Evening star., 1915-10-24
SIGMA NJ FRATERNITY
MEMBERS AT BANQUET
President Stockton of George Wash
lngton University Makes Prin-
cipal Address.

cipal Address.
George Washington University during
the last few years was described by
Admiral Charles H. Stockton, its presi-
dent. at banquet of the Sigma NJ
fraternity at the New Willard last
evening. The banquet followed the
initiation in the afternoon of Alpha
Beta Phi Fraternity of the university
as the Delta Pi Chapter Of the Sigma
Nu National Fraternity. The banquet.
as well as the Initiation ceremony, was
attended by large number of per-
sons. both from Washington and other
cities.
Particular emphasis on the part taken
Dy fraternity men in the life of the
university was dwelt upon by Admiral
stockton in his address. which was the
principal one Of the evening. He spoke
OF the number of fraternities at. the in
st1tution and the ways in which their
members were showing interest in the
university. Admiral Stockton spoke Of
the increase in the enrolment of the
university and of the diversity of it's
activities.
Representative Evans Toastmaster.
Representative John NJ Evans Of
Montana was toastmaster Frank H.
lden. president of Washington Alumni
Chapter, welcomed the Delta Pi Chap
ter, while the formal presentation of
the charter was made by Walter j.
Sears. grand recorder and regent-elect
Lewis T. Leonard. member of the new
chapter. accepted the charter on its be-
half Admiral Stockton then spoke.
Others who gave toasts. and their
of Washington Alumni Chapter. Stigma
r; Edgar, Wilmington: Del. Alumni
Norman Norman H; :lr, Angel. Baltimore Alumni
Chapter. The Man We Seek: Dean
Howard L. Hodgkins of the George
ternities at George Washington Uni
versity," and Fred B. Linton, Wash
ington Alumni Chapter. Sigma NJ
the Full Structure
4uet comprised Roy R. Cox. chairman:
Beverly Evans, Herbert ]. Morgan and
Robert H. Woods.
Members of Initiation Team.
The installation of the new chapter
took place at the Sigma Nu house, 2O22
F street northwest, yesterday after
noon. The initiation team consisted of
Walter J. Sears, grand recorder and
regent-elect;, Rev. Paul M. Spencer,
grand chaplain: w. D. Clark, New
York Alumni Chapter: William R. Ed
gar. Wilmington Alumni Chapter. and
A. H. Wilson, past regent
Those initiated were:
Active men-Claude r. Breneman,
William E. Brockman. William B. N.
Gathcart, James L. Delany. R. Clifford
Doyle. Harold F. Enlows, Leslie w.
Getchell. Paul F. Hodge, G. James Kee-
nan. Joseph B. kingsbury. Lewis T.
Mccoy. Oliver G. Magruder. Francis
2. Marvin. Roger NJ. Mehurin. H Paul
Middleton. o. Harrison Miller, Paul G.
Russell. Prentiss D. Sale. jr.; George
J. Schladt. George F. Smithson. Carl
F: Snyder. Ralph J. Sterling and Il.
Claude Terry.
Alumni-George H. Baston. William
T. Conboye, Arthur A. Fisher. Lewis
c: Fisher. John P. Fleming. Robert F.
Hsrnis HEiemlns uEps EuseSe L Gaddess Albert L
McInturn. Charles H. Mehl. Fred B.
Rhodes. Chester H Smith, Charles
Stevenson. John L. Vandegrift and Ir-
win S. Porter.
who attended the installation were:
Washington alumni-Dr E. S. Bastin,
James W. Brown. G. H. Chasmar, John
w. Clifton. James L. Denham, Stephen
w. Doty, Representative Charles G.
Edwards of Georgia, Wade H.
Ellis. Beverly Evans. Representative
John M. Evans of Montana, Mark r.
Finley, jr., J. Louis French, Represent
ative Harvey Helm Of Kentucky, Ray
mond N. Hickman, Frank H. Iden.
G. A. Johnson, James X. Jones, White
head Kluttz. Fred B. Linton. Robert L.
Longstreet, Representative c. N. Nc
Arthur of Oregon. r. D. Mesler. Herbert
]. Morgan, William P. Rose. Represent
ative Henry B. Steagall. A. D. Trundle,
NJ. A. Weller, ]. B. Wilson. Robert H.
Wood, H. T. Woodbridge, Dr. L. F.
Fricks. X. s. Purdie. r. K Brown, H. s.
Rice and H. H. Sims.
Officers of the fraternity-Walter J.
Sears Of Columbus. Ohio, regent; Rev
Paul NJ Spencer of New York, grand
chaplain: Roy r. Cox of Washington,
inspector of first division: A. H Wilson
of New York. past regent. and Dr. Isaac
p Robinson OF Baltimore, past regent.
Delegates from first division active
chapters-L. w. Hyde. Beta Chapter,
University of Virginia: Edmund Ma
gers and Martin Simmons, Lambda
Chapter. Washington and Lee Univer-
sity, Lexington. Va; Clyde L. Fore,
Psi Chapter. University of North Caro-
lima. and John W. Jones, Delta Kappa
Chapter, Delaware State College.
Out-of-town Sigma Nus-wilson D.
Clark, lie Roy r. Kimball. Herbert 8.
Nulsen, J. r. Monroe and George A.
Smith of New York: William r. Edgar
OF wilmington. Del: Norman H. Angel,
John F. Bledsoe. Messrs. Gill and Hub
bard of Baltimore