The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-02-16
URBAN LEAGUE TO LAUNCH
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL
PROGRAM
Announcements Made at Annual
Meeting

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Urban League held its annual meeting
in New York, at which time announce
ment was made Of the plan this year
to establish a National Industrial De-
partment at an extra annual expense
Of $1,000. Halt Of this SUMS, 500
Is pledged By Mr.. John D. Rockefeller,
Jr, on condition that the balance is
raised.
The annual report presented by the
Executive Secretary, Eugene Kinckle
Jones, stated in part as follows:
THE year 1928 has seen extraordi-
nary development in the problems OF
race relations to which the National
Urban League has committed itself.
The attitude of public mind towards
the Negro expresses itself in the inn
provement in the type OF public state
ments concerning achievements By
members OF the Negro race and in
incidents in which the Negro is a
prominent factor or is vitality con-
cerned. New cities have been organ
lied for service. notably ST. Paul
MINI, and preliminary steps for or
CARNATIONS have been taken in Hart
ford, Conn, and Hot Sprinks, Ark
and Waterbury, Conn Other COM
munities have been reorganized with
more substantial budgets and more
definite programs for example, At
lanta, Ca, and Richmond, Va.
I'm Atlanta, Ga, through the eff
forts Of the Leagues Southern Field
Secretary, six Negro social service or
CARNATIONS. including the Atlanta Ur-
ban League, were taken in the newly
organized Community Chest and the
colored citizens Of Atlanta contrib
uted towards the total budget approx
imately what the six organizations are
to receive from the chest. The total
money allotted the Negroes for the
Chest was $50 ,o50-the Negroes raised
S37, 500. The Leagues locals are now
parts Of Community Chests in sixteen
cities-all of the cities with chests
where the League is located. In all,
70 Leagues have paid Executive Sec
retaries with stats. Forty-one com
munities have Urban Leagues. Others
have modelled organizations after Ur-
ban Leagues without formally afih-
ating with the movement. The League
continues to be the movement most
sought after to aid in work to help
the thousands Of Negro immigrants
who come from the South to the
North.
Our local organizations in indus
trial centers, such as Chicago, Detroit,
Kansas City, Columbus, Cleveland,
Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Newark and
Philadelphia have found homes for
Negro workers; placed them in posi-
tons; counselled with them to secure
greater efficiency; advised with their
families on education for their chill
dren and the standardizing Of their
home life; interceded in their behalf
with employers in an effort to secure
fairer treatment and more considera-
ton as to wages and advancement
when merited
Two Fellows Of the League have
completed a years study in social serv-
ice at training schools and four addi-
tional students have been appointed
for study under the Leagues Fellow
ship plan during 1924.
Through the Department Of Re
search and Investigation, lecturers,
writers and students Of the race ques-
ton have sought and received valu-
able data Opportunity magazine has
appeared during each Of the twelve
months of 1928 with. live authentic re-
ports and practical discussions Of Ne
gro life. Surveys Of Negro social
conditions have been completed in
Baltimore, Nd, Waterbury, Conn,
and Buffalo, N. Y, and in two in
stances have been published in 'Op-
portunity.' The Buffalo survey has
been conducted under the auspices of
the Council Of Social Agencies. the
Waterbury survey under an inter-
racial committee and the Baltimore
survey under a similar committee with
the endorsement Of the mayor Of the
city. the Board Of Trade and the Man
ufacturers' Association.
@The Extension Secretary Of the
League alone addressed seventy audi
ences with Approximately $3.50 hear
ers on the importance Of organized
social activities in interest Of better
living conditions among Negroes.
These audiences were mainly in the
States Of Texas. Maryland, North
Carolina, New York, illinois, Massa-
chusetts, Missouri and Arkansas.
"A minimum budget for 1924 Of
$47.835 has been adopted and a bud
get Of 10000 allowing for expansion
and the establishment Of National
Industrial program has been approved.
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