The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19??, December 05, 1931, Image 1

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    URGES NEGRO IN AVIATION
AD VO CATE
THE.
An
Independent
IN I WO .SECTIONS
VOL. 28— NO. 8
Paper
Devoted
to
PORTLAND, OREGON, S A T U R D A Y ,
the
Interest*
of
the
People
D E C E M B E R 5. 1931
SECTION ONE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
INJUSTICE REIGNS AMONG SHARE CROPPERS
PORTERS’ ORGANIZATION GROWS
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(BY C L IFF O R D C. M IT C H E L L )
(lit *
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it
Says future In Air
U««*I u « n Tariff«
I M il lll|f
YOU IN K WE RE GOING TO
HAVE
FREE
NIGGERS?
MANY JOIN HUNGER MARCH
GET NO CASH VERY
PICKENS
TELLS
Farmer Tuskegian
LITTLE FOOD, CLOTHINC
E" GREAI MISERY REVEALED
I
WHI
r «'U «l 1IIK
A ll
t<\hauM(|v« illa«c*rt«ltnti. In n lath l««u«*
of a t ethnic« I inannfarHirer « tiuigu R E C E IV E S H O N O R A RY D E G R E E
tint*, on the u»e|cMii«*a« of tariff« In
FROM B E N ED ICT C O L L E G E
genet«)
In my «chool tlaya I wit«
taught. ami I have «liter* hr 11 tor ml. that
I hr tnaniifat-turwr« went th* ours who
Mr«. Jrnnlr í>ee I I oton. Director of
Haiti that tariff« were r««rntlal to thr
Womm’« ImliiNtrlra at Tuakege* In
j»ro«|H»rity of thrlr l»u«lno««
Ntltutr ami wIfr of Dr It It Moton,
MRS. MOTON
wu« awarded un honorary degree of
Mauler of Art« by I le tied let College, in
recognition of her outNlandlng aervlce
In tin* devolpnient of tlie department
which «h«* head« at Tuakegee and In
promoting and advancing «tandard«
of home life In Alabama ami the
South
io
NEW BRIDGE TO BE
D ED IC A TE D IN S E A T T L E
A highway bridge. *|«nnlng the
western arm of laike Union, nnd form­
ing un Important link In the highway
system of the Northwest, will be dedi­
cated in Seattle us the George Wash
lligton Memorial Bridge on Washing-
The«e are but n few of the únele«« Ion's Birthday next year
President Hoover has been invited
tariff« that our colored men and wo­
men. In varimi« part« of America, are to attend the dedicatory services
which will be Jointly conducted by the
laboring under, and If It 1« true that
even the noculled tariff« for protec­ State of Washington ami the City of
tion nr«* únele«« nnd WAHtcful, how Seattle.
Patriotic and civic organizations
much more «o. when the tariff« are
enforced, through Icglnlntlon and cu«- will participate in the program, and
toni. not for protection or revenue, the Sons of the American Revolution
hut through Ignorance and prejudice will lie hosts In the evening, to the
public at a banquet In Iho Civic nmli
When tho quentlon of tariff« come torlum
This will be the first great memor­
tip we «tumid In* morn vitally Intorcnt*
coast to . be . ..
iledira
«*«! than any other rln«« of American . ial
. . on
. . the
. . . Pacific
. .
...
Citizens for wo pay a higher tariff.
W ,‘ " ',ll" ' ton » « iM,r* «*» ' b”
centennial
observation
of
tils
birth
within, tlmn ilo I ll us e en Hie outside
of America's confines
T E A C H E R S ' HISTORICAL O U TLO O K
LISTS R A CE R ELA T IO N S ANO
O T H E R GROUPS
I rain Por Service
CHICAGO. Nov. 30 <A N P —Oppor
tunlUea for young colored m*-n in uvia-
tloti exlat am! are going to increase,
according to John C. Itoblnaon, 6040
('alumet A ve, a former student of au*
jtomoblle mechanic« at Tuskegee ln»tl*
(lute an«! n«*w connected with the Cur-
|ti«« Wright Aeronautical university in
|thin city.
Itoblnaon ha« Ju«t comi»leted a 12-
month cour«e In aviation mechanic«
Prior to entering the Curtl«« achool.
With thr (hanging thought of thr
day. thr manufartnrrr« now believe,
or it* thr artlrlr Inferred. that tariff«
an* n«rl«‘«H 'I’hat thry arrv« to create
w itate* That wanti1 create« rrfu«r, ami
r <• f it « r rrratr« «tabulation nil of
which rratilt« in a hrrakdown of econ­
omic rondltlon«. leaving poverty ami
nilti In It« jmth
If thr white rconoinlita «re hecom
lug «o alarmed over a «Itnatlon of
thrlr own creation, thr thought aro«#*,
v hat would they do ami how would
thry ft*id, If they were for« t <1 to buck
a tariff, »o high and «o uaele««. that
ronfrtmt« thr average rolorrd man or
a oman In America*
l l r r r nrr n frw «.f thr u«e!c*« tariff«
In qtHMtfon:
A how** m»rut***ly r atina f *r
»•
hooated t• * ffO whan tenant« of color
takr | h t «a#«« Ion
A iiro|M’»ty 1« aold to n colored citi
arti, vi It h an Inflnti'tl valut* alrcinly
|>lart*d upon It timi thru (lit* colored
property owner 1« forrrd t « * «pend ml
dltionul fumi« In eHtahil«hlog A main
tatnliiK hi« right t«» livt* peacefully
therein
In «orne «ectlon«. flrat-cla«« frati«-
portation charge« f<»r third claaa con
vrillent***’*, with humiliation uml Insult
thrown In
Theoretfrui fum ilo* on n fifty p«*r
«f l i t baala hut In reality payln* an
d * h t y t»r ninety per cent proportion
for the privilo*** t»f llvin* ami work*
In* thr year nround for the other fe l­
lo«
I *a a a I n k an eijtiiil educational te«t (In
the Month» hut receiving one-third thr
pay Riven to «chool teacher« of other
race«
raying an annual poll tax hut denied
thr right to vote
Mr Ine UMM*r«rtt»d a maximum In tax
»*« hut ttnuhle to enjoy the privilege«
ami comfort« that the tux money main­
tain«
Spending year« In achool to acquire
n higher **diicatlon and then given
work that require« only the «tretigth
of lira w n
In time of war. gladly lined a« hu­
man target« hut In tune« of peace a«
target« for ahuae.
Urges Race Men I o
(By I. L. P i
NEW YORK. N. Y.. No» 2«.—The
CAMP HILL, Ala. Dec. 3— fn spite
NEW YORK. N Y., (CNA|— Large
National Association for the Advance-
of terrific terror and persecution, the
ment of Colored People Christmas numbers of Negro delegates are ex-
Negro share-croppers of Camp Hill,
fit-ul for 1931. a striking, original de- I pccted to take part In the national
Ala are going on with their work of
sign by K. Slmm* Campbell, famous hunger march of the unemployed on
organizing into the Croppers Union,
young colored Illustrator Is ready for ! December 7.
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which last July won from the land­
distribution. The seal Is a sharp | Public hearings held all over the I
lords a continuation of the food alow-
black Silhouette on a bright Christmas country last week by local Unemploy- ! Declaring that the
H alsve
____ ______
_ which the landlords had tried
trade __ of _____
ance
green background depicting a virile h * Councils revealed an Immense mis- America created the psychosis with to cut off
figure of a man . . A
_ , r>r among
the Negro workers out regard to color." that the advance-
The croppers Union was not smash-
wbo bus broken N ’ A ' A ' L ’ P
of lobs To the a"“ * 1 suffering of un- ment of the Negro In the two genera- ed by the raid or the croppers' meet-
the
chains
that
~l employment
are added the facts of tlons he has been freed from bondage ing in July, at which Ralph Gray, a
hare
held
him
high rents and high prices In Jim snd given at least some of the oppor- Negro cropper was killed and several
in raptivity.
The
Crow districts, discrimination in the tunities of his white brothers is noth- others wounded Today the terrible
seals bear the In­
distribution of Jobs. Jim Crow job ing short of phenomenal and that all conditions are being imposed on the
scription,
“ Kur
lines, discrimination In the giving of Persons, regardless of color, national- share-croppers by the landlords are
Jut Ice.”
relief, lodgings, hospital treatment, fty. sex or creed are alike In more re- making the croppers more active than
K Sims Camp­
etc
spects than they are unlike. Dr. WU- ever in organizing to fight back.
bell
the designer
The national hunger march, In lima Pickens A. M . Litt. D . L. L. D.,
Planters now threaten to cut off
Is well known for
_____
_ which Negro delegates froi
ecretary of the National Assort- the croppers
iftar November
h 1 a illustratl Ion p n p II 1C T i e r loart of the country w ill participate, ation for the Advancement of Colored 1st as the cotton picking season will
*
1 ll-1- »111 break down all Jim-Crow lines, as People, held the 1.700 students of the then be over At present the crop-
w hich
huve a lip p-
peered In such note« magazines as I the local hunger marches have already Magra Kalis. Ontario. Senior high pers are getting only one 24 pound
Judge Life, Ballyhoo,
College Humor. done
A number of Negro delegates school in thrall while he told of the sack of flour Croppers have to pick
The Chicagoan and others
Many cf ,arp expected from the south. The lo- progress of the Negro His simplicity cotton for some one else in order to
llls (Irsi attempts at thè Curtius did two covers for Judge
The Idea of selling a Chris'mas Seal
si I i i m i I « r i - r e unsuccessful. The offi­
ciala nf thè achool had aevor had any for the N-A.A.0iP> migin.vud with
of Gary. W.
Negro sliidenls and assehted
asseht
that they Mrs
, M
'* T ’ Garrison
J '
i u
" Va.
v‘ -
Id not want , ny When he was turn ,“ " 1 ".he_.ha" J ad char" p. of ‘ b; *«'•_
each
year.
Thousands
^of
people
and
ed down, Robinson sought the nld of
powerful friends to break down the business firms each year piecj these
school color line, but without success attractive seals with their silent plea
lie then approached the school heads for Justice on their gifts, packages,
again, not once, but seven times. Kin letters. Invitations and greeting cards
ally, more In the hope of ridding him­ The seals sell for one cent each and
self of a nuisance, the president of the come bound In hooks of 290, selling for
school told Robinson that he could not |2. They may tie bought la any quan­
permit him to
the - school,
but tity from the local branches of the N
... enter
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that be might l work around the school * A 1 ■ ,rotn Mrs (,arr si'ii. Box 304.
with the w lilt e students if he chose tO|<,i4rj' , . a • or »foni th ■ National
office. 69 Fifth Avenue, New York. N
do so.
Robinson set In anil worked in this *•
manner for five months. At the end
of (lint time, he had so impressed him-
self upon the white students and the DISTINGUISHED CO LO R ED
teachers that the president then In­
PHYSICIAN PA SSES AW AY
formed him that the school was pre­
pared to udmit him to the course of
The Advocate received word of the
study
As a result of the record made bv d,>n,h of I>r J 1. Wilson, eminent phy­
sician
of Chicago. 111. after a life of
Robinson while a student, the color
ws» i
lin n
ivx
v I* i destroyed
n o n 114 i il
n
u n
u ir
i 11 1 . usefulness to his ■ pepole
*
bur
has
been
and
the
Cur
tlss W'rlght school.one of the outstand* | ^>r' " ilson during his life establish­
ing schools of the world of lls kind. pd hospitals and infirmaries in Mem-
hus opened its doors to qualified Ne- I'bls and Nashville. Tenn.. and In Chl-
gro students
icago. He was a graduate of Meharry
I Medical College In Nashville and sorv-
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ied on the faculty of that Instiution for
•a number of years. He was laid to
rest in his home city of Nashville and
Is mourned by legions of pepole whom
I he had served during a life of useful-
! ness.
PASS IDE BUCK'
O FFICIALS
PASS
BUCK
AS
MOB
T E R R O R IZ E M A R Y L A N D NEGRO ES
New York. Nov. 29 The Historical
Outlook, for November 1931. a Journal
for reader« and teacher« of history
and th** «orlai «ttidlc«, ipiihlishe« a
compilation of «ource« of Information
Atinóla, 'leorgla. Dee 1 Morehouse
on world pence, race relation, child
welfare and other «ortological yuh- College debates Oxford University
December 9 Resolved That the Press
Jed«.
The compilation, made by Professor Is Democracy's greatest danger.
Morehouse College In an Internation
o Myking Mohn«, of Northwentern
MlHNour! S.t a ( e Teachers College al debate Is to meet Oxford University
I
England)
on December 9th In Sale
Maryville, Mo., point« out that direct
lie
information on preHcnt day problem« Hull Chapel on the qneetton:
will tie useful to teacher« In fitting solved, That the Press Is Democray's
t hoir Htudent« to face the «tre «« of the greatest danger. Oxford Is to uphold
the affirmative.
modern world.
The visiting team brings John Ar­
The organization« Hated a« having
John BODY AW AITING R E L A T IV E S
u«efiil literature hearing on race re­ chibald Bnyd-Car|H*nler and
lation« are the National AHHodution Knot, both of Rallini College. Oxford.
for the Advancement of Polornd Peo­ The speakers for the Morehouse are
The body of Theodore Mitchell 46.
ple, the National Urban League, the Milton King Curry of Amarillo, Tex­ Is still at the funeral home of Miller
Commision on Interracial (Cooperation, as, and Alfred Calhoun Tyler of Hhef t i Tracey, 178 Ella street awaiting
tin* Pedernl Council of ( ’burche«, the I field, Alabama. Mr. Curry Is presi­ word ns to Ils disposition from rela­
Women’« MI«iotinry Council-and Tu« dent of the senior class and an honor tives who reside In Oakland, Califor­
student. Mr. Tvler, an experienced nia. Mr. Mitchell is said to have been a
debater, Is a senior also.
brother !n law of Mrs
Myrtle llall
Morehouse has stressed debating as Mitchell of Oakland, formerly of Port­
A D V O C A T E R EC EIV ES
an extra-curricular activity for a num­ land.
JO U R N A L FROM F R A N C E ber of years and for the
past two
He died of nettle Indigestion on the
years has won honors in iho Pentago­ 19th of November en rente to a local
Homonno In Paris recently sent the nal Debating League. Tills firs! In­ hospital. The body Iny uncinimeli nnd
editor of The Advócalo a copy of LA ternational debate Is sponsored by the unidentified nt the public morgue un­
HHVUH DU MONDE NOIR, (The Ito ('III Delta Hlgni.i Debating Society and til November 26th when Mrs. Bessie
view of the Black World) published In the Student Activities Committee. Johnson who had given employment
Paris. The publication Is devoted (o The English leant Is louring the sonili to Mr. Mitchell ns n repair man nnd
the advancement of colored people east nnd mid-west under the auspices |carpenter gave the coroner informn-
nnd contains many worth while artic­ of the luternnlional Student Kedera , tlon nhont Ills relatives nnd how to lo-
les on race progress.
• b,n.
cate them.
but three and four cents a pound for
the cotton after a paying for ginning,
Most, of the croppers were not even
permitted to raise their own garden,
Some of the landlords tell their crop-
Pers they will let them "have some
corn »h en it dies”. If they will take
(Continued on page four)
CHICAGO, Nov. 30.—The eyes of
20,000 Pullman porters throughout the
United States, Canada A- Mexico nave
been turned toward this city upon the
Pullman Porters Benefit Association
of America which closed Its 11th an-
New York. Dec. 1—Albert E. Barret,
ntial convention at the Wabash Ave.,
Y.M.C.A., November 17 to 20. Dc!“ - native of Alabama. Professor of Lit-
gates from every state in the Union era*ure and History of the Bible at
were in attendance. At the opening Scarritt College. Nahrille. Tenn., has
NEW YORK. Dec. 3—A resolution
ession many distinguished visitors 8ent
check for 12:50 covering
were present.
membership In the National Associa- which in effect deprives colored rail­
Among those present were Richard ,,on f°r the Advancement of Colored way trainmen on many railroads of
It. Harrison and Charles Winter Wood People and subscription to t he Crisis, seniority rights was put thru at the
of "The Green Pastures" companv and lb 8 letter enclosing his sheck he ‘ *ou9tOIi Convention of the Jim Crow
J E Kelly, grand secretary of the 1 writes to Walter White, N. A. A. C. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
The resolution states: "All men in
B. P. O. of Elks J M. Duncan of Cbi-|P Secretary:
cago welcomed the delegates and G. R.
I thank you f
:er and the H».« ^
.f*
Price of Boston responded.
folder giving the full information re-
“
gurHing
(
U
ce.iftaKnro
Th.,
of
Trainmen or lose all sen-
The grand chairman. Perry Parker, garding the Scottsboro Case The
iority
rights."
Since
the Brotherhood
in relating the history of the associa- position yon take in the matter is
tlon since Its inception in 1921, point- legitimate and I most heartily com is a white organization,
M___, which refuses .
ed that it stood today as the greatest mend i t At a later date it will be mv » m m e n k ' » h i
nE r
organization of its kind and that $1.- pleasure to make a small contribution .V?
1 k the loss of their 8enlor'
697.827.57 had been paid in sick and to the expense fund for the case.
The railroad affected by this reso-
death benefits The report of the
"Attached Is my
check for 2:50 ,lltinn
among the leading lines,
comptroller. P. A. Sample, showed the which, your pamphlet states, will en- . such are
as the Atchison.
T o eka and
resources of the association to be roll me as a mmber of the National
2 ^
.L^im n vE '1
nearly »500.000. A decided decrease Association for the Advancement of San,a Fe- ,he Iulno1* Central, the MIs-
sour! Paciric, the Chesapeake and
~
“
;
;
"
Colored People and entitle me to a Ohio, the Atlanta Coast Line and
-------(Continued on page four)
subscription to the Crisis
other*.
TO S T A G E M O D EL L E A G U E M E E T
"You may be interested to know
The Trade Union Unity League
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that I am an Alabamian and a mim- calls upon the rank and file workers
A high light in the December pro- later in the Southern
Methodist in the Brotherhood of Railway Train­
gram of the Oregon I-eague of W o Church. I have never shared the at­ men to fight this Jim-Crow policy.
men Voters Is the luncheon December titudes toward the Negro that are re­ It urges railroad workers to build
9th at the Congress hotel. A model garded «s typically ‘Southern’ and I strong groups of the National Rail­
Council session of the League of Na­ like to feel that there is increasingly road Industrial League to fight for the
tions will be presented by students a thoroughgoing repudiation of that organization of all railroad worker*
DR. H ANCOCK A M E M B E R
from Lincoln High School through ar­ attitude among the discerning leader­ regardless of color and against wage-
HOO VER NATIONAL HOUSING
rangements made by Mrs. Harry ship of our section".
cuts.
C O M M IT T E E
I Johnson, chairman of the committee.
Members
of
the
League
are
urged
to
Also Invited To Attend
Conference
be present Phone reservations to
On The Unemployment Progrsm
AT. 0181 or BE. 0384. Several colored
For Congress
women are members of the League
and it Is hoped will attend the lun­
Richmond. Va . Ileo 2 Dr. Gordon
B. Hancock. Chairman of the Depart­ cheon.
GEES MEMBERSHIP RAILROADS CONTINUE 10
NEGRO REPRESENTED ON
PRESENTAI COMMITTEE
Know-hill. Mil Dec. 4— (By 1 L. D )
While lynch mobs with ropes in their
hands continue trumping up and down
searching Jails for Negro fnrm work­
ers. Governor Albert (’ . Ritchie and
President Hoover have Ignored de­
mands of the International Labor
Defense for protection of workers and
L 1) representatives fighting their
eases.
Washington officials roport in the
Baltimore press that Hoover will take
no action.
Governor Ritchie states ment of Sociology in Virginia Union
hat he Is "eontlmilly bothered by this University, who Is a member of Presi
organization, and 1 don't know wliat dent Hoover's Conference on Home
Building and Home Ownership, has
they expect me to do.'
This IS offlclnladom's reply to 1 L b,‘*'n
"otlfled
of 1 .« the \ t committee
meet-
i.«s r
»
.1
n .-1« 4 .« i . » . , *«
I\
ing
to ft.,«
be ■«.,1
hold
In Washington.
D. C C
D. demands Hint action lie taken to
December
2
•
5.
The
President's
con­
disperse mobs seeking to lynch Or­
phan Jones. 60 year-old Negro fnrm ference was organized under the Joint
hand, faced with a trumped up charge chairmanship of Secretary tnimont. of
and
of murder, and George Ibivls. 28 year- the Department of Commerce.
old Negro, accused of attempted crimi­ Secretary Wilbur, of the Department
nal assult on Mrs. Elizabeth l.usby of the Interior.
rich farmer's wife near kcnnodyvlllé! I T,u> CoTn.m'Ulf® ° n £V k T‘?
Ihivls Inis not been Indicted by a WR* ‘ pp!,' n,e,d '.’y ,he
«>’ aK,
grand Jury Names of the leaders of " pn,ble tbo
f v" ry PhaBe, of
the mob which armed itself to lynch the housing sltuntton In this country.
him arc generally known. Yet local The committee members are authori­
ties in their fields and have given
their services voluntarily to the con­
(Continued on Page Two)
ference work.
M0REH00SE SCHEDULED ;
DEBATE IN ENGLAND
CLOSES MEET
'Why, the first thing the white man
does when he gets home after a long,
hard day is to slump into an easy
chair and groan: 'My God. but I've
worked like a nigger today’ !" he
chuckled. The audience rocked with
mirth, but many of the students mur-
mured:
"That’s true.”
______________
Every State, City and Town to Participate
In Nine Months Bicentennial Celebration
GEES 25 YEARS,
SHOE
ALABAMA W H ITE MAN G ETS
YEARS FOR A SSULTIN G
NEGRO W OMAN
25
New Aork. Dec. 3 An Alabama
white man. Robert Hodges hns re­
ceived a 25-year jail sentence In Mont­
gomery Circuit Court, for nssult upon
a colored woman, according to a re­
port received by the National Associa­
tion for the Advanc ement of Colored
F R E E NEGRO ON C H A R G E
The report states that the white
man and a Negro held up and robbed
OF CR IM IN A L A N A R C H Y n colored woman
and her husband
who were In nn automobile and after
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Nov. 30. (C N A) the robbery carried off the colored
— Under pressure from the Internat­ woman, whom the white man then at­
ional Labor Defense, the authorities tacked.
have been forced to drop the charges
The Negro who Is alleged to have
against Ben Irby, Negro worker, who accompanied the white man, was shot
was nrrested In Dallas county nnd ami killed by police officers who said
heKl In Selma since August on charges they found the white man, Hodges,
of criminal anarchy for possessing in an automobile with the colored wo­
communist literature.
man.
A letter from the attorney provided
The verdict in the case was re­
by the International Labor Defense to turned after 35 minutes deliberation
(ho solicitor resulted In the dropping by Iho Jury. A robbery charge a-
of the case which was cooked up In gainst Hodges is still pending, accord­
the hope of fighting back the growing ing to the report to the National As­
militancy of the Negro workers and sociation for the Advancement for
croppers In the heart of the black belt. .Colored People.
These points should be emphasized with respect to the Celebration of
the Two Hundreth Anniversary of the Birth of George
Washington
next
year:
(— It is sponsored by the United States Government:
Congress Creat­
ed the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and the
President of the United States is its chairman.
2—
It will not be a world's fair or exposition, and it will not be held in
in any one place.
3—
It will be nation-wide, even a world-wide series of celebrations in
which every state, city and town— every organization and institution,
every home and individual— in this country, together with Americans and
others in many foreign countries, will participate. Every community is
expected to plan and carry out its ownprogram of events, in cooperation
with the United States Commission and the State Commissions.
4 —
It will last from Washington's Birthday.
February
22,
1932,
Thanksgiving Day. November 24, 1932 with special local and national cele­
bration everywhere on all holidays, anniversaries, or other days which
can be connected with the life of George Washington.
5—
While the ceremonies on February 22 should be especially elaboratte
and impresive, as marking the actual
Two
Hundredth
Anniversary of
George Washington's Birth, arrangements alto should be made for public
gatherings pageants, plays, processions,
musical festivals, tableaux and
other events at various times during the entire period of more than nine
months. Every program should relate to the great life and work of tne
First President and Founder of the Republic. On Memorial Day, Indepen­
dence Day, Labor Day. Thanksgiving Day and other natioal and local holi­
days or anniversaries there should be special programs, but the celebration
should not be confined to these days.
6—
It will take time to prepare the local programs and arrange for the
local celebration!. The United State* Commission urges mayors and other
officials of every city and town in the country to appoint George Washing­
ton Bicentennial Commissions or Committees, in order to prepare for th*
events of the Bicentennial Year.
7— All organization and InstitCitions of whatever charactei^-civic, busi­
ness. labor, educational, religious, fraternal, literary, aocial and others— ar*
urged to plan for a "George Washington Year" In 1932.
8—
The United States George Washington
Bicentennial
Commission,
Washington Building, Washington, DC., will (end literature and sugges­
tion for local programs to any com mittee, organization or group that will
write for them.
to