1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 345Saturday. The reason was this: Bro. Bixby, '76, now ofWilkes Barre, had sent us a fine cabinet organ for our room.As only three of us had a hand in taking it up to the room, itwas a complete surprise to all the other boys. Charlie Bixbyhas done a great deal for our chapter by aiding us financiallyand otherwise. We have just heard from the National GrandChapter. It numbers twelve members and is doing well.—W. B. Sullivan, Lafayette College, to C. B. Gaskill, Atlanta,Ga., Oct. 5, 1877.I expected to have written to you long before this, but Iwanted to send you the constitution as I have revised it, andI have just completed it. I have expended a great dealof care upon it. I think the articles are properly arranged.A section might be introduced giving the date ofthe origin of the fraternity, and stating that each chaptershould observe it; also a section that when a chapter becomesdissolved its effects shall be sent to the State Grand Chapter,or in case of an Alpha chapter, to the National Grand. Ithink also we ought to have a diploma of membership writtenin Greek, but I am not enough of a linguist to write it.Examine this constitution closely and write me of any improvements;I want a constitution that will suit the wholefraternity.—W. B. Palmer, San Pedro, Cal., to A. G. Foster,Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 15, 1877.For some time I have been engaged in revising our constitution,and I have just finished the work. The present constitutionhas many imperfections, and hence my desire forsomething better. I have been studying the subject for morethan a year, and I have put a great deal of care on my revision.I shall submit it to the next convention, and I thinkit will be adopted in part at least. The ritualistic portionhas been entirely revised and I think greatly improved.Bro. Banta wrote me recently that the catalogue had been putin the hands of the printers.—^W. B. falmer, San Pedro,Cal., to C. B. Gaskill, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 16, 1877.You ask for instructions. I send you a copy of the lastconvention proceedings. You will see in that (page 5) theaction taken creating an executive board, which is elected asan advisory board to the President, the members in fact to behis cabinet. That committee consists of C. D. Whitehead,Grand Banker; E. M. Beardsley, National Grand Chapter,and myself as the Secretary. As yet we have done very little.We wish to issue an address to the Fraternity at large very