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

§64 THE SCROLL.12, 1904, in St. Paul's Episcopal x;hurch, Columbus. The;ceremony was performed by Bishop Burton, of Lexington,Ky., assisted by Rev. John Hewitt, pastor of St. Paul's. Theweddiiig was an unostentatious one and was witnessed onlyby the family. Bro. Spears and his bride took a short weddingtrip, after which they went to his charge at Danville.He was formerly assistant rector of Trinity church in Columbus,and it was in connection with his work there that he metMiss Osgood. She only recently returned from the Philippines,where she spent 16 months in settlement work.S. P. Gilbert, Vanderbilt, '83, of Columbus, Ga., has beenre-nominated solicitor general for four years, which will makesixteen years of continuous service in that office. There areprobably several other members of * A ® who are solicitorgenerals in Georgia. One of them is' F. A. Hooper, Mercer,'85, who has recently been re-nominated.BUTLER PHIS TO THE FORE.As announced in the February SCROLL, Hugh Th. Miller,Indianapolis, '88, editor of this magazine, 1896-1902, was acandidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant-governorof Indiana. After a short but brilliant canvass, he wasnominated by the Republican state convention, April 27.On the third ballot, one of his competitors moved to make his.nomination unanimous, and the other, seconding the motion,said: There has been no more gentlemanly, clean, manlycampaign than that of Hugh Th. Miller.". Bro. Miller served as a member of the last legislature, andmade a record which attracted wide attention and earnedmuch favorable comment. Until he became a candidate forthe nomination for lieutenant-governor,,less than three monthsbefore the convention, he had never participated in state politics,and his success in capturing the nomination is certainlyremarkable. In a canvass which he made through severalcounties, he displayed many of the qualities of a veteran poll'tician, showed that he was "a good mixer," and understoodhow to make new friends and hold them.After.the convention, United States Senator Fairbanks said:"Mr. Hugh Th. Miller, the nominee for lieutenant-governorjhas proved an able and conscientious member of the statelegislature, and his nomination is an eminently fitting one."And United States Senator Beveridge said: "Hugh Miller