National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-24
TRB OH PHI COLLEGE FRA
TERNITY.
THE FIRST DAYS ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

THE FIRST DAYS ACKNOWLEDGMENT
PREsENT-THE BANQUETLASTE EVEN
NG-A MOST INTERESTING GATHER
| ING.
The semi-centennial meeting of the Chi Phi
College Fraternity, a brief history of which was
published in THE REPUBLICAN of yesterday,
commenced in Willard hall yesterday morning
under most suspicious circumstances, every
active chapter being represented. Amer the
delegates had been presented and examined II
was found that the following colleges we're
represented: New York city chapter-Willian
Sutphin, George Coburn; Muhlenberg college
I'D. F. Eyster, E. H Slime; Rutgers college
G. A. Runk, 8. Bishop, ST.; University of Viz.
Sidney eollege-W. F. Bishop, R. s, Vande-
Yenter; Franklin and Marshall college-Earnest
Zahm, ID. G. Guildin; University Of Edinburg-
P. NJ. Wilson; Mercer uniVersity-W. W. Ar.
mold; Brown university-F. NJ. Purintou, DAM
G. King; Emory college-W. D. Chambers,
F. H. Richardson; oglethorpe college-Henry
F. Scott, James Norman; Trinity college
N. II. Turney, o. c. Tiffany; Washington and
Lea. H. Linges, ]. NJ. Dawson; Kentucky
Military college-H. A. Gardner; Cornell uni
yersity-GeOrge R. Vandewater, J. 7. Hurd;
ST. Johns college--W. L. Terry, James Jack
son; Lafayette college,. D. Heller, jr., ]. R.
Shick; MILFORD College,. T. Rawls, c. W.
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son, A. W. tombstone; Hobart eollege-Wil-
| liam Wilson, Z. j. BabcocB; Amherst college
h. B. Mcknight, C. D. Clark; Ohio Wesleyan
university, Z. E. Cole, A. T. Byers; Lehigh
university-C. n. Lanham, W. NJ. Rees; Dick
inson college, J. w. Wetzel, ]. E. Barnitz.
In addition to those colleges where exist the
/ active chapters there was in attendance dele
cations from some of the other leading COL
| leges in the country and members Of the Order.
| The business is transacted in secret session,
aud little is made known to the public. Stuff.
cient information was obtained, however, to
warrant the correctness of the following: The
officers elected for the ensuing year are W. F.
Bishop, Va, Grand Alpha; ]. B. Heller, jr.,
Pa, Grand Gamma; james Bishop, jr., n. j.,
| Grand Delta.
The reports of the active chapters indicate
that the fraternity was never in more pros
| porous condition than at the present time. The
| Increased membership and the enthusiasm pre-
vailing in the Order advocate its best inter
ests, and strongly indicate increased success
| in the future.
The convention remained in session nearly
the entire day, and in the evening partook of
THE ANNUAL BANQUET,
which was gotten up in the hotel under the
joint supervision of Charles Govandan, chief
cuisine, and W. c. Hughes, steward, and re-
fected credit on their ability in this line.
At II O'Clock the delegates marched into the
banquet hall, and were soon seated at the table.
In the absence of the Grand Alpha-elect, VIM.
Stephens, esq, presided. After an invocation by
Rev. A. b. Lesson, of Baltimore, the invitation
to commence operations was promptly accept
ed, and the hum of conversation was Temporal
rily drowned in the CHATTER of knives and forks.
The appetites being appeased in due time the
table was cleared.
The following is the list of regular toasts,
and the names Of those who responded:
''The Convention Of 1874" G. Coburn, Bal
timore; "The Qlergy;" N. NJ. Jurney, Trinity
college; "ouT Bonored Dead" G. r. Van De
water, Cornell University; 1.-THE Ladies' Of Chi
Phi" ]. B. Heller, Lafayette college; "The
Bar" A. 7. Byefs, Ohio Wesleyan university;
"Our Southern Ghaptets," A. 3. Gordon, Unit
versity of Virginia; 1.-THE Union" II. W.
Cremer, Franklin And Marshall college; "Our
Graduates" N. F. Thompson, Carlisle, Pa;
"Our Absent Brothers," E. Zabm, Franklin
and Marshall college; 1.-THE Future of our Fra
ternity," Vim. Stephens, New York.
The speeches were brief, we'll timed and
warmly received, most of them being to the
point on matters of interest to the fraternity.
The banquet terminated shortly after l
o'clock, the delegates, retiring from tie hall,
commingling their congratulations on the happy
moments passed in each others society, and
hoping to meet at the next annual meeting in
1875.
The convention will resume its session this
morning, and adjourn to-day.