jEu Xantb^a December
Washington D.C. MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
1992
Message from
Fifty Year Brothers
the President Ihave only just aminute, Only sixty seconds in it, Forced upon me —can’t refuse it, Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it
But it’s up to me to use it
To R e c e i v e H o n o r s Mu Lambda’s Founders’ Day lun¬ cheon to commemorate the 87th
Imust suffer if 1lose it
anniversary of Alpha Phi Alpha
Give account if Iabuse it, Just atiny little minuteBut eternity is in it
Fraternity will take place on
Saturday, December 5, iy92 at 12:00 noon. The luncheon will be at
Greetings Brothers! This quote crossed my mind as Ithought about the holiday season and the many tra¬ ditions of Mu Lambda Chapter.
Traditionally, we plan collectively for Founders’ Day celebrations, and indi¬ vidually for Christmas observance a n d N e w Ye a r s ’ E v e r e s o l u t i o n s .
This year, as we make preparations for the Mu Lambda Founders’ Day Luncheon, let us think about those thirteen brothers who will be present¬
ed fty year membership certi cates. Their dedication and commitment to
the ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha are to be commended and emulated. Somewhere between 1940 and
1942, these Brothers crossed those
the
Howard
Inn,
Founders’
Ballroom, adjacent to the campus of Howard University. Thirteen brothers have been iden¬
Pastor of Harlem’s Abysinnian
Evans Crawford, Louis Fenderson,
Baptist Church, Morris Hawkins,
Chester Green, Joe Green, W.L.
Bruce Haskins, Louis Ford, and
Henry, Wayland McClellan,John Roper, Theodore Taylor, Chester
Master of Ceremony Craig
T h o m a s , C o l e m a n Tu c k e r, a n d
Table Captains are: Bros. Julius Sam Brice (202) 526-7368), Thornton (703-998-7197). Fred Laney (202-882-8059), Wayland McClellan (202-723-0453), Morris Hawkins (202-232-7265), Louis Ford (202-723-8592), William Thomas (202-363-7976), Gary Lockett (202-265-9622), Dan Nowell
George Wright. Twenty- ve year certi cates will also be presented to Bros. Carlton Cromwell, Morris
Hawkins, Leroy Jackson, Otis Troupe and John Wynne. Dean Emeritus Lawrence N.
Jones of the Howard University
theologian graduated fro.m West
each one of us as we strive to “make adifference
in
D.C.”
and
Mu
Lambda. What have we done with each
minute given us? Unlike the quote, our minutes in Alpha were not forced on us... We chose and were chosen to
join the cadre of African American men who makeup the brotherhood of
our fraternity.
Other participants at the luncheon
ti ed as eligible for fty year certi ¬
26,280,000 minutes as Alpha men for each honoree. Whether their .A.!pha
leadership should be impressed on
zine.
cates: Bros. Thomas Brackeen,
School of Divinity will be the fea¬
area of Ithaca, the legacy of their
African American Church history; he has published an article in the November issue of EBONY maga¬
will be: Chapter President Bro. C.C. Jones, DeErede Grif n, Assistant
burning sands of Alpha; that’s
journey began in Texas, the nation’s capitol of Washington, or the hilly
University of Chicago, Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, and Yale University. His current research includes preparation of volumes in
tured speaker. Bro. Jones, arenown 7
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Virginia State College, the With our minutes in Alpha, we have much to give account: the
Community Service Committee and the development of the “Go To High School/Go To College” program; the Leadership Development Institute; Project Alpha; Boy Scouts of America; the Henry Arthur Callis Fund, etc. Brothers, as we honor those mem¬
bers who have labored for Alpha, let us think about our history, our “ser-
Stevenson.
(202-547-3576), C.C. Jones (202483-3102), Douglas Gilbert, and Craig Stevenson 202-397-8990). vice record” and how we will judge ourselves as members of this society and Alpha. Yes, aminute is only sixty sec¬ onds, how are you using your minute to contribute to those who “march
onward and upward toward the light”? Finally, may the sweet spirit of the Holiday Season bless each one of you
and your families. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Founders (Omega Chapter)
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Henry A.Callls Charles H. Chapman Eugene K. Jones George B. Kelley Nathanlal AMurray Robert H. Ogle Vertner W. Tandy