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

THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for November, 1953 85
member of the Tampa Elks and now carries
an honorary life membership card. He carried
the gavel for the Tampa Rotary, serving
as president during World War I.
He is a member of the Tampa Library
Board, and the State Planning Board.
Twice he has represented Florida at the
National Democratic Convention. In 1924
he served as chairman of the Florida delegation.
Like many newsmen, Lambright has
veins in his body which delve into the mechanisms
of politics. The news bug bit him
hard and long. The extracurricular activities,
not necessarily sidelines, have carried
him to great fame.
The small, greying editor's eyes crinkle
when he looks back over his accomplishments.
He's one of those modest Phis who
have conquered a kingdom and still possess
the common touch.
There's a pirate named Jose Caspar who
visits Tampa every winter and while some
Tribune staffers are annoyed by these annual
invasions. Brother Lambright who has
perpetuated the Gasparilla Carnival has yet
to admit Jose Caspar is a legend.
"You'll never hear me admit it. He's too
real," said the author of the authentic life
of the renowned pirate. So the celebration
goes on, and Newton's staff, each and every
one, has to cover some phase of the big
week-long hullabaloo. To Brother Ed, Gasparilla
isn't a tourist attraction. And nobody
knows more about Jose than he.
A former Chief Yeoman in the Naval Reserve
during the Spanish-American War,
Ed married Cannie Rebecca Finch of Quit-
En LAMBRIGHT, Emory '94
Dean of Florida journalism circles
man, Georgia. They have one daughter, Mrs.
M. M. (Jack) Frost, of New York City.
A man of fine culture, Lambright has
backed and led a number of Tampa civic
and rhunicipal associations. I imagine one
thing he is most proud of is the post of
President of the Emory University Alumni
Association, that is next to his granddaughter
and his three great-grandchildren.
Whenever you're in Tampa, drop in and
see the venerable editor of The Trib. He'll
be writing a Sunday column on books, or
some blurbs, or typing an editorial. But
he'll say, "Come in, pull up a chair," and
smile quietly.
Phi News Briefs
With reference to the article about the Ferris fe Hardgrove firm in the September SCROLL
(p. 27), George Haidgrove, Wisconsin '00, writes that he retired from the business when the
firm merged with Pacific Northwest, now lives in Seattle. He is a director and chairman of
Queen City Broadcasting Co. which operates Station KIRO, Seattle; director of Puget Sound
Navigation Co., Seattle; Black Ball Ferries, Ltd., and Black Ball Lines, Ltd., Victoria, B.C.;
trustee of De La Salle Institute operated by the Christian Brothers of California. . . . We are"
pleased to announce the addition to THE SCROLL Editorial Board of John M. Willem, Lawrence
'31, Chicago advertising executive. . . . Robert Bruce Chiperfield, Kno'x '22, Congressman from
Illinois, arrived in Berlin October 8 following a two-day visit to Moscow. He is the first American
Congressman to visit the Russian capital in seven years.