The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23

DR.. Louis T. Wright, chairman of
the associations board Of directors,
will speak on the national public
health program Thursday night,
June %; and Charles II. Houston,
Of the associations legal staff will
discuss the Implications Of the Uni
versisy OF Missouri case.
Also at this Thursday night meet
ing, the Merit Medal. awarded an
nually for distinguished service in
the performances of NAACP work,
will be awarded to DR.. Tinsley,
president Of the Richmond branch
for his continuous activity as presi-
dent bringing the branch from 2O2
| members To 2,200, and for his work
IN organizing the Nisgina State
| Conference Of Branches.
Also to be presented Thursday
night are the medals to life mem
bers of the association--those who
have paid $500 into the associaton's
treasury. Medals will 90 to. The
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Mrs.
Lillian A. Alexander Of New York,
Duke Ellington, Marshall Field and
| DR.. John l.. Reeves Of Philadelphia,
Pa. The presentation will be made
| by Dr.. William Lloyd lines of New
| York, member Of the associations
board Of directors. Trc principal
speaker at the Friday night session,
| June 80, which has been designated
| ut youth night, will be DIR Arthur
| Raper, research director OF the Com
mission on Interracial Cooperation
ut Atlanta, Gu Other short talks
will be given by Edward Strong
secretary to the Southern Negro
Youth oCongress, James II. Robin
son and w Willeroy Wells Of Rich
mond, Va.
| The closing meeting on Sunday
| afternoon, July 2, will be addressed
by Governor James II. Price, of Nir-
ginia, Walter White and Mrs.
1 FIhlkfiH IL hOoSeVSli. MES. hOosS~
Welt will close her remarks by pre-
sentng the gath Spingarn Medal to
Marian Anderson, famed contralto
| The following living Spingarn
medalists have been invited to be
present at the ceremonies, when
Mrs. Roosevelt presents the 1888
medal to Miss Anderson:
Professor Il. II. just, William
Stanley Braithwaite, Harry Il. Bur
leigh, Dr. W. f. b. Dubois, Dir.
George Washington Carver, Roland
Hayes, DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson,
DR.. Il. r. Motion, DR.. Max Yergan,
Dir. w. r. 3D. Williams, Mrs. Mary
Mcleod Bethune and DR.. Carter G..
| Woodson.
The address Of Mrs. Roosevelt
and the response of Miss Anderson
will be carried oyes the two major
radio networks-NBC and CHS
from S to $40 p. m, eastern day
, light saving time.
One o fthe features Of the con-
ference will be luncheon, June 30,
celebrating the twenty-one years OF
service which Walter White, NAA
CP secretary, has given to the or
ganization. At tlaah luncheon re-
ports are to be received from
branches OF contributions to the le-
gal defense fund of the association
! in honor Of Mr.. Whites service.
Another feature will be the youth
fellowship dinner Friday night
June 80. Still another entertain.
: ment arranged for the branches is
the living newspaper play place
America" which has been written e:
pecially for this conference ane
= which covers the central philosophy
and some of the main events in the
thirty years history Of the NAACP
It will be produced by the Rich
7 mond Community Theatre players
under the direction Of Thomas Rich
ardson.
= The youth delegates to the MAJ
8 CP conference will have a meeting
= each morning in a separate you'll
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