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...st New Haven and to be addressed by Morris Hilkrult were distributed among the member* of the executive Committee...
...Ota each Sunday evening, Claessens will speak on the important happenings of the week, interpreted from the Socialist point of view...
...N. Y...
...The matter was put over until the January meeting...
...6-8-12 Headquarters, 96 Avenue C; Rand School...
...Samuel Kan tor...
...Circle 8. Manhattan Circle t will give a dance and entertainment at the headquarters, 96 Ave...
...But this year the affair will be a masked and civic affair...
...each member in mod standing, each a subscriber to the New Leader, each a participant in the Educational Program, and each a generally active member for the Y. P. 8. L. Circle Four, Brooklyn Alice CohenAltroan...
...8th A. D. On Tuesday evening, Jan...
...The Friday evening forum will be opened on Jan...
...State Bxeewtive Committee m BauulieiB of the Committee were J™0* ** the December meeting held at ¦*¦** of Morris Rice, 23 Church St...
...Speakers ft ht...
...4, 23 A D. At the last meeting the following officers were elected: Organizer...
...Jackson Heights The next meeting will be held Thursday evening, Jan...
...6 at 11 a.m...
...New York State Increased Stamp Sales State Secretary Merrill reports that the sale of dues stamps by the State Office for the year 1928 exceeded the sales for 1827 by a little over 7 per cent...
...f BRONX Bronx Ball AH efforts of Bronx members are now concentrated on the drive to make a success of the annual Bronx County Ball, which will be held on Sunday evening, January 26 at the New Terrace Gardens...
...Delegates to the City Central Committee are M. K. Parson and Rose Brody...
...Three new...
...Community Church Office a d Labor Temple, 2nd Avenue and 14th Street...
...times he carried the stands to the Erf corners for use in our out-door roasrade Levene was born in Russia, k noted to Baltimore some years ago bb Philadelphia, where he had resided En*ne time after coming to America, b lather before htm was a radical...
...M. Butt-Financial Secretary...
...j J. Bass as Financial Secretary, and J. j Jaroslaw as delegate to the City Central Committee...
...An experiment was made last Sunday evening witli a lecture in English...
...A handsome souvenir journal willbe printed and sa large number of comrades are busily engaged soliciting ads for this Journal...
...members joined at this meeting and prospects for more new members are very bright in Brighton...
...Beginning, Jan...
...became moderately wealthy, but he Lrtnynt his Socialism...
...His enthusiasm was so great that he wrote an article liighly commending the group, and especially complimenting Comrade Alice on her spirit m regularly attending the meetings although she lived at so great a distance from the meeting place...
...The debaters are V. P. Calverton editor of the Modern Quarterly, author of "The Bankruptcy of Marriage," "Sex Expression in Modem Literature" and "The Newer Spirit...
...Prosperity and the Price We Pay...
...Isidore Abb-Treasurer...
...V. F. Calverton is as able a speaker as he is a brilliant writer and presents rather forcibly the negative view on this question...
...harUon in the Hew Leader of the 22nd was not clear...
...Alfred W. Martin...
...Albany, N. Y...
...The circle is almost one hundred per cent in good standing...
...it the Workmen's Circle Educational Center, 72 Legion Ave...
...All Circled that have been chartered in the following cities are entitled to at least one delegate: Bridgeport, Conn.: Rochester, N. Y...
...Those who 9 ¦> come in youthful apparel were ft The circle has held elections...
...13, Henry Jager...
...a lecture will be held under the auspices of this branch in the auditorium of the Amalgamated Cooperative Apartments...
...The remaining officers are Jean Lait, secretarytreasurer...
...22-13 A D. This branch will meet Tuesday...
...New Brunswick, N. J. A charter will be given to the New Brunswick circle on Sunday, January 6, by Emanuel Switkes, member of the National Executive Committee of the Y. P. S. L. and Jack Airman, member of the New York Oragnization...
...3-5-10 A D. The next meeting will be heM Tuesday evening, Jan...
...The Esse* realize that we must build up Eajrfnl party organization and are lawaizag on this drive...
...Rotkin, Straussman...
...Simon, Jaroslaw and Bass and Comrade Henry Jaffee as manager of the Vecherinka...
...The members and their friends gathered and made merry until far into the New Year...
...Immediately following his lecture a short literary program will be presented, consisting of readings from Classical writers...
...A banquet and dance have been arranged already...
...Socialist Party, 7 E. loth Street...
...William Lichstrahl...
...38, a debate between V. F. Calverton and August Claessens at the Community Church will be held and on Feb...
...In the same building...
...h aerating his thanks Comrade Melms ass that he is on the road to recovery bbbi m the near future will again ate ft possible for me to continue to anae the cause which I fought for bbbj toe past 30 years...
...Every active member is busily engaged in selling tickets for this affari...
...State Campaign Treasurer, Win...
...Comrade Claessens, who has lectured and written on the sociological phases of the sex question and is an interpreter of the Socialist point of view ss presented by August Bebel, Belford Bax, Rappaport, Wells, Shaw and other Socialist writers, will defend the proposition "That Constant Sex Relationship is Indispensable to Individual and Social Happiness...
...It is attempting to attain perfection...
...N. J...
...Charles Schoushan, Treasurer...
...a costume dance win he given at the Debs Auditorium...
...His subject is "The Symphony of Religions...
...Another concert featured last Sunday's session...
...This official bond assures a period of intense activity...
...The next meeting of the Executive Board will take place Sunday evening, Jan...
...A committee was appointed to take care -of our Vecherinka...
...JACK WASHERMAN EDITOR t*nWish*d Every Week By The New Leader for the Young Peoples Socialist League sObriiukee circle is m a position ¦ta increase its membership to a •fatter degree than ever before be•* of its removal to the new hecdJ*r* in the heart of the city, which ¦hi closer contact with everything...
...The •recent Educational Program was a *h: "Ha* Life a Meaning...
...4. in the Rockaway Mansion, J. N. Cohen will give a talk 00 "Topics of the Day...
...The first speaker was August Claessens and the attendance indicated that a successful English forum can also be conducted...
...The Socialist Porgram for New York City...
...I L-^ KzeraUre Ceaaxntttee lasaes ~ CaH Sm ¦aticaal Executive Committee has ft eaD to the Socialists of the nation •at BP wholeheartedly In providing aHawa for organization work...
...4-14 A. D. Short business meetings arc held immemnsory totjowtng 100 ^^)dny ewaung forum of this branch...
...representatives...
...18 A D. The meetings have been changed to Friday nights, as this night Is most convenient to the membership...
...BROOKLYN 2nd A. D. The next meeting will be held Friday evening, Jan...
...The first affair Is to be held Saturday evening, Jan...
...Lectures by prominent speakers are being delivered at each meeting of the branch following a short business meeting...
...Lectures by prominent speakers of the Jewish Labor and Socialist Movement are held every Sunday morning at 11 a.m...
...Chest Party Remembered In Will E, Haikmal Organization was beassad one thousand dollars in the will [jtraoam Levene of Baltimore...
...7, the branch has arranged for Henry Jager to speak at the branch meeting...
...The Legislative Committee is planning to draw up a state compulsary Automobile Insurance Bill which will be introduced in the next session of the Legislative...
...J. Morgan of New London, made his nasi repent of the State and Presidents...
...Organisation Education Solidarity FREE YOUTH Yonng People's Socialist League 21 Essex Street, Boston, Mass...
...MANHATTAN Downtown Branch Under the auspices of this branch a Sunday morning forum is being conducted at the Forward Hall...
...The committee consists of our ladies: Comrades Engelman, Jaffee...
...A number of valuable prizes will be distributed...
...Albany also proposes to hold such a conference...
...Kingshighway Branch This branch meets every Tuesday evening at the Kings way Mansion...
...New York City Theatre Party The City Office has obtained the Province town Playhouse for a theatre benefit performance for Friday evening, Feb...
...The topic is "Is Monogamy Inevitable...
...Jan 10...
...Franklin Qf Roosevelt will speak early in February...
...29, was one I ttenast successful affairs held by sssdaWst Party in many years...
...election it was shown that Connecticut was one of a very few state* that held its vote of the previous state and congressional election...
...j Michigan Tbl mmrada* of Michigan are looking ¦ s organizer and the National Office i asperating with them la trying to st the type of organizer they want by want someone who can produce ass, and not an organizer in name Wisconsin MDwaakee sfcsmd T. Melms, organizer of the eg to Milwaukee who has been in rzmral months, recently was prebM with a gift from party members...
...played most acceptably on the violin, while Miss Alice Noonan, daughter of Charles W. Noonan of Schenectady, displayed great virtuosity at the piano in the execution of difficult numbers of Chopin, Brahms, Balakirev and Rachmaninoff...
...8, at the Cooperative League, 167 West 12 Street...
...Secretary August Claessens was present and he delivered a lecture Plans were made for a membership drive, educational meetings and other activities to enhance the membership of this branch...
...East Harlem • A Sunday morning forum by various branches in East Harlem will open on Jan...
...For our Friday night Forum, commencing Jan...
...in its new clubroom...
...M. Meister...
...The Christmas and kids [was held on Friday the 21st of Peter in Jefferson Hall...
...for the wonderful work that she has done during the last term, the comrades have seen fit to unamimously elect Minne Weisberg, with the hope that she will continue doing the work in the same manner as in ( the past...
...The increase in the number of stamps bought by locals outside Greater New York was 80 per cent...
...Bronx...
...2, has been postponed until Thursday evening...
...Lea* not above giving out circulars...
...This branch meets at its headquarters, 1581 Washington Avenue...
...The newly elected officers are Matthias Palm-Organizer, H. Cherkas-Financial Secretary...
...All members of seeing these plays are requested to keep in mind the date and let the Party have the benefit of their patronage...
...Theodore Shapiro and Meyer Singer were re-elected City Central Committee Delegates...
...4. Comrade Crosswaith will deliver a lecture for us on the topic of "Socialism —Fact or Fancy...
...The next meeting will be held Friday evening, Jan...
...Murray Baron, Recording Secretary...
...A special prize will be given to the comrades and Yipsels...
...The kind of an organizer E east is one that has the ability Eensntse and get results...
...The groups referred to are mentioned in some other part bf this week's Free Youth...
...A series of debates g*an arranged for the future, as well ejwrea- The Socialist Party Is co5J~*S with the circle in its various **»*», and the circle is returning in I For example, the Socialist Party 1*81111*1 theatre parties, made up of pnouB talent, Yipsels included J* of the Y. P. 8. L. members were a* cast of the playlet...
...Epfnr stands for our speakers, and fas...
...S. Rlvkin...
...This institution has been in progress for several weeks and is very successful...
...The branch has 51 member* on its books, 45 of whom are in good standing...
...S-S-IX AD...
...Branch Seven Branch meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at the headquarters...
...4 at 604 Sutter Avenue...
...Speakers and topics will be anounced shortly...
...For others the price for the dance is fifty cents and for the banquet, one dollar and twenty-five cents per plate...
...At the last meeting one of -the contributing editors of the Jewish "Awakener" was present...
...Niagara Falls ' Local Niagara Falls has indicated its willingness to hold a conference-banquet in the near future...
...New Haven The general meeting of Socialists and sympathizers that was to have been held Wednesday evening...
...Brighten-S heenshead The branch held a lively meeting Tues- ; day evening...
...It is requested that all comPations for Milwaukee be addressed P» Y. P. S. L. care of Socialist ay 828 Juneau, avenue...
...An effort is now being made to increase the membership and a number of activities are being planned under the able leadership of the organiser, Harry Kruchkow...
...Avenue P and 18 Street...
...Important Debate A debate on an interesting and timely topic will be held on Friday evening, Jan25 at the Community Church, under the auspices of the Socialist Party...
...A number of valuable prizes will be presented to the ¦r.ost original masks...
...Jan...
...Circle Three Junior*, N. Y. Gadiel Smith was reelected organizer of this Bronx Junior group...
...Members of the Executive Board, Dr...
...Hyman KlnbaumRecording Secretary: Harry MallisFinancial Secretary: William Simons and Harry Mallis delegates to the City Central Committee...
...Every comE~a urged to give whatever he or Baas spare to this work and thus a* the National Organization in placEaarkcrs in the field and keeping them Cat the letters sent out by the Saai Secretarv to a few hundred comattbere has' been a good response...
...Associate Director of the Ethical Culture Society, an eminent authority on compartive religions...
...Tickets for'the 4th Anniversary Commonwealth banquet to be held Sunday, reb...
...The Crisis in the American Labor Movement" Jan...
...4. 8.30 p.m...
...He will cover a wide range of topics including political, economic, social, scientific and cultural subjects...
...Jj a no-decision affair which defj* the audience...
...Horieen, Branch 1 1st'sew officers of the Local for the ¦BBjrear are Ada C. Burow...
...Jan...
...Sunday afternoon, the banquet will be held...
...J** ™»7 secern* l*a*ar at large by applying f*r SSum te the National Owaee...
...Following a short business meeting, which will commence at 8.30 and last about half an hour, Alexander Fichandler will deliver a lecture entitled, "After a TriD to Russia...
...Ohio [fat Sodalisu of Ohio are looking for It sneaker to be placed in the .field UasacnUy...
...Jack Skumick who has been graduated into the Senior ranks, but is staying with the circle temporarily, addressed the group on "War—What For...
...Ice cream," fV and such things were sold by the ¦a, and others scouted around for IsbiiiiLiui...
...06 Avenue C. The membership is now busily engaged in promoting three ventures...
...6-8—12 AD...
...The asset was held in the 12th district knsst dubs' headquarters...
...18, at which the following ofiScers were elected...
...Egg dsed Ust is already booked and agiaafi brings a new signer...
...The branch is a very active factor to determining the success of the Sunnyside Forum which holds its sessions once a month...
...January 5. AH Ytpisels and friends are invited- Ad'nisinon will be fifty cents...
...The restaurant was crowded to capacity...
...P. Ptunkett State Secretary, JJh of Hamden, Pred Schwartzkoff, *^ka,^Medvey, and Jasper McLevy *rttn 7. Phinkert State Secretary ¦ktve a talk at the sixth district ¦Quarters, 70S Madison Ave., Saturday ¦atef January 5. j»«l Cedar holm a former Socialist ¦tnan of this city has been elected ¦neeat of the Machinists Union for the ¦t in...
...Brooklyn, has been supervising this circle ever since its inception...
...The dance is for the night of February 2 at the Workmen's Circle Building on Kinney and Spruce street, Newark...
...Helene Kobbe played a sonata of Bach for flute and piano, and Miss Olga Beauman and nother young Albany girl gave interpretive dances...
...20, James O'Neal...
...600 West 181 Street, Room 10...
...f T. P. S. L. Ifjn attional Committee of the YPBL...
...4, at 8.30 p.m...
...6, at the home of comrade Weisberg...
...Following a short business session, Emanuel Deutsch will deliver a talk on "City Government...
...M. Ant...
...The newly elected officers are: Louis Klukofsky—organizer...
...The Executive Committee discussed the advisability of enlarging the state paper "The Commonwealth...
...It is a very pleasant room on the first floor of the building, corner Broadway and 181st Street...
...MaryL comrade Levene died on Dec...
...Upper West Side The next meeting will be held Thursday, Jan...
...John Kobbe, the your., son of Herman Kobbe...
...For Friday night, Jan...
...Every nW and friend of the movement is — to make a monthly donation to fgVttonsl Office during the year 1929, aansg with January...
...Room 310, 8**B» Wisconsin...
...8, 8.30 p.m...
...Delegates to the Central Committee, S. BenJ...
...3rd A. D. The next meeting will be held on Friday...
...All other circles that have not sent in reports completely, will do so also...
...The first three are also members of the Bronx Boro Committee...
...There are few E-gju but who can give something ¦a BKXith to this work, and we hope E before the end of January the list tjarator contributors will contain the Las of several thousand, each giving Caere from one dollar up each month...
...A restaurant was engaged for a dinner and entertainment...
...The lectures are delivered In Yiddish and an audience of some two to three hundred people attend...
...Central Branch The next meeting will be held Tuesday...
...hiring the month of January Henry Jaaer will deliver a aeries at lectures on varies* topics...
...Sunday Dec...
...Comrade Lawrence states that the circle has already drawn up a constitution and that the group is in a very active state...
...Delegate to the 1 City Central Committee is Harry Cherkas...
...E. Guller, S. Milgram, A Brown, Ph...
...campaign, be reported that over •1,100.00 had been collected, expense* were about tl jOO.OO _ Prom the report of the Socialist vote throughout the country in the President...
...Comrade Hansome will also exhibit a rare collection of radical posters which he collected abroad and which illustrate the great ferments In the labor, Youth and Socialist Movements...
...The program for the month includes the following: Jan...
...Upper Bronx, Jewish Branch The Sunday morning forum of this branch is a splendid success...
...180 Street and Boston Road...
...at the Martinique Mansion, 156 and Beck Streets...
...EOgendorf, Treasurer: House Comas...
...Mew Haven...
...Comrades to other counties will cooperate to make this Bronx undertaking a great success...
...A musical program is given at each session...
...Permanent headquarters have not been obtained...
...14, at the headquarters...
...On Friday night, Jan...
...A forum will be conducted on Sunday evenings, the first lecturer being comrade Jager...
...Comrade Jager kept the audience spell bound and was very brilliant throughout his talk...
...Walter Smith Chairman...
...4, August Claessens will lecture on "The Socialism o* Bernard Shaw...
...Simon Cohen as organizer, H. Simon as Treasurer: I. Garfink, as Recording Secretary...
...27, Louis Waldman: "Where We are Drifting in New York Politics...
...QUEENS Sunnyside Branch A successful New Year's Eve Party was held by this branch...
...Financial Secretary, M. Kur- 1 Insky, who !« on- <-* «"¦" p-w and very active comrades...
...Officers for the term of 1929 will be elected and other important matters decided upon...
...Some of the members are subscribers anyway...
...Hall <formerly Freie Oemeinde> aati a most cheerful atmosphere, and [Swt meeting, social in nature, inJM that by the large attendance...
...a member of Circle Two...
...If best a meeting in New York City |Ml I This will give them an Ejaromity to meet with the National rjsBthe Committee and discuss future Et There Is nothing more important (ji the bonding up of a strong Young Sjfm Socialist League in this country...
...Tht* tdrusa heal in the Wfizknuahutf atazadon...
...6, Frank Croeswaith...
...New York-, N. Y.: Nevr-xk, N. J...
...Saturday night, Jan...
...New Brunswick, N. J...
...J215-3rd Avenue...
...Language Federation branches buy their stamps 'directly through their National headquarters...
...which will be held at 225 Brighton Beach Ave...
...Recording SecretarFelden...
...On Jan...
...Last Friday night Comrade Jager delivered his fourth lecture, the topic was: "Has Russia failed" and although there were two more lectures in Brighton at the same time, more people came down to our lecture than ever before...
...Tickets are now on sale, limited and reserved* T5C and $1.00 and can be obtained by mail from the City Office...
...with the cooperation of the City Office...
...Syracuse...
...in one of the old warriors in our |aa wor many years he fought the Egflght until his health was broken...
...Lectures are delivered in English by prominent speakers...
...The Machine—Benefit or Menace...
...II any circle has twenty-five or more members in good standing, it may have two...
...Robert Marsh and Mrs...
...C" on Saturday idght...
...easurer, the famous Fannie Katz, Corresponding Secretary, Max Rosen...
...The speaking programs of the Forum will be renewed next Sunday with Chas...
...jpnft* Polio is the press-agent for Pp...
...Literature 9"t leo Burow...
...The delegates will be the guests at both affairs...
...we engaged as lecturer comrade A. I. Shiplacoff...
...A very fine hour's musical program has been arranged...
...Socialist speakers invited to address U»e Albany Forum include Mayor J. Henty Stump of Reading and Morris Hillqui of New York...
...in which ¦> Mueller, Fred Knepprath, Rudolph gl and Reinold O'Brien participated...
...At the last meeting, the following officers were elected: Organiser-Simon Z. Wolfe, Treasurer-Minna Pllat, Financial Secretary-Lee M. Nagler -Corresponding Secretary-Joseph N. Cohen, Recording Secretary-Florence Mltlin...
...M. Ripley of the General Electric Company discussing the, evolution of power Mrs...
...1. The play is a revival of Eugene O'Neill's series of one act plays under the head the Party and ttieir friends contemplating of "S...
...On Sunday evenings, another torum is being held at the headquarters...
...Find, there to the Sunday evening forum at the hesdaaautets, under the direction of Angus* caaeasens...
...a-ts a. ». This branch meets on the second and fourth Fridays of the month at the Boro Park Labor Lyceum, 1378-43 Street The newly elected obbsbbb are: OrganiserHarry Kruchkow...
...Musical program by Miss Alice Crawford Jan...
...Speaker will be Norman Thomas...
...The next meeting will be held Monday evening, Jan...
...S. Glencaim...
...We also elected a committee to look after subscribers for The New Leader...
...Philadelphia, Penn...
...A general discussion on "Post Campaign Reflections" led by J. M. Cohen and indulged in by many of the comrades proved to be instructive and developed many good ideas on making Socialist propaganda mare effective...
...Rat always ready to do the hard work atsnst be done by someone, the work E ¦ usually left for George to do...
...Middle Atlantic State* Comrade Umansky, who is the corresponding secretary of the Inter-state Convention Committee, requests that Atlantic City, Bridgeport, and Philadelphia please send in reports to 7 East 15th St., New York City, for the proper representation at the conference...
...8, 8.30 p.m...
...Ing. -J.rdinx ertaahsttoB, speakleaflet*, seeks, •eaauei \m *miilht Party sw*He«Utons jM'Zr***r*»** *• *»* Watt—ml 8—* a ttterr to a* leeal *ransriaa-.a/ rteIntt7...
...11, the following were officers elected: Louis Epstein, Organizer...
...Press Agent, Percy Connecticut He twenty-sixth annual banquet held • Saturday Evening, Dec...
...at the County Headquarters, 1167 Boston Road...
...A number of comrades arc contributing various articles to furnish the club-room and an effort is being made to solicit donations of the following artlfcles: Vlctrola or radio, desk, pictures, boijik-cases and other furnishings that might contribute to the coziness of the rfcm...
...Deublin and Simon Wolfe...
...The postponed lecture of Mar!us Hansome on "World Workers Education" will be given that evening following a short business meeting in room 8. Temple Israel Community Center, 210 West 91 Street...
...Harry ash and PrankKn Burow...
...and Leon Breslau, corresponding secretary, with Meyer Diamond as the member at large on the Executive Committee...
...The long-awaited charter was presented to the circle by her at the session Friday night...
...Circle Six, Brooklyn Circle Six has placed an order for twelve New Leaders each week...
...Carleton G. McLeanRecording Secretary...
...2S-S A D. At an election held Dec...
...Albany People's Forum The attendance at the meetings of the Albany People's Forum is increasing...
...also a new .io~a...
...Jersey City...
...The next speaker at this foruin is Morris Ernest...
...at the Club House, 604 Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn...
...JTT South f Street has achieved sneces* so far...
...It has also been decided that on Saturday night, March 16, the branch holds its annual ball...
...Atlantic City, N. J...
...He was widely Can and his intning will be mourned Can comrades...
...A very fine program for the season has been arranged and the opening lecture will be delivered by Dr...
...P^weang the later-Stair Conference P^iiumber of representatives for fcjaeie vo the lnter-sJit.- Conference tpen troubling aoinc corrcrpondents...
...His topic will be "Literary Censorship...
...Rockaway Beach A well attended meeting was held last Friday evening...
...and unusual discussion resulted...
...Plans are now being made for a series of Saturday evening lectures...
...Mary Kaplan-Recording Secretary...
...204 East Broadway...
...Financial Secretary...
...10 in the home of Comrade Matthias Palm, 1151-77 Street...
...His subject is...
...8.30 pjn...
...The Chris[a'ay," by E. T. Melms, which preP the Socialist ideas...

Vol. 7 • January 1929 • No. 55


 
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