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M E MO R A N D U M November 23, 1966 TO: ·. FROM: Irving Kaler Grace Hamilton Congratulations on your new responsibility as Chairman of the Community Rel ations Commission . There are opportunities ahead and I believe that much depends upon the quality and competence of the person selected as Executive Director . It seems to me that a first objective might be to consider s omeone who has had working experience with one of the better munioipal canmunity relations commissions . Tho difficulty is that such a person would probably require a larger salary and operating budget than is likely to be available here as a beginning. George Culbertson, who is presently a member of the Community Relations Service staff, Washington. o.c. would be such a person . He would be excellent if available . Before oin to the Community Relation$ Serviee, he was a staff member of the Pittsburgh Human Relations CQfflJllis ion, He was one of the founders of NAIRO ( Na tional Association of Intergroup Relations Officials) . I understand that the Pittsburgh operation is among the better ones . Mr. Joe Hendricks, who is pres ntly Dean of ~ at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, is another p rson who ·~ b considered. His origins are Talbottom 1 Georgia and he has an undergraduate degree from Mere r with further eraduate work som where. I under-st nd that he was invited to be the Chairman of the Georgia Civil Rights Advisory Commi sion but declined. He is well acquainted with the c001munities in the St te. is personable and bti ht . He is presently th volunt er Chairman of the G orgia Council on Human Relations . H perhaps would b moe bl to consider the position with the sal ry which is available. third ugg stion is Paul Rilling, wbo i now th Director of th Hu n Relation Commi ion in th Di trict of Columbia. You my r emb r hi from hi work in Atlanta 4 or 5 ye rs a o. Hes rv d tor whil s Dir ctor of Field Services with th Southern Rolon l Council and befor that wa · the Director of hum n r lations sp oial proj ct of the Nation l Council of th Y.M.C.A., Southern Fi ld. �Irving Kaler -2- ~ovember 23, 1966 It occurs to me that there might be value in seeking executive dire ction from someone net presently associated with any of the community relation organizations or agencies working in the City f or several reasons. In the fi rst place, we have an opportunity here to add additional professional leadership to the community and; secondly, the work of the Col'nlllission will obviously require the utmost of cooperation and s upport on the part of all of the existing organizations ang agencies interested in this field of endeavor. I pass these ideas on for whatever worth they may be,. If there are ever any ways in which I can be helpful. please call upon me. Sincere ly your friend. GTH teo BCC: = .................... Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. and Dan Sweat �