The Omaha guide., 1933-10-21
NEGRO RECOVERY GROUP
PLANS DETERMINED BAT
TIE FOR NEGRO RIGHTS

Negroes was sounded Wednesdav
when John P. Davis, executive secra
tary Of the JOINT Committee on Nat
ional Recovery, declared at a BANQUET
given by the Committee at the White
law Hotel that "the work Of Negro
organizations united in the effort 70
Tree black labor from economic. slav-
cry will not be Done until real dollars
Ind their way into the pockets Of
black workes, and hungry Negro men
n women no longer wander the
streets jobless."
Mr.. Davis spoke at the banquet
attended by officially designated re-
personalities Of fifteen major nation
n organizations who have Joined IN
the work of the Joint Committee on
National Recovery to secure a square
deal for Negro labor.
Outstanding leaders Of both races
were present at the banquet and ex-
pressed themselves as enthusiastic
over the formation of a united com
mittee of leading racial and inter
racial, church, civic and fraternal or
CARNATIONS. An unduplicated member
ship Of more than three million color
ed citizens estimated to have repre-
sentation on the Joint Committee.
nl~ f-1I~w-
reported by DR.. George E. Haynes,
executive secretary of the Race Re-
lations Department Of the Federal
Council Of Churches Of Christ Of
America, and Chairman Of the Joint
Committee to have become members
OF the Joint Committee: Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, African Methodist Epis-
copal Church, African Methodist Epis-
copal Zion Church, Independent and
Benevolent Order Of Elks Of the
World, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People Nat
ional Baptist Convention, u. S. A.;
Department of Race Relations-Fed-
eral Council Of Churches Of Christ in
America, National Catholic I~nterracia
Federation, National Negro Bar AS
ISOLATION, Negro Industrial League.
National Negro Bar Association, Ne
gro Industrial League, National Ne
gro Business League, National Tech
nical Association, National Board of
the Y. W. C. A., Public Affairs
Committee and the Women's Auxi-
liary, National Baptist Convention.
Prominent Guests Present
Important guests present at the
banquet included: Miss Andersen,
head Of the Women's Bureau Of the
United States Department of Labor,
Mr.. Lambert Heinger. Member of the
Industrial Advisory Board of the N.
R. A; Miss Mary Va Kleeck, director
Of Idustrial studies Of the Russell
Sage Foundation, New York; Mr..
Arthur Holden, president of the New
York Urban League; Mr.. G. G.
Spaulding, president Of North Caro-
lima Mutual Life Insurance Company;
President Mordecai johnson of How
ard University, Walter White of the
National Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People, Dean Kelly
Miller of Howard University, Mr..
Chares E. Mitchell, former United
States Minister to Liberia, Dean
Charles H. Houston Of Howard Uni
versity Law School, Mr.. Garnet G
Wilkinson, frs assistant su~perintend-
ent of Schools of this city, Miss
Frances Williams Of the staff Of the
National Board Of the YWCA., DR..
Clark Foreman, advisor to Secretary
of Interior Ickes on the Economic
status Of Negroes; Miss Mabel Byrd
Of the Bureau Of Research and Plan
ming of the National Recovery Adj
ministration; Mr.. Frank Coe of Brook
ms Institute. Miss Elizabeth Eastman
VI Lie ANdtlO1Idl OOdIu VI IuC "OA.I
A. Phillip Randolph, president Of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters;
and Mr.. Claiming Tobias Of the Nat
ional YMCA.
Other speakers at the banquet were:
Miss Van Kleeck, Mr. G. G. Spauld-
ing, Mr.. Walter White, Miss Ander-
son. DR.. Mordecai Johnson and DR..
Robert @. Weaver, technical advisor
to the Joint Committee.
Committee Sessions Held During Day
Business sessions Of the Joint Com q
mittee were held at the Whitelaw
during the day and after the banquet.
Complete plans for securing fair
treatment of Negro workers and pro
the interests of Negro con
groups were discussed and
approved by the Committee. y