The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
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Will MEET HERE
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Southern Fraternity to Celebrate
Fortictll Anniversary OF
Organization.
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WAS CONCEIVED IN VIRGINIA
Prominent Men in All Walks and
Professions Upon Its
Rolls.

The ri Kappa Alpha Fraternity or
Yanizcd, March 1, 1858, at the Univcr-
sity OF Virginia, will hold It's conven-
tion in this city May LIST, Cd and Sd,
with headquarters at the Jefferson Ho-
tel. For some years the fraternity held
conventions annually, but at the 1905
meeting 1t was decided hereafter To
hold them biennially. and this is the
first one under the new plan. 1t will
nlsO celebrate the fortieth year OF the
fraternity, and the attendance there
fore is expected to be unusually large.
Organized just after the Civil War,
this fraternity has always remained
distinctiycly a Southern order. The
idea of It's organization was first con-
ccfved by Mr.. Frederick Southgate
Taylor, OF Norfolk. now deceased who
associated with himself Mr.. Julien L.
Wood. now prominent physician OF
Elizabeth City, N. c.; Mr.. l.. W. Tazc-
well, a leading lawyer of Norfolk; Mr..
Robertson Howard. who previous To
his death. practiccd medicine in Wash
ington. y. c., and Mr.. James u. Sclater,
OF Richmond, now deceased.
Present Officers.
The fraternity is governed by gu
premc officers elected at each convcn-
ton. Those who are now in office
and who will be present at this con-
vention are:
Hon Floyd Hughes. grand councillor.
Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. j. Pike Powers, Jr., grand prin-
ceps. Knoxville. Tenn.
Mr.. Robert A. Smythe. grand treas
nrer, Charleston. S. c.
Mr.. Hugh NJ. McAllister, grand Sec
rotary, Covington, Va.
l. Csrn ham Sale grand hfstOriO.
graphcr, Welch. W. Va.
Mr.. j. Gordon Hughes. grand chan
ccllor, Union. S. C.
Rev. J. Gray McAllistcr. y. D., grand
chaplain. Hampdcn-Sidney. Va.
The general Office of the fraternity
is located in Charlcston. S. c.. where
its bimonthiy magazine. the Shield and
Diamond. and It's secret messenger, the
Dagger and Key. are issued. and all
OF the business OF the fraternity is
transacted.
Large Membership.
The fraternity now numbers thirty
active chapters, located In tho South
crn States as far west as Missis-
sippi and Missouri It's Virginia
chapters are at the University of Vir-
Ginia. William and Mary College,
Hampton Sidney. Washington and Lee
University. and Roanoke College. with
alumni chapters Mt Richmond. Norfolk
and charlottesville. besides eight
others in West Virginia. South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Texas. Tennessee and
Alabama.
Prominent among its Virginia mem
bers arc Hon. Floyd Hughes, recently
appointed collector OF the port OF Nor
folk: Hon. Robert NJ. Hughes author
and jurist; Hon. James Aston Cabell,
Hon. 3. 3. Munford. Professor F. P.
Huntington, OF University of Virginia;
Rev. J. Gray McAllister, D. D., presi-
dent of Hampden-S Sidney College: Pro-
fessor Robert A. Stewart, Richmond
College; Mr.. r. L. Remiss, Richmond,
and others.
Other prominent alumni are Mr. Will
liam Alexander. secretary OF Equitable
Life Insurance Company. OF New York:
Hon. r. B. Bailey, State SENATOR
Mocksville. S. c.: Rev. w. B. Murrah,
president Millsaps College, Mississippi.
DR.. j. Q. Iteener. president Southern
University, louisiana; Rev. Robert 4.
Nabors. chaplain Vanderbilt Univer-
sity; Hon. W. P. Kent, United States
consul-general to Guatamnla; Hon. o
w. Underwood, Congressman from Ala
bama; DR.. c. T. Waite. professor of
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Hon. N. T. WAGNER, United States
Indian commissioner, Indian Territory:
DIR. Henry D. Bruins, oculist. New Or
leans. etc.
Richmond Members.
The members of this fraternity resi-
dents of Richmond are:
Messrs. Il. l.. Bemiss, james C. Brock
enbrough. James Aston Cabell, P. II. C.
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Leary, r. a. Stewart, Carter Wade r.
G. Deal. William S. Patterson B. B.
Munford. E. S. Cowles, j. b. Denoon,
Z. L. Handy, w. N. Sholl James Martin,
w. r. Martin. Oscar Swineford, B. +.
Steed, A. NJ. Henry. Robert Whittet,
Jr.. Dudley Cowles. DR.. N. A. Orr, II.
L. Swineford. It. w. Hooper, Professor
G. NJ. Smithdeal, M. B. Langhorne, c.
E. Talmnn, S. L. Lacy, r. S. Ellis, John
S. HARDWOOD, Jr.
The first session will be held at
9:30 o'clock "Wednesday morning, May
LIST, and will be opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. McAllister, the chaplain, fol-
lowed by address of welcome, responses
and other addresses The sessions will
be held regularly three times day, as
there is a great deal of business to be
transacted at this meeting.
The local alumni will entertain the
visitors during their stay and the con-
vention will end Friday night, May Sd,
with banquet for which elaborate
preparations are being made.
"Man and the Jellyfish."
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