New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09

an address of welcome 10 which II. H. Ward. Of
Cleveland president Of the fraternity. will re-
spond for the Fraternity On Tuesday evening there
Is 20 be a smoker at Sherry's. On Wednesday even
ing the delegates party will go to Daly
Theatre TO see The Country Mouse and there
will also be excursions in and about the city AT
other dates for those who may be strangers here
A feature of the convention dinner. which is to
be held Thanksgiving night will be the speech OF
one OF the founders of the society. John Wolte
IAndley OF FredeTictoWn, Ohio. Mr. LAndiey Is one
% the six men who met in little dormitory room
IN Miami College one stormy December day hfty-
four years ago and sWOre allegiance 10 the ne"
order The other five men are dead SO lhat MI
Lindley is the only one left 10 tell OF the DiI'l
ana the early trials and struggles Of the society.
The others were Robert Morrison OF the class Oh
20; John Mcmillan Wilson, 'as; Robert thompson
Drake 80; Ardivan Walker Rogers. o. ana An
drew Watts Rogers. 81
OF these men the Rev. Dr. morrison h8S De7"
looked upon as the leader, and, as IL were, ll'
father az the order and his birthday. on March
e. is observed By Phi Delta Theta chapters ana
alumni associations throughout the country II
hss come 10 be called their annual alumni oas, anu
Il Is on this date that the Eew-York Alumni Asso-
cation. which now numbers more than SIX nun
dfss msmbers has held its annual dinners.
lami University. at Oxford Buuer '~oui.,s
Ohio although a small institution has neeh 'e
birthplace OF more college fraternites than many
Of its larger and less humble rivals OF the Eas,-
Her. IN 1888 Beta Theta Pi was founded "H"'i
contests the claim with Delta Kappa Epsilon 81
having the largest number Of members OF any COZ
lese fraternity Nine wears later Phi Delta lhetd
was established with its six charter members, ana
seven years afterward Sigma Chi was founded
For the first quarter century Of its existence Pm
Delta Theta limited its growth TO the West ana
South Il was not until 1872 that il started on Its
present policy Of A national organization. and then
Il was that II established "A CHAPTER at Cornell AT
ths present time chapters have been planted In All
" ng Eastern eolleges win me e,t b ben
made TO enter these institutions, FOR the reason
and class societies and because al Princeton there
ere Stringent fraternity laws Ia the early patt
2 an International organization, and esta blished
osper az McCiill University, al Montreal, ,,,,,
ss planted in 1884 and - the present time II mas
ay other chspter 81 his fraternity In The United
slss The reason for this gathering OF ltateiditE
s.noos Of Columbia which bring 90 this city the
aseQstee OF other colleges Win t~elEe p rofsss-
llasta men connected with Columbia now num-
81 more than ninety. Ihs a Sns e st 70 az
.sst one-hundred- and-seventeenth-sta half block
5As Phi Delta Theta fraternity besides ests6 o
shg neg chapters wherever tne .eie - Ps ,Sn
ssreus branches and groyiaing men eiar Mstn
s.p,er houses Handsome homes for unoeIgI .os
AssFsStl c OF Ell PeHnsyiyahia Williams and
nonfh ana thirteen chapters ow5 te Tnsis5s
sss's99uri and Auburn universities own sites on
-sct houses 20 be erected. 49,, a..
- chapters OF the fraternity are DIVIDED INTO
M Provinces Thus Alpha Province wnlch ls
.ssaftern one, is composed OF the Snap,efs a.
1.h Colby, Dartmouth Vermont, Milliarns am
49,. Brown. Cornell Union Columbia; Syracuse'
Ai.ssyHe'te gettysburg. Washngton ans Jefferson
istA4nY, DickiESon Pennsylvania and Lenlgh
as.st,ticn Us sixty-eight college chapters The
elr~~'n'ty has .fty-one alumni CLUBS IN NaE4els
br.S. Ire largest o. these IS in this city us
otf.ss e Judge William A. ISesner ano among
n.rr shfo55nlnent members are g 7 Aetty anu AZ
srs sshislcs vios-presidents; ". ~. Van Gelder
fres.In. L. n Ernst. secretaries; A B. SnDert.
F1nsW Judge Julius NJ. Mayer. Aloefhah
lnsanr y. Ware and Lee Fairchild
fletv nt the prominent members OF the So
xsss Benjamin Harrison. eK-Presdent OF the
vac d..siistss. and until the time % hs aean ne
story ,sb,y interested ia the work OF the ORDER
esr1uzaslhu mus told how Mr. Harrison, Ia one OF nis
'rSshs was met by a who SAID;
you.a RAJ Delta Theta man. You are one 700
ts,ns,,,s ected J wish you would see l 10 mace
N.r Harrison looked a the man carefully. and
ssv No. tfod You are no Phi for II you we're
~ DOT work II for : pull"