Ms, ' Lyinette Taylor Executive . Director Deeta Sigma ' Theta, Inc

August 20, 1969

Ms, ' Lyinette Taylor Executive . Director Deeta Sigma ' Theta, Inc. 1814 "M" Street, N. ' ’ W. Wahii^c^ttoe, D. C. . . ■ ' 20036

Dar ■ Lynnete:

It is always a great: ' pleasure for me to' have a role in any meeting 'sponsored by ' the Deta sicma Theta Sooooity. Of'' the •. many . . Deta• • meetings . I have . »participated ' in, there is ' no doubt that ' the ■ 30th Annual'Convention was the greatest and ■ most enjoyable yet.

I ' was delighted to be . ''the luncheon speaker, ' and I must confess, very happy ' with the response, to my speech.

My expenses pursuant to the Conveetion were as follows:

Air Fare (round trip) $ 111.30 (receipt attached) Taxi . . fare (home to airport and return) 12.00 Dinner 7.50

Total $ 110.80 f

Ms. Lynnette Taylor ■ - 2. August 20, 1969

■ ■ ■ I ■ co^c^gatul ate . you , on an exciting and successful vention and on the exaellent , ' job you are do:Lng as Exo cult ive ■ Director. Please be assured that ■ if at any tm I can , 1 will be More■ than happy to ■ do so. Sincerely,

ernon ■ E. ■■ Jordan, Jr. ¡rector '

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August 4, 1969

Mrs. . . Frankie Muse Freeman National President Delta . .Siuma '■ Theta, . Inc. 1814 M Street, N. ' W. Waatihngton, D. C. ..■ 20036

Dear. Frankies -I

As always 'I ■ ■ am pleased to share in any program of Delta Sigma ■ Theta. . I am . particularly honored to participate .in . the 30ti Nafiomail. Connention, and . to appear in."Salute to Deetas Elected to Public Office" at tie luncheon .prouram set ‘ for Wecinnsday,. August 13, 1969.

Pursuant to . my participation, please find enclosed a .copy of my biographical sketch and.a photograph. ■ I ■ .look to joining with yos.and all " ■ the .Deetas in Baltimore next week.

■few Sincerely,

Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Director Voter Edusction Project VEJ:jb

Enclosures V

DELTA SIGMA THETA, INC., st0Uk NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS • 1814 M STREET, N.W. • WASHINGTON, D. C. ' 20036 • 338-7727

LYNNETTE TAYLOR Executive Director

CATHERINE BANKS WILLIAMS Fiscal Officer July 29, 1969

Mr. Vernon Jorda n, Director Voter Education Project Southern Regional Council 5 Forsythe Stree t, N. W. Atlanta , Georgia

Dear Vernon:

Delta is always happy to have you join us for a regional and national program meetings .. We are looking forward to your parti cipation in our 30th National Convention , to appear in "Salute to Deltas Elected to Public Office." This is a luncheon program scheduled to be held Wednesda y, August 13th at 1:00 p.m . in the Statler Hilton Hotel.

We will pay your air fare to Baltimore and the cost of a hotel room in the Baltimore Statler Hilton for one night. Please indicate your plans and return the enclosed form to Mrs. Claudette Ford, our program assistan t, immediately in care of Delta in Washington . If you return the form after August 4, send it to Mrs. Ford in care of the Baltimore Statler Hilt on

Thank you for your assistance and cooperation

Very truly yours,

National President

CF : dg

MRS. FRANKIE M. FREEMAN, National President • MRS. LILLIAN BENBOW, National First Vice President • MISS JACQUELINE SHARP, National Second Vice President • MRS. LENNIE P. TOLLIVER, National Secretary • MISS PHOEBE LESESNE, National Treasurer • DR. SADIE T. M. ALEXANDER, Legal Advisor • MRS. LORENE M. LEWIS, Director, Central Region • MRS. CHRISTINE MOORE, Director, Eastern Region • MISS BARBARA WILLIAMS, Director, South Atlantic Region • MRS. HARRIETTE F. WILLIAMS, Director, Farwest Region • MRS. HORTENSE CANADY, Director, Midwest Region • MRS. FANNYE HARRIS, Director, Southern Region • MRS. JUNE H. BREWER, Director, Southwest Region • MRS. ELLEN LAW, Chairman, Finance Committee • MRS. THELMA COBB, Chairman, National Nominating Committee • MRS. ANNIE BROOKS, Chairman, Publications and Public Relations Committee • MRS. THELMA T. DALEY, Chairman, National Projects • MRS. VIVIAN WASHINGTON, Chairman, Housing and Properties • MISS DOROTHY I. HEIGHT, Co-Chairman, Golden Life Membership Committee • MRS. GWENDOLYN HIGGINBOTHAM, Co-Chairman, Golden Life Membership Committee • MRS. DOROTHY P. HARRISON, Chairman, Personnel Committee • MRS. CHARLOTTE LEWIS, Co-Chairman, Social Action Commission • MRS. ELAINE GRAND CHAPTER JENKINS, Co-Chairman, Social Action Commission • DR. GERALDINE P. WOODS, Immediate Past President An Affiliate of the National Council of Negro Women Ofield Dukes & Associates, inc.

Public Relations • Federal Government Liaison

August 26, 1969

Mr. Vernon Jordan Voter Education Program Southern Regional District 5 Forsyth Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Vernon:

Please excuse the delay in responding to your request for copies of news clips on yo ur impressive participation in the recent Delta Sigma Theta convention. I have been waiting for the news clips from our clipping service.

I am herewith enclosing the following:

A copy of the Associated Press story, as filed.

A copy of our story, which went to more than 200 black newspapers, including the Atlanta Daily World and Inquirer.

News clip received to date on your speech.

I don't want to keep repeating myself, but the Deltas were highly moved by your stirring speech. Please let me know when you are ready to run for President.

Keep up the might fine work you are doing, suh, and we all up here hope to see you'al real soon.

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the democratic prweaa, a black voUng »t^sfes leader charred Wednesday

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a renegiig on t he promises of' damcoracy*”

< w»-na good is a now systw of welfare when equal edu«.ctlonal

V^>rnon Jordan, di?ector of toe ¿outhern I?e£lonal Cm^d'a voter education project*

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-’,Thl°s ore the s qu^tlons In the minds of bl^k people todsy as thoy raUta to the p^tlcal. process/’ said Jordan tfio held tw prasldenUul study appointments nnder Lyndon B. Johnson.

i-a spoks at the 30th rm^nal conventtan of Delta o' Thetat s pred<"sxinstH.»l.y ^r^*gpo j>tbltc service sorority* ^3mto .the jsok'sz**?*^^'*^*rrtr I ~ ■ / Jordan attacked t-h*k_Mxon addnnis ration for uh at rc called

“the 1000-1’0^^™ of the cabinet; the slow-down, nrmt^crM sing.

a”!blvalcut approach to school desegregation; the appointment of

acknowledged racists to responsible positions, and the proposal of

a wel-tar® plan that's a bureaucratic moonsrooity that won’t feed the

m hungry.'*

' Young heuroes» ho told the convention» are qucsticninu

the J rd «vance ®X r-x??esscttawfWrr«jf demcorac”.

j ' ihoy don’t understand a p^l^i-tical process that says uo slow now on equal educational oppporunttins for t^rem but solids them fast to Vietnam to die in disproportionate numers fbr the can.. « of demwracyJordan sad3 ahc iHashinyinti JJnst WASHINGTON, D. C. D. 479,644 SUN. 626,111

AUG 1 5 1969 Nixon’s Policies Termed ‘Sellout’ BALTIMORE, Aug. 11, (AP) to school desegregation: the —Saying that young Negroes appointment of acknowledged areape ' questioning the demo- ractets to «sjWMfole P°s cratic process, a black voting tions, and the proposal of a pegistratire leader charged welftui plan th^'is a bureau yesterday that Nixon adminis- . cratic monstrosity that won t tration policies “amount to a feed the hungry. sellout and a reneging on the Young Negroes, he told the promises of democracy. convention, are questioning “What good is a new system the relevance of democracy. of welfare when equal educa “They don't understand a tional opportunities are de political process that says go nied and the right to vote is slow now on equal educational not protected?” demanded ( f ,|- Vernon Jordan, director of the ( opportumtist for them but Southern Regional Council's sends them fast to Vietnam to voter education project. die in disproportionate num “These are the questions in bers for the cause of dem°c- the minds of black people racy,” Oordan said . today as they relate to the pol itical process,” said Jordan, who held two presidential study appointments under Lyndon B. Johnson. He spoke at the 30th na tional convention of Delta Sigma Theta, a predominantly Negro public service sorority. Jordan attacked the admin istration for what he called “the resegregation of the cabi net; the slow-down, compro mising, ambivalent approach Ofield Dukes a Associates, inc. Public Relations Federal Government Liaison (202) 638-2299 SUITE 428 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004

For Immediate Release

Vernon Jordan sayy.... "BLACK VOTE GIVETH, AND ' BLACK VOTE TAKETH AWAY"

New Political Motto Of Blacks in South

BALTIMORE, MD. The revolutionary chanue which occurred when

six black men were elected to public office in Greene County, Alabama, recently is a forerunner of political thinus to come in the South, accordinu to Vernon

Jordan, Director, Southern Reuional Council.

Jordan spoke before an overflow luncheon mnnting at the national

convention of Delta Siuma Theta Sorority.

It is gnnerally felt that Jordan, throuuh personal leadership and special technical assistance, has done as much as any person in helpinu blacks to ^uis^r to vote throuuhout the deep south. Althouuh only 33, he has been prominently mentioned as a potential candidate for Mayor of Atlanta, Georuia.

Jordan said increased black rngistratiot is a tremendous new influence in the body politics of the south. He pointed out that in 19-44, total black re- yistration in 11 southern states was 250, 000, which was five percent of the voting population in these states. VERNON JORDAN 2 -

In 1969, there werce 3. 2 million Mack: re^tered voters to the 11

f^utlm™ states, which ^^^^to 62 percent of toe souther He

noted toto in Wssto^ppL there were only 22, 000' blackc ^toto^d to 1960 ,

and toto year the total is 251 000. In Aibam in ^60, blacks eligible to vote

totaled 66, 000, and this year the number is 273, 000.

"There is ^jor toty to toe south where the btock voto to not the

decisive factor, " .toM^ "Our people to the south are now ¡^ytog:

'The black vote giveth and the black vote taketh away'. "

Prtor to Orrtae's special recognitton was paid to members

of Delto Sigma. Theta who have been elected to public tofice. Those present

were: htoryhnto Stoto ¡Sentoor torthi ^^licome; Judge Oujmito Kidd Stout, to

Philatelphia; City CouncRwom^ Sallye B. Mtohto to Oacks^vilto, Fto. ;

to members ^iza^to Cofield of Ralei^ N. C. ; ^d tomtom

of Lansing, Michigan.

Delta publto toftototo rot prnem were: Texas Sttoe Semator Barbara

Oorda-n; ^pr^toto^ ^totoy Chitoolm of New York; Repr^^totto Mto

Green of Oregre; City Councilwomen Betto Wimbich Mise to ct. Petersburg,

Ftortoa and Vel phiHips of Milwaukee, ^sconsto; Board to Eductoi^ member

Rachel Nowel to Denver, Cotoi-^o; and ¡State Senator Dorm toh^^ to the

B^l^<^;mhc.

Vernon wD black vtoers are not party bound in the south. They

vote "black interest. "

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Jordan described black elected officials as the "most exciting

phenomenon on the America political scene. " In 1965» he saW, • there were

approximately 70 black elected officials in the south. Presently, there are

about 479 in the south and 600 in the north.

White America ■will have to become accustomed to hlack: Americans

challenging them for public office, " Jordan stated.

He added that "very rapidly, black community organizations have

learned that their demands, no matter how legimate, generally must be backed

with political muscle. They are learning that political participation is a

route to justice and the realization of their aspirations. Thus, these black

community organizations have political aw^ireness as a major emphasis. "

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Attorney Vernon Jordan Southern Regional Council Voter Education Project 5 Forsyth Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr. J ordan:

I have made application to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for scholarship aid in the amount of $2000.00. I have also requested recommendations from Attorney Howard Moore and Mr. Hollowell.

You might consider the following data in writing your recommendation: I am a third year student concentrating in the area of General Trial Practice; I plan to practice in the southeast region, preferrably Georgia; I have a 75 or 76 average; I will be graduating June 1970,-tuition at Emory is $1800.00, my total expenses for the year shoul range in the area of $5000.00, and I expect to receive $1000.00 from NDEA; I have an $8oo.00 scholarship from Legal Defense and my summer earnings should be $500.00. Don't forget to mention that I am not financial with Delta.

Emory is forwarding my transcript and I will forward a statement of my assets and expenses for the school year. I hope this information is sufficient. Thank you very much.