Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-07

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| other departments Of the general government
| and for the rightGol the states composing thu
! Union. that all nov gnize both the wisdom
and the necessity of-one supreme court, with
authority to declare the viii Of the people "a
| expressed in their fundamental law. Such wal
| the belief Of the Peopls. OF the United States
when they ordained the Constitution and
| brought into existence national government
with powers coextensive with the objects for
which the Union WAS established. And such,
take leave to say. is their belief after more than
| century's experience under the Constitution
Let us all, Mr.. Chairman, study 10 love that Con.
sttution more and more; never forgetting thu,
| our liberties and the aafoty Of our institutions
! depend, absolutely depend. upon the preserva.
ton. intact Of the just rights both Of the ma
| non anu OF the states. as those rights arc
| recognized by that instrument. United we
stand; divided. we fall Is the motto Of the
state which was the first born Of tho Union
under the Constitution. Let IL be the motto
| Of every American who 10 proudcr of his
being a citixen Of the United States than he il
OF being citizen Of any state. Mr. Chairman.
thanking those who have this occasion in charge
| Tor the great honor they have done me, and that
may enjoy with you the pleasure Of hearing
Others, ! close. with these brief words, my re-
Spouse to your toast"
THE BETA IN PunLIc LIFE
Hon. Vim. Springer spoke to the toast 1.-THE
beta in public life" He read Of long list of
public men who had been and are members Of
Beta Theta n. He told Of what the organiza-
ton had been, what II now is and what Il
| should be in the future. He thought there
stitution making membership in beta
life. He could nominate tickets for
both political parties out of the society For
the republicans he would suggest a. President
Justice Harlan, and for Vice President Mr..
Townsend of Colorado. To the committee on
platform he would offer as an appropriate
sentiment: I'm gold We trust, on silver We
bust. For his democratic friends he would
suggest his distinguished friend. Mr. Bynum Of
Indiana, for President, and Mr. II. st. g..
Tucker Of Virginia for Vice President with a
platform demanding farmers rights" and
as campaign motto: give the young men q
| chance"
THE MYSTICAL SEVEN.
''The Mystical Seven" was the subject given
Justice Brewer. but most of his remarks were
devoted to humorous references to Mr. Harlan,
his brother on the bench, whose noble FORE
head was rapidly sneroaohing upon the region
Of his neck and whose head was very like to
heaven. FOR there would be no more parting or
! dyeing there" MIR. Brewer said he knew
what 1t was that had attracted his
brother into this society. 1t was his
fondness for the last letter of the society's
name. "Why." continued the speaker,
hes an authority on the great American DISH
When We sat down to dinner tonight he picked
up his menu. glanced over II hurricdly. then
looked at 1t carefully, then studied it anxiously
and finally turning to me asked. In tone Of
distress, Say, Brewer, what's French for pieY"
neetion during college days with the fraternity,
and dwelt OH the beneiclent influence Of college
societies.
The Beta dinner" the next toast, was re-
sponded to in the following poem, by Cham
bers Baird, read by Prof. j. C. Gordon;
BETA.
Let others tell of other days
VI queens and knights and merry men,
Ana all the deeds that folk did then
s"e 30 w nG f tmse y 90 n ss- In winner
But sweeter times allure when
Ii sing OF the Beta dinner.
THETA.
OF those who come this day of days
FIR fs o al the y pT,ts , w,,ain our ken
uTo twiit aeliEhi Their souls again
sing Of the Beta dinner.
OF dorg that's carved in sundry ways
NTH SONGS and shouts OF loyal men.
" loving cups and hynls OF praise.
Enswined and bound anew W. ken
In sAens whereof old Ti:res the spinner.
sing OF the Beta dinner Wv '''' '''A'
ENvOY-BETA THETA Pr
Justice. to you our songs we raise.
W. 10 yoT Of =, Fame am r. and Love The winner;
snw ~ t he Es, sh asn nay o. days
'' - ''' ''" >'''
Hon. John W. Heron of Cincinnati, prssi-
dent of the executive COMMITTEES Of The frater.
n;,v ,.s,,o,dad 90 a. 60. ..T,,o -,
10y, 1e.Pomueu W VIC 'oas'' Inc nA'onAi oE-
ganlzation. hev. A. W. Pitzer spoke on
ne ne SILVER grays and Mr.. ID. st. o. Tucker
om, sr,..t.ss ,,asa' .:TMs INC o.ler '1 %
Geo. r. SHINING. .Onr college nresidsnts "
Rev. Richard McIlwaine, The humanities,"
Ut. Iheophiiqs Parvin; "Ohio-our home,
r non. 'orh .. teh'z; , Inc hentuck1an.
Sns po" s.T;y T.; me myyseIIes' non.
y GAMES. Ay .y Ine somIhe osy, non w, y.
1,;i,;n' NJ nc Doys VI 'wgnty years ngo, non.
S w..,an, =" ninsey; ins ao,es' Aimaf0
$50 T%so: W.. p,euSe 'ro" 'ne oao "ys"cs,
eugene "i'''ors'
THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
Much Of the success Of the occasion was due
70 Mr.. Richard Lea Farm. the secr.t.rv Tho
-. -. o. ~--s II a. -.
VOC Ae.e ."e e'sfy ~uero aA 'ne "n's anu
VINO saw 70 It that everything was done prop
erly and In order Most Of the preliminary
work fell 10 his share, and the fact that the
great undertaking was carried successfully
through was largely the result OF his labors.
The various subSommittsee were az follows:
hecePnon1Gen. hsibert Z; Paine, w; A Han
way, Hon: ". y. Bynum, J. b. Taylor, Hon.
Nm L. N; Springer. Hon; 7. 2. Mendenhall, Hon,