1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETANo detail was overlooked by theuntiring Detroit committee. One ofthe features of the convention ball heldat the Statler Hotel Friday night, afterthe boat landed was the presentationof very elaborate favors to the guests.Silvef belt buckles were given to themen and crystal pendant necklaces tothe ladies. Both were mounted withthe Phi crest.The first attempt at a Phi Conventiondaily was a great success, thanksto Dean Hoffman and his helpers.While the rest of the delegates andvisitors were asleep or enjoying themselves,Dean and his crew were toilingaway in their improvised print shopOctober, 1930making it possible for us to have thePhi Log on our plates at the breakfasttable.P.P.G.C. Bob Brewer and P.R.G.C.Harry Davis were unable to accompanythe convention on the boat butthey were in Detroit for the openingsession and on the dock to bid us bonvoyage.Seven Past Presidents of the GeneralCouncil were present at theConvention. Banta, Brown, Mitchell,Ruick, Henderson, MacCauley andBrewer. Four of them had their sonswith them and two of the others havePhi sons who were not in attendance.The New President of theGeneral CouncilBy O. J. Tallman,Lafayette, '24IHE newly elected president of theGeneral Council of $ A 0, Robert ElliotHaas, Lafayette, '13, was bornin Allentown, Pennsylvania, December12, 1890. He attended the publicschool at Allentown, and graduatedfrom high school in 1907. After ayear at Muhlenberg College, he enteredLafayette and graduated withthe degree of Ph.B. in 1913.From graduation. Brother Haaswent into the manufacturing businessand became vice-president and salesmanager of the Haas-Berger ShoeManufacturing Company. He remainedin this business until 1925 whenhe read law in a law office and was admittedto practice in January, 1926.He is a member of the Bar of LehighCounty, Pennsylvania, Superior andSupreme Courts of Pennsylvania andthe Eastern District of PennsylvaniaUnited States Courts.[10]Entering politics in 1923, he representedthe city of Allentown in theHouse of Representatives of Pennsylvaniain the sessions of 1923-25-26-27.As a member of the House of Representativeshe presided as Speaker ofthe House on numerous occasions.Brother Haas was secretary of the InauguralCommittee of the Senate andHouse of Representatives for the inaugurationof Governor Fisher.At present he is associated in thepractice of law in Allentown, withHarvey H. Steckel, a Phi classmate atLafayette. While in college. BrotherHaas was president of his class, presidentof Pennsylvania Alpha and varsityfootball manager. He attendedthe 1910 and 1912 Conventions of* A 0 as an undergraduate delegate,and the Indianapolis Convention in1917 as a delegate of the Philadelphiaalumni club. In January, 1918, he was