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¥FO 100-8878 hats - << fteriting letters and such. Most of the negroes who get in to see __; . . Government big shuts get in becaise ‘Mamma! BETAUNE makes the |. ; oo ,. ®eppointnent for them. Her letters to Bureau heals are marked 1" ~ Rurgent by wise secretaries. Over t#a and crumpots she cooks all a ; wii * kinds omhumanities with Urs, FLEANCRY/OCSEVELT. Shets a power, -2-” $27) * chum, dott make the mistake of ignoring her or her newest idea --~ % 22). |. Nworld security month'." . a 2 Te teh Tt was announced in the Washington y"Afro-Arerican™ on March 24,5 ©. . 2" 1945, that more than 2500 young people ana” aiults attended the 8th Annual’sr er ao” w. Assembly of the 12th Street Y.M.C,A, which opened on Karch 23, 1945, ab gee, *%- shiloh Beptist Church when brs. AT BETHUME spoke. She advised the youth OS “S «> to prepare, themselves now for intelligent leadership in'the futvre. She stated: | . “!.. that there were millions of youth throughout the South who did not have the = “ pyxivileges which thcy had, that those youth in the South looked to them for ———e d that thcy mist not fail them ’ vn resisrene © that Shey mst | Dot CH nerie Cron a at ror, “ ay Sey... 7 An article appeared in{/Pk” on April 4, 1945, which related - oafa v | r*-.- that the Army's quashing ot the sentences of fourffiegro Wes, convicted ab eo Te =: Fort Devens, Massathucetts, for refusing to obey a direct order toretumr: 3" t s 49 work was regarded by progressives and negro leaders as further indicaticn - ‘, * that the Army and Navy wore beginning to realize that all was not well with. ” their policy with negro servicemen acd women. This article stated that in- ° gonnection with the Fort Devens episode, the Hational Ceuncil of Negro Women “. © and the National Association for Advancement of Colored People demanded m =~. -. “i Anmediate investig ation,’ Meader inthe "protest wes Dr. MARY MacLEQD: . . it: PRASTEUNE, president of the National Council and also the only negro mombex! of | an _ the National Advisory Committee of the /0S. Upon learning of the War “Si. 07 tc.) Department's decision onthe WACS, Mrs. BETHUME stated that “the outcoms. rs. } eh (OF the Fort Devens truce has yreatly stimulated the morale of our people. oar wk: “gl over the country, particularly of the women of the armed forces. We lor. Ti’ feel that the actias sroms a decided trend toward more definite attempt + + to correct unbalanccs which have been going on in the service in regard to. -, °°: negro men and women." a 7, ce Sian oer Ee my co “his article statec thet the four WACS were convicted of © J? violating the 64th Article of War following a perscnal order by General 2 LES ee on March 10th to return to work after 54 WACS at Lovell hal struck because . Pes ‘thay contended thoy were discriminated against and forced to do dirty work. . = . &. not required of the white WACS at the hospital.’ ...° coe Teg ee AME 6 = * Be ME a Bry RE A RE RS ry ot ae Be ec ass “2” fp article in the Waskington."Afro-Anerican® on April 7, 1945, oo Fire announced that during the previous week, the National Council of Negro Via nie 3 -+ gee” had Spened a canpaign to raise $55,000 with which to expand and mass more nee a a: efegptive its ‘progran. ~The carpaign will be headed by kre. DAISY*LAUP ttsburgh and Congresswoman HELEN GAHAG DOUILAS ‘and will be carrie g April, May, and June, 1945..-Others on the canpaign committee: Ha TET le Het iy 5 OS te tog a ee ee ete Dy CHARLOTTE HAWKINGYBROUN | bea. 2s api ee eo oS Mrs. DON RLLANCA at gel Ag 3 re . pete oe Sg er OD Be bead Gen OE TEE Oh Dr Te ee -_ a