Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-01
NEW LAW FRATERNITY
DELTA CHI CHAPTER IN GEORGE
TOWN UNIvERsxTY.
Installation Ceremonies Saturday
Night at Raleigh Hutsl-Taft
Law Club AfRl1u4es.

The representatives 6f ther Delta Chi. a
national law fraternity. Saturday evening
installed the Taft Law Club. as a chapter Of
its fraternity in the law department of
Georgetown University. The installation
ceremony took place at the Raleigh Hotel.
and was followed by banquet to the men,
bers of the council Of Delta Chi.
This makes new phase in the life of the
Georgetown law department. While already
occupying a prominent position among
American law schools Georgetown, it is be-
lieved, will gain by utilization with this fra
ternity, which, 1t is claimed, will be a great
influence in the legal world
A. F. John, Mt Carmel, Pa; M. r. Hart,
Ann Arbor, Mich; F. l.. Carlisle, Ithaca,
N. Y; N. G. Slaght. Toronto, Canada, and
E. c. Nettels, Des Moines Iowa composed
the installing council
These. men came to Washington from
their respective homes especially for the
installation of the Taft Club. The eXer-
cises began at 3 o'clock and continued I'M
til a late hour Saturday night The initia-
tory ceremonies were exceedingly impress
sve
At 10 O'Clock the banquet was set. The
hall was beautifully decorated with palms,
the Delta Chi flowers, and the fraternity
colors-red and buff. Toasts were respond
ed to by many of those present, Seno-
Quesada in the speech of the evening, re-
Berry acting as POSTMASTER; Mr.. VIM. r.
P. Maloney, the Taft Law Club; Mr.. VIM.
w Bride, the University; Mr.. A. r. Dunn,
the Law; Mr. E. H Flueck. the Capital
City; Mr.. Charles Arth. Falstaff.
The following residents of this city are
members of the Delta Chi: Senior Gonzalo
Quesada, minister from Cuba; Justice Will
lam r. Day of the United States Supreme
Court; r. E. Middaugh, Senators Dolliver
of Iowa and Fairbanks of Indiana and ex-
Senator Mills of Texas are also members
of the fraternity.
The members of the Taft Law Club who
were installed as members of the fraternity
were: Albert e. Berry, president; Edwin H.
Flueck. vice president; VIM. Redfield Proc
tor Mallory, secretary; w. Bealle Williams.
treasurer; Chas. w. Arth. F. E. Williamson,
Joseph T. Dyer, jr., William ~. Bride, AL
bert r. Denu Carl B. Rix, Harry w. Hahn,
Hugh H. Hanger, Orville B. Drown, Leon
A. Clark
The Taft Law Club was organized this
year. The petition which resulted in the
granting Of the chapter of Delta Chi to
the applicants is said to have been well
gotten up, the law school being Endorsed
by such men as Secretaries Hay and Cor
telyou Of the cabinet, William Jennings
Bryan, Justices White Brewer and Nc
Kenna of the United States Supreme Court,
Justice Seth Shepard of the District of Co
lumbia Court of Appeals. Chief Justice
Clabaugh and Justice Gould of the District
of Columbia Supreme Court, Messrs. Baker
anu DOuBldSS Oh the DlStflct OF COlumDla
bar and by Mr. Ray e. Middaugh and the
Cuban minister, Senior Gonza1o de Quesada,
alumni members of Delta Chi
The chapter will have the honor of well
coming the following alumni members of
Delta Chi during their stay In the city:
Judge Day, Senator's Dolliver and Fair
banks and ex-senator Mills of Texas
The fraternity was organized in 1890 at
Cornell University, and it has granted
chapters to the law departments of the fol-
lowing universities and colleges: New York
University, Minnesota University, Michigan
University, Kent College, Chicago; North
western University, Buffalo University
Union University, Albany; Syracuse Uni
versity. Osgood Hall, Dickinson University
Pennsylvania; University of West Virginia
OHIO State University, New York Law
School, University of Chicago