The Washington times., 1901-12-09
A FRATERNITY CONVENTION.
Dcltu Kappa Epsilon to Meet mt the
Willard Wcduesdny.

on Wednesday evening at the New VIII
lard the ffty-fifth annual convention OF
Delta Kappa Epsilon viii be unofiicially
opcnod with a smoker and reception to the
delegates from the thirty-nine active
chapters OF the fraternity, and at the
same time the standard of the organiza-
tion Nill be hoisted on the flagstaff Of the
hotel
The gathering. in a sense. will be in
ternational Delegates will be present
from the two principal colleges Of Can
ada, Toronto and Montreal. It will be ma
tional in scope. for it is represented by
chapters from Maine TO California and
from Minnesota to Louisiana
The roll Of active chapters is as fol-
lows: Yale. Bowdoin Colby Amherst,
Vanderbilt. Alabama. Mississippi Brown,
North Carolina, Miami. Kenyon, Virginia.
Dartmouth. Central OF Kentucky. Middle
bury. Michigan Williams. Lafayette.
Hamilton Colgate City of New York,
Rochester. Rutgers. De pauw Wesleyan,
Rensselaer, Polytechnic. Western Re
serve. Cornell. Chicago. Syracuse. Colum
bia. California Trinity, Minnesota. Mas
sachusetts Institute OF Technology. Tu-
lane. Toronto. Pennsylvania. and McGiil.
Delta Kappa Epsilon leads all the Greek
letter fraternities. Numerically il is the
strongest: il leads in alumni organiza-
tions twenty-five Of which show that the
fraternity spirit born during college life
does not die at graduation. The first ma
tional gathering OF a college fraternity
was held in this city in 1855 by members
of d. X. f: the first State association was
formed in Alabama in 1853; the first fra
ternity chapter house was that Of d. X. E.
built in 1854 at Kenyon, which, true 10
the pioneer instincts of that section,
erected log cabin; the fraternity heral-
die system was developed by Delta kappa
Epsilon, and in music il has given the
d. X E march and the d. X. Z. waltz,
both OF which compositions are fayorites,
not only in but outside the fraternity.
After graduation Delta Kappa Epsilon
still leads During the civil war the fra
ternity was represented in the Union
Army by s17 men. and on the Confederate
side by 726 men. a total of l.5i3. out of a
membership of $500. both living and dead.
OF this number were major generals. 81
brigadier generals. 9S colonels. lis leu
tenant colonels. 170 majors. 30S captains,
and over 500 staff officers
During the Spanish American war the
Delta Kappa Epsilon maintained its lead
with such men as John u. Long. Secre-
tary OF the Navy; Gen. Stewart l.. Wood
ford. Minister to Spain; Whitelaw Reid,
Peace Commissioner: Gen. Matthew c.
Butler. John Addison Porter, Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt Capt. Peyton Conway
March of the Astor Battery, and DR..
John Blair Gibbs. the first commissioned
officer to fall on CUBAN soil.
The coming convention is held with the
Washington Alumni Association. Of which
Mai Gen. ~ &. Butler is president; Hon
Charles A. Prouty and Hon. Robert W
Tayler, Vice Presidents: Dr. William II.
Hawkes.. Secretary; William Twombly,
Treasurer.
The committee having in charge the ar
rsngements for the convention consists Of
Major Frederick c. Bryan. Chairman: DR..
william H. Hawkes., Secretary; William
Twombly. Treasurer. and Gen. NJ. c. Bat
Ter. Rev r. p. Williams. Hon. c. 4.
Prouty. DR.. +. ]. Woodman. Mr.. W. W.
Hite. Dr. 4. b. Coolidge. Mr.. Nun Yew
Chung Mr.. J. X Oil. Mr.. W. W Rich,
Dr. C. F. LanEworthy. Mr.. G. r. Wales,
DR.. l. Y. Baker. Mr.. L. n. Machen. Mr..
J. ". Young Mr. Lee McClung. Mr.. J. Q.
Eaton. Mr.. W. R. Maxon, Mr.. W 5.
Broughton. and MIR c. l. Hoy.