THE SPHINX
February, 1936
Page 9
Convention Report of Third Vice-President
Bro. Sidney A. Jones, young Chicago attorney, was re-elected to the position as Midwestern Vice - President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Brother Jones earned out the responsibilities of his office with success.
BRO. SIDNEY A. JONES Midwestern Vice-President
Report of Sidney A. Jones, Jr., Third Vice-President, Western Jurisdiction To the President, Officers, Delegates, and Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., at the General Convention, Assembled December 28 to 31, 1935, Nashville, Tennessee. I hereby submit a report of the activities of the office of the Third Vice President for the years 1934 and 1935. The following chapters are included in the Western Jurisdiction: Epsilon, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Theta, Chicago, Illinois. Kappa, Columbus, Ohio. Mu, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Xi, Wilberforce, Ohio. Omicron, Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. Pi, Cleveland, Ohio. Tau, Champaign, Illinois. Upsilon, Lawrence, Kansas. Phi, Athens, Ohio. Alpha Alpha, Cincinnati, Ohio. Alpha Delta, Los Angeles, California. Alpha Epsilon, Berkeley, California. Alpha Theta, Iowa City, Iowa. Alpha Iota, Denver, Colorado. Alpha Mu, Evanston, Illinois. Alpha Xi, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Alpha Tau, Akron, Ohio. Alpha Upsilon Detroit, Michigan. Alpha Psi, Jefferson C'ty, Missouri. Beta Beta, Lincoln, Nebraska Beta Iota, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Alpha Lambda, Louisville, Kentucky.
Beta Lambda, Kansas City, Missouri. Gamma Lambda, Detroit, Michigan. Epsilon Lambda, St. Louis, Missouri. Theta Lambda, Dayton, Ohio. Iota Lambda, Indianapolis, Indiana. Xi Lambda, Chicago, Illinois. Chi Lambda, Wilberforce, Ohio. Alpha Omicron Lambda, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alpha Rho Lambda, Columbus, Ohio. Alpha Pi, Louisville, Kentucky. Beta Eta, Carbondale, Illinois. Alpha Xi Lambda, Toledo, Ohio. Circular letters were sent to chapters four times during the years 1934 and 1935 urging the chapters to maintain the standard and carry on the work of the fraternity, and also informing them of certain activities and giving information which was needed by all of the chapters as a whole, and which was not contained in other circular letters from other general offices. In May, 1935, personal letters were sent to all of the chapters which had less than seven financial members urging them to get financial and to restore chapter activities. During the two years personal visits were made to the following chapters: Alpha Mu, Evanston, Illinois. Alpha Pi and Alpha Lambda, Louisville, Ky. Beta Eta, Carbondale, Illinois. Tau, Champaign, Illinois, (two visits). Iota Lambda, Indianapolis, Indiana. Theta Lambda, Dayton, Ohio. Xi, Wilberforce, Ohio. Theta Lambda, Dayton, Ohio. Beta Iota, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The visit to Louisville, Kentucky, in May, 1934, was for two purposes. First, to set up Alpha Pi Chapter at the Louisville Municipal College, and to participate in the "Go to High School" campaign of the two chapters of that city where I served as principal speaker of the mass meeting which closed the campaign. At the Alpha Mu Chapter in Evanston visits were necessary to straighten out internal dissensions in the chapter which was successfully done, and the chapter is now working smoothly. The visit to Epsilon Lambda was marked by efforts to encourage fraternity activity and telling of the general work and progress of the fraternity. Visits to Tau Chapter in Champaign, Illinois, were made for the purpose of advising the students there, helping them in their problems, and inquiring into the general status of the members at the University of Illinois. The chapter there at the present time is getting along splendidly with the chapter house in a better financial condition than ever before. The meeting at Iota Lambda in Indianapolis was used to tell of the work and activities of the fraternity and to encourage the brothers to make the chapter an asset in the community. Beta Lambda at Dayton, Ohio, was visited in the fall of 1935. The brothers had arranged a banquet at the country home of Brother Dr. W. G. Huffman of Richmond, Indiana, which was very well planned and quite enjoyable. It was well attended and it was felt that it was most beneficial in increasing the interest of the brothers in that vicinity. At all of the chapters visited the Vice-President at-