New-York tribune., 1908-11-14
PRESIDENT TO "DEKES p"
Contention Closes Nth Dinner At
tended by 900 Members.

Closing one Of its most successful annual con
ventons during it's existence of sixty-two years.
the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity held dinner
in the grand ballroom Of the Waldorf last
night that was believed to be the largest college
dinner given. six hundred being present
Justice Vernon NJ Davis. president Of the y. K
z Association Of New York. read the following
letter. from the President Of the United states.
The White HOUSE.
Washington. November = faF'S
Nav 1 thru vou, present 70 ny fellow D. X Es
vention banquef. nv hearty regards
In the recent campaign the effort vas made -
ever succeed q viii represent the most damaging
truest ard finest in American life Therefore
feel that peenlis- good must come from an as
which takes the form Of fraternity whose reason
for existence 70 be found in extending the bonds
clisriv true he tange ofts great strength m he
South. no less than in the North Fraternity sucn
3atss c GF tba b Gr IN n,onon the ba sis
OF virle strenEth-and yet the determination 70
stand for what is right
Win all good "'sheS THs6DoR9 GF9s0e re RoosEVEIT
Mr.. c. H. sherin. No. 80 Broad street New York
Judge Taft wrote from Hot Springs. Va. "a
follows:
Ny Dear Mr. Haves I beg to acknovledge re-
cept OF your favor of November 2 concerning the
to be held in New York City on Friday. Novem-
Der Is. I take great pleasure In extending 70 yoI
good wishes. and should be delighted 70 be with
this occasion II it we're possible
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid sent greetings from
London. Senator James B. McCreary from ken
tucky Senator Henry Cabot Lodge from Masss-
chusetts and Solicitor General Henry NJ Hoyr from
Washington members letters were received
from Governor Hughes Of Delta Cpstlon- and sec
retary Garfield Of the Interior Department, Of
Alpha Delta Phi
Among the letters vas one from the only Chinese
member of D K z. Chung Men Yev. Vale S.
who is his way 70 this country on special
mission from the Chinese government 70 make
suitable acknowledgment OF gratitude to this coun-
try for having remitted 70 China the bulk OF the
Boxer indemnity.
President-alAct Tafts brother. Charles ?. Taft
Yale 81 was To have been the toastmaster. but
he had been called Texas, and William
Barnunn introduced in his stead BY Justics
Davis.
Before the speechn1aking began the fraternity
had its March around" At the close OF that
ceremony Justice Davis gave way TO Mr.. Barnum,
a Yale man the Yale Chapter had been the
host Of the fraternity at the convention
In his Introductory remarks he made reference
10 the fact that the old persuasive slipper had
given way TO the more potent totem He also said
that the only mistake that Mr.. Taft had made in
his early life that he did not join the =. K z
The remark induced one of the diners TO yell
''FTurrah for Bryan But Mr.. Tafts name was
greeted by the Yale contingent with the cheer Of
the varsity.
United States Senator Brandegee referred to the
records made by the OF the fraternity. Sur
rogate Beckett who followed, met a hearty recep-
ton The main part OF his address was devoted
telling Of the part that the men Of D K E
played in the civil War
In the absence of Secretary MetcaIf Of the Navy
Department the banqueters drank health TO the
officers and men Of the United States Navy.
The Rev. Dr. Karl Reisnd. assistant rector OF
Grace Church, related string OF humorous stories
Charles B Mathewson next introduced. brought
into his speech the name Of Ex-Governor Black. for
whom he was substituted and said. His the
epigrams that know brother-in fact. his cpl
grams Of this year are no brothers 70 those Of four
years ago
The president Of the undergraduate fraternity in
his address told of what had been accomplished
at the convention and he followed by the Rev.
St Clair Hester. who closed the evening