The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-20
BETA THETA Pr MEN
Met at the Ryan Hotel Last Night in
Annual Banquet - Those Who


The St. Paul and Minneapolis Alumni of the
Beta Theta Pl College Fraternity. colloquially
known as the Northwestern "Dorg' club held
their annual banquet in the ordinary of the
Ryan last evening.
There were altogether between fifty and
sixty members of the fraternity present, in-
Guiding the Undergraduate chapter at the
University of Minnesota
Toasts were responded to by q. A. Jaggard,
J. M. Hawks and s.. w. BaTnhart. OF St.
Paul and by G. T. Thompson, Rev. Marion
ioSps ppsns and M oSsns W. xhs
Martin H. Albin presided as toassmater. TIL
Is the first banquet that the fraternity has
held in st. Paul since 1t entertained Congress
man Springer at the Aberdeen, some four
or five years ago-the annual dinners during
the intervening years being held at the West
Hotel, Minneapolis
college fraternities, having been founded in
1899, only fifteen years after the first Greek
letter fraternity, and included In Its member
ship some Of the most distinguished men in
the country In both professional and busl-
ness life, as we'll as In the domain OF politics.
In the latter sphere Of activity such men as
Justices Harlan and Brewer. Of the United
States supreme court. Senators Quay and Pen
rose, ex-Gov. Beaver, of Pennsylvania; John
s: Wise. formerly of Virginia, and now Of
New York; Gov. Francis, of Missouri, and
once Secretary of the Interior John II. Noble,
might be mentioned.
The fraternity has sixty three chapters in
colleges and universities scattered all over
the country, as we'll as alumni chapters IN
all the larger cities Of the East. South, and
Middle West and is thus truly national both
in scope and character.
The larger chapters in the Eastern and
Southern Institutions Of learning are those
established at Harvard, Yale, Amherst
Brown. Columbia. Cornell. Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins and Virginia While these
consin, Minnesota, and California hold a
prominent place among the Western chap
tiers.
One unique feature Of the Beta Theta Pi
shores Of Lake Chautauqua, New York,
where the general conventions Of the fra
ternity were held up to four or five years ago,
when the policy Of holding the annual con-
vention in a different place each year, was
adopted.
Among those present at the dinner last
evening were the following:
j. M. Tate. of Faribault; R. D. Musser.
Of Little Falls: H. N. Nickerson and G. M.
From Minneapolis-Rev. M. D. Shutter.
Col. F. M. Joyce, r.. G. Morrison, ]. S.
McLain. G. T. Thompson, R. N. Thompson.
W. H., Thorpe, T. n. Payne, Rev; J. M.
B. Coe Seymour S. Cook, A. g. Egleston.
G. ]. Fifeld, w. S. HARDWOOD, A. L.. HE'LL
well, G. P. Jones, DR.. J. F. Corbett, E. w.
Runyon, H. R. Robinson, G. F. Keyes, E.
E. Nicholson.
From st. Paul-Gen. George L. Becker,
Edwin A. Jaggard, Martin II. Albin. H. H.
Chapman, Charles w. Eberlein, s. w. Barn
hart, Dr. Judd Goodrich. J. M. Hawks, G.
L. Sommers. j. ]. Shindler, T. B. Scott,
DR.. L. M. Kirkwood F. D. Monfort, DR..
Warren Dennis. A. o. Powell, and about
twenty members Of the undergraduate chap
ter at the University of Minnesota.
The present officers of the association are:
Charles T. Thompson, president; Charles
son Stout, secretary; Frederick D. Mon
fort, treasurer.