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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
A TRUSTWORTHY EFFORT

~ those critical times for the youth or our lanu Wnei'
are going astray under the strain OF the
49, hsr dcltv in securing higher education ana opS'
we should do all in power e give encouraetileii;;
our BOYS ara girls and keep their hope ana aapo az
,as-orhv effort n this direction neine spon'
orad IL .he MONDAY Luncheon Club q me baoAer -
Washinrr5n Trade Association Of our City m
sive orpsnza7or Is conducting an eaal contest. IN NJ
scores al i3ca hgh scho3 seniors ana Siau""'SN 30 ~
Jannarv clas, 81 lq3s have ALREADY enrolled
The CLUB i, Offering approximately TOUT nnlu' =
dollars in SCHOLARSHIPS awards 10 entrants VINO Mrle a'
enbnot the best essays the topic " ny ms po0hs
Wh;rcor Trad. Assoc, alton aad tbs Housewives La
que Should Be Supported ile e,.e -
This il indeed fitting topic one when VII ei ~
focus The serious thought OF youth upon Ners 49,
;ssne and much good should result 70 Negro pule 49,
~s~ n. -, veil : to the young people VINO ellei
There are dozens of good reasons why organza,ohs
lille the Booker T Washington Trade Association ana i
UIouseviveS League the other hand - conposeo VI
the race The former organization Is composed o o0a
business and professional and women and IN proper
ton 81 they are patronzed By members OF the race ne
more obs will they able create for our BOYS ana III
who Are graduating from high schools ana coneees nc
housewives eaue on the other hand : composer '.
thousands Of housewives the community VINO 40 n'oN'
of the buying for their families. 49,.
They are endeayoring to patronlze cooreu ouSi'e
concerns to the fullest possible and are
49, nthar ,voner Of the race follow their eXampie,
Their pocv IS to spend their money 50 as 70 heip ou,
Naoro business and create Jobs for their sons anu
daughters In so doing it their aim TO ooyco pusi
ness establishments other racial groups Du - po'e
the economic welfare of the race ,,,.o0
We congratulate the MONDAY Luncheon W" - ~,
+h nrooressye step they have taken, and urge
Young high school boys and girls OF our group 70 e
the contest
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
American Woodman
CONTINUED from Page u

about to lose their property be-
cause OF inability 20 secure loans.
the American woodm-n came 70
the rescue and refinanced many
mortgages.
Executive W Woodson a
member OF the woodmen also
made inspiring remarks in praise
OF the organization. after which
the final address was made by Or.
s. III. Morgan, major general and
head OF the Woodmen in Detroit
In his talk. Dr. Morgan stated
that his organization had spent
s425,0O in aiding Negroes in St.
Louis. alone. He further said that
when many Negro homes were de-
stroyed by fire in Oklahoma City
some years ago. the Woodmen
spent 5000. 900 in loans 10 finance
rebuilding OF these homes. He al
so thanked the citizens of Detroit
for the loyal support given the
Woodmen and solicited new mem
bers 70 join the organization
The American Woodmen's As
ISOLATION was founded in 1901 and
now operates in number Of states
and does large annual volume
OF insurance business
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
A non . PARTIsAN
NEw@APn
(By ULYSSES w. BOYKIN)

attorneys and others who have hsa
experience In meeting and dcalos
with the public The civil servl1,
examinations for tthse posI,io,.
will be held on April %. IN NJ
troit. Application blanks NAV hs
obtained at the County copr
House.
The University Students are off
to their homes for spring vacation
which started Friday and ends n,
day after Easter With mid.
semester blue books both before
and after the holidays. many will
use part of the vacation for little
final preparation.
Best wishes to our friends Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Page OF Hamtramck
for their successful part in the
political campaign.
The Bob Rominson's new home on
McDougall avenue is show place
The numerous ash trays. cigaret
boxes. match holders. book ends
and similar small objects scattered
through the John Dolphins apart.
ment in Oxford Hall and their
home out on Wexford avenue in
Cbnant Gardens. are hand made
by Mrs. John Dolphin She goes in
for clay holding as hobby !.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
PEERLESS ART GLIB

Mrs J. Macklin $40 Hague
avenue. entertained members and
friends OF the Peerless Art Club
last Thursday evening Business
disposed OF. the ladies enjoyed
playing bingo Several prizes were
awarded.
Under the direction OF MIS-
Hattie Ward. an unusual program
was arranged and executed. Mrs
Adams gave an interesting talk on
Girls Of To-day" which was FOL
lowed by Mrs NJ L. Gill who re-
counted some of her experience IN
working with the Woman's Divi-
sion of the Police Department Mrs
Ethel Harkless rendered lovely
selection. accompanied by Mrs.
Ethel Taylor. Mrs. +. Stafford
gave an interesting talk on Cur
rent Events" while Mrs. Mile G
Lee rendered beautiful piano Sc
lections.
Other participants were; Mrs
Harris. reading; Mrs. +. Russell
vocal solo Mrs f. Glass. High
lights on Spring Fashions"
Mrs Sadie Sindsay is president
OF the club.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
School Discusses
white Superiority

An enthusiastic audience of for
~ persons participated in the spe-
cial forum on White Superiority
Thursday. April 7 at the Detroit
Peoples School. 1875 West Forest,
OF which Miss Mary Himmof is di-
rectress.
In addition To the main lecture
delivered by Merrill c. Work leader
of the Class on the reconstruction
Period, sub reports were presented
on the History OF the Ku Klux
Khan. Role OF Negro Troops in the
Civil War. and the Role OF White
Farmers In the Civil War.
Fifty-fve minutes were devoted
TO question and answers from the
floor, which Is regular feature OF
the forum.
The next and final forum session
class will be held Thursday. April
81. at S:45 p m. at the Hall OF the
Danish Brotherhood. ITS w. For
est. near 18th street The topic for
discussion will be: Negroes
Leadership. and Legislation. Dur
ing reconstruction in the South.
Sessions are open to the public.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Ask Additional
Health Employees

All the invitation of DIT Vaughn.
several members OF the civic
Rights Committee visited the Of
fees Of the Detroit Board OF
Health Monday afternoon and held
conference with members of the
board regarding the placement OF
additional Negro employees in that
department.
5 r Grigsby. the chairman. act
ed as spokesman for the Civic
Rights Committee. and asked that
colored citizens be given a larger
percentage OF joksrin the Detroit
Health Department RE also sub
, mltted the names OF several tech
nically-trained and competent
members OF the race whom the
Committee recommended for posi-
tons
The members OF the Board OF
Health promised to give the APP
plications due consideration.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16

We can be safe in saying that
Spring is just about here, We
hope These lovely windy days
find many OF us busy making plans
and enjoying the Spring Vacation
SUNDAY brings to close Holy
Week +. The past week has bee.
devoted 10 the great Christian
gagant OF the Passion which ch
NAKED the penecostal days OF Lent
recalling the JOY with which the
people welcomed Jesus 10 the city
where He suffered and died ...
thousands OF years ago. Last
week was quiet. socially =. But il
was enlivened over-the weekend
by the Delta's Rushing Party. and
the A. X As dance at Mckenzie
Union. Then too. the heavy
snow cut down on the number OF
guests. .....
The CONGRIGITES of Plymouth
Church are giving Roller ska,
ing party at the Forest Gardens,
Forest and Woodward, Wednesday
April 20 from . TO 6 p. m >.
s T Holland. young correspondent
who has missed very few of the
Brown Bombers championship
fights. is making plans to attend
the fight between Joe and Make
IS T. believes that II will be held
in New York City
Mr. and Mrs Sunny tEveritt)
Edwards and Willis Ward week
ended II in Columbus. Ohio.
Green Davis Jr. head OF the Davis
Bros. Chene Coal Company cele-
brated his birthday Monday
Mr. Davis. who visited Europe last
Summer. plans TO vacation in South
America this season II things picE
up little .
The Press Reports that fina
appeal for candidates for $50 posi-
tions as claims examiners for the
Michigan Compensation Commits
sion was issued Monday.
The commission wants for these
positions men and women who have
had experience as conciliators In
industrial and other disputes. and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Students Enroll
In Essay Contest

Nearly one hundred high schoei
seniors and January graduates
have enrolled in the big essay
contest. which will be held al Beth
ell A. NJ. E. Church. Thursday anG
Friday, April 2S and 30 unde
auspices OF the MONDAY Luncheon
club Of the b T. washington Trace
Association.
To the three winners II is an
nounced. will go prizes Of Sl5g
500, and $50
Sponsors anticipate that many
new reasons will be given through
these essays. as to "Why the B. !
Washington Trade Association and
Housewives League Should 81
Supported.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
EDITORIAL PAGE
THE EASTER CALL

rs call from the clear. oft-riven sky,
To set our love on things on high;
Our life to draw from the Christ entnron
TIL He comes again to claim His own
It's the dying to sin. and living again
The risen life of twice-born mem
.Tis trusting our Christ. the mighty TO save.
Who triumph'd on Easter Ger death and
the grave
It, the hidden life and the hidden mamma
The Spirit of praise and the glad hosanna'
These all are ours since Easter morn
When the worlds new day was porn
j Pauline Smith
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Baptist Missions
CONTINUED from Page 81

Detroit. OF which Rev r. II. Pitt
man Is pastor II was a splendid
meeting and various departments
were represented. and all were in
spired. Two dollars was given for
missions.
Sunday. March 90 at S p. m.
we visited Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church. Ferndale. where we found
the people busy AT work for the
Master We preached the evening
message. and $3.50 was given for
missions.
"Orher missionary societies
which contributed TO missions
without a visit from the mission
airy. were: Messiah Missionary So
ciety and the Church of Grand
Rapids. So: Calvary NJ. S. of De-
troit. 50.
I'VE again appeal to the Baptist
family to do more for missions
during the month OF April"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
HE SPIRIT OF EASTER

Easter Sunday April II, will be relgouSN oUseI.s s
bv Christians all the world the anniversary % 'e
resurrection of Christ. !, r;,o
1t fitting that Easter snouiu come = w ilt
,vban nature awakens from winter >iumper peaeVAs
itself i'm new rament and takes new HE
To many and women Easter ! Jus, anI IN
ax FOR adjoining their bodies in spring cloth-
es and joining the fashion parade although heH P"'
NAV be clad in tattered rags. ,,;r;,
In many narts of the world, there growing spri'
toward disbelief in God and the existence OF ne ale'
death but the pendulum is beginning 70 SWING ~ 'e ~
nosite direction in 'Back-to-God movement
The worldwide depression during the pas seNe era;
wears the wars in Europe and Asia and the nSreasns
seizure of power dictators have demonstrated the
So nors i,,stice more righteousness and more OF the
spirit of Christ the nations OF the EARN ,n
= we are confident. however. that humanity VIII eNei
. ice from the tomb of depression and dependency
in which the world buried but not unti more ol ne
shirt Of Easter and the Resurrection MS the he"i
of men.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
CONTINUED from Page II


Al this time Judge Cotter asked
the witness If Craigen was near
when he told the officer that he
was willing TO serve the com
plainant, Reed answered in the
affirmative
AS the officers were not in court
10 corroborate or deny Reeds as
sertions. Judge Cotter suggested
that the case be adjourned unit
Friday when the officers will ap.
year in court
This is the first case where al
legged violators Of the civil Rights
Bill have be.A tried on crimina
charge.
Senator Charles c. Diggs. autho
Of the present bill. was in cour
during the trial
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
City-Wide Conference
To Be n e | d

The local annual city-wide Con-
ference, under auspices Of the Ma
tional Negro Congress. viii be held
April 20 and "a at Lucy Thurman
Y. w. G. A.
Topics for discussion will include
Housing. Relief and Security for
Needy Negro Families, Fight TOT
the Passage OF the Anti-Lynchine
Hlll.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16

residents In Detroit. He declared
that 1t was only natural that the
whites should have the preference
because the system belonged to
them. However, he said that the
board was doing everything possi-
BILE to help the colored people.
Superintendent Cody complained
that he had told Mr. Grigsby that
no teacher would be appointed. nor
none promoted just because they
were colored. He suggested that
small committee come to his office
and they would be able to thrash
the problems out
In reply 10 Mr.. Cody, Mr. Grigs-
by said that the people had grown
tired Of promises, and wanted az
ton by the board.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Quinn Road News
By CharIlne Lucas

The Euryihmic singers tine
group of youn men. rendered a
very enloyahl" program last Fri
day nieht Al Calvary Baptist
thnrch
Thursday April y Nj Pilgrim
Gospel Chorus Will present a mu-
steal program a. calvary Church.
The public is invited
The Ramblers and Thespian
Modernettes will sponsor dance
al Graystone. April % Ted Fry
aml his Rhythm Aces will swing
the. music Everybody IS welcome
IRE writer wishes to all Tribune
readers happy Easter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Voters Spurred
OContinued fran Page II

the committee. who presided at the
meeting explained that the com
mittee. who presided at the meet
ing. has launched a drive which
Will continue from Apr 80 through
August 81. He also pointed out
that the Negro comprises the
largest minority group in Detroi,
yet they have been able 10 elect
only senator in the third ward.
This. he declared, is due 10 the
failure OF the citizens to register
and exercise their rights by vot-
ing
William l.. Sheriff.. president OF
the local branch OF the Universal
Negro Improvement Association
flayed those who, fail 10 take adj
vantage OF the ballot. saying that
he was puzzle TO know why II is
necessary 10 have such meeting
as this TO call attention 10 the Ne
gro Of his right to vote.
Would Like To shock Them
Il wish | could say something on
this platform MAT would shock
you into the conciousness OF your
duty" MIR Sheriff. vociferated.
Il was not in Detroit long be-
fore Was impressed that the
Negro wa~ taking his politics
seriously said the Rev William
II Peck pastor Of Bethel A. NJ. f.
church, hut | am not so sure
now e
III The negro is IN the bread
lines and is not willing to vote
and maintain welfare. then ! think
he is a poor citizen. the Rev. Mr..
Peck declared
This is great committee and
can accomplish much but il is u
biz job and il Will need the aid
and assistance OF every man and
woman IN the city he pointed out
After urging the audience 10
rise up and take advantage OF the
opportunity. Aaron C. Toodle.
Pres. OF the Douglas civic Club
said Civil rights In America will
fail unless you exercise your
rights There Is a potential voting
strength of 10000 in the race. but
1t Is not dangerous because most o
the voters are not registered and
do not vote"
II realized 80 years ago that for
the Negro 10 progress. they must
become political-minded.' said
Charles A. Roxborough. president
OF The United Congressional Or
ganization. Inc.
You can not expect anything In
DetSoit II you don't vote The rea-
son you don't get recognition is
because you are asleep We are
tired OF the present conditions In
Detroit. but the only way we can
change them is through the vote"
| continued Mr.. Roxborough
The Women Speak
Mrs. Beatrice Fleming. head OF
the womens division OF the com
mittee. said the impossible has
been done. therefore. the people
should now help us"
Senator Charles e. Diggs said
This committee is not for the
Democrat. nor for the Republican
II Is for the benefit OF the people"
The senator pointed out that
I'VE want many things. but we
don't get them because of the
| 10000 eligible voters. only 100000
are registered. and OF that 10000,
only 10000 go to the polls and
register"
The Rev. George W. Baber. pas.
tor OF Ebenezer A. NJ. f. Church
In welcoming the large audience
TO the church. said Certainly, we
who are residents OF Detroit. have
become alarmed at the failure to
vote. think that we are all NOR
ally bound to do our duty This
committee shows the breath OF vi
| sion of these men and women
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Paul RObesOni
lc.ntinned frnm Page u

workers club OF second Baptist
church
Miss E,rma Morris viii appear in
recital Thursday April 2S. The re-
cital will be al the Detroit Insti-
iute ~ Arts and will be under the
auspices Of he Detroit Study Club.
The Paul Robson Players will
b" presented in 60 Down Moses, .
by the Charles Young Post Frida,'
evening, April %. at Northern
High school The play WAS written
by ROberi HAYDEN
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
A|6f
GET.TOGETHER GLIB

The members OF the Get-Together
club gave "going-away party IN
honor of Mrs. ID. Loving. ls5Os
Binder street. prior 20 her recent
departure on vacation to New
York.
Members Of the organization IN
clude Mary Clifton. Elizabeth Mur-
ray Mary Washington, Sarah =
Porter Douglas Mays Elizabeih
Johnson. Mrs. Hall. and {. Ward
also Mrs. ID Loving
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16

They realize that they have com
mon denominator-they are all
Negroes"
Chairman Craigen. before the
meeting closed, introduced the
chairmen OF the various sub-com-
mittees.
The choir OF Ebenezer sang sew
eral songs before and during the
course OF the meeting
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16

Some OF the sponsors OF the
meetings include G. Lebron Sim
mons. Jr. Joseph Craigen. )
Grlgsby Harold Il. Bledsoe. DR. J
]. McClendon. Rev. w. " Peck
Turner Ross. Maurice Sugar
Mrs. Christine Smith, Mrs. Ernest
Cabule. and others.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
Constables Return From Vacation

Constable J. c. Horn, of the Third Ward, and Con-
stable Fred Thompson, of the Fifth Ward, returned
to Detroit last week, after having spent wonderful
vacation of one month in Hot Springs, Ark Both con-
stables looking we'll They stopped to say hello
the Tribune office Tuesday, and said they saw sew
eral Michigan citizens mentioning at the Springs IN
GLIDING DR.. j. A. Brewer, Mrs. James, and Miss MurI-
y, propretress of the Blue Goose Restaurant Hast
ngs and Superior, Detroit and DR.. J. L. Leach of
Flint Mich.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16

kilograms.
In the opinion of some citizen'
who desire that colored men Sc
cure Jobs in the Fire Department
the telegram 10 Taylor is looked
uron with apprehension, as he ans
All ~ the other applicants who are
on The eligible list. were original
~ required TO take rigid exami
nations. including physical rNami'
nations. before ihey Mere giver
The hnal o X II Is ualikely 'ha'
ans attempt viii BE- made ta dis
qualify colored eiesiblc- through
spe ,ial physical tNamiraiions i'
disregard Of MAYOR Readings ~.
der that the appointments be
made
Not Segregated
The Tribune Was unpfilcially i'm
formed Wednesday that colored
hremen when appointed. will not
be placed in a SEGREGATED station
but after completing The course Of
training az the Firemens Training
School. will be assigned TO work
with other fremen in local sta
Mons
Detroit is one OF thu few metro
politan cities OF the country In
which colored fremen have not
been included in the nre-hghting
service. Chicago. New York City,
Philadelphia Memphis Los Anee-
les. ST Louis. and numerous other
cities are among those who have
colored men in their fire depart
menis
The Detroit Tribune cooperated
with the Detroit Civic Rights Com
mittee and other groups for the
past several years 10 secure posi-
tions for Negroes in the Detroit
Fire Department
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1938-06-24
Dopadeny vrah bylinaTe.

Koncem dubna tiskem Zpra-
va, re v propasti u Lehotky,
blizko Lucence, byla ~nalezena
mrtvola 49leteho Josefa Ryb-
ky z Vesel1 mad Moravou. Jak
Sc zjistilo, stall Sc Rybka obetl
loupezne vrazdy, ale az pc del
Sim vysetrovanl sc zjistilo, kdo
lie pachatelem. Rybka pTisel
ma Slovensko Ia lecivymi byli-
mani a korfnky. V Budinne u
|Lucence natal 81 3Oleteho ia
ma CipkaTe, ktery "a MIN nosil
nasbfrane byliny. Kdyz byla
nalezena mrtvola bylinafe a
kdyz Sc vysetrilo, re Cipkaf
byl ~poslednfm clov6kem, Sc
kterym Rybka pfisel do styku,
pustila Sc patrac1 STANCE z
Banske Bystrice a mlstn1 Get
nictvo pc jeho stope. Ia We
ola k Lucenci, odtud do Ri
mavske Soboty a dale k Lip
tovskemu Sv. Mikulasi. Nyn1
padl Cipkar cetnictvu do ru-
kou v Liptovske Teple. Zatim
Sc vysetfilo, re Rybka byl "a
vrazden FL. dubna, ackoli je-
no mrtvola byla nalezena az
"a. dubna, dale re byly odci-
zeny doklady a asi 1000 Kc.
CipkaT pc zatcen1 zap1ral, ale
kdyz byl dopraven ma mlsto CT
nu, kde byla provedena jeho
rekonstrukce, doznal Sc, re
Rybku ubil sesti ranami moty-
kou. To Sc zjistilo take ohle-
danf mrtvoly, ma ktere lebka
byla docela roztr1st6na. KrO-
me vrazdy doznal Sc Cipkaf
jeste Ike dvema vloupanim,
kterych Sc dopustil v posledni
dobe. Tomu sc konecne nikd
AMI nedivil, protoze Cipkaf byl
jiz 14krat trestan pro majet-
kove delikty. Pc hlavn1m W.
setrovanl byl vrah bylinafe
dopraven do vazby krajskeho
soudu v Bratislave.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1938-06-24

V srpnu tmu Dude $50 let,
co byla vydana prvni ceska tbs
tena bible - bible Prazska.
Ma pocet tohoto jubilea byla
usporadana vystaVa ceskych
bibli v Narodnf a universitnl
knihovne Praze. Jsou tn Wy
staveny latinske rukopisy BIZ
bill, ukazky iluminovanych ru-
kopisI, vetsinou z klastera sv.
JiTf ma Hradcanech, pax ukaz-
ky ceskych rukopisI. Starry
zakon z r.. 144O a bible Tabor
ska. Mezi prvotisky je krone
bible Prazske z roku 1888 i BIZ
BILE Kutnohorska z roku 1889
Rokem 1549 poc1na imposant-
nj rada vydan1 biblf a Novych
zakonG, vyslych re slavne It's
karny Melantrichovy. Pecli-
YOU 1pravou tiskaTskou a ia
zykovou jsou pozoruhodne It's
ky bratrske.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1938-06-24
Slovaci " Praze pred dvaceti
letv.

II. kvetna uplynulo dvacet
let Cd one dojemne chvfle pr
prazskych divadeln1ch slav-
nostech, kdy Sc Slovensko
sym Observation-Disclosures po-
selstvem odvazilo pc majove
manifestaci liptovskosvatomi-
~kulasske, jez byla prvnlm slo-
venskym znakem odboje ma
domac1 pGde, z1castnit Sc ma
rodnfho ceskoslovenskeho pro-
jew revolucniho mimo Slo-
vensko, V Praze. z Ruzom-
berka, bydliste srobarova, Wy
sci podnet k teto politicke pou-
tt a Hviezdoslav, basn1k valec-
nych Krvavych sonetu, tehdy
sedesatidev1tilety, Sc stall ideo-
wynn vGdcem a mluvc1m sloven
ske vypravy. Byl tehdy vpray
de politickym mluvc1m, &C
sam Sc pokorne oznacil jen "a
"tlumocnika srdecnych poz-
dravov skromnej vetvy sloven-
Skej", kdyz VyneSen praZskOu
mladez1 az k musejn1mu Pan
theonu pronesl slova, jez platl
i dnes. Dive vetve narodnf,
ceska a slovenska "tvoria spo-
lu uteseny vrchol stromu siro-
keno a vysokeho. Verime v
naSu pospolitost a pfinasame
prosty venice, ktoreho kazdy
kvet ohnivou laskou hor1 a
planie. Ten to venice sklada-
me k noham maticky Prahy."
A cht6l Hviezdoslav z toho
vseho, CO v Praze zazil, rozda-
vat "svojmu ubohemu rudu",
ably Sc vyjasnila jeho bleda
tvar a ably vefil leps1 a stast-
n6jsf budoucnost. A byl by
jiste Hviezdoslav, rozpaleny
We SVEN basnickem eitu, pro-
mluvil jeste pc druhe, kdyby
nebyl prisel dredn1 zakaz u
herske vlady s ~pr1kazem, ably
Prahu opustil. Nemohl a ne
smell jiz promluvit, ale to-, CO
uz Tekl, stacilo k vyjasnen1
tam v jeho oprav6 uzsf i sirs1
slovenske domovine.