1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 201California—At the lodge of sorrow, or annual memorialservice, of the Cincinnati lodge of B. P. O. Elks, at MusicHall, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 3, the principal speakerwas Judge H. A. Melvin, '89, of Oakland, Cal. He is spokenof as the next grand exalted ruler of the order.Vanderbilt—R. W. Dake, M. D., '03, of Nashville, wasmarried, November 22, to Miss Julia Dudley. The ceremonywas solemnized in Christ church, Nashville, Bishop Gailorofificiating. Among the. ushers were S. C. Pilcher, '00, andW. B. C. Pilcher, ,'oi, of Tennessee Alpha.Ohio Wesleyan—At the last session of the synod of Pennsylvania,Rev. W. P. Fulton, D. D., '81, was elected moderator.He is pastor of the Ninth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia,and a member of the committee on city missions and churchextension, with an office in the Witherspoon Bldg.Missouri—The Paris Revue Scientifique of October 14, '89,contains an article on the new method of determining the heightof the atmosphere invented by Prof. T. J. J. See, '89, of thenaval observatory at Washington. He has determined theheight to be 131 miles, with an uncertainty of less than 10per cent.Mississippi and Georgia—The governor of Georgia has appointedM. W. Beck, '82, an associate justice of the state supremecourt. He was a member of the state senate, 1890-91;solicitor general of the Flint circuit, 1892-94; judge of theFlint circuit, 1895-98, since which time he has practiced lawat GrifSn, Ga. He was a major of the third Georgia regimentduring the war with Spain.Wisconsin^Miss Barbara Curtis, T* B, youngest daughterof Col. C. A. Curtis, was married to E. B. Rose, WisconsinAlpha, '05, at Grace Episcopal church, Madison, NovemberI. The bride is a sister of Wardon A. Curtis, '89, andL. A.Curtis, '94, of Wisconsin Alpha. The newly married coupleare to live at Tucson, Ariz., where they will find several othernewly-married * A ® couples. Bro. Rose is to manage hisfather's Arizona interests, which consist of a copper mine,railroad smelter and a ranch of 46,000 acres. Mr. David S.Rose, his father, has a life lease upon the mayorality of Milwaukee,and two years ago was the Democratic nominee forgovernor. He headed the Wisconsin delegation at St. Louis,and was strongly considered for second place on the nationalticket.