Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-06
THETA DELTA DINE.
College Men spend "a Jolly Evening
About the Banauet board.

The comfortable quarters of the Down
Town Club. occupying the upper floor Of the
Washington Loan and Trust building, were
well filled last night with a gathering OF
gray boards and younger men representing
nine colleges. the occasion being the eighth
annual meeting and banquet of the Southern
Graduate Association Of Theta Delta Chi.
The fraternity colors (black. white ana
blue were profusely USED in the decorations
OF the room. and when. at O'Clock, TIE
guests sat down TO a most excellent supper
II was found that the same colors predomi-
mated. even TO the blue and white flowers
bound with black ribbons. In the center OF
the table. rising from a mass of flowers and
ferns, was beautiful figure of a Moorish
girl. gayly decked out I'm black, white and
blue ribbons and wearing a Jaunty tri-col-
ored cap.
Supper was served in the main dining hall
of the club. and was thoroughly enjoyed 10y
all There We're twenty-five covers laid, and
after grace had been asked by Rev. J. Nc
Bride Sterritt OF Columbian University .the
college men proceeded TO the next order Of
business. consisting Of the discussion Of an
excellent menu.
Responses TO Toasts.
Daniel n. Lockwood. member of Congress
from New York. presided, and. while no set
toasts were prepared many bright and
lent address by President Lockwood others
were called on. Among those who spoke
We're S. Douglass Cornell Of Buffalo. y. y.
Maj. r. a. King, who gave a humorous de-
scription of college and fraternity life at
old Hobart way back in the early sixties,
F. j. Metoalf, who told of the sad disaster
at Ford's Theater last June, i'm which he
was an unwilling participant; &. W. Curtis.
who begged on from making a speech, but
played "A violin solo instead: Rev. J. Nc
Bride Sterritt, J. NJ. Williamson, 4. ".
Byrn, Thos h. Rogers and others.
Letters Of regret were read from clay W.
Holmes, c. b. Adamson, Rev. A. VI. Rich.
J. II. '. Ballard, W. X. McEnrw, Jacob
SPAIN. the Phi charge. Lafayette College,
Commander Il. u. Lamberton ami many
others. Theta Delta anth Ems were Ni.or-
ously sung at intervals. and AZ miinight
all rose and Joined in farewell song. COM
posed for the occasion by l.. W. Ryrn. 10
the good old tune of Aud Lang .Syne.'
Among those present were the following:
Alpha. Union College,. Representative
Daniel y. Lockwood, '65: Beta. ,ComeIn.
+. Y. Coville, 81. G. W. Curtis ~. W. N.
Stockbridge. ~, W. +. Willoughby, ~.
VIM. Stranahan. ~: Theta, (Kenyon,, r :
Curtis. ~: Lambda, ,Boston University
F. J. Metcalf, 's5: Mu Deuteron, tAmherst,
Prof. J. ID. Hird. sc; M Deuteron. de-
high. ". II. Steinmetz. 'a3; NJ. dIobaru. =.
Douglass Cornell "a, X. A King. ia. Sig
ma, Dickenson), r.. r. Hastings. 81. Thos
f.. Rogers. TT. J. NJ. Williamson. 80. Dr
q. T. Atkinson. 'GS Chas. h. W right go
+. W. Byrn. 80. DIR. Walter l.. Pyle. 'a3.
James a. Tanner. ~: chi. University OF
Rochester,, Rev. J. Mcbride Sterri.t 90.
J. Mcbride Sterritt jr, ':si
At short business meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Daniel y. Lockwood, president. Buff
faio. n. y; Rev. J. Mcbride SteTftt vice
president, Washington, II. G.; {. W. Cur
It's secretary and treasurer. Washington,
ID. c: executive committee, +. W Byrn. e
w. Curtis, L. A. King, T. r. Rogers of
Washington, ID. O.; Geo. f. Boynton. Bal
timore, Md; DR.. q. T. Atkinson, Crisfield,