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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
BOSTON MASSACRE

The annual observance Of the ami
versary of the Boston Massacre will
take place on March 6 because March
D, the regular date falls on Sunday this
year. The amendment to the General
Laws OF the Commonwealth reads:
Section I'D. The governor shall
annually issue proclamation calling
for a proper observance on March
fifth Of the anniversary of the Bos
ton Massacre wherein Crispus At
tucks, an American Of African de-
scent, and Samuel Maverick, James
Caldwell, Samuel Gray and Patrick
Carr met heroic deaths as the first
martyrs In the cause of American in
dependence"
Plans are already under way to have
large and widely representative at
tendance at the annual exercises which
are held at the monument on Boston
Common during the noon hour. Such
plans deserve to succeed. For impor-
tant reasons large gathering is de-
sirable. Needless to point out the deep
significance Of the Boston Massacre.
Every school boy or girl knows, or
should know, that from that dav is
dated "the severance of the British
empire. Commemoration of the an
nlversary directs attention to the di-
verse racial strains Of the five victims
OF British tyranny: the blood of an
American of African descent" min
gled there with that of an Irishman
and others of the white race. Not only
that, the fact is thoroughly established
that the black was the leader of the
fatal demonstration for liberty and
independence. The evidence is clear
that at least during the Revolutionary
era color prejudice, if it existed at all
among free men, was neither organized
nor venomous as it is now. In oldsters
the habit perhaps has become chronic
and incurable; but youth can escape
contamination as they learn how fool
lsh and unjust intolerance is. The Bos
ton Massacre Day ceremonies recall, il
part, contribution Of the coloreC
American to the upbuilding Of the ma
ton. 1t was a contribution tremend
Gus in results Let it be told to tn,
youth especially in order that they ma,
develop racial respect and good will
which are "the seed of democracy.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
State BY PU COnvenes

The Sth Annual Mid-Winter Confer
ence met Sat. Jan. %, afternoon and
evening at Shiloh Baptist Church, W.
Medford, Rev. J. Frederick Bailey,
pastor The theme of the conference
was youth and the Abundant Life"
After devotional service conducted by
the president, Miss Florence Majors !;
welcome was extended by Miss Barbara
Digger, president of the BYPU; re-
Spouse by Miss Emma DESMOND of the
Eastern Ave. BYPU, Maiden.
The conference topics and leaders
were: Leading Youth to Abundant
Life Through Fellowship, Rev. Roger
Misunderstanding Youth to Abund-
ant Life Through Service, Mrs. Sara
J. Carter.-"Leaving Youth to Abund-
ant Life Through Worship, Rev. F.
Havis Davis-"Leading Youth to
Abundant Life Through Social Activi-
ties, Rev. W. L. Clayton. During the
supper hour there was a ''Big Com
munity Song Service" The evening
worship was led by Miss Majors and
Miss Pauline Walker Living Abund-
antly" was the theme Of the inspira-
tional address by Mrs. NJ. R. Jeffries
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
COLUMBUS AVE. A.M.E. ZION
Rev. VIM. d. Battle, Pastor

1920 am Morning worship and
sermon by the pastor; 1890 pm,
Church School and Bible Classes: 6
I'M, Young Peoples Society of Var
1ck Christian Endeavor; 1880 pm.
Evening worship and sermon by the
pastor. '''e
Holy Communion will be admins
tered at both the morning and evening
saervices. Candidates for baptism will
6a called for. Be on time to witness
the professional, and remain to see
the occasional by the choir glorious,
at the evening service the choir will
march down the aisle of the dim
Tented church singing: "Tis midnight
md "On Olives Brow" etc. a most
impressive sight, recalling the last
scene of Christ in the Garden of Getb.
semane. The church will join in pray.
or for those who are sick, those who
ere burdened with the cares of life
those who are unsaved, and for the
revival of the church.
These services will help you.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
HUGE PARTY FOR
NAACP BIRTHDAY

NEW HORK-Willie Bryant, well
known band leader, favorite Harlem
master of ceremonies, and now fea-
tured on Broadway as the villain in
"Mamba's Daughters, will share NC.
honors with Duke Ellington, February
II at the huge NAACP Both Anniver
sary Dance in the 369th Regiment
Armory here.
The dance, for which Duke is don
ating his services and the services of
hls orchestra and singing stars, is the
key affair in countrywide series of
dances to be held throughout the
United States by branches of the asso-
cation.
Other stars who have indicated that
they will appear include Count Basic,
Sister Rossita Tharpe, and Mildred
Bailey. Victor Moore, star of the
Broadway hit, Leave it to Me-" has
also written the NAACP that he will
be present. The Columbia Broadcast
my system will carry Dukes music for
half an hour over lookup that will
tap the key cities throughout the coun-
try.
More than forty national and local
organizations have taken boxes for the
affair, which is expected to draw in ex-
cess of 5000 people Armory officials
announced today that Colonel Ben.
Jamln .. Davis, in charge of the 360tl
infantry, New York National Guard
will be present with officers of the reg.
iment.
Joe Louis has agreed to act as hon.
orary chairman for the Detroit Branch
! Funds raised from these dances will
go toward pushing the anti-lynching
bill fight in Congress, carrying the fight
against educational inequalities suffer.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
LOOKING AROUND
and BEYOND
By
FRANK R. CROSSWAITH

WITH THE FALL of Barcelona, the
cause of Loyalist Spain seems doomed.
Faced with the combined mechanical
and military might of Italian Fascism
and German Nazism plus the mercen-
airy army of the traitor, General
Franco, the heroic people of Spain
were at a decided disadvantage from
the outset of the rebellion. And, as
if to disclose their true sympathies, the
sO-called Democratic countries and
the League of Nations adopted the
farcical non-intervention policy. This
policy definitely placed those who
adopted it on the side of Franco and
his barbarous allies. The cause of the
Spanish people was never given fair
treatment in the public press.
BUT THE MOST shocking conduct
of all was when our own Government
placed an embargo upon shipments of
arms to the Spanish Government with
whom it maintains friendly and diplo-
matte relations, while permitting Ger
many and Italy freely to purchase
arms and ammunitions in the United
States for reshipment to the Spanish
rebels. 1t seems to this writer that
in adopting the aforesaid policy the
United States not only became an in
direct ally Of General Franco and his
Fascist and Nazi comrades, but also
wrote into the story of modern Ameri-
can life page which is likely to cause
embarrassment to future generations.
If there is such a thing as life after
death, permitting those who have
passed on to fellow from their graves
the conduct of those who are left be-
hind, then Benjamin Franklin, George
Washington and the other American
patriots who, in the crucial hour of
this nations birth received the sym
pathy and support of all who accepted
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
Mtt. MnnruPU ruttpr
Editor and Publisher
1901 1884
THE WPA SLASH

by the concurrence of the two houses
OF Congress, the long -threatened re-
duetion in WPA relief became a real
lty. Congress voted to clip $3.50, 0O0.-
900 from the amount of $4,000, 900
requested by the President. In ex-
aiming the reduced appropriation it
Is necessary to take due note of three
provisions. The main provision is that
a way was left open for the President
at some future date to ask for more
money should an emergency demand it.
Next, fifteen millions of the 725,000, 900
were ear marked for direct relief.
Thirdly, the discharges from WPA
rolls are not to be in excess of five per-
cent during February and March. SEN
ator Lodge is quoted as saying that
under this provision practically all
WPA jobs are safe until the first of
April.
In cutting the Presidents estimate
which he believed necessary for relief
the legislators in Washington evident
ly were not sure of their decision and
they surrounded it with specifications
which give their decision the character
of an experiment, from which thew
have provided ADEQUATE ways of re-
treat. From another viewpoint their
provisions will be seen as wise precau-
tlonary measures for preventing any
injustice or distress that might follow
a wholesale discharge from WPA en-
ployment. 1t was the fear of starva-
ton and misery of those who would be
let go from work relief rolls that
aroused the widespread protest
against the proposal to slash relief.
Only blind partisanship will gloat
over fancied defeat of the President.
Real patriotism will commend the ar
rangement as meeting both the demand
for economy and the necessity of con-
tinued relief. But more than that, if it
had been intended, as some have reason
to believe, that sudden and violent dis
ruption of relief work would start riot
GUS demonstrations by starving mil
lions which would lead to sufficient
connection to be labelled anarchy, that
fascist stroke has been properly sty-
mied by the safeguards with which
Congress has buttressed the trial of re-
trenchment.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
THE DICE ST
By FLOYD J. CALVIN
WOMEN WORKERS

"The Colored Woman Worker"
new bulletin issued by the Depart-
ment of Labor, Washington, reveals
the points which must be most vigor-
ously attacked by our women if their
economic status is to be improved.
I'm all, says the Bulletin, "Colored
women in what may be termed white
collar occupations TRANSPORTATION
and communication, trade, public ser
vice, professional service, and clerical
occupations-totaled but 81 500 in
1880, or only about 5 percent of the
Colored women gainfully occupied On
the other hand native white women
IN the same occupations totaled 4.33O.-
OOO IN the same year, or Sc per cent
of all gainfully occupied white women
of native birth"
Here is the crux of the problem
more jobs in the white collar" area
But this is the area in which prejudice
IS strongest, North and South. Even
Colored men often forget that thew
owe the same obligation to their wo-
men as to themselves in their fight to
smash barriers holding them back.
Recently the Secretary of War, Mr.,
Woodring, said Colored people them
selves, accept the principle that the
races should not be mixed in organi-
cations. However, Mr.. w. Frank Par
sons, Director of the United States
Employment Service, speaking to the
second national conference held by the
N.Y.A. in Washington recently, re-
ported that the race now has an oppor.
t1nlty TO- get jobs as administrative
ofhcers-" managers, assistant mana
gers, Junior and senior interviewers,
vocational counsellors, receptionists
stenographers, typists, clerks, phone
operators, messengers and custodial
workers" Mr.. Parsons reported fur
Their that; "They are working in separ-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
FOURTH NJ. E. CHURCH
us Shawmut Avenue
). Marion Riley, Jr., Minister

SUNDAY, Feb. 5, 1939-1o:9O
am. - Communion, Sermon Bishop
Herbert WEIGH; 1890 pm. Church
School, c. Theodore Thomas, Supt. !;
600 p.m.-Epworth League, Henry
Shepherd, presiding; 1880 pm, Wor-
ship and Sermon, Rev Frank Gun
ningham.
Thursday evening the Ladies Aid
Will sponsor program headed by Mrs.
Rhoda Hoyte.-Monday night official
Board Meeting at 800 pm. Business
OF lmportance.-Wednesday evening,
prayer and Class meeting at $3.50 pm.
Feb. %, at 500 pm. will be our
Fourth and last Quarterly Conference
for this conference year. All auxiIi-
aries are requested to start getting
their reports in order. DR.. Chas S
Otto; our District Superintendent
will be with us.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
Entertains for "Of
Mice and Men, Actor

A gay, informal reception to a de-
serving artist was rendered last Sun
day evening by Mrs Mayme cambridge
at the Silver Box Studio. The deserv-
ing artist was none other than that
veteran Of the theatre, Lee Whipper,
who Is now playing at the Plymouth
Theatre with the "Of Mice and Men"
Company. An extremely iovial and
highly entertaining personality, Mr..
Whipper spoke briefly of his expert
ences and gave many valuable views
and words Of encouragement to the
group, which consisted Of players of
the Federal -Theatre Unit. Press Club
members, and friends.
In this reception, great credit is due
hrank Silvera whose impromptu read
ing was very much in keeping with the
occasion and did much to show the
capabilities of Boston artists. Extra
ordinary delicacies were served in
buffet fashion and tuneful music aided
In making the reception a memorable
success.
Among the guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Harris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Toby Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Tanneyhill, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Loring
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Pittman Carter. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward cambridge. Mes
DANES: Portia Craddock, Janice Mapp
Dingwall, Theresa Barco-J ohnson, Mir
lam DeCosta, Ruth Johnson; Misses
Ada Barco, Genevieve Bradley, Irene
Sanford, Katharine Bowles, Beatrice
Durant, Dorothy Snowden, Anita
Snowden, Reba Ferguson, Gertrude
CTokD Schalk, Anne Quarles, Messrs:
Alonzo Thompson, Ralph Johnston,
Ralf Coleman, Jay Powell, Bill How
ard, Nelson cambridge, Joy Morris
Robinson, Frank Silvera and others.
-(P.C.R.)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04

ate divisions or offices in some cities
and in mixed offices in Others"
This is important. The U. S. Gov
eminent is employing Colored people
in mixed stats, and. according to Mr..
Parsons: Careful observation of
workers in the Service over a period
of years leads me to the opinion that
Colored workers have proved them
selves efficient in every position in the
Service to which they have been APP
pointed. Those Colored appointees
have contributed to a better under
standing of the problems of unemplOy-
ment as they affect their particular
group; and have aided in interpreting
the Service to the public"
If this is true in the Federal service,
then it must be made more increasing
ly true in private industry. Great en-
ployers of white-collar workers like
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany and the public utilities, like the
electric light and telephone interests
must be made to give more employ
ment to Colored workers, and to Col
ored women workers. Trained Colored
women simply must find more outlets
for their talent and ability than school
teaching and social service.
Individual Colored can aid this pro-
gram by resolutely standing behind
all picket lines which seek to force
entry into avenues of employment
now denied the group, particularly
where the group is a large percent Of
the consumers of such enterprises.
This method has proved effective in
several northern cities, and must be
used even more vigorously to force
new openings.
Let Colored men not make the mis-
take of fighting for themselves alone
and forgetting to carry their women
with them. All should go up together
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
What Is Segregation?

Segregation is the special Amer
lean means of branding Colored
Americans as the interiors of in
feriors in public status.
"When the white South found it.
self confronted with the federal sta
tus of equality for Colored people,
the former equality of citi-
zenship, of freedom, of franchise
rights, backed by the national gov
ernment-it selected the denial of
presence and of service in places
opened for public patronage as the
one great way to brand Colored
people as having been a slave race
and make them forever the scorn of
civil society.
at is a very effective measure.
Colored people are traitors to them
selves to aid and abet the idea BY
self-segregation."
w. NJ. TROTTER.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
Hampton Alumni
Mark Founders Day

The Founders Day program in com
memOration of the seventy-first ami
versary of the establishment of Hamp-
ton Institute was presented at Eben-
ezer Baptist Church Sunday afternoon,
January 30, by the Boston Hampton
Alumni. The principal address was de-
livered by Professor Charles W. Flor
ence, formerly president of Lincoln
University Jefferson City, Missouri,
who is doing research work in educa-
ton at Harvard University.
Mr.. Florence spoke on Education.
He traced briefly the conditions which
led up to the founding of Hampton
Institute and dwelt at some length on
the influence and work of its founder
General Samuel Chapman Armstrong
He paid tribute to the early teachers.
and to the great service which the insti
ton through its graduates has rem
dered the race, the South, and the ma
ton as a whole. One of his main points
was to urge the race everywhere to be-
come better acquainted with educa-
tlonal and other conditions in the South
and make wider use of the educational
opportunities in the more favored sec
lions. while they should not neglect
the cultural and traditional, thev must
take greater advantage of the prac-
teal forms of vocational education
which lead directly to employment and
better economic conditions, he said.
In speaking of the South Mr.. Flor
ence pointed out that: "a recent sur
vey shows that the average expendi-
ture for education for each white child
in the South is $44.31; for each colored
child is $12.57. The average for the
South (white and colored) is S35. 40.
which is only about two ffths of the
national average of $8722. The aver
age colored child in the South, receives
about one seventh of the opportunity
for an education as does the average
American child. Later figures place it
nearer on eighth"
Each year approximately one mil
hon colored children of school age in
the South never enter a school room.
In Mississippi alone one colored child
IN each four did not attend school in
ment since that time. Provisions for
1890. There has been little improve
high school education are not much
better. The National Survey of Secon-
Diary Education revealed that there are
1875 counties in the South with a col
ored population of more than a million
and colored high school population
OF more than one hundred fifty thous-
and which have absolutely no high
school facilities for colored."
Mr.. Florence was a consultant in the
recent N.Y.A. Conference on Colored
Youth Problems in Washington and
served on the educational committee.
This committee submitted strong re-
concentrations for the granting of
and Of better education for all its peo-
federal assistance to the South in the
pie. But the committee urged with
equal force the necessity of distribut-
ing federal aid.
In closing the speaker urged the full
support on the part of the public of
the NAACP and other organizations
which are carrying on the fight for
better educational conditions and for
and opportunity for all to share fully
in all phases of American life.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioner of Public Welfare will
give public hearing at Room 81
State House, Boston, at pm. on the
"a day of February, 1889, in the mat
ter of the Incorporation of Guardian
Associates under the provisions OF
General Laws, Tercentenary Edition.
chapter 1870, section 6.
WALTER V. MCCARTHY,
Commissioners
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
CHURCH NEWS
METROPOLITAN BAPT. CHURCH
III Shawmut Ave.
Rev NJ. ]. Minor, Pastor

ORDER OF SERVICES-1O:3O am.
worship; 1890 pm, Sunday School
6:15 pm. Young Peoples Meeting
1870 pm, Worship; 500 pm, Friday
Weekly Prayer Meeting
Sunday at 1920 the pastor will de-
liver the morning message, after which
the Baptismal Service will take place.
Music, at both morning and evening
services, will be furnished by the
Junior Choir, At pm. the Junior
Missionary will render a special pro-
gram. Mrs. Oatie Carter is super
visor.-The Weekly Prayer Meetings
are we'll attended You are cordially
invited to come and enjoy the same
with US each Friday evening at
pm.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
CHARLES ST. A.M.E. CHURCH
Rev. Oliver W. Childers, Pastor

The pastor preached a soul stirring
sermon on Methodism to a large audi
ence, Sunday. The choir sang music
BETTING the sermon. Future activi-
ties-Chicken dinner, Thursday, Feb.
2, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carson.
Is Seattle ST., Allston. Served from
s pm, until sold. Thursday, Feb 16,
dinner at the home of Mrs. Dolly Muir
ray, 81 Humboldt Ave, served from
pm. on. Sunday, Feb. u, Grand
Sacred Concert at 7:45 pm. Some of
Greater Boston's best talent will ap-
near. Church School, l pm; Allen
League, 6 pm; Prayer meeting and
Bible study every Friday night.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
Coored the Real Permanent Dmnng Degradation the USA Fl

ed by Negro citizens to a wider section
of the population, and broadening the
Associations program in fighting anti
Negro propaganda in textbooks, films,
and the radio. The Associations civil
liberties drive will be given increased
impetus also with the aid of these
funds, Secretary Walter White said.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. J. Spratley, Pastor

10:30, Morning worship with SER
mon, topic, pray as Sons. "-12:30.
Church school and adult Bible class
300 pm, Afternoon service by Rev.
John Roderiques-6:00 pm, B.Y.P.U.
-7:3O pm, Evening worship, topic,
why do we have Prayer Meeting ?"
evening song and praise ser
vice led by the Usher board.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04

the principles of Democracy, must be
greatly disturbed in their graves.
IT is AN universally accepted fact,
that the people of Spain did demo-
cratically choose at the ballot box, the
Loyalist regime to administer the
affairs of the nation. The peoples
choice was disapproved of by the mill
tary and economic masters of Spain.
Immediately they formed a united
front and at the chosen moment
plunged Spain into the throes of
civil war.
THIS EXPERIENCE OF the Span
ish people should serve as a lesson to
all the working peoples of the world.
The industrial and financial masters
of the world, while protesting a belief
in Democracy, are determined to main
tain the economic order in which they
occupy an advantageous position, re-
CARELESS of how many ideals and prin-
ciples have to be abandoned and sacri-
feed
BARCELONA HAS FALLEN. The
Spanish people appear to have lost the
cause for which they so heroically and
unselfshly struggled. However, they
are entitled to the unstinted approba-
ton of the workers of the world in
particular and of all who genuinely
love liberty and democracy in general.
ONCE MORE WRONG appears to
be the victor over right. But we who
have followed, with interest and profit,
the story of human progress still have
unshakable faith in the eventual tri-
umph of right over wrong. Our faith
is nourished by the following immortal
lines of Faber:
For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04

all of you is my heartfelt prayer"
Mrs. Anna Gale Scott.
Bob rests on that heavenly shore.
A star shines bright
Above tonight
Where meier a star before
With God above
Safe in his love
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
Nunes

The funeral of Frank Nunes, 5V
SAWYER ST., Roxbury, was held at 81.
Phillips Church on Monday, January
30, 1889, at 900 am. Interment at
Fairview Cemetery. ]. B. Johnson
Undertaken