The herald., 1894-07-02
SIGMA CHI MEN.
THEY HAVE A JOLLY FEED AT
JERRY ILLlCH'S.
Resident and Visiting Members Of
tho Society Renew Old Col-
iegs Day Assoc
Citations.

There was quite company at the
annual banquet of the Southern Califor-
mia contingent of the Sigma Chi tratern-
ity, held at Jerry 1ilich's Friday even
ing. Although a number of Sigma
CHS were missed whose presence had
been confidently expected, among them
Grover Cleveland of Washington, D. O.,
who had been detained by the strike,
still there WAS merry gathering of jolly
college men.
At about $3.50 Clarence A. Miller,
Esq, OF this city, took his place at the
head OF the table and commanded "the
boys to fall in" This they did in way
that showed that the elder gentle men
present had lost none OF the epicurean
abilities which have made the fraternity
famous in American colleges.
Alter large quantity of excellent
LOBSTER salad. turtle soup, oysters. omelet
and incidentally, had disappeared, the
toastmaster interrupted the proceedings
on tongue. He called upon Gen. Bon P.
Runkle, U. s. A., one of the founders Of
Sigma Chi, to respond to the toast,
Stigma Chi its corner stone and funja.
mental principle" The general replied
like the brave old soldier he is, and in
eloquent language that held the com
pany rapt in close attention, told of
the founding OF the fraternity. He said
that the Sigma Chi fraternity had been
founded in 1866 ut Miami college at OK
ford by himself and six fellow students,
without any definite plans for the
future, bat seeking only to come closer
together in their friendship for each
other. When he considered the large
bod OF gentlemen that now compose
the fraternity, the fBsult of an unpre.
meditated, natural growth, he was
amazed. He could attribute the marvel
to nothing but the inherent strength Of
the fraternity's fundamental principle,
viz, generous, upselfsh friendship.
Then came q course of ham at the end
OF which III. L. Martin of the Univer-
eity of Southern California gave an
earnest response to Sigma Chi, Its
Growth and Strength. He said the
frat" had now 1000 members.
The next course was fried chicken
and as the last wings were disappearing
f. N. Robinson of Alhambra gave an
entertaining and witty talk on Sigma
Chi as a Trade Marx.
EVERYBODY was absorbed in roaet beof
for few moments and then Hon. N. P.
Conrey rose to respond to The Alumni
and the Active Chapters. He said:
Such gatherings as this are rejuvenst-
ing and make youth, manhood and old
age one. For their own sakes
the alumni and active members should
keep as closely connected with each
other az possible"
Ice cream ald cake came next. Just
as the boys were commencing on fruit
l.. r. Garrett of the University of
Southern California was called on. His
subject was The Silent Sig. 1t was well
handled and gracefully delivered.
Custard followed and M. NJ. Marcy OF
Minneapolis. Mimi, responded to the
last toast OF the evening, The Wander
ing Sig.
After jovial discussions on various
subjects over nuts and black coffee and
other things, the Sigs departed to await
impatiently the coming of the next Sig
dinner.
The following are the resident aud
visiting members OF Sigma Chi, by
whom the banquet was given: Hon. Q.
Q. Davis, Hon. N. P. Conrey. Gen. Ben
P. Runkle, Orr Haralson, Hon. T. W.
Brotherton, Hon. Freeman G.. Teed,
Geo. Sinsabaugh. L. X. Garrett. Hon.
@. A. Miller. Milton Vernon, III. L. Mar
tin and Hartley Shaw. all of Los Ange-
lea; E. B. Stewart and 7. W. Robinson,
ALEXANDRA; O. A. Bradley, San Gabriel;
d. G. Porter and Williel Thomson,
Pasadena; Prof. Paul Arnold and David
Arnold. Orange; DR.. Elger Reed, Santa
Fe Springs; Prof. Mareellus Manley,
Rilla Park; B. L. Wheat, Duarte; E. E.
Hall, Ventura; Rev. Junius B. French,
Tustin; w. II. Mcintyre. Santa Ana; r.
I. Hall, Fresno; DIR. w. S. Matthew.
San Francisco; A. P. Thomson and r.
G. Van Cleve, University, and Melford
M. Marcy Minnaannlia Mimi.