Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is the title of chapter 2?
The period of consolidation
What was on the Menu at the second initiation Banquet?
Creamed tomato soup, salted wafers, broiled lamb chops, hash brown potatoes, finger rolls, peas in tubs, wild apple jelly, shrimp salad, rolled bread, olives, pickles, Neopolitan Ice cream, lady fingers, chocolate cake, Demiu-Tasse, Alpha Phi Alpha Punch, Brotherhood smoke.
How much was the bill and discount for incorporation?
$25.27 with a discount of 27 cents totaling $25.00
What prevented the completion of the incorporation documents?
The absence of Lawyer Baker.
What was the name of the second attorney interviewed for the cost of the charter?
Mr. William Hazlett Smith
How much did Mr William H Smith propose for incorporation cost?
$27.00
Who designed the fraternity pin
Vertner W Tandy
Who designed the cover of the second annual banquet?
Vertner W Tandy
What Items were removed from the menu of the second initiatory banquet?
Crackers & Cheese
List the Jewels and their occupations?
H A Callis - Physician, C H Chapman - Professor of Agriculture, E K Jones - Executive Secretary of the Urban League, G B Kelly - Civil Engineer, N A Murray - Teacher at Armstrong Technical High School, R H Ogle - Secretary for the Senate committee of appropriations, V W Tandy - Architect.
Who was the toastmaster at the second Banquet?
Henry A Callis
What date and time was set as the regular meeting schedule for the 1907-1908 school year?
Saturday, 8pm
Which of the members did not return to school?
Morgan T Phillips
What are the three stages of Alpha Phi Alpha?
Social Study Club, Literary Society, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Who is known as the precursor to the fraternity?
Charles Chapman Poindexter
What was the date of the second initiation?
October 26, 1907
How much is the fine issued for “The lack of proper spirit”?
25 cent
Who designed the first fraternity shingle at Cornell University?
Henry A Callis, Lemuel E Graves
Who assisted with the procedural aspects of the ritual?
Henry A Callis on Greeks, Roscoe C Giles on Ethiopia
The certificate of incorporation was filed and recorded on what date and in what office?
January 29, 1908: Office of the Secretary of the State of New York
The first Shingles were ordered from whom and how many were ordered?
John Mithcell, 100 Shingles.
Where should the pin be worn?
Henry A Callis Moved that the pin should be worn on the left side of the vest or shirt.
Who was on the first shingle committee?
Henry Arthur Callis, Lemuel E Graves
Who were the members of the fraternity at the time of the second banquet?
The Jewels, James Morton, Lemuel E Graves, Gordon H Jones.
Who were the second initiates?
James P Boags, Roscoe Conkling Giles, Frank V Plummer, Frank B Wilson, John Eliot Smith
What was the tax ordered for each member to pay for incorporation?
$2.50
Where was the second annual banquet held?
Mrs. Rose Cohens Home, 321 West Mills st Ithaca, NY 14850
In what building did the chapter meet to adopt a resolution for the first step toward incorporation?
The young colored men’s club, 116 Tioga st Ithaca, NY
Who created the first ritual?
George B Kelly, Robert H Ogle
On November 8th, 1907 how many pins were purchased and how much did each member have to pay?
20 pins were purchased, $3.00
What happened to the first ritual and who created another?
The first ritual was lost, Henry A Callis & Eugen K Jones wrote a new ritual from memory.
Whose residence was the October 1907 meeting held?
Eugene K Jones & Vertner W Tandy
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “The lack of unity among fellows”?
Henry A Callis
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “Reminiscences”?
George B Kelly
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “Alpha Phi Alpha”?
Eugene K Jones
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “Freshman Humility”?
Roscoe C Giles
Who served on the Committee on Amplification of the Constitution?
Henry A Callis & Frank V Plummer
Give the results of the office elections held at the Oct 1907 meeting?
Eugene K Jones - President, Robert H Ogle - Secretary, Vertner W Tandy - Treasurer
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “Possibilities of a college man”?
Robert H Ogle
Who was on the Committee for the grip?
George B Kelly, Nathaniel A Murray, Vertner W Tandy
Who was on the committee for “a catalog for designs of the fraternity pins”?
Eugen K Jones, Gordon H Jones, Lemuel E Graves
At what date and time did a vote on the first incorporation take place?
January 18, 1908, 8pm
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “What does college life mean”?
Lemuel E Graves
Give the date of the first meeting held in October 1907 and the members present?
October 5, 1907: H A Callis, E K Jones, R H Ogle, V W Tandy, L E Graves, G H Jones.
Who was served on the board of trustees?
H A Callis, E K Jones, G B Kelly, V W Tandy, L E Graves
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “The college man in business?
Charles H Chapman
At the Second Banquet who spoke on “Welcome Freshman”
Vertner W Tandy
What facility was offered as a meeting place for the fraternity?
Young Men’s Club, 116 South Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
