Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Members of Congress
And Wives Are Listed
Honor Guests at Tea
Chapter of Delta Tau Delta
Fraternity Entertaining
Today-Other Prominent
Sororities Sponsor Attrac-
tive Social Fetes.

Gamma Eta Chapter of the Delta Tai
Delta Fraternity, George Washington
University, and its alumni will entertain
at tea this afternoon from to O'Clock
in the Delta Shelter, at 1924 K street
northwest. The guests of honor will b(
the fraternity members in Congress anc
their wives, including Senator and Mrs
Alhin w. Barley, Senator and Mrs
Henry j. Allen, and Senator Park
Trammell, Representative and Mrs
Fred S. PurneiI, Representative Dewey
Short, Representative and Mrs. w. w
Hastings, Representative and Mrs. JONI
w. Cable, Representative ana MIS-
Homer Hoch, Representative and Mrs
Charles n. S4oan. Representative George
A. Brumnl, ana Mrs. James II. Mann.
Mr.. George A. Degnan and Mr.
Charles F. Jackson are presiding officers
of the alumni and active chapter. The
Ladies Committee assisting them in
cludes Mrs. Percy C. Adams, Mrs
Raleigh B. Buzzaird, Mrs Claude w
Owen and Mrs Camden r. McAtee.
Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority will hold
the second annual card party for the
benefit of its building fund "wednesday
evening, in Tilden Gardens. The bene-
At will be given under the auspices OF
Eta Alumnae Chapter, and the commit
tee in charge consists of Miss Mildred
Reeves, chairman; Miss Anna Boyle and
Miss Olive King.
Mrs. z. E. Wagar, patroness of Beta
Alpha Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha
Fraternity. will enterta n tie active and
alumnae members OF the Fraternity at
tea this afternoon in hsr home at TO-
Nineteenth street.
Eta Alunmnae Chapter of Kappa
Beta Pi Legal Sorority held its January
meeting in the home of Miss Julia
Banks on Monday evening. Miss Mary
Connolly, president of the Women'S Bar
Association, gave an interesting report
of the activities Of this association, and
report also were received concerning the
program of Epsilon. MI and Omicron
Chapters. The meeting was followed by
q social hour. Attending were Mrs. Ed
win Avery, Miss Beatrice Clephane, Miss
Edith Cooper, Miss Agnes Kempt
Miss Olive King, Miss Anna
Boyle, Mrs. Bertha Lane, MIS-. GertrUd =
Pierce, Miss Catherine Recney. Mrs.
Alfred Taylor, Miss Ruth Tech, Mrs.
Clare Wilson. Miss Mary Cannon. Miss
Hughes, Mss Grace Whelan. Miss
Neude Yates, Mrs. Alvin Hathaway,
Miss Mary Connolly, Mrs. Martha Gold
and Miss Marie Saunders.
Phi Gamma Alpha, recently organized
fraternity at Strayer COllege OF Ac-
countancy, will sponsor an informal
dance composed of Mr.. Wharton j.
February IS. There will be dancing
from 10 until o'clock in the palm
court.
Mr.. William e. Davis, president Of the
group, has selected the Executive Com
mittee who will have charge of the
dance composed of the Mr.. Wharton j.
Bruce, Mr.. Percy E. Sackett. Mrs: A.
and Miss Leila Orndorff.
The Washington City Club of Alpha
Delta Pi will meet Wednesday, in the
apartment of Miss Grace Sandhouse, No.
53l, Park Central. 1900 r street north
west, at O'Clock Alumnae of all
chapters Of Alpha Delta Pi Sority vho
arc nov in Washington are urged to
attend. Those who have not yet affili-
ated with the City Club may call Mrs.
Ralph Erkine, 1901 Argonne place.
The various chapters of Sigma Theta
Sorority held q joint meeting in the
home Of Miss Katherine Pitcher at 122
Fifth street northeast. Tuesday
January 6, national officers were elected
for the ensuing year, including. Miss
Margaret Gibson, president; Miss
Gertrude Talbert, vice president; Miss
Margaret Horgan, corresponding Secre-
tary; Miss Irene Stein, recording secre-
tary and Miss Laura Haynie, treasurer
Further arrangements for the annual
dance to be held Friday evening