Adobe House at Fair Welcomes You, But Desires Your Name
Source: Chicago Defender, 24 June 1933, pg. 2.
Reports received in the office of the Chicago branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People indicate that the Adobe House, which has recently had suit filed against it for discrimination, is now giving very courteous service to Race people who enter the place.
Members of the Race last Sunday were given almost "sudden" service by the waitresses. One newspaper man and his family was rather astounded at the attention he received, but just as he was leaving the whole thing became apparent.
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A man who approached him and asked him very courteously if his service and food had been satisfactory. He replied that it had. He was asked if he had been treated courteously and again the newspaper man replied in the affirmative and the man asked the newspaper man for his name and address. Then it dawned on the newspaper man that the management was taking this kind of interest in him, and perhaps others, for the purpose of getting a large number of people's names and addresses so that he could later, when his case came up in court, subpoena these people to testify that they had been served even though it was after the place had refused others of the Race.
Maybe it is a good chance to test out the place and if every Colored person who visits the fair would go to the Adobe House for refreshments he could be put to a real test. Go to the Adobe House when you go to the fair, says A. C. MacNeal, president of the Chicago branch of the N.A.A.C.P., but don't give your correct name and address.
