Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-26
GREEK letter MEN
Two College Fraternity Societies
Meet Here Today.
ADDRESSES 0F WELCOME MADE
They Get Down to the Transac-
ton of Business.
THE DELEGATES PRESENT
THE DELEGATES PRESENT

It1E DtLEOAlEA LAD NEOIAN1
Two Greek college fraternties began
their respective annual sessions at the
| Ebbitt House this morning. The Alpha
| Tau Omega assembled for Its fourteenth
national biennial congress-, and the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon met In twenty-ninth annual
convention Both conventions were well
| attended, and the hotel was filled with trim
young collegiates and more sedate alumni
| 1t was a well-dressed, orderly and intel
| lectual assemblage of typical young Ameri-
| cans and older Americans, who for this
| occasion became as the youngest
Alpha Tau Omega.
The first meeting was held by the Alpha
| Tau Omega in the red parlor at 1870
| o'clock. This was a secret meeting, and
| the proceedings were devoted to consdera-
ton of fraternity business.
| At o'clock In the afternoon a public
| meeting was held, at which Commissioner
| Ross delivered the address of welcome.
| Response was made by Mr.. William r.
Bass of Ohio Beta Eta.
| Meetings of this fraternity will be held
daily during the week to transact frafer-
| nifty business. and a banquet will be given
| Friday evening. The local committees for
| the management OF the convention are us
| follows:
| j. Fl. Davis, II. +. Simpson, G. l.. johnson,
| Chas. Harris, ii. Pechin, d. P. Meetze. ].
| F. Renfro.
Entertainmen.-G. H. Norton, E. 1. Rem
lex, J. Colt, q. L. Boothe. E. ]. Russell,
'. ". Henry, +. E. Porter. Henry Pugh,
| o. =. Woolf.
Banquet-Dr l.. w. Glazebrook, H. B.
| Stewart, Dr. Sterling Ruffin, j. b. Fitz-
| gerald, Thomas Ruttin, A. ]. Stofer, W. H.
Lamar, q. ID. Ellsworth, VIM. Husson.
The sigma Alpha EDsiIon,
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon commenced it's
| tfirty-ninth annual convention at noon in
the west parlor, the meeting being called
to order by Mr. Claudus Dockery. He in
troduced to the delegates Assistant Attor-
ney General Howery of the Department of
Justice who made the address of well
come.
Judge Howery welcomed the delegates to
Washington. mot only for what yoa are"
as he said. but for wha you represent, and
L take pleasure in extending to you the
right hand of fellowship, and a cordial
welcome to the capital of the republic.
Il must congratulate you on condition of
the fraternity today. was member of
the fraternity when it was young 1t is
most gratifying to me to be met with so
many evidences ofthe growth of the organ
ization. The fraternity has extended from
the colleges of the south TO the north /
recall the time when,lthe question of ex-
tension came up and the illustrious Lamar
argued Tor extension. Npplause) In the
| University OF AlssSlSSlppl In 1867 there was
chapter whosei members have almost
all attained positions of distinction. None
nave dishonored themselves"
lie recalled the time when COLLEGE officials
Illuminated their -edicts against the exist
ence of college fraternities There must be
something noble m this organization if 1t
has outiived this opposition, has survived
the misfort uneS of war and from q Sec
tional institution in southern colleges
spread TO northern institutions. The col
iege fraternity is now recognized the
most useful adjunct OF the college. 1t has
been a great aid and contributor to the
broader education OF man. Around the
board of college fraternities friendship
have been formed which attends men all
through life. There it is. too, that noble
impulses and the honest effort to do some
thing in the world are formed. There is
| nothing that retains deeper influence
upon the college mans nature than the
fraternity connection.
In closing Mr.. Howery said the greatest
| honor he had ever had was in presiding
over the convention Of the s. A. E. in
| Nashville, in 1861
Organization Effected.
Mr.. j. Washington Moore of Nashville
| replied to the address of welcome in
| short and feeling speech, after which the
permanent organization was effected The
committee on credentials was appointed as
follows: F. C. Withers, South Carolina; J.
j. Post. Colorado, and w. l.. French, Con-
necticut.
The committee reported the following
| delegates present: J. a. Dale. Nashville
| Tenn: A. II. Jones' Nashville. Tenn. p. j.
| Gazden, Sewanee, Tenn; ]. G. Capers, Co.
| lumbia. S. c.; G. II. Harrison Macon. Ga. !;
| w. l.. French, Hartford. Conn; G. A. Lozer.
| Pittsburg, Pa: II. p. Nash, Hiram c. Bur-
ges and r. s. Wason, Boston, Mass; G. NJ.
Hortin, Pittsburg. Pa; Nj. A. Lumis. X. s.
| Koser, Burknell, Pa; A. r. kipp LaFay-
Shelter. Evanston, ILL.,. w. d. Thompson.
Atlanta. Ca; T. o. Carroll Boston. Mass. !;
| l.. Wishart. Williamsport, Pa; j. J.
Post, Denver. Col; Claudius Dockery.
| Worcester, Mass; W. Colman. ID. c. Raper,
| Columbia, 5. c.; l. NJ. Stoddard, Ithaca,
| N. Y; G.. A. Denny, Worcester, Mass; +.
Nj. Fritz. Pennsylvania; J. l.. Patterson,
| Chapel Hill, n. c.; f.. Nj. West, Cambridge,
| Mess: l.. b. Cannon, Auburn, Ala; r. l..
| Lee, Athens, Ga: J. Adger Stewart, Atlanta,
Ga; c. b. Howery, Washington. d. CT;
Arthur J. futile, Ann Arbor. Mich.
w. ii. Fleming, Augusta. Ga; William
| Wooten, Albany. Ga; William l.. Brown,
| Auburn, Ala; Prof. J. G.. Wilmour, b. A.
Blakey. Montgomery. Ala: w. NJ Mack.
| California; Harry Bunting. Chicago. Ill;
| Geo. Burney, Chicago. ILL.,; C. C. Belin.
| Cincinnati, Ohio; c. NJ. Beal, Cleveland.
| Ohio; Paul NJ North, Denver, Col; q. X.
Benton, Evansville. Ind; NJ. L. Barr,
| Springfield, ILL.,; F. L. Shine, Fred. Barfield,
| Charlottesville. Va; r. A. Baker, Lexing
| ton, Va; b. H. Butler, Bristol, Tenn: j.
u. hODeTtS, Boston, MASS, u f. Lett Lii
coin. Neb. Louis Miller Akron, Ohio; H.
| H. Atkinson. Raleigh. n. c.; II. o. Cecil,
Richmond, KY; J. H. Chandler. Louis
| Vile, KY; j. b. Wieldman. Chicago; +. r.
| Peters, Cincinnati. Ohio; l.. J. Marshall,
| Missouri; Albert NJ. Austin, Ottawa o.;
| Champ Andrews, Chattanooga, Tenn: VIII
| liam l.. Wilson, West virginia. John G.. Car
Isle, Logan Carlisle, Prof. p. r. Gadsden,
| Washington, D. c.; Howard Van Eppes,
| Henry c. Peoples. j. Hooper Alexander,
| Atlanta, Ca; Taylor Sewer, j. l.. Foust,
| Chattanooga, Tenn; F. K. Nippert. Gin
| cinnati. Ohio; Dudley Foster, Columbus,
| Ohio; j. r. Grogan, Frankfort, Ky; Chas.
| S. Haines, Cambridge, Mass; c. W. Pierce,
| Austin, Tex. j. G.. Post. Denver, Col; A.
| B. Spending, Palo Alto, Cal.
The committee ON permanent organiza-
| ton was appointed as follows: John G..
| Capers, South Carolina; champ Andrews,
Tenn essee; H. p. Nash, Massachusetts,; A.
| j. futile, Michigan.
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