Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Gayety of the Season
Features Programs
Of Local Sororities
Honor Dinners, Rush Teas
and Dancing Included
Among Charming Events
Sponsored by Fraternities.

The Washington Association of Mount
Holyoke Alumnae recently held its an.
nual luncheon for the Mount Holyokt
girls, who are residents of Washington
and attending college this year, at the
4Madrillon Cafe. Guests of honor were
Miss Virginia E. Deyber, Miss Frances
H. Gernand. Miss Mary T. McMillen
Miss Nola c. Sanborn, Miss Katherine
NJ. Scott, Miss Marjory M. Smith. Miss
Nancy E. Van Buren,, Miss Josephine
A. Stevens and Miss Elizabeth H
Wheeler.
Alpha Chapter, Phi Delta Gamma
Sorority, gave a beautifully appointed
rush" tea last Sunday afternoon from
4 to 6 O'Clock at the home Of the presi-
dent. Miss Elsie Rackstraw, at the
Francis Scott Key.
Assisting the hostess were Mrs.
Maurice Salisbury, Miss Efne Marie
Ross and Miss May Pendleton and other
members of the sorority.
The decorations were white and gold,
the chapters colors.
The regular meeting of the chapter
will be held in the sorority rooms
Wednesday. The talk on Yellowstone
Park, which was to have been given by
Miss Elizabeth Haney has been post
poned until the regular meeting IN
February.
The Gamma Chapter of The Lambda
Zeta Gamma Sorority gave Subscrlp-
ton dance at the Roosevelt Hotel Fri
day evening. January B.
The dance committee included Miss
Aneta May Miss Josephine Hanlein,
Miss Virginia Shelton, Miss Peggy
Simons, Miss Louise Sladen. Miss Jane
Iouft and Miss Doris Riedel. The ar
rangement committee included Miss
Frances High. Miss Rosemary Plaskett,
Miss Mildred Taylor, Miss Mary Conner,
Miss Evelyn Harper. Miss Esther Whit
ney and Miss Mary Louise Phillips.
Miss Elsie Green and Miss Edith
Hayden entertained Beta Chapter Of
the Phi Delta Gamma Graduate Soror-
ity at tea on January 5.
Alpha Epsilon Chi Sorority of the
University of Maryland entertained at
tea last Sunday at the chapter house in
College Park in honor of the pledges
and of Mrs. w. H. E. Jaeger and Mrs.
Franc M. Westney, who have recently be-
come patronesses of the sorority. Mrs.
Alma Essex Marshall, an alumnae mem
Der of the sorority, was at the tea table,
which was attractively decorated in rose
and silver, the sorority colors.
Besides the honor guests and many
active members of the chapter, there
patroneSs Of the sorority; Miss Thelma
Elliott, Miss Phyllis Houeer and Miss
Mary Murray, other alumnae members.
The Washington Alumnae Chapter of
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity held its
January meeting at the home Of Miss
Elizabeth Gladman, Miss Frances James
acting as joint hostess, Friday evening.
The meeting was followed by bridge.
At this time the engagement of Miss
Sarah French Smith to Mr.. John Hal
loran of London, England. was an
nounced. The social committee, COM
posed of Mrs. Joseph Baird, chairman;
Miss Mildred Trotter and Miss Phoebe
Tauberschmidt, announced the holding
of the first of series of joint alumnae
and active chapter teas at the home Of
Miss Beatrice Clephane this afternoon.
Beta Alpha Chapter of zeta Tau
Alpha Fraternity held benefit bridge
party at the Women's City Club Satur-
day evening, which was well attended
by members of both the active and
alumnae chapters.
A Joint meeting Of the Eta and Theta
Chapters of the Phi Gamma ri So
rority was held at the home Of Miss
Mae Rosett. 4605 Ninth street north
west, Sunday January S. Arrangements
have been made to have the grand
council meeting and luncheon at the
Carlton Hotel February 8. Miss Tillie
Udoff. Eta, and Miss Blanche Kron-
man, Theta. are chairmen Of the COM
mittee on arrangements.
The Eta Chapter announces the
pledging of Miss Lea Bretler.
The January meeting of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association OF
Washington will be held Wednesday
evening at the Y. w. c. A. Supper
will be served at 6 o'clock in the club
room nm the fourth floor Mrs w W.