Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-10-11
The Afro-American World War Veterans

-. A FEW YEARS AGO group of Mississippi Negro
World War Veterans, advised and assisted Gen. Thomas
Grayson director CT Mississippi Selecve Service him
sen World War Veteran organized the National Assoca
ton of Negro World War Veterans with the late Dr. K L.
Johnson National Commander
In the meeting of which came the National Associ-
alton of Negro World War Veterans there also the
AfroAmercan World War Veterans which was organized
by non-World War Veteran Lewis Ward because of
his disagreement the "the National Association
of Negro World War Veterans although being vet
era Mr. Ward showed great interest in the prospective
ganzaton and when the finally approved by the
majority, he withdrew and instrumental short time
later in obtaining charter for the AfroAmerican World
War Veterans
AS National Secretary and Organizer for the National
Association Negro War Veterans instrumental in
obtaining the outstanding white leaders from all
sections of nation in all walks of life including the then
Governors five states the Associations Advis
DRY Committee
In a little than two years the association grew IN
membership about 45 separate posts the majority III
Mississippi with others in Luisiana, Alabama Arkansas
Georgia Texas and but for the depression and the SUP
seouent repeal of the Old Disability Allowance Act we
sometime EXPRESS the belief that the National Association
of Negro World War Veterans would nave grown lho
GREAT organizations rendering much needed service 10 e
Negro Veterans the light CT the then existing c0iol'oS
in Mississippi throughout the oouln'
Durino the time of the National Association of Negro
World War Veterans nothing was heard OF the -
can World War Veterans. Late, however ha &c bite
tempts have been made to revive IT, once py gp
veterans from whose hands, after some very uu 10y
financial dealings of one kind ana aho'hei' " 0
+bo hands of the present leaders
oct
d,1 rress the Afro-Amercan World War Veterans held
what advertised being its National or State OonVe
ton here Asking questions of of its officers
informed that about five delegates came to the
Venon but that all of the conventions program had TO be
postponed on account of the existing bad weather
From what able learn the association has onl
ABOUT five chapters altogether with Jackson its National
and State Headquarters know office where the
association carrying the necessary conducting
and promoting the affairs of such organization
AS National Secretary of the National Association of
Negro World War Veterans capacity in which served
from its beginning to its end putting considerable amount
of money into the dea aside from the months
of thought and effort and work and continued thought
with respect the need of organization for Negro World
War Veterans able to point out all kinds of
for the abandonment of the effort organize the Afro
American World War Veterans step which here most
hearedy seriously for number of
the first place it will take thousands of dollars, and
the highest type intelligent leadership to promote such
an organization the start nothing of which
has already undergone its full measure of abuse
In the place. in recent Negro Veterans have
been admitted to membership in the American Legion IN all
the States of South Mississippi and the only way
the Negro Veterans Mississippi will be able to get mem
bershp in the American Legion is with the cooperation ano
assistance of the white veterans of the State In getng 81
much publicity the daily press. the pubic is beg nsie
&c IN the Afro-American Veterans of the World war; ana
with practically chance of success the assoaton as ~
now stands is Gre of the greatest handlcas TO the Neelo
member in the American Legion.