The monitor., 1928-10-12
URE : LEAGUE IS
ANALYSIS SUBJECT
AT PUBLIC DINNER
Representative Gathering of Direct
ors and Social Workers Dine To-
gether and Advised of
League Program.
PROVES INTERESTING AFFAIR
First of Kind Ever Held in City and
Presages Helpful Cooperation
in Social Betterment of
Community.

The work of the Urban League was
presented to representative gather
ing of citizens of both races at din
ner Tuesday evening at the North
Side Branch of the Y. w. G. A. In
vitations to the dinner had been ex-
tended to the colored ministers of the
city and to selected number of So
cial workers, as well as to the board
of directors of the league.
DR.. J. II. Hutten, one of the vice.
presidents of the Omaha Urban
league was master of ceremonies, and
introduced the speakers on the pro-
gram. Mr.. John H. Hall, director of
the Omaha Welfare association and
Community Chest, presented instruct
i've moving pictures of the activities
of some of the agencies in the Com
munity Chest, a feature of the pro-
gram which was very much enjoyed.
Mr.. Edmunds, campaign director,
spoke very briefly, expressing pleas
ure at being present and calling at
tention to the opening date of the
Community Chest drive, October Is.
Mr.. C. A. Cushman, general man
ager of the Swift Packing company,
first vice-president and acting presi-
dent of the league, gave an excellent
address, expressing his pleasure in
being present at what he considered
highly significant and promising
event presaging success of the help
full agency for social betterment
which had been organized in our city.
He paid tribute to DIR. Craig Nor
ris for his interest and activity in Sc
curing a branch of the Urban league
for this city. Mr.. Cushman said he
could not quite see what men called
'the colored problem" as being any
thing distinct from other problems"
AS an employer of labor in his plant
in this and other cities and also in his
own home, Negroes are employed be-
cause he found them to be loyal, eff
ficient and capable workers. They
need the same help in overcoming diff
ficulties as other people. Believing
that the Urban league furnished
helpful agency which would be bene
ficial to the entire community ex-
plains his interest and activity. He
felt that in Mr.. Kerns trained work
er had been secured who was the man
for the job. He urged that member
ships be taken into the league to
deepen interest in its work and pro-
gram.
Mr.. J. Harvey Kerns, executive sec
retary of the Omaha Urban league
gave an excellent analysis of the Ur
ban league program, which is to help
fully touch all phases and problems Of
our racial life. industry, housing,
health, recreation and the like, and
to cooperate with all agencies work
ing for social uplift.
DIR. II. Won w. Schultz, president
of the Council of Social Agencies,
who always has worth while mes
sage whenever he speaks, brought a
cordial welcome from the Council to
this its youngest member. He said
that in securing the Urban league it
had brought to our city an agency
which has tried program, with
trained social worker who can tell
those who want to be helpful and de-
sire to know what is best to do how
to do it. No group can work out it's
own problems by itself. There must
( be cooperation. A group must think
out what it wants to do, decide it's OBJ
Jectiye, and then receive help from
others in working toward that object
i've. Hence there must be co-opera-
tion between all the social forces and
agencies in the community.
The Rev. J. H. Jackson, president
of the New Era Baptist association,
and recently elected member of the
board of directors of the league, one
of the five colored ministers present,
spoke briefly and effectively, stating
that he welcomed the fact that soci-
ETY. was beginning to realize it's re-
sponsibility to all classes of citizens,
and to feel that the environment of
men was largely accountable for what
they are. Whether they shall be
Lindbergh, or Hickman. The best
social conditions must be secured for
the development of the highest type
of citizens.
: Mrs. Carrie Ada Campbell, execu-