The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-04-17
WELFARE BODY SEES THE
NEED OF TRAINED LEAD
ERS.
Plans to do This by Giving
Yearly Scholarships.

Philadelphia. Penn. April 15.-The
careful selection and subsequent
training of Colored educational and
vocation leaders. to be fitted to guide
their own race. is one of the vital
objects for which the Armstrong AS
sociation Of Philadelphia is working.
In the matter Of education. the as
sociaton. which is devoted TO Negro
welfare, is making strong efforts TO
increase the number of scboIarsbins
at It's disposal. Capable Colored lead
ers Were never so badly needed as
now. to help their fellow Negroes take
advancement in all walks of life,
created through the war and its re,
sulting remarkable ned educational
sulting industrial opportunities.
AZ present the association is able
to bestow two scholarships yearly
one at the University of Pennsylvania
and one at Hampton Normal and In
dustrial Institute. the latter being a
recent gift of Hampton alumni. These
scholarships are given to high school
and normal school pupils. The schoi-
arships are so highly priced by the
Colored students that an organiza-
tion has been formed this year by
$50 OF these pupils under the direc-
tion of the Armstrong Association, for
the purpose of working to raise funds
enough to add to the number of
scholarships already established.
Must Keep Negro at Work.
The Progressive High School Girls
and Boys Clubs is another training
project under the direction of the as
sociation. One of these clubs for
girls, has already been established for
some time, its members meeting
regularly to receive extra help in
their studies, working with tutors
paid by the association. 1t is so
successful that a similar class for
boys is planned to start in the near
future.
The association is active in num-
Der of other important welfare ways.
including extensive work in better
ing Negro housing conditions in this
city and the creation of industrial and
vocational opportunity through its in
dustrial and Employment Bureau, To-
Gated at No. 1434 Lombard street,
through which nearly 1000 Colored
workers have been placed in 33 diff
ferent trades. professions and occu-
pations last year. During January,
1920, this department placed 142 Ne
groes in IL different kinds of work,
for total monthly salary or wage
of s35S2.
1t is daily proving successful
connecting link between capital and
Colored labor. In this case capital
is represented by the enormous body
of Philadelphia labor employers. And
skilled Colored worker a hearing such
as he never had before is almost en-
tirely due to the systematized efforts
of the Armstrong Association to keep
open and extend this new era of
Colored skilled industrial opportuni-
ty.
Women Factory Workers.
Colored women labor is advancing
in opportunity quite as fast. Locally
there is wonderful activity as the
Philadelphia employers are beginning
to wake up to the advantages of us
ing this great force at their doors
Two years ago colored power machine
operators were very few. Today
there are about $500 skilled womer
factory workers in Philadelphia plants
and only a short time ago the United
States Government Employment Ser
vice began using skilled Negro WON
en- laundry workers in its local Gov
ernment laundries.
The association has helped many
deserving and an ambitious Negro tC
| find himself or herself, in the busi,
ness of life whatever the goal aimee
at. During the ~ years of its eX'
| istence it's motto has been to prac
tically help the Negroes help them
selves a service which the organiza
tion carries out through its many
channels of Colored welfare work
free to the Negroes of this city. TN
association having no income othel
than that of private donation.