Box 3, Folder 14, Document 41

Box 3, Folder 14, Document 41

Sum-Mec Neighborhood Service Center
65 Georgia Avenue, S. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30315

August 1, 1966

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Sir:

We take this opportunity to express our support for the re-
commendations made by the citizens group convened by Mr.
Bennie Smith on Thursday, July 27th. Our members have been
polled and we are authorized to attach our names to the
following recommendations:

I. That the Mayor and Board of Aldermen be urged to
appoint a Human Relations Commission, with power
and a paid staff, for the purpose of acting upon
matters which need attention in neighborhoods and
that "grass roots" representation be included in
the appointments.

II. That all leaders be asked to use their influence
to suspend demonstrations until the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen could act on the recommendation,
Monday, August 1, 1966.

We believe that such a Human Relations Commission would

offer a permanent channel of communication through which
solutions to problems could be sort and that crisis situations
prevented. We sincerely hope that the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen give these recommendations favorable consideration.

Very truly yours,

Kony Chapa hol bles)

Miss Doris Alexander, Convenor
Technical Neighborhood Advisory

Committee
Rev. B B Bowens Mrs. Betty James Rev L M Terrill
Mr. Harry Chance Rev B J Johnson Mn Victor Franco
Rev C D Colbert Mrs. Eva Lindsay Mrs, Sara Kelley
Mr. William Dunn Mr. Ralph Mitchell Mrs. A J Lacy

Mr. C G Ezgzard Rev W J Rowe

Rev. Edgar Grider Mr. Reubin Stafford

Mrs. M Y Greene