The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-20
KAPP A .A[PH.AS
TO NEE HERE
Annual Convention to be Held in.
June.
"a PIN FOR LIEUT.. HoBsoN.
The Presentation of Fraternity
Badge to the Youn: Naval Hero
to be Feature of the Meet
in. III Richmond.
"a PIN FOR LIEUT.. HoBsoN.

Another convention has been captured
by Richmond. This time 1t is the learned
Kappa Alpha Fraternity, an organization
representing alumni OF the prlnclpal col
leges in the Southern States. II VIII meet
here June 18th in biennial session.
Mr.. J. NJ. Bossieux yesterday received
a letter from Mr. r. E. Pritchard. OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, editor OF the FRA.
ternity Journal, saying that Judge J. y.
Hardeman of Macon, Ca. the president
of the Fraternity, had informed MIN OF
the choice OF Richmond Tor Inc meeInS:
The Kappa Alpha represents men IN al
professions, many of them OF great IN
f1uence and Importance in their copmu-
mites and in the country at large. There
are about 100 members in Richmond
These gentlemen will ask the members
throughout the State to assist them III
entertaining the delegates, ana IL is De-
lieved that several hundred slrsinlans
will be in the city during the r. letting IN
addition to the one hundred delegates
from all over the South
The fraternity met in Richmond In 1893.
The Kappa Alphn Journal, published in
Chattanooga, is the largest magazine OF
the character published and is the OIL
cial organ of the fraternity.
Mr. G.. 3. Antrim is president OF the To-
cal alumni; and Mr. w. D. Duke is sec
rotary The national officers are:
President, Judge J. l.. Antrim, Macon.
Ca; Editor of the Journal. K. p. Prltch-
ard, Chattanooga; Historian, I. L. HUI
bard, Norfolk.
The meetings usually consume three
days, and within II short while confer
ence will be held Of the local alumni, for
the purpose Of mapping out plan Of en-
tertainment.
HOBsON TO BE HERE.
An interesting incident in connection
with the convention will be the presence
of Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson,
who is a member of the fraternity
This young hero, who is looked upon
by the whole world as one OF the oravest
men in ancient or modern history, is be-
loved beyond measure by his fellow alum
nj, and in appreciation of his worth and
as a mark of affection the fraternity will
present him with a magnificent diamond
rim. The presentation speech will be
made by Mr.. John Temple Groves, the
famous Georgia orator. The necessary
amount of money for the purchase OF the
pin is in hand. and the occasion OF the
presentation will be a memorable one.
THE ORGANIZATION.
The Kappa Alpha Fraternity was or
ganized at Washington College, now
Washington and Lee University, at Lex
ington, in April. 1865. Some of the organl-
GERS were: Judge James Word Wood,
Stanhope Mcclellan Scott, DR.. Samuel H.
Ammen, one of the editors Of the Baltl-
more Sun; and Rev. VIM. S. Scott, OF
Galveston. The organizers were in close
touch with Gen. Robert e. Lee. The or
ganization grew rapidly, and within a
few years it had spread throughout the
South. There are at present forty-one
active chapters, representing as many
colleges and universities. There are chap
tiers in Arkansas, Missouri, California
and Maryland There are seven active
chapters in Virginia, and three alumni
chapters, at Richmond, Norfolk and Pc
tersburg. The membership numbers about
1900.
Some OF the prominent members are:
Hon. Clark Howell, editor Of the Atlanta
Constitution; Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr.,
Rev. Coke Smith, Hon. John Temple
Graves, Lieutenant Hobson, John Roach
Stratton, of Georgia; and G. D. Bellin-
ger, of South Carolina.