The Portland daily press., 1901-02-16
Business Sessions Yesterday at Fall
mouth Hotel.
Supper at Riverton in
the Evening.
Excursion to Brunswick and
Banquet Today.

Over 100 college men, unuergrhuuates
and alumni from various narts Of the
country, gathered in portlsnd yesterday,
the occasion being the 55th annual con-
vention of the zeta Pal fraternity OF
North America.
The convention this year is held under
the auspices of lambda Chapter OF Bow
doin. The Zsta Psi fraternity has chap
ters In u American colleges and all or
nearly all were represented at the conven-
ton. The colleges which have chapters
Of this fraternity are; New York Uni.
versity, Williams, Rutgers, Colby, Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania, Brown, Tufts. Lafa-
yette, University of North Carolina, Uni
,ersity OF Michigan, Bow doin, Virginia
University, Cornell, University of Call
rornia, Toronto University, Columbia,
Mcdnl, Case School of Applied Science,
Yale, Leland Stanford, University OF
Minnesota.
The opening business session was
called to order in the parlors of the Fsl-
mouth hotel by Gustav kemak, Jr., the
presiding officer OF the Grand Chapter
and the invocation made by Rev. mil-
liam g. Mann of Wsstbrook. Mr.. Remak
gave the annual address, the different
chapters represented made their reports,
and the remaining business was OF inter-
est only to members OF the fraternity.
The convention met again at clock
and remained IN session until 81.
Last evening the visiting Estes were the
guests OF the lambda chapter at River
ton. Special cars left ths Falmouth at
$50, taking the party directly TO the
Casino. Here the fraternity men en-
Jnyed them selves In a social way until
o'clock when all sat down TO tine
spread when was served in Landlord
Smiths best style.
Dinner over Mr.. Remak introduced Mr.
Walter G. Emerson of Portland, MEM
ber OF the Chi chapter OF Colby as the
tosstmaster for the post prandial exer-
cises.
Mr.. Emerson accepted the duties OF
the position In an exceedingly bright
speech.
The speakers were Pomeroy LAdue OF
New York, one of the Grand Chapter
officers; L. o. Aohorn, Boston; DIR. Ken
meth Cameron, Montreal; Il. b Esher,
Chica 20; X. W. Dunn, Waterville; DIR.
A. 5. Whitmore, Boston, end Herbert NJ.
Heath, Augusta Following this there
were re3itations and musical exercises /.
The last car left for Portland at l2 80.
There will be a business session this
morning when the election Of officers
Will take place. In the afternoon the
delegates will make an excursion to
Brunswick when there will be recep-
tion by the faculty OF the college In the
evening occurs the Grand Chapter BAN
quet at the Falmouth. Hon. Herbert
NJ Heath OF Augusta VIII deliver the or
alton and there will be posm by h. O.
Plummer or Bath.
The Zetes who registered yesterday are:
W. G. Blanding, provideuce; Il. 5.
| Splitter, A Ii. Carver, Howard Carle-
ton. Walter l.. Lyon, New Haven; IL. III.
WaldTon, New brunswick, N. j.; Frank
Reeder, Jr., Esston, Pa; J. p. Read,
Newark, N. j.; +. K. Detwiller, Easton,
Pa; Rotsrt Y. Stewart, New York /;
Ralph ID. Thomas, Reginal II. Smith,
Tufts College; Francis S. Keese, Phila-
delphia: Ii. V. u. Waldron. New Bruins.
wick, n. j.; Frank j. Staden, New
Haven, Conn. Gustav Remak. Jr, Phil
adelphia: Pomeroy Ladue, New York
Dennis NJ. Bangs, Waterville, Me-. Al
bert Ruohman, W. b. Frsar, New York I;
Ireal Pi erson, Plainfleld, N. j.; b. r.
Pepper, Philadelphia; Seth L. Larrabse,
G. A. Baker, Portland; II. r Kanan-
geiser, Youngstown, o.; X. A. Pocock,
Massilon, o.; Fred A, Otis, Alfred K
Potter, Eugene b. jackson, Howard ID.
Briggs. Providence, X. l.; S. G. W.
Simpson, Portland; X. E. Jameson,
Easton, Pa; =. l.. Lowell. Rumford
Falls; L f. Drake, Chicago, Ills; g.
II. Landolph, Fredericton, N. b.; A. ID.
Howard wateryilIe; j. W. Woodworth,
Concord, N. h.; A. nj. Carr, Durham,
N. o.; II. E. Randall, Freeport. Me-; r.
Is. Riley, Portland, Oregon; A. ). Wood
ward, Tufts College; A. l.. Goodwin, No.
Fairfield; W. p. Banning. Mt. Vernon,
N. Y.;T. W. Metcalfe, Brooklyn, N. Y.
W. S. WiIding, New York; e. X. Josse.
lyn, Portland; Z. b. Eaton, Chicago; ID,
A. Martelle, Brunswick; Francis q.
Peakes, Dover, Me-; Frank L. Merriok,
Waterville; j. Somes Smith, Jr., GilPin
Lowering, W. w. Harrison, Jr., Phiia'
delphia; g. A. Wilson, Jr., Portland; +.
Ii. leighton. waterville; A. H. Pierce
Madison, CIV. Corson, Stearns Springs,
N. Y; J. II. Ford, New York; II q
wilbur, Portland; 4, II. Myers. Mime
apolIs; II. M. Tukey, Bridgeport, Conn.
A. L. Brown. Peabody, Mass; j. r
Butler, Tufts College; G. E. Austin,
Boston; W. l.. Waters, Denver; Il. O.
Rideout, Boston; Sanford p. Record,
East Braintree; Prof. Henry johnson,