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Two Cultural Award

NEW YoRK-The Cultural
Awards Committee of TWWO,
Lincoln steffens Lodge, 500, has
nominated Gwendolyn Bennett,
educator; Claude Clark, artist;
Dean Dixon, orchestra leader;
Canada Lee, actor; Roi Ottley,
writer; Pearl Primus, dancer;
Kenneth Spencer, singer; Josh
White, balladeer; Charles White,
artist. as contestants for $3.50
war bond to be awarded for
outstanding contribution to AM
erican culture.
Judges to select the winner
are Congressman Powell,
Langston Hughes, Eugene Cor
don, Clarence Muse and Simon
schachter. President of 1. Lodge
500. The award will be made by
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune at
the annual affair of the Lodge
at Manhattan Center, February
3rd.
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U.S.. Land Of Hope

CHICAGO - Major r. r.
Wright, who is urging Congress
TO make February 1 national
holiday marking the signing of
the 18th Amendment to the Con-
stitution which freed the slaves,
tells in an article in the Negro
Digest" how he was born into
slavery and then freed at the
age of ten, his achievements as
a high school principal, as presi-
dent Of Georgia State College,
as founder Of the American Tea
cheers Association, as a close ac-
quaintance of twelve Presi-
dents of the United States and
as president Of the Citizens and
Southern Bank and Trust Com
PAW Of Philadelphia. He pays
high tribute tc America because
it allows one to hope, to dream
to lift ones self up by his boot
straps, to petition, to protest as
well as to pray"
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tContfnued from Page y
above color; "organized labor
and the colored American;
Thirteen against the odds;
"The Book of Spirituals";
"Growing up in the Black Belt"
Brown America; Paul Robe
SON; 1.-THE way of the White
Folks; Shakespeare in Har-
lem.
Possibly you would enjoy read
ing our new magazines, The
Crisis, and the Race History
Bulletin.
Remember that the South End
Branch Library at Shawmut
Avenue and West Brookline st
is ready to help all of its neigh
bors find books for recreational
or international needs.
Next week more detailed ac-
count Of its exhibition Of art,
craft work, and rare books that
win be on display for Race His
tory Week will be announced.
MARION C. KINGMAN,
Librarian
South End Branch.
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Letters to
The Editor
Special Book Collection AZ
So. End Broneh Public Library


Special Book Collection AZ
So. End Branch Public LIbrary 3
To the Editor Of The Guardian:
A number Of my good friends
and neigh5ors have told me OF
your kindly interest in. comrnu-
nifty affairs. I would, like to
tell the readers. OF your paper
about the spectst book eollee-
ton that / hays ben ASSEMBLING
during the past six months, and
I wish that you might be abba
to print all Of the enclosed arr
ticles. I realize that there Is q
paper shortage, and 50 I will be
pleased with any adaptation that
you may be forced to make.
I will be glad to order two
copies Of the next issue a1I wish
to keep a record copy Of any
publicity on file.
MARION G. pMGkEAN
Branch Librarian Of the south
End Branch. -
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Handicraft-

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vile, Mrs. Cheek. Mrs. Virginia
Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Bell, Mrs.
RosiIie Smith, Mrs. Sadie Al
ston, Miss Clair Session, Mrs.
Addie Smith, Mrs. Lydia House,
Mrs. H. A. Robinson, Mrs. H. A.
Henderson, Mrs. Eta Young and
many others whose name will
be mentioned next week. Mrs.
Alice Taylor, well known club
woman Of Boston, win introduce
those whose work will be dis
played. Rev. Benjamin Anderson,
pastor of the Gloucester Pres
byterian Church, viii speak on
the Negro in Handicraft, must
cal selections viii be rendered
by Alice Elaine Taylor, Junior
student at the Music Academy.
THE PUBLIC is MOST COR
DAILY INVITED.
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The effect was dynamic. At one
point in his career his differ
ence with Booker Washington
became SO active that he was
confined for a period of a
month. Instead Of narrowing or
slowing his fight against segre-
cation thiS incident seems to
have sharpened it.
No story Of the life of william
Monroe Trotter, no matter how
brief, would be complete with
outmention OF the valiant effort
he made to have colored voices
heard at the League of Nations
in its first meeting after the
World War. Determined to be
heard, he applied to President
Woodrow Wilson for credentials
These were refused him. I'm
daunted as usual, he secured a
job as second cook-potato
peeler-on an ocean going YES
sci and turned up in France
on the same boat with the dele
gates. When ships officials at
tempted to confne him to the
boat in France he escaped, in his
cooks clothes.
Next day the League Of Ma
tons heard the voice Of Colored
America, and in the light of re-
cent developments, listened to it.
One Of Mr.. Trotter's greatest
contributions to the race was
the establi ment Of Boston's
Oldest colored newspaper. He al
ways felt that adequate educa-
ton and propaganda were para
mount to any great movement
for liberation. At a great expense
OF his own physical welfare, he
published and kept publishing
without break, THE GUARD
IAN.
His memory lives in the ap-
pearance, every Friday, of his
pet achievement, a constructive
Boston colored weekly, years
after Time and Fate have taken
from the race one of its staunch-
est fighters.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

WILLIAM MoNRoE ROME
Reincarnation

The word re-incarnatOn means entering body Of
flesh In the Of Human beings It that wethc
immortal Sehave lived many lives earth during
agelOng pilgrimage toward perfection And We shall live
lives here before have fulfilled ali the expert
which lead to the goal Human re-incafnatlcn IL
one phase Of the universal law Of evolutionary growth
through alternate states of rest and reimbOden
of the Divine Life enscus every every creature
and every world 1t shows forth its Fight through and
perfect forms.
Is 1t true that may have to back aniFnalSf
No. indeed Such unnatuacversion Of the
life happen than the blood veins
backwards This idea Of the transgraon Of souls into
animals ignorant distortion Of the
carnatOn Once Man, always MAn OF course the ee-
ments of the physical body find their way after DEATH
into plants and animals but the himself Omee
Man has attained the light Of reason
lower kingdom Is closed The whole evolutionary stream
flows onward forever the living in everything Is for
ward and upward.
Ito be cortnued)
Literature on Request
BROTHERHOOD PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
CO Harriet Tubman House ~
rs HOlyoke Street
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FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH
(oId Charles St. church,
Rev. o. w. ChiIders, Postor

Last Sunday three impressive
services were held. At 10:45
AM. a large and interested con-
gregation heard the pastor de-
liver the fourth sermon In the
series on Great Interviews OF
Jesus" the specific subject being
"How Jesus handled three diff
ticult problems" The Gospel
Choir, under L. Lorenzo Greene,
director, supported the service
with Gospel Songs. Four per-
sons united with the church,
and a large number Of visitors
were present. At. $50 PM. the
Macedonian Service Club had a
fine and helpful program Of mu-
sic and speaking in the inter-.
ests of the service men and wo-
men. At 7:45 PM. the pastor
spoke on ''How to Study the
Bible for Best Results"
Sunday, Feb. 4 is Holy Com
munion Day At 10.45 AM. the
sermon will be by Chaplain
Samuel H. Giles of Camp Dew
ems and at 7:45 PM. the pastor
will speak on "a Great Request"
The Senior Choir will render the
music.
The improvement Rally, start
ed some months ago, continues
to receive the support Of the
members and church societies.
The total is now $260O.OO The
Choirs, the Improvement Society
and the Altar Guild have all
contributed one hundred dollars
for new Hymnals for use in the
worship. A stone Baptismal Font,
a gift of Sinai Temple and Nh
and Mrs. John Moody, will be
installed soon and dedicated for
use on Easter Sunday.
Rev. Tom L. Scott Of Roam
oke, Virginia, has been engaged
by the pastor and stewards to
conduct a revival in the early
spring.
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men and women, and refusal to
upgrade them to skilled jobs. 2.
Refusal to plan for the use of
menpower disemployed by cut
backs. 3. Labor boarding. 4.
Exaggerated estimates by gov
eminent agencies of manpower
needs. S. Exaggerated estimates
by employers. 6. Failure Of gov
eminent agencies to penalize
employers who hoard labor or
call for additional workers when
they are already laying off
workers. 7. Failure Of employers
to accede to union requests that
an extra shift be added or an
additional work hour. 8. Failure
progra ms. 9. substandard
wages"
1.-THE facts as presented to the
House Military Affairs Commit
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Community Church
To Celebrate
18th Anniversary

Outstanding church and lay
leaders will pay tribute to the
pioneer work of The Community
Church of Boston at a dinner to
be held at the Hotel Vendome on
Saturday, Feb. 3 at $50 PM.
Among those who will speak
are: Bishop Lewis o. Hartman,
New England head Of the Meth
odist Church; Rev. Vivian Pom
eroy of the First Parish OF Mil
ton; DR.. Howard Mumford Jones,
Professor OF English at Harvard
and President of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences;
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Segregation: les Vieiosss
Purpose

SEGREGATION Is the special
American means Of branding
colored Americans as the in
feriors OF interiors In public
status.
When the white South
found itself confronted with
the federal status Of equality
for colored people, the former
slaves equality OF cltisen-.
ship, OF freedom, Of franchise
rights, backed b. &hS nations
81 government IL selected
the denial Of presence, ana Of
service In places opened for
public patronage As the one
great way to brand colcred
people as having been asfAxe
race and make them forever
the scorn Of evil society.
TT Is 4 very effective meas-
nre. Colored people ara Sx1a-
tors to themselves To aid ard
abet the Idea BY selt-sssTsea-
tion.-
~. IA. 41eOTI7.
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COMMUNITY CHURCH
Jordan He'll
John Haynes Holmes To
Sneak

1.-THE Rediscovery of the Bible:
How to Read This Book, viii be
the subject Of the address by
DR.. John Haynes Holmes OF
New York at the morning SER
vice, Sunday, Feb. 4, at 1890.
DR.. Holmes, outstanding Unitar-
ian preacher, is Chairman Of
Union and Editor Of the liberal
religious periodical Unity. He
Is the author OF Through Gem
tile Eyes, New Churches for
Old", Patriotism Is N o /
Enough, 'Rethinking Religion
and what the Colored man
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CHINA. that vast Asiatic Al
lied Nation whose vital supply
line through the BURMA ROAD
has featured the achievement Of
colored American troops is not
so aloof from colored relations
as some people believe. CHINA
even in mdern times, had a
COLoRED FOREIGN MINIS
TERI
EUGENE CHEN, a native of
Trinidad, Of mixed African and
Chinese blood, served as Chi
nese Foreign Minister at Han
kow until 1927 and before that
time he was English secretary
to the Father Of the Chinese Re-
public, Or. SUN YAT- SEN, bro
Their of MADAME CHANG KAI
SHEK whose husband is the
present ruler Of China. For more
knowledge read VINCENT
sHEENS famous newspaper
career novel, personal HIS
TORY"
THE ITALIAN war-front has
been one of the mos tdifficult
and coolest of this war. Rumors
that the Germans may Withdraw
from Italy are common but not
official at this writing. Such a
move would release American
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Govt. has sought his advice on
Just this particular problem, He
has given them the same expla-
uation which he has given to me.
Colloquially speaking you can
use the term Negro, but if you
wish to be right technically and
wish not to offend some coll
ored people you must use the
word "colored."
FRANK ZELDA,
391 Convent Ave, New York City.
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Rabbi Joshua 10th Lehman of
Temple Israel; DR.. John Haynes
Holmes of the New York Com
munity Church; Rev. Harry F.
Ward Professor Emeritus Of
Christian Ethics, Union Theolo-
gical Seminary; Reuben L. Lur-
10, Chairman Of the Ford Hall
Forum; Joseph Salerno, Presi-
dent of the Mass. CLIO; DR..
Clarence R. Skinner, Dean of
Tufts College School Of Religion;
Matthew w. Bullock, Chairman
of the Mass. Parole Board; VIII
liam G. Haseltine, Charter Mem
Der of the Community Church,
and Rev. Donald G. Lothrop, its
minister. Mr.. James H. Lewis,
President of the Church, will
preside.
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RECALL MEMORY OF RACE HERO

BY MARTIN D. RICHARDSON
Ten years ago, in April, 1884,
when tiredness and death finally
closed the eyes of william Mon
roe Trotter, the colored race lost
for all time one of the greatest
fighters for its rights that had
appeared since the period of the
anti-slavery activity a hundred
years sooner.
Born in a quiet Ohio village
during the critical period of re-
construction, when an entire
race was trying to adjust it's
new-found freedom to the con-
ditions of a growing country,
there was little to indicate at
first that a real firebrand was
being thrown into the fight for
race equality and advancement
at a time when it was most
needed.
A few short years later, how
ever, the qualities of William
Monroe Trotter were beginning
to become evident. He had
moved from the little town of
Hyde Park to Boston, and had
attended Harvard College. Turn
ing his back on the good wishes
Of the many idolizing friends he
had made during the four years
he had spent carving a brilliant
career at the school, he reap
peared in a Year Book Of the in
stitution with the statement
that: II had been out Of college
and in real life but four years
when I realized that the
democracy I had enjoyed at
dear old Harvard was not Sc
cure for Americans Of color be-
cause Of their fermentation.
81 plunged in" his statement
continued "veritably, to contend
for full equality in all things. ,
The statement was a bomb
shell; it stamped the man from
that time on as an unrelent-
ing, implacable fighter for those
many rights that he himself
could have been given on a sill
yer platter, but in which he
could find no enjoyment as long
as the rest Of his race could not
have them.
The following years found Mr..
'Trotter engaged in a number Of
enterprises, all aimed at the es-
tablishment Of the rights ana
equality of his people. The old
New England Suffrage League, a
valiant attempt at the formation
Of a far-reaching equal-rights
organization, knew him and his
work during It's very first days.
Later came the Niagara Move
ment, then the Equal Rights
League, and still later the out
growth Of them all, the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. In none OF
these efforts was Mr.. Trotter a
follower; he was always in the
verv leadership, in the ventures
during their hardest first days,
when other leaders were stand
ing aside and specializing as to
how long they would last.
Perhaps one Of the greatest
monuments to the man was the
unpopular but later recognized
as correct-stand that he took
against the "isolationists" in the
race. During his most active
years there were many Of these;
Hampton and Tuskegee Tnsti-
tute, with their Armstrong; and
Washingtons. were enjoying ire
mendous popularity with their
theories Of industrial develop
ment and race segregation. In
the face Of their popularity Mr.,
Trotter advanced with the doc
trine Of Equality in All Things"
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New York Notes
ContinNed ION paqe one

WV kSNFSC WV
-Four hundred and fifty col
ored and white residents of
New York City, members Of
the Citizens Committee OF the
Upper West Side, appeal to
you, for the sake of their dear
ones on the battlef1elds, to use
your influence toward the
sending Of as many graduate
colored nurses as wish to
serve in active duty as soon as
possible. Only 800 have been
given the privilege to date and
these are only allowed duty
among colored troops.
Pain, agony and death know
no color lines. We ask for ade-
quate care for our loved ones.
We also urge that the 1000
colored doctors, now waiting
in replacement centers, be
sent to the front.
Appeals for more nur,. IS and
doctors for our armed forces.
which have the intent Of
reaching only white assistants
are inconsistent with our
democracy and an utter waste
while this great reservoir of
abilit yremains in idlenesS."
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LODGE NOTES
G. U. O. O. F.

ODD FELLOWS SMOKE TALK
Plymouth Rock Lodge No.
1922, G. U. o. o. F. held a Smoke
Talk Wednesday evening, Jan
uary "a, at Smith Hall, 1895
fremont st. National Grand
Master Ernest D. Cooke, Esq,
made the principal address, re-
porting progress of the Order
in cities having a large colored
population and in other lands.
The male section of the Ode
Fellows Glee Club sang. Cigars,
cigarettes and "eatS" were en-
joyed. The committee, of which
Bro. Benjamin F. Robinson was
chairman and Bro. Booker T.
Stanfield secretary, worked up
much enthusiasm and an early
initiation OF new members is
assured.
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wants and what he i going 70
get. A graduate Of Harvard Col.
lege land Harvard Divinity
School, DR.. Holmes was reared In
Maiden, Mass. and held his first
pastorate in Dorchester, He was
one Of the founders Of the Uni.
tartan Fellowship for Social Jus.
tice. -4,.--,
The Community Church quar-
tet will sing and Charles J. Ride
out will be at the organ.
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CHARLES ST. CHURCH NOTES
Altar Guild

The Altar Guild Of the First
A. M. E. Church, Warren st, at
Elm Hill ave, Rev. o. W. Child
ers, Pastor, are planning a VAL
entine Party, Feb. IS at the
church. A circular will be on
the church bulletin, board where
everyone can see it and tell their
many friends and acquaintance.
Senior Choir
The Senior Choir, Miss Flor
ence Williams, president, gave a
splendid and most successful
turkey dinner Sunday, January
%. The proceeds will benefit
the fund to purchase hymnals
for the church. The entire
Senior choir thanks all for their
splendid support. MRS. H. MIL
LER, Publicity Agent.
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HUB HOPES

AO0 AASA Id
One or more colored civil or
federal judges :. Colored mem
Der of the Mass. State Boxing
Commission Colored lads
playing on the Red Sox and
Braves in 1945 Colonel Ned
Gourdin appointed General,
and other crack GRIND officers
raised in rank Colored staff
workers and nurses in Bay State
Veteran bureaus and hospitals
More Boston men like Trotter to
get things done. You add your
own.
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Mrs. Lottie Meredith Cooper is
arranging to be in Washington
in a few days, and Is planning
to bring comfort to two of her
friends there who are severely
ill-Mesdalnes Narka Lee Ray
ford and Rebecca West. Mrs.
Rosa Granady was also expected
in washington this week. She Is
closely connected with Mrs. Ray
ford and hopes to find some way
to assist Genevieve and Tessa In
carinr for Narka
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

The reports coming from
Washington pertaining to the
grave illness of Mrs. Narka Lee
Rayford are a source of deep
concern to her large number Of
friends. Mrs. Rayford is confined
at Friedman's Hospital in Wash
ington, where she is under the
care Of eminent specialists and
is very closely attended by her
affectionate and devoted sisters.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

Miss Genevieve Lee and Mrs.
TeSsa Lee Robinson. Mrs. Ray
ford's son, Capt. Lee Rayford, OF
the Army Air Corps, under Col.
B. Q. Davis, is enroute home by
plane from Italy. It is fervently
hoped that his arrival will al
leviate in great measure the pain
and suffering which his fond
mother is undergoing. Capt.
Rayford is sustaining a strategic
location in italy, but was grant,
ed special permission to fly to
his mothers bedside.
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Radios favorite program star
ring molly" in the Goldberg
family, soon will be on the Euro
pean front to entertain the SOL
diers. Some of us imagine that
the GI's care only to see enter
tainment Of the Pin-up-Girl
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DR.. John West OF the African
Commission on Health arrived
in America on an unexpected
trip last Wednesday. DR.. Vests
mission was that Of bringing to
his home one of his first assist
ants who had become i'll while
on duty in Liberia.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Holbrook
edith Terry entertained Mrs.
Esther Wilson of Boston on a
recent date. Their beautiful and
artistic cambridge st. home in
Brooklyn lent itself most lavish
ly to the brilliancy Of the eve
ming. Edith is a true daughter
of the illustrious old Boston
family founded by John J.
Smith, ST., and Frank is one
of the ranking engineers of the
Metropolitan area. Esther was
her usual clever self. The eve
ming was unusual for its gra-
ciouS hospitality.
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troops from this area, where
they have helped pin down near
ly 80 Nazi divisions, badly need
ed elsewhere.
BOSTON will soon have local
and easily reached VETERANS
OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT
when that unit will be trans
ferred here from seemingly far
off West Roxbury. This is good
news for many men.
The brutal police beating Of a
colored war veteran reported last
week only proves here again that
certain Boston Bluecoats think
they are in Georgia. Remedy:
Reprimand the offenders and
improve the Boston Police Force
by appointing more colored men.
Lots morel
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-02-03

Todd Duncan, baritone, was
soloist in the Prairie" based on
Carl Landberg's poem. This is
a cantata written by Lucas Foss,
and includes the accompaniment
of the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra. The performances
were in Carnegie Hall, Jan. 1921
and are Carnegie Hall produc-
ton, with Arthur Rodzinski con-
Quoting.
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FRONFRY7NG PAN TO BATTLEFPOWT!N!

type. However, a hostess at the
Stage Door Canteen claims that
the service men who are very
often guests there long for a
talk with the motherly type like
Mrs. Goldberg represents. She
reminds them of their own
mothers back home. Incidental
ly, Mrs. Goldberg announces that
upon her return she hopes to
interest one network in spons-
oring the life of a coIored fam
lily Ellabella Davis is to be
presented on Feb. 4 at Hunter
College auditorium under the
auspices of st. Philips Episco-
pal Church, which operates the
Fun Center, which every week
entertains the children of an
entire block, On the Feb. 4 pro.
gram Dean Dixon and his or
chestra are also appearing and
the 2300 tickets are now we'll in
the hands of members and
friends of st. Philips and the
the musical groups of the city
and vicinity. Net proceeds of the
concert are for the Fun Center.
Canada Lee is sustaining the
role of a monster (Caliban) in
Shakespeare's Tempest" now
playing on Broadway, and pre-
sented by Cheryl Crawford and
directed by Margaret Webster.
The play is sure to attract wide
attention in both the theatrical
and the social worlds. In rehear-
sails Canada Lee was considered
more than capable by critics. The
only regret is that the part is SO
unearthly and so fantastic that
its mission is apt to be miSin-
terpreted along race-relation
lines. But artistictlly Lees act-
ing and Interpretation rates
among the best in the cast.
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(Contiaue1 from rage OaeJ
still HOPE for the South yeti
WEEKLY WAR REPORT