There is another chapter in my life that was very disappointing to me and upon which I will elaborate. However it must be put in proper sequence. I became a member of the Pacific Chapter of the Order of AHEPA in 1928. In 1931 I was elected a delegate to represent the chapter at the National Convention held at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. For many years thereafter I was elected to represent our Chapter, without opposition, at local and National Conventions as the delegate from the Pacific Chapter.

From the day that I joined the AHEPA until this day, I must confess, I learned a lot. It's true that from the Order of Klossa I learned something. From the Greek American league I learned many things. But, it was while in the Order of AHEPA that I gained the beneficial experiences that I, otherwise, would not have had. I met a large number of prominent Greek Americans throughout the United States, some of whom I came to consider very dear, close friends. Among them were Charles Skouras from Los Angeles, whom I met at an AHEPA conference of the Southern California District in Ventura; William Helis, whom I first met in 1934 in Columbus, Ohio; Stanley Stacy, another very dear friend, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who was a successful dealer in wholesale tobacco. I also met Tom Pappas from Boston; Steven Stefanou from Philadelphia; and Gregory Taylor, owner of the St. Moritz Hotel in New York City. The AHEPA gave me the opportunity to travel throughout the United States and to meet these fine people and to see the country. All in all, I'm very grateful to the AHEPA.

I had the honor to be elected Supreme Governor of the AHEPA in 1934 in Columbus, Ohio, and again in 1937 at the Syracuse Convention. I was also honored to run for the office of Supreme President in 1940 at the Seattle Convention. Frankly, I had no business running for that office. Being in the restaurant business it wasn't an easy matter for me to become President of the Order of AHEPA and to travel all over the country. To do the job right I would have to travel two thirds of the year. The business that I was in was not the type that you could turn over to just anybody to run and expect to have the same success. I was not wealthy enough to be President. If I had been elected I would have to spend not only the funds that the Order provided, but additional money as well. I knew that I was qualified. I knew that I could do a good job. However, to do the job I would have to neglect my business and that would be a financial detriment to me and to my employees. My friends, Dr. Peter Angel, Father Basil Lokis, George E. Johnson of Sacramento and others insisted that I run for the good of the Order. To cut a long story short, I lost the election. Although I had no business running, I was very disappointed.