1918 Volume 43 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive
1918 Volume 43 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive
1918 Volume 43 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive
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<strong>Volume</strong> XLIII October and Decetnber, <strong>1918</strong> Numbers 1 and 2<br />
ELMER CHARLESS HENDERSON, P. G. C.<br />
BY JAMES S. MORRISON, Westminster, '93<br />
Elmer ('harless HenderhOn, whGm the Brothers-in-the-Bond<br />
deliííht to honor, is a native of Fulton, .\[o., which has been his home<br />
for the wliole of his lile. He is a descendant of early, sturdy pioneers<br />
from Virginia and Kcntucky. He is a great-great-grandson of the<br />
celebrated Daniel Boone.<br />
Brotlier Henderson was born January 30, 187.. He has one<br />
brother, W H. Henderson, also a <strong>Phi</strong>. He was educated in the<br />
pnblic srhools of Fulton and at Westminster College. He has ahvays<br />
been and continúes to l¡e a general fa\'orite among the people of his<br />
home community. He was a member of the class of 18'*3. but owiiig<br />
to the fact that an attractive business opportunity presented itself at<br />
the cióse of his júnior year, he gave up his college career and devoted<br />
his talents to business. He was for several years a traveling salesman,<br />
at the end of which he engaged in business in b'ulton, where he has<br />
exlensive and varied interests. On .\pril 9, 1903, he was married to<br />
Miss .\nne Eugenia Brown, of Fulton. They have two children,<br />
.\nne, aged eleven, and Elmer C. Júnior, aged nine.<br />
Brother Henderson's fraternit\- history began with his initiation into<br />
the Missouri Beta chapter at Westminster College. September 1.^.<br />
1890. He has always been keenly interested in fraternity affairs, both<br />
local and general. He represented his chapter at the Indianapolis<br />
convention of 1894. He was for six vears Chapter House Commissioner,<br />
foUowing which he was Historian of the General Council for<br />
five years, or until his election as President of the Ceneral Council,<br />
fanuary 2, <strong>1918</strong>. at the Indianapolis convention. He assisted at the<br />
installation of the foUowing chapters oí