1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 411Lincoln, '97. Ohio State—Charles Albert Winter, '87: and Walter CongerHarris, '93. Colby—Richard Alston Metcalf, '86; and David JacquesGallart, '93. Mississippi—William Henry Lee, '91; and Lamar Hardy, ' ~Illinois—Conrad Frederick Kruse, '97; and Manley Earle Chester, '97.Lombard—Gen. Lee Fairchild, '86; and Walter Adams Johnson, '01. De­Pauw—Charles Hedding Rice, '87; and Bernard Vickery Moore, '01Purdue—Robert E. Laidlaw, '98; and William Laidlaw Russell, '03Amherst—Archibald Hall Sharp, '99. Nebraska—John Dearborn Hastie.'99. Dartmouth—LeBaron Monroe Huntington, '98. Union—RobertCalvin Gambee, '99. Ohio Wesleyan—Charles Albert Winter, '87Wooster—Charles Kynett Carpenter, '89. Miami—-Walter Conger Harris,'91. Washington State—Max Hardman, 'oi. Vanderbilt—Lamar Hardy,'00. Sewanee—William Lowny Gillette, '00. Alabama—James SidneyStillman. Hanover—Harry Aaron Marks, '92. Wabash—Frank PorterMcNutt, '91.The committee in charge of the smoker was composed of Charles ThaddeusTerry, Lewis Evans Aloysius Drummond, Frederick Fuller Lincoln andBernard Morris Lee Ernst. A report of our dinner on alumni day will befurnished later.B. M. L. ERNST.New York, March 26, 1904.The Xew York Sun of March 16 contained the following interesting reportof the celebration of Alumni Day by the New York Alumni club:"The Phi Delta Theta fraternity had its annual Founders' Day dinnerlast night at the Hotel Manhattan. It had been the hope of the Phi DeltaTheta Club in this city to illustrate the tie that binds its members togetherby having the company addressed by a Japanese and a Russian.These telegrams dispelled that hope:CAMBRIDGE, Mass.Business prevents my attending tonight. Compliments to Brother Jap.Am not running away.NICHOLAS STROTSKY.WASHINGTON, D. C.Regret not to be present. Ordered home. YASKAWA.It was announced at the dinner by the toastmaster. Prof. CharlesThaddeus Terry, that the site of the club house with which theclub is to felicitateitself will be selected within two months.A report was read which mentioned two houses, one in West Forty-thirdstreet and one in West Fortv-fifth street, which the society could get for aterm of vears with a privilege of a long lease or purchase at the end of thattime. The news that the club was soon to have a home was received withthe greatest enthusiasm.Justice Sulius M. Mayer, an enthusiastic member of the fraternity, ownedup that he wasn't so enthusiastic but that he had taken action to have Bro.Alderman Ware turned down in his fight for his assembly district leadershipin favor of Alexander T. Mason, an outsider. Bro. Ware at once shouted:"I move that we expel Mayer.""From the fraternity or from the organization?" asked the speakersweetly."From both!" responded the alderman, laughing.Max Hardman, who addressed the club on behalf of the active membersat Columbia, told of a negro who looked over a stock of razors and took agreat fancy to a pearl handled razor. \Vhen he learned that it cost 54.50 herejected it, saying sadly:"Dat's too much, boss, even ef I did want it stric'lyfohsocial purposes."Mr. Hardman said that at present Phi Delta Theta was strong in its social