The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-06-25

Al Wsnatthee. June 1919 inclusive
unanimously passed 4 resolution
introduced by Albert + Baker,
Deputy chief Of starr. Dept d
Washington. WV tuolufea1 peil-
lionlnR the National fgnaanpment
II Be held N Buffalo. Il =. IN
August, 10 appoint a cobfea Ma.
llonai Deputy chief n starr 10
Organise Cniored Posts Of the
YHW in every state IN ne Us.
especially m the South, after the
Resolution Committee had rejected
Il because Of thfee paragraphs.
Deputy Batter took the floor
with an uncertain feeling about
the naHsnpe. made n brief but con-
Yinelng speech and amendsd the
reR1lutlon by Withdrawing the oh.
ieetional paragraphs. and Past
Commander j. Grimes spoke N
favor Of ita passage Tha resolu.
ton as amended was put to a vote
and passed. unanimously.
80 prolonged was the applause
Of the entire delegation after De-
putty Baker finished his speech. ne
was stunned at the tremendous
ovation.
The truth Of the matter Is the
resolution as passed IL the origin
Al and we were afraid It would
not pasa 20 the last three para
graphs were added, thanks 10 the
fair snindodness OF our white com.
rades. and everybody IL happy.
Wanntchee officials and citizens
were perfect hosts to al, and we
did not ace any discrimination.
Do not associate this resolution
with an attempt at segregatips.
II is quite the contrary. But It
means that a Colored National Of
ficer appointed with authority 70
60 in every state, city or county
to look up and organize colored
Veterans and help them to file
their claims with the government
and states that have special hsne-
fits for Veterans and to look up
widows and orphans that are neg
lected because they do not know
how to file their claims. This SER
vice win be rendered without cost
to the applicant.
The VFW has been rendering
such service for years, but you
must have Units that come in con-
tact with local conditions to bring
it to the attention of the proper
national authorities.
The white Posts of the vFW
have their hands full looking after
their own members and their wi
dows and orphans.
Why pay somebody from one
third to one-half you get when
you can belong to an organization
which win cost you from So to Sc
a year that viii prosecute your
claim for absolutely nothing?
The VFrW stands for only one
ism-that is Americanism.
And we want every man, wom-
an and child to know that there
are no bars up on account of race,
creed or color.
When you realize that there
were only three colored delegates
to 500 whites and a colored dele
gate introduced this resolution for
the benefit of the colored veterans
because the white vets already
have Posts everywhere, and it was
passed unanimously, 1t proves to
us that the VFW is concerned a.
bout us. If there be any colored
veterans anywhere that are inter-
ested in joining powerful organ
ization, write to Albert R. Baker,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Dept. of
Washington, r. 5, Box IL, Seattle,
for full information.
Get busy, my Comrades, you
are getting older and sooner or
later yen will need help of the or
ganization that can and Is willing
to help you. Let me hear from
you. Do it now. Time and Tide
waits for no man,
Deputy Chief of staff Albert r.
Baker, Dept. of Washington, Com
! mander j. A. Spencer, and Past
Commander ]. Grimes of Post 289
and President Leola Grimes, Jun
Tor Vice-President Helen o. Baker,
and Conductress Sadie Gordon Of
Lewis Ford Auxiliary No. 2Se,
were delegates to the 18th An
nual Encampment, VIEW, at Wen
atchee, June 1919 inclusive. Mrs.
Pearl Spencer, Chaplain, was an
alternate.
All reported having an enjoyable
and profitable time. Much infor-
nation was gained by all. Deputy
Chief of staff and Mrs. Baker, and
Past Commander and Mrs. Grimes
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Edwards of Wenatchee, and
Commander and Mrs. ]. A. Spen-