Evening star., 1936-12-13
SORORITY NEWS

Alpha Gamma Chapter. Chi Sigma
Sorority, held their annual rush
breakfast last Sunday at the Colling-
wood tea house. Mrs. Melba Stewart,
president, presided. The following
"rushes' were present: Audrey Jones,
Elsie Biggs, Louise Gafford, Anne Nc
Coniche. Dorothy Marston, Frances
Moss and Peggy Thompson.
Miss Josephine Sullivan. Alpha
Province president, and Miss Mary
Lou Collidower. national treasurer Of
Chi Sigma, were also guests.
Gamma Chapter Of the Tau Beta
Phi Sorority met Wednesday evening
at the home of Miss Ora Topper, 625
NJ street northeast. The second de-
gree of initiation was administered to
Mrs. Barbara Miller.
A surprise shower was given in
honor Of Mrs. Maud Brooks.
A rush" tea sponsored by Tau Beta
Phi Sorority was held at the May
flower Hotel last Sunday.
Kappa Beta Pi International Legal
Sorority will observe the twenty
eighth anniversary OF It's founding
with the annual founders day dinner
at the Parrot Tuesday at Z pm.
Miss Beatrice Clephane. past grand
dean and president of the District of
Columbia Woman's Bar Association.
will deliver the main address Of the
evening She will be introduced by
Judge Ellen Z. Raedy Of the Munici-
pal Court.
Other remarks will be made by Miss
Elizabeth Reed, chairman of the Ma
tional Board Of Directors, and by Mrs.
Grace Kanode Vickers, secretary to
Chief Justice Wheat of the District
Court Of the United States for the
District of Columbia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, national GUS
todian OF the ritual, will oficiate at
the cutting of the large birthday cake.
Of which every one present will get
slice.
The Eta Chapter, Beta Chi National
Sorority. will entertain their pledges"
at a breakfast today at 1890 at the
Penn Daw Hotel. Miss Betty Price.
assisted by Miss Thelma Small and
Miss Olga Bedell. are in charge Of
arrangements.
Miss Alma Mehler, president, will
welcome the guests and toasts will be
made by various members. They will
also be guests of the chapter at a
closed Christmas dance December %
at the Old Dominion Boat Club.
The pledges" are Dorothy Rausch,
Eleanor Pabst. Marty Hartnett, Mary
Wagner. Estelle Cohward and Mildred
Keller. Miss Kathleen Lakeman,
charter member of Eta Chapter, will
be present with Mrs. Virginia Murray,
national treasurer, also q member Of
Eta Chapter.
Misses Dixie Burks, Genevieve
Gilled, Elizabeth Heller. Mildred
Vaughan. Dorothy Vernon, Marjorie
Wilson, Mrs. Mary Lou Mercer and
Mrs. Marjorie Peterson were enter
tanned by zeta Chapter Of Chi Sigma
Sorority at q breakfast at the May
flower Hotel last Sunday.
The chapters annual Christmas
party will be given in the home Of
Mrs. Mildred Stimmel December 81.
Each girl Is to bring donations for
Christmas baskets.
Beta Gamma Phi Sorority held q
tacky party at the Ambassador Hotel
to inaugurate the pledge season, at
which prizes were given for the most
original and comical costumes. Last
Sunday a luncheon was given for the
newly pledged members at the Ambas-
sador Hotel. The president Of zeta
Chapter. Lydia Gatti, welcomed the
guests.
The girls who are about to enter
the Zeta Chapter of Beta Gamma Phi
National Sorority are Miss Catherine
Brooke. Miss Helen Ellis. Miss Mary
Labanero. Miss Dorothy Morissey and
Miss Mary McFadden.
Zeta has arranged to cooperate with
the Metropolitan Police in their plans
to aid the needy this Christmas. Food.
clothing and toys are being sent to
the sorority to be distributed as
thought best by the charities Of the
city.
Celebrating Founders day, Alpha
Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma, located
at the Graduate School Of American
University, viii give tea this after
noon at Marjorie Webster School
whose president, Miss Webster, is
member of Alpha Chapter. -