St. Paul recorder., 1940-05-31
st. Paul Citizens
To Form Citywide
Community Council

the st. Paul Urban League, 25 or
ganizations were represented at a
meeting in the Halle @. Brown
Community House, Friday, for the
purpose of discussing the forma-
ton of a Community Council of
Organizations.
Cecil E. Newman, editor of the
st. Paul Recorder and the Mime
apolis Spokesman, was the main
speaker. He stated that at least
65 per cent of the population of
st. Paul can be found on the men,
bership rolls of the various clubs,
organizations and churches in the
community. These are the people,
he said, who are the most progress
sive citizens and who can assist in
the development of any worth while
program.
The Urban League suggested the
following matters on which the
council could be active.
1. Economic and financial af-
fairs relating to the community
such as rallying support for busi-
ness undertakings of worth while
nature which offer employment and
income for persons in the Negro
group.
2. A clearing house for dates in
order to prevent conflicts in COM
munity affairs and also to assure
worth while undertaking of full
community support.
8. Discussion of social problems
which affect the community and
require city-wide support for cor
rection.
4. A free and open discussion
of vital political issues as they af-
feet the public in general with both
sides having an equal opportunity
to be heard at the same meeting.
This means that any discussion
arising of a political nature would
be tabled until both sides could
present their cases.
Any action taken by the council,
it was stated, should be subject to
the ratification of the participat-
ing organizations before it would
become an established fact. It was
agreed that such suggestions as
were made at the first meeting
would be subject to the approval,
revision or rejection of the organi-
cations represented.
In order to form 'functioning
organization group temporary COM
mittees and officers were elected.
John M. Patton, who represented
st. James A. M. E. Church, was
elected chairman; Clarence M.
Mitchell, Jr., st. Paul Urban
League, was elected secretary.
Committees elected were: Consti-
tuition and Bylaws, the Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson, Camphor
Methodist Church, chairman. Mem
bers were Hugh Schuck, American
Legion; Mrs. Eva Neal, Adelphi
Club; A. ]. Lewis, Gopher Lodge
of Elks; W. H. CASTOR, Spanish
War Veterans; Mrs. M. A. Nc
Cracken, Leslie Lawrence Post of
the American Legion, and Mr..
Mitchell.
Membership: John Walton, Eure-
ka Lodge, F. A. and NJ, chairman;
James L. Mckinney, Pioneer Lodge
No. 1; Mrs. Katherine Neil, Mod
ern Priscilla Art Club; Mrs. Lula
Mckinney, Order of Eastern Star;
Mrs. Carrie Robertson, Women's
Auxiliary of the St. Paul Urban
League; and Firston White, Per-
feet Ashur Lodge. Program: DIR.
j. w. Crump, Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity and the Halle @.
Brown Association, chairman; John
Whitaker, Credjafawn Club; and
Mrs. Leah M. Young, Urban
League Auxiliary.
The next meeting will be held at
8 P. M. on June Is in the Halle
@. Brown House. Other persons
and organizations pre- ent e d
were:
Mrs. Josie Williams, st. Paul
N. A. A. C. P; H. Ransom Coins,
Mu Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternity; Mrs. Anna Blair, Biddle
Circle No. 38, G. A. r.; Mrs. Agnes
Wilson, st. Paul Chapter, o. E. s.;
Elmer L. Harris, Sterling Club;
Mrs. Ella Archer, Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Pullman Porters; Mrs. Jean
Waters, Como Temple 1913, and