N.Y. Masons Give $1250 to Legal Defense & Educational Fund

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June 13, 1962

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NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND 
1O COLUMBUS CIRCLE + NEW YORK19,N.Y. © JUdson 6-8397 

DR. ALLAN KNIGHT CHALMERS JACK GREENBERG CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY 
President Director-Counsel Associate Counsel 

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N.Y. MASONS GIVE $1250 TO 
LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND 

June 13, 1962 

NEW YORK -- The NAACP Legal Defense Fund received $1,250 

in contributions from the Prince Hall and Royal Arch Masons 

Friday night, at the Annual Prince Hall R& A. M. Masons 

statewide dinner, 

The contributions from the two Mason organizations 

were received by Mr. Jack Greenberg, Director-Counsel of the 

Defense Fund. Mr. Greenberg also accepted a plaque which 

eulogized the service of his predecessor, Thurgood Marshall, 

to the cause of civil rights. Presenting a gift of $1000 

from the Prince Hall F. & A.M. Masons were Alton L. Haywood, Sr., 

John J. Nash and Richard H. Stitt, Grand Secretary, Grand 

Treasurer and Grand Master respectively. $250 was presented 

by Maryland Turner, Fred A. Jackson and Thomas H. Toole, officers 

of the Royal Arch Masons of New York. 

In acknowledgement of the Masons" continued support 

of the Defense Fund's activities, Dr. John W, Davis, Special 

Director of Teacher Information and Security, stated: "Large 

sums of public and private money are being made available to 

continue practices of discrimination and segregation....The 

cost of freedom is high."

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