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

Vol. LV, No. 1States by two o'clock, the hour set forarrival. The big passenger boat of theDetroit and Canadian line lay at thefoot of Wayne Street. Gleaming innewly washed white and newly polishedgold, the cruiser wore along hermiddle deck long streamers proclaimingin white and blue that she bore thefortieth biennial convention of ^ A 0.Within an hour after her scheduledstarting time the Eastern States hadbacked into the Detroit river, hernose pointed northward and as harborcraft whistled their salvos of honvoyage, the cruise was started. Wiselythe committee left several hours forship companions to get acquainted.John Mulford, whose summer homeis in the St. Clair Flats country wasnamed guide and he pointed out this,that and the other.By now an orchestra was boomingon the main deck. The lads and lassieswere playing cards and going strongfor quoits, shuffleboard and other deckgames.The convention session callfor 4 o'clock brought all accredited40im \ %11.m ,1 ilII 11«^MTHE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAdelegates to the cleverly arranged conventionhall on the main deck forward.Tarpaulin covered with huge blanketsof blue and white bunting shelteredthe deck, while specially arrangedlights gave the improvised conventionhall abundant illumination. Toheighten this a "spot light" was turnedon the presiding officer.For dinner, two hours at two tablesittings were arranged, and at eightthat night another convention sessionwas held until ten o'clock when thebridge and other tournaments plusdancing, plus deck games wereinaugurated by tireless Detroit committeemen.A special broadcast fromstation KPDT concluded the formalprogram. By now the Eastern Stateswas rollicking a bit in the wind, muchto the anguish of the landlubbers butvery much to the liking of "sailors"who like to roll in the moonlight whichbathed the lake.Meanwhile the staff of "The Phi-Log" turned to their job of getting outthe convention newspaper, a 300 circu-PART OF THE GENERAL COUNCILAT THE SOOBayes, Banta, Urion:5]TWO OLD FRIENDS MEET AT THE SOOGeorge Banta, Franklin-Indiana, '76, and PrestonW. Search, Wooster. '76, who met for thefirst time since the W'ooster Convention of1878, fifty-two years ago.