PAST GENERAL PRESIDENT CANNON ENTERS MATRIMONY times. However, when Mayor Hubert The world is filled with surprises ward Oliver James, was Assistant Su- H. Humphrey desired his services as pervisor of freight rates for the Chiand the good brothers of Alpha Phi a member of the Minneapolis Fair EmAlpha will be pleased to learn of this cago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad. ployment Practices Commission, the The bride's mother was a Washingtonevent which, in part, clarifies the fact first municipal FEPC in the country, of his absence from the general con- ian. and the bride's great grandfather, he accepted. He and the now Vice the late Rev. John F. Cook, founded vention in New York. the F i f t e e n t h Street Presbyterian Presidential Candidate are very well Before a small group of friends and acquainted, and it was Bro. Cannon, Church in Washington. relatives, Miss Rachel Louise James some years ago, who secured Senator Bro. Cannon, also is from a pioneer of Saint Paul, Minn., became the bride Hubert H. Humphrey to address us at of Bro. Raymond W. Cannon in a sim- Minnesota family, his maternal grand- the general convention in Atlantic City ple wedding ceremony on Friday, J u n e New Jersey. 12, 1964, at the home of the bride. FathBro. Cannon entered Alpha Phi Aler Denzil A. Carty, Rector of St. Philpha, April 6. 1912. He has served this lip's Episcopal Church, officiated. The fraternity extensively, having been bride was given in marriage by her General Vice President 1913-1914, when brother, Mr. George Victor James. Mrs. there was only one vice president. John M. Patton was Matron of Honor, When some of the stalwarts approached and Bro. John M. Patton, Gamma XI him about the General Presidency, he Lambda attended the groom as best declined and urged the election of J e w man. Following the ceremony a beauel Callis whom he nominated, and who tifully appointed wedding breakfast Was elected, the latter thus becoming was served the bride and groom, close the only founder to serve in this cafriends and some members of the facpacity. Bro. Cannon was the first edulty of the school where the bride itcr of The Sphinx. Later he was teaches. A reception was later held called upon to serve Alpha again as that afternoon to which friends from Midwestern Vice President, after which both Minneapolis and Saint Paul were he was chosen to lead the fraternity invited. A number of fellow attorneys as General President, which office he and their wives, friends of Bro. Canheld for four terms, two of which were non, were present. by unanimous vote. He declined to BRO. RAYMOND W. CANNON AND BRIDE On the evening prior to the wedding, CUT WEDDING CAKE serve longer in this capacity. The Frathe bride and groom were guests of ternity then created the Department honor at the annual party given by of Educational Activities and chose Bro. Omicron Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Frater- parents having left North Carolina and Cannon once mere. After four years nity, for Archusa, a dinner at the fam- settled in the then territory of Minne- as director he again resigned. Since sota in 1857, and his father came to that time he has at various times fulous Capp Towers. Minnesota as a child with his folks filled special assignments. Mrs. Cannon is a senior science teachfrom Missouri a few' years after the er in Roosevelt High School, St. Paul. Civil War. She received her early education in the Bro. Cannon holds degrees from the public and high schools of St. Paul; atYOUR CHANGE OF ADDRESS tended Howard University, then r e - University of Minnesota and the MinIS IMPORTANT turned to the University of Minnesota, nesota College of Law. He also attendTO US where she previously had been a stu- ed the College of St. Thomas, and has dent, for her Bachelor and Master d e - done graduate work at the University Returned copies of The Sphinx are grees. She was elected to member- of Minnesota. He was admitted to ship in Delta Kappa Gamma interna- practice before the U. S. Supreme very costly and cause a lot of extra work and time. Please send your cortional society of women teachers and is Court on motion made by Bro. Belford a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sor- V. Lawson who then was General Pres- rect change of address to the Editor ident of our fraternity. He was a mem- and General Secretary today. ority. On her father's side, the bride is a ber of the Minnesota and Hennepin Whenever your address changes, we member of one of Minnesota's pioneer County Bar Associations, the American need to know about it. families; her mother, the late Mrs. Bar Association and a Life Member of Gladys James, was from the School of the National Bar Association. He was Thanks For Your Music of the University of Chicago and very active when in Minneapolis in civic, social, political and human relaCooperation widely traveled in Europe. She had been Assistant Librarian of the St. Paul tions fields. He has declined appointPublic Library. Her father, the late Ed- ment to national public office several
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