Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10

Chicago. H., Dec. 3l.-What was
said to be the largest gathering OF
Negro College men ever assembled
was the Twelfth Annual convention
of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at
Chicago, December 27th-3lSt. More
than 4 hundred representatives from
twenty-Scvcn chapters located at the
lead ng universities in the East and
North formed the greatest gathering
In numbers and enthusiasm so far at
fratcrnities. The delegates to this con
Vention reported a total membership
OF more than eighteen hundred with
some six hundred at present engaged
in undergraduates or un vcrs.ty work
Among the members well known to
Richmond who took an active part in
the affairs OF this convention we're:
Mr.. l.. l.. McGco the General Vive
Pr csidcnt, who is soon to receive his
Phi. d., from the university Of Oh ca
go; Mr.. S. S. Booker the General
Treasurer now Secretary of the Balt
moro "Y"; M. II. Vam senior in
tho Dental School at the University
of Michigan; II. b. Taliafcrro Attol
ncy of Detroit, Mich, Charles H.
Thompson who receives his Masters
Degree in Education at Chicago Uni
versity next June; Charles S. john
son associate secretary of the Illinois
Race Commission: II. Arnold Hill
and w. II. Harris Of the Chicago
Urban League and V. ID. Johnston Of
tho Northwestern University School
Of Commcrcc-all former students
at Union. a. A. Thompson and A.
ID. Price represented the Gamma
Chapter located at Virginia Union
University.
At public meeting on Sunday,
December 2Sth at the Wendell Phil
lips High School at which tho Hon.
Emmett j. Scott of the Beta Chapter
at Howard University addressed n
great assembly OF representative Chi
cagO citizens on "Tho Future of the
Negro in Big Business" he said among
other things that to his mind "thc
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity IS the
most forward-iooiing group OF the
Young Negro in America and in the
World" Mr.. S. S. Booker and Mr. l..
Il. McGcc were ether speakers at this
meeting ut which DR.. George G. Hall
the we'll known Chicago surgeon pre-
sided.
The hospitality of Chicago people
threatened ut ono time to disrupt
the program Of tho Convention with
social attractions.' On Saturday Il
Smoker was provided by Chicago Alum
nj, Monday night Dr.. Hail acted as
host ut reception at the Unity Club
followed by the reception OF tho
Forty Club, Tuesday evening the Fra
ternity gavo its Annual Formal
Promenade, Wednesday afternoon tho
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority enter
tanned at Tea and at night the Con-
Vention closed with its usual Banquet
Business Of course had to be attend
ed to between times,
Delegates reported six of the fra.
tcrnity elected to the Phi Bette Kap
pa from as many institutions as far
separated as Pennsylvania and the
University of Kansas and among
other I. ings established commits
sion whose duty it shall be to com
pile statistics on accomplishments OF
graduate members to list and make
available information for the employ
mcnt of it's members upon graduation
from college and to organize a go
.TO-College Campaign III the High
Schools OF the Country.
Kansas City, Kansas was chosen
is the meeting place OF the next e Ia
vcn:ion at the seat of the iNa Lam
vention at the seat OF the Beta Laln-
ba and Epsilon Chapters. On whole
tho better class of Chicago people will
have reason to remember the Alpha
Phi Alpha for a long time TO come,
-OECONOMICUS.