Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-09-21
DELTA UPSlLSON
Annual Convention to Take Place
in October.

of the Delta Epsilon fraternity will take
place at Middlebury, VT, October "a to
81. Delegates from 80 colleges and 80
alumni societies will attend as guests of
the Middlebury college chapter and
large number of other guests are expect
ed. For several years the conventions
have heen held in New York and other
large centers; it comes to Middebury
this year as a part of the celebration of
the semi centennial of the Delta Upsilon
chapter there. The convention officers
are: Hon. f. B. Sherman, of Chicago,
honorary presidents Hon. Fletcher d.
Proctor, governor-elect of the State of
Vermont, acting president; Thomas H.
Noonan, of Buffalo, first vice-p resident;
Cbas. R. Levers, of Reno, New, second
vice-president, and Moody H. Holmes, of
Concord, N. H., third vice-president;
Arthur E. Bestor, of Chicago, secretary;
Thomas E. Boyce, of Middlebury, treas
urer; Bert l.. Stafford, of Rutland, audi
tor and Rev. Gibbs Braislin, of Glouces-
ter, Mass. chaplain. The Middlebury
chapter committee on finances consists
of Henry II. Vail and James NJ. Clifford,
of New York City, Rev. James L. Bar
ton, of Boston, Thomas H. Noonan, of
Buffalo, and Bert L. Stafford, of Rut-
land, all graduates of Middlebury.
The convention will begin with a
smoker on Wednesday night, October "a,
at which the visitors will be welcomed
and an informal program of music and
stunts" by undergraduates and alumni
will be given and refreshments will be
served. Thursday will be occupied with
business sessions and chapter luncheons
will come at noon on that day. At 8
O'Clock in the evening the celebration of
the semi-centennial of the Middlebury
chapter of Delta Epsilon will be held
publicly, the orator of the evening being
Rev. Cortland R. Myers of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, one of the foremost pulpit
orators in America, who will talk upon
fraternity; he is graduate of the
University of Rochester and an ardent
member Of the fraternity. Hon. Elijah
B. Sherman, of Chicago, who Is charter
member of the Middlebury chapter, will
preside at this meeting, assisted by the
Hon. Fletcher D. Proctor, and the prayer
and benedIction will be given by charter
members. The poet will be Prentiss
G. Hoyt, Phi. D., Middlebury 49, profess
sor of English Literature at Clark Uni
versity, who was for many years princi.
pal Of the Middlebury high school. On
Friday the business sessions will be con-
tinued, and at p. m. public literary
exercises will be held, presided over by
Hon. Fletcher d. Proctor. The grafton
will be given by Hon. Walter E. Howard,
professor of history and political economy
at Middlebury. and the poem will be
read by Arthur U. Pope, of Grove Beach,
Conn.,, graduate of Brown University
Following these exercises short recep-
ton will he given by Pres. Proctor and
the other officers of the fraternity and
their ladies. This will be the only event
of the convention at which ladies will
assist, except that on Thursday evening,
following the semi.centennial exercises
there will be reception ball from 10 until
a. m, and refreshments will be served.
This reception-ball will be an invitation
affair. The climax of the convention
will come on Friday night when the
banquet will occur at D. M, tables
being spread in the Town Hall. Rev.
James L. Barton, d. D., of Boston, sec
rotary of the American Congregational
Board of Foreign Missions and trustee
of Middlebury, will be the POSTMASTER,
and among the speakers will be Hon.
Frank C. Partridge, president of the Yer.
mont Delta Epsilon Club, Rev, Cortland
r. Myers, Hon. E. B. Sherman, Hon.
Redfield Proctor, U. S. Senator from
Vermont, Hon. William Travers jerome.
of New York, and Hon, F. D. Proctor.
Charles E. Hughes of New York has
written to Mr.. Botsford, chairman of the