Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-28
THE COLLEGE FRATERNITIES
Greek Letter Societies Are Finishing Up
Their Business Today.
Receptions and Banquets Given and
to Take Place-SOme of the More
Prominent Delegates.

| sessions of the Alpha Tau Omega Fratcr-
nifty were secret. 1t is understood that 1T
| was decided to publish a new and complete
| catalogue of the fraternity. Greetings
from Sigma Alpha Epsilon and District
| Columbia Kappa Alphas were received and
| ordered spread upon the minutes OF con-
| gress. A telegram of greeting was sent to
| Judge Erskine r. Ross of the United States
circuit court of California, who was one or
| the three founders of the Alpha Tau ONE
| ga in 1865. Among kilograms of regret re-
ceived is one from State Senator Thos. G'
| Hays of Baltimore.
| The report of the committee on ways ana
means consumed considerable time, many
| important measures being discussed. This
| committee was composed of one or the
| founders of the order, DR.. Otis A. GloZe-
brook. and DR.. N. Wiley Thomas and e.
| F. Eldridge. Their report was adopted In
| toto.
| After a report from jewelry committee
recess was taken, to meet again at
| o'clock. ,.
| will he brought to a close this afternoon.
The congress will close with banquet, 10
| be given at WormleJ's tonight Ihe com
| mittee on banquet has arranged the fol-
| lowing toasts: Grand officers TO be re-
| sponded to by E. J. Strives; The ira
| ternity." Rev. Otis A. Glazebrook; "Matri-
nony." Louis c. Ehle; "Quantitative analy-
sis Of alpha TAU" DR.; n. Miiey thoria o
| at the bar" Jos. B. Green; "A. T. o. In
| the NORTH" L. r. Folsom; "A. 7. o. In the
SOUTH" John C. Pugh; "A. I. Q. IN the
L.. Sanner; "Spiking." Edward RICHTER;
IA r. o. at the capital" George n.
| Lamar, and "Our cowboy" by Hugh Mar
| tin of Texas.
Yesterdays Session.
The Alpha Tau Omega congress put In a
day Of hard work yesterday upon routine
business of an executive nature. AT the
close of the session a statement was given
out showing that the day was consumed
in the submission Of reports from the va
rious chapters of the fra ternity. showing
that there has been a remarkable develop
ment during the last two years These re-
ports also contained expressions or opln-
ion of the various chapters on the ques-
ton of extension of the order and the sub
division of the fraternity into districts.
The general drift seemed to be toward
the consideration of the matter of further
extension, limiting the establishment or
new chapters to the more prominent col
leees and institutions The sentiment ex-
PRESSED in these reports seemed to be about
equally divided on the question OF subdi-
vision of the organization into districts.
These matters will receive further con-
sideration."
In the evening the delegates of the Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity went In body to
the entertainment by the Cornell Glee Club
at Metzerctt Hall Several members OF
the club are prominent in the Cornell Chap
ter of this fraternity. When one of them,
MIR. Clinton, secretary of the club, appear
ed upon the stage as soloist, in ''Nellie
| Was Lady," large Maltese cross.
design of the A. T. o. badge, was placed
| Immediately in front of him and the fra
ternity yell was given.
At 10 o'clock the members of the fra
ternity repaired to the red parlor of the
Ebbitt House, where reception was ten
dered the visiting brothers by the Dis
! trct of Columbia Alumni Association of
the fraternity, having a membership of
sixty. In addition to the regular music
furnished A. J. Stofer. one of the Wash
ington Alumni Association, sang many
humorous songs and received great APP
plause. Among those of the local order
present were Representative Andrew Price
of Louisiana, T.. /. Renick, chief clerk of
the State Department; William II. Lamar,
chief clerk to the first assistant postmas-
ter general; Il. NJ. Gadsden, chief of the
money order division of the Post Office
Department. The late hour of adjourn
ment attested the success of the entertain
ment.
Some of the Alumni Present.
notable feature Of this gathering is the
attendance of large number of alumni
members of all ages from various Sec
tions Of the country. Among these are
Thos. r. Little, University of North Caro-
lima; H. G. Jump. University Pennsylvania;
L. M. Cooper, Alabama Polytechnic Insti-
tute; Z. +. Fulmer jr., Pennsylvania State
Alumni Association; H. p, Simpson. Uni
versity of Alabama: Melton Clarke, CO.
lUmbia College. South Carolina also Syi-
vanus Stokes, Judge J. Keith Norton, j. c.
Staley, B. G. Ashby, J. r. Kemper and
other alumni members.
Last night the Alpha Tau Omegas were
entertained at reception rendered them
by the local Alumni Association at the Eb-
bitt House.
Sigma Alpha EpsilOn's Banquet.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Society held its
annual banquet at the Ebbitt House last
night, Mr.. John G.. Capers presiding. The
principal speech of the evening was made
by Congressman William l.. Wilson, who
chose for his subject Brain VS.. Drawn in
the Curriculum Mr.. Wilson was enthusi-
| astically received by the men gathered
around the tables and his remarks met
with enthusiastic demonstrations of APP
prevail Toasts were responded to as fol-
lows: Welcome" the POSTMASTER, John G.
Capers; THE Hope of Our Nation is in Her
Young Men," Charles b. Howry, District
Alumni Association; THE Coming Host
with royal purple and old gold)," Champe
S. Andrews, Chattanooga Alumnus AsSo-
citation; THE Pan-Hellenic Spirit" Albert
NJ. Austin; ,Conseryatism or Radicalism of
College-bred Men," Z. L. Gadsden; college
Fraternity Journalism" H. c. Burger; The
Province System and It's Work." Howard
p. Nash; The Birth, Growth and Present
strength OF tAipId EpSilOIl, y. w dSn-
ington Moore.
The Phi Kappa Sigma.
The regular annual convention of the Phi
Kappa Sigma fraternity is now holding a
session at the Ebbitt House A large and
enthusiastic delegation of members from
the numerous chapters of this old and
representative college fraternity is present
with their respective credentials.
The fraternity held reunion session
this morning at 10 o'clock in the Ebhtt
House, at which the regular matters of
business rels ting to the welfare and
tension of the fraternity were considered
Much enthusiasm was manifested in the
matter Of it's growth and further develop
ment in the representative institutions CT
the United States. After the morning ses-
sion the fraternity were photographed in
a body.
The afternoon session will be taken up
with the reports of the various committees,
and the day of social reunion and festivi-
ties will be fittingly closed with banquet
at the Ebbitt House in the evening. The
fraternity is in prosperous condition,
and although its membership is restricted
OH account Of the exclusive policy CT its
chapters, yet it is one of the oldest and
most successful Of the college fraternties