
assisted by members of the chapter,
had charge of the arrangements, and
the success of the affair was attributed
to their work.
The Washington Alumnae Association
of Kappa Delta Sorority held a sub
scription bridge party at the Kappa
Delta house Tuesday evening, attended
by 81 members and guests Of the aSso-
citation.
There was on exhibition the we'll
hlled hope chest which Sigma Mu
Chapter Of Kappa Delta Sorority of
George Washington University raffled
on the following Thursday evening for
the benefit of the Richmond Crippled
Children's Hospital.
surprise box luncheon for four
was served to each table.
The hostesSes for the evening were
MIS-. Elizabeth Carter, Miss Virginia
James, Miss Sylvia Meyer, Miss Mollie
Lee, Miss Isabelle Robbins, Miss Betty
Gardner, Miss Nanny Maude Moore
and Mrs. G. r. Helmick.
A meeting of the association will be
held December l9 in the home of Miss
Helen Woodward, at 1907 Eighteenth
street northwest.
The December meeting of the Wash
1ngton Alumnae Club Of Pi Beta Phi,
TO be held Tuesday evening, will be a
progressive Christmas party between
the apartments of Miss Emile Margaret
White, Miss Ruth MCGOWAN and Miss
H. May johnson in the Van Cortland
apartment house, 1417 Belmont street
northwest. Mrs. j. H. Crist will have
charge OF Christmas music for the
meeting.
Sigma Theta Sigma held its initial
dance OF the season Friday, December 6.
at the Hamilton Hotel Patronesses
were Mrs. Thomas H. Faris and Mrs.
Charles Flanagan, and the chaperones,
miss Alice D. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse T. NuSsear and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
s. Walker. This was the first of a
series Of social activities to take place
during the Winter. The proceeds will
be used, In part, for philanthropic
purposes.
Alphi Epsilon Chi Sorority of the
University Of Maryland celebrated
Founders day with an informal dance
at the chapter house Saturday, Noven-
Der 80. The decorations were attrac-
lively worked out in the sorority coIors
rose and snver-and refreshments
were served
Sunday, December l, Founders day
was further celebrated by a formal
dinner in honor Of the sorority's rushees
at the Kenwood Golf and Country Club.
The table was artistically decorated
with silver candelabra, containing rose
colored candles, at each end of the
table, and a large basket of pink
radiance roses adorned the center. A
rose also was laid at each place.
Speeches were made by Mrs. Alma
Essex Marshall, an alunna and charter
member; Mrs. j. 2. Metzger and Mrs
A. Lee Schrader, patronesSes of the
sorority; Miss Isabel Dynes, president