The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-06-17
Epsilon Rios Routed by the Alpha
EpsiEons.

At the opera house last Wednesda
night, in the presence Of a great audi
ence from the immediate and surround
ingSicinity, old Epsilon Rios, the resor
OF stragetic and virtuous proceeding
and the consumate rendezvous Of talen
and genius, went down in defeat befor
the vocal guns Of the defenders Of tn
white and red, grand Alpha Epsilon
few in number, but rich and rare in ca
pacity.
1t was a memorable occasion for
clique which has long been working
diligently before the affairs Of victory
It was the occasion which the Alphi
Epsilons. with their patience, perseyer
ence and exuberant hopeful spirits, hac
labored towards throughout the year,
and consequently one which they knew
would eventually arrive.
There is a wide and surprising differ.
ence between defeat in retirement and
victory in public No one realizes this
more than the Alpha Epsilons. During
the past epochs they have, perhaps, felt
the sting OF defeat more than was evil
dent, but it had bracing and invigor-
ating effect upon them, thereby proving
that defeat is often better than victory.
Nevertheless defeat is always a mistake
= and by forbearing to make the same
mistake twice we 1e bound to rise to
higher things.
So the time has arrived for the Alpha
Epsilons to come to the front of the
stage, right in the soft glow of the red
lights, and make bow to the public.
The time has come for them to be recog-
nized-to swallow in the limelight of a
renovated existence. They have been
silent They will speak.
To come back to the earth, the ques-
ton was one OF the most burning que
ries cf the entire season. The History
OF Trade Unions for the last twenty
years has shown a Detrimental Ten
dency. Connors and Key, represent
ing the opposing society, old Epsilon
Rho, had the affirmative side of the
question; the Alpha Epsilons, under
the leadership of Grover Wilson and
John Harrison, the negative.
With his vast amount of experience
and "anarctctatic" movements Con-
nors fired the first shots upon fort
which was apparently easy to take. He
spoke with a remarkable force--a force
bolstered with self-made ideas and only
few statistics.
After Connors had retired Frank Key !
took the stage. This is the first time
that Key has debated in behalf Of the
society which he represents. and to say !
that his speech was remarkably good |
would not do him justice 1t was ex-
traordinary good. He spoke with the
vim and actions of statesman, and
the sonorous fluency with which he laid |
forth his ideas would do credit to any
Congressman.
The speech Of John Harrison was
by its usual subtle liter
airy worth and power; that of Wilson
by intense force and range Of facts and
ideas. 1t did not take the judges long
to see that Wilson and Harrison had
the advantage OF their opponents in
OF discourse. 1t was evil
dent that their grasping conception of
the subject with which they dealt was
the result Of deep and comprehensive
study.
Both societies, upon the occasion,
were represented-some sprinkled about
the audience and others in
special boxes. These boxes were gor-
and glaringly decorated in the
colors of the two factions
the red and white and the black and
gold.
The Alpha Epsilons were represented
as follows in their respective box:
Roy Mitchell, pres; r. Smith, P. IT.
win, S. Waddcll A. Hale, J. Waddell,
and Misses Marshall, Ruby and Kate
Henderson.
The Epsilon Rios had no conspicu-
Gus representation.
Notwithstanding the confusion in
the decision, it was eventu-
lily known that the Alpha Epsilons had
Won by an overwhelming majority of
points. It was, for them, one of the
greatest victories of the season. !