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Presidents committee because they
display more solicitude for existing
prejudices. He attributes to the
railroads the belief that "it is ut
terly unrealistic to suppose that
problems of such delicacy (of pay
ing all Americans the same wage
for the same job and of giving all
Americans a chance to advance ac-
cording to merit) can be solved out
of hand by the fat of the COM
mittee."
believe the committee is more
realistic than either Mr.. Clapper
or the railroads. Simply, racial
prejudice, either that shown by
Germany or that of the Anglo
Saxon nations, Great Britain and
the United States, is at the core
of this bloody, destructive global
struggle in which civilization is in
volved. Mr.. Clapper will not deny
this. He knows that to win the
war and the peace we have got to
convince the hundreds of millions
Of colored people in Asia that our
future relations with them are not
to be characterized by the AFRO
gance and racial snobbery which
was true of the past. Most Ameri-
cans know this. Most Americans
are willing to try to prove this, to
make some concessions in respect
to those peoples far away. But
Americans, as a whole, refuse to
see the relationship between their
racial attitudes at home and their
racial attitudes abroad. They fail
to understand that as long as their
prejudices run rampant at home,
they will continue to be suspect in
Asia, Africa and South America.
Billions of dollars in lend-lease can
not change this fact.
That is the realistic point of view
which Americans stubbornly refuse
to face.
Give Sons, Hold Bias
Americans don't want to give
up their prejudices. They would
rather give up their sons and
daughters than to give up their
prejudices. Just as Negroes fight
for an opportunity to work, they
also insist that they be given their
chance to die on the battlefront.
But racial prejudice, so far, for
bids. Negro fighters are kept off
the battleships. Negro soldiers are
held behind the lines to perform the
mental, drudge-like tasks of the
Army. Of course, a few Negroes
are killed and wounded. But young
white America, because of preju-
dice, is being forced to do a dis
proportionate share of the dying
in this war. The next generation
of white Americans is being sac
rificed on the battlefield. The next
generation of black Americans is
not. This shows how stubborn race
prejudice is.
Dangerously Confused
deplore the fact that Mr.. Clap
per should refer to the delicacy of
the problem. That has been the
attitude of Americans ever since
this country was born with the
stain of human slavery on its flag.
AS whole, this nation has never
had the moral courage to face the
issue Of racial prejudice. This
issue is a closet of dirty clothes
in the house of democracy, the
door to which we try to keep
closed. There are limits to the ca
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In Menoriunn

In Memorium
In memory of our member, Mrs.
Henrietta Coins, who passed away
one year ago, Dec. %.
Sad and sudden was the call,
One so dearly loved by all.
We cannot Lord Thy purpose see,
But all is well that's done by
Thee.
The Aeolian Singers.
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Wanted-A Brave New World

Time creeps across the furrowed brow Of Earth,
And midnight falls as frost upon final rose,
The year born only yesterday in chnquant mirth'
Weary and tattered, seeks realms God only knows.
Young and eager New Year cannot bide the dawn,
But rushes through the night to greet the sun,
Past dark and sullen eyes that hold it pawn
To lose its way and all the precious distance won
O, gay young year, we would not set you weeping
But your nativity is war, perverted brotherhood,
Those youths you stumbled over were not sleeping,
The dampness was not dew you trod but blood.
Come back young year, and start again in light,
For moonlight holds no keys to victory and peace,
Dreams are for shadows, truths invisible at night,
You take sunlit road to Freedoms true release.
Wanted: Soon brave new world with loving heart,
Where men not just black, white, big or small,
But where each human plays his whole-souled part,
With room full hope, God-given rights for all!
james T. Logan.
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He is right and impartial on sc
be mentally prepared to detect the
fact when his train of reasoning be-
gins to run off the track. Mr.. Clap
per is important to minorities, be-
cause, in a sense, he speaks the
mind of that considerable group of
white Americans who think that
they are thoroughly judicial, fair
and practical. He, like they, would
deny that he has any racial preju-
dice and he, like they, is against
racial discrimination-in principle.
Mr.. Clapper's observations on the
directive of the Presidents Com
mittee on Fair Employment Prac-
tees to the railroads, ordering
abolition of the practice of dis
elimination in employment, and on
the railroads reply to the commit
tee, are not only in error, but they
constitute a special problem in
themselves.
"Only mischief, disunity and fur
Their irritations of race relations
can come from the point being
pressed by the FEPC that the
railroads must open up more oper-
ating jobs to Negroes" writes Mr..
Clapper.
Obviously, Mr.. Clapper is think
ing in terms of existing racial
prejudice in this country and those
who harbor it. He is not one of
them. He essays the role of the
dispassionate, objective commenta-
tor. But he believes that fairer
employment practices on the rail
roads will increase the rancor and
resentment among prejudiced
Americans and possibly add to their
numbers. He ignores the existence
of thirteen million American citi-
zens who are victims of this dis
elimination and the reaction among
them to this continued discrimina-
ton. In effect, he counsels that it
is better to ignore the feelings of
these thirteen millions, who simply
seek the opportunities due any and
all Americans, than to challenge
the attitude of color-prejudiced
Americans who have sought in ev-
cry way possible to prevent the
Negro from making his full con-
tribution to the war effort.
Mr.. Clapper continues: "Racial
discrimination should be discour-
aged wherever practical &.
But such a doctrinaire and arbi-
trary insistence on racial equality
as this committee insists on, is
more likely to aggravate our prob
lem than to solve it"
One wonders if Mr.. Clapper has
no sense of shame to restrain him
from writing that "racial discrim-
nation should be discouraged
WHEREVER PRACTICAL" Isn't
that the same as saying that it
should ONLY be discouraged where
practical, that it should only be
discouraged where those who har-
Dor racial prejudice agree that it
should be discouraged? Mr.. Clap
per is quite willing that we should
go the limit in combating jap
anese domination in the Pacific and
German domination in Europe, but
he would restrict our fight against
domination of some Americans to
the terms proposed by those who
dominate. That doesn't make sense
and Mr.. Clapper knows it.
He Is Unrealistic
Mr.. Clapper says that the rail-
roads are more realistic than the
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Courier Writer Replies to
Raymond Clapper's Attack
On FEPC Railroad Case

Editors Note: The syndicated column
of Raymond Clapper is an editorial page
feature of one of the local daily news
papers. Clapper's recent attack on the
F. E. P. c. handling of the railroads and
railroad brotherhoods surprised many, for
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1t not too difficult to ignore the patiently cockeyed
sophsms of WeSbook Peger because he aims not please
but to dspease to nce controversy But Raymond Cppe
not Westbrook Peger Many Americans influenced by
what they consider the balanced judgment of Mr. Capper
He is right and mpara issues that
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Cuban NOtabIes
To Be HOnOred
At Club Partv

A celebration in honor Of the Gu.
ban Republic, LA Noche Guiana, >
will be held by the Cuban de las
Americas at $50 pm. Friday in the
auditorium Of the Department OF
the Interior. Eighteenth and c
G streets NV.
Honor guests will include DR.. Lee
S. Rowe, director general of the Pan
American Union and the Cuban
Ambassador, DR.. Aurelia F.. Con-
cheso, who will speak on Modern
Cuba"
The program will include native
Cuban dances and music and the
showing of a Cuban film, Cuba
the Land Of Romance" Piano Sc
lections will be featured by 1t. Jorge
Bolet. military attache at the Gu
ban Embassy, noted Cuban pianist
who has been the winner of both
the Walter w. Naumburgh and the
Josef Hoffman awards. Gloria
Estevez. Latin American singer. will
accompany herself on the guitar in
program of Cuban songs.
Guests will be received by DR.
Francisco Banda. copresident of the
Club de las Americas.
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University Units
To Hear Talks

Postwar Plans Challenge tn,
Consumer" will be the subject of q
discussion by DR.. Ruth Ayres of the
National Consumer Retailer Council
Inc, at a dinner meeting OF the
social studies group. American Asso-
citation of University Women. at s 81
pm. Tuesday at the clubhouse, 1853.
1 street NV.
The art appreciation group and
the international Relations Com
mittee will sponsor discussion OF
The Art of Greece and Present
Day Conditions in that Country al
8 pm. Thursday. Speakers will in.
clude Nine. Eleny Theodoridor
Stimson, formerly professor of edu.
cation and psychology in Athens
and Achilles Catsonis, special advise.
to the Greek Embassy. Slides illus.
trating the beauty Of Grecian archi
lecture will DO shown during the
evening.
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Pen WOmem's
Book and Art
Fair Wednesday

The annual Victory book and art
fair Of the District League of Ameri-
can Pen Women will be held
Wednesday from 1890 am. to Z
pm. at the studio, 1851 Columbia
road NV. A variety Of booths will
offer gifts, aircraft and edibles but
this year, greatest interest is ex-
pected to center on the art and
book tables with fortune telling
running a close second. Luncheon
will be served at noon.
Members have donated original
work including pictures, etchings
and poems. Christmas cards, hand
hammered silver ornaments and q
white elephant table will provide a
wide selection of gifts for Christ
mas shoppers. Baked beans, salads,
pickles, cakes. cookies, jellies and
jams will be at the food table.
Mrs. Helen Orr Watson, whose
latest book, Trooper, U. S. Army
Horse" will be featured at the book
table, will be master of ceremonies
An auction directed by Mrs. Edna
Knight Gasch and DR.. Winifred
Willard will be held throughout the
day. Mrs. Beatrice H. Sparks will
be cashier and Mrs. Rosamond Gay
dash will preside at the War stamp
and bond booth.
Others who will assist include
Mrs. Edna Webb Mills, art table );
Mrs. Ivy Lindsey Hoagland, book
table; Mrs. Ida Elaine James, poetry
table;'Mrs. Ellamay Colvin Thomas,
food booth; and Miss Ann Single
ton. Mrs. Lily Hunt and Mrs. James
at the fortune telling tables. Mrs,
Edgar B. Merritt is in charge of the
luncheon assisted by Mrs. ELIJAH beth
Simons Tilton Proceeds will be
used for the purchase of War stamps
and bonds.
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the Settlement House In warm terms
"You are keeping many boys from
starting on q criminal career" he
wrote.
In these war days with working
mothers. the Settlement House
which includes the Boys Club gym
nasium, girls club, a dental
clinic and a layette department,
Is Of inestimable value to the COM
munity. Its purpose is to improve
the condition Of poor children with
out regard to race, creed or color.
At the Christ Child Society's Con-
valescent Home on the Norbeck pike
near Rockville, children immedi-
ately out OF hospitals are brought
back to health and happiness with
fresh vegetables, milk and eggs pro-
duced on the homes farm and by
intelligent and alphabetically d.
rected play. Many children suffer-
ing from nervous disorders, the re-
suit Of shock or strain, quickly re-
spond to the peace and tranquility
Of the atmosphere.
ncIuEcc OnllQ hcCOVerA
A small refugee. from England,
whose home had been bombed, was
taken to the home badly shaken by
her experiences. Upon her arrival,
she screamed when the nurse put
out the lights at bed time.
Don't, don't" she cried. They'll
kill me! Bunny was asleep when
they killed her" Bunny was a
little sister who had been killed in
an air raid.)
The child rarely spoke during the
first weeks at the home but she has
now conquered her fears and plays
with sense Of security with other
children.
The layette department, perhaps
one OF the best known Of the Christ
Child Society, furnishes hundreds of
outfits each year to expectant and
needy mothers.
In addition to this all-year- round
work, the society tries to answer the
hundreds of appeals received each
year at Christmas time from under
privileged children asking for a gift
they most desire. These letters, d.
rected to the Dear Christ Child"
are sent to members of the society
who consider it a privilege to live
up to their promise, make one child
happy at Christmas"
The sale Of the dolls at the Or
portunity Shop on Thursday will 20
FAR to make many children happy,
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Arlington Group
Plans YuIe PROGRAM

A Christmas program will be pre-
sented by the department of fine
arts OF the Woman's Club of Ar
lington at 1890 pm. tomorrow in
the Methodist Parish Hall, Column
bia pike and South Fillmore street.
The program will include music
and tableaX Of Christmas scenes
Those who will participate are Mrs
Mildred Echols, Mrs. Paul Hines
Mrs. Walter Wolf. Mrs. John Gal
lagher, Mrs. Paul Robertson, Mrs
Ralph Lamar, Mrs. c. E. Ingling
Gay Hume Green, Diane Tyson
and Ralph Lamar Mrs. H. E. Head
is program chairman, Mrs. Harry
Schwalm is chairman of refresh
ments and Mrs Paul Hines is in
charge of decorations. The program
will close with the singing of Silent
Night" by Mrs. Charles Shafer.
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Hobby Becomes Blessing
Child Opportunity Shop
Features MIe Doll Sale
By Gretchen Smith.
Woman's Club Editor,

Pedestrians passing the Christ
Child Opportunity Shop on Wiscon-
sin avenue at p street Thursday will
perhaps pause . moment to look ut
an unusual display Of dolls. They
will see rag dolls, baby dolls, little
boy dolls, sailor dolls and even little
colored dolls-in fact, dolls to please
little girls Of every taste and age, all
dressed In the loveliest garments OF
finest workmanship. They will see
the dolls, but they will not see the
story behind their dressing or what
their sale will mean to many at
Christmastime.
Approximately 100 dolls, 1T one
time discarded toys brought into the
Opportunity Shop, were repaired,
painted and dressed by q charming
old lady, Mrs. Caroline Collins, who
for at least 10 OF her 30 years has
been dressing dolls. Since she was
little girl Mrs. Collins has enjoyed
making doll clothes and a. she crew
up and became interested in the
Christ Child Society she turned her
talents to dressing dolls to be sold
at Christmas for the benefit of the
society's worthy activities.
Early In September Mrs. Collins
started dressing the dolls, which will
be placed on sale Thursday at ap-
proximately half the price of new
store" dolls, but which are pretty
and fresh enough to gladden. the
heart Of any little girl. Every stitch
OF clothing, from underwear to outer
garments, has been made by hand.
and the low cost of the dolls will
make 1t possible for many children
to receive Z doll at Christmas where
higher prices would make it I'm
possible.
Benefit Explained.
All monies realized from the dolls
and the permanent rummage sale of
clothes, furniture, china and glass
goods donated by friends to the Op-
portunity Shop are used to support
the Christ Child Settlement House
at 60s Massachusetts, avenue NE,
and the Christ Child Convalescent
Home at Rockville, Md.
Immediate funds are needed to
pay for a gymnasium, known as the
Merrick Boys Club, in the rear of
the Settlement House, and to build
an additional wing on the first floor
at the Convalescent Home. Though
the society receives q generous dona-
ton from the Community Chest 1t
Is not sufficient to cover the expenses
OF building the new wing which will
enable crippled children and those
with heart ailments to have access
to the grounds.
Approximately $50 boys from 7 to
II years Of age are guided to better
citizenship at the Merrick Boys Club
where the gymnasium affords
healthy opportunity for exercise and
recreation. A letter written to the
Christ Child Society from a member
OF the FBI praised the workers at
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Takoma Park Club
To Hear Sinners

The Madrigal Singers, accom-.
panied by string quartet, will b,
presented at a meeting of the Ia.
koma Park Womens Club at pm
Tuesday in the Takoma School
Mary Park Clemens is the director
The program will include Var
Dykes The Other Wise Man." pre-.
sented by Mrs. Hester Beal
Provensen.
Mrs. Louis Regeimbal is program
chairman, and Mrs. Luther Lemons
president, will preside at the socia
hour following Mrs. James T
Allen Is in charge of the Hospi.
tally Committee.
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Di.Ma.VaClu
Plans Luncheon

A Christmas luncheon meeting
will be held by the DINA Va Club
on Thursday at the Ambassador
Hotel. HostesSes will be Mrs. F. E
Greenip. Mrs. Gaylord Allen. Mrs
F. G. Mccain and Mrs. C. A. Miller
The club is helping provide Christ
mas stockings for the servicemen in
hospitals and nearby camps.
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Christmas Carols
PrOgram Tuesday

Christmas carols from many land.
will be heard on Christmas pro.
gram at meeting OF the Woman.
Council Of National City Christian
Church at II am. Tuesday, at 1906
Vermont avenue NV. Mrs. Ada
Fowler Of Friends Meeting House
will conduct devotions, with the
theme THE Christmas Story
Members and friends of the church
choir will participate in costume
Miss Katherine Wiley will narrate
accompanied by Mrs. Jane Ross at
the piano.
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W0men'S Auxiliary
Plans Luncheon

A luncheon meeting will be helc
by the District Of Columbia Women.
Pharmaceutical Auxiliary at pm
Wednesday at the Wardman Parl
Hotel. At a business meeting fol.
lowing the luncheon plans for the
organizations support Of the fourth
War bond drive will be discussed
Mrs. Irving Goldberg, president
will preside.
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Of the Red Cross Overseas" Mrs.
Clara Baum and Miss Betty Baum,
Musical Portrait Of George
Gershwin."
National Society of New England
Women-Tuesday, 1890 pm, with
Mrs. Otto Hammerlund, tbs Six
teenth street NV.
League Of Republican Women-To-
morrow, 2 pm, clubhouse speak
er, Representative Thomas A.
Jenkins, Food Subsidies"
District of Columbia Federation Of
Womens Clubs-Thursday, 1890
am, $40 Sixth street NV; advi-
sorry Council.
Society of Free Lance Writer'S
Thursday, 8 pm, Mount Pleasant
Library.
Alpha XII Delta Fraternity-Tomor-
row. 1870 pm, 1915 Columbia
road NV.
College of New Rochelle Alumnae
Association-Today, 3 pm, with
Miss Anne Rourke, 1882 Girard
street NV, Washington chapter;
Christmas party.
Puerto Rican American Women's
League-Tuesday, pm, with
Mrs. v. j. OKelliher. 1925 Fulton
street NV; discussion, Christ
mas Customs In Many Lands"
st. Pauls Academy Guild-Today,
afternoon, 1921 v street NV;
business meeting, musicale, tea.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion-Tomorrow, Ann Hill and
Eleanor Wilson Chapter, 6 pm,
Chapter House; buffet supper.
| Tomorrow, Ellis Island Commit
tee, 7:30 pm, Chapter House;
speaker, Mrs. Winifred C. Kahann.
Bring presents.
Tuesday, Continental Danes Chap
ter, Chapter House; Christmas
tea. Tuesday, Dorothy Hancock
Chapter, Kennedy-Warren Tues
day, Abigail Hartman Rice Chap
ter, 8:15 pm, Chapter House.
Christmas party. Tuesday, Judge
Lynn Chapter, pm, with Mrs.
Donald M. EARL, 5045 Reno road
NV. speakers, Mrs. Arthur C.
Houghton and Miss Lonela P.
Chase. Wednesday, National So
ciety, 2 to 10 pm, Chapter House;
annual benefit card party and
bazaar. Thursday, Thomas Mar
shall Chapter, Christmas party.
Thursday. Correct Use of the
Flag Committee. 730 pm, Chap
ter House; colored slides and carols.
Friday, American Liberty Chap
ter, Chapter House; Christmas
program. Friday, Susan Riviere
Hetzel Chapter, pm. 1851 CO.
lumbia road NV; speaker. Mrs.
Victoria Faber Stevenson. Bells"
illustrated. Saturday, Monticello
Chapter, pm, with Mrs Frank
w. Garden, 1916 Thirteenth street
NV. Saturday, District National
Defense Committee, pm, Hotel
Statler. Saturday, National De-
tense Committee, 2 pm, Hotel
Statler; buddy bag shower; speak
ers, Admiral E. S. Land and Mrs.
William A. Becker.
League of American Pen Women,
District Branch-Tuesday. 1890
am, studio; fiction workshop.
Wednesday, 1890 am. to pm.
studio; annual victory book and
art fair; 1890 lunch. Friday. 8
pm, studio; speaker, Agnes Nc
| Call Parker,
Mothers Guild, Sacred Heart School
Friday, to 10 pm, Park road
| and Sixteenth street NV; bazaar.
American University Guild of Wom-
en-Wednesday, 100 pm, 3843
Massachusetts avenue NV; book
review, Junior Miss Thursday,
ll:15 a m, Metropolitan Methodist
Church.
Womens Auxiliary, Metropolitan
Police Boys Club-Tomorrow,
1890 pm, Shoreham Hotel.
Kenilworth Ladies -Wednes-
day, 1 pm, with Mrs. Harvey
Lynn. Mrs. William Mcintosh,
l415 Forty-fourth street NE.
Hollins Alumnae Club-Saturday
430 pm. 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV: tea.
Connecticut College Alumni Club
Thursday. pm, with Miss Vir-
ginia Stephenson, 3421 Lowell
street NV.
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Mortar Board States
Lecture bv VAC

An illustrated lecture, Were In
the Army Now" will be presented by
1t. Jane D. Dix, WAC, at a meeting
Of the Washington Alumnae Asso-
citation OF Mortar Board at 8 pm
Tuesday at Building D, 20l3 G street
NV. The speaker Is a member OF
the Mortar Board from William and
Mary College.
Mrs. Hibberd Kline, president. has
requested members to bring new or
used toys for the toy loan library at
Friendship House, project of the
group.
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Civic and Study Clubs.

Civic and Study Clubs.
American Association of University
Women-Tuesday, $50 pm;
speaker, DR.. Ruth Ayres, POST
war Plans Challenge the Con-
sumner" Thursday, 8 pm; speak
ers, Madame Eleny Theodoridou
Stimson and Achilles Catsonis,
THE Art of Greece and Present.
Day Conditions in That Country
Excelsior Literary Club-Tuesday,
1890 pm, with Mrs. George Hill,
Cathedral Mansions, 5000 Connec-
ticut avenue NV; luncheon
meeting.
Twentieth Century Club-Tomorrow
II am, YWCA; speaker, DR.. Sig
mund Skaard, Norway Fights
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Democratic Women

Charles Davila. former Rumanian
Minister to Washington and to War
saw. will be guest speaker at the
weekly luncheon Of the Woman's
National Democratic Club at 1890
pm. tomorrow at the clubhouse.
The luncheon will be preceded by a
board meeting instead of the usual
discussion panel at 10 am,