Evening star., 1933-05-14
Sororities to Give
Annual Mothers Day
Teas This Afternoon
Several Washington Chap
tiers to Honor Parents at
Functions Late Today.

Tau Beta Phi National Sorority is
holding its annual Mothers day tea in
the palm court of the Shoreham Hotel
this afternoon. Each members mother
will be presented with corsage Of yell
low tea roses, which Is the sorority
flower. The national officers who will
receive the guests are Mrs. Louise Nor
ris, president; Mrs. Virginia Nord, vice
president; Mrs. Ann Boyd, treasurer;
Mrs. Edna Steed, secretary, and Miss
Lillian Walker, sergeant-at-arm After
few welcoming words from the ma
tional president there is to be a short
program, consisting of vocal selections
by Miss Lucy Higgins, a piano solo by
Miss Catherine Hickey and a Colonial
dance by Miss Gertrude Ruzicka.
The tea table is to be tastefu,ly deco
rated with yellow tea roses and blue iris,
giving a combination of blue and gold,
the sorority colors Assisting at the tea
table will be the members of the Com
rl.ttee on Arrangements, Mrs. Merwin
H. Browne, chairman; Miss Bernadine
Usilton. Miss Marian Clear. Miss Ger
trude Ruzicka and Miss Susie Kirby.
Sigma Theta Sorority will entertain
at Mothers day tea this afternoon in
the garden and garden house of the
Dodge Hotel The guests of honor, in
| addition to the mothers Of the members,
will be the delegates to the national
convention and will include Miss Clara
kloman, Miss Marguerite Paxton and
Miss Mariann Caldwell, all of Char, ,es-
ton. West Va. Miss Christine Thack-
ara is III charge Of the arrangements
for the tsa.
Rho Chapter Beta Chi Sorority, will
enter tain this afternoon a. tea in honor
OF the mothers of the chapter members.
The officers of the chapter, Miss LOU
ise Mills. Miss Helen Farley, Miss Irene
Mcnamara. Miss Agnes Gowen and
Mrs. Ruth Kane will be assisted by the
other members of the chapter in receiv-
ing.
Miss Helen Farley was in charge Of
the arrangements.
Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi,
legal sorority. is holding its annual
breakfast this morning in the garden
house of the Dodge Hotel. Today is
the seventeenth anniversary Of the
chapter and the guests of honor will
include Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
founder of the Washington College Of
Law and an honorary member OF
the chapter; Representative Kathryn
OLaughlin Mccarthy of Kansas,
member OF the sorority; Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. LaSky, Mrs. Helena D. Reed,
province dean. and mCmters CT Eta
alumnae. TIE color scheme CT blue and
gold is being carried out in the flowers,
yellow roses and b'ue delph.nium form
ing the centerpiece.
The committee in charge OF the
breakfast has as its chairman the asso-
ciate dean. Miss Elizabeth P. Cubber-
ley who is assisted by Miss Florence
Brown. Miss Teasig Thibadeau. Miss
Ocia Christmas, Miss Norma Windsor
and Miss Greta Palen. The dean Of
the chapter. Miss Gertrude Smith, will
preside.
The members of Lambda Chapter Of
Chi Sigma National Soroity celebrated
the chapters seventh birthday anniver-
sary Monday evening with All informal
dinner party at Mrs KS Toll House
menus in black and gold, the sorority
co,ors and yellow Spring flowers made
the tables oolor.u'. Games and bridge
| were en- oyed afte- dinner.
/ Miss Dorothy Klee ard Miss Gather
/ inc Pfluger were in charge OF arrangc-
ments.
The Mothers day tea of the Theta
Alpha Chi Sorority will be held at the
home of Miss Gertrude Blakeslee,
Woodside, Md. at 4 o'clock today. Last
Sunday the grand council of Theta
Alpha Chi Sorority gave tea in honor
Of the prospective members from Roose-
welt High School. Assistant Superin-
tendent Of Schools and Mrs. Stephen
Kramer and Miss Bradshaw, dean OF
women at Roosevelt: Miss Bell and Miss
Jones of the faculty were among the
h0or guests.
The Washington City Alumnae C.ssp-
! ter Of Chi Omega entertained with an
informal buffet supper last week in the
rooms of the active chapter, 2020 9
street northwest. Miss Grace Atkins and
Miss Virginia Cooper serving on the