Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-04-29
Urbon League Honors
Founders. Past I4edds:
King Given Ovation
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thousands of human beings in the
world today without sufficient
food to keep them well and in good
health, whereas in some countries
including ours. their is literally
food to burn.
DR.. King in discussing the Amer
lean problem had words Of admoni-
ton for the nation and the Negro.
He said the country's duty, even
in self interest Is to get on with
reducing race discrimination and
segregation to a minimum
He warned that American Ne
groes should prepare themselves
for the responsibility Of newly de-
veloping opportunities. He coun-
SEIZED that Negro workers Of what
ever area OF employment should
strive to be the best in their lines.
King paid tribute to the interrac-
ial cooperation he found in Mime
sofa and said he was always happy
to come here.
King cautioned Negroes about
repaying violence with violence in
the current sit-down campaigns in
southern cities. Only passive re-
sistance to injustices perpetuated
by the unthinling whites will win
the love and respect and thereby
full equality was Kings feeling.
He said the interest Of Mime
sofa college students in the at
lacks on and falling Of southern
students, both white and Negro,
was gratifying to the southerners
supporting the southern sit-downs,
which he said, were originated by
the students themselves.
King also praised the work of
the National Urban League and its
local affiliates who he said, have
striven through the years to show
the nation the way to interracial
cooperation and goodwill.
The League presented awards
of recognition to its Founders,
Past Presidents, Members Of the
first Board Of Directors, and
Founders Of the Urban League
Guild at the meeting.
Judge Betty Washburn, Munic-
ipal Court Judge and Urban League
Board member. presented the
Founders Certificate Of Recogni-
ton for Service to: Louis c. Vale
and told the audience that similar
certificates would be mailed to the
other founders, Mrs. Macbeth Hurd
Paige, Rabbi Albert Minda, and
Raymond Cannon.
Members Of the 1925 Board of
Directors receiving awards were:
Lloyd P. johnson, Attorney, Miss
Katherine M. Kohler, retired teach
err, and Miss Lena o. Smith, At
torney.
Awards to past presidents were
presented to six Of the Leagues
twelve past presidents, five Of
whom are currently serving as
Board members: Thomas VennUm
Attorney; Cecil Newman, Editor
Publisher, Minneapolis Spokesman
Guy Alexander, Sec'y., Treasurer
Electrical Workers Union, Carl T
Rowan, staff writer, Minneapolis
Tribune, author and lecturer; Mar
shall Diebold, Vice president
Northrup-King Co., and William
E. Cratic, social worker, Mime
apoHs Dept. Of Public Welfare.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers and Miss
Essie Mason were honored as
founders Of the Urban League
Guild.
The membership elected three
new members to the Board Of Di-
rectors, Mrs. Malcolm MCDANIEL
DIR. Chester Pennington, Pastor
Hennepin Avenue Methodist church
and Nate Crabtree, Director OF
Public Relations, General Mills.
Reelected to serve three year
terms were: Edward l. Boyd
Douglas J. Dayton, Willard G
Esau, John C. Kidneigh, DR.. Ed.
ward c. Posey, Jonas G. Schwartz
Howard Shenehon, Carl T. Rowan
and Judge Betty Washburn.
The nominating committee report
was read by Cecil Newman, COM
mittee chairman. George w. Robit.
shek, treasurer gave a brief re-
port.
A. B. Cassius of the award COM
mittee presented the annual League
Award for Public Service to Mount
Sinai hospital because Of its de-
votion to providing medical care
and services to persons without re-
gard to race, creed, color or ma
tional origin.
Another award was presented to
Jay Phillips, chairman of the board
of the hospital and principal
founder. Hyman Edelman, past
president Of the Mayors Council
on Human Relations, (now the
Mayors Commission) and vice
chairman of the Mount Sinai board
accepted the awards in behalf of
the hospital and Mr.. Philips, who
was out of the city and could not
attend the meeting.
Robert l.. Williams, executive
director made a brief resume Of
the years work and reported that
housing was still the area in which