Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-15
SAYS THE NATION NEEDS
AID Of FRATERNITY MEN
Attorney General McReynolds Dis
cusses the Problems Which
Confront the President.
Other Speakers and Themes at Phi
Della Theta Celebration,
Club Elects Officers.

introduced as the efficiency engineer
of the administration Attorney Cen
eral Mc4.eynolds speaking at the found
ers' day banquet of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity at the University Ciuo
last night, declared that progressive,
right-thinking. patriotic fraternity men
will be called upon to play an important
part in meeting the problems which face
this country.
Mr. McReynolds asserted that some
of the most serious questions with
which this nation has ever had TO deal
have confronted the administration dur
ing the past twelve months, and de-
clared lit is Godsend we have man
like President Wilson to steer the ship
Of state"
The President, said the Attorney Cen
eral is literally driven by stern sense
of his tremendous responsibility to the
American people.
when / look into his face AMI realize
how his mind is burdened constantly
with the great problems which must be
solved / sometimes feel it is hardly
worth while to be President"
Addresses by Others.
Representative Hardy of Texas and
Norton OF North Dakota made brief ad-
dresses. mainly of "reminiscences of col
iege days. George V. Triplett, jr., who
graduated from Central University of
Kentucky in 1907, came to Washington
from his home in Owensboro, Ky, spe-
cially to attend the banquet He spoke
on fraternity efficiency. Mr. Triplett de-
clared that fraternity which teaches
Its men they must stick together to the
exclusion of others encourages clannish-
ness and snobbishness, and Is an influence
that should be eliminated.
Claude n. Bennett, Emory. IS. in a brief
address, referred to the successful effort
Of the people of Alaska to obtain con-
gressional appropriations for railroad as
an illustration of what perseverance and
cooperation will accomplish.
The POSTMASTER was James Gray of
Minnesota.
Preceding the banquet, the Washington
Alumni Club of the fraternity, under
whose auspices it was held. elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
John Tyssowski. president; Carl D. Shop
pard. vice president: Charles z. Trace
well. reporter; Edgar F. Baunlgartner.
secretary. and Ralph J Williams. assist
ant secretary and treasurer.
The banquet committee consisted Of Mr.
Tyssowski, Mr.. Williams and William B.
Metcalfe- The retiring president of the
club is Paul 3. Dunbar.
List of Guests.
The guest list included: j. c. Mercy
nolds. James Gray. W. G. Brantley, G..
" Triplett, jr., of greensboro. Ky: C.
y. Bennett, T. W. Allen. c. o. Appleman,
R. p Barnard, w. B. Barr. E. F. Baum
gartner, w. H. Beal. ]. B. Beadle, s. 6.
Blanton. E. r. Boyle, w. V Boyle, P.
B. Dunbar. l. S. Doten, o. W. Dudley,
II. A. Edison. C. E. FELTON,, F. D. Fetch
er. r. C. Hay. P. S. Heintzleman, l. W.
Hill, A. H. Hitler, I. r. Hit, p. l.
Hodges. +. Jadwin, S. G. Jones, C. Lee,
T. L. Jeffords. E. w. Matthews. r. B.
Mcbride. A Major, J. Meisenhelder. G.
u. Minetree, r S. Moore. Martin A.
Morrison. A s. Milliken, p. d. Norton, W.
b. Palmer. e. Russell. G. NJ. Rommel,
C. d. Sheppard. NJ. c. SHIELD, T. =.
Smith, w. w. Smith c. B. Sornborger.
A. r. Spell. Z. Stafford. c. p Stearns,
NJ. c. Summers. F. G. Tingley, c. q
Tracewell. ]. Thompson, A. NJ Under
wood. J. E. Winnie. K. ]. Williams. r. T
West, r. Morrison.