William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, wil be guest of honor tonight at a testimonial dinner to be given in his honor at the Aldine club by a non-sectarian committee. of 1,000. The affair is under the auspices f the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, of which Samuel Untermyer is president.
Mr. Green’s efforts in mobilizing the 4,000,000 members of the A.F. of L. in a fight on Hitlerism and in support of the anti-German boycott won recognition of the League an of other leaders opposed to the Nazi repressions.
Heading the list of scheduled speakers is Mayor Fiorello H. La-Guardia. Others on the sponsoring committee include James W. Gerard former United Stated Ambassador to Germany, chariman; Senator Roval S. Copeland. Col.. Theoddore Roosevelt, Col W. I. Donovan, Rabbi Abha Hillel Silver, Louis Bamborger, George Gordon Battle, Representative James M. Back. Samuel J. Bloomingdale, David A. Brown, Henry Bruere, General Robert Lee Bullard, Abraham Cahan Wm. M. Chadbourne, Richard washburn Child, Richard S. Childs. Walter Damrosch. Jow. P. Day David Ddubinsky Representative Hamilton Fish Jr. William Fox. Edvin S. Friendly, Mrs. Felix Fuld. Peter Grimm George U. Harvey, Fannie Hurst, Justice Edward Lazanky, Judge victor J. Dowling, Mrs. Henry Goddard Leach, Adolph Lewisohn, Lucios L. Littauer, Je# D. Maguire. S. Stanwood Menken, Morgan J. O’Brien, David L. Podell. Frank J. Prail. Justice Edward Riegelman, Dr. Frederick B. Robinson, Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, Dr. George J. Ryan. David Sarnoff, Professor E. R. A. Seligman, Frank W. Smith, Judge Arthur S. Tompkins and charles W. Tuttle.
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