New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-02

sronrest fraternity club in this city, the Delta Kappa
Epsilon feels that it ought before long to own It's
housc.
The House Committee has been in charge of the
subject of a clubhouse. 1t consists OF ' lteis'r'
A. F. Baldwin, F. ID. Pavcy. &. ". Rice and Frank
s. Williams The house will continue to be the head
quarters of the fraternity at large. substantial IN
crease las been made lately in the nonresident mem
bershp. the ambition being to make lOoo lhere
are between 5000 and 1900 ID. X. +. men III the
country good many OF these visit New-iork from
time TO time and would find II convenient to have
a place here where they could have ther man SENT
meet their friends eat and also sleep. II they wished
The fraternity feels proud that two OF It's members
are I'm President Cleveland's cabntt. secretaries
Herbert and Bissell.
The first president OF the club was charlton 1.
LOWS who served from 1853 TO 1887. His successors
nave becn ex-.udgc Granville p Hawes, General wager
swayne senator Calvin ). Bricc and David Bennett
King the Incumbent. Mr.. King has been a Delta
Kama Ep,ilon man since 1865. and member of the
club for seven years. lie has been II member Oh 'ie
council OF the fraternity AT large, and has been OH
the House Committee and the Board OF Trustees Oh Inc
club Mr. King was graduated from Lafayette College
I'm 1871 being the Latin salutaOran OF his class lie
became professor of Latin at alma mater Later he
studied law with Judge kirkpatrick, the Attorney
General OF Pennsylvania, AT Eason For seven years
he has been in practice in this city.
Mr. King Is the author Of books on Latin Pronuncia
ton and 1.-The irish Question: Inc secohu "oA
was published here by the >cribneis, and also ap-
peared In London. 1t attracted great deal OF atten'
tion Mr. King has contributed many articles TO
"The North American Review "Lippncotts Magt-
Enc,, "The Popular Science Monthly" "The Yale
Review, "The Princeton Review "The Independ
ent. ana other periodicals. These were about land
law, the telegraph question: and various other
economic and historical subjects.
The Union League, University. Gr0her ana Au-
thors' nrc other clubs to which Mr.. King belongs.
The forthcoming "Liber ScriptOrum" OF the Authors
Club will contain essay by Linn on "Organia-
tons for WOrkingmen.'
Mr. King has always been much interested In the
welfare of the club, and has given great deal OF
time TO IT, Frank S. Williams VINO has been treasurer
from the first, is also Of the clubs most devoted
members. Not only has he kept the accounts and
attended the other duties Of the treasurer but lie
has been active In a great many other fields. lie
was one Of the founders OF the club and has always
been trustee and a member Of the Honse Committee
part OF the time. Mr.. Williams Is graduate of
Harvard I'm the class Of 1851. lie OF the
organizers of the Harvard Union, debating society,
and belonged TO the famed Hasty Pudding Club.
On returning this city he became connected with
the firm OF Williams. Black d Co.. brokers, In which he
was later made partner When the house was dis
eoved in July 1890 he went into business for himself
He is now a member OF the Cotton Produce and Con-
solicited exchanges. Mr.. Williams Is good deal Of
n club man. lie is on the Admissions Committee Oi
the Reform Club. a member Of the Manhattan New