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

THB SCROLL. 521Little said: ' He has a brother. Dr. Robert FuUenwider, alsoa Phi Delta Theta from Illinois Epsilon. Bro. James FuUenwiderwas regarded as one of the strongest men we ever hadin Wesleyan. He was a leader in everything, and was amost popular student. In Chicago he has always been an enthusiasticworker;for our Phi Delta Theta alumni club. Ican't recall a meeting that he was not present. He was notonly willing to help by personal effort, any project the ChicagoPhis had on hand, but he was a ready and generousgiver to everything that required financial help. He wasmuch interested in the attempt made at New York last fall torestore Illinois Epsilon, and the failure was a great disappointmentto him. He was present at the meeting held atKingsley's a month ago, in honor of Bro. Black (GeneralJohn C.) and Bro. Smith (Judge Frederick .\.). He respondedto a toast lauding Judge Smith, and talked as he alwaysdid, calmly, clearly and in a straightway fashion differentfrom ordinary after-dinner oratory, but a speech that wasconvincing, full of splendid points and a delight to hear.It will be the.sincerest wish of everyone that everhad the pleasure of meeting James FuUenwider that his lifebe spared, not only the wish, but the prayer, for a truer gentlemannever lived. I never knew a man more courteous ormore honorable in every way in his dealings with his fellowman. For years he has been my idea of what the real PhiDelta Theta should be."The death of Bro. FuUenwider seemed to Chicago citizensthe culmination of a series of similar crimes which hadmarked her recent history, and so aroused were the citizensthat mass meetings were held in Bro. FuUenwider's church,and at Willard hall, at the last of which meetings an anticrimecommittee was appointed, the members of which arestill active in investigating the causes of the epidemic ofcrime which has prevailed in the city, the investigations extendingto the state's attorney's office, the justice courts, thepolice courts, the police department and other municipal departmentswhich have to do with the suppression of crimeand the maintenance of order. The citizens have becomeawakened to the realization that it is time to bring a check tosuch lawlessness as was shown by the highwayman when hetook the life of such a man as James .A. FuUenwider.WiLLi.\M OTIS WILSON.