Evening star., 1909-05-13
DELTA CHI HOST TO CARPENTER
sPEECHMAKERS EULoGIZE SEC
RETARY OF PRESIDENT.
Predict Great Future for Rising
Young Statesman-Gather-
ing at Raleigh.

| Several events were celebrated jointly
by the Georgetown University Chapter.
Delta Chi, and the Washington Alumni
Association of the fraternity last night.
| With their guests the celebrants gath
cred al the Raleigh Hotel. made speeches,
sang songs and told stories. mostly about
| Fred w. Carpenter, secretary to the
| President, who was the guest of honor.
| Somehow or other everybody appeared
| to want to say something nice about
| Carpenter. If that young man fulhlls
the predictions made for him during the
banquet it will not be long before he oc-
cupies the chair now held down by the
man he is working for.
The various speakers picked up his
career three days after he cut his first
tooth, brought him down to the present
| with all the elaborate details at the COM
mand of their imagination, and then let
loose string of prophecies for the fu-
ture that will keep Mr.. Carpenter exceed
| ingly busy to live up to.
The Rising Sun.
Boiled down to simple terms, the sum
| and substance of the various estimates
| of Carpenter is that he is an uncommon
| ly level-headed young man, who has
worked from the bottom of the govern
ment service we'll on his way to the top
| by force of character and ability; that
his rise has not changed the dimensions
| of his head: that he is built to last, and
that Delta Chi is proud of him.
| In addition to the special. particular
guest of honor. who was Carpenter, there
were others, namely: Harry M. Clabaugh.
Court Daniel w. Baker, United States
| district attorney; Stuart Mcnamara, as
sistant United States district attorney;
William w. Bride. Joseph Hartigan. W..
Beall Williams and Frank w. Atkinson.
| One of the principal speakers was Senior
who became a member of the fraternity
while attending New York University.
Senor Quesada was supposed to talk
| about law, but he refused to do SO, and
| said nice things about Carpenter and the
| United States instead.
David Stewart Hendrick, the toastmas-
ter, after telling what the banquet was
| for, described the growth and progress
of Delta Chi since its organization. AS
| sistant District Attorney Stuart McNa-
mara, one of the first speakers, praised
Delta Chi, Carpenter and the rest Of
| the guests
Texts of Other Speakers.
| District Attorney Baker said lot Of
| funny things about nearly every one
present. Chief Justice Clabaugh spoke
of Georgetown University. Mr.. Mcbride
talked Of the fraternity spirit. Mr.. Harti-
gan, Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Atkinson
spoke on other phases Of the influence Of
Delta Chi.
"Reminiscences was the subject as
| signed to Mr.. Carpenter. He told of his
| college days at the University OF Mime
| sota from which he was graduated in
| 1897, of the Delta Chi men he had met in
| his travels all over the country. and spoke
| earnestly Of the value of fraternity life
| and influence.
The banquet committee consisted Of
| Earl John Mohn. chairman; Clyde Baker
| Weikert. Donald Brooke Creecy and j.
Carter Fort.
| Those present included Senior Gonzalo
| de Quesada. Harry NJ. Clabaugh. D. w.
Baker. Stuart Mcnamara, J. Nota Nc
| Gill, Fred Fellows, Charles A. Douglas,
Frank w. Atchinson. Joseph Hartigan.
William w. Bride, w. Beall Williams,
| Thomas w. Brahamy, John Douglas
Wade, Thomas Kirby. Donald Edmonds.
j. Cassin Williams, David Stewart Hen
drick. Fred Watts. jr, Manley j. Clark.
George Calvert Bowie Thomas E. McCue.
Carl G. Vilsak. Harry K. Hickey, Royal
T. McKenna. Ralph D. Quinter. Vernon
E. West, Laurence H. Green, Joseph j.
Schlafy, Roswell w. Snow, E. Colville
Griffith, John E. Holiday, August Mac
donald, Earl j. Mohn. A. Turner Robin
son. Frank NJ. Roosa, Joseph F. Abbott.
Donald B. Creecy, William A. Edgar,
Stuart II. Elliott. ]. Caret Fort.