The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
STARTS OFF WITH USUAL FUN
Hit of Evening Was Little's Speech
on "BifIy GOat"-AsteBdnnce Is
RecOrd-breakinE and Event Is
Most SuecessfuI I'm the History of
the Greek Letter Organization.

officers and delegates occupied a prCmi-
lent place IN the immense ball room. In
al about 800 took part in the affair.
Starting off with stunts which are
Of fraternal banquets only,
President Frank J. R. Mitchell. who has
raised a beard since being elected 10
office two years ago, was carried around
he room, Dick Little heading the process
sion armed with "A BARRIERS pole Others
with razors and lather brushes.
John B. BallOu, treasurer Of the general
who is bald, was presented with
a wig Of long. flowing hair. Wearing the
artificial locks. he was carried to the
stand occupied by the women. Dick Lit
tie, with tn proper ceremonies, was pre-
sented with a dlnkey little hat To the
tune Of "Bill Bailey" Bill Bailey, Of
wisconsin, WAS carried about from place
to place on the shoulders Of the brothers
from his own State.
Billy GOat' Speech Makes Hit.
The hit Of the evening was Dick Lit
ties speech on The Billy Goat In
way ne told story after
story. all to the amusement Of the ban
lueters. Continually be referred 20 the
wives Of the members, and paid them
one after the other.
He recently asked one Of them, he said,
If she married her husband because he
was a Phi Delta why, certainly" she
replied. why else should have mar
ried him?"
So al r1fu n
billy goat. his text. He said the goat
could eat tin cans. paper-anything
After being IN Washington five days
al frat convention. how / wish l were
a billy goat he said.
Mr. Little. who was a war correspondent
for the Chicago News during the Japan
ese- Russian war, related several humor-
Gus incidents. which he alleged happened
during his experience Of sixteen months
in the foreign lands.
Pope Tells of Fraternity.
Alexander Pope, Of Texas. SPOKE or
phi Delta Theta in Texas" Mr. Pope i.
somewhat Of a spellbinder, and talked &
such an extent about his great State, Us
size and the people. that il occurred @
some iu the audience that he may have
been sent out by the Texas promotion
committee
Other speakers were Lee Fairchild. oil
New York, Fraternity Life Cen Johr
c. Black, Ambition and Frederick Il
Austin. phi Delta Theta in Washington
Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson, of Tennes
see. was to have spoken. but was unabi,
to attend. William y. Compton acted a;
tuastmaster.
Oasc.ro Of t1,a e,as.eraI council r1pr7beri
Of the Washington Alumni. and the speak
ers occupied table arranged on plat
form. They were Arthur II. McCrillis
Alexander Pope. Walter 3. Palmer, Fred
erick II. Austin. Gen. John c. Black
Frank J. p Mitchell, William y. Comp
ton. John Wolfe Lindlev. DR.. Guy 2. Ben
ton. Richard Henry Little. Samuel X
Euick. II. II. Ward, George VI. Rommel
Lee FairchiId. John B. Ballou, DR.. J.
Brown. John H. De Witt. and Ralph =
Barnard.
Many Women Present.
Among the wives and women friends o
the delegates to the convention presen
were Mrs. John Wolfe Lindley. Mrs. JOIN
B. BaIlou. Mrs. s. X. Ruick. Mrs. Arthu
NJ. McCrilIis. Miss Ethel V. Wilder, Mrs
Wilder, Mrs. Charles F Lamkin, Mrs
VIII H. Hays, Mrs Hugh T. Miller, Mrs
Hubert II. Ward, rs. Walter B. Palmer
Mrs. George NJ Rommell, and Mrs. lii
Ian Palmer Blackburn.
The banquet lasted until long after mid
night
Plant Tree at Mount Vernon.
4 tree grown on the campus of DIian
University. in Ohio. where the fTaterniU
was founded hfty-eight years ago. ant
which will spend the rest Of its life be
side the tomb Of George Washington, wa
planted at Mount Vernon earlier in th
day by John Wolfe Lindley, father Of th
fraternity, assisted by several hundre
members Of the Phi Delta Thetas.
The delegation left the city shortly afte
10 o'clock in the morning and returned j
the afternoon. After Father Lindley ha
set the tree in the ground each Of IN
several hundred boys contributed hi
share of the work by throwing a handful
of earth to assist in covering the root
Of the little remembrance in honor Of tn
nations greatest general.
Accompanying the tree-plantins ther
was an address by Karl Zwick, of Man
Chapter. and by Father Lindley. In con
clusion, Father Lindley said:
Long live Miami long live the tree
longer live the fraternity
After the return Of the delegates to tn
CITY several committee meetings were hel
IN the convention hall at the New Wi
lerd.
Notes of the Phi DeIts.
Gen" Lee Fairchild. one Of the fratel
nifty. VINO taught the spell-binders
the recent New York campaign, was a
oe time known rs colonel He assist
ed in the opening of both the McKinle
campaigns. and in 1896 was sent into VII
ginia. He was posted on the billboard
as Colonel Fairchild. Four years late
he went to the same State on a simila
mission. The boards announced tha
General Fairchild would be the speake
"Why is Il general this timer" he aske
one of the committeeman. You wer
colonel fouryears ago; our success WASH
great. so we have changed your title.
was the answer He has been known a
Gen" Fairchild ever since
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur NJ. McCrillis.
Providence, r. L, always receive the cor
gratulations Of the frat" boys at tn
conventions. It was while attending It
fraternity convention four years ago thl
the two met, and they have been a
tending each of the meetings since. Nj
McCrillis is the historian Of the gener;
council.
James II. Turner, Of Milwaukee, one
the alumni members, prominent alto
ney of the Wisconsin metropolis. viii 5
to Virginia from here TO search for a plal
tation. which he proposes to purchas
and live thereon the rest of his days I
will endeavor 10 find an old-fashione
/ plantation of the kind in use before Il
war. After moving to his new headqua
( ters he will continue to conduct it as vi
/ the custom in the early days. This b;
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