Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-23
KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY
MEETS IN JACKSONVILLE
Largo Delegation to Leave Richmond
Christmas Night I'm Spc-
Cial Train.
WILL TRAVEL OVER sEABOARD
Many Prominent Men of Community
Hold Membership i'm Alumni Chap.
ter-Orlcr Has Long Honor Roll
OF Men in Army.


Tine twenty-nnth biennial conven-
ton OF the Kappa Alpha fraternity will
convene in Jacksonville. Florida. De-
ccmber -, and continue through the
10Th. Many prominent members OF the
Richmond Alumni chapter of Kappa
Alpha will attend the convention. j.
Manning Potts will be the Official dele
gate Of the Richmond chapter with a.
Scddon Jones and George Lewis Chum-
bley as alternates. others expected 10
attend the convention from Richmo ud
include T.. r. Mcdonnell. former grand
purser and now member OF the cleo
toraI committee; j. \. &. Chandler,
member Of electoral committee: Cyrus
W. Beale. chief alumnus: T. jefferson
Stubbs, Frank W. Duke, Charlie Moss
Washington and Lee football star; T.
H. Cogbill. NJ. 5. Scott. Ign Fond
Beverly c. Smith, Malcolm V. Pitt Il. Il.
Bridgeforth Emory 4. Barrow, :. III.
Shont and Sherlock Bronson.
a special Pullman train will leave
Richmond Christmas night at l2:42
O'Clock for Jacksonville via the Sea-
board Air Line. The Richmond alumni
chapter has been a very active part Of
the grand order. The officers of the
local organization are: president. Paul
W. Howle; first vicc-prcsidcnt, Thomas
S. Wheelwright; second vice prcsd ent.
w. II. Higgins; third vice president,
George Ainslie; secretary and treas
urcr. Cyrus w. Bcale.
PROMINENT MEN
IN RICHMOND CHAPTER
Many prominent names are found in
the Richmond alumni chapter Of Kappa
Alpha. Among the most widely known
are Mayor George Ainslic. c. Il. Antrim.
A. S. Buford, Jr., j. r. Cabell, j. a. c.
Chandler, Sol Cutchins, Julien Gum.
John Calvin Mctcalf. T.. i. Mcconnell.
William Wilson Sale. Colonel 10 Lane
Stern. Thomas s. Whcelwright, Cole
man Workman.
1t is expected that the convention
will he the largest in the history of
the organization in spite OF tho fact
that many OF the members are already
in the service OF the government.
Elaborate plans have been made to
make the convention most enjoyable.
Setting the date of the convention dur
ing the Christmas holidays will serve
to bring the men together in spirit
OF fellowship in CONNIE moration Of the
event that Christmas stands for and
at the same time binds them together
in a union of loyalty.
The Hotel Seminole has been desig
mated as headquarters for the TWEEN
ty-ninth biennial convention. The pro-
gram arranged for the entertainment
of Kappa Alphas in attendance at the
convention includes model initiation.
smoker. banquet. boat trip on The st.
Johns River to the big quartcrmastcr's
camp. auto trip over Jacksonville bou.
levards, banquet and ball.
HAS MANY MEN IN
SERVICE or GOVERNMENT
The Richmond alumni chapter con-
tains many members who arc in the
service of the government II Will be
with source of regret that the mem
bers of the local chapter attend the
convention without their brothers. but
yet they feel that the men are doing
their part for the government, and
thus wish them well and Sodspecd in
their new mission
Following are the members Of the
Richmond Alumni Chapter Of Kappa
Alpha that compose the honor roll OF
the organization:
r. NJ Baker, navy. J. II. Bccock.
ambulance corps: Lieutenant Is. Broad
dus, cavalry: Captain ". \. Burress
engineer corps: Lieutenant 7 T. Evrd
Z. S. r.; NJ. y. Cogbill. Blues y: Cap.
tain r.. T. Conquest. army: a. r. Cosby,
army; l.. T Davis army; ID. q. ElIer-
son. Blues a Captain j. II. Ellcrson
L. S. H.: p. w. Fore Blues a. L!Gutcn.
ant K. Il. Gayle. L. S. r.; Lieutenant
l.. S. Gibson. medical corps: Lieutenant
T. G. Gordon. field artillery: T. NJ.
G wathney. Blue Company: Lieutenant
w. p. Gwathmey. engineer corps: Lieu
tenant ]. NJ. Hasan. army; Lieutenant
j. A. HaGan, a. +. F.: Lieutenant a. l..
Hart. L. S. r.: Captain j. M Hart.
United States Army: Sergeant s. *.
Hurt. hospital corps: +. S. Johns, navy,
NJ. r.: S. a NJ. Keith. aviation corps:
Major w. w. La Prade. artillery: r. M.
Maybee. army: II. w. Miles, Army Y.
NJ. {. A. Lieutenant c. G. Miller, sig
ma! corps; Lieutenant Il. T.. Miller en-
Eincera, y. +. Morton, army, Blues:
Captain Nottingham. field artillery:
OFlaherty, Army Y. NJ. G. A.: L,cutcn-
ant w. j. PARRISH. L. s. NJ c.. !. II.
Patton. Jr.. L. S. Il. F.; Lieutenant ].
ID. Patton, Jr. army: Acknowledgement
w. w. Sale, Virginia: Lieutenant l.. T.
Scales. ;. r.. Captain II. c. Schmidt
U. :. T.; Northumberland \. NJ
Ship, army; Licutenant-Colorc 10
Lane Stern. Virginia; Captain y. N
Waddcy. artillery; Lieutenant l.. T.
Warriner. Jr., hospital corps; !. r
WiGh;man. U. S. ~; Lieutenant .Jo
Wills. L. S. r.: Major j. G. Wise. l.. s
n: Captain +. r. Wood, engineer ccrps.
Lieutenant T. =. Witt. L. s. a