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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA April, 1931The banquet was held at the HotelPennsylvania and included a variety ofentertainment features, the star attractionbeing Brother Roger Bird, a Dartmouthalumnus, and the quartet of whichhe is a member, who are a weekly radiofeature.Members missed the presence ofBrother John B. Ballou, P.T.G.C, whoi^; on a Mediterranean cruise with hisfamily.ROBERT B. MITCHELLWilliafns, '25Orlando, FloridaLatney Barnes, traveling secretary of^ A G, and Frank S. Wright, presidentof Epsilon Province, were guests of theOrlando ^ A 6 club at a dinner meetingin late February.Major Charles A. Browne, Ohio Wesleyan,president, wielded the gavel. Thehonor guests, and Edwin O. Grover,Dart-mouth, were the principal speakers.Brothers Barnes and Wright broughtmessages concerning * A e, while BrotherGrover selected "The Rollins ConferencePlan" as the subject of his address.Arrangements for the dinner had beensplendidly attended to by Brother RobertWoodbury, Florida, '31. Among thoseattending were: James Atkinson, Michigan;W. Hal Atkinson, Butler; A. H.Reppard, Georgia; Charles A. Browne,Ohio Wesleyan; Malcolm G. Garrett,Dickinson; Edwin Osgood Grover, Dartmouth;Clay Binion, Mercer; D. A.Field, Purdue; Lewis K. Wynn, Dickinson;W. Daniel Boyd, Florida; GeorgeD. Allen, Georgia; Louis Orr, Emory;Latney Barnes, Westminster: Warren B.Parks, Georgia; Frank S. Wright. Florida;and Robert M. Woodbury, Florida.Frank Walker, president of K * S,local, petitioning group at Rollins, wasintroduced, and spoke concerning theprogram of Rollins and of his fraternitygroup.Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe beautiful Urban Room of theWilliam Penn Hotel was the setting forthe welcoming of the National ExecutiveCommitteemen: President R. E.Haas, W. R. Bayes, George Banta, Jr.,and Executive Secretary Arthur R.Priest by 164 alumni and active chapterPhis representing twenty-three chaptersat the Forty-fourth Annual Founders'Day banquet on March 13, 1931.Retiring President C. S. Miller, Pittsburgh,'16, presided, and Brother J. A.Langfitt, Jr., W. & J., '11, acted as toastmasterfor a short program of lessthan one hour's duration, in which theaddresses and remarks of our NationalOfficers were well received.The Club Scholarship Cup was awardedto Pennsylvania Delta for the highestscholarship average of the active chaptersin the district. This award givesthem, Pennsylvania Gamma and WestVirginia Alpha one leg each on thetrophy."Cham" Duff, W. & J., '01. and hiscommittee deserve full credit for assemblingthe largest group of local Phis thathave ever attended our Founders' Daybanquets, including three members of ourGolden Legion; S. H. McKee, Monmouth,'72, dean of our club, Hon.W. H. S. Thompson, W. & J.. '78, retiredFederal Jurist and J. D. White,W. & J., '82. _The following officers were elected forthe coming year; J. A. Langfitt, Jr.,president; Robert W. Pratt, Allegheny,'24, reporter, and Robert W. Lindsay,W. & J., '02. secretary-treasurer.After holding our luncheons in theGold Room of McCreerys for approximatelyeighteen of our forty-four years,we are transferring to the newly-enclosedGreen Room at the Sixth Avenue end ofthe Dining Room, beginning Friday,March 27, 1931. ROBERT W. PRATT[480]