The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-09
WORK OF THE GREEKS
Founder Robert Morrison Adj
dresses the Phi Delta Thetas.
Reports to the Convention Of the
Growth of the Fraternity-Ob-
serving Founders Day.

Qldlcly lOilOWlDS the fOu Cdlt was the Sl1S-
ing of a Phi song by the delegates, led by
Frank ID. Swope, of Louisville. The stanza
ran thus:
In eighteen hundred and forty-eight,
Phi Delta Theta for aye;
The yer all Phis commemorate,
Phi Delta Theta for aye"
Then began an interesting series of re-
ports and addresses. In the absence Of
President Quarles a verbal report of the
president was made by Prof. Hugh tn.
Miller. president pro tenn He recounted
the principal doings of the General Council
since the last convention in Atlanta, show
ing that the council has acted wisely in
every respect and performed it's duties
faithfully. The sixth edition of the cata-
logue OF the fraternity has just been pub
lished. and is the most complete catalogue
yet issued by the fraternity. The editors.
Messrs. f. ID. Swope, of Louisville, and f.
II. L. Randolph. of New York, a de-
voted years Of labor to its compilation.
The chapter at Columbia College, known
as New York Delta, has been revived. A
provisional charter has been granted TO Pur-
due University and will be replaced at this
convention by a permanent charter.
The president reported the establishment
of a chapter called Illinois Zeta at the
University of Illinois. located at Cham
paign The South Carolina Beta Chapter
at the University of South Carolina has
suspended on account OF the deterioration
of the institution caused by Governor Till
mans acts.
THE FRATERNITY'S GAINS.
Various other reports consumed much OF
the time of the morning session. Dwight
n. Marble, of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, submitted his report as his
torian OF the General Council. The Stats
teal portion Of his report, briefly summar-
lied, is as follows: Our net gain of chap
tiers for the three years past is two, SO
hat we now have sixty-nine active chap
ters on our rolls. We have increased our
list of alumni chapters by four charters
having been granted to Colorado Alpha
Alumni, at Denver; Ohio Gamma, at Cleve-
land; Massachusetts Alpha, a. Boston, and
Washington Alpha at Spokane Falls. In
1888 our membership was $500; in 1893 II was
$50, an increase OF over 100 per cent: In the
last ten years. For the years ending Iss2
respectively. For the year ending with
April this year the number initiated mas
been about the same. The average lnluates
tendance, l54. Over five hundred badges
are worn by active members Three chap
ters own their homes; two more are build
occupy leased premises with furnishings OF
their own. Many have chapter FUNDS &C
Guhtuid llllS hibdii
Walter B. Palmer, now a special agent
of the United States government In the
department of labor, and one OF the most
persistent and enthusiastic workers in the
fraternity, submitted his report as editSr
of the fraternity history. This Will be
the first complete history OF any Ir art IL
years. His report stated that the history
as completed up to 1891 Will be a hve nun
dred-page octave volume. =.
The report of j. 10. Brown. as editor and
manager of the Scroll, the fraternity
organ, showed constant Improvement of
the magazine, and that there is now over
The venerable Robert Morrison, founder
OF the fraternity in 1S4S, who arrived
Monday evening, much to the delight or
the t2convention. was present and was
called upon to address the convention.
President Miller stated that no delegate
to the Phi national convention ever felt
that his mission was fully accomplished
until he had seen and conVersed with
Brother Morrison: and therefore that the
the hearts of all. Robert Morrison is now
seventy-two years of age, and has spent a
home Is at Fulton, Mo. He Is now en-
gagged in the work of church extension in
his State, and travels over a great ex-
tent of territory. He thanked the con-
at some length in a feeling and even
touching manner, stating the purposes for
which Phi Delta Theta was founded
mainly the development of moral char
acter. He spoke with unaffected pride OF
the wide prosperity of the order. He
e esoaea % to live an li faaHe of usefulness aPpndi to ( God
and their fellow-men. In the course OF
his remarks he alluded to the fact that
he, with the help of John Mcmillan VII
son, was the author of the bond of Phi
Delta Theta the fundamental and I'M
changeable law of the fraternity Both
were of the class of 1919 at Miami Uni
yersity. Morrison is a venerable man, hav-
ing been born March 10, 1892. Five years
ago the national convention established
ly throughout the fraternity by college
and alumni chapters. This day is March Is
each year in honor of the founder.
FRATERNITY COMMITTEES.
Committees were appointed as follows:
Absent and Delinquent Chapters-Paul NJ.
Jones, n. C. Ely, S. j. Battin, e. c.. Bisbee.
NJ d. LOOMS.
Chapters and Charters-J. Clark Moore,
Allen Smith. J. Fl. Dewitt, f. c. Hender-
seroIl-E. G. Henderson. Edward o'Bryon,
Frank d. Swope, j. E.. Brown, Bert f.
Green.
Provinces-E. d. Lewis, s. H. Carothers.
cox.
Catalogue and History,,w,, c.. Abbott. J.
+. Brown. Z. II. Randolph. Dwight n.
Marble. F. A. Preston.
Time and Place of Next Convention-Ish-
am Taylor, George d.. Goldman. W. B. Pal
Secret Work-Kent Knowlton, +. G. Heb
bard, u. O. Pence, Z. w. Jaynes.
Records-E. c. Gillette. J. II. baldwin,
w. B.. Snyder. A. S. Richie. George r..
Eastman.
Resolutions-L. B.. Probasco. It. f. SEES
SONS, Fl. B. Walker. Frank Martin, r. E.
Olmstead.
Internal Improvements-Frank Sweet, w.
s.. Reese. j. r. Dykes, b. c. Young.
NJ. Riggs, F. w. Peakes, G. q. Cleaver.
jewelers. and Badger. N. Welch. George
x. McNillen, =. Lee AuchenpaUgh.
Before the noon adjournment H.. u.
Brown. of this city, announced that a nat
ural gas display would take place at the
on Thursday evening, at 7:30. The Indian
apolis Natural Gas Company will make
this display.
At the afternoon session the convention
was called 70 order by w. u. Banta, of
Menasha, Wis, ex-president of the general
president, Hugh Tn. Miller. The committee
on credentials. through its chairman,
Frank c.. Keen, OF Ogiethorpe, Ca. pre-
scented an almost complete report of the
names of the delegates from active and
alumni chapters entitled to a vote in the
convention.
Concerning the matter of photographing
the delegates il was agreed that a picture
OF those In attendance at the convention
should be taken on the Statehouse steps at
11:i5 Thursday morning.
w. II. Palmer, OF Nashville, Tenn, sub
mitted a series of resolutions, directing the
General Council to communicate with the
authorities of Miami University, Oxford, o.,
the birthplace OF the order. in order 10 OBJ
tain sufficient wood from its campus to
make gavels for all the chapters; that the
General council be directed TO report to the
next national convention in regard TO the
practicability of holding the next succeed
ing national convention i'm Oxford q the