New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-23
MR.. REID AS A D. K. f.
Fraternity Secretary Tells of
His Valued Aid.
JOINED AT OLD MIAMI
New Chapter House There to
Stand as Memorial to the
Ambassador.

James Anderson Halves. general secce-
tary of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fra
ternity Of which Ambassador Reid was
a member paid a warm tribute on Satur-
ternity and the valuable aid he had given
to its every welfare and interest. At his
office at No. 30 Broad street. Mr.. HAYES
said:
Mr.. Reid throughout his life cher
iShed Delta Kappa Epsilon as one of his
chief interests. which fraternity he joined
as a freshman at old Miami University,
in 1852. Mr.. Reid was one OF the founders
of Kappa Chapter and gave TO it during
his college course such love and devo-
ton as only an enthusiastic young coll
lege man can give Mr.. Reid took
very active part in launching this new
chapter as rival 20 the two or three
other frateInities already located there,
and largely through his efforts it also
took a position of leadership.
From the first he was one Of the lead
Ing debaters of the college. and it is now
history as recorded in all fraternity pub
locations that his strong leadership of the
chapter caused 1t to secure such q posi-
ton Of power and influence In the cd
debating societies that a combination OF
other fraternites. and indeed, of some
Of the members of Delta Kappa Epsilon
in the carly classes, was formed TO OPP
pose the commanding position secured hy
this young man. This resulted in the only
division which has ever occurred m a
Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter when, in
lSsj, some of the members resigned and
formed a local organization which be
came the national fraternity Of Sigma
Chi Thus Mr.. Reid was not only one OF
the leaders Of Delta Kappa Epsilon from
his carly boyhood but, without intending
il, was the founder of large rival fra
ternity. In 1915 and again in 1873 lie
was the president of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon national conventions. a well as
holding other positions in its national
conventions during his college days.
The first article in Volume l Of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon quarterly, which APP
peared thirty years ago. was written by
Mr. Reid. He was active when this, the
oldest fraternity magazine. was started.
and from time TO time during all these
years has written for the quarterly and
has always been a regular subscriber,
through it keeping in active touch with
its affairs
Mr.. Reid once told me that he looked
upon ID. X. T. as one Of he strongest OBJ
Ieots of affection and regard Of his life,
and he always deeply appreciated the
strong support and interest Of the
fraternity as a whole and of its members
in him and his boyhood life. II is prob
able that his relations with this great
college organization were AT times Of nep
IN his public life. and. indeed it has
proved 50 in tho case Of others
The ambassadors old chapter at
Miami has for some time desired TO pos
ecss its own chapter house, and only re-
Gently he had shown his substantial in
tercst in the fraternity by donating
large sum. understood TO be from fifteen
to twenty thousand dollars to this object
so that an elegant new chapter house TO
j.. *. T. AT Miami, now In course Of ercc-
ton. will stand as a permanent memorial
TO him.
"While this old fraternity for nearly
three-qudrters Of a century has numbered
among its members many prominent men,
including eX-President Roosevelt. Admiral
Robert T.. Peary. who planted the -. Is L.
flag at the North Pole; many am5as-
sailors, ministers, United States Senators,
Governors, university presidents. literary
men, and long line who have done much
for their country. 1t is probably a fact
that no member has done quite so much
or occupied as nearly the position Of the
ideal Dcke as our late Brother Whitelaw
Reid.
Mr. Reds son ogden Mills Red. fol-
lowed in his fathers footsteps and is a
member of D. K. T.. fraternity. although
Of Yale Chapter. and has ALWAYS had the
greatest interest in the fraternity and
taken a leading part IN its activities
THE memory Of Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
will therefore always he held in reverence
and esteem by the twelve thousand living
members Of the fraternity. and his name
will be enrolled as one Of the greatest and
most devoted leaders Of the fraternity