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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1903)
THE COURIER 7 L of the convention was a busy and in teresting one, and there was sufficient excitement during the sessions to sus m tain the interest throughout. The annual report of Mrs. Fairbanks the president general sketched the work of thevyear in glowing terms. There has been a large increase in the membership of the society, three thousand and seven hundred and thirty-six new members having been added during the year. There were two thousand delegates present, the east, of course, having the largest representation. New York sent the largest number of delegates one hundred and twenty-two, Massachusetts coming next with ninety-eight, and Can necticut third with fifty-flve. A pretty feature of the congress was the presentation to the daughters of a beautiful silken flag, by General Edwin Warfleld, president of the Sons of the American Revolution, on behalf of that society, and afterwards unfurled by Mrs. Fairbanks, from a flag pole on the grounds upon which the continental me morial hall will be built. Apropos, this memorial hall. It is es timated, will cost about three hundred thousand dollars exclusive of the ground. The ground, costing fifty thou sand dollars, has been paid for, and there Is now, in the treasury, about sixty-five thousand dollars to be used for the erection of the building. Among the constitutional amendments adopted was one which made It possible for Mrs. Fairbanks to hold her office an other term, and she was unanimously re-elected president general. Mrs. Allee of Omaha was elected state regent for Nebraska, to succeed Mrs. S. B. Pound, who was not eligible to re-election, having held the office the allotted time; and Mrs. J. L. Kellogg of Lincoln was elected vice-regent for the state. Among the pleasant social af fairs given for the daughters was a re ception at the White House given by President Roosevelt, when "the new white house" was thrown open to the guests, a reception at the congressional library, a reception given by the board of lady managers at the New Wlllard hotel, and a reception by Mrs. Fair banks at her home. & flP flf Hewett How do you spell ? Jewett I don't spell It; I just dictate it to my stenographer. Brooklyn Life. llfappa Kappa Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded on the thirteenth of October, 1870, 'by four teen students of Monmouth College at Monmouth, Illinois. The organization seems to have been modeled, not after the two women's fraternities already established I. C. Sorosls (later Pi Beta Phi) and Kappa Alpha Theta, but rather on one of the oldest men's fraternities, of which the father of one of the found ers was a member. Unlike Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, and Gamma Phi Beta, each of whom existed from five to nine years as a local organ ization merely. Kappa Kappa Gamma became a national fraternity almost Im mediately, by the establishment of a second chapter in 1871. In the first decade of Kappa Kappa Gamma's existence, fifteen chapters were established, four of which became Inactive before 1880 and two more In 18S4. This shows all too clearly that proper care was not exercised In those early years to place chapters only In those Institutions which were promising if not prominent. The histories of Kap pa Alpha Theta, Delta Gamma and PI Beta Phi emphasize this same fact. In the next decade sixteen charters were granted and but three of these have ever been withdrawn. It is of In terest to note that six of these charters were placed In state universities which were coming more and more to be rec ognized as the educational centers of the west and middle rest. In the third de cade but six charters were granted, while In this, the fourth decade, there have been two chapters established, one In the university of Colorado, and one in the university of Texas. As the chapter roll stands today, there are chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma in the fourteen most prominent state uni versities, and also In the universities of Boston, Cornell, Syracuse, Wooster, De Pauw, Northwestern, Illinois, "Wesleyan and Leland Stanford Junior. In the list of colleges Barnard and Swarthmore rank highest, but small chapters are still maintained for the sake of "auld lang syne" In several denominational colleges where the future of the colleges Is a question of concern not only to the fra ternities represented there, but to the college authorities as well. As one after another petition from col leges and universities are refused on the grounds of "low educational standing of the Institution" or "Insufficient material for maintaining a strong chapter," the high standards demanded by Kappa Kappa Gamma and her conservative policy are coming more and more widely to be recognized. Since fraternities are not permitted to enter the largest women's colleges, it is the policy of Kappa Kappa Gamma to grant charters only to co-educational In stitutions. At present there are fourteen alumna associations of Kappa Kappa Gamma In the larger cities. The con tinued interest of these members who are no longer in college is a source of inspiration and strength to the general fraternity and to Individual chapters. Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first woman's fraternity to undertake the publication of a magazine. The first number of the "Key" appeared In March, 1882, and the magazine has always taken high rank, not only among sister publi cations, but among the more pretentious organs of the men's fraternities. The editor of the "Key" was authorized at the meeting of the grand council In 1901 to begin the collection of material for a permanent fraternity library. This will consist of college catalogues, fra ternity exchanges, and all books and publications of general or particular fra ternity interest. This library will be of great value to the editor and to the di rector of catalogues. Three song books have been published by the fraternity. In 1886, 1889, and 1897. A catalogue was compiled In 1888 and a supplement In 1880, while a second edi tion appeared in 1898. The most unique .publication of the fraternity is In the form of a calendar with appropriate fra ternity quotations; seven of these have been Issued. For eleven years after the founding of the fraternity the govern ment was by a grand chapter. Since that time It has been vested In a grand council composed of the five grand offi cers who are elected from the different geographical sections of the fraternity at the national convention which Is held biennially during the last week of Au gust. This convention Is composed of delegates from each chapter and from the alumnae associations. In addition to the regular council officers there is a director of catalogues and an historian, each of whom Is appointed for a period JOINS THE "400" 33b1bbbbbb- vbbbbbbbI bD7a--w-PbbBbBI v.vmbbbbv r - Jk -kZ - " &wyEL wmmmf'4 Hl "HbbbbbEl- NWMbi Mmmmwl mjLF&dmmWmi SBKulH4rlMBBBMflEi Lar vTWaBBBBBl ftftvjFjrt HBBBBHB S?sbbbbbbHC"i - .FT mmmtfkimm Mrs. Oswald G. Vlllard. before her recent marriage to the publisher of the New York Evening Post, was a famous southern belle. 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His family will accompany hlm The great trust magnate has been in Europe for some months taking the rest cure. His physicians feared permanent injury to mind and body unless he' eased the great strain that brought about his complete collapse. He returns thoroughly rejuvenated ready to undertake his Napoleonic duties once more.