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Evening star., 1948-03-01
Dele gate Returns

Mrs. Irene Kennedy has returned
from Chicago where she attended
the midyear meeting of the Council
of Delegates of the National Asso-
citation of Women Lawyers as the
District representative. Miss Char
lotte E. Gauer of Chicago, national
president of the organization, was
named by the council to continue
her Office during the 1859 term.
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Senote Aide to Speak

DR.. George H. E. Smith. staff di-
rector of the Senate Majority Policy
Committee, will address a dinner
meeting of the legislative reference
group. District Chapter, Special Lii
braries Association, at the High
lands, Connecticut avenue and Cali
fornia street NV. at 6:45 pm.
Thursday.
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WCTU Talk Listed

Mrs. Amy c. Weech. past presi-
dent of the Virginia Women's
Christian Temperance Union and
president of the Northwest WCTU
Of the District, will speak at the
meeting of the Chaplin WCTU to be
held at II am. Wednesday at the
Capital Memorial Seventh Day Ad-
ventist Church. Mrs. Louis j, Stubs
will present program of Easter
music.
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StezUarts to Sbeak

Charles T. Stewart, former presi-
dent of Mackenzie College, Sac
Paolo, Brazil, and Mrs. Stewart. edi-
tor of the Portuguese edition of the
Pan-American Bulletin, will be the
guest speakers at the dinner meet
ing of Delta Kappa Gamma to be
held at $50 pm, on Thursday at
the YWCA. They will talk on Mod
ern Conditions in Brazil"
Evening star., 1948-03-01

Mrs. Draper Laurence Kanffman
entertained 1t q tea. and Kitchen
shower yesterday afternoon in honor
of Miss Ruth Bielaski, whose mar
riage to 1t. Comdr. Frank Balsley
will take place Saturday. Tomorrow
Miss Margaret Wotherspoorl will
give luncheon for the bride-elect
and on Wednesday MRS. Richard
Marsh will be hostess at another
shower for her.
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Film to Aid Fund

The Greenbelt Section of the Ma
tional Council of Jewish Women
will sponsor showings of the prize
winning italian film, "Open City,
tomorrow and Wednesday evenings
at the Greenbelt Theater. Money
raised from the showing will be
used for overseas relief of displaced
persons and scholarships for Eu-
ropean women in American univer-
stiles.
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Mrs. ROsseU DHe

Mrs. Joseph A. Rossell will ar
rive tomorrow from her home in
Kittery, Me-, and will spend two
weeks with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard r.
Tolson. jr.. in their apartment at
1923 South Thirty-fourth street,
Harrington.
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Mrs. Wrenn GiDes
Tea for Regents
|Of OAR CHAPTERS

Mrs. Allen II. Wrenn, president OF
the Regents Club and the regent of
Constitution Chapter Of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
entertained at tea yesterday after
! noon for the chapter regents of the
District OAR. Mrs. Wilfred j.
Chairman, State regent; other
State officers and Mrs. Rex Hays
Rhoades, the treasurer general OF
the OAR, were honor guests at the
tea.
The Ruth Brewster Chapter OF
the OAR will celebrate its 37th an
niyersary at 3 pm. today at the
chapter house. Mrs. Chairman and
charter members OF the chapter
will be the guests of honor. .
One of the features of the cele-
bration will be q re-enactment of
the first meeting of the chapter in
1911. Among the guests will be
regents of four other chapters
organized the same day. They are
Mrs. Marion c. Slaves. American
Eagle Chapter; Miss Elizabeth M.
WeScott, Eugenia Washington
Chapter; Mrs. Benjamin Catchings,
Mary Desha Chapter, and Miss
Aleathea j. Hurley, President
Monroe Chapter.
Mrs. T. P. Weston, jr., is regent
Of the Ruth Brewster Chapter and
Mrs. Thomas B. Dimmick Is In
charge of arrangements.
Mr.. James Gallahorn, principal of
the Webster AmericaniZation School,
will be the guest speaker at the
meeting of the Francis Scott Chap
ter to be held at 80 pm. tomorrow
at the chapter house. Mr.. Gala
horn will speak on the work. of the
school and its needs.
Tea will be served after the pro-
gram. Mrs Reuben A. Kiger will
act as hostess and will be assisted
by Mrs. Roscoe Reeves and Mrs.
c. F. Rudolph.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dimmick, State
chairman of the Americanism Com
mittee, will discuss the work of the
committee and its current projects
at the monthly meeting Of the Con-
tinental Danes Chapter tomorrow.
The meeting will be held at pm.
at the home of Mrs. James Quiggle,
2230 California street.
Mrs. Joseph B. Paul, regent, will
preside and Mrs. Quiggle will be
assisted by Mrs. Frank A. Gibbons
and Mrs. Michael j. Torlinski.
Mrs. Dimmick will speak again to-
morrow night at the. meeting of the
Judge Lynn Chapter at the chapter
house. Mrs. Chairman will also be
guest at the meeting. The hostess
will be Miss Eunice Haden.
Manor House Chapter will meet
at pm. Wednesday at the chapter
house. = The guest speaker will be
Miss Hazel Neilson, executive secre-
tary of the National Defense Com
mittee. Mrs. William j. McGlauf1in,
State chairman of the National De-
fense Committee will be the guest
of honor.
Mrs. Barton s. Embry, chapter re-
gent. will preside and the hostesses
will be Miss Minnie Hunt, Mrs. Lo-
renzo Hover, Mrs. II. H. Newlin, Mrs.
L. C. Newman and Mrs. G. F.
Rhodes.
Mrs. Chairman will speak at the
meeting of the Little John Boyden
Chapter at 1880 pm. Thursday at
the chapter house. Mrs. Fred Louis
VnlIand will serve as hostess
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Mothers to Meet

The ST.. Johns Mothers Club will
meet at 1:30 pm. Friday at the
school auditorium. 1925 Vermont
avenue. Brother Benilde, F. S. C..
professor of Latin at La Sale Hall
Ammendale, Nd, will be the guest
speaker and Miss Joan Mclaughlin
will entertain with vocal selections
Brother Benilde will talk on "Trav-
els in Europe" and will discuss his
puyy7 oyporionoac
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Club to Hear Rabbi

The literature department of the
Alexandria Woman's Club will meet
at 2 pm Wednesday at the YWCA
in Alexandria. Rabbi Ira Sud of
the Arlington Jewish Center will
talk on "The Literary Legacy of
Israel"
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Sorority Dance Set

The annual st. Patrick's Day
dance of zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma
sorority will be held at the Silver
Hill Club, Silver Hill, Md, on March
IL between 8 pm. and am.
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ON the Cabital
Party Calendar

The Ambassador of Chile and
Sonora de Nieto del Rio have issued
invitations to a recital by the Chill
can pianist, Flora Guerra, at the
Pan American Union on March IA.
The concert will take place in the
Hall of the Americas and will begin
at $3.50 o'clock.
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The marriage OF Miss Eliza-
beth LeWis to Midshipn1an
Gilbert Wilkes III Uill take
place June z. Their engage
ment has been announced by
Miss Le,ms' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Palmer LetpiS OF
Washington and Buenos Aires.
bradford Bachrach Photo.
Evening star., 1948-03-01

The Counselor of the Swedish EN-
bassy and Nine. Alexis de Aminof
will be hosts at q cocktail party to-
morrow from 6 to 8 O'Clock at their
home on Twenty-fourth street.
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Announcement Is made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose RochG OF
the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Gloria Rocha,
to Mr.. Francis X. Lo Jacono,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lo
Jdcono OF this city.
Evening star., 1948-03-01

Mrs. Chairman will speak at the
meeting of the Little John Boyden
Chapter at 1:30 pm. Thursday at
the chapter house. Mrs. Fred Louis
VolIand will serve as hostess.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-10-01

few had look all favore Sunday
sports gdron exploits
the lone Negro athlete found big time college football
Some Of the old Charlie Sol Butler Duke"
Slater Bill Bell and later ONE Simmons drew attention to
football Dwight and Ellis
worth Harpoe at Minnesota and Jackie Robinson and Kenny Wash
ingon out west
years during wars Of
varsity players recurring again and again the sports
and In the radio reports
Saturdays games produced such names as Lew Jackson Yale
Paul Patterson illinois, George Teo Indiana Gehe Derricote
Michigan Webster California Bowman Manchester; and Pull
lens, Mnnesota-al backheld
There time the Big Ten Nine and in other Leagues
when no coach wanted Negro bahed man The theory was that
the white boys block lads All
thrown the cooked hat by teams like Yale Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan Football business and sensible coaches
Spormanike fans color blind The players
The coaches want winning and the fans the north and
Interested chiefly the worth Of player his his
ability TO make real contribution to its This
should be
gives real thrill Drownskinned getting
their chance failure
May their tribe increase!
to txofr YORKER profile
Walter Francis White NAAcP secretary The hs nsament of the
September
may be found IN the reading room OF the public library The two
articles written by Kahn h readable and interesting
to who has read other articles the life OF Mr.
White
read "NobOdys by Charles good
takeoF the public relations business it's highly exharang
reading and worth Comparisons will be Wake
"Huckster" a Job
kidding the public relations than Mr. Wakeman did with the
Versng boys and girls It's published by Henry Holt
and you buy Schuncmans and
Powers Minneapolis
Another Of fiction readers like As We"
Pierre ScheI tReynaI Hitchcock the life Of rich
York girl from 18th birthday until
Readers enjoy description the life wealthy
period shortly
War democracy
October READERS DIGEST reprinted a condensation
HARPERS The Hickman Story" by John Barlow Martin It's
story of what happens and his family ChicaGo
black belt where mile and half wide and
miles long almost 400 900 Negroes live and die
Hurrah Last week we had no; single complaint from mail
subscribers failure their The
be that have unked that COMPOUNDED electric mailer
graph works perfectly and hope that mailing problems
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Do let your studies first They are all Important

delphs convention Mayor Hubert Humphrey said ITO
that rushing this Of civil rights
l72 years late"
Humphreys Minneapolis TRB-
UNE editorial Of September n bore Of his salient points
those who actually believe the issue propounded
for Negro Americans alone should enlightenment
from the splendid TRIBUNE editorial which said:
II disturbing 20 observe Of the attitudes
civil rights One thinks they and
radcaSm Another associates them only with the agitation for
proving the Of the S believes
invention Of agRtors
lever 10 overturn the government
In Minneapolis the other day deplOrnS
the bunes defense OF Gerald Smiths right speak this
city. lie said
started all rEhtS' my Judgment
II will be the runatIOn Of the country"
There that he understood historic
civil rights the scheme American liberty
by unrupulou politicians who sought the favor OF mnores He
oblViou to the glorious association with the beginnings
Of our nation.
Who indeed riGhur Not Presi-
dent Truman Henry Wallace Communist
ans Tor Democratic Action Walter White Of the National ASSo
citation for the Advancement Of Cooed People Not the Urban
league the American Civil Liberties Union
The story so Tar this nation concerned starts much earlier
Here IS q clue:
we hold these truths to be seeydsnt that all men are created
equal that they endowed by their Creator with certain
asnAbs rights that these s liberty and the pursuit
happiness That these
deriving their Just from the consent Of the
srRsd -"
Those words with their noble conception equal rights
by from tho Declaration Of Independence The date
July T. iT76
Another clue
Congress shall make law respecting establishment
reGlon prohibiting the free thereof abFdEnE
freedom Of speech the the right Of the
ably assemble petition
EFievaneea"
That the article Of the Bill Of Rights which comprised
Of the 10 amendments adopted
79 Other rights guaranteeing the citizens federal
men include the right bear the right security against
unreasonable searches and seizures the right trial by and
the right be protected against excessive bail and cruel and
usual punishmentS.
These rights intended for privileged group
citizens They for all Americans regardless
creed color And than century and half later they
be claimed by those with whom do happen
those who have dHerCntcolored skin The concepts
rights held by the Founding Fathers played Avoe
exclusions, poisoned by prsiudices,
The Of Civil rights sometimes used by groups
duA to unAmereSn ends The Communists for example
would the protection Of civil rights destroy the
from which civil rights spring
Yet remains that the democratic
Justly and well only the degree that these
10 all Americans regardless their color
C rights the invention Of contemporary crackpo
radicals They the exclusive Of Negroes
group.
Cv rights nsCpaable from the American
under law There heritage which meant more
through the those who cherish the freedom
VidHaL and respect his dignity and conscience.
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ton for the rights and response
bilities Of Negroes and other min
GRITTY groups.
The South cannot be but 50
bad, after all! The Negroes here
have made too great progress to
write off in toto the possibility OF
great future gains for Negroes,
As long as the church doors and
school doors remain open, / am
diSinclined TO despair. The same
thing that has worked hitherto
for the Negroes advance is still
working. Those same silent forces
through which the Negroes have
wrought miracles are still at
work.
We must not be discouraged by
the turn Of political events in the
South. II Is greatly to be hoped
and even believed that the South's
political bark Is worse than its
bite,
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CONGRATULATIONS

About when the Twin City Negro Development Inc
announced had acquired land build apartments at Rondo and
ChaSwoh g. Paul anvil chorus Of doubt The
oee Of the corporation all railroad and Of the
eommunyS Doubling Toasa that their
much talk.
Sunday hundreds Of people hronged through RanEh Court
inspecting the completed housing development
The Of the development corporation simply followed the
the best business They put their dollars
together and lot those dollars work for them This lesson too
few Negroes hsTs and elsewhere have learned
This eonghiates MesarS Ira RhWls Miles Newln
L. A. Anderson Clyde e. Gilmore their achievement They
believed could be- done Pesa Of editorial Of two
indicates that this also thought could be done and said
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Il have told audiences all over
the country again and again what
I now say to this group. that nc
one can profess 10 know demOCra-
cy and work for It's full Towering
and at the same time give aid,
comfort, and even active cooper.
alton 10 movements which are
undemOcratiC in their very ma
ture as well as in their purpose.
And when | speak. when | list
such movements, include not
only the Communist Party. which
is as anti-democratic as any other
totalitarian theology, but also
those apoloiStS for our historical
errors and successes who, for in
stance, seek 10 persuade US that
there Is no contradiction between
racial segregation and demOc-
racy."
Lester Granger. executive sec.
rotary, National Urban League.
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THEY SAID:

Il remember well the day In
1914 when I looked the Texas
delegation TO the Democratic con-
vention in the eye and told them
Jim Crow must GO q. Every
thing had experienced and
learned during the past four
years makes me more certain
that | was correct | say now,
as | said then, Jim Crow must
60" Henry Wallace
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"SHOCKPROOF"

BY JOHN HENRIK CLARKE
With strong nations buckling al
the knees,
And zealotS claiming victories,
I would not be shocked, IL the
stars
Flew away like q swarm of bees,
And II the grass long green
Should suddenly turn pink before
my eyes,
I would not be surprised.
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LOOK AHEAD
BY WILLIAM HENRY HUFF

A man should look beyond his
nose
Both in and out Of season
To glimpse the banefIl plans OF
foes
Who scheme beyond all reason
To make him something less than
man
And. thereby crush him under.
Il this slum clearing such q plant
Somehow, ! have TO wonder.
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has given those already extant a
chance 10 throw off the veneer Of
democracy and Christianity that
for several years has enmasked
them.
However distressing may be the
events tranSptring In the deeper
South. II Is far better 10 have
these ugly sentiments in the open
than to have them whitewashed
or CLOSED over. II the South Is
threatening 70 revert 70 certain
types Of barbarian then IL Is well
for the nation and the world 10
know Il.
However, II Is seriously 70 be
doubted that even the reactionary
South is willing TO revert 70 pro-
grams and practices which have
made Of our Wanted democracy q
by word and mOckery In the eyes
Of the more civilized peoples Of
the earth.
II remains 10 be seen how long
our nation can afford 10 let GER
tain elements Of the South stig-
Matte Us in the mind of the
world. II should be remembered,
and the sooner the better, that
what Is threatening 10 happen in
the South Is not the more brutal
oppression Of the defenseleSs Ne
Rroes but rather the defamation
Of our goodly land before the
judgment seat Of history.
Contrary TO the common belief.
the greatest losers from the re-
SurRence Of reactionism in the
South Is the nation rather than
the Negro. II the South'S bite Is
going 10 be as bad as its bark we
are In for some unhappy devel-
opments. But Il Is seriously TO be
doubted whether the more decent
elements Of the nation can afford
TO let the South run It's proposed
course Of Negotiating and Ne
gro batting az In the doleful days
Of reconstruction.
However, II Is our studied be-
lief that when the final chapter Of
this Anti.Negro resurgence Is writ.
ten, Il will be found that the
South's bark was worse than It's
bite. Not that there Is not an ele-
ment willing TO carry through TO
the bitter bloody end but that de-
cency In the South and nation
will also reaSsert itself in behalf
Of Christianity and democracy
Although we may gRinsay
Christianity and It's teachings as
many do under stress Of passion
and the pressures Of life, only the
practice Of Christianity and the
spirit thereof offers hope in this
critical hour. The hope for an
eventual righting Of the ship Of
state in the South depends in
large measure upon the vitality
Of Christianity in the lives Of the
people.
The forces OF materialism offer
little or nothing TO the solution
Of our present problems. When
We propose TO detach the current
issues from the Christian con-
cept. we are exposing minority
groups 10 great tribulation. The
hope that the South's bark Is
worse than It's bite Is the hope
that there are enough Christians
in the South TO redeem the stu.
alton. for at present II stands in
the need OF q great redemption.
II Is our studied belief that the
sweep Of TalmAdge and Long into
the office upon . strong tide Of
demagoRuery may not be Is bad
as Il seems, Young TAlmRdge Is
not going TO out-Talmadge his
father. And Long the lesser Is not
going TO eclipse the late Huey
Long. Il would not surprise this
writer in the least IL some OF
these rsactionary political victors
do show q surprising considera-
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Hancock Wonders il South's
Bark Is Worse Than Bite
By Gordon Hnnroek

Richmond VaThere can be little doubt that Of the
danger spots Of the 10th century world Dixie Truman
civil rights stand has given certain element of the South
their long desired for showing how determined they
are TO keep the Negro permanently Sbjugated The civil
rights issue has not created feelings and attitudes il
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the AFFAIR or THE ETHIOPIAN MINISTER

Despite the nhuman cruelty underlying the whole affair the
incident which Ethiopian Minister Raa lmru asked by
unidentified usher who received his orders from unidentified
change his Is not without it, humorous aspects
Only Washington c. the capital Of tho United States could
such incident and only State Department such
could the explanation which offered the Ethiopian
Said explanation Color had nothing whatever
do with the incident Probably because m intelligence naued
the Ethiopian Government rejected this ridiculous explanation
being completely unacceptable and the Ethiopian legation In Wash
renewed ia that the Government Of the United States
repair the damage and punish the offender"
Tho hypocy reflected the apology Of hs State Department
the the Hypocrisy the action
msnt masked democratic stats but unwilling the price
Of being u democratic state,
Why couldn't the State Department have said that usher
whose they under orders from lady they asked
the minister from she under
the impression that he American Negro and citizen Of
and the naistence 0 government that
punish the offender would place dual and
Trajectory position Everyday hftocn million Negro
citizens hated Why can't that
suit offered to such We do offer
apologies but wish that In the future minister would adopt
mode Of dreHa which would prevent such
Such explanation would be the truth but II would Oft
the democratic mask and the Of world
really OF take
for voice In foreign affairs today has greater moral authority
because tho powerful democratic world
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Jim Crow In tho Armed Forces Our Approach

The Negro in American life confronted with choice that
mi.tsSa such the recently created Equality
Treatment and Opportunity the Armed
hounes them In the face OF the fact that President Truman wanted
10 end segregation In the Armed could do
order' The latter approach negative dscountnE reality
that President Truman has order
enaon 10 ISSUE detched appraisal would indicate
Negroes thee committees do much aid their they
militant II they Uncle Toms" they do injury
to their race
Prsadsn, recently appointed two Negroes his
Committee Equality Opportunity Armed
Forcea Of these John SenRaCk publisher Chicago
Defender and ardent supporter
Granger Of the Urban The they
been appointed has only the make TO the
President and the heads Of the various Armed
this lack Of power serious obstacle In the effectiveness
committee,
should Negroes boycott because OF this fact We
Granted that like Secretary Kenneth Royal
Omar Bradley would likely any
threatened the Army system Of racial segregation does
demand that Negroes support theory
hoping that both SeheS,aCke and will
recommendations which win the public spotlight
cratic practices prevalent In the Armed Foes' We think
Il doCa
Thousands Negro youths drafted in the coming year
These youths years Crow America
already somewhat influenced their lives
Navy viii help reality Of the
situation that while abnShnE segregation
the Army preferable 10 the recently
Truman will not issue such an order nor can the Negro plac. too
much hops Dcwpys issuing should he be elected.
Our responsibility TO youth therefore demands
take ANY action REGARDLESS az s hopslesSnes In AN r a. I'M
prove vicious conditions existing the
this should both Granger
handing Recommendation which will bring the public
citizen.
week going keep editorials OF
segregation discrimination other
like conditions
Negroes who write editorials for
have q holiday from the so'callcd problem,
Unfortunately 10 usually there with every
color they street bus the
the way work
The only city where ys completely
York subwaya where sVeTyboyS busy
get that they don't have time to feel either superior
fsFor.
any nation thinks the u s viii back down
when IL people feel right has another think coming
Americans made feel neyinhS'hsn will
come expect Russia really doesn't want
should stop trying push other nations around This for
country including the Us too
Los Angelica Negroes purchased and ate ao tons Of horse meat
paed on on hamburger by three meat dealers In the Gen.
al NEGRO We hear the consumption OF hamburger
In sunny California has dropped on se%
VINO STARTED cIVl RIGHTS FUSS1
Advocating support Of the Civil Rights program I" me rns