Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-10
THE CHI PHI FRATERNITY.
Its Annual Convention Began in This
City Today.
Business to BE Transacted-Plans for
Entertainment by the Local
Committee.

The annual convention OF the Chi Phi
fraternity began this morning at 10 o'clock
at Welcker's. The sessions Of the conyen-
ton will last through today and tomorrow,
closing with banquet at Welcker's TO-
morrow evening at s o'clock
Chi Phi Is one Of the Oldest college fra
ternities in the country, having been
founded at Princeton in 1924. 1t has spread
until now 1T has chapters in all the leading
colleges and universities in the country
The annual convention which Is now in
session in this city is a delegate body made
up Of representatives from all the different
chapters. 1t is the largest convention that
the fraternity has ever held, there being
present delegates from all the chapters. ex-
cept three, those from Texas Vanderbilt
University and South Carolina.
Delegates Present.
The delegates who were present this
morning when the roll call was read by
chapters were as follows: Alpha, University
of Virginia, E. L. Whittemore and S. H.
Mckim; Beta, Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology, c. w. Dickey and Jos. Frank
lin, jr., Gamma, Emory College, Georgia,
q. g. Saussy and Walter Colquitt; Delta,
Rutgers College. New Brunswick, n. j.,
Daniel Hand; Epsilon, Hampden-Sydney,
virginia.. w. D. Pasco; Zeta, Franklin
Marshall, Pennsylvania, Harry N. Bassier
and Geo. F. Wetzel; Eta, University of
Georgia, w. B. Armstrong and H. Bacon:
Theta, Troy Polytechnic Institute, New
York, Edgar Vaughn and B. L. Coulson;
Iota, Ohio State University, John w. How
ard; Kappa. Brown University. Rhode Is
land, John c. Anthony AMI VIM. H. Sweet
land: lambda, University Of California,
X. F. Tucker; Mu, Stevens Institute, Ho-
6oken, n. j.. A. g. Kolstedde and E. ].
Burke: Omicron. Sheffield Scientific School,
New Haven, Conn.,, F. N. Sinks and f.
II. Lee; ri, Cornell. New York. +. NJ. OFT
and A. N. Glib; Rho. Lafayette. Pennsyl-
vania. Thos. B. Holloway and D. staufren;
Sigma, Wofford University, South Caro-
lima. w. w. Watson; Phi, Amherst, Massa-
chusetts. G. F. Smith and S. F. Cushman;
Chi Ohio Wesleyan. John E. Priddy; Psi.
Lehigh. Pennsylvania, John G. Gibson and
VIM. Hopkins.
The business Of the convention is natur-
ally OF interest solely to the fraternity
The chief matter OF Importance to come up
Is the report and recommendations Of the
grand lodge and the election Of the officers
Only two officers are to be elected today
chancellor and secretary. the others hold
ing over
The meeting this morning was called to
order by the grand alpha of the fraternity
Mr.. John d. Adams Of New York. The
only business transacted was the appoint
ment of committee on credentials, after
which the convention adjourned until this
afternoon. when the election was held. The
committee on credentials was composed Of
the following members: E. L. Dent A. N
GLIB. F. D. Elmer, j. w. Howard and c. F.
Rice.
The Local Committee.
The local committee Of ARRANGEMENTS for
the reception and entertainment of the
members Is as follows:
Mr.. E. L. Dent. chairman. and Messrs. J.R.
Mershall. A. B. Graham, A. P. Shaw. ].
r. McMurran, DR.. Clifton Maytield and DR..
F. S. Nash. The committee has arranged
for this evening a theater party. Tomor-
row afternoon the delegates will be taken
on a coaching party through the city and
In the evening the convention will close
with a grand banquet at Wclckers, at
which Mr.. Barry Buckley Of this city, who
Is graduate Of Amherst, will act as toast
master and Mr.. Elisha J. Camp as orator.
The total membership of the fraternity
numbers over 1000 besides $50 resident men,
bers in the different colleges.
The present officers of the fraternity are
John D. Adams of New York city. Cornell.
80. alpha; Elisha X. Camp. New York city,
registrar; Herbert Baientine of Newark. n.
j., Cornell, SO. grand delta; Joseph B. Bis
sell Of New York city, Yale '79 and Carter
s. Cole Of New York city, University Of
Virginia, 81, counselors; John Howard,
Cromwell Of New York city. Yale. '79. chan
cellor. and H. Brocunier of Boston, Mass,
Institute of Technology, '93, grand gamma.
Mr.. John D. Adams. the presiding officer
of the fraternity. Is an associate editor of
Harper's Monthly. Mr.. Ferris, the designer
and builder Of the Ferris wheel at the
worlds fair. who Is a member of Chi Phi.
was expected to be present, but was unable
to come.