Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-24
"Greeks" Decide to Form Per
manent Organization; Will
Help National Fight


Fast-flying college years all the wa.
from 1867 to 1915 we're represented
among the 60-odd Greek letter frat
ernity men who gathered at the Uni
versity Club on Saturday night fol
the second annual dinner OF the Pan
Hellenic Association OF Hawaii. More
than a dozen fraternities, undergrad
uate, department or honorary, were
represented by one or more members
and the songs and yells which echo
I'm the chapter-houses back in the
states" were repeated with gusto.
Two movements of more than pass
ing importance developed from the
meeting. II was decided to form some
sort OF permanent organization, and
A. L. c. Atkinson, who suggested this
was made chairman OF a committee 70
look after the details and to plan next
years dinner and entertainment. The
other members of the committee are
w. w. Thayer, Stanley c. Kennedy,
w. L. Warren and r. w. Bliss.
The second movement is that of
drafting a memorial on behalf of
Greek letter fraternity men of Ha-
waii protesting against anti-fraterni-
Ity legislation now imminent or in
prospect in several states, and which
may close the doors Of several large
state universities TO the fraternities
! and sororities. 1t was pointed out
by speakers that already in Mississip-
pi a law passed by the state legisla.
ture against fraternities has been test
ed and held valid in the state courts,
and the Judgment affirmed by the
| United States supreme court; and
that the United States supreme court
holds that state legislatures may bar
| fraternities from state educational in
situations.
The Pan-Hellenic Association Of Ha-
wall proposes to declare itself as a
body of men, most Of whom have been
out Of college for years, emphatically
| in favor Of the fraternity influence In
college life. This memorial will be
sent to each of the suitable officers
OF each national fraternity for use In
various states where anti-fraternity
bills are presented or an anti-fraterni-
ty movement develops in the institu'
tons.
II was an evening of very inform.
al fun for the assembled Greeks, w.
R. harrington was POSTMASTER and
most of the toasts were brief. w w,
Thayer spoke on the fraternity's in
fluence upon the undergraduate. A
pleasant surprise was talk by Elias
Lyman OF Vermont, visitor who de-
clared that Hawaii has charmed him
greatly ,and that the meeting with
fellow fraternity men was the crown.
ing event of visit he hopes to re-
peat. incidentally, Mr.. Lyman was
the oldest Greek there in point OF
years, his year" being 81. Riley H.
Allen spoke on the anti-fraternity Leg
isIation and incipient hostile move
ments. Col. Archibald Campbell. called
ON suddenly, responded with brief
but vigorous appeal that Greek letter
men shall live up to their regulations
as leaders by realizing the necessity
of and taking part in the work OF ma.
t.onal preparedness. A. L. c. Atkin.
son spoke of the fraternity influence
on after life, and Bertram G. Riven.
burgh said that at the various fraterni-
IT, conventions at San Francisco last
year alumni associations were asked
to cooperate more closely with the ma
tional officers.
Varied entertainment was furnished
by Billy Warren, who told bushel OF
funny stories-and got the laughs
and by DR.. r. d. Williams, the new
principal of Mills school DR.. Will.
ans is a remarkably good prestidigita'
tor, In addition to which he acconpan-
led his sleight-of-hand with an appro.
pirate line of talk on college topics.
His tricks carried a freshman through
college, figuratively.
Stanley c. Kennedy, formerly yell.
master at Stanford, showed that he
hasn't forgotten the old art, and led
most of the yells. A much-appreciated
feature was the singing of the Kane
hameha Boys school male chorus.
The following men. fraternities and
colleges being given, we're present:
w. r. Harrington, Beta Theta Theta
Pi, Maine: Wade Warren Thayer,
kappa Alpha, Michigan: Elias Lyman,
Siga Phi, Vermont; Arthur F. Thayer,
Sigma Phi, Michigan: r. d. Williams,
Alpha Delta Phi, California; John F.
Nelson. Beta Theta Pi, Colorado; p.
A. MacCaughey, Beta Theta Pi, Ken.
yon; Riley H. Allen, Beta Theta ri,
Chicago; G. X. harrison. Sigma Chi, !
Illinois; G. II. Grace, Sigma Chi, Ne
braska; Will r. McAllep, Sigma Chi,
u. S. c.: John Howard Ellis, Sigma
Chi, Northwestern: B. G. Rivenburgh,
Delta Tau Delta. Rensselaer,: Carl B. |
Andrews, Sigma M. Rose Poly; Lloyd |
r. Killam, Sigma M, Brown; H. H.
Bloggett, Sigma M, Chicago: R. E. |
woolley, Beta Theta Pi, Utah; P. E.
Spalding. Phi Delta Theta, Stanford;
John F. Stone. Phi Delta Theta, Whit
man; C. S. Franklin, Phi Delta Theta,
Mississippi; William E. Berry, Phi
Delta Theta, Whitman; Wilton Stall ,
smith, Phi Delta Theta, Northwest
ern; William E. Berney, Phi Delta /
Theta, Whitman; E. B. Loomis. Phi |
Delta Theta, Nebraska; H. E. Abend.
Kappa Sigma. Stanford; Andrew Far.
rell, Sigma Chi. Hanover; H. W.
Kerns, Sigma Nj, Michigan; r. S.
Heath, Tau Beta Phi. Michigan; G. B.
Wilkins, Kappa Sigma, Maine; Arch
bald Campbell. Sigma Chi. Stevens;