New-York tribune., 1919-12-05
ID. X. E. Fraternity
Accepts Havana's
1920 Invitation
War Record Is Presented
and General Officers Re-
elected at Session; 1000
''Dekes'' Dine Tonight

Delegates to the national conven-
tion of Delta Kappa Epsilon, meeting
at the local clubhouse, 80 West Forty
fourth Street, voted unanimously yes
terday afternoon for Havana as the
next place of meeting. Invitation had
been extended by Mario Menocal, Pres
ident of Cuba, who is member Of the
fraternity.
Yesterday was the first business day
Of the convention. At the morning
session reports were read on the work
of the war service committee of the
d. K. E. at home and abroad, and on
the success OF the business opportuni-
ties bureau established after the
armistice to assist returning. soldier
"Dekes" in obtaining employment.
War activities of the D. K. E. included
the loss of more than a hundred men,
bers on the battlefelds of France, the
sending of an ambulance unit to the
war zone. issuance Of the "Small Arms
Instructors Manual" cooperation with
the Y. M. C. A., Red Cross, Catholic
War Fund Committee and other aux
iliary war organizations, entertain
returning "Deke" heroes at the local
clubhouse, and the establishment in
London and Paris of D. K. E. club
houses for the use Of troops.
Hawes's Work Praised
The report of the war service COM
mittee extends the major credit for the
auxiliary activities of the fraternity
abroad to General Secretary James
Anderson Halves, who was in Europe
up TO October Of 1918. Others of the
committee are Charles Baskerville,
chairman; Frederick Dwight, vice.
chairman; Edward N. Chapman, treas
urer; Charles Ham jr., l. B. Hazelton,
lam Clifford Moore and Orville II.
Tobey. The committee received tie
frequent assistance and advice Of Og-
den Reid, national president of D. X.
E.; j. K Oil, e-president; ]. Nc
MILAN Hamilton and John P Mum.
National officers of D. X. E. were
chosen to succeed themselves for the
year. They, are: Ogden Reid, Editor
Of The New York Tribune, president;
j. K. Ohl, managing editor of "The
New York Herald" vice-president, and
James Anderson Hawes, also Of New
York, secretary treasurer. Evans
Woolen a delegate from the Yale
Chapter Of D. K E., was elected under
SAoNuotS ~ PlCoiuChI VI CAO COuNCHCAOAk
now in session.
Resolutions of policy were discussed
at the afternoon session, in addition to
selecting Havana as the next conven-
ton city Last night the delegates, al
ternate and visiting members Of
D. K. E. Alumni Association attended
the performance at the Princess, the
entire theater being reserved. After
the show the "Dekes" gathered again
at the clubhouse for a "Welsh rabbit"
party.
Delegates to Report
This morning at 10 o'clock the dele
gates will each give one-minute re-
port Of the years work of their re-
spective chapters, forty-three in num-
ber. Mr.. Reid will deliver his annual
address at this time. He will talk on
the condition of the fraternity and dis
cuss the past, present and future of
"Deke" activities.
A thousand are expected for the dia-
mond jubilee and victory banquet of
the fraternity at the Biltmore this
evening. Seventy-fve years of d. K. E.
history will be shown on the screen,
including the fraternity's war record
Speakers will be General Peyton C.
March, chief of staff, United States
Army; DR.. George E. Vincent, president
of the Rockefeller Foundation; United
States Senators James w. Wadsworth
and Kenneth D. McKel'ar, Bishop
Charles S. Burch and A. Barton Hep
burn.