Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-30
Enteriaiins New England
0.U.Annua| Convention,
Official Program for the Two
Days Of The Meeting.


Brunswick. Me, April 29.-(SpeciaD
The sixth annual New England Con-
Nention of the Delta Epsilon Fraternity
is now in session at Brunswick with
the Bowdoin Chapter. This is the first
time in the history of the fraternity
that the district convention has. beer
held here and the members OF the Bow
doin Chapter are proving themselves
worthy Of the name of hosts.
Besides the regular delegates from
the eight other New England chapters
q large number of brothers are present
from the chapters generally throughout
:" New England. Most OF the delegates
and visiting brothers arrived in Bruins
wick this afternoon and were met by
the reception committee which escort
ed them to tho chapter house at 219
Main street.
The delegates from the eight other
New England Chapters are: Harvard
II. A. Rogers and Mr. Dcning; Brown.
A. w. Muir. Mr.. Johnson and r. l..
Yatman Massachusetts institute OF
Technology, S. r. Putnum and g. A.
Cowec: Williams. r. f.. Howes and Nj.
X. Mark; Middlebury, r. p. Dale and
w. c. osworth; Amherst, Clarence
Francis and r. w. Kcnojer; Colby. J.
A. Tidd, G. w. Vail and r. c. Carter.
The delegates have not yet arrived
from Tufts.
- An informal smoker was held after din
ner at the Chapter house. BY way Of
entertainment minstrel show was given
in the dance hall of the fraternity house
by the Bowdon men. The whole program
was we'll carried out under the direction
of Richard w. Sullivan. H. of West Rox-
bury. Mass.
The official program Is as follows for
the two days OF the convention
Friday. April 39-636 +. NJ. dinner at
Chapter house: =. NJ, preliminary bus
mess meeting: . p. NJ, informal smoker
Qnd minstrel show.
Saturday April 30-7.50 A. NJ, breakfast
at the Chapter house: SIS \. NJ. college
chapel; S45 A. NJ. business session; 10 A.
NJ. lunch at Chapter house: to p. NJ.
tour of campus open house at all fra
ternty houses: p. NJ. banquet at Hotel
Eagle.
The toasts for the banquet are in the
hands of the following: Farnsworth G.
fred W. Anthony, Brown So Lotion l..
Jennings, Bowdoin SO: Frederic w.
Brown. Harvard, 81 George l.. Wheeler.
Bowdoin. ~; Emery o. Became. Bowdoin.
'M: William f. Atwood. Bowdoin, 10; a
brother from Tech: brother from Tufts
and brother from Brown.
The convention is being managed by
the several committees from the Bow
doin chapter which are: Ralph Thomp-
son, 10. of Brunswick. general chairman;
reception committee. Colby l.. Morton
10. of Friendship. chairman. Harrison
M. Berry. II. of Gardiner, William h.
Atwood. 10. of Paris Hill: finance. Alfred
w. Wandtke. 10, of Lewiston, chairman.
Richard w. Sullivan, II. Of West ROX-
bury. Mass. Abraham G. Somes. IL. of
Mt. Desert: entertainment Lawrence Me
Farland. II. of Portland. chairman, Ed
ward r. Webster. 10. of Washington, d.
C., Edward q. Baker, Is. of North Ad-
ans. Mass. The general officers of the
convention are: President. Farnsworth
q. Marshall. Bowdoin. '03. of Augusta;
secretary and treasurer. Lawrence Nc
Farland Bowdoin. II. of Portland,
The members Of Kappa chapter Of the
j OpSllOH fFdItlIllIN Hflu an llitDIlldI
dance at their chapter house on Main
street this evening. The house was
Hastily decorated with green and college
and fraternity banners. Music was fur
ntshed by kcnrie's Orchestra. Tie pa
tronesses were Mrs. II. -. Peters of
Portland. Mrs George I. Files and Miss
May Potter of Brunswick. The commit
tee In charge consisted of William H.
Sanborn. 10. Of Portland Earl b. Smith.
IL. of Brunswick. Loriug Pratt, II. of
Tlmira, N. Y. aud Theodore T.. Tmcry.
rs. of Gardiner.
The Senior class this noon voted to be-
gin wearing caps aud gowns to Sunday
chapel on Sunday. May t. and to begin
Monday. May l6 to wear them to chapel
every day AMI for the first hour in the
morning. The following committee was
also chosen to make arrangements for
the Senior banquet to he held Commence
meht week: Harry Whiting Woodward
OF Colorado Springs. Col. Serene Sewall
webster of Augusta Richard RAYMOND
Eastman of Fort Fairfield