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| The , February, 1951 issue of “Masses and Main Stream," a Communist Party quarterly publication, = =. - + “ 2° gontained an article by MICHAE IGOLD entitled "WILLIAM Lb, -i -'' PATTERSON, Militant Leader". In‘ this article PATTERSON. ‘4s quoted as saying: “I joined the Communist Party and wee _ went down to the International Labor Defense and aR on ake sae a ote vere subject attended 1 ‘a "2 agi “of | Peace Fes of Amer Women for Peace on at New : The "Daily Worker” issue of September 2h, ee page 2, colum 1, lists ESLANDA ROBESON as a speaker | for a reception for the Femilies of the Smith Act Victims to be held at the Riverside Plaza Hotel, 253 West 73rd . fe Misoa a reception ¥ was aan oan held on September 36, 1 at the Riverside Plaza Hotel, ee 253 West 73rd Street, Now York City, sponsored by rrr Families of the Smith Act Victims. According to ROBESON spoke and had as her theme that she was a momber - of various families which she learned about as she was pon cee growing up. First, she learned of a negro family . ... .. ns, after she had thought she was eat first just a member © : rae of the "good GORDOZA" family. Next, as she grew UP, x = ite oe ee ehe found ahe was a member of the American family; ° Fe me. cates i next of the African family, and finally of the freedom docx Se 2 UU” 6family. She explained that latter family by remarking -~ =: posh wv ee that near her home in Massachusetts was a at ia fo ee, en who had ‘coms forward to put up bail for one of the. — . .. - ng wots recent seventeen Communists. He is also a member,: --: = ou. 0 6 Le be a member of tate. family, you have to fights oe eaeee es Adavised on August 26, 1952 that ‘the oe ‘Families Or the Smith Act Victims is an organization - which is devoted to the collection of funds for the . 2 benefit of Tanilics prosecuted under the Smith. Acte © whit ee Street, New York City, on September 26, 195le = re, 4