Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-15
kappa ALPHA'S
HOLD BANQUET
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR AT HOTEL
HATTlEssuRc LAST NIGHT.
Many Tossts Were Responded to, and
Old College Memories Were Re
vived- Something Of the History OF
the Splendid Society.

The alumni OF the Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity, residing in Hattiesburg, gave
q banquet in the private dining rooms
lof the Hotel Hattiesburg last night.
Many toasts were responded to and
old college yells and memories were
revived. The Kappa Alpha Fraternity
was founded in 1866 at Washington
and Lee University. Its principles
and teachings are said to be derived
from the best elements of Southern
gentility. The original members were
ex-Confederate soldiers and took as
their paragons and typical Knights of
the Crimson Cross, the immortal Robt.
2. Lee and the everything Stonewall
jackson.
The order is strictly Southern and
no chapters are instituted north of Ma
sons and Dixon's line. 1t now has
more than 1000 members and fifty
chapters and twenty-sev. alumni
chapters in principal cities, thus CIV
ing it the greatest strength OF any col
lege fraternity in the South.
One of the noteworthy features of
the order is theactive interest taken by
its alumni, who seems to take their
college enthusiasm for its principles
into their everyday life. Such men
as Bishop Gambler, Of Georgia; Gov
ernor Folk, of Missouri; Hon. Ed
Chambers Smith, of Raleigh, N. c.
Congressman Shepherd, of Texas;
Richard Pearson Hobson, s. 2. Hun
men, of the Baltimore Sun; John s.
Wise, of New York; Thomas Dixon,
the well known author, and many
other prominent men are still active
in the work Of the fraternity and
guide its affairs.
Hattiesburg has the honor OF hav-
ing one of the general officers Of the
fraternity In the person OF Hon. v.
Otis Robertson, who is second officer
in command in the United States. He
is the youngest man on the executive
council, but has been ever since his
initiation in 1900 at the University Of
Mississippi, tireless worker for the
success and progress of the order and
his promotion is, merited. Mr.. Rob-
ertson was the guest Of honor with
the association last night.
The following members of the Hat
tiesburg Alumni Association were
present as shown by the souvenir
menu card giving the names Of those
in attendance:
John B. Burkett, Centenary, Uni
versity of Mississippi John Carter,
Centenary; Chas. G. Carter, Millsaps,
University Of Mississippi; 3. E. Con-
ner, University OF Mississippi; c. r. |
Conner, University of Virginia, Uni |
versity Of Mississippi; w. F. Cook,
Millsaps, University of Mississippi; J.. |
w. Crews. Southern University; J. b. !
Chandler, Southern University; A. M.
Foote, University ofMississippi; James |
Heidelberg, Millsaps; c. e. Hill. Uni |
versity Of Mississippi; DR.. L. B. Hud-
son, Southern University. Tulane Uni |
versity; Church Lee, Tulane Univer-
sity; @. H. Lindsey, Alabama Tech:
James H. Neville, Jry University Of
Mississippi; John H. Mcleod. Mill
saps;; W. A. Mcleod, Jr.. Millsaps;
s. " Robertson, University Of Aiissis-
sippi; G. H. Robertson, University
OF Mississippi; H. s. Stevens. Cen
tenary, MiiIsaps, University bf Mis-
sissippi; ]. M. Stevens, MilIsabs. Uni
versity Of Mississippi; W. Q. Tatum, |
Millsaps.