The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
Sixty Delegates Assemble
at Georgetown Chapter
House.
President Cortelyou Gives
Smoker at University
Club Tonight
Roosevelt VIII Receive
Fraternity Men
Tomorrow.

The nrst session of the annual con-
venuon OF The Della Chi Fraternity was
held this morning at the Georgetown
Chapter House, 3233 \ street northwest
where sixty delegates assembled to dis
.cuss matters of interest to the fraternity
at large. and 10 outline the general
policy for the ensuing year
John ]. huhn, Cornell 80. IA, OF
the fraternity. called the meeting TO or
der al 10 clock. Commissioner Biddie
welcomed tue visiting fraternity men 10
the city; =. Barton Case responded on
behalf Of tine alumni. ana W. w Taylor,
of Cornell, responded on behalf Of the
active chapter. The credentials of Tie
delegates were then examined. Luncheon
was served az the chapter house from
1880 10 ] o'clock, when the second ses- /
sion began. This afternoon the entire
convention went on a tour around the
city I'm automobiles
George b. CortelyOu, president of the
fraternity, q graduate OF Georgetown
Law School, VIII give a smoker at the
University Club tonight at o'clock in
honor Of the delegates. There are up-
ward Of a hundred visiting Delta Chs
IN Washington. and these together with
the men OF the Georgetown chapter, ac-
tive members and alumni, VIII attend.
Program for Tuesday and Wednesday.
The program for tomorrow is as fol-
lows. Third session. To 10 y O'Clock;
lunch at chapter house, J. TO 1870
o'clock, fourth session, 12.3) to > O'Clock;
President Roosevelt viii receive the Wis
iIiug fraternity men al the White House
at 2.31 o'clock. They VIII be introduced
by Brother CorteIyOu. a photograph OF
the convention, assembled on the steps
or the Treasury Department building,
VIII be taken at O'Clock. Yale crosses F
bats with Georgetown or Georgetown
Field at O'Clock, and the Delta Chi men
will attend the game IN "a body and
root" Tor the Blue and Gray. There
viii be a smoker and initiation at the
chapter house at $50 o'clock.
The NTH session VIII be called TO Or
deg at 40 u. clock Wednesday morning,
followed by luncheon. and the sixth ses-
SION VIII De held at 1 o'clock. The con-
vention VIII close win a banquet at
tEe Hotel Raleigh at $50 O'Clock
Officers and Delegates.
The officers of the fraternity and dele
safes 10 tho present convention are as
follows.
John ]. Kuhn. "A" Cornell, 1898;
William W. Bride, Georgetown, 1904
.-CC," Joseph Hartigan, New York Uni
yersitys I'D"
The members of the Xxx are: Frank
W. Atkinson. Michigan; Harry III. Bar
mum. Chicago Kent; Orla T.. Black,
Syracuse, William W. Bride. George
town. Floyd L. Carlisle, Cornell, Fred
srich Dickinson, University of Ghjcasoi
Stephen Hart. Northwestern; Joseph
Hartigan, New York University Osmer
Z ingalls,, Ohio State University, A.
Frank john. Dickinson, John y. Kuhn,
Cornell. Stuart Mcnamara, Georgetown;
William Z. Moore. OsgOOde Hall; James
O'Mailey, Cornell, and Russell WiIes'
Northwestern.
r-he stan of the Quarterly" the
fraternity magazine, is composed of
Fraser Brown, Cornell, editor and Wal
ter Bealle Williams, Georgetown, bust
ness manager.
The QeIcgates 20 the present cOnven-
ton are. Cornell, II. c. Stutz, W. ".
Taylor q. r. ROgalsky; New York Uni
Versity, Joseph Hartigan, H. l. Gassin.
T. A Hubbard. Minnesota, G.. l.. knapp.
j q. Mutually. Michigan, O. j. Maheri
II. W Atkinson, r. :. SimOus. Dickiu-
sOT 4. S. Smith, W. r. tOu-Sen. ;. NJ.
Bushnan; Northwestern, IL NJ Dun
lam, W Y Brothers, P H AICCaughau,
thiCa Kent, O. G. Guthrie, +. II.
Williams. g. A. Grey Buffalo, John T.
Reno. OsgOOde Hall, +. V. O'Sullivap.
Edward Mall. r. w Wright; Syracuse, /
H. J. Howard. f. r RYAN Joseph Meat
yard: Union w. II. Earle. Joseph Van
GeTlVn, o. NJ. QCackenbush; West Nir-
einia, b. +. Stathers. GhOen Arnold, q.
5. Hatfield, Chicago University. Oscar
W Carlson; Georgetown. G. r. Weikert.
.. r MCGOWAN, II. 5. Lusk: Pennsyl-
yaria, vs.. j. Rookie, A. p. MOWitz. G. X
Ilevlin, Virginia, r. r. Carman. George
.. Kelley, j. A. Harvey; Stanford. q. r.
Fierce. Washington. Il. A. Frank Al
bert BOettler, Richard Stevens. Chicago
Alumni, Harry II. Barnum Russell
Wiles; New York Alumni. L. e. Case.
alter b Williams; Buffalo Alumni,
John J. Herman.
Georgetown Chapter
The officers and members OF the
ent convention, are Clyde B. Weikert,
A. D. F. MCGOWAN b" Harry X.
mickey. C; Charles H Doing, ID"
Han ). Lusk, Fl; r. 3. Doing Don
J. Edmonds. Vernon F. West, r. w.
snow, David J. Hendrick H J. Fegan.
G. J. Kane, r. A. Maurer, J. C. Han
way. Ralph Quinter, NJ J. Clark. Leon
A, Clark J. T-Dyer, jr., Thomas J
klrby. j.. y. Wade. Robert J. Kennedy
r. : McCandlish. Fred c. Fellows.
Richard +. Whitley. Charles !. Arth
Raymond J. Abbattichio. George Z
Irowbridge B. c. Berry, and Stuart
Mcnamara
Delta Chi is a legal fraternity. and
was founded at Cornell University DC
tober l5 1890, with nine charter mem
bers. Today the fraternity has nine
teen chapters in the best law schools
Of the country, and counts several
thousand law students and prominent
members OF the bar among its sons
Vice President Charles w Fairbanks.
George =. COrtelyOu. Secretary of the
Treasury, Lawrence O Murray. Justice
Harry NJ. Clabaugh. and District At
lorney Baker are among the prominent