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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA January, 1931evidently crave the original nineteenthhole thrill,Willets was last seen slicing golf ballson the course adjoining his summer campon the lake of the Red Hook Golf andCountry Club.Sam Phillips, Supervisor of TownFishkill has a new youngster.Benson Frost is now permanent chairmanof the board for the DutchessCounty Fair.Dr. Nelson is back from an extendedvisit to check the wets in Florida, Saysmany boats landing on Florida shoredon't seem to bother coming to regulardocks—just land along shore especiallyat night,Dick Johnson has another youngster.We haven't seen it but we'll take hisword.E. R. Acker has just been advanced tohead of the board of the Central HudsonGas and Electric Corporation of theNiagara Hudson Power.Our first fall meeting was held 7:00P.M. at the Hotel Campbell, Friday, August29. After dinner at which we hadas guests Homer Tice and William E.Haviland we adjourned to the privatedining room for our meeting. PresidentBob Hill presided and we received ourrushing recommendations from HerbDavison on twenty-three men, two sophomoresand twenty-one entering frosh.Active chapters will get letters on thesemen within a week or so.We officially went in favor of expansionin Canada by granting charters petitionedfor at this convention. In regardto the invitation from Philadelphia, forthe 1932 convention we thought it was alittle too soon to decide. More bids willhave to be considered. Our delegate tothis year's convention couldn't plan to goafter all due to unexpected business. Hewas Brother A. J. Pratt. We decided itwould be advantageous if chapters wouldeach time they pledge a man so notifythe alumni club nearest to this man'shome so they could get in touch with himand have him feel at home during hissummers between the four college yearsrather than bring him in almost astranger after four years of being abrother. We like to have pledges andundergraduates come around and tellus the hot dope on the active chapters,SAM A. MOOREFirms Officially Approved byPhi Delta ThetaIn buying supplies the members o£ the Fraternity are requested to confine themselves to thesefirms. "No member o£ the Fraternity may purchase a badge from any other than an officialjeweler." (Code Sec. 239)JEWELERS—Burr, Patterson & Auld Co., Detroit, Mich. Edwards, Haldeman & Co., 427 FarwellBldg., Detroit, Mich. The Hoover & Smith Co., 712 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.L. G. Balfour Co., Attleboro, Mass. For Canada, Ellis Bros., Ltd., 68 Yonge St., Toronto,Canada,NOVELTIES—BrochonManufacturing Jewelers, 235 E. Ontario St., Chicago, III.STATIONERS—Burr, Patterson & Auld Co., Detroit, Mich. Edwards, Haldeman & Co., Detroit,Mich. L. G. Balfour Co., Attleboro, Mass. The Hoover & Smith Co., 712 Chestnut St.,Philadelphia, Pa.DECORATED CHINA AND SILVER—James M, Shaw & Co., 118 East 27th St., New York, N.Y.Fraunfelter China Co., Zanesville, Ohio.PHONOGRAPH RECORDS—FraternityRecord Co., Plymouth, Ind.CHAPTER HALL PARAPHERNALIA—Ihling Bros., Everard Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. De MoulinBros. & Co., Greenville, 111. Tilden Manufacturing Co., Ames, Iowa.[320]