1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

186 THE SCROLLpresent. The meeting was a combination of business and pleasure. A nominatingcommittee was appointed to present candidates for our next year'sofficers. The election will be held at our November banquet. The speaker ofthe evening for that banquet has not been definitely decided upon but it willprobably be Judge Mason, of the Supreme Court of Kansas. The nationalconvention was thoroughly discussed and it was decided that instead ofappointing a regular delegate to the convention that Brother C. F. Lamkin,P. G. C, should be empowered to appoint any member of the club who mightbe present. The present officers of the club have been so satisfactory that itis hoped that they can be persuaded to accept another term. The weeklylunches are still held at Wolferman's on Thursday from 12 to i. Any Phismoving to Kansas City are most earnestly urged to notify Brother CushmanFarnum, secretary, of the Farnum Brokerage Co.October 30, 1912. F. R. COWLES.NEW YORKNearly one hundred Phis attended the dinner at Healy's, New York City,on October 15, Alumni Day. The dinner was informal and a negro quartettesang while it was in progress. There were no set speeches but Brother Compton,Alabama, '88, called on different brothers present for their ideas and hopesfor the reestablishment on a firmer basis of the alumni club of New York.Brother Atkins, Columbia, '02, Hillas, active chapter New York Delta,Baskerville, Columbia, '86, all spoke in a very optimistic manner.The dinner was planned by Brother W. N. Compton, the present alumnicommissioner of Phi Delta Theta and president of the New York AlumniClub. The committee in charge of the dinner was F. Edward Johnstone,California, '13, chairman, James Lester, Williams, 'li, Herbert Lord, Amherst,'11, Karl Herkert, Columbia, '14. An alumni smoker will be held in the nearfuture, and the Founders' Day banquet March 15, 1913.October 20, 1912.WILLIAM N. COMPTON.URBANA-CHAMPAIGNThrough the efforts of certain of the alumni members of Phi Delta Theta,residents of Urbana and Champaign, a charter has been obtained and anorganization effected, under the name of "The Urbana-Champaign AlumniClub of Phi Delta Theta." The club is formed for two purposes. First,that the alumni members of the fraternity in the Twin Cities may better enjoyassociation with one another; and second, that they may be of moreassistance to the active chapter of the fraternity situated at Champaign.The charter members of the club are as follows: E. B. Greene, Northwestern,8g; W. C. Bagley, Michigan, '95; Joel Stebbins, Nebraska, '99;F. W. DeWolf, Chicago, '02; N. C. Brooks, Kansas, 'go; W. A. Oldfather,Hanover, 'gg; E. S. Swigart, Illinois, '86; C. M. Pearson, Hanover, '00; J. M.Lindgren, Illinois, '02; C. B. Warner, Lombard, '97; Bowen Busey, Illinois,'08; J. L. Polk, Jr., Illinois, '04; W. A. Ruth, Wabash, '06; R. H. Jesse, Jr.,Missouri, '02; H. E. Cunningham, Vermont, '04; G. P. Tuftle, Jr., Vermont,'11.On Saturday evening, October 12, the members of the club met at theUniversity Club in Urbana. At this meeting the following officers wereelected: H. E. Cunningham, Vermont, '04, president; Claude B. Warner,Lombard, '97, vice-president; W. A. Oldfather, Hanover, 'gg, secretary; E.S. Swigart, Illinois, '86, treasurer; G. P. Tuttle, Jr., Vermont, 'ii, reporter.After the election of officers, the Phis assembled enjoyed a social hour togetherduring which time the topic of conversation varied from a ratherheated political discussion to subjects concerning the Fraternity, locally andnationally.On Tuesday evening, October 15, the alumni club and active chapter unitedin the observation of Alumni Day. Over fifty Phis, including alumni, transfersfrom other universities, and the active chapter and its pledges, sat down