Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15

| fudht II al even HuuuFeOs 0ekco
from all over Maine, graduates and
undergraduates sat down to the an
nual banquet of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon Fraternity Association of the
State, held Monday evening at the
Augusta House. In addition to the
alumni there were present large del
egations of undergrads from Theta
Chapter at. Bowdoin and XII Chapter
at Colby to bring the greetings from
these two active chapters in the
State. 1t was a most enthusiastic
fraternity gathering, Astounding with
good fellowship and cheer. and will
be long remembered with great
pleasure by those in attendance.
Hon. Charles P. Barnes of Houlton,
XII Chapter '92, speaker of the Maine
House of Representatives, as toast-
master presided over the festivities
of the evening, and the messages
We're given by brilliant array of
speakers including Governor Percival
p. Baxter, Theta Chapter '98; John
Clair Minot, Theta Chapter; of the
editorial department of the Boston
Herald; Senator Rupert HI. Baxter.
Theta Chapter; Professor Frank N.
Whittier of Bowdoin college. Theta
Chapter; Dean James S. Stevens of
the University of Maine, Beta Phi
Chapter Dorchester college) DR.. L..
T. Snipe of Bath, Phi Chapter (Yale)
'S9. member of the Maine House of
Representatives; Alexander Stan
dish, Theta '21; Ranscomb Pratt,
ri '21.
fD11 ofE Sc nn1f
Kappa Epsilon Association of Maine
We're elected for the ensuing year:
President, Hon. Charles p Barnes
XII '21; vice presidents, w. w. Thorn
as of Portland, Theta '94, and Hon.
w. L. Bonney of Bowdoinham, XII '92;
secretary treasurer, l.. F. Timber
lake of Portland, Theta '09; execu-
tive committee-Clarke Chapman Of
Portland, XII '09; Dr. L. T. Snipe of
Bath, Phi '9S; and Wadleigh 3.
Drummond of Portland, Theta '07.
The executive committee will have
charge of the next annual banquet
of the association which will be held
at Portland. The nominating COM
mittee of last evening was composed
of Rupert p. Baxter and L. F. Tim
berlake, both of Theta, and Norman
L. Bassett, XII 81.
A sumptuous and delicious banquet
was served, each course being served
in the fine style of the hotel, the me-
, NJ consisting of: Oysters on the half
SHELF beef bouillon in cups; boiled
chicken halibut and Hollondaise
sauce; iced cucumbers, roast Vermont
No.
potatoes and sauce. lettuce and toma-
to salad with French dressing, apple
. pie and ice cream, demi tasse. The
cigars and cigarettes were then pass
ed around.
One of the pleasing features of the
OCCASION was the musical program
tgiven by an all-Deke orchestra made
up of the following undergrads: Will
liam Brewer, Lovett Mcclellan, Phil
ip Mcclellan, Bruce White and Mar
shall Baldwin, all of Theta Chapter;
and Cranston Jordan, Chester Glenn
and ]. Hardy Patten all of XII Chap
ter. The singing of Deke songs and
the Deke marching were also plea
sures of the occasion.
Post -Prandial Exercises
The first speaker of the evening
was Governor Percival P. Baxter,
ThetaS9S, who in few brief remarks
brought his greetings. Because of an
important engagement hew as una
BILE to remain longer at the banquet.
Toastmaster Barnes referred to the
next speaker of the evening as
general favorite of the two d. X. E.
Chapters of Maine, where is a very
frequent visitor, and called upon John
Clair Minot of Boston. who repre-
scented the National Association. Mr..
Minof's address, like all the others
given, was filled with the fraternity
spirit and was given warm applause.
Mr.. Minot brought the greetings from
the National Fraternity Council and
from James Halves. secretary of the
National D. X. E. fraternity, and he
in New York City. He then, in a
very interesting manner told of the
D. X. E. National Convention held
about three months ago at Cuba,
when members of the fraternity from
all over the country gathered there
at the invitation of and as the guests
of President Menocal Of Cuba, who
was Deke at Cornell about 80 years
lago. He pointed out that in view of
the fact that this was the first time
that national college fraernity had
ever held it's convention on foreign
soil and that it was "wet" country,
that many people might have got an
entirely wrong impression as to the
purpose of the get-together there. He
had explained this matter thoroughly
in articles in the Boston Herald and
in the d. X. Z. Quarterly, showing
that the gathering was wholly in
spring and businesslike, and that
the convention was worthy success
sor to that held in California when
the Deke special train carried the del
egates from all over the United
States. Theta and XII Chapters each
had six delegates there, and only
three chapters of the national fra
ternity were unrepresented. In
closing his. address, Mr.. Minot read
the convention poem which had been
given at Havana, and stated that
next year the national conventio is
to be held at Chicago.
Representing the undergraduates of
XII Chapter of Colby, Ranscomb Pratt
Colby 81, pointed out that real
strength lies in results and that IS
why d. K z. tops the list-a fraterni-
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