The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-18
EDITORIALS
CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN DANCY!

Tuesday, January Ia, a gala day for John C.
Dancy for marked not only the twentieth anniversary
of his service with the Urban League but also the TWEEN
teth anniversary of the local the twenyth annver
sary of the National Urban League.
The dinner program, sponsored at the Lucy Thurman
Y W. &. A. Thursday night in celebration of the
son magnificent success, being attended by more
than several hundred of the leading citizens of both racial
groups and featuring as guest speaker the eloquent Dr.
Elmer Carter, editor of Opportunity Magazine.
Mr. Moore, president of the Detroit Urban League,
who presided and another distinguished Detroer Ator
ney Fred M Butzel generous their praise of Mr.
Danc for the splendid service he has rendered the COM
munity
The fine accomplishments of this capable director of
the Detroit Urban League cannot be too highly commend
ed Few citizens other than the prominent community
leaders associated with Mr. Dancy in his work.
many ways in which he has helped in the solution of
various problems with which the has been and is still
confronted in this metropolitan center.
Shortly after the outbreak of the World War, when
the industry of the North being parayzed by the de-
parture of alien workers from this country to their native
lands Dancy of the Urban League experts IN
New York City, who came to the rescue by convincing
Northern industasts that they could use Negro labor
from South satisfactory substitute That was the
beginning of the migration of Negro workers to this sec
In 1919 alone twenty thousand Negroes migrated to
Detroit and during the John Dancy and the
Urban League found employment for nineteen to9Sau
Of that number. Last his organization supPhea ser
vice of various kinds to seventeen thousand cooreo DC
troiters. ,,,, 4l f+ ,oool
community center people, in lmprovlsed Dulo
ing on Columbia street Later through the generosity Oh
bis friend the late Henry Stephens, the Chestnut Street
Center was established The Brewster Community Center
was also conceived in the office of the Urban League
Furthermore when the city was congesteo anu Wiz
rqration was at it's height, and was almost
for colored people find houses to rent IN DetTo was
John Dancy who helped relieve the SITUATION py ne1Ps
develon the communities at Smile Road lnkster VTI
Rouge and other suburbs where building loS ana uwe
ins were cheaper than in the popuous sectohs Vi
Detroit -, o;oo Iobr Dancv NAV
cd monument role in helping establish the hrst teip
Gu w r A building for members Of the race IN inns
i"lS ,ritg The Y w C. A. housed on 3D. Aupln
troat until the new Lucy Thurman building was re- e.
fo Years ago He also helped select the slCe lor 'e "
Atoiro " M c. A. at 635 E. Elizabeth street -, IT.
Tbase are only few of the capacities III Wncn t 4
ds+ nublic-spirited has abored among US o ~
t o;obteen wears 1t would be almost inposSlpe 49,
pt +bo thousands of instances In Whlch ne mas
I;Iiduo1 men and women to secure JopS many o for
+onoIlv fine positions, which he was aoe 70 80
=, 4brouoh his influence with the outSIanolis ~
tiIs business executives, public othclalS, anu pr
uI who have faith in him ana MS recoi
Mon of John Dancys type are an asset ~ , any rva
unity and it is highly fitting that the puoI .uy &C
III evnress generous appreciation LOT sun II,
@ done tuesday night in the case OF MI +ione
Tho Tribune is glad to join with oClel tII+o r.
5 indi,iduas of the community, IN paying it'll ota
an nndid citizen and public servant we GoIs J ore
9obn Dancv for the fine work you nave uo 4yentv
you NV vonr accomplishments during the neA S
rs he even more brilliant than those Oh Ie ond in
NAV your friends continue 10 lloi'' "
capacity for appreciation