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(y^&^JtcS <^ jp^<2^*t^j dZ*t~ ^dZyzre/Zvyf y^Zte^y^— — y^dey ^y€^dc ^p&pztS*!^ ^^h^a^Ay^dyc^f y y*& ^fo -^&tdy*d^aSy &> Z^ d?£^^y^^x^^ G/ ydfey?z^ ^y*y ^Ccz^^tey^ ^A&y&f ppa&t&y*d' y^y^yY" ~^£&^*pyr ,y&^ C%&»dt^' ^&?t*y ^cy^zyy?zy&// syyrA6*&&^<2Jy^^ *y€d s&y ^ay^y^ ^y&&&&S , ^zd **? Ay^z&&*4& ^^^ ~ttdap^&*s & /(spuy^y*y> .^z^ts^^T,^^ yy£> ?5 &<4lmm^4& &A* ^^id/ ^yc>rz^p^^ 'iz^dd February 10, 1958 ^YSAM^hb^y LHOL4 \PLXl»AjayA^ We know you have a full schedule and are active in many areas of community life. It is this very fact which prompts us to issue an invitation to you. Because of your concern for human welfare, we would like you to attend the meeting of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom on Wednesday, February g6th, at 7:30 P. M., Allis Art Library. J^^u^ jr/xt^ All the values and institutions which we cherish as individuals and as citizens of this democracy are in jeopardy. Attaining and maintaining peace is the one problem which dwarfs all others in the world today. Total peace, of which Mr. Eisenhower spoke recently, has been the objective of our organization for *+3 years. The principles and program of the WILPF will be presented for your consideration by Mrs. Walter Rilling, President of the Milwaukee Branch. Mrs. Solomon Cramer and Mrs. August Backus, who have just returned from a Legislative Seminar in ?/ashington, D. C, will discuss current legis lation before Congress as it relates to peace. We hope you will come and share our concern. 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C. (LEE) LEEMAN - REPRESENTATIVE 3252 N. BARTLETT AVE. MILWAUKEE 11. WIS. '/l^L ^<7s? Us< U/^^1 Jify^ The Little Man * INCOME PROTECTION SPECIALIST ^o/yy ^L rf-fsj CyTLs yCyOCyij^ Oy^^c Y^^J^ y^ ,(My&WLsZ^ CAd ApUs-p- ytsiy^yCf £*£-**<, £y/uduyd /A< ?£^- J2/2/yH^K^__ KENOSHA BRANCH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE KENOSHA', WISCONSIN PRESIDENT 11 February 1358 SECRETARY David L. Byrd William R. Smith 6703-ieth Ave. 6626-17th Ave. Kenosha, Wise. Kenosha, Tisc. Fhone:ot-42374 Phone: OL-79324 Attorney Vel Phillips 707-A1^ Talnut Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Madam: In behalf of the Kenosha Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,! am hereby extending to you an invitation to be the guest spea.ker at our 5th Annual Banquet to be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday $3 March 1958. I realize that this invitation is being tendered at a relatively late date, however in spite of this I sincerely hope you give it your most sincere consideration. If you decide*to accept our invitation, I will make an immediate effort to contact you personally in regard to the various details. I would appreciate your earliest consideration and reply. Yours Sincerely, David L. Byrd 'y/s Z- %~&isgiL-*y Jf pZ-d.d iszet'-^yZid tc- A&M Mo ¥-A& dldly ipMJ g , sf . . , A) n tl 'udcAd AAs y Ztyctt d AAU44S~ p/tUs^^ dany U&tsXs auz. cit&y?p7 <& yu^cd9 yippdy s{j^yy y^sVa^aud/^f^^ General delivery Shawano,Wis cons in Dear Mr.amd Mrs.Bhillips:- Feb.10,1958. It always gives me a great thrill when women make the grade in a tough man's political world.Andw when they belong to a society of this sort they have just a limitless horizon to help those around them. To think you have become the FIRST woman Alderman in Milwaukee is an attainment you'll keep as an unbeatable record, I noticed you and your husband were practicing lawyers before the Federal court in Milwaukee.I have several matters which I d like to file as complaints or whatever the legal terminology is with the Federal court on behalf of my children and would ask you,either of you,to spare me a few moments of your time to write telling me how I can do this. I'll come to ^ilwaukee to sign the filing papers if necessary but do not kno how to go about this procedure.I am not a lawyer yet have been informed a person without sufficient financial means can go ahead with such legalities in his or her own defense without a lawyer. Please advise me at above address.^ou have a darling little son. Sincerely yours, y^d) y^^y^d^tts^y^- p.^y^/lQ*Jf ^ ihe Universitv of Wisconsin ~ iVYilwaulke e 3 2 0 3 DOWNER AVENUE Mi i W A U K 11 II, WiSCONSiI COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE February 10, 1958 Mrs. Vel Phillips, Alderman Second V/ard, Milwaukee Dear Vel: Just a note to say how delighted I was to view the picture section of yesterday's Journal in which you were featured. Certainly the portrayal of such accomplishments is il lustrative of the simplicity, common sense, and hard work which can be used to overcome which some apparently think of as "insurmountable racial obstacles." You obviously have experienced that by serving all peoples you necessarily im prove race relations. For this I offer you my sincere congratulations and the best of luck in the future. Give my regards to Dale and your very photogenic son. Sincerely Lucius J. Barker, Instructor in Political Science ^U2£ZT^ >%£^*ynttsj/_ UJL AAM^ ''ZJL&*± —? 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BUTLER WASHINGTON, D. C. yyv-ydd p+-* •fft~*~- y^-J sp«^y-si d^y*-d«. yU AsC+d ^^ ^yuy id^ *&• CZdp yc-> t C, / f S y<~ ) is &A— ; s^ps-y^Xt jtcA^c d<> (Zf-^ syp^ ypy^e-yL^y j JU^Ad', dy *• e^-** jd^ ' ty fypi*-*t^<~y*y ydsy^ydi^^^t^-y? . ^/v*' LAW OFFICE OF MEMBER OF DAVID RABINOVITZ COMMERCIAL LAW LEAGUE OF AMERICA 817 N EW YORK AVE. ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL ATTORNEYS P. O. BOX 364 CAMPBELL'S LIST SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS March 13, 1959 TELEPHONE GL 7-9435 Mrs. Vel Phillips Attorney at Lew $08 West Walnut Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Vel: I will be in Milwaukee, Wednesday, March 18th, during the afternoon and evening and I would like to have our committee meet Wednesday evening. We could eat together and I suggest we meet at 6:00 in the Hunt Room for dinner and if you are there, ok, and if not, we will meet at the democratic Headquarters at 7:30. I hope to see you there and you may bring with you whatever material you have. Very truly yours, DAVID RABINOVITZ DR:ef March 19, 1959 ?fr. David Rabinovitz Attor ney-at- Law 817 New York Avenue Sheboygan, Wisconsin Dear Davej Thanks for permitting me to peruse these clippings. Sorry that you could not come over 'luesday evening. Jim and I tried to sum up and sat up another tentative date. Sincerely, VEL PHILLIPS Alderman 2nd Ward VP:ep Enc. BRUCE BARTON JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, HI JOHN J. MCCLOY National Chairman Chairman, National Council National Treasurer nimi u:Li;II COLLEGE inn, inc. March 21, 1959 Mrs. Vel Phillips 707 A. West Walnut Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: Mr. William Chester, Jr. has been appointed chairman of the 1959 United Negro College Fund campaign in Wisconsin. In his absence from the city, I am writing to ask if you will join us in sponsoring this year's campaign. Sponsorship does not entail attendance at meetings or any solicitation of funds. We simply want to show the recipients of our letters the type of individuals who are supporting this important social service. The UNCF annually tries to raise funds to take care of the deficits of its thirty-three member colleges. The cam paign will open in April and we would like to carry the names of as many prominent supporters on the letterheads as we possi bly can. A postal card is enclosed for your convenience in replying, Sincerely yours, A. N. 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Monday, May 4, 1959 er, Vel Phillips r to Be Filmed In Anti-Red Movie The accomplishments of Mrs. Vel R. Phillips, Milwaukee's 2nd ward alderman, will be idescribed on |film in more than 60 coun tries to combat Russian propa ganda about ra cial strife in the United States. [Mrs. Phillips, ;35, of 1633 W. I Brown st., is the first woman *•'''"' ------j the first Ne- Delighted to Help an( The USIA recently featured Mrs. Phillips grQ tQ be filect. ed to the common council. She Mrs. Phillips in one of its publi was elected in 1956. She was cations which goes to countries elected last June as Wisconsin's throughout the world. Democratic national committee- In the common council, she woman. *is a member of the finance A United States Information committee and the utilities com agency (USIA) camera crew mittee. from Washington, D. C, arrived Mrs. Phillips said she was de Sunday night and will spend lighted to help counteract Rus two or three days following sian propaganda. j Mrs. Phillips around in her di "We have come a long way in verse duties as a lawyer, mother the field of human relations," . and alderman. she said. "There are advances About 5 Minutes on Film every-where in the United A spokesman for the USIA States, although they have been in Washington said that about slower in the south. five minutes of film on Mrs. "There is no question that Phillips would be included in people are accepting others on the agency's 18 minute news- the basis of merit. More and reel which is sent every two more Negroes are going into i weeks to 64 countries. The film fields not previously open to i will be translated into 22 them. I b e 1 i e v e this will con languages. tinue. "We have a pretty tough time 11 offsetting the propaganda of "I look forward to the time the Russians," the USIA spokes when there will be no more need man said. "They blow up things for the National Association for like Little Rock, you know, the Advancement of Colored which puts us in a very difficult People." position." Included in the USIA's past efforts to combat Russian prop aganda, the spokesman said, was a film on the 1958 world series, in which Negro members of the Milwaukee Braves and) the New York Yankees starred.l Mrs. Phillips practices law with her husband, W. Dale. They have two sons, Dale, who is nearly 3, and Michael, al most 1. PWfofOpkJ cJ t>/ijUcl tfofc/eW, £4fl tyfj/tClf UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA UNITED ASSOCIATION BUILDING SOI MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON l,D.C. TELEPHONE NATIONAL 85823 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PETER T. SCHOEMANN May 6, 1959 Mrs. Vel R. Phillips 1633 West Brown Street Milwaukee 5* Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: I think perhaps you might be interested in our latest Journal and the publicity that we are giving to the greatest city in the United States. I am quite sure that you will enjoy it. This is only a small way that I can repay Milwaukee for the many things it has done for me. With kind personal regards, Sincerely, Peter T. Schoemann azc R.M.S f- (•' i t y & >t i AAd&zszy-Amt&yccz, cdssze (Ith'vrtULw I'll /{^^AdlyHy Ddu, ziuyL /£ ;d ^ /y J /i,. J s y/is ffyu /i^^yz XZ id^u *< ^utUp *. p,-i«y»y>r- A me*-nKAp^ tec*i.- Idddl JXr^ftd Jr* 4 ^ — °^r 'uu,^y ^sf^^tttr y«_-**t -/<-» • • ~ir-i-yu„~ j yyyy yyyAyyypz^r; T ;ri"6 »u.yih • yyydiy^ymy /^e. yd y A * ^ c ^ A/*^ ' ^ fU^yy^ */ //<**/ &^LjUlyLj^ ^5i 4~a* r < yty<^ " IpUjdx^dn^^ ^ (J 5_X/-<5--^>-y THE HISTORY of ST. MAUR'S MONASTERY and SEMINARY Foundation: In 19^8, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, took the first steps toward the extablishment of a new monastery in Kentucky, in the dioces' of Owensboro which comprises the Western part of the state. In the latter part of 19^+8, two priests and one Brother were sent from St. John's to prepare the way for the new foundation. They settled temporarily at St. Denis, a rural chruch about l*f miles west of Mayfield, in the westernmost tip of the state. After prolonged negotiations, a portion of the property and buildings of the abandoned Shakertown of South Union were purchased, during the summer of 19^9» On July 26 of that same year, the Holy See officially recognized and canonicially approved of the new foundation, which was given the name of "St. Maur's Monastery". EXPANSION IN NUMBER AND SERVICE: The High School: At once the priests at St. Maur's organized a high School for the education of candidates who were applying for admittance as students for the priesthood. This minor seminary was intended to serve for training only those students who planned to enter the Benedictine community at St. Maur's. SPIRITUAL RETREATS. As personnel in priests and brothers increased, the community was soon able to extend the scope of its activities. In June of 1953, St. Maur's opened its doors to lay retreatants, who came each week-end throughout the summer months to make the spiritual exercises in the quiet retirement of the monastery. In June of the following year, His Excellency Bishop Francis R. Cotton inaugurated the practice of assembling his clergy here at St. Maur's for their annual "retreat". THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: By September of 195^ the augmented staff at Saint Maur's was able to open a theological seminary. The nature and scope of this new under taking, while marking a new stage of development for the institution, required the utilization of all the major buildings comprising the orig inal Shaker town 2. purchase. EXPANSION IN LAND AND BUILDINGS: To give financial stability to this rapid growth in numbers and services, the community at St. Maur's began to look for new sources of income. Early in 1957, it was decided to expand the farming operations, which the Brothers of the monastery had been carrying on since our arrival in Kentucky. To the two samll tracts of some 87 acres already acquii'ed was added a purchases of 2k0 acres of rich rolling fields and pasture land. The lack of adequate space was being felt acutely in the monastery; therefore, during that same year of 1957 the community began planning to erect a new building which would house the entire mon astery, then consisting of some 22 members, provide for expansion up to 55 members and which would also contain dining facilities for the high school, seminary and monastery, as well as a chapel adapted to accommodate the three groups combined. The chapel has a capacity of 190 persons. This building has now been completed. The present monastery edifice, erected in 185^ by the Shakers as a factory buildin, will be utilized to house the high school and the library. This structure contain; 10,500 sq. ft. of floor space. Thus, if we devote some 1200 ft. to library uses, there will still remain sufficient room for 30 to kO students in the pre-divinity high school. ACUTE NEED FOR FWTRER EXPANSION: The major seminary, which houses as its full capacity about 35 students urgently needs new quarters, if it is to continue to grow as it has during the past five years since its inception. Last year our firs class was ordained to the priesthood: one for the Archdiocese of Louisville, one for the Archdiocese of Washington, two for the Diocese of Owensboro, one for the Diocese of Belleville, one for that of Covington, gnd one for our own monastery. This year, 1959, we have a class of six ordinandi; three for Louisville, two for Owensboro and one for Wheeling, West Virginia. St. Maur's is the only major semin ary in the state of Kentucky. We receive students from eight differend dioceses 3. r . from the Vicariate Apostolic of the Bahama Islands. If we continue to grow, « can help to relieve the overcrowded conditions existing in many of our American seminaries. Moreover, we feel that the ideals and atmosphere of the training im parted here are Particularly adapted to aid the young cleric in responding to one T the great challenges of our times. LIT AIMS OF SAINT MAUR'S MONASTERY AND SEMINARY: Without a doubt, much of the seething unrest of the world today is due to the mass effects of European colon ialism. Mankind is struggling for equality, independence, self-determination. Our ideals, however, are based, not on the political or social vogues of the momen Tv-.t 0:1 the deepest needs of the Christian life itself. The Church embraces all races and nations without distinction aid unites all men in a supernatural bond ur.der the headship of Christ. In Christ and His Church, there should be no barrie T :; separate nen, races or nationalities. •t is this unity of all in the family of Christ regardless of race or color ••Vih receives special importance and emphasis in our monastery and seminary. Mast of our seminarians are white, since there are comparatively few Negro "lir'v;.cs, and still fewer vocations to the priesthood among Negroes, in the c'.-"/• ceses that we serve. Never4-heiess ? the daily contact of the seminarians with . monastic community, which numbers 8 Negro members out of a total of 22, i fiords a living example of the mutual charity and quiet harmony that can alone end the bitter conflicts of our times. "..yy, STATUS OF THE INSTITUTION: INCORPORATION. St. Maur's Monastery and Seminary fo:.m a joint corporation under the laws of the State of Kentucky (Ch. 273 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes). The legal name of the corporation if THE ORDER OF ;T_\ BENEDICT, SOUTH UNION, KENTUCKY. Our location and address is South Union, J gan bounty, Kentucky. Reverend Harvey Shepherd, OSB Director of Development 6R0 ^ ^0 °o4. . % HER 0 WISCONSIN REGION THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS, II 759 N. Milwaukee Street • Milwaukee 2, Wisconsin • Phone BR. 3-6746 %. * '*U**Y 15-*.* WISCONSIN CHAIRMAN May 8, 1959 Hon. Thomas E. Fairchild NATIONAL HONORARY CHAIRMAI Dwight D. Eisenhowe WISCONSIN CO-CHAIRMEN Hon. Byron B. Conway NATIONAL CHAIRMAr Dr. J. Martin Klotsche George B. McKibbii Maurice B. Pasch DIRECTOF DISTRICT CHAIRMEN Maurice H. Terr; Dr. Dwight Agnew ASSISTAN1 Robert S. Barber Mrs. Trudy Stimmel T. A. Duckworth Lawrence M. Engelhard Leon Feingold Robert H. Flatley Merrill Hoven Vincent J. Lucareli Mrs# Vel Phillips Harold B. Mennes Dr. John 0. Riedl 508 W, Walnut Street Wendell B. Walthers Milwaukee 12, Wisconsin Hon. Edwin M. Wilkie Mrs. Martha G. Woodie Hon. Lee C Youngman Dear Mrs* Phillipsr STATE COMMITTEE 1 Dr. L. H. Adolfson As Secretary of the Women s Division of NCCJ, I would like Frank N. Campbell Bruce L. Cartter to express our appreciation for your willingness to serve as a Derral L. Clark Resource Person at our Institute on Tuesday* Ellis H. Dana Douglas B. Davenport Lawrence Denyes . We feel the high calibre of leadership was directly responsible Dr. C A. Elvehjem Robert A. Ewens for the success of the Institute, and we are most grateful for the Hon. Donald W. Gleason time and effort you gave us. C L. Greiber George A. Haberman Rt. Rev. Donald H. V. Hal lock Again, many thanks I Joseph Hamelink Mrs. James Hill Kenneth W. Hones Sincerelyj Miss Irene Hoyt Clarence Huck Miss Virginia Huebner Michael S. Kies Mrs. Walter Kline Ben A. Laird (Mrs..) Trud$ Stimrael Elias Lane Secretary Mrs. James Lohr Del ford Lynn Women's Division, NCCJ Mrs. Mabel McClanahan The Rev. William Niebling Bishop H. Clifford Northcutt TS/p Rev. E. J. O'Donnell, S. J. George Piper Alfred S. Reindl Mrs. Isaac Sarfatty Dr. Gilbert Schwartz Mrs. George Shores Mrs. Stanley Staidl Milo K. Swanton J. Martin Van Rooy Howard Vogel George E. Watson Mrs. Ralph Wenberg Henry C. Weinlick Carl A. Zielke Marie Zuelke Edward Zukrow Mccc. Edmund. B. fitegerald 7644 North Beach Drive, Milwaukee 17, \Vi<«2on J£aa Ot\ J- i^^ syt>d \ i d ^ H \vhop*y vd\ L.pd <2-0^. ^^?prel VstUMy ^T° x - \ lv,P (| . (y\ v /OoJ^ Wx>,*<| IVI tj6J a+x Up„o ^^Uv,J yyrt - &totrt3 W<_V~ \T XiZvi I n-> YVlwt' d»z- \&>^* to Be r limed . /*\d^\ e^^ynyCc^w^* fU^i i In Anti-Red Movie 0 The accomplishments of Mrs. Vel R. Phillips, Milwaukee's 2nd ward alderman, will be described on film in more than 60 coun tries to combat Russian propa ganda about ra cial strife in the United States. Mrs. Phillips, 35, of 1633 W. Brown st., is the first woman and the first Ne Mrs. Phillips gro to be elect ed to the common council. She was elected in 1956. She was elected last June as Wisconsin's Democratic national committee- woman. A United States Information agency (USIA) camera crew from Washington, D. C, arrived Sunday night and will spend two or three days following Mrs. Phillips around in her di verse duties as a lawyer, mother and alderman. About 5 Minutes on Film A. spokesman for the USIA in Washington said that about five minutes of film on Mrs. Phillips would be included in the agency's 18 minute news- reel which is sent every two weeks to 64 countries. The film will be translated into 22 languages. "We have a pretty tough time FORM CBP 26A INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE CITY OF MILWAUKEE TO Alderman Vel R. Phillips Date May f>, 1959 508 West Walnut Street From Milwaukee Public Museum Dear Mrs. Phillips: Sineerest congratulations for the part you will play in the film to be taken by the United States Information Agency this week. I know that your appearance in this film will bring about much good will for our country when it is shown throughout the world under the auspices of the USIA. The citizens of Milwaukee and, in particular, city employees are very proud of -you and your excellent work for us. Cordially, tcrNnnorr) SFB:IR Stephan F. Bornegyi, Director Milwaukee, Wis. May 1959 Dear Mrs. Phillips Iwas reading in the Journal where they were going to make a movie of you to combat Russian propaganda. I my self am a Negro. Why don,t they send a film of Little Rock? Why do9,t they send a film of the body of Mr. Charles Parker. He was the victim that was kill by Nazi in Miss. I have stuided History, and I can,t find where the Russian had mv people under Slavery. I can,t find where the Russian lynch my people. Mrs.Phillips it would be very nice if the Negro leaders wouldn,t sell the Masses out. I wish you would think of Fegro leaders as Firelerick Douglass, Elizur Wright, Robert Purvis Paul Robeson, and Dr. W.E.B# Dubois. The people in other countries are no fools. The whole world is av/ake. There will be no stride toward freedom until our so call leaders stop selling us out. The White American on the other hand looked down upon and schemed to obliterate our great historical national cultures by branding us a backward. We are living in a Nazi state, and we all ways need the NAACP. Mrs. Phillips I don,t mean any harm by writting this letter, but only to express the way I feel about these United States. Very Truely Yours l?y^ . • / A p) -7 y*yCj@d d£dfi~y** 6-^yX~*J , d^yy-^y* ,^^r-^t^^4zp^A J****-* j*~ • *~ d/y. <&-** c - *y*y ^yl*yV^yd*yi~~**-* • -jJd . ^4^*dh*~~\. WLnittb States Senate MEMORANDUM 5/29/59 To Ellen From Nancy Re Vel Phillips Movie for USIA Mr. Shelton, Director of the Movie Divsions at USIA, told me that the film that Vel will appear in is a montlhy newsreel that is titled "Africa Today". The film is now being edited, and he promised to call me when it is ready for issuance. This newsreel is shown only in Africa in countries south of the Sahara. Its purpose is to try to give white and black people of Africa our policy views on all issues. Nancy FAIRCHILD, FOLEY & SAMMOND (MILLER, MACK & FAIRCHILD) ARTHUR W. FAIRCHILD FIRST WISCONSIN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 1901-1956 LEON F. FOLEY 735 NORTH WATER STREET FREDERIC SAMMOND ASSOCIATES VERNON A.SWANSON MILWAUKEE 2 HARROLD J.McCOMAS THEODORE C.BOLLIGER ROBERT L.WALDO STEVEN E.KEANE EDWIN P.WILEY JOSEPH E.RAPKIN BROADWAY 3-0800 HERBERT P.WIEDEMANN LYNFORD LARDNER.JR. LYMAN A .PRECOURT JAMES I. POOLE WILLIAM J.WILLIS PAUL M. BARNES DAVID E. BECKWITH MARVIN E. KLITSNER June 1, 1959. DONALD S.BUZARD THOMAS B. FIFIELD HARRY L.WALLACE JAMES P. BRODY ROBERT B. BRADLEY JOSEPH R. BARNETT JOHN R. COLLINS RICHARD L.HARRINGTON BERNARD S. KUBALE ORIN PURINTUN KENNETH T. HOSTAK ALLEN M.TAYLOR EDWIN F.WALMER GEORGE M.CHESTER RICHARD H. MILLER ALAN H. STEINMETZ J.GILBERT HARDGROVE JOSEPH J. FIEDLER OF COUNSEL Mr. Velvalea R. Phillips 1002 West Walnut Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mr. Phillips: Mr. Allen C. Wittkopf, Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Wisconsin Law Alumni Association, has appointed me Chairman of the Membership Committee for Milwaukee County. I am enclosing a brochure of the Law Alumni Association, which includes a letter from Dean George H. Young inviting you to become a. member of the Law Alumni Association and informa tion as to the advantages to you and the Wisconsin Law School of your membership in the Association, I am also enclosing an application for membership. Membership for the balance of the year 1959 is $1.50. A Subscribing Membership for the year 1960 is $5, which includes the Wisconsin Law Review. I hope that you will decide to become a member for the balance of 1959 and a Subscribing Member for 1960. Sincerely ^C^yV^s^ (ft /^t^*^^ Enc. MILWAUKEE-DOWNER COLLEGE MILWAUKEE. WISCONSIN OFFICE OF THE DEAN June 17, 1959 Mrs. Vel Phillips 2236 N. 8th Street Milwaukee 6, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: I am so very pleased that you will be able to be the keynote speaker for the state meeting of the Association of Women Students on Saturday, October 24, 1959. The student planning committee was really thrilled at the news. Jane Hoar, the co-chairman from our College (the other co-chairman is Joan Howard of UW-M) will be work ing in Milwaukee this summer. I am sure that she and Dean Wollaeger will be in touch with you later on to discuss the topic and program in much greater detail than we did in our visit with you at the City Hall. I will be leaving Milwaukee-Downer to take a new position at the close of the summer, so I will not be on hand for the final arrange ments. The new Dean will be Miss Prances Falvey. She will be work ing with the students in the planning this fall. However, Miss Charlotte Wollaeger will provide the continuity in advising the group. I am sure that if you had questions you could get in touch with Miss Wollaeger during the summer. The keynote address will open the Conference on Saturday morning. You would not be involved in the program after that point, except that we would enjoy having you stay on as long as you wished to during the day as our guest. The afternoon will probably be devoted to workshop discussion on campus affairs. Again, may I say how much we appreciate your willingness to give of your time to this activity of young college women. Sincerely yours, Margaret Knueppel Dean or the College c/c to Dean Wollaeger Illinois - Wisconsin Association EMI*EtOVF» IIEXEVOEEXT PROTECTIVE OEKEIEEC OF ELKS OF THE WOESI.lt OFFECEIIS DR. A. L. FRAZIER, President 128J E. Main St. Danville. III. ROSHELLE STEWART. 1st Vice President OFFICE OF 2915 N. 11th St. Milwaukee, Wis. TREASURER ROSCOE CHEATHAM, 2nd Vice President 1301 E. Adams St. Springfield, HI. John B. Cooper 5838 Indiana Ave. Chicago, III. WILLIAM PARKER, 3rd Vice President 405 N. Washington St. Peoria, III. June 30, 1959 DALE NICHOLS, Secretary 23 S. Buchannan Danville, III. JOHN B. COOPER, Treasurer 5933 Indiana Ave. Chicago, III. HENRY E. SAYER3. Recording Secretary 303 Elmwood St. Danville, III. Attorney Vel Phillips Auditors Alderman, City Hall JAMES T. COPPER, Chairman Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4141 Indiana Ave. Chicago, III. JAMES LEWIS 1514 Gaty Ave. East St. Lewis, ill. Dear Attorney Phillips: HARRY W. JACKSON Centraha, III. Thank you most kindly for the JAMES WOODS, Esquire consideration shown us during our convention in your 5031 S. Wells St. Chicago, III. city last week. We certainly enjoyed meeting and talking JOHN WINSTON, Inner Guard with you. Milwaukee, Wis. WILLIE WILLIAMS, Tyler East St. Louis, II!. Our conventions in your city are Trustees always pleasant, successful and well attended, and this F. S. DUKES, Chairman one was usually so. 4416 Indiana Ave. Chicago, III. by 100 EARNEST MILLS JOHN GRANT If you will multipy/the small WALTER TAYLOR amount of the enclosed check you will get some idea GOLDEN CAMP of the amount we would like to have been able to send M»ster of Social So*«.ions you. AL RIVERS 405| E. Park St. Champaign, III. Thanking you again, we are, E»IItECTORS Civil I^ifoortie** Very truly yours, NELSON M. WILLIS, Attorny-at-Law 35 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, III. also 1281 E. Main St. Danville, III. Illinois-Wisconsin Association Education ROBERT NORWOOD 1012 N. Oak St. Danville, III, teyy Mrs. KAYTE H. STEELE •^C/ ~ Treasurer j7 4133 Prairie Ave. Chicago, III. Health P. S. Please remember the invitation to visit the I. H. MEGAHY, M. D. Chicago Board of Health. 324 E. 51st St. Chicago, III. Shrine WM. S. A. JORDAN, 542 E. 40th St. Chicago, III. COMMISSIONERS Athletlea ERNIE JOHNSON Milwaukee, Wis. Economies FRANK BUTLER 6614 S. Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, III. AXTLFitttlt KIJARO Brig. Gen. C. S. FLANAGAN 7145 S. St. Lawrence Ave. Chicag, III. sCsddldtd jfi yfykdy pTiyXyyiyaysu^yo^^A-^^ yk^y>-+ \V/^>i^/2f5uc^d^x*^ yyf-cyi^cd yi*yci-y£'irt^K^>*~s a^y-**-^ dAyyidy /^d*rtyHyLj& tz)tyfsL held- June 10, 1959 is as follows: Examination Average tfO'^ 0 Extra Points Awarded Because of Veteran Preference- Final Rating AAO. ZZ o Your Standing on the List from this Examination is /'y\ NOTICE: The minimum passing rate is 70. Standing is subject to change due to confirmation of military credits or to consolidation of eligible lists. Eligibility is always conditional on the passing of a suitable medical examination. Eligibility may be cancelled because of lack of any required qualification, or for any other cause specified in the Civil Service Law or Rules. Honorably discharged veterans who served in time of war or who served in the Korean Campaign and who attain a passing rating are accorded a special credit of 5 points with additional credit for injury in action or service-connected disability. DIVISION 2-3000 RADIO 1150 ON YOUR DIAL WX I XSXN) MILWAUKEE I, WISCONSIN CHANNEL 12 TELEVISION July 16, 1959 Mrs. Vel Phillips, Democratic National Committeewoman Phillips & Phillips $08 West Walnut Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: This will confirm our conversation and your acceptance to appear on our award-winning public service program "MILWAUKEE REPORTS" Monday, August 10 - 6:30-7:00 p.m. I know that you have appeared on the program as a member of the panel, however, this time you will be the guest. If you remember, the format of the program is a guest and panel consisting of four members of the Milwaukee Junior Bar Association, with Robert (Bob) Herzog as Moderator. You may choose the theme or subject to be discussed and the young legal brains will try to pick holes in it. I suggested "Woman!s Role in Politics" which is the title we are using Monday night for Mrs, Byron Ising (Oshkosh), the Republican National Committeewoman. Since this is a Public Service program there is no fee attached for guest appearances. On July 27 - Mayor Ivan Nestingen will be guest; Richard Larsen f/?> (West Bend) Wis. Federation of Young Republican^ Chairman; you on August 10th; August 17 - To be announced; August 2k 9 Gov. Gaylord Nelson (confirmed); August 30 or 31 Bill Veeck, Chicago White Sox - date to be confirmed; and Sept. li; U. S. Senator Wm. Proxmire. And we expect Senator John F. Kennedy in September. We are attaching a form which might help you in giving us some information for promotion purposes. It is not necessary to fill this out - it is merely being sent as a guide. Let us have this as soon as possible. We would appreciate a written confirmation of your appearance. We will telephone or mail the names of the panel as soon as received. Will be looking forward to seeing you and a pleasant telecast. Cordially, /#^/^W^A^ Patt Barnes ^M Director of Public Affairs FE WISN - WISN-T7 MILWAUKEE REPORTS NAMBi OFFICE $ HOME ADDRESS i FAMILY: EDUCATION MILITARY SERVICE: BUSINESS BACKGROUND* OTHER ACITtVITEESs POLITICAL BACKGROUNDi (This is to be used as a guide) LAW DFFICES DF MAX E. G E LI N E 9D1 WARNER BUILDING 212 WEST WISCONSIN AVENUE MILWAUKEE 3, WISCONSIN BROADWAY 1-2654 July 16, 1959 Vel R. Phillips Attorney at Law 2236 N. Eighth Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin RE: 1501 West Walnut Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TAVERN LICENSE Dear Mrs. Phillips: I am addressing this letter to you at this time in the earnest hope that further reflection on the matter pertaining to the issuance of a license for a suitable operator at the premises located at 1501 West Walnut Street, will result in your re considering the views expressed opposing such license. The premises in question did carry a tavern license long before the enactment of prohibition and ever since the repeal in 1933* On the occasion of the fire that took place in April of 1958, there was not the slightest question as to the tavern not being licensed, if it were otherwise a suitable structure meeting the specifications of the Building Inspector's Office and the Health Department. My ownership of this property occurred in 1957, when the premises were licensed, and after the fire I have co operated with the Building Inspector's Office and invested well over #10,000.00 in remodeling the premises and having it qualified from every physical view with the provisions of the City Code and State^aw. There never was a moment of intimation that the premises would iSS entitled to have a new license issued, and on the occasion of the transfer of licenses that took place in June, 1959, you, yourself, interposed no objection and, in fact, graciously cooperated with the transfer so that the premises would not lose its eligibility for an issuance of a new license in 1959. You will, upon examination of the premises, readily admit that it is a credit to the area, as against the many ramshackle premises that have tavern licenses issued. It appears to me that you, as a representative of the City Govern ment, have a moral obligation to not cause such disastrous effect to a property owner, who has undertaken to do what I did in creating suitable premises for the operation of the tavern business. The one arm of the City, in the form of the Building Inspector, had directed us to do all things necessary, having in mind the use the premises was designed for, and we certainly had a right to rely on the previously established status, in going ahead with the work that was done. It has involved a tremendous sacrifice on my part and I could not believe that you, as a representative of the Ward, -2~ could justly oppose the license at this time. There never had been any opposition previously to the issuance of a license and I am certain that if the fire had not occurred and the premises had otherwise been put in good repair there would have been no objection to the issuance of a license for the license period beginning with July 1, 1958, or today. It would appear as unjust of you to take advantage of the mis fortune that I was caused to suffer through the fire, in that the premises have been unoccupied and not income producing since that time. However, we have paid the taxes and the improvements in the property will result in additional taxes and as an owner, I certainly feel that our rights are to be respected in this matter. After all, whoever occupies that tavern must comply with all the City Ordinances, and your taking a position of opposing a license for an historically licensed place, will merely result in an unfair advantage to the other licensed premises in the neighborhood. I don*t think it fair to have the misfortune of the fire be used as an excuse for opposing the issuance of a license to a qualified operator. I think if you were in my position you would be shocked also to be faced with the possibility that someone would take the position that you took before the Committee. I had nothing to do with the license applicant or Mr. Jackson, and will of course undertake to see that the next applicant is a qualified person in every respect. I was also told by Mr. Jackson that you were not opposing the license to him, so I was not only puzzled but dismayed at the developments before the Committee. I. have always had the fullest faith in your good judgment and credible achievements, and cannot believe that you would associate yourself with an unjust position. I am therefore sending this letter to you to express my thoughts in the hope that its influence will cause you to reconsider your views expressed, and that you will support the application of a qualified applicant for the issuance of a Class HBM license. Reject fully dp MAX E. GELINE MEG:rb r RICHARD S. FALK COMMISSIONER DAVID M. DELANY ASST. COMMISSIONER EDWARD G. R1CKER SECRETARY III! 1959 EDWARD J. NEEDHAM STATE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ADVISORY STAFF WUconUn State BadeLdt 6ommMdMm VIRGIL. DICKINSEN GENE SMART AUGUSTA MAUSTON 2040 W. WISCONSIN AVE. • MILWAUKEE 3, WIS. • WEST 3-3565 GERALD MCKEEN IRV HELLER BURLINGTON WAUTOMA DONALD E. SEMLING MERRILL July 18, 1959 Mrs. Vel R. Phillips 508 West Walnut Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: This year will mark the 20th Anniversary of Dick Folk's leadership as Wiscon sin's State Baseball Commissioner. The story of his state-wide program and what it has meant to baseball in our state is well-known. The Wisconsin operation is recognized as the best in the nation by the National Baseball Congress. To signalize this milestone, we are planning the most outstanding program in our history which will include five nights of exciting baseball at the Stadium plus star-studded entertainment every evening. For example, on Opening Nite (Wed nesday, August 5th), we will feature singing stars Tommy Sands and Anna Maria Alberghettil All other nites will offer similar top-notch talent. Dick has asked me to invite you and a guest to be his guests on Opening Nite We are therefore holding a pair of seats for you and upon receiving word from you of acceptance (thru the enclosed card), these tickets will be mailed to you imme diately. Sincerely, HES;bb Herbert E. Seip Ticket Director DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS H. J, "BERT" E1CHMAN, MILWAUKEE GLENN C. LANGSTON. MONROE WERNER W. FINKE. PLYMOUTH EDWARD WAVRO, KENOSHA LES WINGER. OCONOMOWOC JRV PEUSE, SAU CLAiRE LEM GOERLiNGER, CL1NTONV1LLE W1LFERD CHAPIEWSKY. WAUSAU LEO MASHAK, BANGOR G. L. RADTKE, PORTAGE JAMES F. NEMEC ASHLAND MARVIN DUGENSKE, PRINCETON • •'•• THE 20th ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF TH WISCONSIN STATE BASEBALL COMMISSIO 'JwuwtA a Gak, Stm-StuMd WEDNESDAY AUG. 5, 1959 MILWAUKEE '%»%+%0**m* i STADIUM T°MMY ***** 5*NDi PLUS • RHYTHM KINGS (TV Tap Dancing Stars) • WISCONSIN BEAUTY QUEENS • SUTTON LINE (10-Girl Chorus Line) • BANDS • BATON TWIRLERS • FIREWORKS GAME TIME 7:30 P.M. SHOW BEGINS AFTER GAME Help us celebrate the opening of the 20th ANNUAL WISCONSIN STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. Top teams from Wisconsin will compete for the State Title, August 5 - 9, 7959. OTHER TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS ADULTS CHILDREN THURSDAY, AUG. 6 BOX SEATS $2.25 $1.50 Betty Johnson RESERVED GRANDSTAND 1.75 1.00 M Lanny Ross GENERAL ADMISSION 1.25 .50 FRIDAY, AUG. 7 Western Stars TICKET DIRECTOR, Wisconsin State Baseball Commission 621 East Wisconsin Ave. — BRoadway 2-2460 SATURDAY, AUG. 8 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Joni lames Enclosed is check (g); money order gj; for children; SUNDAY, AUG. 9 adult tickets for the Aug. 5, 1959 OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION. Championship Game Adults Children Box Seats $2.25 $1.50 Trophy Awards Reserved Grandstand „ 1.75 1.00 General Admission 1.25 .50 Send coupon or pick up tickets at: 621 East Wisconsin Avenue NAME Milwaukee, Wisconsin ADDRESS BR 2-2460 CITY ZONE STATE IEWAUKEE fe HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION • HOUSING DIVISION ROOM 608 CITY HALL • 200 EAST WELLS ST. • MILWAUKEE 2, WISCONSIN BRoadway 6-3711 Extension 428 E. R. KRUMBIEGEL. M. D. Commissioner of Health July 22, 19$9 JEAN C. ANTONMATTEI, M. D. Deputy Commissioner of Health TO: Alderman Vel Phillips c/o City Clerk's Office FROM: Lt. Charles 0. Meyer Housing Inspection Supervisor RE: 2128 W. Gherry Street Dear Alderman Phillips: Enclosed you will find action taken as a result of your complaint of July 3, 1959. truly Lt» Charles 0# Meyej Housing Inspe C0M:RR Enc« Madison, Wisconsin r 3, 1959 Mrs. Vel Phillips Democratic National Co a dtteewo.nan 1633 We art Brown St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin ivIi"s. Phillips: I a in ate student in the Department of Speech at tne University of .-. is consin. I an working toward trie Doctor of Philosophy Degree; my minor field of study is Recent American History. I am particularly interested in doing research for ay dissertation topic on the gener 1 suoject, • >f the - jtworks in tne National Election of I960." In order to adequately cover this subject it would be necessary to pay specific attention to the nolitical conventions in tae summer of I960. Tnus, if it would oe at all nossiole, I would litce to be permitted to attend the Democratic. National Convention in Lo Les, in order that I aright interview appropriate persons involved, and ooserve activities of the television coverage. I have air written to the networks in '• ice to this 1. Would it oe possible £> r ae to receive ssion to attend tae Convention and, if so, what application procedures mat I follow to ootain In is i an olso wrii . in Phelps to let hia know of this osal. . thanks for your cooperation and consideration of this request. It 3 a ens t | r% inestimable i wording and s of television in bringing sigEiific nt political even oS to tne A.TC ric ry I'ruly lours, R. Franklin Smith , e nt s •, i.ison, j, Wisconsin HENRY S. REUSS COMMHTEES: 5TH DISTRICT. WISCONSIN BANKING AND CURRENCY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES ON GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES Congre&s of tfje Untteb States FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND MONETARY AFFAIRS Jfyov&t of 3&epregentattbe$ JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON aila^mgtcm, & c. ECONOMIC STABILIZATION September 11, 1959 Alderman Vel H. Phillips City Hall Milwaukee, i scons in Dear Vel: Just about everyone agrees that Milwaukee*s future as a great city depends on the redevelopment of our downtown area. Outlying business centers are essential for a well-rounded community, but the beauty and excitement of a well-planned downtown with its shops, offices, public facilities, hotels and entertainment, are what makes a city. Milwaukee's downtown today looks about as it did 25 years ago. While Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Detroit, Montreal and San Francisco have been bursting with downtown energy, we have lagged. The Seaway, and the new ideas it brings in its wake, gives us a new chance. The proposals of our Milwaukee banking institutions, the formation of the Milwaukee Development Group, the planning activities of public and private agencies, all indicate a renewed interest in rebuilding our downtown. East Wisconsin Avenue from the river to the lake appears to be the key to any successful comeback of the downtown area. It has space, and taken in connection with the War Memorial and lake front generally, it has potential beauty. I write to put to you the possibility of a pair of moves affecting East Wisconsin Avenue which can perhaps give direction and impetus to a revived downtown Milwaukee. In the first instance, they concern me because they have a Federal aspect. But beyond, this, they have the capacity to be a turning point in Milwaukee's development. To get right to the point, I suggest that the following two projects become the cornerstone of a program to make East Wisconsin Avenue the envy of the Midwest: 1. The Post Office Site. A new post office has repeatedly been promised and is long overdue. When it comes, it should, be built as part of an over-all Milwaukee plan, not as something designed in isolation by someone at a desk in Washington. An analysis of our needs discloses that there are three separable aspects of the post office site: Alderman Vel R. Phillips -2- September 11, 1959 (A) Central postal services. These should be in one or more installations, probably not on East Wisconsin Avenue at all, but adjacent to rail, air, and highway transport. (B) A Federal office building. '.Tie Internal Revenue Service, the Courts, the FBI and many other federal agencies now housed in the Post Office Building (and in rented space elsewhere)need an adequate central building, but it need not be on the main street, East Wisconsin Avenue. Indeed, it might well be several blocks away from the main street, with more adequate parking facilities. (c) A retail post office where the public transacts its business, perhaps a smaller part of some other building. This should clearly be centrally located, as on East Wisconsin Avenue. This analysis suggests that perhaps over-all Milwaukee planning would be advanced if the Federal Government made the present post office site available for redevelopment and sorted out the various functions now borne by the present building along the linesgjust suggested. As a first step we need a firm decision by the Post Office Department that it will build new central postal facilities in Milwaukee, and soon. (I have so far not succeeded in getting such a commitment, although the Department concedes the dire need.) Then, too, there must be consultation with the General Services Administration, which handles other Federal office space. Assuming that the Post Office Department soon vacates the present Iding, we should know whether it is practical to remodel the front half of the old building (built in 1898) as Federal office space; whether the rear half (built in 1932, added to in T sets present and anticipated Federal needs; or whether it would in the 3 'sable to erect a new Federal Office and Co at another V freeing the present site for private redevelopme: •jnt decides to do wi al sting Post Office-Federal T 5 and site, we in Z' actively participate in that decision. We need to work out a series of alternate plans, so that the economic effects may be compared, as quickly as possible. On the basis of these plans. Tee's Representatives and Wisconsin's Senators in Washington can then take steps to implement the plan. 2. The Worth Western Railway Depot Site. The Worth Western Depot on the lake front and its ancillary track system cover many acres, worth millions of dollars. From the standpoint of transportation, it . be a simple matter for the Worth Western Road to make arrangements with the ;kee Road to use the latter's tracks and depot, for its passenger service into Milwaukee. Such a cooperative arrangement could be even though merger between the two railroads is not in the cards. Alderman Vel R. Phillips -3- .tember 11, 1959 Financially, it would benefit both the Milwaukee Road, which would get increased revenues for its facilities, and particularly the Worth Western Road, which could, gain considerable working capital by disposing of its present lake front installation. The lake front site, adjacent to the War Memorial, would make marvelous redevelopment terrain, commercially and aesthetically, undesirable use of lake front land would be removed. Certain of the Worth Western Road tracks freed up by the operation, both north and. south, might well be used for expressways. Permission of the Interstate Commerce Commission for the North Western Road to abandon trackage and depot would have to be secured. Once again, Wisconsin's representatives, sure, would cooperate fully to this I should deeply appreciate having your reaction to the t proposals here made. Are they sound Will they encourage redevelopment, both from within and from without Milwaukee? Will they help resuscitate existing real estate values and thus the city's tax revenue problem? If the proposal is thought to have merit, the time to start implementing it is now. Sincerely, Henry S. Reuss Member of Congress MILWAUKEE J WISCONSIN Telephone: Broadway 3-5041 September 11, 1959 Dear Mrs. Phillipss You are cordially invited to a French Room Fashion Tea in our Chatterbox Tea Room on the third floor, downtown, on Thursday or Friday, September 17 or 18 at 3 P.M. Just telephone Broadway 3-5041, extension 321, and let us know if we may reserve one or two places in your name, and for which day. The showing will present our Cocktail Knit Ensembles, just in from Vienna, and will allow you to select from our top-fashion de signers, such as Originala coats, Adele Simpson, Herbert Sondheim, Mollie Parnis creations and Davidow suits. After the showing, if you wish, you may make an appointment with your sales-lady and fitter. Another feature we believe will be of interest to you will be the "silver-platter" presentation of shoes by David Evins, from our current trunk showing. Directly outside the Tea Room, during the week of September 14, our CONTINENTAL BAZAAR will feature the most exciting importa tions from England, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Belgium and Italy. These direct importations will include silk scarfs from France, England and Switzerland*, Dior designed costume jewelry from Germany, Viennese colored-stone costume jewelry, kid gloves from France and Germany, leather novelties, superb wool scarfs, Old English Silver Plate, Royal Crown Staffordshire Figurines, Belgium beaded bags, Vien nese enameled gift-ware, Italian umbrellas, leather hand-bags from England, and hundreds and hundreds of other smart new items from the Continent. It's not too early to think of your Christmas shopping! Please telephone for your French Room Fashion Tea reservations just as soon as possible, as the capacity of the tea room is limited. A\ Very sincerely yours, OUR SECOND CENTURY IN MILWAUKEE 7.-/ CIVIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF MILWAUKEE Charles Allis Art Library 1630 E. Royal Place Milwaukee, Wisconsin September l£. 1959 Alderman Val R. Phillips City Hall Milwaukee 2, Wisconsin Dear Madam: Attached is a copy of the proposed Budget Summary for the Civic Orchestra and Civic Symphonic Band for I960* The amount of the budget is the same as was requested and allowed for 195>9« It will be noted that there is a budget allowance for section leaders in both the orchestra and the band. This is for pro fessional musicians to rehearse regularly as well as perform in the concerts, in effect being examples or coaches for the other instrumentalists. This arrangement has been very effective in improving the performance of both organizations. It will be noted that a modest figure has been proposed for instrument repair and replacement, as well as for the business management of the organizations* It is hoped that this advance data will aid you in surveying the worth of these projects. Sincerely, CIVIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF MILWAUKEE y / ^C^t&td? Lorenz W. Heis*e Z> President LWHtjg Attach. flgSJiBfrf i fl MIlit i • ITTIT ifi * iT * , •\,vSmmm!^JJ^LJsULJmS£mLl!LjtlS^ JO Seaaiaoa Itamfor ORCHBSTBA W69 TOW SBmSSSSSmSBSm *•» ii5«oo BilnTiil wgf »—L11nraTt an 5#oo i5o*oo Hssio (rental 4 purchase) 200*00 InstruMnt (repair 4 purchase) 200,00 l»6 playere 1*00 i^Ugo^o 5*oo 3*000,00 JL£00jfi9. *7,«3&0» 1*50 kSeOO Raharaal Hgr«-£lhrarian 5*00 ljo^oo Bueie (rental 4 purohaee) 200,00 Ittatrtaant (repair 4 purchase) 150,00 aft player* leOO 1*260*00 10 5*oo i*5oo*oo 1,800,00 $5,105*00 COBBIMKD Mgr^Pualicity 600,00 Printing, letter aerriee* 56o*oo Supplies T naJPUjiT QBAID TDHL 113*500*00 Jtaly 27* l$S9 4£1tuA&6** zs^AJ/i, yzmsty^Ay^c.(dZzf *0t^s****4&&i ^y J HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON 1, D. C. UNIVERSITY IJBRAKY October 16, 19^9 Mrs. Vel Phillips 508 West Walnut* Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Vel: Several months ago I submitted your name for consideration for Howard's annual Alumni Award. At that time I sent in such information as I could find in Ebony, The Crisis and the Washington Evening Star which reported your election to the office of Committee-woman of the National Democratic Party. We are being asked now for complete information on several nominees and I would appreciate it if you would send me the follow ing: (1) formal education since graduation from Howard University; (2) all former honors, local, national, international; (3) a detailed statement of your accomplishments; and (k) any additional information which you feel will be helpful in giving a full picture of your accomplishments. This information must be submitted by November 6, so please reply as soon as possible. I know you may be reluctant to grant this request but asking you seems the best way to present the complete story and I do hope that you will comply. Tell me also about your children — how many, ages, etc. Kind regards and best wishes to you and your family. Sincerely yours, (?. Joseph H. Reason Director of University Libraries CITY OF MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE PUBLIG MUSEUM 818 W. WISCONSIN AVE. MILWAUKEE 3, WISCONSIN PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE October 26th, 19^9 Mrs. Vel Phillips, 1633 W. Broym St., Milwaukee £, Wis. Dear Mrs.Phillips % I thought perhaps you might like the enclosed clipping from the University of Wisconsin-l&lwaukee student newspaper for your files. I Tjas very happy to read that you •were the speaker on this occasion. Cordially yours, ,Cnairman, Public Relations Committee StNsmw encl. Elmer R. Nelson, Chairman • Ambrose W. Bauemfeind • John W. Luedtke • Myrtle A. Wille - Wallace N. MacBriar - Othmar Peterson U W D Convention OST Oct 24 University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee October 22, 1959 UWM, Downer Women Welcome 100 AWS Convention Delegates p Women from the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee' and from ident of USG, will welcome the Commerce award as Woman of Milwaukee Downer college will state assembly. the Year for outstanding contribu welcome approximately 100 dele Our Town, the play by Thorn tion in the field of politics and gates from Wisconsin state colleges ton Wilder, was chosen as the government. As a result of her and universities to the Associated theme for the convention. Emily, outstanding work in the commun Women Students state convention the main character in Our Town, ity, she is being featured in a film to be sent behind the Iron to be held in Milwaukee Saturday, is allowed to re-live her twelfth birthday. Upon doing so, she says, Curtain. Oct. 24. "Do any human beings ever real Following Mrs. Phillips' speech The program.for the AWS con ize life while they live it?—every, in the Union, a panel of outstand vention begins with registration every minute?" This statement and a coffee hour Saturday from pinpoints the planning committee's 9 a.m.-9:45 a.m., in the Union objectives: to sensitize the educat lounge (the building where the ed woman to her role in the com morning meetings will take place). munity, "her town," and to create fee. At 9:45 a.m. Tom Baldikoski, pres in her an awareness of the need to utilize each moment to the full est. Vel Phillips Keynotes The keynote speaker at the AWS convention will be Milwaukee Alderman, Mrs. Vel Phillips, who certainly is exemplary of the ed ucated woman who became aware of present opportunities in "her town." Mrs. Phillips' speech is en titled "Living Creatively." She was -the first woman and Negro ever to be elected to the Milwaukee Common council. She is also a member of the Democrat ic National committee, the Nation al Conference of Christians and and Jews, the Young Women's Christian association, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the League of ing Milwaukee leaders will point Women Voters, the Women's Cour out challenging opportunities in and Civic conference, and Chil areas of community participation. Care organizations. The areas to be discussed are as follows: (1) human relations, (2) Received Awards government, (3) social welfare In 1957 she was the recipien agencies, (4) and religion and ed of the Junior Achievement a ucation. anH nf fhp Junior Chamber vci± nun uegms wun registration every minute?'" This statement and a coffee hour Saturday from pinpoints the planning committee's 9 a.m.-9:45 a.m., in the Union objectives: to sensitize the educat lounge (the building where the ed woman to her role in the com morning meetings will take place). munity, "her town," and to create At 9:45 a.m. Tom Baldikoski, pres- in her an awareness of the need to utilize each moment to the full est. Vel Phillips Keynotes The keynote speaker at the AWS convention will be Milwaukee Alderman, Mrs. Vel Phillips, who certainly is exemplary of the ed ucated woman who became aware of present opportunities in "her town." Mrs. Phillips' speech is en titled "Living Creatively." She was "the first woman and Negro ever to be elected to the Milwaukee Common council. Shg is also a member of the Democrat ic National committee, the Nation al Conference of Christians and and Jews, the Young Women's Christian association, and National Association for the Advancement ing Milwaukee leaders will point of Colored People, the League o: out challenging opportunities ia Women Voters, the Women's Cou: areas of community participation. and Civic conference, and Chil The areas to be discussed are as Care organizations. follows: (1) human relations, (2) Received Awards government, (3) social welfare In 1957 she was the recipien agencies, (4) and religion and ed- r Ti ( r r ;,'. ..;' •.. . w.vr*' y. ?.'?.'/?>* \ r; 'nt 'Wifinn. mrs. rienry S. Reuss, wife or Milwaukee's congressman, will be moderator of the panel discussion, She received her B.A. from Bryn Mawr and her M.A. in economics from the University of Chicago. The mother of four children, she belongs to the League of Women Voters, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the Women's National Democratic club in Washington. Other panel members will be Mrs. Richard Krug, Mrs. George Ettenhein, the Rev. John Cyrus, and Judge Robert Landry. Wisconsin Graduate Mrs. Krug is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and past president of the Alumni associa tion. She is a past president of the Milwaukee League of Women Voters, and she is an active mem ber on the Family and Welfare (Continued on Page 3) HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON 1, D. C. CITIZENSHIP PROJECT October 2° 1959 DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT The Honorable Vel Phillips 1633 West Brown Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: 1 It was a pleasure, indeed* to meet you at the Democratic Party Rela tions Conference in July. I had been looking forward to knowing you for some time. I regret that time was too short to provide an opportunity for a long er chat about the rr.any things I would like to discuss with you. As I indicated in cur brief conversation, we have a Citizenship Project here at Howard Un'versity which it is my pleasure to serve as Director, The basic purpose of this political education program is to provide our students with more direct and meaningful contact with the process of practical politics. We are trying to do this by taking the students into the community for intimate observation of and participation in campaign and other party activities. Also we try to bring to the Campus outstanding political personalities for formal discussions and informal meetings with our students, I am particularly interest ed in presenting to our students able young political leaders of our group, such as yourself. In my view you represent the kind of political leadership that our group needs and to which our students ought to aspire. I am interested, therefore, in inviting you to visit Howard University during this school year. I would like to have you speak to a large group of students and faculty members - perhaps including a discussion period; and then I'd like you to meet a more informal discussion group numbering thirty or forty members of our Political Science Society, which is composed primarily of majors in this Department - many of whom plan to go into law. At this time it appears that we would want you to visit Howard between January and May. It is not now certain as to exactly which specific time would be best for our program. Thus I am writing to request that you try to let me know what periodsbetween January and May would be best for you. Please indicate as many times as possible. Your schedule here would be one evening public meeting, and a small, informal session the next day at noon or early afternoon. On the basis of this information from you, I will firm the program up definite ly in the latter part of November, if not earlier. We have only a small operating budget, but we could provide an honorarium of $150.00 to take care of your expenses. Please let me hear from you at your early convenience. We look forward to having you with us at Howard. Warm regards. Sincerely yours, .g'/T Robert E. Martin Acting Chairman, Department of Government Director, Citizenship Project CORPORAL co:I N J D. ( r.L.viV.j sii T> A ,"*t -*Tl 455 AMERICAN LEGION Milwaukee Nov. 18.1959 Mr.&Mr- Vel Phillips you and yours friends are invited to attend a presentation ceremony sponsored by the Gpl.Cornice Grace Post 455.Sat.8.30Pm.at the metropolitan hall 541 W. Clarke St.Nov.21.1959 apre^entation of a life membership card will be presented. to Pa.^t Commander Fred Winn one of the oldest dues paying colored members in this D<2pt. of Wisconsin,this presentation will be made by the Dept.Commander of the American Legion,^Iso following the ceremony refreshment^ will be served there will be mu^ic and dancing. '••:.:>' sincerely yours dhyuJL UNIVERSITY UBRARI November 10, 1959 Mrs. Vel Phillips 1633 West Brown Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: I want you to know that I received in good condition the material which you sent us; I am happy that you sent it because it contains information that we did not have. We have made a photocopy of all items except the spread from the Picture Journal; sorry I did not ask for a set to send you. I shall return the originals as soon as the committee completes its work or if you need them sooner, let me know. I am having made a copy of our clipping from the Washington Evening Star and I shall enclose it in this letter. Best wishes to you and your family. Sincerely yours, Joseph H. Reason Director of University Libraries Enclosure ^-^ty-y^x^t^^xy^^tu, yQ~XZ#y*^ Njrt»t--*v~*-' / fp / ? LOSER AND WINI^ES^-Mrs. Marguerite Benson (left) raises the hand of Mrs. Ve| PhilupsMfcho was elected National Commit tee woman Satur day by the Wisconsin Democratic convention. Mrs. Phillips defeated Mrs. Benson for the post.—AP Wirephoto. Wisconsin Democrats Elect Negro Woman LA CROSSE, Wise., June 16 ! Negro ever elected to the (*>. — Mrs. Vel Phillips of i council. Milwaukee, the flrat Nefro Na- Mrs. Phillips succeeds Mrs. jtional Democratic Party Com- Betty Graichen, now living in mitteewoman for Wisconsin, Washington, D. C. 'said today she would not dis appoint the people who elected Committeeman Perturbed her. Herman Jessen of Phelps, Mrs. Phillips, an alderman in I Wisconsin's Democratic Na-! Milwaukee, was named to the itional Committeeman. was post at the Wisconsin Demo .perturbed because Mrs. Phillips I cratic party convention Satur iwas elected. day. She defeated Mrs. Mar "It looks like it does not pay! guerite Benson of Milwaukee, anyone to work faithfully for! ;a veteran of 28 years of party the party for 28 years, only to; !politics, by a vote of 587 to #47. I get beat by a newcomer who 1*1 i "This entire experience has |not known by 5 per cent of the; been the most meaningful, delegates to the convention,"! wonderful thinf that has ever Mr. Jessen said. "The whole happened to me," Mrs, Phillips thing looks like a beauty or | told the convention, delegates. popularity contest." "Wisconsin has a lot of grand Thomas J. Joyce of Park people—and all of them are i Palls, a delegate, resigned his I Democrats." jpost after Mrs. Phillips was! elected. Several others, in-J Denies She's a Newcomer jduding Milwaukeeans, report-! Mrs. Phillips denied that she !edly were considering the same; was a newcomer to Democratic course of action. party politics in Wisconsin "as Staunch supporters of Mrs. my opponents claim." ;Benson said she should have, I "I have been active in Demo ibeen elected as a reward for | cratic circles for 12 years," she 'her many years of service ana; said. jthat snubbing her could cause! | a breakdown in party discipline. I An attorney. Mrs. Phillips is Mrs. Phillips was nominated! the mother of two children and j for the post by Prank Wallick of ts expecting her third child in i Milwaukee, editor of the wu-! a^out a month. Her public ,lcon»J»CT01ftews. She had thei c^eer began in 1»W when she |M^-fapgfe|,af all labor eie-j I was elected to the Milwaukeeiment s in the Democratic organi- 'Common Council for a four- I aation, yearw'm. She was the first i i Jyd<^j/ \jW\r^d-^. 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It is,0f ©oursetahsurd to attribute the great rise in Negro ©rim© to "poor housing", sin©© that by its©if certainly is not to biam© for th©ir antiso©iai attitud© and fondnsss for fighting and MwhupplngH innos©nt whit© ©itisen© on th© ! street, Th©y doaH pi©k on u© m©r©ly b©eaus© th©y r© poorly hous©d,you lcnowtbut b©«aus© they are a©an,orn©ry and vi©iou*# Th©s© p©opl© fight or©r th© most trivial thing b«©aus© of th©lr hair-trigg©r t©m*ers# This, tootis the n©ked truth about the Negroes,grownups and youngsters ank©# M M Ons of th© four te©nag©rs in th© w0lf pa©k that attaek©d m© bared his t**th Ilk* a b*ast. H© showsd his hatr©d for us wfeit© p©opi©< Another youngst«r,a ©iu*-®arrying idiot thr©w th© ©lub at m© and Mrs.EvansJ Thi* *iub *arrylng stuff,needless to say,u a thr0wba*v too. It 1* African jungle stuff. Th© n*tlv*s with th© stl«ks through th*ir nos»s •arry ©lubs and ©psars. This is A»eri©a and they therefore should a«t tSt ftSlSL^ Lik!Aaff rrgai* A »^S|M. Judg© on©© r©»ark©d SrL IS £™V:P0^ ^istlanlty." TrSr Word d©ailng with un©lTiu£a sajTg©s m£ S*P f! t^T 6 ***t0 f6a *"*r for thel* ** HT©. th©n it i. ^ ttme ZZ\^T° ll * w«>_ r ^ "owething be.idei taiv a*^.. * .. ffRAjfx; BVAirs r r. -• ,r,h tt U- ©et John C.Hichiiag,jr. yi Disabled 4m*r. Veterans fMlted St* u Veterans Adslnietratiea, t*l d~ tn v**t tn* t i«m, * rs^jes** f#w*iia«*, y furray AT©., L" czon .-••Br $*4H| s • * * ^ totally disabl** nvt MtaT** **»« ** *^ # WWp*4Bl who at th© tender ^r^8?.^lly»tly **rv©tt his ©ottntry has Ifem© of them have a^rfijLrfTS,!?* *" ****** ***** •« l»ttt©is, tto begin *lth,to*y had tu© *b* lnt*i bee$m* &« •* *ation*i &n^y©i©. **•*.• ** **d and b**i*»i* 1^™7»J **• !• tie a«mid#lit? * UiTarV^1!,!^1^ *** ••«** j*s«*t*r net lac •Net d*e*nt n*i2!r*R^ **t«, ORC 2f*» l©*d*T0 »hc had MwJS.^! *witnMu©n©y didn't **,*» mZd^ ^ ^a* fL r^# ^e «o*«»ll*i laarn the f&c taey ©an't ha** J IT !?*? tfid • 5 foil knr ^^ f-u':t **iuttona' r/5. * *** ft *o *rin* situation ; iets *• **• afr*id * * *•«* ns tm*4i. -^ ° . ^Xlr and *****r «rooer» ^" nut^*a at nil •* *r ir©gr0e«: "*• •***•* « Tfcea© ©owsrdty young rat* had been demonstrating tbatr hf beating up la •©elf »**%•* *i* and *W*a**i©ss *bit* ******* fh*r* *© to B ptbtl* ©hlfping po*t far sueh rotten t* th© **r* character©. fat# instead of tfcat9th*y *r© ©oddi*d *md traat*d with remarkable tendem©ss. **fto tlsay'r* l#ai,s *•* or thin* they ar*. Anyway,th©y g*t ay with an a* ,t ef iawi*«****a. A* a matter cf fact,a* fm *&** mr 0ai*f of rail** himself,a **» who ©artain^y t t* tan* B*tt*rJi*d ©aid that th© teaa*** »» ©able w© had b**a havln and ©treat fight lag # at*., ©a* da* to tm* •hot weather! * W© © * rotated eria© to th* f tt fcr us n*lv« nitwits. «** too d©*i nderstand. We than amusing. W* &!©'• bt It waa it ©j* Th© "Bathe ** ©r^ ^odw excuse* l*$r* eria© ©nd d©* ? •*llflltw* ©as a© f Ood. ©mat - ** ©o ©beat It...«ir ©eadltiaa th© ©tr©*t* < *ia*waik* - ••**! t* them a#v*t just &a *©o£* be. , just tee bad# 5&» «tapid **i they a«t? just recently * ?o year eta re^r* with s fcnif e r-raji a I* - in /©a safe >, whether th*y •wBs^llmi • tpt*nd t%*» *** ant cut th© 't be r.aoassary to ''sunoar their A* *,tb*j as©, they* re dead. They'r* sack u 1* bet©- ©boat and •treer • *wmA*& **m*b©©# They sre ^ddy^ :• v. ••- V-,. r • Why not -s ©fee b*va mat a twlag© cf ©ens©.**** !2«!£2f ^ff^V af r **» • **** «>r **^tr ©wa medicine* *su*g* tfe**© -©ataa ce: Aider*** v©3 1 ** P.S. Too bad th© al©** boob* *wfcup* pe0pl*,too#b©oause of th© *J*)i wea% ©r» What a »cr©wy excuse. If Pth ft*| Street, Hil **u^re© ' M & i^nsfii *B* Alderman v©l FhlllipS, ^ Commac Council, $*ta**r T:4 ©a 3itj H-yi/n^^-^ee.wis. co: Mrs. • .faiwiier, LJ t., caj Hon Hubert H.Huanjhrey, L> HiftffWiaSj V Unite# d Stat©* ienator, ~i~. « ' . 13a. SOJ •— . ", . T jp. rt w, ipsnegraaf j —~ —- < : KJUsbarly! co: tT.rV u' Ten," sr —C_ O ' a V' *tio*t^ " hdiy&yy*.« ' •*.. ©*»r SirJ Nobody was to al©** for th* ©*Jgr* oria© atid deiia^u-v^cy in tMs City. 7t was the fault of the aur ©ad the wind snci th* moon and th© stars. Anybody*• fault,but surely mat tfcalr ©*** And if ycu don't ball*** it,why just »»k our Chief 0f (fell*© *ha*ai T ©Iready nav© tola y0u b3^ed th© 'hot w**th*r* fcr the te©n©g« wagrtj troubl© ©« had ^oen aBTiag li summer, Tbe ft** ©as at fault; vro/ffvans s?ld T at^ 3tm vet^ uurtoua to *1S v^th!f^t3| -°^f 15 'EX? *•**•*•**« '**»• a** daxi******* to th* bat weather-, n t©r rnr*a,hawavarUh* vm*Ure© jeuraai *' : ***** exception tc sue* faoliaime*©-***** wae ac paUit that even a child - -M ,,,> ». «'.-t ***«*•«?* sT, I 12* * A Weil wnev2tTJaJ ^Hf? *** to boak raaiarsf X. "w^l? °N f -M ^pushed the rocP housing axauaa ,J !^r 5 L ^^ ° "*- taa hagrct-ai fyt'* ni a cert»X J*n dt ° * *">** *"**!* horns9** for r UCt or et la nob pi«ob dzd/y ° '- x * "** * i®d >ZdV, J t«»»a»?r.aa hsu p^uhea oa u, ' ' « the eiuai6. t t ° • is0 fa7.t the J T iP ot °* "poor bouBin., Itjyr »Ullt t! >,!« * ***• *f«ii 1 o« the p0,.tce f0r„. .„'wr eJS. ?- ^^ "^« ou„ht to hTSL innoo#«t. a,*^ -u..*. 1 w» * rix*r.M H© bare #**«« »** wo De »10h*d Very truly yours Myyit ^ rat* itrast, o©: Jfcdar***. V*l Phillips, 0e*»on 1 .,,„ natal 39 -• |f | tf.,.1 I.I .N H~— '"' " " ' 4. . # nj-ea i©l# cej «r.l©rb©rt E.Ji^*** **« ^ 7 m#w*rti ^v*., %f\ 1 wauls • —-.—-— — - oas Mr.Carl «am8«n, oel- 4101 B.Au*t&*, t jfiiw^u^a©^*!?. i*akr. p*ap *frs.#i*i£j ©hi . mefor© en* 1© not evai " *%f is ©a* matter with th< X©,*nywayf JS that ail they have on th*ir minds? r.ast w**fc ©isc in ( s* *** **i*ad after a* imvaded !Du?a>?i8 Righ school r * t*a girl stteftaats *nd a worn** S&srik. In ©*atedy *.s one Curtis t whom is |*dg*d S*v*n ©barges,<.hicb. include two cf r*p© and on© to rob a» the result *f the 3TuB&bl* far ay. fJsS robbery and ra-e sr r*a© of * one-arm ©6 ©am** ©lark in & south *id© ©tothing Stoi*#*f»t a 44-year pp*ndsoth*r on ft f stairmay at an niinals o^****-' da? ' * w*llfwfcat da you tfelmj* *©w of the stmpid ©uggastien that ve mav* tQ »moth©r neighborhood? wt&t good *auld that do *h*a they ©ven tnvad© ©1 ,j > railway *tationWl ** few4 at first figursd nT*r until t* war* tlnpad off m raiativ*© r**idlni hi orim* situation I err ..a* in that cnr.too. B©©me ***** *r* 1 h©U rajUUng i*u mm "in 2JW^WB **• riving the p*c ,, ^ J ** T JTJJ ©•mi •>,4« «« ;—: • ©** * a*rr© > W< -v *i -«1 "asenee. ,* %t aTs.fhllliaS would heir ©1«*« up a©* ilrty ward and **t rid of th© Mfedesirablas,than it wouldn't h« a**a**ary 1 2 t**fr innocent tar ge' i **©. cr it b© that all© gref*rs th** to uet fn© hilling of Wra.Fin.; by *rr ©sober*1 glmmacn *: erf eat ly terrible •h&at. r th* acli****V* wide* rfi thro* the citation baoir In tnair faaaa. : ©ould not aaeamt v, Tr. friar e^rr©*eanda*a* I had | ©a day • Lie©** filled *y a Negro hat they **!& nc kiam to a*. fbajr **v* absolutely as fcra»imjtt. Stay only h*v* hindaigLt. w*v,aft*r it i« too lat* ©r want* a striata* mz i©*. w«ii, ajs^be th >r is ft* smtr©*©!* evTM-Mj© guy a«t I'm Just ft nitwit myself. erudite A" Anyway, th« -f*p-mjatbtng W+&TQ** can drive ©hit* ©iti**** out of their mind,he*© or aia©* 6f business and to " mothlnsj we ©an do about it. petti P**©y Euaa,taath** baa* *1 by City ta «et a**f with hia rott©nf ridiculous and rathlass raporl .« will star© inejxer.v. wis report was J**t ©boat a* sanSibl* as Ohief T^rson's ,shot far isgro r*e" sr ?h*a* p*e*l© ©raaihlp tl ' •• i that everybody eiae is not. Who ceaxa bar© a© in Such * £fclef* ticn, -'3 Has the dogs, P .cin$ '•oy*. * "'• - t jjr«l ran,bat that it is hard to Say ' . :.? t It is! i " ?a f» ?*e c^ jQh • e foil mi 3*© >,the "juniar Khar th«ir ,d* th©y,*fid 11 i© to the *hot weathartB v oc; rart . p c CBthall gJmfrerU . r.B. W© think ?«rs.?. ©*A x** rathar n being in roiltic: stl*%. i*ji up far hi F.S. Th© fact tb*t th© ***d*113 «*»• *** ***•! was absurdiy *l*r1*,tso. £e*fy Bus* was mullty. p©*-»*i© the rK l» • , • • in ©*i Mart w.EBoaitBaf, t^ lhcli« *©r *^t©r©©Mi a* ^/ a© i H**BiaB*r fsBaBty* £•ft*nadjf« o .Austin, catholie ' ItiftB*, llil,;©Ml"»^^g^^*^*wU^ ^ at. ,5ilJ»u*.af#.,,BJU **a,I*%«#*****i '"col "*• , , if!iw*ufc©« Jcurr.au ;wj*uvise *r»,i«* YHT^ r4m«mt, ^ - \ **u*©* vWt*cous I JJi^waajf©©. aai Mderjtftn w*1 fMiliB*t, Ls m daunei Dear |(l«.#Hff**f — d <^/ ' v A* »tat*d in as r*nly ta a lattt ©a*iv*i fra* *S*y©r taidlar consenting on my a to •" Franv/iyn rtsdy at th* Oathali© I©iB3.d Citizen ©bout my ©• LBi of Ohief ,*abns©n,« if* 1 adviead aaaartio* l**tJ*f t*ana*;aB»*|lro had been J** ??, J*SjL •uai'-Br iraa u«t «ud th© oiiB»t. cr rwsor fcau.lBg. A7,«rw.n re; Til"' itlU ;« *tr©tr***» « lti« the IMttf «xau»>* In h.r ap«.chaii,ho«e'w>r. flfc. P (hint If th. colored people wr« aiaperaad through.Mt th. "Atf that tM. aljM h.lr t© solve the am., the lan.r .ore p.©pt« «r* hadij- babarvd la th.lr preset nai^bborh. od.ho" "ouia taring tnto another oictriot larrov. th.lr eh.ra.ter and oonduot? Th«y WJll rc.u?c here the ac»* olo tr.tt.,*oUid thM 6 ,, ,,t# llft Bt th - tfil I ?." - i " ""* ® «"*«ta»ta. i5uiB «tuT <5iAiB~th.* wy>ouU ^2!:r°Kif *h6» °°t? rt !P ••bftlr *ttltua. or MU! W.t.i. that flrit in- t -5S^ r^dr^f.^^; \8 X *?• *«» «•« ta ay l.Jt'r U th.^J.of ama.r.1 *p/iyyAZc/J*ma SwmS* ^ *»Ju.ti.. la „„ ire©aia Shop, T waHh r-tb Btraat, I) 1 *S ml©*, Wi* 733 if. s©t.iillwauMaaAr oes Aidsrman V©1 JPhillimS, , Oomacn Gounoil,0ity WlX9L~> 'i . rl " 'ncen. 'nz^ 8.Austin, *tl**ulr*© .Wisconsin c D©s L ?•, i «nana*BS i y;>ur further infer • C©?P of *y **1 th© adedwiii iter* incident,t< J, w>*tBiaa£ Who* I bare revested td bain m© to b*^ rwti ratt.e* »*§ ri^lauious r*port that *ad *©•* fl?.©m or. th© «attar by ••tretl** laW**? Buss. Tt that th© i©n©lm*or 1© a member of tin 3* El**** jfightJ W*! this mri * aasd in%H*ati** therrftv-a f* tn hia r^c vino*. A* therata athted thi art ©a* ©*3$**rid*mtly wrong a,**. impr©ra*r. it had d*i*t©d the »*»* of gr*.3©va«* with who* tea tB©«bi© k*d ftartad &n& ft** wa* *x*o ft Witness wfcio& fact in itself r^a5.nly showed that the case am* ind*©d fixed, ©©al* *&« a *£* of omission ae mail as ©amission. Russ omitted g**)9 l*%is* na«\© f**a at© report,»*ntlonad only my name in it,©nd then diseradited m© by falsely asd *Bll*la*aiy stated that th© incident did apt bar-pen th© way I saia it feftmne&ad a*ji that x **© *atii* frying to *a%* trouble.* TLi© *as a dirty ir,*tof **&***,*©*•: a* esjfjat t* a* ©shift**©: of .j". a* *Brtai*|y did not. adher© ta th© **lt*B ©oca *f ©thiamin this inata***, I res-rly ***** know what he *sB*t that j the ©mtlrwiy lnnxrCamt ***, *i*&*is©a vi*t*m of tb*a i"©on i$ • ****** parsom, i*a to thtaj »*r*aii af tM© ty*©. i try tc ae t **rt**i% fuWIBi»WWif XI** UO*-i-i*fA" |>*vx-«*vj -«-# - - -• - , , _ * iiif>€.ti* Would M* aafiaitaiy ha atr?***. ?*?8 is ^1^'^' f * .unftia oui use'it. Ha ©Wftt *» his rirjht mind would use it In pnbllft. a*aa •*• wW vmd of I******* that Jcl g •***••• «g «** baa* **!** on us. it ****** *?***?££ ^*a£©y?fM VSWA da*ft ftBB few* I could have kept my **** ©« ^*rr s^7; T **; I*-.-*. hew i *ad vert mvaeif from *a»*ttlla* hi*, T*£* »«! *• f* **• **•*« S***J i^a t •wThla u*3y aua.it t*l *to**a*. H* !• •*»* lfJl™ ifcara a** one. Ar-*ranily it TO© :,r th© f»*Uj for i MM- *f "•;*"; was i^rrestaa for a©s*nlU»»; w***b*4y. , fo* th* oru*?.©at *air -© aT*a TO* have ever a&*n,he i© • Shli faturaij*,]*© M t nor*»u fa©r© **at a© sametfcing '.tea. **•* » •** j>;«e v**ne ©tasked ©lathin* with a rascr • i©*©Tl©wW 'to ear was *h**r insanity, And p Mt *c » ***!? «©Srf© ot« at. the U**,hai4ly * e I you a*i>r©l«t -M* at*** a©.;* *tb©r than that acta af th©a r?rtiw*t or *na**«t Contrary to Sirs.Phillip© the d^aaag© is net density unless it is MwB**a th© ears, fh* pharr ©baraatar «© you • ©*\hiftd *lSo :s&da ©JM#**a gestures at m© &n& *rr*.isvans by rlacing his hand on his private*. Fl©© ~bov. H© 1© a rotten to th© o-n*© rat. H© has absolutely no aelBIS or ***** if ***** ir d***B*jy, WWitbwr has ??es* **©*©. ?M« pair of idiot* h©d ft**©©© us the tartura© &f The &***/*!, Th*y rut buttsrfil** fca our bloodstream. Th©y*r© just ©iftaa *© fa©4 **d n©v Mir thins; as long as they live. i»m no ©Xpert a* ftfe*. y# : dq**t ;cnow ***t ail© such paoml*. fart T do kmaw th-ay ar© a at fit to ii*» t* iflf aoaisunity ©ami baio*g .in * eas«, , p^ df hajy mvis uWt0 b* fumigated. Hind* that I (** s*rtaima« nre w©t he©.^thy *imds,but ©i«if minds^^ .*. 1 ik '* w^w • ©i^r ***. I*n -. -: *n** wan. t *an tM*m* by thai* right **** ©nether it is EJansiiS l*anatra*tlf*1 or not L%\*2T? fQT tb" *#t€lat ^^rc •*• is »iat»*at©d. ih©m*w*r X t*ih wita# an attaaataa or mtoi.i , ^ u «rce©i*a*/' don't w*v ^aaa« tb* lfl ln n0t St ^•rVl** "" - P ^ 2 a©ra*;anr*i^ -,.^-IP* F0A-r hauafc* I© ao :yi wcauiw far b*d *ow3u*t **d aaaraatar for s4rahw rioting or re© itina arrest *aa n-^-ttr *« - * ^»^wi,iox -ni.rany 1 % n la^taiaaiajti^aj thiama S.aLn ftjpt-; tn*-' * win: dI* ©n J*d th e« moo«»»lUm* and thi e anstar* intarna, i prabla*/ @#J 5K*K1*?^ «*«w**f4 truly your.^^^^^ # P.S.What did you thi- in I the fWo weevend v^to^ of Wait* w0m©n by We:rroe*$ December If " waathert* :> c*s Mr, / oc Franmlyn -V ?©dyt ds 4T , a, Ld ****•© tWi®. cos T;hi©f of ro^ [^ Hil*au*t©© "'••:' "? I -r. a art tin* ©beat th© •* utb «by ' attam-. afor* , n acien* ty t attache*- '',' ' le re n* f . a ; c , n <: : t/i?: , ;;"" ' : '^ euU,.-rV-, * • , 7.7, u uausiiy f»is*.y inda*. *r •- • V TU Z-^ • -I. : . ;• ; y f 3- te Qf . , "7 •-- "• - "-• -*-•- • 7 • •'•;;•' it ©an be yarj " 8*yfcbr true \m :; % ,; ' ' • "~ " VMtebead t« s tt* *lft bl , v.. • n'« be U m • 3yUH4^ ^^* M ^ p^^ Resale Shop,l866 North i2th Street, Milwaukee , Wisconsin ce: Mrs.I.Q.Griggs, U D*o*mb©r 7,1959 Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee,Wis. / cas Mr".Carl Hansen, (^ ets Monsignor Franklyn J.K©nnedy, ^ 4ic> S.Austin, Catholic Herald Citizen, Milwaukee, Wis. _lg3 Jfa^pfcLoiLSU^MllwaukeeyWls. y 00J Hep,H©nry S.Reusg,Member of Congress ^ — 735 JL* Water St...Milwaukee .Wis, P axdertran W*l Phillips, Common Council, City mBlltHilwBu*©©,Wis. oc: Social Service Department, y veterans Administration, Milwaukee .Wis can* in Dear Madam: When I was a schoolboy myself,I loved and respected and revered my teachers j in fact, I thought they were descended from heaven. While in the service at the a^e of fourteen.I likewise loved,respected and revered an my superior officers,and obeyed their orders at ail times,even under the toughest and most trying conditions. Consequently,! Just don t go for any 'aorny1 excuses for Juvenile delinquency,as 'poor housing1 or 'hot weather' or anything eise. Chief johnson,*s you fcnow,had advanced the latter absurd and wrongheaded excuse for the antisocial eenduct last Sxramer of the Negro teenager©'which,of course,was aounter to eommen sense. As a child,on a battleship I had wcrk©d in oven hot places where I could not even stand upright, in" fact,during 'general quarters' one of ay 'battle stations bad been in a bi& i2-inch gun turret, replacing blown fusee .following the firing of the guns. I had worked In the wery bottom part of the turret,©here there was barely enough room to turn around. It was hot and noisy down there,and besides i got the full recoil of the guns practically right in the face. Iiy ears and nose bled from concussion. As a result,! have soars in one ear. I had suffered like a dog from the heat and the eold anKa aa a mere child. Y©t,not once did I ever transgress navai conduct or courtesy. Character,of course,has got nothing whatever to do with the climate. The antisocial eonduct last Summer of the colored teenagers aa any intelligent ^orson know wasdue to l»ck of character. It is Inconceivable that our "top aop" @or~ reiaoed it to the climate or to ths "hot weather" which asinine aiibi aerei served to further undermine their lack of respect for the law and others. The "hot weather" exeuse was a disservice and contributed to delinquency* This gave the teenagers,besides their ago aiibi,still another 'out.' Now, they can aiso hia-me the heat. I don't know just exactly ans these young sters. I doubt whether even the psychiatrists could plumb their moronic minds for they have the strangest standards and most peculiar personai*.tie I have ever seen. Many of the>i are of mature age and old enough to know better, m fact,just recently I observed the crazy conduct of a group of mai© Marquette students and was shocked by their stupidity,too. These were HM$2 youngsters, I draw no aolor lln©,you see. There is,after ail onli one race ,the human race. Equality is a* ethical principle,not a biologic* Zl^If^Z'1* t&keS flome **°pl6 Sn "***& long tin*" to l*toh on to 1*1 anc raftbon. Ta© cop© to whom we *a**X*ln*4 abou t the Ro8e Means ann d Jrlhtto Pharr gang a1So neglected to use their noodles ° -, •••-•••*.• •* ., „* If the aops had used just a whiff of ©ommon sense, then they might hare realized the faat that a seriously sick ®oupl© life* ourseives^wanted peace.not more problems. HeaithWise,of the iatter,we already had far more than we could handle. However,these „okers k©pt on asking us the reason why this goofy gang picked on us...as if they doubted us,and we got no police protection whatever. After tormenting the life out of us and caning us sex names nightly for a long tin© without letup,John Pbarr and Rose Means were arrested for slashing clothing with a razor at six stores. Needless to say,slashing slothing,was just one step from Slashing people. Rose Means,too,being 19 years old at the time,was of mature age. This pair had an "anay attitude" on sex and need to have their filthy minds fumigated. Mrs.Evans a very sick woman had suffered terribly fro* these two rotten to the ©ore characters,who,like I often have said before, belonged in a cage. An we want and have ever v.anted was peace and quiet and tranquillity. There is no excuse whatever for Negro fights,"bloody brawi©" in bars (such as had been going on for a long time at the Cork & Bottle tavern),riots or rapes or any other kind of ©rime in Milwaukee. The Corjt & Bottle bar should have been put out of business a long time ago. There had been many bloody bsawis both in&ide and outside this joint,too mSuy. It was incuisbent upon y6u to help close this pk**e whii© these bloody brami© had baen going on there, in my estimation,you have not ably represented this Ward,and are not worthy of ro-eiection. Meanwhile,we are stuak with a ©hop full of winter wares because of our failure to renew our licence following th* numerous Negro incidents and indecencies,insults,attacks and other abuses, on top of it ail,of coarse,detective Dewey Russ had made a rotten and ridiculous report in connection With the*Goodwin store incident,which still has not been retracted. They t*2k about but do not practice "interracial justice" in Milwaukee. Even Monsignor Kennedy has disregarded an ffiy corresponded ce to him concerning these matters. My only offense,like I h*ve said before,was the faat that I happened to be at the Goodwin store with Mrs.J3vans, part of our liviihood has now Ijeen cut off thanks LO your p©opl©tbut,naturany^you're not concerned about that either. « * + *! **?* lTlt° 1,uBineS3 in order to a**© a little extra money m WiI/i « i 2m ^ f T ! T * *** uncivilized idiots, This aisD wis my nobby and I worked vorr hard t0 m^ke a success Gf it. What wouid you ^ about it if instead of a white •0Umie we were a colored ooual*W had been abused ^j white hoodlums *nd*th© shoe was on the other foot? I beiiewe you'd be up in arms about it,of course. v~er^ truly voursTj^T Frank ®vans P'S- IJl^l f fBle fc° reSt until tiie Pfaony report has been retraete* Dewey HUBS,toe,©a© a ©lappa and stupid thinker. FE cc: veterans Administrator ^ Veterans Administration ^MagtonJDi.C^^ * ,J^>A ft P 79&**4^t*U. R«©ai© Shop, °~ Mrcl&y s^ds & ' ypy, / l865 Worth T2th Street, y Milwaukee,Wisconsin on: Mra.i.Q.Grlffga, L^ D*e©mber I8fpcn Milwaukee journal, Milwaukee .Wis, _ , — . *,*- o «r^, «v.ii« - Q9i Monsignor Franfclyn J.iennedy, L^ c©.. Alderman V©1 Phillip, s, catholic Herald Citizen, common council, -~, H jackson St. Milwaukee Wis City H© waukee.Wls. — * Representative Henry S.Reuse, Member of Congress, 735 N.Water Street, Milwaukee,Wisconsin ce: Mr.Benny Baker, Shubert Theater, & St* * g f!:pt Illinois Dear Sir: I'm terribly s0rry th»t I have the funny faculty of fighting for -ur rights, whenever these righta have t^een violated by delinquents and other dirty people. Our rights,of eourse,have been frequently and flagrantly violated by ?jeg roes, youngsters and grownups aiike. Three brutal,br&inless and utterly unprovoked attack© on my person have been made by ignorant,indecent and ill-bred KT©gro©s. The last attack bad been made on me on the street by several young thugs while I waa coming back home from a comer grocery store,while a group of adult wecrroes stood idly by without Coming to my assistance. These arc the kind of colored neighbors we have, mone of them will help or defend a white person in distress. They all stick together. Anyway,whenever we complained to the eops about the indeeenciea to which we bad been subjected by the hood lums,the only s&tiefactlon we ever got from them was the suggestion that we move. Mrs.Griggs of the journal staff had **d© a similar suggestion. we can't help but wonder Just ©hat would happen if the shoe waa on the other foot and instead of a white couple we were a vegro couple? We think that then it would be an entirely different **tt©r. We hardly think that a iregro couple who had been verba ny and rbysicany abused,insulted and caned viie names by worthless bums,would be told to move. The sax names the Negro gang led h^ ROBC Means and John Pharr was the last w0rd in profanity; it had implied incestuous relations with one's mother! I believe when I was in the service as a fourteen year old kid,I had helped 'make the w0rid safe for democracy',not for dirty delinquents,hoodlum© and drunk*. There is no reason whatever why any American white or non- white should act like a damn savage with a* stick through his nose and beat up innocent people who have dona them no bar*. That kind of ©tuff is sheer insanity, it is not a matter of like or dlaiike,you know None of us like to be hurt or harmed or abused,particularly without cause. Inaidentally,many people,including a former W*gr* assemblyman to whom I had mentioned the absurd "hot weather" anbi that h&& Tzeen advanced by Chief Johnson for the antisocial antiee last summer of the Negro^troubieoakers^aughed long and loud at it. w*nf-hn wouldn't iaUgh Of an the silly excuses that have been dished out for ***** delinquency and crime the *a*t weather" one was the silliest. It is in conceivable that our "top cop" could m©k« such a stupid excuse which externalized an internal problem. This was * diaservice. The hot weather excuse merely encouraged these young thugs and gave them besides their age s brand new aiitl; they can now blame the weather,too. I'm no paraxon of wiado* myself,but a short of an idiot w0uld take the hot weather jasz seriously, only a jackasa would take it aerlcusiy. When I ta* navy at the tender *** cf f ourteen,tbl* was * tr«m©ndous transition for a mere child to m©k©. However,! had no trouble whatever adapting myself to navy life and adjusted myself to it over- right. Cense u©ntiy,I don't go for any of the '©crny' excuses that h*v© b©«n advanced for the colored criminal* and delinquents. As a kid I,too, had fait the plash verty and lived in substandard dwellings m th© Chicago ©luma. In f*et,*y one &nd only p*tr of parts even had patches on the patch©©. The so-caned ffagra "lead'rs" have been externalizing crim* and delinquency with the most asinine excuses m the world and | have never been able to stand bonebeaded blunderera,jerk© who neglect to u-*e their noodles. Freedo* is not free. It has to be earned. These aftoplft want their rights without aseuming «ny of the responsibilities. Ju©t the oth©r night a mob estimated at 300 negroes, Juvenires and adults ailke once agam defied the police on the near north side. They once ©gain molested and abu8©d th© cops, wan,the weather waa eoapsrativciy cold the other night,so what bes our Chief of Police so -b© it was a "full moon" thi© tin© rather than the sun that was responsible for this near riot. Talk about sloppy,stupid thinking! Sure we have some good and decent we^roes. But,unfortunately, they are few and far between. Step ,n' Fetcbit.for instance,is a grand guy. He had been in the movies for quite a long time and is no* appear ing in a Chicago night club. I've heard him talk on the air several tlses and ha r©©lly i en^e. Soce cf our ©op* are not overly bright or sober. Some of then, toe,hit the bottle ft** it •***© them groggy,so that whenever one ©car lains to them they can't catch oa,aad consequently there is no adequate police protection. The detective Rassussen mass points this up pretty good. His ©if* scou-ed this detective of being drunk daily! yes,indeed eome of them instead of using their brains use their badges Some of ' our ccr6,too,are dumb eiucks and delinquents. just ©hat la this,sny»ay. Anarchy, riots, re^ee, robberies street anafl^^f ^ at™at^'.? Thlft is sievenlng,stup{d,in^ and unpardonable In any ©ivlliaad community. There u a mr*at Wafc of culture in this aityf*ith their »g0 by" and «ain'a« siau*ht*r It the 1 6J an,t eveG 8 ea 3 ^r^hLthe rubes fro^^^m th*e bucoli? °c places. Wha* t* a**k*cod*^ ^ s»•« idiots. S!I worse Jhan P.S. I'll give then ^l^^^^T^f ^ *I*ae ©hup you Frank Ivans ~ L SmC ^^^^^^_ *an* the ***** ft«. ttwa • £ fo^ia * eQS Mrs.Fred Wichol* oo1*- irojuftwin^wS.; Mi JJf&ldJTp J^IAM^/ ~y>V24 , ^Ju0d^U * /Qt jppyy\ <^ j>jt ? U ^dy. '-—*-* ****!* ©hop, u 0 7 ZC60 worth Ifcta fftr**t# Kil*a*h**tWia©a*aia ccs Hrs.I.Q.GriggE _^ rw , c U5w^ • • l •»<—'- 'sconsin o*: SP».Cari FT^n^en, 4K *, ^ on: • ..,- 1 Appeal©, O vai m, — .... •yn jr. ly, '« . at. LB M .T." i ye4 '— n lit. >r* —C— C7 I (T . , , y, of your lB* -^ tl u hev »«• * l*ton °" mutfit • tfc© other -\c v* ' -' *• iu th^s ao *ft*ses that bav© b*en ^dvan- th©ir vi *tl©uiarly after th© a©©* recent **« larding 0t e'sbout » ^cek i - -i«k«d Bind his unifora *c t torn. ^ you «>©* ^Mt# * rew f?^ti*r Incident© In the- past on« of Idler aDd his ©if© had witness©* on th© a©ar nor- i rd vawat that a* • ic© that it would 1 Tri fa * n©4 rci teat th v< *a ao rcaurrene© af thi* t cf r^!«" I e. Aa I hav* *Tfcr©.th* w©ry first tla© should hav© ***Y. th© l*st tim*. Thar* waa 1 ©x*u*© ' th© 'repeat p©rfon Laiij th* th&t a*pp*n*4 \ :• y": u*t , I jewever, I Suppose they 1 Just honoring the birth of Christ,paying homage to the fl ace' Any way, thl«! incident, toe, sort of wapt say t^ debunk the ludicrous "hot waatbWr1 I v 3hl*f Jo3 . tb« ©ntlsocia' • 3 st luj f I thugs C had b**n f*nSl*a* p*opl* on the fttraat,Include r©*lf. T' a*©*'ll aa r* to invent a brand a©* so tl latest*. a©** of ****** ***** aauii a* y behavior on t] *th*r aonsigncrf ff*a in th© *r:rid. ©ould th© City fath r* th©i ong with such arrant no © fo* • This'pasaec our aaderftti a ; it is beyond our *a*pr©h©n©ion. It ©a© •arryln* this -prob- l*a .Vast ft little bit too far out af the real* of reanty ft*©i ***** *&n** My ©l*h ©if* had been ©*il*d filthy, * *Wl *•*©*©•" ***** by the Ha** ***** &?A John f^&rr • We 17, what had th© ©ectb©r to o> with th©t* ldy 1* ©verw- £?ense -^ - - ^.*, , o ' •'-'*' *v tsoing &o ©an hr»«^^T»ff*,, relations with one's nether=ther. «o»n „u«o , *«Plyin« ia.e*tucu. The thing that aura©* a© op aaaut the *** aa** aailta* ni^btiv was th* fact -^*t after aftiU**; ** lata filthy nan*,Ros* *©**s apd John"" ' Fharr i*ughed iaudl* in our fa*ea—a-.id rubbai it in! This went on night after night for ft long time without letup, on account af these twp rotten to the **r* characters we vara anabl© to"r©isx,r©ad or listen to th© radio. Bv** with the front ioar lo©k«d **d th© window ©had* pulled,they tormented v» by pounding on the door and the window. Wa got absolutely no police arotaatia*] the only satisfaction at ©v©r mat was the senseless saggestic* tc mava, we mao*,af I i.that w* don't belong in this dirty neighborhood of arunkard© and d*lin«u©*t*. R©wav©r,we did not propose a© lothina with a razor a* six eiiorct. •»*•« »U*« »• ***TT' f:" ' 1 . ~* to their bad ah© re a n^ tr£st*rp aacfroim siaahin©r* . **apl©As ©tata. ^,:^d b*ft< ^row, d^ elotheU-a ;?siafthln^,;.-g ©*; a : J***»£* . J aiM ftl What ar© th© - *W ^ t oirhvo they l«aft thlBh these two Idiot* *r© '"lea a a v© *a far using tha •© " •"' ¥*•*'* n©***t*ait that's ©xaat t it w^s. They aa© thi ©n the street and on ot1 i I ly aa they areata*. 9© r fact that many of P onset (•* we auri r,lf ^-r* a*ec4 to a© "itY. ©ay aaturaily ttooj stay % . t tu©y ar© d***nt to start wit*,tfcey ry in laaaat. Llvi**; la a*©t " *nf© o*av* c&aractar fr« fc* had, it I* that Bimpl*. n I aon*t u•; ay af tfe* ©o~* iors are lnt©liuetai*# If they were,then t**y ©ouidn't %&l\ o foolishly, farthei J lo»*t think *a*h of Ohi*f Johneo* a* Alt Hip©. X im* In* * t© 6hl*f aad© th* *hat weather" ©x©u*a to .fblllips,Mrs.Cowgs $r& the r**t of th© iraulaVa* laader*. it am© any all pert I* a *t©r*. Je the »t " et H fcth*r" ****** ©asued. fa**© dirty delinquent© h*la*d rata our health aa wei \ <*3 our ftaail aafein***. lv©n *v*r in »u**ta they I didn't ** an**** to get bv th that sort of thing. I ©tally,** have r.o faith in th< C >*ic* ©J m^-t: l^yjypy whore had it a*** 1 tt*«lf ©Win* *11 these street attacks - Lsturb-Snoca on the no*r north ©Ida* Tt M4 >^«,*«* hiding Its ©V:. ' »x*ai ra a** oi-en Very truly your*, "fw*j*icTfc**a# p. 3. we ar* vat lag fa* a* democrat tajA ** arc ur ur frla*a* ta a* likewise. Wa certainly dc&'t «**©. Kennedy for ©ur ***3Ct ^resident. Ar*u thing p*a. Phi Hips is for ^e are a**l**t. WS ft*l *la*i*** W*i Phillips, $©**** Council, JiLlwaukce^iaconain CL • -&^^43Zd y*yJL y&cJjLjd- ' <3-e^€*l*y^^jf^deZ£d -nyu s-riy^yps<^^-*-y^*^&HL^ G&Jl y~**>-&yirL2 sjo £y£dU***«d Z*d ^zzyyyzptpp 'Prominent Negroes Apathetic To^he Journal: The Negro commuju? ty must do more to help itself. Instead of working on the whites for "equal treat ^"^^^yy^yty*pp— -^p^^ ^^f^dd^ <^y%dy^ _m*yfryy to rail against the whites for all their troubles. But is it not time for Negro, leadership to acknowledge that their "^y^y^y The following are facts about MilwaukOe*s black problem-Negitoes: Although he seems ccriolacftnt the black man is at least aware of the wickedness he has suffered at your hand; he is mow on the brink of mental prepared ness to stop your trickery and deceit; he is, now, preparing for rebellion. Who stands to lease most in the conflagration which is sure to come? J4^LZ£j£y'^ siyt'ui^y^y yTZH-Zty^y ^yyyzdt- yjyrldd -fisudly cplyes py)-^^ -$-£y*^yy~^^ ^y/^^^ <_ pyy / -^d^0 y^y* ^— fdf d> ^ ZZdy ^ ^^ ~d^^ '' ^yydyd Tyfs .—-c^y^zpzddfty^ty-j?_ c 7^—o«-^ CxLtU^^-y CdJ?fzd-Cy_^zy^L_^^ **~ Ojyty-e^ ^yVnyy^^7ZyL^ Uy-dX yjLJ^JtyL^ olzLy^pL^^ Jdtd ~fcjtyLAy d£d?LjL^ td^ JL-^^JU^s ^<-dL4y Jl/d^^K^-^^i T^1^ Woman, 76, Hurt in $76 Robbery A 76 year old woman was injured and robbed of $76 Wednesday "night by two men who grabbed her and took her purse. The attack on Miss Anna Maas, 2250 W. Roosevelt dr., occurred as she was entering her home, she told police. She said one man held her mouth and pushed her to the ground while the other took the purse. She was cut by her eyeglasses, which were bro ken in the struggle. Miss Maas was treated at :ounty general hospital for :ace cuts and released. The attackers were ds-, •cribed as Jijeerogs, ]&tC-20, vith slim T>uilasarid about 5 ;eet 10. One had a goatee. Both wore dark three-quarter ength coats. yx/Zeo a y ZZAJ7- Bottoms Up! Burglary Suspect Caught Midway The topless burglar was caught by1 police .Saturday because he caught himself. A beat "patrolman, Thom as E. Repischak, heard a noise as he walked past Cal vary Holy Church of Ameri ca, which adjoins Buster and Joan's lounge, a tavern at 2000 W. Vliet st. Repis- c h a k was suspicious. He summoned help on a call box. With Patrolmen David Relich and Ronald Staver, they found Milton S. Boyd, h e entered the church. A 22, of 2316-A W. Cherry st. wondrous sight met their And, they asked, what was eyes. he doing there, while Roby There was Henry L. was stuck in the wall? Roby, or rather the lower half of him, protruding from "Investigating," said a wall. Boyd. His top half was sticking He did not elaborate. through a 10 by 16 inch Both were charged with hole into the men's room of Buster and Joan's. Accord burglary. Bond was set at ing to police: $2,500 each and the cases Roby, 24, of 1537 N. 22nd adjourned to Feb. 12. St., and a companion had entered the church Satur day and kicked a hole in the wall which separates it from the tavern. Roby then tried to crawl through into the tavern. He got stuck halfway. That was the noise that attracted Repischak. It took the officers 15 minutes to widen the hole enough tp free Roby. Behind a church curtain, BoytL Roby d/fdtft>(~7 C S dl 7^/A/TAJ M tyzAA/T T& k £ A R 7)/ cyspAr Uddllft^ T&fiiOU 7/VOcs/p tcJJVgjJi jd/STo/d/ 0% UztdAT'£\7£« , Lur fdJlz/t; ftfd fj£ G7?0 H4/A/TA7Ay 9. fMMUA 0WA7r -f77£tf 7Aly/< firtfo uT iul£ 6'ftAf/tyy, |P S £fctf$ HJX7Z L/p j=z "TffBxl idyp/yr SddKECAr/oM • &(iyd~ It T<> 77J&PI ,-fjioc>3U£ MAX dlid- Sgt. Joseph A. Kalivoda clutches his head testers during a demonstration Tuesday at through a screened window, shows St. Boni after being struck by a rock thrown by pro North Division high school. The picture, taken face Catholic church in the background. —Sentinel Photo by Ernest W. Anheuser Frightened Jeweler Quits By THOMAS G. tUBENOW "We're scared," he con was pretty fortunate . . Of The Journal Staff fided. "Believe me we are. pretty lucky." Gustav Kammerer, a suc We decided we couldn't Although he said he w; cessful Vliet st. jeweler for take it anymore. Maybe it's relieved to escape the te 25 years, called it quits our age." sion of the neignborhoo Wednesday afternoon, Kammerer was robbed of Kammerer was unable frightened out of business watches by sneak thieves in hide his disappointment by holdup men and sneak May — a loss which his in closing the business. thieves. surance carrier refused to "We worked so hard ai Kammerer, 61, locked the pay — and was bound and tried to build it up," he sai door of his store at 2604 W. beaten by armed m e n in "We had a very good ye Vliet for the last time at 5 June. After the holdup his last year. I'm not going o p.m. His shelves were near insurance was canceled. because of lack of bu ly empty after a final clear ness." ance sale. The two display "The trouble started last windows on Vliet st. were year," Kammerer said. "Be The watches were stol bare. fore that we weren't too about the first of Ms scared — until we faced the Kammerer said. While o A11 afternoon, friends holdup men." man distracted him by pi came into the tiny shop to It was clearly the robber tending to be interested in say good-by to Kammerer ies and lack of insurance — transistor radio, a seco: and his wife, Mary, 56, and not racial disturbances or a opened a sliding glass w to voice regrets over the lack of business that led to dow leading to a show w crime increase in the neigh Kammerer's decision. * dow and stole s e v e 1 borhood which led to Kam- "The riots didn't really watches. merer's final decision to Then the thieves fled Jeweler Gustav Kammerer and his wife, Mary, stood in their empty store at ZS04 \\ # st, Wednesday close. hurt me," he said. "I didn't have a window broken. I Turn to SHOP, page 10, col • fc ; Wffett A^£ TMZ us 14/Z'£5 KKfffTS 2 Riot Fever Chills Circus Fervor From the Wisconsin State Journal. The threat of a long, hot summer in Milwaukee has cast a long, ominous shadow over Baraboo, Madison, Beaver Dam, and every other town and city in the state where youngsters and oldsters still love a parade. The "risk of disturbance" in Milwau kee has forced the sponsors of the gi gantic Fourth of July circus parade to cancel the increasingly popular event this year. For those who wonder how the prob lems of Milwaukee's inner core affects them, the cancellation of the circus pa rade offers one answer among many, many answers. WorL Don't March! \ To T'he Journal: Your Editorial Sec tion of Apr* 28 had a'Journal Washing ton bureau'report on "Poor People Push ing Toward Capital." Poor3 Really? When we were poor, we were lucky if we had the price of a loaf of bread, let alone the time and money to go to Washington to demonstrate. I mention the time involved because we ^ were working people. ^ When someone holds a job, how is it /> possible for him to have the time for ^ marching and traveling? If one does not \^ have a job, how can he afford such a , trip? Or does welfare pay handsomely N^ now? If it does, then I know for sure l^N why my taxes are sky high. I think it's high time for people to stop seeing "poor" every time they look in a mirror. Instead, they ought to see a body that is capable of working with a j^- mind that is willing to make it work. ^ I don't believe there is a job in tin's V* world that would be beneath my dignity, $ if it meant keeping me off the welfarevjl rolls. Come on, "poor people," and start * reading the classified ads in The Jour nal! The pages are full of "hjeJp wanted" ads. Or do you think the^the^arr are the^there for JLOJV^ Ajp^% dp IZi Zt-My? SO^JrUyJ^—^ Children Stone, Hurt Man, 86 An 86 year old near north Werhun fall to the ground af They said that when Wer side man was stoned outside ter he was hit with a stone. hun responded, he was first lis home Tuesday by elemen- When the 9 year old boy and knocked down by a stone ;ary school children who were 10 year old girl began to pelt thrown by the 9 year old boy. planning to rob him, police Werhun with stones as he lay The girl then joined in the said. there, Bakos ran to the scene rock throwing. Four children, a 9 year old and seized the children, police A relative of t h e injured Doy and a 10 year old girl, and said. man said the projectiles broke ;wo other boys, both 10, all The other two were arrest several windows in the home. :hrew stones and bricks at the ed later at their homes. lome of Theodore E. Werhun, Werhun was taken to coun 1125-A N. 16th St., hoping to ty general hospital where he ; e t him outside to get his was listed in satisfactory con noney, police said. dition Wednesday with face A passerby, Rudolph Bakos, cuts and a broken leg. Author 18, of 1152 N. 17th st., saw ities said the leg might have been broken when he was knocked down by one of the stones. The four children, all stu dents at MaqDowelljilementa- ry s^ooTr~1706"~W! Highland av., 'were turned over to their parents and ordered to appear at the children's court center May 6. Police said the children ad mitted throwing the stones in an attempt to lure Werhun outside. f-d'av., Milwaukee. 1 (*'Pror1riinent Negroes Apathetic* To The Journal: The Negro communi ty must do more to help itself. Instead of working on the whites for "equal treat ment," the leaders should work on the Negro community for behavior that will evoke equal treatment. )/ Prominent Negroes could accomplish a great deal in the way of eliminating situations which provoke the whites. T h e y can reach the youngsters who make trouble, who drive the teachers out of mixed schools. Only they canjn- spire the cleanup programs-ip eliminate the garbage anffThe" rats. Only they can educate the indifferenT tenant to the need for property care. Only they can bring law and order or minimize the filth and immorality. '^It is easy and satisfying for Negroes to rail against the whites for all their troubles. But is it not time for Negro leadership to acknowledge that their community has a certain measure of re sponsibility for its plight? Leadership can do something about it. White money alone will not solve this complicated problem. '' We can help only to a point. From that point on, t h_e Negro community must help itself. — —SYMPATHETIC WHITE. • Columbus, Wis. '968 Part 1 From the People Letters must include name and ad dress, not necessarily for publication but as evidence of good faith. They must be kept as short as possible; the editors reserve the right to trim lengthy letters. 'Streets Not Safe' To The Journal: I am tired of reading of an underprivileged minority whose every unreasonable demand is granted because of threats or actions of violence. We do not live in the core but we are just a few blocks from a housing proj ect. Early one evening my son and four of his friends went to the store for me. They are boys 15 to 17 years old. They had to walk through the project to get to the store and back. On their way back, eight Negro boys stopped them and asked for candy and soda. When re fused, the Negro group attacked my son and his friends with huge stones that had to be lifted with both hands. One friend of my son fell and cut his arm and hand on the soda bottles he was carrying. The incident was reported to the police but that was a waste of time. We were told, "There were only eight of them and they had no weap ons." I would like to know what they call the huge stones those boys were throw ing. The police also inferred that per haps the white boys provoked the at tack. Last week my daughter's wallet was stolen from her car, which was parked in my driveway. A few years ago, my son was attacked by three boys from a school in the core. The reason? Because their school had lost the basketball game! I have taught my children to respect other people and their property. I have taught my son never to provoke a fight but to defend himself. Yet what chance does he have when he is attacked by such a group of ruffians? /*' I don't let my 16 year old daughter go out at night by herself. Now I would like to know who the underprivileged are! As I see it, it is not the minority who can walk the streets at any time, challenging anyone who comes in their path. And defended by the police! Am I to lock my children in the house after 6 p.m. and deny them their civil rights be cause I can't go with them each time they have to go out after dark? MOTHER. 64th St., Milwaukee. THE MILWAUK] Meredith Loses ft Housing Case New Y o r k, N. Y. - AP - James Meredith, Negro civil rights figure, was convicted Monday of harassing white ha m< James Meredith ke ab tenants of h i s Bronx apart- Tr ment building, who had re ge fused to agree to a rent in crease. re He faces a $250 fine or 15 ol days in jail, but sentencing th was postponed until next month. Meredith was not in fe court. c< Meredith was convicted of C failing to provide hot water s and elevator service last win h ter. d His enrollment in the Uni versity of Mississippi in 1962 ii led to white rioting which was a put down by federal troops. t y OJjyjTkzpZ) a Uf*U>A Dear Mr. Wylie: I apologize for my tardiness in writing to you. Somehow the time slips by and this is especially so while the boys are at camp. There are so many things that I have put aside and saved for this period, that one day just melts into another and before we know it the month is gone. Mr. Phillips and I wanted ta you to know how much we appreciated your kindness and your hospitality. It was yery wonderful to be able to stop somewhere in the city where we knew absolutely no one and be greeted with so much warmth and genuine friendliness. We used your building as a wayside along the way, and I can't let another day pass without saying thank you. I do hope you or your family will one day return to Milwaukee and be able to call UDon us. It would be our pleasure indeed / to return your kindness. Thank you again. With fond Wishes to you and your family for this summer and always. Sincerely, Dear Miss Rasch, V As we all know, these are troubled and turbulent times, with misunderstandings and contradictions common. Unfortunately,such erroneous communications frequently contribute to the general excesses of the times, and when they are perpetrated by the news media ( one of our few coherent means of communication) it is most disturbing. What we need now is more dispassionate and objective reporting and less aggitation and editorializingo On a recent news broadcast you noted parenthetically that J^wS8S5SKKhs "anti-mayors^" side in delaying the Martin-4-Ieber study.. The case in point in no way bears out your conclusion. The committee in question represents a cross-section of opinion on the council, and the vote for a delay saw two normally "pro-mayoral" voting gor the delay. Regardless of the "sides" involved in this situation I feel that such a vast reorganization deserves a full hearing and public notification. It has never enjoyed such a hearing in a form which would be understandable by the general public. Now that it is in such form it deserves the fullest public scrutiny in the interest of good government. I realize that it is convenient for the media to generalize in their presentation of the news, and to catagorize people politically, socially, racially, or economically for ease of presentation and because the usual aim is to the lowest common denominator in the viewing audience. Even *4t^33Q$£iS&»' though this is a convenience for the newsman, it is a dangerous and unfair practice. Often the generalization or the simplification ignore subtle differences which are central to the very definitions they affect. I, for instance, regard myself, and am in fact, an independent on Milwaukee's Common Councilo Nc—one commands my vote, &&S&&P except tthe people I represent. I vote my convictions, and my votes are determined by the facts the needs of this community. I therefore deeply resent being labeled. Ther are times when I am "pro-mayor" and there are times when I am "anti-mayor", but only on the issues and determined by the facts. At no time do I support or oppose him for the sake of doing so, for political reasons, or out of animosity. I can only hope that the same is true for my colleagues, and knowing them well I trust that it is. In the future I also hope that you will not color your stoiues with unsubstantiated opinions of where I stand, and I am alifcays readv to answer questions on toyvote s or positions. If you have any doubt the next" time olease give me a call and we can get our facts straight. Sincerely, Vel R. Phillips ROUGH DRAFT Dear Miss Rasch: As we all know, these are troubled and turbulent times, with misunderstandings and contradictions common. Unfortunately, such erroneous communications frequently contribute to the general excesses of the times, and when they are perpetrated by the news media (one of our few coherent means of communication) it is most disturbing. What we need now is more dispassionate and objective reporting and less aggitation and editorializing. On a recent news broadcast you noted parenthetically that I was on the "anti-mayor" side in delaying the Martin-V/eber study. The case in point in no way bears out your conclusion. The committee in question represents a cross-section of opinion on the council, and the vote for a delay saw two normally "pro-mayoral" voting for the delay. Regardless of the "sides" involved in this situation I feel that such a vast reorganization deserves a full hearing and public notification. It has never enjoyed such a hearing in a form which would be understandable by the general public. Now that it is in such form it deserves the fullest public scrutiny in the interest of good government. - 2 - A I realize that it is convenient for the media to generalize in their presentation of the news, and to catagorize people politically, socially, racially, or economically for ease of presentation and because the usual aim is to the lowest common denominator in the viewing audience. Even though this is a convenience for the newsman, it is a dangerous and unfair practice. Often the generalization or the simplification ignore subtle differences which are central to the very definitions they affect. I, for instance, regard myself, and am in fact, an independent on Milwaukee's Common Council. Mo one commands my vote, except the people I represent. I vote my convictions, and my votes are determined by the facts the needs of this community. I, therefore, deeply resent being labeled. There are times when I am "pro-mayor" and there are times when I am "anti-mayor", but only on the issues and determined by the facts. At no time do I support or oppose him for the saHe of doing so, for political reasons, or out of animosity. I can only hope that the same is true for my colleagues, and knowing them well I trust that it is. - 3 - In the future I also hope that you will not color your stories with unsubstantiated opinions of where I stand, and I am always ready to answer questions on my votes or positions. If you have any doubt the next time, olease give me a call and we can get our facts straight. Sincerely, y Department of Renulation 5 Licensing Real Estate Examininq Board 819 North 6th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 RE: Real Estate Salesman's License for Ronald L. Lawrence of 3736-A North 5th Street Dear Sir: I have received in the mail your form for real estate applicants. I note here that I can choose to answer in the form of a letter instead of the questionnaire that you provide. Perhaps I should say at the outset that I am related to Ronald L. Lawrence. His Father, Mi 11iam Lawrence, is my first cousin. So our relationship is by blood and not by marriage. Perhaps this makes me no longer qualified to act as a reference for Ronald. However, since he has given my name, I would like to say that I think he is a fine young man. His Father and Mother have worked hard for their family and I am sure that he reflects their many hours of training and care. I don't see them as often as I would like, however, there are times when the family does get together. I know that Both Ronald and his older Brother Regie spent at least 3 or 4 years in the service after high school, and this of itself says a - 2 - great deal. I am happy that Ronald is going into the real estate business. He usually stays with whatever he begins and I hone him much success. If I can be helpful in any way, please feel free to write or call. Sincerely, VEL R. PHILLIPS Alderman 6th Ward. ROUGH DRAF" Mr. John J. Fleming City Attorney Room 800, City Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin ATTN: Harry Slater, Deputy City Attorney Dear Mr. Fleming: The following inquiry pertains to Common Council File No. 69 which was vetoed/by the Mayor on Wednesday, February 17th. I have before me his veto message of that date. In the last paragraph of the veto message the Mayor asks this question, "Why not condemn the nronerty, construct the facilities, and then offer it for sale in comnetitive biddinq?" He further states that "It seems to me that this method would be cleaner and not subject to blind acceptance of a developer's representations of the financial problem." Let me say at the outset that as a fellow member of the Bar and without any exhaustive research, I would think the City could not be sustaine private property awfodriwra w T : i and then constructed a narking facility and offered that facrlity for sale in C competitive bidding.. I would like your leqal opinion specifically on this point and pi y bear in mind that this, time is of the essence as the Council must act on the ve- message at its next regular meeting of March 2, 1971 Mr. Robert Mull ally Director of Student Activities Wisconsin State University LaCrosse', Wisconsin 54601 Dear Mr. Mull ally: As we agreed on Thursday evenino, April 23, I am sending you a written estimate v of expenses incurred in my trip to LaCrosse. As you know, netting in and out of LaCrosse turned out to be a task of no small means ^^tQ^iainally my plans were myvicUiMi.lwaukee Road (Parlor Car) and .hatw v. /*** fifyjJLt^j- \d to Milwaukee jfche JSKX same.wayXnat I p) i$ R\'l\^TtM^^M#^Unfortunately.ticket in LaCrosse and ^e^s&ecl/XI faileo riTjwauked to cancee jtfl my plane reservation I and at this point there is some question as to whether or not I will be refunded r J iy. RatfuhP"' w i" hjwiiin«lo ,s us ta i n 4&htj\psp% myooK. $ /f* st >. ^f -Cel ^•^J 7 (a iese tJaawK^are all a part of tR^i' ^ /\ / / r of travel which/ ( liquid contemplate, in advance,, /flcET.rjljBuaMajift fairness 'OU uld bear the resnonsibiVi tv for these excoerWitur&so . / The actual out-of-pocket expenses that I can em $11.01 Train fare from Milw. to LaCrosse (ft 7.59 Return fair, LaCrosse to Milwaukee ( 16.00 Mrs. Hill (Housekeeper, for services 5.45 Lunch on the train 11.02 Cabs, tipping and miscellane so I would appreciate a check from you for that amount. I am extremely sorry that I did not make this clear in the beginning,-but these things happen. I hone that this has not caused you anv additional inconvenience. I did enjoy my visit to LaCrosse but I must say to you that I, somehow, got the .feeling that despite the small minority enrollment at LaCrosse, there was much under-the-surface hostility and tension in the area of race relations. I would hope that the University personnel would be aware of this and try to meet the situation before it develops to a breaking point as it has done at Whitewater, Oshkosh and many other of our State Universities. t Please feel free to call on me if you need ^^r^^^*— — It was good being with you all. y Mr. Robert Mull ally Director of Student Activities Wisconsin State University LaCrosse', Wisconsin 54601 Dear Mr. Mull ally: As we agreed on Thursday evenine, April 23, I am sending you a written estimate of expenses incurred in my trip.to LaCrosse. As you know, getting in and out of LaCrosse turned out to be a task of no small means, but originally my plans were to come via Milwaukee Road (Parlor Car) and leave via North Central Friday morning, Because I was tired and exhausted and anxious to get back to Milwaukee, I purchased a ticket in LaCrosse and returned to Milwaukee the ss.xx same way That I came, via Milwaukee Road. Unfortunately I failed to cancel my plane reservation and at this point there is some question as to whether or not I will be refunded this money. Perhans I will have to sustain that loss myself. Again, if you remember, I told you about the loss of my leather gloves (a gift from my husband) but these things are all a oart of the hustle and bustle of travel which one should contemplate in advance, and, Mr. Mull ally, in all fairness to you, I should bear the responsibility for these expenditures. The actual out-of-pocket expenses that I can enumerate are as follows: $11.01 Train fare from Milw. to LaCrosse 7.59 Return fair, LaCrosse to Milwaukee 16.00 Mrs. Hill (Housekeeper, for services rendered overnight) 5.45 Lunch on the train 11.02 Cabs, tipping and miscellaneous $51.07 • •••• •••..-...•. • .••.,• ••-. However, I agreed when we talked that we could round the figure out at $50.00 and so I would appreciate a check from you for that amount. I am extremely sorry that I did not make this clear in the beginning, but these thinqs happen. I hone that this has not caused you anv additional inconvenience. I did enjoy my visit to LaCrosse but I must say to you that I, somehow, got the .feeling that despite the small minority enrollment at LaCrosse, there was much under-the-surface hostility and tension in the area of race relations. I would hope that the University personnel would be aware of this and try to meet the situation before it develops to a breaking point as it has done at Whitewater, Oshkosh and many other of our State Universities. Please feel free to call on me if you need me in this regard. It was good being with you all. Sincerely, VEL P.. PHILLIPS Alderman 6th Ward ROUGH DRAFT Alderman Robert J. Jendusa President of the Common Council City Hall, Room 205 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear President: In recent years the City of Milwaukee's Parking Program has come to fruition. The future looks assured, with a rebirth of private development, and it is safe to say that the.city's role will henceforth be passive. All of the public parking details can, therefore, be easily handled by the staff of the Bureau of Traffic Engineering. In view of all this the need for continued operation by the Parking Commission should now be reviewed. The interim nature of the committee, as initiated in 1947 and reconstituted in 1962, arose from its creation; i.e., to serve until a parking program was fully under way. Such program is now completed, and the oriqinal nuroose has been fulfilled. A committee which exists de facto but without any charge or constructive duty to perform should be abolished as were several dozen under Council File No. 64-760. Additionally, a study of the Interim Parking Commission by the 0 & M Committee made several recommendations, limiting its scope, which have never been implemented. This further confirms the need for.study. - 2 - Accordingly, as Chairman of the Committee on Health-Traffic, I am designating Aldermen Eugene Woehrer, Harold Jankowski, and Robert Kordus to act as a sub-committee of Health-Traffic in determining the future need for a parking commission. . Sincerely, VEL R. PHILLIPS, Chairman Health-Traffic Committee VRP:jeg * V* Mrs. Laverne Jacobs 2647 North 97th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226 Dear Mrs, Jacobs: I learned, belatedly, of the loss of your husband. It still seems so unreal, that it is hard for me to put into words my own deep sorrow. I know that it will be some time jp0£ before things hixo& maanCny "for y&p*, but I am svd/e that your family and many d$fbp friends will get you over the rough spots. The last time I saw Harry, he looked so well and sounded so cheerful that I would like to remember him that way. I know that my words are empty, but I can on/ty say to you what 4MH0RJP' our close friends said to my mother, and that is, that A she and my father had many wonderful years together. This, of course, would be true of you and Harry, and those years will beTdppp^p )p_^ yours Even though we have never met, I feel thai I know you and if there is any way that I can help or be of serif ice to you or your soni and son-in-law, I would be happy to do j^Au^r&l£ft*wLp Harry always knew that he could call on me jtn anyu- mattermatter roqardtnqregarding 7 licenses or any other matter relating to tne business. This, of course, still holdsp£styisyr\y, Again, you have my deepest sympathy. Sincerely, Dear Steve, Thank you very much for your kind remarks regarding my recent speech in Madison. It is encouraging to know that my statements were so well received and, in your case, personally stimulating for further study. Your selection of the Community Action Program for a topic is commendable. As I am sure you are aware, this is a very controversial program quite conducive to the type of analysis which I utilized in my -speech. In accord with your request for information on this topic, I am referring your letter to Anthony J. Maggiore who is the Associate Director of the Community Action Program of Milwaukee County's Community Relations - Social Development Commission. Enclosed is my letter of referral to him, I am sure that he can provide you with both the first-hand experience and scholarly background that are the components of good research. Mr..Maggiore may be contacted in care of the-Community Relations - Social Development Commission of Milwaukee County, 161 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203, Telephone 276-3766. I am sure that if you contact him, he will be most cooperative and a wealth of information. If there is anything else I can do for you, please let me know. Thanks again for the complimentary letter. Very truly yours, VEL R. PHILLIPS Dear Tony: Enclosed is a copy of a letter which I received from a student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison containing some complimentary remarks concerning a speech I gave there recently for a Contemporary Trends class on "How Urban Power Works." The student, Steve Fran|(, is interested in analyzing the CAP Program as the letter explains. I have referred him to you as the best source of information on this topic. I would appreciate it if you would be of assistance to him. I am sure he will be in touch with you shortly. Sincerely, *« VEL R. PHILLIPS ROUGH DRAFT f^fayy-A~* •-yy s. copy of a resolution that -vp^q'ntroducc^ii*s*Z\Z; < y *ht> rnpjjqp r~,.^i ii -| • • r-inti-- to %m acquisition of land fo,0r use as a non-contigous subdivision for relocation housing. The importance of this matter cannot be over-emohasized. I-flaswufih-afr-adfigggteT.horr^a^L LLC is one n f th a • :>nw»fr-w»Mu:t n nt issues facing ourcXty and^Ut«a>^?H5fTgT"'of this htras-i ng • reason, T think a city policy of non-cooneratfon on expressway projects until the housing units destroyed have been replaced to help ease this housing crisis. A re-eyaluation of future expressway construction has long been overdue, anoint is my wish that this resolution we,uicl serve as the vehicle for : purpose. I also feel very s y that in addition to the problem \.»yj of inadequate housing depletion of the tax base and environmental oollution^make ^ EScontinued cooperation « the City of Milwaukee in expressway projects morally unjust and politically unwise. Accordingly, I believe that implementation of this resolution is of the highest priority to the <£jty<-/ ^^i*At>f trust this file will receive a fair and impartial hearing, and wfll be given your thorough consideration. ifaGtrn*^^ £h $ \^JLu^hM 2ts>y*J i/tu/** y <&sBSm&S** WijU' yfa< Gentlemen: I enclose a copy of a resolution that I have introduced today relative to acquisition of land for use as a non-contiguous subdivision for relocation housing. The importance of this matter cannot be over-emphasized. I am sure that we all must admit that expressway construction has long eroded the housing units in our cities, and central cities have particularly suffered. This crisis must be met. Alternative housing must be provided outside the corporate limits of our already overcrowded city. Future expressway projects should not proceed until the housing units destroyed have been replaced to help ease this housing crisis. A re-evaluation of future expressway construction has long been overdue, and it is my wish that this resolution serve as the vehicle for this purpose. I also feel very strongly that in addition to the problem of inadequate housing, the further depletion of the tax base and environmental pollution make continued cooperation by the City of Milwaukee in expressway projects morally unjust and politically unwise. Accordingly, I believe that implementation of this resolution is of the highest priority to the City of Milwaukee. I am certain that consultation with the Mayor, the Commissioner of Public Works, the City Attorney, Tax Commissioner, Budget Director, and Director of City Development,*.Director of Intergovernmental Fiscal Liaison will bear out the wisdom of the kind of an imaginative program that this resolution envisions. I trust this file will receive a fair and impartial hearing, j and will be given your thorough consideration. ROUGH DRAFT Enclosed is a cony of a resolution that-wa#=»introduce/ £&£*- the Common .Council on April 28, relative to the acquisition of land for use as a non-contigous subdivision for relocation housing. The importance of this matter cannot be over-emohasized. Inasmuch as adequatwi e housing is one of the most important issues facing our city and the cities of this nation, existing housing should not be demolished until replacement housing is available.. i Expressway construction has long been the major eliminator of -mme- housing units in our cities, and central cities 3HR have particularly suffered with this regard resulting in a national housing crisis. For this reason, I think a city policy of non-coooeration on existing and future expressway orojects until the housing units destroyed have been replaced is important to help ease this housing crisis. A re-evaluation of future expressway construction has long been overdue, and it is my wish that this resolution would serve as the vehicle for this purpose. I also feel very strongly that in addition to the problem pjvZ/fo*J of inadequate housing.that the future depletion of the tax base and J environmental pollution make the continued cooperation of the City of Milwaukee in expressway projects morally unjust and politically unwise. Accordingly, I believe that implementation of this resolution is of the highest priority to thefijty^H/ 777yJhyOjJ jQ^iA ': ' Tv^>-e>:Tl^. X , ^zi/y. Enclosed is a cony of a resolution that-wa^=»introduce,p into- th^Xommon--Council.-xxn--Apr-i4-~-2S, relative to the acquisition of land for use as a non-contigous subdivision for relocation housing. The importance of this matter cannot be over-emphasized. Inasmuch as adequatox e housing is one of the most important issues facing our city and the cities of this nation, existing housing should not be demolished until replacement housing is available. , Expressway construction has long been the major eliminator of -m%* housing units in our cities, and central cities $Btt have particularly suffered with this regard resulting in a national housing crisis. For this reason, I think a city policy of non-cooperation on existing and future expressway projects until the housing units destroyed have been replaced is important to help ease this housing crisis. A re-evaluation of future expressway construction has long been overdue, and it is my wish that this resolution would serve as the vehicle for this purpose. I also feel very strongly that in addition to the problem / environmental pollution make the continued cooperation of the City of Milwaukee in expressway projects morally unjust and politically unwise. Accordingly, I believe that implementation of this resolution is of the highest priority to the(£jty.^i/ ^.^fc^Avf I trust this file will receive a fair and impartial hearing, and will be given your thorough consideration. ROUGH DRAFT cony of a resolution that -MppMntroducei. into*- w »i>l.„au-Afji'!"Tj..X!Gi", relative to the acquisition of land for cr use as a non-contigous subdivision for relocation housing. The importance of this matter cannot be over-emphasized. Inasmuch-ao adequate1houo4nq J Lit is one of the most important issues facing our city and the cities of this - • -r- -•— « <^^^mm>^ nation, existing housing should not be demolished until replacement housing is availab' Expressway construction has long been the major eliminator of '-*»«• housing units in our cities, and central cities &9t have particularly suffered with this regard resulting in a national housing crisis. For this reason, I think a city policy of non-coooeration on existing and future expressway projects until the housing units destroyed have been replaced is important to help ease this housing crisis. A re-evaluation of future expressway construction has long been overdue, and it is my wish that this resolution would serve as the vehicle for this purpose. I also feel very strongly that in addition to the problem pt.y7.f\s of inadequate housing.that the fofcure depletion of the tax base and environmental pollution make the continued cooperation of the City of Milwaukee in expressway projects morally unjust and politically unwise. Accordingly, I believe that implementation of this resolution is of the highest priority to the(cjtyyi! 7tfyJh I trust this file will receive a fair and impartial hearing, and will be given your thorough consideration. w Mr. Chuck Stone c/o *%&! NBC, Washington Bureau Washington, D. C. J Dear Mr. Stone: 77 ^Mpt though you probably mo not remember me, let me say at the outset that Ben Barkin (Barkin-Herman and Associates) wfc*»tWfc£lP»l» still blames me for you/^ . , not coming to Milwaukee. He said that I gave you a bleek picture of Milwaukee's housing for Black residents. I cannot remember doing any thing other than telling it like it is, but in any event, from your recent success via the newrmedia, I am sure you have no regrets about not coming to the Midwest. I do catch a glimpse of you now and again on the Today Show, and I must say that I like very much what you are saying. I have been active politically, both aim non-partisan \&fi/ (Milwaukee Common Council) and partisan {Vfkf Democratic National Committee). As a matter of fact, politics have been my major interest for the last several years. When I was|elected in 1956, there were still very few A QcyyyHiH^ {/2y Black representatives on local governmental boards#a*Mp uvun jifywiw. Oi-fcy /. yy (fay GZJ,.' The purpose of tbj.g iflt.t.ft-r ftp p-rgfi-j^piy -Ktn-g., The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a new Center for Afro-American p ^ i(f - , , i tpJy\y' /&_p-^U>/ '• Uy--P ' { " ^y j . Culture. They have asked that I be-a vjLgjiiJMwrag lecturer for the academic ^^-^-y year 1969-7-0. I have not definitely sait^r LJUl 1 HgCild, but I am ttea«Mtt£» fsYJ because I am extremely interested in this whole new Black A /y^uAJ^kj^ Awareness concept. They have .(Sffersrib-BOvogaJL-^auggootod fields F would be interested primarily in the subject I think (and the Chairman of the Department also thinks) that your book "Black Political Power in America" would be an excellent text for the students. I could order one, of course, but it c to have an autographed copy from yfef. If I decide* to go ahead with %$Lks* <\s{/ J I wtild definitely use your book as the text SSf. Perhaps, ijjjjn you could ^-^ s> •p~iy /) ^*»—< come and address o*f University of Wisconsin student bodyf \y% *MJ Let, me know what you think, and if it would be possible to get a copy of your book. I would appreciate hearing from you at your very earliest convenience. Sincerely, Mr. H. B. Seidler Atlas Furniture Company 211 West North Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 Dear Mr. Seidler: I am in receipt of your letter of January 3, in which you expressed your dismay with the inadequacy of police protection for your place of business. I too was dismayed and quite concerned to hear of these instances of nonobservance and nonperformance of routine police duties. Accordingly, I place a call to the 1st District Police Station to inquire as to what measures were being taken to prevent further instances of break-ins and theft in the future. The Police Department assured me that additional surveillance would be provided for your neighborhood and that other measures would also.be taken. I sincerely hope that these measures will prevent your business from being victimized by further instances of burglary. If there is anything else I can do for you with this regard or otherwise, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, ALBERT W. THOMPSON SUITE 501, STOUFFER BLDG. NATIDNAL 1375 EUCLID AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44115 LEADER OFFICE: 621-3367 RESIDENCE: 795-4972 V3H n*/- fyyiu /fas* ys*y yfxteJy »s<*S r7>>r&, /ffJazfc* ^T^^pp*-'*"- 7Zp^p&JZi+/,X y%/, Jyses&f- r~, y-y Z .,y z Dear Vel: Late this evening (Wednesday) I happened to talk to my high school classmate and friend (with whom I dis agree on so many things), Bob Dwyer. Knowing how he feels about the mayor, I thought he might be a good one to help plan the strategy of using the proclama tion to best advantage. There is no question about him supporting a fair housing bill, of course. But he might be able to put anonymous suggestions in your mail box on how to use the proclamation--just because he loves the mayor so much. In any case he has promis' ed not to say a word to anyone about it—even you-- until he hears from you. I think he may be able to help. So far I have not been able to think of any thing better than your announcing the proclamation at the same time that you release the firaft of your reso lution or bill. It could be done simply enough with no suggestion of a trick or that you really don't be lieve thau the mayor means everything he sa^s in his proclamation. It should be helpful ,— and fim. HE THAT LOVES MOST IS THE} BEST AND WISEST, AND HE IT IS THAT LEADS ALREADY. VIOLENCE WILLNOT YIELD TO VIOLENCE. TELL THE GREAT SECRET TO THE PEOPLE. LOVE COxMES! CLEAR THE WAY YE INSTITUTIONS, YE LAWS AND CUSTOMS AND AGES OF HATE! The invisible gift of love symbolized by this card does not vaunt itself at Christmas time or any other time, but continually renews itself in never-failing work for peace. The difference in cost between this card and more elaborate ones goes to the worldwide work of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. (Picture by John Stoltenberg; verse by Louise Stoltenberg.) F. O. R., Nyack, New York K95 ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL The stately twin spires of the cathedral as seen from Fifth Avenue. jey ste? POST CARD Address ZTZ4^ „ \pi*y- v^yUp^ I yZ/z y*^ / )^C^Cfi^7t^C-rU y~} /Z>*-p piyiyjiyyLylay ^ wa t:»c />/( <£A I I • / SUCCESS / l • < % >' L» (A L "X7c tCC< y£p-^- to.' & ' ^^^^*xZl _ ciyyiJ'c pXn-J pp\yisiyy~> CL^^ z/^zp A (p) i~*>lhe ty-fy^ ^ yZAp (X &J&y /C&tyL (y^CUj //T> ptty^^^y^y ^Tn&ZZtyrLZ -^ ytJU^ S \-£k )CzTcr^ fij Uy&jL UMy> CA^^ <£/( 6 - O O P. ^71 , r7/t^o ^o & st£~ &^'??z> /OytstAA 4 •^J^ty6&^yr^^<-, s y tyiyiLy^ K^tKy? , J ^? ~o? o5 s£ Death is sacred to most christians. Making a mockery of death is uncivilized. Using a funeral procession for a demonstration only an uncivilized person w44k would think of such an idea, and to actually use such an idea the person would have to be an uncivilized animal. ,;. IT'S BEST TO HAVE AN numi NUMBER! THERE IS A DREAM IN THE LAND WlsCS /' 7Zsty4y4yt4f Pj ' WITH ITS BACK AGAINST THE WALL, BY MUDDLED NAMES AND STRANGE /^^^zn/sCycsist) ^h^ud-yt ft ^coty^Uy)^ SOMETIMES THE DREAM IS GALLED. THERE ARE THOSE WHO CLAIM THIS DREAM FOR THEIRS ALONE-- A SIN FOR WHICH, WE KNOW, *~ ytyiy<. s7jLf7. & # THEY MUST ATOM. ~ J UNLESS SHARED IN COMMON LIKE SUNLIGHT AND LIKE AIR, THE DREAM WILL DIE FOR LACK OF SUBSTANCE ANYWHERE. THE DREAM KNOWS NO FRONTIER OR TONGUE, THE DREAM NO CUSS OR RACE. THE DREAM CANNOT BE KEPT SECURE IN ANY ONE LOCKED PLACE. THIS DREAM TODAY EMBATTLED, WITH ITS BACK AGAINST THE *ALL— TO SAVE THE DREAM FOR ONE IT MUST BE SAVED FOR ALL. 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I have spoken thus in order that you may understand the great significance, the real beauty, of this humble room, which seems like a bit of the house itself set apart by a CHAPTER III mother's hand for the use and happiness of the children of the Quarter. This is the second " Children's House " * INAUGUBAL ADDEESS DELIVEBED ON THE OCCASION" OF which has been established within the ill-favoured Quarter THE OPENING OF ONE OF THE " CHILDBEN'S HOUSES " of San Lorenzo. „ The Quarter of San Lorenzo is celebrated, for every ( IT may be that the life lived by the very poor is a thing newspaper in the city is filled with almost daily accounts •which some of you here to-day have never actually looked of its wretched happenings. Yet there are many who are upon in all its degradation^ You may have only^felt the not familiar with the origin of this portion of our city. misery of d££p human poverty through the medium of It was never intended to build up here a tenement dis some_great book, or some^ifted^actor may have made jour trict for the people. And indeed San Lorenzo is not the soul vibrate with its horror. People's- Quarter, it is the Quarter of the poor. It is the Quarter where lives the underpaid, often unemployed Let us suppose that in some such moment a voice should \^kingman, a common type in a city which has(no factory cry to you, " Go look upon these homes of misery and black industries^ It is the home of him who undergoes the est poverty. For there have sprung up amid the terror period of surveillance to which he is condemned after his and the suffering, ^pases erf happiness,, of cleanliness, of prison sentence is encied. They are all here, mingled, hud peace. The poor are to have an ideal house which shall be their own. In Quarters where poverty and^yice ruled,... dled together. a work of moral rejjempjjonjs^omg on. TheJ£.ul^of.the The district of San Lorenzo sprang into being between people is being set free from the torpor of vice, from the 1884 and 1888 at the time of the great building fever. shadows of ignorance. The little children too have a No standards either social or hygienic guided these new * House' of their own. The new generation goes for constructions. The aim in building was simply to cover ward to meet the new era, the time when misery shall no with walls square foot after square foot of ground. The longer be deplored jbut_destroyed. They go to meet the more space covered, the greater.,the^ain of the interested, umcTwhen the dark dens of vice and wretchedness shall .Banks and Companies?^ All this with a complete disreP have become things of the past, and when no trace of them gard of the disastrous future which they were preparing. shall bo found among the living." What a change of emo It was natural that no one should concern himself with tions we should experience! and how we should hasten * Dr. Montessori no longer directs the work in the Case dei Bam bini in the Quarter of San Lorenzo. 48 QxhUyJ) faj&St tis/k>«&**# 51 INAUGURAL ADDBESS THE MOXTESSOEI METHOD 50 week for the loan of two dollars, equivalent to an annual the stability^of the building he was creating, since in no rate of 500 per cent. case would the property remain in the possession__of him Thus we have in the evil of subletting the most cruel whojbmltjt. form of usury: that which only the poor know how to When the storm burst, in the shape of the inevitable practise upon the poor. building panic of 1SS8 to 1890, these unfortunate houses To this we must add the evils of crowded living, pro- ' remained for a long time untenanted. Then, little by lit jmscuousnesSj immorality, crime. Every little while the tle, the need of dwelling-places began to make itself felt, newspapers uncover for us one of these interieurs: a large and these great houses began to fill. ISTow, those specu family, growing boys and girls, sleep in one room; while lators who had been so unfortunate as to remain possessors one corner of the room is occupied by an outsider, a woman of these buildings could not, and did not wish to add fresh who receives the nightly visits of men. This is seen by capital to that already lost, so the houses constructed in the girls and the boys; evil passions are kindled that lead the first place in utter disregard of all laws of hygiene, and to the crime and bloodshed which unveil for a brief instant rendered still worse by having been used as temporary habi j before our eyes, in some lurid paragraph, this little detail tations, came to be occupied by the poorest class in the of the mass of misery. city. Whoever enters, for the first time, one of these apart The apartments not being prepared for the working ments is astonished and horrified. Eor this spectacle of class, were too large, consisting of five, six, or seven rooms. genuine misery is not at all like the garish scene he has These were rented at a price which, while exceedingly low r imagined. We enter here a world of shadows, and that in relation to the size, w as yet too high for any one family which strikes us first is the darkness which, even though of very poor people. This led to the evil of subletting. it be midday, makes it impossible to distinguish any of the The tenant who has taken a six room apartment at eight details of the room. dollars a month sublets rooms at one dollar and a half or When the eye has grown accustomed to the gloom, we two dollars a month to those who can pay so much, and a perceive, within, the outlines of a bed upon which lies corner of a room, or a corridor, to a poorer tenant, thus huddled a figure — someone ill and suffering. If we have making an income of fifteen dollars or more, over and come to bring money from some society for mutual aid, a -above the cost of his own rent. candle must be lighted before the sum can be counted and the receipt signed. Oh, when we talk of social problems, This means that the problem of existence is in great part how often we speak vaguely, drawing upon our fancy for solved for him, and that in every case he adds to his in details instead of preparing ourselves to judge intelligently come through usury. The one who holds the lease traffics through a personal investigation of facts and conditions. in the misery of his fellow tenants, lending small sums We discuss earnestly the question of home study for at a rate which generally corresponds to twenty cents a ft (Si lay cyye..f 53 INAUGURAL ADDRESS 52 THE MONTESSORI METHOD here our idea of the home as essential to the education of r .school children, \vhon for ma my of thorn hornP Wflyaj^ the masses, and as furnishing, along with the family, the g straw pallet thrown down in the corner of some dark hoyeL only solid basis for the social structure. In doing this we w-jj-We wish to establish circulating libraries that the poor would be not practical reformers but visionary poets. r f may read at home. We plan to send amonglhese people Conditions such as I have described make it more de books which shall form their domestic literature — books corous, more hygienic, for these people to take refuge in tli7oulrlTlvho^c influence they shall come to higher stand- the street and to let their children live there. But how ards of living. We hope through the printed page to edu often these streets are the scene of bloodshed, of quarrel, cate these poor people in matters of hygiene, of morality, of sights so vile as to be almost inconceivable. The pa of culture, and in this we show ourselves profoundly ig pers tell us of women pursued and killed by drunken hus norant of their most crying needs. Eor many of thein_ bands ! Of young girls with the fear of worse than death, have no light bv which +^ **»*»*!! stoned by low men. Again, we see untenable things — a There lies before the social crusader of the present day wretched woman thrown, by the drunken men who have a problem more profound than that of the intellectual ele preyed upon her, forth into the gutter. There, when day vation of the poor; the problem, indeed, of life. has come, the children of the neighbourhood crowd about In speaking of the children born in these places, even her like scavengers about their dead prey, shouting and the conventional expressions must be changed, for they do laughing at the sight of this wreek of womanhood, kicking not " first see the light of day "; they come into a world her bruised and filthy body as it lies in the mud of the of gloom. They grow among the poisonous shadows which envelope over-crowded humanity. These children cannot gutter! be other than filthy in body, since the water supply in an Such spectacles of extreme brutality are possible here apartment originally intended to be occupied by three or at the very gate of a cosmopolitan city, the' mother of four persons, when distributed among twenty or thirty is civilisation and queen 'of the fine arts, because of a new scarcely enough for drinking purposes! fact which was unknown to past centuries, namely, the We Italians have elevated our Avord " casa " to the al isolation of the masses of the poor. I Qmn^-^j-r)] most sacred significance of the English word " home," the In the Middle Ages, leprosy was isolated: the Catholics enclosed temple of domestic affection, accessible only to isolated the Hebrews in the Ghetto; but poverty was never dear ones. considered a peril and an infamy so great that it must be Far removed from this conception is the condition of isolated. The homes of the poor were scattered among the many who have no " casa," but only ghastly walls those of the rich and the contrast between these was a within which the most intimate acts of life are exposed commonplace in literature up to our own times. Indeed, upon the pillory. Here, there can be no privacy, no mod when I was a child in school, teachers, for the purpose of esty, no_gentleness; here, there is often not even light, nor moral education, frequently resorted to the illustration of air, nor water! It seems a cruel mockery to introduce the kind princess who sends help to the poor cottage next 55 54 THE MONTESSORI METHOD INAUGURAL ADDRESS door, or of the good children from the great house who perhaps an earthquake which has afflicted this quarter. carry food to the sick woman in the neighbouring attic. Then, looking still more closely, we see that in all this To-day all this would be as unreal and artificial as a thickly settled neighbourhood there is not a shop to be fairy tale. The poor max no longer learn from their more found. So poor is the community that it has not been fortunate neighbours lessons in courtesy and good breed- possible to establish even one of those popular bazars where ing, they no Jogger ...haY.e_i.he>.hope of help from them in necessary articles are sold at so low a price as to put them cases of extreme need. We have herded them_together far within the reach of anyone. The only shops of any sort from U3, without J.he walls, leaving_Aem toJearn of each are the low wine shops which open their evil-smelling doors other, in the abandon of desperation, the cruel lessons of to the passer-by. As we look upon all this, it is borne upon ,brutality and vice. Anyone in whom the social conscience us that the disaster which has placed its weight of suffer is awake must see that we have thus created infected re ing upon these people is not a convulsion of nature, gions that threaten with deadly peril the city which, wish but poverty — poverty with its ingeparaMe j;^ ing to make all beautiful and shining according to an vice.. aesthetic and aristocratic ideal, has thrust without its walls This unhappy and dangerous state of things, to which whatever is ugly or diseased. our attention is called at intervals by newspaper accounts When I passed for the first time through these streets, of violent and immoral crime, stirs the hearts and con it was as if I found myself in a city upon which some sciences of many who come to undertake among these peo great disaster had fallen. It seemed to me that the shadow ple some work of generous benevolence. One might almost of some recent struggle still oppressed the unhappy people say that every form of misery inspires a special remedy who, with something very like terror in their pale faces, and that all have been tried here, from the^ attempt to intro passed me in these silent streets. The very silence seemed duce hygienic principles into each house, to the establish to signify the life of a community interrupted, broken. ment of creches, " Children's Houses," and dispensaries. Not a carriage, not even the cheerful voice of the ever- But what indeed is .benevolence ? Little more than_an present street vender, nor the sound of the hand-organ expression of sorrow; it is p}ty_ translated into action. playing in the hope of a few pennies, not even these things, The benefits of such a form of charity cannot be great, and so characteristic of poor quarters, enter here to lighten this through the absence of any continued^ income and the lack sad and heavy silence. of organisation it is restricted to a small number of per Observing these streets with their deep holes, the door sons. The great and widespread peril of evil demands, steps broken and tumbling, we might almost suppose that on the other hand, a broad and comprehensive work di this disaster had been in the nature of a great inundation rected toward the redemption of the entire community. which had carried the very earth away; but looking about Only such an organisation, as, working for the good of us at the houses stripped of all decorations, the walls others, shaJUtgel_f grow and prosper through the general broken and scarred, we are inclined to think that it was prosperity which it has rnade possible, can make a place 57 INAUGURAL ADDRESS 56 THE MONTESSORI METHOD when houses are scarce, and the humanitarian principles for itself in this quarter and accomplish a permanent good which govern the entire movement make it impossible to Y£or^P proceed more rapidly in this work of regeneration. So it It is to meet this dire necessity that the great and kindly is, that the Association has up to the present time trans work of the (Roman Association of Good Buildingjhas been formed only three houses in the Quarter of San Lorenzo. undertaken. The advanced and highly modern way in The plan followed in this transformation is as follows: which this work is being carried on is due to Edoardo Ta- A: To .demolish in every building all portions of the lamo, Director General of the Association. His plans, so structure not originally constructed with the idea of mak originalj so comprehensive, yet so practical, are without ing homes, but, from a purely commercial standpoint, of counterpart in Italy or elsewhere. making the rental roll larger. In other words, the new """"This Association was incorporated three years ago in management tore down those parts of the building which Rome, its plan being to aemiirj3^city>Jjen^ remodel encumbered the central court, thus doing away with dark, them, put them into a productive condition, and administer ill-ventilated apartments, and giving air and light to the them as a good father of a family would. remaining portion of the tenement. Broad airy courts The first property acquired comprised a large portion of take the place of the inadequate air and light shafts, render the Quarter of San Lorenzo, where to-day the Association ing the remaining apartments more valuable and infinitely possesses fifty-eight houses, occupying a ground space of more desirable. and to^divide about 30,000 square metres, and containing, independent "»'j i» B: of the ground floor, 1,600 small apartments. Thousands the room space in a more practical way. The large six or of people will in this way receive the beneficent influence seven room suites are reduced to small apartments of one, of the protective reforms of the Good Building Associa two, or three rooms, and a kitchen. tion. Following its beneficent programme, the Association The importance of such changes may be recognised from set about transforming these old houses, according to the the economic point of view of the proprietor as well as most modern standards, paying as much attention to ques from the standpoint of the moral and material welfare of tions related to hygienejind. morals as to thpsa. relating to the tenant. Increasing the number of stairways dimin buildings. The constructional changes would make the ishes that abuse of walls and stairs inevitable where so property of real and lasting value, while the hygienic and many persons must pass up and down. The tenants more moral transformation would, through the improved con readily learn to respect, the JjuUding and acquire habits dition of the inmates, make the rent from these apartments QJLcLeimliness and order. Not only this, but in reducing a more definite asset. the chances of contact among the inhabitants of the house, The Association of Good Building therefore decided especially late at night, a great advance has been made in upon a programme which would permit of a gradual attain ment of their ideal. It is necessary to proceed slowly be the matter of moral hygiene.* The division of the house into small apartments has done L cause it is not easy to empty a tenement house at a time INAUGURAL ADDRESS 59 58 THE MONTESSORI METHOD much toward this moral regeneration. Each family is warfare for practical hygiene, an end made possible by the thus set apart, homes are made possible, wdiile the menacing simple task of conserving the already perfect conditions. ,eyil -flf subletting together with all its disastrous conse Here indeed is something new! So far only our great quences of overcrowding and immorality is checked in the national buildings have had a continued maintenance fund. most radical way. Here, in these houses offered to the people, the maintenance On one side this arrangement lessens the burden of the is confided to a hundred or so workingmen, that is, to all individual lease holders, and on the other increases the the occupants of the building. This care is almost per income of the proprietor, who now receives those earnings fect. The people keep the house in perfect condition, which were the unlawful gain of the system of sublet without a single spot. The building in which we find ting. When the proprietor who originally rented an apart ourselves to-day has been for two years under the sole pro ment of six rooms for a monthly rental of eight dollars) ' tection of the tenants, and the work of maintenance has makes such an apartment over into three small, suriny^ been left entirely to them. Yet few of our houses can and airy suites consisting of one room and a kitchen, it is compare in cleanliness and freshness with this home of the evident that he increases his income. poor. The moral importance of this reform as it stands to-day The experiment has been tried and the result is remarka is tremendous, for it has done away with those evil in ble. The people acquire together with the love of home- fluences and low opportunities which arise from crowd making, that of cleanliness. They come, moreover, to wish ing and from promiscuous contact, and has brought to life to beautify their homes. The AssociationVbelps this by among these people, for the first time, the gentle sentiment placing.growing plants and_trees in the courts and about of feeling themselves free within their own homes, in the the halls. intimacy of the family. Out of this honest rivalry in matters so productive of But the project of the Association goes beyond even this. good, grows a species of pride new to this quarter; this is The house which it offers to its tenants is not only sunny the pride which the entire body of tenants takes in having jmd_airy, but in perfec^order an^epnr-T almost shining, the best-cared-for building and in having risen to a higher and as if perfumed with purity and freshness. These good and more civilised plane of living. They not only live in things, however, carry with them a responsibility which a house, but they Tcnow how to live, they know how to re the tenant must assume if he wishes to enjoy them. He spect the house in which they live. must pay al tax of care and good will. The tenant This first impulse has led to other reforms. From the who receives a clean house must keep it so, must respect clean home will come personal cleanliness. Dirty furni the walls from the big general entrance to the interior of ture cannot be tolerated in a clean house, and those persons his own little apartment. He who keeps his house in good living in a permanently clean house will come to desire condition receives the recognition and consideration due personal cleanliness. such a tenant. Thus all the tenants unite in an ennobling One of the most important hygienic reforms of the As- 4^ dt/^zrvi tx L4/J 9«- v h^S^sj^f 4 $tft-4ts* -&£*(tynjfiWL/ tft u \ts~ZZ;"7 rurjj^n 63 62 THE MONTESSORI METHOD INAUGURAL ADDRESS mothers, and her life, as a cultured and educated person, ing is decidedly objective, and presents an unusual richness is a constant examplejo the inhabitants of the_house, for of didactic material. she is obliged to live in the tenement and to be therefore It is not possible to speak of all this in detail. I must, a co-habitant with the families of all her little pupils. however, mention that there already exists in connection This is a fact of immense importance. Among these al with the school a bathroom, where the children may be most savage people, into these houses where at night no given hot or cold baths and where they may learn to take a one dared go about unarmed, there has come not only to partial bath, hands, face, neck, ears. Wherever possible teach, but to live the very life they liveya. gentlewoman of the Association has provided a piece of ground in which culture, an educator by profe3sion,~who dedicates her time the children may learn to cultivate the vegetables in com and her life to helping those about her! A true mission- mon use. .§U> ajLmoraJ_qug£ri. among the people, she may, if she be It is important that I speak here of the pedagogical possessed of sufficient tact and heart, reap an unheard-of progress attained by the " Children's House " as an insti harvest of good from her social work. tution. Those wTho are conversant with the chief problems This house is verily new; it would seem a dream impos of the school know that to-day much attention is given to a sible of realisation, but it has been tried. It is true that great principle, one that is ideal and almost beyond realisa- PlTr there have been before this attempts made by generous tion,— tneyuniuthe,unionu mof thme^ familiumiyV and the school in the matter persons to go and live among the poor to civilise them. oft educational aims.aims, \i Bu-u^ut th«-e„ famil~ y is always something .1-^.-.^,-.+ nlirmra TOO" AT (IPO But such wort is not practical, unless the house of the far away from the"~school, and is almost always regarded poor is hygienic, making it possible for people of better as rebelling against its ideals. It is a species of phantom standards to Jive there. Nor can such work succeed in its upon which the school can never lay its hands. The home purpose unless some common advantage or interest unites is closed not only to pedagogical progress, but often to all of the tenants, in an effort toward better things. social progress. We see here for the first time the possi This tenement is new also because of the pedagogical bility of realising the long-talked-of pedagogical ideal. organisation of the " Children's House." This is not sim We have put the school within the house;_ and this is not ply a place where the children are kept, not just an asylum, all. We have placed it within the house as the property but a true school for their education, and its methods of the collectivity, leaving under the eyes of the parents the are inspired by the rational principles of scientific ped whole life of the teacher in the accomplishment of her high agogy. mission. The physical development of the children is followed, This idea of the collective ownership of the school is new each child being studied from the anthropological stand and very beautiful and profoundly educational. point, ^lgllisjrc__ejie£dse3, a systematic sense-training, ^The parents know that the " Children's House " is their and .exercises which directly fit the child for the duties of property, and is maintainedjby a portion of the rent they practical life, form the basis of the work done. The teach- pay. The mothers may go at any hour of the day to watch,/ 65 INAUGURAL ADDRESS 64 THE MONTESSORI METHOD The " Children's House" marks still another triumph to admire, or to meditate upon theJife there. It is in every \oSI it Is the first step toward thejc^idisahonof the^hopse. way a continual stimulus to reflection, and a fount of evi S r The Lates find under their own roof the convenience^ dent blessing and help to their own children. We may say V' i being able to leave their little ones m a place, not only that the mothers adore the " Children's House," and the di i , C-s/afe, but where they have every advantage. _ rectress. How many delicate and thoughtful attentions Ee, but wnere mej uav^ WT~. •/ .*?£— mi . •.iiij.t.ii.i.nuu.O ..._.,., —• WsJT And let it be remembered that all the And let it be remembered that all the mothers in the these good mothers show the teacher of their little ones! tenement may enjoy this privilege, going away to their They often Jejiyesweets or flowers upon the sill of the work with easy minds. Until the present time only one schoolroom window, as a silent token, reverently, almost class in society might have this advantage. Rich women religiously, given. were able to go about their various occupations and amuse And when after three_jears qf_ such a novitiate, the ments, leaving their children in the hands of a nurse or a mothers send their children to the common schools, they goyernes^r^^oTcTay the women of the people who live in will be excellently prepared to co-operate in the work of these remodeled houses, may say, like the great lady, " I I education, and will have acquired a sentiment, rarely found have left my son with the governess and the nurse." More even among the best classes; namely, the idea that they than this, they may add, like the princess of the blood, must merit through their own conduct and with their own " And the house physician watches over them and directs virtue, the possession of an educated son. \ their sane and sturdy growth." These women, like the ^Another advance made by the " Children's Houses " as most advanced class of English and American mothers, pos an institution is related to scientific pedagogy. This sess a " Biographical Chart," which, filled for the mother branch of pedagogy, heretofore, being leased upon the an by the directress and the doctor, gives her the most prac- thropological study of thejpupil whom it is to educate, has tical knowledge of her child'sJ^owth and condition. touched only a few of the positive questions which tend We are all familiar with the ordinary advantages of the to transform education. For a man is not only a biological 1 communistic transformation of the general environment. but a social product, and the social environment of indi For example, the collective use o£~railway carriages, of viduals in the jprocess of education, is the home. Scientific street lights, of the telephone, all these are great ad pedagogy will seek in vain to better the new genera vantages. The enormous production of useful articles, tion if it does not succeedTrTlnfluencing also the environ brought about by industrial progress, makes possible to all, ment, within which this new generation grows! I believe, clean clothes, carpets, curtains, table-delicacies, better table therefore, that in opening the house to "the light of new ware, etc The making of such benefits generally tends truths, and to the progress of civilisation we have solved to level social caste. All this we have seen in its reality. the problem of being able to modify directly, the environ But the communising of persons is new. That the collec- ment of the new generation, and have thus made it possible tiyity shall benefit from the services of the servant, the to apply, in a practical way, the fundamental principles nurse, the teacher —• this is a modern ideal. of scientific pedagogy. j', .! m^\M$e "S rvysttV (fflru(ft>jX^ T& 4 67 INAUGURAL ADDRESS THE MONTESSORI METHOD G6 not know how often in these days she is obliged to tear We have in the " Cluldrejr^Houses " a demonstration herself iinwillingly from the bedside of her sick to go of this ideal which is unique in Italy _or elsfiwliere. Its to her work ? .Com^titionjs^eat^and her absence from significance is most profound, for it corresponds to a need her post threatens the tenure of the position from which of the times. We can no longer say that the convenience she draws the means_of supports. To be able to leave the of leaving their children takes away from the mother a sick one in a " house-infirmary," to which she may have natural social duty of first importance; namely, that of access any free moments_she may have, and where she is caring for and educating her tender offspring. No, for at liberty to watch during the night, would be. an evident to-day the social and economic evolution^ calls the wrork- advantage to such a woman. {W-^'&i^SpZ<£Z) • ^r ing-woman to take herplace among wage-earners, and And how great would be the,progress made in the matter Jakes away from her by force those duties which would of family hygiene^ in all that relates to isolation and dis-^ be most dear to her! The mother must, in any event, infection! Who does not know the difficulties of a poor leave,, her child, and often with the pain of knowing family when one child is ill of some contagious disease, him to be abandoned. The advantages furnished by such and should be isolated from the others? Often such a institutions are not limited_to_the labouring classes, but family may have ncjkindred or friends in the city to whom extend also to the gener^limddlejclaj^ many of whom the other children may be sent. work with the brain. Teachers, professors, often obliged Much more distant, but not impossible, is the communal to give private lessons after school hours, frequently leave kitchen, where the dinner ordered in the morning is sent at their children to the care of some rough and ignorant the proper time, by means of a dumb-waiter,-to the family maid-of-all-work. Indeed, the first announcement of the dining-room. Indeed, this has been suc^sjfulIy«.trie6Lan " Children's House " was followed by a deluge of letters America. Such a reform would be of the greatest ad from persons of the better class demanding, that these vantage to those families of the middle-class who must helpful reforms be extended to their dwellings. confide their health and the pleasures of the table to We are, then, commumsmg a a maternal function,!' a the hands of an ignorant servant who ruins the food. At feminine duty, within the house. We may see here in present, the only alternative in such cases is to go out this~practicaFact the solving of many of woman's problems side the home to some cafe where a cheap table d'hote which have seemed to many impossible of solution. may be had. What then will become of the home, one asks, if the Indeed, the transformation of the house must compen woman goes away from TtT The home will be trans sate for the loss in the family of the presence of the woman formed and will assume the functions of the woman. who has become a social wage-earner. I believe that in the future of society other forms of In this way the house will become a centre, drawing communistic life will come. unto itself all those good things which have hitherto been Take, for example,^he-infirinary; woman is the_ natural lacking: schools, public baths, hospitals, etc. nurse for the dear ones of her household. But who does <& see u— .^lie^gfgfr ^L&wrw^M 69 68 THE MONTESSORI METHOD INAUGURAL ADDRESS Thus the tendency will be to change the tenement tender, consoling arms of woman. It is the giver of moral s&C houses, which have been places of vice and peril, into life, of blessings; it cares for, it educates and feeds the ^y ' ^ centres.of education, of refinement, of comfort. This will little ones. Within it, the tired workman shall find rest o be helped if, besides the schools for the children, there may and newness of life. He shall find there the intimate life grow up also clubs and reading-rooms for the inhabitants, of the family, and its happiness. especially for the men, who will find there a way to pass The new woman, like the butterfly come forth from the the evening pleagantly_and decently. The tenement-club, chrysalis, shall be liberated from all those attributes wmich ^^_ *; ' in. • as possible and as useful in all social classes as is the once made her desirable to man only as the source of the " Children's House," will do_m^c]i. toAvard closing the material blessings of existence. She shall be, like man, gambling-houses and saloons.to the great moral advan .an individual, a free human being, a social worker; ana^ tage of the people. And I believe that the Association of like man, she shall seek blessing and repose within the & Good Building will before long establish sucli_clubs in house, the house which has been reformed and communised. y its xeiorjned .tenements, here in the Quarter of San Lor- She shall wish to be loved for herself and not as a *-enzo; clubs where the tenants may find newspapers and giver of comfort and repose. She shall wish a love free books^ and where they may hear simple and helpful Vjw umlJI. U-IJL."11.J L.J..XIH H_IJ««J.lj.) i i '• I., from every form of servile labour. The goaljoJLJmman lectures. love is not the egotistical end of assuring its own satis- We are, then, very far from the dreaded..jjissolution ^faction — it is the sublime goal of multiplying the forces of the home and of the family, through the fact that woman of the free spirit, making it almost Divine, and, within has been forced by changed social and economic conditions • -I i "in1 ' in" ' ' j i n i f i ii • -•• — such beauty and light, perpetujlingthe species. to give her time and strength to remunerative work. The This ideal love is made incarnate by Frederick Nietzsche^ home itself assumes the gentle.feminine attributes of the in the woman of Zarathustray who conscientiously wished domestic housewife. The clay may come when the tenant, her son to be better than she. y " Why do you desire me \ " having "given to the proprietor of the house a certain sum, she asks the man. "Perhaps because of the perils of a shall receive in exchange whatever is necessary to the solitary life ? ) comfort of life; in other words, the administration shall " In that e^ase go far from me. I wish the man who has ^ become the steward of the family.; & *" conquered himself, who has made his soul great. I wish The house, thus considered, tends to assume in its evo the man who has conserved a clean and robust body. I lution a significance more exalted than even the English wish the man who desires to unite with me, body and soul, word " home" expresses. It does not consist of walls to create a son! A son better, more perfect, stronger, alone, though these walls be the pureand shining^uardians '\ than any created heretofore!" ) of that intimacy which is the sacred symbol of the family. To better the species consciously, cultivating his own TheJipme shall become more than this. It lives! It has health, his own virtue, this should be the goal of man's a soul. It may be saioTtoembrace its inmates_with the m^rriecLiife^ It is a sublime concept of which, as yet. 10 THE MONTESSORI METHOD INAUGURAL ADDRESS 71 few think. And the socialised home of the future, liv (b) To show the greatest respect and deference toward the ing, provident, loudly; educator and comforter; is the Directress and toward all persons connected with the _true and worthy home of those human mates who wish " Children's House," and to co-operate with the to better the species, and to seud the race forward trium Directress herself in the education of the children. phant into the eternity of life! Once a week, at least, the mothers may talk with the Directress, giving her information concerning the RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE home life of the child, and receiving helpful advice "CHILDREN'S HOUSES" from her. There shall be expelled from the " Children's House": The Roman Association of Good Building hereby establishes (a) Those children who present themselves unwashed, or within its tenement house number , a " Children's in soiled clothing. House," in which may be gathered together all children (b) Those who show themselves to be incorrigible. under common school age, belonging to the families of the (c) Those whose parents fail in respect to the persons tenants. connected with the " Children's House," or who de The chief aim of the "Children's House" is to offer, free of stroy through bad conduct the educational work of the charge, to the children of those parents who are obliged to institution. absent themselves for their work, the personal care which the parents are not able to give. In the " Children's House " attention is given to the educa tion, the health, the physical and moral development of the children. This work is carried on in a way suited to the age of the children. There shall be connected with the " Children's House " a Di rectress, a Physician, and a Caretaker. The programme and hours of the " Children's House " shall be fixed by the Directress. There may be admitted to the "Children's House" all the children in the tenement between the ages of three and seven. The parents who wish to avail themselves of the advantages of the " Children's House " pay nothing. They must, how ever, assume these binding obligations: (a) To eend their children to the "Children's House" at the appointed time, clean in body and clothing, and provided with a suitable apron. 44, t.^u, i wo © ^ CJ v ^^ *yjj ^ ^<*^ +K^ — C^ ^dcl^S' ait. s*cW ;(/m^ i j 4 ^J"t H v*****^ U^-DWCUV-J "in^ ^. cLCw . i 0 S415^ lfKC€ ^=»0 6 HsiiiiiiS^m OFFICE < ,S^^ ^)£ ROOM 205. Phone: 276-: CHESTER P. SCHMIDT ft* ^J^L Deputy City Clerk S '44 yr^JLl y.t. (\j (U ly£ Ub7y2y? MRS. DAVID A. HERMAN • 2607 NORTH WAHL AVENUE • MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53211 '\Ly»-^y^y~^L Dear Vel: I missed youjtf this morning..for which I am sorry. I would have enjoyed having lunch with you here. We'll be home towards the end of February, and for sure we'll do it then. Anyhow, by then we'll undou tedly have the $200,000• Well, we can dream, anyhow. Don't vork to hard... Sincerely /fc «*yp't> t —- t <£ CrvH^v^f 4*^ dJhHJ&stu&fa rV#- f £a£^ 7 - ecuse CLSC MiiK in yoy If fa pf,e &y$j p(ap Ntae, & nd Ur p\cM tLAd /Ofc pjf even iA/h(Lh yon, are. Wto ILQ k Ty f tofe t Kirs&S —v MOM ouuty ^TyiP^J y PU JjyryD-. jUp^. /Wij ^Qy) ^UJU Gy^s- yiyLyj-y^. &*-** d ^3* ^Uyi^J^y^Jy ^^Huy^Uy l4p~-^> 4924 SOUTH 13TH STREET ^aftt^< MILWAUKEE. WI.. 53221 OFFICE: 282-3500 '*» DISPATCH: 282-3700 A yQ~£y ^^•^ CL^^ p^y^ sZZsytu y^JZ^-yt<. P fl {Z-O L-D <-*.• Jfg $uui*p_xjh<&*-u •—&Q> ->QG odjLftJ.xjLC .yrrz^yJ y£Jui^> )-^s*yei_JJL .^chu^j J&Aauz /zus^j Qy^uyzLJzXusJy^ -Jyys ~*J6 LJLZ<~J J££jxuj,yLj7_yj yztiify y?32y a ^A^LX/MJ ~^s& J^syfZajyyl^, ^jJjL+*^jLZ~t~bp'' ^jJysU^s /f^^U^u^r^^ ( S&iy, Jb^r^yLsi /f J /y^Ll/Mj^ ^k/.y^^^r^—^ *%/ ^y il^' s ^ ^ ^^yfy /L^JL %^^u ^^^^C %C7 H*^" * ^ / ' J( /lyH^^ /"Kiy^^y AtWt/lU M*% ' Jd) / T/*"* rsu y /TyyjyS'Z' Jt*/y7: £ "jQ) /wO (-4ft0y*/i' UZ^u-l'' . yjyyt; ]UW> ''fU^ iJU^sWyf^sCrtfa f^ZcHsiyi fj/fyi^y pwMytyjyC /gy^ C-^C /Pi* ~&^y" v fl '••• yu 7 m yT/pf pyp/y., I? ' I '/UJUL/L "?? MZWA /^ ;t*az> f^yyCpfU U f ^s Ji (J *&y u » » i— ^ MRS. VEL PHILLIPS: Would you please Lets us taxpayers in on a little secret? What does Mr Sulkowski,, alderman from the 12th ward hme in mind^ when he wmts to sue the State of Wisconsin for the less that Milwaukee has taken because of the "freeway*. Mr Sulkowaki goes on record for more •freeways* and then wants to sue the State* (When do we start laughing?}. !#s Phillips 1 take my feat off to you for trying to get the land and homes itack for the City,, When you cut a large tree down you replant it with & younger one. when you chop up the city what do yfu replace it with "freeways?** Tou don*t keep on with this c&ur&e of action* There should be more intelligent decisions mitda in the future. ae City of Milwaukee; will one day have 9 aldermen instead of 27 in the future. The remainder are Just wasting the Cities money. We n&®& better qualifications for this job in the future. 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Mr. Payne lived for several months at 2573 .forth Hoi ton Street, an apartment building owned by Mrs. Clara M. Krueger. Mrs. Krueger tells me that Mr. Payne caused great damage to the apartment by carelessly starting a fire when he fell asleep with a lighted cigarette. As you probably know, this is a case of criminal negligence. Also, you should understand that Mrs. Krueger can still bring this matter to the attention of the authorities and this could result in the arrest of fir. Payne. However, Mrs. Krueger is only interested in being compensated for her actual out-of-Docket exoense in rectifying the wrong committed by Mr. Payne. She spent 385.00 for cleaning the apartment and in the purchase of a new sofa. I am sure that all concerned would nrefer that this matter be handled amicably rather than through the Milwaukee Police Department. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. Sincerely, ^_ y/) y-) ^ VEL R. PHILLIPS \^J VRPrjeg y7e escwsnovk J7nauaat^a7 Toommitlee 770 jV. 0hn7Un4bn S$ve., ^irfwaidee, Wu. 53202 ~)o= tOfiCMspmen M. William Gerrard James W. Wimmer // David A. Carley Mrs. Esther A. Kaplan d(7 yec^eiar-u Robert H. Friebert cJweaiarew * fl Ikjt^^ iJrl 1 Philip E. Lerman 4 tyftemi*. Gary J. Barczak ^\M* " Miss Mary Lou Berg Joseph W. Checota Francis Conway Richard D. Cudahy Roland Day }h Arthur DeBardeleben Robert Durkin William J. Feldstein Mitchell S. Fromstein Jack L. Goodsitt Laurence C. Gram, Jr. J. Louis Hanson John A. Heidenreich Mrs. Jean Helliesen Dr. William Hobbins Rep. Robert T. Huber Thomas M. Jacobson Harvey Kitzman Bronson C. La Follette Edward S. Levin Robert Levine Raymond E. Majerus Richard S. Marks Bertram C. McNamara Frank Nikolay Mrs. Marge Pattison Aid. Vel Phillips John D. Rice Sen. Fred A. Risser Allen L. Samson John W. Schmitt Michael D. Smith Ted E. Wedemeyer, Jr. Mrs. Joanne Wells James C. Windham r Mr. John Alexander 534-6 N. 83rd St. 4.61-1067 Wants you to know that in the Iliad of Homer the Greek heroes and kings who were fighting Troy refer to the black people of Africa as the "noble Ethiopians". In other words 3500 years ago the Ethiopians were a noble people with their heroes and their kings and Homer mentions them twice in the Iliad. Second, after the birth of Christ 50 black Christians were martyred for their belief in Christ and they are accepted in the Eastern Orthodox Church on an equal footing as saints with all the other saints of the church. You can get their names from Archbishop Iacovos of the Eastern Orthodox Church of North and South America. , ^ f€ MR* PHILLIPS H • WHEN YOU DELIVER THE PACKET OF NOMINATION PAPERS TO EACH CHURCH AN0/OR «INIST£R„ PERHAPS.YOU SHOULD 1MCLUDE A LITTLE MEMO THAT STATI^THAT*, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE A REGISTERED VOTER IH O^DER TO SIGN THE NOMINATION PAPERS, IT IS* ONLY NECESSARY TO BE 0UALIFIEB TO VOTE* THAT IS; OVER THE AGE OF 18 AND LIVING IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. §# MRS, PHILLIPS ALSO ADDED THATI ***£. *•- - • PERHAPS WE SHOULD LET THEM mm THAT^IF TBEY^ ARE NOT ABLE TO NOTARIZE,* THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR THEM, ' M| $r* y , -yp-^e J*. 7y^. Ay y^yLyfisL /* •-£- -^ u^c^ ^L^yLy^y^ ^€S ^^Az^ iyptyL~ ^o >y /^Lyy^^><^TZs^/zZt*~^&i^^ / -J- y IsyL kA^ 7 IfJ/JuL/ftOc 2£ J&H. ^X ^ w- ' _yfay lts^^^^2^<-jJ^y , y? (7r /Tf<^£y^- dA^- ^zTri^yft.-/-- ^ 7 "Z^y^rZty^s *L k eju &JUy / / GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION WALDO E. MCNAUGHT Director, Institutional Operations Public Relations Staff Ms. Vel Phillips 2237 North Booth Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 Dear Ms. Phillips, Attached is a copy of Tom Murphy's remarks at luncheon today. Believe me he means it. Cordially, lOo&JL VOi6^^ WEM:hs Enc. General Motors Building 3044 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, Michigan 48202 I f REMARKS BY Thomas A. Murphy Vice Chairman, General Motors Corporation At The United Negro College Fund Luncheon Milwaukee, Wisconsin • April 4, 1974 Thank you very much, Henry (Mr. Allen). I always look forward to visiting Milwaukee, and I want to begin by thanking the two companies who helped make this particular visit possible -- our hosts at today's luncheon, the A. 0. Smith Corporation and the First Wisconsin National Bank. We all owe them a debt of gratitude. For all of my pleasure in being here, I am a little bit surprised, too. By that I mean I am surprised to be standing here as national chairman of the United Negro College Fund's campaign this year. Let me explain. For some reason, incredible as it may seem, not everyone seems to have the kind of confidence they should have in the name Murphy. Take Parkinson1s Law, "for example. Those of you who have read the book may remember that it offers some very interesting advice on how to select the right candidate for an important position. According to Parkinson, the thing to do at the very outset — and I am quoting now — is to "Reject everyone over 50 and under 20, plus everyone called Murphy." So, you can see what I mean. Either my friends at the UNCF didn't read the book, or else after centuries of being discriminated against, themselves, they decided to have"compassion on me. - 2 - On the other hand, perhaps they did read the book but were simply overwhelmed by the irresistible power of Murphy's Law. I'm sure you are all familiar with this particular piece of ancient legislation. It is as old as the Druids and the leprechauns of pre-historic Ireland. It rules all of our lives, whether we know it or not. For example, who can quarrel with the truth that, "Nothing is as easy as it looks, and everything takes longer than you expect." But that is only part of Murphy's Law. There is more — and again I am quoting: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong -- and you can be sure that it will go wrong at the worst possible moment." So, you can see why I am surprised to be here. Let us hope that for the remainder of this 1974 campaign for the United Negro College Fund that Murphy's Law is suspended. This is my third year of activity with the United Negro College Fund, and I want you all to know that there is not another cause in America that I would rather be identified with. The 41 colleges and universities we are helping to support through the UNCF are unusually qualified to provide the greater numbers of black leaders this country needs. It is that potential that first attracted me to the UNCF and it is that potential which still fires my interest and enthusiasm as we enter this campaign. - 3 - We need more outstanding men and women like Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; Senator Edward Brooke; U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan; Nikki Giovanni, the poetess; and a host of other black leaders now serving in government, in business and in the professions. We need these outstanding people not only for their individual talents, but also to create the kind of ethnic and racial balance American society has never had in its top echelons. We are a pluralistic and multi-racial society, with hallowed traditions of human equality and personal liberty. But the extent to which the white majority has dominated the ranks of leadership in our society — with little competition permitted from members of minority groups — is a rebuke to the entire system. We have been cooking a bubbling pot of social transition in the United States for many years now. It will be reduced in heat only when those traditions we give lip service to are in truth and practice honored and fulfilled. The pursuit of equality is an important step in this movement, and without question it should remain the primary objective of black higher education. But to achieve equality, these colleges and universities must look beyond equality: they must look to leadership, to education for leadership. - 4 - It has always seemed to me that this is the real goal of black higher education: to educate the leaders we need to achieve the same proportion of blacks at the highest levels of American society as there are at the lower levels — qualified blacks, prepared to assume the responsibilities of leadership by these outstanding black colleges and universities. That is what equality means to me: not merely equality at the level of the great American middle class, but equality at all levels of American society. The black people and other minority members of this country have a tremendous amount to offer their nation — if given the opportunity. The old "melting pot" idea of America is dead; it is a thing of the past. Today, people are justifiably proud of their racial and national origins; they are proud of their cultures, their value systems, and their educational o institutions. No longer do they seek to hide their differences and to blend into a society unnoticed. The America you and I love is not a toneless, lifeless gray -- it is a quilt of many colors and patterns, interspersed, each contributing to a union of great vitality and harmony, and each resplendent in its own color. Equality is an essential. Without it, our wealth and material progress as a society might remain, but we would have no other claim upon history. And I mean true equality -- at the top as well as the bottom. - 5 - Education for leadership is a fine phrase. It has a certain ring to it. But it is just as expensive to achieve as it is necessary. And these UNCF institutions have just about everything but money. Until a decade or more ago, most of their graduates went into teaching or the ministry. Few found real opportunities open to them in business or the professions. As a result, today these 41 private colleges and universities do not have a wealthy alumni body to fall back upon; they have only modest endowments at best; and a large number of their students still come from families earning $5,000 or less per year. They need financial help if they are to accomplish all that American society now expects of them. One reason we all expect so much is because these UNCF schools have already accomplished so much -- and with so little. Despite their financial handicaps, they have succeeded in moving into the mainstream of American higher education. Four of them, for example, have entered into a five-year cooperative engineering program with Georgia Tech; another has just started a similar program with the University of Dayton. One has launched an Institute for Contemporary Politics; and still another has joined the University of Southern California in a cooperative program to produce more specialists in public education. - 6 - Also, in a recent five-year period, the number of students majoring in business at UNCF colleges increased from 5.4 percent of the student body to 18 percent; the proportion of engineering students rose from just six-tenths of one percent to 3 percent; and the proportion of students majoring in industrial management jumped from near zero to 6 percent. As a businessman, I like the look of those numbers and the trend they suggest. These schools are preparing their students for the new opportunities that are opening up to them — and the students are taking advantage of those opportunities. They are not only achieving greater knowledge of themselves and of their identities as blacks, but they are also making economic progress, One has only to attend a meeting of UNCF alumni, as I have, to see how true this is. Not long ago I read that last year's graduates of our historically black public colleges were finding it easier than ever to find jobs — and the majority were being offered jobs that started at $7,000 to $9,000 a year -- some higher than $10,000 a year. - 7 - Eighty percent of all blacks in business today received their educations at predominantly black, not white, institutions. Also, these black colleges have provided at least undergraduate education for half of all black Americans now holding elective office; about 8 out of 10 of our nation's black doctors and dentists; three-quarters of our black Ph.Ds, and 7 out of 10 of our black graduate students. Alumni of these schools have gone on to become judges, diplomats, college presidents, business leaders, scholars and Pulitzer Prize winners. It is an impressive record, but it would be even more impressive if most of this leadership were not restricted to the black community. There is a larger society here in America today, most of it ready to accept such leadership. Racial barriers are already down, or are fast coming down. I don't believe there is a business of any size here in Wisconsin, for example, that is not actively seeking young black talent for its executive ranks. I know we at General Motors are in that market -- and have been for some time. We have been recruiting on predominantly black campuses for more than 15 years. Just since 1968 -- five years ago -- we have interviewed more than 2,500 black students and have referred more than 7 out of 10 of them to our divisions for further consideration. - 8 - Other corporations have been just as active. This has been made painfully obvious to us on many occasions. Of all those black graduates to whom General Motors has made firm job offers since 1968, for example, 65 percent of them have accepted — a pretty good average, you might say, but not as high as we would like' to see it. Those we missed were apparently lured away by other corporations, by the government, or by graduate and professional schools. We in the business community need the graduates of these UNCF colleges — fully as much as these colleges need us. Ours is a relationship of mutual advantage, and we businessmen and women should be doing more to honor it than we have thus far. That, essentially, is why we are all here today at this luncheon; and that is why we are kicking off this statewide, Wisconsin campaign. You know, when we first announced our 1974 fund-raising goal of $15 million, I must confess that many of us tended to look upon it as a "stretch" goal « worth striving for, but doubtful of attainment. That was prior to the encouraging news that recently came out of the Middle East regarding the lifting of the oil embargo. I was very much afraid that finding money for these 41 UNCF colleges would be just as difficult as finding gasoline for the family car. - 9 - But now I am confident of success. All along I knew how essential it was that we reach our $15 million goal — that we must reach it. Now I feel that we can reach it. On a national level, corporations traditionally give the UNCF between 40 and 50 percent of its financial support — and I think they will continue at that level in 1974. Despite all of the business obstacles they continue to face, I think they still have the financial capability; I think they will recognize that their own business interests will be advanced; and I think they will recognize that the need is a real one. The $15 million goal is as lean and solid as we could make it. Every dollar is earmarked to meet basic, raw, human needs. It contains no frills. I am equally confident about the results we can expect here in Wisconsin. It won't be easy to reach your new and higher state goal of $125,000 — but, then, it wasn't any easier for you to break into the $100,000 circle last year, You exceeded your goal in 1973, and I am sure you are capable of exceeding it again in 1974. - 10 - You have 35 corporations headquartered here in Wisconsin that are listed among the nation's leading income producers by Fortune magazine -- and 25 of them gave to the UNCF last year. With the kind of leadership Henry Allen and others are providing in the state, I don't think there is any question that these 25 generous corporations will not only repeat their gifts this year but will hopefully add a little boost in keeping with the higher goal and the greater need. Nor do I doubt for a minute that the majority of other corporations you call upon -- especially those on the Fortune list -- will elect.to join the rest of us in supporting this tremendously important cause. In summary, we have the cause, we have the financial and academic capability, and we have the motivation to move forward and to achieve education for leadership — for black leadership, if you will — beginning right now, right here in 1974. Thank you all very, very much. # # # 1 W. KtL BOURN AVE. ISAACS PARKING SERVICE 8O8 NORTH 5TH STREET MILWAUKEE. WIS. 53203 W. D. ISAACS PHONE 271-3858 W. WELLS ST. Madame Alderman Vel Phillips Chairman Health-Traffic Committee Common Council Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Madame Chairman . j Persuant to resolution file number 69-1856 A as adopted by the common council, I do hereby present your august body with feasibility studies concerning parking decks on land I own located on the southwest corner of 6th and Wells and Zfth and Kilbourn. As you may recall, the health-traffic committee concurred with my suggestions that these two sites be studied. The studies were for the purpose of securing information, to determine whether enough revenue will be generated to support bonds sold by the city for a Joint venture between the city and myself to build a parking deck on the above-mentioned sites. The studies show that both sites are feasible to build decks upon if a convention hall is built on the land the city has set a aside for that purpose. I am submitting these studies to your committee for the purpose of securing funds to begin immediate construction of the deck on 6th and Wells. A deck on kth and Kilbourn is not feasible until more information is available on the exhibition hall. SixJih and Wells is ready 430 W. Highland Vocational School 749 H. «th State Office Bldg. — Wis. 112 K. 4th Boston Store — Century Tower Bldg. — Strand — — Commerce Slogs. 734 K. 5th Casino — Strand Theatre Palace 425 H. 7fh ..Creyhour.d —Strand — 108 N. 5th Auditorium — Arena 739 N. 4th Bank of Commerce — Palace Penney's 807 N. 5ih Auditorium — Arena 553 N. Milwaukee St. ..Chapman — across street £15 E. Wisconsin Ave... IBM Building — Post Office 822 N. 3rd Klode — Wuldheim ISAACS PARKING SERVICE W. KILBOURN AVE. 8O8 NORTH 5TH STREET MILWAUKEE. WIS. 53203 W. D. ISAACS PHONE 271-3858 E. MICHIGAN ST. W. WELLS ST. to go immediately. It still is not too late to get construction well under way before bad weather is a factor. I'therefore request that your committee make the funding of the parking deck on 6th and Wells possible and we proceed with all possible speed to get the exhibition hall on its way so we may build the second parking deck on ifth and Kilbourn. Respectfully submitted Willard D. Isaacs 430 W. Highland Vocational School 749 K. oth State Office Bldg. —Wis. 812 K. 4th Boston Store — Century Tower Bldg. — Strand — — Commerce Bldgs. 734 N. 5th Casino — Strand Theatre Palace 425 K. 7th Greyhound — Strand — 808 K. 5th Auditorium — Arena 739 N. 4th Bank of Commerce — Palace Penney's 807 M. 5th Auditorium — Arena 553 N. Milwaukee St. ..Chapman — across street 815 E. Wisconsin Ave... IBM Building — Post Office 822 N. 3rd.. IIode — Waldheim Please use these blanks for interoffice correspondence. Do not give oral instructions. THE JOURNAL COMPANY INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE TW 4 June To: Subject: Dear Vel: Permit me to mention something to you that has come to my attention privately, for your possible interest. A friend of mine named Thomas Rodman is a member of the United Church of Christ congregation at 4th and Meinecke. It seems that the city owns a parking lot across the street from the church. The lot apparently has very little use, and the people at the church would like permission to make a playground of it, I learned of this only because my son is involved in the Nicolet High School students1 playground project on another piece of city land, and Hodman asked Timothy who their city hall contact was* Timothy referred him to Bernard Nill. It occurred to me that you might like to look into this 4th and Meinecke situation on your own motion. This is my own idea to mention it to you; I am not shilling for anybody! I don't know anything about the merits or the feasibility, and am not saying it should be done. I just assume that it's something that everybody should want to encourage if the request for city co-operation is possible and reasonable to comply with. Aina? And. it always helps if an alderman shovrs interest! regards perry hill 081-892 cjKSS»l E94-80-S-6? MI.LW A U K E E SOUL LEADERS 1590-AM 102.1-FM 12800 W. BLUEMOUND ROAD, ELM GROVE, WIS. 53122 Dear Xfo&<*-& ?.r*-fi *-*~ « r3 i You have been chosen to assist us in our movement to upgrade the Milwaukee Police Department, in regards to minorities, by implementing a well designed program. Your presence is needed on our board of advisors, and your contribution is immeasurable. Please plan to attend an im portant advisory board orientation meeting at 10 a.m., June 13, 1972.. .1901 N. 6th Street. (Basement, North-rear). Rev. Kenneth A. Bowen Community Relations News Director Specialist Webster Harris, Jr. Associate Director tiBMHtt: *.- WJ#. •aUitmmtL* Ref: SF, Fiscal Li a i son Alderman Vel R. Phillips Room 205 - Ci ty Hal 1 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Subject: 1970 Budget - Department of Intergovernmental Fi seal Li ai son Dear Alderman Phillips: The attached material is the final budget of the requested department. The 1970 budget figures for salaries and wages, however, were established before the finai adoption in November, 19(59. For this reason they do not necessarily reflect the actuat amount which will be paid to each of the positions in 1970. If you wish the exact rate which each employe will be paid, this could undoubtedly be obtained from the City Service Commission. You asked particularly about the amount established for travel funds. $14,000 has been appropriated for transportation, communications and postage. Of $8,200 spent in 1968 in this account, $4,800 was for travel. We cannot estimate at this time what percent of the $14,000 will be used for this purpose. Respectful 1y, Walter S imko Assistant Director, Budget and Management MJK:cp Attachment • i Dear Dorothy It was very thoughtful of you to clip for me the July 17th Rome Section of the Milwaukee Journal. I was delighted to note that you had read it, and even more pleased that you considered my efforts well done. Actually, I am afraid the pictures are prettier than this old house, but we love it in any event. .I have been meaning to write you since the festivities of the July 4-th weekend. It was very good to meet you and very wonderful that you and the Governor could spend so much time in Milwaukee. I must say that many Milwaiikeeans \^ere aware and appreciative not only of the time spent but the casual and informal x^ay that both you and Governor Knowles participated in all of the activities of that weekend. As a matter of fact, my husband, who usually pays little attention, was among your fans. He said the next evening, and I quote, "Isn't it too bad that Governor Knowles is a Republican." (Smile) You may not understand it as such, but truly that statement is (when coming from an arden Democrat) quite a compliment. Actually sometime3 my husband sounds more Republican than most of the Republicans I know. I have been keeping abreast with your campaign around the state on behalf of the Executive Residence Foundation, and I must say that it seems to be going beautifully. If I have an opportunity to steal a moment, I plan to watch you on the Beulah Donahue Show at Noon tomorrow. Hazel (Maxwell) and I are still planning to go ahead with our contribution to the Executive Residence from Links, Inc. Have a nice "remainder of the summer" and my best regards to the Governor. yy p^ / .S zyp&<-*cyy yPsiry, p^^yU (yZ ^^ \\et\QZ \ D n \IA a of\ 1/oeYe ^o i 6 i__ ju^ucy^ i &i6W\e Q as ,=aw<=V-i tZ Or<\ THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL NEWSPAPERS, INC., JOURNAL SQUARE, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53201 Wednesday Dear Vel, Here's your stuff back. And thanks a lot. You saved my neck. Besides, it was good to talk to you. See you on Friday. /1. - #/ i Councilwoman Vel Phillips City Council Kilwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Madam: We are building up a file of Negro, Spanish, Mexican and Puerto Rican personages and are interested in obtaining an autographed photograph of you for our collection. We intend that the photograph, along with the biographical sketch be used in our Social Studies program in the inner city schools. Too many of our children are unaware of the importance of your task in the world today. Any information that applies to your work will help,, May God bless you and grant abundant blessings upon the work you do for the community. Respectfully, ^>Uter Iztrancii Kapkael,ipi O.P, Director ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD, 430 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60611 Pea r \J t\ 1-^dlLpp t Welcome to NOW! Enclosed is a schedule and explanation of our meetings. It should inform you as to what's happening; where it's happening and who is making it happen. Each month there is a general meeting and a board meeting. The general meeting is held the 2nd Monday of every month. This meeting is open to all members and non-members, however only members can vote. At the general meeting we discuss actions, plans, strategy and general business of the organization. The next general meeting will be held sj^.4,0 1 O , ~7rT&d p»vL- at The Board consists of the officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer) and committee Chairwomen. They meet the 4th Monday of every month and decide the agenda for the general membership meeting, vote on committee budgets and general projects. This meeting is open to members although only Board members may vote. The next Board meeting will be held 0 GLIALS / Q ~~ b>3P at Fty^^j^X CQ-VJU^ . We suggest that non-members attend an informational meeting prior to attending a general meeting. The next informational meeting will be held'^Tj CL^VK^ ~LQ t^ p p^ar \eis^t There are other meetings which you may want to attend. Tliese are the Committee meetings. Members who are interested in working in a specific area are encouraged to join the committee dealing with the area or problem that they are interested in. New members may want to attend several to see what activities are being carried on. The following is a list of the present committees, chairpersons and brief descriptions of the areas in which the committee is working! New Membership Committee - Jan Moore 962-0071 Committee deals with providing new members with general information as to NOW's purpose and policy; and works to recruit additional members. Employment Committee - Liz Krupp 453-4385 Committee's main concern is to fight sex discrimination in employment currently focusing on desexigrating want ads. ., , ^,~- Human Reporduction Committee - Ginny Ray 271-1756 Deals with the right of women to control their own bodies! Specifically concerned with the repeal of laws regulating contraception and abortion. Media Committee - Joyce Borkenhagen 541-4433 Concerned with correcting the image of women in the mass media. Currently analyzing negative stereotypes of women used in advertising. [x)crrv^.^y -^yw RjUlyy*^ - }^&Z£k^ Ct)txJZly^ 2Z1 % - $ 1c) 0 Speakers Committee - Miriam Eaton 351-0085 Actively engaged in soliciting speaking engagements whereby NOW's position can be communicated to various groups; also trains speakers and maintains a resource library available to new members. Anyone wishing to speak for NOW contact Miriam. Newsletter- Carolyn Mueller 962-3907 Committee is responsible for monthly Milwaukee NOW newsletter entitled "What Now". All members are encouraged to write articles for the Newsletter and submit by the 10th of each month. Help, other than writing, is also needed. New members who have an area of interest and would like to form a new committee may do so by making a request to the Board and soliciting at least two other people and selecting a chairperson. It is hoped that all members will feel welcome to take an active part. Mr. Eugene Walker 1827 W. Walnut St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mr. Walker: This letter is to serve a two-fold purpose. Firstly, let me apologize for not being at your meeting Sunday, March 12. I could offer sundry and various reasons, but not any would.serve as well as the straightforward, honest fact. I have been fighting a bout with the flu. After returning from church, I went to bed and completely forgot that I had an afternoon commitment. I did not get up until shortly before 6:00 and never remembered your meeting until almost 8:00. I hope my absence did not inconvenience you, but even if I had remembered, I would not have been up to par. Secondly, let me congratulate you for receiving the award , . I am sure it was well deserved. Please call on me as you have done in the past with'other matters of interest to WAICO. : r " Very truly yours, VEL R. PHILLIPS Alderman 6th Ward \jZ-4-\^ [UL ZP c7) y^Ly^yx Ct^^JL^y OiJXZX^yJL^-^ A ^L^JL, e < V-^L2L*OLP-^^^-O-^3? X_~cr' xSL^s^ iy^uLpz>a^yz a^y~S C*-**prUL9--> U_>-^_CL£L sp^p^j^ CL>Cft_J2_£_> o^^L-^_-<*_sx_, tt^CfcX3fc&jtV .0 Vice-Chairman EUGENE L. WOEHRER HEALTH-TRAFFIC COMMITTEE ALDERMAN 13TH WARD "X*T^ Member 600 E. Burleigh Street STREETS-ZONING COMMITTEE 372-4747 Chairvian CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE CITY HALL Phone 276-3711 Extension 2221 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202 Mr. Leonard B. 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I. • i INDEX—Continued NEW COMMUNICATIONS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS: Assessment, Board of ^^....1132 Budget, Bureau of 1110 Building Inspection and Safety Engineering 1130 Capital Improvements Committee 1114 City Attorney - -C5?. 105 City Clerk i^^Sl..S...... 108$" City Development, Department of .^.. .e?. .T^j?. 1118^ City Engineer N^fev Ij*-.\..~jfcS 1162 ^v City Real Estate Agent „ .^^^...^^X^...^ . 1137 RESOLUTIONS: (Newly Introduced by THE CHAIR & PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, ETC. (Newly Introduce^) 1178 "^ LICENSE REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS 1182 / I {/ / ,..-y- j / st / zy •'—• y*WL 7y V / I Of 0 s )yyy~ /\ y^yyULS3y^" t*s-e*y{y fcfrJty /IZ-CAZ, /t/Lj yuf /7-^ri^y s7$\f-#y*—- -/ p-/ yy^ %U)^JjLyZy\ x w J The re will foe held in th 's conf< Febroaryg3» 19&0 Ll2£Ji Attaches list of 3 to be \o at this- meeting. Respectfully yours a%miE^':'^&fner'' Budget Superviso"^ Secretary l^M; y*. yy*^y *>yy^ '**. A^ap^. ^tzup j2y^ Fellow American: ^>z^£_ 7-^ (JU^t*&-vp-£. You realize our country can no longer afford the disaster of a weak-kneed character as President. .• Kennedy must win, or America may suffer final collapse of prestige, already catastrophic under Ike's regime, I believe Kennedy can lose, If campaign is kept on present kid-glove level, — in face of Nixon's insidious hatchet-men, .... I.e: Present flourishing field day of religious and racial propa ganda at grass roots. .. Nixon's crafty confederates are masters of the sucker-punch. The final week will probably find them using every perverted weapon in their cunning book. Kennedy, and backers, must use "red meat*' tactics if they hope to compete successfully. Material, like enclosed, can provide needed margin. This kind of stuff is understood by man on street; — effects him more than does broad A's of Harvard. .. It seems that the more Kennedy speaks (in his polite manner) the more he hurts himself. ... People want more meat and potatoes than pie. Amend this poem, or correct it, if you desire - but please print as many copies as you can and get them into the hands of that many different people. ... Recite it at rallies and meetings and give out copies to listeners, who should be asked to pass it on — or paste it up in likely places. ... The poem could be printed on gummed paper to be attached in prominent places Use the title, or something similar, on campaign buttons and gummed stickers. Small stickers for conspicuous use on bulletin boards, at time clocks, etc., and large stickers for auto bumpers, etc. .. Give them out freely. .. Help flood America with "Me No Picky Tricky Dicky." I do not seek credit. I am a working man who is not Catholic. My purpose is to help defeat a man I feel would disgrace America (a la Harding) - a man who could be the pall-bearer of democracy. Yours, for America's Future, P. Rush 1030 tessihg St., Pgh., 20, Pa. P.S. Would appreciate list of names and addresses to whom I can send this for most effective use. Please send quickly; time is short. ME NO PICKY TRICKY DICKY Our country was the world's first power when Dicky Joined with Eisenhower. ^ Eight years have passed since beggard plea: "Please vote for Checkers, Pat and Me." Now, had we only taken Checkers we wouldn't have these prestige wreckers who let the Reds take more and more. (In Cuba now; — right at our door.) Old friends have fled; they now are Red; while Ike has golfed — and Dicky sped from state to state, with baited line: "Things is dandy, things is fine." Well, Tricky Dick is quite a guyv with eely tongue and shifty eye. His make-up men say he needs blood; without the rouge he's plain as mud. This man who parrots "Ike and Me;" who bumbles with a housemaid's knee; who planned and plotted many scheme; completely lacks the world's esteem. What other man on foreign trips was rescued with our battleships? (The Latin folks are not his fans; With salads tossed from garbage cans.) It's proven Dicky stands for wealth and stands against the needy's health. To hell with aged and underpaid, Just so there's lots of Wall Street aid. No man of black was Dickie's neighbor, nort{ brown, nor white, who smell of labor. But just for now, to win election, he loves us all, in every section. Eight years ago he used a pup; needs new tricks now, to set him up. For years, with Ike, he cried "Me too." Today he spouts "I'm Dicky, newT3* But-, Dicky "new," or Dicky old, he still smells strong of tainted gold. Strong men, we need, to hew the line and not pup-pets who say "jes fine." The hour is late; the matter's deep, and yet our land is fast asleep. Because of his faith, a man may lose; a good man - who can - fill big shoes. This country should be on the ups; we can't depend on checkered pups. Instead of Checkers, Pat and Me. We need the strength of Kennedy. ~v^* /Jlpsv /^ Qy jCcfflLy ^tXww Jp pUb^-ylX Z^Ji ^%"' Jjpoyp V\JUzyju pf cis Qs\jL^p. yr^pp- y /Kf/tsiyr yU^ y4^>f^rt'\y /\AsZ*Zhy /^^yyp^y^r y^^-^p^' fftsuy JJ. & - A^Us yil ^ A^Ji^yyUyO A^y p4^ jpp^u^yy-dJLs ypfr~* TpUpXiy pfa-> /u-^i/ v /4x4s (ft- pyL^JL; yp> p& ^f^KS / jt^xxy /-sf yl*J. (y^y OLs p^yJUs ytlC^y (ylJUJo' yyysy n 7 -\ () . / f) f) 6^ /V^yt&yjr /|w>vw fry /J,ypAju /^r^v-v /T^ys-jLs J^ /Vr-oc^w . pZUylj^^ ^XJ^h> jjp^jpLs . /MITA X^Mtsy* J^-^s^ypjp^^ yUyytju s^y-^^^ypc^j^^ pyi^y^ ^ JLj^yJly-^ /JT^ yYtL^rUU yCs^ %rrSJv /OyfUu VfihX TUlLs C^W CsM/JUjytu^ P A^Ly^k^s, /Uyf^r— pyz^yt^y (p^s p^y^ JUK/\JCSL I /IvLfr-* U Us^yjf^ ryy y^W-eovcJ JpA*yrJu pzs^ pr^pp^yky pAyb' pr^OLsv^pzt* Fy* TsLsyJi M-^-^Y^-V-*^*' This is a little thing I thought up to pay trihite to a great Negro and man who for his people, he fought and gave his life for. I am white and in a big community and city which I lived and worked and went to school with the Negroes, who, for my belief treated me as a sister and a friend far better than my white friends. Here it is. Could it be published in the Journal for people to read and see or send it to Mrs. King to use in the work she will continue in memory of her husband. Here it is. On a night this April, in Memphis, Tennessee, this black man, who stood out on this balcony, was felled by a bullet from a white man's hand, and violence erupted in our big land. Dr. Martin Luther King, who was a great man, leader of his people, took that bullet from this white man's hand. He was a preacher, who believed in God's word, that we are all brothers and sisters, when born on this earth. Color, yes color, is the problem of our land. Let the people join together, and form a big band; go marching together through violence and hate, and bring peace and harmony to this United States* Just a sincere friend to Negroes who have to bear the grief of white man's pride* No name, just my initials. Mrs. H. H., Box 219, Rt. 1 Bristol, Wisconsin CITY OF MILWAUKEE , 3 ^^.MiLV*Atiire «*U j/?v"•«? LIBRARY in** PJ*Mp*- — -^^VtsU***^/ _p* *^ ^TLV ^UL*L~£^VX^> ^'^£&ls^^joyp^y^^.--^^^C^-^y^^X^, O^ygy-J^C^yL -+A ^Mx*j-^ yu^y JUJLUS ^oOuUJiy ^Z£ #JjZy7U< ^U^y M^rJi ^yJl^y ^yitO JhuZJ-y&fr, 2Zy£^ry ^,„^yZzL. . ^ ^SL ^ ^_ /_ V^ xC x > - ^ ^ ~~&16*AJU ^pL&y*~<~e* fr^y &&L*JLS ^0Uy~*-eAj ^Ay*^y y^Jtt^Jl^t^-y *+> zluisUT^L+y ^o^^^C 4^ yiu*j -^wu**y ^^u^j^L^ / j^u^, t^t ~^Op*~*T*^y ^T ROUGH DRAFT Mr. Mathia's F. Schimenz Insnector of Buildings Municipal Building, Room 1010 Mi 1waukee, Wis cons i n Dear Mr. Schimenz: A recent incident in my ward has sufficiently roused my ire to precipitate the writing of this letter. About a month ago the Elixir Wrecking Co. of 1331 West State Street demolished a building at 1731-1735 North 5th Street. In the process, this company did extensive damage to the property of Mrs. Grace Browne and her husband at 1729 North 5th Street. This damage included holes in the roof of their home causing severe leaks, porch railings being knocked down, large cracks being made in their walk, and shrubbery being uprooted which had been planted and maintained for over 22 years. After receiving the run-around from various individuals in your deoartment, Mrs. Browne was finally referred to Mr.' Robert A. Rohde, Supervisor of your Conservation and Urban Renewal Division who was apparently the City Official directly in charge of this project. Mr. Rohde informed Mrs. Browne that she should file a claim with R. S. Hammersenlag and Co., Insurance of 1840 North Farwell Avenue, which is the insuring agent of the Elixir Wrecking Co. He also sent men out to photograph the site. However, Mr. Rohde's attitude seemed to be generally complacent. When Mrs. Browne brought this shocking state of affairs to my attention, needless to say I was very, very disturbed. I had my Administrative Assistant, Emil Stanislawski, call Mr. Rohde to get more information on this matter, and again Mr. Rohde informed him that all that could be done was for Mrs. Browne to file a claim with the insurance company. When queried as to - 2 - whether the City generally-*mWPPfftr such aonalling performance standards in their contractors, Mr. Rohde merely aoologized that it was very difficult to demolish buildings in this area without causing some damage to neighboring homes. I would like to know, Mr. Schimenz, if this is the attitude which the City and the Department of Building Inspection take toward the inner city and constituents of the Sixth Ward. Hew can anyone exnect residents of this area to take any oride in their home o^ be motivated to improve their residence when the City through its contractors takes such an irresoonsible and negligent attitude. I fi disannointed vrrTh, PWPP^lToes not th responsibility in" these matters go beyond merely telling a victimized, taxoayer to file a claim with an insurance company? Should not the City take more care in selecting i d they not take m onsibilitv for the work don U-S.-i- • i / J , JJEJL* * I am definitely not you 1 trtment or the Elixir Wrecking Co. for the great mental anguish which* you foptrh caused an elderly couple with serious health nroblems. I would like to see some oositive action on your osrt to assist the Browne's and see to it that the company involved receives nc further City business. I will be looking for your prompt attention to this matter. / Sincerely, /d~&r*y"f '£>*. /?Hs^7 ~LX7ly$y>$yf GENT LEI, I AM HOT ONLY DISAPPOINTED, I AM THOROUGHLY SHOCKED BY THE ANSWER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO MI 60NTENTIGN THAT THEY HAVE FAILED III THEIR OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE EQUALITY IN EMPLOYMENT. AS YOU KNOW I AM AN ADHERENT OF THE FIREFIGHTER, AND FAVORED THE RECENTLY EMOTED CONTRACT WHIG PROVIDED SUCH A FINE SALARY AND FRINGE PACKAGE. I ALSO HAVE NO QUAREEL WITH THE SINCERITY CE INTEGRITY OF MRS. KENNEDY, WHO MS DONS WELL WITH WHAT SHE HAD TO WORK WITH DURING HER SHORT TENURE. I AM, HOWEVER, APPALLED BY THE OBVIOUSLY PREMEDITATED PROCEDURE WHICH IS UTELIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PRECLUDE^BLACK MEN FROM THE SERVICE. THE DEPARTMENTS MINORITY PROGRAM IS CONSPICUOUS ONLY BY ITS INADEQUACY, BUCKS HAVE NOT EVEN SURVIVED THE EXAM S?1AGE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, AND THERE HAS NOT EVEN BEEN ANY RECRUITMENT OR FRESH EXAMINATION GIVEN SINCE 1969. "Co say that THERE HAS BEEN NO ATTEMPT AT MINORITY RECRUITMENT BECAUSE THERE IS NO MANPOWER SHORTAGE IS SUCH BLATANT EVASION OF THE ISSUE, AND SUCH AN INSULT TO THE MINORITY PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT IT BEGGARS THE IMAGINATION. IT WOULD TRULY BE FUNNY IF IT WERE NOT SO TBfiGIC IN ITS IMPLICATION. WHILE THE REST OF THE ECONOMY AND THE REST OF TRIE CITY SERVICE IS BENDING GREAT EFFORTS IN THE CAUSE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT TO HAVE SUCH A NEGATIVE COMMITMENT VAGUELY DISGUISING AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITY PEOPLE W&. 0(/f~ 0^ THE SERVICE IS TRAGIC, INSULTING, AND INTOLERABLE. THE RECENT SALARY INCREASE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS OF GREAT VALUE, AND SHOULD MAKE OUR MEN THE ENVY OF OTHER, FIRE DEPARTMENTS. IT COST THE BLACK TAXPAYERS OF THIS COMMUNITY A PRETTY PENNY. THEY, AFTER ALL, ARE A MAJOR CONTINGENT IN THE RANKS OF TAXPAYING MIIWAUKEEANS. AS WE INCREASE THEIR TAXES WITH ONE HAND, CAN WE SLAP THEIR FACES WITH THE OTHER ? HOW CM VIE KEEP A STRBIGHT FACE WHEN WE TELL THESE TAXPAYERS THAT THEIR SHARE OF THE BILL IS GOING UP BUT THAT WE CANNOT EMPLOY THEIR SONS AND BROTHERS AS FIREFIGHTERS. CAN WE TURN OUR BACKS ON ONE BLACK CITIZENS WITHOUT TURNING OUR BACKS ON JUSTICE ? I SAY AN EMPHATIC NO I WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE AND. ALL OF THE CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES HAVE BEEN EXCHANGE ONI] INCONTROVERTABLE FACT WILL STAND OUT LIKE A GLOWING BLEMISH ON THE OTHERWISE FINE REPUTATION OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS THE SIMPLE TRUTH THAT WE EMPLOY ONLY FIES BLACK MEN ON A FORCE OF ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FIRTEEN MEN. THAT IS A PITIFUL FIVE-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT. NOT EVEN A TOKEN, BUT AN INSULT! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE *- MD NOW — TO RECTIFY THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION, AND DESPITE THE BLASE ATTITUDE OF THE CHIEF, ANT THE RELUCTANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT TO SHARE THEIR GOOD FORTUNE EITH BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITY PEOPLES, I THUST IN THE GOOD FAITH, HONESTY AND JUDGEMENT OF YOUR BODY IN INSTITUTING AN IMMEDIATE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM AMON G THE BLACK AND MINORITY COMMUNITYIES TO REDRESS THIS TERRIBUS AND INEXCUSABLE INEQUITY. SINCERELY, VEL (Ettg nf iMthtrattkw VEL PHILLIPS Memlt&i ALDERMAN 2nd WARD FINANCE COMMITTEE 1633 West Brown Street PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE BOARD OF ESTIMATES WEst 3-5353 RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMITTEE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RECREATION MATTERS % MILWAUKEE 5, WISCONSIN May 31, I960 Dear Campaign Worker: for „**•* again your tireless efforts helped to make it possible for us to prevail in my re-election. Were it not for you, the n^vfb^en p°osresiMe.°Ur °rganiZed Campai9n' °Ur S— ™*« n»t It is always difficult to thank friends who have graciously extended themselves without thought of personal inconvenience, and this short note could never express the depth of my gratitude. Unfortunately, I'm not that J? - ... ..~„ w^v articulate, but I think you know without the use of flowery phrases, I'm forever indebted to you and others^ like you for the wonderful support in retaining your Alderman of the Second Ward. Very sincerely, VP/jcb y$l Philli ps P«S. Forgive this belated than _ «?~^y AUTHORIZED AND PAID FOR BY VEL PHILLIPS FOR ALDERMAN COMMITTEE, WALTER L. SMITH. PRESI DENT. 1 122 W. MCKINLEY AVE.. MILWAUKEE. WIS. s JJjLoyeu. -7r/M^. fi4(dc[ y MdL/^/_21 Jrp& JL/ ^0^ft%j£>Jku *• *~r&t 9* * -UUt&UylQ- y.'C AJ&SLS, y^^cyzMsH J jZv^'£&L-&*. JLt\ JUJL. Z£S&Uy4Z ui yfU -5 ^Mh. sZBct ^r /f f y CL e-~/~ W^^jJzZg-t: /JP&U^Q jiyyfZtC^ yyO "Zhr^yi 0 ^Oy3M-ryO> :. C lyflrj'pj TR. 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SEC. 3-2 t CITY ENGINEER SHALL PREPARE FOR THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT DRAWINGS, DESCRIPTIONS , SURVEYS I®- AS THEY DEEM NECESSARY. SEC. 5-1 BOARD OF ASSESSMENT PREPARE PLAN a REPORT SEC. 5-2 SUBMITS PLAN 8 REPORT FOR ADOPTION SEC. 5-2 £ COMMON COUNCIL REFER TO COMMITTEE FOR HEARINGS. SEC. 5-3 0 COUNCIL MAY REFER BACK TO BOARD. SEC5-3a4 IBOABOARf D OF PUBLIC LAND COMMISSIONERS ADOPTION OR ABANDON. SEC.5-3 CITY REAL ESTATE AGENT TO ADOPTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A DECLARATION THAT PURCHASE (OPTIONAL) SEC. 6 THE IMPROVMENT IS NECESSARY. SEC.5-3 I®" SHALL DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO CONDEMN CITY ATTORNEY PROPERTY NEEDED. SEC.5-3 CIVIL ACTION TO ESTABLISH NECESSITY. SEG7-I FILING LIS PENDENS SEC. 5-4, SEC.18 SUMMONS-COMPLAINT-ANSWERS SEC.7-2 HEARING-JURY TRIAL SEC.7-3 fs> BOARD OF ASSESSMENT VERDICT-REPORT TO COMMON COUNCIL SEC8 RECORD AND POST AGAINST PROJECT ALL PURCHASES AND "ETC.. PREPARE RESOLUTION FOR COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTION DIRECTING THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE ASSESSMENTS OF BENEFITS a DAMAGES SEC. 9-1 £ COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTS ALL OFFERS OF SALE TO CITY. ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS DRECTING BOARD OF ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE BENEFITS a DAMAGES AND REPORT TO THE COMMON COUNCIL SEC. 9-1 I®" CITY CLERK SEC 9-9 <*> SHALL DELIVER CERTIFIED COPY OF BOARD OF ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT TO CITY COMPTROLLER I®" HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS SEC. 9-2 TO 6 NCL AND TO FILE COPIES OF RESOLUTION BOARD OF ASSESSMENTS REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF BENEFITS AND WITH REGISTER OF DEEDS. SEC. 18 DAMAGES TO COMMON COUNCIL. SEC. 9-6 SEC. 12-1 I NOTICE THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO ENTER i®- CITY COMPTROLLER UPONANO APPROPRIATE PROPERTY. SHALL DELIVER ONE COPY TO CITY COMMON COUNCIL r & TREASURER. SEC. 9-9 MAY ADOPT REPORT SEC 9 - 7 COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS g MAY REFER BACK TO THE BOARD SEC. 9-7 I SEC. 13 MAY ABANDON PROJECT SEC. 9-8 [O- CITY TREASURER PREF&RE PLANS 8 SPECIFICATIONS. ETC. SHALL KEEP COPY ON FILE IN HIS OFFICE. SEC. 9-9 APPEAL TO CIRCUIT COURT SEC 10 - I ft 2 AND SEC. II DHAtVN B> i£Q* tV SCHKNXe 3 302 Collingwood Street Detroit 6, Michigan June 13, I960 Mr. James Baker 915 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee 3, Wisconsin My dear Jim: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter and the enclosure of John Pomfret's article from the Milwaukee Journal. To say that I was shocked to learn that our friend could be so indiscreet in disclosing such an attitude to the public press is to put it mildly. It was indeed unfortunate for, in a sense, it revealed that there are still some of us who have not learned that the price of freedom does not come cheap. It also revealed a kind of provincialism in outlook that no doubt explains their lack of effec tiveness in really meeting the many pressing problems that confront our people in the Milwaukee area. As you no doubt realize, in the event they do not follow through in establishing a council, you and your friends have every right to do so. However, I will see you in Los Angeles and we can then discuss the matter at greater length. Give my best to the Phillips. With every good wish, I am Respectfully and sincerely, Horace L. Sheffield HLS:w oeiu42aflcio Mrs. Vel Phillips 2256 North 8th Street Milvaukee9 Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: We are again asking you to use your influence in helping us to keep our lane clean. It is very disgusting, when this lane is taken for a dirty alley. The city workers are getting more careless than ever before, the garbage collectors drop garbage when they are loading, and, of course, they leave it lay. This may be considered as an alley, but we are paying taxes for a bonified street and wish to have the same service as anyone in our city. I wonder what would happen if our main streets were cluttered with refuse like we have in this 19th Lane. I'm sure this would not happen to anyone living in our fair city, except to those of us living in a lane. The attitude taken here is "why should we care no one looks in a lane anyway". We have written to you a year ago and whet do you think,, they came and swept it clean, the first week, then once again a month later and then, no more. Must we write to you every month in trying to keep this lane clean. V/e sweep and flush as far as our hoses reach, but we can't keep the entire lane clean. Please try again, in help ing us. Thanking you for services rendered previously, and trusting you will take care of the matter at hand, we are Sincerely, Property Owners of 19th Lane Mr. E. Lustig 1805 North 19th Lane 1#fo. Q \ To. YTpy fl^suju yrf^kyv PACIFIC FINANCE CORPORATION ROOM 906, TEST BUILDING 54 MONUMENT CIRCLE : INDIANAPOLIS 4, INDIANA MELROSE 5-2514 October 4r I960 Mrs. Vel Phillips 1633 West Brown Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: During the past two or three years, there has been an increasing interest throughout the country in the encouragement of citizen participation in politics. You, particularly, can appreciate the fact that both parties — Republican and Democratic alike — need all the help they can get, especially in the form of volunteer precinct workers. Pacific Finance Corporation shares your belief that every voter in this country should actively support the party of his choice. Accordingly, we have developed for our employees a comprehensive course in practical politics designed to stimulate their interest in government at all levels and help them become working citizen-politicans, whether Democratic or Republican. Because of your interest in this area, I have enclosed a fact sheet and reprint from our employee magazine which describe the course more fully. Our program has been received enthusiastically by local leaders of both parties. Your reaction to the program, favorable or otherwise, would be very helpful to us at this time, and if you would like additional information, we will be most happy to hear from you. Sincerely yours, Thomas H. Cougill Vice President tbietmch &lc€&emUTDM& Columbus, Ohio Please address your reply to: Mary Spivey Durham 70 Auburn Avenue Columbus 5» Ohio Honorable Vel Phillips National Democratic Committeewoman I633 W. Brown Street /3 37 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: We are looking forward to your appearance here in Columbus as our guest speaker on October 30, i960. Our County Chairman has written the National Democratic Committee in our behalf stating that we hope to schedule you on this date. We presume that you have heard from them by now. As I told you, we are planning to have the meeting at 4 o!clock in the afternoon at one of our largest downtown hotels: The Neil House. Afterward we are planning a public reception so that the audience may meet you as well as our state and local candidates, all of whom are being invited to attend the meeting. We are confident most of them will be present. As I mentioned in our conversations, we want you to address your remarks to the national ticket and "sell" Kennedy-Johnson. To complete our planning we need to know your arrival and departure times and hope that you will be here long enough for us to schedule a press conference either before or after the meeting --preferably before. We also need several pictures because we hope to use them in both our daily papers as well as the OHIO SENTINEL, which is the local Negro weekly. Would you also send us a biographical sketch which we can use for newspaper publicity. If you belong to any national organizations we want to alert them that you are coming. We are really hoping to make this a significant political rally and hope that you will be pleased with our efforts. Be assured that we will fulfill our obligation of paying your travel expenses plus an honorarium of $50. Very truly..yours ... Mary Smvey Durham 9th District InTERnRTionoL op z/t£. fc>oy OCT. 15, 1960 MRS. VALERIE PHILLIPS, 1633 W. BROWN ST. MILWAUKEE, WIS. DEAR MRS. PHILLIPSZ—- SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I PHONED YOU REGARDING TO SPEAKING AT OUR LOCAL OPTIMIST SERVICE GLUB. AT THAT TIME WE WERE UNABLE TO GET TOGETHER ON A SUITABLE DATE. AFTER MUCH CHANGING IN SCHEDULES I FINALLY SE CURED THE DATE DEC. 14 AS AN OPEN DATE. IT WOULD BE MY PERSONAL PLEASURE AND A DISTINCT PRIVELEGE AND HONOR FOR THE WAUKESHA NOON OPTIMIST GLUB TO HAVE YOU SPEAK BEFORE THEM. I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ARRANGE YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE, SO AS TO ACCOMODATE US ON THAT DATE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND I WILL MAKE ALL THE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU BREAK BREAD WITH US AT ONE OF OUR REGULAR NOON MEETINGS. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU VERY SOON, I AM SINCERELY YOURS, CHESTER J. MitBER, I.P.G, OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEW YORK 7, N.Y. October 26, 1960 Mrs. Vel Phillips Alderman City Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: It is my distinct privilege and pleasure to invite you to attend the 37th annual American Municipal Congress which is being held by the American Municipal Association in New York City, November 26-30, 1960. New York is proud to be your host city for this very important con ference of municipal officials. The conference theme for this year - "THE MUNICIPAL BALANCE SHEET: Balancing Urban Needs And Financial Resources" - is particularly appropriate to these times of tremendous population growth and technological change. In addition to the working program, we are arranging for a number of activities and events that will be available during your leisure time. Again, we cordially invite you to New York City and look forward to seeing you at the conference. Sincerely, Robert F. Wagner, Mayor REGIONAL OFFICERS STANLEY A. MORANTZ PLAINS STATES REGIONAL OFFICE Chairman HAROLD BAILIN, South Dakota MRS. LOUIS BERNS, Missouri ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE LAWRENCE T. LITWIN, Kansas MAURICE NATHANSON, Iowa Of B'nai B'rith CALVIN M. NEWMAN, Nebraska Vice-Chairmen 527 SECURITIES BUILDING, OMAHA 2, NEBRASKA, ATLANTIC 3575 EDWARD ROSEN Treasurer JOSEPH COHEN LEO EISENSTATT ABE GREENBERG, M.D. ROBERT LAPPEN Central Advisory Committee EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MILTON ABRAHAMS EDWARD E. BARON October 23, 1960 RAYMOND BRIMAN BARTON P. COHEN LOUIS HURWITZ BASIL KAUFMAN MRS. HY KORNBLEET LOUIS KRANITZ HARRY LEVINSON, Ph.D. ELLIS LEVITT RABBI SAMUEL S. MAYERBERG RALPH NOGG Mrs. Dal e Phillips ABE POZEZ JAMES SHAMBERG City Hal 1, 200 East Wells Street EMANUEL SPACE Milwauke e, Wisconsin SHERMAN SPERLING JAMES WOLF MELVIN WOLF Dear Vel LEWIE WOLKOW TED B. SENNETT I am so Regional Director delighted with Sidney Sayles's message to the effect t hat you can visit in Omaha on November 18, to NATIONAL COMMISSION speak be fore the West Side Rotary Club in this city, HENRY EDWARD SCHULTZ Chairman Others w ith whom I have shared this information are MEIER STEINBRINK equally enthusiastic, since your reputation has preceded Honorary Chairman you. BARNEY BALABAN A. G. BALLENGER PHILIP M. KLUTZNICK Within t HERBERT H. LEHMAN he next few days I will be preparing an agenda LEON LOWENSTEIN for your visit, including possible television and press WILLIAM SACHS intervie BENJAMIN SAMUELS ws and appearances on other platforms. Meanwhile, DORE SCHARY will you please send me several copies of an autobiog and MELVIN H. SCHLESINGER three or JESSE STEINHART four glossys or mats. Would you also let me know Honorary Vice-Chairmen what you r travel schedule will be so that I can make the ABE GOLDSTEIN necessar y commitments for you. We are assuming, of course, HAROLD LACHMAN DAVID A. ROSE that you will arrive as early as possible on November 17. Vice-Chairmen BENJAMIN GREENBERG Treasurer I look f orward to hearing from you at your earliest con- HERBERT LEVY venience Secretary BENJAMIN R. EPSTEIN National Director Cordially, PAUL H. SAMPLINER Chairman, Executive Committee JOSEPH COHEN Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee 'y ' / LABEL A. KATZ President, B'nai B'rith T. B. SENNETT MAURICE BISGYER Executive Vice-President, B'nai B'rith Regional Director STAFF DIRECTORS NATHAN C. BELTH Public Relations OSCAR COHEN Program cc: Sidney Sayl ALEXANDER F. MILLER es Community Service J. HAROLD SAKS Administration LESTER J. WALDMAN TB3/rfj Organization and Planning ARNOLD FORSTER Genera/ Counsel October 2z, i960 Mrs. Val Phillips City Council Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Madam: I read an article in the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette this morning "Negro Vote Seen Going To Kennedy." They quoted many of your comments on this subject. Certainly I respect your right to an opinion on this or any subject but don't you think you are being a bit presumptuous when you say "Negroes the country over will be voting the Democratic ticket in Ncwember." I attended the Rally for Nixon at the Syria Mosque last night and there were many of your race in attendance and I noticed particularly their enthusiasm as Mr. Nixon spoke. They just clapped and clapped and each had a big smile. Then this morning one of our Negro elevator operators asked me for a Nixon button. I said "will you wear it" and his reply was "I'll wear it with pride." I gave him a Nixon button and told him to let me know if he could use more buttons. So I suggest, Mrs. Phillips, that you not be so cock-sure about how your race is voting in the Presidential election Very truly yours Or T\- ^^MiAj-uyLU OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK MCELROY STATE Or OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL COLUMBUS 15 October 26, i960 Honorable Vel Phillips 1633 West Brown Street Milwaukee, Wisonsin Dear Vel: Thank you for offering to stay overnight in Columbus. We would like to suggest that you come Saturday evening, October 28, i960. There is a 4 p.m. plane from Milwaukee which arrives in Columbus at 7:55 p.m. which might prove convenient for you. y If you can come then we can use you on a radio program ytf Sunday morning and also attend services at one of our larger Baptist churches. You can still plan on leaving Columbus at 7:10 p.m. Sunday evening, arriving back in Milwaukee at 10:45 p.m. Our committees are all working and we are looking forward to an eventful rally. Very truly yours, r Mary Spivey- Durham P.S. I plan to be in Washington, Friday and Saturday, re turning at 7:55 p.m., so that I will be able to meet you on your arrival. I am sure a few of the members will also be present. May I suggest that if you can take the 4 p.m. flight, you do not have to confirm your arrival time with us. However, if this is impossible, please call me Thursday evening. After that you can call Mrs. Russell M. Jones, who is General Chairman of the meeting, at CL 2-7357. 77^> 7'^ pPfrayspP /ilvyy Engineers'Society of Milwaukee AUXILIARY 3112 W. HIGHLAND BLVD. • MILWAUKEE 8, WISCONSIN October 27, I960 Trel Phillips Alderman 2nd yard 2236 North $th Street Milwaukee 5, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips: T am enclosing a copy of our program for the coming year, We are looking forward to your appearance before our group in May,196l. Sincerely, Program Chairman Social and House Chairman MRS. EDMUND BARBEAU (Madeline) 633 Edgewoocf Avenue South Milwaukee SO 2-4210 Co-Chairman MRS. HENRY F. ERENZ (Christine) 13431 Sunnyview Drive New Berlin, Wisconsin SU 6-7872 Ways and Means Chairman Engineers Society MRS. ANTHONY SABATINO (Hulda) 922 S. 123rd Street (14) GL 3-7849 Telephone Chairman MRS. W. 0. KIRKPATRICK (Avis) Milwaukee 3262 N. 80th Street (22) HI 4-6151 Hospitality Chairman MRS. HERBERT ISERMAN (Dorothea) * 228 S. Honey Creek Pky. (14) SP1-2070 Sunshine Chairman AUXILIARY MRS. WILLIAM H. EVANS (Kay) 1914 N. 34th Street (8) WE 3-7555 * Radio, Television and Movie Chairman MRS. GEORGE MARTINS (Irene) 3249 N. 53rd Street (16) HI 5-4669 E. S. M. BUILDING 3112 W. HIGHLAND BLVD. Finance, Audit and Parliamentarian MILWAUKEE, WIS. MRS. ROBERT B. ADAMS (Ruth) 2855 S. 46th Street (19) EV 4-6920 WEST 3-1030 Historian MRS. CARL LOVENDAHL (Myrtle) 2010 N. Hi Mount Blvd. (8) GL 3-4960 PtvyuuH t960 - t96t Scholarship Fund Chairman MRS. ROALD AMUNDSON (Margaret) 2951 S. 39th Street (15) EV 3-4425 PtOyMUK G$te&te SEPTEMBER 28 — 7:30 P. M. (Wednesday) President "THE UNITED NATIONS — BEST MRS. GEORGE F. OLDENBURG (Sylvia) HOPE FOR SURVIVAL" 7330 W.Fernwood Circle (19) FA 1-2863 Attorney Leonard S. Zubrensky 1st Vice-President OCTOBER 19 — 9:30 A.M. (Wednesday) MRS. ELROY BOENING (Eatha) TOUR TO LAKE LAWN LODGE 336 N. Pinecrest Street (8) BL 8-2388 at Delavan, Wisconsin 2nd Vice-President NOVEMBER 22—12:30 P.M. (Tuesday) MRS. ANTHONY SABATINO (Hulda) "LUNCHEON IS SERVED" 922 S. 123rd Street (14) GL 3-7849 LANE BRYANT STYLE SHOW Recording Secretary DECEMBER 14 — 7:30 P.M. (Wednesday) MRS. REX DIETERLE (Arlene) CHRKTMAS TEA 3000 S. 39th Street (15) EV 4-8190 "ART IN THE HOME" Corresponding Secretary Sister M. Thomasita of Cardinal Stritch College MRS WILLIAM H. EVANS (Kay) JANUARY 18—12:15 P.M. (Wednesday) 1914 N. 34th Street (8) WE 3-7555 DESSERT LUNCHEON AT ESM THEATRE PARTY BY BUS Treasurer MRS. WALTER F. HUETTE (Alice) FEBRUARY 4 — 6:30 P.M. (Saturday) 13914 W. Robin Trail SU 6-5383 MEN'S NIGHT — DINNER AND DANCE Waukesha BLACK STEER, Parisian Room Past President MARCH 15 — 12:00 Noon (Wednesday) MRS. ROALD AMUNDSON (Margaret) BRUNCH AT ESM 2951 S. 39th Street (15) EV 3-4425 TOUR — Milwaukee Children's Hospital at 2:30 P.M. APRIL 28 — 7:30 P.M. (Friday) Program Chairman SCHOLARSHIP FUND NIGHT 336 N. Pinecrest Street (8) BL 8-2388 Sponsored by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MRS. ELROY BOENING (Eatha) MAY 17 — 12:30 P.M. ("Wednesday) Co-Chairman and Publicity SPRING LUNCHEON — Boder's Tea Room MRS. EDWIN SCHIEFELBEIN (Helen) "HOME V-s CAREER—DOES IT WORK" 2918 N. 61st Street (10) HI 4-4091 Mrs. Dale Phillips (Aid. Vel Phillips, Milwaukee Common Council) Membership Chairman ELECTION & INSTALLATION OF MRS. ROBERT C. SIEGEL (Mildred) OFFICERS 2321 N. 54th Street (10) HI 2-8340 Mrs. James A. Jordon 3207 Iowa Street, Pittsburgh 19, Pa. *?Z^y< ^y0 s M^ J p ySy «,*• • •• -» *fc- f^ ^y jyf** .r &*«y*S ^£Ly^ ^?f \p>^p^*C^^~ t^y^^y/ jhs£, ******* •7 §1 • , -y •• .$8B ••:,' J I ... and your rights »w ERIC SPRINGER In the old days politics was a game played by Ihose who didn't want to work; and politicians were fat cats with big cigars who came out of hiding every election time to make wild promises and collect votes. Times have changed and a new breed of politician is upon the land. Mrs. Vel Phillips, who, hands down, is the most attractive politician in either party, was in town a few days ago to make the rounds and to talk much sense. If you missed her, then count yourself as underprivileged, be cause she was, in the words of the hipster, "savin' some thing." + As you know, Mrs. Phillips is she has something to say which a member of the Milwaukee gets said very well. City Council and she is a member SHE CAME to town to talk of the Democratic National Com about the Democratic Party and mittee. civil rights. The refreshing thing These are positions of no small about her talk was that it was responsibility and importance, absolutely sensible. but more importantly, in my book, She made three points which I she is a perfect example of the will attempt to summarize for new politician in the land. Mrs. those who did not make the scene. Phillips is intelligent, sensitive The first point is one that is and soft spoken and, above all, quite basic. It is that the Demo cratic party is primarily the party of minority groups. We can make out at least five dis tinct segments; there is the white Southerner, the Northern liberal, the laboring man, the Negro and the so-called egg head." uite clear that these not share all of the same interests and that clashes and disagreements occur. But be cause of this diversity of opinion and because of these clashes, it remains vital, alive and moving. Pressures from all sides keep the party dynamic. It is not, as is the case with the other party, stuck in the rut of go-slow and don't disturb things. • THEN SHE spoke of the dif ferences between the parties and their philosophies. This can be summed up very quickly. The Democratic party is bold, dynamic and concerned with people, the Republican Party is conservative, does not like to take chances and Is not concerned with people^ Thirdly, she spoke of our re- GH POST-GAZETTE t TUESDAY, OCT. 25, 1960 — Labor, and^AlhencarrivegTues Negro Vote —comprise the Democratic party and said that it is theii Seen Going working together which is the hope of the country for the future. To Kennedy Speaking of the duty of Mrs. Phillips, Noted every citizen to vote in No: vember, she said: Woman in Politics, "If we do not address our Makes Prediction selves now with diligence and spirit, to the substance of the Negroes the country over problems which are common will be voting the Democratic to all Americans, we will have little to offer when no limits ticket in November, a promi remain upon our freedom to nent Negro woman said here participate. last night. "But if we do give ourselves Mrs. Val Phillips is the first fully now ... we will move Negro to be named to the easily and smoothly and pro Democratic National Commit ductively into the day of our tee. She is also the first fulfillment." woman and first Negro to serve on the Milwaukee, Wis., City Council. Mrs. Phillips made her prediction before she spoke in the Penn-Shera- ton Hotel. She addressed more than 500 Democrats who attended a Civil Rights conference spon sored by the Citizens for Ken nedy Committee. Genuine Interest Seen "I think his performance and his platform show he has genuine interest in the Negro and in urban growth," Mrs. Phillips said of Kennedy dur ing an interview before her talk. "I think Negroes know i this. Lyndon Johnson, too, has been speaking out very forth- rightly during the campaign." "The day of infringement upon human freedom in the United States is fast coming to an end," Mrs. Phillips told her audience. Group Breakdown She added that five minority groups — Southern whites,' \northern liberals, intellectuals,1 Jig Pittsburgh Press, Tuesday,'Oct. 25, I960 progress and work well done. We in Milwaukee will be Negro Leader happy if we can emulate Pittsburgh in every way," she Hails 'New' City added. Councilwoman Vel Phillips, of Milwaukee, thinks the new Pittsburgh is just fine. Mrs. Phillips, the first Ne- *ro elected to Council in Mil waukee and the first Negro jlected to the Democratic Par- y's National Committee, told Council so yesterday. She spoke at the Council session in advance of another speech here last night "When one arrives in Pitts- >urgh (from the West) the kyline shows nothing but Oct. 29, I960 THE PITTSBURGH COURIER City At Citizens-for-Kennedy Meeting 'Democrats Platform Based on Rights Of Man... Best For Negro'-Mrs. V. Phillips By HARRY BROOKS (Courier Staff Writer) Mrs. Vel Phillips, easily one of the most educated and charming women to come out of Milwaukee, or any other American city in a long time, addressed a packed throng of Democratic followers last Monday evening in the Urban Boom of the Hotel Penn-Sheraton* Over 500 persons, attending a-f civil rights conference sponsor ductively into the day of ful ed by the Citizens for Kennedy fillment." Committee, heard Mrs. Phillips "The day of infringement tell them that the Democratic upon human freedom in the party is a party of five minority United States is fast coming to groups—and that in itself, makes an end," Mrs. Phillips said. it a great party, and the party for "Now," she concluded, "we the American Negro. can exercise to the fullest those The five groups, according to rights we have today even as Mrs. Phillips, are: we struggle to vindicate those 1. Southern whites 2. Labor 3. rights we will have in the fu Northern Liberals 4. "Eggheads" ture." or Intellectuals and 5. The Negro. Mrs. Phillips received a stand • ing ovation following her half- SHE ADDED that despite the hour talk. diversification of interests within She is the first Negro to be these groups, the Democratic named to the Democratic Nation party is most appealing, because al Committee and is also the first "they have a platform based on Negro to serve on the Milwaukee the rights of man." City Council. "Kennedy and the Democratic • platform are tied together," Mrs. PRIOR TO the main address by Phillips said, "and the civil Mrs. Phillips, remarks by Andrew rights platform is the strongest Bradley, member of Governor and best in the history of the Lawrence's cabinet, and welcom country." ing remarks by Mayor Joseph M. • Barr, were given. MBS. PHILLIPS cautioned the The Mayor said: "John Ken audience however, saying: nedy is running on an honest "Civil rights is not an end in platform on civil rights." WOMEN FOR KENNEDY - Mrs. Vel Phillips, secretary of the local NAACP branch, helped itself. When freedom and equal "Moreover," the Mayor con pert Milwaukee attorney (center), spoke to to greet Mrs. Phillips. Mrs. Florence Reizen- ity are one, the American Negro tinued, "he has made clear that more than 500 Democrats—mostly women—at stein, right, co-chairman of the statewide Citi can and will make his full contri he will supply the executive the Hotel Penn-Sheraton last Monday night. zens for Kennedy group, also spoke at the bution." leadership so conspicuously Mrs. Marion Jordon, left, former executive rally.—Al Johnson Photo Boosting Senator Kennedy even missing for the past eight -J MRS. PHILLIPS cautioned the The Mayor said: "John Ken audience however, saying: nedy is running on an honest "Civil rights is not an end in platform on civil rights." WOMEN FOR KENNEDY - K itself. When freedom and equal "Moreover," the Mayor con pert Milwaukee attorney (ce ity are one, the American Negro tinued, "he has made clear that more than 500 Democrats—m< can and will make his full contri he will supply the executive the Hotel Penn-Sheraton last bution." leadership so conspicuously Mrs. Marion Jordon, left, fo Boosting Senator Kennedy even missing for the past eight further, she added: years." "I think his performance and "Senator Kennedy has indi his platform show' he has genuine cated his personal endorsement interest in the Negro and urban of the Supreme court desegre growth." gation decision of 1954, some Speaking of the duty of every thing Eisenhower hasn't done citizen to vote in the November in six long years." election, she said: "John Kennedy knows that "If we do not address our this country will need the full selves now with diligence and talents and abilities of every spirit to the substance of the American in the perilous years problems which are common to ahead." all Americans, we will have lit The Mayor concluded: tle to offer when no limits re "With John Kennedy as Presi main upon our freedom to par dent, this natiQn will marshal ticipate." the economic, military and, most "But if we do give ourselvesu important, moral strength that fully now ... we will move other nations of the world will easily and smoothly and pro- respect and follow." Environmen ortan In Education of Children "Psychologists agree that environmental factors must be taken into consideration when evaluating a child's IQ," said Dr. Otto Klineberg, Columbia University professor oi psychology, in keynoting the opening session of Pittsburgh public schools' two-day teach ing workshop at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel, last Friday. He added, "IQ can be raised by+ improving the environment." ing session, and identified the $128,400 Ford Foundation "It is necessary to make a cor project as a "fitting companion grant. rection based on background fac to the city's physical progress Mrs. Jordon called the project tors when evaluating IQ . . . You . . . and a renaissance of human "an exciting experiment that re people are on the right track," values." quires much in the way of teach Dr. Klineberg declared. .- **M% IHI.II, • ing mj^utv^reativity and un • ON SATURDAY, the teacher- derstanding." HE URGED the assembled edu She said the Hill District com cators to weigh the following fac parents "teams," which have been conducting the project at munity is made up of people ir tors of environment when seek the lowest income bracket and ing a child's IQ: the Letsche, McKelvy, Miller, Vann and Weil Schools, partic- therefore, greatly in need of help 1. Socio-economic level. icipated in a panel discussion. "More must be done for chil 2. General atmosphere in the They heard addresses from Hen dren who are deprived of train home, such as the education ry Saltzman, secretary of the ing opportunities and encountei and interests of their par master Great Cities Project, and discrimination in competition foi ents. Dr. Martin Deutsch, co-director jobs," she urged. 3. Race or ethnic background. of the Institute for Development Clarence Senior, of the Ameri 4. Motivation (how eager is the can Society of Planning Officials child to do well). Studies, New York Medical Col gave the featured address at th< 5. Personal and emotional fac lege. concluding, session on Saturday tors. The Pittsburgh project is one The best features of the Pitts 6. Language handicaps. of seven in major U. S. cities burgh pilot project, which begai Mrs. Marion B. Jordon, former and is geared to improve edu in September, will be adopted ty executive ^secretary of the Pitts cational environment in eco other schools in time, with de burgh Branch NAACP, joined Dr. nomically deprived areas. creasing reliance oh outside finan Klineberg in keynoting the open It is being financed by a cial help.' c^ * 7 fd f,/?6J J&+ JzL*.*— K^^^^S ^^e^ SjyJ^y ^^ J!^UH^\ z^-/-y2yZy. y yssyj? O.J-& V*-~ ppyyA. zy t&e >^*^ ~CyJ &U^y 4*J&> ^ r is ,y?n l&^J&y1 Cyf\ < 21, I960 m&otmim SB XT RESOLVED that Goorg© C. Socora is a recognised outstanding citizen of th© l^th Hard* City of Milt*au&©© and is an active member of th© l^th Ward Unit Democratic Party of Wisconsin for over £0 years| is a senior member of th© Executive Board of Milwaukee County and has bmn Vice-Chairaan of the kth Congressional District for th© past 10 yearsf h# has basn Chairman of the 14th Ward Unit for th© past eight years and is a Democratic Hember of th© Board of Election Commissioners, City of Milwaukee and has been very active in campaigns for th© Democratic Party on th© national, stats and local levels for many years. H RESOLVED that the entire membership of the Ifcfcn Ward Unit of th© Democratic ?art^E©Ttr©cogiiition should be based on loyalty, participation and length of service and do hereby submit the nam© of 0©org© 0» Secora for consideration to the appointment of United States Marshall for th© Eastern District of Wisconsin* BE IT raWHEH MmoWW that copies of this resolution be sent to United States Senator William Proacmlr©, Congressman Clement Eablocki and Henry B@ussf Stat© Chairman Democratic Party Patrick Tjucoy, County Chairman Democratie Party /A^*>^^>^«t- >«^ national Committ©eman David Habinovlts and national Committeewoman tfrs* v©l *U Phillips* Ob d? £LyOy3 i-<~o ^z£*yz~ 7 ^ US^ty^t^L U^^yC* p$ 6 rf- d - ^^o / 6" J-^ • U •••••••^•••••••M iMre. Anna Gimbel - Owner Mr. Willie Scott, Appellant 3813 North 63 Street 2000 West Juneau Avenue MLlwaukee, 'Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin f^\ ifcer Sir and Madamx Subjectt * remise© - 2000 West Juneau Avenue ning * Residence nQ" &rea 60* Height District Your request for permission to occupy the first floor of the building located at feiove address for "storage of used tiros and retail •ales of sana'*, is herewith denied. This first floor was formerly D occupied by a grocery store. Section 16-8 of the T'dlwaukee Building and Seaiag Code does not permit the change in use from one permitted in a °Local Business districtn to one prohibited in a "Local Business district Section 16-6 of the above mentioned cole prohibits this type of iss© in both a "Local Business District" and a "Commercial light Manufacturing District*. y&ry truly yours, .. i v.' Harry S« Glisch, Inspector of buildings %. Dl/gr Don Libby, Fl&n Examiner / JOHN B. MEGHANIG ACCOUNTANT 2403 NORTH THIRTY-FIFTH STREKT, MILWAUKEE 10, WIS. HILLTOP 2-0419 November 23, i960 Mrs. Vel Phillips, Jlderman City Hall Council Chambers City Hall Milwaukee 2, Wisconsin Dear Mrs. Phillips Be: Property at 1915 W. Galena St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Today I received two notices from the City Health Department for the property above. One was for replacing Garbage Cans, which I do con stantly, and the other to remove the rubbish on the ground around the Garbage Area. Truthfully, Mrs. Phillips, in the last two weeks, I have cleaned up after tenants at least 5 times, and the situation never improves. Yesterday, the 22nd, was the last time I went thru the clean-up process again; today I have the notices. Please, isn't there some relief, where by ordinance, the responsibility for careful garbage storage becomes a part of the tenant's ? I would much appreciate your help. m B. MECHANIC/ CC: Health Department Sovember 2j, i960 »r, 1« B. fflrumblegel Commissioner of Health City Bfcll Milwaukee 2, Wisconsin Dear Sirs Be: Premises at 1915 V. Galeae St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Orders of your department Sated 1X/22/6Q, Bo BBG-E*0 USE, # 9S, and He. BSG - E. 0, IM6P. § 92 Today I received two notices iron your department for the property above. One was for replacing garbage Cans, which I do constantly, and the other to remove the rubbish on the ground around the Garbage Area. m the last two weeks 1 have cleaned up after tenants at least 2 times, the last time was yesterday, the 22nd. X was there again today after receiving your orders, and repeated the whole process again. I am not finding fault with the order, but rather that the responsibility for a disorderly garbage area rests with me, instead of the tenants who cause it. Isn't there some way the tenants can assume a little responsibility for something so basic? I now have 10 garbage cane, plus a concrete box for cane, for 4 families, but will add more, since they are deemed inadequate, I am enclosing a letter to the alderman of the ward, a'so sent today. Respectfully, JOHN B, M29CHAKXC MILWAUKEE COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 1012 NORTH 3rd STREET PHONE BR. 1-0706 J. F. FRIEDRICK STANLEY T. JOERS FRED A. ERCHUL President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Milwaukee 3, Wisconsin December 1, i960 Alderman Vel R. Phillips Buildings-Grounds-Barbors Committee City of Milwaukee - City Hall Milwaukee 2, Wisconsin Dear Alderman Phillips: Attached is resolution as unanimously approved by the Exec utive Board of the Labor Council. We respectfully request that you give this question your most sincere consideration and support. Sincerely, -f-7V J. F. Friedrick President Fred A. Erchul Secretary-Treasurer JFF:FAE:k oeiu9afl-cio EXECUTIVE BOARD CATHERINE CONROY EDWARD HAASCH CHARLES KUZDAS MILTON PYZTK V. DAHLSTRAND ARTHUR JENSS FRED LINDNER DONALD SCHWARTZ WILLIAM DEWSENBERRY A. J. KING JUSTUS LITTLE RALPH ZAFFKE ARTHUR FREY EDWARD KUBICKI WILLIAM PETERSON 20 STAFF REPRESENTATIVES O. A. JIRIKOWIC ROBERT E. JORDAN « I • WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee at its last regular meeting approved the filing of applications with the federal government for financial assistance for two urban renewal projects adjacent to the downtown of the City of Milwaukee; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee has now been presented with a resolution for approval for filing applications for federal financial assistance for said projects; and WHEREAS, these are two projects, one generally bounded by West Wells Street on the south, West Kilbourn Avenue on the north, North 3rd Street on the east and North 4th Street on the west; another project generally bounded by West Wells Street on the north, the first alley north of Wisconsin Avenue on the south, North 5th Street on the east and North 6th Street on the west; and WHEREAS, these projects will create opportunities for private investment and provide employment for labor in the building trades as well as the producers of materials to be consumed; and WHEREAS, under state and federal law the Redevelopment Author ity is now able to eliminate blight and assemble land in these two areas where this has not been possible through private initiative; and WHEREAS, this property brought to its best and highest use will substantially increase the tax yield and benefit all the people in Mil waukee as well as enhance the downtown; and now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Milwaukee County Labor Council AFL-CIO is authorized to send representatives to the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee to express their support and encouragement that these pro jects be carried forth; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that city monies be made available immedi ately for the initiation of these projects so that they can proceed with the least possible delay; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent for ward to the Buildings-Grounds Committee of the Common Council as an ex pression of our support for these projects. oeiu9afl-cio k November 29, i960 o«* **».X.$.arl§s«t (_ Wll^uks# journal, WW.JIIII.JH .MuiWfTrjjp ' —riv •'"- ••• ' «*••» «V » J»* .*»'-- ^ c oe: ititor, fetftV ii M * i-trail af - -•forav • ••n, y 7 w.jt • Str«st, -.- l *o#jn iI05 S.Austin, /^ x-\ P(J _ m*T K*,8MMMte§ A® la tte# otto*' >»7 | ®ti#r t® Senator **loyt I can't for th® life cf -e untf^rstand Jn»* he* - tin* to h® %1*tl*Bf& trail i wftft? t*FFtM« t^lrVs th® - this oowtinlty b**® don® to so *«i *y sl^v vife„for r, + fc®r tl Ih® #*T*ge doiight tboy hod d«rlv®g as mil &s for tfeoooolirog fe&® boon «®!f-trade du« .heir * • io be 0f ocur£*,i* inoxousob?®. .IX, th®>_* © *"_uld gro® tt®»*®$ their &«o.&aji ^doejpi mud U®a ®od® of - fc.thotilt * £lrii©®o®s®ry Car ^StifiiF *£_•£!• •tinUL« **Ju§*# aj§ ^owurTor thojr in^esj^i ~&5I"lii- civlli . t. At first,S6 you . ~s were •uri^o«ii ***•*# ndy tMB»t#t p tb«lr lowiea*. ifiroaP®et f ,ts of votfcor*finoiudi» r«®lT®a. ffeoy n*» aa* tt« liUtatii r0und,abue« u* rfcysM-"y *nd verfc uy#s • ^-r^y'ved r stn tbe ,f '• ' "" *£ * J * •urrotod ta b® . rat—. i#*» ^^^^~™xaroiy aIfr®ren« "•t * *tof^^BWarn^my. »o*oir»r **««#|^ ttBt i«f orAth®y m©#MtUfifttt«"it'tit8 94r« rOVOrOOdp O^ndt O©« §Whit t£*« tr—m nobody »ould h^ye th »#ro a O0i#r#4 Oon^i® in 4i«. ; : 'r-,.. ,, , ,,. (, r ", " " • vtmm km o««n r?#rf«otli tet*nteio .i-.« r f l u • -T T /,.^t- t vTt:-r T^T.; i-,;-v^T ^t **"» * **i***m*« T ls i : ,u :; ;, c-. ;: :V fTr • ' '. ' " '- '-'-- "T-T..',Z ;.T;,L-¥ ;,I:;T'''' '/TT; viq»§ *»Ott* those B*ttore. Thov tMMt* J a|» Tor* thj ••r» arrested for •l««hS^«i«tk?«!*-.L* *W,r wltb ••use *fl«lT.a. AS itatSli, „ f.h » t»>»y l»d don. te »«»»ej.ti|t "J I«"«P th«, w,r. * pair of "m^.^. m t, •* •« »«t just fcr th. -ft,,,. of "« If tba o&ny p*ori® to «boa I bad been Baling wasarc-u® rl&inta about tba W*ar©**t parti -y H rr as! itfta* feid tb® sense of * anati, th®« tbay «i^t bay* realised tba faot that wra.fyams and % health*!®* bad our band* fun fighting mn*®s and disease *tth ut on top a* ^t. fighting th® doiir a a»4 teoodluv* In thi* oossunity «bo fc*d b**« saving Uf* •l**i«-bi*,ia» •Ifjrafill.for us. Mra.ty*i*a bad •*£*•*** ^T^1* free tb* fb®rr SSolaaiiR ®rs *bo *l«o bad b**n **Ui*g «* th* •ahorahouse* ms*®s nightly without letur for a |**f tla® untn th*ir arrest for tl suttlag jobf*biehtby th® *®y,*l®o aould bay* b**n ."®y*nt*d had th®y been 0t*Mi up on our eoapiaints. fMs reany is th* way thoy "oosr.b&t'* U ®noy and arim®,®sracially colored deiinQueney I aria* in JUl»au^eetso pl**se don't lot anybody foci you. fhay t*lr* thoir p*ri oyery tip® and tre; t their tsrs?#ts live d*a& dawii®®. iRcidant* J y. • . *r *Mt« wo«*it got r*p«d by a fegro h®r®. Tb* syerag® ?f®«ro is • th«t b* oan't »*a straight, and of cscura«,tb®r® &re very fa® **un*y***g#* ones ®nd even th® latter don t giye * &*»« about our *1m** rights." They arr - eraed only *ftii their own right®. Th® *Bun&n Fl I *o«»t®*lco* ia a I ®h«r« tb* rights of ** *bit® elf- *ism®4. Cierajnieyi b*y* i araat in our hus^n rights either. It is strictly a one *ay atr*®t. *or.ai&nor jramn®dy,t , the hue : Y*stindeed,we »•• ' p®«e* In this oity wfs®o th® •••«• oomaunlty grc*s . U-®d ooa® cf cenduet. And n-t ia | tn*n. Stupid and sibling exouaes certainly is no station tc th*ir b&rbari® be!. rim.* *•• Hhi*f cf Folic?* *lth his *ltl*aa '•hot weather* sithl a®n t*V* a trio to the soon a*t at&y th*r®. Th® sweat u*ci I - our into ay ®y®a as a kid in th® trorlesi ®hil® 1 *®s 1» tb* navy Bad th® sun bft**t siy brains but 1 atin b®hsy®& myssff lilc* a B&n and i I m*BVBB**& nayai ocurtesy and oonduot du® to th® h®at or th® so id or anything ®is«. Anyone of af*ia*rf inteii.ijxene® ,# kao*e that th® "bet • r aiibi,toot*a* asinine, rt was ayan ic-re absurd th n th® * -,n®y. 9 A Mi * ho»*fas y-u i?no»,is bis cast!*#*nd morons should mot b* *llo*®d to lavad*,cur £»if*lf with i»r-unlty,t ,a ** ! sail u® filthy na.®o« inlying incestuous rai M nil -.h&rf minority arom^ r no. Mr*«£**&* in *y®ry •*« • 'f the- arrd is a isly # not a | Stre®t t&y®m siut# W* bay® a lot af *oa*n b*r*..«but y®ry row i*di*a# ?.S* Urs.Fhl #s DOa daseryo tr. he r®-«i®ot*d and a® pray to Sod she t. * *** Aid*tai^?a! Phiiuta, ^ a Oil" P.S. The "whupplng" *• these lunatlos refer tc it of innocent white p«onl® has got to b® stono®d. I hay® be®n siarred around by th®® thr«® tlsaa mysoifIf . p»g Resale She-:, IB66 North IV th Street, Hliw*uk:eefWleeonsin January I6,lf co: A idem- yt Goran? on Council, / „ AA. ; City H»l] oa; Hon.J.Edgar Hoover,Director C— Mil'aukee'wis **d*r*2 fcrHs of Investigation, «>,« T a ^*.4«.r*ft c05 **nnyn J.Kennedy, 2f?««?;2 T^rii Catt 3 Citizen, ^ Milwaukee Journal raovso* St. ,Mn*a va®..Wis. Vilwaukee,Ti3c*onsln —— u ~-A-—-- co: Wr*;?T*d W5crol», ^ Bear lira* Grig- We don't leno* lust what gave you and the cor® the aocir- eyed Idea that a eouroe of resectable *nd i«w abiding, citizens i lire u* bad to 6*ve uv cur B»*l1 riao® of business and "soTe"- for a hunch of indecent and lawless fool® who had been picking on us for no reason at all other than the sayag® delight they had derived fro© lt,«nd like I ye said before,if the races were reversed,the shoe was on the other foot,and we were • volo*** coupl® ^c had been abused by whites,then no* body would have nerve to tell us to move. After all,we do h*pp*» to b&ve a little |?rlde,you kno»,*nd although this naigbborhood certainly is no fit place fir us,we did not pro%a*a to be driven out of here by dufflb daiinquants,Ioodliwis and criminals. The fregroes are not forced to »ove *benever they ®oaoiain about white n«orl® and Something; is don® about it. Mrs.Evans and I hao t?r^ented sod hounded to death and called rotten and revel ting by John Ph»rr and FoS® a®ans,both t?®gro®s,for no reason at ail^nd the nolle® gave u® absolutely no h®lp or prct®ctlon. Poor Mrs.Eysns had fluff- terribly as a r®«ulttparticularly wheneyer they caned her the •aborabousa" na©« Implying incestuous relations with one's Mother which,of cours«,was tb* l*«-t word in obsosnity. mv old rurtur® would * cc?ne outT u*a intense p®in snd suffering. ¥&nf tlw*es she shook ®11 over fro® nervous tens ion, cried and was at the roint of hysteria, j don't oar® So much about nyself but by God nobody is going to call mj wife Mwhorehousew na^es with impunity; Th® oops just did not ear® to catch these t*o filthy characters. Small wonder,though, wb*n the Chief of Polio® himself had »ad® the "eukey" hot weather excuse for the barbari® behavior of the bl^ck te«nag.er*# which raerely ®neour^ed these yotmff thu#®. It gave tbew a brand new excuse to break the law. it ©ade the® *or® bold and brazen than «ver as well &s louder and lewder. Anywaypi had told you sore than one® that we went into this »*ail business to earn a few extr* dollars,to sUppl®.®nt disability compensation,not to ®nga*® in warfare with wlTL^1^?611^;?°^1Ui,a *nd cri5!5nais- ** b*™ navar both®r®d a y of tb®a. h V are n E.?!?* 2l 2*1 *?•* *rainl*«atyou know. Biting tb® polio® iblia XI ™!f, frCtr! eT^Xnlj 8b0WS hom **•*«*•" **» •*• for in doing so th«y wultiply the charges. BrainwiSe they ar® o^cs® to ani«ai« vnwirml of Tlol tl our wn rights So it la B°tTT\f T * « * «»• »««*•• of ain^ igni . ,.o It x« a one iray street.^bK* is a dirty «haB. and • Very truly yoursy^ ^^1 Zcy^-^mr^ *r»n«. a*aata ghc \7 XW* worth ®*i mra.t.t.tlrigg*, trilwaufcca,Wl**oe Tl" saw a* -! yy ~' m.t srs.fr* 1/ nary J aei" A"* r ^ a* WSMM n «i a® H ^ l r I/" •OI , .P*»®a, Bon.Alexander fit**, Jp ^a^reaw^fsahiajrlf^^^. United gtataa gansi waafeiagton,D.". I fton.«F.$djtar ftoowt , Ls $mr S*nator Wileyt •COPf aigbt aa ru 4i right* b®va fre^uantly ' " *d If tb* wagrne*. Tb* rol ut *r® boat ba» for their vota®,*© tb*y,taa,*re ene*aidad# Tnay, too,a re on t* -,but i >av* where ba»an riant* i® ia*a lawies® raori* &® I bay* ®*id bafor® bay® traatad their by their barbaric bel v* r and tba attiri* and sen®*- laaa atrif* ihay bay® nee* anus lag -tttear® aa wan as for ibaneelvea b*a !mm ®*if~ », gro* sp.aei and^dayai.- a daaant and «4 h® naaa%aa ry to eaae *au1i®y* excuses far t Tneldant*lly. , Inney *•**!• do it. I bava b®*n tbria* attaawe* * •tnrld *®wA andiait* ®nla#l* f **e*j *t all. n i* retting ia h® a iittl® tlraaona. Tb®ir erasy Mwbv?rlngM *f Mi *** to b» storped. Thi* sort of thing * 't even- b® t'i*r*i*4 in *» in**ne asylua. Alderman f»l ?*fi*it®iy io®a cot d®a®rv® be re-elected. 'y yrura, co: rl fl*n*®n, <- S.An®tin ^~ r , fc j! y v-- • at, • ," l • »n*tn co; ', £ ' : ' . " . T !Cj *»r <^ PnPa •-•• *-* ~ -- <•».- co: •' . Cy in - *!* i a. w® foui 1 -T— ' * [? r ••• * i*£ i ;— fiction. H j —r- " -,...: r stare, M>t *t • ! ' 'to i al > Far i p I .... w%m 1 *<* ***nt .w/1 .Vj'ot ' i *** fti*. • • latlttj Th • .,,.* . fl is f ! ^®t Aiders • ___; • : • Z .• -__J _'; yc I j I »n ! nj o®< ' f J; nwyygrr-us_o^p> int* to bar about yoan P§3*rr and *< ' i - r th®€~ "eid^er"! >af : •' ^mil j k\& ; t l •-< tbo sfltcr * ' rl usiy. fb® I' I I tb^/y- f aWliWMk *I*o far the rott*t • way tch wrongful | -va fi • *•• faiaa otf ill • m H-?» l TOO j I all' n* revai -;-^- K® hfc;j---vf •: jg Chjn&U'm fuftJL®* ®nd fair : £12*. -ve r- , u ia fT • • rt#i -' " " : :v ': ! . *® about it ;j atlraiy riot ,-** ; >r* 4 n : ^ f;r ". tad hut wboaa n«ne is a d.israrut- i .,P ^ inaoi tad *« <« T • .^ . •Wtf. retr.cti " ^ffti SL^* """' ' ry truly y'urs^^^C^ '££&& Wodb 7 tl- Street cas Rous® vet.Affairs Com*. January ,1 ::s?e of r- ntatives, Ly cmt'i' e. ; ^ eatMiss arace veiiy Common COM ^ *"-. £- fHty »s . __ !iS . -—- cos Mrs.I, -•-, Hon.Al®**ode; nftin faltwd 8t^ *\ w**bln*ton,r. ^ ^^ ^mt* Wrt^ant, ./ binn* ' *y mr Senator ri ^-—^ C/ •tnlf ^ok" B**S« *« Chicagotare rreyln* on B: . MX of tb*n,*h~*a **ea run fi J*£ y that a ga«d ira of nv®a hotted M-va gjy eamlttwd a B*r>" rowing ^^ * ^ fwy^ fi iwnsaeiwee. **» x *mim **• *f«*.They a IJ e Mn. i*ur^r" •"' If* c< are POIOF • 1 on in the* woodiawr . . *ca protaation,ought to w«oyew ai»a®here,t , Lai wj I • and fry sic*r ^if® P we roitan condition* ta thi* aa fey- Tb*if* wnat f wreyed on hy the it latun,until this a*>ir *ere f •• ainaeed for *l**bing slothing *Itl * r*»or at six stores whieh demented ieed t J loe t^ey h«d don® fl ; to th®?.- These tw0 |gb**il< fetty for • II* b&d bean toi ;ing us nasty sex n*^es for no n other th® aa'yf d derived frow !t. *a*aev*r *e csi^et? a lie® squad#w| T every nlght,th® s^uadfeaai we- &*wlng «• **< ®nd the 1 ^o***o pl***d on u®. ^o,of **nri their led*,*® v fl we ??now their' •etlyationaT Ar instead of **icv py torw*ntor and n*o® !f jailor,the I lad to 'nay© wit* aw* no way 0f 11 ieptne whether tb< "tailed to bin or not. J* they aidrit aartaiirty did n>ot aa ts aae= t th® tir** was if year* old iwhici star rR orreaiad frT* !?* S1?.'v'' ' •' Th*n,whan ^e inflictexi that matand of tail? •cnatblne 1 a* i<* detar than, the sop* hsmad &n^ hawed and t-oiu u® they aoaid d* a trtaa* they "heard* ^ "seen* then* of LTaf^JV* ^^ mh "•" *»« «iot* *nd s^ffer^^ tHeB n1 wlth u G !S6 £tt.natte!r fT^fis that t tnt~e^ e *!?* ***** iWg^ . %„*>*+***^* !•**m. *. Thi e truth or f "thi t c u raaas had been rev ~ . !*? »• But,,?.t* ®crur*aflf *h* A* you already :mow,three nitarty am teevs on ny SIC& Jr&RSon ai®o have boon ~.#de by 9* irbar4 •avior sif^iy la out of this w.-.rld. I bay® been phy»i«*lly snd crsiiy ah -roe®. In ®aoh l»ataaae,Wlth irrunlty. However,not onca has vr*.Ve"> Phillir* our aai Ald*rmen taken cognisance of any of ta*** outre gas. not one® baa sn® even both- * u* tw© slow and »trua«rl inc n*o^i* who hay® wants! nothing net pence, -.let and tran unity a little "T1* sorry not*. Mra.PhillirS could a**n st toast dan* that an*b f:zr us whil* wa ware needlessly \Vi distress with her r®orta. tnit,*ba,t«- . -red u* **• lyjei at tba saiga tia* tailed about • in connection with the airii rlgbti Idaat Sia*nbanertwiiia%t*f course,waa bay end our ®aepr*n*naiatt. Wa ar® being constantly it "nratberlf love," wbil* th® angra** ®iav us around, abu*®, insult and wall a* a*we*. neii.ho* ^o you lift* that n't you think this is -retty Wis u* ®v®n if w® ara trying in rrov® to the fttt**ian* that ^*e "lova ®veryhody?f' W© ail fe:no® that ti is ia • to lawa everybody,that this is sheer non**nsa. m • I l*ntally # j •* wtiti i s ai lag re t r* e 11 -• • a f 11 • fl I rty, re tt*n &nd rid lai 'live Kus®, lei T already bey* fully -r'od faaiajatly lafnrced you. I fa ;lvan yaw y other p*ort* a yaraeiou* version •a rat : by' D®wey Ra*e« Tnl* wntwaga,taa,aag beer. by an 1 irttag ta ba Christ 1*4 ^y rust ba "Suncay Cbrli • fc" Anyway#au tb*y over do aboi^t the *® **n*y and *rta* situation in tl. la city is fca **lnin®,ludi oroui lament, able *a*a*ea. t, Their -d »ja , it is theref*. w tla* to n gin a* *an**m*d *4fc*«i tl *ll-n*ing of both rao«®,ot5 a faj iiv. is. train, ft co: gr.gan ea, is pp^^^LSry6 ~jzm. . Aalty • tb* raaaa ana not be aaaieyed ever with waini .cusaa •» *>* fixing *nd i bettar ran* it. Th*y ! it— w *r sttiti r *g*,er g O/ZAXfthaJi f)t£xU(:SS 1
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