Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

LOCAL MATTERS.
DELTA UPSILON.
Banquet Of Bowdoin and Colby Chap
tiers at Cony House.
Holman r. Day Presided and Harold
w. SouIe Was POSTMASTER.

| The animal banquet of the BOwdoin
and Colby Chapters Of the Delta Up
siion fraternity was held at the Cony
botse. last evening, and was largely at
tended Major Holman +. Day of Au-
burn. the well-known Maine poet and
| writer. who is president of the State
Alumni Association, was present and
| in his inimitable way entertained the
company after the banquet had been
served. Major Day graduated from
Colby in the class of 'S7 and no gather
| ing of the alumni of that institution is
thought complete unless it numbers the
versatile Auburn gentleman in its list
of attendants.
Preliminary to the banquet meet
| ing of The State Alumni Association
was neld, at which the initiates of the
two chapters were indicted into the
association in due and proper form.
The initiates are as follows:
Bowdain Chapter-Charles Henry
Bradford Charles Hunter Cunning
ham. Currier Carlton Holman, Frank
sherman Piper. William Haines Stone,
| Thomas Butler Walker, William Ed
ward Youland. Jr.
Colby Chapter-John Wesley Coombs,
Frank Sidney Hamilton, Clarence Ed
ward Jewell Percival Willard keene,
Luther Mark Largdell, Elliott curtis
Lincoln Hoyt Newton McCauley, Car
ence Mcclellan, William Spring Ste
| vens.
| The association reelected Holman +.
| Day Of Auburn, as president, and Sc
lected the following additional officers:
Vice president III. r. Durham, Water
vile: secretary and treasurer, Guy
Howard: executive committee George
G. Weber, w. ID. Gould, BoWdoln,
| Vernon 5. Ames, Colby.
The banquet began shortly after >
| O'Clock. The tables We're elegantly dec
Grated with flowers and ferns and the
| menu was excellent.
| After justice had been done the
| tempting viands set before the gentle
| men by the host of the COny house. the
post-prandial exercises were COM
| menced They We're carried out accord
ing to the following program:
.Fratemal Greetings,
| Holman F. Day, Colby. 8,
Harold w. soule, Colby, 'Oi
Delta Epsilon in LIES Work"
George C. Weber. Bowdoin, %
| Mr. Dooley on Co-education,
| George w. Thomas. Colby, 90
/ BENEFIT
| WIN Day Gould, Bowdoin, "a
The Future OF Delta Cpsilon' j,
Albert \. Towne, Colby, 'oi
Delta Epsilon in Maine.
/ Chas f. Merritt, Bowdoin ~
II Philip X Greene Bowdoin, O5
Purposes Of Delta tpsil9 San,e c,,hv 70
The Colby Chapter
Chas. l.. Whittemore, Colby. %
II The responses We're all appropriate to
the occasion ana were enthusiastically re-
ceived. The following song, composed for
! the occasion By John Greene, Bowdoln,
| az. was sung with great eclat to the air
! our Director:
Get the boys together
In Delta L:
| Sing loud it's praises,
| The Loyal Gold and Blue.
| Sing with naught of sadness,
| our motto is bright;
| Dekaia Upotheha
our vows unite.
Rah. Rah, Rah.
Sacred is her honor,
/ And with our life
We viii protect her
| From all din and strife.
| Justice is our Watchwori
| Though stray afar,
| She is there to guide
Our shining star.
Ran, Ran! Rah!
College days are numbered
| Days bright and free;
| And first of all comes
| Our Fraternity.
Firm as Rock of Ages,
! First in the line
/ Stands Delta L, boys,
All else behind.
| Rah, Ran, Rah!
Rally round our banner
/ Raise it on high,
II And pledge your glasses
II Ere we say Goodbye
II Delta " from Bowdoin,
II our love plight
II And to you, Colby.
II a fond Good Night.
II Rah! Rah, Rah.
The party broke up at a late hour and
the general verdict was that it was the
most successful affair of the kind yet held
by the association.
| The committee of arrangements con
sisted of Grant Pierce, Bowdoin, and Yer
| non : AmeS C'nIhy