Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
MANUAL CONVENTION
OPENING SESSION OF DELTA
CHI LEGAL FRATERNITY.

The thirteenth annual convention of the
Delta Chi legal fraternity convened at 1880
O'Clock this morning at the home OF the
GEORGETOWN chapter OF the fraternity, 1898
y street northwest. at which there are n1ne-
teen colleges and three alumni chapters rep
resented The session opened with al ad-
dress of welcome by Commissioner Biddie,
who said in opening that he was glad &c.
welcome the delegates to Washington and
to see many people from the olifereht
sections of the United States. He then ex-
planned the system of government or the
District # Columbia and said the Commits
sioners. who are appointed by the President.
act in the capacity OF a governor or mayor
or possibly a little more than a mayor of a
CITY He said further that the Commission
ers are glad at all times to welcome the
conventions to the capital. There are more
things of interest here. he said. than IN any
other city in the United st es. Re spoke
of the interest of the citizens OF the United
States generally in Washington. and stated
this was due partly to the fact that the
citizens furnish one-half of the appropria-
lions to run the District government
Mr.. John j. Kuhn. "AA of Brooklyn,
y. Y. responded on behalf of the
fraternity. He said In part: we are
assembled in the thirteenth annual con-
vention of the Delta Chi fraternity
from the United States and Canada.
and meet to legislate, as well as to
great each other and to know each other
better" He stated that the first college
fraternity formed was the Pi Beta Kappa.
in 1T16 The first Delta Chi fraternity
cha pter was formed at Cornell University
in 1870. He said it was always the aim of
the Delta Chi fraternity to get together
in the law schools. and to attract the stu
dents of such schools.
MIR L. Barton Case of Michigan spoke
in behalf Of the alumni. Nr. w. W. Taylor
of the Cornell University spoke in behalf
of the active chapters.
An adjournment of five minutes was then
taken, after which the convention took up
the regular business. Luncheon was served
at the chapter house from f2:3O until 10
O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session convened at 10
O'Clock which lasted until o'clock. when
the delegates were taken on sightseeing
trip about the city. Tonight the delegates
will be entertained by a smoker in the
chapter house of the Georgetown under
graduate members.
There will be two sessions tomorrow.
Luncheon will be served. before, at the
chapter house. and in the afternoon the
party will be received by the President at
the White House. Later the whole party
will attend the base ball game of the
Georgetown-Yale teams on Georgetown
field. In the evening there will be smoker
by the alumni of the Georgetown chapter
at the University Club.
and the event of the convention will be the
banquet in the evening at the Raleigh. The
POSTMASTER will be Secretary of Che Treas
ury CortelyOu. and speeches Will be I'm
tied to members of the alumni Several ad-
dresses will be made by the most prominent
members Of the fraternity.
There are a number of important matters
to be considered at the convention. among
them number of petitions from chapters.
The subject of expansion of the fraternity
will also be taken up and seriously con-
sidered.
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The delegates are: Cornell. II. G.. Stutz.
W W TAYLOR G. F. Rosa1sky. New York
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Maher. F. w Atkinson r S Simons;
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