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men as well as other

Negroes are serving in practically every branch of the Armed Forces.

They are participating in all war theatres.

They are

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the Four Freedoms and to

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N E G R O W A N T S by Rayford W .

Logan, General President, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc.

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General Officers ..President *AYFORD W. LOGAN ••••••-""'""' Huward University, Washington, D. C. BERT A. MCDONALD •• •• • " " • Vice-President 319 East 48th St., Los Angeles, Calll.

FMDINAND L. ROUSSEVE • Second Vice-President Willow Street, New Orleans, TLa. hird JOHN FLEMING Vice-President JOHN FLEMING ^ ^ clncinnatl- Obl0 . „ , . , „ , . . D TVirit Fourth Vice-President ANDREW R. TILER ^ | w | | - ; ^ yor|£ Clty ...... .. •• ™ . v s General Seoretary JOSEPH H. B. EVANS - ^ ^ ^ D. c . ...Jii Treasurer -ARROW K. ALLEN . _ . ^ ^ SW1NGLER Editor of the Sphinj 3'iOVa Beale Avenue. Memphis. Tennessee M r FFRGUSON Managing Editor of The Sphinx Chairman, Alabama State College, Montgomery, Ala. •ELFORD V. LAWSON. JR ,, • ; _ General Counsel 2001 11th. N. W., Washington, D. C. LAV MEMBERS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Brooke 1262 Hamlin Street, N. E., Washington, D . C . , M _ , . H w •award W. Brooke, t^w l l b e r { o r c e U n i verslty, William T. Patlonorary, Thomas Eiv.eiiey wvvi" w««hin«ton. D C ; Chas. D. I S k f t ' ' « . r k Hin" Howard university. Washington. D 2 S 5 o i D F v" l!AWVSe0N!yiRNaShVClhairme.n? Chapter Housing C o m m . . . . . .

•ELFORD V. »^™f 0 ™; * ~ N w . , Washington. D. C •OWARD H LONG " ' " c h a i r m a n , Committee on PubUe Policy U •OWARD H. VV" Q 1 d s t N . w . , Washington, D. C. n v s t v I nlCKASON Chairman. Committee on Standards " ^ I l u e f l f l d State Teacher. College, Bluefleld, West Virginia

ROBERT P. DANIEL Chairman. Budget Committee Shaw University, Raleigh. North Carolina CHARLES H. WESLEY Historian Wilberforce University, wilberforce, Ohio HERMIT J. HALI. Director. Transportation State Teachers College, Bluefleld, West Va. JEWELS Dr Henry A. Callis. 2306 E St.. N. E., Washington. D. C.I Nathaniel A Murray, 150 You Street. N. W., Washington, D. C.i Vertner W. Tandy. 221 West 139th St., New York, N. Y.; George B. Kelly, l-113th StreeL. Troy, New York.

•Charles H. Chapman—'Roy H. Ogle—'James H. Morton—'Deceased.

REGIONAL DIRECTORS WESTERN JURISDICTION—Bert A. McDonald. Vice-President; Walter M. Booker. Prairie View College, Prairie View, Texas; James A. Robinson, 850 East 49th Place, Los Angeles, Calif.; Bernard K. Squires, 326 Railway Exchange Bldg.. Seattle. Washington.

SOUTHERN JURISDICTION—Ferdinand L. Rousseve. Vice-President; Region;—Louisiana, Arkansas, Miss., Southern Vice-President in charge; Harold Lucien, Dillard University, New Orleans, La., Un* dergraduate Director; C. M. Roulhac, Jr., 810 E. McLemore, Memphis, Tenn.; Andrew J. Lewis II, 525 Tatnall St., Atlanta, Ga.; John P. Bond, 13Vi E. Hargett St., Raleigh, North Carolina.

EASTERN JURISDICTION—Andrew R. Tyler, Vice-President; John M. Moore, Va. Union University, Richmond, Va.; G. A. Galvin, 216 West State St., Ithaca, N. Y.; Frank Morris, Jr., 1519 Page Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; William J. Parks, Jr., 1917 3rd St., N. W., Washington, D. C.i Rufus Hackett. 536 McCulloh St., Baltimore, Md.: and Thomas A. Center, 54 Mt. Pleasant, North Cambridge, Mass.

MIDWESTERN JURISDICTION—John W. Fleming, Vice-President; John R. Lawrence, Jr., 941 Iglehart Ave., St. Paul, Minn.; J. R. Lillard, 2547 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Mo.; Attorney Charles F. Lane, 417 East 47th Street, Chicago. Illinois.

CHAPTER ROSTER 24. ALPHA BETA—Talladega

1 A L P H A - C o r n e l l University, I t h a c a N. Y.; President. Dr. G A G a l v i n . 216 W. S t a t e Street; Secretary, Dr. Albert P. J o h n s o n . 216 W. S t a t e Street.

2 BETA—Howard University, W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.i President.

K e n n e t h Dungill; Secretary. Gregory H. S w a n s o n . Howard

3 GAMMA—Virginia U n i o n University. R i c h m o n d , V a ; Presl' d e n t . Theodore J. J e m i s o n ; Secretary, Theodore J. J e m l s o n , Virginia U n i o n University.

4 DELTA—Tillotson College. A u s t i n , Texas; President, Jesse ' B e t h e l ; Secretary, Maceo T. Bowie. T i l l o t s o n College 5 E P S I L O N - U n i v e r s i t y of Michigan A n n Arbor. MtetL. Presid e n t J o h n L S. H o l l o m a n ; Secretary. Horace Bodgers, lOlo E. Catherine Street. A n n Arbor. M i c h i g a n .

A ZETA—Yale University. New H a v e n . Conn.: President, c n a s .

I TObett;Secretary.

T. R. P e t t y j o h n . 77 D l c k e r m a n Street.

N e w Haven, Conn. . . „ „ .- ,-.

7. ETA—Columbia University, St. Lawrence r^lSM?nent' St. J o h n University, Brooklyn, New York City President.

W m Hurst. Jr.; Secretary. Arthur L. R o u n d t r e a , 935 St. N i c h o l a s Ave., N e w York City (32) T.„ c(ri PTit 8. THETA—University of Chicr-go, Chicago 111..

Pr„esI°"}£ Robert W. Harriscn: Secretary, Frank A. B a n k s , 4432 S o u t n Parkway. Chicago. Illinois.

•»._*«. n^noumH • 9. IOTA—Atlanta. Georgia: President. Robert W McDowell, Acting Secretary, J. O. Slade, Morris B r o w n College, A t l a n t a , 10. K A P P A - O h i o S t a t e University. C o l u m b u s , Ohio: P r e s i d e n t J a m e s R. A n t h o n y : Secretary, W m . Fredric J o h n s o n , 76 fcast E l e v e n t h Avenue, C o l u m b u s . Ohio. «,„•„• 11 MU—University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Minnesota.

President. J o h n R. Lawrence; Secretary. J o h n M. P a t t o n , 954 St. A n t h o n y Ave.. St. P a u l . M i n n . «_«i,.

12. N U — L i n c o l n University. Pa.; P r e s i d e n t . . W a ' ™ n J - S m i t h .

Secretary. O s m o n d H. Brown, Jr., L i n c o l n U n i v e r s i t y . Box 87, P e n n s y l v a n i a . _, 13. X l - W i l b e r f o r c e University, Ohio; T P r e ^ f " t ; f „ ^ e ° n T T n S ™ : m o n s : Secretary, L e h a m D. Adams, Jr., Wilberforce Unlver sitv. Wilberforce. Ohio.

T>, im <.s 14. OMICRON—Pittsburgh. Pa.; President. Theodore W P r l r n a s , Jr.; Secretary. J a m e s L. W h i t s e t t . 534 Lowell Street. P i t t s 15 P I — W e s t e r n Reserve. Cleveland, Ohio: P r e s i d e n t Henry C. Crawford: Secretary. Creed F. Ward. 10321 W e s t c h e s t e r Ave., Cleveland. O h i o .

• Dl .«. 1 16 RHO—Graduate group. P h i l a d e l p h i a . P e n n s y l v a n i a Presl' d e n t Dr W F. Jerrlck: F i n a n c i a l Secretary, Dr. Percy I. Bowser. 5344 Race Street, P h i l a d e l p h i a . Pa.; Corresponding Secretary. Dr. O. W i l s o n Winters, 28 Curren Arcade. Norr i s t o w n . Pa. 17 SIGMA—Harvard University, Boston, Mass.: President.

T h o m a s A. Center; Secretary, J u l i a n C. Branker. 137 Harold Street, Roxbury, Mass.

18 TAU University of Illinois, C h a m p a i g n — U r b a n a . Illinois.

President. Edward Mosley; Secretary, J o h n H. M l m s , 1301 W. Clark Street, Urbana. Illinois.

19 UPSILON—University of K a n s a s . K a n s a s S t a t e T e a c h e r s Colleee Emporia. Kansas: K a n s a s S t a t e College Of Agriculture a n d ' A p p l i e d Science. M a n h a t t a n . Kansas^ Lawrence. K a n s a s : President, J a m e s A. B o n d ; Secretary. Richard M. Walker.

1101 Mississippi Street, Lawrence. K a n s a s .

20 P H I — O h i o U n i v e r s i t y , A t h e n s , Ohio; INACTIVE. 21 CHI—Meharry Medical College, N a s h v i l l e . T e n n . ; P r e s i d e n t ' J o h n B e n s o n : Secretary, T. M. McCottery, Meharry Medical College, N a s h v i l l e . T e n n .

22 PSI—University of P e n n s y l v a n i a . T e m p l e University, P h l l a L Polndexter. 2128 C h r i s t i a n St.. PMlodelnhta 48. Pa delnhia. Pa.: President, J. Harold Davis: Secretary, R o b e r t 23 ALPHA ALPHA—University of C i n c i n n a t i . C i n c i n n a t i College of P h a r m a c v . Miami University, C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio; President, Dr. H. I. Wilson: Secretary. Saul S. Sanford. 955 West E i g h t h Street. C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o .

College. Talladega, Ala.; Presid e n t , Edward Ray; Secretary, Oliver A. Brown, Jr., T a l l a d e g a College, Talladega, Alabama.

25 ALPHA GAMMA—Brown University, Providence, R h o d e I s land. INACTIVE. 26. ALPHA DELTA—University of S o u t h e r n California, Los Angeles. Calif.; President. J a m e s A. Robinson, Jr.; Secre* tary, Artis C. Grant. 700 East 51st Street, Los Angeles, Calif.

27. ALPHA EPSILON—University of California, Berkeley, California; President, Harold R. Jones; Secretary, Henry T. S. J o h n s o n . Jr.. 1340 E i g h t h Street, Oakland, California.

28. ALPHA ZETA—West Virginia S t a t e College, I n s t i t u t e . West Virginia; President, Edward L. Wilson; Secretary, Richard E. Fields, West Virginia S t a t e College, I n s t i t u t e . West Virginia.

29. ALPHA ETA—St. Louis, Mo.; President, J o h n D. Buckner: Secretary, Calvin M. Price, Jr., 4336 Page Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 30. ALPHA THETA—University of Iowa, I o w a City, Iowa; Presid e n t , George S. Meadors; Secretary. Clifton R. Jones, 15 E. P r e n t i s s Street, I o w a City, Iowa.

31. ALPHA IOTA—University of Colorado, Denver.

Colorado; President, Howard J e n k i n s , Jr.. Secretary, J o h n Waller. 2606 Gilpin Street, Denver, Colorado.

32 ALPHA KAPPA—Springfield College, A m h e r s t College, A m herst, Mass., Springfield, Mass.; INACTIVE. 33. ALPHA M U — N o r t h w e s t e r n University, E v a n s t o n , Illinois; President. Charles Warren; Secretary, William C. P y a n t , 1930 B r o w n Ave., E v a n s t o n , Illinois.

34. ALPHA N U — I o w a S t a t e College, Drake University.

Des Moines, Iowa; President, Virgil Dixon; Secretary, Charles P. Howard, 515 Mulberry Street, Des Moines. Iowa.

35. ALPHA X I — U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g t o n , Seattle, W a s h i n g t o n ; President. Bernard E. Squires; Secretary. Karl L. Holifield, 1406 19th Ave., Seattle, Wash.

36. ALPHA O M I C R O N — J o h n s o n C. S m i t h University, Charlotte, N. C ; President. Hale B. T h o m p s o n , Jr.; Secretary. J o h n P. S t i n s o n , J o h n s o n C. S m i t h University, Charlotte, N. C. 37. ALPHA PI—Louisville Municipal College, Louisville.

Ky.; President, Andrew W. Morton; Secretary, Joseph F. Laine.

Jr., 1623 W. C h e s t n u t St., Louisville, K e n t u c k y .

38. ALPHA RHO—Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga.; President, Wm. S. Gandy; Secretary, Charles C. Walker, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga. 39. ALPHA SIGMA—Wiley College, B i s h o p College,, Marshall.

Texas; Secretary, T h o m a s J. Warren, Wiley College, Mar6 ll 211 Tc X3S 40. ALPHA TAU—University of Akron, Ohio; President. Raym o n d R. Brown; Secretary, Herbert R. Bracken, 285 Welli n g t o n Ave., Akron, Ohio.

41. ALPHA UPSILON—City College, Detroit, Mich.; President.

A u g u s t u s E. Ogletree;, Secretary. Noah B. Turner, 605 East E l i z a b e t h St., Detroit, Mich.

42. ALPHA PHI—Clark University, A t l a n t a , Ga.; President.

Ephraim A. Grier: Secretary, C. V. Holland, Clark University.

43. ALPHA CHI—Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.; President, R. D. D u n m o r e ; Secretary, E l m o A. Adams, Fisk University, N a s h v i l l e 8, T e n n e s s e e .

44. ALPHA P S I — L i n c o l n University. Jefferson City, Mo.; President, Louis K. Harris; Secretary, T h o m a s C. Brakeen, Jr., Lincoln University, Jefferson City. Mo. 45. BETA ALPHA—Morgan College, Baltimore, Md.; President, William Cain: Secretary, Harry A. Cole, Morgan College, B a l t i m o r e , Md. 46. BETA BETA—University of Nebraska, Creighton University, Municipal University, Lincoln, Nebraska: President, W i l l i a m Harrison: Secretary, G a i n e s T. Bradford, 1952 T. Street, T f Tl i^fl 1 Tl

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47. BETA GAMMA—Virginia S t a t e College. Ettrick, Va.: Presi- 4 d e n t . Aurelious E. King; Secretary, Roy F. K n i g h t , V i r g i n i a S t a t e College, Ettrick, Va,

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THE S P H I N X Official Organ of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. PUBLISHED FEBRUARY, MAY, OCTOBER, and DECEMBER 345 4th Avenue, North, Nashville, Tenn.

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AST EDITORS JAMES D. PARKS Lincoln University Jefferson City, Mo.

MANAGING EDITOR M. G. FERGUSON 345 4th Avenue, North Nashville, Tennessee ASSISTANT EDITORS HUGH M. GLOSTER Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia BURT A. MAYBERRY 2446 Harrison Kansas City, Mo. MILTON S. J. WRIGHT Wilberiorce University Wilberforce, Ohio WILLIAM H. GRAY, JR. Florida Normal St. Augustine, Florida WHO'S WHO EDITOR GEORGE B. KELLEY Troy, New York

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A Forge For Freedom

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What The Negro Wants The Things I Never Knew About

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Louisiana Before Now A Black Southerner Looks At the South

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Alpha Men In The News 7 Fort Benning—Columbus Brothers Set Pace With Mid-Fall Formal 9 Profiles From the Battlefront 10 Hits and Misses _ 13 Fraternity F u n 14 Voice of the Sphinx 15 Omega Chapter Claims Prominent Brothers 22 Cover Page by Frances Thompson, A. & I. State College, Nashville, Tenn.

KERMIT J. HALL Bluefield State College Bluefield, West Virginia FRANK L. STANLEY, JR. 619 W. Walnut Street Louisville, Kentucky PVT. A. J. LEWIS, II 50th Inf. Tr. Bn., Co. "A" Camp Croft, South Carolina REID E. JACKSON Southern University Scotlandville, La. SIDNEY A. JONES, JR. 5341 Maryland Chicago, Illinois J. EDWARD COTTON 390 Yi Beale Avenue Memphis, Tennessee

HISTORY EDITOR JAMES B. BROWNING Miner Teachers College Ga. Ave. at Euclid and Fairmont, N. W. Washington, D. C.

G. W. GORE, JR. A. & I. State College Nashville, Tennessee

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Chapter Roster

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Please note chapter roster for changes in names and addresses of your chapter officers.

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ALPHA FOUNDERS URGE PURCHASE OF WAR BONDS JEWEL G. B. KELLY

JEWEL H. A. CALLIS

Jewel George B. Kelly, of Troy, New York and Jewel H. A. Callis, of Washington, D. C, two of the Seven Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The r wisdom, and abiding faith in Alpha Phi Alpha served to inspire our brothers on

By Dr. H. A. CALLIS Founder Our investment in War Bonds is common sense. It represents our faith in ourselves, our debt to our men in the armed forces, and our hope for our children's future.

the "Fighting Front" in the first World War Aloha men on many "Fighting Fron s" of World War II are carrvTn" on nobly for God^ and Country in the spirit of these befoved Founders. ^oumry in me spirit ot tnes e Deloved

By BROTHER G. B. KELLEY Founder

war. You have been urged to buy because the purchase of bonds is an excellent investment which will yield thirtythree and one third increase in ten years.

All these reasons should appeal to the Citizens of the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of all races and make them desirous to purchase as many bonds as their means will permit.

You have been urged to buy Victory Bonds because of patriotism, because of race contribution to the war effort, because of the urgent need to keep our forces supplied with the necessities of war until Victory is won. You have been urged to buy Bonds because the Federal Government is spending more than its income and must therefore borrow from its citizens to finance the

I am asking ALPHA men to buy at least one $25.00 bond for a very different future use.

I am urging every Alpha man to purchase one $25.00 bond to be turned over to a Post War Fund of Alpha.

If one thousand Alpha men would purchase a $25.00 bond for the above purpose, this fund would have $18,750.00 plus compound interest at 35 to help

our brothers re-establish themselves when this war is over. Such a fund properly established and managed would do much toward accomplishing the problem growing out of human needs when the war is ended.

In order to carry out the above suggestion, I submit the following: 1. All bonds donated shall be held until the next General Convention when definite plans shall be made as to their use.

2. For the present all bonds shall be sent to a designation made by the Founders and the present General Officers.

3. That the expense of temporary management of collection of Bonds be paid by the General Organization.

DEAD LINE NOTICE

DECEMBER NUMBER To Associate E d i t o r s : The deadline for the December Number is January 15, 1!)45. Fur all future Numbers send i n : 1. Reports of brothers in the Armed Forces and on the Home Front.

2. Marriages of Alpha men, including the name of wife, date and place of marriage, and a short informative statement about the contracting parties.

3. Births, giving the name of the baby, date of birth and any information of interest about the parents.

4. Pictures of children up to six years of age.

5. Names of brothers who have been inducted into service.

6. Names of brothers who have made the Supreme Sacrifice.

The Sphinx would like to have more chapter reports. If your chapter did not make a report for the October Number, by all means see that a report of your activities is made for the December issue.

Articles submitted for publication will be published at the most appropriate time.

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THIRTIETH GENERAL CONVENTION To Be Held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, December 27-31, 1944 chapter to bring to the Convention the names and, as much as possible, the records of these departed brothers.

The public meetings will be highlighted by the presentation of a plaque or statue by Vice President Brother Ferdinand L. kousseve, a painting by Brother James A. Porter and a song

by Brother Warner Lawson, with words by Brother J. Percy Bond, "Symbol of Souls." If possible, copi;s of the song will be sent to each chapter before the Convention so that the delegates will be able to sing it in true Alpha fashion.

Alpha leads again!

I Hi. R A Y F O K D General

\V. LOG AX

President

CALL FOR THE THIRTIETH GENERAL CONVENTION To All Brothers, Greetings: The Executive Council, after careful consideration, has voted overwhelmingly in favor of holding the General Convention in Atlantic City.

I have visited Atlantic City and checked all the details with Alpha Theta Lambda, our host chapter. Neighboring chapters are cooperating wholeheartedly and preparations are well under way for the greatest Convention in our history. Bv authority contained in Article VII, Sec. 4, of the Constitution ("The Executive Council, acting as a Board of Trustees shall be

the governing body between the sessions of the Convention"), I do hereby officially announce that the Thirtieth Annual Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha will be held in Atlantic City, December 27-31, 1944. Full details will be sent to each chapter by General Secretary Brother Joseph H. B. Evans, and a copy of this official call is being sent to each chapter.

This important Convention, the first in three years, will be a Victory and Memorial Convention in honor of our brothers who have given up their life in this war. I therefore urge every

Since we have not met since 1941, I sincerely hope that every chapter will be represented by two delegates and that a large number of other brothers will be present. Not only should you hear the review of all our activities, especially our outstanding pioneer work in planning for the postwar period, but you should also help us formulate our final plans for reconversion and other post-war problems. In the meanwhile, I urge every chapter to send to the Senate Document Room, The Capitol Washington, D. G, for copies of Public Law 346, 78th Congress (the so-called GI Bill of Rights), and appoint a committee to become thoroughly familiar with its provisions so that it can acquaint our returning brothers and other eligible persons with its benefits. Since I played a not insignificant part in the drafting of the section dealing with education, I have no hesitation in saying that this is one of the most important jobs that we have to do to show our appreciation to our brothers in the Armed Forces.

Looking forward to seeing Atlantic City, I am

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Fraternally yours, R A Y F O R D W. LOGAN, General

President.

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EEDOM

By R E I D E . J A C K S O N

Are We Lower Than Skunks?

Quite sometime ago, that cynical columnist, George S. Schuyler, opined in his "Views and Reviews" that N e groes should lose no sleep over the intrenched policy of the majority of Nordic newspapers to print Negro with a small "n." More important, argued Schuyler, was it for the N e gro to develop self-pride in his race and, thus, it would make no difference how derogatory the style or the appellation coined for the Negro.

Why, concluded Schuyler, even such a term as "Semegambian" would gain dignity!

Even then, as now, I, for one, was not in complete agreement with columnist Schuyler.

F u r t h e r on, I will introduce evidence to prove the sincerity of my conviction; but, right now, I wish to introduce the prime reason for my decision to discuss such a seemingly insignificant point.

I have just completed reading a short United Press notice. True, it was "tucked" away in a corner—a filler, they call it, in newspaper parlance—but for me and any or all N e groes, this item epitomizes in cryptic language the whole weight of a social ideology, in all its dire implications, that has accumulated against the N e gro, during the span of his decreed freedom as an American citizen.

But, let me cite the news notice I Under dateline of September 29, according to the press service, "The Orlando (Florida) Morning Sentinel t o day began lower-casing 'Japs, Japan, Japanese, Nips, Nippon, Nipponese' and other names referring to the P a cific enemy, putting them in the same class with 'baboons, skunks, termites and other p e s t s . ' " Continuing, the editorial stated that "the paper would no longer dignify the Japanese by allowing them capital letters . . . (and) that when they run across such a word they will be seeing a logical opinion, not a typographical error."

Couched in this statement and, perhaps, not so easy to see is yet another "logical opinion"—surely not a typographical error I Since, before America became engaged in another battle to "make the world safe for democracy," it was generally accepted that Japs, or those of Japanese descent, in America, could enter places and enjoy privileges commonly denied to the Negro, it takes even less than logical reasoning to conclude that the Negro was deemed to be lower in the social order than the Japanese—to say nothing of other foreign-born immigrants t o this country.

And, even now, they tell me, prisoners of war—both German and J a p a nese^—enjoy amenities of civilian life

By R E I D E. J A C K S O N which are yet (and sometimes more forcibly so) banned to Negro defense workers unselfishly and tirelessly devoting their full energies to wartime jobs. By this token, then, are we lower than skunks? I have met some prejudiced-steeped whites, both North and South, who would say yes immediately to this question, without even much as "batting an eyelash."

I say n o !

T h e grievous point in the whole diatribe, though, is that the solution of this issue does not hinge upon the peroration of words. In reality, the true nature of human relationships, between the so-called racial or ethical groups, is, or should be, the deciding factor in the problem.

And here, a penetrating examination of the situation can hardly terminate itself in a satisfying picture. W h y do I claim this?

While our good Florida editor had to be driven through almost three years of Japanese aggression to the heroically (?) fatal conclusion that he must begin lower-casing all nominative terms, relating to the J a p a nese, it has been common practice for American newspapers, ever since Emancipation, with the exception of a scattering minority edited by liberals, to lower-case Negro.

As I look at this, the matter becomes one of insidious indoctrination subtly hammered home in an educative agency, stronger even than the formal school. The procedure bears good dividends, t o o ; for the virulent disease of "accepted inferiority" seeps

quickly through the animus of the unsuspecting Negro. How do I know it? Well, I have read countless papers written not alone by high-school and college students but also by highschool and college teachers, in which the word " N e g r o " has been spelled with the small "n". And, when you question them about it, they actually believe that this is correct! Why, I ask them?

"We were taught that way," they reply.

And, where were they taught that way? Through the newspapers! In the magazines and works which they r e a d ! Even in their own schools!

For, if they see the word "Negro ' repeatedly printed with the small "n," they can hardly do other than accept it as correct E n g l i s h ! Of course, the foundation question really is why does the white man persist in the practice of spelling " N e g r o " with a small "n" and deleting Mr., Mrs., and Miss from in front of the names of Negroes?

The answer is not far to find; in fact, it makes itself obvious through the very nature of the practice.

Whether or not we will concur with Lillian Smith in her thesis that the white man suffers in mortal fear of the advancement of the colored man, it is quite likely that some driving motive prompts the white man in the subtle system of education which he has devised for the Negro. Under the guise of beneficent philanthropy, the superior (?) Nordic has patronizingly erected each plank in the educational structure he has fashioned for the Negro, to impress upon him the fact that he is inherently inferior to the white man and, hence, must always line up behind the white m a n ! (and if it is shoulder to shoulder, it must be in a segregated bloc, which has been temporarily moved up alongside a superior white group, for the sake of expediency).

Small wonder, therefore, that I shudder when I note, all too often, Negro teachers and students blissfully writing their own racial symbols completely devoid of capitalization.

The pathetic part of the picture, I repeat, is these persons actually accept this as correct usage in English. Moreover, they are really surprised when you tell them that they are committing an error in their own n a m e !

"Well," they will tell you, "I see it printed that way in the newspaper!"

More dangerous than their naive ignorance concerning the grammatical rule of capitalizing proper names is the deterioratingly psychological influence, incident to the whole practice. Deliberately, Negro boys and girls are being trained that it is perfectly in order for them to be referred to as inferior. Then, the next step is (Continued on page 7)

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What The Negro Wants RAYFORD (Chapel Hill, University of 1944, pp. 352.

W. LOGAN, Editor North Carolina, The North Carolina Press, Price $3.50.)

Dr. Rayford W. Logan is well fitted to edit this treatise. He has contributed articles and reviews to the Nation, The Hispanic American H i s torical Review, Inter-American Quarterly, and is the author of Diplomatic Relations of the United States with Haiti, 1776-1891, and The Operation of the Mandate System in Africa; moreover, he has edited The Attitude of the Southern White Press Toward Negro Suffrage, 1932-1E40.

An impressive list of distinguished names make up the roster of contributors to this volume and it includes such outstanding leaders of Negroes a s : Mary McLeod Bethune, Sterling A. Brown, W. E. Burghardt DuBois, Gordon B. Hancock, Leslie Pinckney Hill, Langston Hughes, Frederick D. Patterson, A. Philip Randolph, George S. Schuyler, W i l l a r d S. Townsend, Charles H. Wesley, Doxey A. Wilkerson and Roy Wilkins.

The account purports to be an analysis in which fourteen "Negroes who have devoted many years of study to America's most difficult and intricate minority problem have here presented their views within the framework of their own belief about the problem of their conception of W h a t the Negro W a n t s and of the methods by which he can best achieve his aspirations."

Some of the interesting and provocative problems discussed in the book a r e : "The Negro W a n t s FirstClass Citizenship"; "My Evolving Program for Negro F r e e d o m ; " "The

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Negro W a n t s Full Participation in the American Democracy"; "The Negro H a s Always Wanted the Four Freedoms"; "Freedom Through Victory in W a r and Peace" and others.

No attempt is being made to review the book at this time, but simply to call immediate attention to a valuable- compendium and a brilliant piece of writing. The book is a notable contribution for brothers interested in the writings of fraters; for Negroes who would like to know how their leaders interpret their wants, and, finally, the general reader and specialist should find here a significant analysis of the most outstanding minority problem in the United States.

W e recommend W h a t the Negro Wants to you unreservedly as a book you will want to read and own. Send your orders to The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

B R O T H E R B R O W N I N G is an Instructor in History, Miner Teachers College. Washington,, D. C. S

"The Things I Never Knew About" Louisiana Before Now

By J A M E S B. B R O W N I N G History Editor T h a t a Creole is not a person of mixed nationality, but a person who was (in Colonial times) born in the new world—there colored children white, yellow, and black are also called Creoles.

T h a t a little less than a hundred years ago hundreds of Northern whites and Southern Negroes gave their lives at Ft. Hudson in an effort to save the Union and free the slaves, but today

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their resting place is rarely visited b) Negroes.

T h a t in various sections of the State (as in other parts of the United States) are white colored people who are not accepted as white and have little to do with Negroes.

That porches and steps are scrubbed in some Louisiana cities, as frequently as they are in Baltimore for perhaps the same reason—a common European background.

That in some places in the State a man looking for a wife is said to be looking for a "futura."

That a Northern white man is still considered a d— Yankee and receives some of the rebuffs meted out to Negroes.

T h a t poor Negroes and white hate each other rather than their common aristocratic oppressors.

T h a t the builders of Louisiana State University hoped to have a pure Spanish style of building but were "gyped" into accepting second rate California plans.

T h a t the Evangelical Baptists and Methodists have made a tremendous inroad into the membership of this powerful Catholic region.

That during seasons the Mississippi River looks as harmless as a kitten and the levees like a waste of money —but don't let him fool you.

T h a t malaria and other diseases are kept at a minimum by an intricate pattern of underground water systems and annual campaigns against rats.

T h a t for two years white Baptists have sponsored a religious institute aimed at the improvement of religious teachings among Negroes.

That like New York a great number of so-called Negro businesses are (Continued on page 12)

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By J A M E S B B R O W N I N G In spite of its age the old car moved slowly down 15th Street along uie Little Wall Street section where men make wars, but do not tight and die on the battlefields. F a r t h e r southward was the canyon of government buildings where the fate of men scattered all over the world is decided: the Potomac winding its way slowly to the Chesapeake Hay; long lines of trees decorating the Memorial Highway—reputedly the most expensive highway in the world, and the P e n t a gon building overlooking this panorama like a giant fortress.

The road leading southward sprawled in front like a winding b r i d g e : dozens of cars whizzing past in defiance of the 35 miles per hour speed limit; the few hotels for colored which dot the highways overflowing with service men and "tourists" from near-by places; an old cotton country now turned green and white with the coming of tobacco and w h e a t ; an once old aristocratic region, and now one of the few remaining English aristocratic sections of the United S t a t e s ; small stores, dusty stations, and taverns testify loudly — — — — "that Johnnie has gone off to w a r " ; cross country trucks roaring as they ramble up the hills, and moving down the hills like greased lightning.

The North Carolina countryside bristling with tobacco fields, tobacco factories, and tobacco supported schools and colleges; civilians and men of the Armed Forces trying desperately to secure free rides home or back to camp.

The rolling hills and mountains give away abruptly to the somewhat monotonous plains of South Carolina; farmers and their helps are no longer picking cotton, but peaches. The sudden appearance of advertising signs indicating the approach to cities or towns; unshaven men and hookworm beragged women with more than their share of children; showclearly that the black and white suffer from the hands of aristocrats.

Time was taken out here to visit my father, seven uncles, two aunts, their children and their children's, the old Lutheran school, the new A. M. E. Zion church, the barber shop I once operated, other places I have worked, and then I was off to another section of the South.

The Georgia world looms in the

foreground as a land of poverty and plenty: farms as large as a small New England state and others hardly large enough to grow a small c r o p ; highpowered motor cars whiz by; out-oldate buggies and model " T " F o r d s ; rural Negroes crowd into railroad and bus stations making no complaints about disabilities which they suffer or while they carry in their minds recollections of sons and daughters lost in the war.

As the car crosses the border in the Mississippi, Louisiana world, lazy rivers and streams are so numerous until they are frequently unnamed; huge plantation houses are standing as monuments to slaves and slavery; small town traffic lights on at four o'clock in the morning are apparently as lonely as a soldier in a girlless t o w n ; cattle left to "graze at large" to the consternation of people unfamiliar to such s i g h t s ; white people going to white churches; colored people going to colored churches; and all supposed to be going to heaven; apparently white business enterprises having special dining room or openings in the rear for colored clients who when they make the mistake of entering the main dining room, whether in uniform or not, are shoved out as leopards and sometimes that is putting it mildly ! !!

The Louisiana world goes to bed late, it's nine before it is dark, and gets up drowsy; aviators being groomed for front line battlefields causing the chills that once were associated with trains and apartment houses near elevated t r a i n s ; war plants filled to the brim with activity, and when night comes to the city, the towns and restaurants are flooded with lesser people who are now m a k i n g more than ever before and who are proud of their microscopic accomplishments.

"Glad for his fleeting kiss of life, fighting for bread and a i r ; H a t i n g his brother runts slaughtering in games called war Talking, strutting, bragging Living, dying on a speck of mud " N e a r Baton Rouge the Mississippi river broadens and life beyond the big levees become more civilized; plantation houses linger as relics of a bygone a g e ; universities in old and new world patterns of architecture; restaurants for colored are of third and

October, 1944 fourth r a t e ; movie houses are uninviting places which offer second run pictures; the U. S. O. building looks like an over-worked old frame church ; homes of colored people are frequently small, ill kept and unpainted, but here as elsewhere some Negroes kid themselves into believing that they are doing all right.

Eighty-seven miles to the south lies fabulous New Orleans. It is reached by a broad highway which today is not heavily laden with traffic. New Orleans is a weird concoction of the old and new world.

Patterns filled with Spaniards, Frenchmen, Germans, Negroes, and the combination of these and other groups; a land of massacres, crimes, ghostly executions, quadroon balls, duelling oaks, and haunted houses of yesteryears and present-day exploitation, gambling, rum running, prostitution and endless variety of current forms of vice—the chief industry.

"You can scoop only a handful of American wonders traveling through it." America has beauty, richness, and power: yet it is at times ugly, sordid, and ruthless, but at all times it will fill you with awe. and those who read the issues of this global war critically will say that despite its many disabilities, inequalities, and crushing individualism it is the only home the Negro has in the world and he will fight with his last drop of blood to defend it from the enemies from without and from within.

NOTICE! All correspondence for the Convention Committee of the Alpha Phi Alpha Convention, which will be held in Atlantic City from December 27 tc the 31, should be addressed to Brother C. M. Cain, Chairman, Convention Committee, P. O. Box 658, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Brother Cain has made this box available to all brothers attending the Convention, for use as a forwarding address.

Brother G. G. Dickerson is Secretary of the Convention Committee, with Alpha Theta Lambda chapter as host.

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Brother Gloster's duties involve investigating U S O services to Negroes, initiating action for the improvement of U S O work among colored troops and industrial plant employees, coordinating the activities of U S O agencies serving Negroes, representing the Regional Executive in certain negotiations, and working in close cooperation with Mr. Henry W . Pope, N a tional Director of U S O Services to Negroes. At the present time, Brother Gloster is the only Negro functioning as an associate regional executive in U S O .

Now on leave from the faculty of Morehouse College, where he offered undergraduate courses in English and also taught graduate classes at Atlanta University, Brother Gloster holds a degree of Doctor of Philosophy from New York University. H e is the author of numerous articles on N e gro literature; and his doctoral dissertation, American Negro Fiction, will soon be published by a New York firm.

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(Continued from Page 4) for these . \ e g r u boys and girls to believe tbat tney are inferior! How else can Uiey escape tins conclusion.'

1 hey are tagged on to the end ot the sireet parades, ihey ride Denind tlie screens in the public conveyances, they sit way up in tne gallery m the movie houses, tney stanu last m lines; and so on goes the patently vicious process.

The keen oDserver should detect the root idea oi the method. .Regardless as to whether we are lower in intelligence and social possibility than the other races m maiiKind, the prejudiced white is exerting every energy at his command, to maxe us lower than tlie rest—even skunks : Yv ith this in mind, then, the proposition should become crystal clear lor us—.Negroes!

We must meet lire with lire.

Stated in over-snnplihed terms, the Negro must combat tins lalse brand ol education with a realistically valid a p proach to education, m human relationships.

Canuiuly, tins approach must be hard-hitting and turn, in the realization that the bigoted practice must be uprooted at its very source, every time that it makes an appearance. -Naturally, this can not be accomplished in a d a y ; but, the magnitude of the task should not quell one into supine complacency or, worse than that, inactivity I

3005th Q. M., Salvage Repair C o , Fort r-rancis, E. Wyoming September 23, 1944.

Greetings, Brother F e r g u s o n : Since November 15, 1943 I have been in the services of the United States.

I can truthfully say, however, that since my induction, I have never been so elated as I was a few days ago— the day I received a copy of the S P H I N X for the first time since being in servicel At once I avidly delved into the contents of this May, 1944 S P H I N X , and began to devour them, page by page, with ecstatic delight that is only surpassed by the admiration and glee a young child shows for a brand-new toy! I was so deeply impressed and uplifted at the progress being made

by Alpha and Alpha men both at home and at war.

W e are on Maneuvers somewhere in the hills of Wyoming, presently, away from all forms of civilized beings, so you can imagine what memories ran through my mind as I scanned the pictures of banquets and read accounts of smokers, etc.

beyond a doubt, we must resist positively, yet intelligently, any and every instance when the idea is operating against us. By way of example, let me cite a personal experience.

1 can recall a situation which arose when I read the proof for one of my articles, which had been accepted for publication, in a very reputable and scholarly educational journal, sponsored by a supposedly large and liberal mid-western university. Upon noticing the fact that the word Negro, every time it appeared in the galley proof, was printed with the lowercase "n" 1 wrote the editor inquiring if this was not a mistake.

Replying, tlie editor curtly informed me that this was the "accepted policy of the magazine and they could hardly digress from it," j u s t in the case of my article since this would destroy consistency. Whereupon, I wrote once more, giving a strong statement for the case of democracy, and asking that the policy itself be changed. Eventually, I received a communication advising me that my request had brought about the desired change in policy.

On two succeeding occasions—one again with another widely-circulated periodical and the other in the case of the yearly list of sixty best books published by the Baltimore Enoch P r a t t Library—I repeated my technique, with success.

You are doing a great work, Brother Ferguson. Alpha is proud of you.

Your brother, LEWIS EDWARD FULLER,

Now, my point is this. All Negro educative agencies must assume, as one of -their- major responsibilities, a definite campaign to develop _ in N e groes the disposition and ability t o ceaselessly wage effort to forestall the

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Alpha Brother Is Band Director At Fort Benning Mr. Archie Williams, W a r r a n t Officer (JG), has recently joined the Truck Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia, as leader of the popular 218th Army Ground Forces Band, an attached unit of the Infantry School's Truck Regiment. Brother Williams is an ardent member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, having come into the organization by way of Xi chapter, Wilberforce University, where he received the B. A. degree.

During his college days at 'Force, Brother Williams played with the "Collegians" orchestra. He was bent upon a musical career with plans for graduate studies in this field when inducted into the Armed Services.

Eventually winding up at Selfridge Field, Michigan. Brother Williams was assigned to the 332nd Fighter Group.

He served there as Technical Supply Xon-Commissioned Officer under Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., youthful leader of this air force unit, now serving in Italy. Later W a r r a n t Officer Williams was assigned to the 477th Bombardment Group and from that outfit he was sent to the Army Music School, Fort Meyer, Virginia. Graduating with class 12, he was immediately assigned to the 218th A G F Band, and inherited one of the finest military bands in this section of the country Brother Williams was not long connecting himself with the Fort Benning Alpha brothers after learning of their organized activities on the Post.

He gave the group yeoman services during its promotion of the Alpha Phi Alpha Formal at Phenix City, Alabama, October 20. One of the highlights of this party was his leading of the men in singing the beloved Alpha hymn.

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Brother Lt. (jg) Arthur Lee Thompson, of Detroit, Michigan, has the honor of being the first Negro physician to be commissioned in the United States Naval Reserve. He was sworn in on July 12, 1944. Brother Lt. Thompson was graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1942.

Brother L. H o w a r d Bennett, formerly U S O Regional Director, with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, is now Field Representative for the American Council on Race Relations, with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.

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Most singular achievement to date by Brother Blake has been the formation of the Infantry School Rockets football team with outstanding grid players from all service units of The Infantry School. His team upset the vaunted Fort Benaing's Reception Center Tigers recently by holding them to a 7 to 7 deadlock during a Service Conference tilt at famed Doughboy Stadium on the Main Post.

Brother Blake came to the regiment with a background that promised success at the very outset. Born in Carrolton, Virginia, son of Presiding Elder and Mrs. David A. Bliake, Sr., prominent in A. M. E. church circles. Lt. Blake received his pre-college instruction in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Completing his college training at Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio, Brother Blake left behind a fine scholastic record, and an equally good record as a football player and boxer. H e also graduated from the institution's R O T C , and at Fort Meade, Maryland was commissioned an officer in 1941.

Brother Blake's versatility has been exemplified by his knowledge and practice of photography and radio, and in the field of music. H e managed a sustaining radio program for over a year over radio station KYBY, Kansas City, Missouri. H e has written several songs under the title, "Addison Junior," and one, "When the W a r Is Over, Mom," shows fair promises of becoming a national hit. The number has been featured over W D A K , Columbus, Georgia, by remote control from Fort Benning, Ga. Initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha at Xi chapter, Wilberforce, Brother Blake still shows the fraternal ardour instilled into neophytes who cross the "burning sand" through the guidance of this grand old chapter at Wilberforce. Notwithstanding heavy duties

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The promising young artist, whose voice had captivated numerous audiences at Fort Benning and the immediate communities of this mighty Post, had already won the plaudits oi some of the country's leading muskcritics when the W a r Department selected him for world-wide audience:in the overseas theatres.

Just 24 years of age, S. Sgt. Spearman entered the Armed Services while a student at Florida A. & M. College, Tallahassee, Florida. He sang with the college choir, and even then gave indication of what a future he had tied up in his gifted voice. However, it was not until after entering the Army that Spearman had opportunity to gain attention of such critics as Ted Husing and Dean Dixon, of the Symphony Society of New York.

His radio appearances on "Cheers from the Camp," over the Columbia Broadcasting System; and the more recent Army Show, "The 21 Stars," a series of coast-to-coast broadcasts over the Blue Networks saluting the service commands of the United States Army focused the full light of publicity on the youthful soldier. Just before leaving for Warren, Spearman had been selected for an audition as' competitor for the Marian Anderson Scholarship Fund. T h e audition was held in Philadelphia on October 7, and the winner was scheduled to be named beneficiary of the $1,000 music scholarship.

Spearman was one of the first members of the now nationally famous Reception Center Chorus, and up to his departure from Fort Benning served as its leading vocalist. He also was connected as drum major with the 334th Army Service Forces Band.

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FORT BENNING—COLUMBUS BROTHERS SET PACE WITH MID-FALL FORMAL Alpha men continue to move forward at Fort Benning, Georgia. In the vernacular of the Armed Services, which they now represent as soldiers, the brothers at "America's most complete post" have closed rank. The unprecedented result of this drawing together under the banner of their beloved fraternity has been the creation of the nearest thing to an Alpha chapter that has ever appeared on a military reservation.

Still the "talk of the town, at this writing," was the presentation of a Mid-fall Formal by the Fort Benning Alpha men. They were joined in this effort by prominent Columbus, Georgia brothers.

T h e two hundred guests who were present acclaimed the affair as the hit of the season. The setting for the party, the first ever to be staged in this vicinity by a Greek-letter society, was Ingersoll's Pool, located in Alabama at Phenix City, just across the Chattahoochie River from Columbus, Georgia.

F o r the service men at Fort Benning, now organized into a functioning body of nearly fifty brothers, the formal was the second major event they've written into their records.

Last spring the fraters drew a capacity audience to the U S O Army-Navy Y. M. C. A., Columbus, for a special vesper service they sponsored for the benefit of both service men and civilians. Brother James Tanner, of Xi chapter, gave the main address, and Brother Clifton R. Jones, of Alpha Theta, Iowa University. served as chairman. Both of these loyal Alpha men, along with Brothers Plemon Whatley, Horace D. Murdock, W a r r e n Smith, Jerome Taylor, Theodore V. Thomas, Lawrence Cook and Joseph Welcome, have since been transferred to other camps.

Guests included names of attendants from all of the surrounding communities. They came from Tuskegee and Birmingham, Alabama, Atlanta, Augusta, and Rome, Georgia, and as far as Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee.

Once inside spacious Ingersoll, pleasure spot of the Chattahoochie Valley, the guests, awed at the dazzling array of decoration's of gold and black, cast admiring eyes at the Alpha insignia that dominated the background scene with seven softly glowing lights, and

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Horatio L a m a r and Lt. Blake, all members of the dance committee: Lewis O. Swingler. organizer and general c h a i r m a n ; Lionel H. Newsom and Horace D. Murdock. general treasurer and secretary respectively; Walter Bennett. James Benn, Wiley Bolden, Isaac Brown, James Crosse.

Clarence D. Coleman, Thomas Coote, Raymond Cornette, Augustus Dickinson, Cecil Draper, Louis G. Evans.

Harold Evans. J. T. F a e a n , Lion O. Funderburg. C. D. Ingram. Leonard Tackson. Clifton R. Jones! F r a n k O. Johnson, T. R. Lampkin, James C. Leary.

Floyd McDay, Charles J. Patio. W i l liam Peterson, John L. Pitts, Ralph L. Pruitt, Allen K. Robinson, Wilberforce Simmons, W a r r e n Smith, R. P .

Smith, William Suttles, Jerome T a y lor, James R. Tanner, W . M. Thomas, Plemon L. Whatley, Ulysses Wilhoite, W a r r a n t Officer Archie Williams, Franklyn L. Banks * » 4 H a r r y M. SmylesflU«k^/«XU O ^ t o W * * - , ^ ^ ~~" In the midst of hilarity, the program committee took cognizance of the N a - jj tional W a r Fund drive, in progress a t ^ p the time, and Corporal P a n i e l called ^

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Brother Taylor was initiated by Xi chapter, Wilberforce University, where he graduated with the B. S. degree in 1930. H e took a course in Criminology at Western Reserve University Graduate School, Cleveland. Ohio, and during the next three years that followed served as sales supervisor for Kelvinator-Nash Company. For seven years, Brother Taylor was identified with the Cleveland Welfare Department as a case worker, and then went into public relations work with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Cleveland office where he was engaged for three years.

After serving for four and one-half months as U S O director at Mineral Wells Texas. Brother Taylor accepted his present U S O position in Alexandria in Januarv of this year. His home is at 2134 East 100th Street. Cleveland, Ohio.

A detailed account of his work at Alexandria appears in this edition. upon all attendants to support the campaign to the fullest extent.

Tentative plans for the Christmas season will be the presentation of Corporal Albert Tillery, of Newark, N e w Jersey, a. K a p p a man, in an o r ga« recital.

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BROTHER CAPTAIN CLARENCE O. LEWIS Brother Captain CLARENCE O. L E W I S is an officer in the 92nd D i vision, now stationed in Italy. H e is a graduate of Howard University and was practicing in Washington, D. C , at the time he was called into the Armed Services. His wife, Mrs. Hilda Evans Lewis, is the daughter of General Secretary Joseph H. B. Evans.

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life he was a professor of State College, Dover, Delais a member of the Masons Elks.

Lieut. Colonel Robinson graduated from R. O. T. C , Howard University in 192S, receiving his commission as 2nd Lieut. H e was promoted to 1st Lieut, in June 1930, and to captain in J a n u a r y 1941. On February 3, 1941. he reported for active duty at Fort Devens, Massachcusetts. As captain, he served as a Rifle Company Commander for 11 months, as a Battalion Executive Officer for 3 months. H e was promoted to the rank of major June 29, 1942. As major, he served as Battalion Executive Officer and Battalion Commander for 4 months, as Regimental Plans and T r a i n i n g Officer for 11 months and has served as Regimental Executive Officer since J a n u a r y 11, 1944. He completed the Company Officers Course at the Infantry School, Fort Benning.

Georgia, in June, 1941. In 1943 he successfully completed C-3 Course at the Command and General staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.

Five Officers Receive Promotions The following officers, serving with a Negro Infantry Regiment in Italy, have been promoted—to lieutenant colonel: Major James H. Robinson, 3314 Warder Street, N. \ \ \ . Washington. D. C.; to c a p t a i n s : 1st Lieut. Charles A. Pratt, 825 Peeler Street. Kalamazoo, Michig a n : 1st Lieut. Charles H. Overhall, 1123 Fairmont Street. Washington, D. C . and 1st Lieut. James T. Toliver, 155 47th Street, X. E., Washington, D C. Lieut. Colonel Robinson was born March 26. 1903. His wife. Mrs. Wilhelmina T. Robinson, resides at 3314 W a r d e n Street, N. W., Washington. 1).

C. He has two sons, James Jr., age 13 and Hugh, age 11.

Lieut. Colonel Robinson graduated from Armstrong High School, W a s h ington, D. C . in 1920. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Howard LTniversity, Washington, D. C , in 1925, and a M a s t e r of Science degree in physics from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Lieut. Colonel James H. Robinson, ever since he has been in the Regiment has won the admiration and high regard of both the enlisted men and the officers who have come in contact with him. His fairness, sense of duty and other exemplary attributes will always be instilled in the minds of the members of this organization.

Brothers in the Southwest Pacific W I T H T H E 93rd I N F A N T R Y D I VISION IN THE SOUTHWEST P A C I F I C AREA—Members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in one headquarters unit of the 93rd Division have banded together to keep the "Spirit of Alpha" alive in the Southwest Pacific.

Staff Sergeant James II. Smith, of Trenton. New Jersey, and Staff Sergeant William E Murray, of New York City, planned an Alpha RoundU p which was held recently.

Beta chapter, Howard University, was represented by Captain George W. McKinney. 604 Forster Street, H a r r i s burg, Pennsylvania, class of 1931 ; 1st Lieutenant Clarence E . Jacobs.

1626 City Place. Atlantic City, New J e r s e y ; Staff Sergeant William F. Murray. 420 West 130th Street, New York City, class of 1933: and Staff Sergeant Tames H. Smith. 34 Walnut Avenue, Trenton. New Jersey.

Captain John F . Maupin. 2106 West 31st Street. Los Angeles, California. represented Mu Chanter, of Lincoln University, d a s s of 1932. From Gamma chapter, Virginia Union, was Sergeant James R. Olnhin. 23 Petersburg Pike, Richmond. Virginia.

Sergeant Charles H. Peoples, Jr.. 8.58 Avondale Avenue. Toledo Ohio, class of 1941, represented Alpha Xi Lambda chapter, Toledo Ohio. From Beta Delta chapter, So-th Carolina State College, class of 1940. was Staff Sergeant Ernest C. Robinson. 14 Marshall Street, Benncttsvillc. South Carolina; and from Beta Sigma chapter. Southern Universitv. class of 1937. Corporal ITenri A. Dnmouil, J r .

834 Europe Street, Baton Rouec, Louisiana.

Other brothers in the virinitv a r e : Captain Perrival G. Dawson.

Captain Robert W . McDaniels. and Taptain E d w a r d W. Stratton. from H o w ard University; Captain Gardner P. Downing, from Temnle Universitv: Captain James M. W h i t t i r o Lincoln University: and Captain Claude T Ferebee. from Wilberforcc and Columbia.

The brothers in this area plan to have more such gatherings, and when the opportunitv nresents. to get together with brothers of other units in the Division. They arc all interested in fraternitv news from the States, and welcome any literature concc-"ing it.

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Alpha Man Directs Large USO Club at Alexandria, Louisiana T

wfrj^*'^*\ Top Left: Marion M. Taylor, director: Cpl. Ruben Hall, Public Relations Representative, and Rachel Wells, Secretary.

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BY CPL R U B E N E. H A L L Being on Special Service duty with Public Relations at Camn Claiborne, I visited the U S O Club in Alexandria, which was both natural and essential.

After spending a few minutes at the Casson Street U S O Club, it was immediately obvious that this club was an ideal place for rest, recreation, friendliness. entertainment and meeting buddies.

After an introduction to the director, Mr. Marion M. Taylor, the party consisting of six newly arrived soldiers, were informed about the club activities and facilities. Finding much to strike our interest while being conducted on a tour of the club, which now had been added to by several junior hostesses,

we asked club.

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Left: Snack Bar Customers. Top Right: Group of Soldiers Library. Bottom Left: Marie Lillard, Assistant Director. questions

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The director showed us the Snack Bar. where we were greeted and served tasty sandwiches and cold drinks by two of the canteen's charming waitresses.

After this delightful repast, Mr. Taylor showed us the elaborately arranged library, which we observed was well attended, both by service men and pretty girls, who we learned were more junior hostesses. The very unique display of orientation literature, late and popular books, endless newspapers and periodicals, maps on current events and world's ba.ttlefrouts, struck our particular interest.

The Casson Street U S O serves more than 35,000 G. I. Joes and Janes, junior hostesses and as-

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sociated civilians monthly, thus is among the largest which serve Negroes principally. The group was interested in knowing the method used in providing program activities sufficient to meet the manifold and diverse interests of so large a number of service men. service women, soldiers' relatives and friends, and volunteers.

Information obtained embraced a wide field of activities designed to meet the recreational. social, religious and educational needs of the thousands of soldiers. their wives, relatives and friends and others using the facilities of the club. Perhaps the basis for this diversity in program planning, said Mr. Taylor, springs from consultation with an organized group of soldiers from all

Page 12 the camps, known as the Soldiers' Council, which gives advice and suggestions to the staff with regards to the planning of activities.

Special interest groups include, discussion meetings, Glee Clubs, LinkTheatre, classes in harmony, conducting, choral singing, classes in elementary and intermediate French, the camera club, soldiers' wives club, religious study, music appreciation, debating team, folk dancing, bowling, table tennis and various outdoor activities, such as games, hiking, nature study, etc.

A typical week's program as outlined by the director usually includes some phase of activity from special interest groups. During the course of a week, we learned, a program schedule will offer Talent Hour, a regular Sunday amateur show, Quiz Hour, meditation, movies, rehearsals, private Company dances, open dances, game night, Birthday parties, bridge tournaments, various contests, voice and instrumental recitals, local camp shows, special Junior Hostess entertainment and TJSO Dramatic productions. Fortunately, the Federal A. Type Building, pointed out Mr. Taylor, is designed so that several of these activities'may be conducted simultaneously in various parts of the club. Mr. Taylor's disclosure that the activities of the club extended into the civic, religious and social life of the local and surrounding communities, came as somewhat a surprise in view of the magnitude of the club's program. Through the intercession of the director and his very active Operating Committee, we learned that the city had made many improvements in the surrounding vicinity of the club and had made improvements and installations on the U S O Club's campus as well as in the building itself, and had provided a well lighted military parking lot in the vicinity of the club.

This community interest and fine spirit, stated Mr. Taylor, has gone a long way towards cementing an improved civilian-military relationship throughout this community. It is through an enthusiastic Operating Committee, he added, that the club's staff and their large group of volunteers are able ta feel the pulse of the community.

Through excellent camp relations the U S O is able to secure knowledge of the serviceman's needs and is definitely fulfilling its purpose, which >s to provide the service man and

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woman a home away from home in Alexandria.

Working with the director, Mr. Taylor, whose home is in Cleveland, Ohio, are Miss Marie C. S. Lillard, assistant director, from Kansas City, Missouri, and Mr. James D. Browne, Jr., stafi assistant, from Baltimore, Maryland.

These three professionals form a partnership of unity in planning and conducting the varied program of activities at this 24 hour club for military pc r sonnel and civilian volunteers.

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Alpha Tau Lambdan Is Accepted As An Officer Candidate Corporal Robert L. Fairchilds, member of Alpha T a u Lambda chapter, three-time winner of the historic McGhee Cup, has received notice of his acceptance as a candidate for officer's training in the Medical Administration Corps, and is expected to leave Fort Benning's Reception Center as soon as orders for training assignment are received. T h e field in which he aspires for the commission rank will be in keeping with extensive work Brother Fairchilds has already done as a laboratory technician.

Since January of tliis .year. Brother Fairchilds has engaged as a platoon leader and teacher in the Special T r a i n ing Unit of the Reception Center, Fort Benning, Georgia. H e r e he has had opportunity to teach educationally handicapped soldiers to read and write. His commanding officer and fellow cadremen of the 19th Company, 4th Battalion, S T U , have been enthusiastic in their praise of "Bob" for his ability to get basic information over to the trainees, many of whom have never gone to school a day in their life as civilians. They also respect him as a soldier who knows how to execute military orders.

Cpl. Fairchilds took his basic training at Camp Sibert, Alabama, following induction at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, August 27, 1942. He learned how to soldier the "hard way," and two solid years of tactical training have given him a solid foundation for future training as an officer.

Fraternally, Brother Fairchilds has also kept the faith as a loyal Alpha man. H e was most helpful in helping brothers of Fort Benning, approximately fifty in number, to put over their first major activity, a Vesper program

October, 1944 at the U S O Army-Navy YMCA, Columbus, Georgia, this past spring.

He was a leader in the promotion of the Alpha Phi Alpha Formal Dance, given by Fort Benning and Columbus Georgia, brothers at Phenix City, Alabama, October 20, having served as chairman of the decorations committee.

This party was the first ever to be staged by a Greek-letter society in thi: vicinity. It attracted guests from as far as Atlanta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama and Knoxville, Tennessee.

Cpl. Fairchilds was a pioneer jr Alphadom at Nebraska University.

With three other Tulsa, Oklahomans, enrolled at the Cornhusker institution, he helped to set up Beta Beta chapter May 12, 1927. After returning to Tulsa Brother Fairchilds became identified with the progressive Alpha Tau Lambda chapter, and for several years acted in the capacity of editor of the Sphinx.

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Things I Never Knew (Continued from page 5) merely white-owned businesses managed by Negroes.

T h a t in some places large white stores employ almost a score of very fair counter girls.

That gumbo is hard to find both in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, but they do have many other tasty dishes.

T h a t Louisiana flies, ants and even lice are less troublesome if you sleep so they can pass under your body.

T h a t the top teaching salary here is about $260.00 per month and many work for $65.00 per month.

T h a t many graves are above the ground because they used to strike water three feet below the level of the ground.

Tiiat not only does New Orleans feature vice as a chief industry but many lesser towns are also wide open.

T h a t practice planes (by day) and riverboat fog horns (by night) probably explain some of the laconic actions of Baton Rougeans.

That Dr. Felton G. Clark, president of Southern University, was given one of those long unsolicited write-ups in Who's W h o In America.

T h a t Professor L. R. Posey has patented three devices which greatly simplify the teaching of mathematics.

T h a t R day in Louisiana is a day when squill torpedoes are set over the city in an effort to rid the cities of rats.

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Greetings. My Brothers : Again we will try to keep alive our column so that we may know oi some of the brothers who have wandered here and there. It has been my great pleasure since leaving the "stand-by profession and venturing out into a new field to run smack-dab into some who I thought had been taken in by chapter Omega but, as the saying goes, sometimes you can't do away with a good man. So I say, bear with us while we tarry a little here and there along the route of your scribe's 'Hits and Misses."

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Let's begin with Brother Swingler, unfortunately or shall I say fortunately, got himself inducted into the Armed Services after quite a bit of fanfare between local and state Selective Service Boards. I still say that it is really a slam on Negro Publications for them not to be considered when the deferments are passed around.

1 don't think that anv of the Negro editors of the various publications would he termed as trying to dodge an issue, but if these standards are arranged why should they be allowed to prevail with some and not with others.

Brother Swingler has been stationed at Fort Benning since his induction and is quite a character in the ornce of Public Relations. In the last issue, some very interesting highlights of the activities around Fort Benning were given by Brother Swingler.

Brother Swingler is still carrying on in his fine journalistic manner. The staff and all the brothers everywhere wish you all the luck during your period of service.

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Again we are faced with another Presidential Election year and. as usual, we find any number of brothers makintr themselves outstanding in the field of politics. About one of the most unusual accomnlishments is the anointment of Brother Marshall Shepherd to the office of Recorder of Deeds. It was interesting reading af-

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ter the comments made by various members of the senate.

I hope that this gets off the press before the election date comes around.

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Since my induction into U S O work my travels have led me into any number of brothers over a large area.

Some of them I will try to comment upon. .

Beginning in Boston there is Brother Samuel Byron Hutchinson who is one of the sons of an old staid Boston family carrying on the family business. W a s glad to know he was doi»g 0 K „ , ™ In New York there was Brother Dr. George J. Banks with a large dental practice. "Sophisticated Georgie," as he used to be known, apparently is basking in the luxuries of plenty of wartime trade.

Brother Ted Thompson, of tennis fame, is now with the office of internal Revenue and quite a changed fellow, not quite so wild. Oh yes. in New York there is Brother Rudolph "YMCA" Thomas. The 133th ( Street Branch probably wouldn't be a " Y " if it wasn't for Brother Thomas, at least that's the way he feels about it. You know Brother Rudy grew up in and around the "Y" in New York. Success to you, Brother Thomas. You 11 need it.

Brother "Puss Saunders," of New York and Boston, has entered U b O w o r k ; where he is stationed now, I do not know, but in early spring he was holding his own. _.

New York afforded me the privilege of seeing any number of outstanding brothers.

Saw our handsomely groomed Counsel, Brother Attorney Belford Lawson in and out of town on business. Brother "Shorty Atwater keeps busy over on Long Island Saw Brother Lacoma Singing Crosby Looks fine but he's a mystery and puzzles me. You figure it out.

In Ohio I had the great pleasure of Chatting with former General President Brother Charles H. Wesley now president of Wilberforce University. and Brother T>. J. Aubrey Lane, Dean of Men at Wilberforce.

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Ran into Brother Clifford Starks of American Giants garage fame and one time partner of the late Rube h'nster; he is the governmental vocational representative at Wilberforce.

Also in Ohio, Brothers H. Hannibal Hull and "Papa Toke" Thornton, who are still outstanding city school teachers in Cincinnati.

Brother "Sky P h a r m a c y " Johnson and his drug store are quite popular in the Queen City of Ohio.

In Kentucky there are always Brothers Attorney C. W. Anderson, Jr., the Congressman, recently elected to the presidency of the National Bar Association^ Brother Editor Frank Stanley, of journalistic fame, with the Louisville Defender; and Brother H u d son, an outstanding pharmacist, all of Louisville, who are still holding their own, together with Brother "Smoke" Dowry.

In Tennessee there is Brother "Committee" Smith and James G. King, still looking forward to their " F r a t N i g h t s " out. Brother John L. Brinkley has been recently appointed principal of one of the schools.

That gives Alpha three city school principals.

Brother President Hollis Price, of LeMoyne College, is making a record for himself and the school. Brother Gibson just earned his doctorate at Ohio State University. Brother Jack Adkins is still at Fort Huachuca as U S O director.

In Mississippi many of the brothers were found busily engaged in their respective endeavors.

Brother H e r schel Latham has taken over his father's undertaking establishment.

In Georgia and Atlanta we were happy to greet Brother Dr. A. A. McPhcters_ who recently had conferred upon him his doctorate in school administration.

Brother Gloster, who recently was identified as assistant director to Brother Jack Adkins in Fort Huachuca has been transferred to Atlanta to work out of the Regional USO Headquarters.

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* &ATEKNITY fOAf DR.O."WILSON FRAT Alpha G. I. Pin Up Page A young country girl who was attracted to an army camp by the presence of so many army uniforms, began keeping steady company with a dapper sergeant from Ohio. They were t o gether every time his pass allowed him freedom from his military chores.

The Sergeant wearing his newly won marksmanship medal called at his girl's home one evening hut found her very morose. No amount of effort on his part succeeded in lifting her from her state of dejection. They were silent for a long time, when suddenly she said: "Do you know that my father is the best shot in this county?"

"Well, what does that make m e ? " asked the soldier.

"My husband!" said the girl.

Sometimes we're convinced that there just must have been more than two jackasses in that Ark. The three bears were taking a walk on the desert so Goldilocks could eat the little bear's porridge.

I'apa Bear sat on a cactus and said 'Ouch."

Mama Bear sat on a cactus and said "Ouch."

The little Bear sat on a cactus and didn't sav anything—just sat.

Mama Bear turned to Papa Bear. " P a w " she said, "T heme we're not raising one of those Dead End Kids."

Tt has cost one countv jail in New York State from $8.000' to $10,000 to house smile habitual alcoholics until they died. The cost of a. grammar school education is $2,000.

Those captious anti's, who never permit lack of accuracy to mar a good gag are now saying that the E. F , and G war bonds are so named because the only ones who know when they'll be redeemed are Eleanor, Franklin and God. Married L i f e : "If a husband doesn't need watching it is a waste of time to watch him and if he does need watching. it is a waste of time to watch him."

A sergeant is a fellow who CUSM•:• ynu out after the Army swears you in.

Chemical W a r f a r e began thousands of years ago when the girls started using perfume to get their man.

Never chase a lie; let it alone and it will chase itself to death.

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Slot machines: Civilian booby trap.

S e n t r y : " W h o goes there?"

M a j o r : "Major Jones."

S e n t r y : "I must have the password, sir."

M a j o r : "I've forgotten it, but you know me well enough to pass me by."

S e n t r y : "Sorry, I must have the password. sir."

Voice from guard house: "Don't stand there and argue with him, shoot him."

The aviator whose parachute doesn't open jumps at a conclusion.

G. I. Essay on Furs The reason furs wear only a short time is because the animal had worn them a long time first. Women are criticized for wearing furs in summer though they are merely following the fashion of the original owner. If it wasn't for the installment plan, a lot of animals would be wearing their n u n furs this winter. It's the Mink in the closet that's often responsible for the wnlf at the door. A fur coat is given to keep her warm, to keep her warmth. or to keep her quiet. Faint heart never won fur lady.

Every war makes soldiers change nearly all their ideas, except their opinion of top sergeants.

Apologies to politicians. In Biblical days it was considered a miracle for an ass to speak; it now would be a miracle if one kept quiet.

Buddy Young, Illinois' ace football player must be a contortionist because the sports announcer kept yelling about Buddy Young going around his own end. (i. 1. Common Law Marriage. Holy Bedlock.

Bible Versus

Shakespeare

A soldier on furlough, confronted by what he deemed an emergency, wired his commanding officer: "Whosoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing. Proverbs 18:22. Therefore request is made for five days furlough extension. My confidence in you tells me you'll agree.

Whereupon the C. O. replied: "Parting is such sweet sorrow.

Romeo and Juliet Acts II Scene 2.

Extension denied. My confidence in you assures me you'll be back on time.

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cent addition to Ins family.

That makes two girls now.

Brother Burns Spencer "Yellow Springs" Cassell was a pleasant sight to see after about ten years or more.

He is an insurance executive in Atlanta. H e also has another new wife, line too.

Brother Vice-President Charles W. Greene is always the congenial host whenever I stop in Atlanta.

My next move brought me into a section that I knew a very little of, Small Carolina. I was sent to Spartanburg t<i take over a job. T enjoyed the assignment greatly and regretted having to leave when they moved all the Negro troops away from near-by Camp Croft. Very pleasant memories I have of Spartanburg and I look forward to a return visit sometime soon.

South Carolina, for the most part, is "Que" territory, but there are a few good brothers scattered around here and there. In Charleston Brother Dr. Luther Purvis' dnur store reminds m : of Brother Tony Bowman's in Memphis, the meeting place to solve all the problems of the world.

Greenville affords several very fine brothers and their hospitality • will long be remembered.

Next month is grand tax month, so let's be lookinsr forward to that. I hope that President Logan can see fit to call us together for a General Convention. T don't want Brother Sidney Jones, of Chicago, to lose that opportunity to banquet the "Beale Street Boys."

Let's all rally around Brother M. G. Ferguson, our managing editor of the Sphinx, and help him continue the fine job he is doing.

About all the space allotted to me is taken up with these brief resumes of brothers of long ago.

To Brother O. Wilson Winters, I give all of my journalistic powers, for I don't know if he knows what a job U S O directors have.

While I think about it, I just received a card from Brother Dean "Ke"gy" M o h r : he's a U S O director in Pensacola. Florida. H e will be remembered as an outstanding dve chemist and basket ball player of a few vears ago from Springfield.

See where Brother Harry "Wu Fantr" W a r d is taking time out from his Ohio State liquor store to be a .

National League umpire.

Well, here's looking at you and hoping that you vote for the right man in the November election. Until next time, I'll beseeingya.

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VOICE OF THE SPHINX Alpha Theta Lambda Host To Thirteenth National Convention Alpha Theta Lambda welcomes the National Convention of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity to Atlantic City, New Jersey, December 27-31.

We, of Alpha Theta Lambda, arc proud to have been chosen to entertain our brothers from colleges and cities all over the country and from all of the branches of our Armed Forces.

Alpha Theta Lambda was founded in 1927 when the Fraternity was twenty-one years old, and although we have not always been active, our

hearts and thoughts have always been sincerely and conscientiously with Alpha.

Among the brothers in our chapter, we are proud to have Brother K. ,M. Fowler, M. D., charter president of Omicron chapter; and Brothers Cain and Aiken, charter members of Nu chapter, all of whom are now active and have done much to inspire the youth of the community and to demand the respect of all.

Other members of the chapter a r e : Brother Spencer.

Brother Newton,

Brother Dickerson, Brother Major, Brother Hamm, Brother Doggett, Pfc. I S A . Brothei Dunston, Captain I S A .

Brother Davis, Cl'O, QSN, Brother Valentine, Brother Martin, Brother bowler. Brother Marshall. \ [ . D., Brother Hester, Rev. Brother Batey, DDS, Brother Murray. DDS, Brother Xorris, D D S , Brother Dart, Esq., and Brother Nutter, Esq. Fraternally yours, RICHARD

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Rho Lambda Chapter, Buffalo, New York Host To Brother Powell Who Will Speak at General Convention

Seated: Rev. A. C. Powell, congressman-elect and pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church. New York City; Dr. S. C. Johnson. Standing Left-Right: W. L. Evans, Dr. C. B. Hayes, Robert

Baker, A. D. Price, Dr. L. L. Burrell. Jr., W. E. Jackson W F. Holloman. Dr. W. B. Holland, Brother Evans, Brother Robinson and Harris L. Mitchell.

Page 16 RHO LAMBDA CHAPTER Buffalo, New York Greetings, Brothers in Alphadom: T h e 1944 fall session of Rho Lambda chapter has gotten off to a bang. We have orientated a number of new members who have come to Buffalo from all parts of the nation. Rho Lambda boasts that its members are represented in every field of endeavor and we are especially proud <• f some of the most recent accomplishments in civic life of which I shall mention later.

The chapter was host to Brother A. Clayton Powell, Jr., whom we entertained with a smoker at the home of Dr. S. Calvin Johnson. Brother Powell, who is running for Congress this fall. was here in Buffalo in the interest of the N A A C P Membership drive. H e is an excellent speaker and did a splendid job, of which we are all proud.

Buffalo was given a treat when Brother Paul Robeson appeared in Shakespear's Othello. It was a command performance and he distinctly portrayed "nobility" in all its splendor.

Brother Paul Robeson attended our opening meeting, after his last evening performance. The meeting was held at the home of Brother W a l t e r B. H o l land. W e bad the pleasure of his company for about three hours, during which time he proved himself to be a powerful personality. H e spoke informally of his trips abroad, and gave a true and unprejudiced report about life in Russia.

Rho Lambda chapter, as its most recent endeavor to be active collectively, contributed $410 to the Negro College Funds. This was the largest contribution by any group from this section of the country.

Outstanding Activities of Individual Brothers: Brother William E. Jackson, in charge of group work at the Memorial Chapter of the Urban League, received an additional degree in social work, at the Universitv of Buffalo.

Brother W a l t e r B. Holland was elected State Vice President at the National Dental Convention which met in Cleveland last August.

Brother J. McDonald Bobb received a courtesv appointment at Sister's Hospital. This appointment sets a precedent. as he is the first member of his race to receive such an appointment.

Brother A. D. Price has continued his splendid accomplishment in the Housing P r o g r a m of Buffalo. H e has

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now under his jurisdiction three of the largest projects in Buffalo—the Willert Park Project, the Perry Street P r o j ect and the Mary B. Talbert Project.

Brother Blanton, a newly admitted member into the Rho Lambda chapter, has been very active at the Bell Aircraft as an engineer and has aided his staff on jet propulsion.

Brother Bob Baker came to Rho Lambda chapter from Pittsburgh and has entered into civic affairs with force and enthusiasm. Brother Baker i mis a drug store in Buffalo which is. incidently, the only one operated by a Negro at present ROBERT BAKER S

ALPHA LAMBDA Louisville, Kentucky Greetings: Alpha Lambda has been keeping the "Good Old Alpha Spirit" alive in the Derby City. The spring program ended with a forum on P o s t - W a r Plans for Louisville with Dr. K. P. Vinsel, Director of the Louisville Area Development Association, as speaker.

Then, for the summer months, Alpha Lambda gave a "get acquainted" dance for the officers of the 477th Bombardment Unit stationed at Godman Field, Kentucky (you have been hearing a lot about this group in the Negro Press recently). and a real Alpha picnic on July 4, at H a r r o d s Creek. T h e chapter also joined with other members of the Pan-Hellenic Council in giving a dance for the Sigma Gamma Rho National Conference which met in Louisville.

At the last regular "feed" at the home of your reporter, with Brothers E a r l Pruitt, Henry Darrell and your reporter as hosts (we "feed" once a month and all the brother hosts have done so well that we have little trouble in getting the brothers out"), our President, Brother Dr. " B o " Young set plans in motion for the fall and winter activities. W e are hanpv to welcome Brother Dr. W. R. Williams to Alpha Lambda. Brother Williams, formerly of St. Louis, has recently come to practice medicine here in Louisville a l o r g with our good brother physicians.

W e have one regret as this report makes the deadline.

News has just reached the brothers that one of outmost popular and hard-workine" brothers is about to leave Alpha Lambda and the U. S. O. to accept a position as Executive Secretary of the Spring Street Branch Y. M. C. A. in Colum-

bus, Ohio.

Brother Kenny Morris will be sorrowly missed by Louisville, for in the three years he has been here his "catching" personality and his allout cooperative spirit has drawn him into the hearts of all who knew him.

And your scribe has had his friendship dating back many years ago in Cleveland, Ohio. W e hate to see him leave, but as the old adage goes—our lost is Columbus' (and Alpha Rho Lambda's) gain.

Fraternally yours, R O B E R T E. BLACK. S

Brother Spearman To Sing (Continued from Page 8) man, o f 433 West Augustine Street, Tallahassee, Florida, S. Sgt. Spearman came into Alpha Phi Alpha through Beta Nu chapter, Florida A. & M. College.

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ALPHA BETA CHAPTER Talladega College Talladega, Alabama The dawn of a new year saw nine of the brothers return to the folds of Alpha Beta.

They a r e : Brothers Clarence Neal, Moses Buie, Estus Foster, William Moses, Charles Curry, Leonard Williams, Franklin Thomas. and Oliver Brown. W e were more than happy to welcome the return of Brother Furman Miller, who was forced to leave us last January, due to the illness of his father.

Brothers James Caple, Clark \i ring ton, and Willard McCIoud have joined the brothers at Meharry Medical School, and are helping to maintain tin- traditional high scholastic standards of Alpha men who have gone before them.

Due to prolonged illness. Brother President E d w a r d Ray will he unable to return to the chapter until Christmas.

Brother John Gladncy, now a junior at Meharry. was married to Miss Clarice Taylor at her home in Okmuleee, Oklahoma, on the nineteenth of Tune.

Brothers of Mpha Beta are anxiously looking forward to an enjoyable and exciting vear here at Talladega.

We also wish to extend our utmost salutations to brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, and wish you a prosperous and successful year.

Fraternally yours.

C L A R E N C E J. N E A L , Jr. Corresponding Secretary.

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Othello Star Fraternizes With Rho Lambda Brothers

Left-Right-Front: Brother Gilliam. A. D. Price, P a u l B. Robeson, Dr. S. C. Johnson, Robert Baker. Left-Right-Back: Dr. Walker, Dr. Hayes, Hooper Council. Brother Robinson,

DELTA LAMBDA CHAPTER Baltimore, Maryland Brothers in Alpha Phi A l p h a : Delta Lambda chapter greets the brothers throughout the country and wishes to inform them that the light of Alpha Phi Alpha still burns brightly in Baltimore despite the depletion of the ranks of the chapter occasioned by war. Regular meetings have been held each month at which many brothers stationed in the various neighboring camps have been in attendance.

The presence of these brothers from chapters in many sections of the country added spice and enthusiasm to the meetings.

In midsummer, the chapter entertained the brothers in the surrounding camps at a smoker at the beautiful suburban home of Brother Dr. Harold Derry.

Many chapters were represented in this happy group of soldier and civilian fraters and the

Aubrey Tobin, B r o t h e r Evans, Dr. J. M. Bobb, Brother Robinson, Doctors W. B. and R. W. Holland.

evening was spent in eating, drinking, smoking, joking and exchanging valuable and interesting experiences.

The chapter has recently placed in its clubroom a beautiful scroll containing the names of all members of the chapter now serving in the Armed Forces. An attempt is being made to secure all possible news concerning the activities of these men.

The program which the chapter has adopted for the year 1944-1945 includes some interesting features chief among which a r e : A Sunday morning worship service at Union Baptist Church with a sermon by the pastor, Brother Dr. B. L. Matthews.

A civic Mass Meeting, presenting a brother of national prominence and at the same time honoring a member of the local chapter who has made a definite contribution to the community.

A Supper Dance at Christmas for the brothers and their wives or sweethearts.

A Christinas Smoker for the brothers in the surrounding camps and naval stations.

The presentation of an artist of national repute.

A Drive to enlist the aid of business men in a movement to furnish positions to brothers returning from the army and to help them become adjusted in these positions.

The officers of the chapter a r e : president, Brother Dr. Maurice Adams ; vice president, Brother W . T. D i x o n ; secretary, Brother Woodley Lawrence : treasurer, Brother Dr. J. Douglass Sheppard; chairman entertainment committee, Brother Rufus H a c k e t t ; chairman public relations committee, Brother Dr. Miles W .

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TAU LAMBDA CHAPTER Nashville, Tennessee Greetings: Brothers Alpha:

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We, of Tau Lambda, covet the opportunity to tell brothers something of our chapter experiences 01 tne last several montns. And so, on this occasion, we shall bneily note some items triat we hope may be of interest.

As the new year approaches, we are happy to be able to say that the chapter has had an interesting, well attended meeting on every regularly scheduled meeting nigm 01 tuc eaieuuai year.

As several brothers serve jointly as hosts, practically every brother has p a r t u i p a t e u tins year 1.. the entertainment ot the charier. O I K meeting deserves special note.

This was the August meeting in which Brothers T. W. Talley and Alfred C Galloway were the hosts. Despite the fact that Brother Galloway was in the Armed Forces, stationed more than a thousand miles away from Nashville, the chapter enjoyed in his home one oi the best appointed meetings of the year Mrs. Alfred C. Galloway, the lovely wife of the loyal brother, made th major contribution to the success of the meeting.

This year the meetings of Tau Lambda have not only been fraternal in a very significant sense, but they have also reflected an excellent cultural and literary flavor. A few deserve special mention. At one such meeting, Brother E- A. Lanies gave a stimulating discussion of his forthcoming contribution, The Idea of the Gentleman in American Literature, from 1774 to 183S. At another, Mr. Arna Bontemps Librarian at Fisk University, gave a. excellent account of the Great Collections of Negroana. At still another, Dr. Jesse J a i MacNeil, pastor of the Spruce Street Baptist Church, spoke with rare insight from the intriguing subject, the Negro in P o s t - W a r America.

At a fourth meeting of this character, Brother Randall L. Tyus gave a forthright account of his experience as an official of the Baltimore Branch of the N. A. A. C. P. One of the most important and thrilling was the part he played in helping to quell labor disturbances and a possible race riot in Bethlehem's Sparrows Point Shipyard.

Another program of different character but of great interest was afforded

by Brothers M. G. Ferguson, R. B.

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J. Campbell and W . D .

Hawkins, Jr., accountants and lawyers, who gav much needed guidance to brothers who had to pay federal income taxes.

The splendid spirit and tar-reaching local activity of the chapter have played their parts in bringing manylocal brothers into the fold. The ros-tc. of the chapter, steadily increased during the year, will be augmented considerably by other brothers who announced in the October meeting their intention of affiliating. These brothers have newly come to live in Nashville.

Thus joining with others tney enrich the life of the community and help to keep high aloft in .Nashville the sacred banner ot Alpha Phi Alpha.

Tau Lambda's membership includes authors, pro lessors, deans, principals. presidents, directors and auditors of banks, ministers, doctors, accountants, lawyers, business men, publishers, army personnel, photographers, and salesmen.

Witli felicitations and best wishes to all Alpha men, We are, fraternally yours, I. I.. MOORE, D. D. S. S

BETA IOTA LAMBDA CHAPTER Baton Rouge, Louisiana Greetings,

Brother

Alphas:

Beta lota Lambda and the local graduate chapter of AKA, Gamma Eta Omega, sponsored a vocational guidance program in May. Guests were seniors from the McKinley High School, Southern High School, and Leland College High School. Speakers and consultants were specialists in their respective fields.

Brother R. M. Ampey has returned to the chapter after doing graduate study during the past session at Michigan State.

Brother James Hudson, who has been away doing graduate study in philosophy at Boston University, dropped in to see us during the month.

It was good to see him again. He returned to the university where he expects to take his doctorate this session.

Brother J. K. Rowley, our chapter vice-president, was inducted into the Army in June.

He is stationed at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.

Brother Rowley is the twelfth chapter brother to be taken into the Armed Forces.

Among the brothers in the Armed Services known to be on foreign duty

Page 19 a r e : Elmo Jones, H e n r y Dumouil, James R. Mmidy, George S. Robinson, and Charles W. Thomas. Others in the Armed Services include Charles E. Harrington, Judge K. Rowley, Lloyd H. Wallace, Charles Guthrie. Archie Lang and Emmett I ful.

Brother Dr. Samuel E. W a r r e n comes to Southern University as head of the Department of Social Sciences.

H e formerly was professor of history at Prairie View State College.

Brother Harrison JJ. Lawless, Jr., was guest speaker at the Laymen's Convention of the National Baptist Convention, at its Annual Session held with the Manger Baptist Church.

Dallas, Texas. He addressed the group from the subject: "What We Can Do As Laymen To Repossess Demobilized Men For The Church Vnd Christian Values."

One of the most recent activities of the chapter was the bringing into the folds of Alphadom a new brother.

The neophyte is Cordell Robinson.

I he initiation was held May ]')i 1944.

Bouquets to Brother Lewis S. Seuell, Scout Executive, Istrouma Area, Council, BSA, for his very successful work in scouting.

Brother Sewell has recently closed a two weeks camp for his boys and was a speaker at a district meeting held in Memphis.

Brother James H. Boswell is the new chapter secretary. He succeeds Brother Sewell.

Brother J. B. Cade, Dean, Southern University, addressed the East Baton Rouge Parish teachers in their annual symposium. H e urged the teachers to utilize all the services and facilities of local, state, and governmental agencies connected with the war and post-war activities as well as all the possible advances of the post-war era to the end that there will be a recognizable improvement in race relations in this country after the war is won.

Brother B. V. Baranco, Jr., local dentist, vacationed in Chicago and New York City this summer.

Brother A. E. Carter studied at the Northwestern University School of Music this summer.

Brother F r a n k Render, local U. S. O- director was married recently to Miss Ruth Ryder, charming Southern University Co-ed.

Fraternally yours, A. E. C A R T E R Editor to the Sphinx.

Page 20 ALPHA IOTA LAMBDA CHAPTER Central and Western West Virginia Past Events The fourth of July picnic held on the campus of West Virginia State College was one of the most enjoyable affairs given by Alpha Iota Lambda chapter. Guests and members of the brothers' families have unanimously expressed their pleasure at having the opportunity to relax and spend an enjoyable, carefree day. Swimming and splashing in the cool waters of the pool at West Virginia State College, soft ball, tennis, croquet, bridge, g a b bing and eating were some of the activities in which the participants engaged with enthusiasm. The chapter doffs its collective hat to the members of the social committee.

A special vote of thanks goes to Brothers Calloway and Jackson. The chapter is indebted to a number of persons for their cooperation. Among these are P r e s i dent Davis, for the use of the c a m p u s ; Superintendent Boiling. for the use of facilities of the Deaf and Blind School: Mr. Jamison, for the use of the "gym" and pool: Mrs. Dorothy Wharton and Mrs. Van Exel, lor supervision of swimming; and Miss Azalea Pierce, for supervising children's activities. These are not all, but thanks will he expressed to others in the next edition.

One Sentence Editorial One way toward the solution of the so-called race problem is active participation in politics, be one connected with the Democratic or Republican parties.

Personalities Hats off to Brother D. L. F e r g u son who was elected by State-wide vote to be alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention at Chicago, Illinois.

Brother Ferguson reports an interesting and instructive trip.

Brother Norris made an excellent run for the non-partisan Board of Education in the recent primary. Brothers Wallace and E. L. James were respectively delegate and alternate to the Democratic State Convention which was held in Charleston on July 24.

Brother Jackson was recently reappointed to the K a n a w h a County Schools Medical Staff. There are no better physicians anywhere than Brothers Lowe, Morris and Jackson.

Brother Calloway has been re-appointed Assistant County Superin-

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tendent of K a n a w h a County Schools.

H e is of the constructive type and is doing a great job.

Some of the most important activities never reach the headlines, for example. Brothers Lacy and King arc shouldering a great responsibility in furthering vocational educational trainine. for young people in the State of West Virginia.

Brother Posey is now a visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin. His interest in labor has won for him a number of positions of responsibility.

H e reports an instructive experience.

As soon as he returns he will be off again to a convention in Parkersburg.

Brother L. V. Jordeau is attending school in New York.

Brother G. E. Ferguson has been app,,:â&#x20AC;&#x17E;te<l Director of Negro Activities â&#x20AC;&#x17E;f d-.e Republican State Committee of West Virginia.

Brother Jackson has been elected President of the West Virginia Medical Society. Few know that he is a member of the courtesy staff of the Charleston General Hospital.

Brother F . L. James was an alternate delegate to the Democratic N a tional Convention in Chicago. H e had an opportunity to vote and was the onlv member of the West V i r g i n * Delegation to hold out for Wallace for V i c e - P r e s i d e n t In The Armed Services Captain Charles W a l k e r Thomas is serving as chaplain Somewhere in the South Pacific. His address is 350th Eng Regiment, Second Echelon. A. P .

O 708, care of P. M., San Francisco, California.

Drop him a card sometime.

Chapter Activities Under the expert guidance of Brother L. A. Toney, a Young People's Day was held at West Virginia State College. At this time graduates from nearby high schools visited the campus of West Virginia State College. Here they were shown the campus and giver, opportunities to see the College in action. Students, college and fraternity benefited through this event.

Brothers Barnett, King, Clark, Page, Jordan, Posey and Curtis served on this committee.

Let's continue this project.

F o r misstatements, misspelled words and omissions, hop on the secretary.

Let us have items of interest for the "News."

T h e officers of Alpha Iota Lambda chapter a r e :

Felix W a r r e n , president; Dr. Townsend Lowe, vice president; William J. L. Wallace, secretary; Fred C. Page, treasurer; John F. Mathous, Editor to the S P H I N X .

Send to the Secretary the addresses of the other brothers of our chapter who are in the Armed Services.

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ALPHA NU LAMBDA CHAPTER Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Greetings,

Brothers:

One of the finest chapter meetings in a series of fine meetings was held September 13 in Tuskegee Institute's Dorothy Hall when fifty odd brothers met to enjoy a supper given by host Brothers Dibble, Pitts, Tildon and Patterson. After the supper, Brother President F . D. Patterson recounted the history of the United Negro College Fund Drive (not mentioning, however, that the effort was his brainchild) and what it is likely to mean to the development of Negro education.

Funds raised in this and future drives will be used to strengthen the faculties, libraries, laboratories and other facilities of these schools, which are carrying a major portion of the burden of college-training Negro youth.

Brother Patterson stressed the importance of raising our colleges to meet the highest prevailing standards.

Among the highlights in this address were the description of the enthusiastic cooperation of such notables as John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and W i n throp W. Aldrich, Tuskegee trustee and president of the Chase National Bank, and of the splendid support given by Negroes. Our service men alone contributed over $15,000.

The assembled brothers, particularly the younger ones, asked numerous questions about the drive and in other ways manifested a keen interest in Brother Patterson's discussion.

This, incidentally, was the first Alpha meeting for Brothers Albert M u r r a y and Joseph R. Mitchell, who had been initiated in August.

Brother H a r r y J. Romm, faithful and tireless chapter secretary for three years, was tendered the best wishes of the chapter as he announced his leaving for Iowa State College to complete his work for the doctorate.

Brother Louis A. Rabb was appointed to fill the unexpired term.

Brother Dean I. A. Dcrbigny, chapter president, presided.

Fraternally yours, M. D. S P R A G U E , Secretary.

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wâ&#x201E;˘ ^ l above picture we see the speakers table at the annual r o u r - c n a p t e r Banquet held on the campus of Tennessee State College by Alpha men.

Beta Omicron chapter acted as host to the Coordinating ^ommittee. which includes Beta Omicron. Alpha Chi. Chi, and l a u Lambda chapter, for this annual affair. We see seated,

reading from left to right. Dean and Mrs. A. A. Taylor and Dr. and Mrs. Edward N. Palmer, of Fisk University; M. G. Ferguson, Miss Wilhelmina Bradford. Dean and Mrs. G. W. Gore of A. & I. State College, Miss Georgia Coleman, and Edward Reed, Chairman Coordinating Committee.

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MU CHAPTER University of Minnesota St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota Brothers, Greetings from M u : We have started a new school year here at Minnesota and I'm sure that it's the aim of each brother to give his very best in order to make Mu a bigger and a better chapter.

The first meeting was held September 20, ii* the executive offices of the St. Paul Urban League. Brother S. Vincient ( hvens is executive secretary.

At this meeting plans were made for chapter activities for the year.

T h e chapter roster for this school year consists of: John K. Lawrence, Jr., president; John M. Patton, secr e t a r y ; William Cassius, t r e a s u r e r ; Claiborne C I,ill, associate editor, Raymond W. Cannon, Victor Calloway, Leon Smith, A. J. Lewis, S. Vincient Owens, Charles Rogers, Earl S Weber.

The members of Mu wish to send special greetings to Brothers Lewis "Ossie" Swingler and Robert " F a t " Fairchild of Fort Benning, Georgia, and to Brother Capt. Alphonzo Davis of Beta Beta and now with the 99th Pursuit Squadron in Italy.

Brother Davis is second in command of his squadron.

Brothers, this is all for the time bsing.

Fraternally yours, BRO. DR. C L A I B O R N E C. H I L L .

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Births Brother Dr. M. Gloster, U S O associate regional executive and a member of E t a Lambda chapter. Atlanta, and Mrs. Gloster, the former Miss Louise Elizabeth Torrence, are very happy over the advent of a daughter, Evelyn Elaine, born August 22, 1944

* * * Brother Captain Jesse S. Chandler, M. R. C , of Chi Chapter, Meharry Medical College, now serving in the Southwest Pacific as company commander, and Mrs. Chandler are happy over the birth of a son, Jesse S. Chandler, Jr., July 5, 1944.

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^ETA OMICRON CHAPTER Tennessee A. & I. State College Nashville, Tennessee This school year finds the b r o t h e r s of Beta Omicron chapter looking ahead to a n o t h e r successful year for Alphadom. We h a v e at t h e helm of the good old ship USS B. O. or Alpha Phi Alpha, B r o t h e r E. L. Mullins; as First Mate w e find Brother Rosco Pearson, Jr.: as Chief K e e p e r of Records. B r o t h e r T h o m a s Pinson, assisted by B r o t h e r Roy Overton, Jr.;

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a n d as P u r s e r in charge of all funds we find R. B. J. Campbelle, J r . As you can see, this chapter has undergone a complete change of personnel with the exception of the treasurer, the N e o p h y t e brotners in complete control.

We, of Beta Omicron, wish every chapter in A l p h a d o m a very successful year.

F r a t e r n a l l y yours, R. B. J. VAL\uja&L.L.&, J r .

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TO MY SOLDIER HUSBAND

BY O L I V I A S H E L T O N Wife ot Lieutenant Brother Shelton, Alpha Zeta chapter, West Virginia State College.

Darling, your life is full of things ' t h a t do not make lor love; Uf roaring guns that splinter up the skies, Uf the constant thought ot kill or 0w killed.

Such tnoughts, I know, must mar your tenderness.

Amidst it all will you each day search Your mind F o r some fond memory of better days : F o r the time when you prayed on mother's knee, Or the joy you felt over your first bike, Or a high school crush; of winning a race, Or any little thing that was ever important to you, Anywhere; Then think of me whose love is ever Strong, patient, waiting always.

If that is not enough, think of the One who Was so great That H e created a world, with people, Inventors, loves, Hates, W a r , tears and joys. . . .

Such a One can surely save a civilization.

OMEGA CHAPTER CLAIMS TWO BROTHERS Alpha Delta Lambda Mourns Death of Dr. A. A. White, Surgeon

BY CORP. L E W I S O. S W I N G L E R Members of Alpha Delta Lambda chapter, Memphis, Tennessee, sadly record, as part of the records of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the untimely death of Dr. A. A. W h i t e who had served throughout his medical career as house physician for Terrell Memorial Hospital in the Bluff City. T h e young surgeon died in Chicago W e d nesday, October 18, following treat-

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Second only to his family, profession, and church was the interest Dr. White manifested in Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. A charter member of Alpha Delta Lambda chapter, the youthlul medic maintained active membership with the local organization Irom its beginning in 1930. H e served for over four years as treasurer of Alpha Delta Lambda, and it was turough his efficiency in the collection and supervision of fees, coupled with a pleasing personality, that helped to bring many a brother back into the fold which resulted in the Memphis chapter winning the coveted Balfour Cup during the Educational Foundation Convention in Chicago, in 1934. This cup signified that Alpha men of Memphis had made the best all-round record of any chapter in the country for the year following the 1933 convention in St. Louis, Mo.

In matters fraternal, lirother Dr. White had the full support of his affable wife, the former V ivian D a n d ridge, who is most active in local circles of her Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Dr. and Mrs. White found real joy in serving the chapter in their home. She in turn had the whole-hearted cooperation of Alpha men whenever she called upon them to support such projects of her sorority as the annual Jabberwock, the Christmas party for underprivileged children of Memphis; and the war bond and stamp sales drive.

Brother White was a native of Holly Springs, Mississippi. It was in this thriving North Mississippi community at Rust College, that he received his early education, and became outstanding as a football and baseball player.

He made Alpha Phi Alpha, throng Chi chapter, while studying medicine at Meharry Medical College, Nashville Tennessee. After completing his practice as an interne at City Hospital No 2, St. Louis Missouri, Brother W h i n came to Memphis to serve as house physician at Jane-Terrell Hospital under Dr. C. A. Terrell, now deceased : and later Dr. N. M. Watson, presen' superintendent of the re-named T e r r e l ' Memorial Hospital. This post he held loyally and rendered inestimable service to suffering humanity until the Great Physician summoned him to hi reward.

Final rites were held from Centenary Methodist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, with the pastor, Rev. J. B. F .

October, 1944 Shaw, and Brother Rev. Blair T. Hunt. officiating. His remains were return* to his native Holly Springs for interment.

Brother White leaves his widow, a nine-year-old son, Augustus, J r . ; and a brother, Alonzo White, of Chicago. H i s passing also removes from the Memphis scene one of the most indefatigable workers in the field of medicine. The records of Terrell Memorial Hospital and of Wellington Clinic will attest to this fact.

So Alpha Delta Lambda chapter bows its head in reverent tribute to one of its truest sons who has taken leave on a final transfer to the noblest chapter of all, Omega.

DR. J S CLARK EXPIRES AT AGE OF 73 Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark, president emeritus and founder of Southern University, state land grant college for Negroes, located at Scotlandville_, died Friday night. October 27, at 11 2i in the Flint-Goodridge Hospital, New Orleans.

Victim of a heart attack, two weeks ago, at his Southern University residence. the aged educator's condition steadily worsered until late Monday afternoon he was rushed to the New Orleans hospital to be treated by specialists.

Placed under an oxygen tent, Dr. CI ark rallied from a severe setback Wednesday afternoon and, for a while, hope w a s ' held out for his recovery.

The end came peacefully with his wife, Mrs. O. H. Clark, son. Dr. F . G. Clark, president of Southern University. and sister. Mrs. L. J. Odom, along with other close friends, at his bedside.

Dr. Clark was born June 7, 1871, in Sparta, Louisiana, the son of Phillip and Jane Clark. Completing the public and private schools of Bienville Parish, he entered high school at Coleman College, Gibsland, and from there went to Bishop College and then Leland University, where he received the A. B. degree in 1901. Later, Leland and Arkansas Baptist College awarded him the honorary Ph. D. degree.

Postgraduate work was pursued also at Chicago and H o w a r d Universities.

In 1901, Dr. Clark married Octavia Head and their only son, Felton Grandison, present Southern University president, was a result of this union.

At the same time, Dr. Clark was elected president of Baton Rouge College, in which position he served until 1913 when, largely through his efforts, the state of Louisiana established Southern University as a school for N e groes at Scott's Bluff and named him as_ the first president. Under his administration, the school grew from a small tract and two buildings valued at $100,000 to 500 acres, with a plant

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of 60 odd buildings, costing a million and a half dollars, and a student body of over 1,000 with 125 teachers.

Retired meritoriously by the State Board of Education, in 1938, Dr. Clark was elected president-emeritus and requested by the Board to address the students at the Sunday vesper, t r a d i tional religious services of the University, during the remainder of his life.

This task, which he fulfilled faithfully until his death, was a source of great pride to President-Emeritus Clark, especially since countless students wrote here as to the great inspiration which they received from his talks.

One of the founders of the National Association of Colored Teachers, now known as the American Teachers Association, Dr. Clark was likewise instrumental in the development of the Negro National Business League, the National Urban League, the Association of Negro Land Grant College Presidents, and the Louisiana Interracial Commission. H e also reorganized the Louisiana State Colored Teachers Association and served as president of the Associat : on for eight years.

Prominent in several fraternal organizations, including the Masons, Knights of Pythians, and Elks, Dr. Clark also served as a member of the trustee boards of Leland College and Coleman College. Also, he was a member of the Council of the American Geographical Societv.

In 1938. Dr. Clark was appointed a member of the National Educational Survey Committee, composed of 72 leading educators, 66 of which were white and 6 colored. Two years later, in 1930, he was appointed a member of President Hoover's White House Conference on Child Welfare and P r o tection.

The same year, Dr. Clark was offered the post as Minister to Liberia.. This position was declined, however, because of his urgent desire to remain in America and do additional work at Southern University.

Again, in 1931, President Hoover named Dr. Clark to a national committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The President's Conference on Home Buildings and Home Ownership.

In 1932, he was appointed a member of the Interracial Committee and, in 1932. was made president of the New Capital Insurance Company of New Orleans.

Greatly interested in the care of Negro delinquent children. Dr. Clark performed his last philanthropic act before his death, when he persuaded the recent Louisiana legislature, meeting in May, to establish a school for Negro delinquent youth, near Baker, Louisiana. Until a suitable person could be found, Dr. J. S. Clark had been serving as superintendent of the proposed school. As a background for his plea to the legislature. Dr. Clark visited outstanding correctional institutions throughout the country and his suggestions for the new school were approved almost entirely.

Perhaps, the greatest service of Dr. Clark was in the sphere of wholesome

Page 23 race relations in the state of Louisiana. A forceful speaker and a practical thinker, Dr. Clark possessed the unusual ability to express ideas in the best form. He was equally as astute in handling difficult situations. His death, indeed, tomes as a blow, not nly to the commonwealth of Louisiana hut also the nation as a whole.

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BY R E I D E. J A C K S O N Scotlandville, La., October 31â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In an impressively simple ceremony, last funeral rites for Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark, founder and presidentemeritus of Southern University, were held in the Southern University auditorium, Tuesday afternoon, October 31, with Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, pastor, Mt. Zion Baptist church, Baton Rouge, delivering the eulogy.

Nearly three thousand persons filled the auditorium and stood in aisles and outside the building to listen to the services. Included in this group were a large number of prominent white citizens from Baton Rouge and adjacent cities, along with scores of Southern University graduates from over the state and country.

Following the rendition of the "Lord's P r a y e r " by the universitv choir.

Bishop R. E. Tones of the Methodist Church and lifelong friend of Dr. J. S. Clark, invoking prayer, declared that Southern University would stand forever as a monument of the life and work of Dr. Clark.

Superintendent J. E. Coxe, speaking for the_ Louisiana State Department of Education, said "not onlv is Louisiam and the South the loser in the deat'i of this great Negro leader, who I have no hesitancy in likening to the great Booker T. Washington, but also t ' e entire nation as a whole. Dr. Clark's greatest contribution was in the field of race relations and he enjoyed the respect of the white people." continued Superintendent Coxe, "not because he demanded it but because he deserved it."

Dr. H. Councill Trenholm. president of Alabama State Teachers College and executive secretary of the American Teachers Association, which Dr. Clark helped to found, paid tribute to the untiring efforts of Dr. Clark in the develonment of the association.

"Not only all the teachers in Louisiana who have come under the influence of Dr. Clark as students at Southern, but also all Negro teachers throughout the nation, who have likewise benefited bv his influence," stated Dr. Trenholm, "arc turning their eyes towards this spot today in grief, and vet are grateful to Dr. Clark for his life of service." He called narticular attention to the fact that Dr. Clark had_not missed a meeting of the association. until last week, the time of his death.

U s i n g the 24th chapter of Deuteronomy as a text, Reverend Taylor termed Dr. Clark the "Moses of his

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people" who had given a life of service. "Because God had put him here," stated Rev. Taylor, "Joseph Samue!

Clark took this wilderness that now is Southern and flung its fame across the land." Referring to Dr. Clark's declination of the post as Minister to Liberia, Rev. Taylor averred "he stayed here because God had found a man big enough for the job and a job big enough for the man."

Declaring that there was something of God in him, Rev. Taylor said "Dr. Clark was Louisiana's greatest son because he sailed the sea of life without the wind at his back." Closing, Rev. Taylor extolled the many-sided activities of Dr. Clark and declared that he had left a void which would never be filled.

The body of Dr. J. S. Clark, enclosed in double casket, steel-lined inside and encased with a rich walnut box had lain in state at the university auditorium since Monday morning. Students of Southern University acted as honor guards, whole large groups of people filed by to get their last view of the remains of the university founder. Monday night, at 11 p. m., members of the Beta Iota Lambda chapter, Mpha Phi Alpha fraternity, to which Dr. Clark belonged, observed a special ritual in honor of their deceased brother.

Immediately after the hour-long service in the auditorium, the funeral procession moved through a phalanx of Southern University students to the burial place on the campus, behind the university hospital, where a vault had been constructed in the midst of a garden of roses, adjacent to the banks of the Mississippi River. Flanked with countless floral offerings the body was lowered into the vault as the university choir s a n g : "Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow."

Bearing the body as active pallbearers, to its final resting place were Dr. B. V. Baranco, Wallace Bradford.

Dean John B. Cade, H e n r y M. Carroll.

Andrew Cyrus, John \Y. Fisher. Nicholas Harrison, John K. Haynes, Dr. L. G. Israel, J. S. Jones, Antonio Jackson, Dr. H . A. Lamotte, Herbert

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Mack, G. L. Netterville, Russell W .

Smith, P. O. Wniles, Clifton Weil, E. C. Wright, and W. W. Stewart.

Honorary pallbearears included Dr. R. B. Atwood, H. R. Baranco, R. W .

Baranco, Dr. William H. Bell, Dr. J. D. Bluford, R. U. Clark, Dr. Rufus Clement, Dr. A. W. Dent, Dr. John W. Davis, Dr. J. F . Drake, Dr. Rivers Frederick, M. J. Foster, Dr. J. M. Frazier. G. W . Griffin, Dr. J. M. Gandy, J. L. Hatcher, Dr. B. F. Hubert, Bishop R. E. Jones, T . L. Jordan, J. S. Jones, Rev. T. A. Levy, Charles Molarcher, J. W . McLeod, J. B. Moore, Dr. Branger J. Martin, L. R. Posey, R. C. Reynolds, H. C. Ross, John B. Taylor, Horace G. White, and Dr. M. F. Whitaker.

Noted among the many white persons in attendance were J. E. Gibson, director of higher education, state department of education; I. M. Causey, furniture store o w n e r ; Dr. C. L. Barrow, superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools; Attorney Fred B e n t o n ; Dr. Andrew Tirche, director of vocational education, state department of education; W. Moore, president, Louisiana National B a n k ; A. C. Lewis, formerly state supervisor of Negro Education, and others.

Included among the hundreds of flora! tributes were offerings from Beta Iota Lambda chapter. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; Leo M. Faurot; McKinlev Student Body, Dr. and Mrs. W . T. D a n i e l s : Lois Kaufman. Maurice Saches and Joseph Wolff: Catherine P e n n ; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Will i a m s ; Istrouma Methodist Church: J. S. Jones and family; Purple Circle: Tvv Leaf C l u b ; Winn Parish Training School; Buffin.gton S. Mever: Parrish P u l l e r ; Claude J. L a t i l : Louisiana Library Commission: Holsum B a k e r y : Omega Psi Phi fraternity: Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Butler; Lincoln Parish H i s * School; Baton Rouge Public Schools; Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. M a n s h i n ; Dr. and Mrs. L a M o t t e ; Oscar Depriest and Mrs. Greenup: Freshman c l a s s : Dr. and Mrs. S. D K a n e ; Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Baranco, Lieut and Mrs. C. R. Means, Sat. and Mrs. Geo. M a t h e w s : Remington-Rand;

October, 1944 St. Landry P a r i s h ; Colored Teachers Association ; Rosenfield's; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Simon; Audrey P a t r i c k ; J. B. Club; Varsity S h o p ; Bluebird Ice C r e a m ; The McLeod's, Shades, Mrs. Holmes, Ernestine Jones and Doughe r t y ; Governor D a v i s ; Department of Institutions; John E. Coxe and State Department of E d u c a t i o n ; Fort Valley State College; Conference of Land Grant P r e s i d e n t s ; Kentucky State College; Dr. and Mrs. John T. Stockins Bethel A. M. E. Church; Scotlandvillc Rosenwald School; Jean Hamilton W a l l s ; Tennessee State College; Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Netterville and family; Mrs. E. N. M a y b e r r y ; State School for Deaf; Home Chapter, Southern University A l u m n i ; Leland College; A. K. A. Sorority; Delta Sigma Theta S o r o r i t y ; Southern University H i g h ; Louisiana N o r m a l ; Wolf B a k e r y ; Tuskegee I n s t i t u t e ; Carrie's Beauty School; School for Blind; Dr. and Mrs. A. C. T e r r a n c e ; Principal C. B. P i p e r s ; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cohn, Mrs. Odom (sister), Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, Southern University faculty; Dr. and Mrs. C. W . R o s s ; Dr and Mrs. H u g g i n s ; Mt. Zion Baptist Church; Arkansas A. & M. College; General Men's Organization; Dr. M. W . Dogan and family; Mr. F . G. R i e g e r ; Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity; Mr. and M r s .

T. R. Phillips; People's Life Insurance Co.; Dr. and Mrs. Brazier; President and Mrs. A. W . D e n t ; Dillard University. Rev. ITaydel; Lafayette Parish Colored Teachers Association; Rev. and Mrs. Wethers and d a u g h t e r ; Dr. Tom Spec J o n e s ; Miller Buick Company; Hampton Institute; Blunden School, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; F r a n k lin Parish Training School; Joseph E. Gibson; Wayside Cafe; Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society; Lake Charles S. U. Club; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McDonald; Dr. and Mrs. Horace Bond; Fred and Ola Meredith; Sam Scheinuck; Mt. Carmel Baptist Church; Industrial Life Insurance Company and others.

Funeral arrangements were handled by the Scotts Bluff Morticians, Scotlandville, under the direction of Joseph B. Geddes. New Orleans.

CHAPTER ROSTE R-C ontinued 48. BETAe LD ERLe eTs A e : - S t a t e College, Orangeburg, S. C.: President £ ^? Secretary, Henry McClelland, State A & M ' College. Orangeburg, S. C. -9. BETA EPSILON—Agricultural and Technical College Greensboro, N. C.; Secretary. Richard Epps, A. & T. College, Greensboro, N. C. 50. BETA ZETA-^Samuel Huston College. Austin, Texas- President, Renz L. S. Woods: Secretary. Evans E Crawford Samuel Huston College, Austin, Texas.

51. BETA ETA—Southern Illinois Teachers College. Carbondale 111.; President, J. C. Penn: Secretary, Gaffnev A Tavlor' J Colp, Illinois.

52. BETA THETA—Bluefleld State Teachers College; President, William H. Nicholson, State Teachers College, Bluefleld, W. Va. 53. BETA IOTA—Western State Teachers College, Kalamazoo Michigan. INACTIVE. 54. BETA KAPPA—Langston University, Langston, OklahomaSecretarv. Eugene J. Brown, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma.

55. BETA MU—Kentucky State College, Frankfort. Ky ; President. Robert L. Clardy; Faculty Adviser, Arnold W. Wright Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Ky. 56 BETA NU—Florida A. & M. College. Tallahassee, Florida; President, L\ Harrison Shirley, Florida A. & M. College, Tallahassee, Florida.

57. BETA XI—LeMoyne College, Memphis, Tennessee; President, James A. Barber; Secretary, Carl C. Poston, 1829 Kerr Street] Memphis, Tennessee.

58. BETA OMICRON—Tennessee State College, Nashville, Tenn.; President, Edward Reed; Secretary. R. B. J. Campbelle, Jr., A. & I. State College, Nashville 8, Tennessee.

59. BETA PI—Lane College, Jackson, Tenn.; President, Horace Hawkins: Secretary, Obdiah O. Reynolds, Jr., Lane College, Jackson, Tenn.

60. BETA RHO—Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C ; Acting Secretary, Walter H. Quarles, Jr., Shaw University. Raleigh N C 61. BETA SIGMA—Southern University, Scotlandville, La.; Secretary, Payton C Cook, Southern University, Scotlandville La. 62. BETA TAU—Xavier. New Orleans. La.; President, John B Holton; Secretary. Joseph E. Boyer, Xavier University Niw Orleans, La. 63. BETA UPSILON—State Teachers College, Montgomery Alabama: President, Jas. S. Evans. 517 S. Riplev St.; Secretary Ronald Young. State Teachers College. Montgomery, Ala. 64. BETA PHI—Dillard University, New Orleans, La.: President, Emile L. Meine Jr., 1449 N. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans.

La.; Secretary. Lionel A. Desbordes, 1938 Industry Street, New Orleans, La.

65. BETA CHI—Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Ark.; President, James B. Parks; Acting Secretary, Cornelius J. Gray, Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas.

66. BETA PSI—Oxford, Cambridge, London University, London, England; President, Dr. C. B. Clarke, Rec. Secretary, Dr. A. K. Nyabongo, State Teachers College, Montgomery, Alabama.

67. GAMMA ALPHA—Texas College, Tyler, Texas; President, Travis L. Carr II; Secretary, 'inomas H. Quails, Texas College, Tyler. Texas 68. GAMMA BETA—North Carolina College, Durham, N. C : President, U. S. Gorham; Secretary, Samuel J. Hill, P. O. Box 458, N. C. College for Negroes, Durham, N. C.

CHAPTER ROSTER—Graduate Chapters 101. ALPHA LAMBDA—Louisville, Kentucky; President, C. Milton Ypuhg; Secretary, Louis J. Harper. Jr., 1753 W. Ormsby Ave., Louisville, Ky. 102. BETA LAMBDA—Greater Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.; President, Elmer Jackson: Secretary, James A. Jeffress, 2719 Highland, Kansas City, Mo. 103. GAMMA LAMBDA—Detroit, Michigan; President, Dr. Walter Harmon, 2510 E. Davison; Secretary, Grover D. Lftnge, 571 Alger Avenue, Detroit 2, Michigan.

104. DELTA LAMBDA—Baltimore, Md.; President, Dr. Maurice L. Adams, 312 E. 23rd Street; Secretary, Woodley Lawrence.

1307 Madison Avenue, Baltimore 17, Md. 105. EFSILON LAMBDA—St. Louis, Missouri; President, Aaron E. Malone: Secretary, Henry S. Williams, 2846 Pine Street, St. Louis. Mo. 106. ZKTA LAMBDA—Newport News, Va.; President, C. L. Reynolds, Hampton institute; Secretary, J. Kupert Picott, 820 Hampton Avenue. Newport News, Va. 107. THETA LAMBDA—Dayton, Ohio; President, Lloyd G. Phillips; Secretary, Wm. M. Gillespie, 904 Wilberforce Place, Dayton, Ohio.

108. ETA LAMBDA—Atlanta, Georgia; President, G. E. DeLorme; Acting Secretary. Jacob R. Henderson, 816 Play Lane, N. W.. Atlanta. Georgia.

109. IOTA LAMBDA—Indianapolis, Ind.; Secretary, Theodore H. Randal, 1133 North West St., Indianapolis, Indiana.

110. KAPPA LAMBDA—Greensboro, N. C ; President, Vance H. Chavis; Secretary, Dr. Fredric A. Jackson, 427 Bennett St., Greensboro, N. C. 111. MU LAMBDA—Washington, D. C ; President, Dr. Millard Dean; Secretary. Nicholas B. Thomas, 2005 Eye Street, N. E., Washington. D. C. 112. NU LAMBDA—Virginia State College, Ettrick, Va.; President.

Dr. R. C. Howard; Secretary, Reuben R. McDanlel, Virginia State College. Ettrick. Virginia.

113. XI LAMBDA—Chicago, Illinois; President, Dr. E. K. McDonald; Secretary, William A. Smith 4432 S. Parkway, Chicago, Illinois.

114. OMICRON LAMBDA—Birmingham, Alabama: President.

George C. Bell; Secretary, Charles L. Shepard. 13 10th Ave., N. Birmingham 4, Alabama.

115. PI LAMBDA—Little Rock. Ark.; President, Dr. J. B. Jordan; Secretary. C. Franklin Brown. 1019 Cross Street, Little Rock. Arkansas.

116. RHO LAMBDA—Buffalo, N. Y.; President, Dr. S. Calvin Johnson; Secretary, Alfred D. Price, 95 Willert Park Courts, Buffalo, N. Y. 117. SIGMA LAMBDA—New Orleans, La.; President, Dr. Wesley N. Segar, 2425 Louisiana Ave., Secretary, Walter E. Morial, 1433 Turo St., New Orleans 16, La. 118. TAU LAMBDA—Nashville, Tenn.; President, C. H. Webster.

1504 Hawkins St.; Acting Secretary, J. R. Anderson, 419 4th Ave.. N., Nashville 3. Tennessee.

119. UPSILON LAMBDA—Jacksonville, Florida; President, George W. C'abiness: Secretary. Morris B. Coppage, 105 E. Union St.. Jacksonville, Florida.

120. PHI LAMBDA—Raleigh, N. C ; President. Walker H. Quarles.

Jr.; Secretary, R. Herndon Toole, 1005 S. Person Street.

Raleigh, N. C. 121. CHI LAMBDA—Raleigh, N. C ; President. Capt. Horace Rains; Secretary. Dr. Clarence H. Mills. Sr„ Wilberforce University, Wilberforce. Ohio.

122. PSI LAMBDA—Chattanooga, Tennessee; President, George A. Key; Secretary, Frank A. Jones, 850 E. 8th Street, Chattanooga, Tenn.

123. ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA—Newark. N. J.; President, Lawrence Willette: Secretary, Arthur C. Williams, 158 Lincoln street, Montclair, New Jersey.

124. ALPHA BETA LAMBDA—Lexington, Kentucky; President.

Paul L. Guthrie; Secretary. Sanford T. Roach. 511 G. N. Aspendale, Lexington 38, Kentucky.

125. ALPHA GAMMA LAMBDA—New York, N. Y.; President, Dr. H. Binga Dismond; Secretary, Frank L. Hailstalk, 207 W. 136th Street, New York 30, N. Y. 126. ALPHA DELTA LAMBDA—Memphis, Tenn.; Secretary, Walter P. Guy, Jr.. 353 Simpson Avenue, Memphis, Tenn.

127. ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA—Jackson, Miss.; President. E. R. Lawrence; Secretarv, Alan T. Busby, Box 176, Alcorn, Miss.

128. ALPHA ZETA LAMBDA—Bluefleld. W. Va.; President. Dr. Percy G. Howard; Secretary, Edward W. Brown. State Teachers College, Bluefleld. W. Va. 129. ALPHA ETA LAMBDA—Houston, Texas; President. Dr. John W. Davis; Acting Secretary. R. W. Lights, 2611 Holmon Street, Houston, Texas.

130. ALPHA THETA LAMBDA—Atlantic Citv, New Jersey: President, F. C. Newton; Secretary, Richard M. Fowler, m , 112 N. Indiana Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

131. ALPHA IOTA LAMBDA—Charleston. W. Va.; President.

Felix T. Warren; Secretary, William Wallace, Box 102, Institute, W. Vs. 132. ALPHA KAPPA LAMBDA—Roanoke, Virginia; President, Dr. George A. Moore, 106 Wells Avenue, N. W.; Secretary, Dr. L. C. Downiny. 804 7th Street. N. W., Roanoke, Va. 133. ALPHA MU LAMBDA—Knoxville, Tennessee; President, Dr. N. A. Henderson; Secretary, M. D. Senter, 2134 E. Vine Avenue, Knoxville. Tenn.

134. ALPHA NU LAMBDA—Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; President, Dr. I. A. Derbigny; Secretary, Harry J. Romm, Tuskegee. Institute. Alabama.

135. ALPHA XI LAMBDA—Toledo, Ohio; President. Leo V. English, Jr.; Secretary, Charles Peoples, Jr., 858 Avondale Avenue. Toledo. Ohio

136. ALPHA OMICRON LAMBDA—Fittsburgh. Pa.; President.

Robert C. Bolden; Secretary, Wilbur C. Douglass, 518 Fourth Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pa. 137. ALPHA PI LAMBDA—Wlnsion-Salem. North Carolina; President, Dr. J. Monroe Walker. Jr.; Secretary. C. H. Vaugh, P. O. Box 457, Winston-Salem. N. C. 138. ALPHA RHO LAMBDA—Columbus, Ohio; President, A. D. V. Crosby, 265 N. 22nd St.. Columbus. Ohio. (3).

139. ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA—Dallas, Texas; President. H. I. Holland; Secretary, S. W. Hudson. Jr., 5211 Keating Avenue, Tooling

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140. ALPHA TAU LAMBDA—Tulsa, Oklahoma; President, Tollie W. Harris: Secretary, James R. Ellis, 1100 E. Pine Street, Tulsa, Okla.

141. ALPHA UPSILON LAMBDA—Montgomery. Alabama: President, Dr. Cohen T. Simpson; Secretary. J. M. Reynolds, State Teachers College, Montgomery, Alabama.

142. ALPHA PHI LAMBDA—Norfolk. Virginia: Presid^.it, Dr. A. J. Wells; Secretary, Lloyd P. Williams. 811 Pree_Ont Street, Norfclk, Virginia.

143. ALPHA CHI LAMBDA—Augusta, Georgia; President. Joel W. Wallace, 1430 Picquett Ave.; Secretary. John M. Tutt. 1108 Phillips Street. Augusta, Georgia.

144. ALPHA PSI LAMBDA—Columbia. S. C : Pre>ident. Dr. Robert W. Mance, 1429 Pine St.; Secretary. Harry B. Rutherford, 1330 Gregg Street, Columbia 33, S. O. 145. BETA ALPHA LAMBDA—Jersey City, N. J.; President- James 0. Randolph; Secretary, Dorland J. Henderson, 269 Clinton St.. N. East Orange, N. J. 146. BETA BETA LAMBDA—Miami, Florida: President, Robert J. Haith. Jr.; Secretary, Dr. Wm. H. Murrell. 1035 N. W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida.

147. BETA GAMMA LAMBDA—Richmond, Virginia; President.

John W. Riley; Secretary, Curtis A. Crocker, 1315 N. 28th Street, Richmond 3, Virginia.

148. BETA DELTA LAMBDA—Daytona Beach, Florida; President, Charles J. Greene; Secretary, Dr. Ernest Bartley, 624 2nd Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida.

149. BETA EPSILON LAMBDA—Wewoka, Oklahoma; President, 1. T. Anderson; Secretary, L. G. Ashley, P. O. Box 247, Boley, Oklahoma.

150. BETA ZETA LAMBDA—Jefferson City, Missouri; President, Arthur E. Pullam. Jr.; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. A. R. Maddox, 116 1-2 W. Main St., Sedalia, Mo. 151. BETA ETA LAMBDA—Oklahoma City. Oklahoma; President, Lee E. Lewis, Secretary, Wm. W. Johnson, 2506 N. E. 15th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

152. BETA THETA LAMBDA—Durham, N. C ; President, James T. Taylor; Secretary, John E. Payne, 1609 Lincoln Street.

Durham, N. C. 153. BETA IOTA LAMBDA—Baton Rouge, La.; President, Russell W. Smith; Secretary, Lewis S. Sewell, Southern University, Scotlandvtlle, La. 154. BETA KAPPA LAMBDA—Charleston, S. C ; President, Dr. A. G. Purvis; Secretary, Dr. E. B. Burroughs, 180 Coming Street. Charleston. South Carolina.

155. BETA MU LAMBDA—Salisbury. Statesville, N. C ; President, Dr. H. A. Day, 225 1-2 E. Fisher Street; Secretary, S. W. Lancaster, 700 W. Monroe Street, Salisbury, N. C. 156. BETA NU LAMBDA—Charlotte. N. C ; Secretary, Clinton L. Blake. 423 E. First Street; Financial Secretary, Dr. Thomas Watkins, 426 N. McDowell Street, Charlotte, N. C. 157. BETA XI LAMBDA—Omaha, Nebraska; President, Raymond R Brown, 2913 No. 30th Street; Secretary, Robert L. Myers 2416 N. 22nd Street. Omaha 10, Nebraska.

158. BETA OMICRON LAMBDA—Mobile, Alabama; President, Walker J. Carroll: Secretary, James P. Dixon. 200 N Ann Street, Mobile 16. Alabama.

159. BETA PI LAMBDA—Albany, New York; President George B. Kelley; Secretary. George B. Kelley, 1—113th Street T">y, N. Y. 160. BETA RHO LAMBDA—Youngstown. Ohio; President H B Gibson, Sr.; Secretary, Rev. H. B. Gibson, Jr., 409 Belmont Avenue. Younestown. Ohio 161. BETA SIGMA LAMBDA—Hartford, Conn.; President Dr J. M. Bullock; Secretary, James W. Hall, 56 Mahl Avenue Hartford. Conn.

162. BETA TAU LAMBDA—Ft. Worth. Texas: INACTIVE. 163. BETA UPSILON LAMBDA—Jackson, Tennessee; President Percy M. Caruthers; Secretary. Chester Klrkendoll. Lane College, Jackson. Tenn 164. BETA PHI LAMBDA—Savannah, Georgia; President Martin G. Haynes; Secretary. Walter S. Scott, Jr.. 460 W Broad Street. Savannah. Heo'sna.

165. BETA CHI LAMBDA—Muskogee, Oklahoma; President L G Burr; Secretary, Russell F. Davis. 526 Terrace Place Muskogee. Oklahoma.

166. BETA PSI LAMBDA—Los Angeles, California; President Dr Howard Allen; Secretary. Rufus S. Norman, 708 E 48th Street, Los Angeles. California. " 167. GAMMA ALPHA LAMBDA—Charlottesville, Virginia- President, Leander J. Shaw; Secretary. Dr. A. W Pleasants J r 11 S. Jefferson Street. Lexington, Virginia ' 168. GAMMA BETA LAMBDA—Kentucky State College Frankfort Kentucky; President, Arnold W. Wright: Secretarv Arnold rnWa W. Wright. Kentuckv State College. Frankfort Kv 169 GAMMA GAMMA LAMBDA—Greenville. S c ' P r e s i d e n t R W. Anderson: Secretary, Ezra W. Whlttenber'g 306 S P a i noun Street. Greenville. S. C. 170. GAMMA DELTA LAMBDA—Raleigh, W. Va., Secretarvy Mar,n, ^ . K ' A u s t ' n - Box 133. Raleigh, West Virginia ' 171. GAMMA EPSILON LAMBDA -Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

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