The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-17
"Trip C~ontinued.1

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Dear folk here I am in New
York City, arrived yesterda,
morning, Monday on the Gen
eral via the Pennsylvania to thii
great metropolis of skyscrapers
towering above George Washing
ton bridge across the Hudson
river, Triboro Bridge over Easr
river, Manhattan Island and Bed.
loe Island in New York Bay
where stands the Statue of Lib.
erty.
l was very fortunate in secur.
ing reservations at the Y. w. C.
A.. Emma Ransom House, in
18TH street, in the heart of Har.
lem, having wired for reserva.
tons from Chicago en- route. The
building with its six stories has
every facility including its
model apartment in which
felt honored to be housed. !
found here the Y. w. G. A. is
more than a residence, more than
a gym or a pool. | found as /
enjoyed the delicious meals serv-
ed from morn to night in the
cafeteria and lining room, and as
/ toured the rooms where various
classes were conducted, that it
supplies a great variety of desires
for the hundred yea, thousands
of Colored girls and women in
New York. l was especially i'm
pressed with those of the general
and residence staff that l met.
Mrs. Mabella Williams, President
of Emma Hanson House, is a
very gracious lady to meet. l
conveyed to her an important
message sent by Mrs. Ruby Har-
din, Portland. Isn't this world
small? Who would | meet in the
"Y", but Mildred Brown, whom
I knew in Omaha and met again
in Minneapolis at Phillis Wheat
ley House during the National n
Convention, now a resident of
Emma Ransom House, New York.
Miss Brown cancelled a trip to
Brooklyn the day of my arrival
to help make my stay pleasant.
We spent the afternoon in Radio
City AMI that night l was her
guest at the Oyster Bay Grill for
dinner, from there down town to
gaze at the bright lights and was
1 amazed. Tuesday morning as
/ started out on a tour to see
more of what the race group is
doing, l ran into my neighbors
adjoining my apartment, Mrs. AL
berta Banks Terrell, sister-in-law
of the nationally known Mrs.
Mary Church Terrell, and Miss
Elizabeth G. Cole, both of Wash
ington, D. c., who invited me to
be their guests on my stop in
the Capital City. Reluctantly l
interrupted u pleasant meeting
to continue my tour, going first
to the office of the March on
Washington Movement. Our la
Dor chieftain and social Messiah
A. Philip Randolph, International
President of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters is organizer
of this movement. Mr.. Johnson,
a young executive explained that
the purpose was to have $4,000
Negroes parade the streets of
Washington in protest to the neg
ligence of the Negro in the war
effort, that the movement and
it's threats was responsible for
President Roosevelt's executive
order $500, making discrimina-
ton in plants holding govern
mental contracts illegal. Inspir-
ed through this contact l went
to the National Office N. A. A. G.
p, where a large staff is en-
ployed. 1 was greeted by Roy
Wilkerson, assistant to Walter
White, executive secretary, who
gave me much information about
the national program, some of
which 1 was aware. Mr.. Wilker-
son took me through the offices
which to my regret space will
not permit commenting on in
detail.
Although leaving New York
that night to be in Philadelphia
Pa, for opening Wednesday Of