Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Delta Alpha Sorority
Chapter to Entertain
For Mother S Day
Tea Will Be Held by Mem
bers This Afternoon for
Parents.

Beta Chapter, Delta Alpha Sorority,
will entertain in honor of the men,
bers' mothers this afternoon at a
Mothers day tea in the presidential
suite of the Willard. Mrs. William
J. Lucas, president of Beta Chapter,
will receive and will be assisted BY
Mrs. Daniel J. Collins, national preSi-
dent of the sorority. A short pro-
gram will include a reading by Miss
Ellen Desheilz of the RenshaW School
of Expression and vocal number by
Mrs. Herbert Riley, accompanied by
Mrs. Wallace P. Lynn. both members
of the sorority. Miss Kathryn Cum
bingham is in charge of the arrange
mentS.
Delta Chapter of Delta Alpha
Sorority will have a Mothers day tea
today in the cabinet room of the
Willard, entertaining in honor of the
members mothers. The president OF
the chapter, Miss Helen Wager, will
receive and will be assisted by Mrs,
Jarvis 5. Cissel as hostess to the
mothers.
The members of Sigma Beta and
Kappa Phi Delta Sororitles are enter
tanning their mothers with Joint
Mothers day tea this afternoon in
the Pan American room OF the May
flower Hotel from 4 until 6 O'Clock.
The committee in charge is Mrs. Mil
dred Robson, chairman, with the
Misses Frances Click. Kitty Roberts,
Emma Hickman and Eloise Reese as
sisting. Several of the members will
render piano selections and solos.
The annual convention of the Sigma
Theta National Sorority will close this
afternoon with tea from 4 to s
o'clock in the Garden House of the
Dodge Hotel The mothers of the
sorority members will be guests OF
honor.
Miss Frances Hamill. past national
president, and Miss Gertrude Talbert,
past national recording secretary. Will
preside at the tea table.
Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi
Legal Sorority Will celebrate its eight
zenith birthday with breakfast this
morning at the Dodge. Following the
breakfast, the pleuge service Tor the
chapters new members will be held.
Among the honor guests will be Mrs.
Ellen Spencer MuSSey, dean of women
lawyers and an honorary member OF
Epsilon Chapter; Mrs. Edwlna Avery,
president Of the Women'S Bar Asso-
citation and dean OF Province Two, and
Miss Elizabeth Harris, prominent at
torney and member of Kappa Beta Pi.
Miss Helen Slapnlcka, dean of Epsilon
Chapter will preside and Miss Eliza
beth Reed will speak on the history of
the sorority. The committee in charge
is Mrs. Grace B. Stiles, Mrs. Anna
May Smith, Mrs. Gertrude Smith and
Miss Verde LYMAN.
The newly organized Non-Academic
Hellenic Association meeting will
be held tomorrow night at Wardman
Park Hotel at 8:l5 O'Clock.
Plans are beng completed for the
first social function Wnlcn this Or
ganization is sponsoring for sister
members only. Miss Ida Parker,
Sigma Beta, and her committee have
arranged to have a dance at Con-
greSsional Country Club, May IS.
Alpha Gamma Chapter of Alpha
ZeIa National Sorority held informal
initiation on Tuesday evening, May 8,
at the home of Miss Billie L.
Palmer. Those being initiated were
Mrs. Mildred Pierson, Miss Margaret
Roberts and Miss Janet Rock. Mrs.
Hilda Benton, vice president, had
charge of the ceremony, being as
sisted by MIS-. Stuart Currey and
Miss Mona Buckley.
On Tuesday evening, May Is, the
chapter will meet at the home Of
Miss Helen Ramisch.
Delta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Phi
Gamma International Sorority, held
its bi-mOnthly meeting Thursday in
the home of one of its new members,
Miss Jean Donner at 1909 Newton
street northeast. At this meeting
Peggy Conner and Pauline Kinsinger
were named the two delegates to the
International convention to be held in
Miami, Fla, in June. A shower was
given for Muriel Tendick after the
meeting. The hostess table was dec
grated with blue sweet peas and yell
low candles, the colors of the sorority,
and refreshments we're served.
Lambda Chi National Sorority en-
tertained the visiting committee of
the Non-Academic Pan-Hellenic As
ISOLATION of Washington, D. c., at a
tea Sunday, May 6, at the home of
Miss Helen Vowel, 1902 Rittenhouse
street northwest.
Zeta Chapter of Lambda Chi
National Sorority gave a farewell
dinner at Ciro'S to Miss Norma
Mitchell who is leaving WASHINGTON