A view from Downtown Philadelphia, PA looking at City Hall. Photo by Michael Hume. P hiladelphia is known as the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection). It is also known for some of the most diverse and historic attractions in the country--some with wide open vistas situated near incredible parks and recreation space. Not too far from the heart of downtown, is the Avenue of the Republic. Along the avenue is Memorial Hall. Accessible by Regional Rail, four bus routes and the Phlash Shuttle, any traveler to the 84 th Grand Chapter Meeting can find himself and his family at the Please Touch Museum. Open seven days and focused on children, the Please Touch Museum features the century-old Woodside Park Dentzel Carousel and two floors of interactive fun. One spring day in May, L. Douglas Harrell (Delta Theta 1977) fresh off of reelection as Polemarch of the Philadelphia (PA) Alumni Chapter the evening before, gathered a group of distinguished brothers—Senior Kappas—for an afternoon celebration. What follows are interviews with the "oldest" Senior Kappa, Tarleton D. Williams (Lambda 1949) with 70 years in the Bond, and one of the "youngest" Senior Kappas The Honor- able Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode (Philadelphia (PA) AL 1996).
Nearly 800 years of Kappa Alpha Psi are represented by these 17 brothers on the steps of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, PA. On the cover and opposite page — bottom row, from left: Graynle D. Edwards (Alpha Gamma 1955), Robert E. Murray (Gamma Omega 1954), Tarleton D. Williams (Lambda 1949), Kenneth L. Woodson (Alpha Phi 1967), Alvin Tucker (Delta Zeta 1958). A total of 310 years in Kappa Alpha Psi! Middle row, from left: Junious R. Stanton (Gamma Omega 1966), L. Douglas Harrell, Jr. Polemarch (Delta Theta 1977), W. Wilson Goode, Sr. (Philadelphia (PA) AL 1996), Barrington W. Lessene (Gamma Omega 1966), Melvin E. Garrison (Delta Eta 1969). A total of 221 years in Kappa Alpha Psi! Top row, from left: Darryl Stephens (Gamma Omega 1972), Charles N. Keith, III (Gamma Delta 1968), Rodney Whitmire (Philadelphia (PA) AL 1988), Vernard W. Trent (Wilmington (DE) AL 1976), James E. Andrews (Delta Eta 1970), Dennis B. Butler (Philadelphia (PA) AL 2011), Stanley A. Simpkins (Philadelphia (PA) AL 1980). A total of 266 years in Kappa Alpha Psi!
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