pointed as the Director of Legal Services for the St. Louis Human Development Corporation. Brother Draper moved to Washington in 1965, where he served as Chief Counsel of the Metropolitan Department of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. From May, 1968, until his Superior Court appointment by former President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Draper was with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as Deputy General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director. Brother Draper was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1947 from Howard University with a bachelor's degree and a law degree. He received a master's law degree from New York University in 1948. He is survived by his wife, Bessie; three sons, George William III, Thornton Collins, and Wesley Robert; his mother, Mrs. Grace Draper Smith; and one brother, Harry Draper. A memorial scholarship and loan fund for married law students is being established at Howard University in his honor.
Brother Dr. EDWARD B. EVANS, SR. President-Emeritus of Prairie View A & M University, entered the Omega Chapter, July 3, 1976, at St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, Texas. Dr. Evans was born May 7 1894, in Jackson County, Missouri. He graduated from Lincoln High School, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1912, and received the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1918 from Iowa State College. He was married to the late Lucille Lewis of Dallas, Texas, in 1920. To this union were born a daughter, Ada Louise, and a son, Edward, Jr. Mrs Lucille Evans passed in 1958, and Dr. Evans later married Mrs. Canzetta Mosley of Prairie View, Texas. Dr. Evans' association with Prairie View A&M University and the Prairie View Community covers a period of fifty-eight years. He was a staff member at the University from 1918 until 1966 when he retired as President-Emeritus. Following his retirement, he continued to reside at Prairie View and was active in University and Waller County affairs and activities. During his tenure at Prairie View, Brother Evans served as Vice-Principal, Coordinator of Instruction, Director of the Division of Agriculture, and in other positions. He served as State Leader for Negro Extension Work from 1941 -1946. He was elected as Principal of Prairie View in 1946, and when the title was changed from Principal to President, he was inaugurated in 1948 as the first President. Dr. Ed Evans was intensely interested in athletics and was one of the founders of the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 1920, and served as president in 1940. In 1935, he and other athletic officials of Negro colleges in the Southwest founded the Coaches and Officials Association. He established the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, in 1944. He was President of the Association of Negro Land Grant College Presidents in 1951-52. He served as consultant and advisor to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Point Four Program in Pakistan, Egypt and Ethiopia. In 1969, Dr. Evans visited ten African Independent Countries under the auspices of the Economic Commission for Africa and later became Texas Consul for the Republic of Senegal. Dr. Evans was the recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope Awards, Boy Scouts of America, Hoblitzelle Award for contributions in the field of Rural Development ($5,000 and gold medallion); National 4-H Club Award and many 70
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others. He was a member of many commissions, advisory panels, councils and organizations - too many to list here. His association with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was a source of great pride and covered a period of more than half of his life. He was a charter member of Epsilon Tau Lambda at Prairie View and remained an active participant in all of the activities until his death. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Canzetta M. Evans of Prairie View; a daughter, Mrs. Ada L. Canady of Los Angeles, California; a son, Edward, Jr. of Houston, Texas, and six grandchildren.
Brother WILLIAM I. GIBSON entered Omega Chapter on August 2 1 , 1976. Born in Hampton, Virginia on January 27, 1904, Brother Gibson attended Hampton Institute, Ferres Institute, and Ohio State University. He received his Masters degree from the Columbia School of Journalism and was among the first Blacks to receive a degree in that field. Brother Gibson began his newspaper career with the Norfolk Journal and Guide and moved on to the Afro-American in Baltimore where he began as a reporter, later sports editor, managing editor, and Editor-in-Chief. He remained with the Afro-American for 25 years. He ended his newspaper career as editor for the News American Papers. He was a faithful member of the Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Baltimore and a member of the Methodist Men. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Afro-American Newspapers. He is survived by his wife, Ivora King Gibson; son, William I. Gibson, Jr.; two cousins; and other relatives and friends.
Brother Dr. H. JAMES GREEN, II entered Omega Chapter on July 12, 1976. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Greene was a retired principal in the Duval County (FL) School System, having served as principal of James Weldon Johnson Junior High for 16 years. He was a member and trustee of the Mount Olive AME Church. Brother Greene was a charter member of the Ambassador Social Club; Flajax Club of Daytona Beach; Phi Delta Kappa; and the UNCF. He served as Trustee and Director of Student Finances at Bethune-Cookman College and was an officer and member of the Florida State Teachers Association. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Thelma Greene; a son, H. James Greene III; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Madelyn Greene; aunt, Mrs. Cora Gathers; and other relatives and friends.
Brother ROCHELL HARRIS of Gamma Omicron Lambda Chapter, Albany, Georgia (Omega Chapter, 1976). The Sphinx / October 1976