Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10
IN ELFIiI ANIMAL ALPAA PHI
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, H., Dee. 31.--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 hundred representatives from
twenty. seven chapters located at the
lead ng universities in the East and
North formed the greatest gathering
In numbers and enthusiasm SO far at
tempted by this first of Negro college
fratcrnities. The delegates to this con
Vention reported Il total membership
of more than eighteen hundred with
some six hundred at present engaged
in undergraduates or un vcrs:ty work
Among the members we'll known to
Richmond who took an active part in
the affairs OF this convention were:
Mr.. l.. l.. McGeo the General Vive
Pr esidcnt. who is soon to receive his
PHI. d., from the university Of CHI ca
go; Mr.. S. S. Booker the General
Treasurer now Secretary Of the BaltI
moro "Y"; M. II. Vann q senior in
tho Dental School at tho University
Of Michigan; II. B. Taliaferro Alto,
ncy of Detroit, Mich, Charles II.
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 Commerce-all former students
at Union. A. A. Thompson and A.
ID. Price represented the Gamma
Chapter located at Virginia Union
University.
At a 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.iooking group Of The
, Young Negro In America and In the
. World.' Mr.. S. S. Booker and Mr. l..
l.. MCGEE were other speakers at this
meeting at which DR.. George G.. Hall
the we'll known Chicago surgeon pre-
sided.
The hospitality of Chicago people
threatened at ono time to disrupt
the program of the Convention with
, social attractions.t On Saturday Il
Smoker WAS provided by Chicago Alum
nj, Monday night DR.. Hall acted as
host at reception at the Unity Club
followed by the reception OF tho
Forty Club, Tuesday evening the Fra
ternity gave its Annual Formal
Promenade, Wednesday afternoon the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority enter
tanned at Tea and at night the Con-
vention closed with its usual Banqucr.
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 rs far
separated as Pennsylvania and the
University OF Kansas and among
other things established a 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
| ment of its members upon graduation
from college and to organize a go
.To-College Campaign i'll the High
Schools Of the Country.
Kansas City, Kansas was chosen
rs the meeting place Of the next Gu
vcntion at the seat Of the ita Lam
vention at the seat OF the Beta Lara-
ba and Epsilon Chapters. On whole
the better class of Chicago people will
have reason to remember the Alpha
Phi Alpha for a long time to come,
--OECONOMICUS.