THE SPHINX. OCTOBER. 1923 We hope to have the pleasure of "mitting" all the b r o t h e r s at Columbus. Fraternally yours,
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the highest honor in the school, short of leading one's class. Brother Houston is the first Negro elected to membership on this board. In 1922, he received the degree of Bachelor J. BLACKDOI I ; \ K M A T T H E W S , of Laws from H a r v a r d and in 1923, he reSecretary. ceived the degree of Doctor of Juridical Science. H e is the first Negro to receive this Bro. Charles Hamilton Houston degree ( S . J. D . ) . Because of his meritoridwsly commendable work, he was appointed T h e splendid success of Brother Charles 1 tamilton i louston serves to quicken the heart- Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellow in L a w from Harvard University, 1923-1924, and is beat of Alpha Phi Alpha in its appreciation for intellectual achievement and charactei now studying in Spain at the University of Madrid. He sailed from New York for Barmaintenance. Brother Houston, the only child ui Mrs. Man- E. and the Hon. \Viiiia n L. celona on the fifth of September. Brother Houston was initiated by Sigma Houston, was horn in Washington, D. C , l i e is a charter mber 3, 1895. His life has been a series Chapter, Boston, 1921. member of Alpha Eta Chapter, Harvard and of triumphant successes the following brief was treasurer of that chapter for the year fact d Educated in Washington grammar and high 1922. He always manifested a genuine inils. Graduated from the M Street High terest in the Fraternity while at Harvard and ol (now Dunbar High School) in 1911, it is a source of gratification for Alpha Phi Alpha to know him to be truly her own. at Lo years of [e was a first lieutenant In reviewing the remarkable successes of in the high school cadet corps. Upon gradBrother Houston it is timely to acknowledge n he was awarded a scholarship to the [ i i\ersity of Pittsburgh, which was later th( strong inllii 'uce and guidance of his parents in seeing that b : had every opportunity resigned. Graduated at Amherst College. 1915, at L9 and encouragemenl to achieve the best there is in human endeavor. His mother, a Wilberyears of age, with the degree of Bachelor of forcian, always displays the mark of culture Arts, magna cum laude. l i e received final and refinement, with a sweet disposition and honors in English, was elected to membership sincere cordiality. His father is a practicing in Phi Beta Kappa, and was a commam •ni.nt v in Washington, D. C , professor of speaker at the Commencement Exercises law, Howard University, and a member of In tructor in English, Howard University, the Board of Education of the District of 191"- 917; helped to organize a course of Columbia. H e is ever alert in seeing that the lectures on Negro literature, and was ChairNegro boys and girls of the District of Co.• an, Press Committee, Central Committee lumbia get an equitable share of Washington's of N :gro College Men in its successful fighl educational opportunities. for h-.' establishment of the < )fficers' T r a i n To Brother Houston, the love and fraternal ing School at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. appreciation of three thousand Alpha Phi HI the United States Army. 1917-1919. At Alpha men are heartily extended. His achieveFori Des Moines, Iowa, he was commissioned ments are but a beginning, l i e will win a a First l.i u+enant of Infantry, and served as place among the immortals in the House of such with the 368th Regiment of Infantry Alpha. until l i n e , 1918. Alien' this t!me an ati :mp1 was made to keep colored men from holding GAMMA CHAPTER ccrrmi sio is in Artillery, Denying any inity or inability of the Negro, as such, V i r g i n i a U n i o n U n i v e r s i t y , R i c h m o n d , V a . a 1 '.v: Brother Houston went to the Field .Artillery School at Camp Taylor and demonstrated BROI HI RS OF A I . I ' I I A I ' m ALPHA, ability in that branch of the service. He did Gamma has closed its year in triumph. the unusual, bul comm ndable thing of re.Man,- of the m a t ' - - ; tint have presented signing bis co mission as First Lieutenant "knotty ' problems have been straightened out. of Infantry to accept a commission as S O u r "Go-to-High-Sch< ol-College" Campaign Lieutenant of Field Artillery, ( Iverseas, Sep was the best ever. We doubt if many Chapr, l i t i s February. 1919. No battles. t rs . o i l e d us in their efforts. Gamma held W a s honorably discharged April, 1919. threi b;';" mass m etings. One at \ ' a . I'. U., tructor in English, Dunbar High School, an th r in Petersburg, and the other in Fredericksburg. Gamma senl representatives to Washmgton, I). C , April to lime, 1919. \ttended Harvard Law School, 1<>19 '"•'-. take charge of all these meetings. Speakers red addresses in till the schools in this Member Editorial Board, H a r v a r d Law Review. 1921-1922. Membership on the board city.