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

THE SCROLL. 325quently wander over the Charles River into Boston and find themselves atour rendezvous at Marston's restaurant al luncheon on Saturday afternoons.The activities of the club are practically limited to the annual dinner onAlumni Day, March 15, and the luncheons at Marston's. We have sometimestalked of fitting up a room in the down-town district where all of themembers of the club could meet at any time of the day, but up to the presenttime nothing has been done. The usefulness of such a room for themembers has been a grave question, but as time goes on and the number ofPhis in and about Boston increase, such headquarters for Phi spirit is sureto be established and will undoubtedly add to the strength of the fraternityin Massachusetts and other states of New England. Our luncheons are wellattended, an average of lo members coming out every Saturday, and as theluncheonites are from all walks of life the events of the week are shakendown ani sorted out in the course of an hour, and the bacillus of cynicismfinds no sanctuary in the spirit of Phi joviality which always prevails. Brothersfrom out of town often visit us, and some whose homes are in the centralpart of the state always plan to visit with us on Saturdays when they are in Boston,while a stranger from other states comes in to find Greek companionshipin his travels through the wilderness of barbarians. He finds himself nolonger a stranger, for his ideals are those of the men he meets, and he sitsdown, a welcome guest, to eat and drink with Phi brothers from all of thecolleges.The annual dinner is usually attended by about 150 brothers, many ofwhom travel far to join in the songs of older days. The Boston club and theHarvard club co-operate in managing this dinner and in preparing the programme,and the function is actually a festive contract under which all detailsare prepared happily. The enthusiasm of these dinners is always spontaneous,and the set programme is fringed with a lacework of informality andspecial features quite as attractive as the toasts set forth boldly in cold type.There are over 150 Phis living under the jurisdiction of the Boston alumniclub, and a careful list is kept of all. Whenever a new member is discoveredhe is given a warm invitation to attend all of our functions.February 2, 1906.ARTHUR PHILBRICK.HARVARD UNIVERSITY.The "!» A 0 club of Harvard University held its first meeting for thiscollegiate year October 12, 1905. At that meeting it was decided by thetwenty members present to depart from the quarterly meetings previouslyheld and hold monthly meetings. This plan has since been followed andwith great success. Meetings have b een held every month since, with anaverage attendance of twenty. At the last meeting, however, there was a decidedincrease, the Boston alumni club was asked to be present and severalof them came out to represent the club. Besides them and an almost fullattendance of the club, Bro. Bradbury, Colby, '87, pastor of the old CambridgeBaptist church, was present and told us about the installation of theDartmouth chapter and Bro. Brant, Ohio Wesleyan, '73, secretary of theMassachusetts anti-saloon league "was present and told us about the days hehas spent in 4> A 0.The alumni club lost this year the following brothers who graduated fromthe law school last June;—Blair, Vermont, '99, who has begun to practicein Buffalo; Owen, Dartmouth, '01, who is practicing in N. Y.; Gardiner,California, '02, who is traveling in Washington; Sudduth, Central, '02, whois practicing in Lexington, Kv. Bro. Morris, Indiana, '01, has also left theuniversity and is traveling in Japan.