The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-01-07

Lambda Chapter, Baltimore, Mary
land: Posthumous Membership Shin
gle-This is to Certify that The Hon
orable Frederick Douglass, eX-Slave,
Abolitionst, Orator, Advocate of
Woman's Suffrage, Editor and States
man, has been initiated a member of
the Omega Chapter of the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity" As a token of the
appreciation of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity of the work being done by
the Frederick Douglass Memorial and
Historical Association, a check for
$4,000 was handed to Mrs. Pendle-
ton towards the worthy cause the As
sociaion is promoting. The ceremo-
MES ended with the singing of Faith
of Our Fathers
Visit to Howard University Followed
by a Number of Receptions
Following the pilgrimage to the
Douglass Home, the delegates and Wis
ting friends of the Fraternity were
conveyed by the train of BUSES to
the Howard University for view of
its buildings and grounds, and a visit
to the Beta Chapter House, located at
the University, after which they were
served dinner in the University din
ing hall Immediately after dinner,
the members of the Fraternity were
taken to the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W.
c. A., where they were the guests of
! the College Alumnae Club of Wash
| ington, D. c., which is composed of
college women Of the various colleges
and universities of the United States,
and has as it's officers: Mrs. D. o. w.
Holmes, President; Miss Jnanita How
ard, Secretary; Miss Carrie Lee, Sec
rotary, and Mrs. ]. S. Carroll Treas
urer. The committee in charge of the
reception to the Alpha Phi Alpha
| Fraternity was composed of Miss
Mary Gibson, Miss Mary Cromwell,
Miss Bertha Mcneil, Dr. Georgiana
r Simpson and Mrs. ]. T. Wilder.
The Beta Chapter of the Fraternity,
which had charge of the arrange
ments in connection with the enter
! tainment Of the members of the Fra
4 ternity while in Washington, held an
informal reception in the evening in
honor of the members of the Frater-
nifty and their friends at the Dunbar
High School.
DIR. George c. Hall Addresses Public
Session
Upon the return of the entire dele
cation to Baltimore, the work of the
/ Convention began in earnest Thurs
/ day morning. Sessions were held
morning and afternoon, and in the
evening a session was held to which
the public was invited. The general
theme for Che public session was
leadership" Its relation to Alpha
Phi Alpha was discussed under the
subjects, Ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha,
by George b. Kelly, one of the foun.
ders Of the Fraternity, and "Alpha
Phi Alpha's Task" by the National
President, Simeon S. Booker. Musical
/ selections were rendered by l.. Haven
| Caldwell. The principal address was
delivered by DIR. Gorge Cleveland
Hall, Of Chicago, upon the subject
Leadership and Life"
Numerous Social Events Held
Tuesday evening, in keeping with
the Convention program, the Annual
| Formal Dance of the Fraternity was
given at st. Mary's Hall, Orchard
street, Baltimore. Throughout the
week, numerous social events were
given, including a basketball game
the opening day of the Convention by
the Beta and Nu Chapters of the Fra
ternity; reception by DIR. and Mrs.
S. d. Hughes; reception by DIR. and
Mrs. j. II. Hilburn, Thursday after
noon and evening, and number of
house parties and dinner parties by
various friends of the Fraternity dur
ing the week. On Saturday after
noon the delegates were taken on a
sightseeing tour by the Delta-Lambda
Chapter, the hosts of the Convention.
Go to High School-Program to Be
Continued-Offcers Elected