Links Name Coordinator of Legal Defense Drive
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July 25, 1964

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10 Columbus Circle New York, N.Y. 10019 JUdson 6-8397 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund July 25, 1964 INMEDIATEPRESS RELEASE RELEASE President Dr. Allan Knight Chalmers Director-Counsel Jack Greenberg Associate Counsel Constance Baker Motley LINKS NAME COORDINATOR OF LEGAL DEFENSE DRIVE NEW YORK, N. Y. - The appointment of Mrs. Eula Trigg of Washington, D. C. along with Mrs. Oneida Cockrell of Chicago, Illinois will serve as Coordinators of The Links' Fund for Legal Defense and Education was announced here today (July 22, 1964) by Mrs. Vivian J. Beamon of the Links, Inc. The announcement came at a briefing seminar in the New York offices of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the legal arm of the entire civil rights movement, which is slated to receive $75,000 under the new program in the next three years, Mrs. Trigg brings to her new post a long record of distinguished service in education and civic affairs. She was educated in Washington, receiving her A. B. from Howard University and subsequently achieved a Master of Arts at New York University. Further study was undertaken at Catholic University. In her studies, Mrs. Trigg specialized in elementary education. She taught in all of the elementary grades in various District of Columbia public schools. Now retired, she devotes her time to numerous civic projects, Mrs. Trigg is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Interracial Council. In addition, she works with the Laubach Literacy Council, to eliminate illiteracy in the D. C. area. Former posts include chairmanship of the Volunteers for the Foster Home Recruitment Program of the D.C. Welfare Department, to relieve the over-crowded conditions of Junior Village. Vrs. Cockrell, immediate past President of the Chicago Chapter, sent a check by her delegate for $500 to initiate the Plan. S2B0e Jesse DeVore, Jr., Director of Public Information—Night Number 212 Rlverside 9-8487 Sos Top Links Attend ‘Rights -3- July 22, 1964 Seminar in New York’ City Mrs, Beamon, national president of the Links, also ad- dressed the luncheon and presented the structure of the Links, Inc. Fund for Legal Defense and Education. Other national Links in attendance included Dr. Anna J. Julian, vice president, Oak Park, I11.; Mrs. Josephine Smith, recording secretary, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Norvleate Downing, corresponding secretary, Newport News, Va.; Mrs. Ruth McCants, financial secretary, Inwood, Long Island, N.Y.;and Mrs. Minnie G. Gaston, treasurer, Birmingham, Ala. Also there were Attorney Elreta Alexander, legal advisor, Greensboro, N.C.; Mrs. Bernice J. Munce, d ecting services for youth, Trenton, N.J.; Dr. Helen Edmonds, directing national and international trends and services, Durham, N.C.; Mrs. Bessie Hill, eastezn area chairman, Orange, N.J.; Mrs. Pauline F, Weeden, past president, Lynchburg, Va.; and Mrs. Sava Scott, co-founder, Philadelphia, Pa. = 180=