Evening star., 1934-03-04
Lectures, Banquets
And Teas Feature
Sorority Activities
Mrs. Helen Scharf Will
Discuss Interior Deco
rating" at Phi Delta Gam
ma Session.

meeting and tea of Phi Delta
Gamma this afternoon. at 4:3o
o'clock, in Lambie House of George
University. Her subject
vii. be Interior Decorating" She
will make practical application Of art
principles in the choice Of colors and
as well as design and place
ment of decorations.
HoStesses at the tea will be Miss
Bcrnadine Haycock, Miss Elsie Green,
Miss Mildred Green and Miss Mae
LeesnitZer.
Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma,
sorority for graduate women,
held its initiation banquet in the JEFF
ferson room of the Mayf1ower Hotel
last evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The initiates were Miss Janice
Brown, Miss Celia Carpenter, Miss
Hedwig Eichenberg. Mrs. Dorothy
Graf. Miss Alice Jewell, Miss Nanele
KeeS, Miss Virginia Kinnard, Miss
Elizabeth Mccain, Miss Veryl Schult
and Miss Grace Willoughby. Each
initiate was presented with a bouquet
of Johanna Hill roses tied with the
sorority colors. Baskets of yellow
jonquils and white freesias between
tall black candles carried out the So
roriSy co,ors of gold, white and black
A large electrified reproduction Of the
Phi Delta Gamma emblem was a
unique lecture of the decorations
Miss Phoebe Knappen, president
made an address welcoming the new
members and toasts were given to
Wisdom, Friendship and Justice,
which represent the ideals Of the So
rority, by Miss Blanche Wilcox. Miss
Gladys Powell and Miss Matalee Lake,
respectively. Music was furnished
by talent within the sorority, includ-
ing Miss Christine Fassett. who
played guitar solo, accompanied by
Miss Janet Frost and Miss Mary
Pearce and Miss Knappen, who sang.
The initiation ritual was conducted
afterward by Miss Elsie Kissling,
registrar, and Miss Levina Bolton,
chaplain. while Miss Hazel Borden
played softly. Others present were
Miss Ellen Anderson. vice president;
Miss Helen Pitt, recording secretary;
Miss Dorothy Corson, corresponding
secretary: Miss Pearce, treasurer;
Miss Mildred Green, historian: Miss
Elaine Arnaud, Miss Irma Belk, Miss
Nina Booth, Miss Ruth Coyner, Miss
Florence Fritz, Miss Patricia Gosnell,
Miss Elsie Green. Miss Haycock, Miss
Margaret Klein, Miss Agnes Lee, Miss
Leesnitzer, Miss Geraldine McNitt,
Miss Mildred Percy, Miss Gretchen
Rogers, Miss Gertrude Speiden, Miss
Edna Suber, Miss Ruth De Groot,
Miss Emma Thorn and Miss Florence
Wallace.
The semi-annual initiation services
Of Alpha Chapter, Alpha Theta Chi
National Sorority. will be held today
in the home of Miss Mary Cook Maca-
tee, at 1925 Legation street northwest,
at $3.50 o'clock.
The newly installed Beta Eta Chap
ter of Alpha XII Delta will honor the
visiting grand national officers of the
fraternity at a tea this afternoon.
from to o'clock, in the home of
Mrs. Nellie Foster, patroness Of the
sorority. in College Park, Md.
In the receiving line will be Mrs.
Bryan Dench of Philadelphia.
national president; Mrs. Grace Cogger
Carlson, Columbus, Ohio, second vice
president; Mrs. Joseph Kanagy, pres
ident of the Washington Alumnae
Chapter. and Miss Louise Saylor,
president of Beta Eta Chapter.
Representatives of all the sororities
and fraternities on the university
have been invited as well as
members of the faculty, members of
the Washington alumnae chapter and
the patronesses of the group. All
Alpha XII Deltas in the city are cor
daily invited.
Alpha Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi,
will hold its regular meeting tomorrow
at 2400 Sixteenth street. The pro-
gram for the evening will cover
George Eliot's book, Adam Bede,"
and will be under the direction of
Miss Catherine Hodge.
The Washington City Alumnae
of Chi Omega and the active
chapter at George Washington Uni
will celebrate the 3lst ami
of the installation of Phi AL
pha Chapter with a banquet at the
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Lynch Younger is chairman of
the committee in charge and is being
assisted by Miss Helen Lupton, the
president of the alumnae chapter;
Mrs Robert Barnes and Miss Kather-
inc Sunny.
Mrs. Victor Williams will be toast
and responding to the toasts
will be Mrs George Romney, for
chapters outside of Washington; Mrs.
Robert Stearnes, for the alumnae Of
George Washington, and Miss Har-
riet Atwell, for Phi Alpha Chapter.
Every year the alumnae chapter
to the girl in the active chap
ter, who has the highest rating in
scholarship and activities, q plaque
in recognition of her achievement.
The presentation will be made follow
Ing the banquet.
Eta Chapter of Beta Chi National
Sorority is planning q benefit card
party Tuesday in the home of Miss
Jeanette Cox, with Miss Marjorie
Tan Buskirk assisting.
Gamma Chapter met Thursday
The meeting was occupied by routine
business and at It's Valentine meeting
It the home of the national president,
Miss F1ilda Shomo, the business meet
ng was followed by a social period
With Valentine refreshments served.
Pi and Rho Chapters will hold their
meetings Tuesday, with F pledging
Miss Sue Lewis. The pledging Of this