Evening star., 1963-08-24


the march organization" said
Brooklyn unit. I'VE did send
bond and get out of jail so he
can assume his responsibility
for the march. There is a strong
feeling that his presence and
participation in Washington
Wednesday is vital.
Some CORE representatives
at the meeting, however, felt
otherwise. They thought Mr..
Farmer should remain in Jail
to dramatize the civil rights
issue. The committee agreed
that the march organization
would make no attempt to get
Mr.. Farmer to change his mind
about leaving jail.
Leaders to See Kennedy
The committee announced
yesterday that the march lead
ers will meet at 5 pm. Wednes-
day with President Kennedy
and Vice President johnson at
the White House. At $3.50 am.
that day they will meet with
the congressional Republican
and Democratic leadership.
The 10 national chairmen of
the march will attend both
meetings to explain the de-
mands of the marchers to the
President and legislative leaders.
The mass march from the
Wa ellington Monum ent
grounds to the Lincoln Me-
mortal will begin at 1880 am,
q half hour earlier than orig
inally planned, the committee
announced. There will be a
program from the Lincoln Me-
mortal stage while the throng
gathers. Names of the perform
ers will be announced.
The official program at the
Memorial is scheduled to begin
at Q pm. Each of the national
chsirmen of the march COM
mittee will deliver 4-minute
talks.
A. Philip Randolph, national
chairman of the march and
master of ceremonies for the
Memorial program, will pay
tribute to six Negro women
leaders = Mrs. Medgar Evers,
Mrs. Rosa Parks, Mrs. Gloria
Richardson, Mrs. Herbert Lee,
Dianne Nash Bevels and Mrs.
Daisy Bates. Mrs. Evers will
respond to the tribute.
Musical Selections
There will be musical selec-
tions by gospel singer Mahalia
Jackson, the Eva Jesse Choir
and the Freedom Singers, a
group of Southern youngsters.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
OBoyle, archbishop Of Wash
ington, will deliver the invoca-
ton and DR.. Benjamin F. Mays,
president of Morehouse College
in Atlanta, Ga, will say the
benediction.
A highlight of the program
will be a civil rights pledge to
be made en- maSse by the 100,-
600 or so persons at the rally.
The pledge to. continue the
freedom fight" in local COM
munities will be printed on
wallet sized cards. A commit
tee representative said the
pledge cards probably will be
passed to demonstrators during
their Journeys here,
Speakers Listed
The memorial speakers in
clude: Mathew Ahmann, exec
utive director of the National
Catholic Conference for Inter-
racial Justice; DR.. Eugene Car
son Blake, vice chairman Of
the commission on race rela-
tions of the National Council
of Churches; DR.. Martin Luther
King, jr.,. president Of the
Southern Leadership Confer
ence; John Lewis, chairman Of
the Student Nonviolent Co-or-
dinating Committee; Rabbi
Joachim Prinz, chairman Of
the American Jewish Congress;
Walter Reuther, president Of
the United Auto Workers union;
Roy wilkins, executive secre-
tary of the NAACP; Whitney
Young, executive director Of
the National Urban League;
and Mr.. Randolph, president
of the Negro American Labor
Council and a vice president Of
the AFL-CIO.
The committee listed Mr..
Farmer as one of the memorial
speakers despite the fact that
CORES national program di-
rector insisted that his speech
will be read by a representa-
tive.
Entertainment at the WASH
ington Monument begins at 10
am, featuring such personali-
ties as. Leon Bibb, Joan Baez,
Odetta, Len Chandler, Abe Van
Rock, Jimmy Mcdonald, and
Bob Davis, all folk singers,
and probably many Hollywood
figures.