The guardian., 1951-12-15
MY BoSToN
Ry vERITAs

BY VERITAS
Boston stores will soon have the very latest fashion in
mems wear This will be the fancy waiscoas or vests q
we call them full of color and brance for afternoon anc
evening Many Americans are bringing them BACK from
London Tyrone Power having ordered than fifty Toe
had we cannot purchase them time to at the Pre-
Christmas benefit for the A. A. p Sunday at the Latin
Quarter.
This is the time of year when search through my books
TO find copy Of Charles Dickens immortal Christmas
sro This story of Scrooge and Tiny Tim has warmed the
hearts of readers Of all ages It would be fine thing some
race church organization invited the public to reading OF
the Christmas Carol Christmas morning as was done by
the Y M c. A. in Harlem some years ago.
Msnv Bostonians listening to "Town Meeting Of The
Air. over local radio stations quite recently amazed at
some Of the statements made by George Schuyler of the
Pittsburg Courier who with Mrs. Sadie Alexander OF
Philadelphia two Of the participants on the program
One Of the unrhs told by Mr. Schuyler with the evident
intention of pleasing his white audience was to the effect that
now coored people are welcomed in white hotels. Mrs.
Alexander vigorously disagreed and pointed out that
Washington c. still remains of the most preiudced
cities America and has not reented in the least in her
unfair treatment of colored citizens.
friend of mine points out although he walks through
the down business section of Boston every day he has
failed any supervised group Of coored children taking
part enjoying the Christmas festivities Strange that
children not given the opportunity to and enjoy
the Caroer Fenes with children of many natonalites in
their native costumes singing and repeating Merry Christmas
thirty five different languages What kind of social
workers have in Boston that don't know the value of
teaching our children the significance Of Christmas?
The Wyman Garden Centre in birmingham is custodian
several of Santa Claus reindeer during the preChristmas
Starting this week the reindeer will obtain their
daily exercise by giving sleigh rides to the children Art
cal will be made if necessary by agricultural engineers
in Lexington who make quantities of lovely white
any time they please
The Governor Of Maryland speaking to the Republican
club of Mass last week. stated that "boh the South and
the Modern COP stand for state sovereignty Does he
that the Republican party stands for and approves the
Southern states right exploit degrade and murder defense
less colored men and women?
have just finished reading an article in this weeks
Saturday Evening Post by coored writer who states that
the coored Of Ohio in large numbers swinging to
Robert A. Taft for President in 1882 This writer
says that politically conscious coored and women all
the nation talking about Taft and sizing him
Before commit ourselves in Mass would like to know
how far Mr. Taft agrees with Gov McKedin of Maryland
that the Republican party believes in the so called
"State rights" that permits the South to defy the Consu
tion Of the United States
Boston can boast of some people who thoughtful of
others One of the members Of St Marks church picks up
any in his automobile and drives him to church and
back home he in need of such transportation Another
member places his at the service of the blind There
who take words of cheer to the SICK and magazines
and flowers the shuns These people not in the lime
light political appontees high office but
like st, Francis who patterned his life after Jesus
ChuckIe of the week: shoemaker explaining to a
complaining customer the for the poor quality of his
soles "A the good leather, he said, going into
steaks"