Evening star., 1932-01-10
Representative Kurtz
'To.Be Guest of Honor
At Chi Omega Dinner
Beta Chapter of Chi Sigma
Pledges Nine Members at
Tea in Petworth.

Final plans have been made for the
dinner for Representative J. Banks
Kurtz of Pennsylvania to be given by
the Washington City Alumnae Chapter
of the Chi Omega Fraternity Thursday,
January IA, at the American Associa-
ton of University Women. Among the
guests to be present at the lecture on
political Issues" following the dinner,
will be the presidents Of the alumnae
chapters of the George Washington
fraternitieS Mrs. Margaret Heine Is
the president OF the Washington City
Alunnae Chapter. Miss Virginia Die
del Miss Helen Newman and Mrs. Betsy
Booth Fowler are in charge OF arrange
ments.
Beta Chapter of Chi Sigma Sorority
entertained at tea at the home OF
Margaret Woods Andrews in Petworth
Sunday afternoon, January 3, when nine
girls were pledged by Miss Marie
Meehehan, president of the chapter, as
sisted by Miss Catherine Austin, initia-
ton chairman This group consisted
of Miss Josephine Sullivan, Miss Mary
McCarty, Miss Myra Hirst Miss Virginia
Hall, Miss Catherine Mccarthy, Miss
Elizabeth Barnes, Miss Margaret Dodd,
Miss Doris Judge and Miss Esther Wall
smith
A hearty welcome was extended to
the the pledges by the IL members Of
the chapter present.
Beta Chapter of Chi Sigma Sorority
held its meeting on January S at the
home of Margaret Sullivan, which was
attended by 16 members and 9 goats,
who later served the other guests.
The Gamma Chapter of the Kappa
Phi Delta Sorority will have a card
party, January IS, at the Y. w. c. A,
614 z street northwest, at o'clock.
Miss Mary Suraci and Miss Marie Dorr
are on the committee.
Sigma Theta National Sorority gave
its annual Christmas dance Wednesday
December 30, at the Renwood Golf and
Country Club
Epsilon Chapter formally initiated the
following members preceding the dance
at the home of Miss Viola Wyand, 40
S street. Miss Aurelia Birmingham, Miss
Helen Boyd, Miss Stasia Donnelly, Miss
Beatrice England and Miss Helen l..
Nussbaum. Each of the new members
was presented with corsage cluster of
flowers and entertained at the dance as
a guest of the chapter.
Plans are being made for an inter
chapter dance to be given Thursday,
February 4, at the Kennedy-Warren.
Arrangements are in the hands of Miss
Agnes Schneider, Miss Vera Bonham,
Miss Ellen Jennewine, Miss Viola
Wyand and Miss Virginia Schmidt.
The next regular meeting Of Epsilon
Chapter will be held at the home of
Miss Helen Boyd, 5o12 Ninth street,
Tuesday, January 10.
Miss Grace L. Newton will entertain
the Alpha Pi Alumnae Chapter of
Alpha Delta Pi, at her home, 6607 Six
teenth street, on Tuesday, January IL.
Miss Margaret Maize will assist.
The Beta Chapter of the Sigma
Theta Sorority announces the pledging
of Miss Mae Talbert, Miss Hilma Morris
and Mrs. Helen Anderson. They were
pledged at a tea on Sunday afternoon,
at the home of Miss Florence VAIN
wright. This very beautiful and i'm
pressive ceremony was presided over
by Miss Elizabeth Clark.
Lambda Chapter of Chi Sigma So
rority recently entertained their rushees
at week end party, at the home of
Miss Esther Goding. on Quincy street.
At the regular bi-monthly meeting,
January 5, plans were completed for
a Midwinter dance, to be given at
Beaver Dam Country Club Saturday,
January %.
The chapter is having their pledge
tea this afternoon, at the home of Miss
Dorothy Collihower.
Tuesday, Gamma Chapter, Chi Sigma
Sorority, held its regular meeting at
the home of Miss Louise Lerch, 2945
Mills avenue northeast. After the busi-
ness meeting the president, Miss Dale
Phillips conducted the impressive cere-
mony, in which several girls were
pledged and each presented with a
pledge pin and a yellow tea rose as
symbol Of the sorority. A social hour
then followed, with refreshments served
by the hostess.
The president of XII Chapter, at
Ballston, Va, Nellie Spencer, visited
Gamma Chapter for the purpose of
interesting the girls TO attend the
founders day dance of Beta Province,
held at the Lord Baltimore Hotel on
January 9.
Sigma Epsilon National Sorority
held its annual closed Christmas dance
Tuesday, December 20, at Columbia
Country Club. TIE members of the
five Washington chapters, Alpha, Beta,
Gamma, Delta and Nu, attended
The members Of the Executive Coun-
Gil OF Columbia Province made arrange
mentS for the dance, which was at
tended by about ninety couples.
Miss Catherine E. Myers was hostess
to Omicron Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi
International Legal Sorority Thursday
evening in her apartment at the Eldon.
The dean, Miss Hazel Palmer, presided.
At an election Of corresponding regis
trar, Miss Mary Cavis was unanimously
chosen. Following the business session
a supper was served. Among those at
tending were TIE former deans, Miss
Addie A. Hughes and Miss Harriet
Buckingham. Others included Miss
Helen Bowers. Miss Mary CaviS, Miss
Grace S. Dawson, Associate Dean
Katheryn Doherty. Miss Katharine
Ely. Miss Lorena Galbraith, Miss Sara
Nero, Miss Marshall, Miss Catherine
Myers. Miss Grace Norvell Of Nu Chap
ter, Miss Hazel Palmer, Miss Irene
Pancoast, Miss Evelyn Spencer, Miss