Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-23
THE SIGMA NU PHI
Negotiations for oChapter House
Honorary Mmhers-Descript
Of Seal land Insignia.

A bill. 1t is said,i be introduced in the
Senate this weekn providing for the incor-
poration of the Sigma MI Phi, the new
Greek letter legal fraternity, which was re-
Gently organized. This act of Congress, 1t is
hoped, will give a national significance to
the fraternity. which contemplates a union
of all the undergraduates Of the law schools
as well as their alumni throughout the
United States The effect of the act will
be to safeguard the purposes, insignia, etc..
of the society against trespass by any other
fraternity.
Negotiations are in progress for chap
ter house in Washington. The idea. is for
this house, as well as the chapter houses, to
be established throughout the country, to be
designated as an inn. The Washington
chapter house will be known as THE Inn of
the Court OF the Excheauer." This will be
the home of the board of regents, the mem-
bership of which will be made up of one
member from each chapter of each law
school, together with three additional men,
bers from the local organization. Charters
VIII be issued from this court to the law
schools which desire to form chapters. All
their official papers requiring certification
Will be sent here, where also the single cor
poration seal Of the fraternity will be kept.
"A temporary organization of the frater-
nifty has been effected by the selection of the
Following officers: President, G. L. Whit
aker; secretary, Clarence Goblin Huyiman;
treasurer, Frederick F. Reisinger. The first
board OF regents and the general officers of
the fraternity will be elected the LIST Of
June next. The officers will be known as
lord high chancellor, who will take the
place OF the president; two vice chancellors,
the recorder, whose functions are those of
secretary; registrar of the exchequer whose
duties will be those of treasurer; and custo-
dian of the SEALS
Honorary Members.
Honorary members have been selected
thus far as follows: Chief Justice Melville
w. Fuller Of the United States Supreme
Court, Associate Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes of the same tribunal, ex-Attorney
General Monet of Ohio, ex-Attorney Gen
eral David X. Watson of Ohio, Solicitor
General John X. Richards, Chief Justice
Richard H., Alvey Of the Court Of Appeals
or the District Of Columbia, ex-United
states District Attorney Henry E. Davis,
Judge George Gray, former United States
senator and chairman of the anthracite
coal strike commission, Assistant Attorney
General James M. Beck, Joseph H. Choate,
ambassador to Great Britain, after whom
the Washington Chapter Is named; Briga-
der General George b. Davis, Governor
Pennypacker of Pennsylvania and William
H. Dennis and Jackson II. Ralston of the
Washington bar.
Many applications are being received from
members Of the alumni associations by Mr..
HUFFMAN at the fraternity headquarters in
the National Law School building in this
city. Among those who have forwarded
applications are the Columbian and George
town universities Of this city, the States
University of Kansas, the University of
the City OF New York and the Indianapolis,
Ind, College Of Law
Articles Of incorporation Of the new or
ganization have been engrossed and will
be exhibited during a course of lectures
IN he CyfNy INV rvol1. 1r,.1
jurists in this city under the auspices Of
the fraternity. These lectures will be given
at the National Law School and are open to
the public.