Evening star., 1901-12-10
DELTA KAPPA EPSILON
FRATERNITY TO HOLD ANNUAL CON-
CLAvE IN WASHINGTON.
Preliminaries to Open With Banquet
Tomorrow EveninG-Fifty-One
Institutions Represented.

AT the New Willard tomorrow evening
beginning with a smoker, several hundred
members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fra
ternity will once more renew their bonds Of
good fellowship. Fffty-one institutions OF
learning throughout the United States have
chapters, and the local committee have re-
ceived assurances that each will be repre-
sented at the sessions Of the convention to
assemble here. 1t is expected that all the
delegates will reach the city by tomorrow
night. Thursday and Friday will be the
busy days. Arrangements have been made
to show the visitors the sights Of the ma
tional capital. A theater party and BAN
quet are scheduled for Thursday and Fri
day nights.
Delta Kappa Epsilon is one of the fore
most of the Greek fraternities of the coun-
try. The President Of the United States is
a member. and it Is expected that he will
be present at the banquet. There are In
Washington many members of the frater-
nifty.
List of Members
Among them are: Mr.. John D. Long,
Secretary of the Navy; Senator Beveridge
of Indiana, Senator Dubois of Idaho Sena-
tor Gibson of Montana and Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts,: Representatives Dekes.
Alexander Of New York, Bull OF Rhode Is
land. Foster of Vermont, Hay Of Virginia,
Hedge of Iowa, Jones of Virginia, JOY Of
Missouri. Knox of Massachusetts, Metcalf
of California. Powers Of Massachusetts.
Russell of Connecticut, Tayler of Ohio and
Wadsworth of New York.
Among the members Of the Washington
Alumni Association who are especially
prominent in official circles and Washing
ton life there may be mention Gen. M. C.
Butler, who was member of the chapter
at South Carolina College; Hilary A. Her
hort nft thn
liam T. Harris. commissioner OF educa-
ton; Wayne MacVeagh, George r. Wales
of the civil service commission; Charles A.
Prouty, interstate commerce commissioner;
District Attorney Ashley M. Gould; A. r.
Servin, chief examiner of the civil service
commission; William G. Boardman, George
r. Vending, the Rev. R. H. McKim, the
Rev. Charles B. Ramsdell. the Rev. r. P.
Williams, Rear Admiral Harkness J.
Frank Aldrieh. Henry M. Hoyt. assistant
attorney general: Nun Yew Chung Of the
Chinese legation, John Hoyt Perry, Lieut..
Robert E. Peary, now in command of polar
expedition; Prof W. A. Wilbur, Prof. N. P.
Gage, Dartmouth; Julius Chambers, DIR. A.
Rhett Stuart, DR.. A. B. Coolidge, DR.. j. F.
r. Appleby, DR.. Leigh. Y. Baker, DR.. E. M.
Parker, DR.. c. F. Longworthy and DR.. F.
II. Knowlton, DR.. A. C. Merriam, DR.. R. F.
Mason, DR.. Benjamin Rhett Stuart and DR..
w. H Hawkes. and DR.. F. J. Woodman. F''
The president of the Washington Alumni
Association is Gen. M G. Butler. Hon.
c. A. Prouty and Hon. Robert w. Tayler
are vice presidents, DR.. w. H. Hawkes. is
secretary and Mr. William Twombley is
treasurer.
The Committee.
The committee In charge of the arrange
ments for the convention is as follows:
Maj. Frederick C. Bryan, chairman; DR..
w. H. Hawkes., William Twombley, Gen.
NJ. c. Butler, Rev. R. P. Williams, C. A.
Prouty, DR.. F. J. Woodman. Mr.. W.. w.
Hite, DR.. A. b. Coolidge, Nun Yew Chung,
]. K. Oil, w. w. Rich, DR.. C. F. Long
worthy, G.. r. Wales, DR.. l.. Y. Baker, L.
H. Machen, ]. w. Young, Lee McClung, j.
Q. Eaton, w. r. Maxon, w. 8. Broughton
and c. L. Hoy.