Evening star., 1938-06-23
- TWENTY-FIVE delegates to the

Soroptimists. which closed yes-
- terday in Atlantic City, N. j.,
will visit Washington tomorrow and
will be entertained by members Of the
local club. assisted by representatives
of clubs in the immediate vicinity.
The visitors will be met at the station
and taken on sightseeing tour Of
the city. A tea will be given in their
honor tomorrow from S to pm. at
the Women's City Club.
One hundred and fifty Soroptimists
attended the international convention.
Some came from England. Scotland,
Ireland, France, Holland, Australia
and China.
The South Atlantic region OF the
American Federation of Soroptimist
Clubs, composed Of clubs from Wash
ington, Baltimore. Alexandria and
Montgomery County, Nd, was the
hostess group at a luncheon at the
Claridge Hotel, in Atlantic City, yes
terday.
Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch. a past
president Of the Washington Club, who
is the newly-elected second vice presi-
dent Of the Federation, presided.
Among the guests at the speakers
taole were: DR.. Suzanne Noel of Paris,
Elizabeth Hawes. president of the
British Federation: Clara Meijers
president Of the European Federation;
MIS-. Anna Sprot of Vancouver. newly
elected president of the American Fed
Grafton, and Mrs. Agnes Giles Newman
president of the Washington Sorop-
timist Club. Miss Anges Cronin OF
Washington was the speaker.
Washington Soroptimists attending
the convention were: Mrs. Edna
Knight Gasch. Mrs Mary Catherine
Lewis. Mrs. Agnes G. Newman. Mrs
Lorraine Good. Miss Emma A. Buechle,
Miss Estelle Zirkin. Miss Daisy Reed
Mrs. Katherine Morris. Miss Mary
Judge, Mrs. Nell Hysong. Miss Polly
Pollard. Miss Nora Huffman and Miss
Mary Bourke.
Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi
International Legal Sorority will en-
tertain at dinner at the Shoreham
Saturday evening when six pledges
from the Washington College of Law
will be initiated and new officers will
be installed.
Miss Mary L. Chadwick. outgoing
dean. will preside at the initiation
ceremonies The pledges are: Miss
Flora H. Elliott. Miss Bessie r. Nc
Intyre. Miss Margaret H. Mcmahon,
Miss Ruth Nations, Miss Ora Smith
and Miss Helen Waters.
Miss Elizabeth F. Reed, grand dean
will install the officers. They are:
Mrs. Mary Marraffa Wittenmyer,
dean; Mrs. Anna Nacrelli. associate
dean; Mrs. Lorraine Wall Hurney
chancellor; Miss Mildred Aaberg,
recording registrar; Mrs. Dorothy
Geiger corresponding registrar. and
Mrs. Eleanor Browne, marshal.
Miss Mildred E. Gooden. who is in
charge Of arrangements. will be as
sisted by Miss Elizabeth Salisbury and
Mrs. Dorothy Geiger.
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The 10th national convention Of
the Sigma Lambda Sorority will be
held at the Shoreham Hotel tomorrow
and Saturday, with registration be.
ginning at 9 am. tomorrow. The first
business session is at 1890 am. Miss
Chrystal Theis Of Cincinnati, national
president, will preside.
The program includes a dance to-
morrow evening at the Columbia
Country Club when the delegates will
be received by the convention COM
mittee headed by the chairman, Miss
Peggy Brown.
Delegates will be entertained by Local
members on Saturday The conven-
ton will close with a banquet when
the new officers will be installed Satur.
day in the Washington Hotel. This
will be followed by dance. Incoming
officers. living in Washington, are Miss
Sally Thornley,. who is slated for the
national presidency; Miss Doris Park
national vice president, and Miss
Peggy Lockhart, national treasurer
Among the chapters to be repre-
sented are those in Philadelphia, Gin
cinnati. Washington and Chevy Chase
Sigma Lambda was founded at Cen
trail High School in March, 1904