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

The Alumni \^^
Firing Line
New Directory of Phis in Los Angeles Area Issued
By GEORGE K. SHAFFER, Chicago '16
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FORE than 1400 members of the fraternity,
whose names, occupations, addresses and chapter
allegiance were tracked down by some indefatigable
work, were recorded in a Los Angeles Alumni
Directory of * A 9, and received copies of the invaluable
slick paper volume with compliments of
the Los Angeles and Hollywood Alumni Clubs this
Spring
Sparking the job of issuing the Directory, and a
long and arduous job it was, was Hiram E. Beebe,
South Dakota '07, although "Hi" found it necessary
to get much help from other brothers after he spent
a couple of months in the autumn of 1953, in getting
the groundwork done.
The Directory is a typographically attractive booklet,
6 X gi/^ inches, of 36 pages, in neat blue ink
on white coated paper. It gives all the verified names
and addresses of Phis in the "greater Los Angeles
area," which means that the listings extend to areas
in about four Southern California counties.
After five months of editorial work, checking and
rechecking to make the listings as inclusive and accurate
as possible, the Directory made its appearance
this Spring, and directed hearty and immediate
compliments to Brother Beebe, his "staff" who, like
Beebe, devoted voluntary time and effort to the pub-
lication, and to the two alumni clubs who appropriated
the funds to carry out the project.
The Directory gives a breakdown of the Phi Delt
alumni membership in the Southern California area
under three different classifications: alphabetically
by name, with address, by chapters, and by occupations.
Chances are that the Directory will prove of
great value in many ways for years to come. Its effect
in pepping up the alumni activities of the Los
Angeles area have already registered, according to
the two alumni club presidents of the area, Don
Phinney, of the Los Angeles Club, and Otto Steiert,
of the Hollywood Club.
Conspicuous in their aid in publication of the
Directory, besides Brother Beebe, who first "sold"
the idea to the two clubs, and broke the trail in
the way of gathering and collating the data, were
Brothers Phinney and Steiert, Tom Phelan, President
of the Los Angeles Club in 1953; Joe Stoddard,
President of the Hollywood Club in 1953; and
Lou Tellner.
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The diligent work of these brothers consumed
some months, but the book would not be out yet
were it not for two volunteer associates of the fairer
sex: Mrs. Beebe, the former Lucy Valentine, and
Mrs. Don Phinney, the former Helen Dever from
Ohio University. Mrs. Beebe and Mrs. Phinney lent
the consistent and sustained effort that helped get
out the. three mailings to the *A9 brothers of the
vicinity, and they did the necessary work of card indexing,
filing, and editing much of the data without
which the printers could not have done their work.
SPARKPLUC FOR BIG JOB AND CHIEF AIDE
HIRAM E. BEEBE, South Dakota 'oy, retired business man
and a gentleman of enthusiasms and civic resourcefulness.
He is Vice-President of the Audubon Society in the Los
Angeles area, and has been active in Congressional and
local campaigns of Republican candidates. Important help
on new Directory was provided by Mrs. Hiram Beebe, an
educator by profession who has devoted a lively portion of
a bright and interesting life to assisting in various pursuits
for the advancement of 4> A 6, for she shares the
enthusiasms of her always active husband. She and Brother
"Hi" have a son, Edward R,, and of course he is a Phi—
from his Dad's chapter. South Dakota Alpha.
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Earle Anthony Honored for Long
Service in Automotive Field
Two hundred leaders of a score of different fields,
gathered at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles,
Calif., to pay honor to EARLE C. ANTHONY, California
'03, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary
of the week he and his father became Packard distributors.
Among the distinguished speakers at the
banquet was JAMES J. NANCE, Ohio Wesleyan '23
Packard Motor Company President.
At 17, Brother Anthony built the first car that ran
on Los Angeles streets, an electric, and he built the
motor and the battery himself. Among the other
firsts with which he is credited are the first newspaper
automobile display ad, the first automobile
stage line which is now incorporated in the Pacific
Greyhound system, and the first service station.
Anthony's service stations grew into a chain of
1100 before they were sold to Standard Oil in 1914.