The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-10
Seattle Notes and Gossip
Miss Candace Black, Reporter
sol Mcdowell Building Day. Night East 7O13
Urban League Reports
Activities For November

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Many colored persons are unem-
ployed and are desperately in need
of work to tide them through the
winter, according to Joseph jackson,
secretary of the Seattle Urban
League who submitted his report for
November at the meeting of the
board of directors held Wednesday
at the Chamber of Commerce. The
report embraced the following:
Employment
30 persons registered.
IL placements made.
Every placement represents a
maximum of work by the office be-
cause of keen competition, hundreds
of persons for each job, many con-
facts necessary before placement is
made, and much care necessary to
place the proper person.
as contacts made with employers.
Employment report for November
in The Northwest Enterprise.
Telephone calls come in at the rate
of eight to ten per day from persons
previously registered and those in
tending to register, seeking employ
ment.
Besides seeking new employment,
the work of the office includes sew
eral conferences with employers, now
using Negroes, in an effort to see
that Negroes keep their jobs, and
wherever practical, suggest improved
working conditions.
Cooperation
With the East Madison Branch of
the Unemployed Citizens Committee
IN an effort to work out points of af-
filiation with the Dix Committee.
through Mr.. Porter, head of the Cen
trail District. Cooperation now in eff
feet.
In cooperation with Mrs. Carter of
the SWL, Secretary suggested the
retaining of colored workers at the
Yesler Way Branch warehouse of the
Dix Committee. Miss Black and Mrs.
Shields have been appointed by Mr..
Porter.
With Mrs. Carter, the Secretary
has had two conferences with Mrs.
Landes and her secretary about Gre
ating, by Mrs. Landes, work for Me-
gro women in emergency employ
ment.
Request for disqualification during
approaching birth and confinement
arranged through proper agency.
Suggested and assisted in arrange
ments for a Social Work Back
Course in cooperation with
the Service Unit, Welfare Council
and Community Fund, in which more
than thirty women are now register
ed.
116 persons directed their Com
munity Fund contribution to Urban
League.
Committees
Community House, Dav Nursery.
Nominating, Committee on Service
Unit Affiliation.
New Committees
racial, Recreation and
Health.
For Discussion and Decision
Annual meeting. annual election.
Harborview Hospital; change of
meeting hour.
The Urban League is making a
strenuous effort to secure Jobs that
unemployed workmen may provide
Christmas dinners for their families.
Many baskets of food will be dis
:ributed throughout the holidays to
needy families. But there is a group
If workmen who are striving val
antly against great odds to provide
,or themselves and their families. |
Some are men, some are women;
ome are on i'll paying jobs, some |
ire not working at all. These men
md women are endeavoring to make |
heir own way without any outside
lelp.
Many have appealed to the Urban
league for any short job that they
nay earn enough to buy their own
christmas dinner. If you cellar needs
leaning, windows washed, or any Job
round the home or business, help
he Urban League spread Christmas
heer to these families by giving a
nan or woman chance to earn
ew dollars. Do it today. Call the
ffice at Main 1920.
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