Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-14
THE "DEKES".
59th Annual Convention
Held in New York.
Undergraduates and Alumni Of
Great Fraternity Meet.
Chapters al Bovdoin and Colby Both
Well Represented.


cent event III this city Of much general
interest, aud of special interest TO hun
'lrcds of Maine people, was the '?th an
uual convention of the Delta Kappa
Astoria during three days of last week.
This fraternity is the largest, as well
rs one Of the oldest and strongest, of
tn" many C;rcek-letter fraternities
which thirty" i'll the American colleges.
and lis two Maine chapters. that at
BnWdoin dating from 1871 and that at
Colby from 1916 have sent out many
hundreds of loyal alumni. Both were
strongly represented AZ the conventions
From Theta Chlpter at BoWdoin came
seven undergraduate delegates, ID. r.
Andrews. '06: A. q. Putnam, 90, II. =.
WmsoW, '06; r. +. Hacker. '01; II. S.
HlcEborn, 90; G. 6. Clark, 'O7; and f.
T.. Holt, '0i There were also present
six who graduated last June. all of
whom are now located in or near New
York; A. c. Denning. w. b. Webb, w.
). Cushing. II. X. Eaton, l.. a. Pierce
and X. i, Warren. Other young
alumni of the BoWdoin chapter present
| were w. X. Wildes '04. d. S. Walker,
| e. q. r. Walker. OF: w. l.. Watson
o.; T.. G. Bates, eX-O6: and many
others as well as several who gradu-
| Htcd many years earlier. From Nj
Chapter at Colby came four delegates.
| II. L. Pepper. '06, Arthur Robinson, '06,
| X. Il. kennison, '06. and Arthur *.
NinsloW, '01. This chapter also had a
number of young alumni present.
The convention WAS IL notable one in
| many respects. Each one of the II
| chapters was represented by under
graduate delegates and most Of them
| also by many alumni living i'll this city.
| Thus there We're Dekes present from
! every part Of the county, from Maine
! to California and from Toronto to New
| Orleans. In the number were many
men of prominence, for no college fra
.clnity has SO many famous names on
| its membership rolls as Delta Kappa
| Epsilon and none retains better the
| loyalty and active interest Of its mem
| bcrs through life. The hosts of the
| convention We're the active chapters al
| Columbia University and at the College
| nf the lily of New York, and the New
| York Alumni Association which has
| membership of very nearly 1000 and of
| which Whiteaw Reid now ambassador
| to England. is the president. The con-
| Vcntion was last held in this city in
| 1884.
| III" convention opened Wednesday
evening, with a Smoker" at the
Columbia Chapter house which was
/ crowded to its capacity. 1t was a thor
| oughly informal affair and Il good time
| for all and the visiting delegates i'm
| proved the occasion to get acquainted.
| Thursday forenoon and afternoon were
| DEVOTED to business sessions. These
| were held at the Waldorf-Astoria
| which was the headquarters of the con-
| ventiOn ana where the delegates were
| quartercd. In the evening the dele
| gates attended the Hippodromc where
| 80 goats were reserved for them, al Of
| which were filed. There was another
| business session Friday morning and in
| the afternoon the delegates enjoyed Il
! ride down the harbor on Il specially
| chartered steamer to visit the Ameri-
| can and British war ships. As to the
| business Of the sessions, but little was
| given out t. tho press. 1t is known
| that several petitions for now chapters
| Wor" received but all were denied, as
| the expansion policy Of the fraternity
| is most conservative. 1t was voted 10
| hold the next years convention at
| Springfield. Mass. the arrangements to
b" in charge Of tho Amherst chapter
| The convention also. by a unanimous
| vote absolutely abSoved the chapter at
| Kenyon College ohio. from any re-
| sronSibiity for III" death of the young
| man who WIS killed by n train. this
| faH, while on his way to be initiated
| into the chapter.
| tn" closing feature of the convention
| va" IN" banquet in the great ball room
| Of III" Waldorf-Astoria. Friday even
! ing. AT this there were present 40
| members of the fraternity, Il greater
number Of men than any Greek letter
fr2t"rnlty ever before assembled at one
! tlnI". Their" was u pHnIemonium of
cheering and singing during the even
| lII. and when the banquet was over
| the speeches were in order. In the
| absence of Whitclaw Reid. who sent a
| cah'cgrain Of greeting from LONDON
| Col. John ]. McCook the vice presi-
| dent of the New York Alumni Associ-
| atom. presided. He WAS seated under
| 2 huge banner of the fraternity col0rs
| crimson. old gold and light blue, bear
lig rampant lion on its face The
| leading speakers were Hon. Hilary A
| herbert, cX-Secrctary Of the navy;
| congressman David J. Foster Of Yer
! mont. United States Sena tor Frank 3
| ErAndiger Of Connecticut; ex-senator
| Matthew &. Butler Of South Carolina;
| Roy. David j. BurTell, ID. D.. of New
| York; Andrew w. Gleason Of New
| York: J. y. Knapp; and Merrill 3.
Sands. Letters and kilograms were re-
| ceived from many famous alumni
| throughout the country, including one
| from President Roosevelt who is him
self Il member of tho fraternity and
VINO gave the delegates Il recention
when the convention was held in
Washington three years ago
Prof. Brander Matthews of New
ork city, is strongly advocating the
establishment of n museum gallery for
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