The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-12-21

The National League on Urban
Conditions Among Negroes, with
Headquarters in New York City, is
issuing its report on work during the
past fiscal year, which summarizes
work for better health, larger indus
trial opportunities, better housing
conditions wholesome recreation and
amusement, and prevention of delln-
quency among colored people in
many cities throughout the country
New organizations have been formed
within the last year at Chicago, Mem
phis, Chattanooga, Brooklyn, White
Plains, N. Y. EnglewoOd, n. j., Ne
wark, n. J., Jersey City, N. j., and
Washington, d. c.; plans for re-organ-
ization of work have been developed
for Louisville, Ky.
The work has increased during the
past year largely because of the un-
precedented migration Of Negroes to
the North.
"Fellows" trained by the League
have been placed in ten different
! cities.
In Chicago a survey has been made
of houses occupied by Negro mi
grants with view to determining
whether the conditions of the people
have been improved by their NOV
ing North; and to expose the need
for better housing conditions.
In Detroit, houses used for immor-
al purposes have been taken over by
the police department with the un-
) derstanding that the Urban League
will assume the leases which in turn
2 have been taken over by employers
) Of Negro labor and used for housing
responsible Negro workmen and their
families.
In the matter of the inevitable in
: crease in delinquency, all of the cities
mentioned have dealt not only with
the criminal adult or the erring youth
! himself, but have also taken the prop
. er precautionary measures toward
o the establishment of recreational and
amusement features for the young
r people.
l. Detroit and New York have
: through the Police Department, had
i the services of special officers work.
n ing from the Leagues Office to mingle
J. with the newcomers on the streets
II in pool rooms, and clubs and other
} public places, to warn them against
= infractions of the law, to urge them
3 to accept work and to give friendly
y, advice to young people who are un
!. consciously drifting into temptation
l. White Plains has started -communi
e ty singing.
e New York has organized some six
j. or eight boys clubs.
e Big Brother and Big Sister work
has Aeen developed either under the
d present Big Brother system in New
/ York, or under a somewhat similar
e plan, in Detroit, Louisville, Savannah
u Nashville, Brooklyn. Newark.
7 Special work in developing the in
- dustrial side of the Negro has been
. undertaken in practically every city
9 where the League has organizatiCrs S
r. Snecial mention should he made Of
of the work in the tobacco fields al
Hartford. Conn, where 1900 colOreC
persons have been employed within
the last year-Sj6 of whom were stu
dents sent 'through the Leagues New
York office. Philadelphia, thro"gf
n the Armstrong Association, has
I, found positions valued at $1461 90
J. and furnished contracts for Negro
st contractors valued at S150,29925.
le The Bush Terminal in Brooklyn
n has, at the Leagues instance, emplo!
le ed Labor Advisor and Welfar,
Worker for its colored employees
m ,e and the Newport News Building Com
~ -, pany has undertaken a similar eX
20 pertinent for the Negro employees il
ID their plant. Both of the men en-
,e ployed gathered their experience fo
ne this work in the New York office O
a. the League. Philadelphia and Pitts
IN burgh are planning similar eXper
ne ments.
Detroit has furnished work for s
e. 272 persons, which has money valu
ne of $6,313,932. q might add that thi
as is worked out on the basis of eac
VII worker working for a year and r
al al ceiving the wage throughout tn
So po year as agreed upon when the pc
ae ~, son is employed.
Id Id The total number of workers pla
o6 ed in all centers is 1928.
re- In New York a campaign has bee
conducted to interest the people
ty the increase in heart disease and
lily instruct them in methods by whiC
pa the disease can be greatly lessene
six or controlled.
Ile A heart disease clinic has bee
lty opened in Harlem; the Convalescel
ol Home has been conducted. and IL
oec Board of Health, Children's Aid S
vi ciety, and other organizations hay
,io co-operated in Columbus Hill to IL
he extent that now Milk Station
aid located in the heart of the distriC
az. A prenatal nurse is stationed in tn
ial section, and day nursery is abo1
to be opened.
In Detroit and Newark the Boart
of Health have condemned unsanita,
houses and in Atlanta the clinics G
tablished during Health Week ha'
try been made permanent.
my 1t might be interesting to mentit
.hu here that in the Atlanta Campait
loil more than 100000 people were touc
'nS ns ed directly We have published
;na our Annual Report a goodly porti
,nS % of the Atlanta report of its Heal
me. Week to serve as suggestion for o.
er cities during the present year.
}. Mention should also be made
st. Louis, with special application