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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
TRACE RIOTS COMING %

Race Riots Coming is the title of highly nfiam-
mabe though well written and wildly illustrated feature
article by Walter Davenport in the September 1s issue of
natonaly-read Golfers magazine Undoubtedly it leaves
to the public the delicate judgment to whether Mr..
Davenport has done the coored people honor dis
honor There are Of course, arguments in behalf Of
the colored race though so powerful and con-
vncngy deneated the arguments against the coored
race in the interviews with the governors Of the Southern
States The average white reader apt to accept these
latter arguments Of the South There nothing in Mr.
Davenpors Golfers story counter the vicious Southern
propaganda so ceverly presented And wonders why
Mr. Davenport took much effort to gain the destructive
views of the Southern racebaiters without presenting
counervews and opinions by outstanding coored leaders
like Judge William HASTE, Walter White, Phillip Ran
dolph and many others.
Coored readers Of the article will not like his unequal
presentation of opinions vital subject affect
ing Is million Americans Not even the commendable
views expressed by the Golfers writer himself, will have
the effect Of countering the racial disharmony injected
his story by the unreeonsucted rebels from below
the Mason and Dixon line If he to convey the idea
that the Southern leaders were the chief characters of his
story We fully understand the title Of his article
For men like Governor On Johnson Of South Carolina
are going to rule the postwar world then Walter Daven-
port is absolutely correct: racial clashes win come-no
only in America but in Asia Africa and throughout the
entire world.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Army Officers Wepf

Few military leaders Of color
have conceived the idea that
the crack former s7oth Regi-
ment OF the Red Hand Division
would ever be relegated TO a
quartrmaster status. The re-
port is similar to a comparable
action to crack combat units
Of the Rainbow Or Yankee d.
visions. There is no need 70
underestimate the shock. It at
least family forecasts the end
Of the original Red Hand.
Writing in the Sept 18th Al
70, John Jasper painted this
woefully tragic word picture
following the loss Of combat
status:
"As 1t Colonel Ray watched
the troop train leave, some Of
the hardened veterans Of the
unit wept. The commander had
labored long to qualify his unit
for combat and he too was
saddened 70 see the men
leave
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
BREAKING UP OF
COMBAT UNITS
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Moreover, the Illinois outfit
was the only colored outfit in
that war that had full
hedged colored colonel N
Franklin A Denison. Colonel
Charles Young was retired as
most readers recall. Thus the
Chicago Eighth has always
prided itself as being a top
notch combat unit. It has par
haps retired more high rank
ing officers, including a brig
adisr-gsneral. than any other
colored army unit. The Illinois
men have fought stubbornly
for years TO hold their status
and their honors. But surprises
were In store for them. During
the course Of this war, the
Famous Eighth has been
changed into the 18Th Field
Artillery, thence to two bat
talions Of the s30th and 931st
Artillery and last week came
the report that these two bat
talions now have been ordered
broken and changed into guar
termaster outfits"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Mrs. FIossie WRIGHT
Laid TO Rest

Mrs FloSsie- Wright. wife Of
William Wright Of 49 Holian-
der st, Roxbury, passed to rest
on Aug 81, 1913, after an ILL
ness Of but few hours.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, Sept /, at / D m
from the Columbus ANE Zion
church of which deceased was
an active member. Rev A A
Perry, pastor, ofhciated and
spoke feelingIy from the text
BE We faithful unto death
and I will give you a crown OF
life Prayer was by Rev Wat
son. Solos were rendered by
Mrs Edith Weeks. Ralph Eliot,
Rev Z Woodhouse and Edward
Harris. with Mrs Cora Arnold
and Laymon Hunter providing
organ and piano music. The
deceased fayorite hymn ABIDE
With Me" was also sung. Mrs
Tnelma Lawrence read Cross
ing the Bar and there were
resolutions read from Mt Zion
group OF the international
Gospel Party Of Christ Tenn
pie Mrs NJ Turnage and Miss
V Barber Gospel Chorus CMrs
Hattie WiseJ Young Women S
Bible Class MRS Marie Lump
kinsl. Burial was at Mt Hope
Cemetery. J B johnson was the
undertaken.
Mrs Wright was bonn Dec Is,
1896 in Norfolk, Va. Beside
membership in Zion church,
she was a member OF the Cos
pei Chorus, Young Women's
Bible Class and Missionary So
ciety there and also Of Mt Zion
Group Of I G P Of 6Christ
Temple. She was interested in
many activities Of adult edu-
cation and was a devout Chris
tan. She leaves z husband,
father, Step-mother. three
mother, three daughters, one
good son, a son-in-Iaw, six
sisters. two brothers and q
host OF relatives and friends
to mourn her loss.
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$500 was issued. Contrary to
other executive orders, 1902 as
Sumed the status Of a good
viii announcement" instead OF
q positive presidential directive
coming from the Commander
in-Chief Of our country.
This is not an indictment Of
the oft-expressed aims and
ideals Of the Executive Order
creating the Fair Employment
Practices Committee, but rath-
er an effort to get the record
straight on the question Of the
power and prestige Of the
FEPC actually to make a rec
ognizable dent in the problem
OF the full integration Of co.,
ored workers into American in
dustry.
The instrumentaity Of the
present FRC with its basic
weaknesses and abortiYe pIacst-
ing purposes is definitely not
the answer TO the JOB to be ac-
compHshed. Among things
needed 70 gain q toe-hold on
the problem Of full and fair
employment practices is the
creation through legislative
action Of a federal Fair En-
ployment Practices Board with
ssrni-iudicial powers similar 70
the National Labor Relations
Board. Such a Board must be
a liberal, hard-hitting agency
primarily interested in crush
ing al opposition where the
right TO equal ioo opportunity
is denied. The movement for
such legislation should be q
broad movement Of all the
forces who have a common in
terest in the democratic pro-
cess.
The real enemies Of fair en-
p,oyment practices and fu!G
utilization Of coIored man
power are the same ones thas
have used the war emergency
to harass labor, fight price
control, destroy the National
Resources Planning Board,
adopt the Smith-ConnaIy bill,
impede anti-poll tax. legisla-
ton, oppose genuine postwar
international cooperation and
many other efforts that would
translate the -Four Freedoms
into actual practice.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
NlTS THE LEAST YOU CAN DO 4"
RedGOss

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Yited by the Red Cross TO attend
but the management of the the
alter stated that it would adhere
to its policy Of barring colored.
In a telegram TO Norman Davis,
chairman Of the Red Cross, the
NAAcP wrote, we strongly pro-
test action Of American Red
Cross in. reserving for graduate
nurses portion Of Loew's Capitol
Theater showing so Proudly We
Hail Policy of Capitol TO ex-
clude colored is well ?known.
Under these circumstances &C
ton Of Red Cross manifests cal
lous disregard for colored grad
uate nurses and amounts to
tacit approval of theater S pol
icy. Urge that arrangement with
theater be cancelled unless all
nurses admitted without regard
to color"
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lions S1O,M-
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made the third Sunday in oc-
tober, known as Home Com
ing Sunday" and all were
urged to make the first returns
as large as possible. For this
Sunday, one Of the most dis
tinguished speakers in the
country is scheduled to De
present, the pastor reported.
Miss Cora Arnold was the ef-
fcient secretary for the meet
ing. After the most inspiring
talk by Rev Perry, the mem
bers became so enthusiastic
that it was 1890 D m before
they would stop to partake OF
the delicious menu provided by
Mrs Mary Jackson. the genial
proprietor OF the Box. cod
sisting Of fried chicken. salad.
hot rolls and fruit punch that
no one could get enough of.
Pictures Of the group were
taken By photographer Browne
Of Brownies Studio, 1913 Ire
mont st, assisted by the very
capable Mrs Browne.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Pride In Combat

The army builds a certain
indestructable pride in combat.
Colored army units assimilats
this pride and have long ago
proven their right to DO so.
There may be evidences that
every army unit is today to
some extent q combat unit but
you can not impress your av-
erage combat infantry or artil-
lery man with this argument.
To say that the officers and
men Of the former 370th Rife
Infantry are happy over their
new quartermsster status Is
not, and can never. be q
statement OF truth. It is he
same as il the 372nd or 359th
we're given the same status.
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Mixed Units

CONTINUED from Page OEe)
mixed units has been consid-
cred az various times by the
War Department and the de-
cisiou reached that such action
would be inadvisabIe". The let
ter was signed by John J Nc
Cloy, Acting Secretary Of Wa
Mr.. White, in releasing The
above information, revealed al
50 that recently he had visited
McCloy and thanked him for
the establishment Of non-seg-
regated training for colored
bombardierS, pilots and navi-
gators, and had at that time
expressed the hope that after
they had received this training
in mixed units, colored aYia-
tors would be permitted "a
fight in mixed units. The neg
alive answer recorded above Is
Mr. McCloy's reply.
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Robson.
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lago, as well . as Of his charm
ing wife, Mrs jose Ferrar,
whose stage name IS Uta Ha-
gen, for the part Of Desde-
mona.
While Mr. Robson dominates
the play ne has plenty Of CON-
petition from Mr. Ferer as Ia
go. As a matter Of fact every
character is well enacted ana
Miss Edith King Who played
the role Ct Emilia instead Of
Margaret Webster who usually
plays this part, was particu-
larry effective in the last scene
before her death.
Mss Uta Hagen as Desds-
mona, was lovely 70 look at
and showed her great exepri-
ence as an accomplished az
tress Throughout the play. s.
TOO vas James Monks, an ex-
cellsnt Cassie.
The theztsr was crowded
each evening this week.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25

units by an unbelievably high
percentage. The question is
whether this is happening
again. Some indications ap-
pear that We have more labor
units in this war than ever
before though the names and
titles may be different. Very
few persons can recall offhand
any colo-ed combat infantry
unit in this war. The Senate
military committee touring
the war zones have based their
praise Of colored troops on the
building Of roads and airports
not On combat achievement.
No other American national
ity IS restricted so much 70
army labor status.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Boy Killed

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nationalsties, races and faiths
from Ward y, the flag failed
to drop. Mrs. Brown, who IS COL
ored, pulled again, but instead
OF the flag dropping. q brick
chimney to which wire cable
was fastened 70 suspend the
flag, collapsed, and as a result
pitched onto the sidewalk, kill
ing Robert Cantillo, a l5-year-
old white boy, and injuring six
other persons, both colored and
white.
Harvey Fisher, 1z-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. william
Fisher Of 81 Bower street, a COL
ored boy, was the most seriously
injured, suffering a fractured
leg and broken spine tissues. He
is one OF large family Of chill
dren and 4 student At Memorial
High School.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Picks And ShOYeIs"

IL the same publication is a
story from Camp Swift. Tex
as, which states that the AR
Base Security unit Of that area
has been introduced 10 picks
and shoveIs, following its lat
est conversion 10 an engineer
general service regiment.
Nov. We assume the War
Department has logical an
sWeEs for the changes being
made. Somebody has to do the
labor service in the army and
colored troops should do their
share" In the last world war
colored troops did practically
al the labor service and labor
units oltnumbered combat
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
ut. CALVARY BAPTIST
1854 fremont st.
n. :. Crazy, Evangelist

n. &, Crazy, Evangelist
Seven persons Joined the
church at last Sunday morn
ing services which opened this
new church. Evangelist Grady
preached. The exercises in the
afternoon included a piano
solo. Mary johnson; vocal solo,
Evelyn Jackson with Mrs :
Covington, mistress Of cere-
monies and Rev T II Minor.
guest speaker. At evening ser
vices Rev J Z Jeltz brought his
congregation an dpreached an
inspiring sermon. Cheering re
marks also were made BY sew
eTal other ministers. At q
meeting Wednesday night the
members voted 70 change the
name Of Jordan Baptist 10 Mt
Calvary Baptist church. All are
invited 70 the revival services
now being held al the church.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Men ResenfhI

The colored press which
has been blamed for all sorts
Of ills, certainly is not respons-
ible for the breaking up Of
crack army units and the con
fusion and Illustration OF le-
giOns Of colored army officers.
Consider the point of the lat
ter who are being trained by
the hundreds, as they were in
the last war, only to find 2
limited number Of units in
which they can be promoted CT
assigned. The white officer has
the double choice Of being as
signed 70 either white OF col
ored; the colored officer should
he find no room In the limited
colored units, can not be as
signed TO train white troops.
This is certainly not conducive
to the best interests Of military
morale. The fault does not lie
with the colored officers who
are everywhere giving and do
ing their best only TO see their
best work often erumble be-
fore their eyes. There is a good
deal Of work 10 be done here,
The matter requires sympa-
thetic understanding Of obsta-
cleS involved. Meanwhile there
is undeniably a gathering 81
clouds Of resentment and the
reasons why are everyday
current events.
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DaVis-Sheridan
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gave her daughter, in mar
riage. Mrs Sheridan was love-
lyin a beautiful gown of pale
blue lace and carried a bou-
quet Of white gladiolis, babies
breath and fern. Miss Lydia T
Brown, columnist Of Attleboro
Falls, Mass, was the maid OF
honor. She wore a gown Of
maroon crepe and a corsage Of
red roses, and babies breath.
Walter A Davis was mis- broth
er's best man.
A few close friends and
members of the families were
present including Messrs and
Mesdames L D Mason, the
brides parents. Iredel Viii
liams, Walter A Davis, the
MeSdames Lemma Hall Wat
kinS, Fannie E Reeves, Mary
Alleyne, Rev Magnolia Glenn,
the Misses Mary A Osborne
and Warren Langford.
After the ceremony a fine
collation. with a beautiful we'd
ding cake, the gift Of Walter A
Davis, was served. A telegram
Of congratulations was re-
ceiyed from STAFF Sgt Gilbert
W Hutcherson who is nov sta
toned at Fort Dix, n J, Mrs
Sheridanis son.
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Rer. z. Il. otens. Pastor

ReU r. r. Oten5, Pastor
Fsn and Winter activities
have started up a. Peoples
church with z hum. The Olive
Club and Sewing Circle opened
with q goodly number Of mem
0ers present.
The Fall Group Of the Sea
son Rally is in full swing ard
promises great things.
Last Sunday the pastor took
his text from EceleSiastes; his
subject was a Strange Sight
We are keeping in touch
with our boys IN the service
and receive letters from them
from time 70 time.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Recent Deaths

GREEN-in Boston. Miss Ella
Green, 6 Grove ST. Funeral ser
vices September 20 from John
sons Funeral Chapel.
BAILEY = IN Boston. John
Bailey, 50 W. Rutland So. Fu-
neral services September p
from JohnSon's Funeral Chapel,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
Card of Thanks

The family Of the late Mrs
FIossie Wright Of 49 Hollander
st, Roxbury. wishes to express
heartfelt thanks and apprecia-
ton 70 their relatives and
friends for kindness shown
them in their recent bereaye-
ment.
WILLIAM WRIGHT,
husband, for the family.
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Thronqs Attend
CONTINUED from Page one)

last week at Harlem Hospital,
after a brief Illness, following
an operation. Her body was
viewed by thousands while it
lay in state at the Dade Funeral
Chapel, It'll Avenue and 137th
Street. Her immense popularity
and many friendships were dem
onstrated by the avalanche of
lovely floral tributes and tele-
grams that helped cheer the
sorroTful family. She is sur
yived by her husband, r How
ad Beaeden, and son, Romare,
the latter in the Armed Forces,
who was present at the service.
Also, her mother, sisters and
many close relatives and friends.
At the time of her passing
Mrs. Bearden held a responsible
position as deputy auditor OF
the Third New York internal
Revenue District. She was the
first woman Of her race to be
appointed a member Of the N.
City school board, in 1922, when
she served with distinction. A
most recent honor was bestowed
upon Mrs. Bearden when she
was selected to introduce Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Mary NJ. Beti1une, president Of
the Bethune-Cookman College,
Daytona, Fla, at a benefit for
the college, at the Golden Gate
Auditorium, Lenox Avenue and
l42nd st.
Because of her whole hearted
willingness to serve others, she
was caud upon by all agencies,
organizations and v elfar
groups and always performed
difficult tasks most acceptabiy.
1t is needless TO mention the
enormous Affiliations Of this
brilliant. woman. In the words Of
her rector, it was remarkable
how she gave so much assist
ance to humanity, but was a
superb home-maker for her hus-
band and a cherished mother
to her only son.
She was a marvellous news
paper woman, and contributed
miles Of columns OF interesting
news, especially clarifying the
activities Of the colored woman.
Being among the first women
Of her race 70 enter the politi-
cal field, she worked valiantly
to create a place Of significance
by means Of the ballot and her
self played a prominent role in
all political campaigns, holding
the respect Of all public officials.
Notables Present
Municipal Judges Francis Ri
vers, Hubert Delaney. Charles
E. Toney, W. 4. Watson, Con-
gresham Marcantonio; Chan
ming Tobias, z. Kinkle Jones,
Lester Granger, Walter White,
Elmer Carter, Contee Cullen,
Hilbert Bruce, James Pembertoa.
Jay Clifford and many others in
the political field were at the
funeral. Atty Edith Clayton was
flown from Chicago, also pres
ent we're Mrs Marva Louis Of
Chicago, Mrs Fannie Robinson
and hundreds Of others prom
ment in society and in clubs,
social workers, fraternaI, bust
ness and professional people Of
national and local importance.
Born in Goldsboro. n. C., she
was the daughter OF George T.
and Carrie Scott Banks. now Of
Pittsburgh, Pa. She attended
Hartshom College, Richmond.
Va, and was graduated from
Va. State, Petersburg. Va, and
completed post-graduation work
at Columbia University. She
made her home in New York
City for more than 20 years. Her
husband IS a Board Of Health
Inspector and her son a grsdu-
ate Of Boston University.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25

The average young man joins
the army TO fight. The coIored
man has reason 70 believe he's
one Of the best fighting men
In America.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25

FEPc MEMBER
Miss Sara z. SoathaH, SaperTs8F
Of Employment and Service, Inter
national Harvester Company. and
industry representative on the Pres
ident's Committee OF Fair EHPloy'
ment Practice.
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FEPC MEMBER
AIfIIen p. Webster, InteFnsnoDS
Vice President Of the BrothsfheS
Of Sleeping Car PoEtefs, and iaL"S
representative Of the President :
Commptee on Fair Bmple!aes
Practice
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25
FEPC MEMBER

samuel ZemuFrzy, president ofthe
lniiea FRAT Com sHy, and Industry
representative On the Presidents
.oru r1iftee on Fair Enpsoyueut
Frze1ice-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-25

FEPC MEMBER
P. Bernard Young, ST., Publisher
" the Norfolk Journal and Guide,
md industry Representative On the
Presidents Committee o. FaiE En-.
llo!ment Practice
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FEPC CHAIRMAN

FEPC CHAIRMAN
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis !
Haas, Chairman Of the PresiSeut's
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice.
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Evening star., 1943-08-15

signing their death warrant; they knew
that if they failed to justify their faith IN
this new idea. this new country, they
would be hanged as traitors.
But the army of our Revolution. that
ragged, ill-trained little force of farmers,
clerks, tinkers, tailors, raw lads from raw
young towns, fought for that faith forseve
years, against the Kings drilled troops,
and won. So we grew bolder in our faith;
we carried it across the land; we fought
another war, to free the slaves. Fraternity
has now become habit with us.
brother, we say easily, and sister"
and we mean just that. We may say it
to you, when we come among you IN the
uniform of our country, and we shall mean
it no less. For you will notice that the
proposition to which this country is dedi-
Gated, as Abraham Lincoln put it, does
not say all Americans are equal" but
'.al men," So, if you find us too bold,
too friendly, remember only how many of
us, in our short past, have died for that
faith.
But when men go to war it is not only
for a faith - it is for the homes which are
founded ON the rock of that faith. The
young Americans who are coming to you
have left multitude of different kinds of
homes. They have said good-by at white
gate under lilac bushes on Main Street
of a thousand little towns. They have
come from neat white houses built two
hundred years ago and lived in still by the
same family; they have come from sun
burnt brown adobe houses squatting in
the dry sunshine of our Southwest. They
have come from apartments thirty stories
up, frc n wide prosperous prairie farms,
from ranches and plantations, from log
cabins in lonely mountain coves.
Whatever the individual picture of home
that soldier carries in his heart, as he
carries girls picture in his wallet. there
lies too. at the back of his mind. that
grand sweep which is America. For the
land itself still breathes of youth. Our
cities are young; our soil is young. Even
our Wilderness, little of it, is still left
to us - snowy mountain ranges and for
ests of giant redwoods thousands of years
old, deserts where only the wind talks and
the sun smiles, canyons 50 deep that it
took all of time to carve them.
All this is in the heart of young America
whom now you meet, when he smiles,
puts out his hand, and says, Hello, how