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For Jon. 27Tli the Year Ahead: a Forecast JANUARTT965 in Son Francisco -TA XE THIS G0¥»Y HOME- IT S FREEi REGVUíR MEETINGS of Wm C o on BENEFFF AUCTIONS HERE AGAiNI Rollglon and fho H o hio bo xu o I havo attrae*- The first_of another series of benefit od Inermasmd attondaneo. Many havo amk- auctions sponsored by Tavern Guild of od how to rooeh tho Council, It’o addromm San Francisco will be held Monday, Jan- I» 330 B ll* Stroot, tolophono PR 1-1192, Rov, Tod Metivonna, dtroetor of rtto Young 9 p.m., with a glittering array of “met* for Jon. 27tli Adult Projoet of tho Glldo Foundation, chandise,” and guest auctioneers known Wednesday, January 27 is the trial date Is tho nowly-oloetod Council prooldont. to almost everyone. Funds derived will in San Francisco Municipal Court (Dept. Othor affleora aro-' Donald Lucas, vico benefit Mattachine Society and Daughters 11 or 15) at which three attorneys for prosidont; Robort Walkor, troasuror, and of Bilitis organizations, making contin* the Council on Religion and the Homo­ Do! Martin, socrotory. In addition tho nation of their work possible. Other sexual will answer police charges which Board of Diroetors Ineludos Rov, Claronco places and dates of auctions are as grew out of the New Year’s Benefit Ball. Colwoll (iJjìlìod Churchos^ of CbilstU follows: Mule, Jan. 25; Trapp, Feb. 1; EVander Smith, Herbert Donaldson and C anon R , Mf. Cromoy (Episcopal); Rov. Romeo’s, Feb. l Golden Cask, Feb. 15; 8 Elliott Leighton will go before a jury to Louis Durham (Glldo Foundatlon-Motho- B lip’s Bounty, Feb. 22 or 23 (this last present defense tiiat they did not inter­ dlst); Rov, Charlos Lowls (Luthoran); date is to be decided, since the regular fere with officers in pursuit of their duty. Rov, C odi V/llllams (Glldo Foundation- Monday evening is a holiday), and the A number of witnesses will appear. Mothodlst): Rov, ,Jan Marinosson (Amérl- Rendezvous on March 1. Counsel for the defense will be handled can Friinds Sorvico Committoo); Harold by tte Northern California American Civil Call (Mattachino Soeloty); Guy Strait After tHe^ Ball Was Over..T^ liberties Union. Marshall Krause (Citlsons Nows); William BoardomphI staff counsel for NCACLU. The trial is (Soeloty For Individual Rights); Mark What Reàlly open to the public, and all viho are able Forrostor (S,I.R,); P hyllis Loon (Daughters to attend are urged to do so—it will be a ^pf B llltls) and Darryl Gllod (Tavorn Guild moving educational experience on how the of San Francisco), Information about Happened Ame^an^ ex cep t of justice under law public mootings may bo obtained from At the Mardi'Gras New Year’s Ball works. ^ the officers and diroetors, or from tho -held January 1st '¡at the California Hall, Council office upon submitting a postal the Council on Religion and the Homo­ four attorneys, 12 to 25 clergymen and rogues* to be added to tho list for such their wives. n o tic e s . sexual and the cooperating homophile movement organizations^ were treated As a result of the intense harrass; ment and surveillance three attorneys SCORES OF ATTORNEYS rallied to the to the most lavish display of police (Herb Donaldson, Evander Smith and defense of the_throe lawyers arrested harrassment known in recen t' times. Elliott Leighton) were arrested and at the New Year’s Benefit Ball, IneludTng Estimates of from 10 to 55 uniformed charged with interfering with officers many members of tho bar from cities up to and plainclothes police officers, in­ in the performance of their duty. In 100 ailgf from San Francisco, reports cluding inspectors, photographers and addition, a housewife was arrested on Evander Smith, one of those charged. at least one captain were on hand from a similar charge. These four people 9 p.m. until the Ball closed at 1 a.m. were arrested because they were attempt- LETTBiS PUBLISHED In San Francisco At the Ball were more than 600 guests. newspapers after tho ball ran something (Continutd on page four) like 12 to 1 In protesting tho police action which, observers termed as harrass- ment and Intimidation, as well as Invas­ The Year Ahead: A Forecast ion of privacy. Another Interesting note: The New Year ahead will be a significant one in the sexual revolution now” Many mlnlst»rs~who had tndicatod-infor- under way in file Western ^^listian worliL_not so much in itself, peiht^^ as ost In tho Council on Rollglon and tho much as it will mark the advent of a decade of progress in mental health in Homosexual, but who had boon **on rtto which the behavorial scientist will be heard. This means that ever more fence” about Involvement In tho Council, steadily ■ the forces of 'Victorian prudery and bigoted ignorance will have to wore firm In declaring their attitude give way to Jhe truth about man’s behavior and laws and repressions affect­ honcofortht .They havo learned about how ing human sexuality will begin to be relegated to the discard of fiie Dtak police and politicians treat minorities Ages where they belong. — — end abuse tho law for convenience of tho Ever-increasing pressure from society as J whole and from many orgsmized (Costinsed am smeomd page) . (Continued on second page) PAGE TWO THE YEAR AHEAD: A EOREQAST— t , _ STRUMPET'S GALL STRUMPET'S GALL -TH E YEAR AHEAD: A FORECA^ (Coittinu^d from first page) ^Continued from first page) (Corntbrned from precedbtg psfe) (CoHtimmsd from preceding pa^e) XT groups within it wUl call for a new examination and evaluation of realities “ powor o llf,” on«/ havo unmquiyocally human behavior In terms of ancient falla­ way witti determined action in Catifomia and other states. The o ^ o m e ulti­ which will be made unmistakably clear in the months of 1965 and the decade taken a position to support the Council’s cies, Hew unfortunate It Is that tha'sa In mately will follow recommendations of gronps snch as American Law Institnte which will follow. Old attitudes and denials.^! man’s essential nature will be \^rk. Thus the "bad show” by police positions of power In aur society exercise and Hattachue Society.— ^--------------------- s e i i h ^ t h r o w n aside as diey aré found wanting. suited In greater determination by In- that funcNon with Immature mentality. 2. New organizations and publications of intsrost to homosexual adults will Prominent in the pioneenng-^projects which will seek to Twing a greater en­ telligent clergymen to work against a re­ Someday whan wa are adult about our appMfi^ A lfsa^ fo^ the4LS., Canada and England, there are almost 20 organ­ lightenment and freedom for people,-especially in the E n ^ sh speaking world, c u rre n ce . sexual atNtudas man w ill not feel the ized groups, and a dozen or more significant small publications. During 1964, will be the so-called organizations which make“ up ‘the recognized “homo­ need to perpotuata Inhumanity to his two organizations and three new publications appeared in Canada; five new phile movement’* in the United States, England and Canada. Some of their CANON ROBERT CROMEY’S appointment fsilaw man. organizational names and four publications in this field came onto the scene in recommendations, along with riicommendations of the AmericM Law Institute, the U.S., add one in England. The year ahead, will see still more new groups APFARBHT SUCCESS Is th e ~wuy tu de- will become reality- in out lepslatures in the neat iuture. Specifically tiiis re-_ Helarte-has no-confection with publicity in many large American cities, plus additional organizational èntities in cities scriba Roy. John Meora’s.^sarlas of three fers to changing law so that it is no longer criminal for two consenting adults he has received recently In connection where groups are located presently. In the latter case new organizations so se rm o n s on Moro«, Ethics and Sax, da- with the council. This appointment was formed will come, into being not so much because adequate efforts are not to engage in private sexual expression of any kind so long as it does not in­ llverad an three successive Sundays at made last August, but Canon Croméy re­ being made, but because tiiere will be conflict and disagreement among present ' volve force or harm. the Glide Methodist Church. Final ser­ ma In ee on temporary duty as assistant to and future personalities who will move into the spotliÿt of the moVemeoL At the begining of 1%5, Department of Commerce in Washington announced mon In the series Is "Chastity and the Bishop James Pike, and director of urban 3. Laws and policy re a d in g hiring of homosexuals-iiî government and per­ that the U.S. had reached a population of 193 million. In England recently, a Drug Store," on Jan, 24lh. A full houme new population figure exceeding 47 million for Great Britain was announced. work for the diocese. Rev, Da9ld Barr mitting them to styve in the armed forces will come under closet scrutiny and hoard his first saloon on Jan, 10th. the extent of the waste of manpower and talent, when finally knora, will be In these two countries alone it means that almost a half billion elbows are will assume duties of Bishop Pike’s DISPLEASED AS MANY WERE hy the arro­ found intolerable'in a free society that is a part-of a competitive wotliL Be­ rubbipg closer together. ■ This inevitably means that human beings are more assistant at'Grace Cathedral on April I, gant show of force by the San Francisco ginnings of change of policy will be seen at h iÿ government levels.
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