New-York tribune., 1885-02-07
HONORIEG Delta KAPPA EPSILON.
A FRATERNITY DINNER AT DELMONICo's.

REvIvING OLD MEMORIEs-sPEECHEs DY JULIAN
HAWTHORNE AND GENERAL wooDFoRD
DelmOnicOs ball-rOO echoed last evening
with the cheers OF all the colleges The Rah- Rah Kan
OF Yale and Harvard, the Co-lu um-bLa" Of Columbia,
the .C-C-N.-Y." OF the College Of the City
of New.York, and even the sky-rocket cheer
OF Princeton disturbed the quiet diners in
the lover rooms and made them wonder whether fresh
dynamite explosion a decisive victory Of the English
troops the OF the unusual disturbance In the
upper regions The cause, however, the annual
meeting of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Society and what
ever may been the feelings Of those who heard
without participating in the festivities 1t is certain that
the members of the society passed evening of Joty
and good fellowship, such is rarely passed by those
who have gone from their Alma Mater into the wide
world. Grayheaded forgot their years and became
boys again. vyng In harty with the youngest graduates
of the society. College songs and society songs were
sung with zest, and college animoses and political diff
ferences forgotten In Of the fact that all
present brothers and members of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon
The reunion brought together many prominent mon
from all parts of the country. Wayne McNeagh. ex-
Senator Butler and Senator Randall L. Gibson
were expected but unable to attend
The principal chapters represented Alpha, iar-
ward Beta, Columbia Phi, Yale Pi, Dartmouth; Nu,
College of the City OF New-York Rho, Lafayette Omc-
ron Michigan University Sigma, Amherst; Delta Chi,
Cornell Epsilon. Williams. On the platform sat Julian
Hawthorne president of the society W. I. Lewis, Gen
era Stewart woodford A. T. Crane, Congressman Pet
tibone, w. NJ Este, John DE Witt Warner. Theodore
Roosevelt Captain II. Garden and Dr. Carter Harrison.
Among those seated at the other tables were James
Goodwin Assistant OF Public Instruction
Theron g. Strong DIR. George NJ Leffcrts, Professor
Charles A. Doremus stephen A. Walker. W. d. wash
burn, the Rev. f. T. IngersO, DR.. George T. Harrison,
Professor Brainerd Kelog. Judge Granville r. Hawes'
f. H. Hobbs, tho Rev W. VI. Posthlewalte George EI.
win Dr II Vernon n.
Tiff, V. Lowber Smith, Hubert o. Thompson. Gilbert
Crawford, Professor Fitzgerald Tisdal, Frank 5.
Williams, j. s. McWilam Dr. Thomas Burchard. DR..
George Fowler H'B. b. stapler James ii. Spencer,
Irving Putnam and II. v. A. Anderson.
When the dinner was finished Mr. Hawthorne and
said that he had no previous experience presiding
officer had observed that such occasions II was
always order for the president to begin by coniessnS
his unworthness But he had much reverence for
the dinner committee that he would not call in question
the wisdom their selection Then he congratulated the
society its numbers and influence.
From small be ginnngs," he said, the Delta Kappa
Upslon has grown great results We extend over the
length and breadth OF this Continent Our members fill
the pulpit which medicines souls As physicians they
minister to bodies. They marshal our armies. They
tell the stories OF from day to day in the press
We are the most catholic institution Of this kind. We
arc not mOrtgsged ccclcsiasticsm. Ike the csuits
nor to politics. Ike the Mugwumps laughter and uproar
and cheers and Kisses for The Mugwmpsl, dyna
mite. Ike the with two countries. Tho society
represents the sprthe highest spirit which anmacs
our nationality our foundation Is sound cur spirit g.
right and a that need now s to recognize and 10
aze ourselves" Many other complimentary and cncour
aging things Mr. Hawthorne said OF the Celia Kappa
Fpsilon Fraternity and concluded by telling remarEa
bic dream which he had recently had lc dreamed that
he had "shufcd of his mortal coil" and conducted
by his guardian angel "a very good fellow" 10 tho
presence OF SIR Peter" He subjected To 4 rigd
examination hut In spite OF the recommendation
of his guardian angel and his plea that ho the Of
HIS father, "Tir. Peter" told him that he bc-
onged 10 the other place" Then as
he was retiring crcstfallcu his guardian
Peter Won know don't bring any scalawsgs here. mgy
be rue that Mr. Hawthorne u no scholar and all that
sort OF thing hut he belongs to the Delta Kappa Epsilon
and IN ss5 presided the dinner ~ Demonco's"
This satisfied Mr. Peter" and Mr.. Hawthorne was AZ
once admitted and given a good srat.
Dr Edward G. Bartlett who should have responded for
"Tbe Fraternity and its Founders" was absent.
and good counsel for the guidance Of hclfrli eruy
The next toast " orr Brother In the Blue and
the Gray" General It H. MoodfOrd ~ osc for tho
blue mari OF the toast. He brought down the house
by saving that nothing well illustrated the catholic
sr of the society fact that IL contained the sons
OF Mr. Blaine ana The sons Of DIR. Bnrchard senator
Randall l.. Gibson, who was down on the programme
10 sneak for the Gray" absent. Cap
tain Hugh Gardner filled his place with
speech and touched chords OF sympathy
and antipathy by observing tnat there were no mug
wumps" where he came from.
Among the iOasts were +" our western Chapters, re-
sponded to by Augustus II. Pettibone The Medical
Rev r. r. IngcrsOl " The Bar" CharleOn I. Lewis; (;
Tho Press" William L. Alden. After the regular toa>t~
were finished Informal speeches were made ana the
company broke up at late hour