The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-01-03
TWELFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF ALPHA PHIiALPHA FRATER-
! NIFTY, HELDIlN CHICAGO,
December 27, to 81.

The city of Chicago gave royal
welcome to the visiting members OF
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity IN
its 18th annula Convention, during
the Christmas holidays. The exten-
siye plans of Theta Chapter OF CHI
cago made it possible for the largest
and Oldest Negro Greek letter fra
ternity OF have the largest and most
historic session ever held by the fra
ternity.
The closed sessions of the con-
yention were held at the Soldiers and
Sailors Rest House, 3201 South Wa
bash Avenue, where the election OF
officers and other matters pertaining
TO the fraternity were effected in ac-
cord with the traditional and true
fraternal formality and secrecy.
- The open session of the convention
ss-.-..-..s-s-s, At-r4es..s M iss- iIsh'
School with an interested and en-
thusiastic audience which filed the
large auditorium to the doors. DIR.
George c. Hall, Exalted Honorary
Member of the local chapter was the
presiding officer. Rev. Emory b.
Smith of Washington gave the in
vocation, in owrds ringing with the
new spirit of the new Negro man
hood in the service of God and man.
s. s. Cooker, General Treasurer
spoke briefly upon Alpha Phi Alpha,
A Force for Negro Uplift,' in which
he set forth the tremendous power OF
the fraternity in moulding the new
policy of an awakened race and set
ting forth briefly the history OF the
fraternity and its remarkable growth.
The speaker of the evening was
DR.. Emmett J Scott, Secretary-Ireas.
of Howard University, an exalted
honorary member of Beta Chapter
DIR. Scott spoke upon "The Advent
of the Negro in Big Business Speak
ing over an hour. DR.. Scott showedl
the needs and achievements of the
race in business, supporting his state
ments with statistics and hgures.
Lucius L. McGee of Theta Chapter
and Vic President of the General Or
ganization held the audience spell
bound by his enthusiastic treatment
of the subject, alpha Phi Alpha's
Task" Mr.. McGee received round
after round of applause as he out
lined the task to which the fraternity
had dedicated itself to in the coming
years. The note of the New Negro
was sounded gain and again as he
forcefulIy showed the need of the
times and the failure of old leader
ship. Music of the program was fur
nshed by Mrs. Antoinette Garnesi
gifted soprano, Miss Cleo Dickerson
pianist and Mr.. Robert f. Giles cor
netist. Tn audience left the audito-
rum that thse hundred virile young
men, the cream of the Negro race
engendered by their very bearing
and utterances.
At smoker held at the Unity Club
on Saturday night delegates and Wis
iting members of the fraternity en-
joyed that fire flow of wit and good
fellowship so dear to college men and
all good fellows. The light repast was
interspersed by brilliant speeches by
manw OF the delegates from all over
the country.
On Monday night DR.. Geo. Cleve-
land Hall held reception for the
members of the fraternity. Chicago
has seldom seen such society event
as this reception. Traffic on South
Park Avenue was congested by ar
irving guests cars to the extent that
special traffic officer was required
TO direct the arriving and departing
guests. Such bevy of beautiful col
ord womanhood could hardly be gath
cred to equal those assmbled to meet
the visiting delegates. Mrs. Hall