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[[written on the left side of the page SF Independent 10-18-56]]

NCNW, Missionaries of Good Citizenship...
A significant award is surely due the fine women who persuaded 1,750 indolent voters to register during the final ten days of the recent registration period. It averages 175 persons per day, people who were persuaded and convinced of the great democratic privilege of voting and of their duty to their fellow citizens and their country.

This is the phenomenal achievement of the Citizens Education Project, sponsored jointly by the National Council of Negro Women and the National Urban League. It is a non-partisan project in the interest of good citizenship.

Members and volunteers at the local branch of the project, with headquarters at 1914 Fillmore Street, swept through the area literally preaching the gospel of good citizenship, regardless of race or political party. The result is that nearly 2,000 more persons will go to the polls than intended to go.

Mrs. Floyd Green Allen, co-ordinator of the project, reports that she and her co-workers found the greatest amount of indifference to the ballot among the social set, which seemed to show a conspicuous apathy in regard to citizenship education. Yet, it is among this group that we find some of our most vocal advocates of civil rights.

This is a good time to reform by volunteering to work on this vital project.

At the Fillmore headquarters classes are being conducted in voter education. Both new and old voting machines are used as demonstrators. All of the 19 propositions which will appear on the ballot are explained and discussions on them are given pro and con. Also, candidates of both major prties, running for any office, may appear there and state both sides of political questions.

Further, any civic or social organization that want to use the headquarters for any purpose consistent with the Citizens Education Project, may do so without charge, clear up to November 6. And on election night, NCNW-CEP head-quarters will be open for victory celebrations, practically until dawn.

Fifteen ladies are busy giving teas and holding coffee hours at their homes for the benefit of voter education and better citizenship.

All this fine activity for one of the most worthy of democratic causes should arouse the drones in the social set. Come on, girls, get with it!

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[[written along the left margin, S.F. SUN REPORTER SEPT. 29,1956]]

CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROJECT [[underlined]]of the National Council of Negro Women[[//underlined]] made a survey of the reasons the 1,750 persons who were registered during their drive had not registered before. 600 of them "saw no reason for voting"; 950 lacked knowledge of the resident requirements; and 200 were shy, newly-turned-21 voters.

The Council project headquarters is located at 1914 Fillmore St. and there will be someone there daily from 10 a.m. to 6. p.m., to answer questions on voting. A newsletter announcing the dates of special lectures on citizenship education is being mailed to all NCNW affiliates, local civic and social groups.

The press was invited to a conference at the headquarters on Thursday afternoon, when the [[underlined]]San Francisco Ministerial Alliance sponsored a discussion on the Role of the Church in Political Campaigns.[[//underlined]] This project, being cosponsored by the National Urban League and the [[underlined]]NCNW.[[//underlined]]