The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-18
DELTA CHI NIGHT.
Members of the Law Fraternity
get Even With Faculty.

Initiate Them Into the Order and
Make Them Reply to Tsasts-Many
Prominent men Accept Membership
in the Fraternity brilliant Banquet
at the Peabody.
The. local chapter of Delta Chi mi
tiated the law faculty of the UNIVERSE
ty including DR.. ST. George I. Brooke
Prof. w. P. Wiley and Prof. Edwir
Maxey and General Frank Cox OF th,
local bar into the order last night
They celebrated the advent of thes,
gentlemen into the mysteries by
banquet which was served at the Pea
body.
At nine thirty the chapter with
several guests tiled into the dinin.
room. An informal reception haC
been held in the parlor OF the hote
before that. The dining room wa
handsomely decorated in college ant
fraternity colors and the lights wer,
shaded In the bluff and red. Tn,
table was prettily adorned with chris
anthenums. Many University anC
fraternity remnants hung about tn,
room.
Mrs. Peabody excelled herself in the
menu which vas delightful one.
The toasts were ia keeping with the
rest OF the affair and were really gooa
DR.. Maxey made his first appearance
in Morgantown as an after dinner
speaker and ne added to the reputa-
ton which he has gained in the class
room and as writer.
DR.. Brooke presided as toast mastes
and be did 1t with the grace and charm
for which he is so noted. Prof Wiley
and Frank Cox made very fne toasts
and John Marshall and Harry Scherr
who spoke fer the undergraduate,
were very happy In their remarks.
fraternity songs received much at
tention from the banquetels and Yell
ing was not forgotten. The erow1
did not leave the table until nearly
two o'clock and when they went many
guest up stairs was glad that the
han luet had ended.
Every mention Of Frank Cox ms a
candidate for Supreme Court judge
ship evoked loud aud tumultuous
cheers. There is no doubt but the
fraternity will send solid delegation
To the convention In his favor
A number of prominent lawyers of
the state who have accepted election
to honorary membership in the fraters
nifty found at the last moment that
they could not be present Among
these are w. p. Hubbard and General
Caldwell OF Wheeling, Stuart Walker
OF Martiusburg, Judges Mason and
Kendall of Fairmont end Others equal
ly distinguished. Regrets were receiv-
ed from them on their inability to be
present.
The Delta Chi is among the young
fraternities in the University. 1t
confines itself to the law department
and draws its members from the var
ious fraternities of the Institution.
Its growth into popu arity has been
rapid and well deserved. Nationally
the fraternity numbers fifteen active
and two alumni chapters while petit
tions have been received FROM sepera !
larger institutions and the chances
are that expansion will be as rapid as
circumstances warrant.
The menu was as follows.
Pot-pourri
Blue Points on Haifshell
Olives Radishes
Consomme Montmorency
Sweetbreads with Mushroom Dressing
French Peas Cucumbers French Dressing
Roast Young Turkey-oyster Dressing
with Cranberry Jelly
Baked Jersey Sweets
Peabody Punch Quail on Toast
Salade de son
woodland-goodies Ice Cream
Fruit Mountain and oocoanut Cake Z
Edam Cheese Water Trims
Coffee Cigars
The following toasts were respond
ed to:
Legal Education" Prof. w. P.
Wiley, "Delta Chi" Harry G. Scherr,
"preparlng Students for the Bari
Prof. Maxey, "The 'Actives, John
Marshall and "Present Conditions OF
the Law" Frank Cox.
The active chapter is composed of
Louis e. Burton, A. J. Collett, John
Marshall, G II. Hefily, II. G. Scherr,
II. X. Koontz, Clyde Alexander, j. G
|Gronniger, Floyd Simmons, Earl Nor
gan, Guy Pritchard and Dana Miller