The Omaha guide., 1944-05-06
Naacp Launches
Drive for 100000
N G w Members
Jones, Field Director
viii Spend Week Here

VIII Spend Week Here
New York In all areas from
coast to coast, the NAACP drive for
100000 new members got off I Z fly
ing start May 1, for a two months
intensive campaign. Already field
secretaries-Noma Jensen, Irvena
Ming. Noah Griffin and Donald Jon
es have reached their respective ter
ritories and are busy guiding humid
reds Of new captains, workers and
volunteers, anxious to do their part
IN the Associations effort to sus-
tain the advances made during IS
years OF growth, marking q Sup
RENE Court victories out OF % cases
before the Supreme Tribunal OF the
land
Territories IN which executive Of
ficials viii spend weeks during the
campaign include Ohio, Minnesota,
Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvan-
ia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Massachusetts, Oklahoma,
Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Louis
lana, Virginia. Tennessee, Texas.
Mrs. Ming. heading up territories
in the midwest. IS all set 10 garner
membership quotas amounting to 5000
in Cleveland, Youngstown. and War
rem, Ohio; 5000 in Pittsburgh; $500
in Toledo; 1000 IN Columbus. Miss
Jensen, will move from quotas of
1000 in Desmoines and St. Paul,
MINNESOTA 1900 in Minneapolis
5000 in Cincinnati and in Chicago,
Illinois where the total membership
IS expected to reach 10000, the south
west territory, Donald Jones viii seek
memberships ranging from 500 to
5000. Mr.. Jones who has coverage
Of Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas
City, Missouri, will divide a three
week period between the two whose
goals have been set for 1000 and
$500 respectively. One week in both
Omaha and Wichita, will be spent
Tor goals amounting TO 1000 and 300.
In the Arkansas areas, Little Rock,
expects 10 obtain 1,5O0 while Pine
Bluff will concentrate on 500. The
larger grouping Of goals are for New
Orleans, 5000; Baton Rouge 1900;
Lake Charles 1000, while Shreveport
has set its estimate at 500.
Birmingham, Alabama, with 4 goal
for 5000. Savannah, Georgia 1000,
Mobile, Alabama, $500, Jacksonville,
Florida and Columbia, South Caro-
lima, with goals Of 1905 each are in
Guided IN the territory to be covered
by Mr.. Griffin. The smaller areas,
and their corresponding detectives are
Charleston, 1900, Tampa, Florida,
1.5OO, Bessemer, Alabama, 500 and
ST. Petersburg, 500.
From her desk in the national Of
flee, New York City, Ella J. Baker,
director OF NAACP branches, will
supervise and coordinate the work
OF field secretaries and branch activ-
ity from coast to coast. Mrs. Ruby
Hurley, youth director, will supple
ment campaign work being carried on
IL the eastern seaboard, concentrating
on the tidewater area.
Telling the Associations story in
detail and simplifying the campaign
slogan. FOR FREEDOM AT
HOME AND ABROAD, will be
pamphlets, leaflets and posters,
graphically describing the work ad-
m%inistration and success Of this or
g%anization IL its fight to obtain civil
and constitutional rights promised to
every American, regardless OF a
creed or color
Requests for membership direct
my Be made to the National Office.
80 Fifth Avenue, New York 10. n.
Y. al the rates OF S1.O0. $3.50, $500
$1,000, $500, 500 and life member
ship $500.