Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-08-31

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The National Urban League
has planned It's 1891 conference 20
provide dcftnitlve answer 10
some OF the questions involved In
the subject Matching Manpowrr
To National Needs" Tho Urban
League movement offers no claim
Ia being u miracle maker. The
League II merely an aaaemblaEe
Of people who believe fcrvcntly In
the democratic principle end who
IN their own communities. are
working consclentiouRly To pro-
duce harmony instead OF racial
hostility and 60 make Il possible
for Negro Americans to pArtici-
pate whnlchcartedIy In all con,
structlvc democratic enterprises.
Said Granger To the extent
that the Urban League and the
American nation ARE succcasftil In
achieving this end, tho United
states win move closer toward
fuli discharge of Ia International
responsibility, There Ia. therefore,
a Rolemnity about this Annual
Conference which has never been
surpassed In our organiEatIunal
history, II IL with thia spirit that
I welcome the delegates % our
Annual Conference for 1881"
Levin W. AFnwoOd Of Jackson
Win. ria. win serve IN officer %
the day for the sept. . ScHAiona.
Scheduled for Monday II a prrAa
conference at 1880 p. m. In tho
FleAtA Room Rev Francis Gun.
gan, prealdent Of the st. Paul
league and \. Vincent Owens win
be- hosts In charge Of IN" press
conference will bc Guichard Par
TiR and Helen achetteT, publicity
director 81 Paul Community
Chest
From . Go Z p. m. closed work.
nhOp sessions for councils, League
Heard and Committee membeFRI
thu Guilds and ether special In
ter~Gt groups.
Group leaders are James N.
Williams. executive secretaries:
Sterling Tucker, industrial Becrw-
tariSa; Thomas A, Augustine, vO-
oatiohAI guidance, HidR NJ. nd
wards. community organizations:
Enid e, Baird. administrative and
clerical; Sophia YarnAiI Jacobs,
boards. Carrie Wood. guilds, ma.
ti1nhl and local.
AZ Z p m. . get acquainted
party viii be held In the Main
ballroom with q smorRaHboard. A.
7.aO .. m the Administrative
Meeting for Urban League staff.
board, committee and guild mem.
bcrs win BE- held with Nelson g.
jackson. director. Southern Field
Division In charge
Tuesday
IN Tuesday. sept. 4, w. a. HAas
~ tho 0FratsF I4ttIs Rock, AFI.,
league viii SrrVs Aa 0fflCsF Of the
day.
BeHaIons will be- called 10 order
by Maurice MORs. conference
chairman al y n. M. Brief welcome
addresses will be- made by i.a0nA
Winner, chairman, local confer.
ence committee and Harold ".
Wood. president, 81 Paul Com
munity Chest Rev Louis Johnson
of Minneapolis win give the
prayer
The commission ~ Race Rsla-
llonS h"adSd by Dorothy u. Davis
of Kansas Uty viii ooBVsns.
Others On the commission are
Cun MInton. Gary. wiley Hall.
Richmond. William v Kelley,
Milwaukee, Edward 81 LHwlA, N,
Y. James hcDani"lA, Memphis;
Charles 7. BtSlIe, Louisville and
l.Hwis q Watts Of SEATTLE. Com
p,iasion Cunstillant In ! Harvey
KcrnA John e. DAnry of Detroit
will be- monitor and Ruth Allen
King. recorder.
section MsstInRA
section meetings will be Chhircd
by Beuiah T Whitby Of Detroit:
Thclma r KeitIen, Springfield.
Mass John Paul Jones, null
wCe-preHidrnt. Alice Onque. 50,
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