Omegas In Regional Meet;Prepare For Miami Conclave

Mobile, Alabama was the sceneof the most successful RegionalConference witnessed by themembers of the 7th District,Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. TheSeventh District is comprised ofthe states of Florida, Georgia,Mississippi and Alabama, and isunder the leadership of JosephT. Brooks, Sr., Registrar and As-sistant to the president of Ala-bama State Teachers College.

The local chapter, Sigma Alphawas ably represented by its Basi-leus, Dr. G. W. Hawkins; its viceBasileus, E. Rubindoff Jones; itsKeeper of Finance, Dr. C. R.Hogan; and the Fraternity’sGrand Marshal, W. C. Pinkston.Other Grand Officers in atten-dance were Walter Reddick,Grand Keeper of Records; GrantReynolds, Ist Vice Grand Basi-leus, and Ex Grand Basileus,Harry T. Penn.

The key note was sounded by iBrother Jessie O. Thomas, of theAmerican Red Cross, who deliv-ered a stirring address on themerits of Americanism. BrotherEmory O. Jackson, editor of theBirmingham World and chairmanof the Social Action Committeefor the 7th District, was mosteloquent in his introduction ofthe theme for the meet. Unani-mously adopted by the body, thistheme is the official by word ofthe 7th District, “Every OmegaMan a Voting Man.”

An entire session of the con-ference was devoted to discussionof the plans for the Grand Con-clave of the Fraternity which isto be held in Miami, December27-31. Marshall Pinkston wasvery careful lest ho stone be un-turned in the entertainment ofthe delegates and visitors duringtheir sojourn in our Magic City.The entire membership of theFraternity is looking forward tothis Conclave come December.

It will mark the first time anational greek letter organizationhas convened South of Atlanta,Ga.

Pi lota of Tampa, was selectedas host chapter few the nextregional conference which willbe held in the spring of ’52.

New Bogart FilmOpens Here Sunday

Humphery Bogart’s new star-ring vehicle, “The Enforcer,” anew Warner Bros, release, opensSunday at the Ritz Theatre.

Set in a major metropolis, TheEnforcer, relates the incidentswhich brought about the down-fall of a notorious murder net-work. As the assistant district at-torney. Bogart employs the act-ual police methods upon whichthe story was based, to smash thenationwide underworld ring.

MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI. FLORIOA

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1951

THE SPECTATORiv ELLIOTT J. PIEZE

BTW ALUMNI RE-UNIONPROGRAM CHANGED TOWEDNESDAY JUNE 6ANNUAL BALL JUNE 7

Because or a recent change inthe schedule of commence acti-vities at Booker T. WashingtonHigh School, the Alumni AnnualRe-Union Program, which wasoriginally scheduled to be heldon Thursday June 7, will be heldinstead on the previous day,Wednesday, June 0, at 2 p.m. inthe school’s auditorium. But theAnnual Re-ltaaon Ball will beheld on the following night,Thursday, June 7, at the Rock-land Palace, as has been an-nounced several times.

This change was made neces-sary in order that the school mayhold its commencement exer-cises at the new, well appointedDade County Auditorium, on W.Flagler Street, an 29th ave. TheCounty Auditorium was selectedafter Principal Charles L. Wil-liams and the sponsors of thegraduating classes, and other fac-ulty members all decided thatthe local school’s auditorium wasentirely too small to accomodatethe large crowd of students,teachers, parents and other ‘pa-trons who are expected to attendthe commencement exercises.Therefore a larger place wasneeded. The County Auditoriumapplied for. It was available fortheir use, but not on the nightoriginally scheduled for com-mencement Wednesday June 6—because of another previouslyscheduled activity. But it wasavailable on the following night—Thursday June 7. Therefore, thecomaslttee in charge recommend-ed a change in the dates of the

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Baccalaureate Exercises— Sun-day, June 3—5 p.m., School’s Aud-itorium.

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Alumni Re-Union ProgramWednesday, June 6 2 p.m.—School’s Auditorium.

Commencement ThursdayJune 7—B p.m., County Auditor-ium.

Alumni Re-Union Ball—Thurs-day June 7, 10 p.m., RocklandPalace.

The class of 1941 will celebrateits first re-union after ten year?

out of Booker T. WashingtonHigh School. As announced abovethe program will begin at 2 p.m.on Wednesday, June 6. Immed-iately following the program,there will be the Annual Get-to-gether party in honor of the Re-Union Class, at the Elks Club,where old friends and classmateswill meet and greet each other inmemory of the “good ole days”spent at BTW. All graduates,friends and patrons are especiallyurged to note the changes in dates

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