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science of the nation, he can help
the rest keep their heads now
Harold A. Lett, executive secre-
tary. Newark Urban league, was on
the same program with DR.. Wirth
on Wednesday afternoon. Lett
outlined the procedures of estab-
fishing interracial committees and
discussed some of the technlques
of committee work.
Col. Campbell c. Johnson, eXecu-
tive assistant to the director, ma
tional selective service system and
Mark A. McCloskey, director of re-
creation, office of community war
services, Federal Security admins
tration. spoke on Thursday after
noon. The topic was 1.-The Service
Man and His Family"
Col. Johnson reviewed the work
of the war and navy departments
under the Allotment and Allow
ance act of 1912 as they attempt to
meet the problem, and brought in
a description of the efforts of the
Army Emergency relief, the Navy
Relief society, and the local comm
unity welfare services. He declar-
ed the problem confronting all
these agencies is getting the fam
lilies of servicemen acquainted with
the whereabouts of these solutions
in meeting their needs.
McCloskey thought that in the
postwar period the government
will have to provide facilities for
recreational purposes. He felt that
private enterprise had done an in
adequate job.
The Illinois Statewide Confer
ence on Racial Problems convened
Friday at luncheon and heard the
Rev. Archibald J. Carey Jr., Of Chi
cago, discuss Home Front Fas-
cists." The conference is primarily
supported by the Chicago and
Springfield branches of the Urban
league.
That afternoon the summary and
findings Of the Urban league con
fernce were heard in the report
prepared by a committe of league
staff members and read by John
T. Clark of st. Louis. On Satur-
day a luncheon and round table
was held. "Stabilizing the Employ
ment of Negroes in War Industry
was the subject, and Charles L.
Horn, president, Federal Cartridge
corporation, Twin Cities Ordnance
was the main speaker. It
attended by industrial and Ia
Dor leaders and league executives.
The conference concluded with
the rally on Sunday where James
B. Carey, secretary-treasurer for
the Congress for Industrial Organ
ization and Joseph D. Keenan,, Ia
Dor vice-chairman, War Production
board, representing the American
of Labor declared that
labor must not permit inroads to
be made on it by those who are op-
posed to the New Deal, and that
the best friend of the Negro is la
Dor.
Willard S. Townsend, information
al president Of the United Trans
port Service Employees of America
(CIO) and Rabbi Jacob J. Vein
stein, KAN Temple, Chicago, werc
the other speakers.
Color was added to the occasion
when detachments of several pa
triotic and civilian defense womens
organizations assisted with the
handling Of the crowd and awaited
themselves of the opportunity to
colorful Uniform Repre-
sentatives of several of the mam-
bers of the united nations were
present and sat on the platform at
hall. Aubrey Pankey,
noted baritone, sang.
All the morning sessions of the
way Community center whose dir
conference were held at the Park
ector is Horace r. Cayton. These
we're open only to league secret
Public meetings we're CON
Quoted at the Central YMCA. in
downtown Chicago.