Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-21
GRAND ARCH COUNCIL
END OF CONVENTION OF PHI
KAPPA PSI FRATERNITY.
Banquet the Concluding Event
Gunnery of College Yells-
Notes of the Members.

Demonstrations of fraternal enthusiasm
reached climax last evening at the New
Willard, when the Grand Arch Council of
Phi Kappa Psi closed weeks convention
with banquet
Juniors, freshmen, seniors and alumni
beardless boys and elderly statesmen, more
than 800 fraters, assembled, and the rapid
gunnery of college yels, fraternity songs
/ and wild cheers would have done credit to
ten thousand Indians or tomt ON playing
bushmen. Flags, pennants and banners OF
f9rty-twe colleges and of thirty or more
Is,Hies in which Phi Kappa Psi has chapters
or alumni associations were draped from
the walls and the balconies.
Mr.. E. B. Hay of this city acted as toast
master, and manifested genial power in at
tempting to control the spirits of the col
legianS. Former Speaker Keller, RepreSen-
tative Watson of Indiana and Gen. Shallen-
berger, second assistant postmaster gen
eral, were given tempestuous receptions,
and no speaker was without rampant
greeting.
Presentation of Diamond Pin.
An ovation particularly enthusiastic was
given Rev. W. c. Alexander the retiring
vice president of the fraternity, and chair
han of the Georgetown Athletic Club COM
mittee, upon his response to presenta-
tioA SfeSOiI ny Il sIih <AIltI OF biSNeldIl,
who delivered to him from the fraternity a
handsome diamond pin.
Othcr presentations We're made; a frater-
nifty pin to Ora T.. Monnette, who retires
after continuous service of eight years
as secretary, and watch to Henry Z.
PogTain, attorney general for the fraternity.
Senator Foraker sent regrets and tele
grams. and letters were received from
number of other fraterS.
The toast list was as follows: Musical
toast to Phi Kappa Psi, sung by Melville D.
Hensey, Washington Phi Kappa Psi in
Politics. Gen. ]. Warren Keifer. Ohio Beta,
IS; Our Record, Guy NJ. Walker, Indiana
Alpha, 81; THE Young Man Phi Psi" q.
Fred Rush, Michigan Alpha. SO; THE New
England Phi Psi R. q. Anderson, Illinois
Beta, 81; Our Colors," Chief Justice Harry
NJ. Clabaugh, Pennsylvania Epsilon, 73;
The Phi Psi Girl. a. Mitchell Palmer,
Pennsylvania Kappa 80; The Western
Brother" John w. Springer, Indiana Alpha,
70; Phi Kappa Psi in Dixie H. NJ. Ross,
West Virginia Alpha, '03; THE Olden
Days. w. S. Shallenberger, Pennsylvania
Gamma, SO; Phi Kappa Psi" James Wat
son. Indiana Alpha, 81
During the final session yesterday the
biennial election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President. Fred C. Mills. Toledo
Ohio; vice president, Daniel Haistead Phil
adelphia; secretary, Henry II. McCorkle,
New York, and treasurer, Lincoln NJ. Coy
New York.
In the selection of the place for holding
the grand arch council of 1905, Chicago put
forth strong inducements, but j. w. Spring.
er of Denver took the floor in behalf of the
claims of the Mountain city, and stampeded
the convention, with the result that Denver
won out by large vote
Personal Notes of Members.
George Bramweil Baker, president of the
fraternity. Is banker and broker of Bos-
ton.
Joseph Shipper of Seattle, Wash, repre-
sentative of the Seattle Alumni Association,
is one of the oldest surviving members of
the order, having been initiated In 1855 at
Allegheny College, Pa. He is member of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, chair
man of the Civic Improvement Association
and also of the Seattle Asiatic Association.
Frank Chaplin Bray of Chicago, editor of
the Chautauquan Magazine, Is among the
delegates.
%. L. Tustin of Philadelphia. one of the
representatives from Bucknell University,
is prominently associated with the reform
political movement in Philadelphia.
J. w Springer is attending the convention
as a delegate from Denver. Mr.. Springer
is said to be spoken of as possible United
States senator from Colorado.
F. Lawrence Fell, president of the Frank
lin Printing Company. Philadelphia, and
former president of the fraternity, Is at
tending the sessions.
Walter l.. McCerkie. an attorney and for
mer president of Phi Kappa Psi. and Dr.
Richard T. Barry. United States quarantine
officer are in the city as representatives
of the New York Alumni Association
Frank NJ Monnette of Columbus. Ohio
who, as attorney general Of Ohio, inau-
gurated the fight against the Standard OIL
Company q few years ago, is an enthusiast
tic delegate. Mr.. Monnette had long con-
ference with President Roosevelt Wednes-
day. He is seeking to obtain another inves-
tigatfon of the oil trusts operation In west
ern territory.