Close To 2000 Women Demonstrate For Peace In D C
About 2000 Negro and White women from nearly all states gathered in Washington to press for world peace. Led by Dr Clementine Paelone, the American Women for Peace visited lawmakers including Sen Margaret Chase Smith and Rep Marcantonio, toured the State Department and Mount Alto Hospital, and staged a White House protest after a Peace Week rally.
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Washington, D.C
Washington
ANP
American Women For Peace
Clementine Paelone
New York City
Eslanda Goode Robeson
Paul Robeson
Bertha Reynolds
Massachusetts
Mary Phillips Buckner
Methodist Womens Committee
Illinois
April Freyer
Syracuse Women For Peace
Sen
Lehman
Powell
Marcantonio
New York
State Department
Children’s Bureau
Mount Alto Veterans’ Hospital
White House
Chicago
John D. Hickerson
United States
China
Korea
Georgia AME Youth Congress Lauds Bishop Wright
The Mid-Century Youth Congress of the African Methodist Episcopal church in Atlanta lauded Bishop R. R. Wright of the Sixth Episcopal district for backing a culture of humility and generosity. He refused a $500 award for himself and instead offered half to the contest loser, to support Morris Brown college expenses when ready to enter. The event featured praise from Rev Carewll, Rev A R Cooper, and Dr R H Porter as flowers were presented to Mrs Wright.
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Atlanta
ANP
R. R. Wright
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Wright
Bishops Council
AME
Morris Brown College
W. A. Fountain Jr
H. C., Carowell
Congress
Bishop Wright
Carewell
A. R. Cooper
Macon
R. H Porter
Allen Temple Church
Reserve unit alerted for duty in Alabama
The 408th Signal Construction company, an army reserve unit, was alerted for active duty last week. It orders to report to the Officers Reserve Corps Armory, Northington campus, Aug. 10, for indoctrination before deployment to a training camp. The unit is commanded by Capt James Batson.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
ANP
408Rd Signal Construction Company
Officers Reserve Corps
Northington
James Batson
No Peace on Earth as Man Pours Hate and War
A stark prophetic verse laments ongoing human ills of want fear and insecurity. It condemns selfish wills and calls out the pursuit of power through weaponized threat. It urges marching on to drop the H-Bomb and to expose creeds as lies.
Other People's Faith by William Henry Huff
A poem urging personal reflection over judging others faith. The speaker, addressing interference in another’s worship, vows to mend his own “broken fence” and urges all to focus on self-improvement to ease mankind’s troubles.
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Shiloh Baptist Church
Capital Hill
Margaret Chase Smith
Georgia
AME Youth Congress
Lauds
Harry Hummel
Selo Ag BP
Naina
Semat Cireles
Miami Times
Miami
Florida
N.W
10Th St
Dorser Hotel
Biég
Andy Razaff
William Henry Huff
John Mansville
S.W
1St Street
Bro
J. A. Summons
Grand Ave
Fla
Brown
W.W. 48Th Terrace
CAL
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