New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
PHI BETA FRAT IN
 CONVENTION HERE
Epsilon Chapter Host to Dele
 gates at National Meeting
REGISTRATION IS HEAVY
Five-Day Assembly Opens at Bur rttt Hotel--Many Social Events and Sightseeing Trips On Pro- gram Before Last Session.

and Sightseeing Trips On Pro-
 gram Before Last Session.
 Members from as far west as San Francisco are in attendance at the annual national convention of Phi Beta fraternity which opened at the Burritt hotel today and will con- tinue the remainder of the week. Delegates from 19 chapters of the fraternity, together with other mem bers, the number or which totals Eearly 500, are making their homes in this city during the sessions. It was expected that about 250 would be present and rhe number which has registered has exceeded all ex- pectations.
 The names of the delegates, to- gcther with the names of the chap tcrs and the cities from which they come, are:
 Alpha, Hartford, Elevitch and Rattison; Beta, Brooklyn, Freeman and Weiner; Gamma, Waterbury, Vandeman and Lerner; Delta, An sonia, Chazen and Luria; Epsilon, New Britain, Lippman and Birn- baum; Zeta, Newark, N. J., Schein and Krepps; Eta, Irvington, N. J., Handler and Schullman; Theta, Kingston, N. r. Levy and Barno- witz; Iotn, Farm School, Pa, Cor don and Gottlieb; Kappa, Nawburg, N. Y, Miller and Rimshnik; Lamba, Bridgeport, Frannson and Schwartz; Mu, Rochester, N. T., Moskow and Goldman: Xi, New Haven. Gluksten and Grodsky; Omicron, Newark, N. J., Cinsburg and Perlmutter: Pi, Boston, Schiller and Katz; Rho, Buffalo. N. T., Finkelstein and Ro- sen; Sigma, Chicago, Berden and Berland; Nu, Stamford, Berman and Bcrzer; Omega, Philadelphia, Fran sen and Feldman.
 Among those who have come to the convention from distant points are NJ. Jacobson of San Francisco, Cal; Joseph Kisber of Memphis, Tenn; F. Santorio of St. Louis, Mo-; Frank Weiner of Chicago and Archie Katz of Portland, Me.
 Abraham Rosenthal, grand su- rerior of the fraternity, Is present although the duties of acting as chairman at the various sessions will be taken over by Louis ]. Shapiro of the University of Pennsylvania grand honorary superior of the fra ternity. MT. Shapiro has made ex- tensive plans for the coming year in the fraternity nationally and he Will outline his plans in the course Of the convention. He headed the committee for the 1925 convention in this city,
 Welcomed by Mayor Paonessa
 With all members registered the convention swung into its work this afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the opening meeting was held In the ball room of the hotel. Mayor Angelo Paonessa delivered an address Of welcome to the delegates and pre- sented the key of the city to the fraternity. Invitations to address the group were sent to Governor John H. Trumbull and President Calvin Coolidge, MT. Shapiro re- porting that telegrams of greeting have been received from each of these notables, A cablegram of good will has also been received from Dr. Leon Mones, honorary member of Zeta chapter, Newark, N. J. who is at present in the Near East doing relief work. One of the speakers was Deputy Sheriff Martin N. Hor- witz, who talked on the fraternity idea.
 The delegates were guests of the Lions club at luncheon this noon.
 Program of Convention
 The program for the five days follows:
 Today
 2-5 p. m.-Open meeting.
 5-6 D. m.-Grand council meeting.
 S-1 a. m.-Tea dance, ballroom.
 Wednesday
 10-12 noon--Meeting
 2-5 D. m.-Meeting.
 SIP P. m.-Smooker (and initia-
 tions.)
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