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

VoL LV, No. 3Social Activities: A formal party washeld at the house Friday night, November7. Dr. and Mrs. William Werrellchaperoned. The Phikeias held a smokerfor pledges of other fraternities.Chapter Visitors: Scott Goodnight,Dean of Men, was a dinner guest atthe house one Wednesday night. EdDroppers, '29, Milwaukee, spent November4 at the house.Alumni Personals: Frank LloydWright, '89, a famous architect, delivereda series of lectures at the University,THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAOctober 16 and 17. Homecoming, October18, was one of the most successfulreunions enjoyed by the chapter inyears. Among the alumni present wereFred Stemm, Charles and Kirk Mcintosh,Porter Price, Lewis Hayes, EdwardHeberlein, Robert Brandt, Don Eastin,Keith Woerner, Bob Moore, Bill Newman,Elmer Beck, Eugene Nicholson,John Maroney, Michael Moran, RalphSnyder, Robert Ellis, Sam Estes, PaulCramer, Richard Sloan and many others.WHITNEY AUSTINAlumni ClubsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDuring October, two very interestingmeetings were held by the PhiladelphiaAlumni Club.On October 15, our guest speaker wasMajor Sidney J. Owens, War Ace andCommander of the Pennsylvania NationalGuard Air force. He has been activelyengaged in aviation since the war andhis talk on the development of aeronauticaltransportation was enjoyed by all.He spoke of the inherent stability ofpresent day commercial ships and thevalue of both private and municipal fields.Two weeks later on October 29, FrankM. Hardt, chairman of the MerionCricket Club committee for the 1930amateur golf tournament told us of themany preparations needed for such anevent. The plans were started one yearin advance and included innumerable detailssuch as training caddies, preparationof the course, data for newspapersand magazines in regard to the course,individual holes, parking arrangementsand automobile routes. Also, it wasnecessary to provide meals and makereservations for visiting golfers and officials.The press was taken care of anda telephone system installed instantly torelay scores and other information fromdistant points on the course. Handlingthe gallery of ten to fifteen thousanddaily, the largest crowd in the history ofgolf, was one of the major problems.This talk was most instructive and allpresent were loud in their praise of themanner this difficult problem was handledby Brother Hardt. Our place of meetingwas changed to the University Club andwith unanimous favor. The time remainsthe same, every Wednesday at 12:30noon. WM. B. STEELE, Secretary[223]