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

THE SCROLL. 423poetical?" Aufwiedersehen, L. A. Straight, Illinois Epsilon, '87. Songs bythe active chapter, interspersed with the toasts, gave added enjoyment to theprogram.Election of officers resulted as follows: Hilliary Murray, MinnesotaAlpha, '93, president; R. J, Williams, IlUnois Delta, '97, reporter; SamuelCalwin Anfer, Minnesota Alpha, '01, secretary and treasurer.St, Paul, March 25, 1904-R. J. WILLIAMS.ST. LOUIS.The annual banquet of the St. Louis Alumni Club was held on Tuesdayevening March 15, at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Twenty-five members werepresent at the banquet. Two or three of the number were visiting Phis fromother chapters.Bro. Edwin Carter acted as toastmaster: The toasts were as follows:—^"New Washington University," Philo S, Stevenson; "Missouri Gamma,"Alexander River Skinker; "The General Fraternity,''.Royall H. Switzler,The following officers were elected for the year: President, Royall H,Switzler; vice-president, Philo S, Stevenson; secretary, Sherman Leavitt;treasurer, Clemens E, Glasgow.Considering the fact that there are about one hundred and sixty Phis inSt. Louis, the attendance at the banquet was not as large as it should havebeen, and I am sorry to say it was the smallest we have'hid for some years.I hope at the next banquet we will have at least seventy-five instead of onethirdthat number.I understand, however, that the local chapter has been under very heavyexpense this winter and this probably prevented many of them from attending.SHERMAN LEAVITT.St. Louis, April 13, 1904.OMAHA.The first meeting and banquet of the Omaha alumni club, after receivingthe charter, was held on Founder's Day, March 15. Through the kindnessof several of the members who are also members of the Omaha club, theele§;ant house of that organization was thrown open to us and everythingwas done to make the occasion an enjoyable one. >Twenty-four Phis were in attendance. Bro. M. A. Hall presided andafter the repast he introduced informally as speakers Bros. John L. Kennedy,Rev. A. S. C. Clarke, Erastus A. Benson and others, all of whose talks weremost enjoyable. Loyalty to ^ A 9 characterized the toasts and it did ourhearts good to see how highly the fraternity was esteemed by some who hadbeen out of touch with her for many years.The banquet will be made an annual affair, and if all are as successful asthe first there will be no question as to the growth in members and influenceof the club.Four of the active members of Nebraska Alpha at Lincoln were with usas our guests. They were Bros. Stewart, Updike, Meyer and Neely, Bro.Updike told us of the present conditions at the University of Nebraska.The following brothers, all residents of Omaha, were present: MatthewA, Hall, John L. Kennedy, E. A. Benson, Dr. H. M. McClanahan, Rev- A.S. C. Clarke, W. P. Thomas, Miles B. Houck. A. F. Johnson, Harry A.Tukey, Ed. George, Geo. Bertrand, T. J. Hewitt, F. T. B. Martin, Chas.W. Martin, E. R. Davenport, A. B. Lindquest, J. A. C. Kennedy, Thos.Craigh, Chas. H. von Mansfeede, F. J.McShane, and the writer.Omaha, March 17, 1904.CHESTER B. SUMNER.