Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
GAMMA ETA FELLOWS
INITIATED INTO, MYsTER1Es AT
THE sHoHEHAM.
Dr.. Petty Presided and Saw That
Everything Was Done Ac-
cordings TO Order.

AT the SnOrehaM motel SATURDAY InSH'
the ceremony of fhstdnation of the Gam
ma Eta" chapter Of Belta Tau Delta fra
ternity In Columbian University took place
in the presence Of "a large gathering of
graduate fraternity men hailing from Nee
braska, California, New York. Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, louisiana Wisconsin and
several other states in the Union.
Members of twenty-one different chapters
of Delta Tau Delta participated in the cere-
monies, which consisted of initiating eigh-
teen college men into ;ae mysteries of the
Greek letter fraternity. The new chapter
will include these eighteen new men, in adj
dition to five other members of the frater-
nifty who joined at ether schools and are
now students in Columbian University.
The installation ceremonies were followed
by banquet at the Shoreham. The hall
was decorated In purple, gold and white,
the colors of the Delta Tau Delta, and the
fraternity fiower-pansy-was displayed
in profusion on the: tables. The spirit of
good fellowship for which in part the fra
ternity stands was evidenced on every hand
and characterized the proceedings of the
evening.
DR.. Petty, Presided.
Dr. James T. Petty Of Pennsylvania Off
ciated as POSTMASTER, and introduced the
speakers with remarks in keeping with the
spirit of the occasion. c.. Bryant Lang Of
the University of Pennsylvania responded
to the toast, Delta Taus welcome, 1.-THE
initiates bow was the sentiment assigned
to James G. SHIRLEY, and other sentiments
were responded to as follows:
"A New Chapter" A1van E. Duerr; How
Il Happened" Carney NJ. Layne; Fra
ternity," 7. G. Stone;s First Impressions"
Samuel McClary; Our Future" Oliver P.
Jones, Texas; "Recoilections," Joseph s.
Chamberlain; odd Alpha Joseph Lei
A orI> ID
erick S.. Tyler; AN Alumni Chapter"
w. S. Couch; THE Arch Chapter" DR..
John A Bolard.
The local alumni members of the fra
ternity were assisted in the installation
ceremonies by the following gentlemen: o.
John A. Bolard Of Philadelphia, ritualfst
of the fraternity; Alyan E. Duerr of Phila-
delphia, treasurer of the arch chapter;
the arch chapter, and Samuel McClary,
third president Of the eastern division of
the fraternity. .4.ilsFxi
Those Who Got the Grip.
The eighteen men who were given the
Delta Tau Delta grip for the first time last
Saturday night are students of science and
the school Of law. as follows: Clyde w. KEEL
ley, Minnesota: James R. Raley, Oregon;
Carney M. Layne, Ohio; James G. Shib-
ley. Kansas: o. P. Jones, Texas; R. Bruce
Atkinson. William Heine. Ralph Earnest,
Alexandra B. BielasRi. William c. Thorn.
District of Columbia Samuel T. Klawans,
Maryland; Charles F. Fuller, New York;
Clair w. Fairbank, =, Minnesota: Philip
Beuttner. Wisconsin; William w Burrell.
Pennsylvania; James G. Stanley. South Da-
kota; James B. Rickard. Hawaii: Frank
Scbley Hemmick. Maryland.
Students Of Columbian University who
joined the fraternity In other schools and
will be active members of Gamma Eta
chapter are Leo, F. Warner Minnesota;
Charles S. Loud, Michigan; James Taylor
Petty. Pennsylvania; Grin H. Wood, Utah:
Charles Elmer Conner. Wisconsin.
The following were among the other
members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity
who attended the Installation and banquet:
John A. Bolard, A1van E. Duerr. G. Bryan
Lang. Samuel McClary, Sd, Philadelphia;
Henry T. Bruck, Mount Savage Md; J. 2.
Armistead. Lexington, Va: Stuart C. Leake,
Charlottesville, Va: Gilman J. Winthrop,
Baltimore; Fred s. Tyler, Charlottesville
Va; DR.. c. H. Stearns.' P. C. Adams, Ly-
man L. Pierce, 8. F. Hoffman, w. G. Pc
tiers, J. L. Suter. w. D. Groesbeck. Thos
w. Stockard, J. L. Atkins, Charles
Smith. W. 8. Couch, c. G. Carroll. H. L.
Amiss.. Joseph 8. Chamberlain and j. NJ.
Burkett. s,.- 7-t
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity, 1t il
stated. has undergraduate membership of
about 1,O00, in addition to over 5000 alumni
members. In the United States. 1t Is ex-
pected that the new Gamma Eet chapter
of the Columbian University will go in badly
to the annual gathering of the general fra
ternity which meets at Cleveland, Ohio, the
third week IL August