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

452 THE SCROLL.and attendance it was the most successful reunion of Phis ever held in theDistrict of Columbia and well justified the time and care given to it by thecommittee in charge, Bros. John Joy Edson, Jr., Gilbert S. Woolworth andCarl. D. Sheppard.Before the members of the club sat down to dinner, a short businesssession was held at which the following officers were elected for the ensuingyear; William M. Compton, Alabama, '88, president; C. B. Sornborger,Vermont, '90, vice-president; Carl D. Sheppard, Ohio Gamma, '02, secretary;Oscar A. Mechlin, Dartmouth, '03, treasurer; Dr. John E. Meisenhelder,Gettysburg, '97, reporter.A letter from Bro. F. J. R. Mitchell, G. C, was read informing the clubthat their invitation to hold the next national convention in Washington hadbeen accepted. This announcement was received with great enthusiasm.Bro. George M. Rommel, Iowa Wesleyan, '97, was then elected chairmanof the permanent convention committee; this committee to have entire chargeof the arrangements of the convention.Phis to the number of 45, representing 19 states and 34 chapters wereseated around the banquet table; those in attendance were: Tohn C. Black,Wabash, '62; Joseph E. Graff, Wabash, '76; Frank W. DeWolf, Chicago,'03; E. F. Phillips, Allegheny, 99; Edgar Russell, Missouri, 82;Ralph J. Williams, Knox, 97; Galen L. Tait, Nebraska, 92; A. D.Forsythe, Central, '93; Chas. D. F. Chandler, Case, '03; Albert R.Dyer, Lawrence, '59; W. E. De Riemer, Lawrence, 59; Claude M. Bennett,Emory, 88; Ira B. Mc Neal, Dickinson, 98; W. R. Schmucker,Dickinson, 'oi; A. H. Hiller, Hillsdale, '89; Oscar W. Lang, Cincinnati,'00; William Curtis Hill, Columbia, '97; Ralph P. Barnard, Lehigh,'89; Chas. B. Sornborger, Vermont, '90; W. J. Douglass, Lehigh, '94;Horace W. Davis, W. & J, '05; G. A. Woolworth, Union, '02; O. A.Mechlin, Dartmouth, '03; B. M. Stuart, Virginia, '02; M. M. Mc Lean,Texas, '90; H, H. Bennett, North Carolina, '03; George W. Prince, Jr.,,Knox, '08; Milton Updegraff, Wisconsin, '84; I. H. Bryant, Vanderbilt,'80; J, I. Gayetty, Union, '99; Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., Northwestern, '88;E. F. Pickford, Union, '90; Milo C, Summers, Lombard, '81; WilliamN. Compton, Alabama, '88; L. A. Dotan, Vermont, 97; E. M. Hasbrouck,Syracuse, '90; P. L. Hodges, Depauw, '99; Jas. H. Kimball,Lansing, '95; Geo. M. Rommel, Iowa Wesleyan, '97; Carl D. Sheppard,Ohio, '02; W. H. Beal, Vir. Pol. Inst., '86; John Joy Edson, Jr.,Lehigh, '93; Fred H. Austin, Missouri, '80; William Wolf Smith, Hanover,93; John E. Meisenhelder, Gettysburg, '97.During the dinner the regular Phi songs were interspersed by collegeditties. The song that made the hit of the evening was one that was composedby Bro. Carl D. Sheppard, Ohio, '02, entitled;"HERE'S TO THE BOND.""Air Heidleberg."Better than Betas, or Deltas or Dekes,Are the Phis for they're always jolly;Telling of rushes and spikes and meetsAnd lassies almost divine.But sweeter than kisses we steal by stealthAre the hours we give to folly.So come let us clinkBut first let us drinkOne toast with" the brimming stein.