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St a ae, state "yey Bikeqy. a TE te ft an ads ‘REED, hrs. HUGO Det OR, Licut. BARRY BINGE, ir. D.VIRE. ‘LILIENTHL, Miss HILDA *SMITH, DETATLS: This report reflects information received from ; t publications received from the Highlander Folk School; and information obtained fron The following topics will be covered: Activities of the Washington Committee of the Highlandcr Folk School; Highlander Folk Sci 201 and the Southern Conference for Human ‘elfare; Highlander Folk School partr.cipation in the Tennessee State CIO Convention; Nevort of the New Or: ins Extension Program made by for the Hierlander Folk School; New staff members of the Highlander Folk School; Kenoors of the School's Executive Council; Past and coucemplated sshool activities. There is also included a brief statement concerning RICHARD GOTHE, former member of the Highlander Folk School staif who has been re- ported as a possible German sympathizer. ACTIVITIES OF THE WASHINGTON COMMITTEE OF THE HiGHL:NDER FOLK SCHOOL: The following information was obtained from a pub- lication put out by the Highlander Folk School quoting newspaper articles appearing in the Washington Times Herald, the Washington News, and the Washington Star under date of May 11, igh2s . ‘The first big event in the celebration of Highlander's Tenth Anniversary was a concert by PAUL ROBESON given at Riverside Stadium on tay 10, 1942 sponsored by Highlander's Washington Committee for benefit of the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessez. The concert had an underlying note of patriotism and contained such songs as "The Bill of Rignts," a song of the Soviet Red Army and another from workers in a German concentratéon camp. ROBESON sang in Russian, German, and Hebrew, as well as English. Washington sponsors for the {OBESON concert included: irs. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Mrs. AGHES. H.\STONZ, Justice and Mrs. STANLEY F. \, L. BLACK, irs. FRMCIS\BIDDLE, Senator abé (NURDOGK, ir. and X ors. EDWAD'KEATING, Mr. JiES B. wa REY, Mir. and Mrs. GIFFORDsPINCHOT, Mr. ~ ‘oy CLuREN ENPICKET iT, ur, FRED S:. WaLKER, Dr. FRANK P.* GRAHW, ir. and Mrs. ima GERARD D, ‘REILLY, Mr, M.URY MAVERICK, Mr¢. WaLTER BRUCE (HOWE, Hon. THOMAS H. + ELIOT, Mr. and Hrs. J. “R.\ FILL, Mrs. MARY HeLEOD BETHUNE, rs. G.NSON U PURCELL » Mrs. CLARK‘ FOREMAN, Mrs. CHARLES EDWARD RHETTS, hr. and Mrs, CLIFFORD \ - DUAR, im. and Lis. DAVID Ra WILLIS, Hon. J. YaRREN-1UDDEN, Mr. TELFORD . Baca \ROMIIILY, lirs. HIGHER TRAIGHT. ™ / : _ é that IL.LCOLM ROSS, former menber o enlander Folk School, who is now a Publicity Director for the National Labor Relations Board, and CHARLIE HaNDY, who is engaged in the Research Department of the Butchers | Union, . MICHAEL STRAIGHT, who is in the Washington Burcau of the New Republic, and