Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
Capital Sororities
At initial Meetings
Welcome New Year
Reception for New Members
by Pi Beta Phis-Banquet
and Other Entertaining
Features In Schedule.

The January meeting of the WASH
ington Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi
will be a progressive reception for new
members to be held in three apartments
In the Van Cortlandt Apartments, l4I7
Belmont street, Tuesday evening.
Miss Ruth MCGOWAN, Miss H. May
johnson and Miss Emile Margaret
White will be hosteSses. Those expect
ing to attend are asked to notify any of
the three persons named. Bridge back
CANNON and other games will follow
the reception.
= banquet will be held by Lambda
Chi Sorority in the grill room of Col
her's Inn Tuesday. Following the din
ner Miss Irene Edwards will install the
following members: Miss Dorothy Ben
nett, Miss Jane Sincel, Miss Martha
Limbaugh Miss Virginia Ahern. Miss
Barbara Morris, Miss Edna Walker, Miss
Margaret Van, Miss Mary Morosy and
Miss Sally Van Slack. These girls will
form the Delta Chapter of the sorority
The Beta Chapter of Lamba Sigma
Kappa Sorority will give a tea at the
Some of Miss Marion Jackson, 67OO
sixth street northwest, TO-DAY from
TO o'clock pm.
The Gamma Chapter, Kappa Phi
Delta Sorority will hold a silver tea
Sunday. January 25, in the home of
Miss Eleanor Howell, who resides at
the Chastleton Apartments. The officers
OF the chapter will form a receiving
line.
The Charlton Hotel was the scene
Of very much enjoyed closed dance
Saturday evening, December 81, given
by Alpha, Beta and Gamma Chapters
4, of Lambda Chi Sorority. Members of
the sorority's prospective chapter, which
will be installed January ID, also were
present.
zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma Sorority
held short business meeting in the So
rority rooms Tuesday, January 6, when
plans were discussed for a Valentine
days dance. After the meeting the
, following girls were pledged: Miss Ellen
Briggs, Miss Edith Hammif and Miss
Catherine Quill
The Washington Alumnae Chapter of
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority held its jan
uary meeting in the home of Miss
Katherine Day Friday evening, Miss
katherine Bennett acting. as joint
hostess. The meeting was followed by
social hour and bridge. Attending
were Mrs. Joseph Baird, Mrs. w. Paul
Briggs, Miss Marion Campbell, Miss
Beatrice Clephane, Miss Marie Didden,
Miss Dorothy Eidhammer, Mrs. Laurie
Hess, Miss Frances James, Mrs. Don
Kirkley. Mrs. Paul Loehler, Miss Eliza
beth Masterson, Miss Evelyn PierSon,
Miss Virginia Ronsaville, Mrs. Eleanor
Shaw, Miss Marion Stewart, Miss Mil
6red Trotter, Miss Phoebe Tauber-
schmidt, Mrs. Howard Warren and Miss
Julia Watkins
All members of Zeta Alpha Tau So
Yority are invited to attend the joint
tea for active and alumnae members to
be held this afternoon at the home of
Miss Molly Brinkley, at 3035 @ street
northwest, from to 6.
Beta Chapter of the Sigma Kappa
Phi Sorority opened its 1881 social sea-
son by giving a closed tea dance New
Year day at the Grace Dodge tea hut.
About IS couples, including members
and friends of the chapter, enjoyed the
afternoon Of dancing in the holiday at
mosphere.
A regular meeting of Beta was held
Wednesday, when Miss Mae Hummer,
president and Miss Elsie Trittipoe
made a detailed and most gratifying
report on the charity work done at
Christmas in behalf of the chapter.
The eighth District of Columbia
Chapter of P. E. o. will celebrate the
Exty-second anniversary of the sorority
January 81 at Pierce Hall. The ban
uuet will be in charge of Chapter @,
Mrs. Harry L. Underwood, 1888 Mount
Pleasant street, chairman. Following
the banquet Chapter F, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Sterling Bockoven of
2403 Observatory place, will present the
ceremony of light, fantasy in three
scenes, written especially for P. E. o.
A one-act play will be given by the
hare NFC N1nVN Z Il
by Mrs. H j. Harris of 1857 Lamont St.
Several members Of the congressional
set and other distinguished visiting and
non-afhliated members will be among
the guests.
The annual banquet and dance of the
lambda Zeta Gamma Sorority will be
held Tuesday in the palm court of the
Shoreham Hotelf The Beta, Gamma
and Mu Chapters of the sorority are
Joining in staging the festivity.
At the close of the banquet the
gathering will be addressed by Miss
Peggy Schulz Of the sororitys National
Council The other speakers will be
Miss Dorothy Scott of Beta Chapter,
Miss Doris Riedel of Gamma Chapter
and Miss Elizabeth Kerr of Mu Chap
ter. Miss Jane -Loust will act as toast
mistress. White roses, the sorority
flower, will decorate the banquet table,
and the favors will be silver compacts
decorated with the sorority coat-of-
arms.
The officers of Gamma Chapter-Miss
Jane Loust president; Miss Evelyn
Harper, vice president; Miss Rosemary
Tlaskett, secretary; Miss Frances High,
corresponding secretary, and Miss jose
phtne Hanlein, treasurer-are in charge
OF arrangements.
The Kappa Sigma Chapter of Alpha
Lambda Sigma Fraternity will celebrate
the first anniversary of its organization
at a first birthday party" dinner and
dance in the empire room Of the Shore
ham Hotel Wednesday.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments include Mr.. John Rata Farrell
chairman; Mr. Robert j. Crowley and
Mr.. F. B. Werle.
Alpha Chapter Of Theta Chi Sigma
Sorority inaugurated its activities for
1881 with a charmingly arranged tea
Sunday, January 4. at the home of the
president Miss Madeleine Krogmann.
Mrs Joseph Pricci and Miss Virginia
Mcguire assisted Miss Krogmann at the
tea table.
Tuesday evening the seventh annual
founders day banquet was held at the
Ehoreham Hotel Mrs. Joseph Pricci,
who was in charge Of arrangements,
acted as toastnistress. introducing the
president Miss Madeleine Krogmann,
who made a short address, summing up
briefly the accomplishments Of the
chapter during the past year. Corsage
bouquets. tied in the sorority colors-
blue and gold-were given as favors