New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-09
THETA DELTA CHS CONVENTION.
A GREAT ATTENDANCE OF DELEGArs7 FOR thu
FRATERNrrY's sEMI-CENTgNN1A1

GREAT ATTENDANCE OF DELF,GATEz FOR thu
FRArERNrrYs sEsrIcENTpNN1A1
The nf,ieth annual convention Of the Theta Delta
Chi Fraternity. which will be continued for two
more days In this city. was begun yesterday morn.
ing in the Windsor Hotel. More than two hundred
delegates. representing twenty-five different coll
leges and universities In various sections OF the
country. were present when President Carl A.
Harstron. OF Hobart College. class OF SO called
the convention TO order. OF the seven founders OF
the fraternity only two are living. They are Abel
Beach, OF Iowa and Andrew H Green OF New.
York. Both occupied seats OF honor at the opening
session Of the convention
The sessions OF the convention are secret. II was
announced after yesterdays meetings however.
that the morning had been taken I'D BY tho
presentation OF the report Of the Commit
tee Credentials, and the annual address Of
President Harstron. Addresses also delivered
by Bishop Gilbert Of Minnesota: Professor J. Mac
bride Sterrett. OF Washington: Abel Beach Of
Iowa; E. D. Ingerso. OF New-York: DR. ] p
Houston. OF Chicago D. Whitney Of Niagara
Falls. and Seward A. Simons. OF Buffalo. The az
ternoon session devoted 10 the annual reports
OF the presidents OF the chapters The reports OF
the editor and publisher OF the fraterntys maya
zine were also received after being pronounced
satisfactory. and considerable routine and new
business was transacted the reports Of committees
occupying the closing part OF the session.
The new officers Of the fraternity will be elected
at to-days sessions. A prominent candidate for the
secretaryship is b. F. Mansfield, OF Yale. To-mor-
row will be devoted 10 the semi-centennial cele-
bration OF the fraternity. Colonel William L. Stone
Will trace the history OF the paternity for the first
twenty-five years OF It's existence. and Professor
Duncan c. Lee. OF Cornell. will over the period
Of the last twenty-five years OF the fraternity's
existence The celebration will close with a dinner
at which more than three hundred guests including
many college professors. expected
Among the delegates attending the convention
are Bishop Gilbert Of Minnesota; the Rev DR.
Mann. of Kansas City; Il. d. Ingersou. OF Denver
Col: Professor Huffcutt. OF Cornell John H.
Morse, OF Boston, G. c. Williams. OF New-Bruns-
wick. Marcus Baker Of Washington. D. c.: Albert
Stettenbon Of Buffalo; President Smith. OF Trinity
University Charles ". Low Brockton Mass Pro-
fessor Z. s. Ward. Of Amherst: Professor J. Mac
bride Sterrett OF Columbian; Charles r Miller OF
New-York. s. T. Bleyer OF Chicago; c. j. Bullock
OF Cornell Seward A. Simons OF Buffalo; c. W.
Fergenspan and r Adam Briggs. Of Ithaca f. A.
Loux. Of Easton, Penn; the Rev Dr. Randolph H.
McKim. OF Washington. d. C.; W. l.. Hoffman Of
Minneapolis c. VI. Oddie OF East Orange, ~ J.;
Jay 3. Covert OF Geneva. y. Y: E NJ Water.
house, OF Cambridge University; A. 2. Spear. Of
Washington, ID. c.; C. II. Bushnell, Of Kansas City;
Frederick II. Cunningham. OF Utica. and Albert
=. Sheldon. OF West Newton, Mass.
Last night the delegates were entertained at No.
1.42i Broadway by the New-York City Graduate
Club.