114th FROGS Formal an epic event in Green Tree

THE FROGS MEMBERS (PHOTOS BY ASHLEY G. WOODSON)

The 114th FROGS Formal 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 the inductees of 2024. Everyone danced the night away and seemed to enjoy the food and drinks. 

The FROGS (Friendly Rivalry Often Generates Success) Club was formed as a social club on May 5, 1910.  A group of African American men from Pittsburgh, McKeesport, Beaver Falls, Homestead, Wilkinsburg, Clairton and other areas came together and formed the initial membership of the FROGS.  Wilbur C. Douglas named the club, which 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 WIVES OF THE FROGS 

ANTOINE AND LENNELL BURKE

MR. & MRS. SPENCER, ANTOINE L. SMALLS

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