The SPHINX | Spring February 1925 | Volume 11 | Number 1 192501101 by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

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Eighteenth Annual Oonvention, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Detroit, Michigan, December 27-31, 1925.

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General Officers. President, Raymond W . Cannon, 3400 Oakland Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.

Fourth Vice-President, Charles Fraser Street, Atlanta, Ga.

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First Vice-President, James W . McGregor, 1759 W . 35th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.

Secretary, Norman L. McGhee, Howard University, Washington, D. C.

Second Vice-President, Peyton F . Anderson, 61 W . 130th Street, New York City.

Treasurer, Homer Cooper, 5059 S. State Street, Chicago, 111.

Third Vice-President, James A. Scott, 4452-A, West Belle Place, St. Louis, Mo.

Editor of T H E S P H I N X , Oscar C. Brown, 3763 W a b a s h A v e n u e , C h i c a g o , 111.

Chapters. A L P H A C H A P T E R , Cornell University, Ithaca, N . Y. President, Joseph R. Houchins, 411 East State Street. Secretary, W. M. Banks, 411 East State Street. B E T A C H A P T E R , Howard University, Washington, D. C. President, Walter W . Goens, 2447 Georgia Avenue, N. W . Cor. Secretary, Robert S. Jason, 2447 Georgia Avenue, N. W . G A M M A C H A P T E R , Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va. President, Joseph A. Brown, Virginia Union University. Cor. Secretary, W . G. Daniel, Virginia Union University. D E L T A C H A P T E R , Montreal, Canada (Inactive). E P S I L O N C H A P T E R , University of Michigan, Aim Arbor, Michigan. President, Booker McGraw, 1103 East Huron Street. Cor. Secretary, N. S. Minor, 1103 East Huron Street. Z E T A C H A P T E R , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. President John F. Williams, 63 Garden Street. Secretary, H a r r y G. Tolliver, 59 Goffe Street. E T A C H A P T E R , New York City College, Columbia and New York Universities, New York City. President, Marshall L. Shepard, 9 W. 99th Street. Secretary, Myles A. Paige. 203 W. 138th Street. T H E T A C H A P T E R , University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Northwestern University, Chicago, 111. President, R. A. Harewood, 4104 Vincennes Avcmie. Secretary, Vance Mullons, 4104 Vincennes Avenue. I O T A C H A P T E R , Syracuse University, N. Y. President, Andrew Center, 302 Cedar Street. Secretary, Thomas G. Morris, 303 Cedar Street. K A P P A C H A P T E R , Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. President, Harley S. Manuel, 202 East Spring Street. Secretary, Ralph W. Finlcy, 202 East Spring Street. M U C H A P T E R , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. President, Frank B. Ransom, 606 St. Anthony Street. St. Paul, Minn. Cor. Secretary, R. A. Johnson, 975 St. Anthony Street, St. Paul, Minn. N U C H A P T E R , Lincoln University, Lincoln, Pa. President, W . A. C. Hughes, Jr., Lincoln University. Cor. Secretary, Theodore Valentine. Lincoln University. X I C H A P T E R . Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. President, Frank C. Beane, Wilberforce University. Secretary, Cornelius M. Thompson. Wilberforce University.

O M I C R O N C H A P T E R , Carnegie Institute of Technology and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. President, Ira W . Cornelius, 111 Dilworth Street, Secretary, James H . Coles, 183 E. 12th Avenue, Homestead, Pa. P I C H A P T E R , Case School of Applied Science and Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. President, Leon S. Evans, 4917 Central Avenue. Cor. Secretary, N. K. Christopher, 4002 Central Avenue. R H O C H A P T E R , Temple University and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pa. President, W . F . Jerrick, 1543 Christian Street. Secretary, Theodore R. Penny, 1724 Christian Street. SIGMA C H A P T E R , Boston University and Massachusetts School of Technology, Boston, Mass. President, Samuel B. Hutchinson, 373 Northampton Street, Boston. Secretary, Ernest G. Balla, 21 Codman Park, Boston. T A U C H A P T E R , University of Illinois, Champaign, 111. President, Eugene W. Woods, 602 E. Clark Street. Secretary. H. Dadford West, 002 E. Clark Street. UPSILON C H A P T E R , University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. President, Doxey A. Wilkerson, 1101 Mississippi Street. Secretary. Victor L. Gray, 1101 Mississippi Street. P H I C H A P T E R , Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. dent, Lawrence V. Jordan, 47 Franklin Avenue. tary, Herman I. Holland, 47 Franklin Avenue. CHI C H A P T E R , Meharry Medical College (Fisk University), Nashville, Tenn. President, James J. McClendon, 8 N. Hill Street. Secretary, Norman Cordice, Meharry Medical Coli' P S I C H A P T E R , University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. President, W. Reid Wells, 329 N. 40th Street. Secretary, Everett W . Johnson, 2131 Master Street. A L P H A A L P H A C H A P T E R , University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. President, H . T. Miller, 636 West 9th Street. Secretary, F. T. Layton, 636 West 9th Street. A L P ! I \ B E T A C H A P T E R . Talladega College. Talladga, Ala. President, Edwin L. Phillips, Talladega College. Cor. Secretary, Ralph T. Soloman, Talladega College. A L P H A G A M M A C H A P T E R . Providence, R. I. President. C. L. Henry, 33 Hope College, Brown University. Secretary Roscoe E. Brown University.

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F= H I N X

Official Organ of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Published in February, April, June, October and December at 16 E Street, S. E., Washington, D C. Subscription Price One Dollar and Fifty Cents per Year Entered as second class matter February 11, 1923, at the post office Atlanta, Georgia under the Act of March 3, 1897. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized February 23, 1923. Application made for transfer of mailing Privilege from Atlanta. Georgia, to Washington. D. C,

Editor-in-Chief "Who Is Who?" "Editorials" "Frat Pun" "History"

STAFF O F E D I T O R S OSCAR C. BROWN, 3763 Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111 GEORGE B. KELLY, 1 113th Street, Troy, N . Y ' VICTOR R. DADY 715 Florida Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. ELMER J. CHEEKS, 10912 Quincy Heights, Cleveland, Ohio W. L. HANSBERRY, Howard University, Washington, D. C.

Assistant Editor and Advertising Manager, SYDNEY P. BROWN, 68 Highland Ave., Atlanta VOLUME ELEVEN

FEBRUARY 1925

NUMBER ONE

CONTENTS

IN MEMORIAM Brother Napolean Barnes

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION New York City and Ideal Convention City 3 Picture, St. Phillip's Church 3 Initiation, Hynorary Members-A. F. Herndon, A. M. Curtis 4 The " S t a g " Party, Eta Chapter House 5 The Hunton Pilgrimage-Pictures-W. A. Hunton and scenes connected with Pilgrimage. Address: C. H. Tobias 6 Alpha Men at Convention from North, East, South, West 8 The Annual Public Session, Abyssinia Baptist Church, Address "Out of the Crucible"-P2mory B. Smith 9 The "Open House" 12 Picture, Familiar Faces at Convention 12 The Annual Formal Dance—List of Persons Present 13 Entertainments-Delta gigma Theta; Zeta Phi Beta; Alpha Kappa Alpha: Kappa Alpha Psi 15 Prominent Alpha Men at Convention 16 Nu Chapter Gets Balfour Cup 17 Eta-Lambda Chapter Gets L. L. Mcgee Cup 17 Snow Scenes after Convention 18 National Alpha Phi Alpha Hymn 19 Present and Retiring General Officers: Raymond W. Cannon: James W. McGregor; Peyton V. Anderson; Charles W. Greene Norman L. McGhee; Homer Cooper; Oscar C. Brown; Raymond P. Alexander, and Langston Brown 22 Convention Group Picture 26 Greetings from President and Southern Vice President 28 Picture, Gatnma-Lamda Chapter, hosts to 18th Convention, Detroit 26 ACTIVITIES OF CHAPTERS 29 Alpha; Beta; Gamma; Epsilon; Zeta-Brothers Fleming and Porter Brother M. V. Boutte-Eta; Theta: Iota; Kappa--Brother Nimrod Allen; Mu; Nu; Pi—Brother Leon S. Evans; Sigma—Brother Julian Rainey: Upsilon; Phi; Chi-Brother George Moore; Alpha-Beta; Alpha-Epsilon; Brother Euclid P. Ghee-Alpha-Eta: Alpha-Theta: Alpha Nu-Brother Rufus Atwood; Alpha-Xi; Alpha-Omicrom; Alpha-Pi-Brothers on Atlanta University Football Team; AlphaRho; Brother William " B u d " Evans-Alpha-Lambda; GammaLambda; Delta-Lambda; Delegates to 17th Convention;—R. Maurice Moss: Epsilon-Lamba: Zeta-Lambda; Brother L. A. Folkes: EtaLambda; Kappa-Lambda; Mu-Lambda-Brothei- Victor R. Daly; Nu-Lambda; Xi-Lambda--Brother Senator Adelbert H. RobertsBrother Judge Albert B. George. CUPID'S CORNER 50 Carew-Madison, Gibson-Brewer, Moore-Moss, taylor-Hughley, Randolph-Fos-ter, Murphv-Young, Richardson-Isaacs. EDITORIALS 51

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Whereas, the omnipotent God has seen fit to remove our B r o t h e r Napolean B a r n e s from our roster, and, W h e r e a s , B r o t h e r Napolean B a r n e s was a vital force in Eta Chapter of Alpha Pha Alpha and in this community,and, W h e r e a s , the passing of B r o t h e r Napolean B a r n e s has left his b r o t h e r s h e a r t sick a r d conscious of a g r e a t loss, Be it resolved, that the m e m b e r s of Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, hereby record their sincere appreciation of the sterling qualities of their lamented brother, and, That, although Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha has sustained a g r e a t loss, B r o t h e r Napolean B a r n e s left memories which will serve as beacon lights for the g u i d a n c e of those who shall come after him, and, Be it f u r t h e r resolved, t h a t Eta Chapter extends its sincere s y m p a t h y to the bereaved family of B r o t h e r Napolean Barnes, and, That a copy of these resolutions be s e n t to the family of B r o t h e r Napolean B a r n e s and also to the Sphinx for publication. Signed and sealed, this 11th day of December in the year of our Lord Nineteen H u n d r e d and Twenty four. PEYTON P . ANDERSON, President, Eta Chapter H E R B E T I. BOYD, Secretary,

Eta Chapter

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION In writing the account of the Seventeenth Animal Convention of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, held at the seat of E t a Chapter, New York City, December 27th to 31st, inclusive, 1924, our first aim shall be to state the important facts connected with the Convention. And, in the second place, where opinions are included, they shall be the opinions that prevailed among the brothers present. New York City, as a Convention city, can hardly be excelled. This city itself is at your service for the "price." There, like nowhere else, "money talks." Membership in the New York Stock Exchange, a suite in the Waldorf Astoria, a box at the Metropolitan Opera House, are simply a matter of "cold cash"—"Pay and be served." Thus, it can be seen, the time we had outside of the Convention area depended for the most part upon what we made it. At some time during the Convention period,.'about all the delegates, visiting brothers and their guests, took advantage of the opportunity to see, in a regular way, some of the best shows of the year. And there were

numerous other places that drew many for enlightment, pleasure and out of curiosity. It would be amiss to attempt to recount these private excursions of a half a thousand Alpha men and their guests. These, therefore, will have to be told by the various individuals or be used as a source of speculation on the part of the curious. Hence, our attention in the following pages shall be devoted to the official and semi-official happenings of the biggest convention in the history of Alpha Phi Alpha—the Dean of Negro college fraternities in America. The opening session was held Saturday afternoon, the 27th, amid cheers and enthusiasm, and a very warm fraternal spirit immediately permeated the heart of every brother present. The details of this session, like the proceedings of all executive sessions, will be found in the official minutes. It is out of place to give them here; likewise is it unnecessary since the General Secretary will supply copies of the minutes for all brothers.

S T . P H I T - U P ' S CHURCH—CONVENTION

The School Auditorium of St. Phillip's Church, 210 West 13th Street, served as Convention headquarters. All business sessions were held in this place, with the exception of the opening session, which was

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held in the Church Gymnasium and the concluding part of the final session, which was held in the "Gym" of the 13Sth Street Y. M. C. A.

4 INITIATION

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 OF H O N O R A R Y

MEMBERS.

At 7 :4.j on the opening day, the ceremonies incident to the initiation of Mr. A. F. Herndon of Atlanta and Dr. A. M. Curtis of Washington were conducted very impressively under the supervision of the Gen-

mination and ambition, ever constant in their adherence to the virile sterling principle that a man must seek advancement through his own energy—his labor, his sacrifice and his initiative, coupled with a quick sympathy with his fellows and a readiness to cooperate with them for the common good of all.

BROTHER ALONZO F.

era I President, assisted by the General Secretary and others. These two men, because of their success and worthy contributions in their particular fields, here received the highest form of membership conferred by Alpha Phi Alpha. A fuller account of these brut hers is found elsewhere in this cover. In being elected to Fxalted Honorary Membership in Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Herndon has received the highest honor that the fraternity can give. But, ever so high as is that honor, this "man is a worthy and deserving recipient. Brother Herndon is President of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company of Atlanta. He owns one of tbe finest barber shops in the country, located in the heart of Atlanta's business district, fronting on Atlanta's famous Peachtree Street and running through an entire block. He is Treasurer of the First Cangregational Church; chairman of the Colored Division of the Community Chest Campaign for 1924; member of the Executive Board of the Butler Street Y. M. C. A. He is always active in activities for community betterment. He has valuable real estate holdings in the city of Atlanta, as well as in Florida. where he has a winter home and other real estate including orange plantations. Brother Herndon journeyed from Florida to New York City for the ceremonies incident to his membership in the fraternity. Brother Herndon is a success—not through scholastic attainment in college, for he never had an opportunity for that—but by his never changing deter-

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geon I'niik County Hospital (Chicago City Hospital). Surgeon-in-Chief Freedmeri*s Hospital, Washington, D. C , 1898; served four wars. President of the National Medical Associate n. He is at present attending geon at Friedman's Hospital and recently has been ed from associate to full professor of surgery a Howard University Medical School. Besides his professional work, he is active in many civic and enterprises. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the young Men's Christian Association, Prudential Bank, Standard Investment and Depment Company, Allied Finance and Industrial Corporation, and Mu-So-Lit Club. H e is the father • i Brother Dr. Arthur Curtis and Brother Dr. Merrill Curtis, members of Alpha Phi Alpha of long • standing.

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Following the initiation of Kxalted Honorary memJ bers, a "Stag" party was held in Eta Chapter House ' at 203 West 138th Street. The spirit of this affair was similar to that of the first day of the college year

ETA CHAPTER HOUSE, 203 West 138th Street

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when, old acquaintances are renewed and new ones made. For the night the house was turned over to the visiting brothers. There were a few impromptu speeches, a buffet luncheon, songs and a general good time, with no stiffness or formality. This party was substituted in lieu of the usual Annual Smoker and Symposium. Without a doubt, everybody enjoyed himself. Yet, it can hardly be said that it served the same purpose as is usually served by the smoker and symposium, where all the brothers have been accustomed to sitting together, and in a way finding themselves at the very beginning of the Convention. Here it has been the rule for the "keynoters" of the various "blocs" and "wedges" to get off what was on their chests, and others would outline certain constructive programs for the Convention's consideration. In this way all would get an idea of "the lay of the land" and, because of this previous knowledge gained in the outset, would be in a favorable position to expedite the business when it faced the Convention. Hence, the smoker has always served a good purpose. I n Conclusion. Because of this Convention, like the rest of them, Alpha Phi Alpha has increased its debt of gratitude many folds. We should like to go to the many persons in New York City individually and express frankly our sincerest appreciation for their many acts of kindness to us. That can't be done; yet we are sure that the members of Eta Chapter say to the pastors and staffs of the St. Phillip's and Abyssinia Churches, to the secretaries and staffs of the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A., to the officers and members of Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, to the officers and members of Omicron Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, and to all who in any way contributed to our comfort and happiness Alpha Phi Alpha extends profound thanks, gratitude and appreciation. To the ninety-one brothers comprising Eta Chapter, the strongest link in the chain, the rest of your fraternity say, "Well Done." You spared no pains in seeing that the task was well done. And, as we plod along in the various cities and hamlets throughout America, we. from neophyte to hoary-haired, realize more fully that all of us who have drunk of the fountain of Alpha Phi Alpha and have her seal on our foreheads and her inspiration in our hearts, "the touch of nature which makes the whole world kin," makes us one in Alpha Phi Alpha, whose prosperityis our success, whose fair name we revere, and whose traditions are our glory. "To serve the present age, Our calling to fulfill, May we all our powers engage To do the Master's will."

DR.

DUBIOS,

ETA

THE HUNTON

PILGRIMAGE.

MR. WILLIAM ALPHEUS HUNTON

The pilgrimage to the grave of the late Mr. Alpheus William Hunton was made Sunday morning, the 28th of December, with approximately one hundred brothers and their friends present. Those who did not go to Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, in their cars, made the journey in large "heated" busses, leaving the Eta Chapter House at 9:45. The trip over was very interesting as we were able to see much of the world's greatest city. The route included Edgecomb Avenue; Central Park, W e s t ; Columbus Circle; Broadway; Times Square; Herald Square; 1 wenty-third Street; Fifth Avenue at Fourteenth, the Headquarters of the Crisis and the N. A. A. C. P . ; Washington Square; Washington Circle; Fourth Street; Bowery Street, etc., across the bridge to Brooklyn. The route over which we travelled back was a different one, including more of the famous Fifth Avenue. It was very fitting that we chose to pilgrimage to the grave of Mr. Hunton, for, as Brother J. E. Moorland said, "It is well to honor such a memory at this particular time and place. We have never made a more notable pilgrimage; for this man gave his life solely to the cause we are fosteringâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the betterment and development of young men." I lie program at the grave was appropriate. The invocation was given by Brother Frank Wilson of Nu Chapter, followed by "America," sung by the assembly. Brother Contee Cullen of Eta Chapter, the eminent young poet, gave an original reading, which will appear in the S P H I N X at a later date. Former Genera) President S. S. Booker of Delta Lambda Chapter introduced the principal speaker, Brother Channing H . Tobias of Beta Chapter. The address of Brother Tobias was a fitting and forceful eulogy to the man to whose memory we had come t;> pay homage, and a timely appeal to those present to emulate the life of Huntonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the example of "the true gentleman," the man who believed in "the unifying power of love," and one who "was the finest illustration of the grain of wheat that drops into the earth and dies and in so doing multiplies itself a thousand fold." The address of Brother Tobias is printed in full in this issue of the S P H I N X . Following this address, our General President, Brother Raymond W. Cannon, Mu Chapter, in his usual sincere and forceful way, gave a short address on "Service."

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 A minute of silent tribute and thence we wended our Âť a j hack to Harlem. t h e lraternity was fortunate in having as its guests at tile grave the wife and daughter of Mr. Hunton, togemer with Mr. Richard C. Morse, nephew of the inventor oi the telegraph, and one who helped to give iur. Hr.inon the opportunity for such a wide range oi valuable service. The address oi Brother Tobias follows: A year ago we stood beside the grave of a great poet; today, amidst the "ivy never sear" of cypress inns, we pay tribute to the memory of a spiritual pi n . . . William A.pheus Hunton, in whose honor this | ..g.image is macie, was born in Chatham, Canada, in r,.,:i and died here in Brooklyn in 1916. in the case oi many a man such a sentence would tell the whole life story, but not so with Hunton, for beneath this sacrejl mound lies the dust ol a man who "counted not his life dear unto himself" that he might tramp out a trail over which succeeding generations of youth might follow to virtue and to happiness. Like his Master, he counted but few years in the i.es.i, bat, nke his Master, aiso, those few years were lined with self-effacing service to others. I h e early years of his life were spent in his native Canada as a teacher and government employee. Uuring those years he was a voluntary leader in church and Young Men's ( hristian Association service. This leadership was exercised without flash or show or brilliancy, for while he was tall and handsome as a bronze god, nis claim upon the attention ol men came from dentlis far beneatn these superficial things, W hen he was nearing the age of 85 it chanced mat a Secretary of the International Committee of the moling Men's Christian Association was visiting Ottawa, Ontario, where Hunton was at work. Two or three helpful but unsuccessiui attempts had been made uy tne Noting Mens Uin.st.an Associations in tne united States through wnne leadership, to extend then- work to colored men and boys. 1 he moment that tins Secretary met Hunton he became impressed with him and decided that he was the man to pioneer the great association movement among the colored men and boys of America. Vv hen he returned to New i ork he reported his interview with young Hunton to tiie ueneral secretary, Richard C. Morse. Shortly tneieafter Mr. Morse extended a can to Mr. Hunton to go to Norfolk, Va, to organize a Young Men's Christian Association there, the thought being to try out the recruit in a local lied with the hope of building a national program on the basis oi successlul experimentation in i \ o n o i k . Hunton went to Norfoik in ltitiS and remained there lor two years. At the end of that time he was made a Secretary oi tne international Comm.ttce to work among colored men and boys throughout the country. His first, and m many respects his greatest, work was among the students. For twenty-six years lie went up and down the length and breadth of the nation organizing and inspiring the youth of his own race, enlisting the philanthropy of the white race and interpreting through his world-wide contacts tiie soul of Ins people, until todav we behold participation and holdings of 'colored men in the greatest of international organizations of men so extensive that the facts can barely be hinted at here, i he national staff, with Hunton alone at the beginning, and for several years after with Hunton and Moorland only, has grown n >w to six men with authorization for two additions in 1!)25. There are 132 student associations serving 20,000 students and 63 city, town and country and industrial associations serving two million colore;! men and boys. The property owned by these associations is valued at three and a half millions. But enough of this American tendency to count values in dollars and cents. Let us turn our minds to the ununseen values, which, after all, are the only real ones. What does William Hunton bequeath to the present generation of college men ? Those things which make the Eastman and Duke benefactions, great and significant as they arc, fade into utter insignificance.

First, he leaves us an example of the true gentleman. Without stiffness or aloofness he was the essence oi gentility. 1 have seen icy ticket agents in the Far South melt under the warmth of his gentlemanly request and sell him Pullman space without resorting to the usual subterfuges. In the course of his work he went in and out of thousands of homes with the utmost ireedom and with never a breath of suspicion following him. Second, he believed in the unifying power of love, and constructed his philosophy of life upon that principle. H.s was the love tnat was not obsequious on the one hand or puffed up on the other; that preterred to endure an injury to inflicting one; the love that was always kind, but never afraid. Third, he was the finest illustration I knew of the grain of wheat that drops into the earth and dies and in so doing multiplies itself a thousand fold. To my personal knowledge he died when lie did because he refused to stack pace in the performance of duty. He knew no !et-up. How well do I remember the rainv day in Atlanta in the winter of 1914, when we tramp. - up the hill t> one of our colleges ke prepa ation for a great convention. I noted the hacking cough and observed the signs of fever in his face and urged him to rest up a while. It was n t until he was absolutely unable to stand upon his feet that he yielded to the suggestion. Three years of protracted illness followed that breakdown before his body was planted in this soil. But is he dead; Ask Moorland, who took the flickering torch from his wasted fingers and carried on, and in spite of nominal retirement still holds the touch aloft! Ask Yergan, who lighted his taper from the torch and today carries the light from rand to kraal in far-away South Africa! Ask the thousands of college men now out in the world, from many of whose paths the 1 gleams have not died away! Ask his loved ones that remainâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a wife who in the realm of letters and social service is making a contribution, a daughter who received her bachelors and masters degrees in the same year a. Smith College and a son bearing his name who finished his bachelor's work at Howard in three years and is now working for his master's degree at H a r v a r d ' No, such a man can not die; such" a life must carry <n! () men 'if Alpha Phi .Alpha, is not the ca'l to you and me not only to follow the gleam, but to help to bear the torch?

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ETA

A L P H A P H I A L P H A , NORTH, E A S T , S O U T H , W E S T .

The Brothers pictured above attended the Convention and represent Alpha Phi Alpha in the four sections of the United States. They a r e : Insert, Morris A. Lewis, Alpha Beta, Talladega College; standing from left to right, Howard Allen, James W. McGregor and Malcom Patton, Alpha Delta Chapter, University of Southern California; Samuel B. Hutchinson, Sigma Chapter, Boston; Sydney R. Redmond, Alpha Eta Chapter, Harvard University; C. W. Sellers. Alpha Rlio Chapter, Morehouse College; Charles W. Greene and J. Garland Wood, Eta Lambda Chapter, Atlanta; Mason W. Fields and Raymond W. Cannon, Mu Chapter, Minneapolis, Minn.

Scenes Connected with the Hunton Pilgrimage to Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y.

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General Officers of the fraternity. It was then that the several hundred Alpha Phi Alpha men present came forward and sang, "Alpha Phi Alpha, the Pride of Our Hearts"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the national fraternity song. This concluded the public session. But, for half an hour hundreds remained in the corridors greeting and chatting with old acquaintances who shall not be forgot. QpOB the urge of many who heard Brother Smith's address, "Out of the Crucible?" he has decided to elaborate upon the subject in the form of a book with that title. An extract of Brother Smith's address follows: "OUT OF T H E CRUCIBLE." ABYSSINIA BAPTIST C H U R C H

New York Cily. THE PUBLIC SESSION. Seventeenth Annual Public Session was held at three-thirty Sunday afternoon, the twentyeighth in the collossal and palatial Abyssinia Baptist Church, 138 West 138th Street, of which Brother Rev. A. Clayton Powell of Eta is pastor and Brother Rev. Marshall L. Shepard of Eta is Assistant Pastor. "America" was sung 'by the assembly as the opening, after which Brother Marshall L. Shepard gave the invocation. The welcome to the city of New York was given by I'.rother A. Clayton Powell, who pointed to many evidences of the warmth and hospitality of the people among whom Alpha Phi Alpha had chosen to meet. At this point Mrs. J. H. Eckles, wife of Brother J. H. Eckles of Eta Chapter, rendered a very beautiful vocal selection. which was listened to in a tense silence and generously applauded at its conclusion. 1 he Principal Address was delivered by Brother Emorv B. Smith of Mu Lambda Chapter and Alumni and Field Secretary of Howard University. Brother Smith took as his subject, "Out of the Crucible?" Brother Smith handled his subject superbly, and made a great impression on his many hearers as he pointed out that superior metals, when mixed in a crucible under the fiery test, lose their identitv and become one of a more durable of precious character. Likewise, this eloquent speaker brought out that the superior metal of man is revealed by the crucible tests of life. S-ich a test produced Lincoln, the speaker said in ciuo'ing Lowell. ".Mental control is untr.ed experiences is that which proves the native metal of man." Brother Smith did not speak from a r. anuscript and for that reason we rerrre* v e tan produce in this issue only an ex1 T'-t of his unusual address. Brother Raymond W. Cannon, our General Preside it, was next on the program and gave ;â&#x20AC;˘ suecinct sketch of the origin, growth and purpose of Alpha Phi Alpha. Following his remarks he introduced to the visitors the other

But a little while ago, New York City was commonly known as the melting pot into which was poured human material from all races and nations on the face of the earth. Out of this molten mass there has emerged a city of such size and magnificence as to startle the mind of a man unaccustomed to such scenes. Your steel tubes, your towering buildings all suggest the utility of a material of strength and the great stores of gold necessary for their construction. There is, therefore, an analogy between the proverbial melting pot and the crucible out of which the manpower and metal of the city have been produced. I am, therefore, led to the consideration of metal and its process of formation as the basis of the thought mat 1 desire to present to this, the Seventeenth Annual Convent.on of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Scientists tell us that the principle of the crucible, or melting pot, as a refining or pur.fy.ng process of metal is not only ancient, but even pre-historic. In modern life, metals, whether alloys, steel, bronze, silver or gold, whether representing strength and durability, lightness or tenacity, beauty or wealth, are formed through a like process. All metals do not mix in a crucible under the fiery test. (1) Lead and antimony, when melted, form a homogeneous liquid, but when cool, revert to an original species. (2) Copper and silver dissolve in each other up to a certain degree, beyond which, they separate. (:s) Gold and platinum are so fused in a crucible, regardless of the amount of heat applied, that when they cool, they remain homogeneous and these, as you know, are two of the most precious metals. (4) Steel is an alloy in which one metal loses its identity in the other. When iron and the metal-like tungsten are melted together in a crucible, the one loses its identity in the other and there emerges that elastic substance which is known as tungsten steel, one of the finest specimens of steel, by virtue of its elasticity, that has yet been produced. This was the steel used in swords in mediaeval times, the blade of which could be bent double without breaking, while at the same time having the necessary strength and rigidity fcr combat, Someone has well said that in the life of every man there comes a testing time to prove of what kind cf metal he is made. So, in the crucible of life, our metal is tested, both as native and refined. It was Lowell in speaking of Abraham Lincoln in his essays en'.'tlcd "My Study Window,'' who said: "Mental control in untried experiences is that which proves the native metal of man " As a race, in our native metal there is sometimes ground for adverse propaganda. In the December issue of The Educational Review \r an a'tie'e by O. Victor Cook it is stated that it is iron s Ible Eor the Negro to attain unto the heights of white men in education because he is but three generations rem ived from that iniquitous institution TV with all of its influences and impressions,

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but in answer to such an argument it might be urged that through the intense heal of adversity of suffering and depression of that long, long crucible we have emerged as a product tried by the test and capable of withstanding the most crucible strain. If this were not true, the American Negro today would be the most bitter extreme reactionary in our body politic. As a race, however, it may be well for us to ask ourselves if the explanation to our lack of solidarity. to our absence of cohesion and oneness of purpose and ideal, is an evidence of our metal type. War is commonly spoken of as a mightily crucible into which is poured the wealth, the man-power, ideals, sorrow, separation and sacrifice as material out of which may emerge the strength and security in the structure of nations and empires. With all of the splendor and glory of war, it is but a means to the end of achievement, liberty, peace and prosperity. In the recent World War, under the heat of hostility and defense of our nation's institutions, pride and prosperity, prejudices merged and our manpower to a large degree became a homogeneous mass. Black men and white men poured in their full measure of devotion through their supreme sacrifice and heroic deeds. In with the slaughter went the principle oi democracy and the world as a safe place in which to live. Prejudices, under the red-hot struggle. were obliterated and on the firing line our fo.ces represented a homogeneous group. "Yanks" were "Yanks" by the designation of their flag without c nsideration as to the color of their skin. Even out of the crucible, the return of our soldiers was very much in accord with the victorious return of white troops. The famous Fifteenth marched in splendor up historic Fifth Avenue with the cheers of all America on both sides. This was still a part of the crucible for the material had not yet cooled off. It was too close in the wake of war for the resultant separation, but what of now ? W h a t praise or appreciation, recognition or reward, is accorded our valiant soldiers for the part they played in the World War? Have they returned to a democracy, to a world as a better place in which to live than before they fought, or have they come back to discrimination and disfranchisement humiliation and hatred to mobs and murder? Has the sincerity of the proponents of the noble principles which their comrades died to uphold proved to be gold to hold together in the afterwards both black and white even as gold and platinum are combined after the process, or have tiny fallen apart like lead, and antimony, things of little worth and a load upon the nation's conscience? Out of the crucible of war and hatred for the enemy, has there come the gold of lasting peace and prosperity or lead for more bullets with which to slay the enemy? Or, as applied to ourselves, can it be said that out of the red-hot crucible of the great World W a r there has emerged a racial metal known for its solidarity, its strength and refinement of spirit and purpose as the result of this ordeal? Are comrades in arms, friends in peace, or have officers and men gone their own way in answer to the siren's call ? We might do well, as college men and especially those of us who endured the test, to ask ourselves the very vital question both as individuals and as a race, out of this crucible what has come forth? We have just come through a political campaign in which many a bitter battle was waged, where under the intensity of desire for success on the part of the various parties, there was a merger of prejudice and ambition in the molten mass of votes to the extent that even Democratic Southerners met with Negroes of their party in this city as gentlemen and as equals with promises sublime; and not only one party, but every other party, under the flame of ambition and desire, drew every vote into its crucible with an attitude truly commensurate with the principles and high aims of our great Republic. Only one party could he victorious, while all had the support they sought, at least to a degree. Now that the campaign is over,

with the victor and the vanquished out of the crucible oi stiiie, wnat may we expect.'' Win the modest demands OJ mr. inaniiews Oe treated as a scrap of paper aim a tevv JiuiViUUai joo.-> passed out m me nature ot tlie trau.ooi.a. pom.cai patronage, or will tne disposition 01 tue campaign prove to De of that metal in the nature ol steei in winch tne constituent elements mergea make tor suDsequeiit ttexiDiiity, strength, and enaurance capaoic ol Witnstandmg the test of time ana towering above tlie meagre meannesses of this country like you. mighty skyscrapers above the streets below. There are outer wars with heat quite as intense as those lougut between nations or tnrough military combat, l reter in particular to the economic struggle to the bitter s t n l e between labor and capital, uie struggle oi eacn individual to improve his own condition to the extent that he will be safe beyond uie realm of need or adversity. Brother Dr. Knnik v. J. Scott, in ms study of Negro Migration for the Carnegie foundation, speaks of the underlying motive of tiie migration as economic. W e mignt weil ask out of bus struggle on the part of the hordes that have come up irom the South inhabiting out Northern cities and sections where they are waging hot ecoa m.c struggles for their future security, out of this : .niggle, wnat has come forth or what may i e the resultf Snail we have more independent or wealthy members of our group seeking their own aggrandizement through the extortions of tlie r.ch and resorting to wild extravagance, while others of their own blood suffer under the stress of poverty, ignorance and shame, or will out of this economic crucible there come Negro philanthropists, benefactors of our people, leaders concerned with the we.fare of tne race, ra'tner than with their own pectin.ary interests? To apply the crucible idea to religion seems, indeed paivaoXical, ana yet in me outer conflict ot opinion ana uoctrinai controversies we hna a situation ot str.te tnai is quite IIKC unto tne neated processes in outer walks 01 m e . Tne coninct Detween the fundamentalists ana tne moaermsts lias grown hot in several centers anu nowhere more so than here in your own city. T o my mind, the term "fundamentalist is a misnomer, it is ratiier the modernist who emphasizes the tinngs fundamental, wiiile it is largely those wno style tnemseives as fundamentalists who hold tenaeiousiy to the non-essentiais ol faith and religion. it is more neany a controversy between the ancients and modernists tnan between the fundamentalists and modernists. Dr. Charles K. Jefferson, Pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle of tnis city, some years ago wrote a most inspiring book, entitled, "Things Fundamental, ' in wdnch he stated what a load was: lifted .from his shoulders when he came to realize that he did not have to believe the miracles in order to be a Christian. There is a common conception among our peopie especially that reason and religion are incompatible; that to think upon religious verities means but to destroy faith. It is said we walk by faith and not by sight, but even faith may be rational. There is no demand for reason where conclusions are discernible upon the surface. If, out of this crucible, there could come a metal m the nature of a brotherhood, love and goodwill, rather than a splitting up into divisions of denominations or schisms, the product might be likened unto gold m contrast with lead or much of the religion of today ot which Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin asks as to whether it is a load or a lift. Into the educational crucible is poured the various subjects with their attendant difficulties the varying experiences which we suffer in our struggle for an education, the great cost and sacrifice and the long years of toil, but out of' this crucible what is the product ? Have we a "talented tenth" with an attitude of better-thau-thou, or have we a manhood and woman-hood in reality better equipped for the duties and tasks of life with the determination to serve our less fortunate fellow-men. Senator Walsh of Massa-

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 chusetts, once said in an address at Dunbar High School, Washington, I). C , that one of the great tragedies of education is that it trains the student away from those who need his services most. ' May it n ,t be true of us that our metal will be selfishness iratjra from the masses, but with a conscious Ii I ur duty we will be drawn all the closer and . prove our metal as of superior worth. This convention, like all conventions, may be likened cut i a crucible into which there may be poured varied < ni ns and the heat of debate, social excitement and the many other incidents and ideals of the occasion, hut out of this crucible what will emerge? After the cooling process, when we will have returned to our several institutions, will there be a single ideal, aspiration, or element of character or refinement that

will stand out as the finished product of this process? 1 lere in tlie fervor of this fellowship we are one, but after the warmth of this hospitality in the cooling process, will we remain loyal to the group and faithful to our vows, sticking together as faggots, our : of strength, or as gold and platinum, metals of value, or will we drop apart, reverting to our ..:.! â&#x20AC;˘ ulua! and previous identities in the nature of lead and antimony? i IK ideal toward which all Alpha Phi Alpha men aspire and that sacred to the heart of each one of us, as written in our ritual, is SEJvTCE. Even as Chris! was servant of all, so must we serve all and only gh such service and by means id" such metal may we hope to transcend.

EUGENE

KINCKI E J O N E S F.'I'A

BROTHER EMORY BAXTER

Alumni

SMITH,

Mu Lambda Chapter, <nul field Secretary, Howard

University

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 THE "OPEN HOUSE."

Under the above caption, the Convention program went on to say, in part, "The homes of all Eta brothers are open to all Alpha men at all times but on Sunday evening (the twenty-eighth of December), especial arrangements have been made to receive thost vvim will call at the homes of brothers listed elsere in this program. There is no formality about this; call whether you have ever met the host or not; introduce yourself, stay as long as you choose and leave when you please. "The wives of tile Eta brothers are cooperating win iiea in all efforts to make the delegates and vYt-'n : brothers feel that they are amongst ''The Open Houses" were an inn ivation in our proi â&#x20AC;˘ i I leral Conventi n < itertainment and sorely set a prec< lent that will be hard for subsequent confer cities to equal. These Eta brothers and their Alpha ladies outdid th mselves in throwing open their 1 s on this special occasion. They changed the op nil n of those who had thought they were coming to the "heart of a city wit out a i a t. i ir in no con-

vention have tin- wives of brothers entered so wholeheartedly into the program of cordial entertainment to the visiting brothers. The homes of Brothers P. F. Anderson, Shelton Bishop, Leo Fitz Nearon, Godfrey Nurse, ( h a s . Roberts, E. P. Roberts and \V. V. Botitte were included among those that held "open house" and extended to the Convention this unusual reception. "Hats off" to ita and we all extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Mesdames Anderson, Bishop, Nearcn, Nurse, ( h a s . Roberts, E. P. Roberts and ery important part they played in making the Seventeenth Annual Convention such a delightful success. To you, fair ladies, Alpha Phi Alpha's Ei ndest hope is this: "May Good Fortune In Life's book, too, From one ( hristmastide Till another is due, Turn page after page Of dreams come true. And good luck and gladness And joy for yo'u."

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THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 THE ANNUAL FORMAL ENTERTAINMENT. The Annual Formal Dance was one of unusual brilliance, pood cheer and pleasure. It was held in the Renaissance Casino at One hundred and and thirty-eighth Street and Seventh Avenue, on the evening of Tuesday, December thirtieth, from nine-thirty till twcn thirty—fire' hours of it—which, in fact, seemed like but one hour. The very attractive decorations consisted of southern smilax, ferns and palms, which blended artistically with the natural beauty of the hall. Thus the ballroom furnished a strikingly background for our ladies of beauty without alloy, the living decorations that came from the country over, vieing one with the other in all their charms and glory. And the men, in their usual formal attire, reemed to feel that "they didn't have to die to go to heaven," for they laughed within their hearts in compliment to the beauty of the American Colored Girls as they gracefully tipped and turned in joy supreme at the bosom of Alpha Phi Alpha. An c r n e s t endeavor was made to get the names of all present at this prom; but we were successful in getting only about two-thirds of theftr, whose names, in alphabetical order, follow: Alexander, Mr. W . M., Pittsburgh; Alexander, Miss Carline, New York City: Ashby, Mr. and Mrs., Newark, N. J . ; Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. Peyton F., New York City; Alexander, Attorney and Mrs. Raymond P., Philadelphia; Andrews, Attorney W. T., Sr„ Baltimore: Allen, Mr. J. C , New York City; AusLin, Mrs. Bernia L., New York City; Anderson, Miss Waitve, Boston; Allen, Mr. Howard H., Los Angeles; Anderson, Miss Regina, New York City; Andrews, Mr. W. T., Jr., New York City; Alexander, Dr. W. G., Orange, N. J.; Alston, Miss Dora, New York City; Amos, Mr. W. Harold. Boston; Alexander, Mrs." E. R.. New York City; Allen. Mrs. Benj., Providence; Anderson, M r ss Lucille, New York City; A''-ms. Miss S. H d e n , Chicago. Beauhan, Miss Catherine, Boston; Byrd, Miss Mabel, New York City; Berry, Miss Audrey, Baltimore; Bow, Mr, Cyril F., Buffalo: Brown, Miss Marcia B., "crscy City; Braswell, Mrs., Atlantic City; Bearden, Mrs. B., New York Citv; Brown, Mrs. J. W., New York City; Berry, Miss Roseda D., Cincinnati; I!:-, ten. Miss Uuth'N., New York City; Bishop. Rev. and Mrs. SheHon H., New York City; Blue, Attori ey Welcome T., Cleveland: Ber'ack. Miss Thelma. New York Citv; Burwell, Dr. and Mrs. T. S., Phila• V'nlva: Benson, Dr. William H.. Chicago; Burnett, Miss Gwendolyn. Brooklyn: Bluette, Miss Bessie B., I < - Nnge'cs; Brown. Miss Mary Lane, New York Citv: Backus, Miss Mildred, New York City; Boyd, M--, Fe-bert I.. New York City; Bourne, Miss Serena. Atlantic Citv: Burch. Prof. Charles, Washington ; Butler, Dr. W. B., Baltimore; Brown, Dr. and Mrs. Lucian, New York City; Bowles, Attorney and Mrs. Daniel W , St. Louis; Banks, Miss Alma, r:_„~nsh"rn. N. C.: Burwell. Miss Etta, Washington; Peckman, Miss Entile, New York City: Butler, Mrs. Sara McCraw, New York City: Bowser, Miss Gretchen. Boston: Byrd, Miss Frances, Jersey City; Rrown, Mr. Earl L„ New York City: Ballard. Mrs. Wilson. Louisville: Bowman. Mr. Richard P., Philadelphia: Brown. Mrs. Gena, New York City; Burch, Mr. Egbert, New York City; Burke, Mr. R. T., Co-

lumbus, Ohio; Ballard, Mr. Ernest, Boston; Buckley, Miss Elvena, Washington: Buckley, Miss Anna May, Washington; Bell, Mr. William K., New York City; Beavers, Mr. W. E., Jr., Charlotte, N . C.; Blanchard, Mr. A., Frederick, Md.; Beavers, Mr. M'. L., Danville, Va.; Bailey, Mr. J. M., Pittsburgh; Branch, Miss Georgette, New York City; Brown, Miss Elsie, Washington; Brown, Miss Helen, Washington: Booker, Mr. Simeon S., Baltimore; Bengard, Mrs. James E., Providence; Bosley, Miss Roberta' New York City; Bragg, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, New York U i t y ; Brown, Dr. D. Langston, CoJumbus ; Bolla, Mr. Ernest A., Boston; Borden, Mr. H. E., Philadelphia; Brown. Miss Ruth, Philadelphia; Bn.wn, Major Oscar C , Baltimore. Cook, Miss Louise, Washington;. Colden, Mr. W . L., Lincoln University; Christmas, Dr. and Mrs. L. D., Philadelphia: Colston, Miss Anna, Philadelphia; Curtis, Mr. J. D., Washington; Cotton, Mrs. Norman T., Patterson, N. J . ; Cabman, Mr. W. G., New York City; Coles, Mr. W. C , New York City; Cannon, Miss Etta, Jersey City; Carr, Miss Ethel, Philadelphia; Curtis, Miss Susette, Philadelphia; Cannon, Dr. George :E., Jersey City; Cooke, Mr, Gaston T., Gainesville, Fla.; Carter, Miss Leola, , Jersey City; Caver, Miss Augusta, Trenton; Crayton, Mr. I. L., Cleveland; Cannon, Mr. George E., Jr., Jersey City;' Cannon, Miss Gladys, Jersey City; Cornitcher, Mr! J. L., New York City; Carter, Dr. and Mrs. Richard, Asbury P a r k ; Coulson, Miss Adele, New York City; Cornelius, Mr. Ira \V„ Jr., Pittsburgh; Carey, Miss Dorothy. Chicago; Coppage, Dr. S. F., Norfolk; t a r t e r . Mr. J., Washington; Crichelow, Mrs. B. A., Charleston, W. Va.; Cooper, Mrs. Lottie, New York City: Cobbsv Mr. Clarence, New York City: Cooper, Dr. Homer, Chicago: Cook, | Mr. Cecil, Syracuse; Carpenter, Mr. William J., Washington.; Carter, Miss C. Vivian, Brooklyn; Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. George, New York City; Cheatam, Miss Ethel,: Pittsburgh; Cheek, Miss Evelyn, New York City; Clark, Mrs. Robert, Baltimore; Cobb, Attorney James A., Washington; Cullen, Mr. Contee P., New York City; Cofer. Mr. l.lovd M., New York City: Cummings, Mr. H a r r y S., Jr., Baltimore! Cheeseman, Miss, New York City;.Clark, Mr. Belton G., Beloit, Wisconsin; Cummings, Mrs. W. N„ New York City; Clarke, Mr. Maceo, Washington; Cummings,'Dr. Willis N., New York City. Derrick, Miss Dorothy V., Flushing; Duckery, Mr. T. G., Philadelphia; Daiton, Mr. A. A., Athens, Ohio; Dean. Miss Elaine J., Baltimore; Davidson, Mr'. Eugene C , Washington; Daly, Mr. and Mrs. Victor, Washington: Desjournett, Miss H., Washington; Dungee. Mr. J. Riley, Charlotte; Downs. Miss Caroline, New York City; Douglass, Mr. W . C , Pittsburgh; Duckery, Mr. Jas. H., Philadelphia; Dyett, Attorney and Mrs. .Thomas B., New York City; Dismond. Dr. and Mrs. H. Binga, N e w York City; Dash, Dr. Howard, New York City; Duggins, Miss Mable! Brooklyn; Delaney, Miss Laura, New York City; Davidson. Miss Ophelia, Washington; Douglass, Mr. 1. W , Newark;. Daniel, Mr. Robert P., Richmond; DeMar, Mr. George E., Columbus; DuBois, Miss N. YolarKte. New York Citv; DuBois, Dr. and Mrs. W . E. B., New York City. Flam, Miss J., Pittsburgh; Eckles, Mr. and Mrs. John H., New York City. Foster, Mr. • A. L., Canton; French, Attorney C. T „ New York City; Flemming, Dr. and Mrs. F. S., xv... H — e n - F : e'ds. Mr. M. A., St. P a u l ; Ford, Dr. C. N., New York City: Florence, Mr. C. W „ Petersburg, Va.: Foster, Miss Mildred, New York City; Fitz^era'd. Mr. J. MacF., Baltimore; Fonville, Mr. W. B„ Washington. Grant, Mr. Francis O.. Bordentown: Garrett. Miss Ruth M., Washington : Greene, Mr. C. S., Philadelphia : Gordon. Mr. Eds»ar F.. Boston: Graves, Mrs. Goldie C , New York City: Gardner, Miss Beryl H., New York City: Green, Miss Thelma M., New York City; Goins, Mr. Chas. K.. Washington; Galloway,

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Mr. <'. H., Boston; Greene, Mr. and Mrs. J. J., New York City; Godding, Mr. \\ . C , New York City; Gipson, Mr. J. A., Columbus;. Groce, Miss Hattie, Jersey City; Garrett. Miss Elizabeth, Washington; Garrett, Miss Ruth, Washington; Grant, Miss, Bordentown; Guffy, Mr. A. O., New Sfork City; Gilbert, Miss Eunice, Cambridge, mass. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Roderick B., Athens, Ga.; Howland, Miss Elizabeth, Washington; Hughes, Mrs. VV. A. C , Philadelphia; Harper, Miss Willie Belle, Philadelphia; Hopson. Mr. Jas. O., Philadelphia; Hemby, Mr. E. A., Richmond; Hailstock, Mr. f r a n k !.., New York City; Hutchinson, Samuel B., Boston; rlaryey, Mr. T. VV., Richmond; Hamer, Miss Daisy M., Washington; Harvey, Mr. Richard, New Rochelle; Handy, Mr. Walter, New York City; Hands, Mr. Qucntcn R., New York City; Henderson, Miss Anna! New York City; Hudson, Mr. M. W., Champaign, 111.; Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Rodman, Washington; Hall, Dr. George Cleveland, Chicago; Harris, Mr. Win.. Jersey Ciiy; Hauser, Mr. P. J., Columb i a : Howard. Mr. Roscoe, Pittsburgh; Hughes, Miss Elaine, Philadelphia; Hearst, Miss Gladys, New York Citv: Herriford, Mr. N. F., Kansas City, Mo.; Hughes, Mr. Al., Philadelphia; Hilburu, Dr. J. H., Baltimore; Hall, Dr. George L., Baltimore; Hujhes, Miss G. M., Philadelphia; Howard, Miss i l;th, Washington; Howard, Mr. Edw. W., Washin ,to.i; Hathcock, Dr. and Mrs. L. W., Dayton; Hi; Q3, Dr. Wm. H., Providence; Hughes, Miss Elsie. Wainington; Henderson, Miss Elizabeth, New York C ty; Henderson, Mr. E. J., New York City; Hcward, Miss Ruth, Washington; Hoffman, Mr. George, Lincoin University; Harris, Mr. J. E., Boston; Henderson. Mr. J. Raymond, Olxrlin; Hubert, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H., New York City; Haynes, Mr. Martin G., Chicago; Hill, Mr. Joseph X., Baltimore; Hunt, Miss Adeie, New York City; Hallback, Miss Aurelia, Washington; Hugulev, Mr. John W., Cambridge; Hayes, Dr. J. H., Asbury, P a r k ; Hicks, Miss. New York City; Hughes, Miss E., Washington; Hinkson, Dr. H., "Philadelphia; Hansberry, Prof. Leo H., Washington; H o m e , Mrs. Cora C , Brooklyn; Hussey, Dr. and Mrs. C. C , New Haven. Isby, Miss Marguerite, Cincinnati; Isaacs, Mr. J. B.. St. Louis. Johnson, Dr. Jos. A., Philadelphia; Johnson, Miss Catherine. New York City: Johnson, Mrs. Sol., New York City; Jcrrick, Dr. W. E., Philadelphia: Jenkins, Mr. J. Lawrence, Nutley, N. J.; Jones, Miss Loverl W., Philadelphia; Johns, Mr. G. Richard, Philadelphia; Johnson, Mrs. Earl, New York City; Jones, Mr. and Mrs. E. K„ New York City; Jackson, Miss Marylon, Oberlin; Jackson, Mr. Harrison, Washington: James, Mr: and Mrs. Edw. L., Charleston, \Y. \ ' a . : Johnson, Mr. J. Warrick, New York City: Jackson, Attorney Perry B., Cleveland: Jackson, Mr. C. C , Tarrytown ; Johnson, Miss Edna B., Des Moines; Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. S., New York City; [ones, Dr. E. F., New York City; Johnson, Mr. C. L., New York City; James, Miss Bertha, Baltimore; Jones, Miss Hazel, Cincinnati. Kemp, Miss Ruth, Washington;' Knox Mr. W. J., Jr., New Bedford, Mass.; Kerr, Miss Ethel, Cincinnati; Kyle, Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Paterson, N. J.; Kelly, George B., Troy, N. Y . ; Klugh, Mr. Pritchett, A., Boston; Kirkland, Mr. Gradv D. New York Citv. Lawrence, Miss Margaret W., Norfolk; Lawrence, Miss Helen C , Norfolk; Lattimore, Dr. J. A. C . Louisville: Lindsay. Miss Andrades. New York City, Lawrence, Dr. and Mrs. I. M., Philadelphia; Lee, Miss Nancy, Pittsburgh: Logan. Mr. Paul H„ New York City; Lundv, Mr. R. E., Providence: Lankford, Miss Helen L.. Flushing; .Levy, Dr. V. J.. Rochester; Levy, Miss Camille, Florence, S. C.: Lundy, Mr. Robert I".., Providence: Lougmire, Mr. Cleveland L., Washington; Lewis, Mr. Morris A., New Orleans; Logan, Mr. R. W.. Paris, France. Maloney, Mr. Clarence, Richmond; Macbeth, Attorney and Mrs. G. E., Baltimore; Macbath, Miss

Lois, Baltimore; McAllis'ter, Miss Edith, New York City; Mose.ey, Miss Emma, New York City; Mustapha, Miss Jennie, Washington; McKnight, Mr. Wm. T., Topeka; Miller, Mr. Herbert. Cincinnati; Mitchell, ..irs. jui.a i'., n e w York City; Marsh, Miss Vivian O., Berkeley, Cal.; McGregor, Mr. James W., Los Angeles; Mosby, Dr. G. T., Baltimore; Miller, Mr. George B., Washington; Morris. Mr. Thomas, Syranisi ; Maxwell, Miss Vasliti, Baltimore; Moseley, Miss Lilian, New York City; Murphy, Mr. H. H., Baltimore; .Macbeth, Miss Hazel, Baltimore; Murphy, M ss Rebecca L., Baltimore; Murray, Miss Florence tvasnnigccn; Manley, iviiss May, New York City: McDougald, .Mrs. Eloi.se, New" York City; McClcan. Mr. L. D., Jersey City; McCracke.u, M.ss Catherine, Baltimore; Martin, Miss Marie, 0 r a n 0 c burg, S. C.; McClendon, Dr. and Mrs. C. P.. Rocnche; Malone, Aaron E., St. Louis; Mason, Mr. W . 1., u o r i o l k ; Merry, Mr. p. Luther, Greensboro, N. C.; Marshall, Mrs. Sayde, New York City; Moore, A. Maurice; Mason, Miss Lydia, New York City; McCracken, Miss Kantry, Baltimore; McNeile, Mr. Howard I. H., Philadelphia. Norman, Mrs. Dora Cole, New Stork City:• Nearon, Dr. and Mrs. L. Fitz, New York City; Nunez, Miss Carina;., New Kork City; Nunez, Mr. Ivy, New ^ork City; Nelson, Mr. William F., Washington; Neale, Miss M. Gereline, Irenton. Overton, Mr. and Mrs. G. B., New York City. Penn, Miss Jessie J., Atlanta; Perkins, Mr. Lamar, New York City; Pannell, Dr. and Mrs. M. M„ Philadelphia; Patton, Air. Malcora H.. Los Angeles; Percival, Mr. Theo E., Washington; Peterson, Miss Qwcndi Q; few York City; Powell, Miss Virginia, Pittsburgh; Pierce, Mr. Jas. M., Dayton; Pratt. Mrs. Mamie L. A., New York City; Popel, Miss Esther, Washington; Penn, Mr. and Mrs. R. R., New York City; Perry, Mr. C. M , New York City; Pepsico, Miss Eunice, Dayton; Perry, Miss Helen, New York City; Primas, Miss Edwina, Pittsburgh; Pettiford, Miss M. J., New York City; Proctor, Miss Lillian, Brooklyn; Piper, Mr. Percival R., Detroit: Polk, Miss Julia, Camden, N. J.; Powell, Mr. William J., Chicago; Posey. Mr. Thomas, Syracuse; Passo, Miss Alene. Bosti ii. R<gc:s, Dr. and Mrs. G. M., Philadelphia; Re'd. P i i'. M., Louisville; Randolph, Miss Mildred, New York City; Richmond, Mr. A. E., Columbus; Robinson, Mrs. C. J. E., Brooklyn; Roberts. Dr. a i d M.s. E. P., New York City; Roberts, Dr. and Mrs. Chas., New York City; Ross. Miss (k raldine, New R.i chelle; Ross, Mr. John A., New Rochelle; Roberts. I [:'ss Dorothy L., New York City; Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. O., Jersey City; Royster, Miss Ruth. Brockton,' Mass.; Royster, Mr. Arthur, Syracuse; Rosenberg, Dr. S. H., Chicago; Randolph, Mrs. Louisa I... New York City; Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W., New York City; Rummons, Mr. Eugene, Washington: Redmond, Miss Lorraine, Syracuse; Reed, Mrs. Albert, New York City; Reynolds, Miss Susan T., Philadelphia; R iwland. Miss Marion, Philadelphia; Roberts, Mr. Orthcl, Iowa City, Iowa; Rogers, Mr. C D., Philadelphia; Roberts, Miss Vivian, New York City; Reynolds, Miss Helen, Philadelphia; Redmond. Mr. S. R., Jackson, Miss.; Richardson, Mr. W. H., Charlotte, N. C ; Ridley, Miss Hortense, Monclaire, N. !.: Richardson, Miss Barbara, Boston; Robeson, Miss Marion. Philadelphia; Robeson, Mrs. Paul, New York City: Richmond. Mr. C. H., Lincoln University; Rayford, Mr. P . T., Washington; Royster; Miss M. Ruth, Boston; Redmond, Miss Mac, Syracuse: Ransom. Miss Billie New York City. S-r.it. Miss S. Pauline, Washington; Stuart, Miss Petty, New York City; Seay, Miss Harriet. Jersey C'ty; S monls. Dr. and Mrs. Ellis P., New York City'; Spraggins, Miss Dorothy, New York City; Swcatt. Miss F.rma, New York City; Stewart, Miss Harriet, Washington; Sampson, Miss Alice, New York City: Sargeant, Dr. and Mrs. L. E., Philadelphia: Sutton. Miss Anna May, Brooklyn; Singleton,

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 Miss Adalia,' Louisville; Stubbs, Mr. Frederick, Wilmington, Del.: Strickland, Dr. George, New York City; Sellars, Mr. C. W., Atlanta; Strickland, Miss Sarah, Philadelphia; Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. A. D., Pittsburgh; Stout, Mr. Leroy, Columbus; Sampson, Dr. and Mrs. John P., Asbury P a r k ; Smith, Mrs. 1). K., New York City; Smith, Miss Lillian R.; Smith, Miss Marceline M., Philadelphia; Scott, Mr. W. W., \ \ v . York City. Taylor, Miss Thelma L., Cleveland; Taylor, Mrs. Oliver A., Cleveland; Tibbs, Miss Elmira, Baltimore; Tins.i v. Miss Gladys, Washington; Taylor, Miss Bella, St. Paul; Thorpe, Miss Enid, New York City ; Taylor, Miss Nan, Atlantic City; Taylor, Miss Eleanor, Ithaca; Taylor, Mr. O. Randolph, New York City; Thomas, Mr. Richard, New York City; Turner, Miss Mildred, Brockton, Mass.; Tolbert, Mme. Florence Cole, Chicago; Thomas, Mrs. Edna, New York City; Taylor, Miss Mildred, Ithaca; Thompson, Miss Hortense, Brooklyn; Thompson, Mr. F. Leslie, Brooklyn; Thomas, Miss Olive, New York City; Towles, Miss Madeline, Washington; Teal, Miss Georgia Al , Abbeville, S. C.; Tyler, Miss Evelyn, Winchester, Ky.; 'Ioll.ver. Attorney H. G., New Haven; Thurston, Mr. B. N., Petersburg, Va.; Tandy, Mr. Yertner W., New York City; Tandy, Miss Sadie D., New York City; Thomas, John E., Philadelphia; Tribbett, Mr. Chas. A., New Haven. Unthank, Miss Lou.se, Kansas City, Mo.; Unthank, Mr. DcNorvillc, Kansas City, Mo.; Underbill, Mr. Irvin W., Jr., Philadelphia; Undsrhill, Miss Helen, Philadelphia. Vick, Miss Fannie, Washington; Valentine, Miss Grace, Bordcnlown ; VicFord, Miss Mable, New York City; Vincent, Miss Pearl, New York City; VanCleve, Mr. E. C , Louisville. Wood, Mr. James Garland, Atlanta; Willis, Miss Rose D~, New York City; Williams, Dr. Ferdinand D . New York City; Whitfield, Mr. Jas. E., New City: Wallace, Miss Lide, New Rochelle; Wharton, Mr. Sylvesta, New York City; White, Mr. John, New tfork City; West, Mrs. Annie Gray, Cambridge; Williams, Miss Gertrude, Washington; Wright, Miss May T., Baltimore; Wells, Miss Ella, Jersey City; Wells, Miss Lillian, Jersey City; Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank T., Orange, N. J.; Wilson, Mr. Clarence Hayden, Evanston, 111.; Willett, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Newark; Williams, Attorney John F., New Haven; West, Miss Charlotte, Washington; White, Miss Edmonia, Nashville; Wilkins, Mrs. Baron. New York City; Whitted, Mr. Van, Philadelphia; Wright, Mrs. Blanch, Brooklyn; Vvormiey, Miss Edith M., Boston; Wade, Mr. and Mrs. A. W., Boston; Williams, Mr. Chas. ÂŁ., Wilberforce; Webster, Mrs. C. A., Pittsburgh; Washington, Miss Mary J., Atlantic City; Watson, Miss (Winnc, New York City; White, Mr. and Mrs. J. R., Jr., New York City; Warrick, Mr. W. H., Philadelphia; Willis, Miss Constance, Brooklyn; Williams, Miss Helene, New Haven; Washington, Mr. J. L., New York City; Waller, Mr. E. C , New York City; Wells, Mr. W. R., Philadelphia; Wimbush, Dr. Hugh H., Nashville; Welch, Mr. W. H., Washington; Wilson, Miss Hazel T., New York City; Wilson, Mr. John Louis, New York City; Walker, Miss A. Lelia, New York City; Walrond, Mr. Eric, New York City; Walley, Mr. Wm. G., New York City; Watson, Mr. James S., New York City; Watson, Mrs., New York City. Young. Miss Pauline A., Washington; Younger, Mrs. Elizabeth, Brooklyn; Yorke, Major W. H , Washington; Young, Laurence T., Wilmington, Del.

THE ANNUAL BANQUET. The Annual Banquet was held on the last night of 1924 in the 135th Street Branch of the Y. M. C. A. At the time of assembly a great many more brothers were present than ever before attended an annual ban-

quet of Alpha Phi Alpha. And from the looks of things, there were many more present than Eta Chapter and the caterer had anticipated. Brother Dr. W. E. B. DuBois was the principal speaker for the occasion. In his usual matter-of-fact and magnificent way Brother DuBois brought a message of great enlightenment on matters pertaining to his work and of the problems facing the collegetrained Negro. This address created much interest on the part of the brothers present and all left with a better appreciation and broader understanding of the things to which Dr. DuBois had directed their attention. B; other James Harris of Eta acted as toastmaster and displayed a high degree of versatility in that capacity. I h e service for the banquet was a scream. That chicken, as they called it, must have been a veteran of San Juan Hill or of '76, for in his sinews the "cockologist" could tell that he was a prize more than once for valiant encounters. Ask your delegate to elaborate. Every one sympathized with Eta, for she wasn't to blame, per sc. Such things happen in the best regu'.a'.ed families. Yet. we hope it isn't a precedent for subsequent conventions. A very impressive feature was lost at this Conventi n We usually close at twelve, midnight, under very solemn and impressive auspices as the Old Year passes out of the way of the New Year. The conduct of our business was prolonged to such an extent that the New Year found us on old business and the banquet had to follow that. The many brothers who were attending their first convention didn't get that soul-stirring inspiration that seems to come nowhere else as it does when Alpha Phi Alpha closes its Annual Convention in its usual way. It produces a scene never to be forgotten as Alpha Phi Alpha adjourns at the adjournment of an Old Year. Here all stand in the familiar, sacred circle andâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but suppose we quote from the account of the Fifteenth Annual Convention as given in the Convention, 1923, issue of the

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"When but ten minutes of the old year were left, everybody stood in a circle around the room, with arm:; crossed, and each brother's hands grasping the hands of the brother's beside him. All then joined in singing "Blest Be the Ties That Bind." While the singing continued, the lights were extinguished, leaving the numerals '1922' electrically illumined in the rear of the hall: but, with the old year, these numerals gradually faded away. As the light of '1922' passed on, there appeared another and brighter light, 'Welcome 1 !>2:i.' The singing concluded. Silence prevailed. An air of solemnity grasped a hundred souls. All heads were bowed. On the outside whistles sounded from far and near, with the occasional interruption of a pistol shot here and there, all saluting the arrival of the infant year. Brother L. L. McGee had the last word of the Convention. He offered prayer. Thus ended the Fifteenth Annual Convention with another glorious page added to the history of Alpha Phi Alpha." MAY W E DO B E T T E R N E X T T I M E .

ENTERTAINMENTS. There was no end to the social functions and other places of amusement. Whatever was one's temperment or attitude, it could be satisfied in this big town. You could ponder in confusion as the modernists and fundamentalists expounded their doctrines in the big New York churches; you could view the superb showin'' of "Ten Commandments" in its second year on Broadway; or you could see "What Price Glory" or "Simon Called Peter" and add your approval or condemnation to them; or you could dwell in the realm of the immortals in the great libraries, museums and art galleries; or you could descend to the present mor-

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tal age and see the sights in "The Hole in the Wall," at "Happy Rhones," or the "Cotton Club." There was entertainment for every one. The Younger Set of New York, beautiful, intellectual and cordial, contributed their full measure in making our visit to their city one the memory of which is long to be cherished. And the matrons were ever alert to see that everything was carried out in first-class order. And to that end they were overwhelmingly successful. The beautiful and well appointed homes to which the visitors were assigned were very comfortable and the families were always anxious to show many kindnesses for our enjoyment. Sororities. The Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta Sororities were in session in New York City during the holidays. The warm friendly relation existing between these sororities and Alpha Phi Alpha made things more pleasant because of their presence in the city during tliis mid-winter vacation period. And whenever the individual brothers came in contact with these spiendid young women there was always a kindly welcome manifested. The fraternity, therefore, is glad that it was possible for many of the indiv.uual members of those organizations to share in the p.easantries of this season. Alpha K a p p a Alpha. The local chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (as was the case at our conventions in St. Louis and Columbus) extended a general invitation for Alpha Phi Alpha men and their company to attend the very beautiful formal reception held on New Year's evening at the International House on Riverside Drive. Many of the brothers yielded to the temptation to remain in New York to attend this magnificent affair. This local chapter—Lambda—of Alpha Kappa Alpha, through Eta Chapter, of Alpha Phi Alpha, "expressed its wish to assist in entertaining the delegates and visiting brothers to this Convention in whatever way possible." Such a broad interest in our welfare leaves us deeply appreciative and solicitous to repay our large debt of gratitude whenever an opportunity presents itself. Alpha K a p p a Psi. On New Year's Day, Omicron Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi held a "Welcome Breakfast Dance," to which all Alpha Phi Alpha men and their company were invited. This entertainment was held in Madam Walker's Studio, 108 West 136th Street, "in honor . of the visiting sororities and fraternity." Here was the scene of an unusually large crowd that enjoyed four hours of unrestrained good time. Mr. H. A. Tynes and Mr. F. Smith, respectively, are the President and Secretary of this local chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. To this chapter goes highest commendation for adopting this broad spirit in an effort to promote the kindly relation that is so indispensable for the fullest service of our organizations. May the various chapters of the several fraternities "carry-on" this spirit wherever fraternity annual conventions are held.

PROMINENT MEN AT

CONVENTION.

At no previous Convention have we been favored with the presence of so many of our brothers who are of national prominence. The men who attended this Convention could get behind any movement and put it over. The character of any organization is

determined by the men who compose it. In nearly every field ol endeavor among our people, Alpha Phi Alpha has the outstanding men. And with their presence, sympathy and assistance it is inevitable that Alpha I'm Alpha will promote an outstanding program. The roster of those who attended the Seventeenth Annual Convent.on includes Brothers W. G. Alexander. former Fres.dent of toe National Medical Association, President of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association, prominent physician of i , e w a r k ; Paul Collins, prominent attorney of New York City and only i\egr.o to sn as a member of a Democratic National Convention (in the aosence of the reguiar delegate, Brother Collins, alternate, served as delegate at the last Democratic Convention) ; George E. Cannon, a • prominent physician ot g r a n g e , IN. J. (he is the one who seconded the nomination of President Coolidge at the last Republican -National Convention held in CleveiaiKi, «».d ue is witn„u; ..OJ^I one of the most influential Negroes in the Lmted states) ; James A. Cobb, attorney of Washington, D. i^.., former Assistant District Attorney ol the District of Columbia, Vice-Dean and Proiessor ot Constitutional Law in the Howard University uaw Schooi, General Counsel for the hi. A. A. C. P. and attorney in charge of the Real h-s:_.e segregation Case now before the Supreme >-ourt of the u n n e d s i a t c s ; Contee P . Culien, a poet who has already made substantial contributions in this field, and one whose ability is recognized throughout the literary w o n d ; A. M. Curtis, eminent physician and surgeon of Washington, D. C , Professor of Surgery in the Howard University School of Medicine, and former President of the National Medical Association; W. E. B. DuBois, author, editor of The Cris.s, member of the executive board of the N. A. A. C. P., the moving power m promoting the Pan-African Conferences; George Cleveland flail, eminent surgeon, Surgecn-in-Chief of the Provident Hospital, Chicago; George E. Haynes, to whom the National Urban League owes much of its existence and progress, appointed by the Government to study the economic conditions among Negroes during the World W a r ; A. F. Herndon, President of Atlanta Life Insurance Company, one of the richest Negroes in the South and one who gives freely to charity among Negroes; Edward L. James, active manager of James & Sons' Wholesale Produce Company of Charleston, W. Va.; Clayton T. A. French, special Deputy Attorney General, New York State; Rayford W. Logan of Paris, France, and Washington, now arranging for the visit to the United States by Blaise Diagne, the famous French Deputy representing the Senegal in the Chamber of Deputies of France (M.' Blaise Diagne holds the highest public office of any Negro in the world) ; Garrett A. Morgan, inventor of several valuable life-saving devices for which he has received national recognition; Aaron E. Malone, philanthropist, President of the Poro College; Jesse Edward Moorland, International Secretary, Y. M. C. A., retired (he has contributed more to the Colored Y. M. C. A.'s throughout the country than any other Negro; Isaac H. Nutter, one of the leading attorneys of Atlantic City, former President of Howard University Alumni Association; A. Clayton Powell, Pastor of the Abyssinia Baptist Church, New York City; E. P. Roberts, prominent physician and surgeon, New York City; Charles Johnson, editor of Opportunity; Eugene Kinkle Jones, Executive Secretary, National Urban League; Chas. H. Roberts, \vho was Republican candidate for Congress from the 21st Congressional District, New York City; Emory B. Smith, Field and Alumni Secretary of Howard University; Charming H. Tobias, International Secretary, Y. M. C. A.; Eric Walrond, contributor for some of the leading magazines and newspapers in the United States; and there were others who should be included now," hut for lack of space will have to be postponed until a later date. • •

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CHAPTER GETS THE FIRST BALFOUR

Picture above is that of Nu's delegates to the 17th Annual Convention with the coveted cup to take back to Xu at Lincoln University. At the left is W. A. C. Hughes, Jr. (President of X u ) , Junior Delegate, and Win. L. Colden, Senior Delegate. The First Balfour Cup was won by Nu Chapter. Lincoln University, as the most efficient chapter in the fraternity in grand tax collections. The entire fraternity should be well pleased with this decision in favor of Xu Chapter, for Xu has always been one of the best chapters in the fraternity and has surely turned out some of the best men in Alpha Phi Alpha. To Xu Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha extends congratulations and best wishes for continued esce ience in carrying â&#x20AC;˘ at the work of the fraternity. THE

McGEE CUP GOES TO ETA LAMBA CHAPTER. Alpha Phi Alpha's Most Efficient Chapter in 1924. The L. L. McGee Cup was awarded to Eta Lamda Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia, as the chapter that did the most valuable work in the entire fraternity during the year 1924. This award is the highest award that the fraternity had to bestow, and it truly selected a i rough organization in selecting Eta Lambda Chapter. This chapter, in co-operation with Alpha Pi and Alpha Kb> Chapters, conducted a most intensive educa'.ional campaign. They published several thousand copies of a verv commendable booklet entitled "Why Go to College?'"', which were distributed free in various sections of the South. They awarded three scholarships to deserving students; sent to Washington, D. C , at their own expense, and secured the services of Brother Emory B. Smith to be the principal speaker at their mass meeting closing the Fifth Annual "Goto-High School, Go-to-Col!ege" campaign in the South. The first accredited high school in Georgia was opened in Atlanta last fall, and the work of the fraternity.has been so effective in its educational camnaign" conducted in Atlanta that Eta Lambda Chapter was called in and given the job of filling the school with students upon its opening. This chapter gladlyassumed the task; it published thousands of leaflets pointing out the advantages of the high school and appealing to the parents and children in Atlanta to take the opportunity that was offered; members of

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the fraternity made personal appeals in the various churches throughout the city and urged in many ways the parents to send their children to the new high school. L'his work brought results, , for before the doors of this new modern high school was open a week its problem was that of an overcrowded conditi n and its enrollment was in the neighborhood of fifteen hundred students. This chapter's Fifth Annual Entertainment, held April 25th, last, on the Roof Garden. Atlanta, was one i i the most elaborate and beautiful entertainments given n the name of Alpha Phi Alpha. The two undergraduate chapters were invited and they were not permitted to share in the financial burden incident to ' ch an affair. The regular meetings of Eta Lambda were always interesting and well attended. Frequently live topics of local and national importance were discussed. These meetings were held at the homes of the various Brothers, whose wives found pleasure in conducting the se vice of the delicious midnight meal. 'Flu Presidents of Morris Brown University and Clark University, together with a host of other good m n are included in the membership of Eta Lambda. The m isi eodlia! relations exist between this chapter and Alpha Pi and Alpha Rho Chapters and the three chanters are doing some important work in the South. Their impression upon the community always felt. Brother A. F. Herndon of Atlanta came from Florida to Xew York City to receive membership in Alpha Phi Alpha. His opinion of the fraternity came from the work of these chapters, which in itself is evidence of the commendable work being done by those charters. Srace will hardly permit us to mention all of those who rendered valuable service with Eta Lambda; 1â&#x20AC;&#x201D;t the story would be incomplete if we didn't mention Brother James Garland Wood, whose services v ' t h the chapter are inseparable from the success of the chapter. He edited the "Why Go to College?" booklet referred to above, was chairman of the "Goto-High School, Go-to-Co!lege" movement in Atlanta and a most consistent worker in the program of the fraternity in the South. To Eta Lambda Chapter (Alpha Pi and Alpha Rho) the entire fraternity extends its appreciation and gratitude for a full year's work well done; and Alpha Phi Alpha is sure that its program will continue to be advanced by such worthy and efficient chapters.

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THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, Jy2§ G E N E R A L O F F I C E R S F O R 1S25.

The election of general officers for L925 look place quietlj on the last night of the Convention. Brother Raymond W. Cannon again stands at the helm; Brother James Wilson McGregor advances to the First Vice-Presidency; Brother Peyton F. Anderson was elected as Second Vice-President; Brother James A. Sea t was i ected as Third Vice-President; Brother Chas. W. Greene was chosen as the (first) Fourth

veto of the Seventeenth Annual Convention. Brother Camion is a veteran in the service of Alpha Phi Alpha. He is a charter member of Mu Chapter; was General Vice-President in 1913, 1914 and 1933, and to him goes the distinction of being the first editor

T H E SPHINX.

Phm.,

University

Minnesota; student in Law School,. S t Thomas Col:•••• mvm i: t t'-e S;gm:i Pi Phi Fraternity; the v . i i i n ' Medical Association; the National Association of Retail Druggists; the Minnesota State P h a r -

BROTHEB RAYMOND WINFRED C A N N O N ,

/'resident

Alpha Phi Alpha

\ [a P/esident, his office being created by the Seventeenth Convention; Brother Homer Cooper remains the Treasurer. The work of Brothers Norman L. McGhee, General Secretary, and Oscar C. Brown, l-.d t r of the S P H I N X , was approved, which continues tin in in their offices for another year. An account of all the general officers, with the exccptii n of Brother Scott, is included below. We shall attempt to include picture and account of Brother S c . u in the Educational Number of the S P H I N X . A reward for whole-hearted, sincere service and an endorsement of his work for 1934 are what Brother Prymond Winfred Cannon received in being re-elected I'M i'dent of the fraternity for 1935 by unanimous

Fraternity

maceutical Association; the AJurmii Association of the University of Minnesota; the North bide Comme cial Club; the Frederick Douglass Club of Minneapolis, and is prominently identified with the N. A. A C. P.. and with other civic and social organizati( ns in Minneapolis. He assisted in establishing Alnha Nu Chapter at Drake University and Iowa State College, and had supervision over the establishment of Alpha Xi Chapter at Marquette University. Brother Cannon is a partner of Cannon Brothers Pharmacy. Brother Cannon has done good work for th? fraternity and we may confidently expect great things for him in the future.

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and President during 1023 and 1024. At St. Louis, Brother McGregor was elected Third Vice-President in charge of the Western District of the fraternity, over which he now has charge. At the Columbus Convention, last year, he was elected Second Vice-President and in New York City, the Seventeenth Annual Convention, elected him First Vice-President by unanimous vote. Brother McGregor is an Alpha Phi Alpha man par excellence: a dynamic force fighting for worthy attainments in the progress of his race and of mankind. His interest and enthusiasm are worthy of emulation. He will continue his good work, that is a certainty.

BROTHER J A M E S W .

First

MCGREGOR,

Vice-President

Under the watchful and efficient care of Brother James W. McGregor, Alpha Phi Alpha has successfully passed its pioneering days in the West. Brother McGregor took his college work in the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, which institution has an enrollment of about seven thousand students. He is now pursuing a course in the Law School there, leading to the degree of LL. B. Among this host of students, Brother McGregor is an outstanding figure. While in the University High School in 1919, hewas Editor-in-Chief of the Codex, the annual publication of the High School, and was captain of the debating team. During his first year in the university he was elected unanimously to the Aristotelian Literary Society, the oldest literary foundation on the campus (with a restricted membership of thirty-six), having been established in 1882. In this society he has held office twice. In February, 1921, Brother McGregor won second prize in the Annual Anti-Tobacco, Oratorical Contest, in which there were ten contestants. In February, 1022, he won first prize, valued at $110, in the Annual Anti-Tobacco Oratorical Contest, in which there were twelve contestants. In December, 1022, Brother McGregor was selected fourth among the first eight contestants chosen from among thirty-one competitors in the preliminaries to compete in the finals for the Bowen Silver Cup Contest, the highest award for forensic activities in the university. He tied for first place in the finals and thereby won one of the six silver cups presented bv the Bowen Debating Prize Foundation. In 102122, he served as Recording Secretary of the Cosmopolitan Club of the university, with a membership of over fifty students, representing fifteen nationalities ; and in 1022-23 he served as Corresponding Secretary of that organization. Brother McGregor is a charter member of Alpha Delta Chapter established in May. 1021. Of that chapter he was Critic-Historian. 1021-22 and T022-23

BROTHER PEYTON F.

ANDERSON - .

Second I 'ice-President Another unanimous choice was that of Brother Peyton F. Anderson of Eta Chapter upon being elected as Second Vice-President of the fraternity, with jurisd ct.on in the East. Brother Anderson has â&#x20AC;˘.he hiiicr (and incidentally had the work) of being the President of the biggest chapter in Alpha Phi Alpha entertaining the biggest convention ever held by Alpha Phi Alpha. This was a test for any man and as he comes "Out of the Crucible." he is prepared because of his superior metal to render superior service to his fraternity. Brother Anderson was born in Virginia in 1800; pursued his preliminary education in the public and high schools of Shelton, Conn.; graduated from .New York Medical College and Flower Hospital in 1013: post-graduate work at the University of Vienna, Austria. 1013-1014; licensed to practice in New York and Connecticut; made active-honorary member, Alpha Phi Alpha at Zeta, 1018; married and has two fine girls, Thelma and Charlotte, who are now attending school in New York City. Brother Anderson is also a member of the Odd Fellows, Masons, K. of P., C O. S. Committee, Harlem Tuberculosis Committee, President of the Harlem Institute of Tuberculosis, Health Speaker for New York Tuberculosis Association, Inc. He manifests a deep interest in Alpha Phi Alpha and as President of Eta Chapter carried it through one of its most successful years.

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 of the Atlanta Urban League; was Active Secretary in charge of the 1024 Colored Division of the Atlanta Community Chest Campaign; Chairman of the Membership Campaign of the Butler Street Y. M. C. A.; Vice-President of the L'uiquc Loan Company and generally an active participant in all movements for racial and civic progress. Brother Greene is one of those kind of individuals who doesn't know how to say " N o " when asked to do, something worth while. The southern chapters and the entire fraternity will be benefited by his election^ to the Staff of General Officers.

BROTHER CHARLES \Y.

President,

GREENE,

Eta Lambda Chapter, and

Fourth I'tir-fresident

of Alpha Phi

Alpha

"B-other Greene is always ready to work for Alpha Phi Alpha," said one of the Brothers in Atlanta during the last "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" CamBROTHER NORMAN LEROY M C G H E E , raign. That is a fact and that Brother would have been correct if he had said "Brother Greene is alSecretary ways working for Alpha Phi Alpha." The Southern Jurisdiction, over which Brother Greene has charge, Brother McGhce begins his sixth year of uninteris one of the strong holds of Alpha Phi Alpha and, rupted service as General Secretary of Alpha Phi Alwith Brother Greene looking after it, this section is pha. At the Twelfth Annual Convention in Chicago, destined to become more powerful. There was a December, 1919, he was appointed. General Secretary to time when the South, as a field for fraternity memfill an unexpired term of Brother Numa P. G. Adams, he::.hip, was looked upon with skepticism; but that resigned, 'l he office of General Secretary is the most old idea has gone forever and the entire fraternity important office in the fraternity and naturally it took lizes the South as a potent factor in its operaBrother McGhee a year or so to get his bearing and tions. An evidence of this is found in the fact that put machinery in order to handle efficiently the vast the Seventeenth Annual Convention awarded one of ' amount of work that passes through his office. "Betthe southernmost chapters, Eta Lambda, of which ter with age," is surely true of him. At the ColumBrother Greene is President, the distinction of the bus Convention he was elected by unanimous vote L. L. McGee Cap for being the "Most Efficient Chapand the Seventeenth Convention approved his work ter in Alpha Phi Alpha During 1925." for another year, as a matter of course. Brother Greene is a Bachelor of Arts from MoreBrother McGhee was "born-again" at Beta Chapter house College. While a student there he was.' ever in 1018, and remained a member thereof until he beactive in student activities, being in the chorus, the came a charter member of Mu Lambda, the graduate manager of baseball and a star backfield man on the chapter in Washington, D. C , in December, 1<)2:s. football team. He is now an alumni representative He is a graduate of the Commercial College, the on the athletic council of his Alma Mater. School of Liberal Arts and the School of Law of During the W a r period he served as secretary of ; Howard University; is Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Negro W a r Saving Stamp Camnaign for the State ' of Howard University and is Secretary of the Allied of Georgia, the only such office in the United States Industrial Finance Corporation of Washington. He nermitted by the Treasury Deoartment and directed recently passed the Ohio Bar and expects to practice bv Negroes. Through his office, more than three law in Ohio in the near future. His only other atmillion dollars were raised for war purposes. He tainment is his "love mania," caused by the charms is Treasurer of Friendship Bantist Church, Atlanta; of a certain fine young lady from the "Show Me" Sunerintendent of the Adult Division of the very efstate. When he left New York City, he went immeficient Sunday School of that church; Field Superindiately to St. Louis, where he held a more extended tendent and Statistician of the Atlanta District of the private convention. W e hope to say more about this Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company; Asin Cupid's Corner before the end of the year. sistant Secretary of the National Insurance Associa"Mac" is all right and has contributed as much tion ; Assistant Secretary of the Board of Directors actual work to the fraternity as anybody.

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Brother Brown is a graduate of the Commercial College of Howard University, besides holding the degrees of A. B. (honorable mention) ; B. S. C. (cum laude); L L . B . (cum laude) from said school. H e • a Major of Infantry in the Officers' Reserve Corps. This is his third year as Editor-in-Chief of T H E S?rr"NX and promises a "bigger and better S P H I N X for 1P2.>."

BROTHER

HOMER

COOPER,

Treasurer An increased net worth is the sum total of Brother Homer Cooper's report to the Seventeenth Annual Convention. For many years the fraternity was run ,11 the lagged edge" of a financial baiance. It was thus when Bro her Cooper took hold. Not so now, for he wouldn't let it he so. From a money-spending standpoint that Treasurer of ours is an ultra-cottservatrvist. He is a real surgeon when it comes to knifing the budgets as they come in every year and that is why v.e can show an 'increased nit worth,' cverj yea under his administration, h the form of a larger cash balance—in the bank. Brother Cooper is right in his theory that the strcn~er we grow economically the more thorough and effective can we make our worthy program. This works out in practice, for a group that is not able t:i pay its way can't go vi") far in this civilization n which we ivc This" is Brothe- Cooper's fifth .cousrcutive term as Treasurer. He enjoys a lucrative practice as a physician and surgeon in Chicago and is Assistant Surgeon in-Chief of the Provident Hospital of that city.

BROTHER

ATTORNEY

RAYMOND PACE

ALEXANDER,

Philadelphia Our Retiring First Vice-President Because of the pressure of business, Brother Raymand P. Alexander resign :d as First Vice-President of the fraternity. The fraternity can't but deeply regret that it became necessary for Brother Alexander to give up his place on the General Staff of Alpha Phi Alpha, for in him the fraternity has one of its keenesl rs nds and most valuable workers. He waa made .Yire-President at the Baltimore ConMiiti ii 1921, and has hefd office continuously since that time. He has been . utstanding in that he was always fighting for a bread and progressive program for Alpha Phi Alpha. Never tiring; never ceasing, Raymond Pace Alexander is destined to do great things. It is hoped that as the years go on he willi continue to give some of his fine productive thought and effort to the welfare and progress of Alpha Phi Alpha. He has our fondest hopes for unbounded success in his worthy profession.

D R . D. LANGSTON BROWX.

BROTHER OSCAR C.

Sphinx

BROWN,

Editor

Brother D. Langston Brown in making his annual rep t ; i the Si rente .-nth Annual Convention indicated that he would not be in the field for reelection ' • ause h's drug business in Columbus demanded pb'tlt a 1 of his time. Thus, as Mid-Western VicePresident for one year, he retires. For twelve months

M E M B E R S OP T H E SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OP THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA PHI AUPHA FRATERNITY, AT THE S E A T OF ETA CHAPTER, N Y. CITY, DECEMBER 27-31, 1924

DR. GEORGE. K. CANNON Eta

BROTHER GEORGE B. KELLY One of the Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha G Y M M A - L A M B D A CHAPTER. HOSTS W> I8TH CONVENTION, DETROIT

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BROTHER D. LAHGSTOM BROWN,

Kappa Chapter Retires as Third Vice-President T H E S P H I N X Staff tried to get a cut or picture from Brother Brown. But we didn't get it because be is one of the mortal .few who abhors publicity. The little old picture above indicates t at we did ;ot c me in possession of it by any desires of his. Brother Brown is one of the most unassuming men we know; yet he is active and has a commendable way of making a fight for everything he considers good but making it in his unostentatious way as a matter of duty, without the blowing of trumpets. Brother Brown Is proprietor of the Interurban Pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio. H e draws his patronage from a'.l races and can be pointed i at as ne w' o haa been unusually successful in his business.

crues from the satisfaction of knowing that duty lias been well done. Once, at least, in every man's life comes that supreme opportunity to serve in a high and noble cause. In Alpha P h i Alpha that opportunity is ever present. Let us make the most of it. W e have just returned from the greatest convention in the history of the fraternity where we met and discussed what was good for Alpha Phi Alpha. In a few months, perhaps, some of the many things which we sa.d win De lorgotten. But, when we of like tastes and ideals begin again with our unity of action and renewed vigor to establish good by discountenancing evil; to bring understanding by destroying prejudices ; to promote happiness Dy stamping out ignorance and directing our youth to the fountains of learning, what we made possible in the Seventeenth Convention to oe done in the future shall never be forgotten. Again do I express my appreciation to all of you for the honor accorded me in re-election to the presidency ol our fraternity, and, in operating tins office, I shall continue to exercise my same diligence and care for the constructive development of Alpha Phi Alpha, for the upholding of our laws, the preservation of our policy, the complete execution of our progiam, and the protection of our fraternity and its members. \ l a \ 1!I25 give generously only of its best to Alpha Phi Alpha, and to its splendid Brothers the greatest of success, prosperity and happiness. Sincerely and fraternally, RAYMOND W. C A N N O N .

Genera! /'resident.

Alpha Phi Alpha

Fraternity.

Greetings from t h e Sou.hern Vice-President. BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greettngin

Having been elected to the new office of Southern Vice-President of Alpha Phi Alpha at the 17th Annual Convention at New York City assures me that Alpha Phi Alpha expects to stretch her wings into the great southland, where the field is ready unto harvest T h e South is rich in Alpha material, and becoming richer each year as the great southern colleges and universities are being endowed and strengthened. i he South is the right field, for the expansion of Alpha Phi Alpha's ideals shall play no small part in molding the lives, of greater young men of toGREETINGS FROM OUR PRESIDENT. morrow. I feel that the standard of Alpha Phi Alpha is too BROTHERS IN A L P H A I ' m A L P H A , Greetings: sacred to be lowered* therefore, I shall ever hold all ii the torch. 1 feel proud of whatever honor the Nearly a score of years ago there was conceived in office carries with it, but my least thought is that of the minds of seven Negro students, struggling against honor. My only though, is how much service am 1 ixlds, an idea which was to germinate into a great able to render my fellowman. I, therefore, accept organization whose cause would be dedicated to the the office to serve Alpha Phi Alpha and especially service of mankind. Our fraternity was born of the chapters i:i my section. 1 ask for the co-operanecessity. And this fact makes each of us better able to perceive what is needed for the development of our tion of these chapters and the brothers everywhe/e in ordeo that Alpha Phi Alpha may witness a greater youth. 1 here are some organizations which a man may year of usefulness. With sincere appreciation for the honor which the enter in ( r:!er to receive and to take. Some men will fraternity saw fit to bestow upon me, as Southern enter for pleasure; some to acquire things material; Vxe-P.cs'dent, I remain others for spiritual and intellectual development But Sincerely and fraternally yours, when a man enters Alpha Phi Alpha he comes with C H A S . W. GREENE, the sole idea and purpose of giving and of doing. Southern / 'ice-Preside it. Whatever benefit he derives lies in that which ac-

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Bctivuttes of Chapters ALPHA

CHAPTER,

Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. BROTHERS I.\ A L P H A P H I A L P H A :

Alpha Chapter is always glad to greet her many sister chapters, her co-workers. She most cordially extends to our reinstalled and newly elected general officers hearty wishes for a mos. successful regime. ^ u r pas., wnile not perfect, has been wonderful. \\ tnil we look back from the joys and inspiration arising out ot our seventeenth most successful annual convention, and then at the twentieth century, we see that the first quarter is up. But we have been iruiy playing in 1 lie dame. We have been scoring against the odds u time and the weaknesses ol humanity ! W e think that what the "Old Guard" did in the last quarter is little or nothing to what it shall do in this. It is history, that formerly we were six years late in beginning; but lor this quarter we have a running start. W e have youth; we have men; we have courage, and the most knightly Ethiopian could not wish a greater number of just and noble causes in which to fight. A.plia Chapter, although relatively small, will not give in. W e shall make events of 1925 warm around us. We have confidence in our new officers whom in know well since they were re-elected. They are as follows: Brother Joseph R. Houchins, President: Brother Paul H. Logan, Vice-President and Treasurer, and Brother W. M. Banks, Secretary and Editor of the S P H I N X .

Brother Houchins was re-elected to office within a couple of hours after he had made a splendid final effort to win a much coveted prize in debating. His side won. But the judges saw the nose of some other man-o'-war slightly in the lead. Alpha Chapter has little to say of herself. Ithaca is silent. Cornell is silent. Cupid is quiet. W e are not asleep; we are at work. The finals are marching on. Our best wishes are for you, Brothers. Fraternally yours. W. M. B A N K S ,

Editor

BETA

Sprinx.

CHAPTER,

H o w a r d University, W a s h i n g t o n , D . C. BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A .

Greetings:

Beta aga'n is back to normal after a most enjoyable holiday season. Beta was not only represented at the Convention bv a large majority of its members, but also by the Fighting Five basketball team, which won over Eta Chapter by the score of 35 to 29. We are represented on the basketball team of Howard University by Brothers Carpenter, Lawton, Meroney, Waslrngton, Morrow and Brooks. Brother Morrow is captain of the team and Brother Carpenter, who has the old Alpha Phi Alpha punch, is starring at center. All the brothers who remained in the Capital City during" the holidays had a most enjoyable time. T w o parties were given at the chapter house under the supervision of Brother Ted White.

At a meeting of the letter-men-of the 1924 football team of Howard, Brother Edgar Long was elected captain ot the team for next season. W e feel proud of Brother Long, and wish him much success in guiding the destinies of Howard s football team during L925. Since the Convention Beta has given a smoker in honor of Brother A. M. Curtis, who received Exalted Honorary Membership in Alpha Phi Alpha at the ice.in Seventeenth Annual Convention, in New York City. 1 his was one of the best smokers ever given by Beta and was very largely attended by many p.eminent brothers, including Dr. Emmett J. Scott, Dr. M. O. Dumas, Dr. S. L. Carson and others. Brothers Drs. Arthur and Merrill Curtis were present to greet their Brother Father in his new and satisfying status as a member of Beta of Alpha Phi Alpha. Beta's election leaves the helm of things in the hands of the following brothers: President, Walter \\ . Cnens; Vice-President, Frederick French; Secretary, Clarence Pendleton; Corresponding Secretary, Robert S. Jason; Treasurer, Llewellyn Davis; Financial Secretary, L. T. Burbridge; Chaplain, John Codwell; Chapter Editor, Walter H a r m o n ; House Manager, Theodore White; Assistant House Manager, George Brown; Historian, Lloyd Burrell: Alumni Secretary, James Porter; Steward, Nathaniel Dilliard;, Assistant Steward, W m . Johnson, and Board of Managers, Walter Harmon, Charles Brooks and Eugene Rummons. With these brothers in charge, Beta moves forward with confidence that 192S will be a prosperous year here. â&#x20AC;˘ With truest fraternal regards for all in Alpha Phi Alpha, we are Sincerely and fraternally yours, BETA CHAPTER, By CHAPTER EDITOR.

GAMMA

CHAPTER,

Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va. BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A .

Greetings:

Our chapter presented to the Richmond public on December .">, 1924, T. Lloyd Hickman, baritone of New York, in a recital. The program was very well rendered. The following have been duly taken into the folds of Alpha Phi Alpha by way of Gamma: undergraduates, A. W . Aiken, Jr., H. E. Booker, E. A. Hcmby, W. B. Holland, and W. W. Pierce: graduates Dr I. A Jackson, Dr J. P . Dillard, and Prof. T. W . Harvey, coach of V. U. U. Brother Joseph A. Brown, one of our loyal brothers ; s making a splendid record as a soloist. Recently he made a trip to Tazewell, Va., to render a recital at the New Theater, concerning which the city newspaper made a very favorable comment. Special mention was made of "Till I Awake," "Nita Gitana," "Eleanora," and "Du bist wie eine Blume." the last sung in German with an excellent pronounciation and accent. Brother Brown has been training under P r o fessor W . H. A. Booker of V. U. U., who accompanied him on the trip.

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At our first meeting in January the convention was lived through again. Our delegates, Brothers R. P. Daniel, H. R. Young, and Joseph A. Brown, told us in such vivid words the happenings that one could say, "Look where New York done come." Several brothers besides our appointed delegates were also at the great event of historical significance. The election of officers followed. Our roster of officers in now: President, Joseph A. Brown; Vice-President, W. H. Payne; Corresponding Secretary, W. G. Daniel; Recording Secretary, R. E. Singleton; Financial Secretary, O. M. Thomas, and Treasurer, H. R. Young. The officers were installed by Brother W. A. Hall, who emphasized the real meaning of fraternal spirit. He related the spirit winch prompted the founding of our fraternity and the need of such today. In the midst of our success and happiness we pause to sympathize with our Brother J. Spurgeon Johnson whose wife recently deceased. Brother Johnson is an instructor at the Armstrong High School of Richmond. We extend wishes to all the chapters for a verysuccessful year. Yours fraternauy, WM.

Correspondent

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to the

Sphinx.

EPSILON CHAPTER, Ann Arbor, Mich. BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings:

Epsilon extends greetings to all her sister chapters, and hopes that all the student brothers have been successful in their mid-year examinations. We recommend very higlny tne exce.'ent taste of the brothers assembled in the Convent.on of 1024, in choosing LKtroit as the c m c a v j spj* for th.a y.ar. Ep.;..<.n .s plann.ng to cooperate with Gamma Lambda to make it the greatest Convention ever. The new corps of officers for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Booker McGraw; Vice-President. AM.iam Posties; Secretary, Char.es Baker; Treasurer, Armistead Pride; Corresponding Secretary, N. S. Minor; Sergeant-at-Arms, V. Christian, and Houseman, Edward Turner. Brothers McGraw and George Jones moved into the house, w.th the first of the year, thereby materially add.ng to our strength in the ''castie." Brother Minor was appointed director of the Ann Arbor Commun.ty Center, and has necessarily taken up his residence at that place. Brother Minor was also elected President of the Ann Arhor brancii of thj N. A. A. C. P.. fâ&#x20AC;&#x17E;r the year l'.)25. Brother "Chad e" Baker is mak.ng a strong bid for a place, as a distance man, en Michigan's track team. "Charlie" is a long-distance man in several things. Brother Turner ( "Piggy") has made a very auspicious beginning as houseman. He is wantonly reck.ess in the distribution of his fines. On the 25th of January, under the auspices of the Student Christian Assoc.ation, Brother DuBois of New York City appeared in a University service. His topic was "Africa and America." Brother A. S. Pr.ds was chairman of the committee that arranged for his coming, and was also presiding chairman during the services. Brother Asa White of Gamma Lambda rendered a vocal solo. The entire program was an Alpha Phi Alpha coup. "On your marks" for Detroit. NORMAN S.

('orresponding

MINOR,

Secretary.

ZETA CHAPTER, Yale University. N e w Haven, Conn. Greetings: Zeta is indulging in unusual enthusiasm as a result

of the inspiration and intelligence gained by the attendance of her members at the sessions of the Convention. Each brother, who attended and especially those who enjoyed their first visit to one of these annual assemblies has become an exultant Alpha Phi, and threatens to attend every Convention hereafter held under the colors of the fraternity. W e hope the Convention proper rather than the social events interwoven with it, is responsible for this renewed and determined enthus asm. We have two Michigan brothers in our midst. Brothers Norcom and Pharr, and tne.r cana.d..cy ,s already announced for the honor of representing Zeta at Detroit in 1925. Our de.egates and the attending brethren .-.re !o;:d in their praise of the manner in which Eta handled the Convention. We feel again, that another honor has come to Zeta, as well as Eta, in the selection of Brother Payt . n F. Anderson as the 2nd, and Eastern General Vice-P:esident. as Brother Anderson was ntroducei to the fratern.ty as a Zeta in.tiate and until very recently made h.s home within t i e chartered territory of Zeta. We are sure the fraternity interests in the Eastern District, w.ll be properly and inteliipe tly cared for and that "Doc" Anderson will cure all t h e ills from which we suffer in the East. We also congratulate Brother Raymond Alexander upon his accomplishments during his tenancy of the office and know that he was faithful to the dutiesof the office and the trust honorably bestowed upon him. and which he voluntarily relinquishes. We will miss him at Zeta. Our new constitution and by-laws of the general organizat.on, while adopted in haste, can be improved' upon at leisure, and many of, what we consider, its impractible and conflicting provisions remedied. Zeta was represented at every announced social gathering, intended for the pleasure and convenience of Alpha Phi visitors and delegates to the Convention, and our next chapter meeting, ought to furnish a complete report of every detail of each convention activity, including the days preceeding the Convention and those immediately following. The holiday activities of substantially every Zeta man was confined to the General Convention and New

York City.

Brothers Porter and Manning are still confined on account of their previous reported illness, yet we a r e pleased to report that improvement is announced in e-ch case. Mrs. Fa-ah l e e Fleming, wife of Brother FlemingMiss Helene Williams, sister of Brother Williams'. and Mrs. Hussey. wife of Brother Hussey, were among the New Haven guests at the Convention so-ial functions. The annual chapter meeting was held lanuarv 16th. and the attend-nee was both large and enthusiastic! F-1'owing tl*c -"Mtirte business, the election of officers was had with the following results: President John F. Williams Vice-P-es : drnt. C arlcs A. Tribbett Secretary, Harry G. Tolliver. Treasurer. Richard S. Fleming. Sergeant-at-Arms, Willi-im P. Norcom. Chaplam, Casti'e C. Hussey. The secretary was re-appointed the Chapter S P H I X X Editor The budget system was recommended and adonted ; a plan heretofore frequently used of hav'ng a dinner m connection with the regular chapter business meeting each month was adopted February 1.1th was set aside as ladies night wh"n the brethren will bring the wives and escorts and after a short business session, a delightful social session is planned, with a dinner included. According to nominations made at this meeting, the Rushin" Committee, is going to have a busy season. The preliminary work on another successful "Goto-High-School Go-to-CoIlege" campaign, is under

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way. with the determination to make the 1925 camp-:gn "bigger and better" than any of its predecessors. Under the direction of the Chanter President. and the Educational Committee, Brothers Norcom. Bowles and Hussey, this ambition is already assured of accomplishment. Fraternally yours, H.

TOI.I.IVKR

Chapter

Bditor.

BROTHER ISAAC NAPOLEON PORTER,

Zt-ta Chapter

B HOT HER RICHARD S.

Zeta

FLE.MINT,,

Chapter

Brother Fleming is one of the outstanding members of Zeta Chapter, both within the chapter and in \h: community. Brother Fleming started in humbly in the practice of dentistry in the City of New Haven in the year of 1907. His success has been nothing less than phenomenal. His offices at 62 Dixwell Avenue, are literally crowded from the opening hour until as late as "Doc" will allow them to remain "infested" and it is readily admitted by laymen and members of his pr cession alike, that Brother Fleming sees more peop e i"p m day to day and from all over the city, than any other dentist in New Haven, irrespective of color. Nor has our good Brother Fleming on that account lost any of the "common touch." His devotion to A pha Phi Alpha, this family and to the community's betterment in every way is an example of useful living, which anyone would do well to emulate. Brother Fleming has always remained in fee fr nt ranks of those Brothers who have lab red and sacrificed for years to keep old Zeta alive—a problem wh ch only those who have been in active touch with the chapter can appreciate. Brother F.cming l'vcs with his family on one of New Haven's clnice residential streets. His wife has long been one of the most active women in the city in social and club work and is an authoress of national repute. They have one son, Brother Harold Fleming, a junior at Brown University, and one daughter. Dorothy, a freshman at Fiske. Brother Fleming is a credit to the community, an asset to the race of inestimable value and a tower of strength to Zeta Chapter and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. H e was one of Zeta's delegates to the Seventeenth Annual Convention in New York City.

W e know that scores of brothers all over the country are interested in the well being and physical progress of our good Brother, Dr. I. N. Porter, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last summer while attending a patient, and who has been confined to his hid ever since with partial paralysis. Brother Porter is holding his own and his progress is encouraging, to say the least. It is to be regretted, however, that our good Brother Porter was unable to realize what, to the writer's personal knowledge, was the Doctor's most cherished wish—namely, to attend an Annual Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha, although up to the date of his illness he had made up his mind to definite y attend the New York conclave. It is highly fitting that at this time the members ( f Alpha Phi Alpha, who are unacquainted with Br< ther Porter, should know something about this one of Alpha's Noblemen. Brother Porter was born October t5, 1S65, at Sumin t lir.dge Delaware. After obtain ng a comm ;n school education in the public schools of his home in 1886 he matriculated at Lincoln University, from which he was graduated four years later. Brother Porter kd his class at Lincoln from the day he entered until he graduated and took every gold or other medal that Lincoln gave throughout his course—a thing which was without a precedent at Lincoln and • I ch I am t o d ha; never been duplicated. He chose the medical profession and would be satisfied witR nothing but the best preparation. So, after overcoming the obstacles that beset his path he matriculated at Yale, from whose medical school he was graduated in 1903. The Dean of the school remarked. upon awarding him his sheepskin, that he was the be-t prepared of any of his class to practice medii r a forecast which the Doctor ha> proved beyond qnesti n was 100 per cent correct. Brother Porter has practiced in New Haven from the day of his graduation and his success, skill and ability I feel is so well known throughout the country that for me to recount it here would be like "carrying coals to Newcastle." In 1908 Brother Porter was married to Miss Gertrude C. Ward, of St. Joseph, Mich., and the wisdom of his choice has never be a m • ' ircih 1 y demonstrated than during his p e s nt illness— for I feel that I must say a word about the supreme devotion and loving care that Mrs. Porter has shown our stricken Brother iii his helplessness

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Brother Porter is a member of the New Haven n Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, New Halven Med ca! Society and the American Medical So)ciety. He holds bonds i aed by Beta Chapter to the le amount of $25. He has liberally supported Zetaa Chapter in all of its undertakings and. a.th ugh not >t subject to the Grand Tax, has always paid it andd manife ted keen interest in the work and progress of,f the fraternity. He has often told the writ T that he ie va red his membership in Alpha Phi Alpha abovee " y o| '.r fraternal one that he held. ,j 1 am tire that the sympnth es of all Alpha Phi Alpha m n everywhere go out to Brother I. N. Porterr and lis devoted wife. .1 F. WtL .IAMS.

BROTHER D R . M A T H K W

Eta Chapter, New

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Captain Mathew Virgil Ei trtte was born in New II IT a. I,a., of Creole parentage; his father was a sugar planter i i the type that used to strap a gun on bis saddle for protection and go to the polls and vote, in the days when guns were used to maintain white supremacy in that State. Brother Boutte attended Straight University, New Orleans. I,a , from 1898 to 1903; here he received the rudiments f an education. Upon having Straight, i - went t Fi k University and remained there until on (1 the h gh school cou se and .h.- loa: years' college course. Later he went to the University ui Eilrnots where he was graduated as chemist and pharmacist. He then went to Meharry Medical College where be taught quantitative chemistry. During the same period. Brother Boutte opened and successfully operated a drug store in Nashville. When Amer.ca entered the World War there were many men who were determined t i get in it. Brother Boutte is included in that militant number. When things began to get "hot" on the other side of the pi n-1, he enlisted as a private in the Tennessee X . t onal Guard the only national guard in the Southe n States that includes a colored company in it. .After Private Bmitte spent six months in this nati nal guard ci mpany, the special training school for colored m n was granted at Des Moines. Forthwith.

he passed examination and went to Des Moines; and when awards were passed out, at the end of the course, his award was a commission as captain of infantry, one of the few of such commissions that were received by persons without previous regular army training. From Des Moines, Brother Boutte was sent to a machine gun school at Camp Grant, Rockford, 111. Upon the successful completion of this school, he was assigned to the 350th Machine Gun Battalion of the !i2nd Division. Preceding his division to France. Brother Boutte sailed on June (>, 1!H8, with an advance party of officers of this division. As soon as the party reached Brest signs of the damnable American prejudice" tegan to-come to light. Just so soon, though, Brother Boutte insisted that as a captain in the army for "democracy" he was entitled to certain rights and recognition and that he would "go all the way" to see that he got what was due him. This brother was a master of the French language and this helped to carry him through with success and esteem. His ability and efficiency brought him the very high distinction of being called to serve with the A. E. F. General Staff, at General Pershing's Headquarters. Here he served for six months, to the close of the WoHd War. Upon leaving the army, Brother Boutte decided to cast his lot in New York City; and mm. in less than four years of operation he h s what is probably the most successful drug store in Harlem. H e contributes much of his success to h s determination to do strictly a "legitimate" business ail 1 t > render service to all his patrons. His membership in Alp'-a Phi Alpi..-. ha n u nt an unselfish contribution of his time, talent and means in carrying on the program of the fraternity. Modest (and we call him modest because he actually s eks i i keep out of the lime light; to get the above pi ture we had to do so from a friend of his), cultu.ed. firmly determined to do right and see it done, efficient in his calling to render an upright public service. the fraternity has in Mathew Virgil Boutte one of sterling character and worth and one in whom it is proud. SIGMA CHAPTER, Boston. BROTHKKS, Greetings; Sigma's smoker for prospective brothers, was a great affair and after working long and strenuous, the gloom has forever disappeared from some of the guests that evening. The great light has appeared to Brothers Lloyd N. Cofer, and C. Randolph Tavlor of Tufts College; Alexander B. Stone of Boston University; and Archibald J. Berry of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. W e are proud to present such men to the brotherbood of Alpha Phi Alpha. The chapter has been enlightened by the return of our delegates. Brothers S. B Hutchinson and K G. Balia from the Conventirn. Wouid that we all might have enjoyed the inspiring contact in such an atmosphere as that which pervaded New York. The election of officers has brought satisfaction and joy to members of Sigma all over the country, in that the most loyal and energetic "old line" officer of the chapter has finally been phced at the head of the chapter. By force and by storm we placed him there and by conscientious support wc will keep him there for many days to come. The allusion is to Brothei S. B. Hutchinson who, as Secretary, has long been at or near the helm of Sigma. His faithful ally. Dr. S. F. Taylor continues as treasurer. The other officers include some of the new brothers, and are as follows: Edgar F. Gordon, Vice-President; E. G. Balla. Secretary; A. B. Stone, Assistant Secretary; and L. M. Cofer, Editor of the S P H I N X . Sigma salutes all Alpha Phi Alpha at the opening of another year of our progress. Cordiallv and fraternally pours SIGMA C H A P T E R . By J. C. E v v x s .

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We are highly elated over the re-election of our in.hie president. H e is the man for leadership, and 4104 Vincennes Avenue, Chicago. with him at tile helm the Old Ship of State will go on smoothly. W e regret very much the loss from BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A , Grcclinys: service of our Brother Raymond P . Alexander, but Having received an enthusiastic cue from our delewe rejoice that our loss of him is due to his success gates just returned from the Seventeenth Annual in business. W e feel that Brother Anderson will adeConvention in New York City, Theta enters upon the stage of 1925 prepared to play her part with credit quately serve the eastern division to the best advantage. lota places the most infinite confidence in the throughout the ensuing year. This chapter, looking newly elected officers, and we trust that they will forward with renewed vigor, extends greetings to all serve as their predecessors have done, and make the the other chapters, together with best wishes for a best of Alpha Phi Alpha. successful fraternity record in 1985. We have returned from the Convention and are At the first meeting of the New Year an unusually now facing the much dreaded mid-year examinations large gvoup of Theta members gathered to hear the to which our interest is turned for the making of our report of Brother Martin G. Haynes recently returned from New York City. The recital of the rou- local chapter a scholastic success, and for this reason tine events at the Convention, together with the an- we have been unable to hold our regular sessions, and to elect officers for the year. nouncement of important changes and plans laid beW e doff our hats to the great sister, Eta Chapter, fore the national body, were matters to which the and the sympathetic populace of New-York for the brothers gave eager attention. Every member, in "un.que manner in whicn we were entertained at the fact, awaits expectantly the forthcoming number of seventeenth annual Convention. Our delegates and the S P H I N X , which will amplify and explain all of visiting brothers spent a very enjoyable time and tnese topics. expect to attend the Convention to be held in Detroit 'the next piece of business thrown into the arena tins year. at this meeting was the annual election of officers, an event which may be relied upon to stir up much busin our effort to make this our banner year, lota tle and commotion. So with the usual touching efenters in competition with the sister chapter. We Eusw n of emotional encomiums, the prolonged baltrust that in tnese few months of work that each loting and what not, the session ran considerably past chapter will put its energy and strength forward for the midnight hour. That the time was well spent may the enhancing the dignity and influence of our orbe indicated by the following roster of newly-elected gan.zation. officers: President, Richard A. Harewood (re-electFraternally yours, e d ) ; Vice-PresideiK, Martin G. Haynes; Secretary, T H O M A S G. MORRIS, Bindley C. Cyrus (re-elected) ; Treasurer, C. C. Secretary, Wimbush; Corresponding Secretary and Editor to the S P H I N X , Sumner T. Bohee; Steward, Peter T. Jordan; House Manager, .Martin G. Haynes; Sergeant-atKAPPA CHAPTER, Arms, George H . Chapman; Chaplain, A. H . Dibble; Board of Directors, Dr. Homer Cooper (re-elected), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Dr. C. A. Greer (re-elected), and Dr. Nelson Glover (re-elected). BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A . Greetings: With pleasant memories of the Seventeenth Annual Convention, and with even brighter hopes for a year On January 24, Theta members were again out in of achievement, culminating in our next Convention In Detroit, Kappa settles down to the arduous tasks force for their second regular meeting of the year. At this time the new officers took their seats and the before her with renewed vigor and inspiration to make this one of the fullest and most successful years fiscal reports of the various committees were read and in the history of the chapter. approved. Another matter which received careful atThe first meeting of the New Year, held January tention on this occasion was the result of a conference 10, was replete with the "old Alpha spirit"; the between Xi Lambda, Alpha Mu, and Theta chapters brothers seemed to have become rejuvenated over the with regard to an imp -taut all-Alpha-Phi-Alpha holiday season. T h e reports of our delegates were function to be given in February. The proposal for Brotner a co-operative social affair was greeted with sp m- 'enthusiastically received by the cnapter. taneous enthusia: m and the proposed event is now a Hauser's vivid description o f the tantalizing femininity that was so much in evidence at the home of Eta. and certainty. The sccpe of the affair as planned promises the accompanying" affairs, elicited groans and "amens" to etch deeply into Chicago's social history. from those brothers who did not attend. Kappa is At the present writ.ng Brother Vance S. Million pleased with the results of the Convention and enis at home in New Orleans, La., having been called dorses the constructive measures passed. there on account of the deat'l of his sister, \ a Una. Eleven staunch sons of Kappa attended the ConBrother Dr. John E Cooper has just suffered the vention in New York, eight undergraduates and three loss of his wife. Theta Chapter offers condolences graduates. Such a creditable showing is but another to these brothers in their be-e?.vement. indication of the deep-seated interest which the chapFraternallv yours, ter has in all matters fraternal. Brothers George E. THETA CHAPTER. DeMar, Leroy Crayton, Albert Marshall, Albert S I M NER T. BoHEB Carr. Ken vim Y. Burke, Leroy Stout, George Gipson, Editor Ui The Sphinx. and Addison E. Richmond were the undergraduate men in attendance, \vhile Brothers D. Langston Browne, Prather J. Hauser and A. L. Foster represented the grads. From the exuberance of correIOTA CHAPTER, spondence, bearing the postmarks of certain eastern cities, that has been literally pouring into this city, Syracuse, N . Y. we are nrone to place even greater confidence, if such be possible, in the ability of certain brothers to win " DEAR BROTHERS : Iota wishes each sister chapter a very prosperous 1 favor with the "seeker" sex. Selah! After a hectic session,. interspersed with gems of year. W e have returned from the Convention greatly oratory, Kappa decided that the following men should * enlightened, full of enthusiasm, and determined to '">'d the reins of 'administration for the new year. \ make this the most prolific year in the annals of the Harlev S. Manuel, Med. 2, who has served the chapchapter. THETA

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ter faithfully as Treasurer, was elected President, and vim that is good to see. The "Go-to-High-School GoRalph Waldo Imdley, our chapter editor for the past to-College ' movement will be a big factor in our proyear, was chosen Secretary, i hey will he ably supgram for the year and several innovations are promised ported by C. Kichard Price, Vice-President; Randolph in the administration of the movement. The success I aylor, Assistant Secretary; Leroy Crayton, Treaswhich the movement met last year is an incentive to urer; R. Kalston iviiicheil, Sergeant-at-Arms, and even greater things this year. William I. OiDson, Chapter Editor. With such an The debate between Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa eflicitnt corps of workers Kappa can foresee nothing Alpha Psi fraternities, to be held Friday, March l.'i but success. on the subject, Resolved, "That the United States GovWe are glad to have with us Brother Carl Bamett, ernment Have Exclusive Control Over Divorce," a charter member of Kappa and an alumnus of Ohio promises to be a big affair and both organizations are State, who is now employed with the C. W. Bryant pointing their men toward a keen and fiery contest. Company as engineer. Brother Harold A. Brown Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity has a broad and deep of Aipha Kappa, who is now Physical Director of program for the year and Kappa is glad for the the Spring Street "V," is a decided asset to the chapshare that she can contribute to its success. W e ter. Brother Rev. Paige of Cincinnati was in town know that every chapter will do her very best and recently on business. Brother Edgar R. Beach, D D . S. wish them all a successful year of progress and '24, has opened elaborate offices in Ironton and says happiness. he will always "pull" for Kappa. Yours in the spirit, Kappa is proud of its three graduates whose underW I L L I A M I. GIBSON, graduate careers ended at the close of the winter Chapter Editor. quarto-. Brother Marvin B. Eckford received the degree of B. S. from the College of Commerce and Journalism, Brother John Gibson snatched off a B. S. from Pharmacy College, while Brother Charles C. ("Bud") Smith had the signal honor of being the oniy person to receive two degrees, receiving the degrees of A. B. and M. D. We are glad to announce that "Bud" has pased the State Board and is now practicing with his father. Since his graduation Brother John Gibson has taken unto himself another degree, that of P. A. Yes, it's a ten-pcumd boy and John tells the world that he is "whooping go^.d Alpha Phi Aipha material. "Murder will out," as the saying goes, and in accordance Brother Ralston Mitchell throws himself on the mercy of the court, confessing that on November 28, 1924, he formed a conspiracy with Miss Bernice E. Young, of Zanesville, Ohio, which no man shall put asunder. His "bitter" half, a niece of the laLe Col. Charles Young, is a graduate of Wiiberforce '20-and was instrumental in setting up the Columbus chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Before her marriage she was a tcacner in the Junior High School at Asbury Park, N. J. Brother Mitchell is a senior in Pharmacy and asserts that' he has tile dope. Here's to their happiness. Brother Leroy Stout writes from his Asbury Park home that he expects to be with us next quarter. Stout is a good dash man and much is expected of him upon his return. Brother Paul M. hioyd was recently called to his home in Los Angeles on account of the serious injury of his younger brother. BROTHER NIMROD BOOKER A L L E N , Kappa extends her sympathies to Brother Fioyd and Kappa Chapter hopes to see him back soon. It's too good to be true; well, well, well. The In presenting Brother Nimrod B. Allen, Kappa is artful wiles and charms of a certain co-ed seem to duly proud, for in him we see those ideals and aspiraworking havoc with our good Brother Howard D. tions which should be held c v r aloft in the minds of Giles. This young man of former sedentary habits true Alpha Phi Alpha men. The life story of such a and pursuits has cast aside Bacteriology and Toxi- man who has risen from comparative obscurity to cology for Astronomy and Sociology. You may find heights of prominence should be a st.'mu i:s t> our him at any time of the evening now, either strolling coming leaders to press on though the wr-y be dark along gaz.ng at Jupiter and Mars (accompanied of and dreary. Merit brings its own reward. course, cinema (we just learned the word), or engaged Nimrod Booker Ailen was born in Girard Ala in the discussion of "If Love is Blind, How Can October 12, 1886; joined Gaines Chapel A. M E There be Love at First Sight?" His progress in these Chuvch in 1898; finished the public school in Girard new fields of science is deserving of a merit. Con"i 1904; graduated from Wiiberforce University in gratulations ! 1010 with degree of A.B.; from Yale in 1015, with the The chapter is planning a series of meetings, breakdegree of S T . B . ; honorary A.M.. 1910, from Wiiberfasts and parties in an endeavor to get the graduate force University. While at Wiiberforce he was men in closer contact with the undergraduate members. founder of the Sodalian College Paper, three years Such contact has been sorely lacking and it is sinas business manager, and one year as editor: Presicerely hoped that these meetings will not come to dent, Y. M. C. A.; manager "of the football team naught. Several.of the graduate brothers have thrown class orator; and member of the debating team. 1915open their homes to the chapter. Kappa is reorganiz- 21, Executive Secretary of the Spring Street Branch ing her forces in the drive for a house and hopes to Y. M. C. A.. Columbus. Ohio, during which time the have some startling information for the next issue. new building was erected at a cost of approximately The school year is well under way and the various $150,000. Installed the first complete standard prostanding committees are tackling their tasks with a gram of the colored Y. M. C. A.; also the first Busi-

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 ness Men's Club of the Y. M. C. A. At present Executive Secretary of the Columbus Urban League; President of the Columbus Industrial Mortgage & Security Co.; President of the Clarod Service Co.; President of the Ohio Conference of Social Work Among Negroes; member of Zeta Chapter (charter member), Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; transferred to Kappa Chapter 1916; member of Third A. M. E. Church, Columbus, Ohio. Married to Miss Clara Elberta Wilson in 1916, who is a graduate of Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga.; taught in the public schools of Columbus, Ga.; in Miles Memorial College, Birmingham, Ala. During the war she served as special investigator for the American Red Cross Home Service Division; member of St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Columbus, Ohio; and very active in clubs for social betterment.

MU CHAPTER, Minneapolis, Minn. BROTHERS IN* A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings from "Mu": With the election of officers at the Seventeenth Annual Convention we are sure every one has their attention drawn toward Mu. We are very proud of Brother Cannon and wish to heartily thank those Brothers who helped in extending this honor, General President, to Brother Cannon. Brother M. W. Fields' report of the Convention was very interesting and from the present state of affairs, it seems as though Mu will be represented nearly 100 per cent at the Eighteenth Annual Convention. Mu has an extensive program for 1925 along with the Go-to-HighSchool, Go-to-College Campaign. Being the first meeting of the year, we elected those Brothers whom we thought could lead us best for 1925: B. Frank Ransam, President; John Lawrence, Vice-President; Chas. Washington, Secretary; Geo. Grissom, Treasurer; Reginald Johnson. Corresponding Secretary; Chauncey Cooper, Editor to S P H I N X and Historian; Frank Bufkins, Sergeant-at-Arms. The Colossus forfeited a game to Alpha Phi Alpha basketball team, 2-0, January 12, at the U. of M. Armory. Alpha Phi Alpha has the only colored team registered in the Intramural Contest at the University of Minnesota. The team is composed of Brothers Wm. O'Shields (captain), R. Kyle, S. Stephens, Geo. Grissom and L. Fields, and C. W . Jones. Seven more games are to be played. . Brother Roscoe Crump, Law '22, is now practicing in Gary, Indiana. Brother Crump's absence is greatly felt, as he was one of the live wires of the chapter. Brother L. T. Crosthwaite, D D . S. '24, is now occupying the offices of Brother R. French, who left St. Paul to resume his practice in Chicago. It has been ruled that all sororities and fraternities that arc to receive official recognition from the University of Minnesota are to maintain a " C " average. All those who fail to do so are to go on probation h r one year, in which time their standard is to be raised, aiid if they fail in that time then they will be dr< pped by the U. of M. Brothers O'Shields, Kyle and Stephens are out for track, so watch their dust. Mu has no casualties to report to Dan, but if the Brother can't find sufficient "little fairy tales" as to where pins are being lost and misplaced. "Old Dan Cupid" and every one else will have a lot to talk about. Mu wishes every one a Happy New Year and prosperity and new life to the chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha. Fraternally yours, Mu Chapter, CHAUNCEY I.

COOPER,

Chapter

Editor.

NU CHAPTER, Lincoln University, Lincoln, Pa. BROTHKRS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings-

The new year, with its fair hopes and golden opportunities, has been ushered in amid much clanging of bells and blaring of trumpets. The old year, with all its joys and its sorrows; its fond expectations and blasted dreams, its happy realizations and bitter disappointments, has been placed in the discard. W e view it all complacently, however, and think that we have not labored in vain for one of our objects has been accomplishedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the winning of the Balfour Cup. The Conventi n itself, together with the social affairs, came up to our highest expectations. In fact, it exceeded our expectations, for the hardened and cynical Brothers, Tom Brown, "Jazz" Byrd and Bill Harris were bitten by the love bug to such an extent that they do nothing now but sit in moody, dreamy revery, musing over the episodes of the Christmas holidays. But enough of that. W e held our first meeting of the year and the following Brothers were elected to lead Nu through this year : President. W. A. C. Hughes; Vice-President. Harry S. Cummings; Corresponding Secretary, Theodore Valentine; Recording Secretary. Bartie Elliot, Treasurer. G. Richard Johns; Editor to S P H I N X . G. H. Powe, Sergeant-at-Arms, A. M. Seabro k, and Chaplain, Felix Bryant. All of the few Brothers who were not present at the Convention were thoroughly enlightened by the report of our delegates, William Colden and W. A. C. Hughes. W e wish to acknowledge our indebtedness to the retiring President, Brother R. A. Carrol, for it was principally through his faithful work that we captured the Balfour Trophy. "Sty" Woods, ex-gridiron star and assistant coach of Lincoln, Lan Wilson of the varsity football team, a: (1 Nathan c. Spencer ÂŤ f the varsity basketball team were cur initiates this fall. All of them are thoroughly imbued with the true Alpha spirit. We wish to extend our thanks to Eta for the splendid time they showed us in New York City and will close with one resolution which shall not be broken : "We shall bend all our efforts towards making this new year a Nu year, not merely for ourselves, but for the greater glory and help to Alpha Phi Alpha. Fraternally yours, G. HOWARD PowE.

Chapter PI

Editor.

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Western Reserve University and Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio. DEAR BROTHERS I

With the advent of 1925 Pi Chapter has taken on new life, hoping to accomplish great things during the new year. As officers are very important factors in carrying out her plans, she chose an official line-up that has the fullest confidence and will receive the hearty support and cooperation of the whole chapter. Offhers elected a r e : Brother Leon Evans. President; Brother Welcome T. Blue, Vice-President: Brother N. K. Christopher, Secretary; Brother Wm. French. Assistant Secretary; Brother Cohran, Treasurer; Addison Spencer, Chapter Editor to the S P H I N X ; Brother Harold Kingsley, Chaplain; Brother Cornelius Wilkin.-.. Sergeant-at-Arms. Brother Evans, the new President, is a graduate of Adclbert College and Western Reserve University. where he received his A. B. and M. D., respectively.

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In addition to a busy practice, he has charge of a laboratory class at the Reserve Medical School and attends to the clinical service at one of the city's public bath houses. He was a charter member of Pi and has shown unfaltering interest in the chapter ever since. The undergraduate members have already begun to associat his name with a home for Pi in 1925. Brother Cornelius Jackson of Eta Chapter has entered Western Reserve University, thus bringing the number of brothers in the Law School to five. Brother Jackson is planning to get his transfer soon. Brother John D. Wilkerson, second year Law student at Western Reserve, has accepted a position with the Cleveland People's Finance Corporation, of which Brother Hintan is manager. Brothers Welcome T. Blue and Perry B. Jackson, who were our delegates to the National Convention in New York City, returned to the city with much enthusiasm and love for the spirit and ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha. They speak highly of Eta and all New York as hosts. Not so many Pi men were in New York, but judging from the slogan, "On to Detroit," heard around the town. Pi will he there almost 100 per cent strong. Brother Kenyon Burt of Kappa, who is planning to re-enter Ohio State for the spring quarter, attended tile New York Convention. Brother Burt has been a constant visitor around since being here. Brother Cohran, State Director of the National In urancc Company, is President of the Herald Publishing Company, and Brother Forte is editor of the Herald: Bn ther William French, sophomore at Adelbert College, has accepted a position with the Cedar Avenue branch of the Y. M. C. A. Pi is indeed sorry to report the death of Mrs. Robt H. Martin, beloved wife of our faithful brother, Bob Martin, who passed away on the 15th inst. Brother Martin, since becoming a member of Pi, has held almost every office in the chapter. He is still remembered as a most efficient President an l Secretary. Fraternally yours. Pi Chapter, ADDISON D.

SPENCER,

Bdftor.

BROTHER DR. LEON S.

President Pi Chapter,

EVANS,

Cleveland

Pictured above is Brother Dr. Leon S. Evans, Presi-

dent of Pi Chapter, Cleveland, Ohio, whose work with the fraternity and in his profession has been marked by commendable achievement. He brought honor to Alpha Phi Alpha in his appointment to the staff of the Maternity Hospital and Baby Dispensary of Western Reserve University. For some time those who have been in close contact with Brother Evans have seen in him the making of a brilliant career. His appointment to the staff at Western Reserve is. just another round up the ladder. Other evidences of his efficiency and success are shown by his appointment as Assistant Physician at the Lakeside Hospital Dispensary of Cleveland and by his appointment by the Faculty of Western Reserve as Demonstrator of Medicine. Brother Evans took his academic work at the University of Michigan and is a product of the School of Medicine of Western Reserve University. Notwithstanding his busy life in the practice of his profession, this Brother has always contributed his full share in promoting the program of his fraternity. In 1911, Brother Evans was General Vice-President and has kept in constant contact with the progress and work of Alpha Phi Alpha. Aided by the strong corps of oliicers who have been elected with him, Pi Chapter and the entire fraternity may well expect a successful year for 1925.

UPSILON CHAPTER, University of K a n s a s . BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Grcctinys:

Upsilon owes her sister chapters an apology for failing to have letters in the 'past two issues of the S P H I N X . This failure has been due to the negligence of the Secretary and not to any degree of inactivity on the part of the chapter. On account of the great distance, Upsilon could not send one of her active members to the Seventeenth Annual Convention. While we regretted this very much, we were fortunate in having two of our Alumnae Brothers, who are attending Eastern schools, to represent us and they have served us well. Upsilon has thirteen pledges this year who are developing into very promising Alpha Phi Alpha material. On several occasions they have showed indications of the kind of spirit which is essential for true Alpha Phi Alpha men. We have great hopes for them. On Saturday, October 18. 1924. we held initiation lor Samuel O. Harris, a pre-medic student from Kansas C.ty, Mo. Our new brother is proving to be a very earnest worker. just before we went home for the Christmas holidays, on December 20, we held our Seventh Annual Pounders-' Day Banquet, hive .if our alumnae brothers were present and the banquet was a great success. At our regular meeting of January 5. we held electi u oi Affeess witli the following results: President. Brother Doxey A. Wilkerson; Vice-President, Brother Beltron L. Orme; Secretary, Brother Victor I... Gray; Treasurer, Brother Marcus Tucker; Steward. Brother C'arcnce Bacotfe; King of Freshmen. Brother Judson Garrett; Sergeant-at-Arms. Brother Raymond Posten; Chaplain, Brother John Bell: Cheer-leader. Brother Samuel Harris ; Historian, Brother Raymond I' sten Upsilon is especially proud of her alumnae brothers this year. They seem to feel a closer relation between themselves and to the chapter this year than heretofore. The budget which the alumnae" brothers pay to the chapter is collected by the officers of the Alumnae Association and sent to the chapter and a board of directors, composed of the president, secretary and treasurer of the Alumnae Association and the steward o\ this chapter, determines for what purpose the money is to be used. This has proved a

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 very successful plan. It will be observed that Upsilon is also heard from in that other very interesting section of t h e - S P H I N X known as Cupid's Corner. Fraternally, VICTOR L. GRAY.

Chapter

PHI

Editor.

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O h i o University, Athens, Ohio. T o A L L O U R BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A .

Greetings; The reports of our two delegates, Brothers Jordan and Young have given us a new vision, that of a greater Alpha Phi Alpha. Its growth, not only in size and strength, but in the extent of its usefulness, in the measure of its devotion to the ideals of service bespeak happily for its future. Brother Toney has already prepared and submitted a tentative schedule for the Go-to-High School, Goto-College Campaign. W e are sorry to transfer Brother Arthur Wade to Sigma Chapter. But we feel that since Phi Chapter is merely a part of the great whole. Alpha Phi Alpha, our loss is another chapter's gain. W e would further take this occasion to thank each of the general officers for the courteous and efficient manner with which they have conducted all of their relations with this chapter. Phi has been behind them in all of their many endeavors, and to the three newly appointed VicePresidents we would extend our heartfelt felicitations and pledge our full support and co-operation in all that they may undertake. The editor wishes to report a "casualty" in the ranks of Phi. Our go;;d brother, ex-President Young, has had a mishap, and we refer you to "Cupid's Corner." Our newly elected officers for the year include: Brother Lawrence V. Jordan, President; Brother Herman I. Holland, Secretary. O u r . other officers were re-elected. To our sister chapters we also extend greetings and our sincere wishes for another and many more prosperous years. LAWRENCE V. JORDAN,

Chapter

CHI

Editor.

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M e h a r r y Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I

AIPHA;Greetings:

A happy and prosperous New Year to you all. Chi is at present actively engaged in,that game of thought and memory frequently termed examinations. having as opponents the faculty of Meharry Medical College. However, "we ; are taking time out long enough to send a glad "Hello." ." Brother Hugh H . Wimbish, our delegate to the Convention, returned filled to the brim with enthusiasm. H e has inspired Chi. Listen for big things. Brother Wimbish is a tighter for Alpha Phi Alpha everywhere, be it at conventions, on the campus or in meetings. Too bad he is not a Freshman instead of a Senior. Chi has made no resolutions for the year 1925. W e realize that we are Alpha men, and Alpha men do things and say little. W e are 100 per cent Alpha men here. Again we say, "Watch for great things." Since our last writing, Chi has taken into its folds

twelve stalwart brothers. These brothers, who have recently been led from darkness into the light of Alphaism are N. J. Anderson, B. V. Baranco, F. W. Williams, F. J. Anderson, I. I. Jones, F . B. Lane, R. P. Preer, C. C. ThornhiU and J. Mack Williams, as active members. As graduate members, the following brothers were guided aright: Dr. E. F. Alleyne, John Gideon Lewis, Jr., Prof. C. H . Harper. Brother Alleyne is a graduate of Meharry Medical College, class of '22. After graduation Brother Alleyne interned at Hubbard Hospital, later doing special work in obstetrics at Berwin Maternity Clinics, Sloanc's Hospital for Women and the Lying-in Hospital, New York City. At present he is in charge of obstetrics in Hubbarcl 'Hospital and is Associate P r o fessor of Gynecology. Next summer h e ' intends studying in Germany. Brother Lewis is a graduate of Fisk, class of '23. Brother Harper is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the State College located here, coming from the University of Michigan. Brother J. J. McClendon was recently elected as our leader for the year 1985. "Mack" has started the ball to rolling and is receiving I lid per cent support. Our basketball team is some team,, if we do have to blow our own horn. With "Little Willie" Poole as our leader, we have set out to do just one thing— capture the "rag." T o date we have lost one interfraternal game and won two, giving us first place in the percentage row. Watch us hold it. The te.am is composed of the following men: "Shep" Wright of Howard fame, "Horse" Milton Young, "Frenahie" Gibson, Hannibal Clark, Felton Brown, Donald Graham, "Fighting" E. B. Clark, "Big Charlie" Waller, "Jumping Charlie" Dillard, "Little Willie" Poole and "Hots" Weathers. Sounds like a football squad, but it takes all of them to make a team. Can't leave any of them off. The basketball team lost to the Sphinx Club in the fastest game seen on a Nashville court. Three extra periods were played; score was 25-21. Too much Eddie Brown tells the story. The little Sphinx forward made shots from every imaginable angle. Chi is trusting that each brother of each chapter in Alpha Phi Alpha will be up and doing throughout the coming year. Let's keep Alpha Phi Alpha the first and greatest. What say? Fraternally yours, H . HUDSON W E A T H E R S ,

Corresponding

Secretary.

BROTHER QEORQE A . MOORE It is our pleasure to introduce herewith the likeness of Brother George A. Moore, ex-President of Chi Chapter. Meharry College. A Virginian by birth, Brother Moore is the son of Dr. and Mrs. George E. Moore. Dr. Moore is prominent professionally in Virginia Medical circles. Four years ago Brother Moore entered Meharry and began the study of medicine—his chosen profession—after having studied at Howard and Lincoln Universities and also at Virginia Seminary. At each of these institutions he gained the reputation of a gentleman, athlete, and a student. His athletic prowess shone more brilliantly on the gridiron of the East, where he holds letters from Lincoln University and Virginia Seminary. After observing the worth and work of Brother Moore for one semester Chi Chapter following the customary procedure of Alpha Phi Alpha led him into the light of Alphaism at the spring initiation of 1933. Since that time he has grown and expanded in usefulness to the chapter and personal efficiency, until

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 mentioned in connection with the medical diploma mill in New England. Wow lie adds to his fame and to the prestige of Alpha Phi Alpha by receiving an appointment to the Faculty oi Sutt'olk Law School, in the shadow of the State House, Boston. He is said to be the first of our race to jo.n the faculty of a white law school. ALPHA BETA

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Talladega College. Talladega, Ala. BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I

BROTHER GEORGE A.

MOORE,

Chi Cl.ap i today, Chi hai.s him as one of her foremost sons, a 10U per cent brother, according to the idea's of our great organization. Brother Moore will always be remembered here for his efficiency and untiring efforts in leading the chapter in ''putting over to the people of Nasiivilie ..n.l vicinity our fifth annual "Go-to-High-Sihool Go-toCollege" drive. This was done in such a manner that will insure the cooperation of Nashviilians, hereafter. In becoming acquainted with this brother, you become acquainted with a Christian gentleman and a versatile personage such as is the pride of all Alpha Pin Alpha. As he leaves us by graduation in May, '25, we can only predict a brilliant career wherever the future chances to lead him. Not among the least of the achievements of Brother Moore was his marriage last June. H e took unto himself the charming Miss M. Alyce Sampson of Danville, Virginia, an accomplished and talented "Coed'' of Howard. Mrs. Moore' is a popular member of Washington's social and collegiate set, and was a member of the Class of '25, of Howard University, but chose rather to sail the "Sea of Matrimony," than to continue her work there. At present Mrs. Moore is spending the Academic year in Nashville with her husband.

BROTHER J U L I A N D. R A I N E Y , ATTORNEY,

Sigma

Chapter

Brother Rainey gained unusual prominence early last year when he won a signal victory over the Hearst Syndicate, prosecuting cm behalf of Dr. Lattimore, one of our influential brothers whose name had been

ALPHA:

As we have just made one step over the threshold of a new year with great hopes and aspirations, we do but IOOK oack over the winding road that has been fashioned by our footsteps. Alpha Beta has been on its pilgrimage for four years, stopping but a few moments at the beginning of each year to view the past, to acknowledge our faults, to glory in our t.mmph, to gain new inspiration, and to struggle on to the goal be .ore us. Many a jagged rock has jutted out here and there along the path many a slipperyplace to make us lose our balance and to be hurled into that outer darkness of disgrace and failure. But thanks be to God lor His love and kindness, His tender mercy, His care and guidance for bringing us thus far on our way to accomplish things not only for Alpha Phi Alpha but for Him and His world. At the end of this first school quarter the men of Alpha Beta can look back with some degree of pride at some of the things that they have been instrumental in putting over. Our football season closed with Brothers Soloman, Kirkpatrick, and Sims p.aymg good tootball in defense of Old T. C.'s glory. Practically every man of Alpha Beta is trying for the basketball team and it is expected that some will make it. Some of our men have been chosen as assistants in the Physical Education Department and we do onpe great things from them. Talladega's Debating Ciub is now working into form and will give its contestants a good time in April. Brother Thomas made the .earn last year and intends to make it again and carry some of his brothers with him. Brother Phillips represented the student body at the dedication of our new gymnasium. His piece was well rendered and was commented upon by the students and teachers. The most impressive meeting, in my estimation, that Alpha Beta has witnessed was an early morning thanksgiving service. It was away back in November, but it still holds its impression. Every man joined heartily in the meeting with that true Christian spirit. Brother Jacobs, who is our Chaplain and also the President of the Christian Endeavor Society, led the meeting. We read the scripture, sang, had reports on the subject, and (hen entered into a series of prayers. Never have I heard prayers mere sincere. There was that stillness and reverence that just seemed to stir the very depth of a man's sriul. We all seemed to realize the condition tinder which we have been working and our hearts were full of praise and thanksgiving for this new opportunity to carry out the ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha. At this Christmas season Alpha Beta gave to the needy of the community ten dollars (in flour), which was distributed by some of the brothers. Alpha Beta is slowly but surely working its way into the heart of the activities of the College and before long will stand as a beacon light to other organizations on the campus. Hard pressed as Alpha Beta is, we saw the necessity of sending a man to "Lil' Old New York." By putting on greater effort we sent our dear Brother Morris Lewis to represent us. He has come back to us bubbling over with that Alpha Phi Alpha spirit and has created a new atmosphere among our men. In a few davs he will make his report and further inspire us to hold high the light. Alpha Beta has chosen as its officers to carry on the successful work of the chapter for 1025-102(5, men well fitted, energetic, and full of pep. The officers a r e :

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 Brother Edwin L. Phillips, President; Brother Forest Kirkpatrick, Vice-President; Brother Arthur D. Shores, Secretary; Brother Noah Wills, Corresponding Secretary ; Brother Ralph T. Soloman, Treasurer ; Brother Plummer D. Jacobs, Historian. The officers of hi:: I-1925 served well and did their best in putting the job over. The chapter expresses its gratitude for the brotherly service and it is our hope that the new officers will profit by the good example laid down by our former officers. W e are making our preparation for the "Go-toHigh, Go-tO-College" Campaign, which is our biggest aim lor this year. Brother C. C. Patrick, from Morehouse College, is with us this year and is doing his bit in putting over our program. We regret very much that Brother A. B. White, our former Treasurer and energetic fellow, will not be with us anymore this year. We do hope by some act of Providence he will be able to return to us by the last quarter. Brother Napoleon Rivers, a graduate of Talladega College, who taught at Clifflin College last year, is now at the head of our Foreign Language Department. W e glory in his success, for he is a charter member of Alnha Beta and has come back home and has won the love and respect of the College Students. Brother Dr. Jones, our friend and stand-by, is going to conduct our inauguration of our new officers. Brothers of Alpha Beta were glad to hear -from Brothers Wilson, Blanchet, Spencer, and Lockheart. Let us hear from some more of our departed brothers. The New Year is just a few days old and we hope that it has created that spirit in every chapter to make Alpha Phi Alpha the light of the world.

Fraternally, ALPHA

BETA.

Brother Ghee is a native of Jersey City, New Jersey, and received his preparatory training in the school system of that city. In his high school days. he won general distinction every year, winning signal. distinction in the fields of Latin and French. in the fall of 1919 Ghee was admitted to Harvard College. From that time on he has shown a penchant for the biological sciences. In his undergraduate work Brother Ghee has earned the rank "Distinction" for two years in succession. Not satisfied with this record, which is an unusual one, he raised his ranking to that of "High Distinction" in his Junior year, and made a thrilling finish by maintaining in his Senior year the rating of "A" in every subject, thus winning. the coveted honor of being placed in Group I of the Rank List and meriting the Rank Grouping "Highest Distinction." In testimony of this excellent record he was awarded a Harvard College Honorary Scholarship. • he Department of Biology, at Commencement 15)23, recommended Mr. Ghee to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for the degree A. B. "cum laude" in Biology, which degree he was awarded at that time. Brother Ghee, in the competitive elimination in which only one hundred and twenty out of six hundred applicants were selected, was admitted to the Harvard Medical School, which he entered in September, 1923. Since that time he has maintained an honor standing there. In Anatomy he has sustained an average of "A." Moreover, in the first semester of his Freshman year at the Medical School Brother Ghee shared with another member of his class, which other member happened to be a transferred student who had the advantage of having done the Freshman year's Medical work before that time at a western university, the honor of leading the entire Freshman Medical Class of the Harvard Medical School. This was an unprecedented honor for a Negro student in the annals of the university. While winning most brilliant successes in academic activities, he has found time to become allied with tin fraternity. On December 2, 1922, Brother Ghee was initiated into the folds of Alpha Eta^ Chapter. For one year he was Sergeant-at-Arms, 'and now holds the office of Vice-President, which he fills with marked efficiency. Perhaps one of the most signal of the achievements of Brother Ghee was the winning of the hand of Miss Elizabeth Davis Fitzallen, one of the most charming damsels of Greater Boston. Thus we see that Brother Ghee has neglected no side of his college life and is therefore an all-around Alpha man who is striving to help perpetuate our inspiring slogan, "Alpha Phi Alpha for life." J O H X WESLEY HUGTJLEY, JR.

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Iowa City, Iowa. BROTHERS OF A L F H A P H I

BROTHER

EUCLID P.

Alpha

GHEE,

Ilia

One of the most outstanding students at Harvard, and certainly the most brilliant undergraduate member of our group to attend Harvard College in recent years, is Brother Euclid P. Cilice, the subject of this sketch.

ALPHA:

It lias been said, and with some truth, that it is a poor dog who won't wag his own tail. Thus Alpha Theta will wag her's, but not in a boastful way. Alpha Theta was set up at the State University of Iowa in March. 1922. At the time, and even until this year, the men lived scattered throughout town •and in very distressing conditions. Now Alpha Theta has dene more in two years, I dare say, than other chapters have done in five—she has a home. This cast'e, as it may be justly called when compared to i ther rooming h aises, is located two blocks from the Unive'siti campus and in an exclusive neighborhood. The house has three stories and a basement. In the basement there is a new furnace, a large coal bin, and a spacious store-room. On the first floor is the dining room, parlor, living room, hallway, kitchen, and pantry. All of these rooms, except the kitchen and pantry, have places for the floor lamps we intend to

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get. Each room is splendidly furnished. In the parlor,, for instance, these is a dark mahogany piano, a. mission table, two lounging rockers and three chairs, also a davenport to match. Even the floor is covered with a large, soft Persian rug. On the second floor there is a large bathroom and four bedrooms; each room has a double-decked bed, a table, rug and four cha irs, and even the fellows of each-of the rooms are trying to make their room the best looking and the most comfortable. The third floor is a large dormitory to be used, when fixed up, for pledges. Not only has Alpha -J beta a swell house, but a group of nun to be envied. .There are at present twelve brothers and ten . pledges, -and • a bunch of pledges any chapter would be more than proud of. The men pledged a r e : J. W. Clark,. Sophomore engineer, Des Moines, Iowa; Kermitt Wheeler, Sophomore in Liberal Arts, St. Louis, Mo.; Patrohas Robinson, Sophomore in Liberal Arts, St. Louis, Mo.; Selman. Sophomore Liberal Arts, Chicago, 111.; Crispus McCoy, Freshman engineer, Kansas City; Geo. lsabell, Pre-law, - Mayfield, - Ky.; and Marian Gray and Claude Williams, Freshmen engineers, Kansas City, Mo. With such a housc-and group of men, for the first time in history, Alpha Theta gave a real party. This first real affair was-, of course, for house opening. Brother Roberts took charge by dimming all the lights and decorating the room in orange and gold, both the fraternity and school colors. Every one in town was invited. All the town folks, girls, and the members of the other fraternity. The young folks danced, while the old folks played cards, ate doughnuts and drank cider. The Freshmen couidn't be outdone, so on Monday, November 10, our energetic, pledges gave a smoker in honor of the fraternity men, and it was pulled off in some class. • Sandwiches, cocoa, and cake were served and,- of course, there were cigars and cigarettes for all, and, believe me, they were not cheap cigars with the bands off, but honest-to-goodness Chancellors. After the eats a shirt prop, .am followed. The program consisted' of a pie-eating contest a monologue, piano • solo, banjo solo, a gig and four speeches. Cards naturally followed—whist, of course, because only six knew 'five hundred, four five-up and three coon can. Dear Brothers, what Alpha Theta has done for Alpha Phi Alpha She is proud of and she wonders why other chapters can't do the same. Think about it. Also, to all Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Theta extends hearty New Year's greetings. Fraternally yours, HENRY

HARDING,

Sphinx

Editor.

ALPHA NU CHAPTER, Des Moines, Iowa. BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings;

Alpha Nu Chapter is still wide awake and radiating strength to all who are under her influence. We have made no resolutions for the new year. But we have decided to keep on doing the best we can in the daily rounds of each department of life. This is recommended to all the brothers of the fraternity. Alpha Nu is not saying much but we are trying to do a great number of things by way of carrying out the ideals of the fraternity. Our locality is such a fertile field for educational campaigns we have unofficially decided that there should be no official time for continued training, but begin and not quit. We are happy to learn and to announce that the people in our city are rapidly becoming more interested in our education. We feel that this work is tremendously important since Alpha Phi Alpha is the only organization devoting the bulk of its strength to this cause.

The number of brothers at the seat of our chapter is small and still dwindling but we feel as happy and confident as ever, for we realize that numbers "mean but little and that the quality of members is deeply significant. We have quality. Our happiness is the lruit ol careful selection of members. In spite of the limited numbers, our purpose we feel is as broad as the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha. Sad news darkened our cheeful outlook and happy New Year when Brother Harold L. Tutt received a telegram on the 6th of January, announcing the death of his father. We beg that he will let us express our deep and sincere sympathy with him in his distress and bereavement. Fraternally, ALPHA NU CHAPTER. BROTHER R U F U S B. ATWOOD,

Alpha Mu

Chapter

Since the inspiration resulting from the publication ot the careers of some of Alpna Phi A l p h a s prominent characters has served to quicken the pace of the fraternity, Alpha Nu presents the career of Brother R. B. Atwood. Brother Atwood received his early training in Kentucky, his native state. Immediately following graduation he took a Liberal Arts course at Fisk University, where he graduated, in 1020. Before graduating Brother Atwood left Fisk to serve his country, He spent twenty-two months in the army, nine of which were m fiance. His service was so outstanding, especially during the time he served as an officer m the 325th Signal Battalion, be was decorated for bravery. He graduated from Iowa State College, majoring in Agricultural Education, in 1923. Brother Atwood was such a brilliant student the Registrar gave him permission to graduate two months before the end of the quarter, 'these facts are, however, chronolog.cai ana .insignificant as compared with real work and wortiii of the man. He left Iowa State College with Alpha Phi Alpha ideas oe.oie n.m as a beacon light to guide him onward ami upwa.d, to become Director of Agriculture at the Kansas Agricultural and Industrial Institute. Prairie View State Co.iege, in Texas, the biggest and the best 'land grant col.ege in the United States for Negroes,* wanted the biggest and the keenest agriculturist at the head oi us agricultural department. Its president scut for Brother Atwood. It is at Prairie View where he is at the present time combining great power of initiative with creative ability and unusual executive skill. He might have easily selected a position where he could have enjoyed many of the social and economic privilege^ which are now denied him. He went to Texas to give the strength of his life to a half million rural Negroes whose life, liberty and happiness have been honeycombed by the boll weevil and a vicious cropping system. He is giving to the people that freedom which is the unhampered expression- of life. The distinctive point about Brother Atwood is not that he has conceived an idea for making dollars, but he has conceived of an idea for making men. H e has seen that a prosperous, intelligent and contented rural population is indispensable to our racial and national I prosperity. A thriving race is not the outgrowth of a few men of genius and wealth, but the superlative worth of the common masses. Three fourths of the Negro population in this country are living in the rural districts. They have been emancipated through Mr. Lincoln, but many of them are still living in a fixed and a finished world. The problem which Brother Atwood has attacked is to make their world limited. He is doing this by building up an agricultural department at Prairie View which promises to brighten the future of the Negroes in Texas. He has engineered an increased appropri-

m THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 ation from the State, the erection of new buildings, and the creation of new departments, and the fashioning oi a new type of life for Texas Negroes. H e is working to increase the earning capacity, to elevate the living plane, and finally to bring rural pride up to civic pride. Brother Atwood has realized that since 5 per cent of the Negro population are living in rural districts we may neglect them, and the whole race live in ignorance, darkness, and s n, or we may become a more powerful people by helping that part of neglected humanity into an unbounded world. Greater work can no man do than this.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin. BROTHERS,

Greetings:

Alpha Xi wishes a happy and successful New Year to all chapters ot Alpha Pni Alpha. Alter reviewing the achievements of Alpha Phi Alpha for 1924, we have every reason to beneve that this will be the best year in the history of the fraternity. Though much was accomplished last year, much more will be accomplished for li)25. We received with pleasure the good news that Brother Raymond W. Cannon was re-eiected to guide the destiny of our grea. brotherhood for another year. We reflect at the inception of this chapter, his brilliant and sterling character in all things. Truly he was then and is n . w a man of great worth. We know of no better man than this brother to steer us into port saic.y at the end of L925. Congratulations are in oi uer—her are ours. At the first mee in; of the year, Alpha Xi witnessed a very successful and pleasing election. The followiip b ..hers w e e hi norcd: George I). Danieis, President; F. (J. Was .ngt n. Vice-President; L. H. Stanton, Secretary; D. H. Stanton, Corresponding Secretary; F. K Beck. Treasurer; B. K. Bruce Harrison, Associate Editor of the S P H I N X ; Chas. Pope, Historian; Rollie McMahon, Sergeant-at-Arms. , With the new year, A.pna .\i Has made new resolutions and outlined new p/ograais. Am ing the many p.ans to be put n operation is a recital to he given i n the 22nd of ,:.n. arv. And. SO with the help of fall 1) others, we p.an i achieve t h u g s long desired. May the spirit of Alpha prevail among us all. Fraternally, B. K.

ALPHA OMICRON

J o h n s o n C. Smith University, Charlotte, N. C. Lr.o'i HERS, Greeting: 'ihe echoes oi .ne Gene a' Convention have been hca d by Alpha l mxTt.ii chapter, through the reports oi our d e e a e , v;e have he.n made acquainted > I i he many fo. .va d s.e.is and the progressive pro. ;•- • which the :- •'•-•-•''• Or aniza'ion has espoused and of our share of the responsibility for carrying out that program. Our second year of existence has brought to us an increased appreciation of Alpha Phi \lpha and all tl.a. pertains to her. With this mI appreciation has m i also an increased love and devotion to our fraternity and an inevitably mc cased pride in our idsntifbati m with such a strong. and transcmdenl organization. ha Phi Alpha is not on'.y noble, but ennobling II For thai reason she is much to be desired, t : .oc-lv to he sought, high y to be prized and jealously to he cherished when finally admission has been gained into her sacred portals. To this conception of our dear fraternity, * rha O r a ' t n is fu i. c nscious, an I to this ideal she is inseparably wedded.

RILEY DUNGEE, JR..

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As evidence of this fact, ^B^aVfe' begun the new year by intrusting our chaptelMMJJ^es 'in ihe hands of a pre-eminently capable andSreluH^taff of officers. Our staff-elect is one of w m ^ . w e d K r e ' j u s t l y proud. and which we may some day consider lending in toto to the General Organization. For President, we have chosen Brother E. A. Armstrong, a brother who is an Alpha Phi Alpha through and through, a scholar, an orator, and holder of many important offices among student organizations on the campus. Our incoming Vice-President, Brother S. C. Johnson, is manager of the University band, and by his experience in otiier capacities is well qualified for the post. Brother J. W. Graham, our new Secretary, is a brilliant Junior of the School of Arts and Sciences. Brother E. E. (iregg, who next fall will assume the dignity of a Junior Theolog, is to serve us for the year as Financial Secretary, while Brother Prof. F. B. Syphax. the only Treasurer we have ever had, has been retained by a unanimous vote in that position. It is with unfe.gned pride that this correspondent relinquishes his pen as Chapter Editor to Brother G. L. Allen, scholar, poet and musician, author of our University Hymn, whose talent as a writer can not, without difficulty, be surpassed. With this superb selection as our first act of the year we feel safe in extending to other chapters a cordial invitation to watch our work. On the night oi January Hith the stork paid Alpha Omicron a visit and left with us eight brand new baby Brothers. We now take joyful pride in presenting to von Brothers D. P. Allen, R. B. Dungee, A. R. Lord. C. L. Murphy, H. L. Tolbert, S. J. Wentz, A. C. Griggs and J. M. Tutt. These Brothers will he introduced more fully in our later letters. Brother R. P. Perry, our retiring Secretary, who is President of the Philosophic Club, has recently organized upon the campus a Scientific Society whose e m is are devoted to scientific research in the fields of chemistry, physics and biology. Brother J. T. Turner is the founder, associate editor and publisher of The University Student, a new semi-mi nthly paper devoted to the expression of the student thoughl of Johnson C. Smith University. We are rejoicing in the establishment of the much needed Southern Jurisdiction and are proud of our St nit hern Vice-President, Brother Green. To him and to our other general officers we wish to say: Count on ns for support and cooperation; speak, and w. tand ready to do your bidding. Fraternally vours.

BRUCE HARRISON,

Chapter Editor, . llfiha Xi

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Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga. Bri thers. we are almost persuaded to choose a subject. call it "The Lamentations of Alpha Pi." and write thereunder of the grid" and regret which filled the ranks of our chapter due to the fact that we had iv d : \ - a t e to the Convention. To try to explain the I ilu of our chapter to send a delegate would consume too much space and involve too much of the intricacies which are the lot of undergraduates: so let it suffice when we say that the absence of a representative from this chapter to the Sevententh Annual Cnnvntion does not in any way denote that AVh.-i Pi ; s not alive, and does not signify that we a-e nit striving to carry on the ideals and precepts of ' - I T dear fraternity. S'Vice our last letter did not reach the Editor of •HINX, we wish to make mention of the activities i-mp of the Brothers in the affairs of the Univer: s tv The follow-in" Brothers were instrumental in making the football season a great success and in brinirine to the University the first victory over More' ... it] football over a long period of years:

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Brother President Henry Lang, varsity quarter and a Senior in the University; Brother Vice-President Joseph A. Pierce, varsity halfback and a candidate lor graduation in June; Brother Treasurer Lawrence D. Perry, varsity halfback and also a candidate for graduation in J u n e ; Brother Editor to the S P H I N X F, A. Walker, varsity quarter and likewise a candidate for the sheepskin in June; Brother C. P. Collum, captain of the '24 Crimson Hurricane and halfback; Brother (,. E. De Lorme, varsity halfback; Brother R. J. V'ates, varsity, halfback; Brother A. B. Chennault. manager, and Brother Alfonso Williams, assistant manager. Brother A. B. Harper, who will probably carry off scholastic honors in June, gave his service on the grid as a member of the second squad. The following pledgees performed brilliantly for the Crimson Hurricane: Thomas J. Lamar, varsity tackle and captain-elect for 1985; Peter !>,. Mont gomery, varsity guide, and Walter H. King, guard. Alpha Pi gave its first social affair of the season on December 0, the night of Atlanta's 13-0 victory over Morehouse. There were a number of visiting Brothers in the city, and this, coupled with the usual acclamtti n i f Ainna attairs by the fairer sex, helped to make the evening one of enjoyment. Brother C. B. Andrews, who is a Senior in the University, is just about completing his third year as the

successful sporting editor of the Florida Sentinel. Brother Andrews served for two years as the editor oi the Scroll, our school paper, during which time some of the best editions in the history of the University were published. Brother F. A. Walker, as President of the Y. M. L. A. has had an opportunity to do some good work toward bringing about better understanding between the W hite and Negro college leaders. The Interracial I (iscussicn group, which is composed of "Y" leaders in ali Atlanta colleges, meets monthly and has done much toward an effectual understanding between the two groups. A.pha l'i expects great things from Brother Thomas Hayes, who has just recently secured his transfer to T a u ! We expect the Brothers at Champaign to find in him a valuable asset. Brother Hayes entered the University of Illinois this fall. Alpha P i looks forward with a vision of no mean proportions. We will not be satisfied that our achievements sliall end w.t.i the leaving of our College walls. 'Tis not Alpha Phi Alpha for school alone, but 'tis Alpha Phi Alpha for life. Alpha Pi extends greetings to all Brothers in the bonds of Alpha Phi Alpha. Fraternally yours, F. A.

WALKER,

Editor in tin-

BROTHERS ON ATLANTA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM

Sphinx.

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 ALPHA RHO CHAPTER, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga. BROTHERS, A L L :

The New Year forces itself upon us with the swiftness of an avalanche, and, as we look around us, we can vividly see the changes brought about that arc greatly bewildering to all those who try to discover the secret mysteries concerning them. Just as we were enjoying immensely the great changes brought be lore our eyes by the advent of a new year, and as we were drinking full of the beauties which are prone to float with each new advent, our delegate, returning from the Convention, brought us a wonderful report of Alpha Phi Alpha progress, which, coming at our first meeting of the year, has given us added zeal and inspiration for the task which confronts us, and all of the men dedicated their lives to an accomplishment of great feats for Alpha Phi Alpha during the present year. Since Atlanta is the gate city of the South and is also the home of Brother Chas. Greene, Fourth VicePresident, over the southern district, we feel that it should be the center from which the spirit of our great fraternity should emanate to all the southland. Here lies our task. Alpha Phi Alpha recognizes no failureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we must and we will succeed. Alpha Rho has indeed wrought well this past semester in all phases of collegiate life. Scholarship has been good, and our representatives on the gridiron have fought valiantly. The varsity basketball quintet is again in action, and under the efficient coaching of Brother Harvey, director of athletics of the College, is working with the speed and precision of a well oiled machine. Brother Sykes. who was picked on last year's all-American team, has been switched from guard to forward and is looping the ball in from all angles of the court. His ability as a player is undisputed. '1 hanks to the corps of officers who guided Alpha Rho through the experimental year of her existence. While there were errors made, we can only attribute them to lack of experience. We have possibly discovered the blocks which are liable to hinder our progress and have found solutions to many would-be failures. Taking everything under consideration, there are very few regrets, and nothing for which to make amends. We are only handing down to incoming officers a heritage which is to be kept forever sacred. I am sure that if the incoming officers takeup their duties in the highest optimism, as did the outgoing officers, they will in nineteen twenty-six be able to look back on a year replete with noteworthy achievements for Alpha Rho and for Alpha Phi Alpha. We will not speak of the different officers headed by Brothers Sellers again, as they were spoken of last year. We will, however, give due consideration to the new corps of officers coming in. The new list of officers a r e : M. E. Sykes, President; A. J. McGhee, Vice-President; J. L. Carwir|, Secretary; R. E. Bland, Treasurer; W. H. King, Jr., Corresponding Secretary; R. W. Lights, Chaplain; Wm. Tyler, Historian; and E. M. Griggs, Sergeantat-Arms. Let us briefly comment on the incoming officers. i Brother M. >'E. Sykes, who heads the officers, has been spoken of time and again in the S P H I N X . His undying courage and fight demand the esteem and admiration of all men. A student, an athlete of great prowess, a leader of men, and well gifted socially. vie feel that we could not put a better man in tire chair of the presidency, and are confident that through him Alpha Rho will ascend the heights of true victory. In Brother McGhee, as Vice-President, we feel that he is the logical man to help Brother Sykes on the great sea of fraternalism. He is a good student and has the distinction of being able to put it over, is business manager of the College paper, VicePresident of the college branch of the Y. M. C. A., and possesses true ideals of manhood. Our fondest

hopes go with him. Brother Carwin, our Secretary, has well established himself as a journalist and good student pre-eminent. Having entered the fraternity in the spring of 1923, he has well distinguished himself in traternal and social lines. He is president of a prominent social club on the campus, and has well worked himself into the hearts of all who have come in contact with him, students and teachers, as well as city friends. We are confident that in him Alpha Rho will not be disappointed. Brother Bland, as Treasurer, has demonstrated to us his ability to carefully carry out money matters. Having served on the Social Committee under Brother Carwin, and having filled the vacancy as chairman of the Social Committee, he has endeared himself to all of the brothers. We can predict nothing other than a prosperous year for him, and success as our Treasurer. The other officers arc Brother King, Corresponding Secretary, who is a very good student and whose hard work and never-dying faith fit him to take up the job left by Brother Lawlah; Brother Lights, a good student, a football player, and whose religious inclinations fit him for the task of being chaplain; Brother Tyler, who, though a new member in the fraternity, has clearly shown us by school work and social work that he is able to carry on the work left by Brother Dunn; and Brother Griggs, varsity football player for two years, a gifted biological student. and good all-around man. You can readily see, by reviewing the above facts, that there is nothing to be feared as to a great fraternal year under the efficient guidance of such a gifted set of men. We also have a very active and wide-awake Sphinx Club. They will endeavor to demonstrate their ability at entertaining on the evening of the thirtieth, when they will give a reception to the chapter. They have created among themselves a great fraternal spirit which we are glad to see. If such spirit is continued, we can truthfully say they will make ideal Alpha men. This being my last letter to the S P H I N X , I can only ask that every brother keep ever before him the ideals of the fraternity, and that everyone be ever watchful of the impression made on outside people. Remembering that the good of each is for the betterment of all, and wishing each sister chapter unl.mitcd success during the year, I am Fraternally yours, J O H N W.

LAWLAH,

('hapter

ALPHA LAMBDA

Editor.

CHAPTER.

The first established graduate chapter of Alpha Phi Fraternity wishes to present Brother William (Dud) Evans, one of the oldest and most prominent members of local chapter. A peculiar coincidence is the fact that Brother Bud Evans also claims Louisville as his native heath. Several years ago Brother Evans graduated from Fisk with an under-graduate degree, but even through those four years of scholastic endeavor he had ever in his mind the idea of being an architect. After finishing Fisk, he taught school for several years in order to finance his education along this line, later taking up work at Columbia University. For nine years he has followed his particular line of work, now being junior member of the firm of P'ato & Evans. He has worked as the architect on the following buildings: The Armory, Zanesville, Ohio; two post-offices for the United States Government: Odd Fellows Hall, Marion, Ohio; Pythian Temple, Columbus, Ohio; Domestic Life Insurance Building. Louisville. Ky.; Boys' Dormitory, Simmons University) Louisville, Ky.; Masonic Temple. Louisville. Ky. For the coming year Brother Evans' firm has secured contracts for over $1,000,000 construction work. Brother Bud Evans has not attained his success solely

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B R O T H E R WM. [ B U D ] E V A N S through his own endeavors, but he has a wife that has stimulated him to greater activity. Pretty soon his boy, William, Jr., will be entering the ranks of Alpha Phi Alpha. With brother Evans at our meetings we are always assured of wit and humor from the time the social hour begins until the wee hours of the morning.

Piper. His report was brimful of interest and was received with hearty acclaim. Our officers for the year of 1885 have been elected as follows: Julian P . Rodgers, President; Davenport Grimes, Vice-President: R. L. Jackson, Secretary; Haley Bell, Corresponding Secretary; James W. Ames, Treasurer; Milton Thompson, Chaplain, and John C. Dancy, cub reporter to the S P H I N X . There is no question that these officers will fill their positions with credit to themselves and to the fraternity. Gamma Lambda feels that the General Convention deserves congratulations in the wise selections of general officers for this year. All of them have the capacity and courage to guide the Old Ship safely by all hidden shoals into a haven of calms. Since our last letter one of our number, Brother H. B. Taliaferro, has experienced a great sorrow in the death of his wife, Mrs. Ellen Taliaferro. Mrs. Taliaferro was a splendid young woman of charming personality. Her loss is mourned by a host of friends. Gamma Lambda shares the deep sorrow with her bereaved Brother. Two of our Brothers are just now standing in the glare of calcium. Brother Chester Ames, son of Brother J. W'. Ames, has recently been appointed inte.ne in the city hospital, an honor never before bestowed upon a Negro in this city. Brother Lloyd Loomis has been notified of his appointment in the office of the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney. This is, likewise, something new for members of our race in Detroit. It is only a question of time before Brother Loomis will automatically become Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. These Brothers will undoubtedly measure up in the responsible places that they occupy and will make it possible for others of our group to follow in their train. J O H N C.

DANCV.

Reporter. GAMMA LAMBDA, Detroit, Michigan. "Where W e Meet Again." BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings:

In our last letter to the Brothers Gamma Lambda argued for the 18th Annual Convention. Of course, we understood that since there were so many other cities contesting that a tight would be necessary if we got the Convention. But, Detroit was successful and won out, and now that we have it, what are we going to do with it? Just this. Make it the most outstanding concave yet heid. I'mw w.u oe a g . i i l .1..0111plishmenl when it is considered how well other cities have done, brothers, some of you had not returned to the seat of your chapters before Gamma Lambda had met and begun to devise ways and means for looking after your every interest during the holiday season of December, 1925. During this period all roads will lead to Detroit. You may, therefore, get out your road maps and railroad time tables preparatory to a fine sojourn in I le.ro.t, the city dynamic. You will find here a city pulsating with life and energy; a city thai d moled its population in a decade and whose present population is a million and a quarter. You will find a single factory where more than five thousand Negroes are employed and several others where Negroes are engaged to the extent of a thousands working in many ot t e ska ed and semiskilled ti ades. You will be interested in Belle Isle, one of the most beautiful city parks in the country. In summer thousands visit and play upon its beautiful lawns ; in winterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;snow cappedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it will present a scene that will not soon be forgotten. You will find rich hospitality in Detroit and a large 11 imbcr of Brothers who will make your stay both pleasant and enjoyable. A large group of our members gathered 1 n Saturday evening, January 3, 1025, to listen to the report of the Convention by our delegate, Percival

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 DELTA LAMBDA

CHAPTER,

Baltimore, Md. BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings:

The Seventeenth Annual Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha, held in New York, the great metropolis, is now a matter of history. Delta Lambda is happy in the part it played in keeping high the torch. The wheel of fraternal progress has made another revo• lution and it gathers momentum for still another—the Eighteenth Annual Convention at Detroit in 1925. It was truly a great Convention! Delta Lambda's delegates have rendered their detailed reports of the Convention activities and impressions of the same. They sing the praises of E t a Chapter for its unlimited hospitality while in the metropolis. A further account of these Convention activities here would be out of order, as they are included elsewhere in this issue. W e do desire, however, to send special regards t .1 all delegates and brothers who attended the Seventeenth Convention, and especially to the new acquaintances formed. W e request that the delegates present the souvenir picture they received from us to their respective chapters. Kindly send us your pictures in return. To know the host of big men who are members of Alpha Phi Alpha, and to feel their influence, especially at a convention, makes one proud to claim himself a member. Two delegates, two alternates and two past general officers were on the firing line for Delta Lambda. Brother Booker served as Chairman of the Ritual Committee, Brother Andrews on a special committee. Brother Macbeth on the Recommendations Committee, and Brother Hilburn as Parliamentarian of the Convention. Brothers Mosby and McDaniels served admirably wherever needed. Brother Oscar Brown, Editor of the S P H I N X , and a member of Delta Lambda, was one of the features of the Convention. Well, look for us all in Detroit, including many visiting brothers. Brothers Geo. Hall, Berkley Butler, Howard Murphy and several others also attended New York. . , The Annual Prom, at the magnificently appointed Renaissance is long to be remembered. We rejoice in the establishment of a Fourth VicePresidency, and congratulate Brother Charles Greene upon his election. Locally, we are planning great things at Delta Lambda for the coming year, having been inspired by the Convention through our delegates. Our program for 1925 is based upon a "forward look." Our Budget Committee has reported, and things are sailing smoothly. Our program calls for constructive work and the proper social and fraternal r-••itrct of brothers, their wives, etc. Our chapter has '•• •>•> tn no small effort or expense in planning one of the lareest social affairs of the season to be lend e - H in February or March. Brother Dr. George Hall, Treasurer of Delta Lambda, has just received a signal honor in his appointment as one of the few colored Medical E x aminers in the public schools of Baltimore. He is an officer of the City Health Department, and along with h'~ large private practice will be kept, indeed, a busy man. W e take great pleasure in congratulating Brother Dr. Geo. Hall in his new appointment. ''••.,;b c - Dr. Lerov Berry, of our chapter, has been „.,-rY-vri f-om several applicants to carry on the extensive practice of the late Dr. John Robinson, prom rent local phvsician. His modern offices have been imnroved by Dr. Berry, who has taken up residence in Fns* Baltimore. W e congratulate Dr. Berry. W e extend brotherly sympathy to Brother Dr. Harold Derrv in the recent loss of his beloved mother. May" he know that Delta Lambda is behind " At the first meeting of the new year, the following officers were dulv elected to steer Delta Lamba tor 19*5- President, Perrv D. G. Pennington: Vice-

President, Attorney Roy S. Bond; Corresponding Secretary, Attorney Gobert E. Macbeth; Recording Secretary, Howard Murphy; Financial Secretary, Dr. Geo. Mosby; Treasurer, Dr. Geo. L. H a l l ; Sergeant-at-Arms, Dr. Lucius Butler; Chaplain, Joseph N. Hill. £ everal committees for important annual work were als i appointed. Finally, along with Eta Chapter, we wish to say thai we as Alpha men are dedicated to the public welfare, pledged to the common good of society and a brighter day for the Negro youth. W e have the seal of Alpha Phi Alpha on our foreheads and her inspiration in our hearts. It is "a touch of nature that makes the whole world kin," and makes us one in Alpha Phi Alpha, whose prosperity is our success, whose fair name we revere, and whose traditions are our glory. Fraternally and respectfully yours, GOBERT E. MACBETH,

Corresponding

Secretary

BROTHER

Delta Lambda

Chapter.

R, MAURICE Moss.

Richard Maurice Moss spent his boyhood days in the State of Virginia. Later, changes of pulpits occupied by his father, Rev. W . M. Moss, brought him to Brooklyn, N. Y. The high school and college training of Brother M'ss make an interesting piece of his biography. ' ; soon proved himself a superior student, graduated ' m the Manual Training High School of Brooklyn in 1916, and stood fourth in a class of 175 pupils. His exceptional high school record brought him a scholarship of $400 offered by the State of New York. He received the degree of A. B. from Columbia University, where he also gained distinction as a scholar and athlete. Brother Moss is a "letter man" from Columbia. '• is gratifying to know that a brother of such attainments and of infinitely greater capabilities should devote himself to service through the medium of the Urban League. Social work of this type has been i-'c occupation for the nast few years: in the Y. M. C. A.. camns and buildings, and at the Douglass Center, Toledo, Ohio, where he acquitted himself very creditably. When the field of work at Toledo closed, Brother Moss returned to National Headquarters of the Urban I.K :• and under the department of research and investigation remp'eted some good work. A study of

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Child Labor as it affects the Negro child in the L nited States is ono of the subjects oi ins recent researches, Brother Moss is now Executive Secretary of the Urban League at Baltimore, Md. Already has he dedicated himself to the task before him. May he succeed in his new field (surrounded as he is by brothers of Delta Lambda) in even greater measure than he has succeeded to date.

EPSILON LAMBDA

CHAPTER,

St. Louis, Mo. Greetings: Kre we express through the column: of the S P H I N X the good news of Kpsi.cn Lambda, wc de .11 it both fitting and pri per to extend to the brothers oj eta our whole-hearted thanks and apprec.aticn for the hospitable reception which they te 1 d.-. 2 i our d e e gates to the Seventeenth Annual Convent u We are especially proud of the accomplishments which were registered by the delegates Lorn the var.ous chapters. Uur delegates gave us a resume of the work which was considered by the Convention. The constructive legislation which was favorably passed upon will net each chapter both guidance and honor. Kpsiton Lambda is grateful for the honor which you best:,wed on our Brother James Armstr ng Scou. W e feel sure that he will satisfactorily 11.1 this regional p isition, bringing cred:t not on.y t 1 himself and this chapter, bu. to Alpha Phi A.pha and the Negro race at large. Our first meeting has been held. It was a great time for fraternizing and fe icitating one another. The following officers were e'.ected: President, Geo, \V. Buckner; Vice-President, Otto Green; VicePresident, F. 1). Ha'.sey; Sec. clary. Gordon H. Simpson ; Treasurer, Maurice Grant. Yours truly, A. G.

LINDSAY.

Editor of Sphinx.

ZETA LAMBDA Alpha P h i Alpha BROTHER IN A L P H A P H I

CHAPTER, Fraternity.

ALPHA:

Zeta Lambda extends greetings to each individual brother, to her sister chapters, and to the newly elected general officers. She also wishes for each that 1933 will bring unbounded happiness and prosperity. As we enter the new year this chapter resolves to bring every brother in the Tidewater section of Virginia into active connection with the fraternity. The chapter is holding open house and a smoker, with eats galore, to every brother in this locality on January 23, 1985. Zeta Lambda was represented at the Convention at New York by Brothers W. T. Mason and S. F. Coppage. as delegates, and Brothers T. P. Turner and A. D. Manning, as visitors. Zeta Lambda is now planning to conduct a thorough campaign during the Go-to-High-School Go-to-College week. Under the direction of our President, Brother L. F. Palmer, the chapter was very successful last year in getting the message of the campaign to the parents and pupils of this entire community. Zeta Lambda welcomes you to Tidewater and will be pleased to have any brother visiting this section to notify us in advance of his coming and it will be our pleasure to share our hospitality with you. With every good wish, we are Fraternally yours, A. D.

MANNING,

Chapter

Secretary.

LESLIE ARTHUR

FOWLKES

Brother Fowikes, popularly known as "Bill," was born at Bwkevillc, \ a. His career during his public school days at Burkeville, and at the Keysviile Mission Industrial School, was interesting, but he into national v ominen e, as it were, the day a.'ter he reached Washington, and matriculated in Howard Unlve-r si y 11 1911. From that day on he demons, ated I y his act vi ies 1 11 the campus, curricula, and otherwi e h s 6 tie . ir t'uc tec gniti< n given him as a leader. During his c >!lege days he was the recipient of a multitude of honorable and responsible positions in student activities, prominent among which were his appointments as Student Representative on the Athletic Council, L'n've- s ty Ye ! Master, and President of the Ssn' â&#x20AC;˘- Dental Class of ; 33. He was admitted to membership 'n Alpha Piii Alpha in 1919. He was a winner of he Regina'd E. Beamon prize for scholarshin, won a nost-grad :a e scholarship to the Forsythe Dental ! ii mary for Children, and cum laude honors at gradra'i' a, S'nce graduation he held the office of Dean of Negro Clinicians for the State Board of Health of Vi cinia for three years. Under his direc ion the work of this particular field was highly developed. In September, 1923, he entered the Forsythe Dental Infirmary for Children, at Boston, Mass., for one year's n-St-qTaduate and research work. Here be distinguished himself by his ability in his profession. He is now set up in his handsomely appointed , ffices at 2510 Tefferson Avenue, Newport News, Va., prepared to give- to the world the best he has.

KAPPA LAMBDA

CHAPTER.

To THE BROTHERS OF A L P H A P H I A L P H A .

Greetings:

The New Year finds Kappa Lambda filled with a spirit of optimism. Stimulated by echoes from the recent Convention, and with a full program before US, we all look forward to the best year of our existence. We feel especially confident in the ability of the general officers chosen to conduct the affairs of the fraternity in an aggressive and progressive manner. Especially gratifying to us is the re-election of Brother Cannon as our leader for another year, and wc must not fail to express our delight in having Brother Greene of Kta Lambda as our district chief, Very soon we shall increase our number with a few men who will be a credit to the whole organ-

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 ization. tions to McGhee warning

More of this later. W e offer our congratulaEta Lambda and Nu on their winning of the and Balfour cups, respectively, with the that they "look out." Cordially and fraternally yours, I. W .

TAYLOR,

Secretary. STATION MU LAMBDA, Broadcasting from Washington, D. C. BROTHERS,

Greetings:

The spirit of the 17th Convention has been radiated to us by those of our brothers who were fortunate enough to make it up to New York. From Brothers "Vic" Daly, Senior delegate; "Jinks" Davidson, junior delegate; "Doc" Arthur Curtis; "Parson" Smith, "Mac" McGhee, "Ed" Howard, "Dick Rayford, and "Prof." Hansberry, come glowing reports of the triumphant success of the Convention. Mu Lambda feels justly honored in the re-election of Brother McGhee, despite his avowed intention to forsake bachelordom. Remember, Mac, "That depth of judgment most in his appears, who wise'.y weds m his maturer years." Go to it, boy! Mu Lambda also feels proud in the selection of our erstwhile reverend Brother "Parson" Smith as Convention speaker for the open season. "Out of the Crucible, what." Our last two meetings, a pre-Convcntion smoker and a post-Convention get-to-gether. were red-hot. The former was he'd at chc residence of our Brother Dr "F.sh" Garvin, who was assisted by Brothers Jones and 1) nawa. These three "Musketeers" made wonderful hosts and we are especially indebted to them for the spirit which was inculcated into our delegates. Brother "Bob" Ogle, one of the cherished Seven, together with Brothers "Jimmy" Saunders and "Sack" Russell, entertained royally and bountifully at the post-Convention affair. The report of the delegates was received with enthusiasm and spirit, as were other events of the evening. The most significant and peculiar thing about this meeting was the strange absence of Brothers Garvin and Jones. Rumor has it that they were not at home, either. "Ours not to reason why." We are fortunate in having several additions to our fold this vear: Brother Howard Long, former General President; Brothers Parker, "Cliff" Wharton, Paul Piper, "Nat" Goodloe, "Leo" Holton, all being exceptionally welcome. Brothers Birch, Beckham, Grant and Hansberry, "the Four Horsemen" of the Hill, have promised faithfully to be with us this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we need you, brothers. Say, by the way, what about Herring, we haven't seen him lately. "Charlie" Wes'ey is one of the busiest men on the Hill, yet he always' finds time for Alpha Phi Alpha. Notice to Brothers "Irv" Cassell, "Cecil" Cohen, "Billie" Brewer, "Dick" Rayford, "Charlie" Mills, Contee Cook, et al., the vigilance committee, will get you yet. "Jinks" Davidson & Co., will be 'round to see you, so you might as well come on and get on the band wagon now. You don't know what you are missing. Mu Lambda has its work cut out for her in the chapter house situation here in Washington. We are h( nding our efforts toward the realization of the Beta h'-me project. I ooking forward to a year full of enthusiasm and accomplishment we extend to our sister chapters the season's greetings, and God speed in the work before Now signing off.

MU L A M B D A .

BROTHKR VICTOR R. DALY, MU

Editorial

Lambda,

Editor of T H E S P H I N X

Brother Victor R. Daly was admitted to Alpha Chap-

ter at Cornell in 1914, at the mother chapter he served Alpha Phi Alpha as secretary and president, and was a delegate to the Eighth Convention at Richmond. During his career at Cornell, Brother Daly was prominent in athletics and was a member of the cross-country and track teams. Before going to Cornell, Brother Daly held the distinction of being the first of his race to hold the captaincy of a major sport team in any of the New York high schools. Besides track captain, Brother Daly held the interscholastic 1-mile record for a number of years, and was once the winner of the N. Y. City interscholastic cross country championship. When Brother Daly entered Cornell he was the possessor of no less than three scholarships. During the war Brother Daly was the adjutant of the famius "First" Battalion of the iifiTth Infantry, "The Buffalo Regiment." He was twice recommended for promotion. Since his return from France. Brother Daly has been interested in a business career, although he has always shown an interest in journalism. In 1910 he was one of the founders and the first business manager of the Messenger Magazine. Later he became affiliated with the Urban League as industrial secretary of the New York branch. About three years ago. he entered the field of real estate and insurance in Washington and from a small beginning has developed a thriving and prosperous business, with as fin- a set of offices as can be found in the city. Rrother Dalv is president of the Riverside Golf Club. which recently staged a tournament that attracted no end of attention, as being the first of its kind, over 100 players competing. As the secretary of the National Capital County Club, Brother Daly has undertaken a tremendous task, but in co-operation with Brother Emmett J. Scott, president of the club; Brother M. O. Dumas, the treasurer; and Brother las. A Cobb, and Brother M. A. Curtis, he hopes to put over the undertaking on a scale commensurate with the dignity and achievements of the race as a whole. Brother Daly has always been an Alpha Phi Alpha man of the first rank, and an untiring worker for his fraternity. When Eta Chapter, long dormant, was revived. Brother Daly was the first secretary and an ardent worker. He is now actively engaged in behalf of Mu Lambda, of which he is a charter member and the first secretary. Brother Daly is now a member of the Staff of Editors of T H E S P H I N X .

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serving is the capacity of Editorial Editor, and fraternity may well anticipate great work in that partnient during the year.

cial work will be in Dermatology. Brother Mahone just completed his internship at Cook County, I and this new assignment is looked upon as a rare j recognition of scholarship and skill. The chapter ' is justly proud of Bro. Mahone and we wish him ci ntinued success in the making of an enviable record NU LAMBDA CHAPTER, at the County Hospital. Petersburg, Va. Our ex-President Brother Louis Middleton is in New York, taking the denial examination. We miss BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A , Greetings: him very much, but wish him success in his new unNu Lambda Chapter is just one vear old. For a dertaking. If he decided to practice in the East, we youngster of such lender age it shows remarkable are confident that he will give a good account of vigor. The membership, though small, is loyal and himself. active. Our chapter is progressing by leaps and bounds. For the present we have been deprived of the | We have already started the machinery to put over services of Brother Wiley A. Hall, former President : ol the chapter; Brother James Hugo Johnston, former' a h'o- "Go t p-l <rh S h ol Gi to-College" drive, W e wish all of our brothers in the various chap\ ice-President of the eMpter; and Brother Irving A. ters a prosperous New Year. Derbigny, former Secretary. Brother Hall has enFraternally submitted, tered the commercial field in Richmond, Va.; Brother WILLIAM H. BENSON, Johnston is doing graduate work in the University Secretary Xi Lambda Chapter. ol Chicago; and Brother Derbigny is doing graduate work in Cornell University, from which institution he will receive the degree of master of science in June. The offices vacated by these worthy brothers are being filled very efficiently by Brother Fred D. Patterson as President, Brother Thomas L. Puryear as \ ice-President. and Brother Bermet X. Thurston as secretary. Brother William A. Rogers is serving his second term as treasurer. Brother E. E. Miller is our Chaplain. ' The program for the year includes the granting of a scholarship of $6S to a deserving student of college grade enrolled in the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. The feature of the year will be the "Gfc-to-High-School, (io-to-Collegc Campaign." The first meeting of the year was a very interesting one. The brothers were anxious to hear the reporl from the General Convention. Brother Charles \Y. Florence, the delegate to the General Convention, made a full and complete report of the Convention. Brother Bennett X. Thurston, although not a delegave some interesting sidelights which he observed while in attendance'at the Convention. The brothers expressed themselves as being well phased with the work of the Convention. They pledge themselves anew to the support of the present administration and express the hope that this will be the banner vear in the history of Alpha Phi Alpha. Fraternally yours, BROTHER AIIKI.HK.KT H. ROBERTS, CHARLES W.

FLORENCE,

Chapter

Editor.

Xi Lambda Chapter, Member

XI LAMBDA

CHAPTER,

Chicago. BROTHERS,

Greeting:

Xi Lambda Chapter held its first initiation at the Appomattox Club. Thursday, December is. 1924. The initiatory ceremony and the banquet that followed was easily the most brilliant affair ever given by a Greekletter organization in the city of Chicago. The caliber of the men initiated, the enthusiasm shown by the brothers and the whole-hearted cooperation on the part of all concerned made the evening an enjoyable one and one long to be remembered. The chapter at its January meeting elected the following officers: William Tate, President; Lloyd Hall, Vice-President; William H. Benson, Secretary; Frank V. Plummer. Assistant Secretary; Julius Green, Treasurer: H. A. Callis, Chaplain; C. A. McCoy, Sergeantat-Arms. This administration starts the year with the chapter solidly behind them, a definite program mapped out. and every indication of making 193") the banner year for .Alpha Phi Alpha in this vicinity. Brother L. A. Mahone was recently appointed resident physician at t o o k County Hospital. His spe-

of the Illinois

Chicago, State

Senate.

Through the public press the world has been introduced to Brother Adelbert H. Roberts, who, on November l:Ii last, was unanimously elected to the Senate of Inino s. "Unanimously" elected in that he was unopposed for this the highest elective office held by a Negro in the United States. Brother Roberts was elected by the Third Senatorial District of Illinois. which is preponderantly a colored district. Brother Roberts is a lawyer and has a long and honorable legislative career. He was born in Van Buren. Mich., in L867, in which State he obtained his early education and worked as a teacher. In going t< Chicago he was attracted to the study of law and. like Brother J u l e George, he entered the Raw School <<i Northwestern University. Almost immediately foil,.wine Iris graduation from Northwestern, he wentirito the courts, serving in a number of inroortant capacities. and holding the position of the highest salaried clerk in Chicago's court system. H e has always IK en interested in movements of uplift and community betterment. IBs has been a never-end-'ne devotion in advancing the cause of our group and the race may feel assured that he will he a power for good in his new position of honor and responsibility.

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY. 1925 And now he has come where good will is monarch; where men unacquainted step in, shake hands, exchange greetings and go forth into the world friends; where tired moments find a delightful retreat; where hours of sorrow find a shrine of sympathy and understanding; where princely men are recognized; where love, religion, education, health, music and laughter are the compound interest received for selfinvested capitalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;HE H A S C O M E I N T O T H E HOUSE OF ALPHA.

work of his chapter and the fraternity and manifests active concern in carrying out the program of Alpha Phi Alpha in its service for the youth of our race. Brother George is fifty-one years old. He was born in Washington, D. C , and at an early age went to Altoona, Pa., where he served as clerk for a justice of the peace and studied law in the office of Nicholas P. Mervine. Upon leaving Altoona, Brother < le trge moved to Chicago and entered the Law School of Northwestern University, from which he was graduated in 1897. Soon afterwards he began the practice of his noble profession and for twentysix years, in this field. Brother George has wrought well. Today, as Judge of the Municipal Court, in Chicago, he stands as a beacon light, sending forth its glaring rays of hope for the millions of struggling girls and boys of his race. Brother George was elected at the time of the last rational election, November 4, 1924, and marks the fi-st of his race to be accorded this honor through popular election. He ran on the Republican ticket r'i'1 lu's success is the result of the solid backing of the Negro voters and the sincere support of the Republican organization throughout the city of Chicago. Brother George has always put service before self and has been a constant contributor in the progress of mankind. In addition to his private work as counsel for the Chicago Defender, which he performed efficiently up to the time of his election, he has rendered valuable service as a member of the board of trustees of the Provident Hospital and Secretary of the beneficiary board of the Knights of Pythias of Illinois.

BROTHER JUDGE ALBERT B. GEORGE,

Xi Lambda Chapter,

Chicago

Brother Albert B. George was recently initiated as a graduate member of Xi Lambda Chapter, and already he has displayed a sincere interest in the

Brother George, with his very lovely wife, who was Miss Maude Roberts before their marriage, enjoys the blessings of a happy home life. One child, Albert A., is truly a "chip off the block." W e feel that in Brother Judge Albert B. George of the Municipal Court of Chicago Xi Lambda, as well as Alpha Phi Alpha as a whole, was a brother who will always be a credit to his fraternity and his race and one upon whom we can depend for his cooperation in carrying out our program. Alpha Phi Alpha's best wishes and pravers go with him, as well as our confidence in his continuing the fulfillment of his duties with excellence.

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; CUPID'S CORNER "What

therefore

God

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Carew-Madison. During our sojourn at New York at the Seventeenth Annual Convention we learned that our Brother James Ailen Carew has at last surrendered his fraternity pin to Miss Doress Madison of Albany, New York. Brother Carew's social career has been varied and full of all vicissitudes that may come in that of a social elite. His coming and passing is just as dramatic as the coming and passing of Arthur, so lucidedly characterized by Tennyson in his "Idyls of the King." Brother Carew is a graduate of Syracuse University and a Freshman in the College of Law at Yale I'nivrrsity. Miss Madison is a Junior in the Syracuse College of Liberal Arts. We feel that the couple is an ideal one, each suited for the other. They have the fraternity's most sincere regards for a bright future. Gibson-Brewer. â&#x20AC;˘ The Chicago Defender for January IS, 1025, carried the following account of the wedding of Brother William M. Brewer to Miss Mary M. Gibson of Washington : A romance of college days culminated in the marriage Wednesday morning, December 24, at 8 A. M., of Miss Mary Matilda Gibson, daughter of Mrs. Mary Syphax Gibson of this city and the late Malachi Gibson of Baltimore, to William Miles Brewer, son of Mrs. Robert Brewer of Elberton, Ga. The ceremony was performed in the home of the bride, 1010 Fairmont Street N. W., in the presence of a few relatives and friends, by the Rev, Francis J. Grimke, who united the bride's parents in marriage. The bride, who wore a tunic dress of blonde crepe de chine and a hat of sand velvet, was given in marriage by her mother. She was attended by Dr. Dorothy C. Boulding, who wore a dress of havanah satin ami a brown velvet hat. J. W. Seabrook of North Carolina was best man. V. B. Spratlin of Denver, Colo., cousin of the bride, played the wedding march by Mendelssohn and "At Dawning," by Cadman. Mrs. Victor Daly and Miss Breda Moryck assisted in serving the small company, after which the couple left for Elberton to spend the Christmas holidays with the bridegroom's mother on the Brewer farm in Georgia. The bride is a graduate of Radcliffe College and the bridegroom of Harvard. Both are instructors in Dunbar High School of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Brewer will be at home after January 4 at 1010 Fairmont Street N. W. Moore-Moss. Tuesday, January 27th, was the day set for Brother Earl Moss of Alpha Phi Alpha Chapter to become the proud husband of Miss Maxine E. Moore, beautiful and talented daughter of Mrs. Emma More of Chicago. B-other Moss is a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy. He is a natural-born musician and plays many instruments with efficiency and ease. He is now a member of the famous orchestra of Brother Sammy Stewart. Miss Moore has received much praise and commendation for her abil'tv as an interpretative dancer. We hope that this couple will get much music out of life in their new status.

not man put asunder." Matt. 19 :6.

Taylor-Hughley. Word comes to us from the "Bean City" that another brother has disagreed with Kipling and planned to ally himself with the West. Brother John W. Huguley of Harvard University is the proud wearer of the Delta Sigma Theta pin of Miss Helen A. Taylor, erstwhile of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, and now the Executive Secretary of the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W . C. A., Denver, Colo. Miss Taylor is a graduate of Tuskegee and Fisk, while Brother Huguley is a candidate for the bachelor degree in Chemistry at Harvard. He made an excellent record at Tuskegee and Lincoln, and is now a candidate for the degree with distinction at Harvard. Randolph-Foster. The happiest man at the Seventeenth Annual Convention was Brother A. L. Foster. He is a gentleman who is unusually pleasant and companionable; but when he was seen in New York City during the holidays he seemed to have been converted to some powerful religion. That was right, as we found before the Convention was over, for one of the prettiest girls in the East had converted him. Miss Mildred Randolph of New York City is his new religion. She is a student at Columbia University and one of the most popular girls in New York City. Miss Randolph is a charter member of Rho Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and was very active as one of the hostesses during the Sorority Convention during the holidays.' Brother Foster is a member of Kappa Chapter and of the Lambda Boule of the Sigma P i Fraternity. He is widely known throughout the country and has rendered some valuable service as a social worker. He is at present serving very efficiently as Kxcrufive Secretary of the Canton, Ohio, Urban League. Their wedding bells will ring in June, we rirlrrstaiid. -. Murphy-Young. Brother Laurence T. Young of Phi Chapter gets the girl with the prettiest smile in Maryland. She is Miss Rebecca L. Murphy of Baltimore, the niece of our own Brother Carl J. Murphy, Editor of the Afro-American Weekly. Miss Murphy has been wearing Brother Young's pin since last summer, but has in some mysterious way kept the news from the S P H I N X . At last we got it on them, though, just like we are going do soon to some other would-be dodgers. Like Brother Foster, above, Brother Young surely did enjoy the Seventeenth Annual Convention, for this charming girl of Baltimore is now his "raison-d'etre." Brother Young is the nephew of the late Paul Laurence Dunbar and now a Senior in the School of Commerce at the University of Athens. Come on, Brother Young, you are going to have a chance to use all of your commerce and finance. And you have our best wishes, both of you. Richardson-Isaacs. One of our alumnae brothers of Upsilon, Lloyd Isaacs, who is now attending school in Los Angeles, Calif., recently announced his engagement to Miss Olga Richardson of Kansas City, Mo. Brother Isaacs has been separated from his beloved by the distance from Kansas City to Los Angeles for some two years, but evidently Cupid pays no heed to such small factors as time and distance. We wish them much success.

THE SPHINX, FEBRUARY, 1925 THE

CONVENTION.

"To sum up all, be merry, I advise; And as we're merry, may we still be wise." The Seventeenth Convention has come and gone. Everybody voted unanimously that we had a wonderful time. That was one of the few unanimous actions taken during the whole encampment. Five hundred Alpha Phi Alpha men could have a wonderful time in Tumbuctoo. Wonderful as were the nights, however, still more glorious were the days. One great contribution of the Seventeenth Convention to the fraternity is the new Constitution. Of this new instrument it might be said without reflection that, for the first time since our tremendous growth and expansion, we have evolved a nearly complete, comprehensive, workable set of rules for the "Supreme Law" of Alpha Phi Alpha. Let each Chapter immediately amend its own constitution to conform with the terms and the spirit of the new Constitution. Let each individual brother introduce himself at once to the new document—and then live up to it! All thanks and praise to Brothers Rose and Kelly and Jerrick and the rest for this codifying of the Spirit and Soul of Alpha Phi Alpha!

Would suggest that at the next convention "Banquet" the grape-fruit be followed by a little cereal, some bacon and eggs, coffee and rolls. One A. M. is breakfast time, even in Harlem.

HAVE THE FOUNDERS

FAILED?

"O' wad some power the giftie gie its, Ta see ousel's as ilhers sec us." The little "frosh" at a western college didn't know the full significance of his comment when he said, "I have picked Alpha Phi Alpha because embodied in this organization are fellows who arc socially and culturally above the average, fellows who are scholastically high, fellows who are athletically thought of, fellows who are just warm, good friends and comrades. . . . In Apha Phi Alpha I see a future, one which will set me off from the common, every-day drift, one which will carve for me a social standing in a foreign community, and one which may some day mean my sole success." No judge ever gave a more serious charge to a jury. No creeds or ideals of religion could be pitched more highly. No

standard or code of ethics could be more lofty. In his summary of what Alpha Phi Alpha men mean to him, and what the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity stands for, this little "pledgee" has not only set for us a lofty goal, but he has caused us to pause for reflection. H e forces us to take stock of our intrinsic worth. Has he sounded too high a keynote? Has he charged us with what we are not? Will he be disappointed after five years within the sacred fold? What Alpha Phi Alpha means to him now, is just what the founders meant it to mean. That is our "raison d'etre." Now, Brother, as far as you yourself is personally concerned, have the founders failed?

It's nice to have the girls vying to outdoo each other for you. But Detroit will be a welcome relief, after all. Pick out some of the other fellows, girls. •'Simon called Peter" opened down on Broadway simultaneously with the Convention. Somebody suggested to send the Secretary down to call the roll by chapters. Let us hope that the delegates and visitors had enough left to get a Pullman sleeper back home. They needed it. RITUAL CHANGERS. How like the Rock of Gibraltar it stands—repulsing all attacks of time and change. On its Ritual, Alpha Phi Alpha is a stand-pat, hide-bound, dyed-inthe-wool, ultra-conservative of the most reactionary type For seventeen long years its ritual has not undergone a single serious change. And yet to each Convention come a score of ardent, fiery ritualamenders. They are just the bunch. "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throiv perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow—God's masterpieces

all.

Louisville and Atlanta tried hard for the 18th Convention. But it was thumbs down. T h e boys couldn't see "From Broadway to Dixie.

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Chapt ers A L P H A D E L T A C H A P T E R , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. President, James W . McGregor, 1759 W . 35th Street. Secretary, Arthur E. Prince, 384 N. Vernon Avenue, Pasadena, Calif. A L P H A E P S I L O N C H A P T E R , University of California, Berkeley, Calif. President, George M. Johnson, 547 33rd Street, Oakland, Calif. Secretary, Erroll A. Jones, 820 Linden Street. A L P H A Z E T A C H A P T E R , West Virginia Collegiate Institute, Institute, W. Va. President, Robert Carroll, West Virginia Collegiate Institute. Secretary, Drue Columns, West Virginia Collegiate Institute. A L P H A E T A C H A P T E R , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. -lent, S. R. Redmond, 30 Hastings Hall. Secretary, J. W. Huguley, 415 Broadway. A L P H A T H E T A C H A P T E R . State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. President, J. A. Blaine Dejoie. Secretary, Henry Harding. A L P H A I O T A C H A P T E R , University of Colorado, and Denver University, Denver, Colorado. President, James D. Hines, 608 S. Weber Street, Colorado Springs, Colo. Secretary, John B. White. 2401 Emerson Street, Denver. Colo. A L P H A K A P P A C H A P T E R , Springfield. Mass. President. Robert Custis. Secretary, Ralph P . Green. 154 Quincy Street A L P H A M U C H A P T E R , Northwestern University, Evanston. 111. President; George A. Rozier, 37G3 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. Secretary. Fred D. Jordan, P . O. Box 80. Evanston, I"A L P H A N U C H A P T E R . State College of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. President, James R. Otis, 218 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa. Secretary, Chas. P. Howard, 204 Watrus Block, Des Moines, Iowa. A L P H A X I C H A P T E R . Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis. President. G. D. Daniels, 65 10th Street. Secretary LaToyeaux Stanton, 206 13th Street. A L P H A "OMICRON C H A P T E R . Johnson C. Smith University. Charlotte, N. C. _ _ President, E. A. Armstrong, Johnson C. Smith University. etary, J. W . Graham, Johnson C. Smith University. . . , A L P H A P I C H A P T E R , Atlanta University, Atlanta, President Henry Lang, Atlanta University. Secretary C. Blythe Andrews. Atlanta University.

A L P H A R H O C H A P T E R , Morehouse College, A t lanta, Ga. President, Melvin E. Sykes, Morehouse College. Cor. Secretary, W. H. King, Jr., Morehouse College. A L P H A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Louisville, Ky. President, John O. Blanton, 631 South 8th Street. Secretary, A. L. Simpson, 1417 West Chestnut Street. B E T A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Kansas City, Mo. President, F. T. Lane, Lincoln Building, 18th and Vine Streets. Secretary, I. F . Bradley, 400 Haskell Ave., Kansas City, Kans. G A M M A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Detroit, Mich. President, Julian P . Rogers, 2338 St. Antoine Street. Cor. Secretary, Haley Bell, 8709 Jos Campau Avenue. D E L T A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Baltimore, Md. President, Perry D. G. Pennington, 1518 McCulloh Street. Cor. Secretary. Gobert E. Macbeth, 2101 Druid Hill Avenue. E P S I L O N L A M B D A C H A P T E R , St. Louis, Mo. President, George W . Buckner, 2331 Market Street. Secretary, Gordon H. Simpson, 2329 Market Street. Z E T A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Norfolk, Va. President, L. F. Palmer, 2009 Marshall Avenue, Newport News, Va. Secretary. A. D. Manning, 555 Twenty-fifth Street, Newport News, Va. T H E T A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Dayton, Ohio. President, James A. Dunn. 1108 West First Street. Secretary, B. A. Rose. 1102 West 5th Street. E T A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Atlanta, Ga. President, Charles W. Greene, 318 Fraser Street. Secretary, Jesse P . GomilHon, 275 Magnolia Street. I O T A L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Indiana, Purdue and DePauw Universities, and Butler College, Indianapolis. Ind. President, Morris R. Taylor, 450 N. Senate Avenue. Secretary, Oley A. Johnson, 426 Blackford Street. K A P P A L A M B D A C H A P T E R . Greensboro, N. C. President. F. Luther Merry, State Normal School, Winston-Salem, N. C. Secretary, C. G. Galloway, State Normal School, Winston-Salem, N. C. M U L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Washington, D. C. President, James N. Saunders, 2031 Thirteenth Street, N. W. Secretary. Arnold Donawa. 2001 Ninth Street, N. W NU L A M B D A C H A P T E R , Petersburg, Va. President, F. D. Patterson, Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. Cor. Secretary, B. N. Thurston, Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. XI L A M B D A C H A P T E R . Chicago, 111. President. William Tate. 306 East 43rd Street. Secretary. William H. Benson, Suite No. 1, 3507 Grand Boulevard.

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