The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-26
Following Enthusiastic Pa
rade Paul Martin, Founder,
Tells Phi Delts to Make
Order Countrywide.
lack SandersOn Suggests
Economy at Convention
and Blooms $4,000 Com
pany to Erect Home.

note of a score of speeches made last
night at the annual convention ban
quet given by Chi chapter to the Phi
Delta Kappa fraternity.
The banquet was a memorable event
to the fraternity men, and the parade,
which preceded it, was an innovation
to the city of Richmond.
The shouts and cheers of the fra
ternity men reused the city, and when
cheers were given at the banquet for
candidates, the speakers and the Rich
mond chapter, they went far out OF
the building and carried beyond the
business section to the residential dis
tricts on all sides.
The force for the parade gathered
ut Fourth and Main streets at o'clock
and at 100 o'clock an automobile
bearing the national council, led the
way up Main street between well-tilled
sidewalks, where hundreds were await
Ing the passing of the procession, an
entire novelty to the most OF them.
Council in Lead.
Then followed automobiles bearing
the speakers, Paul r. Martin and Zach
Sanderson, two of the founders of the
fraternity; Charles Jordan, Wilfred
Jessup, Joseph Smithmeyer, Earl Rowe
and others.
Red lights and torches gave Main
street weird appearance, and were
signals from distance of the ap-
proach of the parade. The Richmond
City band followed the automobiles,
and members of the Richmond chapter
headed the delegates on foot. The
Carrot UndD delegation, supporting
DR.. J. w. Thompson for president,
brought band from that city
At Thirteenth street the parade
wheeled and counter marched to Ninth
and North A streets, where the fra
ternity members broke ranks and filed
into the Masonic temple.
1t was only few short of four hun
nred whose rampant enthusiasm voiced
itself in cheers for the fraternity, the
candidates and the speakers. While
each of the speakers came in for his
share of the cheers, there were special
demonstrations by various delegations
for the three presidential candidates.
Gauchat. Thompson and Ewry, and for
secretary-treasurer, Gerald FitZgibbOnS
of this city.
Menu an Innovation.
The entire banquet, which was the
work of Fred Bayer, chairman of the
banquet committee, was success.
The tables were prettily decorated
with carnations and red candles with
black bows. The menu was a distinct
novelty, and the banqueters did not
know what was coming until it was
served. The menu was:
First Course-My first meal, milk.
Second Course--A picnic twist, po-
tato salad, meats, served in picnic
style.
Third Course-Home again, cheese,
waters and sailed peanuts.
Fourth Course - Cold wave, ice
cream and cake.
Fifth Course-Sneaking manhood,
cigars.
Sixth Course-Second childhood,
mints.
Earl Rowe, one of the most expert
enced fraternity men in Richmond, and
member of the organization for six
years, presided Is POSTMASTER at
special speakers table placed on the
PLATFORM
Smithmeyer Speaks.
The address of welcome to the dele
gates and visiting Phi Debts was made
bq Joseph II. G. Smithmeyer, presi-
dent of Chi chapter. He spoke of fra
ternalsm and its meaning and the re-
lation of fraternity men, closing with
an invitation to the delegates to &C
cept the city as their own homes.
Charles Jordan, representing the
Commercial club remarked on the en-
thusiasm. You fellows certainly
could hold your own at a political con-
vention," he said.
I'VE are glad to welcome such a
bunch of boosters. This organization
stands for the good Of the other fellow.
We don't care how high we stand in
your esteem. We don't Ca-2 how much
you love us. But we want to know it.
There is many a heart hungry for
friendship, for help or for kindness.
These are what you fellows can give
each other. You are a bunch of boost
ers, and we are glad to have you"
Ovation for Martin.
The fruitfulness of the initial step
taken by Paul r. Martin and Mr..
Sanderson in organizing the frater-
nifty was part of the theme Of Wilfred
Jessup. He complimented the young
men on their conduct in the city.
We do not believe in the fellow
that believes getting ahead means
standing still and pushing the other
fellows back, but we are for the Or
Eanization that. keeping in view the in
dividual, takes hold and pushes every
body forward. Boys, we're for you"
A long demonstration preceded the
address of Paul r. Martin, art critic
and founder of the fraternity.
1T has been five years since | have
attended convention, MI Martin
said. Il have hardly kept in touch
with the advancement of the fraten-
nifty. When | saw the parade and
came to the banquet hall, | could
scarcely believe this is the thing we
started years ago on the steps of the
high school at Marion.
Calls for Expansion.
ut is a long step to Portland, Ore,
but we can make the road to Oregon
one which will be blazed with the ban
ner of Phi Delta Kappa. 1t has been
in the last five years that the fraterni-
ty has seen it's greatest growth, but
in the next five years its strides will
be phenomenal. Let our watchword be
expansion.
Zach Sanderson expressed the hope
that the age limit would be raised
gradually until the Fraternity is placed
on the same basis as a senior order
He congratulated the managers of the
Red and Black, J. Fred Bollmeyer and
Leon Louise, on their work in getting
out the first copy of the fraternity pub
LEGATION. He made suggestion which
met with immediate approval and
which will be acted upon soon.