The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
Celebrities Are Coming to
 Phi Gamma DeLta EkkleSio
 10 Be Held Here This Week
Athletes, Journalists and Bus mess Men Due Here for Frat ConVention-Dr. Hen- " EdmondS a Principal Speaker.

Athletic, journalistic and business celebrities, including two of the 1 greatest advertisers of the country, will be on hand for the seventy third annual ekklesia of the Phi Gamma Delta national collegesfra- ternity, which takes place in Bir- mingham December 28-31, according to anpouncement of officers of the Birmingham graduate chapter, who are hosts to the gathering.
 Dr. Henry NJ Edmonds. pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church of Birmingham, will be one of the principal speakers at the annual ban quet of the fraternity. A. s. Post. of Battle Creek, Mich, of Post Toasties" fame and William G. Mennen. of Mennen Chemical com pany, New York; manufacturer ot Mennen's Talcum Powder, are two commercial leaders, members of the fraternity, who have made reserya- tions
 J. Alex Sloan, of Chicago, promi- nent auto race promoter and known in Birmingham as promoter of auto races at the state fair will be in at tendance.
 Athletes Coming
 George D. Thompson, all western football tackle and member of the western conference championship, Iowa university team; rom" Davis captain of the famous Pittsburg uni versity team and George Perrin, base ball and football star of the Uni versity Of Michigan; In addition to numerous southern athletes, will be on hand for the ekklesia.
 Jack Weinheimer, captain of New York university football team, who has gained a national reputation in the press as being the only college man who has never been kissed, is another athlete who will be here.
 University of Chicago delegates will include LennoX Gray, editor or the Daily Maroon, and Russell Ward, managing editor of the Gap and Gown" the varsity annual. G. 5, ONeal of the Oregon Journal, Port land, Is already here from the north west. Avery Hopwood, nationally known writer and Otto Harbach, mus ical composer, are expected to at tend.
 Newton D. Baker. former secretary of war; and Calvin Coolidge, vice president of the United States; will not be able to attend as was formerly expected.
 over 23o room reservations have been made by the local committee for delegates and alumni members who will attend the ekklesla.
 official Delegates
 The following are delegates from the designated chapters:
 Dartmouth. R. P. Turnbull, F. F. Doten; Maine, J. NJ. Horne, Donald t. Alexander, II. l.. Jackson' Trinity, Thomas J. Birmingham; Williams, William F. Olmstead; Yale, Ernest D. Richmond, Norman r. Williams; Rut- gers. Ralph E. Stone, Thomas Sum merrill; Colgate, George c. Whaling, D. F. Waters; Cornell Charles E. Ham, Albert G. Joyce; Syracuse, Joseph l. Johnson, Herbert C. Lock wood; Union, Ernest B. Augur. Wal lace V. R. Fretts; Lafayette, l.. '. Dundon, Robert Russell; Lehigh, Fred E. Bailey; Bucknell, Howard T. Davenport: Penn State, II. B. Wentz, Pomeroy; Richmond, Albert G. Smith, William Ellyson, Jr.; Pittsburg, w. H. Zeder; Washington and Jefferson, J. K. Younkins, E. R. Weyer; Ohio State, William Parrish, r. Fred Smith; Ohio Wesleyan, George sa- vile, S. W. McCord; Wittenberg, Don w. Switzer, John F. Kramer, Jr.; De-