Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10
0MEGAs HOLD GRAND
C0NCLAVE IN TEXAS

The thirty-third annual Grand
goncldVe Of the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity which convened in
Fort Worth, Texas, December 81
30, was presided over hv Col.
tdmpbell c. Johnson, administra-
i've assistant to the Director of
s;elective Service, Grand Basilcus
n. the Fraternity.
The business sessions of the
Grand Conclave featured the re-
ports of the National Social Ac-
ton Committee which the dele
gates at the 1915 conclave estab-
lished to work in such fields as
public education, housing, full and
fair employment, civil rights, the
and social security. The
program was designed to set in
motion machinery that would
cause the fraternity to occupy a
progressive and constructive
place in the civil life of the ma
ton.
The chairman of the National
Social Action Committee is Or.
Ira De A. Reid, eminent sociolo-
gist of Atlanta University. The
committee is made up of the fol-
lowing men: Dr.. Frank Horn,
Willard S. Townsend, Theodore
Poston, DR.. James M. Nabrit,
President Albert w. Dent, Prof.
John A. Davis, Lawrence A. Ok
ley, and Captain Grant Reynolds.
The roll call of delegates made
by J. Arthur Wiesegar, race re-
lations specialist, Federal Hous-
ing Authority, Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal, revealed that
576 delegates representing all
sections Of the country. Among
the delegates present were five
former Grand Basiloi: Atty Z.
Alexander LOBBY, Nashville,
Tenn, Atty, ]. Aston Atkins,
Winston Salem, N. c., Judge
George l.. Vaughn, St. Louis. Mo,
Pres. Albert w. Dent, billiard
University, New Orleans, La. and
1t. Lawrence A. Oxely, Minori-
ties Division, U. S. Dept. of La
Dor, Washington, d. C. Two of
the founders were there in per-
son of DR.. Edgar A, Love, New
York City, and Dr.. Oscar ].
Cooper Of Philadelphia, Pa. Elev-
IN of the twelve district repre-
sontatives under the supervision
of First Vice Grand Basileus
John II. Calhoun, Jr, of Atlanta.
Ga, were present, The scholar
ihip committee under the chair
nanship of DR.. w. Montague
Cobb, Howard University. Wash
ngton, d. C.. announced the re-
'ipicnts Of the Schularhip
wards. The awards, totaling
$1,000 were as follows. S. Ram
lolph Edmonds, playwright and
Professor Of drama at billiard
University, New Orleans, La
$500 to- aid the writing of q play,
promctheu5 and the Atom and
he publication of an anthology
lf iull length Negro plays; TO.
Jos. Jh II, Reason. acting libra
'ian OF Howard University.
Founders Library Washington,
D. C., $3.50 to aid the completion
II doctoral studies at New York
University and a definite work on
The office of the registrar in
American colleges. to James Oliv-
'r Brown, junior at Meharry
Medical College, Nashville, Tenn,
md John Winston King, senior
at Howard University Medical
School, $3.50 each for the con-
of professional studies.
% William II. Butts, Virginia
University, Richmond, Ca, Will
liam F.. Greene, Howard Univer-
,ity, jesse Hill Jr., Lincoln u,
Jefferson City, Mo, and Samuel
Al Morgan, Columbia IT,, New
York City, 500 each for the con-
of undergraduate stu
lies.
Two additional special grants
were made as in keeping with
The ideals and detectives of the
500 to the NAACP
iConfinued on Dare 81