Evening star., 1932-05-15
Sorority Plans
Tea to Observe
81st Anniversary
Alpha Del.a Pi Members to
Hold Function Today.
Alpha Phi to Lunch.

Members Of Alpha Delta Pi will be
guests Of the Alpha Pi Chapter at
George Washington University at a tea
in commemoration Of the eighty-first
anniversary of the founding of the
sorority this afternoon from to o'clock
In the chapter rooms, at 2020 q street
northwest. Guests will include all
alumnae of Alpha Pi Chapter, the
Washington City Club. the Baltimore
City Club and several visiting A. d. Pts.
Alpha Delta Pi, which Is the Oldest
secret organization for women, was
founded May Is, 1851, at Wesleyan
Female College, in Macon, Ga. The
sorority now has 56 chapters distributed
throughout the United States and
Canada.
Miss Dorothy Mess is in charge OF
arrangements.
The Alpha Pi Chapter held its an
nual Spring formal dance at 2400 Six
teenth street Thursday evening. Chap
erones were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Jacobs, Dr.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Dutton
and DR., and Mrs. Daniel j. Buchanan.
Mrs. Florence Kirby Younger will be
hostess to the executive council OF the
washington City Alumnae Of Chi Omega
tomorrow evening In her home, at 145l
Harvard street northwest. Her guests
will include the officers Of the chapter
and the captains Of the teams compos-
ing the membership of the alumnae.
Plans for reports and attendance at the
bi-annual convention of Chi Omego, the
last week in June at White Sulphur
Springs, will be discussed. Miss Helen
Lupton, newly elected president OF the
alumnae chapter, will be official repre-
sentative at this convention and large
group from the alumnae and Phi Alpha
Chapter at George washington Uni
versity also will attend.
Alpha Phi alumnae win give lunch
con in honor of their national presi-
dent, Mrs. George w. Lindsay. Satur-
day at lis o'clock in the club house
of the American Association Of Un1ver-
sity Women. Alumnae may make reser-
vations through the secretary, Mrs.
Horace Thompson, at 2150 Pennsylvania
avenue.
The "hoo doc" dance given by the
Theta Sigma Tau Sorority Friday In
the Chantilly room of the Hotel Ham
tlton was attended by SO couples.
Members of the George Washington
University Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha
were guests of honor Of their province
president, Mrs. Laurie Hess. last eve
ming. Mrs Paul Briggs, retiring alumnae
adviser of the chapter was hostess with
Mrs. Hess and they were assisted by
Miss Dorothy Eidhammer, newly elected
aluninae adviser. Guests numbering 20
were seated at small tables for supper,
after which bridge was played.
Gamma Chapter, Sigma Epsilon Ma
tional Sorority, is sponsoring benent
In the National Theater Wednesday
evening. Miss Anna Grant and Mrs. |
Esther Slye are In charge Of arrange
ments. The play Is revival OF DAVID
obtained from Mrs. Slye, at 1702 Sum |
init place northwest, or Miss Lillian |
Lindquist, at 236 Farragut street north
west.
The Omega Phi Sigma Sorority of |
Washington was entertained by. Miss |
Hazel Ferguson at Gaithersburg, Md, |
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Cards |
and dancing and supper followed.
A shower was given Tuesday by the
members Of Gamma Chapter, Chi
Sigma Sorority, in the home of Miss |
Stuart Gibson for Miss Gladys Dice,
whose marriage TO Mr.. Armin Clement
will take place in June.
Inc 1857 pie0geS OF Gamma Cnapter
the members at card party
In the home of Miss Mildred Coker
Saturday evening, May Z. Those as
sisting were Adiss Gladys Cav, Miss
Connie Cooksey and Miss Elizabeth |
Swadley.
Seven Of the Gamma members enter |
tanned their mothers at tea given by |
Alpha Province Of Chi Sigma Sorority |
Mothers day ut the Mayf1ower.
Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi |
Sorority viii have as its guest speaker
Mrs. Margaret Sordahl Of Minnesota
Tuesday evening following its business
meeting at the Carlton Hotel. Mrs.
Sordahl recently returned from three
years In South Africa. where she made
q collection Of biological specimens and
presented them to the National Museum
In Washington.
Members of the Beta and Gamma
Chapters have been invited to hear Mrs.
Sordahl talk on customs, work and lives
of South African natives. She will
show interesting trophies and will Illus
trate her talk with motion pictures.
Ten girls, forming the Gamma Chap
Ter Of Chi Delta Gamma, were for