The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
FIRST MEETING OF
Ma. A. C.P.FORUM
HELD DLAST SUNDAY
Opportunities for Obtaining
Work Here Limited Says
League Secretary

The first meeting of the Forum
of the st. Paul Branch of the N. A.
A. C. P. met on Sunday, Nov. 30th,
at 4 P. NJ, at Little Pilgrim, Grotto
& Central. The discussion, Things
Affecting the Colored People of st.
Paul." led by Mr.. E. A. Carter,
executive secretary of the Urban
League was well received by an. en-
thusiastic audience. Mr.. Carter
stated that the opportunity for OBJ
tanning work in the city of st. Paul
was more limited than in Louisville,
San Antonio, st. Louis, Detroit, or
Chicago. He said that in Chicago
there were more than eight hundred
women and girls employed in the
factories making lamp shades and
other commodities; that in most of
the laundries in that city numbers
of colored employees were used,
without the efficiency of the in
dustry being impaired. Mr.. Carter
was followed by Mrs. Lorena Perkins,
Messrs. G. w. Wills, F. d. McCrack-
en-, r. c. Minor, S. E. Hall, A. v.
Hall, Mrs. F. B. Simpson and Rev.
l.. w. Harris. The recent disturb
ance in the Maple wood district in
which Attorney w. T. Francis and
Mr.. Ernest Starks were the principal
figures was discussed freely. Many
different opinions were expressed as
to the attitude and conduct of our
group when about to secure a home.
Expressions to the effect that per-
sons anticipating. securing homes in
certain districts would let their
friends know, so that their assistance
would be forthcoming should any
were to the effect that the purchase
of a home was a private affair, that
it concerned no one as to where or
when one intended to purchase
property. After all those who desir-
ed expressed themselves, Mrs. Geo.
w. James called the attention of the
Chairman to the presence in the
audience of Mrs. L. NJ. Benepe, wife
of DR.. L. M. Benepe, prominent
physician of this city, who stated
that she was very much ashamed to
even speak for the disgraceful con-
duct of the pitiable race to which she
belonged, and was surprised to know
that the residents of the Maplewood
district were objecting to Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis as neighbors, as she had
worked on different boards with Mrs.
Francis and found her to be a most
estimable and honorab BILE woman; and
that the mothers felt proud to have
a neighborhood barber shop such as
Mr.. Ernest Starks conducted at
which to take their children for work
in his line. She also stated that
there is a movement being sponsored
by the more influential residents Of
the neighborhood protesting against
the action of this improvement AS
sociation lead by Mr.. Arnstein.
officials Scored
The public officials of the city
were severly scored for failure to
give the protection due to all citi-
zens, regardless of color.
DR.. v. d. Turner, the chairman of
the Executive Board voiced his in
tention of resigning from that Office,
after having organized the branch
and held the Office for twelve years.
The annual election of officers will
be held at date which will be an
nounced.
The next meeting of the Forum
will be held on Sunday, Dec. 14th,
at Little Pilgrim at p. M.
The Executive Board of the N. A.
A. c. p. will meet on Tuesday eve-
ming, Dec. 9th, at p. M, at the
home Of DR.. v. ID. Turner, 386 N.
st. Adams st.