The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
. SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON.
Convention Will Begin in Columbus,
 Ga., Tonight.

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 Ga, Tonight.
 Columbus, Ga, Dec. 29.-(Special.)-- Preparations are now complete for the first annual convention of Province Epsl- lon of the Sigma. Alpha Epsilon Frater- nlty. which will begin here tomorrow night with a reception and dance at the Hotel Racine given by the members of the Young Ladies Cotiilion Club in honor of the visitors,
 The province embraces Georgia and Alabama. in which two States are located seven chapters of the fraternity at the following educational institutions. Uni versity of Alabama, Auburn, Southern University, Emory College. University Of Georgia, Mercer University and Georgia School of Technology. Each of these chapters vii be represented by full dele gations while large numbers will be pres ent from ali the prominent cities of the two Sates. Birmingham and Montgomery will send goodly numbers as will Atlan- ta, Augusta. Macon and Savannah.
 The business of the conuventlon will be- gin the morning of Thursday, December H, at 10 o'clock in the parlors of the Hotel Racine. where all sessions will be held. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held Thursday and Friday, at which a large amount of business is to be transacted.
 Besides the reception with which the convention will open Wednesday night. there ,Will be a number of other social features. Thursday evening a reception and dance will be rendered the visitors at the Museogee Club, the most exclu- siVe sociRl4 organization in the city. Frl- day evening the annual banquet will be held at the Hotel Racine. According to circulars sent out by province officers, this affair Twill begin some time during the evening and come to close when t ends" which is fully expressive. Col H. R. Goetchius. one of the leaders of the Columbus bar. will act as toastmas- ter. while after-dinner talks will be heard from the leading men of Georgia and Ala bama.
 The convention meets in Columbus as the guest of the Columbus AlumniAssocia- ton. which has completed every detail necessary to ensure a pleasant stay to every Sig Aplh who Is found within the gates of Columbus while the convention Is in progress
 The present Epsilon province was estab- lished at the national convention of the fraternity, held in Washington in Decem- Der. 1902, and is composed of parts of two older provinces. Gamma and Epsilon. Georgia was taken from Gamma and Alabama from Epsilon to form the new province. The remainder of the old Epsl- lon province. Tennessee and Kentucky, now exists under the name of Province Iota, which has just held its convention at Lexington. Ky.
 Columbus is q city famous for her hos pitality and those who have the conven- tion in charge promise that the visitors will not be allowed to spend dull mo- ment during the whole time.
 The banquet Friday evening will for mally close the convention, but many delegates are expected to stay oyer until Saturday evening to attend the annual oyster roast of the Columbus Alumni As sociation at Golden's foundry.
 Affairs of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra ternity are of particular interest in Ala bama aside from the large membership the fraternity enjoys in that State, since 1t was at tho University of Alabama that the fraternity was founded by Noble Les- He DeVotie on March 9, 1856.