Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
SIGMA CHI BANQUET.
Nineteenth Annual Reunion of Wash
ineton alumni Chapter.

The nineteenth annual banquet of the
Washington Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi
was held last night at Rauschers, about
seventy-five members assembling about the
festive board The table. which was in
gridron form, was tastefully decorated
with the blue and gold of the fraternity,
while a profusion of pennants of the same
colors covered the walls. The elaborate
menu which was offered was conducive to
good-feIowship which prevailed through
out the evening
During the dinner many college and fra
ternity songs were sung under the leader
ship of Arthur ]. McElhone. who is famil-
iarly known the Caruso of Sigma chi
The speakers of the evening were intro
duced by j. HoldSworth Gordon, president
of the association, who acted as toastmas-
ter. The opening address was made by Mi.
Gordon. who then presented Kendall B..
Cressey of Philadelphia, praetor of the first
province of the fraternity. Mr.. Cressey got
rid of several jokes which he had brought
from Pennsy lvania especially for the occa-
sion and then talked more seriously on The
Spirit of Sigma Chi
Judge Howard Ferris of Cincinnati made
an address on The Influence of the White
Cross" and was greatly applauded Rep
resentative Thomas Spight of MISSISSIPPI IN
dulged in a few "reminiscences. Represen-
tative James Francis Burke of Pennsyl-
yana made one of the most interesting
1.-The Responsibilities of Congress. Let
tiers of regret We're read from Harry S.
New. George H. Denney, president of Wash
ington and Lee University; Robert +.
James and Grover Cleveland. Representa-
tive Edward II. Saunders of Virginia made
q few remarks and the closing speech was
by VIM. NJ. Birney of Epsilon, who spoke
of the conditions surrounding the active
chapter at George Washington University.
A committee composed of Messrs. Mckee,
Bride and McReynolds was directed to ex-
tend greetings to the Zeta Psi banqueters
at the Willard The evenings amusement
closed with an Italian dialect story by Ar
thur ]. McElhone.
Those present included Representative
Thomas spight, Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
clife DIR. Henry C. Coburn. George A.
Weaver. r. S. Wallace. DR.. j. Frank Bis
coe f. ]. Mckee. Bedford Brown, r. D.
W Bride. DIR. George N Acker. George
Edwards Clyde Weikert, Berry Winship,
Representative James Francis Burke. VIM
M Birney. Smith Hempstone DR.. I. Boyd
Dixon. j. Holdsworth Gordon. Maj. S. II.
Walker. b. II. Trussell. H. Pipes, Charles
Delaney of Baltimore. Harry D. Johnson
DIR. Munson. DIR. J. Louis Riggles, Dr.
Robert Farnham. X. G. Acker, Vivian Ev-
erett. Harry b. Humphrey. DR.. j. ].
Weaver. DR.. j. D. Thomas. K. G. Evans.
John F. Fillebrown, ]. B. Weed, John T.
Knight. Cecil n. Jones. r. G. Longmeade.
Dr. Harry Smith. DR.. Charles F: Stern, A.
J. McElhone. Robert Farnham. jr.. DR.. Jo-
seph Holland. S o. Ford, Russell Smith,
Representative Edward II. Saunders. A.
Patton Clark Paul Freeman. Morris Fry,
J. " Chapman, Shepler Fitzgerald, Frank
watkins .Charles Fair. Risley Hunt. Basil
Boettler. Earl Briscoe, l.. d. Smoot and
Morven Thompson.
The committee In charge of the dinner
was composed of F. W. McReynolds. Dr.
wallace Radcliffe. Col. D. NJ. Ransdell Ed
win q. Evans and VIM. W. Bride.