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and Tatum will not say what de-
Tense he's planning to use. Ru-
NOR has it that he has come up
with something different from the
eight-man line that usually Is
tried against the split T.
A 45-man squad, plus a full
complement of assistant coaches
and trainers, will be quartered in
Florida at Ponte Vedra Club about
10 miles from Jacksonville and
practices will be continued at a
high school field at Jacksonville
Beach.
Key players in Tatum's de-
lenses all season and likely to be
prominent in the Gator Bowl are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-20
National Training Five
WuIIops Woodward

National Training School opened
its basketball schedule yesterday
with a 1918 victory over Wood
ward School on the N. T. S. court.
The Trainers were ahead all the
way, with Center Jim Baker &C
counting for more than half his
teams total with 16 points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-20
New York Racing Season
Opens April | al Jamaica
BY the Associated Press

BY the Tssoeoted FTsss
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. - The
New York racing season will open
April / at Jamaica and include q
total of 1876 days.
The schedule announced yester-
day:
Spring and Summer.
Jamaica-April Inlay g., 80 days: Bel
June l2-July 4, 20 days; Empire City
July 5-l5, 10 days; Saratoga at Jamaica
July 1929, ~ days; Saratoga. July 81
August 20, "a days.
Aqueduct, August 2s-September 10. Il
days: Belmont. September 1S-October 9
10 days; united hunts at Belmont Park
Der 1918, six days Empire City. october
lQ-NoYember Ii. "a days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-20
Giants Sell Bert Haas
To Minneapolis Club
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The New
York Giants are continuing their
face lifting operations. Veteran
infelder Bert Haas was sold out
right yesterday to the Giants
Minneapolis farm in the American
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-20
COLONEL Frosh Bow

FORT MEADE, Md, Dec. 20
Especially The George Washing
ton University freshman basket
ball team was defeated by the I'd
Army team, 1856, here last night.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
J. N. Beach, IS, Dies;
Retired Contractor

Jerry M. Beach, IS, retired road
contractor and engineer. died yes
terday at his home. 1910 North
Nelson street. Arlington, after an
illness of several months.
Mr.. Beach was born in Fairfax
and had lived in Washington and
nearby Virginia all his life.
known as Capt. Jerry" Mr..
Beach was noted as a dynamite
expert and was called in on many
difficult and dangerous dynamit-
ing jobs. He retired about is
years ago, but did several jobs
after that. including breaking the
ground and building the roads at
Suburban Hospital. Bethesda.
He is survived by two sons.
Harry A. Beach, with whom he
lived, and J. Lloyd Beach, Balti-
more. and two daughters, Mrs.
Violet King and Mrs. Grace NAL
lon. both of COS South Buchanan
street, Arlington. Also surviving
are IA grandchildren and II
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Monday in the Ives funeral
home. Arlington. Burial will be
in Walkers Chapel Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Luncheon Is Given
For Brides-Elect

Miss Mccall Henderson was host
ess at luncheon yesterday enter
tanning in honor of two brides
elect, Miss Virginia Baker, who
will marry Air Force Maj. F,
Michael Rogers, and Miss Gloria
Iden of New York. whose engage
ment to Mr.. Max John Palm III
recently was announced. The
party was given in the Paladian
room of the Shoreham Hotel and
other guests included Mrs. Taze-
we'll Sheppard, Mrs. Richard Ran
dali Loos, Mrs. Tayloe Perry, Mrs.
Edwin Stohlman, jr., Mrs. Ray
mond Hurley, Mrs. Frank Rowe.
jr., Mrs. j. Frank Mears, Mrs. j.
Pierre Gabriel and Mrs. John
Britto.
Miss Betty Baker was at the
party when her sister was an
honor guest and others in the
company were the Misses Julie
Ann Halloran, Patricia Heder-
man, Patricia Morgan, Ruth
Bartlett, Annette Roberts, Anne
Muse Gillespie, Peggy Boyer,
Betty Jane Hamilton, Betsy Wells,
jeanne Dingwell, Edwina Pou
Walden, Frances Dear, Joy Herr
mann, Mary Ann Strauss, Zelah
Millard, Joan Nicoll. Nancy
Vaughan, Awdrey Lehman and
Florence MontfOrt.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Embassy Staft I.
Are Entertained
at Afternoon Fetes

The new South African Ambas.
sador and Mrs. Harry T. Andrews
we're hosts to members Of the EN-
bassy staff Thursday afternoon.
The Ambassador was received by
President Truman earlier in the
day when the former presented his
credentials in his new post. Mr..
Andrews became Minister for his
country in August, 1945, and the
legation recently was elevated to
an embassy with Mr.. Andrews as
first Ambassador.
Baron Axel Reedtz- Thott, who
has been serving in the Office of
the Commercial Counselor of the
Danish Embassy, entertained
members of the embassy staff yes
terday afternoon. It was his fare
we'll party as he has resigned from
the foreign service and after sew
eral months travel in this coun-
try will return to Denmark.
Sonora de Reyes. wife OF the
retiring chief of the Argentine
air delegation to the Inter-Amer-
lean Defense Board, was the guest
OF honor at tea yesterday. The
party was given in the Palladian
Room of the Shoreham Hotel and
the hoSteSses were the wives Of
members of the Argentine EN-
baSSy staff.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Rites for Claude Brinker
Will Be Held Monday

Funeral services will be held at
pm. Monday for Claude Edward
Brinker, 81. an employe of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
who died in Bethesda Naval Hos
pital Thursday after a To-day ILL
ness.
The services will be held in the
Chambers funeral home, l400
Chaplin street NV. Burial will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
Mr.. Brinker, who was a native
of School House Run, w. Va,
served for two years in the Marine
Corps overseas during World Wal
I and was wounded in action.
He came to Washington in 1886
from Akron, Ohio. He lived at
1882 Biltmore street NV.
Mr.. Brlnker was a member OF
the Cottageville (W. Va Masonic
Lodge and the Bureau of Engrav-
ing Post of the American Legion.
He is survived by his widow
Merle Cunningham Brinker; son
Harris Lee Brinker. of the home
address, and brother, Merch r
Brinker of MechanicstoWn, Ohio.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

The United States Ambassador
to the Dominican Republic and
Mrs. Ralph H. Ackerman were
hosts at cocktails yesterday at the
Army and Navy Club. and at the
same hours Col. and Mrs. Ulius
l.. Amoss were entertaining at a
similar party at their home in
Arlington.
The Ackermans have been in
Washington several months. after
returning from Ciudad Trujillo
last fall, but they expect to leave
again at the end of March for
Latin America.
Yesterdays guests included the
Dominican Ambassador and Sc
nora de Thomen, the Spanish
Charge d'Affaires and Sonora de
Baraibar. the United States Am
basador to Venezuela, Mr.. Walter
Donnelly; the Minister to Bulgaria
and Mrs. Donald Heath, the Min
lister to Ethiopia, Mr.. George Mer-
rill, and Mr.. Paul c. Daniels and
Mr.. Christopher Ravndal of the
State Department, with Mrs. Dan
iels and Mrs. Ravndal.
British Visitors
Col. and Mrs. Amoss' gathering
yesterday honored their house
guests, John L. Brockhouse and
Leslie Malcolm, who are here
from England. 1t also served as a
farewell party, as the Amosses
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Funeral Set Monday
For Mrs. CIendenin

Funeral services will be held at
$50 m Monday for Mrs. William
S. Clendenin. As, wife of an at
torney in the general counsels
Office of the General Accounting
Office. who died in Providence
Hospital Thursday after a brief
illness.
High requiem mass will be sung
IN St. Gabriel'S Catholic Church
after prayers at 9 am. in the
Hines funeral home. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Clendenin. the former
Elizabeth Stokes, was born in
Washington and was a graduate
of old Business High School. Her
father, the late Carey B. Stokes.
was furniture manufacturers
representative and buyer for two
department stores here. and was
we'll known in the furniture
business.
She lived at 448 Delafeld place
NV. and was a member of the
st. Gabriel's Sodality.
Besides her husband. she is
survived by three sons. William
S. Clendenin, 3D., a sophomore at
Catholic University; Michael C.
Clendenin. a freshman at st.
Johns College, and Brain T.
Clendenin, third grade student
at st. Gabriel's parochial school,
Also surviving is brother,
William C. Stokes, who lives in
Bay Ridge, Md,
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Fort Meade Sergeant Dies
After Car Crashes Into Pole

Staff Sergt. Edgar H. Bowles,
81, stationed at Fort Meade. was
fatally injured last night when
his car crashed through guard
rail on the Baltimore boulevard,
near Muirkirk, struck telephone
pole and overturned.
He was pronounced dead at Le-
land Memorial Hospital, River
dale. State police said Sergt.
Bowles apparently had fallen
asleep at the wheel.
While the officers were at -he
scene of the accident, an automo-
bile driven by another Fort Meade
soldier struck the rear of parked
police car, causing the latters
gasoline tank to explode. No one
was injured.
The driver, Pvt. Theodore A..
Williams. colored, was charged
with reckless driving.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
d|esssI za,sz ! azy
ambassador Host at Cocktails;
Am0sses Entertain Visitors

will leave shortly to spend two
months in Mrs. Amoss' native
England.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Tom Clark headed the list Of
guests which also included Gen.
and Mrs. Hoyt Vandenberg, Gen.
and Mrs. Muir Fairchild, 1t. Gen.
and Mrs. Elwood Quesada, 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. Lewis H. Brereton,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Samuel E.
Anderson, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Everett S. Hughes, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Richard E. Nugent, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. o. P. Weyland and Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. w. L. Richardson.
Sir Alwyn and Lady Grow were
among the guests, as were Col.
and Mrs. Dawson Dalziel, Col.
and Mrs. c. w. Schott, Col. and
Mrs. Sorry Smith, Col. and Mrs.
Arthur B. Swan, Col. and Mrs.
L. B. Ocamb, Col. and Mrs. Gra-
ham Lester. Col. Preston Good
fellow and Maj. David L. Freeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin D. Hildreth
were invited, as were Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Bedell Monro. Mrs.
William Pope Anderson, III, Mr..
and Mrs. H. j. Anslinger,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Donald Halsted,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard F.. Cleve-
land of Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs.
Winfield w. Rief1er, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher Howe and Mr.. John
Slackc
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Alabama Wedding
OF Interest Here

The marriage of Miss Virginia
Faye Acton, daughter of Mr.. Pleas
Wiley Acton of Acton. Ala, to
Mr.. George Donnell AFFORD of
Birmingham, Ala. son of Mrs
John Hall AFFORD of Washington,
took place yesterday in the Acton
Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Carlton K. Jackson was
the matron of honor and the
brides nieces, the Misses Eliza
beth Mathews and Betty. Patsy
and Patricia Acton, were the
other attendants.
Mr.. Leroy G. Taylor was best
man and the ushers were Mr.
John Eayres Davis, jr., Mr.. John
Lorraine Mcconnell, Mr.. Guy
Acton, Mr.. Jones Roy Acton and
Mr.. Burney Foster Acton.
The reception was given in the
home of the brides father, after
which MI. and Mrs. AFFORD left
for Washington, where they will
be entertained by the bride
groom'S mother.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
German Reds Complete
Work on Constitution
By the Associated Press

BERLIN, Mar. Germany S
Communists announced today
they have completed a constitu-
ton for a German democratic
republic" in the Soviet zone.
The German peoples Council, "
an embryo Parliament which the
Communists have fostered, will
meet here March 18 and 19 to ap-
prove the draft.
Otto Grotewohl, co-chairman of
the Communist Socialist Unity
Party, said the document was writ
ten "in free public discussions
without any influence by the occu-
pying power"
Germany thus will have two
constitutions as soon as the Ger
man constituent assembly at Bonn
completes its work on the charter
for the three Western zones.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Man, SO, Dies After Fall
Down Basement Steps

George Steindecker, 88. died last
night after a fall down the base
ment steps of his home at 4301
Thirteenth place NE.
Police said Mr.. Steindecker
struck his head after falling down
IL steps. He died seven hours later
at Georgetown University Hospital.
The body was taken to the Morgue
for routine investigation by the
coroner.
His widow, Mrs. Johanne Stein
decker, said the retired sheet metal
worker often had dizzy spells and
had fallen 10 days ago and bruised
his face. Yesterday, she said, he
came up the stairs from the base
ment and fell backward from the
top step and struck his head on
the concrete floor.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Phillips Allen Clark Dies
Al Sisters Home Here

Phillips Allen Clark. son OF the
late Charles S. Clark. who had a
financial interest in the New Or
leans Times-Democrat and later
in the Times-Picayune there, died
yesterday at the home of his Sis
ter, Miss Edith Allen Clark, 1865
N street NV.
Mr.. Clark, who received his
higher education at Oxford Uni
versity. England, was for many
years a member of the New York
Stock Exchange and made his
home in New York City. He was
a frequent visitor to New Orleans.
He had been living here for a
short time with his sister. \
Mr.. Clark was interested in
breeding race horses.
Funeral services will be held in
Holy Trinity Church in George
town at II am. Monday.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
DHtcb ambassador
To Address Bauguet

Ambassador E. N. van Kleffens
OF the Netherlands will be the
speaker at the 11th annual
Friendship Day banquet of the
National M Eleanor Breckenridge
Club to be held at 7 pm. Mon
day at the Kennedy Warren.
Greetings will be given by Miss
Carmen Lara y Fernandez of the
Dominican Republic; Aluizio Ma
poleao, second secretary of the
Brazilian Embassy; the Rev. C. c.
Hung, pastor of the Chinese Com
munity Church, Senor Marie
Prieto. second secretary of the
Embassy of Chile. and DR.. K. T.
Jutila, Minister of the Finnish
Legation.
A Greek dance will be a feature
of the program, and Miss Doris
Yardley will give piano selections.
Mrs. Edward Martin, president,
will extend greetings.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Cocktail Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Ache
son entertained a group of 40 or
so guests at cocktails yesterday in
the Cabinet Room of the Hotel
Mayf1oWer. Their guests were
asked to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Fritche of Tuscaloosa. Ala. who
recently came to live in Washing
ton and have purchased a house
near Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
limitations Ont

Col. and Mrs. William S. Cul-
bertson have cards out for two
cocktail parties. one on March le
for DR.. Karl Compton, new chair
man of the Research and Devel-
opment Board. National Military
Establishment, and Mrs. Comp
ton; the other on March % for
Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel,
successor to former Senator Cap
per of Kansas, and Mrs. Schoep-
mol
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Turkish Embassy
Dinner Guests

The Turkish Ambassador and
Nine. Erkin we're hosts at dinner
at the Embassy last evening when
their guests were the 1ranian
Ambassador and Nine. Ala. the
Minister of Luxembourg and Nine.
LeGallais, Senator and Mrs. Owen
Brewster, Senator and Mrs. Ho-
mer Ferguson, Representative and
Mrs. Harold D. Cooley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Muir, Mrs. George
Thorpe, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Burke, Mr.. l.. A. McCann of New
York, the Second Secretary of the
Embassy and Nine. Erez and the
Financial Counselor of the En-
bassy and Nine. YaZici.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Rev. Joseph Couture,
Flying Priest, Dies
BY the Associoied Press

PORT ARTHUR, Ontario, Mar.
5.-Rev. Joseph Couture, IS, who
became known as the flying priest
in his vast Northern Ontario par
ish. died yesterday.
Besides using the alrplane, the
resident missionary priest at Long
Lac Indian Reserve. also travelled
by dog sled and canoe to cover his
territory as far north as James
Bay.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Progressive Club
Plans Donor Lunch

The Women's Progressive Club
will hold it's second annual donor
luncheon and card party at 1890
pm. Wednesday at Hotel 2400.
Proceeds will be contributed to
Youth Aliyah for it's rehabilita-
ton work for children in Israel.
Mrs. Simon Albert and Mrs.
Henry Jontiff are co-chairmen of
the benefit. Mrs. Irving Whitcup,
club president, is assisting with
arrangements and handling reser-
YationS.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Korean Educators
Visiting Here

Six Korean women educators
have been visiting the secondary
educational institutions of Wash.
ington this week as the guests Of
the National Council of Catholic
Women.
The Koreans, who are touring
the United States and observing
the methods and techniques Of
education, are:
Miss Soon Kyung Pang, Miss Sa
Baik Cha, and Miss Sock Chong
Lee. Mrs. Shin Duk Whang and
Mrs. San Myung Pal, principals Of
high schools, and Miss Sym Young
Pang, a teacher at Ewha Univer-
sity, Seoul, Korea. Mrs. Whang is
a former neWspaperwoman and
served in the national legislature
of Korea,
Evening star., 1949-03-05

The former Miss Lucy Eliza
beth Brown of Washington,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Barry Brown of Oxon Hill,
Md, became the bride February
25 of Mr.. Thomas Joseph Fahey,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie j.
Fahey of Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
The ceremony took place in st.
Matthew's Cathedral. the Rev.
Milton Shellenberg officiating.
Miss Racheal Carter was maid
of honor and Mr.. John L. Fahey
was best man. After a trip to
New York. the couple will live in
this city.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

missioned In the
Navy, who died
Wednesday in
Bethesda Naval
Hospital after
a months ill
ness.
The services
were held at
the t a m il y
home at 1914
Girard street
NV, followed
by private bu-
rial. 1t. Barnes
h a d recently
m o v e d to
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Hadassab Dance

A Corn Squeezin's" dance will
be held at 9 o'clock tonight by
Junior Hadassah in the congress
sional room of the Willard Hotel.
Proceeds will 60 Meier Shefayah,
children's village for war orphans
in Israel.
The Alaskans Orchestra will
play. Members of the Dance Conn
mittee include Miss Dorothy s.
Berger. Miss Lorraine Seigel, Miss
Mae Mueller, Miss Maxine Free
man and Miss Rose KatZ.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
PbiCbi Theta

Miss Sarah Buchanan. legisla-
tive analyst with the Women's
Bureau, will speak on THE Status
of Women" at the 25th anniver-
sary dinner in observance of the
founding of Phi Chi Theta, ma
tional professional commerce
sorority, to be held Monday at
Tilden Gardens by the Washing
ton Alumnae Chapter.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Womun Dies of Burns

Mrs. Lille Robinson, 48. COL
ored, 1924 Bladensburg road NE,
died this morning at Casualty
Hospital of burns suffered We'd
nesday morning when her house
coat caught fire from a coal stove.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Funeral Services Held
For Phillip 6. Barnes,
Retired Naval Officer
Funeral sc

Funeral services were held yes
terday for 1t. q. g. Phillip G.
Barnes, U. S. N. r., one of the
first IL Negro officers to be COM
Evening star., 1949-03-05

Poolesville. Md.
1t. Barnes. who was 80. was a
native of Washington and grad
uate of Armstrong High School.
A Government employe for %
years, he was one of the Govern
ment Printing Offlce's two Negro
bookbinders before the war and
returned there after being placed
on inactive Navy status in 1916.
He enlisted in the Navy in De-
cember, 1912, and became a spe-
cialist in diesel engineering. In
March, 1914, 1t. Barnes was Sc
lected with II others from 167 900
Negro enlisted men to seek Navy
commission. His service as an
officer included work in gunnery,
ammunition handling and supply
and maintenance, and he was
given duty aboard the U. S. S.
Mitrant, and at Hawaii and Sal
pan.
Surviving 1t. Barnes are his
widow Helen and three brothers
and two sisters. They are Joseph
Barnes, 116 Fifty-third street
Sc; Turner Barnes, COS First
street S.W.. and Gerald. Mildred
c. and Helen j. Barnes. all of the
Girard street address.
Metal Skis Developed
Skis made of smooth, pliable
aluminium, developed by Bavarian
technicianS in Germany. may en-
tirely replace wooden skis. Munich
reports. In addition to being
speedier, the metal skis are said
to retain their shape without
warping and can spring with
out breaking.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Uarn nf Chunks

CONWAY, BETTY PEARL. The family
OF the late BETTY PEARL CONWAY wish
to express their sincere thanks to neigh
bora and friends for the many telesrams,
letters, cards of sympathy, Moral designs
and all acts of kindness received during
'''-'' THE FAMILY. 6.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

BRANHAM, GUY BROADWATER; On
Saturday. March 5. l949, at Freedmen
devoted nephew of Mrs. Marion c. Bran
ham and brother of Mrs. Rosa Shorter
and Mrs. Sarah Harris. He also leaves
many other relatives and friends. NOTICE
Of funeral later.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

HALL, MAURICE J. Suddenly on Thurs
day, March s. l949, at Emergency Hos
pital, MAURICE J. HALL, beloved nus
band of Mrs Christie E. Hall and orother
Of Mrs. William N. Curtis Friends may
call at Eysongs Funeral Home, 1900 St.
NV Funeral services will be heid at tne
Marshall Methodist Church, Marshai' va
on Sunday. March 6, at 1890 pm. In
terment Orleans Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

4, 1949, at his residence, 1910 North Mel
son st. Arlington, Va. JERRY NJ. BEACH;
beloved father of Harry A. and J. Lloyd
Beach, Mrs Violet King and Mrs. Grace
Mallon Also surviving are fourteen grand-
children and seventeen great-grandchil-,
dren. Remains resting at the Ives Fu-
neral Home 2s47 Wilson blvd, Arlington,
Va, where funeral services will be held
Monday, March 7. at > pm. 1nterment
Walkers Chapel Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
BRINKER. CLAUpE EDWARD,

0HiNAi Thursday. March 5. 1s49,'at the
; ! 81: !: ::|:' ::
brother of Merch r. Brinker.
Services at Chambers Funeral Home, 400
Chapin st. NV, on Monday, March 7, at
] pm. 1nterment Arunston Ndtlo.id!
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

daS' Mach 4. 1915. at her home. 3945
Conn. ave. NV, FANNIE B. G. BOARD
MAN, beloved wife Of the late William T.
Boardman, jr. Remains resting at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Funeral Home of
Robert A. Pumphrey. Bethesda, Nd. No
fice of services later.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

BUTZ, GROVER. On Friday. March 4:
1915, GROVER BUTz, beloved husband OF
Janeth and Grover Butz, jr. Friends may
cali at the w. w. Deai Funeral Home
4S12 Georgia ave. NV, until 10 p m sun
day, March 9. 1nterment Sehuyikllihavseh'
Arizona sun., 1949-07-01
Robson Reports on Europe Tour,
P|edsesEnersies for F freedom Fi9h ht
I was never more proud than to stand here
AS part of progressive America.
BY Abner w. Berry

Harlem welcomed home Paul
Robson, its most noted son, last
unday afternoon at Rockland
Palace in a demonstration of mass
affection and militant fellowship
unequalled in the memory of those
attending.
Following two ovations = one
when he entered the hall, and the
other when he later arose to
speak-the internationally famous
singer-politician told the in e n t
crowd:
"I was never more proud than
to stand here as part of progress
sive America" And after reviewing
his decision to sing only to audi
ences able to pay a $1.25 top, he
declared, There is not one ounce
of my energy but that it will be
given to aid in the fight for the
freedom of peoples everywhere. :"
AS Robson spoke the emotions
he evoked in the audience ranged
from tears as he told of his ex-
slave fla h e r, his New Jersey
childhood and his struggle for an
education, to the poyouS tumult
which greeted his challenge to
critics: ''I defy any part of an in
solent dominating America, how
ever powerful defy any errand
boys, Uncle Toms of the Negro peo-
ple-to challenge my Americanism
because by word and deed I ,chal-
lenge this vicious system to the
teeth; because / refuse to let my
personal success, as part of frac-
ton of one percent of the Negro
people, explain away the injustices
to IA million of my people,"
Robeson's frien, Councilman
Benjamin J. Davis, one of the IL
Foley Square heresy trial victims,
assured the singer that "in the not
too distant future he will receive
the official welcome of a peoples
government in which the Commu-
mist Party and the working class
will have an influence comparable
to those in the Eastern Democ-
racies."
Charles P. Howard, the Iowa
Progressive Party leader, said of
Robson that he was mot limited
to the status of champion of the
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