Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-27
AIR OF THE SOUTH
IN Frat QUARTERS
DELTA KAPPA EPSILON MEN AC.
OUIRE COLONIAL HOME OF
LATE JUSTICE RYAN.
is A HISTORIC RESIDENCE.
Immense Timbers Hewn with Axes and
Are Held with Wooden
Pins.
EARLY FEATURES NOW REMAIN.

| MADISON, Wis, March 24.-[S pe-
cial. with the acquisition of the old
colonial home of the late Chief Justice
Edward G. Ryan of the Wisconsin SUI
preme court, the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity of the University of Wiscon-
sin has one of the most striking as we'll
as notable homes in the Latin quarter of
the city. The house has been entirely
remodeled in the interior and will be
opened formally by the members of the
fraternity during the early spring. The
home is colonial in every aspect and the
members have done nothing to destroy
the characteristics of the early period
which are significant in every feature of
the home.
| The house was erected in 1859 at the
same time as the colonial home of l.. Is.
! Villas was erected on the property on the
opposite corner and is one Of the oldest
homes i'll the capital city. The construc-
| ton of the house shows the manner
! Of building at the time. All the walls
are stone, even those in the interior.
The immense timbers in the roof were
all heWn with axes and are held with
wooden pins, no nails being used in the
construction.
Decisions Made at Home.
Chief Justice Ryan occupied the house
during his period of service in the state
/
and it was in the library Of the home
! where many notable decisions We're
made. The home is located on the cor
ner opposite the residence of Senator
! SpOOner. The lot on which the house
stands is 100 feet square and the whole
property with the improvements which
have just been made is valued at $50, 900.
| The immense pillars of the veranda are
| the most striking part of the exterior and
| in the remOdeling of the building these
! have been moved so that a wider porch
! is now secured; stone steps replace the
old ones, and colonial lamps have been
hung at all the entrances. The colonial
dining room of the lodge is located on the
basement floor. The first floor has an
extensive hall, and the chapter room is
furnished with heavy colonial furniture
and hung with heavy velvet curtains.
One of the most comfortable rooms i'll
the house is the living room at one end
of the first floor. An immense fireplace
and long window seats make the room
ideal for fraternity house. The two
upper floors are arranged for sleeping
rooms and will accommodate nearly
twenty-five men.
ColOred servants, employed in the
house, give the final touch to the atmos-
phere of an old colonial home.
Many Milwaukee Members.
In remodelling the home the Wisconsin
chapter, which was established in 1906,
has been assisted by the alumni of the
national fraternity of which the Mil
waukee association numbers nearly sew
enty-fve. OF the forty-two chapters of
the fraternity, the chapter at the univer-
sity is the only one in the state.
The other chapters in the west are To-
Gated at the universities of Minnesota,
Michigan, Chicago, De PAW, California
and Leland Stanford. The members Of
the Wisconsin chapter are Carl NJ. Kehr,
Sterling, Ill; F. G. Floete, Armon, s.
D.; f. w. Dohman, Milwaukee,; H. S.
Baldwin, Prophetstown, H.; r. p. Sand
born Portage; A. Fl. Potz, Manitow0c;
f. f. Cardenas, Staltillo, Mexico; w.
r. Holmes, Baldwin; r. V. Luce, Chill
ton; Douglas Hall, Ann Arbor, Mich;
J. G. Wilce, Milwaukee,; B. E. Crandall,
Milwaukee,; NJ. T. Appel, Huron, S. D.;
H. NJ. Dudley, Madison; W. M. Der
thick, Madison; L. H. Hughey, Bellevue,
Ia; w. S. Harness, West Bend; Charles
Schulz, Madison E. J. Dohmen, Milwau-
kee; G. A. Flanagan, Chicago; Andrew
Stephens, Fort Logan, Mont; G; q.
Seager, Rochester, n. Y; S. II. Lloyd,
Chicago, and J. S. Gordon, Waupaca.