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TELEPHONE TABOR 5-6530 CLARENCE F. HOLMES, D. D.S. 2602 WELTON STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80205 Septenbe r 8, 1 966.

Mayor Ivan .Allen Jr.

Mayor of At lant a tlanta , Georg i a Dear Ma yor Allen: It is regreta ble that a handfµ l of ult r aradicals are trying to tarnish the good ima ge of Atlanta . As a ' esterner wh o visited your city a few years ago, when conditions we r e n ot as favorable a s they a re tod ay , I sa i d then ·.n d I say now; Ever y Neg ro should visit Atlanta nd see t he f i ne colleges, homes with sv1 i mmi ng poibls and kn m11 some of the out s t and ing leaders in the Negro commun it y . When I t hink of Atlanta , I · t hink of my Fratern i ty Brothers, Drs. Ben Mays , Rufus Clements, Al bert Manley , Br a zil, .McClint on and h i s fine h ospita l, J es se Blayton and his ra dio stati on, t h e l a t e J udge Wa l do n, the Standa rd Life Insuran c e Compan y, and ma ny many other f i ne Ameri can Inst itutiqns. nt l anta i s truly the At hens of t he S outh with its mc.. ns colleges . ~orehouse hb s turne d out mure coll ege presi den t s , pr ofessors and successful busi nes s ma n than any of our othe r c olleges . I bel i eve the true im~ge of Atlanta could be cre a t ed if your very liberal tla nta Constitution wou ld be mad e pub lic by t he contri bu tio ns of the educated people who live there, rather than by some agitator , pictured on the f ront pa ge of our Denver Post with his eyes bulging as it was necessary f or the of ficer to sub due h im befor e arres t. �TELEPHONE TABOR 5-6530 CLARENCE F. HOLMES, D. D.S. 2602 WELTON STREET DENVER. COLORADO 80205 (2) S i nc e r e l y appre cia ting t he eff or ts t hat a ll goo d pe ople a re lila ki ng f or huma n r e l a ti ons . I am your s f or be t t er huma n unde r s Landing , {J!61./Le -vLf'...c___,,. d, !Yc>-t/JrTLe.i&)) Z) ,() .,r, Dr . Cla r enc e F . Holme s ~ . D. S . Pr e s i dent , Denver Cosmopoli t a n Club CFH/ s s �