Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-10-15
kATES OBTAINED FOR ALPHA
PHI ALPHA CONVENTION
VIII Be Larget Meeting of Negro
College Men Ever Held.

Washington, d. C.,-Word has lust
| come to tho National Secretary of the
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Norman
u. McGhee, from tho Chairman o..
Tire Railroad Passenger Associations
OF the country that a reduction OF one
! and onc-hai faro on the Certificate
plan will apply for members attep /
! Ing The 14th annual convention Of tho
Alph Phi Alpha Fraternity to be held
at Baltimore, Maryland, December
! 2Tth to 31st, inclusive, 1921 and also
for dependent members Of thor fami.
lies.
Ever since the establishment in 1906
Oh the Alpha Phi Alpha the first Nc
gro college fraternity to be ORGANIZED
the college fraternity idea among Nc
gro college students has rapidly
spread until there are now seven nat
, ional Negro college fraternitios and
ehree sororitics. From tho mother
chapter organized at Cornell Universe
, ty by group Of Negro male students.
the Alpha Phi Alpha has spread until
II now has thirty-five chapters locat.
ed mt the various colleges and nniyersi
ties OF the United States, numbering
among them such institutions. as Har
ward, Yale. Cornell, the Universities
or pennsylvania, Michigan, Pittsburgh
, lMnois; Chicago; Ohio; Kanlas; Cali.
1orhia; Howard; Lincoln, Wilberforce.
virginia Union; and Meharry Medical
Coilege. 1t has now q membership of
2ooo of whom 1900 are prominent grad
unte and honorary members and 90
undergraduate members.
Among the prominent graduate and
honorary members Of the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity are Hon William H.
LOWS, Dr.. Emmett J. Scott Dean
Kelly Millor, DR.. w. %. B. Du Bols,
Hon. Robert L. Vann, Mr.. Clarence
cameron White; Mr.. e. C. Brown, Bish
op John Hurst, DR.. J. u. Moorland.
Hon. James A. Cobb. DR., George VIM.
Cook. DR.. George Cleveland Hall, Hon.
william G. Matthew's, DR.. George q.
Cannon, Mr.. William Stanley Rraith.
waite, DR.. w. G. Alexander, Mr..
Eugene Kinckle Jones, DR.. William A.
Warfield, DR.. .Marche F.. Wheatlhnd
Dr. $. l.. Carson, Prof. j. R. q. Lee,
DR.. e. D. WilliRton, Mr.. A. L. Jack.
son; DR.. F.. p. Roberts: DR.. J. T. Cot
ton; DIR. W. S. SCARBOROUGH and Dean
! D. o. W. Holmes.
The rate reduction to the 18th an.
nual convention Of the Alpha Phi AL.
pha upon the certificate plan as grant
cd provide that tickets at the regular
one-way admit fare for the going Jour
ney DO obtained on any date fran De-
cember 23rd to Goth, inclusive. Re-
quest is made for a certificates when
ticket ts purchased SucI, oertificats
Is presented upon arrival at the meet
ing 70 Go"crn' Ge"rfYary Norman l.
McGhce for endorsement. Return
tickets may he purchased when cert.
fiGate is duly validated on any .day
up to and including january 4th, thus
allowing ample time for all members
!of tho Fraternity and their friends
to en1"v y vffdt both to Baltimore and
sto WASHINGTON, tho National Capital.
Probably the largest delegation ef
Negro college mon eyhr to hold q meet
ing viii ,corne TO Basdmore and ,attAntf
this convention t4e ,thsre ars within q
rad'ua OF 200 mites some twA'ye bn-.
dGfd nat4>aIs :: !, .i,tTa Phi Alpha
FratArnisy located IN the vsrissls ,aas
Fern cities and colleges.