Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-28
TAFT ELECTED PRESIDENT,
Chosen by Members Of Psi Epsilon
Association.

At the twentieth annual banquet of the
Psi Epsilon Association last night Secre-
tary Taft was elected president. Thirty
nine members of the association were the
hosts at the fraternal board.
The feature of the banquet was the
naming of Secretary Taft as chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States. and Of Senator Spooner for the
presidency. There were assembled rep
resentative professional and business men
of Washington, and they applauded to the
echo the sentiment that their fraternity
mates should thus be promoted.
At the conclusion of the menu Senator
Spooner, as the retiring president, intro
duced Secretary Taft, the new president
He alluded to the splendid work performed
by him after leaving the bench in Ohio
to become governor of the Philippines as
Secretary of War and acting Secretary
of State. AT one time, some fifteen years
ago." he went on, II had occasion to say
that there was but one man 1 knew of who
could acceptably fill both the office of Pres
ident of the United States and of chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States That man was Benjamin Harrison.
But since then have known one other man
who has shown so much ability that he
would fill either place with honor to him
self and to the country. That man is Sec
rotary Taft. know of no better man who
COulQ Dc CilOSeu 10 the ONCE OF HfeSl-
dent next time, and think it not unlikely
that he could get it, but his judicial ten
dency has made it said that he would rather
be chief justice of the Supreme Court.
There are two reasons why l would
rather have him the latter The first N
shall not mention. The second is that as
chief justice he could serve the people all
his days, while at the end of his career he
would be dead man."
Mr.. Barry Mohun advocated that those
present attend the annual convention,
which will be held at Lehigh University in
May. Gilbert II. Grosvenor thanked them
Luquer spoke of old college days. Rev.
Roland Cotton Smith told some stories.
DR.. Gallaudet said that fraternity life de-
veloped the faculty of being a friend as
we'll as of making friends.
The election of officers resulted in the
selection of the following: Mr.. William
H. Taft, president; Ralph w. Lee, first
vice president; Chales @. Tirrell, second
vice president; Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Sec
rotary and treasurer; William III. Taft,
Barry Mohun. Ralph W. Lee. A. r. Ser
ven, A. A Fisher, A N. Tasker, George x.
McLanahan and Charles Ray Dean, execu-
tive committee.
The fraternity brothers who attended the
banquet were:
Joshua r. Buckelew. IA; E. B. Byllesby.
'97; John o. Collins, '04; Charles Ray Dean.
TT; Rev. Albert Evans, 80. A. A. Fisher.
'ss; DR.. E. NJ. Gallaudet. SO; Kenneth NJ.
Goode, 'e4: A. P. Greeley. 'S3: Gilbert H.
Grosvenor, '97; Charles E. Hay, jr 90;
s. T. Kimball '55; Prof. Hyland C. Kirk.
'72; Nicholas Luquer. '5S; ]. H. MCGOWAN.
81; George x. McLanahan, SO; DR.. Walter
II. Merrill, "a: Hamilton @. Merrill, 1900;
Barry Mohun. 90; William J. Quinn. on;
A. l.. Rogers, 'SS; A r. Server, 81; Luther
r. Smith, 80; Rev. Roland C. Smith. So;
John c. Spooner. "a: Philip L. Spooner.
'O2; J. Kennedy Stout, 20; Arthur n.
Tasker, OF: David Whhcomb 1900; A. d.
Willard, '63; Isaac H. Wing SO; w. D.
Window, 'S5; G. H. Wright. 50. Mr.. George
O'Connor entertained the company with
songs, accompanied on the piano by Mr..
n. f. Horne.