Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-01

A message from President
Eisenhower to Mrs. Walter White
declared:
''In the death OF your husband,
Walter White. there has passed
from the contemporary scene a
vigorous champion of justice and
equality for all our citizens. His
devoted service to his race over
a period Of forty years was tire
less and effective. Permit me to
express TO you my personal SYM
pathies In your loss"
A telegram from former Presi-
dent Harry s. Truman said: II
am deeply sorry to hear Of the
untimely death of Walter White.
Please express my sincere SYM
pathy to his family"
Tobias Pays Tribute
The true story OF Walter
Whites services is found written
in the hearts OF those whom he
helped to liberate from the bond
age of second-class citizenship"
DIR. Claiming II. Tobias, chairman
Of the Board Of Directors Of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People
said at the funeral OF the NAACP
leader, who, at the age Of 81, died
OF a heart attack in his home.
Officiating at the service held
at St Martins Protestant Epis-
copal Church in Harlem was the
rector, DR.. John johnson. The RI
Rev. Horace w. u. Donegan.
Bishop Of New York. read the
prayer and blessing, with other
members Of the clergy assisting.
Loud speakers carried the service
to an overflow crowd estimated at
5000 by the police.
Led by Arthur Il. Spingarn. vet
eran NAACP president, officers.
board and staff members served
as honorary pallbearers. Disung-
uished guests who came TO pay n
last tribute TO Mr.. White included
Gov. Averell Hartman OF New
York, New York State Attorney
General Jacob Javits, well known
attorneys like Austin T. Walden
OF Atlanta, w. Robert Ming OF
Chicago, James Nabrit OF Wash
ington. d. G. and John Bolt Cul-
bertson OF Greenville. 8. c.; la
Dor leaders like James Il. Carey,
George Up. Weaver and Edward
WEIGH, CIO: Jacob Potofslty,
president, Amalgamated Clothing
Workers. Go; william Oliver,
United Automobile Workers, Go:
Boyd Wilson and James Jones,
United Steelworkers. clio. and
Walter Kirschenbaum. Jewish La
Dor Committee: United States
government officials, Frank 8.
Horne and Campbell johnson.
Paul Robson, singer.
Also John Gunther and Marc
Connolly authors: Mrs. Helen
Reid and her son. Whitelaw, pub
fishers OF the New York Herald
Tribune: Mrs. Anne Hedgeman,
assistant 10 the Mayor Of New
York; Mrs Ralph Bunche. Miss
Stella Rarn. Mrs. Louis T. Wright
and her daughters, Drs. Barbara
and Jane Wright. Richard de-
Rochemont. film producer. repre-.
sentatives Of various organiza-
tons and many other individuals
In mourning were Mr. Whites
widow. Mrs Poppy Cannon
White; his daughter and son by a
previous marriage, Jane and
Walter Carl: his three sisters.
Mrs. Eugene Martin and Miss
Madeline White Of Atlanta. and
Mrs. Alice Glenn Of Cleveland
With Mrs White were her three
children by a previous marriage
Cynthia, Alfred and Claudia. and
her sister Ann Fogsrty. the de-
agrer, who was accompanied by
her husband. Tom. Also Mr.. Eu-
gene Martin, the Martins daugh-
ter. Robe, Mrs. Glsnn's daughter
Dorothy: and Mr.. Whites oou-
sins. Mrs Eva Tobias ard Mrs
Estelle GaSsett.
Recalls Presidential Meetings
In his brief eulogy. DR. Tobias
recalled instances In which Mr..
White had served AZ spokesman
for delegations in Conferences
with President Roosevelt. Truman
ard Eisenhower These confer
encez 10 said. had ben fruitful
in that they opened the way 20
expanded 100 opportunities for
Negroes 70 the elimination Of
segregation IN the arrnef services,
ard % The curtalIrrsrt Of racial
discrimination IN Washington
Thsy also ssrved % help move
the Conscience a America into
aggressive sr'i0r against ths
9nsIhla s+antaryi % ef'ixsrship
haset on rare