The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-04
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Attend Dance
Varsity Ball Is Final Social
Event As End OF Fall
Quarter Nesr

/ uffu university OF NaSnlng.
ton couples on Friday evening
when the most important so
cial affair of the autumn quar-.
ter = the Varsity Ball - was
held in Seattle's civic audito.
rum. Many Tacomans were
in the group which took adj.
vantage of the last open
weekend before examinations,
Among the many Tacoma cou.
pies WIN were enjoying themselves
NJ the bali were Miss Betty Klop-
fenstein and Drew Foss, who Joined
the dancers after dinner at the
Sigma Chi fraternity house. Miss
klopfenstein wore royal blue slip
per satin. Chatting with Miss
kiopfenstein during the evening
were her Chi Omega sorority sis
tiers. Miss Kay Kelly and Miss
Betty wetherby, Miss wetherby
IN fnll-skirted printed taffeta
frock. Miss Kelly. who was ticket
chairman OF the ball, wore white
marquisette Another Tacoma Chi
Omega sister, Miss Josephine Cal
loway, wore "stop-red' chiffon.
Also OF Omega. Miss Marjorie
Wetherby OF Honolulu, was escort
ed by Robert Meyer OF Tacoma,
who entertained her at dinner at
the Alpha Tau Omega house be-
fore the dance.
Members Of Delta Kappa Epsilon
and their dates were entertained
earlier in the evening at cocktail
party ut the home OF Serge Gorny
of Seattle. Among Tacomans who
attended were Keith Rogan. Rich
ard Elsbree, Dave Poe and Neil
Heston.
Entertaining their guests at a
dinner AT the Theta Chi fraternity
house before esoorting them to the
ball were William Bird and Duane
Mellinger.
Two Tacoma girls who chose
white for the occasion were Miss
Barbara Bonnen, president of
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, in
taffeta, and Miss Margaret Kelly,
OF Gamma Phi Beta, in net and
silver lame. Miss Katherine Cliff
ford OF Sigma Kappa sorority was
wearing red net over taffeta.
Chatting at the Kappa Sigma
fraternity dinner before the ball
were Miss Virginia Thomas and
her escort Scott Mark: Miss
Thomas in black velvet with lace
insets. Another Kappa Delta so
roritv sister at the same dinner
was Miss Lois Button, who wore
= wine taffets with hoop skirt,
and WAS escorted by William Wal
ter Other fraternity brothers of
Mr. Walter and Mr.. Mark who
attended the dinner and bali were
Charles Allen. Robert Devlin and
William Mattson.
Dancing with her fisnce, Herbert
Yangle, Miss Evelyn Miles wore
flame taffeta. Her Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority sister, Miss Betty
Simmons, wearing white chiffon,
attended with her fiance. John
Wertz of Wyoming. Miss June
Mccormick, also OF the sorority,
wore copper failie.
The entertainment chairman OF
the ball. Miss shirley Robbins. was
wearing a black velvet gown. Her
Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority sisters
the Misses Mslca Kleiner and Mn.
rfel Fest, were also present, Miss
Feist wearing blue net with =
lame top. Glinpsed in the GROVE
of dancers was Miss Sara jayne
Perkins, who wore white satin.
Miss Leah Munroe wore ouiitee
blue satin, and among Delta Debts
Delta sorority sisters who attend
ed were Misses Virginia Dsvi.
wearing dusky rose tsffets. Alie,
Gibson in blue chiffon, and Heller
Feek in white crepe.
Among the many members q
Beta Theta p fraternity VIII,
were sharing the fun OF the eve
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Two of the hosts at Signs
Alpha Epsilon dinner preceding IN,
ball were Jim Petrich and Lynr
Scholes, whose home is at Stella
COON. Lee Irwin also sttende.
. the dance and was host 10 nj
date at Delta Epsilon frster
nifty dinner
. In white tsffets, Miss Virgini
Grove was noted dancing, sn'
Miss Virginia Hamilton, a Delft
. Gamma sorority sister. wore flow
ing blue chiffon
Enjoying the entertainment dur
ing intermiSsiou was Miss Mar
gerry Meyer. Kappa Alpha THEFT
pledge. who wore red fable. Mis-
Jean Hopkins. az the same SO
rorits. was wesring black tsffets
Several members OF Alphs Sigmi
Phi fraternity took advantage Q
the evening Of dancing AmoRl
; Tsccnins were Hal Johnston
: Ted Hughes. Dick Davis. RAJ
Nicola and Wesley Bergman. VIII
entertained ~ their chapter hcusi
before the ball
: Miss Violet Crowder II Alrhi
III neltS wore en- old-faShiones
+. black formal. Petite in blue tar
. fets gown, Miss Elizabeth Decke
. attended with Bob Eley.
American Lake South Camsnu
nifty club win meet on Monds'
5 evening ST 5 O'Clock m the club
{, rooms. A program will be give
e BY lecsi school children. with
I cniz Tor the members snd theI
: frienas following Business prs