The monitor., 1928-05-11
N.A.A.c.P. OFFICIAL
ORGANIZES W0MAN'S
OMAHA AUXILIARY
Robert w. Bagnall, Branch Director,
Visits Local Branch and Stimu-
iates Interest in Militant
Organization
TRIP TO CALIFORNIA CONTEST
Opportunity Offered for Attending
National Association Meeting
and Whiting Pacific
Coast


director of branches of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, arrived in Omaha,
Monday afternoon and remained here
until Wednesday night in the interest
of the organization.
Tuesday night he held a helpful
conference with the executive com
mittee of the local branch at st. Ben
edict's Community House, giving
many excellent suggestions for the
development of the work locally bas-
ed upon the experience of similar
communities.
Wednesday afternoon he held a
conference with a number of women
at the Lewis mortuary, the chapel of
which is available for public meet
ings, at which time a Woman's Aux
iliary to the N. A. A. G. P. was or
ganized with the following temporary
officers: Mrs. Herbert Virgins,
chairman; Mrs. ]. Fl. Hutten, secre-
tary; Mrs. Joseph ID. Lewis, treasurerJ
Miss Ruth Seay, Mrs. w. j. Johnson,
and Mrs. William Johnson, members
of the executive committee, this num-
Der to be increased to five. The
auxiliary has undertaken as its first
work the conducting of a "Trip to
California Contest" in which any one,
man or woman, may enter. The con-
test is to begin May goth and end
June goth. The first prize is a trip
TO the N. A. A. C. P. conference at
Los Angeles, June 27 to July 3, all
expenses paid. The second prize will
be a round trip ticket to Los Angeles.
Already two entrants are in the con-
test, Mrs. ]. D. Lewis and Mrs. Minnie
Dixon. The contest will not start,
however, until May 20, when coupon
books for votes will be given out and
all entrants will have an even start.
The next meeting of the auxiliary will
be held next Tuesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock at the North Side Branch of
the Young Women's Christian associ-
alton.
Wednesday night Father Bagnall
spoke at a mass meeting in Pilgrim
Baptist church, and while the attend
ance was far below what it ought to
have been, the speaker brought
thrilling and inspiring message of the
work being done by this great out
standing organization battling for the
rights of Negro Americans and made
an eloquent plea for larger meas
ure of support in finance and mem
bership.
The meeting was called order by
the secretary Of the local branch,
Rev. Russell Taylor, who presented
the president, Milton L. Hunter, who
presided. America" was sung by
the audience. The invocation was
by the Rev A. F. Martin, pastor of
Pilgrim Baptist church. Father John
Albert Williams introduced t h e
speaker. Following the address, the
Rev. p. M. Harris, a member of the
executive committee, made an appeal
for members.
Father Bagnall stressed among
other things racial unity, organized
action and the use Of the ballot.
Speaking on the latter point, he urged
the wisdom Of voting for men and
measures rather than blindly for
party nominees. The work of the
N. A. A. C. p, il educational; to edu-
cate men and women out of racial,
religious and class prejudice, since
prejudice is not innate but taught.
Various agencies are used in this edu-
cational program, lectures, addresses,
conferences, forums, and the press.
1t is also legal: to fight for constitu-
tional rights in the courts. The as
sociation has on its national legal
staff fifteen Of the ablest and most
outstanding lawyers in the nation
among these such men as Morefield
Storey, the national president; Louis