The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-03-04
URBAN LEAGUE BEGINS
TWELFTH YEAR OF
PUBLIC SERVICE

NEW YORK CITY, March 4.-Thc
February bulletin of the National Ur-
ban League, just issued, features the
annual report OF the organization,
which has been prepared by Eugene
| Kinckle Jones, executive secretary.
In part the report reads as follows:
"The National Urban League has
just completed eleven years OF public
service during which it has developed
the most comprehensive program ever
| applied TO the problem OF the Negro
in the city. Those who have been IN
| touch with the organization tor this
space of time will recall that IN 1872
three prganizations-two OF which
were organized in 1905, combined TO
make the National Urban League and
merged their programs with their in
terests."
The Leagues local organizations
have conducted health campaigns and
have secured the appointment OF public
nurses in city health departments; in
some instances effecting a reduction
in infant mortality OF IS per cent in a
period OF two years.
In the industrial field, where the
League has specialized interesting ac-
oomplishments are presented The
League IN cooperation with agencies
was instrumental in securing the ap-
pointment of a social service worker in
President Hardings unemployment
conference. 1t has had representatives
on local unemployment committees
appointed by the mayors OF Louisville,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
and Detroit and in Chicago was the
most active forces in the city in stimu-
lating interest in the unemployed. Ad-
ditona organizations have been
formed in Albany, Ga, Los Angeles.
and Canton, Ohio; and the Commu-
nifty House for Colored People in
Richmond, Va, has become affiliated
with the League At the close OF the
year activities were in progress in
eight other communities where it is ex-
pected that leagues will be established
during the present year. There arc
now thirty-six cities in which Urban
Leagues are established wenty-h
OF which maintain offices with execu-
tive secretaries in charge One OF the
cities in which the League has been
working is Tulsa. Okla, where imme-
dlatcly after the race riot the League
sent d representative 10 work tow ards
better relations between the white and
colored people OF the community
The League has continued as in pre-.
Yious years TO maintain fellowships for
social service training Two Eel
lows were appointed 10 the New
York School OF Social Work and one
to the Carnegie School OF Technology
at Pittsburgh. -Four additional fellow
ships will be available this year az
Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago.
During 1921, the sum OF S237,0 Don
was expended by the National Urban
League and its locals as compared
with SlS7, 900 in 1920. The sum OF
S25,703 was used exclusively for the
work OF the National organization.
The budget OF the National organza-
ton for 1922 is $59,770 which does not
include provision for a National In
dustrial Department which the League
hopes to undertake if the years in
come is sufficient
The League will be glad to send
copies OF the report TO any interested
person who makes application at us
headquarters. l27 East 23rd street.
New York City.
The next annual conference of the
Urban League will be held in Pitts
burgh, Pa, Oct. IS to q, 1922, through
the courtesy OF the Pittsburgh Urban
League. John T. Clark, executive sec
rotary, Social Workers, whether asso-
eiated with the League are not. arc
invited to attend and il interested 10
communicate with the League head
quarters relative to the plans OF this
conference