To Julian Bond from Paul Anthony, 31 January 1968, with Bond's draft response

Southern Regional Council, Inc. 5 FORSYTH STREET, N .W ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 522-8784

A Council to attain the ideals and practices of equal opportunity for all peoples in the South

January 31, 1968

The Honorable Julian Bond 823 Drummond Street Atlanta, Georgia 30314

My dear Mr. Bond:

On behalf of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and the South Regional Council, Mr. Bayard Rustin and I would like to invite you to an important conference in Atlanta February 23 - 25. Some four hundred persons from throughout the region are being invited.

Enclosed is a statement on the purpose of this meeting and other information.

We urge you to make every effort to be with us and contribute to these deliberations.

Sincerely,

Paul Anthony Executive Director

PA/km Enclosures over

[The following is the marginal content of the letterhead.] JOHN H. WHEELER, PRESIDENT JOSEPHINE WILKINS, VICE-PRESIDENT PAUL R. CHRISTOPHER, VICE-PRESIDENT CHARLES G. GOMILLION, VICE-PRESIDENT LUCIUS H. PITTS, VICE-PRESIEDENT RAYMOND M. WHEELER, CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JOSEPH HAAS, COUNSEL PAUL ANTHONY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Paul:

Thanks for the invitation to your Feb 23-25th meeting. I will be away from Atlanta on the 23rd and for part of the 24th but would like to be able to attend the sessions on the 25 evening of the 24th & the 25th.

I hope we will be receiving additional material as the date approaches.

Sincerely,