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

404 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for May, 1954
TRIPLE THREAT TEAM
ROUNDUP LEADERS
LEFT: Walter Barragar, U.C.L.A. '}2, left, and twin brother Robert A. Barragar, U.C.L.A. '32, right, help make occasion
memorable when Phi Delt dad, Fred L. Barragar, Minnesota '06, receives Golden Legion honor at Los Angeles-
Hollfbood dinner, RIGHT: Active in the program were: (left to right) Otto Steiert, President of Hollywood Club;
Wen Niles, television, movie and radio figure, who acted as Master of Ceremonies; Donald C. Phinney, President of
Los Angeles Club,
versity, class of 1904, was initiated at old New York
Delta on Feb. 24, 1902.
Marshal J. Cloyes, Kansas '03, himself a Golden Legion
A "PHI" WAS BORN
An unrehearsed but popular event on the program at the
LA.-Hollywood dinner came when Pres. Don Phinney
received from Carlyle F. Richards, Iowa '25, and Stan
Brown (right), a passbook showing deposit of $}; to account
of one-year-old Dennis Phinney, Don's son. The
bank deposit was the way taken by gratified members of
the backlog of 1400 Phis in the Los Angeles area in appreciation
of the long hours of unstinted work which Brother
Phinney and his understanding wife, the former Helen
Dever—and ATA from Ohio U—devoted jointly to the
Los Angeles * A 9. Directory.
member, added to impressiveness of the Golden Legion
ceremony when he led all Legion veterans forward to
form a circle by the rostrum, and the two new members
were added to the widened circle. Laurens Potter Davis,
Hillsdale '97, who was initiated in 1892, delivered a
warm address of welcome to the new Legionnaires.
All members of the Golden Legion group were invested
with the symbolic white carnation.
Enlivening the Founders Day program in other directions
was the introduction of the two alumni club
presidents of the Los Angeles area—Donald Phinney,
President of the Los Angeles Club, and Otto Steiert,
President of the Hollywood Club.
Phinney was publicly commended tor the leadership and
personal time and energy he devoted to issuance of the
new * A 6 Directory of Southern California, a volume that
reached all Phis of the area in the week preceding the
Founders Day event. In recognition of President Phinney's
work on the Directory, in which he was chief aide and
collaborator with Directory Editor-Chairman, Hiram E.
Beebe, an award was made to Brother Phinney and his
wonderful wife' (in absentia) for their joint efforts of
many evenings, many weeks and many months, assisting
Brother Beebe in assembling and editing the Directory
data. The Phinney award was in the form of i presentation,
accompanied by a talk by Province President Stan
Brown, of a safe deposit book, chronicling the entry of
$35 for the Phinneys' year-old son, Dennis. The deposit
was made in the Los Angeles Pioneer Mutual Savings and
Loan Association, and included contributions volunteered
by brothers in the Bond who wished to express their
satisfaction with the new Directory, particularly Brother
Carlyle Richards, Iowa '25, president of Pioneer Mutual.
Words of outstanding commendation were also directed
to Brother Beebe, who "sparked" the entire Directory
job.
Door prizes were drawn and announced by Brother
Steiert, and tendered to the following four members of
the banquet assemblage: James Brett, active chapter,
U.C.L.A., a bathroom scale; John Colyer, U.C.L.A. '48, an
ice crusher; Richard Gafford, Kansas '30, nylon clothes
brush; William Stuckman, Ohio State '49, cocktail mixing
set—GEO. K. SHAFFER, Reporter.