The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-27
TWO HUNDRED SIGMA CHS
SIT At BANQUET TABLE
Greeks Eat and Make Merry at
Their Annual Gathering at
Columbia Club.
M'CUTCHEON A TOASTER
Judge Vinton, of Lafayette, Pre-
sides-Officers Are Elected
for Year.

Repeatedly the fraternity yell. given with
a youthful vigor, rang out last night at the
Columbia Club. proclaiming the fourth rally
of the Sigmi CHS of Indiana around the
banquet table. over 200 members of the
fraternity-active men from four colleges
of the State and alumni from points
throughout the State-gathered at the club
early in the evening and clasped hands with
new and old brothers and renewed college
friendships and college patriotism.
Immediately before the banquet which
was at 7:3O o'clock. meeting of the Indiana
Association of Sigma Chi was held in the
assembly hall of the club and new officers
for the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: Horace e Smith, of Indianapolis,
president; Dale Crittenberger, of Anderson,
vice president, and Judge U. u. Wiley. of In
dianapolis, treasurer.
Continually through the more punctitous
part of the banquet, attending the serving of
the courses. the yells and songs of the fra
ternity were given with clannish rivalry.
When the last course had been served
Caleb S. Denny. past president of the In
diana association, arose and introduced the
POSTMASTER of the banquet, Judge Henry
H. Vinton, of Lafayette, Delta Delta Chap
Dale j. Crittenberger read report on
the condition Of the fraternity throughout
the State. His figures showed that there
are in the State $50 Sigma CHS, of which
ffty-six are active men. Forty-eight of the
active men were present at the banquet
| last night.
MANY TOASTS.
The first speaker to respond to toast was
r. Dean Rynder, of Lambda Chapter, Indi-
| ana University, the subject of his toast be-
| ing the Greeks. He was followed by Harry
| Lincoln Gordon, Lieutenant Governor OF
| Ohio whose toast was Home Again" John
| F. Mitchell, of Rho Chapter. represented
| Butler, his toast being 1.-THE Suburbs. y
Charles w. Moores. of this city responded to
| the toast 1.-THE Past" He told of the first
Sigma Chi banquet he attended, which was
! at the Grand Hotel twenty-six years ago
| IT took a girl to that banquet" said Mr..
| Moores. thinking in my youthful innocence
that the fraternity would pay for the cab.
Later l was compelled to borrow 81 with
which to pay the cabman, and | also found
| out later that l took girl who was al
ready attached.
An enthusiastic greeting was given John
| T. McCutcheon, of Chicago, a member of
Delta Delta chapter. with George AIDE. He
| spoke on ANY Old Thing" Mr.. McCutch-
| con kept the college men in a continual
| roar of laughter with his witty, reminiscen-
| ces of his college life at Purdue. He de-
! clared that he had never tried to soar very
| high but once and that was in So Il start
| ed on mechanical course when entered
| Purdue" he said. "but l soon found out
/ that mathematics not in my line, and
/ 1 Immediately switched over to the art de-
| partment with rapidity about four times
| greater than that of a falling star. L didn [
| aspire then to be an artist, for l imagined
| an artist one q man with long hair who
| lived in an attic and didn't know where MS
| next meal was coming from. Some way /
| reached the senior year and was called on
| to deliver an Grafton. 1t was the custom
| for each department TO be represented on
| commencement day by an orator. l was
| the only man in the art department the
rest were girls-but that wasn't the reason
1 took the art course. / selected as my sub
ject 'Caricature and Art because l knew
| that / could say anything | pleased and
| nobody would question it. began with the
| time when caricatures were carved on
1 stones by the old gentlemen and followed IT
| UP to the present date. l found out when
| made that speech that 1 wasn't orator
| and since then l have had no use for ora
| tory or mathematics. In Chicago they don
| select me to make toasts they know me-
LIST OF SPEAKERS.
The speakers following Mr.. McCutcheor
were Earl E. Hunt, of XII chapter, De Paw
University, who responded to the toast
| college Politics." Allen p. Tallman, OF
Chi chapter. Hanover College, "The Colder
| Keys" Judge Howard Ferris, of Cincinnati
and Judge Oran Britt Brown, of Dayton, o
The following committees had charge OF
the banquet
Arrangement-Caleb S. Denny. president
! Indianapolis; John Z. Hollett, secretary
Indianapolis; William G. Irwin, Columbus
| Merrill Moores. indianapolis; Horace h
| Smith, Indianapolis; Crate ID. Bowen, In
| dianapolis; Henry II. Vinton, Lafayette
Walter s. Montgomery. Greenfield; Jane:
! NJ feathers, Indianapolis; Frank B. Wynn
! Indianapolis; James F. Baker, Indianapo
| lis; J. Don Miller, Bloomington; Charles G
| Miller Greencastle; Christian j. Chinn, La
! fayette; Dwight ID. Tallman, Hanover; Har
old MauZy. Irvington.
| Finance-.Adolf Schleicher. Indianapolis
| William Nj. Taylor, Indianapolis; Clarence
! r. Kenyon, indianapolis; Harold b. Hib
ben, indianapolis; Lawson NJ. Harvey, In
! dianapolis: William W. Spencer. Indianap
| oils: James Braden, Chicago; William Il
| Hackedorn, Indianapolis; George G. Hit
| Indianapolis; John Z. Hollett. Indianapolis.
| Invitation-Dale j. Crittenberger, Indian
apolis; George l.. Macintosh, Indianapolis
| Romney l.. Wilson. Indianapolis; Cassiu
| C. Hadley Indianapolis; Hoyt n. McClain
| Indiana polls; Joseph Is, Healing, Indianap
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