The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-21
MANY NOTABLES TO
ATTEND COLLEGE
FRAT CONVENTION
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
to Hold National Meet
Ing Here-PIans for
Entertainment

Definite assurance that Newton
D. Baker, former Secretary of War,
will visit Birmingham In late De-
cember, during the sessions Of the
annual convention of the Phi Gam
ma eta college fraternity has been
received by DR.. Guy E. Snavely,
president of Birmingham Southern
college, who Is chairman of the exc
eutive committee in charge of the
convention.
Mr.. Baker, who served as a pres
ident of the fraternity for six years
and has always been active in its
work, has written DIR. Snavely that he
will be present for the four days of
the convention. December % to 81,
inclusive, unless unexpected develop
ments intervene.
Plans for the convention have been
under way since last June, when To-
cal members OF the fraternity were
informed of the choice of Birming-
ham as the 1921 convention city. The
executive committee. composed of DR..
Wood, Howard Fulenwider and John
M Bradley, with Harry White as gen
cral chairman, has practically COM
pleted its plans for the entertainment
of delegates from every active chap
ter and all graduate associations In
the country.
Four Hundred Expected
AS each of the 81 active chapters,
located in the principal colleges and
universities of the country, Is entitled
to two delegates and each graduate
association ono or more, 1T is ex-
pected that more than 400 members
of the fraternity will gather here for
the convention. The nearby chapters
of Alabama, Tennessee and Sewanee
are expected to attend en- masse.
Plans for the entertainment of the
delegates call for smoker to be
given the night of December 2S at
the Southern club. an afternoon re-
ception the following day, Thursday,
at the same place at which sponsors
for the various chapters will be In
troduced to the delegates, a big ban
quet at the Tutwiler hotel that night,
and a ball at the Country club the
following evening. DIR. Henry II. Ed
monds. pastor of the Independent
Presbyterian church and a member of
the fraternity from the University
Tennessee, will be POSTMASTER at the
banquet, at which a number of no.
tables will be speakers.
Business Session
Headquarters for the convention
will be established at the Tutwiler
hotel and all business sessions will
be held in the ballroom. Reservations
are already being made for goodly
number of delegates by Howard Full
enwider. chairman of the hotels COM
mittee. A reception committee.
headed by James B. Abbott. has been
appointed to take care of the visitors
from the moment they arrive.
Formal invitations to attend the
convention have been extended a
number of the notable members of
the fraternity, among them being Vice
President Calvin Coolidge, Ex-vice
President Marshall Meredith Nichoi-
son. Charles P. Steinmetz. the scien-
fist: Avery Hopwood, the playwright;
George Snyder of Washington, D. c..
tive of the Canadian Pa
cific railroad; Edward S. Jordan and
the Studebaker brothers, automobile
manufacturers; S. s. Mcclure and
others. Glenn Miller of Salt Lake
City, president OF the fraternity for
the past four years, has already sig
nified his intention of attending with
Mrs. Miller.
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