Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-13
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Convention in This City.


Convention in This City.
The members of the fourishing-college
fraternity, the Kappa Sigma, are holding in
this city the tenth biennial convention Of that
organization. The headquarters Of this fra
ternity are at the Ebbitt, and there the meet
ings are being held and most of the delegates
are quartered. They are q fine, manly set OF
fellows and are evidently worthy successors OF
those who have been identified with this veneer
able organization in the past. The Kappa
Sigma was born in the University Of Florence
before Columbus discovered America, and il
was not until more than 400 years later that il
was transplanted to this country. Several
students in the University Of Virginia
were initiated into the mysteries, and returning
to their alma mater established the organization
there. This was in the year 1860 and in the
subsequent spread Of the order the new chap
tiers established were mainly in southern col
leges There are now thirty-two chapters con-
nected with this fraternity, and the representa-
tives at the present meeting number about fifty.
There is chapter in the Columbian University
of this city.
The officers of the fraternity attending the
convention are: DR.. II. J. Coffroth Of Balti-
more, W. G. NJ; Herbert NJ Martin Of North
Danville, Va, W. G. s.; William Steele Lemly
OF jackson, Miss, W. G. NJ. c. pro tempore;
Frederick NJ. Jones of Washington, W. G. P.
Pembroke Petit Of Palmyra. Va. W. G. T. pro
tempore.
The convention began at 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon with 2 businePs session. There was
an address Of Welcome by Mr.. E. G. Seibert of
Washington and remarks by Pembroke Petit.
At the evening session N. Evans Fergitt Of
Garrett Park, Nd, was initiated into the fra
ternity. Tonight there will be theater party
ut the Academy of Music, and the annual BAN
quet Friday night will end the convention.
The delegates In the city are:
John Henshaw, Martinsburg, ". Va; F. c.
Getzenbamun. Washington; W. W. Craig,
Nashville, Tenn; Thomas w. Stranger, Will
mington, n. c.; Pembroke Petit, Pal
myra, Va; j. R. Hunter, Davidson, N. G.; J..
H. Covington, Easton, Md; E. G. seibert,
Chambersburg, Pa; C. G. Probert, Norwalk,
Ohio; Van Buren Knott, Sioux City, Iowa; W.
L. Clark, Washington; Lincoln johnson. Ma
lone, MY; Ashby E. Balm, Houston. Texas;
Harry W. Rollings, Washington; George W.
Leadley, Webster, N. D.; Shiller B. Herman,
Roseburg, Greg; Fred F. Jones, Macarthur,
Ohio; I, N. Crosby, Round Rock, Texas; w.
s. Lemley, Jackson, Miss. DR.. II. J. Coffro.h,
Baltimore; Herbert NJ. Martin, North Danville,
Va E. G. Robinson, r. W. Buchanan, Ashland,
Va; John @. Futrall, Mariana, Ark; ]. Rob-
ert Westbrook, Spring Garden, Ala. J. l..
Tiernon and Ii. G. Humphreys, Williamsburg,
Va; F. NJ. Martin, Montvale, Va; j. L. John
York; G. NJ. Whitevelle, Washington; R. L.
Owen, Lexington, Va: NJ. S. Mcdowell, Balti-
more; P. A. Stefan, Philadelphia; ]. l. Crook,
jackson, Tenn; T. L. Watson, Blacksburg. Va I;
W. ID. Burbage, Brunswick Ga; Z. p. Nc
Gavock, Max Meadows, Va; J. F. Tergiz. New
Orleans, La. W. d. Taylor, Memphis, Tenn.
and A. ]. Wilson, Charlotte, Va.