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National Sorority
Celebrates 18th Year

Celebrates 10Th lear
The Washington Council Of Tau
Phi National Sorority celebrated tha
fifteenth anniversary Of the found
| ing Of the sorority with an initiation
banquet and dance in the Italian
Gardens Of the Maynower Hotel last
evening. Miss Martha Bean, presi-
dent of the Washington Council, wal
| toastmistress and 140 members were
In attendance.
After a very solemn and impressive
initiation ceremony. % new members
were presented with their pins and
certificates of membership. These
| new members and their respective
chapters we're: Alpha-Mary Lyman
Brookes. Antoinette Harvard, Vir-
ginia Harvard, Helen Marie Mulcahy
Beta-Helen c. Connell. Delta-Jack-
sic Lee Taylor, Eveline Kay. Zeta-
Margaret Evelyn Riley, Edith Bakey
Smith, Louise Emmerich, Beatrice
Beach Dixon, Marian Evelyn Phillips,
Anna Bell Fox, Ruth Elizabeth
Green, Elizabeth Hovey-King. Pi-
Anna Virginia McCullum, May Lott,
Frances Mitchell. xi-Ruth L'Hom-
medieu. Margaret Bell Roark. Mu-
| Virginia Caroline Harrison, Evelyn
Gunion.
The banquet followed the conclu-
sion Of the initiation rites. Mixed
decorated the table and unique pro-
grams with ivory covers and gold seals
were found at each members plate.
Corsage clusters Of red roses and
baby's breath were presented to the
following girls, selected from each
chapter for commendable activity
during the year: Alpha-Evelyn Hol-
combe. Beta-Dorothy Brewton. Delta
-Elinor Evans. Zeta-Gloria Davis,
Pt-Pauline Absher Mu-Louiss
Carl. Xi-Edna Rothwell
CorSage bouquets of exceptional
beauty we're presented to the honor
guests of the evening, Miss Virginia
Ferris. national president. and Miss
Martha Bean, Washington Council
president. A rare pleasure and dis
tinction was accorded the sorority in
having six national officers as guests
Of the Washington Council, as we'll as
the Baltimore Council president.
Miss Dorothy v. Rock of XII Chap
ter was chairman of the Banquet
Committee and assisting her were
Pattie Revel Of Alpha Chapter, Ruth
SHADING Of Beta. Erma Patterson of
Delta, Mae Higdon of Zeta, Mary
Wayson of Pi and Vivian Gessford of
Mu
Miss Martha Bean made an inspir-
ing and sincere speech to the sorores
and enthusiastically welcomed the in
coming members.
Dancing to the music of the May
flower Orchestra completed one of the
most enjoyable and successful ami
versaries celebrated in the history Of
Tau Phi.
A famous orchestra will feature the
Junior Promenade of the Glass of
1925 Of the Catholic University Fri
day, February 8. in the main ball room
Of the Shoreham Hotel. For the first
time in the history of the university,
the clas sWill conduct a grand march
of the class celebrities and represent
atives Of the other class groups. led
by Mr.. ]. Paul Griffin of Portsmouth.
N. H., as marshal. and Mr.. Raymond
j. Trimpert of Danbury. Conn. and
Mr.. Frank j. Murphy of Washington
| presidents of the Junior classes in the
College Of Arts and Sciences and the
School Of Engineering, respectively
| and co-sponsors of the function.
The Junior Prom has become the
premier social event on the Catholic
University student calendar. The
class Of 1885 has arranged to provide
programs and a gift favor for every
attending couple. The student chap
erons included Mr. Edward ]. Egan
president of the class Of 1887. and
| Mr.. John o. Hally representative OF
| the Class of 1885 of the School OF
Law on the Student Council. The
committee in charge Of the dance in
cludes besides Chairman Griffin. Mr.
William j. Barron of Trenton. N. j.:
Mr.. Daniel E. Lawler of Syracuse. N
Y; Mr.. James J. McKeon of New
Haven. Conn, and Mr.. John M. Wig
ellsworth Of Washington.
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock
Tau Phi Sorority administered the
first degree of initiation to % girls in
the Pan-American room Of the Hotel
| MayfloWer.
Miss Martha NJ. Bean, Washington
Council, president. opened the pro-
gram of the evening, and introduced
Miss Ida " Lyons of Pi Chapter. who
conducted the degree Miss Lyons was
assisted by Elizabeth OMeara, Alpha
! Marie Burke. Beta; Mildred WEIGH
! Delta: Katherine Schmeltz. Zeta;
| Helen Schooley, Xi, and Mary Hunt
Mu.
Iota Chapter, Chi Sigma Sorority
held its last meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer, Monday. jan
uary %. After the business meeting
the members were entertained by the
four pledges. January 27 was soror-
ity Saturday and the chapter had
luncheon at Sholls Cafe.
At the Alpha Province annual
Three-in-One last evening Iota Chap
ter was represented in the musical
revue by Miss Mary Lou Collif1ower
Miss Jane Hovelmale, Miss Lois Lucas,
| Miss Mary Elisabeth O'Connor. Miss
Leola Stahl, Miss Frances Sullivan
Miss Olive Summers. Miss Frances
NeLDecK, and Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer
Alpha Gamma Chapter Of Alpha
Zeta Beta National Sorority held its
regular meeting on Tuesday evening
January 81, at the home of Mrs Stu
art Currey.
Miss Elsie Ramby, Miss Margaret
Daumer and Miss Sunny Baker will
be delegates of Alpha Gamma tomor-
row evening, at the Non-Academic
| Pan-Hellenic Association. at which
time this chapter will become a men,
Der.
The chapter will issue a monthly
paper including sorority news, with
Miss Elsie Ramby acting as social
editor. Miss Kitty Chance, an mac
tive member, was present.