Rose Morgan Party Raises $5,000 for Legal Defense
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October 29, 1953

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PRESS RELEASE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND 107 WEST 43 STREET * NEW YORK 36, N. Y. © JUdson 6-8397 THURGOOD MARSHALL ARTHUR B. SPINGARN Director and Counsel eee L ROBERT L. CARTER WALTER WHITE Assistant Couneel aR ARNOLD DE MILLE ALLAN KNIGHT CHALMERS Pree: Reletions Treasurer FOR RELEASE; October 29, 1953 ROSE MORGAN PARTY RAISES $5,000 FOR LEGAL DEFENSE October 29, 1963 NEW YORK, Oct. 29,-- More than $5,000 was raised at a cocktail party for the “NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in the beauti ful and spacious home of Miss Rose Morgan in St, Albans. Miss Morgan, nationally known business woman made her home available for the occassion and introduced Thurgood Marshall, the Fund's director and counsel, After Mr. Marshall recounted the legal efforts to break down segregation and the vast sums required to carry on this work, Herbert T. Miller appealed to the guests for contributions to help finance the public school segregation cases to be argued before the United States Supreme Court in December, In response to this appeal an anonymous contributor gave $1000. There were $500 contributions by Dr. and Mrs. Ernest R. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Friedman, Neil Scott, Dr. C.'M. Reid and Lionel de Silva. Earles and Earles, Inc., gave $125. Con- tributions of $100 each were made by Dr. Clarence Q, Pair, C. D. King and the sales force of the United Mutual Life Insurance Company through Ralph Parsons. Fifty dollar contributions were made by Mr. and Mrs, William Hudgins, W.D. Hicks and Doctors Alma Haskins, George Dockery and James Parker, Sr., of Red Bank, N.J. The following gave $25 each: Barnet Ginsburg, John ¥. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. P, Albert Dade, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wright, Atlanta; Dr. Frank C. Johnson, Mrs. Brett Howard, Rudolph J. Thomas, Mrs. Ernesta G, Bowman, Mr, and Mrs. Christopher Pryor, Jr., Benjamin Starr, Hulan Jack, Mrs. Marguerite Bynum, William P, Grayson, Arthur R. Williams, Grant’s Employment Agency, New York Chapter, Morris Brown College Alumni, Leopold Altman, Dr. Richard Carey, Mr. and Mrs. George A, Sealey ,Sr,,\ir. and Mrs, Irving A, Baker, Mrs. Sallye B. Walker, Dr. Marcus Carpenter, Dr. James Jones, Mr. and irs, Reginald A, Johnson, Frederick Weaver, and Louis Saunders of Jersey City each gave $20. Ten dollar contributors included Miss Iris H. Potts, Miss Grace Outlaw, William C, Raines, Mr. and firs. Potts, Dr. and Mrs, Alphonse Henningburg, Dr. Jesse Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bostic. Other contributors were tir, and Mrs. llarold R. Weaver, Dr. and Nirs. Arthur BR. Thomas, Commissioner William Rowe, Dr. and \rs. Anthony, Mrs. Ruby Nicholas, Major Robinson, Dr. Kenneth ticClane, Mrs. Altonell Mathews, Mrs. Anne Smith, William Glover, Marjorie Costa and Thelma Bell,