Evening star., 1935-02-24
Mrs. Hosmer Hostess to
Sorority Alumnae Today

Mrs Howard Hosmer will receive
the local ahImnae chapter Of Delta
Delta Delta National Sorority, at tea
this afternoon from S to 7 o'clock.
The assisting hostesses are Mrs. John
Byrd, Mrs. e. E. Bennett, Mrs. Irving
Day, Mrs. John Holland, Miss Carey
Lucas, Miss Eleanor O'Neal, Mrs.
Amos A. Steele, Mrs. Richard Smith,
Miss Lucy Smith and Miss Gertrude
Van Ripper.
Delta Delta Delta was we'll repre-
sented at the annual Penhellenic
luncheon. held last Saturday at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, at which Nine.
Canta cuzene Grant was guest Of honor
and speaker. Mrs. j. D. Grigsby. ma
tional president OF Delta Delta Delta,
was also, an honor guest, while table
hostesses fers Shf sorority were Mrs.
z. E. ReRReas u Amos A. Steele.
MIS-, Mis- T Ts,ll5 and Miss
The Delta Zeta Aaamnae Chapter
win sponsor a benefit gard party Fri
day evening, beginning at 8 o'clock,
at. the Southern Diaries. The pro-
ceeds from this benefit will be sent to
the Delta zeta Settlement School in
Vest, Ky. All Delta zetas and their
friends are urged to help make this
affair a financial success.
The feonfnittee in charge consists
of Miss Alice BALDWIN. chairman;
Miss Ida May Lang and Miss Myra
Hall
Iota Chapter Of Delta Phi Sigma
Sorority held their formal initiation
and banquet Thursday at the Shore
ham Hotel. The new members taken
in the chapter were Miss Lilith Kib-
Ter, Miss Marian Horrell, Miss Ger
Miss Esther Broderick and Miss
Frances Oakes.
Arrangements for the banquet were
made by Miss Nancy Lovejoy, Miss
Carolyn Pumphrey and Miss Mary
Severn. The banquet table was at
tractively decorated with orchids, the
sorority flower.
A well-planned cocktail party was
held at the home of Miss Kitty Bic
laski Sunday evening for the new
members of Nu Chapter, Tau Beta
Phi Sorority. Miss Shirley Callahan.
Miss Ethel Auth and Miss Lois Cris-
well. The guests included Mrs. Re-
gina Haines and Mrs. Ethel Richards,
who are of. the National Board. 80
The Pi Beta Phi Alumni Club will
give bridge and tea at the rooms
of the active chapter at George
Washington University at 2022 G
street tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
All Pi Phis in Washington are in
vited to come. Mrs. Edmund H..
Parry, jr, is in charge of the arrange
ments.> and those interested should
call her. -,
The Washington Alumnae Associ-
alton of Phi Mu Fraternity will hold
its annual Founders day: service
Tuesday at the American Association
of University Women's club house.
The guest Of honor will be Miss Mary,
B. Merritt, national president, and
dean Of women at Miami University.
The services will begin at o'clock
in the evening and viii be followed
by q dinner, at which the scholarship
cups will be presented to the girls
having the highest scholastic average
for the past year at George Washing
ton University and American Univer-
siy- All Pi Mus in the city are well
come.
The officers Of Alpha Province, Chi
Sigma Sorority. and the presidents Of
the 10 local chapters met at the home :
Of Miss Mary Lou Collinower, province
president, Wednesday evening. Plans
were discussed for the, coming meet
ing OF the province at the Mayflower
Hotel March 6, when Miss Frances
Ehlers Of Delta Chapter will show
motion pictures which she took re-
Gently IN China and Japan:
Those attending the meeting in
cluded Miss Margaret Smith, province
vice president; Miss Lois Mertz, prov
ince secretary; Miss Catherine Pfluger,
province treasurer: Miss Virginia
Davis, president of Alpha Chapter;
Miss Josephine Sullivan, Beta; Miss
Gladys Cav, Gamma; Miss Blanche
Hall, Delta: Miss Dorothy Amin,
Zeta; Miss Helen White, Theta; Mrs.
Margaret Moffatt, Iota; Mrs. Betty
Mcqueen, Lambda; Miss Frances
Brust, XII. and Miss Marjorie Mertz,
Alpha Gamma. ~-~'' 10y W.
The Nu Alpha Chapter of the
Kappa Delta Phi Sorority held their
social meeting Tuesday evening in
the home of Miss Ola Perry at 1890
K street northwest.
The rooms were decorated with tiny
cherry trees and hatchets. The games
played, as well as the refreshments
served, were in keeping with the
birthday of George Washington.
The chapter members present were
Miss Mary Emory, Miss Laney Payne
sadler, Miss. judy. Robinson. Miss