THE NATIONAL BOARD

OF THE YOUNG WOMENS

CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS

Mrs. Robert E. Speer, President

Mrs. John French, Chairman Executive Committee

Miss Mabel Crafty, General Secretary

Committee on Publicity
and Education

Mrs. Lewis H. Lapham
Chairman

Mrs. Wm. Adams Brown

Mrs. Jonathan Bulkley

Miss Jean Greer

Mrs. Robert Carner Hill

Miss Katharine Lambert

Mrs. Howard M. Morse

Miss A. Estelle Paddock
Director

The
WAR WORK COUNCIL

(A Committee of the National Board)

600 Lexington Ave.

New York City

TELEPHONE PLAZA 4700

Executive Committee

Mrs. James S. Cushman, Chairman

Mrs. Wm. Adams Brown

Mrs. John R. Mott

Vice-Chairmen

Mrs. Henry P. Davison, Treasurer

Mrs. Jonathan Bulkley

Assistant Treasurer

Mrs. Howard M. Morse, Secretary

Miss Helen A. Davis

Executive Secretary

Miss Katharine Scott

Field Secretary

Miss Mildred R. Stetson

Office Executive

September 19th, 1919.

Mrs Ella Barkesdale Brown
343 Halliday Street
Jersey City, N J

My dear Mrs. Brown:

We realize the seriousness of the frequent outburst of mob violences throughout our country. They show us the bitterness and enmity between the white and colored people which seems to be growing in its intensity and must ultimately lead to more serious disturbances than we have yet known. All right-minded people of both races are hanging their heads in shame because of the recent rioting in Washington and Chicago.

Regardless of what the causes are, something must be done by the Christian people of this country to bring about a more friendly relationship, greater sympathy and understanding between the races, justice and protection under the law and equal opportunities for all American citizens.

As a world-wide organization for women, we stand ready and eager to do our part in bringing about this relationship. Before we attempt to make any program, we are taking this opportunity to ask a few thinking people of both races in the North and South to give us from their viewpoint and out of their knowledge of the present situation just what they feel we can do as an organization in local communities as well as nationally to meet the present needs of more ideal relationship between the races that are dwelling together in our own country.

We want constructive help and hope that you can tell us concretely what you think we can do. We want to meet our responsibilities with a definite program of help, and would appreciate names of speakers on whom we could call.

An early reply from you will be highly appreciated.

May Belcher

MB MM

National Speakers Bureau.