Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
OPENED TODAY
Addresses by Rev. W. G. Alexander
and John Paul Earnest.
WELCOMING THE DELEGATES
Prof. W. r. Vance Elected Temporary
Chairman and s. B. Smith Tenn
porary Secretary.

Phi Kappa Psi. in convention at the New
Willard. was called to order for the formal
opening and first general meeting this
morning at 10 O'clock by President George
3. Baker.
The invocation was offered by Rev. A. 8.
Johns, rector of Christ Church, at the
navy yard.
The address of welcome on behalf OF the
Grand Arch Council committee was de-
livered by Rev. W. c. Alexander, and for
the local alumni association by John Paul.
Earnest.
Second Assistant Post master General Shall
lenberser spoke in behalf of the govern
ment, and Representative Watson of In
diana for the Kappa Psis in Congress-
Mr.. Watson made a tremendous hit by ref
erences to gentlemen of the muck rake
fraternity" and maintained, amid great
applause. that members, of Congress are
actuated in their actions by the highest
principles. He said no man had a right to
impugn the motives of others
The welcome to the fraternity was
acknowledged by President Baker
Temporary Officers Chosen.
Prof. n. r. Vance. dean of the law school.
George Washington University, was elect
ed temporary chairman, and Don B. Smith
She greater part of the session was taken
up by the committee credentials, the
organizations represented being college
chapters from Washington and Jefferson,
Allegheny, BucknelI. Gettysburg, Dickin-
son, Lafayette. Swarthmore, University of
Pennsylvania. Marsh. Dartmouth, Amherst,
Brown. Cornell, Syracuse, Columbia, Col
gate, Brooklyn Polytechnic, Johns Hopkins.
University of Virginia, Washington and
Lee University of West Virg mia, Wander
r,tr@ y~~'1,
Ohio. De PAW. Indiana. Wittenberg Pur-
due, Northwestern, Chicago. Illinois, Michi-
gan Wisconsin, Beloit Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas. Nebraska. Leland Stanford and
California In addition thrty-two alumni
associations are represented.
The assembly hall is decorated with hun
dreds of college shields. pennants flags and
banners and presents most bewiidering
maze of colors
Afternoon Program.
The program for the afternoon includes
the appointment of committees; state of
the fraternity, constitution, finance, griev-.
ance. extension; the Shield, song book, his
tory, catalogue, chapter house ritual
alumni; press. auditing, resolutions, place
Tor meeting of next G. A. c., photograph
visiting ladies, Moore memorial and re-
ports by Secretary Ora f. Monnette
Treasurer Lincoln NJ. Coy: editor of the
Shield, George 3. Lockwood: editor cata-
logue, Walter b. Graham; editor history
Samuel r. Zimmerman; editor song book
Francis Fl. Robertson: district archons
Silas Ii. Schoch, Robert S. Schultz, jr.. j.
G. Prichard. Thomas D. Sheerin and Frank
j. Merrill three minutes each); attorney
general, Henry Pegram; chapter house
committee, G. Fred Rush; ritual commit
tee, Henry T. Scudder; Moore memorial
committee, c. l.. Van Cleve and Alumni
Association board w. c. Alexander.
Preliminary to the formal opening of the
twenty-fourth Grand Arch Council of the
Il f-ot ti,e. ,,,.t
Ing of the executive council, the executive
body of the general fraternity was held
yesterday morning at the New Willard,
George Il. Baker of Boston, president of
the fraternity, presided. The other mem
bers of the council are: Vice president,
Rev. w. c. Alexander. Washington. d. c.;
secretary. Ora f. Monnette. Toledo, Ohio;
treasurer, Lincoln NJ Coy Chicago; and the
archons of the Ave districts into which the
fraternity is divided, as follows: SiIas H.
Schoch, SelinSgrove, Pa; Robert s. Schultz.
jr., New York; John G. Prichard. Morgan
town, W. Va; Thomas d. Sheerin, Indian
apolis, and Frank j. Merrill, Lawrence,
Kan. The meeting was devoted to the
transaction of routine business ard the
closing of accounts for the year.
Smoker Last Might.
Phi Kappa Psi broke the records al the
University Club last evening with "A smoker
that for size and camor was an instruction
to all clubmen. The whole building was
overrun with hand gripping, gesticulat-
ing. grinning Jam. and the songs they yell
ed while the Wurt Zburger flowed were
Wagnerian in force. Delegates and broth
ers kept arriving throughout the evening
and no state in the Union was unrepre-
sented
AT least 500 members of the fraternity are
already In town, special trains coming in
from Chicago, New York and Philadelphia
Among the many active sons a generous
number Of alumni members raised the aver
age of age. In the main the club pre-
sented the appearance of some college cor
ridors in the midst of freshman-sopho-
more cane rush.
DR.. ]. b. Gregg Gusts of this city had
charge of the entertainment
An informal reception was held last even
ing at the fraternity parlors at the New
Willard In order that all ladies locally In
terested In Phi Kappa Psi could meet the
visiting ladies'.
Tonight there will be a theater party and
a reception afterward at the George Wash
,ington University.