Evening star., 1932-04-24
Spring Dance Given
By Zeta Chapter
OF Tau Delta Phi
Miss Evelyn Mezzanoste
Chairman of. Arrange
ments Committee at So
rority Function.

A successful Spring dance was given
by the Tau Delta Phi Sorority, zeta
Chapter, last night at the shoreham
Hotel. There was large attendance
and the success OF the dance was due
largely to the efforts of Miss Evelyn
Mezzanotte, who was chairman OF the
Arrangements Committee, assisted by
Miss Alva diuiiani. Miss Tess Riccl
and Miss Ida Soldano.
ri Sigma Tau Sorority, Gamma
Chapter. is making arrangements Tor
the annual Spring frolic, TO be held az
Indian Spring Country CLUB Frioay,
May Is, Miss Peggy Griffen heads the
committee. Final arrangements VIII 90
made Wednesday evening at meeting
Of the sorority.
Iota Chapter of Chi Sigma National
Sorority will hold tea dance TINS
afternoon at the New idea Country
Club. The committee In charge IN
ciuded Miss Margaret Collins, Miss
Madge Walsh and Miss Agnes walter
Lambda Chapter, Chi Sigma Sorority,
u planning TO have its annual birthday
celebration Thursday evening May b, at
Olney Inn. Miss Catharine Murphy
and Miss Louise Klee are In charge OF
the arrangements.
Mrs. Betty Mcqueen is chairman OF
the benefit theater party to be held
at the National Theater. Wednesday,
May I.
Six members of Lambda Chapter
spent the week end at the Monticello
Hotel In Atlantic City, the party in
cludlng Miss Helen Doyle Miss Esther
Godirg, Miss Catherine Pfiuger, Miss
Mary Mccarthy, Miss He!sn Sudduth
and Miss Helen Mauger,
The Washington Alumnae Association
OF the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
entertained the delegates of the D, A.
n, who are members OF the fraternity
at dinner Tuesday evening at Stone
leigh Court, There were 30 members
present to greet their guests of honor,
Perhaps the most interesting among
them was Mrs. NJ Abbot, who was
initiated into the fraternity at the Uni
vefsity OF Illinois in 1874, 90 years ago.
Mrs. Abbot responded to q toast with
charm and wit. She has been a dele
gate to the D. A. r convention a num-
Der OF times Other guests Of honor
were Mrs, II. n. Howell, q member Of
the sorority from Northwestern Uni
versity, though q delegate from Iowa, as
was also Mrs. James r. Powell, whose
chapter Ia at Nebraska University, and
Mrs, Charles Crane whose university is
Texas.
The sorority was also congratulating
one OF its members, Mrs. William
John Cooper, who has Just been elected
president OF the Washington branch of
the American Association of University
Women, The guests adjourned after
the dinner to the D. A. r. reception at
Constitution Hall
Beta Alpha Chapter of Zeta Tau
Alpha gave tea last week for Mrs,
Laurie Hess, president Of Alpha
Province, at the home Of Olivia Wat
kins, past president Of the sorority. Mrs,
Winnie Barrows, dean of women at
George Washington; Mrs, Charles Wat
kins, Mrs, Harriet Chambers and Miss
Elizabeth Orth, president of the sorority,
poured. The Bicentennial idea was the
theme of the tea, red, white and blue
being used for the decorations and re-
freshments.
Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Ma
tional Sorority held pledge tea last
paS ppaa1aS ae eoE Vac t!oHs VI Miss tgna
president, Mrs, Kathryn wilhelm,
pledged Miss Dorothy ColkIesser Miss
Helen Fairchild and Miss Christine
Thackera, who were presented with yell
low roses. The national officers present
were Miss Margaret Gibson, Miss Mar
garet Horgan and Miss Gertrude Tol-
bert. Members who attended were Miss
Helen Nusbaum, Mrs. Margaret Evans,
Mrs. Helen Herbert, Miss Stasia Don.
nelley, Miss Viola Wyand, Mrs. Kathryn
Wilhelm and Miss Iona Browne. The
color scheme used for the occasion was
blue and gold, the sorority colors.
Pi Chapter, Beta Chi Sorority, cele-
brated the first anniversary Of its afflli-
alton with the national group at a
birthday dinner party at the Aster
Monday, April 10, the day following the
first anniversary.
The chapter is sponsoring a theater
benefit at the National tomorrow for
the second presentation OF the National
Theater Players in "On the Spot" Miss
Ethel Hayes is chairman of the Com
mittee on Arrangements and Tickets.
1t was Mothers night at Zeta Chap
ter clubrooms Thursday evening and 30
members and their mothers .hor-
oughly enjoyed the get-together in
which both mothers and members par
ticipated. The mothers enjoyed singing
the songs of their youth and were ac-
companied by Miss Margaret Smith,
and also the picture guessing game,
which consisted of pictures Of them
selves, which the girls had found in
old possessions and to which they had
TO fit the correct names. Mrs. Casey
Annadale successfully named the
greater number of pictures and was