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Evening star., 1949-01-09
Historical Society 10 Hear
Outline Of SesquicentenniaI

An outline for the Washington
Sesquicentennial will be given by
Edward Boykin. national director. at
the 363ro meeting of the Columbia
morrow at the Mayflower Hotel.
DR.. R. Lyman Sexton will present
an illustrated lecture, The Pribilof
Story of Alaska"
Historical Society at 8;15 pm. to-
Members may bring guests. Re-
suits of the election of officers will
be announced. F. Regis Noel, presi-
dent, will conduct the meeting.
1t was announced yesterday that
the board of managers of the So
ciety at a regular meeting had voted
unanimously to grant honorary
membership to Chief Justice Vinson
and Associate Justice Harold H.
Burton of the Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1949-01-09
Manning to Talk to Alumni

Rear Admiral j. J. Manning, chief
of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
and president of the Rensselaer,
Alumni Association, will speak at
the associations monthly dinner
meeting at $50 pm. tomorrow at
the Naval Gun Factory's Officers
Club. E. E. Dion, secretary, also
will speak.
Evening star., 1949-01-09

problems of international educa.
ton, will address the Kate Waller
Barrett Parent Teacher Association
1t 8 pm. Thursday in the school.
Evening star., 1949-01-09
New Star Comic Strip to Show
History as American Adventure

Dramatic episodes in the discov-
cry, settlement and development of
America are depicted in a new ac-
tion-packed daily and Sunday comic
that starts tomorrow in The Star.
THE American Adventure" is it's
title and it offers convincing proof
that comics can be inspiring and
instructive without sacrificing any
of their entertainment value. 1t
will lead the lineup of features in
The Stars enlarged daily comic
section.
Every details of The American
Adventure"-even the clothing of
the historic figures it portrays-is
authenticated by careful research.
It's author, Bradford Smith, is a
formerly faculty member of Colum-
bia University and Bennington Col
lege as we'll as a successful novelist
and magazine writer. He has also
published The Story of Jesus" and
volume of social history.
The art work or The American
Adventure" is done by Don Heilman,
assisted by Hi Mankin.
Mr.. Heilman. who served with
the Army Air Forces in the Pacific
during the war, was attending the
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and
doing commercial art and illustra-
tions for children's books when his
work came to the attention of the
Lafave Newspaper Features.
street. in Alexandria. about a block
of the Mount Vernon boulevard.
Most of Roof Collapsed.
When the flames were extin-
guished, the brick walls of the build
ing were left standing, but most of
the roof had collapsed.
The recreation center had Is
bowling alleys. in the basement and
16 ON the main floor There also
was a snack bar in the building.
Evening star., 1949-01-09

DR.. Brunouer to Speak
DR.. Esther Caukin Brunauer
State Department authority on
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
Brotherhood
Sunday at
Chinese Church

Last Sunday evening, the Chi
nese Christian Church Of New
England observed Brotherhood
Sunday at the Chinese Auditor
ium, IS oxford St, Boston with
James Brown of the Shaw House
Chorus as soloist.
Mr.. Brown gave the large and
appreciative audience back
ground information about the
spiritualS including interpreta-
tons of Robert Guimsey and
Rosamond Johnson. Accompan-
led by Hugh Lyon, Browns
rendition of Land OF Degrade
ton" was the outstanding favor
tie.
The Rev. DR.. Peter Y. F. Shin,
minister of the Church who re-
Gently spoke at Roxbury's st.
Cyprian's Church, preached an
impressive and sincere sermon
from the subject, Brotherhood
Must Be Lived"
In the oriental atmosphere OF
their lovely Harvard street home,
DR.. and Mrs. Shin served Alfred
Lee, Misses Brown and Lyon and
others a delicious Chinese sup
per, chopsticks and all. prior to
the observance.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
The Poets Corner
WILL KEEP LENT

VIII keep Lent in this new patterned way;
My fast shall be Christening of inner realms
of mind and heart
So thoughts think and words speak
May not destroy or harm, but may upft and bless
will let love direct my thoughts each day.
will deny myself these graceless things
The right to think of self alone;
TO harbor fear or jealousy, any ugly thought that
wounds or shuts the door
To love an dpeace and harmony
will probe deep to purge these hidden springs
will feast richly on the living word
50 that my every hunger may be fed,
Each need of soul supplied.
Thus, shall discipline each vagrant thought
And to Christ renewed and purified
/ shall be ready for the Risen Lord
This poem is inserted in THE GUARDIAN every
Lent by Mrs j. ], Taylor who at one time wrote
weekly column.)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
PLEASANT HILL.
BAPTIST CHCCH
Rev. S. H. Bullock, Pastor

Sunday over WORL, $50 on
your dial, the pastor will speak
on the subject 'Garnishing the
Guests" Communion fellowship
service will be held at 1870 am.
At 8 pm. the Junior Ushers' an
nual sermon will be held. There
will be baptisnasl service at the
7:30 o'clock service. The Gospel
Chorus will render special music.
Mrs. Martha Henderson who has
been member Of the church al
most since is infancy celebrated
her 46th birthday Monday, Feb.
%. The pastor has accepted an
invitation to be the morning
speaker at Morgan Memorial
Church of All Nations over
WORL dosing cut Brotherhood
week and entering the Lenten
season.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05


BY strange irony Of fate
black American has been the in
strument Of bringing the most
signal victory to the U. n Egypt
has at last signed the armistice
recognizing Israel as an indepen-
dent state. A few hours after Is
rae1 declared ner independence,
on May Is, l948, the Kingdom
of Egypt showered bombs on Tel
Aviv. She was the most effect
i've enemy and the most bitter
Other Arab States win sign. The
Palestine problem which has baf-
fled British diplomacy for over
generation can now look for a
peaceful solution,
What was the rabbit foot
acting U. N. Mediator used to
get Egyptians and Israelitis to
agree to a formula of peace in
stead of war? These representa-
tives were unccnsciously influ-
eneed by a personality remark
ably free from tensions within,
and rejecting an inner peace.
Exposure to DR.. Bunche for forty
two days helped to calm their
fears and heal their wounds. Am
merica had taught Or. Bunche to
keep sweet in the presence Of
many wrongs.
DR.. Bunche brought to his
heavy task a sound mind. He
understood sylnpathetically Mid
die East problem He knew
neither side had anything to gain
by warfare and strife. He
showed what could be gained by
living in peace as good neighbors.
The press has admitted pa
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
First Martyrs
For Independence

Governor Dever's proclamation the Boston Mas
acre reads in parts
England had assumed the right and authority to
and to make laws for the Massachusetts, Colony.
She had appointed Governors and Magistrates and
had taken away from the people all rights in their
and the privileges Of free people Other
wise, the arrogant, military Oligarthy of England
would not have troops into Boston in 1853 to
control and domneer the people who were deter
mined not to submit to unjust laws and monarchial
oppression.
So it was that by 1870 there constant broils,
disturbances and fighting in the streets Of Boston be-
the townspeople and the nsolvent abusive Brit
ish soldiers On the night of March 5h of that year,
recorded in the journals of that day. FIVE Amer
icans Crispus Attacks, Samuel Gray Patrick Carr,
Samuel Maverick, and James CALDWELL shot
down and the first blood spilled by British soldiers in
America stained the soil Of Boston The soldiers who
had fired the shots convicted of mansaughter,
but abiding of injury and disrust hung over
the spirits of the people of Massachusetts On that
night as John Adams said, the foundation of Ameri-
can independence was laid. The Revolutionary War
had begun"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
Can I Serve
Your Church?

Visual Aids may help solve
some vexing church problems. 1t
may quicken your Religious Edu-
cation program. 1t can help
where the attendance at Sunday
evening worship lags. 1t can re-
store unto the church the wand
ering young people. Where extra
money is needed it offers good
wholesome entertainment.
Sound Moving Picture Films,
Silent Film, Film Strips, Lantern
Slides are available for whole or
part entertainment.
The range of pictures covers
Religion Religious Education,
Missionary Work, Human Rela-
lions, Travels Art and Drama.
To be concretely suggestive there
is the Life of Christ st. Paul, Old
Testament, New Testament eco
graphy.
Rev. Clifford L. Miller minister,
lecturer and writer, is DESTROYS of
serving your church with Audio-
Visual Help. AS ser is HIS
primary aim, there 10 hard
and fast charge. Your needs can
be talked over with him, and
some satisfactory arrangements
can be made.
Address: G, L. Miller,
II Copeland ST., Boston, 10
GA 7-794O
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

Ladies and gentlemen, the
news am about to bring to you
may not be to your liking but
nevertheless it is true, and the
truth is the Eddy Petty Show
may be cancelled in the near
future because of lack of sup
port. I've been on the air about
five months and have had only
one sponsor and that was the
South End Electric Co., 1927
fremont st. The station man
agement has been very patient,
and my program is one of the
feature programs of the station.
and it is a program Of rare
originality. With the issues
that confront US today, we have
some source of combating them
with our own radio show. It
seems to me as a group we
should realize this and support
the program, as well as sponsor
1t. There are many of our bust
ness men that could use radio
advertisement to great advan-
tage and indeed it is cheap
enough.
Every program of WON is
well paying project but ours.
I've tried in my programs to
give you the best of everything;
from the mail received, I know
I've done a good job. I would
never have lasted this long If
it didn't mean something to our
radio listeners. But when you
look At the mail box and the
financial status OF the program,
which reads as follows.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
Dr. Holmes at Community
Church. Sunday March 8

THE Greatest Trouble of Them
ALP will be the subject of DR..
John Haynes Holmes address at
the morning service Sunday,
March 6. at 1890. DR.. Holmes,
the minister of the Community
Church of New York, Chairman
of the Board Of the American Gil
vii liberties Union and of numer-
Gus books, for many years served
as editor of Unity, a journal OF
liberal religion. DR.. Holmes ser
we'd the Third Religious Society
of Dorchester after graduating
from Harvard Divinity.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

The monthly Musicale of the
Whispering willows Camp went
over with a bang, Friday, Feb.
Is, and the experience that
these young folks get is bound
to have a helpful influence on
their future lives. Some of them
are very young, the oldest in
their early teens, and the pro-
gram was stimulated by the pre-
ceptor, Josephine Crawford, who
accompanied all the singers ex-
cept those who sang a capella.
After Miss Crawford opened the
program with a group of piano
numbers, there were solos by Luz
ellie Holmes, Mary Small, Bar
bara Brown, Geraldine Clark,
Rena Slade, Sose Small, Rochelle
Decareau, Denise Decareau,
Anna Slade, Priscilla Harris,
Mary WEIGH; duets by Kathleen
Hollis and sandra Royster Alice
Denny and Bietoria silva. Bar
bara Brown and Mary Small,
Anna Slade and Rena Slade.
Two readings by the director
completed a very interesting
program.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
''Your Brothers Voice"
Clifford |. Miller


thence as one Of the contributing
factors Of the success. A black
American survives because of
his patience with human stupid
ity and meannesS. American
prejudice helped school DR..
Bunche to bear with the worst
in man and hope for the best.
Enemies cool off when they can
express themselves; haters lose
their bitterness when they begin
to know those they hate.
Patience was backed up with
capacity for prodiglous work. DR..
Bunche had to plug hard and
long TO know the details of all
contentious and disputes. He
had to produce the facts to shut
the mouths of lions.
Above all he had to show tact.
And this type of tact exacted of
him to guide all conferences yet
keep himself in the background.
He had the happy knack of in
spring others to say the things
first conceived in his own heart;
and then with generosity of spir-
it giving others credit for his
own plan. Human nature can
be coaxed but not coerced. II
balks lika Missouri mule when
dashed.
Our State Department would
do well to select choice spirits of
our prosecuted race for training
and discipline in statecraft. For
in adjusting ourselves to the era
zy patterns of American life we
are unconsciously being trained
as statesmen. All we need is .
portfolio.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. r. M. Owens, Pastor

The usual high standard of
preaching and singing was given
to two large congregations, last
Sunday. A feature Of the morn
ing service was the singing of
Il Think When Read the Sweet
Story Of Old" by the Junior
Choir, the tots who have not yet
reached their teens. and their
marching and singing are indeed
a tribute to the ability of their
director, Florence Heggie Taylor.
The Young Peoples Choir sang at
both services.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
GRANT A. NJ. E. CHURCH
1876 Vernon Street
Rev L, E. Crumlin, pastor

Rev. L. E. Crumlin, pastor
"a Call TO the Unfinished,
was the theme of the pastors
sermon last Sunday morning.
Miss Eula Huse was soloist. Rev.
Arthur S. Jones was a visitor.
At the evening service Rev.
Spaulding presented missionary
pictures of China. The junior
choir sang at both services.
Bishop D. Ward Nichols will
be the speaker at the mortgage
burning ceremony Sunday, Mar.
6 at 1880 PM. Midweek Lenten
services will be Wednesday eve
nings at SPIN. Rev. T. L. Davis.
pastor of Berea S.D.A. Church,
will be the guest speaker for the
religious service of the Charlotte
E. France Missionary Society,
Sunday, Mar. IS at $3.50 PM.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
Mail

From these figures, you can
easily see our forces are not con-
solidated and the result Is 10Y.
Because we are in a liberal city
we should make a better show
ing as a group than is made in
lot Of other places.
Wally's Paradise is still offer
ing the hidden talents of Bos-
ton their chance to get stated
in mite life here. Anyone that
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

MODERN HISTORIANS should
give the true identity and i'm
portance Of not only Attacks, but
also of Alexander Hamilton, and
Peter Salem And they should
make colored citizens glow with
the greatness Of the heroes of
1872 and the famous Col. Shaw
and the 54th and 55th regiments,
and Co. L, and the Tenth Caval-
ry, the N. Y. 369th, Dorie Miller,
Tan Tanknnen, the 99th. and 9th
ers.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
Bish. Nichols
AtCharIesSt.

Sunday, Mar. 6. Bishop D.
Ward Nichols, of New York City,
will be the preacher at 1O;45 am.
service and assist in the Holy
Communion at Charles Street
Church. On Monday night, Mar.
7 at $50 reception viii be Civ
en- to the Bishop by Commit
tee Of Charles ST., St. Paul of
Cambridge and Grant A.M.E.
You are invited TO be present.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

U

the patriotism If the people7
COLORED AMERICANS, while
still still the most loyal American
minority, certainly need a "patri-
otto lift" So far they've been
on a starvation diet. They've
been denied most of their heroes.
Every other nationality won all
wars, got all the medals, made
all the headlines. Colored citi-
zens did nothing That's what
the books say. Is this a way to
make patriotic citizens? Let's
face facts.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
O'BanyOun's
Observations

! always avail myself Of every
opportunity to hear Tommy Dor
sey play his trombone, in his
broadcasts. He has one Of the
sweetest tones / ever heard on
the instrument, and / have
have heard some Of the best. 7
know that every lover of music
will be as anxious to see and
hear him in person at Symphony
Hall, Sunday night, and look
to see a capacity audience there.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

can sing, play, or blow any in
strument is cordially invited to
join the show by meeting me at
Wally's Tuesday evening at 8
O'Clock for the broadcast each
Wednesday night from 10 to
1890 over WON or contact
Yours Truly at WON.
There is still room for lots
Of improvement in the mail box.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

I regret my inability to be
present Sunday, March 6, at
Roxbury Memorial High School
when the big meeting honoring
Crispus Attacks and his fellow
Americans, whose blood was the
first spilled for the country's in
dependence will be held. And 1
especially regret not being able
to hear Rev. Patton who is so
ashamed of the white race that
he has resigned from it. My
duties as organist of st. Paul
Church win keep me busy all
afternoon with Bishop Nichols
making a visit.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

TO BE PROUD of any hertz
age must spring from the know
ledge and the credit given for
the achievement. SO far the
colored brother mas been kept
from the trophy table" This
is a pet beef Of most colored vet
Grams who worked and shaved
and died, often in the sheer OBJ
scurity of vicious race prejudice.
You can not blame them now for
demanding better deal.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
Dies At 80
(C0ntinued Irom Page y

Continued from Page ~
Savage, James Savage, all of
Baltimore, Md; a nephew. Ben
jamin, Washington Of Boston,
Mass, whom she loved as
a son; great grandchildren, Paula
A. Hairs, Washington, D. c.,
Charles Diggs, great, great
grandchild, Charles Diggs, Jr.,
both Of Baltimore, Md, and a
host of relatives and friends.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
CARD OF THANKS

The family Of the late Annie
Diggs wish to thank its many
friends for the kindnesses CON
sideration of thoughtfulness
shown to it during its bereave-
ment. 1t is particularly ap-
preciative Of those who sent spir-
itual bouquets.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

CHICAGO DEFENDERS ia
nous associate editor Lucius C.
Harper. in a front page story last
week, editorially suggested that
March 5h. Crispus Attacks Day,
be utilized nationally as a pa
triotic Holiday thus endorsing
a crusade launched by the
BOSTON GUARDIAN from the
very earliest editorials Of Will
liam Munroe Trotter
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

U. S. HISTORY books were ex-
amined by Mr.. Harper and 9TH
ers. They examined ESQ books,
and out Of $50 books they found
ONLY FIVE mentioned the name
Of Attacks, and of the five, only
THREE mentioned the fact that
Attacks was eolored American.
Now, how can you whip up pa
triotism when you play down"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

WHY BOSTON is generally
confined to the observance of
March 5th is a question long ask
ed by the great Midwest weekly,
one Of the worlds leading jour
Gals Mr.. Harper observes the ma
ton is much in need Of patriotic
stimulus The Boston patriots
OF ITO helped forge our nation.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

Glad to report that Martha L.
Burch, Director of the Young
Peoples Choir, Of st. Paul, Cam
bridge, is rapidly recovering
from her Illness, and we can
look to see her back at her post
any time now.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05
Boston Baked

By MABE KOUNTzE

christianity has not been
tried and found failure. II
has been hard and not tried
FULTON OURSLER.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

BILL MAULDIN, the famous
war cartoonist was visiting col
ored troops not long ago. In his
report, Mauldin tola of his CON
versations with enbittered vets
of colored division which never
had a fair chance to prove itself
and was smearedr by some
folks back home. We spread this
stuff all over the world and yet
il was even worse what they said
in the first world war.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

cRIsPUS ATTucKs was the
giant colored American who led
the Boston patriots against our
first foreign oppression and he
became the first martyr of the
American Revolutionary war
which followed. But is this fact
being utilized 10 Inspire other
colored Americans? Mr.. Har-
per discloses some shocking facts
on this subject which should es-
pecially interest the good peo-
pie of Boston and Washington.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

so MARCH FIFTH becomes
not only a day to honor the
memory of a departed hero,
Crispus Attacks, but rather to
stress the things he died for and
to condemn the forces which seek
to destroy the truth of colored
American patriotism. The OBJ
security which has sought to blot
out Attacks has also tried to blot
out the faith and loyalty of our
people from the days since 177O.
A NATIONAL HOLIDAY was
denied Americans on Feb. u,
due to the same forces which APP
pear to control our history books.
! will never understand why Lin
coin is denied his proper re-
spect. There is no reason why
March 5th could not be utilized
to honor the colored American
minority in this country. It
would nor come as a gift. The
colored citizen has earned it with
his blood.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

They were Of many races. But
who remembers
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

FIGHTING MEN are naturally
proud Of their record. This per-
tains to all fighting men from
Joe Louis in boxing to Colonel
Ben Davis, Jr. of the Airforce.
But when recognition is denied,
as it often has been, it is time to
do something about it. For
these are the times we seek pa
triots. These are the times we
ned brave men.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-03-05

MILITARY MEN are largely
stimulated by military morale. If
that morale is hedged in and cut
down by racial prejudice, and
if the achievement of the men
is crossed out" due to preju-
dice. you are not going to attain
maximum results. And that is
true whether your oppressed unit
is white or colored. That's why
jim crow is bad.
, 1949-01-27
SECRETARY.

istan. The u. S. will send 20;
Canada As; Belgium 4 and Nor
way 2. The choice of a UN
Administrator for the plebe-
cite is still under considera-
ton.
, 1949-01-27
WEATHER
for the
Virgin Islands u Puerto Rico

Partly cloudy to occasionally
cloudy with scattered showers to-
day, tonight and tomorrow.
The same as above for the coast
al waters of the Virgin Islands
and Puerto Rico.
Moderate easterly winds.
Maximum temperature -. 81
Minimum temperature 49,. SO
Precipitation:
"a hrs. ending midnight -. 0
Total since January l -. 2,79
Total this month ........ 2.79
Total January 1948 $500. 1.39
Relative humidity
al II am. oil
Wind direction & velo. ENE IT
, 1949-01-27
oUNc1LMAN.


of how dark or difficult the flu
,ture might be.
Knowing the struggle that the
people of Puerto Rico have ex-
perienced for social and political
justice, we believe that they can
well understand the aspirations
of our people for better things and
better treatment, since both peo-
pies have the same outlook and
r DESTROYS and ambitious to
improve their future.
A Resident Commissioner of our
own choosing, elected by we, the
people of the Virgin Islands for
the Virgin Islands, is what we
want; it is what we have been
pleading for for more than ten
years. Senator's Buffers Bill is
not the answer; and the Munich
pal Council for st. Thomas & st.
John is opposed to it as being i'm
practical, in so far as it concerns
the Virgin Islands.
, 1949-01-27
SENATOR.

SENATOR.
Mundo in Puerto Rico, two
radio stations in Puerto Rico,
WAPA and WKAQ and the
Associated Press.