Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
COLLEGE FRATERNITIES
Business Transacted at the Sessions of the
Two Societies Today.
A Banquet and q Reception to BE
Committees Appointed.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon convention assembled
for business. The session last night was
prolonged until late hour by the discus
sion over the changes in the constitution
and the men were inclined to make up for
lost sleep this morning. The convention
Immediately went into executive session
and resumed consideration Of the constitu-
ton.
1t is considered probable that the greater
part of today will be consumed in this
manner. and when the new constitution is
adopted the reports Of the various officers
for the last year will be presented in order.
This evening the delegates will attend
the concert of the Cornell Glee Club, and
at 1890 o'clock tonight will return to the
Ebbitt House and sit down to the annual
banquet An elaborate menu has been Sc
lected and the program Of speeches for the
evening promises some brilliant addresses.
At the banquet tonight Mr.. John G. Capers
VIII preside as POSTMASTER and will de-
liver the address Of welcome. The toasts
will be acknowledged as follows:
THE Hope Of Our Nation Is in Her
Young Men," by Secretary Carlisle; 1.-The
Coming Host" by Harry s. Bunting; "The
Pan-Hellenic Spirit" by Albert NJ. Austin /:
Conservatism or Radicalism of College
Bred Men," by p. T. Gadsden; Drawn VS..
Brain in the Curriculum" by Congressman
VIM L. Wilson; college Fraternity Jour-
naiism." by H. c. Burger; 1.-The Province
System and Its Work" by Howard p.
Nash; THE Birth, Growth and Present
Strength Of Sigma Alpha Epsilon" by J..
Washington Moore.
The Alpha Tau Omega.
The Alpha Tau Omega congress assem-
bled early this morning and Immediately
went into executive session. The business
Of the day was confined to the reading Of
ing Information of the status and growth
of the organization. A. noon a recess was
taken, and the members proceeded to tho
south front of the Treasury Department,
where they were photographed on the
steps.
ton to the society was delivered by Frank
Young of New York. The biennial poem
was read by ]. c. Smith of Michigan. and
the routine business Of the society was re-
sumed.
This evening a reception will be rendered
the visiting delegates at the Ebbitt House
by the local chapter.
Yesterdays Session.
The college fraternal societies In session
at the Ebbitt House continued the work of
organization yesterday. The Sigma Alpha
Epsilon society elected officers as follows:
President,R. S.Wason. Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology; first vice president,
George M. Harton. University of Michigan;
second vice president. r. b. Wilson, Co
lumbia, 8. c.; secretary, II. c. Burger, Bos-
ton University; assistant secretary, ]. A.
Dale. Vanderbilt University; herald E. H.
Houghton, University of Nebraska assist
ant herald. w. A. Metzger, Washington
and Lee University.
The following standing committees were
also appointed: State Of the order-Wil-
liam Mack. w. ID. Thompson. w. w. Kings
bury, Champe s. Andrews. Edward Nellus,
S. B. Magill and ]. Washington Moore.
Convention fund-A. ]. Tuttle, H. L. Wis
hart, James A. Dale and F. N. Frits.
Finance-Claudius Dockery. G. NJ. Har-
ton. F. c. Withers. n. v. Ellis. William
Coleman and r. B. Wilson.
Extension-George H. Kress, W. l..
French. r. E. Lee. L. b. Cannon and ]. T.
Dorrance.
Fraternity Magazines. J. Post. w. L.
Lowrie. II. c. Burger. F. Romer Peters,
Howe o. Cecil and George A. Denny.
Province Drecedents-H. z. Nash. A. r.
Kipp, G. Henry Harrison, +. H. Houghton
and j. l.. Patterson.
Time, place and exercises Of the next
convention-William Shelter, A. G.. Loomis.
Amzi Jones, w. r. Porter, l.. ]. Marshall
and ]. ]. Munden.
Neurology. M. stoddard, r. s. Koser,
G. Fl. Crutcher ard H. c. Koehler.
The night session was devoted to con-
sideration Of the revision of the consti-
tuition and bylaws. but no result was
reached.
Alpha Tau Omega.
Tke afternoon session Of the Alpha Tau
Omegas was devoted to executive business.
The following committees were also an
Committee on official register-David
White of North Carolina, J. +. Allen Of
Georgia and Frank Menges Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Committee on ways and means-Dr. o.
A. Glazebrook Of New Jersey, E. F. FL
Of Pennsylvania
Committee on delinquencies-A B. Lord
of New York, r. Rightor of Louisiana and
Z. G. Keller Of Michigan.
Committee on finance-Dr. o. A. Glaze
brook Of New Jersey. 2. /. Renick, District
of Columbia; and William Jessup Of Geor-
gia.
Committee on nomirations-H W. Booth
Of Chicago, r. E. L. Sauer Of Nashville
and Thomas r. Little Of North Carolina
Among the delegates to the convention
are H. Stewart, James Marshall, ]. Fl.
]. r. Renfro. Charles Harris.
A. p. Davis, Frank Husson, F. G. Hunt,
A. B. Leamet. NJ. s. Erdman. e. Rightor,
w. r. Eckart, II. T. Waterhouse. Fl. S.
jar don, c. c. Tutwiler. s. NJ. Parks. Hugh
Davis, NJ F. Griffin, .: b: Phillips, M. H
F.. Green, William Jessup,L. Fl. Paine. s.
F. Mcguire, +. c. Keller. c. 3. Kentz. r.
E. l.. Saner. II. s. Johns, L. r. Folsom,
]. F. Allen J. f. Warnock G. G. Pinckney,
e. F. Eldridge, c. A: Long. H. W. Booth.
Jack Tolliver, Hugh Martin. p. F. Filmer,
e. /. Renick, DR.. L. w. Glazebrook, Thos.
Little, w. II. Menges, James Il. Green, E.
w Ledbetter, Walter Pierson. A. T. Steel,
Philip Fulmer. Frank Young, Melton
Clark, II. r. Drewry, James r. Kem-
per, G. c. Burgess. Howard Lanham,
II. Sloane Higgins, DR.. J. T. Rugh, A. D.
Bacon. B. L. Hoover. j. NJ Hoover j. B.
H. Bighler, Alfred Lord, w.
r. Bass, l.. M. Cooper. c. A. Lang
worthy, ]. l.. Mckenzie Samuel Parks,
P. A. Robbins, Ira Wise, E. G. Keller,
F. g. Hunt. e. H. Hancock, Fred.
Allen. Hugh Davis, ]. r. Wilson, G. A.
George Fl. Lamar. w. II. Lamar,
DR.. Fairfax Irwin, DR.. Sterling Ruffin, An
lrew Price, e. NJ. Gadsden, Thomas Ruftin
Judge Norton, Hatley Norton, G.. Boothe
J. H. briggs and II. g. Russell.
Maaii.a3r WITH