New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
ALPHA DELTA PHI DINNER.
TILE FRATERNITY HAS A JOLLY REUNION
AT DELMONICOS
SPEECHES BY CLARENCE A. SEWARD. THE PREsI
DENT. AND oTHERs-THE CONVENTION

SPEECHES BY CLARENCE A. SEWARD THE PREsI-
DENT AND oTHERs-THE CONVENTION
TO END TO-DAY.
Tho convention of he Alpha Delta Phi fraternity
mas continued yesterday. morning and afternoon,
=. the Masonic Temple. There was a large attend
snce and much business of importance was trans
80 Roth the morning and afternoon sessions
ara strictly secret, and information regarding the
,,oceedngs was refused The members of the fra
,rntv and the delegates are much pleased with
,he reception given 10 them by the Alpha Delta
,hi ,lub ON Thursday night To-day there VIII be
oniv one session, in the morning and then the dele
Gates will return 10 their colleges,
rhs dinner at palmonico's last night was one Of
~. toIliest and most enjoyable ieasts that have
aver been given In that place The men were all
., ana mind, There were politics 10 be dis
cussei ana no obtruse subjects Ia he spoken or
I, WAS lust "a jolly dinner. with songs music and
tmpromptu speeches by men who know how 10
sceak. Nearly $50 mon gathered around the long
,ablcs mn orchestra played ana whom the or
ches,ra was not playing the Alpha Delta i'hH sang.
and tho singing was better than tho music OF tho
hand The delegates from tho different colleges
we're grouped together at the different tables. Tho
result of this was that when "Brown" checrcd,
"Amherst" followed closely and then all the other
colleges had n turn IN delivering thcir respective
"war whoops."
The tables were handsomely decorated, and the
"star and Crescent were In evidence everywhere.
Clarence a. Seward. president OF the fraternity
nresided on his right Everett i. Wheeler.
professor q. y. Newcombe w. G. Browncll. Charles
E. sprague. the Rev. J. y. blanchard. William
u Clark and Alexander Hutchins. AT his lett sat
the Rev. w. A. Matson. Talco;t Williams. Charles
L. Colby, W. W. Niles. \. l.. KetchuTn = w.
Dunning the Rev. T.. q. Flagg and q. i. Ludlam.
Tho industrious orchestra played whenever a
chance TO do SO presented itself. which was not
often Even as the clarion crow of the rooster is
answered by his neighbor rooster. so we1e the
cheers OF the delegates from one college answered
by responsive cheers from the other colleges. Col,
lege songs were sung. ana IN tune, 100 ne a Uri
when, as students, they sung tine Ola songs We
know so we'll" they sung them again last night,
and with a vigor that made the eiectic hshts
blink. ,,u c..
sray-haired president OF the fraternity got up from
his chair he was saluted with a burst of cheers
and applause which lasted fSE sG a sna Of the
success and prosperity Of the Alpha Delta PM.
The prospects of the fraternity. he said. I'M
tercourse between the chapters ,,,,,,o 70,
XlpSa ps sha Phi as cac inhuence Charles
Western brothers" and was followed by Charles
l.. Colby, who had something to say on the mas,
pptable fact that THE East Is sun ann m bs hsd for
his subject THE East and West in Alpha Delta
Among those present We're G. $; Whitman, c. II.
Colt W. F. Dyeti. James W. Balm Guy A. Az
RSGa' l. Armsro strong " ! Betts IL stevens,
IT., H. c. White. ". d. Brown. r. C. r. Brown
& Armstrong r Wheeler G. NJ pe e Tavl M
J. l.. Fear Fearing, b. r. Pennei W. !: White, z. c.
Davis. H. \. Twombly. Graham McAdam l.: r,
Dodd, s. W. Ford. Nelson s. Spencer and Eugene