March 1989
MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Message from the President
D.C. Superintendent of Banking Addresses the Brotherhood Brother Edward D. Irons,
also of the need for supporting
Superintendent of Banking for the District of Columbia was the
miroriiy owned banks. Brother Irons stated that the
I'caiuicd speaker at Mu Lambda's February meeting. He spoke on
banking iaUuslry is undetpoin^ its greatest change since the
the is ties pf rpinvestnient PtCf bankers in the communities in
which they serve, the plight of i.
savings and loan institutions, and
Depression.Heallribuicdthe
developments in 1989 to 3areas:
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Alpha Wives Host Inaugural Prayer Breakfast by Wayland D. McClellan Now that we are at the midpoint
of my rst term as Chapter president, it is agood time to pause and check on our progress. There have been several new initiatives
started, some inactive programs were dusted off, and in general, more community involvement was instituted. What does this say about Mu Lambda and its
*members? Another question also remains: are we moving in the right direction?
To answer these questions appropriately, we must rst re ect on what the jewels had in mind when they founded Alpha Phi Alpha. They acknowledged that there was strength in unity and, above all, there are needs to be satis ed—a need to do more than
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Lewis Anthony (Varick Memorial
On January 20, the Alpha
A.M.E. Zion Church), Rev. Paul Abernathy (Trinity Episcopal
Wives of Washington, D.C.
Church), Rev. Ulysses Houston
sponsored ahighly successful
(Lincoln Temple Congregrational
prayer breakfast at the Washington
U.C.C), and Mu Lambda’s own
Plaza Hotel. The theme for the occasion was “A Nation’s Search
Rev. William E. Calbert (Shiloh Baptist Church). Brother Marion
for Survival (The Homeless, the
S. Barry, Mayor of the District of
Hungry, the Oppressed) and a
Columbia, brought greetings on
Drug-free America.” Bishop
behalf of the city. The Alpha Wives appearing on the program were Mrs. Edna W. McClellan, presiding, Mrs. Jennifer Grayson, who welcomed the guests, and Mrs. Lucille N.
Hartford Brookins of the Second District of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church was the featured speaker. An Alpha man, Bishop Brookins outlined to the sold-out
audience the role of each member
of our society in the struggle for equality. Participants who offered prayers to the world, the nation, and the incoming administration included Rev. Lloyd Green, Jr. (Northeastern Presbyterian Church), Rev. Norma Blackwell (Calvary Episcopal Church), Rev.
Polk, who introduced the
keynoter. The group’s president, Mrs. Mary S. Kelley, presented a $2000 check to Brother Fred
Laney, Chairman of the Board of
the Henry A. Callis Scholarship
Fund, the bene ciary of the occasion. Thank you, Alpha Wives, for the inspring program and the generous gift. □
Founders (Omega Chapter)
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Charles H. Chapman Eugene K. Jones George B, Kelley Nathaniel A. Murray Robert H. Ogle Vertner W, Tandy
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