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

The Fortieth General Convention531 DEAN HOFFMAN,Dickinson, '02I HOUGH the final gavel fell aboutnoon, September 5, the fourth generalconvention of * A 0 is still in sessionin the memories of the more than 200persons. Phi Delts and their ladies,who made up the passenger list of theS.S.Eastern States as it cruised theGreat Lakes from Detroit to the Soo.The cruise-convention, first amongGreek-letter fraternities, was the secondsummer convention in the historyof $ A 0. In addition to all but three( ?) of the fraternity's chapter delegates,it attracted a large number ofalumni with their ladies who chose toregard it as a delightful summerouting.Virtually every moment and featureof the convention were a triumph forthe careful planning of the E)etroitPhis. General Chairman Charles A.Macauley with such committee chairmenas "Ken" Owens, "Chick" Manring,"Joe" Fee, "Dickie" Ewing and"Cooky" Cochrane, all of whom wereon the job every minute of the game,staged a convention with their brotherassociates that won them oodles ofpraise and appreciation.The Detroit Phis had everything inreadiness as early as Saturday, August30 when "Art" Priest and the vanguardarrived at Hotel Statler, conventionheadquarters. These early arrivalswere so busy accepting preconventionentertainment from the Detroit Phisthat there was little time for conventionpreliminaries. While delegatestrickled in all August 31, thebulk of the crowd arrived September1. Committee meetings occupied mostof this day and all was in readinessfor the formal opening of the conventionthe morning of September 2, inthe ballroom of the Statler. •W. O. Cochrane, executive committeeman,called the convention toorder assigning Past President Macauleyto formally welcome the delegates.Judge W. R. Bayes of theGeneral Council and John M. Ranney,whose Kansas Alpha chapter won theHarvard Trophy, responded. PresidentUrion then took charge and aftera brief session the convention adjourned.Some snappy work was then doneby the delegates to get to the EasternStales AT THE SOO"4]S.S. Eastern Slates FROII THE WATER