The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

ing. Mr.. GrangerS Seattle WISH
will begin a tour of West Coast
cities where he will appear before
thousands of people.
In announcing the meeting
Mrs. Mcdonald s. Denman, chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments, urges that reservations be
made early because more people
are expected to want tickets thar
the hotel ballroom can accommo.
date. This advance notice viii
enable members who want tickets
to notify the Urban League office
by telephoning Minor 2700. Tick
cts will go on sale to the public
early in January. The cost will
be $3.50 per plate.
Serving on the committee with
Mrs. Denman are Mrs. Jas. E.
Jackson and Mrs. f. B. Farquhar-
son.
LESTER b. GRANGER
The executive director of the
National Urban League, Lester B.
Granger, Is one of this nations
best informed citizens on race re-
lations. Twenty-Five years of
broad experience in the field of
social service during which he has
been in constant touch with ma
tional social trends and develop
ments have placed him in a posi-
ton of important leadership.
During World War II he served
as special adviser to the Secretary
of the Navy, travelling throughout
the United States and the Pacific
war area inspecting service con-
ditions affecting the use of Negro
personnel. His recommendations
to Secretary Forrestal led to the
complete revision of racial poll
cies by the Navy, opening all
branches of the service to Ne
groes. and eliminating racial seq
regation in training and assign
ment. For this service, he was
awarded the Navy's Distinguished
Civilian Service Medal. and the
Presidents Medal for Merit, the
highest civilian honor at the Pres
ident's disposal.
He occupies a position of lead
ership in the national effort to
abolish racial Determination and
segregation from the u. s.. Army
and is now serving as member
of the Presidents Committee OF
Equal Treatment and Opportunit,
in the Armed Forces.
In 1916, Dartmout College, hi
alma mater, conferred upon hin
her honorary Doctorate of HUI
name Letters for leadership II
promoting interracial understand
ing and cooperation.
| Among other accomplishments
DR.. Granger Is trustee of Hamp
ton Institute and a Corporator o
|Springfield College. He is mem
Der of the national postwar CT
william Food Committee; first vic
president-elect of the Nationa
Conference of Social Work; chair
man of the New York City Chap
ter of the American Association
of Social Workers and a forme
national officer of the Associa
ton.
OPPORTUNITY MAGAZINE
BOWS OUT
/ With the January, 1919, issue
Opportunity Magazine = Journa
of Negro Life, will terminate pub
LEGATION. "Objectives met" and
financial operating deficit are tn
reasons given by the national ex
ecutive board in discontinuini
publication.
| Opportunity was established IL
1923 under the editorship o
Charles Johnson, now presiden
of Fisk University. 1t came int
being as the answer to a "lonI
and insistent demand for a jour
nal that would devote itsel
|. to an Interpretation of tn,
social problems of the Negro pop
ulation."
During the past quarter of ;
century or more, the magazine hal
been a means of expression fol
numerous Negro creative writer's
now prominent, who trace theil
beginnings and inspirations to III
pages.
Today, in contrast to former
years, there are many outlets
available for the creative work
Of writer's, both white and Negro
and for serious articles on Negro
life. Hence. Opportunities objec-
tives have been met. Besides
says the National Board, its pub
LEGATION has always ended in a
deficit"
NEGIHBORHOOD PROGRAM
In a 15-page report, the City
Planning Commission has recon-
mended the erection of a building
adjacent to Meany Junior High
School as the beginning of ma
jor community recreation center
development. The proposed de-
velopment alta Meany would make