Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-17

hHl League hull'iN FtnFewntl
League movement throughout
A Minneapolis man, Ashby Gas
kins. field secretary Of the Min
neapolis Urban League was 70.
elected president 81 the Industrial
Secretaries section of the league
and Richard X, Fox, industrial
secretary OF the ~, Paul Urban
League was renamed secretary
treasurer OF the Industrial Seore-
taries group.
Mrs, nalenger succeeded Mira,
Mollie Moon. New York Hocialite
M Guild Council president. Mrs
Moon retains the presidency OF the
National Urban League Guild
which serves M the womsn'a aux.
Hilary TO the national office Of
the league.
Mrs Balenger'R election was
hailed an q victory for the guild
women In the grass roots sections
of the country and ahe and her
corps OF officers are expected 10
revitaiise guild activity ON n ma
tonai level Several guilds repre-
sented at the conference pledged
support 60 tho Minnesota woman.
Others sent the new president
congratulations and pledges Of
support,
Mrs, Balenger, the wife ~ Rus
aell r BaIenger, si2 st. Anthony
Az. Ia tho mother Of sin children,
three boys and three girls She ID
at present president Of the ~,
Paul Urban League Guild, past
president and present secretary
If the Cameo Club, she In a mem
her NJ the executive board OF the
Minnesota Council for FEpC and
has served three terms M worthy
matron Of Princess oxiel chapte,
~ the osea. ahe 10 grand Ada oI
the Minnesota oEs. Prince Hal
utilization
A veteran employe of thu West
ern Electric Co, In ~, Paul. Hhs
has served m union steward and
n member Of the negotiating com
mltter Of the union. She In a mem
Der Of st. James AME church and
the senior choir,
A. busy an she II Mrs BalsnRci
finds time every now and then Il
golf and play tennis, Not the least
nt her distinctions IL that she II
the sister Of Gordon Parks, lAf'
magazine photographer and REV
Andrew PARKS, AME minister
Mrs BalenRef was born IN For
| Scott, Kansas and has lived In ~
Paul since 1923,
other officers elected by tn
Guild Council were MrH. Mar
Alice Wilcox. Grand Rapids
Mich. vics-prssideni, Mrs Clean
or Florence. Cleveland, Ohio, sec
rotary. Mrs Ruth Thomas, Mi
waukee. financial secretary. Mrs
Rose Butler. Milwaukee, treasure
and Mrs MoItie Moon, New Yorh
director of public relations
In the public mind there In som
confusion between the NauonR
Urban League Guild and the Ma
iional Council nf Urban fnaRrI
Guilds The latter organization
hcnded by Mrs Balenger In nation
vide in membership and scope an
the first named group, headed b
Hollie Moan Is the guild affiliate
with the national office 81 N
league.
home ~ the confusion has bee
due 10 the fart that Mrs Moo
has been president ~ both Organ
za,ions untiI the election Sept !
~ Mrs EAlenRsr the ~ Pat
woman. ~ president
Mrs PalengerH election raise
the total ~ MinneH0'anH activ"
the national work ~ the league I
four In addition 10 her. Ashb
Gasbins and Richard FoS. VIII
heads the industrial Sscrrtarie
who IL nm official IN the sar
. group. Cecil Newman II n men
her of the national board 81 trI
tees
Active In pushing the candldnt
d ~ Mrs Baleng"r at the Rui
meetings was Mrs Howard ia
nell, president ~ the Minnsapol
guild and Mary Herzog. sscrstni