The Washington times., 1895-01-01
PSI UPSILON UNITES
BUSINESS And FEAST
Local Association Elects Officers
and Enjoys Itself.
IT'S TENTH ANNUAL REUNION
Eloquent Speeches, Extensive Menu,
and College Music.
The Fraternity That Was Founded by DR..
Goodale S.xty-two Years Ago-Members
o. Sab rdinate Chapters Indulge in REM
iniscenees, Prophecies, and Sing to the
Tune of Benny Ravens. O''-The Guests


Tune of Benny Ravens. O"-The Guests
The Psi Upsilon Association of Washing
ton and vicinity, subordinate TO an organiza-
ton more than sIxty-two years old .andwlose
rolls bear the names OF many OF the most
prominent citizens of the Capital City and
Other cities. celelebraed the outgoing OF the
old year and the incoming OF the new by
royalty entertaining itself, intellectually and
otherwise, at the Arlington Hotel.
1t WINS the tenth annual session of the as
sociation, whereat a brief season was de-
voted to business and great deal of time
given to the banquet. The proceedings were
of the most harm nious character, the menu
extensive and the post banquet orations
highly edifying
The Hon. William ?. Frye. Senator from
Maine, presided over the deliberations OF the
association last year, with the following corps
of assistant officers: Vice president, Maj.
William IL. Webster; secretary and treasurer,
w. Nj. Hatch; executive committee, Rev. q.
C. Woodruff, S. Herbert Giesy, and d. c.
Morrison. With the close of the year that
passed in the night, however, these officers
surrendered their authority TO other hands,
and at the twelfth hour the calendar and the
association records noted a simultaneous
change.
In the absence of the past president, Major
Webster presided, and served as toastmaster.
Upon Introducing the cigars and the speech
making feature. he referred pleasantly to the
ai nf Z ha frat tn itG str uuth
numerically and otherwise. in the city aud
elsewhere and said he missed figure famIl-
lar AT all previous similar occasions. their
late associate, friend, and frater. Henry
A. Coolidge, one of the older members, who
was among those who never failed to attend
the annual hanquets. He also reminded his
brethren OF the absence OF another member
whose serious illness alone prevented his at
tendance upon the present occasion-refer-
ring TO William Fewsmith. of the Civil Service
Co nmission force.
With appropriate comment, which lead up
to the regular roZEa me Major Webster
called for song. ami the az d boys ana the
youth nj soys unanimously responded. with
Mr.. Paul G. Ha riugton in the lead. 1t was
one Of the fraternity chorases. in which Psi
III siion, Psi o." prevailed by very large
majority, and was sung TO the tune of
''BENNY HAvESs. o.
With Alpha" aud Omega" both out,
President Webster said he would begin at the
foot OF the list, and called upon Mr. Herbert
G. Ogden, OF "Chi, 1886" who with rariona-
ble pride. landed the ''Psi u as the finest
fraternity in the country, and said there may
be places where it is second. or where il is
no but so far be had iaiied to 1nd it. His
brethren all agreed with him and generously
applauded him.
From that the speakers were called out
rapidly, each TO make speech OF not less
than one minute nor to exceed four minutes
in length. and the arks alIernated from
grave to oy. from prophecy to reminiseence.
from jest to sentiment, as the programme
proceeded. There Wete no set toasts, each
response being the echo of the Thoughts
that came uppermost.
Mr.. Lindsay Denison spoke OF the boys
college boys, they wrre--who made the most
noise and gave an amusing account of an in
cident in which the found 3r of the fraternity,
Dr.. Goodall, figured when once a visitor at
YALE
Prof. E. II. Galaudet INDUCED in anecdote,
reminiscence and advice. and the Hon.
Frances Devices. who vas introduced as one
Of the ''middle-aged." pleaded that he was
merely to speak against time. He said it was
apparent to him that, ike a gun. a man is ex-
pected to be always loaded and to ''go or
whefher loaded or not. He and the preced-
ing speaker both acceptably filled the allotted
time.
Hon. Lawrence Maxwell of the Solicitor
Generals Office who came in late, was asked
TO dispense justice, and responded briefly,
in which his alma mater and 'Phi,'' OF the
''Psi T., were
BOTH GENEROUSLY REMEMBERED.
Then came a speech of the practical sort
from Mr.. W. NJ. Hatch, the retiring secre-
tary. and next Gen. A. B. yeazey, OF the Inter
Gen. Yeazey said he believed in encouraging
the boys. and therefore had boped the
younger element would be permitted TO do all
the talking. He made an appeal for united
effort in exciting greater interest in future
meetings of the association. and spoke feel
ingly of their ate brother, Prof. Coolidge.
Entertaining spec hes followed from the
new secretary, Mr.. Ralph W. Lee, President
Webster, Mr.. Morris Poole, Mr.. Theo w.
Birney, and others. with Il number of college
songs interspersed, and the proceedings came
to q close about II p. m.
At the business meeting held early in the
evening the following officers were elected to
>erve for the ensuing year: President, MAJOR
William II Webster: vice presidetn. Hon Laws
renee Maxwell; secretary and treasurer,
Ralph W. Lee, executive committee, D. G.
Morrison, The0. W. Birney. and A. a. Fisher.
Members present: DIR. A. G. A ans. Theo-
dore W. Birney, Hon. John y. Cotton, Hon.
John Dalzeil, Lindsay Denison, Hon. Francis
Devices, Eugene Diyen. G. s. Ely, A. A. Fisher,
DIR. E. NJ. GalIaudet. A. G. Geer. Edison T.
Gallaudet, Dennison Gallaudet. Herbert
P. Gerald, S. Herbert Giesey, A. P.
Greeley, Prof. Mark w. Harrington
William NJ. Hatch, Hon. Joseph r. Hawley,
Hon. Anthony Higgins, Hon. S. l, Kimball,
Ralph NJ. Lee, J. McRoberts. Rev MacKay
Smith, Hon. Lawrence Maxwell. Barry
Mohun. D. C. Morrison, Herbert G.. Ogden.
jr., Rev. Byron Sunderland, Frederick E.
Tasker, 81. B. Yeazey, Hon. w. G.. Yeazey,
Major w. II. Webster. W. C. Whittemore DIR.
G orge II. Wright Morris Poole, and Mr..
Paul Harrington.