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S igma Ka Inste < ( Local Chapter Receives Honor Other Chapters Assist Thanksgiving Week-End Proves Active Time For Beta Beta Of Sorority Sigma Kappa, one of the oldest national sororities in the United States, and the second oldest on the University campus was officially installed over Thanksgiving.weekend. Pledging took place in the English room of the Columbia Hotel on Thanksgiving night, and was followed the next morning by examinations for the initiates in the chapter room in Melton Hall. Friday afternoon initiation took place in the Crystal room of the Columbia Hotel, with the initiation banquet following in the same room that evening. The new initiates, ?the guests of honor at the banquet, received corsages of violets and deep red roses, and the room was beautifully decorated with palms, tall lavendar candles, lavendar chrysanthemums, and deep red roses. Ruth Smith, of Washington, D. C. was toastmistress for the banquet, fyhile various members present took part in the program. Audrey Dykeman of Chicago, grand president, Mary Agnes Brown of Washington, grand secretary, Esther Boardman, district counselor from Florida, Neva Buckley Wood of Knoxville, Helen Middleton of Washington, D. C., co-organizer of Sigma Kappa, and Lucile Grant of Columbia, president of the local chapter, all added to the theme of the banquet. On {Saturday morning a model meeting was held in the English room of the Columbia Hotel, at which time the officers of the local chapter were officially installed. Immediately following a pledging service was conducted by the local officers, and the following girls were pledged: Mae Anderson, Dorothy Boyd, Effie Campbell, , Dorothy Hefner, Sue Kibler, Bennfe Greye Lewis, Carolyn Norris, Mary Smith, and Ruth Wilson. The guests were entertained for luncheon at the Rose Mary Tea room immediately afterwards, and later introduced to the faculty and students of the University at a tea given at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Emmit L. Madden on Pendleton Street. Numerous groups on the campus have entertained for the new members of Sigma Kappa. Tri-Delta ^sorority entertained delightfully at tea for the new Sigma Kappas on Monday at their apartment on Green Street. At this time I members of the Woman's Pan-Hellenic Council were invited to meet the new members of Sigma Kappa. Ruth Wehlman poured tea, while Beverly Cathcart, president of Delta Delta Delta, Lucile Grant, president of Sigma Kappa, Mona Martin, Lucy Oliver, and Ruth Hunt were in the receiving line. The house was attractively decorated with autumn flowers, the tea table looked particularly lovely with yellow candles and chrysanthemums. Delta Zeta entertained at tea in the chapter rooms for the newly installed sorority Thursday afternoon from 5 to G o'clock. Receiving were Lucile Grant, presi- ' dent of Sigma JCappa, and Edythc Carlisle, president of Delta Zeta. ' Guests, besides the Sigma Kappas, were their patronesses and the patronesses of the hostess chapter and J Have Your Next Banquet At THE ROSE MARY TEA ROOM | 1128 Hampton Ave. Phone 3207 \ Catherine W. Oaillard?Hostess ( ^ I COLUMBIA OFFICE SUPPLY CO. "EVERY OFFICE NEED" ? Offloe Furniture, Filing Cabinet*, Safei Printing and Rubber Stampi 1112 Lady 8treet 'Phone 5163 I P. H. LACH1C0T' DIAMONDS?WATCHES1424 Main Street SILVERS AT MODERj WATCH AND JEWEI RATE CENTRALI DRUGS 1204 Main "THE REXALI , *?;: ; iSji \K/'\ -; 1 . , .4. - 1 ' ippa Offic tiled At L ? ? Sigma Kapjb II ibi is? Newly installed members of Sigma on the University campus during Thj elude: Mary Elizabeth Barre, Elizabei Lucile Grant, Elizabeth Harvey, Apr Reaves, Hattie Mae Still, Elizabeth Sti Pledges for the year are: Mae Andei Sue Kibler, Bennie Greys Lewis, Ca Wilson. Helen Middleton, a Sigma Kappa fi also included in the picture. Damns Gives Dance Dec. 9 Invitations were issued this week for the Christmas Damas Ball, which will be given in the University gymnasium Friday night, December 9, beginning at 9:30 o'clock and lasting until 1:30. Music will be furnished by the Gamecock orchestra. The Grand March will be led by Miss Elizabeth Creighton, the president, with her partner, Ed Nevergold, Jr. The Junior-Senior figure will be led by Miss Nancy Phillips, senior leader, with her partner, John M. Scott, and Kathryn Craven, junior leader, with her partner, Bill Cantey. Damas members are asked to be at the dance by 10 o'clock. Banquet Given By Tri-Delt Delta Delta Delta entertained on Thanksgiving eve with a banquet in honor of their Founders Day in the English Room of the Hotel Columbia. Actives, pledges, and alumni were present. Colorful fruit, fall leaves, and flowers were used as decorations for the banquet. Beverly Cathcart served as toastmistress. Various toasts, and songs were rendered during the evening. Mary Wright Shand was in charge of the banquet. n. a. o. Slim: "What Greek letter does V stand for?" Jim: "Venus." Slim: "That ain't a letter, fool. That's a figure." U. 8. O. the mothers of the members. Pi Beta Phi 'will entertain for the patronesses and new members of Sigma Kappa at tea on Monday, December 5, at the chapter house from 1:30 until 5:30 o'clock. The new sorority has received numerous gifts for the chapter room in Melton Hall from friends in Columbia, and other sororities on the :ampus. TAYLOR'S BAKERY SHOP K)2 Main Street Just Off Campus POPyLAR PRICES re & co., inc. | VEARS IN FINE -JEWELRY?CLOCKS PARE Columbia, S. 0. ATE PRICES -RY REPAIR DEPT. )rugc0. ?aplln t Street NIGHT - 8TORE" , J ' V; . * _ MP? * JO. XI tffl J jially University as Installed | 1 I* * ,M \ /& MB B - < nW n Kappa sorority which made its debut inksgiving weekend. New initiates inth Bird, Susan Campbell, Mary Ford, ne? Hughes, Sara Norris, Margaret rother, Lois Turnbull, and Sara Willis son, Effie Campbell, Dorothy Hefner, rolyn Norris, Mary Smith, and Ruth om George Washington University, is Sorority News An informal Sunday afternoon tea will be given Sunday afternoon from 4 until 6 o'clock at the Zeta Tau Alpha house on Green Street. Members an J pledges of the sorority and their friends will be the guests. Martha Harmon will assist Elizabeth McDearmon at the tea table, where Russian tea, sandwiches, nuts, and mints will be served. This will be the last Sunday afternoon tea that the sorority will give this year. Pi Beta Phi will entertain their chaperorje, Mrs Charles H. Gordon of Alexandria, Va. this afternoon with a tea in her honor. The tea will be in the sorority house in Maxcy Gregg from 4:30 until 6 o'clock. Harriet Kirkman, Chi Omega, of Johnston, who has been in the hospital with an operation for appendicitis has returned to the University campus, and is convalescing at the Boineau house. Margaret Yeadon, and Katherine Townsend were hostesses at the weekly Pi Beta Phi hour which was held last Friday afternoon at the sorority house from 4:30 until 5:30. Cinnamon toast, sandwiches, and tea were served to the members, and pledges. Bonnie Kate Barnes, Pi Beta Phi, was taken ill Tuesday, and has returned to her home in Florence. She is expected to return soon. Pledges of Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi entertained the active members with a buffet supper Tuesday evening at the home of Katherine Townsend. '1 he officers of the pledges are president, Francis Keith King; treasurer, George Russel; secretary, Cornelia Reamer; pledge supervisor, Charlotte Coker. xj. b. a. Gym Dance Is Postponed Week Because of the Auburn-Carolina , game the Social Cabinet is postponing its gym dance scheduled for tomorrow night until the Saturday of | next week, December 10, it was announced by the Cabinet Wednesday, j The Gamecock orchestra is going . to Birmingham, so will not be able to play for the dance, also a number of the students are planning to make the trip. v. m. a. Sorority Gives Pledges Dance < Zeta Tau Alpha sorority entertained I with a dance in honor of its pledges 1 Friday night from 9:30 until 1:30 at the Bon Air school on Barnwell St. < After the dance, the guests were in- i vited to the sorority house on Green | Street where hot coffee and sand- | wichcs were served. Music for the I dance was furnished by Bill Spivey's i orchestra. ( . i'^ . . . ? . Marriages I Hopkins-McDowell Jane Calvert McDowell, daughter of Mrs Robert Hislop McDowell, and ' /heodore Jervey Hopkins were ? marned at 6 o'clock Saturday evening In Tr?n>ty Episcopal church. The bridesmaids were: the Misses! family Mullins, Eleanor McDowell Margaret Urquhart, and Caroline Si- ' rnons. Mrs. George Rivers Pinkney i Walker was dame of honor, and Miss , Ella Parr Phillips, maid of honor. Mrs. Hopkins attended the University and is a member of the Junior ' League and is a past president of Lcs Demoiselles. Dr. Hopkins was edu- ' cated at the University and at Char- < leston Medical College, and spent a , year and a half in the Orthopedic ' hospital in Philadelphia. He is a ! member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, 1 Columbia Medical society, the Taran- ' tella, Cotillion, and Bachelor clubs and of Forest Lake Country club. T Clarke-Bland 1 The marriage of Miss Mary Mar- 1 garet Bland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ' J. F. Bland, to Frank Kennedy Clarke of Sumter, took place at the home of [ the bride's parents in Mayesville, Wednesday evening, November 23. Mr. Clarke graduated from the Pres- I byterian College and from the University of South Carolina in law. He is I a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity i and Phi Delta Phi. At present he is practicing law in Sumter. The bride is a graduate of Converse College, and < is a member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority. , Thomas-Durham Dr. William Strothcr Durham of ] Columbia was married to Miss Lois 1 Christine Thomas of Mt. Pleasant on < November 20 in a quiet wedding at the home of the bride. Only a few close friends and relatives witnessed L the ceremony. Rev. Charles Edward Thomas, pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist church and father of the bride , officiated. Dr. Durham is the son of Mrs. John j Woodard Durham and the late Dr. , Durham of Columbia. He attended ] the University of South Carolina and , the Atlanta Dental college where he was a member of Psi Phi dental fraternity. He is now dental surgeon at Timmons hospital in Columbia. I' Mrs. Durham attended Edisto Academy and graduated from Greenville Women's College in 1930. She is a member of the Eta Upsiion Gamma sorority. Nelson-Edmunds The following was the announcement recently issued: "Mrs. Thomas , Starke Nelson announces the marriage of her daughter, Arabella, to James | Spann Edmunds, Wednesday, November 23, 1932, Columbia. At home . after December 1, Ridgeway." I' The couple were married at 3 ' o'clock in the afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs,. Kirkman Finlay on Parker ^ Avenue. There were no at- J! tendant's and only members of the immediate family witnessed the ceremony, performed by Rev. F. O. Lamoreux of the Baptist church of New- ! berry, uncle of the bridegroom. During the afternoon the bride and ' groom left for a wedding trip to New ' York and Canada. Mr. Edmunds, is a graduate of the University. He is now in 1 business in Ridgeway. i Annual Concert To Be Given L The annual Christmas concert, and 1 the second of the series of concerts J given, under the direction of Madame ( D Horvath will be given Thursday J night, December 15. L In addition to the regular orchestra, J t the following will give special rendi- L tions: Mr. Allen Taylor, cellist; Mrs. J| Robert LaFaye, soprano; Mr. David I Presslcy, organist. The numbers toll be given arc: Handel Largo, Handel; I Ave Maria, Gounod; and, Serenade in II four parts for string orchestra, Mo- ! zart. A Cook Addresses Eta Sigma Phi | Social Life of Young Roman Pco-Ji pie' was discussed by Dr. Vernon I Cook, professor of classical languages, I at a meeting of Eta Sigma Phi, na-11 tional honorary classical fraternity, I Wednesday afternoon. In his talk he told of the social life 11 af the Roman boys and girls. A read- I niR of "Pyramus and Thisbe" was I given by Margaret Estes. The pro- I gram was in charge of Rena Sentcr- II feit. Mildred Brown presided over I the meeting, the absencc of the presi- II dent. I ' ; i'jw.'- .i Girls' K. S. K. Gives Leap Year Dance Girls Take Part oT Boys As Reversed Custom Is Put Into Practice A leap year ball was given by tlfc girls K. S. K., honor-spirit sorority, in the University gymnasium from 10 until 2 o'clock, with the orchestra from Allen University, furnishing the music. All usual customs were reversed. The girls escorted the boys to the dance, sent them flowers, and even paid for the "set-ups" at the drug stores. There was a feminine "stag line" which let the boys for once worry over being a wall-flower. From now on two dances a year will be sponsored by this honorary sorority, and at each one, spring and fall, the co-eds will take the boys, and play the part usually taken by the masculine escorts. XJ. B. o. Fraternity News Members, pledges, and alumni of Phi Pi Phi will have a formal banquet lext Thursday night. Mrs. Pa"ul Benson of Anderson, whose son is a Phi Pi Phi pledge, visited the Phi Pi Phi house on Gregg Street last week. Lee Hanley, former Carolina football coach, was a recent visitor at the Sigma Nu house. Hanley was on his way to Florida. Last Sunday night a would-be burWar was chased from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house by William Friar. As Friar entered the house about 2 3 clock he saw the man in one of the front rooms. Friar started towards him and the man escaped through an 3pen window. Friar and several hastily summoned S. A. E.'s followed in pursuit, but the nian got away. John Vann of Atlanta and Porter Ball of Charleston visited the Alpha Tau Omega house last week. Members, pledges, and alumni of Sigma Alpha Epsilon will have a small informal house dance at the fraternity house this evening. Jake Freed, '30, visited the Phi Beta Delta house during the Thanksgiving weekend. Freed is now in the retail merchandizing business in Florida. Albert Edwin Rainsford was initiated into the Gamma Nu chapter of Sigma Nu on Saturday, November 18. Rainsford was a member of the old Delta club, which was the petitioning group at the University. He is now taking graduate at Duke University. Thomas Knox and George Blewer, two members of the freshman football team, were entertained at the Sigma Chi house at Gainesville on their re:cnt trip to the University of Florida. The pledges of Alpha Beta are planning to entertain the actives and aljnini with a small house dance on the Saturday night after the Damas club iance. Pi K. A. fraternity entertained with i wiener roast from 8 to 10 o'clock last Monday night at Billy Belsar's lome in Heathwood. After the roast the boys and their iates went to the fraternity house on Sreen Street and were entertained by lie singing of George Sifly, and Charlie Crowson, and by an informal lance. The Junior Leagu (Fraternity and Sore Rates By T] 1124 Lady Street Leave Your Sho Half Soles & HmI* t.Ofr-LMt NEW SHOE All Work G IF?You're value wise! You'v for your money?then you smart new WORTH MORI OVERCOATS $12.50?ALL ONE WORTHMORE CLO 1485 Main Street Next Door to Gayden 1 7> N . E*-"' ^ y' 'itkV ^ > . V.V- W-.Lv.'-.J'rtL iAi. 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