THE FROGS MEMBERS (PHOTOS BY ASHLEY G. WOODSON)
The 114th The formal FROGS celebration was held on July 13, 2024, at the Doubletree Hotel in Green Tree. Antoine Smalls is the president of the FROGS and Charles Franklin Sr. and Charles “Chuck” Franklin are part of the formal committee. The new FROGS members, Rev. Alec K. Piper, Anthony D. Williams, Rev. Samuel Ware and W. Terrance McDaniel, were inducted in 2024. Everyone danced the night away and seemed to enjoy the food and drinks.
The FROGS (Friendly Rivalry Often Generates Success) Club was founded on May 5, 1910, as a social club. A group of African-American men from Pittsburgh, McKeesport, Beaver Falls, Homestead, Wilkinsburg, Clairton and other areas came together and formed the first members of the FROGS Club. Wilbur C. Douglas gave the club its name and it was registered in Harrisburg.
-Ashley G. Woodson
THE NEW FROGS MEMBERS – REV. ALEC K. PIPER, ANTHONY D. WILLIAMS, REV. SAMUEL WARE, W. TERRANCE MCDANIEL
VALERIE NJIE, PEGGY HARRIS, LASHAWN BURTON-FAULK, WINIFRED TORBERT
GEORGE AND PATRICIA WEBB
CHARLES J. FRANKLIN III, MARLENE HOGAN, BILL WEBB
THE WOMEN OF THE FROGS
ANTOINE AND LENNELL BURKE
MR AND MRS SPENCER, ANTOINE L. SMALLS
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