June 25, 1924, Volume 5, Number 9, Part 1

Two More Brothers Meet their Master

If you were wondering why it has taken me so long to blog about the next issue, i admit that it has to do with the headline above, which could be found on page 3 of this issue. What I did not expect as a result of this project was that I have been finding myself getting somewhat acquainted with these brothers. At this stage in the game, it's pretty guaranteed that everyone i've come across has probably already met their master. But in the end, it doesn't matter what year it happens, it is always jarringly tragic when you hear of such young people dying, as in the case of these two brothers, B. G. Webb and Gervase "Jack" Wenzell.

Brother Webb hailed from Anthemios, and graduated in 1920. Only last year, in 1923, he married a young lady named Josephine Webb (see the issue 2/1/1923, Volume 4, Number 4, Page 2). Tragically, both brother Webb and Mrs. Webb, along with his parents, Mr & Mrs. Alves Webb were all killed when their automobile was wrecked by a B & O Train near the city of Holton, Indiana. In a moment, a family was just wiped out. It's truly truly sad, even 76 years later.

Brother Wenzell initiated as a brother of the Andronicus Chapter in 1922, though he was not a charter member. He left school at the end of last year (1923) because of health issues, described as "trouble with his eyes." He went to live with his brother in San Diego who was a doctor, and it seems he then contracted pneumonia, and died a long time later. It can be assured that it was a long illness, and though there aren't specific details, I wonder that if in this day and age if Brother Wenzell might have been spared. After all, penicillin has not yet been discovered.

According to the Archi account, Brother Wenzell was the son of a famous artist and illustrator named A. B. Wenzell. It wasn't very difficult to find artwork by Mr. Wenzell on the internet. The example below is an illustration from The House of Mirth, written by Edith Wharton.

Following the wikipedia information, it turns out that Brother Wenzell was also preceeded in death by another brother, Arthur, who was killed in a car accident in 1915.

What Else Happened??
I can't leave you with just a dirge.. here are some other interesting things that came about in this issue:

Harry J. Korlsund, MNES '20 admits that he's been too busy to establish a chapter at Boston Tech. Though he has met with some of the fellows there, he doesn't think the time is right just yet.

The Kallikrates Chapter has rented a brick cottage on Carr's Hill for their home next year. The word used to describe the place is "Salubrious" and that's a fantastic word that we need to use more often in 2010.

Mnesicles Brother Leon Makielski's little brother S. J. is initiated at Kallikrates. Not only that, Brother S. J. married Miss Alice Lee Patton on May 19th.

May 15, 1924, Volume 5, Number 8

Housing Boom

The Paeonios Chapter finally established a chapter house, located at 1020 Houston St. Manhattan Kansas. The purchased house was no small hovel. It had been the previous residence of the President of the University, W. M. Jardine. It had been designed by the university architectural department, and had been recently remodeled. It sounds like a lovely place.

Is it still there? You bet it is! It doesn't look like it changed a lick.



On Page 6, we begin to see the first discussions of a real estate development being managed by the Mnesicles alumni. The alumni purchased 5 lots across from the Minnesota Stadium that was under construction at this time. The development is being called "Fraternity Court" and 2 of those lots were reported sold to the Sigma Phil Epsilon fraternity.



That must have been quite a party!



The Andronicus Chapter held it's spring formal at one of Los Angeles's lost landmarks - the Garden of Allah. It was located on the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards, on what would now be noted as the eastern end of the Sunset Strip. Initially, the property began as a mansion, built by actress Alla Nazimova, and was notorious for wild parties. The property did not develop into a hotel until 1927, so the chapter may have had shared close quarters with the famous actress, who lived openly as a lesbian.



In the 1930's the Garden of Allah was a regular stomping ground for hollwood types looking for a good time, the most notable of which was F. Scott Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, it was torn down in 1959.



E-Bay alert!

At the above-mentioned party, the female attendees were given silver bracelets mounted with the fraternity crests. If you find one online, you know what to do...



This is not always easy...

On Page 5, the final paragraph of the Mnesicles update, shows evidence of the kind of confusion this project encounters from time to time.

"Milton John Anderson, '20, who was still single at the lsat report is employed by German & Jensen, Architects and engineers
of Duluth. Milton L. Anderson, '21 often his partner in
crime, is also single but is located in Los Angeles with an architectural
office."

After being brothers for three years, you'd think this crazy coincidence would have come up by now. Instead, i had to backtrack and separate the entries for the 2 men on their middle initials.. Initials, i might add, that are NOT terribly far away from in the alphabet OR the keyboard. Shame on me for making the assumption that the editors had made some typos. Goodness knows that they haven't always been perfect....

April 15, 1924, Volume 5, Number 7

Smith Memorial Hall

So Long Brother Ricker
The bulk of this issue focuses on the passing of Brother and Master Architect Dr. Nathan Clifford Ricker. Great detail is given to his personal biography, as well as professional biography. To be honest, I have read a lot about the man over the years, but I would venture to say that this may be the most heavily detailed account of his life that I have ever read.
Brother Ricker died at age 81, after being stricken by a "sudden attack of apoplexy," which is an old timey broad term that generally means that someone went unconsious and died shortly soonafter. Later, on page 5, it is noted that he, more specifically, suffered a stroke.
There is an account of his memorial serivce, which was held at the Smith Memorial Hall on the University of Illinois Campus. The service was lead by the local Masonic Lodge. In addition, an honor guard from the Knight Templars was also present for the festivities. In tribute to his service to the University of Illinois, Dean K. C. Babcock had many kind words about Brother Ricker's professional life.
Letters of condolence were sent to the Archi by founding brother Leo M. Bauer, and former Grand Council Member Arthur E. Benson.

Welcome Polyklitos!
The final column of page 8 heralds the arrival of another new chapter. The ninth new chapter, to be named Polyklitus is forming at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. We have Iktinos Brother Alfred E. Naser to thank for assisting in forming this chapter.

Prohibition

I can't believe it took this long for it to occur to me that the past few issues of the Archi have been during the Prohibition era of our country! Prohibition took place from 1920-1933 in the United States. It makes sense that the fraternity would make no mention of alcohol, one way or the other, in its national publication. However, on page 2, Mnesicles brother George Dahl writes from London to say:

My best wishes to all our brothers of our dear old fraternity and may they all
prosper. I drink to their health (remember i am not in dry territory.)

Well, Brother Dahl, from this end of time and space, I drink a toast to you as well.

March 15, 1924, Volume 5, Number 6

10 years...
The Archi Staff are in a tizzy because in less than a month, the fraternity will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Messages from such dignataries as Leo M. Bauer, Chandler C. Cohagen and Lorentz Schmidt send well wishes to the brotherhood in its current state, and waxes nostalgic for its infant days when we were a mere 2 interested parties. As of 1924, the fraternity has grown to 7 national chapters, and 1 soon to join the fray. I picture them each in a drafting smock late at night, carefully drafting these correspondence with fountain pens.

The Grand Council Directory
The bulk of this Archi consists of a directory of all members to-date. this is not the first of these directors to be published, but as someone who is painstakingly entering each name into a database, I can assure you that it's getting ever so long. I admit that it is pretty neat to look at the names and see their addresses. I find myself wondering if these places of residence are still there. So I took a random sample - 1 residence from each active chapter and entered it into google maps - here we go!

Anthemios - Adolf O. Budina: 618 10th St., Wilmette, IL ----BINGO!
Looks like it's still there. A house like this was likely built before 1924, and what a sweet little house it is too.

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Iktinos - Eugene D. Straight: 479 W. Willis Ave., Detroit, MI ----Hmmm..
For some reason google street view hasn't made it to Willis - and it's now being called Willis Street. It looks like the John C. Lodge freeway has been built on this site. Unfortunately, judging from the nearby interesection this is a blighted neighborhood.

Demetrios - Russell M. Krob: 1209 Hamlet Ave., Colmbus, OH ----DOH!
This is seriously the cutest neighborhood, with good old american four-square homes, built one after the other, except it appears that there's a vacant lot where brother Krob's used to be. You'll noticed that a house does comes up when you type in the 1209 but you can see the address number is not 1209. Well, at least you can get a sense of the neighborhood.

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Mnesicles - Howard F. Dunn: 1692 Princeton Ave., St. Paul, MN ----??
Darnit google! They haven't documented this neighborhood using streetview, but it appears that this house is still there. It appears to be a garden-style designed neighbohood, and he homes appear to be built in the late teens to early twenties. If it weren't for all the snow in the wintertime, I'd want to live in this neighborhood.

Kallikrates - W. Merle Brown: 810 Carter Road, Raleigh Court, Roanoake, VA ----So Close..
Once again, I am unable to find the exact house. I think that the homes of this area have been renumbered. I am able to verify the existance of a Carter Road, and this road is within a subdivision called Raleigh Court. According to Wikipedia, "the development of [Raleigh Court] reached its peak in the 1920's, so therefore the residences in this subdivision do fit into our time frame.

Andronicus - Paul E. Willhide: 1200 37th Pl., Los Angeles, CA ----SWEET!
The house appears to still be there. It's been severely remodeled, and currently houses a youth center, but the house is still there. The place is easily within walking distance from the USC Campus. No need to ride the red car.


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Paeonios - Lawrence Byers: 901 Carer Ave., Wichita, KS ---- Whew!
That took a bit of sleuthing - depending on what side of the street had the odd numbers, it was either this quaint little thing, or a PUD apartment complex (for shame). The house is located on a little peninsula of land surrounded by a river, and is not too far from a fantastic little place called the Castle Inn - it kind of makes me want to go to Kansas for the first time in my life.


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January 3, 1924, Special Edition

Yay!! Convention is On!!

The 9th Convention of Alpha Rho Chi was held at the Curtis Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The image above is an image of the exterior of this hotel. Below is an image of the space in which our banquet was likely held.

This 1 page Archi is a special edition noting the immediate highlights of convention. In fact, if this issue was written in the middle of convention, considering the event was scheduled for January 2-4, 1924. The majority of the reporting is on the opening dinner dance, and is followed by items yet to be covered.

I wonder why they did this? Is this the closest the 1924 version of us had to instant messaging?

God Bless the Archi Staff to not only list all of the attendees, but also the ladies who accompanied them as their dates. It makes me wonder how each of these Lady Golden Gophers were assigned to each of our brothers. Were they matched up by height? Was there a lady-auction a la Pirates of Carribean? Why didn't Norman Palmquist of Paeonios get a date? Poor Norman.

We are also graced with the banquet menu, which was probably really fancy, but reminds me of an Anthemian Sunday Night Formal Dinner. In fact if we switched out the ice cream and cake or pie with "nilla wafers and pudding" it would be almost exactly the same.

Special thanks to Rick Jenkins in sleuthing out these photos.

November 15, 1923, Vol. 5, No. 2 Part 2

Andronicus: Home Away from Home

Some things never change. A repeating theme in the Archi's thus far is the fact that the Andronicus Chapter continuously welcomes brothers from all over the country who visit, transfer, or settle down in the Los Angeles Area. It's nice to see that Andronicus has always had an "open arms" policy, especially since I have been on the receiving end of one of those Andronican Hugs for the last 7 years.

If you haven't figured it out, I'm completely in love with my hometown of Los Angeles, and one of the things that I love most about it is its cultural diversity; the blurring of Mexican, African American, Korean, Armenian, Japanese, Thai, Italian, Chinese, Greek, Peruvian, Russian, and so many more cultures. It's the reason why the hottest thing in LA right now is something called the Kogi Taco, which is a Korean Barbecue on a Taco, that is served from a roving catering truck. http://kogibbq.com/

In a way, Andronicus has always been the Kogi Taco of Alpha Rho Chi, mixing their fabulous weather and excellent football with Anthemian, Daedalan, Cossutian, Satyran, and Hadrian cultures. This point is illustrated by the fact that at the Sostratus Installation last April, people from 10 different chapters were present for the festivities. Half of the active chapters were represented!

In 1923, Andronicus was visited by brothers from Iktinos, Demetrios & Mnesicles. At the time, we had 6 chapters, so percentage wise, they had us beat.

Los Angeles in 1923

The Bimini Bath's Incident...
A Curious incident at the Bimini Baths - Andronicus Pledge was injured saving a young lady at the Bimini Baths. Having never heard of it, I did a little research.
The baths were located on the western edge of LA at the time, in the area that is now considered Koreatown. The western edge of the city is now considered the ocean, which is a good 15 miles further west of this site. The photograph below is a photo of the site. The baths could be accessed easily by our brothers using the Red Car, whose tracks can be seen in the photograph. Currently very little of this site remains. (Photo from the Los Angeles Public Library)

Thanks to the LA Eco Village Blog which already did the excellent footwork on this research project. http://laecovillage.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/ride-the-streetcar-to-the-bimini-baths/

The Hall of Justice...
Brother Roy Boxmeyer, Mnesicles, came to Los Angeles with the specific purpose of working on the new Los Angeles Hall of Justice. It was built as part of a massive overhaul to the Los Angeles Civic Center. In the photo below, the Hall of Justice is shown completed; the square building on the right. It is accompanied by the Los Angeles County Courthouse (center) and the Los Angeles Hall of Records, (Left) (Photo from the USC Digital Archives)


The Hall of Justice is the only 1 of these three buildings that remain. The building houses a series of courtrooms, jails and is capable of performing autopsies. It is historically known for jailing and trying notorious criminals such as Charles Manson & Sirhan Sirhan. Also it is known to have been the site of Marilyn Monroe's Autopsy. In popular culture, the building is extensively featured in television shows such as Dragnet, (which is about to get its own postage stamp), Get Smart & CHiP's.

The building was heavily damaged in the 1994 earthquake, however, it is currently undergoing extensive renovations and repairs, which is slightly visible in the current photo below. (Photo from the Los Angeles Public Library)

November 15, 1923, Vol. 5, No. 2 Part 1

Expansion: 1920's Style.

The early attempts at expansion for this fraternity seems to be dominated by brothers of a certain chapter becoming faculty at another university. The "new" chapters at USC, UVA & KSU were all initiated by faculty members who were brothers at other chapters.
At this stage in the project, less than 10 years since the foundation of the fraternity, we have faculty planted at North Dakota Agricultural College, North Carolina State College, Washington State College (that's right.. in Pullman), Harvard University, Iowa State University & New York University. However, most interesting of all are the brothers who are teaching at the University of Texas in Austin (Raymond Everett, Iktinos,), and Oklahoma A & M College (Joseph J. Patterson, Anthemios, '17).

We have the benefit of knowing that both of these chapters were established in 1925, and on page 3 of this issue, there's an indication that a chapter may be in the works at Texas. Knowing that Cass Gilbert was the master planner at this university and a Master Architect during this time period puts it all into deeper perspective.

For the Betterment...

A curious editorial on page 4 of this issue notes that many of our chapters have been planning events on the Sabbath. What's worse is, they're planning events on Saturday nights that go into the wee hours of the morning, therefore also violating the Sabbath. Tsk Tsk.
No disrespect from me, of course, for any brother or person who is observant of their particular sabbath. I would hate for anyone to sully the fair name of Alpha Rho Chi by holding events on the Sabbath. And Kudos to Mnesicles for instead holding their initiations and "oriental night" on one of the "other 6 days of the week."

oh sweet irony.

October 15, 1923, Vol. 5, No. 1 Part 2

Where are they Now?

The Chittenden Hotel, Columbus, Ohio - Location for the Demetrios Founder's Day celebration in 1923.
Unfortunately, this building was demolished in 1974.



The Seneca Hotel, Coumbus Ohio - Location for the Demetrios Pledge Dance on October 12, 1923
After years of being in a state of disrepair, this structure is now student housing, aptly named "The Seneca"
http://www.campusapts.com/Home.aspx?Proj=101&Name=Seneca



The Interlachen Club, Minneapolis Minnesota - Location for the Mnesicles Formal on May 11th, 1923.
This building is still used as a Country Club. - www.interlachencc.org/



Ye Olde Bull Pen Inn, Los Angeles California - Location for "Many Summer Meetings" of Andronicus Brothers over the summer of 1923.
Formerly located at 633 S. Hope Street, it has since been demolished.



The University of California, South Branch - The architecture department at this branch of University of California was discontinued, which created a windfall for the USC architecture department (And consequently was a windfall for the Andronicus Chapter).
The site is now the location of Los Angeles City College, and the Southern Branch of University of California moved to a plot of land west of Beverly Hills, and became UCLA.

November 1, 1922 Vol. 4, No. 1, Part 2

The Archi Staff re-printed one letter in full as a good example for others - and wouldn't you know it? It's from Myron Dassett's Mother!!

Myron Dassett, as you may recall from previous posts, is a Mnesicles Brother, studying at the Ecole des Beaux Artes in Paris, France. We've seen a picture of what might possibly be the apartment in which he resided, thanks to google maps!

His mother is writing to pay the $1.50 fee for "your little paper" so she can forward it along to her son. Also, she provides an address encouraging the brothers to write him. How sweet! What a great mom. It is signed Mrs. F. D. Dassett, and my next google treasure hunt began.

I wanted to just post this picture, but I don't want to pay 7 bucks for it. I try to be on the up & up in order to not sully the fair name of Alpha Rho Chi... therefore, Click on this link:

http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=142222&Page=1&Location=MH5%2E9%20MP3%2E1M%20p319

You will see a photograph dated 1895, showing the Mooney & Dassett Meat Market. Mr. F. D. Dassett is the second man from the left. His business partner, Myron C. Mooney is at the center. Can we assume that the son of Mr. & Mrs. Dassett was named after his business partner?

The site of this little market is now the site of the downtown Macy's store.

November 1, 1922 Vol. 4, No. 1, Part 1

pep
"vigor, energy," 1912, shortened form of pepper, which was used in
the figurative sense of "spirit, energy," from at least 1847. Peppy "full of
pep," first recorded 1922. Pep rally is attested from 1945; pep talk from
1926.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

It appears "Pep" was a huge buzz-word in 1922, and the new Archi Board sure liked to use it to describe the properties of this new publications.

The new board sent a letter to all alumni asking for suggestions, and I believe the response from this unnamed brother succinctly describes why the new, peppier version was sought:

"As a suggestion, I would like to offer this, that there be less of
articles which we can get in Architectural magazines and more of a personal new
and chapter information."

And thus, aspirations to have the Archi be a periodical contribiting to our professions were put aside for a period of time. A loss for the profession? Perhaps. For us, however, Archi Names Project Gold!

In this issue we begin to hear the first rumblings of the project to build a house for the Mnesicles Chapter. Not to spoil anything, but much more will come on this subject in the future.

In other chapter house news, it looks like the Anthemios chapter moved to a different house, which would explain why I didn't recognize that photograph in the later issue. The poem included in the article specifically references a big rambling porch, which was quite distinctive. Anthemios also, is in the process of purchasing land for a future chapter house.

There are 2 brand new chapters, and it seems that the Archi Staff feels quite differently about each of them.

The Archi staff is tickled pink about those Andronicans out in Los Angeles, as they sent in many updates about students, pledges and faculty members. Most interestingly would be the mention of Carleton Monroe Winslow, made an honorary brother, who had been awarded a major project in Los Angeles, where he would be working in conjunction with Bertram Goodhue. It's a building that I enjoy visiting regularly; The Los Angeles Public Library! - see photograph above, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.

However, the Kallikrates brothers are having to face the painfully polite, yet passive agressive wrath of the Archi Editors.

"From Kallikrates we have received only the most meagre news and we shall be
expecting a perfect mess of it during the next few issues. Our suggestion is that about once a week a letter with such information as may be in hand should be sent to us to make it possible to be up to date..."

As a former Grand Council member, I have to say: some things never change.

After a few more comments about how each of the new chapters are doing on dues, theres a.. lamentable comment that wouldn't be right to ignore:

"As the old darkey said on the arival of his ninth heir, "Lawd, we's thankful
for what we have received, and may's we all be blessed even moh."

Whoa. reading something like that is cause to snap a person out of their nostalgic stupor, and be grateful for living in more tolerant times.

February 1921, Vol II No. 2

This is the oldest Archi we have a copy of, so far. and as you might have guessed it, I unpacked my Summer meeting bags finally.
I'm first struck by the cover art on this issue, which you might recognize from the Pledge Education Manuals.
I have to admit that I couldn't get through the long article by Irving Pond, FAIA. I'm sure it is fascinating. If you read it, leave a comment and let me know whether its worth it.
There are detailed updates from each chapter and Alumni Chapter. The Alumni Chapters include Chicago, Detroit, Columbus & Minnesota, and highlight how our alumni arranged themselves prior to Brother Whitten's Chapter-Specific Alumni Association plan.
I find it funny that 95 years later we're recognizing the value of city-centered alumni groups. It seems as though these Alumni Chapters did still have an eye on their "nearby" chapters, but just by simply identifying yourself with a city may have generated a focus on the profession AFTER college.
Howard D. Smith is mentioned in an article about the new Ohio State stadium. The fact that 2 Demetrios brothers are working as his draftsmen, (Brother H. F. Richard being chief draftsman), it likely shows the blossoming of his relationship with that chapter.
I'm intrigued by the number of our brothers who have been bestowed so many prestigious awards. It makes me wonder if there were more awards, scholarships and competitions per capita, or if our current organization is lacking in collecting and recording this data.
Happily, we hear about our friend Myron Dassett again, noting that he is studying in Paris under Gromort. I'm lead to believe this is Georges Gromort who appears to be a bit of an expert on the Elements of Classical Architecture. http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Classical-Architecture-Georges-Gromort/dp/0393730514

One last curiosity: Mnesicles Brother Harry J. Korslund is the 1920 winner of the A. Moorman Traveling Scholarship, and there is Brother Al Moorman from Mnesicles, who is "A. A. A." of the Minnesota Alumni Chapter. Could this be the same person? A brief google search did not produce any results.

February 1, 1923 Vol. 4 No. 4 Part 2

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There's a lovely Letter from Myron Dassett of Mnesicles who is studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He remarks that he has been visited by 2 brothers, Ed Loye & Galen Oman, and enjoys his letters from Howard Gilman. Notably, he is also visited by Professor S. Chatwood Burton - The same sculptor who created the bust of Dr. Ricker.
During his visit, the two of them dined with the "famous mural painter from St. Paul." It sounds like it might have been an unforgettable evening for young Brother Dassett. A brief google search did not result in any signifcant hits on Mr. Lalonde.

It's noted that he lives at "No. 1 rue de l'Albaye. I was unable to find that address in a google search, and according to my Par Arrondisment book that street does not exist in paris. But could it be rue de l'Abbaye? I sure hope so. It's an adorable place on the left bank, walking distance to the Louvre, the Tuileries and Notre Dame Cathedral.

Another Famous Sculptor is making waves, as Mr. Lorado Taft is noted as "giving a series of lectures at the University [of Illinois]. Mr Taft is well known by our Anthemian Brethren as the sculptor of University of Illinois' beloved sculpture "The Alma Mater."

The inscription on that sculpture reads: "To thy happy children of the future, those of the past send greetings."

Fitting, no?

February 1, 1923 Vol. IV, No. 4 Part1

When I read through these issues the first time, Convention issues generated more glee in me than almost all of the other things they may have written about. It's hard to believe that our fore-brothers would hold Convention over the Christmas holiday, often times forcing our brothers to leave their homes the day after christmas for a 2-3 day trek.

The 8th Convention in 1923 took place at Demetrios, and this was a good one indeed. This convention marked the election of Dwight Palmer "Pop" Ely to the position of Worthy Grand Architect; a position he would hold for 30 years! However, this almost was not to be. In a race between himself and Harold Peterson, the incumbent WGS, the election was tied. The Convention took another vote, undoubtedly after a few additional endorsements for each nominee, and again, the vote was tied.
This was resolved when the nominator from Mnesicles withdrew his candidate, who was not present. It doesn't say whether Brother Peterson, who was also on the Archi Board, was aware of his nomination.

At the 8th Convention, our organization continued the discussion the idea of having Alumni Associations associated with each chapter "to which all graduates of that chapter would belong regardless of where situated." This would be in lieu of city based Alumni Associations, as they were operating presently. The scheme was introduced at the 7th convention by Brother George A. "So" Whitten, and though it appears to have been met favorably, they hadn't worked all the bugs yet. Can't wait to see what happens in the 9th!

On Page 3, there is a little gem:

Are baldheaded men considered more handsome, more brainy, more impressive, or more agressive than others? At least that was our conclusion after sizing up the bunch around the convention table, for fully fifty per cent of those there had no superfluous hair on their domes.

January 1st, 1923 - Vol IV, No. 3

I did intend to start at the very beginning, and work my way forward. But because I haven't completely unpacked my luggage from the summer meeting, the 1st four available issues which I printed to share with my brothers during that meeting, are still tucked away.

However, as an Anthemian, I found it to be only fitting that I inaugurate this project with an Archi issue that bears the portrait of Dr. Nathan Clifford Ricker on the cover. Hello Doctor Nathan Clifford Ricker, Sir!

This issue does talk a lot about the chapter houses of our chapters at the time. Theres a nice rendering of the proposed home for Mnesicles. There is a picture of a house for Anthemios that doesn't look like the house I thought they lived in prior to their current place at 1108. It is stunning.

There is a detailed article about Howard Dwight Smith, who is an Honorary Brother at Demetrios. It appears he used to work for John Russell Pope.

I never knew that the Memorial bust of Dr. Ricker was sculpted by a professor from University of Minnesota. (Not a Brother)

I have a feeling I will like the correspondence recaps the most.
For example.. Brother Christen (Chapter as of yet unknown), suggest that the archi start some sort of "Lonely Hearts" section:

"I wonder if i could make use of the Archi as a 'fusser' bureau? I have a couple of very fine young lady friends in Los Angeles, and should like to find out if any of the Andronicus brothers would be interested to meet them. They are both "good lookers" and mighty good scouts."

He continues:

"In fact, one of them was my sweetheart back in the days when I was in school. If Carl Juline Anthemios is in L.A. he might be interested."

Oh Carl.. you must have really made an impression on Brother Christen.

Note to self: research what it means to be a "good scout."