Evening star., 1932-03-27
Mrs. Hoover $ Sorority
FGives Dinner to Honor
Newly Made Members
Kappa Kappa Gamma Mem
,bers Number Several Cen
erations in Some Families.

Thirteen young women were initiated
into the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Monday afternoon by the Gamma Chi
Chapter of George Washington Uni
versity. In the evening banquet was
given in honor of the new members at
the Kennedy Warren.
Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded
at Monmoth College in Ohio, in 1870, SO
some of its members have both mothers
and grandmothers who are Kappas.
One of the new initiates, Jane Kaskey, is
the daughter of a Kappa from Ohio
University and the mother of Jean
Stein is from the Kappa Chapter at
Nebraska University.
Kappa Kappa Gamma counts among
its Nationally prominent KappaS the
wives of two Presidents of the United
States, the present First Lady, Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, and Mrs Rutherford
2. Hayes, also Mrs. Owen D. Young,
Dean Gildersleve of Barnard College,
Alice Duer Miller. Helen Wills Moody,
Jesica c. Cosgrave, Dorothy Garfield
Fisher and Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn.
Julia Ward Howe, author of the Battle
Hymn of the Republic was also
Kappa.
The toastmistress of the banquet was
Mrs. Releigh Gilchrist At the speakers
tables were Mrs George HoStetler, a
national officer of the fraternity; Mrs.
Fred BoWersock and Mrs. Paul Hudson.
The initiates were Lois Buckman,
Jane KaSkey, Amanda Chittum, Jane
Crea, Frances Douglas, Elizabeth Nc
Gowan. Margaret McReynolds, Adele
Merriam, Ruth MolyneauX, Jane Rhodes,
Helen Sherfey, Jane Stein and Cath
crime Vessels.
Tau Phi National Sorority is giving
its annual Easter tea this afternoon
from to o'clock at the home of Miss
Marie Reichman, 7425 Thirteenth street
northwest. The receiving line will in
clure Mrs. Erma Patterson, council
president; Miss Virginia Lyle, president
of Alpha Chapter; Miss Ruth Colburn.
president of Beta Chapter; Miss Hilda
Miss Evelyn Ulrich, president of Pi
Chapter, and Miss Dorothy Hunt, pres
ident of Mu Chapter.
The Gamma Chapter Of the Kappa
Phi Delta Sorority will hold its Spring
hop Saturday, April 2, at the Kennedy
Warren Hotel.
The committee in charge of this
dance consists Of Dorothy Craig, Mar
guerite Laffitte, Marie Shsa, Mary
Suraci and Eleanor Howell.
Judge Charles S. Lobengier and Mrs.
Lobengier were guests at the regular
monthly dinner of the Alpha Lambda
Chapter of the Phi Delta Delta Legal Fra
ternity, which followed the pledge cere-
money Sunday evening, the new men,
bers pledged being Miss Emma Harris,
Miss Margarite Edwards and Miss Rosa
liza Bigos. Following the dinner Judge
Lobengier gave an interesting talk on
the community property system, ad-
vocating its extension to all American
Jurisdictions as the just and equitable
manner of adjusting property rights be-
tween husband and wife. In response
to questions he discussed the failure of
the jury system, attributing to this
much Of the difficulty of law enforce
ment and increase of the criminal
classes. Judge Lobengier suggested that
much educational work along this line
could well be done by womens organi-
zaticns and particularly by women law
yers.
The Washington, D. c., Alumnae
Chapter of Alpha Delta Theta Sorority
met at the home of Miss Mary Virginia
Lee for its March meeting Wednesday
evening.
Miss Katherine Mothershead was
elected as the delegate to the national
convention to be held IN West Baden,
1nds in July.
A surprise shower for Miss Louise
Wenche1 followed the meeting.
zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma Sorority
won the Alpha Province bowling cham
pionship Monday night. 1t is the third
consecutive year that zeta Chapter has
won the trophy, therefore the chapter
club rooms at the Plymouth Apart
ments will be the permanent home for
the. trophy. The girls representing
Zeta in this tournament were Miss
Alma Bell, Miss Gertrude Bell, Miss
Evelyn Riley. Miss Edith Hamnel and
Mrs. Emily MacWilliams. Miss Ham
mel and Mrs. MacWilllams tied for the
highest average prize. Each member
of the winning team VIII receive an
award aside from the trophy, and other
prizes will be awarded for highest
score and highest average at the next
province meeting. Zeta Chapter had
many rooters and Zeta's team won over
Beta Chapter by only SO pins, showing
close game.
Zeta Chapter members and their es-
corts are planning to support the Alpha
Province Easter dance, which will be
held on March 81 at the Columbia
Country Club. The Easter celebration