Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-24
Closes Alpha Tau Omega
Conc|aye at Bangor.
important Meeting Of New Eng
land Members Of Fraternity.
Annual Reunion Of Boston univer.
sIty Of Maine Alumni.

Bangor, Me-, Feb. 23.-The second
biennial concrave of Province 4, Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity, came to an end
Saturday night with a banquet at the
Penobscot Exchange, after two days
of events OF importance in the history
Of this college fraternity in New Eng
land
The province was the guest of the
Maine Beta Epsilon Chapter Of the
University of Maine, and includes
chapters at Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology, University Of Vermont,
Tufts College, Brown University, Wor-
ccFter, Polytechnic Institute. Colby
College the University of Maine, the
Boston Alumni Association and the
Providence Alumni Association.
The officia, opening Of the conclave
was Friday evening in Society hall.
when the Maine Beta Epsilon Chapter
rendered reception to the visiting
fraters, the reception being followed
ty dancing.
The committee in charge Of tie ar
rangemcnts for the ball consisted or
E l.. Milliken of Westbrook L. o.
Ray Of Kittery, II. N. Dartmouth of
Denison, Tex, D. p. Oak of Bangor
and F. W. Mason Of Haverhill.
The business sessions were held Sat-
urday in the Board Of Trade. rooms at
the City hall and the banquet was the
biggest event of the conclave.
Among those who were in the city
to attend the conclave besides the un
dergraduates and resident members at
Orono and in this vicinity, were George
Mcguire Of Worcester. Maine '92, prov
ince chief; F.. w. Danforth. Boston,
Maine '92, president of the Boston
Alumni Association; w. Lee; Cole,
president Of the Providence Alumni AS
ISOLATION; Dean Frank G. Wren Of
Tufts, who represents the High Coun-
cir; Svlvapus P. Stokes of Boston,
who founded the first chapter of the
fraternity north Of the Mason & Dixon
line at the University of Pennsylva
mia.
With the local members 95 fraters
gathered around the board.
The after-dinner speaking was by
the following: Toastmaster. Thorn
Foster Of Massachusetts Gamma Sig
ma at Worcester: address of welcome,
President George Mcguire. Worcester;
for the High Council, Dean Frank G.
Wren, Tufts: for NJ. I. T.. H. w. Girls
void. Massachusetts Beta Gamma: for
Vermont, Thurman w. Dix. Vermont
Beta $eta: for Maine. Frank C. Wads-
worth. Maine Beta Epsilon; for Colby,
" Ray Jones. Maine Gamma Alpha;
for Tufts Stanley M Moore MagSa-
chusetts Gamma Beta; for Brown.
George II. Campbell. Rhode Island
Gamma Delta; for Worcester Poly
techmc. Joseph d. Williams, Massa-
chusets Gamma Sigma.
All the arrangements for the con-
clave were in the hands of general |
committee of which c. Parker Crow
ell. Maine, '9S, of this city. was chair
man, being aided by Frank L. Flan-
ders. '05. and NJ. L. Miner, 'eS.
The committee on invitations was
made up Of three from the entertain
ing chapter and one from each of the
other chapters in the province, there
being IS chapters represented in the
fraternity in this country. Z. L. Mill
liken of Maine Beta Epsilon was chair
man, with L. o. Pray and H. L. Cliff
ford of his own chapter. II. C. Elton
OF Massachusetts Beta Gamma, r. 4.
Spencer OF Vermont Beta Zeta. C. H.
Libby OF Maine Gamma Alpha, Stan
ley Fl. Mason of Massachusetts Gam
ma Beta. II. S. Young of Rhode Is
land Gamma Delta and Thorn Foster
Of Massachusetts, Gamma Sigma.