The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-25
NUCLEI FORMED
IN SECTION /
CHICAGO ". P.

BY MARTIN AsERN


nuclei were the result of the first
section membership meeting, held
Wednesday, October 81, at Commun-
ity Center, 1901 South wabash Ave.
Two of the shop nuclei, Nos. and
8, are in the clothing industry and
have been in existence hitherto.
Shop Nucleus No. has four mem
bers and Shop Necleus No. also
has four members. A comrade from
outside the industry WATERWAYS
attached to function with this shop
and meanwhile to work to- build a
nucleus in his place Of work, a
restaurant.
Shop Nucleus No. 10, a machine
shop nucleus, new unit, was formed,
consisting Of three members. The
members Of Shop Nucleus No. 10
work in section thSee and will be
transferred to that section
Members in Various Industries.
The two street nuclei formed con-
tain eleven and nine members, res
pectively, at this time. These street
nuclei are made up of members work.
ing in various industries. Among the
occupations listed in the street
nuclei are painters, a chemist,
lawyers, student, housewives, bank
clerk, Office workers, party workers,
artists, plumber, flour mill worker,
and machinista.
Belong to Many Unions.
Union Affiliations listed among the
shop and street nuclei are seven men,
bers of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Union, three of the Office
Workers Union, Bank Employees
Union, Cooks and Walters Union,
Painters Union, and three in the
Machinists' Union.
Forty-two comrades were present
at this meeting, which included the
members from the South Side Eng
lish branch, which contained nearly
all of the colored workers of the par
ty, Englewood English, South Side
Scandinavian, Shop Nucleus and 3.
The rain contributed to the absence
Of quite few members, who will be
attached as they are registered, to
some shop nucleus or street nucleus.
Comrades at the meeting were as
signed to reach the absent comrades
that those may be registered and as
signed.
Twelve Of the comrades who at
tended this meeting were bund to be
either working or living in another
section. These were instructed to
attend another Of the section meet
ings at which they will then be
placed in their proper shop or street
nucleus.
These twelve temporarily unas-
signed comrades were found to be en-
ployed as steel workers, butcher in
the stockyards, printer, office work.
ers, craftsman, party workers, milk
man, cement worker, tuck pointer.
carpenter, laborers. athletic instruc-
tor. Union Affiliations were Office
Workers Union, Draftsmen's Union,
Typographical Union, Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union, Tuck Point
ers' Union. ~
The meeting was conducted in
simple fashion. A few opening words
by Comrade Abern; then the COM
rades filed out the registration
cards.
The C. E. G. commission, consisting
of Comrades Lovestone, Abern and
Minor then classified the registration
as to occupation, place of work and
place of residence. The results were
the formation of the three shop nuc.
lei and two street nuclei.
Elect Nuclei Officials.
The shop and street nuclei formed,
held meetings Immediately and elect
ed temporary officers and arranged
for the next meeting. A provisional
section executive committee was
formed from temporary representa-.
tives from each shop and street
nucleus. The section executive ar
ranged to meet soon in order to take
up the immediate party work.
As the section meetings in other
sections are held, there is no doubt
that many shop nuclei will be organ.
lied, and the others into street nuclei.
The remaining sections contain the
bulk of the membership. 1t will how
ever, be found that large numbers of
the members who attend their assign.
ed section meeting, live or work in
other sections. The party will trans
fer these comrades where they belong
The membership in the various sec
tions will equalize themselves, com
paratively, which will admit of effect
I've functioning.
The first section meeting Is encour-
aging. Comrades should exert all eff
forts TO get out the maximum attend.
ance at the forthcoming section meet
ings. The next ones to be held are
section 2, at Pullman, Stanciks Hall,
20b East 11bth St. on wednesday,