New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-04
',eIrsrs FOE ALPHA Delta PHI.
rHr rRArERN1rY's ANNUAL CONVENTION
Aypaxssxs BY JOSEPH A. oHoATE' EVERETT p
vHxELrR. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS AND

r,vp oroscr WILLIAM CURTIS AND
DR.. 4. Il. HALE.
peeeates representing the various ehapers vi hpns
nts Phi the oldest OF the leading college secret soci'
-. ~ the country representing many OF The Important
r.... ,rorn Harvard and Yale 70 the University Of
ss,.n,,.n sssembled In their annual conven-
ton IA this city yesterday The business meeting was
IA IN thu morning the Grand Commanoery Han OF
- xr,.en,a remple The president OF the Fraternity,
ss " cboste presided and all the eighteen chapters
-. ,snressnted including the recently revised Yale
c<,a, In the afternoon large number Of the dele
,a o,ber members OF the society attended o recep-
80 =, The Graduate House, No. APT B6urth-ave
.enine public exercises were held In the Metro
-. o.. Housa In the presence OF many Of the
49,. =, ,ns maternity and their friends The speak
49,. :, ~. occasion were Joseph H. Choate, DR.. Edward
xx.rsts Hale George william Curtis and Everett p.
Wheeler.
-, ,r,nps, after prayer by the Rev. Z. Winchester
n.a Mr. Choste said that the members Of the Frater
,tv b,a assembled the associations and realize
a. t6ess OF earlier years. to recall the glorious past OF
The society, and anticipate Its bright future Two
.eor,b,e and signal events had marked tho last
:, ,na ,stsruit the celebration Of the fifteenth snn
vs,ry of tho Amherst Chapter and the revival OF tho
ons dsfuno Yale Chapter restoring the society to Its old
EDITION in that ancient and honored university. Mr.
references the literary successes OF the Fra
s.vr,tv IN prcduo.na such men as Lowell Curtis Hale
phillips Brooks Bescher Drs Storrs and Hitchcock, and
Presidents Eliot Dwight and Gilman, called out applause
Everett p. Wheeler spoke upon "The Fraternity Of
xlphs Data Phi. the Embodiment OF the true American
Spirit" He discussed the principles underlying the Ma
.iona Government and showed that they were embodied
IN the constitution Of the Fraternity
The Ideals Alpha Delta Phi" assigned 10 George
wnnsm Curtis referred to being greatly panied lately
b learn that Alpha Delta Phi dangerous society
sort Of gang OF Forty Thieves He troubled that
he began to regard his coconspirators furtvely The
worst was OF course captain deep dark dangerous
character and added Mr. Curtis. there be SITS point
ting to President ohoae. daughter and appause) Then
he referred Of the consprators the ncom-
parable storrs' Theodore w. Dwight Everett Wheeler,
James Russell Lowell and Dr. Hale. while every op-
plauded. These said Mr.. Curtis, are few OF the
sonsprstors II these be Our conspirators we not
inter the conSacy and catch glimpse of the ideals
N Alpha Delta Phil What ideals but the pro-
,enRston Of the vision Of the poetf Tho conflict OF life
what effort TO maintain the splendid faith.
tho high hope and shall say the creduIity Of youth
DR.. Hale was introduced the man who had travelled
tarthor worked harder and said than any other
brother for Alpha Delta Phi. His subject was: How
10 the Commonwealth" S~S,' 80
Tho exercises closed with the singing Of the Fraternity
song Chaire Alpha Delta PHI in Creek. The annual
dinner will take place this evening"