The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10
NEW CHAPTER FOR
DELTA TAU DELTA
Columbian Adds Gamma
Eta to the Register.
EIGHTEEN MEN INDICTED
Many Visitors Assist Washingtonians
in Organizing Local Branch of
Greek Letter Fraternity.

Gamma Eta chapter of the Delta Tau
Delta fraternity was installed last night
in Columbian University.
The ceremonies at the Shoreham a.
tel were followed by a banquet at
tended by the novitiates, alumni of the
fraternity who live in Washington.
members of the arch chapter, and rep
resentatives of the Delta Tau Delta
chapters at the University of Pennsyl-
Vania and the Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
Eighteen men were indicted into
the mysteries OF the Greek letter or
ganization and the new chapter will con
sist of these and five members OF the
fraternity who joined at other schools
and are now in Columbian University
DR.. John a. Bolard, of Philadelphia, rit-
UaIist of the fraternity; Alvan E. Duerr
of Philadelphia, treasurer Of the arch
chapter; Henry T. Buck. OF Maryland.
secretary of the arch chapter, and
Samuel McCIary. third. president OF the
eastern division of the fraternity. as
sisted the local alumni with the ms al
lation.
5reeE Letter speeches.
The banquet hall was decorated in
purple. gold. and white, the colors of
Delta Tau Delta. and the flowers on the
! tables were pansies, the fraternity
flower Dr. James 7. Petty was toast
master. and the toasts were as follows;
| Delta Taus Welcome" G. Bryant Lang,
/ University of Pennsylvania; The In
! itiates Bow" James G. SHIRLEY; a New
| Chapter" Avian E. Duerr; How it Hap
pened.' Carney NJ. Layne; Fraternity,
T. G. Stone; First Impressions. Sam
uel McClary; Our Future James R.
Raley; "Recollections, Joseph s,
Chamberlain; .Old Alpha Joseph Lei
| cester Atkins; Greek VS.. Barb" Fred
erick S Tyler: AN Alumni Chapter,
! W. s. Couch; The Arch Chapter DR.
John \ Bolard.
| The eighteen initiates are students of
the school of science and the school
/ Of law as follows Clyde W. Kelley,
Minnesota; James r. Raley. Oregon
| Carney NJ. Layne. Ohio; James G. Shib-
| ley, Kansas; O. p. Jones, Texas; r.
Bruce, Atkinson, William Heine. Ralph
/ Earnest, Alexander B. BieIaski. viii
liam c. Thorn. District of Columbia;
Samuel T. Klawans, Maryland; Charles
F. Fuller New York; Clair w Fair
bank, Minnesota; Philip BeuttneF, Wis
consin; William w BurreI. PennsyI-
vania; James G. Stanley, South Da-
kota; James B. Richard, Hawaii; Frank
SchIey Hemmicl, Maryland.
Out-of Town Men interested.
Students OF Columbian University twhu
joined the fraternity in other schools
and will be active members of Gamma
Eta chapter are Lee f. Warner, Mime
sofa: Charles S. Loud, Michigan; James
Taylor PETTY. Pennsylvania; Grin II,
Wood. Utah; Charles Elmer Conner.
Wisconsin.
The following were among the other
members of the Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity who attended the installation
and banquet: John A Bolard, Alvan
E. Duerr. G. Bryan Lang, Samuel Nc
! Clary. 3D. Philadelphia; Henry T.
Bruck. Mount Savage. Nd; J. B. Armi-
stead Lexington. Va; Stuart c. Leake,
Charlottesville. Va, Gilman J. Win
throp, Baltimore; Fred S. Tyler. Char
IlottesvilIe, Va; Dr.. c. II. Stearns, p.
c. Adams, Lyman L. Pierce, S. F.
Hoffman. W. G. Peters, J. L Suter, ".
d. Groesbeck, Thomas ". Stockard, J. L.
Atkins. Charles 5. Smith. w. S Couch,
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