Evening star., 1931-06-14
.appa Delta Alumnae
10 Be Picnic Guests
OF Sigma Mu Chapter
. lrs. Hendricks Will Enter
tain Beta Chapter of Phi
Delta Gamma.

The members Of the washington
humnae Association of Kappa Delta
cc-ority will be the guests of Sigma
H.u Chapter of George Washington
University at picnic at Capt. Bonner's
hcme at Fort Washington, Saturday.
Those who will attend will meet at
the Kappa Delta house at 3 o'clock.
A successful benefit bridge was given
by the alumnae association at the
Kappa Delta house Monday evening.
Miss Isabel Robbins was chairman OF
the Committee on Arrangements and
was assisted by Miss Betty Gardner and
Miss Isabelle Bell.
Miss Mau6e OFlaherty has been
elected president of the association for
the coming year. Other officers for the
year are, Mrs. Paul McCrea, secretary
end Miss Dorothy Pyle. treasurer. Miss
Sylvia Meyer is elected alumnae dele
gate to the Kappa Delta National Con-
vention to be held at the Wardman
Park Hotel in this city from June 20
TO July 4. Miss Meyer is an accom-
plished harpist and will play on several
occasions during the convention.
Mrs. Elsie Hendricks will entertain
Beta Chapter, Phi Delta Gamma, the
graduate women's professional sorority,
in her home at 6705 Forty-fifth street,
Saturday afternoon from 2:3O to
o'clock. This is the first of series of
events planned by the sorority for the
Summer season which will be in the
nature of lawn parties and out-of door
picnics.
The sorority inaugurated its annual
Spring tea for all students doing gradu-
ate work and including both men and
yfill INo
made part of the commencement week
activities. A similar tea is given each
Autumn to welcome the graduate stu
dents to the university.
Mrs. Helen Pitt was chairman of the
committee which arranged the tea and
Miss Margaret A. Klein. the president
OF the sorority, received the guests.
Gamma Chapter of the Sigma Beta
Sorority will give its closing Subscrip-
ton dance of the Summer season We'd
nesday evening in the Old Dominion
Boat Club. Dancing will be from 10 to
O'Clock.
The members of Epsilon Chapter,
Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority, enter
tained its initiates and newly elected
officers at banquet at the Shoreham
Terrace last evening. Following the
dinner, the initiation of Mrs. Helena
OOOSy 1bSCO, MISS OclLIld oOTCIldTQC
Mrs. Grace Stiles and Miss Nell Quinn
took place. The following officers were
installed: Mrs. Josephine Tardiff, dean;
Miss Helen Slapnicka, associate dean;
Miss Ellen Mccormick, chancellor; Mrs
Anna Mae Smith, corresponding regis
trar; Miss Grace Kincare, recording
registrar and Miss Verde LYMAN
Anderson and Miss Helen Snapnicka
were in charge of arrangements.
Iota Chapter, Chi Sigma National
Sorority. formally closed the sorority
year last night with a supper dance at
Columbia Country Club. A long table
seated the 26 members and their escorts,
and was tastefully decorated with pink
roses and ferns. A lovely gift was pre-
Sented to each guest Miss Kathleen
OConnor was in charge of all arrange
ments.
The chapter held its elections earlier
in the week, and the following were
elected: Miss Mary Lou Colliflower,
president; Miss Margaret Collins, vice
president; Miss Margaret Ward, record
ing secretary; Miss Mae Beattie, corre-
spending secretary; Miss Marie Moore
historian; Miss Agnes Walter, custodian
OF property, and Miss Lois Lucas, SER
geant at arms. Miss Collihower was
presented with SIS gold piece for per-
Miss Mary Catherine O'Connor of Iota
Chapter was elected province president
at meeting Tuesday of Alpha Prov
ince, comprising all Washington chap
terS.
Delta Alpha Sorority held its annual
initiation and banquet Tuesday night
in the Thomas Jefferson room and gar
den court Of the Mayhower
Preceding the banquet, initiation cere-
mony was held for Miss Florence Bald
win, Miss Kathryn Cunningham, Miss
Anna Eppley, Miss Helen Fenton, Miss
Harriet Lawless, Miss Evelyn Leath,
Miss Bertha LipScomb, Miss Mary Neff,
MISS Elizabeth Stratton and Miss Eliza
beth Welk.
The banquet room was elaborately
decorated in the sorority colors, and
the toast scheme, aviation" was car
rled out to the fullest extent. Miss Eliza
beth Goodloe was toaStmiStress, while
songs and speciality dances as we'll as
speeches showed the talent Of present
and future Delta Alphas.
Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma,
graduate sorority of American Uni
versity, had their annual banquet at
Olney Inn Wednesday evening. An en-
Joyable program was arranged by Miss
Vera Stafford and a committee, honor
ing the members graduated from the
university this year. Sharing honors
with the graduates were Mrs. Blanche
Enterline. the bride in the group, and
Miss Villa Murray, who expects to sail
to Hawaii about the middle of the
month. Following the festivities the
following new officers of the sorority
were installed: President, Miss Hazel
Feagans; vice president, Miss Florence
Milligan: recording secretary, Miss Ar
lene Ball; corresponding secretary, Miss
Eleanor GesSford; treasurer, Miss Mary
Louise Brown; historian, Miss Ora
Coge, and registrar, Miss Blanche
Fickle. The meeting was in charge of
Miss Grace Johnson, the outgoing preSi-
dent Of the sorority.
Miss Louise F.. Bruce, daughter of
Comdr. and Mrs. BrySon Bruce, en-
tertained at a swimming party and tea
at the Army-Navy Country Club, in
honor of Miss Dorothy Albert Miss
Ruth Griggs, Miss Ruth Macarthur,
Miss Helen Nichols, and Miss Mary
Priest, graduating members of Alpha
Delta Pi of George Washington Uni
versity, on commencement day, We'd
nesday. other guests were the under
graduate members of the chapter. The
Alpha Delta Pi Mothers Club presented
silver lemon forks with the Greek let
ters engraved upon them to each of the
graduates.
The social activity Of Alpha Delta Pi
win % concluded this week end with
a r:-use party at the farm of DR.. and
Mrs. Robert Fiske Griggs, in Southern
Maryland, their daughter, Miss Ruth
Griggs, acting as hostess to the mem
bers of the sorority.
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