St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-01-15
1850 ST. Paul
NAAcP Committee
Announced Sunday

NAACP Committee
Announced Sunday
Mrs. Addie c. Few, newly elect
ed president of the st. Paul Branch
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
announced the Standing Commit
tee appointments for 1860 at the
branch meeting January TO-
Heading up the Membership
Drive to gain 5000 new members
are Norman Bell Of 697 Carroll
and Norman Davis of S71 st.
Anthony The finance committee
is headed by the Branch Treasurer,
Robert M. Patterson Of 962 Cent
raj Avenue; community coordina-
ton, George Holland Of 966 Day
ton; press and publicity by Carl L.
Weschcke Of 1858 Riverwood Place;
legal redress Robert NJ. Patter-
son; education Rev. Denzil A.
Carly Of 453 Mackubin; legislation,
Mrs. Jane Preston of PAS Lake
view Avenue, White Bear Lake
and Louis Erwin of 1927 Cumber-
land; labor, Anthony Sandys of
5262 Hope, White Bear Lake and
Mrs. Allie Mae Hampton of 1897
Western Avenue; veterans John
Leslie Brown of 1885 Carroll:
housing, Timothy Howard of 767
Rondo; entertainment by Mrs
Ethel Richburg of 945 Dayton and
Mrs. Cecilia Williams 931 Mar
shall; youth, Mrs. Beatrice Bailey
Of 4O17 Fifth Av. g., Minneapolis;
church work, Rev. Kneely Will
liams; auditing committee, Arthur
Sternberg of 1868 Paramount; life
membership drive, Mrs. Lillian
Balenger Of S19 Dayton and Carl
Vim of e61 Laurel.
Mrs. Few also appointed Mrs.
Earline Mel Estes Of 1896 Fifth
Av. s., Minneapolis, as senior youth
chapter and Leonard H. Carter to
work with Donald Lewis and Carl
L. Weschcke, co-chairmen Of the
1860 NAACP National Convention.
Names Ministers
Mrs. Few also named five st.
Paul ministers as honorary MEM
bers Of the st. Paul NAAcP Elk
ecutive Committee.
Mrs. Few noted the strong ident-
hication between the NAACP's
program Of justice and equal op-
portunity for all citizens and the
moral teachings Of the Judeo-
Christian tradition.
The ministers honored by Mrs.
Few were Rev. B. H. Hunter of
Mt. olivet Baptist Church, Rev.
Denzil A. Carly Of st. Philips
Episcopal Church, Rev. w. L. Bat
ties Of Gospel Temple, DR.. Jesse
L. Glover Of st. James AME
Church, and Rev, Jerome Del Pine
Of Camphor Memorial Methodist
church.
Branch Condemns Anti-semet,sm
The branch also passed a mo-
ton condeming the upsurge Of an
d-Semetc acts around the world
and in Minnesota.
The resolution stated: I'VE of
the NAACP belivee that discrim-
ination and antagonism against
any racial or religious group is
the concern Of all Americans de-
voted to the cause Of justice and
equality"
Seek Large Voter Registration
Kenneth Griswold, attorney and
member of the NAACP Executive
Committee, introduced a resolution
which was passed unanimously,
calling for a serious campaign to
register voters during the year.
Mr.. Griswold stated that 1860 is
"a year to be dominated by poll
teal campaigns for National,
State, and Municipal elections"
and that the NAACP must see
that its supports are registered
and voting II its legislative pro-
gram is to be successful. I'VE will
seek to reward our friends with |
our combined vote" Mr.. Griswold
continued, regardless Of political /
party affiliation."
During the same meeting, Frank
NJ. Smith, long time NAACP lead
er and keynote speaker called for
a TRIPPING Of registered Negro vot-
ers in Saint Paul to challenge the
politicians who ignore the needs
Of minority group citizens.