Evening star., 1937-12-12
Chapters
OF Sorority
Hold Tea
Kappa Garnrna's
Entertain
Today.

TINE Apha and Beta Chapters oR
Kappa Gamma Sorority are
sponsoring . ritual tea today
Il at the Raleigh Hotel. In the
receiving line will be Miss Constance
Foxa1l, president Of the Alpha
Chapter; Miss Helen Hoffman, pres.-
dent Of the Beta Chapter; Miss
Mary Malone Moore, president
Of Gamma Chapter; Miss Lorna
Dodge, president Of Delta Chapter;
Miss Margaret Gordy George, presi-
dent Of Alpha Chapter in BALTIMORE
the field secretaries, Miss Joe DavtA
Miss Florence Mervins, Miss Betty
Scott and Miss Rosmond Gaydasit
Mrs. Helen McChesney, national
chairman, and Miss Mercedes GAL
braith, national secretary. will read
the ritual service. Miss Margaret
Bedient and Miss Vera Strouck OF
Baltimore and Miss Violet James and
Miss Gladys Bell will have charge Of
the musical program.
Alpha Chapter of Beta Gamma Phi
National Sorority entertained four
"rushees" last Sunday at q breakfast
at the Iron Gate Inn.
The Washington Alumnae Chapter.
Alpha Phi. will entertain active and
pledge chapters Of Beta XII OF the
American University at a Christmas
party tomorrow night at the home Of
Mrs. George A. Benson, 3917 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. Assisting host
esses will be Mrs Powell Lum, Mrs,
Norman Rogers, Miss Rosa Wingate,
Mrs. Phillips Peck and Miss Barbara
Wells.
Delta Sigma Chapter, Sigma Phi
Gamma International Sorority met
December 8 at the home OF Mrs.
Eleanor Rosenberger. Plans were
made for the annual Christmas party
December 10 at the home Of Miss
Peggy Conner.
Miss Dorothea Shuman, formerly
Of Alpha Epsilon Chapter, Chillicothe,
Ohio. who is now making her home
In Washington, D. c., was a guest.
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The Phi Beta Phi Alumnae Club
will hold its Christmas meeting Tues
day at pm. in ST Patrick's Hall,
Foxhall and Reservoir roads NV.
The active chapter will be the honor
guests.
Alpha Zeta Chapter, Chi Sigma
Sorority, will have a breakfast today
at Collingwood Teahouse in honor
Of the "rushees." The chapter will
meet ut 726 Eleventh street NV. at
1890.
The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Beta Sigma Omicron will celebrate
its forty-ninth Founders day with a
tea at the studio of the District Of
Columbia Branch, National League of
American Pen Women today from 4
to 6.
The guests will be the delegates and
alternates OF the District of Columbia
Panhellenic Association and the pres
idents of the national sororities.
The guest Of honor will be Mrs.
Oliver Martin Spencer of st. Cloud,
Seine-et-O Oise, France.
The reception group will be headed
by Mrs. Spencer, assisted by Mrs.
Carl Giroux, Washington Alumnae
president; Mrs. Robert Mason De
Shazo, vice president; Miss Elizabeth
Mann, Panhellenic delegate; Mrs.
Judson Cobb, Panhellenic Alternate:
Mrs. Henry Lyon, secretary: Miss
Peggy Buchanan, treasurer; Miss
Matte Richards Tyler, editor; Mrs.
Clarence Cannon, Miss Veryl Schult
and Miss Gertrude Kinsley.
Those presiding at the tea tables
will be Miss Mary B. Kerr, co-princi-
pal of Gunston Hall: Mrs. Philip H.
Groggins, Mrs Charles e. Barton and
Mrs. Robert Harmon. Assisting in
receiving and serving will be Miss
Pauline Berram, Mrs. Robert Camp
bell, Mrs. Donald s. Thompson and
Miss Helen Ruth Heaney.
There will be program Of music
and poetry BY Mrs.. Inez Sheldon
Tyler, vice president Of the District
Of Columbia Branch, National League
Of American Pen Women; Miss Ida
Hoyt Chamberlain, chairman Of music,
District Of Columbia Branch, National
League of American Pen Women:
Miss Hlda Nelson, Miss veryl schult
/ and Mss Matte Richards Tyler.