Evening star., 1934-06-17
Sorority Circles Active
In Summer Programs

Washington Alliance of Delta Delta
Delta will meet this evening for a
picnic and buffet supper, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Edwards at their
country home in Maryland.
Co-hoSteSSes are Mrs. w. F. Bern
heisel, Mrs. George OBJ. Bailey, Mrs
John Bird. Mrs. James G. Cumming,
Mrs. A. E. Marshall, Mrs. Marc G..
Phillips and Mrs Richard Smith.
Mrs. w. F. Bernheisel is chairman of
the Committee in Charge of Arrange
ments.
Rho Chapter, Beta Chi National
Sorority, held its usual meeting Tues
day at the home of Miss Bessie Webb.
Rios delegates, who are leaving
Tuesday for their convention at South
Bend, we're wished a successful and
happy journey. Miss Nora Trant and
Miss Helen Farley are planning to
motor to South Bend to attend the
social functions of the convention and
also visit the Century of Progress Ex-
position.
The executive council of Sigma
Epsilon Sorority held its fourth de-
gree Friday, June IS, at the
Montgomery Country Club. All
Washington chapters participated. Ten
girls we're given the degree work, after
which a dance was held in their
honor.
The members Of the Washington
chapters of Sigma Epsilon will enter
tain the council of the Non Academic
Panhellenic Association at a garden
party June II, at the home of Miss
Frances Edmonston In Clarendon. Va,
from to 6 o'clock in the afternoon.
At a recent meeting of Alpha Prov
inCe, chi Sigma Sorority, Miss Mary
Wood, Alpha Province president. was
selected to represent the province at
the national convention to be held in
Little Rock, Ark, on July 18, 10, 20
and 81. Miss Wood will be accompa-
MED by a delegate from each of the
eight Washington chapters and by
Beta Province and three other dele
gates from Baltimore. Many of the
Washington, Virginia and Maryland
members of the sorority will accom-
pany the delegates.
Alpha Province is planning a roof
garden party Monday evening. June
Is, at the Club Michel. A large at
tendance is expected. Among the
guests will be Miss Mary Wood, Alpha
Province president, and Mrs. Mary
Besche Fitzsimmons of Baltimore, ma
tional president.
Alpha Gamma Chapter of Alpha
Zeta Beta National Sorority held its
regular meeting Tuesday evening, with
Miss Era Lee Wilson acting as hostess.
Arrangements were made for those
attending the convention in Philadel-
phia July II, l3 and IA
Delegates from Alpha Gamma at
tended the last meeting of the season
of the Non-Academic Panhellenic
Association Monday evening, June II,
at Wardman Park Hotel.
The next meeting will be held Tues
day evening at the home Of Mrs. Hilda
Benton,
The sixteenth annual banquet and
initiation Of the Washington CCun-
Gil of Tau Phi National Sorority was
held yesterday at the Mayflower Ho-
tel with the members of the coun-
Gil in attendance, and Miss Virginia
FerrlSy OF Baltimore, national presi-
dent. as its distinguished guest. Miss
Martha Bean, Washington Council
president. was toastmStress. The en-
tire series of affairs which started
with a first degree initiation on We'd
rocdat- EriG ho
final rites and banquet on Saturday,
were under the direct supervision of
Miss Bean, whose work as council
president was one of the contribut-
ing factors to the success of the So
rority in Washington this past year
After the final rites of initiation,
which were executed by candlelight
in specially arranged room at the
.Mayflower Hotel, the sorority pin
and certificates Of membership were
presented to til lie following 16
initiates: Alpha: Mary Louise John
son, Evelyn Traxler; Beta: Frances
Barley Ruth Lord; Zeta: Ruth Nit
cheu, Frances Wagner Edith Will
son: Pi: Elizabeth Grimes. Barbara
HANNA; Tau: Isabelle Conway. Dor
othy Hunt; Mu: Ellen Turner,
Frances Callahan, Doris Davis. Eliza
beth Euler and Margaret Cordar.
COrsage flowers were presented to
the honor guests: Miss Virginia Fer
rls. national president; Mrs. Emma B.
Hopkins, Baltimore Council presi-
dent. and Miss Martha M Bean
Washington Council president. One
of the customs Of the sorority, that
of presenting a token to the girl
who has been most valuable to her
respective chapter during the past
year was observed. CorSageS
were also given Misses Bernadetta
Lange of Alpha. Dorothy Ballard of
Beta, Clara Clements of Delta, Mary
Belle Stuart of zeta. Anna Feusah-