The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
MRS. T0UR0VER
NEW HEAD OF
SORORITY
BY MARY PADGETT

A washington woman, MIS-.
Raphael Tourover. was elected
national president Of Phi sigma
sigma Sorority, an international
organization of college women, At
its recent convention in chicago.
Mrs. Tourover is charter mem
her of Kappa Chapter Of the soro-
ity, located 1t George washington
University. She was graduated
from the George washington
University Law School in 1924 ana
was admitted to the Bar IN tne
In addition to her fraternal
work. Mrs. Tourover is active IN
other local philanthropic and so
cial circles, being first vice-presi'
dent of the washington Chapter
of Hadassah, a member OF tne
board of the Council Of Jewish
Women, a member of the Sister
hood of the Adas Israel congrega-
ton, and a member of the Wom'
ems International League tor
Peace and Freedom. ,
The local a i've and alumnae
chapters I the sorority enter:
tanned at luncheon in honor OF
Mrs. Tourover Saturday at the
Volga Boatman. Mrs. Harry Bern
ton and. Mrs. Rose Freudberg'
patronesses Of the local chapter
were present.
;,,+orast,po y,roCram of &C.
tivities for the week is an
nounced by the washington
Branch Of the American Associa-
ton of University Women.
Miss Delphine Desio, blind
cellist, will be featured in a
musicale this afternoon IN the
clubhouse, beginning at 3:15
o'clock. Tea will be served at
AIS o'clock, after which the
business meeting Of the Wash
ington Branch will be held.
Miss Edna A. Clark will be
hostess today. Also on the must
cal program this afternoon. as
sisting Miss Desio. are Mrs.
Estelle Gates, soprano, and Mrs.
Louise Preston Volland, pianist.
The Players Group will meet
tonight at 1870 o'clock in the
clubhouse, with Miss Alice JeWeu
as leader.
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell will re-
view Doctor Ibrahim," by John
KNITTED, tomorrow night at 8
o'clock at a meeting of the Eve
ming Book Review Section.
Mrs. Written Chairman
Mrs. Leslie Written is chairman
of ARRANGEMENTS, and Mrs. Frank
w. Lathrop will be hostess for a
club bridge luncheon, wednesday
afternoon at lis o'clock.
A dinner is being sponsored
Wednesday night by the Interna.
tional Relations Committee, 81
which Mrs. j. Austin Stone IS
chairman. Raymond T. Rich, di-
rector of the World Peace Founda-
ton, will speak on Realism, Pa
cifism, and Neutrality"
American Scene in Post War
Poetry" will be the subject dis
cussed by the Poetry Group for
the next few months. The next
meeting of the group will be held
Thursday morning at II o'clock
in the lounge of the clubhouse.
Miss Violet McDougall, Okla.
homa's poet laureate, will read
and discuss the poetry Of Paul
Engle. Miss Elizabeth Carhart
will read and discuss the poetry Of
Walter Hard and Sara Cleghorn,
Vermont writer's. Other New Eng
land poets, Robert Tristram Cot
fin, John Wheelwright. and Kim
bali Flaccus, will be discussed by
Miss Madge Lane Cooke and Miss
Ruth Evelyn Henderson.
Will Discuss Maine Poet
After luncheon, Mrs. E. A.
TRACER will tell about the poetry
of a distinguished young Maine
writer, Theodore Morrison.
A dinner-bridge, with Miss Paul
inc Yates Long as hostess, will be
held by the Junior Group Thurs
day night at $50 o'clock.
The French Group will hold a
luncheon Friday afternoon at
1890 o'clock, with Miss Elizabeth
Carhart presiding. Miss Beatrice
Bulla will speak on her trip to Ber-
muda and Cuba, and playlet,
LES Etrennes," will be presented
by Mrs. John Van Schaik and
Miss Marion Thaver