The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-18

BY JIMMY Z. LoWEht
Everyone was present Wednesday
evening at the Smsrt Set Bridge clubs
regular meeting except Minnie jeff
erson who is i'll. The club met at
the home of Mrs. Jeanette Williams OF
E. 9th street There were fourteen
members present and Mrs. Charles
Rhononee was guest Prizes for the
month were awarded to Minnie JEFF
ferson for highest score and Kharon
Clincy received booty prize
The Fifty-Fifty Bridge club is spon-
soring a bridge and whist tournament
ST. Patricks evening. March II at the
Golden Leaf club. There will be
prizes and lots of fun for all for Csc.
The last meeting OF the bridge club
was held at the home OF Mrs. Thelma
Lee of E. Wellington last Tuesday
evening. In absence of Mrs. George
Ferguson, president. VINO is inactive
at present, Mrs Helen Leniar, vice
president IS acting
2s-rnemhers- haze almost COM
pleted plans for their dinner party
The tentative date is set for April Dor
Q. ! understand this will be grand
affair for the members, wives and
friends Of Club rs. It will be given
at the Great Lakes Country club.
The Sportsman clubs monthly party
Is SUNDAY. evening at their club rooms
on Clifford street. The wives and
friends look forward 10 this night each
month with much interest
Approximately 100 attended closed
conference of Negro factory workers
Of Saginaw. Flint and Pontiac at Ca
naan Baptist church annex. in Flint
Mich, Sat. March II,
In view of the discriminatory tactics
In industrial as well as in social and
political life. Walter Hardin former
INTERNATIONAL oreanizer OF The URWN
outlined a broad program of activi-
ties for Negro workers in obtaining
the inherited right to work,
The Flint conference supported the
resolutions adopted at the Detroit con-
ference. Walter Hardin viewed the
history Of the Negro in Industry, the
obstacles which must be surmounted In
solving the Negro workers problems.
The former organizer revealed coll
lective bargaining as the one great
step in the right direction, but pointed
TO the barrier between the Negro and
white workers must be broken first.
Other speakers who sounded the
warning to Negro workers urging a
united front TO better conditions were
W S. Bowman of Saginaw; M, White
Of Pontiac; and Sam Sponcelia, inter
national organizer.
Henry Clark, Buick factory worker
and long time active in the labor
movement. presided; Jesse Governor
president OF the Pioneer Development
association: J. d. Dodson and J Wal
ton, officisted. o
A similar conference Of Negro work
ers, representing Pontiac, Ssgina" and
Flint has been arranged for Saturday
April ,, 1899 in Flint.
NEGRO coNGREss MEETS
The regular meeting Of the Flint
chapter of the National Negro con-
gress is-scheduled to meet Sunday.
March 10, $50 q, m. at the Interns-
tIonsl institute Of the Y. W. G. A.
corner Ieith and St. John, Vice Pres
dent Richard Rivers announced.
important matters In regards to the
congress election of officers, Negro
grocer month. job crusade, welfars
are expected TO create much interest
The new mayor Of Brownsville is ex-
pected to be present.
SHARON ELITE CLUB
ORGANIZED
At meeting of members Of the Rose
Sharon No. lodge members the
Elite club was organized Walter Bur-