Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-26
I'D Annual Convention
NATIONAL DELTA UPSILON FRATERNITY
DELEGATES MEET IN MIDDLEBURY.
Smoker, Ball, Banquet and Business Sessions
Make Three Busy Days for Delegates
from Thirty-Three Chapters.
MIDDIEBURY CHAPTER CELEBRATES ITS SEMI
CENTENNIAL.

with thlrty-three OF the thlrty-Seven
chapters represented by delegates the
seventy-second annual convention of the
national Delta Upsilon fraternity opened
with the customary smoker in this town
on Wednesday evening. In addition to
the delegates there was a large atten-
dance of alumni of Middlebury and
other colleges and at 8 o'clock Wednes-
day evening over thirty Middlebury
graduates had registered. With each
incoming train Wednesday the hosts
assembled and it was not until! late in
the evening that the last delegate ar
rived. While the convention did not
open up for business until yesterday
morning it is safe to say that one of, if
not the most, enjoyable feature of the
three days meeting. was the smoker.
Here again were college days lived DER
and the strain of reminiscence that was
evident in all the repartee, in the re-
marks of the various gentlemen and in
the stories told, testified to the strength
of the bonds of a college fraternity
stronger than it could be manifested in
any other way.
A business session at nine O'Clock
Thursday morning opened the conven-
ton for business and at noon the various
chapters lunched. At two o'clock in the
afternoon another business session was
held in the old Baptist. church, as were
all the business sessions of the conven-
ton, and at eight o'clock in the evening
the semi-centennial celebration of the
founding of the Middlebury Chapter of
Delta Upsilon was observed in the Men,
orial Baptist church. The reception and
ball in the opera house with Doring's
orchestra of Troy brought the second
days festivities to close.
The convention headquarters were es-
tablished in the Addison House at noon
Wednesday and at ten o'clock in the
evening about $50 delegates and visitors
had registered. During the day yester-
day many more alumni of the Middle
bury chapter and visitors arrived.
The chapter convention committee, to
whom belong the honor for the success
full arrangement of the details are: r. L.
Haseltine, 'O7, q. Lisle Percy, '07, Moody
D. Holmes, '0S, j. L. Richmond '08, A.
w. Peach, 'O9 and S. B. Botsford, 90,
chairman.
Today's program includes two business
sessions, one at nine o'clock in the morn
inc and tho lact of tho cop yant;or or 1. 2O
o'clock. AT $3.50 the literary exercises
will be held in the Congregational church
and at seven o'clock the banquet will
conclude the 72d convention. Tomorro W
Green Mountains" The embarkation
will occur at nine o'clock and include
Lake Dunmore and the Bread Loaf Inn
in the itinerary.
Among Middlebury College graduates
registered at the convention were:
Henry c. Tong of New Haven, CT.
Charles A. Voetsch of New York, E. P.
Miller of Catskill, N. Y, c. A. Mead of
New York. George w. Stone of Atlantic
City, N. j.. w. II. Botsford of Rutland,
VT, Adolphus Pilger of Newark, n. j.,
Samuel B. Botsford of Buffalo, N. Y,
Bert l.. Stafford of Tinmouth, o. r.
Houghton of Alburgh, H, G. Lynde of
Brattleboro, Rev. L. A. Brown of Long
Lake, n. Y, Charles Billings of Poult-
ney, Arthur w. Eddy of New Haven ct.
Prentiss g. Hoyt of Worcester, Mass,
Rev. James L. Barton of Boston, Mass.
w. j. Stone of New York, Walter NJ
Barnard of Granville, n. Y, Harold R.
Bird of Wallngford, William T. Barnard
of Granville, N. Y, L. w. P. Peet of
Cornwall, Rev. NJ. L. Severance of Bur
lington, Rev. N. r. Nichols of Sudbury
Thomas II. Noonan of Buffalo, n. Y.
Richard o. Wooster of Milwauken, Wis.
Roy w. Jocelyn of Scranton. Vt, anC
Rev. Henry L. Bailey of Springfield
Mass.
AT the smoker about 150 men were
present. Piano playing began at
promptly and fraternity, college, anC
popular airs followed each other rapidly
The smaller delegates were helped by
the larger ones on these special songs 81
each college had fine show. A buffe
lunch was served throughout the even
ing, by Taylor, and in one corner
barrel of cider invited the thirsty
Trimmings of pine and small fir-trees
with college and chapter flags made al
ideal room for the smoker. Holmes
Richmond and Stevens, of the local chap
ter, gave readings. The Barnard twins