The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26
ALPHA CHAPTER
RE-ESTABL|SHED
Members Of Pi MI Fraternity
Hold Meeting and Banquet
at University.

At the University or Virginia on
Easter Monday the re-establishment OF
Alpha Chapter Of Pi Mu fraternity was
celebrated.
Pl Mu Is second to the Oldest medical
fraternity in the United States. For
several years 1t was the only medical
fraternity in this State. 1t had It's
birth at the University OF Virginia. and
that air OF dignity, high sense OF honor
and Intellectual refinement which has
distinguished the institution has also
II has gone. Among Its charter mem
bers are such men OF prominence as
Or. John w Mallet, who has been pro-
lessor of chemistry at the university
since 1858; DR.. Hugh S. Cummings,
Marine Hospital, Yokohama, Japan; DIR.
l.. c. Fauntleroy and DR.. Charles f.
Morrow, surgeons IN the United States
Army. and others.
Being the offspring OF the University
OF Virginia, an institution which has
done so much for the intellectual. moral
ana social life OF this country. the fra
ternity has naturally advocated every
thing that would tend to the uplift OF
men. One Of Its declared purposes.
from It's very inception. has been to
establish the honor system In the medi-
cal schools of this country. In this
move Fl N1u has been signally success
1ul, and 1t is confidently believed that
sooner or later all the great medical
schools will adopt this method OF con-
Quoting examinations. Both Of the
medical schools in this city adopted the
honor system after earnest work by
tho respective chapters at these two
schools.
Meeting Easter Monday.
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chief executive body OF the fraternity,
held business meeting early in the
evening. After this followed the mi.
tiation, which Is always very delight
full affair for everybody except the
goats, who have their innings the next
time.
The banquet was given at the CO.
1onial Hotel. Dr. Jacob Michaux. Of
this city, was toastmaster. and those
who responded to toasts were DR.. Hugh
T. Nelson. DIR. G. NJ. Byrnes and DIR.
Charles S. Venable. University of vir-
ginia; Drs. Greer Baughman. Lawrence
II. Price, Beverly r. Tucker, Karl $.
Blackwell and N. Thomas Emmett, OF
Richmond; Messrs. Bernard II. Kyle,
Thomas L. Hughes and A. Shade Jones,
CT the University Of Virginia. Each
speaker was optimistic. and said he be-
lieyed that the fraternity had greater
opportunities now than ever before in
ITS history.
With fraternity songs and cheers. the
banquet closed. and the whole party, In
carriages. drove UP to the gymnasium
ball room. where the Easter german
was given.
Members in Richmond.
Among the members OF the fraternity
In Richmond are the following well
known physicians and surgeons: Drs.
Strlart Mcclure. C. a. Blanton, j. A.
White, Ennion c. Williams. Moses D.
Hoge. Jacob Michaux. Greer Baughman.
A. L. Gray. +. N. Reade, Francis w.
Upshur. A. Murat Willis. Stuart
son. II. w. Bassett, Robert S. Bosher,
St, George T. Grinnan. E. Guy Hop
kins. !. T. Gorsline. A. G. Brown,
Lawrence T. Price. Karl s. Blackwell.
Beverly r. Tucker. Harry B. Baker. E.
j. Moseley, Jr.. NJ. P. Ruckcr. W. A.
Shepherd, W. T.. Harris. L. B. Wigs.
w. A. MCGOWAN. l.. x. Leake, P. ".
Howle, Mcclure Newton, T. A. Parker,
w. 3. Lorraine. Herbert Mann. A. A.
Marstaller. Russell Cecil. r. A. Powell.
a. Thomas Emmett.
The active members in Richmond
are Messrs. D. r. Aycock, j. c. Bell.
7. N. Broaddus. s. r. Benedict II. c.
Chase, B. S. Compton. w. D. Carr. c.
H.. Fowlkes. F. NJ. Horsley. II. F.
Hoskins. w. E. Knewstep, G. r. II.
Long, II. l. Land. w. 8. Mcdonald. j..
O. Mcclellan. ]. j. Nelson. Il. c..
z. B. Talbot. ]. A Tyree. A. D. Tyree,
a. p. Upshur. B. C. Willis, ]. D. Willis.
w. r. Wallace. Harry F. White, W. +.
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