Hide Article Text (OCR)
WarIep’t RulesutWordColored)CHICAGO—(A N P)—Officersnd enlisted personnel of Chica-d’s famous Eighth Regiment, I . G , this week were jubilant ovei ie announcement that War De-artment regulations “have beermended so that the term ‘colci-V will not be used as an in-sparatable part of a colored unit’??signaticn.”The information refers to the 8th nd to the 369th N. Y. National uard, and both fighting uniU ad been aided in the fight by th*AACP, which had protested tc resident Roosevelt, New York's overnor Lehman and former Sectary of War Harry Woodring.A letter, containing information: the change in rules, was sen* the NAACP by Major Genera) mory S. Adams, and also carried fsurance i!iat neither the Ilii-cis nor the New York unit* coild be designated as labor bat-ilions, thus scotching rumors collated to that effect.Major General Adams’ letter i the NAACP, follows:•Reference is made to yoiu icent telegram in regard to a imor that the 369th Infantry,ew York National Guard, andie Reference is also made tomr letter to the President,hich had been referred to thisfice for reply.“Instructions have already beensued for the conversion, effective □out September 15, 1940, of the 9th Infantry Regiment to the 59th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) od an increase of the officer ersonnel from 48 to 60 officers, egotations are under way to □avert the 8th Illinois Infantry less 3rd Battalion into a 155-mm. owitzer or gun regiment, GHQ eservc. Both the anti-aircraftgiment and the field artillciy'giment are combat troops. “Regulations have been amend* I so that the term ‘colored’ will ot be used as an inseparable r»r f a colored unit’s designation.“At present there is authoriza-on for the enlistment of 304 od-itonal colored applicants. As ooon s the number of new colored nits to be formed has been defi-itely determined, the enlistment f additional colored personnelill. undoubtely, be authorized.err/e Secretary, honored Mrs. feeden with a reception at th3 one of her mother-in-law. Mrs.#;ex Hamilton Mrs Hamilton's many guests greeted her, Mrs. Weeden, Mrs. Alex Hamilton, Mrs. India Ross of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. George Towns. Mrs. CharlesGreene and Miss Celestine Smith,who formed the receiving line.Assisting Mrs. Hamilton were young ladies who had boen active in the YWCA during the year. They included Mesdames H. R. Butler, E. G. Bowden, C. C. Cater4 T. H. Slater. Grace Towns Hamilton and M C. Barber. Others were Misses Mattie Harper, Josephine Herr eld. Harriet Towns, Hazel Shanks. Lula Weeden, Cornelia Wallace, Grace Nash andAlfred Marie Taylor.Cases Of(Continued from page 1)white applicants on eligibilitylists;3. All applicants, Negro and white,who are duly qualified and whohave been referred to the Commission by an Employment Center. should be assigned to jobsupon a basis of strict impartiality.Second, with respect to relations between the Civil Service Commission and government agencies:1. Negro registrants, especially inthe clerical and professional categories, should be assigned ih due order of rank to any job in any agency for which they are qualified, regardless of the attitude of personnel directors and other officials in the agency.2. So far as it is within the jurisdiction of the Commission, promotions in rank of all qualified employees without regard to color should be guaranteed.The commission further agreed toinvestigate the cases of discrimination against Negro workers citedin the statement of the delegationand promised also to take steps toward having Congress amend the present law which forbids heads of agencies from denying jobs to civil service assignees on the basis of religion or political affiliation, so as to include also “color.”The members of the delegation were:Flush Kidneys ofjurse. we are grumbling iur condition; but we must get that many of me op-ties we are grumbling for, en fumbled. We fumble and e grumblei Grumbling and g, fumoling and grumbling. *y of the vocation is atGain In Health And Stop Getting Up Night*too many. It must not be * ■ If*1 ^ s^.rrVoS;; Acid and Poisonse in the past*- are rapidly ng for the worse.5)S DOING WORSEw Negroes are doing better ? masses are doing worse. It ently to be hoped that one ;e expositions will show how asses of Negroes have lost the struggle. They are liv-*n closer today to the ragged )f existence than 50 yearsiWhon kidneys are conrtinualily overburdened they often become weak—th* bladder is irritated—often passage is scanty and smarts and burns—sleep isrestless and nightly visits to the bathroom are frequent.A safe, harmless and Inexpensive wayto relieve this trouble and help restore more healthy action to kidneys ajid bladder is to get from any druggist a »5 cent box of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules and take as directed.Don’t be an EASY 31 AllK and accent a substitute—Get Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules—the original and genuine I .«**d; for tile Gold Med ill on the box— lt;.•» cents.Remember-—other sympthorns of kid*-ney and bladder Inrnble rnny be backache, puffy eyes, nervousness and lew i-.ram us.
Newspaper Details
Phoenix Index
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Sat, Aug 17, 1940
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Farrel W.
USA 11 Jan 2022
Other Publications Near Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Arizona Republican
Phoenix Arizona Republic
Phoenix Gazette
Arizona Republic
Arizona Weekly Gazette
