The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-12-16
LEAGUE ISSUES
ANNUAL REPORT
National Body Deals With Many
Complex Problems.
YEAR OF BIG UNDERTAKINGS

trial Life Of the Raes-opsrstss
Branches In Twenty citiss--Furnlsh-
cd Employment For ass Students.
New York.-The National League on
Urban Conditions Among Colored Peo-
| pie. with headquarters in this city. L.
sued Its sixth annual printed report
early in December. The report Govern
the activities of the league for the is
cal year, including bright bits Of Its
history during the past five years.
| Under the national features of tho
league are recorded the observance Of
national Negro health week, which was
conducted by all the leagues various
/ branches. Lectures on the causes OF
migration to cities, ut some large
universities aud schools OF the south,
addresses and conferences held on vel
| league In New York, Pennsylvania,
| Connecticut. New Jersey, Indiana.
| Michigan, Ohio, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Kentucky, Illinois, Virginia,
| Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennes-
see are reported.
| The national work embraces also the
formation of organizations in Detroit,
indianapolis, Pittsburgh. Huntsville.
Ala. and Memphis, Tenn, and the
prosecution of plans for movements in
Cincinnati, Chicago, Washington and
Jacksonville, Fla. The league is now
| working In twenty cities. In 1915
bureau to assist Negro graduates of
/ schools and colleges to get adjusted to
positions suited to their training was
opened at Nashville, and applications
from forty workers and twenty-three
requests from Institutions and organi-
xations for trained workers were re-
ceived.
An interesting account of the efforts
Of the league to broaden the field of
employment for eolored people, espe-
cially as 1t relates to work obtained for
students from southern agricultural
schools and colleges In the tobacco
fields Of the Connecticut valley, is told.
The success of this venture is seen In
the fact that 45S students were able to
receive sufficient compensation to help
with their tuition upon returning to
h school in the fall. Two hundred and
thirty-six men and women were sent
from New York and vicinity, who OBJ
tanned permanent work in this same
capacity.
For the past five years the league has
given opportunity to two young people
to study social sciences at the New
York School of Philanthropy and Co
lumbia university, furnishing them nee
essary funds to defray actual living ex-
penses while prosecuting their studies.
Upon completing their work In New
York they have been sent to social
service positions in various fcommuni-
ties.
Forester b. Washington, 1915-16
fellow, is now secretary of the De
troit League on Urban Conditions
Among Negroes, report of this or
ganization being given in the leagues
annual report. Fellowships are also
given to worthy students Mt Fisk uni
versity, when they have shown an In
clination toward social work. In New
York the league continued its work
with girls and boys, assisting 266 boys
and 100 girls from the childrens
courts, public schools and other sources.
The Junior Park Protective league in
Harlem, which was continued last year,
met regularly and was directed In
drills by police officers from the Thirty
eighth precinct Among other New
York features may be mentioned the
organizations of workers, the creating
OF employment opportunities, assist
ance in the enforcement of housing
regulations, the maintenance of Valley
Rest Convalescent home, which during
last year accommodated 769 women
patients.
1t is interesting to note that men,
bers of the league are serving on the
board of fifteen organizations that are
working among eolored people In New
York city and that the cooperation re-
ceived through this afflliation serves as
an excellent medium through which
the league aecomplishes much of its
welfare work.
A total of 1850 cases were disposed
of during the year, and 1874 separate
Jobs were given to worthy individuals.
The report contains also summary OF
the work done in Brooklyn, Nashville,
Philadelphia, with the Armstrong AS
ISOLATION and the Association For the
Protection of Colored Women. Rich.
mond, Savannah. Augusta, Huntsville,
Ala; Atlanta, Louisville, st. Louis, De-
troit, Pittsburgh and Norfolk. A total
of S31 .266.S7 was handled by the league
last year. About two-flfths of this
amount was handled for special work.
I'm connection with the securing OF
laborers for the tobacco fields In the
Connecticut valley. the maintenance of
a convalescent home and the furnish
ing of mechanics for a pump corpora
ton in western Massachusetts.
The officers of the league are: L.
Hollingsworth Wood, president; John
II Emlen. vice president; Kelly Miller
vice president: Robert r. Motion, vice
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