Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-29
DELTA TAU DELTA.
Reunion OF the Fraternity in Da!las-Ths
Members OF the Rainbow Join in
the Festivities.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Dec. 2s.-Last even
Ing at 9 o'clook there WIS scene of
brilliancy and pleasantly within the
hospitable doors OF the Mcleod hotel.
the occasion being the meeting of the
Greek letter fraternity known IS Delta
Tau Delta. There were present MEM
bers from all over Texas, and the even-
ing marked an important as well as
pleasant era in the history Of fraternity
life in the Loue Star state. There are
many members of the old Rainbow fra
ternity in the state who will remember
that during 1886 their snalgama-
ton with Delta Tau Delta oc-
CURED, and the representatives
of both organizations, now under
the latter name were present mIngling
together in one united brotherhood.
Preliminary to the banquet occurred an
informal reception in the hotel parlors,
during which the Greeks resolved them
selves into committee OF the whole and
proceeded to form state organization.
Frater e. Z. Smith was called to the
chair and Frater Scott acted as secre-
tary, and a motion was adopted to
create temporary state organization
with an executive committee consisting
of Fraters Z L. Scott, W. d. Dashell
and w. d. Williams, who will petition
the head chapter of Delta Tau Delta for a
Texas alumni association. Adjournment
was had. to meet again in Dallas during
the next state fair, when there will be q
contest among Texas cities for head
quariers. Frater II. II. Williams of
Fort Worth recommended his city as the
proper place, but the matter was delayed
until the fall of 1891.
Then came tie banquet, and the fol-
lowing programme was carried out with
marked success and to the delight of all
MENU.
Saddle Rock on hall shell,
Mock turtle.
Small patties, Ia fnanciere.
Baked Duefsh, Geneva sauce.
Saratoga chips.
Fiet Of beef larded, q Ia Perigord.
Mashed potatoes
Wild turkey, oyster d Teasing cranberry sauce.
Asparagus on toast
Mallard duck. la St. Hubert.
Fried parsnips.
Quail Fa!cie, la Royal.
French peas.
Saddle venison, = i Americana.
Deviled crabs in the shell.
Roman punch.
Chicken salad, meyopaise.
English plum puldin g. hard and brandy sauce,
New YORK ice cream.
Assorted cake. Fruits Nuts. Raisins
DEM tasse.
Cigars.
-oAs-s
Symposiarch .. .........C. P. Smith, B. B. 'e3.
l. Delta Tau Delta Timber ..................
=. -. -. Chas. Wheeler. X. 80.
2. Cotton as Factor in Delta Tau Della.
&c. .... ....... =. II. DashieN, B. Theta 'S5.
3. The Place of Our Birth ....--........... =.
...... -. 49,. T. S. L. Freeman Theta 'S9.
4. The Deltaic Spirit of the South. -.......
.................-..W ID. Williams, Pi. 49,
). PENIS Share il Delta History. :.
...-......... .Jno. NJ. Hanna. M 's7.
c. The Northern Division, -.
- -. -. II. J. E5erth. Chi 's9.
Z. The southern Divisicn................ -.
................. Groce scrusgs, 3. Theta 'ss
s. The Rainbow and the Crescent
900. .....-.... =. f. l.. Scott, Mu '9i.
9. "reminiscences of an Old Rainbow
..............-..D. II. Morrow, Rainbow "a.
Dallas, Texas. Dec. II. 1880, p. M.
At q late hour final adjournment took
place, and the various delegates OF this
grand old Greek letter fraternity began
preparation for the homewsrd journey.
Prominent among those present were
the following: Professor w. ID. Will
Jams, Fort Worth; j. Q. Kingsberry,
Taylor; a. H. Dashiell, Terrell; John
NJ. Hanna. Denison; Charles Wheeler,
Vernon; T. s. Freeman, Denison, and
many others.