National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-01
THE ID. X. Il.
Reunion and banquet OF the Alumni OF
That Society.

| That Society.
No festive board in the turreted castles Of
old England, surrounded by chivalric knights.
ever presented brighter or happier sceno
than did the banquet tables of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon at the Arlington last night.
a parallel line of beaming faces fanked the
| long, white crested tables, which were gay
with bright hued flowers in massive vases
and urns
The Washington Alumni association of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity was recently
organized in this city. No similar gathe ring
| of members of this fraternity has occurred
in Washington since 1856, when tho annual
| convention met on Jan. =, at the old Kirk
wood hotel, which formerly stood Mt the cor
| ncr OF Pennsylvania avenue and Twelfth
street.
The menu last night was as follows: Blue
points on shell. Potagc-Printanier royal
Hors dmuvres-Anchois, olives farcies, celeri
Poisson--Filet de bass, sauce aux hultres
! pommes Parisiennes. Relevee-Filet do
| bout, q In fnlnciere. Entrees--Terrapin
stewed, Arlington STYLE catelette de cailles
aux petit pois. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS en-
branchc, celcri au jus. Punch cardinal
Roti-Red.hea ducks, with currant jelly
salade cGurs de laituc. Sucres-Meringues
10 suisse, grace harlequin, gateaux assortis.
| Dosscrt--Fruits, cafe, froInage Anglais ct
| Roqucfort.
| The toasts were as follows:
| The Fratcrnity-"A sudden thought strikes
me--let us swear an eternal friendship" re-
sponded to by Hon. Randall l.. Gibson, of
| Louisiana.
The Congress Of the United States-"Pon-
| dering much, and much contriving, how the
| tribes of men might prosper" by Hon. John
ID. Long, Of Massachusetts,
Our Central gani2aton--"Where order
| in variety wo see, and where, tho all things
Il n1I h,vr hal n -
New York, secretary Of the Fraternity
| council.
The Public service--"Why, Hal; It's my
| vocation. Hal; It's no sin for man to labor
in his vocation" by Hon. Frank X. Hurd.
Our Undergraduate Brethron-" Starving
his body, to inform his mind" by George &.
| Austin, Lafayette college, class of 'S5.
The Press--"The mob of gentlemen who
write with ease," by Fred. p. Powers, Wash
! ington correspondent Of the Chicago Times.
our Wives and Disguise our
bondage as we will, tits woman woman, rules
us STILL" by Hon. A. II. Pettibone, of Ten
ncssee.
Our d. X. Els of the Future-"And when
in after years we take our children on our
knee, we'll teach them that the alphabet be-
gins with ID. K. f., was the last toast.
Among those present were From the Phi
chapter (Ialel, Senator Randall l.. Gibson,
Hon. Jones w. Wadsworth, Francis Miller,
IIaHClS l. hOOuHlHu Ineta chapter kBOW-
doinl, John w. Butterfeld, Henry Dunlap;
Ni chapter Colby, G. w. Wormelle; Sigma
chapter (Amherst), VIM. John Leib; Epsilon
l,r. William II. Hawkes.; Kappa
chapter (MiamD, DR.. Charles Warren
Eta chapter University of Virginia) Hon.
II. A. Herbert, Charles N. Matthews, ]. l..
Hodge, b. Lewis Blackford; Alpha chapter
lHoward), Hon. John ID. Long, Hon. Perry
Belmont lambda chapter (Kenyon), Hon.
Frank II. Hurd; Pi chapter, (Dartmouth),
DR.. L. c. Merriam. Horace Stuart Cummings,
Calvin l.. Brown, Charles II. Be"Lett, Prof.
Z. 4. Paul; Omicron chapter University
VIM. c. Maybury, VIM. G. Webster; Mu
chapter (Madison), James II. Mason,
4; B. Coolidge, Z. F.. Waite,
Rho chapter Lafayette), Dr. /. F. r. APP
pleby and George c. Austin; Beta Phi chap
ter lRochester), Prof Wm Hardness, of the
naval observatory; Psi Phi chapter Indiana
Asbury), +. w. Lontz; Delta chapter (Chicago),
Frederick Perry Powers.
Notes of regret, many Of which were as en-
| thusastic in their expressions of interest aud
loyalty as If the writers were still college,
boys, wearing "the diamond and the SCROLL"
were received from the following members of
the fraternity. Secretary Lincoln, of the Alpha
Tribune. Kappa; Gen. Francis A. Walker,
Phi; Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, Phi; Hon.
William d. Washburn, Pheta; Hon. r. NJ. II.
Davidson, Eta; Hon. ID. S. Alexander, Fifth
auditor. Pheta; Hon. James Gilfilan, Ep-
silon (Williams) Prof John James Lewis,
of Madison university, Jan (Iamilton); Hon.
John NJ. Gregory, United State civil service
commission.
Tho Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, 70.
miliarly known in tho college world as "D.
X. t." was organized at Yale college in 1874.
1t has now twenty-nine active chapters in
the leading colleges of the country from
Maine to California and from Michigan to
Mississippi. In ante-bellum days there were
ten chapters south of Mason and Dixons
line, only three Of which survived tho dis
asters which the war brought upon the insti-
tutions where they were located.
The fraternity has long been the largest of
the more prominent secret organizations
which form SO large a factor in American
college life, and among its numerous alumni
it counts many distinguished names. 1t has
never been in more hourishiug condition
than at present, and its graduate members
may well be proud to own their allegiance.
IL publishes magazine, styled the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Quarterly which is recognized
rs tho leading Greek publication. Other
alumni associations are maintained at New
York, Rochester, Troy, Syracuse, Boston,
Providence, Portland, Me-, Detroit, Chicago
and san Francisco.
The present officers OF tho fraternity are:
President. Lion. Hilary A. Herbert, NJ. c.,
EG, University Of virginia.; vice president,
Hon. Frank II. IIurd, NJ c., lambda, Ken
yon) secretary, Edward +. Waite (Mu, Madi-
SOM; tire 1sule William G.Webster (Omicron,
University Of Michigan). Executive com
mittee, Charles Warren Kappa, Miami),
Francis J, Woodman (Phi, Yale), and Edward
A. Paul CPi, Dartmouth),
Among the college songs sung around the
board were: Marching Song" "Dear d. X.
E." "Vive Ia ID. X. E." "Our Bond of
Brotherhood" Hail, Holy Goddess" Those
symbols Three" Tho Diamond Pin" "We
Hail Thee Holy Goddess" "The Heart of d.
X. E.," and "Triumphe."
The BischoR Concerts.
At the BischoF concert tonight Miss