The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
FRATERNITY HAS
ANNUAL REUNION
Banquet Of Phi Delta Theta Club
Held at Commonwealth
Club.
EVENING WAS MUCH ENJOYED
EVENING WAS MUCH ENJOYED
Doctors and Lawyers, Reveal
Secrets on Each Other.
Election Of Officers.

The Phi Delta Theta Club, OF Rich
nond, enthusiastically celebrated
Alumni Day on Friday night, by an
annual reunion and dinner at the Com
monwealth Club. After doing full JUS
tice to tho attractive menu, those as
sembled were further entertained by
the appointed speakers Of the even
ing. led gracefully forth by President
Robert l.. Powers as toastmaster.
Mr.. Alex. III, Sands, Jr., began the
fun with his "Gibes FROM the Law
yers," which was replied to by DR.
the Doctors" who was Immediately
followed by Mr.. George Bryan with
surrebuttal testimony In defense Of
the law. a battle Of repartee and wit,
during which those present We're told
of the experience of n young ca law
yer first appearing before the Supreme
Court and the passionate eloquence
wasted upon the sleeping justices, were
given tho first authentic definition of
"brainstorm," and learned that Lawyer
Smith received eighty per cent. OF the
doctors bills for advising him to give
Lawyer Jones twenty per cent. for col-
Letting.
The other speakers OF the evening
were Mr.. Roy u. Cabell. on tho topic,
I'm What, Ways Phi Delta Theta Is
Advancing;" Mr. John p. Lea. on Our
Chapter House Propositions" Mr.. u. w.
Kelly. of the University of Virginia,
on the same subject, and DR.. Greer
I3aughman. on "'The National Conven-
ton at Washington" from whom 1t
was learned that the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity had placed itself on record
as endorsing and had expressed Its
determination to work for the adop-
ton OF the "honor system In all those
colleges where they were represented
by active chapters.
This was especially gratifying to- the
graduates of the University Of Virginia
present, the pioneer university and the
exempifer OF this systm.
The following gentlemen arc members
OF the Phi Delta Theta Club of Rich
mond, the majority Of whom We're pres
ont at tho annual dinner: Messrs AL
bert q. Alsop, A. j. Battle, Adolphus
| Blair. Jr., Percy S. Bosher, George Bryan
! Roy 10. cnbell, b. Pollard Cardoza. w. A
Chambers, John Cnrrc j., II. Curry
James w. Gordon, Bernard II, Guest
| j. II. Hickey, j. A. Lancaster, John II
Lea, j. w, Marshall, Frank w. Minor
| w. ", Morton, Preston w. holland, Wi
| liam II. Parrish. A. w. Patterson. NJ. 9
Patterson, a. H. Peasants, George G
Powers, Robert l.. Powers, Conway II
Sands, Alex. H. Sands, Jr, II, y, Scott
| w. c. Shepard c. p. Stearns, c, w. Tan
ner. Robert s. Taylor. r. w, Thayer, u
| u. Valentine, q, a. Valentine, Harry I.
| Watson, $, NJ Wilson, Wins. r.. Wilson
| Drs. Greer Baughman, Robert S. Bosher
| Matt q, Burke, William s. Gordon, u. c
| McSparrcn. Clifton NJ Miller. M. Pierc
Fucker Francis w, upsl,lr and Roy
| Thomas Men, Simpson.
After the election of officers for tn,
ensuing years which resulted In tho Sc
| lection Of DR.. Greer Baughman NJ pres
| ident, and Mr. Charles p. Stearns as see
rotary, and after those present had con
| graduated pr. Greer Isaughman and Or
! Francis w, Upshur, the committee, upol