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

Vol. LV, No. 6THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETACounty to be chairman of the MarionCounty delegation, a position of considerableimportance in the House.The General Assembly convenedearly in January for a sixty-one daysession.One of $ A 0's most brilliant youngalumni was united in marriage recentlyin a service in Tacoma, Washington.The wedding joined in marriage MinaQuevli of Tacoma and Brewster Morgan,Kansas, '26, former Rhodesscholar at Oxford University. BothBrother and Mrs. Morgan have beenvery prominent in dramatic work intheir respective communities. BrotherMorgan is the only American ever tohave been president of the OxfordUniversity Dramatic Society. Thecouple plan to make their home eventuallyin London.Grosvenor S. McKee, Ohio, '16 recentlyresigned his position at Canton,Ohio, as assistant factory manager atthe Timken Roller Bearing Companyto accept the position of factory superintendentfor the Majectic HouseholdUtilities Corporation of Chicago.Brother McKee was also a city councilmanin Canton. As superintendentof the Chicago plant, Brother McKeewill have direct supervision of productionin the refrigerator division ofthe Majestic Company. Brother Mc­Kee has been quite active in civic affairsin Canton.Col. Charles J. Nelson, AlabamaPolytechnic, '97, of the United StatesArmy, has been reassigned for anotheryear as commandant of cadets andhead of the military department of theA. and M. College of Texas, accordingto announcement made there recentlyby President T. O. Walton. BrotherNelson has already served four yearsin such a post.its annual general meeting late in 1930.One of the secretary's duties is tocarry on all negotiations between theassociation and the French government.The election is considered aconsiderable honor for so young a correspondent.Henry O. Goett, Butler, '24, whobecame city clerk of the city of Indianapolislast year, was recentlyelected president of the Indiana DemocraticClub, largest social organizationof the Democratic party in Indiana.The election of Brother Goett takesadded significance from the fact thatthe party is the strongest it has beenin Indiana for years, and a large numberof the Indiana state officials areDemocrats.Ward Lockwood, Kansas, '16, prominentKansas City painter, has had asignal honor conferred upon him in theacceptance of his painting "Rio Hondo"(Deep River) for display in thecurrent Carnegie International exhibition.Only forty-eight out of 1,200were accepted by the jury. BrotherLockwood is also represented in thelithographic show in Chicago with twoprints and in the water color show inChicago with five entries.Ralph Hitch, Butler, '26, recentlyassumed office as High Deputy to theSheriff of Marion County, Indiana.Marion County embraces Indianapolis,and the position is one of the mostimportant in the county administration.Brother Hitch is in the office of thecounty prosecutor, and has charge ofthe execution of court orders fromthe eight Marion County courts.Calvin B. Garwood, Texas, '18, recentlytook part in the organization ofa new law firm in Houston, Texas.The newly organized firm of Sewell,Taylor, Morris, and Garwood openedRussell Barnes, Michigan, '20, Paris. its offices in January 1. Brother Garwoodis a lieutenant colonel in theFrance, correspondent of the DetroitNews, was elected secretary of the Fifty-sixth Cavalry Brigade of theAnglo-.\nierican Press -Association at Texas National Guard.[403]