The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
GOSSIP OF FRAT MEN NOW IN BIRMINGHAM Mobile Will Be Great in Spite of Herself
 BEvERIDGE TO WAR
Hugh T. Miller of Columbus, Ind, Says Former Senator Will Repre- sent Newspaper Syndicate.
 Oldest Georgia Phi Here

Judge Elam Fisher is from Eaton. O.. and is here attending the Phi Delta Theta convention. He has won his way into the hearts of every man whom he has met Judge Fisher has tho distinction of being trustee of Miami college, where the Phi Delta Theta fraternity was or ganlzed. He has not attended a conven ton since 1866, except this one, and is receiving a warm welcome from the un- dergraduatea as well as tho elder mon. 'I am very happy to be here.' he said yesterday. You may be assured that I know a great deal about Birmingham. for I have kept my eye on the city for many years. have reached the conclusion that Plttsburg will soon be known as the Birmingham of the north, instead of the reverse. Another town that I think has great future Is Mobile. If Birmingham and Mobile will get together and pull for the deep waterway and water transporta- ton from here to Mobile. it will mean great benefits for this community In fact, think Mobile will be great despite herself In Birmingham you have won derful city. It's future cannot be over
 estimated. believe eventually .tt -wiil he l one of the most wonderful cities that we | have. You have built on a good founda- | ton. and 1t only requires the straighten- l ing out of a few kinks. This convention is great success. and I am more than | glad that I came"
 The Right Rev. Charles M. BeciSwth. Episcopal bishop of the Alabama dio- | cese will be distinguished figure at the Phi Delta Theta convention today. He | will arrive this morning and is scheduled for an address at the banquet tonight. | Bishop Beckwith is widely known. among l the Phis and his appearance will be of great interest to them.
 | Rome. Ga. the place where the buy-a- bale-of-cotton movement started has an- other claim to distinction. That is the l fact that Rome has sent to the Phi Delta
 convention ]. H. Hoskinson who Is the
 oldest Phi attending the convention from | a point of initiation. He Is of the class of | 1874. University of Georgia, and cunsc- quently the oldest member of the Georgia chapter of the phis. MT. I1oskinson ar- | rived yesterday, registered at the Tut wiler, secured a badge and entered into | the work and frivolity of the convention with unalloyed interest. He said yoster- cay that Birmingham had been furnished | some of it's most earnest boosters by | Rome and that he was glad to be here and see what the home boys had been do- | ing since leaving Georgia. MT Hoskinson said yesterday that he had counted on 1 coming to this convention and that he was glad of the opportunity presented to size up Birmingham.
 | Hugh T. Miller of Columbus. Ind. hav- l ing in stock some of that quaint philos- | opy which is notable in the Man from 1 Home" is here attending the convention He made the startling statement that Albert Beveridge had gone to the Eu- ropean war as a correspondent for newspaper syndicate MT. Miller ran against the bright young man. for the United States Senate and there was no
 mourning badge on his coat yesterday over the departure of Cousin Albert" No, I am not from Kokomo," said Mr. Miller. q am from Columbus. As | lieutenant governor of Indiana I lived fin | Indianapolis for few years. but l went | back to Columbus You know. we grow up in Columbus and generally stay there. | Oftentimes we get to the city, but not as 1 frequently as your upstate folks get to
 
 | Columbus. The Elks' club is there, and we have a good concert band. As mat | ter of fact, we have newspaper man whom I am told plays Daniel Vorhees Pike better than William Hodge. He
 has been made tempting offers, but he I remains at home with us." Mir Miller is very popular among the l Phi men. He is chairman of the coumit-
 tee on charters and occupies a very in- portant position"
 1 The following parody on ''Tipperary.'
 sung by Miss Kelly, the Newspaper club
 solost at the Athletic club smoker Tues
 day night, provoked great enthusiasm
 and was repeated more than six times
 it is said before the programme was al- | lowed to continue:
 1 Air: "Tipperary."
 | Twas a long way to Alabama | Twas a long way to come.
 1 Twas a long way to Alabama,
 But we're going to make things hum. 'God-by. Old New England.
 l Farewell, Golden West;
 l Twas a long. long way to Alabama,
 But here let us rest.'
 | J. IT. Dewitt of Nashville, past pres1- | dent of the general council. arrived hero yesterday for the convention. He was re-
 ceived yesterday by members of the gem eral council with a great deal of atten- | ton.
 photograph of the convention will be ! at noon. The officers and the entertain-
 ment committee would appreciate tho
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