CORRESPONDENCE Dec. 1952 and undated 1952 2191 West 27th Street Los Angeles 18, Calif. December 3, 1952 My dear Mrs Terrell: I received your letter and I want to thank you very much. We miss you and wish you were here to go riding with us in our little car which we call Beetle Bug. I am in the B5 grade and my teacher's name is Miss Arlotto. My favorite subjects are arithmetic and reading (over) I am in the orchestra, chorus and I am a safety and also a Girl Scout which I enjoy very much. I am the secretary of the Girl Scouts. Give my love to Miss Phyllis and Mr Langston. Grandmother and MaMa send love Love with a big hug and a kiss From Nettie Frances COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE D.C. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS 1103 Trenton Place, S.E. Washington 20, D.C. Johnson 2-6932 Chairman: Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. North 3691 [Dec 5, 1952] Friday Dear Mrs. Terrell, Here are the notes on the discussion we had about an administrative committee: Administrative Committee-chairman, David Rein Functions of the administrative committee 1. To arrange agendas of meetings 2. To do all secretarial work a. Minutes b. Correspondence c. answer telephone requests d. maintain the files and the mailing list e. get out the mailings 3. To handle publicity, leaflets, posters, etc Suggested members of the Administrative Comm. David Rein, chairman-also to do correspondence Verdi L. Robinson-job to be decided Marvin Caplan-publicity, etc Hasel Jones Betty Hays-mailings and mailing list telephone requests Geraldine Elliott-minutes Arline Hays-organizations Helen Brown-volunteers Enclosed is the list of the present members of the executive committee 2. I have put on the agenda for the Monday meeting the election of a Nominating Committee. Here are some of the people I think it would be good to have on such a committee Mr. Nixon, the Browns, Caplan, Hasel Jones, Trigg, Terrell, Stein, Rein, Geraldine Elliott, Ralph Russell, Jacqueline Day, Verdi Robinson, Robert Smith, Selena Samols Arline Hays, Blackwell, Oliver Palmer, Mrs. Whitfield. Would that be too many? I spoke to the Browns & to Marion Caplan & to the Hays about our thoughts and they are enthusiastic. I'm terribly sorry that your cold is so bad. Please take very good care of yourself. I am going to N.Y. for the day Sunday, but will be back Monday for our meeting. Please get well quickly. With love and devotion Annie. Forgive the handwriting. I still find it awkward to type. COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE D.C. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS Report of the Nominating Committee: March 26th, 1952 Nominations for the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-35 members 1. CHAIRMAN: Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 2. ASST. CHAIRMAN: Rev. W. H. Jernagin 3. RECORDING SECY: [Mrs. Everlee Gladden] 4. [ASST REC. SECY:] Mrs. Geraldine Elliot 5. SECRETARY: Mrs. Annie Stein 6. TREASURER: Mr. Eldridge Brown 7. CAPTAIN OF VOLUNTEERS: Mrs. Helen Brown 8. CAPTAIN OF ORGANIZATIONS: Mrs. Arline Hays 9. CHAIRMAN OF NEGOTIATIONS: Mrs. Alice C. Trigg Chairman of Committees 10. CHURCH COMM: Mrs. Eloise Smith 11. SPEAKERS COMM: Mrs. Selma Samols 12. PUBLICITY: Mr. Marvin Caplan 13. FINANCE: Mr. Walter Williams 14. RESTAURANT SURVEY: Mrs. Jacqueline Day 15. SOCIAL COMM: Miss Eleanor Brown and Mr. Eli Horowitz 16. Committee Counsel 17. Mrs. Margaret A. Haywood 18. Mr. David Rein 19. Mr. Joseph Forer At Large 20. Rev. C. T. Murray 21. Rev. A. F. Elmes 22. Mrs. Josephine H. Kyles 23. Mr. William D. Nixon 24. Mrs. Ida Reid* 25. Mr. Oliver Palmer 26. Mr. Julius Robertson [*— Chas. Jackson*] 27. Mr. Verdie Robinson 28. Mr. Robert Smith 29. Mr. Ralph Russell 30. Mr. S. Walter Shine 31. Mr. Randolph Blackwell 32. Mr. Elmer Kyler 33. [*Eddie Fisher*] 34. [*Margaret Shipman*] 35. [*James Haley*] [*+Ex Comm. Hasel Jones Chas. Jackson Mrs. Whitfield*] *The person starred have not yet accepted the nomination. [ca 3-26-52?] COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE D.C. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS 11-3 Trenton Place S. E. Washington, D.C Johnson-2-6932 MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD elected Mar. 26, 1952 to serve until April 13, 1953 CHAIRMAN: Comm. Counsel, cont Members at Large, cont. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Mr. David Rein Mr. Edward Fisher 1615 S Street N.W. 1103 Trenton PL Se 1015 M Street NW North-7-3691 Johnson-2-7307 Columbia-5-3612 Assistant Chairman Mr. Joseph Forer Mr. James Haley 1107 Trenton Pl SE 151 You St NW Rev. W. H. Jernagin Johnson-2-0439 Hudson-3-7078 1728 Webster St. nw Tu-2-3209 CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES Mr. Elmer S Kyler 715 Girard St. nw Secretary Church Comm. Adams-4-3833 Mrs. Annie Stein Mrs. Eloise Smith 1103 Trenton Place SE 1433 Tea St NW #10 Mrs. Josephine H. Kyles Johnson-2-6932 Adams-4-7750 621 Princeton Place nw Tu-2-0021 Recording Secretary Speakers Comm. Mr. William D Nixon Mrs. Geraldine D Elliott Mrs. Selma Samols 2915 University Terrace nw 654 Girard St. nw 1109 Trenton PL Se Emerson-2-1078 Hobart-2-0679 Johnson-2-5107 Mr. Oliver Palmer Treasurer Publicity Comm. 1015 M St. NW Co-5-3612 Mr. Eldridge Brown Mr. Marvin Caplan 1833 S Street NW 4640 Nichols Ave SW Mrs. Ida G. Reid DC De-2-0098 Johnson-3-5507 1416 Varnum St. NW Tu-2-2237 Captain of Volunteers Restaurant Survey Mr. Julius W. Robertson, Esq Mrs. Helen Brown Mrs. Jacqueline Day 1931 11th St nw 1833 S Street NW 1013 Ninth St NE North-7-4352 De-2-0098 Li-6-1787 Mr. Verdie L. Robinson Captain of Organizations Social Comm. 1352 Spring Road nw Taylor-9-7581 Mrs. Arline Hays Miss Eleanor Brown 4863 Potomac Ave nw 1707 S St. NW Mr. Ralph Russell Em-3-6443 Du-7-1437 5800 Conn. Ave nw OL-2-0091 Chairman of Negotiations Mr. Elias Horowitz 6000 13th St NW Mr. S. Walter Shine Mrs. Alice C Trigg Taylor-9-4496 6504 Ridgewood Ave CH CH 1114 Rhode Island Ave nw 01-2-9218 Hobart-2-3391 MEMBERS AT LARGE Mrs. Margaret Shipman Mr. Randolph Blackwell 1448 Girard St. nw #5 Committee Counsel 3300 18th St NE Adams-4-3787 La-6-2748 Mrs Margaret Haywood Mr. Robert Smith 2217 14th St nw 1433 T St. nw Adams 4-7750 Adams-4-3420 Rev. A. F. Elmes 116 Seaton Place NW Walter Williams North-7-5900 427 Col Rd nw Ra-3-5777 438 Grand Ave Brooklyn 16 N.Y. Dec 7, 1952 Dear Friend, Because of having been so busy I have not been able to write you before. I was very much disappointed to not having been able to talk with you. Thought perhaps you would return on Saturday. The two days were so full and we worked hard to complete all of the business remaining from the L.A. Convention. All of which only left time enough to rush back home in time for work. I shall try and arrange my Winter vacation so that I can attend the Inaugural celebration. Plan to stay in D.C. for about ten days as I have always had a desire to live in D.C. hence if I can secure a suitable position of some kind. I shall change my residence to D.C. for a time at least. If I trust God I know I shall succeed, Very glad to read of your Citation received from the National Council You have achieved splendidly down through the years and you deserve everything that appreciation can give Keep well and I hope to see you very soon Sincerely Susie F. Jones. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ROOSEVELT DAY CO-CHARIMEN Hon. W. Averell Harriman Senator Herbert H. Lehman VICE-CHARIMEN Francis Biddle Ralph J. Bunche James B. Carey David Dubinsky Hugo Ernst Senator Paul H. Douglas Frank P. Graham William Green Most Rev. Francis J. Haas A.J. Hayes Leon Henderson Senator Hubert H. Humphrey W.P. Kennedy Murray D. Lincoln James Loeb, Jr. Archibald MacLeish Frank W. McCulloch Senator James E. Murray Philip Murray Robert R. Nathan Reinhold Niebuhr Paul A. Porter Joseph L. Rauh, Jr Emil Rieve Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Marvin Rosenberg Hon. Samuel I. Roseman Walter P. Reuther Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Monroe W. Sweetland Grace Tully Hon. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Reginald H. Zalles Executive Secretary Americans for Democratic Action WASHINGTON CHAIRMAN Elmer Davie VICE-CHAIRMEN Gladys Duncan Alexander G. Hardy Gardner Jackson Clarence M. Pierce Charlotte PRice Frank Reeves Ted F. Silvey Grace Tully Louis J. Walinsky ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE Chairman Beatrice Bardacke Executive Secretary Grace M. Spiro 426 Washington Committee for ROOSEVELT DAY January 30, 1953 December 8, 1952 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1614 S Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: On behalf of the Washington Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action, I take great pleasure in inviting you to sponsor the Fifth Annual Roosevelt Day Dinner to be held January 30 at the Shoreham Hotel. As you know, the annual Washington Roosevelt Day Dinners have become a rallying point for liberals devoted to the fulfillment of those ideals which Franklin D. Roosevelt bequeathed to us and symbolized. This year the Roosevelt Day Dinner takes on a unique significance because for the first time the advocacy of the principles and program of the New Deal has moved from the administration to the opposition. The theme of our dinner this year will therefore be "The Role of Liberalism in Opposition." We are arranging a program of distinguished speakers, the details of which will be announced shortly. I urge you to join with me in sponsoring this significant event and to write or telephone to assure us of your cooperation. Since our invitations must go to the printer by December 18, we will appreciate it very much if we can hear from you before that date. I enclose a reservation card for your convenience. If, in addition to reserving a place for the dinner itself, you wish to make a contribution to the sponsors' fund, please note this on the card. There will be no solicitation of funds at the dinner. Sincerely yours, Elmer Davis Elmer Davis Chairman AUSPICES: WASHINGTON CHAPTER FOR AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION 1341 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON 6, D.C. * DECATUR 2-6010 NATIONAL OFFICERS FRANCIS BIDDLE, Chairman Robert R. Nathan Vice-Chairmen W. T. Kennedy Walter P. Reuther Chairman, Executive Committee Marvin RosenbergMrs. Sadie T. M. Alexander Herbert H Lehman Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Treasurer Hugo Ernst Reinhold Niebuhr Arther M. Schlesinger, Jr. Frank W. McCulloch A. J. Hayes James G. Patton Reginald H. Zalles Secretary, National Board Hubert H. Humphrey Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. NATIONAL BOARD Joseph A. Beirne Hal J. Gibbons James Loeb, Jr. Mrs. Gertrude W. Scheft L. S. Buckmaster David Ginsburg Stanley H. Lowell Harry Schwartz James B. Carey Harry Girvetz Louis Lubin Mrs. Marion Silverstone Walter Carrington William V. Goldberg B. F. McLaurin L. M. C. Smith Joseph S. Clark, Jr. Robert A. Gordon William Muehl Otto L. Spaeth A. Powell Davies Mortimer Hays Ancil H. Payne Monroe M. Sweetland Helen Gahagan Douglas Donald Hayworth George S. Pfaus Mrs. Betty Taymor James E. Doyle Sidney Hollander, Sr. Gifford Phillips Robert Trentlyon David Dubinsky Campbell C. Johnson Paul L. Phillips Louis J. Walinsky John M. Eklund Seymour Landy Jean Pilcher Clyde R. Watford Eugene M. Feinblatt Harry Lee Irving J. Rosenbloom Ben Wechsler Lewis A. Freeman, Jr. Sander Levin Mrs. Arthur G. Rotch James A. Wechsler Stanley Gewirtz Leo A. Lerner John L. Saltonstall, Jr. A. L. Zwerdling Marx Lewis Alfred L. Scanlan SOUTHWEST HOUSE OFFICE 1725 First Street S. W. Washington 24, D. C. December 8, 1952 Dear Member: The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Southwest Community House will be held 7:30 P. M., Monday December 15, 1952 at 12th St. . Branch Y. M. C. A.- 1816- 12th Street, N. [W.?] We are meeting the third instead of the usual fourth monday, due to the Christmas Holidays. This being out last meeting schedule for 1952 it is very important that you attend. There will be two important topics to discuss namely: 1. Redevelopment Program of the Southwest Area. 2. Plans for building a new Southwest Community House. We feel confident that you will cooperate because, we are so badly in need of your advice and help, Please come. Sincerely yours, [signature] Edith A. Lyons, President [signature] Ernest S. Jenkyns, Secretary SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOUSE SOUTHWEST HOUSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Report of the regular meeting, 12th Street Y.M.C.A., Monday November 24, 1952, 7:30 P.M. Those Present: President Lyons, Director Lewis, Mesdames Coleman, King, Scott, Lyle, Messrs. Jackson, Miner, Dorsey, Snyder. Those Excused: Dr. Peterson, Mesdames Kimbrough, Snyder, Messrs. Washington, Jenkyns. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by President Lyons and opened with prayer. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Miss Lyons called for the Directors' Report as the first order of business. Mr. Lewis gave to each member a copy of the Financial Statement for October, 1952. It was noted that the Cash Balance on hand was $26.97. Mr. Lewis next spoke about the Institute sponsored by the Settlement House and other Southwest Community Agencies on November 15th. A total of 334 persons registered for the Institute. The meeting was adjudged a great success due to the splendid cooperation of everyone concerned. An evaluation of the Institute is to be made on the evening of December 5th at one of the Southwest Churches. Mr. Lewis will notify each member of the Board by post card of the exact time and place of the evaluation meeting. Mr. Jackson read a letter from Dr. Pate which expressed Dr. Pate's pleasure at being present for the Institute and his commendation to Miss Lyons and the Board for the success of the meeting. Mr. Lewis requested that the Nursery School be closed on Friday after Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Dorsey moved that the Nursery School be closed on Friday to give the teachers and pupils a holiday. Mr. Snyder seconded the motion which was approved by the Board. The Nursery School, through Mr. Lewis, invited Board members to come to a Thanksgiving party on Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 P.M. Mr. Lewis stated further than an application for 1954 Community Chest support should be submitted with the budget on December 1st. Mr. Dorsey moved, Mrs. Coleman seconded that such an application be submitted. The motion was passed. Mrs. Coleman then gave the report of the Finance Committee. Mrs. Coleman read the financial statement which showed an increase of expenditures due to salary increases. Mr. Dorsey suggested that the Finance Committee recommend action to the Board concerning their report. Mrs. Coleman recommended acceptance by the Board of the budget report. Mr. Lewis pointed out that a narrative statement was to accompany the budget report stating the objectives of the Southwest House program and justifying a request for two more workers to assist with the decentralized program. The narrative statement was read to the Board and then criticized. Board members suggested that the statement be broadened and made more specific. Mr. Snyder moved, Mrs. Scott seconded that the report of the Finance Committee be accepted subject to an enlargement of the narrative statement to accompany it. The motion was carried. Mr. Lewis announced that a subcommittee of the UCS budget staff would meet at the Nursery School on December 2nd. Mr. Snyder reported for the House Committee. The House Committee recommended that the Board retain the present building site at First and K Streets, S.W. The present site seems to be desirable in the light of the projected redevelopment plans. After presentation and analysis of the relationship of the Board's property to the proposed Project B redevelopment plan, Mrs. Coleman moved and Mrs. Lyles seconded that the report of the House Committee be mimeographed and sent out to Board members with the minutes of the November meeting and that action on the report be reserved for the December meeting. The motion was carried. Board members noted that the Board should express its preference at the December meeting for keeping the present site at First and K Streets, S.W. or exchanging the land for another site. Also, the Board should decide whether or not to give official approval to Project B. Miss Lyons thanked Mr. Snyder for his excellent report and announced that Monday, December 15th will be the date of the next Board meeting. Miss Lyons over -2- Southwest Community House Monday, November 24, 1952 Minutes of the Meeting notified the Board that Attorney Washington has been ordered by the D.C. Government to pay for an occupancy permit for the S.W. Nursery. Attorney Washington is building a protest case, however, based on the promise of whether or not an agency of the Community Chest should pay for an occupancy permit. Mr. Lewis concluded the meeting by saying that a narrative statement of the objectives and program of Southwest House would accompany both the application for Community Chest support and the budget record. Upon motion by Mrs. King, seconded by Mrs. Coleman, and passed - the meeting adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Stanley E. Jackson, Asst. Secretary Miss Edith A. Lyons, President Southwest Community House Board of Directors November 24, 1952 Report of the House Committee to the Board of Directors Southwest Community House At a meeting of the House Committee held at the Southwest Library on November 19, 1952, a motion was made by Mr. Washington to the effect that a statement be prepared and submitted to the Board recommending the acceptance of the suggestion made by NPC and RLA that the Southwest House retain its present building site. This action was taken immediately following the public meeting at which the latest over-all plan for the Southwest and the detailed plan for Project B were presented and discussed. It was apparent from the facts now available that - a. It has not been possible for the planning authorities to find space for our site in Project B area. b. There is serious question that a location in Project B would be any advantage over the present site because of the continuing uncertainty of when this project will actually get under way. c. Mr. Nolen of NPC and Mr. Searles of RLA have expressed their personal assurance that the designation of the present site to remain in future development plans will be permanently respected and recognized even though such designation will not have official status as a result of any action taken by the D.C. Commissioners during the current consideration of Project B. d. The present site, though not in the geographical center of the whole Southwest area, is not far from the center of the proposed area of lower-income housing which is to be mainly east of 4th Street. e. The site is now, and will in the future be more so, advantageously close to large public recreation areas, (Bowen and Randall) and will in the future be enhanced by the closing of adjacent streets. f. The site, if not large enough for initial building, can and should be enlarged by acquiring adjacent property. g. No other better site seems to be readily available. The present site appears to be the only one that gives hope of building immediately with the best assurance of protection for the future that can be obtained at this time. Submitted by /s/ J. ROWLAND SNYDER, Chr. House Committee Brodhead, Wis Dec 13, 1952 Dear Mollie, I have been meaning to write you three '84 girls ever since Dr Freeman sent me the Washington paper clipping containing the account of your interview and your pictures and now I am going to send each of you Christmas greetings for we may not all be here by another year. How I wished I could have been with you at your get together and now there is no one left of all the class to carry on, but you four in Washington & W. I. Wells as for myself I am no good what-ever, tho' I am pretty good as I am able to care Mary R. Matter Brodhead, Wis "Roses & Violets" by the celebrated artist Lillian Grow 1123 Made in U.S.A. COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE D. C. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS 1103 Trenton Place, S. E. Washington 20, D. C. Johnson 2-6932 Chairman: Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N. W. North 3691 December 15, 1952 Dear Friend: We expect a decision in the Thompson Restaurant Case very soon. We feel confident that the decision will be favorable, upholding the laws of 1872 and 1873 prohibiting discrimination in Washington restaurants and hotels. However, it is up to the District Commissioners to enforce the order of the Court if segregations in restaurants is to be ended. You will remember that 18 months ago the 1873 law was declared valid by the Municipal Court of Appeals, - but we still had to picket Hechts for six months and Murphy's for four months to end discrimination there, because the District Commissioners refused to enforce the [long] law as long as an appeal was in court. WE MUST NOT LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS UP TO ALL OF US TO INSIST[S] THAT THE LAWS BE ENFORCED PROMPTLY IF WE WIN IN THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS. YOU CAN HELP As soon as a favorable decision is announced 1. Write or wire the DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS the same day. Tell them to enforce the anti-discrimination laws IMMEDIATELY. 2. [Go] Call five friends to do the same thing. Ask your organization and church to send a letter IF THE DECISION GOES AGAINST US, your help is needed to ensure that the case will go to the US Supreme Court. Write the Commissioners to appeal the case to the Supreme Court, if it is lost in the US Court of Appeals. YOUR PROMPT COOPERATION WILL BRING A FULL VICTORY AGAINST SEGREGATION IN RESTAURANTS! Sincerely yours, [signature] Mary Church Terrell, Chairman NOTE: Enclosed is a fact sheet on the case. Also enclosed is the NEW RESTAURANT LIST. Organizations wishing bulk orders of the list are asked to enclose a contribution to cover printing costs. LAW OFFICES OF COLEMAN, PARKS & WASHINGTON 730 FIFTH STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON 1, D. C. — REPUBLIC 7-3904 CARL D. COLEMAN ASSOCIATES GEORGE B. PARKS JAMES B. COBB WALTER E. WASHINGTON W. HAMMOND THOMAS December 15, 1952 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, Northwest Washington, D. C. Dear Madam: Sixty years devoted to an active participation in a profession is a long period in the life of an individual. On December 19, 1952, William L. Houston will have completed sixty years as an active member of the District of Columbia Bar. The Judges of the various Courts, members of the Bar and friends have planned a public testimonial in his honor on Friday, December 19, 1952, 3:00 P.M. in room number 20, the Ceremonial Courtroom in the new Courthouse, Third and Constitution Ave, Northwest. We shall expect you and any or your friends you may wish to bring. Very truly yours, George S Parks George B. Parks For the Committee GBP:bg Camp Detrick Frederick, Md 16 Dec. 52 Mrs. Mary C. Terrell 1615 S St. N. W. Washington, D. C. My dear Mrs. Terrell: Knowing of your active participation in the fight against jim crow in the district and being an ardent admirer of your work and the many advances that have been made in eliminating jim crow establishments in the district. will you tell me the names of establishments in the district; such as restaurants, hotels and movies that welcome Negro patronage. My wife and I plan to visit the district during the Christmas holidays and we would not like to be refused (2) service in some places. Therefore, if it is possible, will you send me a list of those places that welcome Negro patronage, that you have been successful in helping to open to such patronage. The best of luck to you and your committee as you fight for the opening of all place in the district to anyone regardless of racial distinctions. With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year; as well as a prosperous New Year; I remain; Yours truly Ralph Groomes 1103 Trenton Place S.E. Washington, 20, D.C. December 22, 1952 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: Enclosed is a memorandum I prepared summing up the various ideas you and I discussed last week with regard to a conference on ending discrimination. I would appreciate very much having an opportunity to talk with you about this further after you have had time to read the memo. My very best wishes for the holiday season. Sincerely yours, Arthur Stein Memorandum: December 22, 1952 During the course of the elction campaign, General Eisenhower pledged, if elected, to do everything in is power to end discrimination in the District of Columbia. The same promise is contained in the 1952 platform of the Republican Party. Since General Eisenhower was elected President, and with him a Republican Congress, it now rests with the people of Washington to request the fulfillment of this pledge. We know the various forms that discrimination takes, and we are in a position to list the specific steps needed to eliminate it. Of course, it may be that this was just another of those campaign promises which have been so common in our history. But if that be so, the people should know it. Because the District of Columbia does not have an elected government, the authority to end discrimination is vested in three separate hands, -the President, The District Commissioners, and the Congress. However, the central responsibility lies with the President. He can not only exercise his own powers, but he appoints the Commissioners, and he can transmit messages to Congress suggesting legislation. Also, President Eisenhower is the head of the Republican Party, which will be in control of Congress. Finally, he is the one who promise the nation that he would end discrimination in the nation's capital. Therefore a petition should be addressed to General Eisenhower shortly after he is inaugurated. It should be presented to him by a group of citizens of Washington - those who have been outstanding in the fight against discrimination and segregation. And to demonstrate that they speak -2- for great numbers of people, the petition should be one which has the approval of a large conference, composed of representatives of all the interested organizations in the city. Such a conference should be held toward the end of January or early in February. It can be called by means of a letter addressed to all organizations and prominent individuals, signed by several persons who have been active in opposing discrimination; for example, Dr. Mary Church Terrell, Dr. E. B. Henderson, Mr. Gardner Bishop of Consolidated Parents, Dr. Herbert Marshall of the Federation of Civic Associations, Dr. Wm H. Jernagin, Mr. Eugene Davidson of the NAACP, Mr. Oliver Palmer representing labor and a distinguished attorney such as Judge James A Cobb. Naturally in signing the letter calling the conference, the signers would not be listed as representing their organizations; but their organizational connections are so well known as to make identification superfluous. The letter should make it perfectly clear that there is no intention whatever to set up any new organization (which might create problems of duplicating the work of existing groups). Rather, the conference will provide an avenue whereby the present organizations can express their one common desire, - the abolition of discrimination and segregation in the Capital. I know that you are aware of the fact that a good deal of detail work is needed to make such an undertaking successful. As Chairman of the Progressive Party, I can assure you of our complete cooperation in helping to carry out these necessary details; and if you think it desirable, I should be happy to add my name to the list of signers of the letter calling the conference. Christmas, 1952 Dear Mrs. Terrell: The members of my family join me in sending New Year greetings and good wishes to you. We pray that God will bless your life, your work and your loved ones throughout the coming year. Sincerely yours, Mordecai Johnson Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, 1615 S St., N.W., Washington, D. C. [C12-26-52?J] FREDERICK DOUGLASS POLLARD National Chairman JULIUS ADAMS National Secretary REV. JOHN HOWARD JOHNSON National Treasurer DAN PARKER JIMMY JEMAIL Trustees JOHN T. DOLES General Counsel NEGRO ATHLETE HALL OF FAME NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING 1775 BROADWAY NEW YORK 19, N. Y. JUDSON 6-6546 [*Dec 26, 1952*] Dear Mrs. Terrell: For the first time on the American scene a might monument is about to rise - - a magnificent Shrine which for all time will hallow the records and mementos for our Negro athletes whose performances and triumphs have won the acclaim and respect of everyone. This will mark a notable advance in history. The NEGRO ATHLETE HALL of FAME, after long preparation, has come into being. Its Honorary National Committee, headed by President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower, and including many other illustrious names, both Negro and non-Negro, has now opened the Founder-Member Roll of Honor. In doing so the Trustees have selected a group of representative men and women to become Founder-Members. Election to this membership means the name of each Founder-Member will be placed in the archives of the Hall of Fame as an honored citizen - - a tribute of which anyone can be justly proud for all time. The names of Founder- Members will appear in a special brochure containing all honorary personages sponsoring the Foundation. This publication will be given national circulation. The Hall of Fame will be a magnificent structure - - your national club. Architects are now designing the building to be constructed on a selected site. Our Board has requested me to extend to you a cordial invitation to be included on its Honor Roll. A Founder-Membership for is enclosed for your convenience. minimum Founder-Member dues are $5.00, tax deductible. Any additional contribution will be duly recorded and made a permanent entry in the archives. A copy of the special publication will be mailed you as well as other Association material. The NEGRO ATHLETE HALL of FAME Founder-Membership is a genuinely worthwhile asset. Sincerely yours, Julius J Adams Julius J. Adams National Secretary AN ASSOCIATION CHARTERED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO PROVIDE INSPIRATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENT IN AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL SPORT HONORARY COMMITTEE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER HON. IRVING M. IVES U. S. Senator from New York FORD FRICK Baseball Commissioner BERT BELL Football Commissioner VINCENT R. IMPELLITTERI Mayor of New York GENE TUNNEY Former World Heavyweight Champion DANIEL R. TOPPING President, New York Yankees DAN FERRIS Secretary A.A.U. HON. EDWIN C. JOHNSON U.S. Senator from Colorado HORACE C. STONEHAM President, International League FRANK J. SHAUGHNESSY President, International League CLARK GRIFFITH President, Washington Senators LOUIS R. PERINI President, Boston Braves HON. FRED (DUKE) SLATER Iowa All-American '21, Chicago HON. EDWARD O. GOURDIN Olympic Broad Jump Champion '24 ADVISORY BOARD JOE BOSTIC Amsterdam News, New York DAN BURLEY Ebony Magazine, Chicago EDWIN B. DOOLEY N. Y. Herald-Tribune RALPH H. METCALFE Olympic 200-yard Champion JACK MOHR Secretary, Touchdown Club ELMER (OLLIE) OLIPHANT West Point All-American, '16 FREDEROCK D. POLLARD, JR. Olympic Hurdler JIMMY POWERS N. Y. Daily News GRANTLAND RICE Vanderbilt University ED SULLIVAN N. Y. Daily News JOSEPH E. TRIGG Boxing Commissioner, D.C. ARCH WARD Chicago Tribune CHARTER COMMITTEE RUPPERT M. CHASE, SR. AFM- Atlantic City, N. J. JOHN (OX) DAGROSA Penna. State Athletic Comm. ROBERT DOUGLASS Renaissance Basketball FRANK FORBES Howard University, '12 IKE GELLIS New York Post JOE GLASER Associated Booking Corp. HANK GREENBERG General Manager, Cleveland Indians JOE HASEL American Broadcasting Company MAX KASE New York Journal American FRANK C. LANE General Manager, Chicago White Sox DR. SILAS (SHAG) TAYLOR Lincoln University, '12 JOSEPH TRINER Chairman, Illinois State Athletic Comm. CO-OPERATING COMMITTEES BASEBALL BRUCE DUDLEY Pres., American Association HOWARD L. GREEN Pres., Mid-State League CHARLES HURTH Pres., Southern Association HARRY LEDDEL Pres., Southwest Intl. League GLENN E. (TED) MANN Pres., Carolina League HERMAN D. WHITE Pres., Northern League ________________ FOOTBALL CHARLES CALDWELL Head Coach, Princeton DR. WAYMAN COSTON Lincoln University HERMAN HICKMAN Former Football Coach, Yale DR. CLARENCE HOGANS Lincoln University GEORGE (LEFTY) JAMES Coach, Cornell LOU LITTLE Head Coach, Columbia JOSEPH LILLARD Western Conf. 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CROGHAN Pres., KOWL, Santa Monica WILLIAM CROUCH Soundmasters JIMMY DUDLEY WERE, Cleveland NORMAN FURMAN WBMS, Boston BOB GILMORE WCPO, Cincinnati ART GLEESON WINS, New York DICK GOTTLIEB KPRC-TV, Houston TOMMY HARMON KHJ-TV, Hollywood ERNIE HARWELL WMCA, New York CHUCK HEALY WBEN, Buffalo WAITE HOYT WCPO-TV, Cincinnati TED HUSING WMGM, New York RED JONES WXEL, Cleveland GENE KELLY WIBG, Philadelphia RADIO & TELEVISION GUY LeBOW WPIX-TV, New York STAN LOMAX WOR-TV, New York GUS MANCUSO WIL, St. LOuis R. MORRIS PIERCE Pres., WDOK, Cleveland FORTUNE POPE Pres., WHOM, New York E.D. RIVERS, JR. WEAS, Decatur, Ga. A.K. ROSWELL WWSW, Pittsburgh S.R. SAGUE Pres., WSRS, Cleveland HAROLD E, SHEFFERS Pres., WUST. Bethesda, Md. BILL SHIEL KOTV, Tulsa, Okla. LARRY SHIELDS KFMB-TV. San Diego CHUCK THOMPSON WMAR-TV, Baltimore BERT WILSON WIND, Chicago ___________ TRACK DAVE ALBRITTON Olympic High Jump Champion '36 LEROY CAMPBELL Intercollegiate 880-yd. Champion Chicago University DR. WILLIS N. CUMMINGS Cross Country Champion Univ. of Pennsylvania '18 DR. BINGA DISMOND World 440-yd. Champ '16 ROY MORSE Former National Sprint Champion EULACE PEACOCK Temple University '37 JULIAN RAINEY Attorney-at-Law EUGENE ROLAND Kimball College '26 ________________ GEROGE S. BENSON President, Harding College PETER J. WHITE, SR. Salem Crescent Club DR. GEORGE CANNON Lincoln University LEIGH WHIPPER Howard University J.C. JOHNSON A.S.C.A.P. HONOLULU HAWAII DEC 26 2:30 PM 1952 {*AIR MAIL*] This is my christmas greeting to you! Nettie & I came by plane Christmas night! It is perfectly beautiful. Wish you were here. Will be in D.C about Inaugural time. Love to Phyllis and the friends. Nettie joins me in love. Fannie H.D. Mrs. Mary C. Terrell 1615 S St. N.W. Washington D.C. 1858 California St. NW Washington, D. C. December 28, 1952 My dear, dear Mrs. Terrell -- What an angel you are! Imagine, if you can, my surprise and delight when I received the very beautiful and most useful gift which you sent. How can I ever thank you for your thotfulness of me? Your friendship alone - is a continual source of inspiration and joy to me but now I shall have a daily reminder and a feeling of your presence as I look at the Memo pad and Time Saver, by my telephone. I really need that "Time Saver" to remind me that I am often wasting the very substance of life itself -- in idle chatter on the telephone. So I shall set my time saver to remind me when the sands shall have run through -- that I have talked enough. I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas - and that the coming year will be the happiest that you have ever known. Again, many, many thanks for helping to make my Christmas one of the best I've ever had. I shall see you soon. Fondly, Ruth Miss Ruth Travers SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOUSE 1725 First Street, S. W. Washington 24, D. C. December 29, 1952 Dear Member: The U. C. S. Budget Conference for Southwest Community House will be held January 5th 1953 from 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., at United Community Services, 101 M. Street, N. W. It is of great Importance that we attend this meeting. Our 1953 budget and the future Southwest House depend on your cooperation at this time. Want you please come. Will see you there. Sincerely yours, Edith A. Lyons, President Ernest S. Jenkins, Secretary [??B] [ *[1952]* ] [ *1952* ] MRS. WILLIAM J. HAYS 4863 POTOMAC AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON 7, D. C. Sunday My dear Mrs. Terrell, I wanted you to know what has happened as a result of your suggestion of contacting Mrs. Wilson for the Committee to secure justice for the Rosenbergs. I am enclosing a copy of the letter which I sent to her last week. She telephoned me yesterday saying that she has not been well. and therefore cannot participate in anything actively. She particularly expressed her great admiration for you, and for the way in which you give so much of your time and energy for the causes you believe in. Mrs. Wilson also said it would be unnecessary for us to visit her as she was very familiar with the case and entirely in sympathy with us, and would send a check. The check for $100.00 arrived last night by special Delivery. The Committee will, of course, write her a letter of thanks immediately. However, I hope you will not think me too presumptuous, if I suggest that Mrs. Wilson would greatly appreciate MRS. WILLIAM J. HAYS 4863 POTOMAC AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON 7, D. C. a telephone call from you personally. I hope to see you very soon. Sincerely, Betty Hays [ *copy* ] MRS. WILLIAM J. HAYS 4863 POTOMAC AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON 7, D. C. Dear Mrs. Wilson, I am writing to you at the suggestion of Dr. Mary Church Terrell. The matter is urgent, life or death for two people we believe to be innocent. We are convinced that Ethel and Julius Rosenberg did not commit the crime for which they were sentenced to die. No substantiated evidence of their guilt exists Their accuser were criminals who, because of their testimony received lighter sentences. It is more than the killing of two innocent human beings. It is a new precedent that is being set. If the Rosenbergs die, more innocent lives will be offered on the sacrificial altar of Hate. We would like to have you read the enclosed material. If you are convinced as we are of the innocence of the Rosenbergs, we hope that you will join us in sponsoring the Washington Committee to secure justice in the Rosenberg Case. The two major functions of this Committee are to bring the true facts in the case before the public and to raise funds for the appeal to the Supreme Court. The financial situation is desperate as $12, 000 must be raised by May 1st to cover court costs in this appeal. MRS. WILLIAM J. HAYS 4863 POTOMAC AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON 7, D. C. Dr. Terrell and I are most anxious to discuss this case with you. We will be glad to arrange it at your convenience. May we hear from you as soon as possible. With kindest regards Sincerely [ca 1952?] RACE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION DIVISION BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS, CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES FISK UNIVERSITY OFFICE NASHVILLE 8, TENNESSEE HERMAN H. LONG, DIRECTOR Dear Friend: As the Ninth Annual Institute of Race Relations approaches, we are again anticipating a challenging and thought-provoking session. Events in this dynamic field call for a renewal of understanding and insight which the Institute is designed to provide. Looking back over its eight year history we feel that the existence of the Institute has made a difference; that its influence is being felt in troubled communities across the country. It has become a unique institution in America, serving as the meeting ground for community leaders who feel concern for the betterment of human relations. To you who are receiving our announcement for the first time, let it serve as both an introduction to the Institute, and a hearty invitation to join us. It is our purpose to make each coming Institute better than previous ones. As was the case in the past, college credit may be obtained by students and teachers submitting satisfactory reports at the end of the Institute. To former members may this be a message of reunion, as well as a call to rejoin the 1952 meetings. May we request that you, who are familiar with the Institute, make a personal effort to acquaint your friends with our program and, if possible, post the announcement, that others may see it. Again, we extend to you a warm invitation to be among the members of the Ninth Annual Institute of Race Relations. If you wish further information, please write either Robert C. Sweet or Dr. Herman H. Long, Director of the Race Relations Department. Very sincerely yours, Charles S. Johnson Charles S. Johnson Institute Director CSJ:rtf NINTH ANNUAL INSTITUTE JUNE 30-JULY 12, 1952 FISK UNIVERSITY The Institute of Race Relations is a concerted effort to train leaders in meeting effectively the problems of intergroup relations which plague local communities, our nation, and the world. Citizens from 36 states and six foreign countries have met during the past eight years for the concentrated two weeks' session. Institute members seek the facts, examine and weigh propositions under the guiding leadership of the nation's most competent authorities. Lectures, panels, discussions, and seminars covering a wide variety of topics, combine with the free exchange of ideas and analysis in the more narrowly defined interests of special clinics and informal gatherings. During the course of the institute, conditions in the work-a-day realm of race relations share common ground with findings of the social sciences. This unique convergence provides favorable conditions for gaining keen insight and direction to cope with situations that becloud our democratic doctrine. Through the institute, a body of knowledge and techniques are acquired for intelligent and practical action in community situations. THAT MEN MAY WALK WITH [Institute?] OF RACE RELATIONS [UNIVERSITY?] NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 1952 INSTITUTE WHERE: FISK UNIVERSITY— Nashville, Tennessee WHEN: JUNE 30 TO JULY 12, 1952 WHO ATTENDS: YOU: All interested citizenry—religious leaders, students, teachers — Representatives of trade unions and management—Members of human relations committees and other governmental agencies. COST: $80.00 for room, board, and tuition for the two weeks' session. CREDIT: Institute members may earn three semester hours of academic credit toward their undergraduate or graduate degrees. [WITH?] FREEDOM IN THEIR EYES Please send me an application for admission to the Ninth Annual Institute of Race Relations. I would like additional information about the Institute. NAME STREET CITY ZONE STATE Address Inquiries to: ROBERT C. SWEET RACE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION FISK UNIVERSITY Nashville 8, Tennesse Announcing THE NINTH ANNUAL INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS JUNE 20 TO JULY 12, 1952 AT FISK UNIVERSITY THE RACE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT of the AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES "...the ripples of influence from this annual meeting lap steadily against the rocks of prejudice and discrimination in America." WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE INSTITUTE SAVILLE R. DAVIS (Christian Science Monitor)—"...a quiet scene and yet this is the center of the world for a moment." MABEL CARNEY (Teachers College, Columbia University)—"...one of the best I have ever attended in my long experience of conferences, seminars, institutes." LECTURERS AND CONSULTANTS (A PARTIAL LIST FROM PREVIOUS INSTITUTES) WILL MASLOW, American Jewish Congress WILLARD S. TOWNSEND, C.I.O. GORDON W. ALLPORT, Harvard University T. V. SMITH, Syracuse University LESTER GRANGER, National Urban League THURGOOD MARSHALL, NAACP Counsel BROOKS HAYS, Congressman from Arkansas JOHN LAFARGE, SJ., AMERICA MRS. M. E. TILLY, President's Committee on Civil Rights JOHN MASON BROWN, SATURDAY REVIEW OF LITERATURE V. K. R. V. RAO, United Nations Sub-Commission JOHN E. IVEY, JR., Southern Regional Education Board GEORGE SCHERMER, Detroit Interracial Committee JOHN C. RANIER, Congress of American Indians W. W. ALEXANDER, Southern Regional Council RALPH HELSTEIN, Packinghouse Workers Union RUSSELL GREENMAN, General Cable Corportation LOUIS WIRTH, University of Chicago [1952] ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF NEGRO LIFE AND HISTORY Founded September 9, 1915, by Carter G. Woodson Charles H. Wesley, President Louis R. Mehlinger, Sec.-Treas. The Journal of Negro History and The Negro History Bulletin 1538 Ninth Street, N. W. Washington 1, D. C. Dear [*Mrs. Terrell,*] This is to advise you that our office is making a review of our files and advising our PREFERRED SUBSCRIBERS of our findings. In the light of this, may we say that with your check for [*8.00*], your account would be up to date and your continuation of the [*Journal*] through [*January 1953*] Let us remind you that OUR SPECIAL OFFER, A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION FOR BOTH THE BULLETIN AND THE JOURNAL, may be sent to you for the small amount of $5.00. We appreciate your co-operation and we look forward to receiving your check and to future service to you. Sincerely yours, W.M. Brewer Editor of the Journal of Negro History Albert N. D. Brooks Editor of the Negro History Bulletin [1952] AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION 1341 Connecticut Avenue, N. W., Washington 6, D. C. ADA DEcatur 7754 Reginald H. Zalles National Executive Secretary Dear ADA Chapter Member: Please find enclosed your membership renewal card. It is with great gratification that we take note of your renewal. We urge you to continue to take an active part in the building of a politically effective and democratic liberal organization within your community. Sincerely yours, Reginald H. Zalles Reginald H. Zalles Executive Secretary Enclosure Francis Biddle National Chairman Stanley Gewirtz Chairman, Executive Committee Mrs. Sadie T. M. Alexander Hugo Ernst A. J. Hayes Hubert H. Humphrey W. T. Kennedy Herbert H. Lehman Reinhold Neibuhr James G. Patton Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Walter P. Reuther Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Vice-Chairmen Marvin Rosenberg Treasurer Frank W. McCulloch Secretary, National Board National Board Joseph A. Beirne Yale Bernstein L. S. Buckmaster James B. Carey Walter Carrington Joseph S. Clark, Jr. A. Powell Davies Helen Gahagan Douglas James E. Doyle David Dubinsky John M. Eklund Eugene M. Feinblatt Lewis A. Freeman, Jr. Hal J. Gibbons David Ginsburg Harry Girvetz William V. Goldberg Robert A. Gordon Mortimer Hays Donald Hayworth Sidney Hollander, Sr. Campbell C. Johnson Harry Lee Leo A. Lerner Marx Lewis James Loeb, Jr. Stanley H. Lowell Louis Lubin B. F. McLaurin William Muehl Robert R. Nathan Ancil H. Payne George S. Pfaus Gifford Phillips Paul L. Phillips Jean Pilcher Irving J. Rosenbloom Mrs. Arthur G. Rotch John L. Saltonstall, Jr. Alfred L. Scanlan Mrs. Gertrude W. Scheft Harry Schwartz Theodore P. Sherris Mrs. Marion Silverstone L. M. C. Smith Otto L. Spaeth Monroe M. Sweetland Mrs. Betty Taymor Robert Trentlyon Louis J. Walinsky Clyde R. Watford Ben Wechsler James A. Wechsler A. L. Zwerdling Violet M. Gunther Political Secretary David C. Williams Director, Research and Education John J. Gunther Legislative Representative John H. F. Hoving Director, Public Relations Olga Tabaka Office Manager AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION 1341 Connecticut, N. W., Washington 6, D. C. member Mary Church Terrell chapter Washington, D. C. membership expires 5-1-53 Stanley Gewirtz Francis Biddle chairman, executive committee national chairman [*logo*] 58 ADA Americans for Democratic Action is an organization of progressives, dedicated to the achievement of freedom and economic security for all people everywhere, through education and political action. We believe that rising living standards and lasting peace can be attained by democratic planning, enlargement of fundamental liberties and international cooperation. We believe that all forms of totalitarianism, including Communism, are incompatible with these objectives. In our crusade for an expanding democracy and against Fascism and reaction, we welcome as members of ADA only those whose devotion to the principles of political freedom is unqualified. [Acquistat?] [?n] Libro Il Libro e'il [P??el] Regal [D?] ROMA 18.19 1952 Seasons Greetings! [Viny????] T. Nyalongo Foundation day Etas-Unis 15 [Bomlond?] [Jonston?] [C???] 14 e [Rome?] Mm. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street N.W. Washington, D.C. U.S.A. PAX BASILICA E PIAZZA S. PIETRO BASILICA DI S. GIOVANNI IN LATERANO Saluti da Roma LA SCALA SANTA 3 P LIT [Ca 1952] Dear Mrs. Terrell, You can see how much Robert Adams was influenced by his visit to the Dalmatian Coast. This shows some of the ruins of the Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian (3rd. Cent. A.D.) and one feels that some of the entrance might almost be Adams [mantels?]! Love, Polly Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S. Street N.W. Washington, D.C. U.S.A. [ca 1952] Dear Mrs. Terrell, I can't remember whether your travels took you to Heidelberg or not but if you have know you will rejoice in the fact that this lovely town is one of the very few we have seen that came unscathed through the last war. But although the damage was very heavy, building is progressing at an amazing rate and rationing, unlike the dreary situation in England has been completely abolished Tomorrow we drive to Austria Love, Polly DEUTSCHE BUNDES ROST Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 "S" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. U.S.A. Heidelberg, Blick vom Philosophenweg Farbenfoto W. Rummel Dear Mrs. Terrell, Today is Middlberg's market day and a busy place it is. It is hard to believe that from 1940 to 1942 this whole island was under water-German bombing broke the dykes because the island would not surrender. The national spirit is very strong and costumes such as those on the front are worn every day by many of the women We are just here for the day-will be in Belgium the rest of the month. Love, Polly Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 "S" Street N.W. Washington, D.C. U.S.A. (ca 1952) ZEEUWSCHE KLEEDERDRACHT (ca 1952) MEXICO CITY HAS THE MOST EXCITING CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE I'VE SEEN THERE IS MORE BUILDING CURRENTLY GOING ON THAN IN ANY NORTH AMERICAN CITY OF COMPARABLE SIZE TONIGHT IM SITTING IN THE LOBBY OF OUR HOTEL (THE REGIS) WHILE WE WAIT FOR A MR. MURRY WHO IS MME EVANTI'S COUSIN I MET SOME TIME AGO IN WASHINGTON LOVE, Polly Mrs. Mary Church Terrell [1615 "S" STREET] N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S.A. [*Highland Beach M d*] Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.