Brunch For Philip Potter November 1973 (Folder) (Redacted)
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Division of Legal Information and Community Service, Jean Fairfax Non-LDF Engagements. Brunch For Philip Potter November 1973 (Folder) (Redacted), 1973. df35834f-4b19-f011-9989-7c1e5267c7b6. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b1612d9a-c40d-4a7d-bc11-86334a0075c2/brunch-for-philip-potter-november-1973-folder-redacted. Accessed July 13, 2025.
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CHAMPAGNE B RUNCH FOR REV. DR. ^ PHILIP POTTER, NOVE M B E R 11,1973 ̂ I W A L D O R F A S T O R I A H O TEL 'f ? m "^m jC w v J y e /ij 1 2 , / ' ^ 7-S Y lu lfe * i UJO- -̂A-V V o CjM ^ 'v̂ |i 2jla/ kX a<3 ' (Vvi_ - L w i , o e J o o ,amjV V Iusl/vJ V Y f r « - 'U ’* J : i U j^ A - i ^ ju ^ _AX-& Qjvvobtaj;^, VIoiJj 'Y xajI-Sj V& X V v>J-aJ% V as^ - W y W -O o j^Vo^ ^ - . V o S.9-G, 'Y Iajj. o ^ - v j^ a V -& V « A ^ 4t5 • ®Aoa- c l^ Q ^-(h, ft-oO Tv,. ( y a cm<j 2. ^ j> - t J - O r , (X , O ioVV^j^ jY U i\^ 4 i j a « j S ii .v K Y V u H .t f i , . M O tu Q jiJ i, V o t e , C.&i/»L/j«ji>vi<riji4l ■ . V . - ■ t ; .;■ * ' i : ^ ? - ' $ 'V ’ November 13, 1973 Dear Je The luncheon for Dr. Potter was a gracious and thoughtful gesture of support and friendship. It was a beautiful affair, and Charlie and I were pleased to be a part of it. Thank you for the opportunity to meet the Potters and for a delightful Sunday afternoon. Miss Jean Fairfax 10 Columbus Circle Suite 2030 New York, New York CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND Cambridge, Massachusetts Office 1746 Cambridge Street Cambridge, Mass. 02138 (617) % 9 2 -4 3 5 0 N ovember 12, 1973 Dear Jean, I just wa n t e d to say ho w nice I thought the luncheon for Phillip Potter was. I'm glad I came. If there is any question of expenses, please let me know. Be^t regards, _ Mar i a n Wright Edelman A Ms, Jean Fairfax Suite 2 0 3 0 Ten Columhus Circle N e w York, N e w York 10019 55 EAST 52ND STREET ■ NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 national urban league OFFtCE OF THE EXECUTIVE D IR E CTO R Novattoer Nineteenth 1 9 7 3 Dear Jean: Here is our share to cover the deficit in connection with the Reception for Dr. Potter., It was a great affair and I am pleased to have been part of the effort. Best personal r^ards, ISirierely, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Miss Jean. Fairfax NftfiCP Legal Defense and Educational Etirsi 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 enc. (check - $250.00) F ranklin A . T homas 26 November, 1973 TO: Jean Fairfax It was a good event. Thank you for inv iting me to partic ipate. Enclosures □ I will attend the Champagne Brunch honoring Rev. Dr. Philip Potter on Sunday, November 11,1973. □ I am unable to attend. T H E W A L D O R F - A S T O R I A , N E W Y O R K , N.Y . 1 0 0 2 2 VO U C H E R HO 3999 LUNCHEON JADE DUPLICATE COPY 11/11/7;; FOOD COVERS 120 @ 8.00 BEVERAGES GRATUITIES NYC SALES TAX 7% LESS TAX ALLOWANCE 960.00 429.00 236.15 97.23 1 722.38 1 625.15 f \ b ■A. MiitM/ 301 PARK AVENUE/NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 TEL; EL 5-3000/EXT 376-7 PLEASE LET US KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE ALREADY, SPOKEN TO SOMEONE IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT* A SHORT NOTE ON THE REVERSE OF THIS STATEMENT WOULD HELP EXPEDITE THE RECONCILIATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT. THANK YOU. N A A C P LEGAL DEFENSE&EDUC FUND INC 10 COLUBUS CIRCLE NEW YORK H Y □ ! will attend the Champagne Brunch honoring Rev. Dr. Philip Potter on Sunday, November 11,1973. □ I am unable to attend. invite you to a CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH honoring REV. DR. PHILIP POTTER General Secretary World Council of Churches Geneva, Switzerland Vernon E. Jordan. Jr. Jean Fairfax James Joseph Percy E. Sutton Andrew Young Clarence B. Jones M. Carl Hoi'man Lerone Bennett Marian Wright Edelman Franklin A. Thomas WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL Park Avenue at 50th Street New York, New York SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1973 1:00 p.m. We were proud and happy last year when this distinguished black man was chosen to head a major international organization. Now, as he begins his second year, we are eager for black leaders in the United States to meet him, to hear about his dreams and to discuss how our Afro-American com munity can support him and participate more fully In the ecumenical movement. Philip Potter was born in the West Indies on the island of Dominica. Changing earlier plans for a career in law, he prepared for the ministry and received his theological education in Jamaica and England. In recognition of 25 years of service in the ecumenical movement, Hamburg University in Germany awarded an honorary doctorate to him in 1971. Dr. Potter assumed the awesome burden of world leadership at a critical .p’oint in the life of the World Council of Churches. In recent years, WCC has taken significant steps to combat white racism, to support movements of liberation_ in southern Africa, to enhance the role of the churches in economic and social development and to' engage in dialogue with "men and women of _ other faiths, including secular faiths. With him at the helm, we can expect a 'heightened commitment to justice and an acceleration of the assumption by Third World people of their rightful place in the theological, cultural and humanitarian work of the World Council of Churches. Dr. Potter will preach on November 11, at the eleven o ’clock service, at the Riverside Church, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, in New York City. Please let me know if we can expect you at the Champagne Brunch at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 1:00 p.m. on Sbpday, November 11, 1973. I Jean Fairfax | / \ Member Central Commitke ’ World Council of Churches October 18, 1973 Dear Friend; We hope you will join with us in celebrating with the Rev. Dr. Philip Potter his first anniversary as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. James Joseph Vice President Cummins Engine Company M. Carl Holman Executive Director National Urban Coalition Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Executive Director National Urban League Clarence B. Jones Publisher N. Y. Amsterdam News Franklin A, Thomas President Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Percy E. Sutton President Borough of Manhattan Hon. Andrew Young Member U.S. House of Representatives Marian Wright Edelman Director Children’s Defense Fund RSVP 10 Columbus Circle 212 586-8397 Ext. 220 New York, New York 10019 invite you to a CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH honoring REV. DR. PHILIP POTTER General Secretary World Council of Churches Geneva, Switzerland Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Jean Fairfax James Joseph Percy E. Sutton Andrew Young Clarence B. Jones M, Carl Holman Lerone Bennett Marian Wright Edelman Franklin A. Thomas WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL Park Avenue at 50th Street New York, New York SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1973 1:00 p.m. We were proud and happy last year when this distinguished black man was chosen to head a major international organization. Now, as he begins his second year, we are eager for black leaders in the United States to meet him, to hear about his dreams and to discuss how our Afro-American com munity can support him and participate more fully in the ecumenical movement. Philip Potter was born in the West Indies on the island of Dominica. Changing earlier plans for a career in law, he prepared for the ministry and received his theological education in Jamaica and England. In recognition of 25 years of service in the ecumenical movement, Hamburg University in Germany awarded an honorary doctorate to him in 1971. Dr. Potter assumed the awesome burden of world leadership at a critical point in the life of the World Council of Churches, In recent years, WCC has taken significant steps to combat white racism, to support movements of liberation in southern Africa, to enhance the role of the churches in economic and social development and to engage in dialogue with men and women of •other faiths, including secular faiths. With him at the helm, we can expect a heightened commitment to justice and an acceleration of the assumption by Third World people of their rightful place in the theologicai, cultural and humanitarian work of the World Council of Churches. Dr. Potter will preach on November 11, at the eleven o’clock service, at the Riverside Church, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, in New York City. Please let me know if we can expect you at the Champagne Brunch at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel i t 1:00 p.m. on S ^d a y , November 11, 1973. October 18, 1973 Dear Friend: We hope you will join with us in celebrating with the Rev. Dr. Philip Potter his first anniversary as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. James Joseph Wee President Cummins Engine Company M. Carl Holman Executive Director National Urban Coalition Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Executive Director National Urban League Clarence B. Jones Publisher N. Y. Amsterdam News Franklin A. Thomas President Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Percy E. Sutton President Borough of Manhattan Hon. Andrew Young Member U.S. House of Representatives Marian Wright Edelman Director Children’s Defense Fund RSVP 10 Columbus Circle 212 586-8397 Ext. 220 New York, New York 10019 invite you to a CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH honoring REV. DR. PHILIP POTTER General Secretary World Council of Churches Geneva, Switzerland Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Jean Fairfax James Joseph Percy E. Sutton Andrew Young Clarence B. Jones M. Carl Holman Lerone Bennett Marian Wright Edelman Franklin A. Thomas WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL Park Avenue at 50th Street New York, New York SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1973 1:00 p.m. We were proud and happy last year when this distinguished black man was chosen to head a major internatiohal organization. Now, as he begins his second year, we are eager for black leaders in the United States to meet him, to hear about his dreams and to discuss how our Afro-American com munity can support him and participate more fully in the ecumenical movement. Philip Potter was born in the West Indies on the island of Dominica. Changing earlier plans for a career in law, he prepared for the ministry and received his theological education in Jamaica and England. In recognition of 25 years of service in the ecumenical movement, Hamburg University in Germany awarded an honorary doctorate to him in 1971. Dr. Potter assumed the awesome burden of world leadership at a critical point in the life of the World Council of Churches. In recent years, WCC has ■ taken significant steps to combat white racism, to support movements of liberation in southern Africa, to enhance the, role of the churches in economic and social development and to engage in diaiogue with men and women of , other faiths, including secular faiths. With him at the helm, we can expect a heightened commitment to justice and an acceleration of the assumption by Third World people of their rightful place in the theological, cultural and humanitarian work of the World Council of Churches. Dr. Potter will preach on November 11, at the eleven o ’clock service, at the Riverside Church, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, in New York City. Please let me know if we can expect you at the Champagne Brunch at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel | t 1:00 p.m. on to d a y , November 11, 1973, October 18, 1973 Dear Friend: We hope you will join with us in celebrating with the Rev. Dr. Philip Potter his first anniversary as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. James Joseph Wee President Cummins Engine Company M. Carl Hoiman Executive Director National Urban Coalition Jean Fairfax i Member, Central Commit^ World Council of Churches Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Executive Director National Urban League Clarence B. Jones Publisher N. Y. Amsterdam News Franklin A, Thomas President Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Percy E. Sutton President Borough of Manhattan Hon. Andrew Young Member U.S. House of Representatives Marian Wright Edelman Director Children’s Defense Fund RSVP 10 Columbus Circle 212 586-8397 Ext. 220 New York, New York 10019 Miss Jean Fairfax Suite 2030 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Miss Jean Fairfax Suite 2030 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Miss Jean Fairfax Suite 2030 10 Coiumbus Circie New York, New York 10019 □ I will attend the Champagne Brunch honoring Rev. Dr. Philip Potter on Sunday, November 11,1973. □ I am unable to attend. □ I will attend the Champagne Brunch honoring Rev. Dr. Philip Potter on Sunday, November 11,1973. □ I am unable to attend. 55 WEST 17fh STREET • NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. 10011 PHONE: (212) 691-9500 Philip ^Holzer associates, inc. 55 WEST 17fh STREET • NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. 10011 PHONE; (212) 691-9500 (FORMERLY MAIL-TAB, INC.) 'T^hilip ^Holzer associates, inc. h t t t %0 L * 4 i ' * ' n m m □ I will attend the Champagne Brunch honoring Rev. Dr. Philip Potter on Sunday, November 11,1973. □ 1 am unable to attend. 2,4 0 0.0 0 2,2 7 4.8 5 X 2 5.1 7 fO d j^ a J L y d 'A y i- j e a n f a i r f a x FLORALIA DECORATORS INC. TH E WALDORF-ASTORIA FLORIST '1/ Dl « No. 05681 D ELIV ERY R E C E IP T le m o fro n t! Diane E. Lacey M K M O R A N D U M TO: Files PROM: J e a n Fairfax RE: EXPENSES INCURRED B Y JEAN FAIRFAX IN CONNECTION W I T H CHAMPAGNE BR U N C H FO R DR. PHILIP POTTER Taxi Fare to Printer (Reimbursement to D. Lacey) $ 4.60 Taxis to and from Planning Meetings A t Natl. U r b a n League 6.50 October 2 and October 15, 1973 Expenses in connection w i t h A r r a ngement M e e t i n g at W a l dorf Taxis October 29 and N ovember 9, 1973 8.00 Planning M e e t i n g L u ncheon 21.10 Taxis on November 11, 1973 (L.Livingston, D. Cacey,J.Fairfax) 12.85 Flowers for Mrs. Potter 7.49 Guest B o o k 4.50 Stamps 50.84 $ 1 1 5 .8 8 M E M O R A H O U M ®Os Piles PROMs Jaan Fairfax REs EXPENSES INC3URRED BY JEAN FAIRFAX IN CONNECTION WITH CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH FOR DR. PHILIP POTTER Taxi Fare to Printer (Seiab«r»e»eat to 0. Laoey) $ 4.60 Taxis to and ixam Planaiag nestings At Natl. Urban League 6.50 Octefoee 2 and O etober IS , 1973 Expenses in connection with Arrangement Meetings at Waldorf Taxis October 29 and HOvember 9, 1973 8.00 Planning Meeting Luncheon 21.10 Taxi* on Soveaiber ll, 1973 (L.Livingston, B, Eacey.J.Fairfax ) 12.85 F lo w e rs f o r M rs. p o t te r 7 . 4 9 Guest Book . 4 . 5 0 .. SO.34 $ 1 1 5 .8 8 M B M O R A N B O M TO: Finance FROM: Lo lita Livingston/Jean Fairfax RE: ATTACHED CHECKS Dec*bsr 27, 1973 On Nova^er 11, 1973, several persons co«hosted a Qiaapagne Brwicto at the wsMorf Astoria Hotel in'honor of &ev, » . Philip Potter, the General Secretary of the Morlii Council of etjurches. The attached checks are contributions to cover the cost of the affair. May I please have receipts tor the following ehecka on Friday, Deceriber 28, so that they cas* be ,a«nt to the respective person and/or organizations: Thank you. / I I attactaenta C13AMPBGNE B RUNCH INCOME $2400.00 HOTEL PRINTER MUSICIANS M ISC EXP 162 5.15 280.00 2 53.80 115”. 88 2274.83 'BAIANCE $12 5- 17 HORI REOPISITIOH FORM Draw to the Order ofs hCCOUKTs l ik e ITEM: Requested by; jRpproved by; M E M O R A N D U M January 1 6 , 1974 TO: Finance FROM: Lolita Livingston RE: N A TIONAL URB A N C O A L ITION $100.00 contribution A ttached please find a check in the amount of $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 w h i c h is a contribution from the N a tional Urban Coalition, This contribution is to help us pay the cost of the Champagne Brunch for Revs 0r. Philip Potter. I w i l l send the receipt to the H attonal Urb a n Coalition. / I I attachment invite you to a CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH honoring REV. DR. PHILIP POTTER General Secretary World Council of Churches Geneva, Switzerland Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Jean Fairfax James Joseph Percy E. Sutton Andrew Young Clarence B. Jones M. Carl Holman Lerone Bennett Marian Wright Edelman Franklin A. Thomas WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL Park Avenue at 50th Street New York, New York SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11.1973 1:00 p.m. We were proud and happy last year when this distinguished black man was chosen to head a major international organization. Now, as he begins his second year, we are eager for black leaders in the United States to meet him, to hear about his dreams and to discuss how our Afro-American com munity can support him and participate more fully in the ecumenical movement. Philip Potter was born in the West Indies on the island of Dominica. Changing earlier plans for a career in law, he prepared for the ministry and received his theological education in Jamaica and England. In recognition of 25 years of service in the ecumenical movement, Hamburg University in Germany awarded an honorary doctorate to him in 1971. Dr. Potter assumed the awesome burden of world leadership at a critical point in the life of the World Council of Churches. In recent years, WCC has taken significant steps to combat white racism,- to support movements of liberation in southern Africa, to enhance the role_of_^he churches in economic and social development and to e n g a g in ’ cilalogue'wlifin^^ wotfien d r ' other faiths, including secular faiths. With him at the helm, we can expect a heightened commitment to justice and an acceleration of the assumption by Third World people of their rightful place in the theological, cultural and humanitarian work of the World Council of Churches. Dr. Potter will preach on November 11, at the eleven o’clock service, at the Riverside Church, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, in New York City. Please let me know if we can expect you at the Champagne Brunch at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel 1:00 p.m. on £cyday, November 11, 1973. Jean Fairfax | » Member Central Commitree World Council of Churches October 18. 1973 Dear Friend: We hope you will join with us in celebrating with the Rev. Dr. Philip Potter his first anniversary as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. James Joseph Vice President Cummins Engine Company M. Carl Holman Executive Director National Urban Coalition Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Executive Director National Urban League Clarence B. Jones Publisher N. Y. Amsterdam News Franklin A. Thomas President Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Percy E. Sutton President Borough of Manhattan Hon. Andrew Young Member U.S. House of Representatives Marian Wright Edelman Director Children’s Defense Fund RSVP 10 Colutpbus Circle 212 586-8397 Ext. 220 New York, New York 10019 invite you to a CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH honoring REV. DR. PHILIP POTTER General Secretary World Council of Churches Geneva, Switzerland Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Jean Fairfax James Joseph Percy E. Sutton Andrew Young Clarence B. Jones M. Carl Holman Lerone Bennett Marian Wright Edelman Franklin A. Thomas WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL Park Avenue at 50th Street New York, New York SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1973 1:00 p.m. We were proud and happy last year when this distinguished black man was chosen to head a major International organization. Now, as he begins his second year, we are eager for black leaders in the United States to meet him, to hear about his dreams and to discuss how our Afro-American com munity can support him and participate more fully in the ecumenical movement. Philip Potter was born in the West Indies on the island of Dominica. Changing earlier plans for a career in law, he prepared for the ministry and received his theological education in Jamaica and England. In recognition of 25 years of service in the ecumenical movement, Hamburg University in Germany awarded an honorary doctorate to him in 1971. Dr. Potter assumed the awesome burden of world leadership at a critical point in the life of the World Council of Churches. In recent years, WCC has taken significant steps to combat white racism, to support movements of liberation in southern Africa, to_enhance the^role of the c to rc h ^ ill economic and socraf 'deveiopmenf and^^to^eh dTaldgue wTfh men a'ncTwornen o f other faiths, including secular faiths. With him at the helm, we can expect a heightened commitment to justice and an acceleration of the assumption by Third World people of their rightful place in the theological, cultural and humanitarian work of the World Council of Churches. Dr. Potter will preach on November 11, at the eleven o’clock service, at the Riverside Church, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, in New York City. Please let me know if we can expect you at the Champagne Brunch at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel * t 1:00 p.r October 18, 1973 Dear Friend: We hope you will join with us in celebrating with the Rev. Dr. Philip Potter his first anniversary as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. James Joseph Vice President Cummins Engine Company M. Carl Holman Executive Director National Urban Coalition Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Executive Director National Urban League Clarence B. Jones Publisher N. Y. Amsterdam News .Franklin A. Thomas President Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Percy E. Sutton President Borough of Manhattan Hon. Andrew Young Member U.,S. House of Representatives Marian Wright Edelman Director Children’s Defense Fund RSVP 10 Columbus Circle 212 586-8397 Ext. 220 New York, New York 10019 invite you to a CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH honoring REV. DR. PHILIP POTTER General Secretary World Council of Churches Geneva, Switzerland Vernon E, Jordan, Jr. Jean Fairfax James Joseph Percy E. Sutton Andrew Young Clarence B. Jones M. Carl Holman Lerone Bennett Marian Wright Edelman Franklin A. Thomas WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL Park Avenue at 50th Street New York, New York SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1973 1;00 p.m. RSVP 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 212 586-8397 Ext. 220 We were proud and happy last year when this distinguished black man was chosen to head a major international organization. Now, as he begins his second year, we are eager for black leaders in the United States to meet him, to hear about his dreams and to discuss how our Afro-American com munity can support him and participate more fully in the ecumenical movement. Philip Potter was born in the West Indies on the island of Dominica. Changing earlier plans for a career in law, he prepared for the ministry and received his theological education in Jamaica and England. In recognition of 25 years of service in the ecumenical movement, Hamburg University in Germany awarded an honorary doctorate to him in 1971. Dr. Potter assumed the awesome burden of world leadership at a critical point in the life of the World Council of Churches. In recent years, WCC has taken significant steps to combat white racism; to support movements of ̂libera^on in southern Africa, to enhance the role of the churches in economic and social d e w lo ^ 'e n t and~to' engage~m'"3W6gue~Wffi'’m ^~ ahoT women “o f" other faiths, including secular faiths. With him at the helm, we can expect a heightened commitment to justice and an acceleration of the assumption by Third World people of their rightful place in the theological, cultural and humanitarian work of the World Council of Churches. Dr. Potter will preach on November 11, at the eleven o ’clock service, at the Riverside Church, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive, in New York City. Please let me know if we can expect you at the Champagne Brunch at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel ^ t 1:00 p.m. on S ^d a y , November 11, 1973. October 18. 1973 Dear Friend: We hope you will join with us in celebrating with the Rev. Dr. Philip Potter his first anniversary as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. James Joseph Vice President Cummins Engine Company M. Carl Holman Executive Director National Urban Coalition Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Executive Director National Urban League Clarence B. Jones Pubiisher N. Y. Amsterdam News Franklin A. Thomas President Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Percy E. Sutton President Borough of Manhattan Hon. Andrew Young Member U.S, House of Representatives Marian Wright Edelman Director Children’s Defense Fund RSVP 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 212 586-8397 Ext. 220 Miss Jean Fairfax Suite 2030 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Miss Jean Fairfax Suite 2030 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Miss Jean Fairfax Suite 2030 10 Coiumbus Circle New York, New York 10019 M l H S R l i B O I I I f t t m t •m t m - m s m s m s m is m M » - « « » mmsit » -mm e w %%t i* n » i # . s . Sswiwjfe 'lw »T l*# »*•. wmil9 fc t 't* rs 9 » * » r s i » a e . S t, m s , Ssmsm M urnffm m , n , m t r i m m lm m Hf, stmwmmm # . # • »«• mm. fmxifg w, m m m mif», msimm wiiffet'mx, 'tmtmm « r , t f w r t k l t o » * M » » tmkMmts.iam wtil fe* m U M 4 thtm ̂ m«i, em'mxtf m m t£ w m h*”m tmms »tt *.»'# t® Mvim»pXmm swasi t% « km m, mmrn- w iti. i * * * m mmt 5s. m m Imitmtu ia mx ' tm m M m r im r l t f » % 'm * lm rk ,m 4 g m a im m im m t v m rn tm k m , m tim m m sum • c w k » 1 # a c w l a ^ a t , ®:i *1# m.m» mmimtm, slw w , « t* . * v4ii %* ia tew»h wi,ftfc ,f« !,*%«*■ «fce«t. sa#- «»rte»tol.y}»epa tfc*t. *1.1, *f .f*a %»tll ' i » mm* t« k'te *e««is. s*0,. C tJ M M isr s E n g i n e F o u n d a t i o n looo F i f t h S t h e e t G01.TJMBTJS, In d i a n a 4 7 S 01 November 7, 1973 Miss Jean Fairfax NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Dear Jean: I am pleased to enclose a Cummins Engine Foundation check, in the amount of $2000, payable to the NiUlCP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. This contribution is to support your organization in pursuance of its tax-exempt activities; specifically to underwrite the cost of a Champagne Brunch in honor of the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. Because of our interest in your program, I would appreciate receiving periodic reports on the financial and program status of your project. The reports need not be so detailed as to inconvenience you, but regular communication enables my staff to better evaluate the impact of Foundation funding. Best wishes. Sincerely, James A. Joseph/jl Enclosure: SCU tllExecutive Director C u m m i n s E n g i n e C o m p a n y , In g . Gox-u m b t j s , In d i a n a November 1, 1973 Ms. Jean Fairfax Legal Defense Fund 10 Columbus Circle New York, N.Y. 10019 Dear Jean: I'm glad that things are going well in preparation for the Champagne Brunch for Philip Potter. He came down to Columbus to have lunch with me and members of the staff of the Irwin- Sweeney-Miller Foundation October 29. We had a very good discussion. I have asked Myrtle Mark to send along the $2,000 I committed for support of the Champagne Brunch. She will be in touch with you about how to make out the check so that we receive appropriate tax credit. I promise not to get involved in any "heroic adventures" while in Brazil. Yours sincerely, vice President - Corporate Action James A. Joseph/cru G u m m i s t s E n g i n e C o m p a n y , In o . G o l u m b p s , In d i a n a October 22, 1973 Ms. Jean Fairfax Legal Defense Fund 10 Columbus Circle New York, N.Y. 10019 Dear Jean: I must apologize for the delay in getting in touch with you, but I have been mostly out of the office since I saw you in New York. The Ctmuains Engine Foundation will be glad to contribute up to $2,000 for the Champagne Brunch honoring Dr. Philip Potter, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. Please send me an estimate of proposed expenditures so I will know whether this amount is sufficient or whether we need to look elsewhere for additional support. J .A .Joseph/cru Sincerely, V - Executive Director Cummins Engine Foundation M B M O R A N D U M S O 8 V e r a o B J o r d a n F S M f j® a a F a i r f a x Ost0 i»»if 9, 1973 BMt OX, Pliilig vottmr, mtrnx&l S®e»-eta*y »»rl«S Owmcil of ttimrehaa Ssaeva, Sm ltm xlat^ Since tarnm o f as w iU be arw w i la iixmmtXom m s » « t few days, j w a t to pat » y M®a* sn paper t© get year approval aai to indleate wtoat you a eod to do as w* p l«a fo r the a f fa ir to*- Br. Ph ilip Potter, Ph ilip Potter w i l l l»© a rriv ing in Sew york on Satarday night, Movwj- ber 10, w i l l presiA a t Mwerside Ghsreb o » Simday »oriiing, &tvms~ hex 11, and w i l l Im ve fo r a »« West ladles th® awtfe day.' I ms xeam cm mim that we have a Qiai^agna 3ira»A a t IsOO p.n. at a mid f̂cowa hote l. I do not thinls that I t wouM «>s t aay laore than a reeaptian with soeJttailB and boss d^tmivxm. A lso, 1 think we could control the crowd b e tter , wbotiier vm have a b u ffe t ©r a fa ir ly swaple !r.sal which is served at the tables. X s n aiTiec.'iiny with Bide to be sure that jiothing else is schedtslei. m i m s TO BE oosBs l . Please ask y©w s ta f f to get sae^le « « » » and prises f e i » severa l iw te l* Sm hxmu&i tor zm p « p l e t@x SsjaSay, h m 11* m mekMMitm, A ^mmatirn c t i^ a ga e be tJ»-e only a lC i*o lic beverage. a. X will start contacting persons who would join you in the / In v ita tion , it a ^ ^ e r we disajsseds Ajrfy Yotmg, Pratte » < » * , f Dorothy Height, Sterling Cary, Jin Joseph. VSiat about s blacs eollege Resident: King Chesk, ViVHenderson o* Clifr vterton? O oL-iJ nAASL.c^-î -y Jto® to V asw * nJtrdaa Oct^r t, 1973 l»ag« 2 3. B ia a « la e s f imm a g re e d fe® p r ^ a r e a l i s t oC ^ s i b l e in v ite e s which I to p e •!« ca a re v ie w w ith fo a o a a © ad ay. 1 h a ve s a g g e s te d th a t »%m in e la a e i e le c te d o f f ie ia ls , c iv ic le a d e rs , ed w ssa to ra , b l« e l » t o » o « » i i e S e v e lo ^ ia a t « r fe w ia e s * . f « » a a fe lo a ty p e s , k e y p e rs o M . ia f r a t e a a l ead G ra d e le t t e r g j » ^ s , O j v i« js l y , ■Bost w i l l « » e £xmn th e g o s to n -^ s b in g to a ' « r* a to a t I h a ve aslsea hms m to e ta d # pe**e«8 e a s t a t t l » M is s is s ip p i. *. lavitatie*» .^mM hm «a lM &f O c t^ r W. We ased t© aake a a*ei8i«» ^a% the aafe«» mt iSm law lfe»ti« mm a » place t© pm̂ lm »hmtM eespoirf, mm mxm 'ism posslbilifcisss a * ' 1 w« « M p r e p a r e a l* fe fe « m& h * « l f o f « i « s ® -o » a w » e r » , g iv in g amm ia . t e » a t4e » a to a t m i l i g h o tte r mmA e a e lw ia # s c a rd t e i » r e t w B s d t s » » , m m _ a a ^ e _ a a a « » s ..o f ..t t e . h o s t s with aa enelosare wlil<^ wswM ^ t® yoa. Pxdblm h«*® is that y «*r is » l « » g «ttiag year aaottsl dinaw cards aad there aigtot &« sm t ŝ t&sirn»m mm., Z w in mmtm-et 3im. t© f la a e a t 3F/11 Miss Jean Fairfax Suite 2030 10 Columbus Circle New York, Nevy York 10019 October 25, 1923 D e a r J i » s It was gooS talking witb you the other day. I hope that you will take ay advice and not get involved in heroic adventures i^ile you are in'Brasil. Responses are esming in already fer the Cha^agne Bruneh Soc Philip but it is hard to predict now how many people will eraae. I am very excited about it and believe that it will be a very beautiful and important affair, we are trying to find s«ne y&msg singers who could set the tons with some Oospal songs, (are you aware that Swarthmore College - of all places - has a real swij^ing gro«^ of black Oospel eir^rs?) *ha»ft:s for the $2000. Since you will be out of the country and since m will p w ^ A l y need to give the hotel am advaiKse, dould you send tJ» money to «ae before you leave? I will handle it as »» advance and send you the proper doeumeatatlon for expenditures. I shall also let you know if we go in the redS all the beet and plea'se b® careful. Sincerely, Jean falrfax Mr. James Joseph Vie# President-Corporate Setioa CwBilas Bag iae Gra^eny Indiana Havffl^er 28, 1§73 MB. Frances Maeda World Council of ChurcSies 475 Riverside Drive Mew York, Hew York 10027 Dear Francest In connection with the Champagne Brunch for Rhilip potter on »o v «* e r 11, several black persona ejspressed a desire to make personal g ifts to the world Council of Cburcdtes to express their solidarity. I offered to forward any e4ie<dss which would be sent to mo. I understand from my telejdione conversation with you earlier this week that checks should be sent to WCC's Hew York office so that American citizens w ill be prqparly receipted for income tax purposes. I amt enclosing two Checks todays Mr. Franklin A., th«w»« TM, Jcdin W, Davis When Philip was here early in Noveniber. i gave him a contribution to the wcc to celebrate his f ir s t year in office , i t was a per* sonsI check for one thousand (61,000) dollars made out to WCC. I assume that he tar i*d i t eve* to Piaance in Geneva. I angoreciate your advising m» that in order for me to claim th is as a tax-deductible contribution, i t s«ust be cleared and recseipted through the Hew York office, 1 am sending a «>py of this letter to Philip and twist that he w ill authorise the anpropriate persaw to tsalce the neceasary Ms. Frances Haeda HovfOTber 28, 1973 Page 2 t ran sfe r . Meanwhile, since the receipt must be dated by December 31, 1973, I would appreciate whatever you can do t o expedite this transfer. iSh&nics, Sincerely, 3t/ll Sacles»rea-2 Franklin Thomas' check $50.00 J o h n Davis' check $25.00 Jean Fairfax , Director Division o f Legal Information and Community Service cei Or. P h ilip Potter THE NEW YORK TIME^, SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1966. " 6 LACK POW ER’’ STATEMENT B Y NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF NEGRO CHURCHMEN We, an informal group of Negro churchnien in America are deeply disturbed about the crisis brought upon our country by historic distortions of important human realities in the controversy about "black power." What we see, shining through the variety of rhetoric is not anything new but the same old problem of power and race which has faced our beloved: country since 1619. ( We realize that neither the term "power"! nor the term "Christian Conscience" are easy matters to talk about, and especially in the context of race relations in America. The fundamental dwtortion facing us in the controversy about "black power" is rooted in a )gross imbalance of power and conscience between Negroes and white Anlericans. I t is this distor tion, mainly, zvhich is responsible for the widespread, though often in articulate, assumption that white people are jusiificd in getting what they loant through the use of power, but that Negro Americans must, either by nature or by circumstances, make their appeal only through conscience, A.5 a result, the poiver of white men and the conscience of black men have both been corrupted. The power of white mep, is corrupted because it meets little meaningful resistance from NegroH to temper it and keep white men from aping God. The conscience of black men is corrupted because, having no power to implement the demands of conscience, the concern for justige is transmuted into a distorted form of love, which, in the absence of justice, becomes chaotic self-furrender. Powerlessness breeds a race of beggars. We are faced now with a situation where con science-less poiver meets powerless conscience, threatening the very foundations of our nation. Therefore, We are impelled by conscience] to address at least four groups of people in areas where clarification on the controversy is of the most urgent necessity. We do not claim to present the final word. It is ciur hope, however, to communicate meanings /rbm our experience regard ing power and certain elements of conscience to help interpret more adequately the dilemma in which we are all involved. I. TO THE LEADERS OF AM ERICA: POWER AND FREEDOM It is of critical importance that the leaders of this nation listen also to a voice which says that the principal source ef the threat to our nation comes neither from the riots erupting in our big cities, nor from the dis agreements among the leaders of the civil rightsTmovement, nor even from mere raising of the cry for “black power.” Th^e events, we believe, are but the expression of the judgment of God upoh our nation for its failure to use its abundant resources to serve the real well-being o f people, at home and abroad. We give our full support to all civil rights leaders as they seek for basically American goals, for we are not convinced that their mutual rein forcement of one another in the past is bound to end in the future. We would hope that the public power of our nation will be used to strengthen the civil rights movement and not to manipulate or further fracture it. We deplore the overt violence of riots, but we believe it is more im portant to focus on the real sources of these eruptions. These sources may be abetted inside the ghetto, but their basic causes lie in the silent and covert violence which white middle-class America inflicts upon the vic tims of the inner city. The hidden, smooth and often smiling decisions of American leaders which tie a white noose of suburbia around the necks, and which pin the backs of the masses of Negroes against the steaming ghetto walls— without jobs in a booming economy; with dilapidated and segregated educational systems in the full view of unenforced laws against it; in short: the failure of American leaders to use American power to create equal opportunity in life as well as in law—this is the real problem and not the anguished cry for “ black power.” From the point of view of the Christian faith, there is nothing necessarily wrong with concern for power. A t the heart of the Protes tant reformation is the belief that ultimate power belongs to God alone and that men become most inhuman when concentrations of power lead to the conviction— overt or covert— that any nation, race or organization can rival God in this regard. A t issuq in the relations between whites and Negroes in America, is the problem of inequality of power. Out of this imbalance grows the disrespect of white men for the Negro personality and community, and the disrespect of Negroes for themselves. This is a fun damental root of human injustice in America. In one sense, the concept of “black power” reminds us of the need for and the possibility of au thentic democracy in America. We do not agree with those who say that we must cease expressing concern for the acquisition of power lest we endanger the “ gains” already made by the civil rights movement. The fact of the matter is, there have been few substantive gains since about 1950 in this area. The gap has constantly widened between the incomes of non-whites relative to the whites. Since the Supreme Court decision of 1954, de facto segregation in every major city in our land has increased rather than decreased. Since the middle of the 1950s unemployment among Negroes has gone up rather than down while unemployment has decreased in the white community. While there has been some progress in some areas for equality io r Negroes, this progress has been limited mainly to middle-class Negroes who represent only a small minority of the larger Negro community. These are the hard facts that we must all face together. Therefore, we must not take the position that we can continue in the same old paths. When American leaders decide to serve the real welfare of people instead of war and destruction; when American leaders are forced to make the rebuilding of our cities first priority on the nation’s agenda; when American leaders are forced by the American people to quit mis using and abusing American power; then will the cry for “ black power” become inaudible, for the framework in which all power in America oper ates would include the power and experience of black men as well as those of white men. In that way, the fear of the power of each group would be removed. America, is our beloved homeland. But, America is not God Only God can do everything. America and the other nations o f the world must decide which among a number of alternatives they will choose. II. TO W HITE CHURCHMEN: POWER AND LOVE As black men who were long ago forced out of the white church to create and to wield “ black power,” we fail to understand the emotional quality of the outcry of some clergy against the use of the term today. It is not enough to answer that “ integration” is the solution. For it is precisely the nature of the operation of power under some forms of inte gration which is being challenged. The Negro)Church was created as a result of the refusal to submit to the indignitids of a false kind of “ inte gration” in which all power was in the hands) of white people. A more equal sharing of power is precisely what is required as the precondition of authentic human interaction. We understand the growing demand of Negro and white youth for a more honest kindiof integration; one which increases rather than decreases the capacity of 'the disinherited to partic ipate with power in all of the structures of our common life. Without this capacity to participate with potver— i.e., to have some organized political and economic strength to really influence people with whom one interacts — integration is not meaningful. For the issue is not one o f racial balance but of honest interracial interaction. For this kind of interaction to take place, all people need power whether black or white. We regard as sheer hypocrisy or as a blind and dangerous illusion the view that opposes love to power. Love should be a controlling element in power, but what love opposes is precisely the mis use and abuse o f power, not power itself. So 'long as white churchmen continue to moralize and misinterpret Christiaii love, so long will justice continue to be subverted in this land. ! I II . TO NEGRO CITIZENS: POWER AND JUSTICE Both tho Enguishsd. cry for **bl£ick power*' and the confu'?pd pmntinnnl ■ '""•0 to it can be understood i f the whole :cmitvover»v in flfi context of American histpry. Especially must we understand the irony involved in the pride of AmWicans regarding their ability to act as in dividuals on the one hand, and their tendency to act as members of ethnic groups on the other handji In the tensions of this part of our history is revealed both the tragedy and the hope of human redemption in America. _ America has asked its Negro citizens to fight for opportunity as individuals whereas at certain points in our history what we have needed most has been opportunity for the whole group, not just for selected and approved Negroes. Thus in 1863, the slaves were made legally free, as individuals, but the real question regarding personal and group power to maintain that freedom wa| pushed aside. Power at that time for a mainly rural people meant land and tools to work the land. In the words of Thad- deus Stevens, power meant “ 40 acres and a mule” . But this power was not made available to the slaves and we see the results today in the push ing of a landless peasantry o ff the farms into big cities where they come in search mainly of the power to be free. What they find are only the formalities of unenforced ] legal freedom. So we must ask, “what is the nature of the power which we seek and need today?” Power today is essentially organizational |ower. It is not a thing lying about in the streets to be fought over. It is a thing which, in some measure, already belongs to Negroes and which muit be developed by Negroes in relationship with the great resources of this nation. Getting power necessarily involves reconciliation. We must first be reconciled to ourselves lest we fail to recognize the resources we already have and upon which we jean build. We must be reconciled to ourselves as persons and to ourselves as an historical group. This means we must find our way to a new sdf image in which we can feel a normal sense of pride in self, includint our variety of skin color and the manifold textures of our hair. As Ibng as we are filled with hatred for ourselves we will be unable to respect others. A t the same time, i f we are seriously concerned about power then we must build upon that whifch we already have. “Black power” is already present to some extent in the Negro church, in Negro fraternities and sororities, in our profesiional associations, and in the opportunities afforded to Negroes who ibake decisions in some of the integrated organ izations of. our society. We understand the riasons by which these limited forms of “black power” have been rejected by some of our people. Too often the Negro church has stirred its members away from the reign of God in this world to a distorted and complacent view of an other worldly conception of God’s power. We commit ourselves as churchmen to make more meaningful in the life of our institution our conviction that Jesus Christ reigns in the “here” and “ now” as well as in the future he brings in upon us. We shall, therefore, use more of the resources of our churches in working for human justice in the places of social change and upheaval where our Master is already at work. A.t the same time, we would urge that Negro social and professional organizations develop new roles for engaging the problem of equal oppor- tunity and put less time into the frivolity of idle chatter and social waste. We must not apologize for the existence of this form of group power, for we have been oppressed as a group, not as individuals. We will not find our way out of that oppression until both we and America accept the need for Negro Americans as well as for Jews, Italians, Poles and white Anglo- Saxon Protestants, among others, to have and to wield group power. However, i f power is sought merely as an end in itself, it tends to turn upon those who seek it. Negroes need power in order to participate more effectively at all levels of the life of our nation. We are glad that none of those civil rights leaders who have asked for “ black power” have suggested that it means a new form of isolationism or a foolish effort at domination. But we must be clear about why we need to be reconciled with the white majority. It is not because we are only one-tenth of the popula tion in America; for we do not need to be reminded of the awesome power wielded by the 90% majority. We see and feel that power every day in destructions heaped upon our families and upon the nation's cities* We do not need to be threatened by such cold and heartless statements. For we are men, not children, and we are growing out of our fear of that power, which can hardly hurt us any more in the future than it does in the present or has in the past. Moreover, those bare figures conceal the potential political strength which is ours if we organize properly in the big cities and establish effective alliances. Neither inust we rest our concern for reconciliation with our white brothers on the fear that failure to do so would damage gains already made by the civil rights movement. I f those gains are in fact real, they will withstand the claims of our people for power and justice, not just for a few select Negroes here and there, but for the masses of our citizens. We must rather rest our concern for reconciliation on the firm ground that we and all other Americans are one. Our history and destiny are indissolubly linked. I f the future is to belong to any of us, it must be prepared for all of_ us whatever our racial or religious background. For in the final analysis, we are 'persons and the power of all groups must be wielded to make visible our common humanity. The future of America will belong to neither white nor black unless all Arnericans work together at the task of rebuilding our cities. We must organize not only among ourselves but with other groups in order that we can, together, gain power sufficient to change this nation’s sense of what IS now important and what must be done.r^o^y. We must work with the remainder of the nation to organize whole cities for the task of making the rebuilding of our cities first priority in the use o f our resources. This IS more important than who gets to the moon first or the war in Vietnam. To accomplish this task we cannot expend our energies in spastic or ill-tempered explosions without meaningful goals. We must move from the politics of philanthropy to the politics of metropolitan development for equal opportunity. W< must relate all groups of the city together in new ways in order that 1he truth of our cities might be laid bare and in order that, together, v'e can lay claim to the great resources of our nation to make truth morj human. IV. TO THE MASS MEIHA: POWER AND TRUTH The ability or inability of all people in America to understand the upheavals of our day depends greatly on the way power and truth operate in the mass media. During the Southern demonstrations for civil rights you men of the communications industry performed an invaluable service for the entire country by : revealing plainly to our ears and eyes, the ugly truth of a brutalizing system of overt discrimination and segregation. Many of you were mauled and injured, and it took courage for you to stick with the task. You were instruments of change and not merelv purveyors of unrelated fadts. You were able to dq this by dint of personal courage and by reason of the power of national news agencies which supported you. | Today, however, your! task and ours is more difficult. The truth that needs revealing today is iiot so clear-cut in its outlines, nor is there a national consensus to hell) you form relevant points of view. Therefore nothing is now more important than that you look for a variety of sources of truth in order that the; limited perspectives of all of us might be cor rected. Just as you related to a broad spectrum of people in Mississippi instead of relying only oh police records and establishment figures so must you operate in New York City, Chicago and Cleveland. The power to supportjyou in this endeavor is present in our country It must be searched out. We desire to use our limited influence to help relate you to the variety qf experience in the Negro community so that limited controversies are riot blown up into the final truth about us. The fate of this country is, to no small extent, dependent upon how you inter pret the crises upon us, so that human truth is disclosed and human needs i 'i 'fa i'i. i-e s .ra ;,- '- SMd that will iaetasse - evea f r m PhiXig's praaeat adver saria# - m tlia tiM gialiky of his Xeaderehip toecsme maai- Matmi ia Itla grofraa «ad m tl»© WCC finds aaw alXies. If any of you litai t© saSte a |>er«<M«X witribatioa to <*• world Coaaell of Ch«*el»s as « glodg® of yoa* » n s»»ort, yoar gift will be tax dedaetlble. Mafe* <*ecJt« payable to the world C^aaciX of OiwreShes aad a« d a»#« t© ®e. I will forward them and see that yo« reeelve y e w r e e e lp f e * . *£jaia, mamw thaalss for Jelaing with «« in hoaoriag oar friend and colleagae la the «traggle for the liberation of BlaoJt people. - 2 - O f / U L l i Fegal ■■KA^^fense ̂ H iun d NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10019 • JUdson 6-8397 mvrn&ms- 9, 1973 Mr. Ste«/aa C. m ax* tew ieet Hanafe* a a Waislarf Aatojria Motel Paris avenue at satb S tee*t «ma ¥orJs, S m Xosk 10022 m , s m m m m s mmmm m v . m . m u i p Sttn4a; ,̂ l l , lf?3 liOO p.m . Bear fte. Kuaiss X mt eoBfirming t li« fo llo w ts f a r r a » f « e i j t » fo r fcba c&a»i»sca« Brunch fo r S*v. P h ilip potter ^ ie & w il l ' bm hmU *fe the Waldorf Astoria o « Swrfay, m vs^m se l l , lt?3 . w« «r# c o t t f im i^ s«»s*-w tiow i fe * las Mem I Grajpafruit «M Avocsad® Salad ea letfcue* CSiioton Cr*g«* A im m t m S tr ia f B«as» - SoigisB Casscoto la# acmsm Catee C o £ £ e * 3 tettla* o£ psx tabi.#, one t© ba pourod by the fe'iiiters - t Please s ta rt ««r-fiog about Is 15 p ,m . Sxagmm w i l l b «g ia about a j l i p»m. We m i l .tiiafe-ds iec fe «r» with »ioroi»lio»#, piaa®, a ^ l i f l e a t io a f « e the « w i e i a i » C^sts fa .00 p «r i>«r»OB. plus fXl.Oe per feofckl* © f chMipafa# #2«.S0 fo r w ^ l i f lo s t io a t m tmmX^imm Contributions are deductible for U. S. income tax purposes The natie* ©n yosK b a lle t la hoard should bet mmehms b k i j h c h s mv. or. p h i l i p p o t t e r J2U3S mm the hote l w i l l provide a §-£oot conwitteo table outaide the Jade Racm. <a»«ck roo« service w i l l be provided! cpiests w i l l pay their ewa g ra tu ities . 2 trust that th is w i l l cover a l l waiters w h iA we have discassad. »h©B I a rr iv e oa Sanday, X sh all siga the coatract. Sincerely yonra. J F / l l Jean Fairfax VERIFIC A T I O N OF BANQUET CHARGES On beh a l f of THE W A L D O RF-ASTORIA m a y w e take this o p p o rtunity to thank you for your v alued patronage and we sincerely h ope you have been w ell pleased w ith our cuisine, service and general arrangements. Our actual count indicates that Persons w ere served at your function. In our previous arrangements, it w a s agreed to a g u aranteed payment of / ______ persons to the Hotel. In accordance w i t h ou r agreement, a charge for______ / __________persons will be en t e red on y our account. Total Beverage charges_ _(this figure does not include G r atuities or B a r tender charges.) Al l other Miscellaneous Charges, such as Mechanical, Gratuities, Tax, etc., w ill be added to'the above F ood and Beverage charges on y our final bill, ac cording to the charges detailed in our "Contract Arrangements". It has been a plea s u r e to h ave you w ith us and we look forward to wel c o m i n g yo u back to THE W ALDORF- X i, Ws-t' ■’* L..C j,; NAME O F ORGANIZATION DATE i i ' f l i CHARGE CAPTAIN'S SIGHATURE GUEST LIST C H A M P A G N E B R U N C H W a l dorf Asto r i a Hotel 1 . A r t h u r C. Banks, Jr. 2 . Lerone Bennett 3. M a rcia Y. Boles 4. James E. Booker 5. M r s . James E . Booker y e . Guy R . Brewer 7. B a r bara Broadwater y - B . Robert Browne y- Mrs. Robert Browne ■ t y o . Dorothy Edwards Bruns' 1 1 . H ugh C. Burroughs 1 2 . John J. Butler x / ' - Mrs. J o h n J. Butler 14. Eugene Callender u / l 5 . Joyce Carrington / l 6 . W alter Carrington y i v . Lisle C. Carter, Jr. l / 18. W i l f r e d Cartey y'^9- H e r s c h e l l e Challenor S unday ' N o vember 11, 1973 (LLy fi) y !? e J W t(x < t U a J y ^ Q - C X C y ^ j U v ^ * _ > ] ' G-4u*JSutvv ^ )y )A 4 ^ ^ 'Y * ' c ^ S < n Z ,-A ^ 2 0 . Rev. Benjamin Chavis v / 2 1 . James A. Colston y ^ 2 . James H. Cone / ” ■ David N. Dinkins / 2 4 . R. Harcourt Dodds 25. James H. Dowdy and gi y 2 6 . J oseph Searles y 27. Ernest Dunbar / 28. James Dyer and guest ✓^29. R e V . Jacob Dyer Peter Edelman *^l.l/Mrs. Peter Bdelman 32. Frederick W. Evers] 33. Natalie Becker y34. J ean Fairfax 35. R onald Gault 36. M r s . Ronald Gault ,/37. Florence S. Gaynor 38. Bryant George 39. Mrs. Beyant George 40. Bernard R. G i f ford 41. )Jikki Giovanni 42. I. L amond Godwin 43. Norma J. Goodwin 44. W i l l i a m P. G r a yson 45. Edwin Greenidge J 4 S . Edler G. Hawkins juest, / ^ OLAy'-'j — 47. Ronald Heath ■./ 48. Butler T. Henderson Mrs. Butler T. Henderson 50. James L . Hicks 51. N a n c y Hicks 52. Juanita High . ^ 5 3 . John L. S. Holloman, Jr. v/54. M. Carl Holman ✓ 55. Hulbert James 56. Clarence B. Jones 57. Mrs. Clarence B. Jones ✓ ' 58. Elaine R. Jones and guest ^ 5 9 . Samson D. Lee 60. ,/Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. 61. *^iane Lacey 62. x/Shirley M. Lacy 63. E dward Lewis 64. Lolita Livingston ■^65. Bruce Llewellyn 6 6 .fcAda Me Clinton 67. Mrs. J ohn W. Maxwell 6 8 . Robert M a y nard .^69. 70. Mrs. Yves Michel 71. Rose M organ an d guest ^ 2 . Erroll Jones O J O uv-cA A ^ 73. Novella Ne l s o n an d guest 74. Guest 75. George N o r ford y i e . H erman Osborne _ ^ 7 . Mrs. Herman Osborne ^ 7 8 . Kellis E. Parker, Sr. y i 9 . Mrs. Kellis E. Parker, Sr. 80. Benjamin F. Payton ^ 8 1 . Ponchitta Pierce * ^ 8 2 . Rev. Dr. Philip Potter ^ 3 . Mrs. Philip Potter 84. Rev. Calvin O. Pressley Beny J. Primm Samuel Proctor Florence Rice 90, v , ^ 93 94 95 96 J-’ Charles Shelby Rooks Mrs. Charles Shelby Rooks Carlos E. Russell Fred Samuel v/Margaret Sloan Hope R. Stevens . Mrs. Hope R. Stevens , Ed,ward Sylvester .y^Wilbert A. Tatum Senator S idney V o n Luther v / l O O . Lucius Walker, Jr. \ y ^ 1 0 1 . Rev. Wyatt L. W alker 1 0 2 . Mrs. Wyatt L. W alker 103. Phyllis A. Wallace v/io4. Haskell G. W a r d and guest o / 105. Oliver >-<106. Franklin Whi t e w l b y . Mrs. Franklin Whi t e 108. W i l l i a m A. White '•'^09. Charles Williams 1 1 0 . Mses-f~iaiarlaa_jail^^ >-'"'111. A n d r e w Young 10 musicians from N A T URAL LOVE