1953–54 Volume 78 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

INTERIOR VIEWS OF HOUSE
T'OP: Entrance showing trophy case, and looking
into living room, BELOW: The card roorti. BELOW:
Dining quarters. which Open off living room.
BOTTOM: Tfpical bedroom in dormitory wing.
the' festivities which start with the Rourid-
Up Parade on Friday afternoon^. Texas
Beta will enter one of its famous floats in
the competition. Enterprising members of
the chapter are already "pulling strings", so
that visiting alumni will get to view the
colorful parade spectacle from the top of a
downtown building. That evening visiting
Phis will register and take part in a formal
dedication banquet. Master of ceremonies
will be the Honorable Richard Blalock, '25,
prominent Phi alumnus who also heads the
University of Texas Phi Endowment Fund,
which converted the dream of a new Texas-
Beta chapter house into a reality. The banquet
purposely will be shoi't of "principal"
speakers but the program will be devoted
to expressions from several members of the
Fraternity, its alumni, and representatives
from the general Headquarters. Brothers
Harry Whittington, Mike Roberts, and Jess
Alford are aiding the chairman tremendously
in the work on this project.
On Saturday morning the Mothers' Club
of Texas Beta will hold its formal get-together,
in the new chapter house, and elect
State officers. This organization has done
much in securing decorations for the new
home. Mrs. John Touchstone of Dallas, the
-mother of John N. Touchstone, Jr., of the
active chapter, has been instrumental in
organizing 'this most important club.
On Saturday afternoon, actives and
alumni will take in the Texas Relays. Visiting
mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, and
sweethearts will be entertained at a coffee
hour at the house. In the evening the program
calls for a reception preceding the
Round-Up Revue and' Dance at Gregory
Gym, at which time the Sweetheart of the
University of Texas will be presented.
On Sunday morning the active chapter
will host the visitors at a Coffee and at 10:00
o'clock will come the dedication ceremony
in the patio of of the new ranch style fra-