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The guardian., 1951-11-03
BOSTON NAACP
OCT. MEETING

Mrs. c. Fayette Taylor, chair
man of the Education Committee
of the Boston Branch NAACP,
presented a most interesting and
Informative program at the Octo-
Der meeting of the branch held
at Peoples Baptist Church,
Camden st.
The principal speaker was DR..
Franklin P. Hawks Director of
the Fair Educational Practices in
Massachusetts, speaking on "Ad-
ministration and Development of
the F. E. P. Act" DR.. Hawks said
that with all the world looking
to America for examples of our
democracy we must strive to put
into practice the ideals for which
this country stands. No citizen
can be made to feel small or dis
crirninated against, the speaker
maintained if the majority groups
remember to: "Have respect for
the worth and dignity of every
human being hold to our
great religious tradition to
afford to all freedom of oppor-
tunity and freedom of growth"
Mrs. Taylor and her commit
tees have been singularly fortu-
nate in locating scholarship help
for above-average students, and
feature of Mondays meeting
was the presentation of two such
young people. Nc Henry Boat
wright, well known in musical
circles, expressed appreciation
for the assistance given him
through the NAACP Education
Committee, and sang three bari
tone selections to the expressed
delight of the audience. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Florence
Heggie Taylor, chorester Peoples
Baptist Church.
Beverly Frances, a student at
Girls Latin School, told of her
participation in an inter-group
conference held last summer on
a converted farm in Harvard,
Mass. Many racial groups were
represented, and wealth of ex-
perience and understanding was
brought away from the sessions
which included recreation as well
as discussion.
Miss Edith Brown, a teacher at
the Roxbury Memorial High
! School for Girls told of having
been invited to attend through
/ scholarship a six weeks Seminar
in Interracial Relations at Har-
/ ward University last summer
L Although it seemed like a heavy
addition to a full schedule al
Il first, it actually became a re-
membered experience.
! Lionel Lindsay's plans further
weekly meetings. -.-.
The guardian., 1951-11-03
New Women's Political
Club Policy Changed

That group of women who
have been organizing a Wom-
ems Democratic Club have, by
a majority vote, turned out to
be not a democratic club after
all.
When the constitution came
up for adoption Tuesday night,
Oct. 80, the purposes of the de-
sired club were revealed to be:
to promote registration of the
masses; to promote a greater
participation Of women in gov
ernment; to study current city,
state and federal legislation for
the purpose of acquainting pub
lie office holders with stand on
bills; to investigate job oppor-
tunities; to work for the election
and appointment of well-quali-
fled men and women to public
office, and to promote self-con-
fidence and integration through
extensive participation in other
well-established leagues, clubs
and organizations.
Discussion at the meeting re-
suited in the majority opinion
that the club could best carry
out these objIectives by not be-
ing restricted to work within a
partisan framework. Most of
the women present voted to be
interested primarily in political
ISSUES of vital concern and in
candidates whose records indi-
Gated them to be the most quail
flied for the Office. The point
was made clear that since they
had no desire to build a club
upon the shallow foundation of
seeking patronage or of court
ing the favor of the political
The guardian., 1951-11-03
Tea To Honor
Leader Sunday

DR.. Herbert Aptheker, distin-
guished historian and author,
will be feted at a tea this Sunday
November 4, at 300 pm. at the
Women's Service Club, 464 Mass.
Ave, Boston. DR.. Aptheker. one
of the most eminent scholars in
the field of History of the color
ed people of America, will dis
cuss ''The Colored Press through
out the years" in an informal,
round table discussion preceding
the tea. DIR. Aptheker, formerly
a rofessor of History at Colum-
bia University, will also present
and discuss his new book, "A
Documentary History Of the
American Colored eople.' This
book, the first of its kind pub
lished. is a giant of a work.
With over 125,OO0 separate en-
tries, it is an encyclopedia case
history of the colored pople IN
America which includes the ear
lest written notations OF this
peoples constant striving FOR
freedom.
Admission to the tea is free.
Refreshments will be served after
hthe discussion with Mrs. Gladys
Atus, Mrs. Jessi Jones, and Mrs.
Rachel Buchanan as hostesseS.
The reception to DR.. Aptheker is
being sponsored by the news
paper freedom. DR.. R. A. SIM
mons viii preside.
The guardian., 1951-11-03

powers that be, it was not Inn
perative that the club be par
tisan. The women voted to be
interested In the group as a
whole, rather than individual
gains.
The minority who were un-
able to accept this policy adopt
ed left the meeting to organize
a democratic club as had been
proposed in the beginning.
The most significant feature
was the fact that the policy was
adopted by majority of demo-
Gratis, who had responded to a
call to organize a democratic
club, but whose foresight and
courage enabled them to over
come partisan limitations.
Among those sharing the ma
jority opinion were Mrs. Edith
Hipkins, a leader of a former
women's democratic club; Mrs.
Florence Lesueur, an ardent
democratic and civic leader;
Mrs. Melnea Cass, outstanding
civic leader; Mrs. Viola Mason,
Pres. of Mass. State Union; Mrs.
Eloise Jones, Pres. of United
War Mothers Of America, Chap.
7; Mrs. Rheable Edwards, cute
standing in civic and political
affairs; Atty. Jacqueline Guild
Lloyd; MadameS Ruby Davis,
Blanche Carney, Sa bania
Vaughn, Margaret Lewis, Gym
thia Turner, Alberta Robinson,
Addie Gibbs, Maud Thompson,
Misses Alvira Hazard, Ruth Les
and many others.
The next meeting of this Bay
State Women's Political Club
will be held Nov. Is, 8 PM, at
558 Mass. ave.
The guardian., 1951-11-03

wives battalion" working or the
United Red Feather Campaign.
AS district director for Dudley,
Mrs. Washington heads solicita-
ton of households in that section
of Roxbury.
Red Feather solicitors will con-
tinue to work until the end of
the campaign on Thanksgiving
Ev. They are faced with the pro-
blem of raising $1,300,000 more
than last year to meet the in-
erased operating costs of the 300
Metropolitan Boston community
services plus a new item, support
for the reactivated USO clukS
and camp shows.
Mrs. Washington has been an
enthusiastic member of the WV
CA, a Red Feather service. for
a numbr of years and taught
dramatics there. She worked fer
USO as a volunteer during the
second World War. On tn schol-
arships committee of the Ma
A.C.P., she is also director of
the TAGS of Boston, a teen-age
group.
The guardian., 1951-11-03

Sensational Dance RevuI
sTPOPICANA" - First appear
ance in Boston = January l4-l5
1852.
There will be a pianoforte re
cital by John Moriarty of the
New England Conservatory O.
Music Tuesday, November 6, ir
Recital Hall, at $3.50 pm. ht
program includes DomenicC
| Scarlatti's Three Sonatas, ]. S
Bach's Tocatta in c minor. Franz
Schubert's Fantasy op. Is (DeI
Wanderer), Cesar FFranck's Pre-
! lude, Choral and Fugue, and
Bella Bartoks Senate. The public
is cordially invited to attend
no tickets necessary.
On Sunday, November II, al
$3.50 pm. The New England
Chorus. Earl Waithe, director,
will be heard in concert at Char
les Street A. M. E. Church, War
rem st. at Elm Hill Ave-, ROx-
bury, Rev. Walter G. Davis, pas
tor. This is SisterhOOd presen-
tatiOn and the public is cordially
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roystar.
II Folln ST., recently mad as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Glover Of Tuskegee Institute.
Mrs. Sarah Thomas, lat Wor-
cester st. spent the summer at
Amagansett, L. l.
Pvt. Leonard House. who is
stationed at Camp Stewart, Saw
annah, Ga, was a recent visitor
in Boston.
Glasses in Red Cross Home
Nursing and First Aid sponsored
by the Boston tuberculosis AsSc-
citation, 554 Columbus Ave, Boc-
ton, will begin on Tuesday, Nov
6, at 7:30 pm. ct the
Of the Boston Tu-
berculosis Association. Miss Dor
othy Winder. RN, graduate Of
Mercy School of Nursing, Ber-
lington, Iowa, and a graduate
student at Simmons School Cf
Nursing will teach Home Nurs-
ing. Mrs. Willie M. Gordon, Red
Cross instructor will teach the
First Aid Glasses. A course IN
Civil Defense will be included IN
the First Aid course.
A musical will be given by
The Fifty-fifty Club to benefit
St Richards Church, Fenno ST,
Roxbury, Sunday. November II,
to 5 pm.
The Georgia Social and Bane-
yolent Club met at the Lincoln