Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-23

Poruand, Me-, rep. zZ'---Nlne AineT-
lean colleges were represented at the
dinner of the Chi (Colby) and Lamb
da (Bowdoin) chapters of the zeta
Psi fraternity last evening at the Fal-
mouth hotel. 1t was the fourth joint
dinner of the two chapters and it was
also the largest one. There were pres
ent some 80 members Of the fraternity,
which included practically all of the
undergraduate membership.
Beside Bowdoin and Colby, the col
leges represented were Yale, Brown,
Lafayette, University of Wisconsin,
Rutgers, University Of Pennsylvania
and New York University.
1t was a typical college reunion
gathering, with the elders not one
whit behind the undergraduates in en-
thusiasm and fraternal spirit. Fra
ternity songs were sung, bright
speeches were made and everything
went off with a swing that betokened
true university spirit.
The gathering was honored by the
presence of several officers of the
grand chapter and good sized dele
CATION came from Boston to take part
in the festivities.
The dinner was served at O'Clock
and an hour later Walter c. Emerson,
Chi "a, the toastmaster of the oeca-
sion, raped for attention. Mr.. En-
erson is known far and wide as pub
lie speaker of wit and eloquence and
he never officiated more brilliantly at
q gathering of the sort than he did
last evening.
The speeches for the most part re-
lated to the doings of the fraternity,
past and present, and were of interest
of course to members only
Prof. H. l.. Johnson of Bowdoin was
greeted with warm enthusiasm when
called upon and spoke among other
things, of his acquaintance with the
founders of the Bowdoin chapter. some
of whom were in college when he was.
DR.. ]. Fred Hill of Waterville. of the
Chi, made bright and interesting
speech. DIR. Hill is just as enthuslas-
tic a Zete as he was in his college days
and is a great favorite with the under
graduate body
When LYMAN A. Cousens. the phi
alpha or presiding officer of the grand
chapter, arose to speak the company
greeted him with round after round
of applause. Mr.. Cousens is the sec
ond grand president that Bowdoin has
had. the other being Gov, Cobb and
third from the State of Maine, and he
has done vast amount of work for
the society. He told of his trip with
two of the other grand officers among
the different chapters. They had been
as far West as the University or
Michigan and were winding up by
visiting the Colby and Bewdein chap
tiers.
Anthony Robinson Of the Sigma
University of Pennsylvania also told
some incidents of this trip as did
Herbert NJ. Waldron of the Delta
(Rutgers1.
Elwvn c. Gage. Lambda IA and
Paul F. Christopher. Chi IA, spoke for
the undergraduate body and these two
youngsters made ringing speeches.
Applause for Hurley.
There was much applause when
John ]. Hurley of Maiden, Mass, an
old Bovdoin football captain, was
called upon by the POSTMASTER and
told how George Washington would
have made a good Zete. Robert. Il.
Ervid, Chi II, the graduate manager
of the Colby Athletic association spoke
for athletics at that college, paying
a warm tribute to athletic spirit of
the sister college.
Howard Jackson of the Epsilon
(Brown) referred to the beating Colby
gave that college at football last fall
and he said that for some reason Col
by was not on the Brown schedule
this year.
Cedric r. Crowell, Lambda '1S, told
something of the work of the central
organization in New York.
Portraits Presented.
One of the guests who was expected
to be present was of old Omega chap
ter of the University of Chicago, but
he was unable to attend and instead
he wrote a letter brim full of Zeta Psi
spirit and concluded by presenting to