The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-25
PHI DELTA THETA
 CONVENTION TODAY
Four Southern States Will Be
 Represented
AFTER THE BIG MEETING
Birmingham Hopes to Bring National Organization With 1900 Delegates to the City in 1912 or 1914-A
 Luncheon and Banquet

-td anu 1dnlind provinces or the Gnl
 Delta Theta fraternity will meet in con- vention in Birmingham today for a tWo- days sessions
 The convention will be called to order at 10 o'clock this morning at the coun- cfl chamber at the city hall by Munro | E. L9nser, president of Eta province. Delegates will be present from all of the universities and colleges in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Ken lucky, and the chapter of Phi Delta Theta at the University of Alabama will at- tend the convention in body There are about 300 members of Phi Delta Theta in the Birmingham district, and a large number of these will attend the conven- ton
 Automobiles will meet the trains upon which the delegates arrive this morning | adn take them to the convention head quarters, which will be at the Hotel Hill man.
 William Manier of Nashville. presi- denf of the Gamma province of Phi Delta Theta, will arrive this morning and will assist in presiding over the deliberations of the convention
 Many matters of importance will come up before the convention, one of which will be that of planning to bring the na- tional convention of Phi Delta Theta to Birmingham in 1914 or possibly in 1912 Phi Delta Theta is one of the largest and oldest Of the Greek letter fraterni- ties, having been founded at Miami uni versity in the state of Ohio in 1S4S- Since thai time chapters have been established in nearly all of the leading universities in the United States and Canada There are 72 active chapters of Phi Delta Theta and 15O alumni clubs. Phi Delta Theta has an alumni club in the City of Mexico. The national organization is divided into ten provinces, each having a president, act ing under the general council of the fra ternfty. The fraternity is now incorpor- ated and holds property valued at over N, GOO 600, consisting of chapter houses and real estate About 90 of the active chapters of the fraternity at the various universities own their own crubhouses, where the members of the fraternity re- side during their college course. Phi Delta Sheta owns handsome chapter houses at both the University of Alabama and at the Alabama Polytechnic institute
 Elmer C. Henderson, chapter house commissioner of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, from Fulton, Mo, will address the convention this morning on the Benefits of Chapter Houses on Under graduates and the Fraternity at Large" and win outline plans for the erection of other chapter houses.
 Phi Delta Tneta has 1Asoe members.
 Among the prominent alumni in Bir- nninehasn ares Loa3s V Clark, Hugh Morrow, John W Tonainson, Judge Dan Greene, Judge S. E. Greene, Judge Zell aaston, Dr. ", NJ. Jordan, M,rdd Mar tin, Robert Thach, William A, Walker, M. P Walker, Dr. A. A. Walker, Dr. Mortimer II. Jordan, pr, Tally, Dr. J. S. McLester, pr, Walter Scott. Robert Jem- ison, Jr,, Frank S, White, Jr, K. D, Smith, Frank W, Smith, R. P. Wet more. Dr. L. F, I,uckie, William S. Mudd, A. W. Nelson and Hinds Peevy,
 When the convention adjourns at o'clock the delegates will go to luncheon at the Empire cafe, where as many as possible of the members of Phi Delta
  luncheon an automobile party has been organized to take the delegates to the baseball game and for a ride over the Birmin sham district
 The Alumni club of Birmingham has de- termined to go after the national con- vention of the fraternity in either 1912 CT 1914 and will ask the two provinces in convention here today to sanction this movement. A national convention of the fraternity has never been held In the south. These national conventions are attended by 15o0 Phis, and it is quite big event in every way It would bring prominent men to Birmingham from every state in the union and from the provinces of Cana da- The next national convention will be held this year in August at Niagara Falls. and the general secretary of the. fraterni- ty states that 12fo have notified him that they will attend. The Birmingham Alum nj club will be represented at this na- tional convention by Hunter M. Smith, W. J. Conniff and Carl A. Brown, and M. B. Lanier will represent Eta province.
 At the smoker and dinner in honor of the delegates to the convention this even ing at 8 o'clock at the Southern club Frank s. White, Jr., will preside as toastmaster.
 The following toasts have been ar ranged:
 'The Alumni Club" Hunter M. Smith; Phi Delta Theta Memories" Rev. Mar win T. Hefin "The Phi Delta Theta Coat Hinds Peevy; "The National Con vention of 1s14,' Carl A. Brown; Good Fellowship" George Watkins; Phi Del ta Theta on the Bench,' Judge Dan Greene; Plans for the 1914 National Con- vention," W. J. Conniff; "The Ladies'" | Dr. l.. F. Luckie; Eta Province" Munro B. Lanier; Gamma Province William Manier.
 | The speakers are limited to five min | utes. A seven-course dinner will be served by the Southern club cafe. Seventy