The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-27
LOCAL MATTERS.
Phi Delta Theta.

THURSDAYS CONCLAVE OF GREENS.
Immediately after the opening OF the
Convention Yesterday morning Judge
BYRON X. Elliott, OF Indianapolis, was i'm
PRODUCED. and favored the Convention
with some very wcll-choscn remarks that
were OF interest TO the fraternity and which
were received with oudapplause and great
enthusiasm by the delegates OF Phi Delta
Theta.
The Committee on Order OF Business
brought i'm the following report: Report
of provinces presidents, report OF commit
fee on Encouragement OF provinces, on
chapters and charters, on secret work,
on fraternity icweller, and miscellaneous.
In pursuance OF the order OF business.
reports OF Alpha and Delta provinces were
heard from by their presidents, and slight
report was given OF Beta province by q
member Of "Ohio Beta" These reports
show the provinces TO be In prosperous
condition and in good working order. The
report Of the Committee on Rearrangcment
Of Chapters in Provinces were accepted, as
follows:
Alpha provinces to be composed OF the
chapters in Vermont and Pennsylvania:
Beta province, those III Maryland, VIZ
ginia, and South Carolina.
Gamma province, those in Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, and Alabama.
Delta province, chapters In Ohio ana
Kentucky.
Epsilon province, comprising chapters
in Indiana and Michigan.
Zata province, those in Illinois and Wis
consin.
Eta province, chapters in Minnesota,
Iowa, and Missouri.
The Convention then passed TO the dis
cussion Of charters, and as the committee
recommended granting petition present.
ed 10 the Convention by members OF the
State University OF South Carolina, the
Convention granted the petition and
charter.
After considerable discussion 4 commit
tee was appointed to establish chapter at
Ohio State University, at Columbus, ono.
The ACCESSIBILITY OF placing chapters in
the AdelbeIt College, Cleveland; at Aca-
dia College. at Wolfville, Nova Scotia; at
the Washington University; ut st. Louis;
ut Harvard College; at Northwestern Col
lege, Evanston, Ill.,; at Kansas state Uni
yersity, Topeka. Kan, and at the Illinois
State Industrial school, Champaign, ILL.,,
was referred to the Grand Council.
A charter was granted by the Convention
TO the applicants from the Kentucky y.
and NJ. College, at Lexington, Ky.
The establishment OF a Chapter at the
Scwanee College was given over to Ten
nessce Alpha. and to Pennsylvania Beta
and PENNSYLVANIA Alpha the establishment
of a Chapter at the University of Pennsyl-
yania. \ number Of other colleges were
spoken of rs places in which to establish
Chapters, but were refused by the Convcn-
ton.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was taken up in
discussing fraternity iewcller, and l.. q.
Burgess Sons & Co., OF Albany, \. T.,
and j. +. Newman, OF New York city.
were selected as the official jewellers Of the
fraternity. The Convention then listened
10 the Committee on Secret Work. and en-
joyed very pleasant and profitable session
in discussing the grave and important work
OF the mystic brotherhood.
The fraternity again wish TO call the at
tention OF the public to the literary cXer-
cises at the hall of the House Of Delegates
tonight Byron X. Elliott, OF India
napolis, Ind, will deliver the Grafton.
Hon. Emmett Tompkins, OF Ohio, Will ap-
pear as Prophet, William Seal as Poet, and
Rev. c. VI. Beckwith as Historian. All
are cordially invited to be present. After
the exercises a hop will be given in honor
OF the delegates ut Sanger Halle.