Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Phi Mu Holds Annual
Banquet on Wednesday
To Mark Anniversary
Annual Convention of Phi
Gamma Pi in Philsdelphia
Attended by Local Girls.

The washington Alumnae Association
Of Phi Mu Fraternity and members of
the Beta Alpha Chapter at George
Washington University will hold their
annual banquet in the palm room of
the Shoreham Hotel Wednesday eve
ming at Z o'clock.
The banquet celebrates the seventy
ninth anniversary Of the founding OF
Phi Mu Fraternity. Members OF the
committee have arranged an interest
ing program, which includes several
sketches by the pledges, group of
fraternity songs and several ' other sr
presented to the member of the active
chapter who has made the highest
grades for the past year. Mrs. Marian
Barker Hagan, District president of
Phi Mu, will be the toastmistress.
Miss Lonnelle Dawson, who Is in
charge of arrangements, Is assisted by
Miss Elizabeth Chamblin and Miss
Louise Jaquette.
Following the banquet there will be
a dance given by the pledges in honor
of the active and alumnae chapters.
The annual Convention of the Phi
Gamma Pi Sorority was held at the
Hotel Adelphia, Philadelphia, on Febru-
airy 81, % and %. Miss Tillie Udoff, as
grand chancellor, and Miss Betty Kron-
man, as grand scribe, took an active
part in the business sessions of the
convention. Other local girls attend
ing were Miss Blanche Kronman, Miss
Rose Plotnick, Miss Miriam Buchalter,
Miss Yetta Halpen, Miss Ruth Rosett,
Miss Fannie LuchS and Miss Rebecca
Rosenblun. The next meeting of the
Grand Council of the sorority will be
held in Washington.
The University of Michigan Alumnae
Club will be entertained by the Exec
utive Committee at the home of Mrs.
Chevy Chase, Md, at buffet supper,
Tuesday, March 8, at 6:15 o'clock.
There will be the regular Friday lunch
con at the A. A. U. w. March 6.
Beta Chapter of Sigma Kappa Phi.
Sorority gave most enjoyable semi
closed tea dance at the Dodge Tea
Hut on Monday, February %.
The regular meeting of the chapter
was held on Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Behrens, 1885 Ran
dolph street northwest.
Alpha Chapter of sigman Tau
Gamma Sorority entertained 20 tots
from the Central Union Mission at the
Ambassador Theater matinee perform
ance Of "Silver Horde" yesterday after
noon. Miss Ruth Duckett, social chair
man of the sorority, arranged the party,
which included IA members OF the
society and the children from the
Sigma Tau Gamma has planned
other events Of a similar nature for
the coming months, according to Miss
Anne Bourke, president Of the group.
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity viii hold
its initiation banquet at the Carlton
Hotel this evening, following formal
ceremonies to be held at the Beta
Alpha Chapter rooms today. The
initiates are Miss Mildred Bishop, Miss
Betty Monroe, Miss Elizabeth Orth,
Frazier, Miss Bernice Freddy, Miss
Elizabeth Petty, Miss. Margaret Stire- |
walt, Miss Dorothy Shaffer, Miss Louise |
Conrad, Miss Virginia Story, Miss Jean
Kardell and Miss Mary Lee Watkins. |
Miss Ezra Mooney will act as toast |
mistress at the banquet and Miss
Thelma Cox Is chairman Of the COM /
mittee in charge of arrangements. The
banquet viii be attended by both active
and alumnae members Of the fraternity, !
and the alumnae scholarship awards
viii be made on this occasion.
Members OF the Iota Sigma Epsilon
Sorority joined last evening in cele-
brating the thirteenth anniversary of
the organization Of the sorority in their I,
annual Founders day banquet and
dance held In the palm court of the
Shoreham Hotel. The Beta and Alpha |
Chapters united in staging this fete
event.
Vocal duets rendered by Miss Mary
Louise Ballard and Mrs. Elmer w. |
Rowland were amusement features dur |
ing the dinner, while several members |
Of the sorority also presented novelty !
dances.
Arrangements for the events were |
under the charge Of the president of |
the sorority, Mrs. Roy Borougts, and a |
committee including Mrs. Frank Bap- |
ti5ta, chairman, and. Miss Betty Berg |
man and Miss Clarice Bland.
The famed Mount olympus Of Greece