St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-03

know Berle NELL RUSSELL
few later Negro weekies carried story
to think that asking questions and getting
interview The questions weren't the kind that called for any great
part thought Russell you
Maxwell got a prompt call from
her secretary and within few DAYS was pounding an the door Of the
ivory provided gratis by
for the Maxwell ability bring guests
the regning heads of cafe and high society.
The pleasant but rather pan-Ookng
uhered The Maxwell suite comfortable but not luxurious
appeared be wusd the of electric icebox
pg from behind the edge of like the struggling
of undersk Outside the window the towers Of Manhattan
pointed like white pencils sky
The secretary disappeared and then back shortly iss
Maxwell will Go right into the bedroom" had been
waiting about FIVE minutes record of brevity.
Elsa sitting in the middle of the bed looking like genial
rOund Buddha Her short bob sticking little eOwcks
Chic the describe Maxwell She has amlated
fancy trappngs Of the much-pubeEed world
crcues in Rather she to have made distinct effort to
be ordinarily dOwdy.
You don't a huskyish,
staccO running commentary The reporter who'd done the previous
story all that Maxwell sad and
had only succeeded recording the scappngs and gng
Elsa sitting there in the middle of the bed threw the challenge
right from the beginning "You intelligent" she said YOu
know what to print My mouth flew shut and tried to look
intelligent. 4
Elsa talked many things. finally talked about
music She into the world while her mother attending
attributes her of music Act Of
God than deliberate cultivation Talk of music brought
the subject of Marian Anderson Esa flashed her words
tumbIed whered type of American
bgOy caused the Negro cOnraO to have to
her first recognition She told of being present in
one Of EuroDe concert halls when the audience had arisen
Miss Anderson What she had about American
audiences hardly cediable 1t certainly wasn't print
able verbatim.
asked sensationay
and dinners she arranged for the ermne and carriage trade
The Maxwell advice promptly:
Never sit bOres to each other and invite people
just of obligations Invite people like and who like
each other.
from the casually She's almost American tradition
THE DAILY PRESS DOES 1T AGAIN News 'front.' he vest
Robert Smith, editor Of the San BenarnO Caf r
Bulletin and former cOwOrker of mine the East has
added the staff of the San BenardnO Sum- of the large
papers in California The Sun becomes the hrst daily west
Chicago to Negro eOumnist and writer smy will
continue his edtOrship of the Tr-COunty Bulletin
Robert will write column Negro affairs and achievements
Well it's another ahead hope the day will
qualified Negroes will be added the STATS of white puba
tons Negroes but writers who know their Right
think it's vital that Of the misconceptions about Negroes
cleared misconceptions foed unfortunately in many cases by
the daily press itself.
It's not Negroes enlightened the white
be enlightened about Negroes The most discussed
the the Negro problem
Everything written about it is gobbed up eagerly
The millennium will really have come when the Hearst papers and
the Mccormick papers have change Of heart chi
I've just received letter Smtty cracked
daily field Wendell Smith Of the Pittsburgh Courier writes
Chicago stationery saying he's in Chicago
working the Herald from Tuesday through Friday likes his job
the World Series He thanks for the
things him Why thank me? He's hrst-rate
Teller, that's all
STILL IN THE MAILBAG This newspaper certainly around
the Young Republican League of Mime
where the YRL when the defeated state
FEPC bill up in the legislature?
From Hill, chairwoman of the League:
Of permanent FEPC passed at our
bandwagon technique designed to
Negro Instead affirmation Of
ton federal FEPC and in 1916 for
state FEPC Young Republicans including myself,
sincerely worked federal bill by writing letters
our them the petition take action
on the pending committee and
special who working for Perma
FEPC legislation.
unfortunately legislature organized
partisan basis so that auxiliary groups such as ours may exert pre-
through party channels Last passed eso
calling for designation the Legislature but as you kno"
that bill did not pass.
However feel Republican and Youn
Republican league establishment Of
legislation hope that the legislature will brin
results"
From Phillip L. Semsch BOT 10th Ave. s. E, Minneapolis
You ask Republicans while the state
legislature defeated FEPC b-we there pitching
for all were YRL backed the bill then
There affiliated working support
FEPC
Zone of these groups the University Of Minnesota Repubca
Republican leaders and members Of both houses
endorsing the bill this president of the University Repub
Club during this support first given to the bill
All right children that question has been answered.
hank you the information.
On Monday lady Democrats sponsoring luncheon
It the Hotel St Paul to WOOdhOuse Demo-
ratio national who will speak the Marshall Plan
going over the lady they
et like they have than Of the the
STORE or HAPPINESS
HERBERT 8. BERNSTEIN
JEWELERS.