The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-29
Delta Kappa Epsilon,

The 32d Annual Convention of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity was held Oct. % and
"a with the Beta Chapter of Columbia College
in the City of New York. OF the twenty-nine
Chapters comprising the Fraternity, all but
two were represented by delegates coming all
the way from Maine to California" from
Michigan, Mississippi, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
SC. The New York Tribune of the oath speaks
of the convention as being the Largest conven.
ton Of the various college secret societies ever
held in this country and that ssuch was the
fact the 120 or 100 members in attendance am.
ply testify. Among the delegates were W. G..
Davis, V. @. Wilson, f. Cony and E. G. Spring
of Bowdoin College, and w. A. Joy of Colby
University. Several colleges sent large delega.
tions, among which were ten out of q society
Of twelve from Rutgers; five from Lafayette,
five from Cornell, and from only five Chapters
were there less than two. The convention Or
ganzed Wednesday forenoon and spent the
day in listening to the reports of the Chapters
and transacting other business of private ma
ture. From the Chapter reports the Fraternity
was found TO be in most prosperous condi-
ton, the new Chapter in California especially
reporting great success in every particular. The
private Sc ssions were continued on Thursday
morning, and at noon, the business being COM
pleted, the convention adjourned to meet next
year with the Pi Chapter of Dartmouth Col
lege. Applications for new Chapters were
made from the University of Vermont and
Trinity College, and the former was refused,
but the latter was laid on the table for one
year. By the courtesy of the Columbia Chap
ter, Thursday afternoon was spent in sail up
the Harlem river to the Columbia boat house
and thence up the Hudson for short distance.
Thursday evening the public exercises were
held in the Academy of Music in the presence
of large and fashionable audience. The ex-
ercises were presided over by Whitelaw Reid,
who made brief address of welcome, also re-
ferring to the distinguished members in the
country, and paying an elegant tribute to Col.
Theodore Winthrop and COL Mulligan, both of
whom died in their country's service. At the
conclusion of his remarks he introduced Alex
ander Winchell, Ill. D., ex-Chapcellor of Sy-
racuse University, who delivered an Grafton on
"Modern Education" after which the Frater-
nifty song of ''Naught mars the bright house,
hold" was sung by the members, and the exsr-
cises then closed with benediction by Rev. Ed.
Z. Ingersoll of Brooklyn, the founder of the
Williams College Chapter. After singing a
number of society songs the delegates repaired
20 Delmonico's to partake of the sumptuous
repast spread before them After the banquet
the members were called to order, and in very
happy manner Whitelaw Reid announced the
toasts OF the evening as "Our fraternity"
"The Pulpit" "The Bar" "The Medical Pro-
fession,'' 'the Press" 1.-THE First Chapter in
one volume" and "The Last Chapter in one
volume," which were successfully respond
ed to by Dexter Hawkins, Bowdoin Rev.
Mr.. Ingelsoll, Williams; Mr.. Warner, Cornell;
Mr.. Reid himself the Press; Mr.. Keator, Yale
Mr.. Wall, California. The festivities were
prolonged to early in the morning, when the
members separated with the d. K. E. cheers
and and the singing of $50 Triumphe.'
"Hail to our Brotherhood!j
Bright is our Brotherhood!
Noble its aims!
Eyes beaming earnestly
Hearts linked in unity
And immortality
Guarding its nameI'