New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
PSI I CELEBRATION.
This Greek Letter College Fraternity
Serenity Years old.

Fnwn
- Years old and VIII celebrate the anniversary
- a banquet at the waldort-Astor.a in the
.-t,r The prospect is that the banquet viii be
merry affair. with many fraternity songs TO add
;, she .oIuty q the occasion. Besides the wei
~ smoking song written by Judge Francis n.
r,-ch Tor the members OF his chapter when he was
= college Richard Hovey's stein song & num-
h. OF other songs representing n authorship
.s-,, AL OF the chapters OF the fraternity viii be
,r-g Songs viii not be the only part which the
-os,e VII play however. for there viii De speeches
- -he Rev Dr. r. S. Macarthur. Frederic W.
F5in-ichs recently candidate for Controller on the
.,siop ucker: william K. Witches and Chester y.
rs-- r. u Philadelphia. and a poem by Willis
Fletcher Johnson. The POSTMASTER VIII be Lau-
-.noe Maxwell j.. Solicitor General in President
Clevelan6s second term. and the speakers will be
introduced BY Herbert L Bridgman, president Of
.Ae executive council OF the fraternity. who few
-be sae OF the fraternity just below the flag OF
bis ship when he went the Arctic region 10
relieve Pea-y. The executive council consisting
q NJ Bridguan George s. Coleman. George Il.
Fox. George v. Giddings and John '. Irwin. which
has charge o. the banquet expects that every
charter viii be represented.
Psi Epsilon was born on November p. 1888. il
site room OF a stone building in Schenectady, y.
7 then occupied by & number OF students OF Union
College. and later used as a public school Seven
Of the students, who had been holding meetings
win The object q securing certain benefits which
societies could bestow. met in this quiet room on
tbst date and signed the formal pledge which
made them al organized body. The signers were
Samuel GoodaIe 10 whom is ascribed the active
work O. organization: s. Q. Hadley, Edward Mar
tindale G. ". Tuttle. Robert Barnard. c ".
Harvey and NJ H. Stewart OF these only Ed
ward Ma-tndaIe survives. NJ Marundale Who
Is between eighty-fve and ninety years old lives
r. retirement at san Diego, Cal
The origin Of the fraternity. according 10 tradl-
ton was due 10 q conversation participated IN
BY four OF the students Of Union College one sum
rer cay in 1923. one OF them was standing by an
upper window in the South College. looking out
upon the prospect. Il was near evening, the hour
When men are prone 70 become reminiscent and TO
open their minds to one another just then an
other student entered. and the two friends fell 70
talking about the beauty Of the sunset and the
view. OF the college and Of college affairs Pres
emily Two other friends Joined them. and their
conversation turned upon the societies OF the col
leEe and the need Of new society which should
be q social nature. As Il grew dark the tour
rose 70 separate They had already decided that
they would endeavor TO establish new fraternity.
For q moment the four stood with their hands
~ssre5 across Good night; thine cordially" said
the visitor as they departed Good night; thine
slEays." responded 70 each the one who remained
80 This casual parting" says Garrison Mott Pot
ter. one OF its members. is due the four sided
rhoraboi6al badge with It's emblem OF clasped
HANDS Il was by these men and their three asso-
ciates that The society esta blished- II was 10
them that are Indebted for its simple and dig
uiaed ceremonial its feeling and beautiful ritual
tts kindly and elevated tone and its prosperous
beginning. To the wise and just efforts OF those
who came after them we 5we the constant pros
periry and steady growth q the society"
For time the Organization of the order was kept
secret the members taxing the time TO strengthen
themselves In thelr new organization Before long
were chosen the symboIical initials suggested by
My Msrundale which John g. SAKE. the poet. who
one Of the members, has emoaluaed in the lines;
Success 70 PSI Epsilon. beautiful name me.
y ne eye and The ear il is pleasant tle sane
Many thanks 90 old Csdmus. who made Us Es debtors
By inventing. one day those cap "a letters
When We We fairly forgotten the rest o. our Greek
The second chapter Of the society was that or
gained among the students OF the University Of
The City OF New-Eork in 1851 Delta Chapter was
he 1rst o. the college fraIeruiues 10 erect
chapter house when The university was transferred
valued a. more than s40.oeo. Upon the completion
are II existence twenty-five CHAPTERS. OF which
eighteen own their homes and OF the remainder.
a.. with one exception. have purchased building
sites. Ihe total number Ct nemes on The T0A IS
2ver ten thousand, Of whom over eight thousand
On the roster u the society are many familiar
Danes some q them are Governor Wl.-an n.
Tat Herbert ". Bowen, United states Minister 10
Nenezle-a. Governor p q. OaelI eA-44eSl tenant
fed who was Governor OdeIIs opponent fo- the
tors William T. Frye. Chauncey II DepeW. j osefn
Z. EaWlev. George Peabody y gilmore and John Q
6p1Cra~ william c. LilCey, General fltznuEh
Lee .uEEe John Clinton Gray. William Cary sa ser,
Andrew J. White Edmund Clarence conan; 1oio-
VII smith Albion ". TOCrece. the Rev Charles
= ParkhlrSt. lue Rev. DIT. r. :. AaclArlllr lne
Rev. Dr Morgan Dix, Cornelius Nancerglit. u
julien T. Davies the Rev. Dr.. George Inward
Ree5 G1v Wetuo-e Carryl. Frederic X. Ooj4ert-
n. y. Goodwin Albert Ea-kuess. arthur SneT-
burre HARDY John Eendrick Bangs NliI1m J.
Role. Alexander AFaFslz. CCrrlsS- 2r'f = ines
vinton Greene Commander J. " ALiis- charles
Le6gar5 Nr~r0- Judge Francis Miles Finch. the
ReV TT ArnO~v r RradforI. Albert y -5os l4Li p.
Ni-hCss Asurrav Butler president u Co-1Infla I--
ve-SrT- George s Coleman. Assistant torac- .t-'l
Counsel. Robert W De Forest. Tenement F1o--s-
Commissioner Jesse Lyman EUr.but- the I,eN ~
William r. Kelley. Norman :. PIKE SL1- 5lel
Ev4--s Maxwell E.varLs Frank jaw conc y r
n EiL-.~le EravrCn Ives sherman ~ r-.'.n.,ti-.
Lewis ~--- Ie6va-5. VILLAIN 0rdway Parjr-'l-e
A-tra1 Gu-E~Ue NauGer-i.t. Harry Eaynt N me-.
and - s Williams There have been more lidl
score % college presidents in the list ~ Lnefnbtl
and many bishops Of the Protestant fIN.oIlli
C1r-Ch Among the latter are BISHOPS t'f-"l'
L3~e-e-~- Davies. Le.ra-c LffrieJorn Nlcft~',.l
PERI Sermour. Shading Talbot. Thomas ~ Illl-
axe He~-rt-h. Knickerlackrr. Nlcho4s. Ne- -
MIS- p H Paddock J A. Paddock. Scaroofo--i-,
la1zcT- Smith and Olr0stead.
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