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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
NO SEGREGATION

win the government Of Massachusetts continue its
approval of color segregation? For many years. TOO many
the state government has sanctioned segregated nauonal
guard unit law aboshing discrimination in the state
guard went into effect March first # the law is carried
ut in the shirt of true democratic principles there Will
be no valid reason to maintain color separation m the
States soldery And instead of looking backward the
State government will get line with the several other
progressive states which already have adopted pohcy
of non-segregation in their armed forces.
Massachusetts, is generally rated forward looking,
where freedom was born where the American dream"
has been realized the greatest extent Why then has
the Commonwealth Jagged wping out color separation
among its soldiers? It is generally believed that the con-
tinued existence of coored unit due to request by It's
members and former members and also to cudded ira
dton which based upon the notion that colored seup
should be perpetuated in memory of the heroic 54th and
55th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiments which fought
noby in the Civil War. But both grounds totally
wrong
That we are honorng the soldiers of the 54h and Both
Massachusetts by maintaining segregated unit is absurd
To assert such belief is to betray ignorance of the caber
of those immortal heroes. For they could come back
today they would Indignantly declare I'VE did not tight
for this; we fought for freedom and equality We our
selves were forced to serve segregated etups had
no other recourse But carried on in the conviction
that with freedom would the abolition of the humi
iatng separation because Of color And insight into
their character and determination provided by the re-
fought year and half without any pay until given equal
pay with other Union soldiers
Colored asked for odays segregation What right
has handful of to demand the special though dis
graceful privilege to satisfy their vanity enable them
to hold to few petty jobs and the dubious honors as
ofcers 81 an "a o1tffs WEa rs t have the
few to flout the sensibe Of the majority Of colored
and white citizens who want the state rid OF color dis
crmination? The trend is away from divided ctzenry
and toward national unity Permitting segregation in the
states guard is step backward 1t is hostile to the dig
nifty and the berty-loving sentiments of the Common
wealth. Whether segregation is voluntary or imposed
tbs result is the it plain Jim Grow, and it is SO
characterized by observers outside the State Massa
chusetts cited example in the struggle going
on in other states prejudice in their national
guards but New Jersey and Connecticut Color dvi
sion in our national guard harms the reputation of the
state.
To repeat the trend is toward unity sound basis
for democratic structure Massachusetts, does not tolerate
jim Crowsm in the schools in the fire and police depart
ments Laws the statute books prohibit discrimination
in employment and in places Of public resort Let us
get rid of the last bit of the shameful practice by banning
a segregated national guard.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
sssFesado" For co'd the Real

Bill Robinson's boys from Well
lesley, who made college teams.
These and many others actually
had hockey league possibilities.
- -
THE BOSTON BRUINS,
thanks to d I'm o cratic Frank
Ryan, later honored me as a
sportswriter by granting working
press privileges covering Ma
tional League hockey games with
other writer's at the Boston
Garden. These were the days of
the immortal HOWE Morenze of
Les Canadians, Eddie Shore and
Lionel Hitchmen, the best Bruin
defensemen ever, and gre a t
goalies like Thompson, Chobot,
and Gardner.
THE PASSING YEARS have.
of course, changed the limitations
imposed by various causes, on
colored athletes. The majority
of colored citizens from the
south, naturally had little occa-
sion to try snow skiing, hockey
and other winter sports in Dixie.
The interest grew slowly among
those who moved INTO the North
west, Northeast and Canada. To-
day we have colored figure skat-
ers like Miss Fairbanks, among
other skating stars.
~ @% &&
THE ICE SHOWS OF the future
will prove that colored athletes
with the grace, dizziness and pre-
cision of Boiangles Robinson and
the speed of Jesse Owens, will
equal, if not surpass others. And
if Jesse Owens can leap rs feet
without skis, colored men can 60
great distances with them.
THE FAITH of our religious
forefathers which taught that all
things are possible, will establish
sepia sons in winter sports with
all the rest.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
MONUMENT TO TRoTTER

Boston will honor Americas first martyred patriot,
Crspus Attacks who fell under hail of British bullets
March s. 1870 in this city The fact that Attacks,
reared in slavery willing and volunteered to pool
his precious life in g combined charge with white men
for the single objective of freedom from tyranny contains
in itself great lesson for ALL Attacks did not sulk
and preach that this war for whites only The thous
ands of colored who later fought for Gen. Washing
ton when white refused to leave their homes
and FARMS did not suk either These and other proofs of
the coored Americans desire for full Indignation in
Stunning his share Of Democracys burdens the mes
sages which William Monroe Troter preached to this
nation. There is Boston monument for William Mon
roe Trotter other than his newspaper, THE GUARDIAN
But he should be honored sculpture and in books and
even more, by the deeds Of this city
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
FIRST A. NJ. e. CHURCH
Old Charles Street Church

The Altar Guild of the church,
Miss Sadie Williams, president,
had their Xmas Party this year
at the residence of Mrs. H. Miller,
81 Quincy st. All the members
present had an excellent time
and were served a delicious COL
lation after the business session
by the hostess.
The Pops Concert entertain
ment given recently at the
church was sponsored by the
Sarah Gorham Mite Missionary
Society, Miss Sadie Williams,
chairman, Mrs. Zada Greene,
supervisor, Miss Bessie Raynor1
president. Hostesses were the
members of the society, Mrs. L.
Small, Mrs. N. Miller and others.
Mrs. Sarah Nelson was mistress
of ceremonies. Mattresses were
from the Junior Missionary So
ciety and they did fine job.
Mr. i. Lorenzo Greene, the
church choirister, and his accom-
PIANIST rendered the music for the
Pops" concert to the delight of
all. There was an excellent read-
ing by Mr.. McGirt and the rendi-
ton of Miss Polk, a pupil of Mrs.
Anna Bobitt Gardner, was SUI
perb. Everyone was most pleased
and the fine success foretold an
annual event.
The Sarah Gorhara Mite Mis-
sionary Society viii celebrate
their 5Oth anniversary in April.
A banquet WILL be one Of the
features. More particulars will
be given later.
Miss Gladys Holmes is the
president of the New England
Branch and the members of the
Society are very proud of her.
Mrs. Bessie Raynor, president Of
the Sarah G. M. M. Society is i'm
proving from her recent illness
ard her fellow members rejoice
at her recovery.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
HAMILTON AND TIFE"

Alexander Hamilton one of Americas greatest states
men and father Of the u S. Constitutional government
was depicted Feb 18th in Life Magazine as white man.
although most colored people have long known that the
brilliant West Indian muatto was no more a white
full than the perhaps equally brilliant Walter White
Hamilton's father rich Scottish merchant in ST.
Christopher named James Hamilton. From hereon, the
historians, including the Britannica, very vague or
lacking in conviction to the mother This is under
standable The mother of Alexander Hamilton was a
native West Indian woman This fact has been handed
down. of the missing pages of history for genera
ton after generation
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

New Jersey and other states on
the Coast as far as Virginia. Last
year the Glee Club appeared in
Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and
everywhere it we'd excellent
press notices and acclaim.
Gloucester Memorial has the
pleasure Of presenting the group
in Massachusetts. Our campaign
must be an intensive one to have
a capacity audience at John Han
cock. Support. M Lima Bailey
and her committee and don't let
Gloucester go under" Call co
6-7477 for your ticket.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
HOME FROM
SAD ERRAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. White
of rs Braddock Park, have just
returned from Pittsfield, Mass,
where they attended the funeral
Of Mrs. Whites sister, Mrs. Jean
Starks, who had been making
her home in New York for many
years. She was laid to rest in
the family lot in Lee, Mass.
just six days after the death
of this sister, Mrs. White was
confronted with the sad news
of the death of another sister,
Mrs. William Emmett of Union
town, Pa.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
Boston Baked
By MABE KoUNTzE

lifting source of encouragement
to another classy center, Charlie
Booker, whose cousin Leon Furr
was captain Of the old and some-
what immortal Suburban League
Medford High team, an out
standing achievement even in
that day when colored New Eng
landers skated far more often in
the much more frequent icy
winters.
20 - -
THE BAY STATE ha pro-
duced few finer sepia stars of ice
hockey than was Charlie Booker,
now Fireman in his home town.
While it now seems impossible, l
use to get out on the frozen lakes
J and ponds hereabouts and don
baseball catcher pads trying to
Guido Hal Winller, Tiny Thomp-
son and Brimsek. 1t was a lot of
fun and l saw lot of good play
ers, white and colored. 1t pro-
| vided a medium Of later COM
parsons.
81 ~ sS
CoLoRED SKATERS in those
days use to travel around more
than the kids of today, regarding
outdoor, and the fastest
hockey" since natural ice is
smoother. Sometimes we played
in Medford, then Cambridge, OF
Somerville, Arlington or Stone
ham. The players were a con-
glomeration Of amateurs, semi
pros, college, high school stars Of
every race. There weren't many
colored, but the few always fitted
in and HAD to look good.
ss
INDOOR HOCKEY was some
thing undreamed Of by us kids
although we often wished for il
while the frigid winds blasted
US across the frozen waters, since
we had no protection. We goal.
tenders practically froze stand
ing in one spot, and, tor this rea-
son were given the right to some.
times leave the goal empty ane
carry the puck ourselves up *
half-ice. You never saw such
wild hockey in your life.
80 ~ 60
THE SEPIA SKATERS whit
: used to mix into these frozer
fiestas included the celebrated
Leon Furr, one Of the best Ba,
State amatuers of his time
Charlie Booker, Cleedie Rhone
] Rolly Bernard, Chef Smith, anc
and many Others. In tina, otkei
: outdoor rink skaters included
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
CARD OF THANKS

Sincere thanks are extended to
churches, clubs, friends and all
good wishers for the wonderful
support they gave me in the adj
ministration Of the affairs of the
late Edith Gross.
CORA REID MacKERROW,
OF the Modern Funeral Home.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

Mrs. Gordon, accompanied by the
pastor and several missionaries,
went aboard ship an6 viewed the
luxuriant state room which would
be ''home" to the travellers dur
ing their cruise.
Amid cries of "bon voyage"
Bishop and Mrs. Gordon were bid
God-speed to South America by
the Missionaries of the Columbus
Ave. A. M. E. Zion Church.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
GRANT A. M. e. CHURCH
I35 Vernon st.
Rev. L. E. Crumlin, PastOI

Rev. l.. E. Crumlin, Pastor
The sermon last Sunday morn
ing was delivered by the pastor.
Miss Eula Hughes was soloist. The
ACE. League held its meeting
at 6 P. M. An inspiring candle
light service was held at 7:3C
P. M. with Rev. c. Range, Jr.
as guest speaker. Mildred Jen-
kins, Miss White and Others
rendered musical selections.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

OhAy W PAA0S
contention, but with the
well advised is wisdom"
THE BIBLE.
- ss &c
PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE ice
hockey has been in the national
press as concerns the total abb
sence Of colored players, plus the
always stimulating question as to
whether colored athletes are
capable of playing ice hockey.
AS regards the second question,
there. have been good colored
hockey players produced in
Canada and New England. But,
regardless Of denials, few, II any
were given Big League try-outs.
&c ss &c
IN CANADA where amateur
and semi professional no c key
leagues are as natural as oranges
in Florida, colored players have
made the grade and starred, even
in recent years, as the Provincial
leagues and the Quebec Senior
Hockey leagues fast skating
forward line'' Of Herb Carnegie,
flanked by brother Ossie Car
negie and Nanny Mcintyre,
whom l saw in action on the
Boston Garden ice in 1948.
/ 80 80
BOSTON GARDEN scene Of
players lined up while the
National Anthem was being
played, and the visiting Sher-
brooke, Quebec, team fronted by
three clever colored lads is GER
tainly not a spectacle to forget
And as / watched Herb, Ossie
and Nanny, skate and stick
handle, pass the puck, rifle bullet
goals. and take and hand out
hard body-checks, l felt certain
that sepia stars will play in Ma
ior hockey leagues.
80 ss
THE FRENCHMEN, in fact
had been approached by the New
York Rangers who wanted K
sign the very clever Sherbrookt
center, Herb Carnegie, the small
est and the Fancy Dan OF the trio
somewhat on the Wieland type
Herb actually worked out will
the Rangers at Lake Placid bu
turned down a contract to pla,
at the New Haven farm club, il
1913. AS in baseball. colored di,
play in the old leagues.
ss 80 90
/ EDDIE SHORE. the fsmou
Boston Bruins Edmonton Elk.
press" defense hero, was an up
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
GLOUCESTER MEMORIAL
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Paw Taroas Cuo;fl, po~4

The Lincoln University GIee
Club for its 1949-195O season is
touring New England, New York,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
O'Banyoun's
Observations

Art, defined as the expression
OF beauty, so often strikes me
as the repression of beauty that
! am forced to comment upon it
once again. 1t seems to ne that
the majority of performers strive
to do things lover the heads of
the audience and, strangely
enough, the audience seems to
appreciate things they don't
understand more than things
they understand. One of my
pupils was once told that her
performance was far below par
because 81 understood every
word you sang Now, that is
just what I try to get my pupils
to dosing so as to be under
stood by the fellow in the back
row, every word. It is good ex-
preston to give a little more en-
phasiS to stronger words and
phrases, but never, oh, never,
sing so low that nobody can hear
you. Recently I sat within ten
feet of an artist who sang some
Of her songs so pianissimo that
could not hear her at that dis
lance. My hearing may be fail
ing, but l still think that an artist
should sing to che audience. l
have also seen dramatic readers
doing the same thing, obviously
talking but not being heard.
want to hear what 1t is all about
when an artist is performing.
My Marionettes got rousing
reception at Christ Temple last
Sunday. We were gratifed at
the reception, and also for the
opportunity to perform for SC
appreciative an audience. You
viii be hearing more about us in
the near future.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

EDDIE SHORE, the famous
Boston Bruins Edmonton Ex-
press" defense hero, was an up
Evening star., 1950-03-19
Anonq
Us
T Gems
By Vol

SKIRT GRIPPERS - jeanette
says they are in wide use in her
part of the country, but really
should be called blouse grippers.
The grip consists in a cleverly
designed piece of elastic to place
inside your skirt band, for the
purpose of keeping your blouse
down where it belongs. Sad news
for the manufacturer. but teens
buy only one gripper and copy it
for use with other skirts. We
mean to try one, for we are tired
of little brothers who sing-song,
"Giddy. giddy, gout, your shirt
tails out!"
SUGARLESS CANDY-The diet
stores and some delicatessens have
it. But why fool ourselves? The
best sugarless candies are hobbies
and activities which keep us so
busy we haven't time to yearn for
sweets. And fruits have a better
and more satisfying brand Of
sweetness. When you feel like
candy. 60 to the best fruit store
in town. find the most luscious
looking pear, the largest, sweetest
orange; the juiciest, coolest apple.
Tangerines, too, are mouth-Wa-
tering, and a small bag of golden
grapes can make you feel like a
tabled queen.
DRESSING HABITS-Can you
beat this record? The chartered
bus was waiting to take a girls
school over to a boys school to
dance. One more date was
needed. The only other available
girl arrived late from town, was
talked into going, and then got
ready to leave in less than five
minutes. She showered while
other girls found her clean under
wear and party clothes. Fortu-
nately her hair and nails were in
good shape-she had done them
the night before, in preparation
for her trip to town. Simple, isn't
ito get ready quickly when
everything is ready. Other
girls start in the am, take the
entire day on clothes-and-b body
beautifying. Most of us can't af-
ford so much time for any party.
| X *~
POURED IN-Even Teens who
said they would never, never-are
letting themselves be poured into
the tubular rubber girdle. Well,
anyway. until the warm weather!
They exercise a restraining influ-
ence on our appetites and also
have an effect similar to those
contraptions in the reducing
salons which are designed to take
off extra blubber. Be it said for
us-we're always willing to try
something like this-at least once!
Evening star., 1950-03-19

right in half. Another common
mistake made by many women is
the one that has many of them
running to hosiery counters chant
ing. Il only wore them once and
my nylons just ran-just like
that" Sure they did. And what
SO many women forget is that an
accidental cigarette ash dropped
on nylon may leave tiny little
hole and then when some strain
or pull on the stocking occurs
why there's that little runner"
again!
Here are a few stocking tips to
help you enjoy your new hosiery
purchases for the spring.
Buy the correct stockings for
the use you intend to give them.
Evening star., 1950-03-19
Spring, 1880, Hosiery News of Nyons
By EIeni
Fashion Editor

THE eyes don't have it" this
season even if eye makeup is be-
ing bought in quantities hitherto
unheard of. The hosiery people
claim that the attention of most
American males is headed back
toward the worlds most beau
tiful legs" now that shorter
skirts are being worn.
And it is Importantly stressed
that with this return of the
shorter skirts, fashion right hose
be worn for proper costume COM
plementing.
One shade or style of stocking
isn't going to be the answer. But
you might find some reward in
knowing that this season is one
of variety. Choose from picture
frame heels, clocks, seams in
FRONT, seamless hose, heelless,
toeless or both, and lots of color
If you would have your hosiery
selections really become an in
tegral part of your costume.
The loveliness of the most
beautiful dress in the world Gun
less it reaches the floor and no
one can see your stockings) can
be marred if you don't have the
good fashion sense to choose the
correct hose for it.
Several fashion rules seem to
guide hosiery buying this year.
For opera pumps and semiclosed
shoes wear hosiery in pinky and
flesh colored tones with darker
heels and dark seams. On the leg
the hose look wonderful even
though they may sound horrible.
Especially good when worn with
dark pumps. For your shoes that
have lot of stripping" or cut
out work on them, hosiery without
heels, demi-nudes. seamless or toe
less styles, help you out with
the bare look" of leg fashion.
The idea to remember is that
your hosiery should not be a dis
traction, but should blend in COM
pletely with your outfit.
A fault most women find with
the new nylons on the market
Is that they don't give the wear
prewar nylons did.
Before the war, about the sheer
est hose you could buy was 80
denier, 81 gauge. Today you get
sheer stockings in Is denier. AS
hosiery becomes sheerer and
sheerer, and women insist on
wearing them for everything from
walking Junior to the bus stop in
the morning to dancing in the
evening-many women overlook
the fact that the sheerer a stock
ing becomes the less serviceable it
is for the average wear a woman
demands of it. The best all
around stocking is the 80 denier.
Today it is not necessary to
have reinforcements in nylon
hosiery except across the toe
where there is danger of a sharp
toenail edge. Nylon does not
wear out from friction. Nylon
may crumble and that is why heel
reinforcements are put into many
stockings.
Many women are in the habit
of blaming the construction of
their hosiery for errors that they
themselves commit. A leading
hosiery buyer in the city told me
the other day that if more women
would take a little time and trou-
BILE to apply lotion after bathing
to their hands and feet they'd
save lot of stockings. They
would also cut the "snag" problem
Evening star., 1950-03-19

Wash your stockings after each
wearing. Don't rub soap directly
on stockings. Make a lather and
just squeeze through the stock
ings to wash, them. DON'T dry
your nylons on a radiator. They
melt" under heat.
In putting on your hose re-
member to adjust your garters
properly. Buy stockings in the
proper length for you so that you
don't fasten them on the sheer
part. Don't pull your stockings
on. Hold your stockings with
both hands, thumbs inside the
top, and gather the length of the
stockings In both hands until you
reach the toe. Draw carefully
over the foot once your toes are
Evening star., 1950-03-19

inside. Then begin the unrolling
process, holding the seam
straight.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
National Society
To Hear Expert
From Soil Service

Herman Postlethwaite. color
photography expert OF the Sol
Conservation Service, will dis
cuss and criticize competition
slides at the Wednesday meeting
of the National Photographic So
ciety. '
Members will also be shown the
current Photographic Society OF
America slide exhibit set. This is
an Institutional set dealing briefly
with problems of exposure, COM
position and lighting which are
encountered in color photography
A PISA. exchange set from Eng
land. assembled by w. Linbird Of
the Southgate Photographic So
ciety. will also be shown. This
set includes landscapes and pic
torials by 10 members OF the Royal
Photographic Society Of Great
Britain.
The group will meet in the audi
torium Of the Natural History
building Of the Smithsonian In
stitution, Tenth street and Con-
stitution avenue at S:15 pm.
At the last color meeting, Mai.
Theodore E. Dittebrandt and Paul
Pfeiffer won grand honors In the
color slide competition and George
Frey received honors. An hon.
orable mention went to Ingrid
Jonassen.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
New Road Links
Nogo|es to Famed
FishinQ Resort

PHOENIX, Ariz,, Feb. 11.-Vaca-
tionists to Arizona's Valley of the
Sun who would like to take trip
south of the border" will find a
new. two-lane, all-surfaced high
way linking the border city OF
Nogales, Ariz.. with the port city
of Guaymas in the Mexican state
of Sonora.
The gateway city of Nogales is
100 miles south of Phoenix by
excellent paved highway.
The new 225-mile highway
places within easy access from
this winter playground one Of the
finest fishing ports on the West
coast of Mexico. Guaymas has
long been renowned as a choice
fishing spot for marlin, sailfish
giant grouper. Swordfish, shrimp
and lobster. The new highway is
expected to contribute to the
towns increasing popularity.
Guaymas has attained wide
known for it's Fiesta de la Pesca'
(fish festivaD each May and foi
its Deep sea Rodeo' in October
San Pedro Island, famous fishing
ground. is 80 miles west of the
city.
Completion of the new highway
in Sonora has resulted in vastly
expanded facilities for tourist,
there. The Playa de Cortes long
has enjoyed a reputation as one
of the finest luxury resort hotel.
anywhere. Accommodations also
are available at a number Of other
hotels.