New York City
New York City City Central Committee. A special meeting of tha City Central Committee will be held Monday evening, Dec. 19, at 8:30, a t the People's House, 7 East 15th St. PARTY OFFICE PHONE...
...The annual Forward Ball under the auspices of the Socialist Party of Greater New York and allied organizations will be held Saturday evening, Feb...
...23, at 8:30, at its new headquarters, 7308 Bay Parkway...
...Eden and Jerome Aves., Bronx...
...A motion was carried that each branch be taxed one dollar per delegate for the mailing of minutes of the City Executive and City Central Committees to delegates and branch .organizers...
...A m a l g a m a t e d Cooperative Branch...
...Tho branch has organised a Junior branch of the Y.P.S.L...
...Hellenic Branch...
...The Educational Committee reported plans for various activities, forums, symposiums and other suggestions for the improvement of the educational work of the Party...
...Bellamy Club, 904 Prospect Ave., Bronx...
...20 Maurice Gordin: "Russia—Promise or Menace...
...A report of tha Grievance Committee was read...
...Morris Cohen, A. C. Welnfeld, Herman Woskow, Sidney Hertzberg and Louis Hendin were elected aa a committee to investigate certain complaints concerning the Jewish Dally Forward...
...William E. Duffy: "Political Parties—Their Nature and Function, 250 South 4th St., Brooklyn...
...A meeting of the City Central Committee was held Thursday, Dec...
...Johns Place, at 8:80 p. m. • 21st A. D.— Branch has obtained fine new headquarters at 2292 Church Ave...
...August Claessens: "Can Wealth Be Distributed Equitably...
...TUESDAY, DEC...
...The branch continues its meetings and forum every Friday at the N. 4 11, Inn, 411 Brighton Beach Ave...
...8 2nd A. D.—Norman Thomas will open Mid-Bronx Socialist Forum under the auspices of the 2nd A. D. Branch on Fridsy, Dec...
...Labor Director, M. Lekakis...
...Contract blanks for the ball journal are available, 1st A. D.—Branch meeting on Thursday, Dee...
...Unemployment, R. C. Berry...
...6th A. D. Branch...
...Hilda Schwarts, Songster from Camp Tamlment and Russian Kretchma...
...23, at 8:30 p. m., a t the Paradise Manor, Mt...
...Mandel Freed...
...8. Esther Friedman and James Oneal were designated representatives of the Party to .the Kentucky Miners' Defense and Relief Conference...
...and Is striving now toward the establishment of a Sunday School for youngsters...
...activities...
...Jamea D. Gra' am and Powers Hapgood, members of the National Committee, were present and addressed tha City Central Committee on matters relative to tha meeting of tha N E C . and the recent A. F. of L. convention...
...18th A. D. Branch 1. k Dr...
...28 Murray Baron: "The Miners' Struggle in Illinois," 411 Brighton Beach Ave., Brooklyn...
...WEDNEDAY, DEC...
...17, at the Borough Park Labor Lyceum, 1877—42nd St...
...D. Branch...
...The branch will open its Sunday evening Forum Jan...
...Sec'y, P. Dijirenia...
...D'Aroitino...
...21, in the home of Comrades Friedman, 329 Stuyvesant Ave...
...follow at the close of the businesa Mtrt'-f 7taA...
...Douglas B. Krantzer, dramatic readings...
...Boulton, 58 Quincy Street...
...SUNDAY, DEC...
...Midwood Branch...
...Rockaway...
...QUEENS Jamaica...
...There will be an interesting lecture at the Lyceum Monday evening, Dec...
...Thursday, Dec 8, an address on the origin and growth of religion was given by Rev...
...Norman Thomas: Topic to be announced...
...11th A...
...Mid-Bronx Socialist Forum...
...20, a t 8:30 p. m. 5th A. D. — Comrade Ross Is working to organize another party branch in the upper part of the diatrict Branch is holding a dance and coffee-klatach st the Bellamy Club, 904 Prospect Ave., Christmas night...
...Young...
...All...
...Group singing, refreshments to be provided by the omen's Section, and • generally hilarious evening of good spirits and Socialist comradeship are on the agenda...
...Academy of Music, Lafayette and Flatbush Aves...
...20, a t 8:16...
...House, II...
...Voted to organize a Workingmen'a Consumers' League of the East Side...
...2Srd A. D.—The activities of the Sunday School are bringing encourageing results...
...Washington Heights- —At the brsnch meeting the following new officers were elected: Organizer, Saul Parker, Fin...
...At the last meeting, Algernon l^ee gave a splendid talk on "The Socialist Movement in France...
...A high spot of the entertainment was a sketch, "Courtship on the High Seas," presented by the Y.P.S.L...
...Dancing, refreshments, games...
...6. Comrade Hack man spoke em tht A B C of Relativity...
...West Bronx Socialist Forum...
...28, at 8:80...
...Amicus Most will speak at the Harlem Branch, 2005 7th Ave., near 120th S t , on Sunday, Dec...
...All efforts are now being made to make a huge success of the Rebel Frolic New Year's Eve a t the Rand School in cooperation with the 8th, Chelsea and 12th A. D. branches...
...Far Rockaway...
...A meeting of the newly organized 12th A. D . Branch will be held in the Rand School Tuesday evening, Dec...
...22 Bela Low: "The Fundamentals of Socialism," 1439 St...
...Regular branch meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec...
...Norman Thomas versus H. V. Kaltenborn: Debate, "Socialism or Capitalism...
...Branch meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec...
...Paradise Manor, Mt...
...MONDAY, DEC...
...officers were elected: Organiser, Wm...
...Its forum meetings every Monday evening will continue in the new place...
...5th A. 1...
...B. C. Vladeck, William M. Feigenbaum and August Claessens will be present to inaugurate the opening of our new home...
...Mid w o o d—The comrades of the, Midwood Branch have about completed the alterations of their new clubrooms at 1722 E. 12th Street, corner Kings Highway...
...27, at 8:30 p. m. Elections will take place...
...19, 8:30, in the social hall...
...With an attendance of about 100 members and friends and a net profit of some 886, the "victory celebration," held by Branch Jamaica Saturday evening, Dec...
...Next meeting Thursday, Dee...
...Next branch meeting will be held Tuesday evening, Dec...
...An educational program ail...
...Johns Place, Brooklyn...
...Flushing,—On Tuesday, Dot...
...Sec'y, Ethel Fiorito...
...Branch...
...3rd A. D. — The Fox Street Forum got off to an excellent start Sunday, Dec...
...Organizer Claessens' report on the number, condition and functioning of the branches of Local New York City and on organization work in progress for tl.e formation of new branches as well as strengthening weak ones...
...Business meeting to 9:30 p. m., lecture to follow...
...Lectures are held every two weeks on a Friday evening at the clubrooms, 679 Dumont Ave...
...Executive Committee meetings 1st and 3rd Tuesday...
...August Claessens: "Nature and Nurture," 8:30 p. m., 113 West 67th St., Manhattan...
...and Park Ave., New York City...
...August Claessens: "Nature and Nurture," Assembly Room, Amalgamated Cooperative Houses, Moshula Parkway, Bronx...
...Organiser Claeaaena will deliver a lecture in the aeries of educational meetings arranged by the branch...
...the Beat one Tuesday, Dec 20...
...Rec Sec'y, Wa...
...Branch planned future activities...
...On motion Benjamin Daublin waa expelled from the Party for supporting of the Democratic national and s t a te ticket Charlea Messier was suspended from membership for one year on charges of conduct unbecoming a member of the Party...
...The State Secretary hat urged all upstate locals and branches to get their members in good standing before the New Year...
...19 David M. Cory: "The Future for Socialism in Great Britain," 167 Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn...
...136 new members were admitted...
...21, at 8:80, at ita new headquarters, Metropolitan Hldg , room 114, Mott Ave., corner James St...
...24, among other actions, a resolution was passed congratulating Norman Thomas and Jamas H. Maurer for their splendid work in the recent campaign...
...A drive for members is planned with Comrade Sablofl in charge...
...The charges against G. August Gerber relative to certain items furnished in a publicity statement relative to his record was reported upon by t h e Grievance Committee and said committee recommended that these charges be dismissed...
...Branch has support of Workmen's Circle School and Young Zukunft organization...
...Charters were granted to two new branches, the 5th A. I)., Kings, a. d the 4th A. 1)., Manhattan...
...Amicus Most: "War Causes and Results," 2005 7th Ave., Manhattan...
...2nd A. D.—A membership drive is under way to increase the forces of this active branch of the Jewish Verband...
...Enrollments are on the increase...
...Announcement was made of the publication of a monhtly leaflet The first to be ready for distribution in January deal with a Socialist view on civic affairs and the municipal situation...
...Chealses...
...8. An interesting program has been arranged for the season...
...A social gathering and entertainment has been arranged for Saturday evening, Jan...
...Bernstein...
...Sec'y, Ruth Stein...
...18, at 2:30, at the home of Leon Gilbson, 160 Clare mont Ave...
...18, at the 71st Regiment Armory, 34th St...
...Vivian Rickin, piano concert artist, graduate of Juilliard School of Music...
...5th A. D. Branch...
...6th A. D.—The first social gathering of the season last Saturday was very successful in spite of bad weather...
...Oneal presented a resolution relative to turning over the "American for All" subscription list to the "American Guardian" by the National office, protesting against this action...
...10, was a great success in every way...
...D. Chabot...
...18, a t 8:30 p. m. BRONX The Annual Dance and Concert of Bronx County will take place Saturday evening, March 18, in the Winter Garden, Tremont and Washington Avee., Bronx...
...Treasurer, N. Theodosius...
...A special branch meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec...
...8. August Claessens: "Social Psychology and Socialist Problems," 789 Elsmere Place, Bronx...
...Women's Section.—The-class in Socialism and public speaking with Instructors Esther Friedman and August Claessens continues sessions at the Rand School every Monday afternoon between 2 and 4 p. m. City Central Committee...
...15, with a branch meeting a t which a definite program of future activities was planned...
...Registration is still open...
...The first session of the Sunday school wa opened last week under the supervision of Comrade Rosenberg...
...H. L. Wenlg: "The Relation (Between Mind and Matter," 133-10 Northern Blvd., Flushing, L. I...
...First monthly "Camaraderie," Saturday evening...
...The branch meets Wednesday, Dec...
...Unemployed members unable to pay dues can receive exempt stamp* tree, but after January 1 local* can only secure *uch itanip* in proportion of two exempt (tamp* for every five regular or dual due* stamps purchased...
...An enthusiastic meeting waa held by the Hellenic Socialist Branch last Tuesday at the home of Comrade Pournas...
...12th A. I...
...Socialist Party Branch...
...also, to hold an open forum on Sundays at tha clubrooms at 126 Delancey St...
...Diamond...
...hereafter will be Algonquin 4-2620-2621...
...16th A. D.—The branch will open itc winter session of activity with a grand flourish on Friday, Dec...
...17, at 9 o'clock in the clubroems at 2005 7th Ave...
...The •Labor Committee reported investigation of the Illinois Miners' situation and cooperation with various trade unions in strike and organization work in New York City...
...Curtis Williams...
...Brooklyn Forum...
...m., Burnaide Manor, Burnside and Harrison Aves...
...Organizer Claessens will be present and deliver a talk on "An Analysis of the Results of the Recent Election...
...The branch is one of several sponsoring a coarse of lectures by J. C. Kennedy of Brookwood Labor College en the fundamental of Marxism, Wednesday evenings, at the Morningside Heights Branch, 8109 Broadway, near 123rd St Jewish Downtown Branch.—New officers elected for 1933: Organizer Max Edelson...
...Admission, 25 cents...
...Finance, L Terr...
...1L About 30 attended, three of whom signed applications for membership...
...BROOKLYN Brighton Beach.—The dance and SOCIAL evening held by the branch last .Saturday night was very successful...
...Splendid new headquarters at 62 West 8th St., 2nd floor, was opened Thursday, Dec...
...THURSDAY, DEC...
...19th-21st A. D.—An important meeting will be held Saturday, Dec...
...People's Educational Forum...
...Labor, Fred Hodgson...
...5th A. D.—Meeting of the branch will be held Wednesday evening, Dec...
...17-18-20th A. D. —New headquarters have been obtained for the two branches in this section of Harlem at 1539 Madison Ave...
...4 11th A. D. Branch...
...The following as chairmen of tha respective committees: Membership, It...
...The Central Committee concurred...
...Sth...
...22, at 8:30 at 262 Cypress Ave...
...Educational Director, P. Popson...
...PARTY OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS CHANGED.—The two new phone numbers for the Party office at 7 East 15th St...
...James Oneal: "Workers in American History," 218 Van Sicklen Ave., Brookly ; 22nd A. D. Br...
...Organizer and educational director, Comrades Altman and Weisberg, are receiving full co-operation from the membership...
...Greta Chasan, violin concert artist, graduate of Juilliard School oi Musis...
...Forward Ball...
...An executive board of aeven waa elected...
...If this were done the party membership in the State would be automatically doubled...
...Borough Park Jewish mmae*vAt a meeting Friday, New...
...18th A. D, Branch 1.—Meetings are held every Thursday evening at headquarters, 1489 St...
...Educational...
...Freethinkers of America...
...Entertainment B. Koppel...
...Sec'y, Louis Terr...
...This will be the first meeting of the newly organized branch...
...New York State Membership Drive...
...Norman Thomas, Herman Woskow, David Kaplan J. B. Matthews, Max Delson and S. Matlin were elected a committee to Investigate the actions of the Committee on Labor during the last campaign...
...Morris Cohen: Topic to be announced, 800 Fox St., Bronx...
...Circle, with Ida Fox, Jeannette Glaser, and Jack Kami as principals There was music and dancing and plenty of eats, with Barnet Wolff as chief dispenser of hot roavt beef sandwishes and wlbs...
...18 Samuel A. DeWitt: "The Trend of Modern Society," 11a...
...Order of business: organizer's report and organization plan for 1938...
...20, in Room 504, 100 West 72nd St, at 8:15 sharp...
...unlesn ^otherwise indicated...
...There has been much Interest shown in the formation of the new organization and an application for a charter has been made to the City Executive Committee...
...1722 East 12th St., Brooklyn...
...Arrangements are under way for a Forum every Sunday evening, beginning Jan...
...Tickets can be obtained at county headquarters, 9 W. 170th St...
...Eden and Jerome Aves...
...The following...
...The committee requeqted enforcement of the rule that all branches hold business meetings on two specified nights of the week so as not to interfere with special and larger events arranged by the city organization...
...FRIDAY...
...A costume ball is planned for March...
...The school starts its sessions at 10:80 a. m Borough Park...
...Lecture Calendar {All meetings begin at 8:30 p.m...
...7th A. D. Branch...
...auspices, Inferno...
...Program: dialogues by August Claessens...
...At a meeting of tha branch hist Monday evening, Samuel E. Beardsley spoke on "The A. F. of L. ConventionIts Deliberations, Actions and Problems...
...3rd A. D. Branch...
...organizations will take note and arrange no affairs to conflict...
...Haines Turner, Louis Weintraub, Howard C. Weatwood: 3" p. m., Symposium on "Housing Racketeering and Government" 2006 7th Ave., Manhattan...
...snd at the various branches...
...William M. Feigenbaum: "A New Year Dawns," home of M s. Boulton, 56 Quincy St., Brooklyn...
...The place hi much larger than Munta Point Palace and very pretty...
...Sec'y, A. Siegal...
...21 August Claessens: "The Results of the Recent Election," home of Frledmans, 329 Stuyvesant Ave., Brooklyn...
...Branch meetings are held every second and fourth Wednesday...
...11th A. D.—Branch meeting are held every Tuesday evening in the home of Mrs...
...Cor...
...Socialist Party Branch...
...Branch meeting will be bold Monday, Dec...
...August Claessens: "Lessons from {be World War," 2284 78th St., Irooklyn...
...On the order of business will be election of officers, committees and delegates...
...D.—The branch will have S lecture en Tuesday, Dec 80, at 788 Elsmere Place, with August Claessens aa speaker...
...Something doing every night: socials, debates, lectures, Y.P.S.L...
...Treaaurerf Mrs...
...Hellenic Branch...
...Have you purchased or secured your tickets for the Rebel Frolic on New Year's Eve to be held at the Rand School which Chelsea, 6th and 8th A. D. branches are sponsoring T Upper West Side.—An Executive Committee meeting will be held Sunday, Dec...
...Tickets are on sale at 50 cents...
...Harry Haskel will preside...
...Branch meetings will be bald second and fourth Thursday...
...Socialist Party Branch...
...Ooairadei Onoal and Reed made short addrossoa Tho nest Forum lasitmg of the) branch is Thursday evening, Jan...
Vol. 14 • December 1932 • No. 25
