Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
ABOUT BANQUET BOARD
THETA DELTA CHI FRATERNITY
ENTERTAINs.
Members Of Tho Diplomatic Corps
Present as Guests-Toast to
President Roosevelt.

was given to the banquet OF the Theta
Delta Chi Fraternity at Rauscher's Satur-
day night by the presence of two members
of the diplomatic corps, Minister Gonzalo
de Quesada of the republic Of Cuba, and
Senior Carlos c. Arosemena. charge daft
flares Of the republic of Panama. Both of
these diplomats are enthusiastic members
of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, having
been initiated years ago when they were
students at American colleges.
The banquet was given in honor of the
new initiates of the Chi Deuteron Charge.
which Is located in the Columbian College
Of George Washington University. The
hall was decorated in a very tasteful and
effective manner, the colors of the frater-
nifty and college being everywhere in evil
dence. A particularly striking and appro-
pirate bit of decorating was the draping
Of the flags of the United States Cuba and
Panama with the flag of Theta Delta Chi
This design at one end of the hall formed
a graceful background for the brilliantly
lighted banquet table, which was arranged
In the form of huge horseshoe.
The guests assembled In the reception
rooms at half-past z. and at o'clock,
headed by Rev. James Macbride Sterrett,
ID. D.. the POSTMASTER of the evening. the
long line in double file marched into the
banquet hall singing the rousing Theta
Delta marching song Before being seated
the toastmaster called upon Rev. James
w. Weightman, D. D., to offer an invoca-
ton. An excellent menu was served, the
intervals between courses being filled in
with college yells and the songs of Theta
Delta Chi.
Seventeen colleges and universities from
all sections of the country. including the far
northwest and the Pacific coast were rep
resented in the gathering. These institu-
tons were as follows: George Washington
University, Yale. Rochester. Columbia,
Princeton. Leland Stanford, Wisconsin
William and Mary College, Hobart. Col
lege Of the City of New York Tufts, Rens-
salear POLYTECHNIC Institute. Dickinson.
dom, Lehigh and Lafayette.
Special Delegation.
The Epsilon Charge of the fraternity, re-
Gently re-established at William and Mary
College. Williamsburg Va. sent a special
delegation to represent them at the ban
quet. The gathering was also honored by
the presence of DR.. Rudolf Tombo jr., of
Columbia University New York city, the
president of the Grand Lodge of Theta
Delta Chi.
At the conclusion of the menu the toast
master began what he termed the Reign
Of Terror" He called upon Minister Cues
ada to respond to the first toast, Love of
Fraternity and Love of Country" Minis
ter Quesada aroused great enthusiasm by
his fervid eloquence and by his patriotic
sentiments Of devotion to country and to
the fraternity. He also spoke of the great
men whom Theta Delta Chi has produced,
and referred with feeling to the emblematic
union Of the flags Of the United States.
Cuba and Panama with the flag Of Theta
Delta Chi. He concluded by proposing a
toast to the President of the United States
When the applause for Senior Quesada's
speech had subsidized the POSTMASTER read
letters Of regret from Secretary of State
John Hay. who was prevented from being
present by the recent death of his brother;
ex-Attorney General John w. Griggs. Ad-
nf~oI n
Franklin G. Smith. Representative Henry
r. Gibson of Tennessee, Frederick c. Ste
vens of Minnesota, Thomas b. Kyle of
Ohio. Controller Gordon T. Atkinson OF
the state of Maryland, Editor o. p. Dald-
win OF the Baltimore Sun and others.
Toasts and Responses.
The following toasts were then responded
to: "The fraternity from ocean to ocean,"
DIR. Rudolf Tombo, jr: Theta Delta Chi
on and through the isthmus." Senior Carlos
c. Arosemena. who spoke Of conditions I'm
Panama and of the prospects Of the inter-
oceanic canal: Early "reminiscences" DR..
George Williamson Smith, ex-president of
Trinity College; The fraternity In after
life" DR.. LIE Grand Powers; The Chi Deu-
Peelle: Greetings from Epsilon Redivivus"
Thomas N. Lowrence; 1.-The Chi Deuteron
charge. Frederick w. Albert: THE new
initiates.who we are and what we think
Brief speeches were also made by Surgeon
Charles F. Stokes. u. 8. N: Rev. W. Hart
Dexter, r. NJ Greenlaw, Blair Greene, c.
H. Tompkins. George R. Kempton, Harry
T. Domer, w. Arthur Maddox Fred. G.
Gundrum, j. S. Heuer and others
The committee of arrangements for the
banquet was composed of Harry T. Domer,
chairman: Stanton C. Peelle, c. H. Tomp-
kins. William X. West. Marshall Magruder
and F. r. French.
Those present were: Gonzalo de Quesada,
James Macbride Sterrett, Carlos c. Arose
mena. George Williamson Smith, Dudolf
Tombo, 5r., LIE Grand Powers, James w.
Wightman. Charles r. Wright, George r.
kempton w. Hart Dexter. w. Arthur Mad
dox. Charles F. Stokes,'C H. Tompkins.
Blair Greene, Thomas N. Lowrence, C. L.
Carey. r. M. Greenlaw, Fred. F. Gundrum.
III. s. Schumacher. c. l.. Swindell r. s.
Heuer. III. 1. Benjamin. F. W. Albert. c. b.
Backus. e. A. Chase. Harry T. Domer. GIL
bert w. Kelly. Edwin II, King. w. III. Lee.
F. c. Lyman, L. r. Mason, r. R. Norris
Stanton c. Peelle. Douglas B. Sterrett
John A Sterrett, Shepard Strong William
X. West. Charles N. Gregory. John s. Hur-
sey, Marshall Magruder Robert b. Purcell
III. F. Arthur Schoenfeld, William ]. Tur-
kenton, Frank II. West and Stewart van
Vlet.