Socialist Party Progress
Socialist Party Progress ARIZONA A H. Shewey, Box 818, Winslow, hu been elected state secretary. CALIFORNIA 8,11 Francisce Starts New Class. _A new class in "Fundamentals ti Socialism"...
...8. Newman Jeffrey, executive secretary, reported the organization of a new branch and that 32 members joined the Party during the month...
...at the Peoples House, 7 East 15th Street...
...23, Oscar Ameringer will address a mass meeting at the Women's City Club...
...The organisation continues to grow, even after the November elections...
...Capacity audiences flocked to hear Norman Thomas when he spoke in Boston Sunday, Jan...
...He is scheduled to speak for one hour from the St...
...Darlington Hoopes, Socialist, daring the members to forsake the veil of secrecy and express their attitude on social legislation...
...2 shortly...
...Rep...
...Hundreds of pieces of free literature were distributed...
...Lilllth Wilson, Soclsllst, introduced a measure to permit a referendum on old-age pensions and another for a compulsory 80hour week...
...Everett Dean Martin will speak on "The Church From the Disruption of the Roman Empire in the West to the Glory of the 12th Century" at the Muhlenberg Forum, 209 W. 23rd St., Jan 17, at 8:30...
...The beginning of the year was celebrated With a big New Year's party...
...15, in Pythian Temple, 135 W. 70th St., there will be a debate between Rev...
...Musicians who are interested and who find it impossible to attend this week should communicate with Samuel H. Friedman at the above address...
...State Committee, Forrest Wallace, Effie M. Mueller, Clarence K. Bond, Geo...
...The committee was accompanied by a number of party members...
...ILLINOIS The Socialist Open Forum of the 6th Congressional District Branch, at 3322 Douglas Boulevard, Chicago, announces: Jan...
...Dr...
...1 going along fine and D. P. Rasche, Garrett County organiser, looking forward to Local No...
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...The paper is expected to be on a •elf-paying basis by the end of the month through advertisements...
...K. Reinbold...
...forth a program of "balance the budget at any cost, cut the public school system and buttress financial institutions...
...W. F. Billings of Hopewell, and George Cary White of Petersburg...
...The membership meetings will be followed by the usual Sunday evening Forum at 7 p. m. August Claessens is to speak on "Ethics and Economics...
...Tw^i vLake Shore (organized 16th with eleven members) tookin seven more last Friday...
...The following lectures are scheduled by the People's Institute to be given in Cooper Union: Jan...
...J. S. Jelaza, Carl P. Spaeth and others of Norfolk...
...Hoopes for the fourth time Introduced unemployment insurance bills rejected by two special unemployment sessions and one regular session of the general assembly...
...Winston F. Dawson, A. J. Royal, Raymond Brothers (Y.P.S.L...
...REBEL ART MUSICIANS A meeting to organize musicians into a unit of Rebel Arts, the organization of artists in all fields affiliated with or sympathetic to the Socialist and Labor movements, takes place Saturday at 2:30 P.M...
...The newly increased Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, to which certain labor elements looked with hope, registered the first disappointment when Norbert Fitzgerald, railroad unionist, failed in his effort to displace the reactionary Wilson Sarig, official leader of the Democratic forces...
...This organization meeting follows a preliminary session two weeks ago...
...The committee was headed...
...by Joseph Martinek, editor of the American Labor News, and included John G. Willert, former Socialist councilman...
...Jan 17, Dr...
...Plans are being made for a huge bazaar and carnival March 19...
...State Organizer, Phil...
...The Eastern Confederation elected Harry Christine of Lawrence, secretary, and Bill Levenberg of Boston, treasurer...
...15, at St...
...Economy first and no mention of aid to the unemployed is the keynote of the Pennsylvania legislature's 130th session...
...NEW JERSEY | Katherine I'ollak, labor organ, izer, will be guest speaker at the second of four lecture forums held by the Passaic branches Sunday evenings at the Amalgamated Hall in the old People's Bank Building, 585 Main Ave...
...The Roosevelt myth with its "new deal," etc., has not made a noticeable dent in Oregon...
...16, at 2.80, at t 812 Market St...
...Reagan and R. A. Plympton are the delegates to the City Committee...
...29, "How Can We Provide Good Housing for the Masses of People...
...The Western Confederation, which was ^prganized in December, is at work on an educational program for all the western locals...
...16, the Elisabeth branch is holding a series of five lectures by H. J. Rosner in the clubroom of the Winfleld Scott Hotel, North Broad and Prince Sts., as follows: Jan...
...VIRGINIA A joint organization conferei.ee for the Socialists of eastern Virginia, and meeting of the State Central Committee, will be held in Newport News on Saturday and Sunday...
...INDIANA The Party of Indiana, by a statewide referendum vote, elected to office for 1933: State Chairman, Powers Hapgood...
...On Jan...
...Reverend Nathan B. Akerman of Portland has become a Party member and his activities will give added impetus to the movement...
...27, at 8 p. m., under the auspices of the City Affairs Committee of the Socialist Party and the Workmen's Circle Educational Committee...
...It branded the bill proposed by the Governor's commission as wholly inadequate...
...8, to the Community Church in the morning on "A Socialist Views Technocracy...
...Each member donated 5 cents weekly to a fund used for purchasing Socialist pam- , phlets and books...
...January is a big month for the local Socialists...
...A new class in "Fundamentals ti Socialism" started last Sunday at 1141 Market St., San Francisco...
...The third issue of the four-page "Cuyahoga Socialist" is out in a new form...
...The change in the rules was defeated 63 to 142 on a vote in which all the supposedly liberal forces of Gov...
...Private and public charity was berated in the unemployment insurance resolution...
...A Tampa comrade writes: "Up to now we have been attracting a few Yankees to our meetings, but the young Southern men and women kept religiously away...
...12, "Who Shall Pay the Cost of Government...
...The meetings have been remarkably successful, and many were compelled to stand...
...Local Lake Worth is sponsoring a series of lectures in tho bandstand at Pioneer Park, with J. E. Miller of Norfolk, Va.,1 as speaker...
...Among the questions for discussion will be organization work among farmers, unemployed, and problems of local-building in small communities, large town* and citie,s...
...The Eastern Confederation is planning to push through a regular Socialist radio i program and has already started a fund to finance it...
...16, at 8. At the 9 o'clock Open Forum Joseph Brandon will apeak on "Industrial Unionism—the Only Hope of the Working (lass...
...Pinchot and a group of newly elected Democrats gave their support to tho official Republican machine...
...Fourth District Club listens lo William A. Toole lecture on Socialism every Tuesday night...
...August Claessens will lecture '-n "The Love of Money" in .the ballroom of the Winfleld Scott Hotel, Friday, Jan...
...out in open discussion brought a biting speech by Rep...
...Harold Las well of the Political Science Department of the University of Chicago will speak on "Human Nature in American Politics, with Special Reference to Workers...
...The Ohio state convention will be held in Columbus, April 22-24...
...Sunday evening, Jan...
...and others of Richmond...
...Sandy Hook, Brunswick and Annapolis locals working quietly...
...19, Professor E. G. Spaulding will lecture on "Function Philosophies: The Principles of Realism...
...Among the discussion leaders will be John B. Steen and J. Luther Kibler of Newport News...
...charters have been issued to several locals before the close of 1932...
...No direct mention was made of the state's VA million forgotten men...
...13, Dr...
...In the afternoon Thomas and Prof...
...Adachi Klnnosuki will speak on "Japan and the Crisis in Manchuria" at the Community Forum, 550 W. 110th St., Sunday at 8. AtAt 11 a. m., John Haynes Holmes will speak in Town Hall on "When Sex Is Sin...
...15, Clifton D. Fadiman, "The Crisis in Culture: Europe...
...The state office reports an increasing volume of inquiries from various parts of the state and that the prospects are unusually bright...
...Feb...
...We meet every Saturday evening at 707 Lake Avenue...
...27, at 8 p. m. To carry on propaganda and organization work more effectively, the comrades of the western and the eastern parts of the state have formed Confederations...
...We had a meeting at The City Hall last Wednesday night at which more than one hundred persons attended, a new thing in Florida...
...18, Jack Rosen will speak on "New Tendencies in the A. F. of L.: An Analysis of the 1932 Convention": on Feb...
...The Psychological Attacks on Religion" will be the topic of Rev...
...The new speaker put...
...J. L. Matthews and Samuel Sklaroff on "Is Man Incurably Religious...
...16, "Is Economic Recovery in Sight...
...Artists are urged to write in for further information...
...The state conference of branch secretaries will be held in Cleveland, Jan...
...The graphic artists' group, in accordance with plans worked out by Ben Belsky, Arthur Fassberg and Bernard Ziskind, the specisl organization committee, met Thursday night at Fassberg's studio to map out an extensive program of action...
...There is latent discontent, as yet inarticulate, which only awaits the spark of a good speaker and organizers to crystallize into protest and guide into intelligent action...
...On Saturday evening, Jan...
...CONNECTICUT Bridgeport-—Activity in the Bridgeport local with the advent of the new year is becoming more educational and social in nature...
...MARYLAND Baltimore.—The Ninth Ward Sovt J.8t ,Club was organized at 2641 n n & with ei8rht members...
...East End Club filling Conkling Hall •very second and fourth Sunday...
...Francis A. Henson, of Yale, will deliver the first in the semes of lectures scheduled for each Sunday night, on "Technocracy: a Socialist Criticism...
...OREGON Milwaukle—Socialism in Oregon Is making encouraging progress...
...Pinchot In his message opposed salary cuts for stste employes and further slaughtering of welfare services, but proposed to provide for the unemployed only by • saving in tax collection costs...
...Her subject is to be "Unions—a Necessary American Institution...
...State headquarters will be located in Indianapolis...
...To educate prospective members in Socialist philosophy and history, the Orlando local has started a circulating library...
...18, Professor Richard McKeon will lecture on "The Philosophy of Aristotle...
...5. "How Can We Reduce the Cost of Electricity, Gaa and Telephone Service...
...Feb...
...Norman Thomas was in town Friday, Jan...
...George's Hall, 396 Stratford Ave., Prof...
...The local is planning organization along lines which will probably make it among the best in the state...
...OHIO Ohio state organization conference will be held in Cleveland, Jan...
...Arthur D. Rees at the Fellowship Service, Bronx Free Fellowship, Azure Masonic, Temple, 1691 Boston Road, near East 172nd St., Sunday, Jan...
...With the advent of Seidman I noticed a decidedly growing interest on the part of the younger element...
...The resolutions were adopted and the committee selected at a general membership meeting Sunday, Jan...
...Elizabeth.—Starting with Sunday, Jan...
...7, several hundred Socialists attended a banquet given by the Young People's Socialist League...
...Seidman is making an excellent impression on the general public, and the local Socialists are delighted at the results of his work...
...3rd to Lowell, Ind...
...Haaa of Har' vard University spoke at the Old South Forum on "My Program for ' the Times," and he spoke at the Mount Vernon Church at 7 o'clock in the evening and later at the , Y.M.H.A., and at all meetings , every available seat was filled...
...The first charter of 1933 was issued Jan...
...Jan...
...Petersburg bandstand in Williams Park at an afternoon forum on Jan...
...Petersburg...
...MASSACHUSETTS Boston.-i-The first public affair under the auspices of the newly formed City Central Committee will be a lecture by Oscar Ameringer on "Technocracy and Social Planning," at the Tremont Temple, Friday, Jan...
...FLORIDA Sam Seidman, who has been speaking in Florida with great success, writes that in five weeks he has had seven meetings in Jacksonville, six in Tampa, two in Sulphur Springs, and that he has permits for six more meetings in St...
...A motion to allow 60 of the 208 members of the House to discharge a committee and bring measure...
...Comrade G. Sherman Child writes: "Our local is only a little over three months old, and while several of us have been Socialists for a number of years, we are not experienced in the handling of the various activities of a local, but hope to learn how to make our efforts count for everything we put into it in a short time, and if at any time any of our northern comrades happen down this way don't fail to give us a call...
...Camden.—A general membership meeting of South Jersey will be i held Sunday, Jan...
...The Party sponsors * radio proa-ram at 10:15 a. m. each Sunday over Station KGGC...
...Everett Dean Martin, "Montesquieu: Th f";iirit of Laws —Is a Ruling Class Necessary to Maintain Justice Among Men...
...Local Cumberland working to "gsnize new local down South HSSSr1^ w,y **»«»' many ft?'1...
...M. Larrair...
...21, the Women's Auxiliary will hold a masquerade dance at Moose Hall, Main St...
...The resolution on Russia called for recognition as a step to avert future wars and an aid to world peace...
...The lectures start promptly at 8 o'clock and there will be discussion following the talks...
...SOCIALIST LEGISLATORS BATTLE REACTION HARRISBURG, Pa...
...LECTURE NOTES At the Ingersoll Forum, Sunday, Jan...
...The 5th and 6th District Socialist Clubs hold weekly classes in Socialism as taught through the medium cf the Rand School corresponding course...
...At Milwaukie a new local has been formed which manifests a determined* activity...
...Cleveland.—A committee of the Socialist Party was granted the floor at the last meeting of the City Council to read two resolutions on unemployment insurance and recognition of Soviet Russia...
...22, "Who Shall Pay the Cost of Adequate Unemployment Relief T" Jan...
...t kIii enton was e,ecteo chairman, isabell Benton was chosen secre»ry, Jos...
...Jan...
...Eunice Barrows of Northampton is secretary...
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...Lake Worth...
...State SecretaryTreasurer, Emma Henry...
...1, Prof...
...48 Branch meetings were held and 157 books and pamphlets sold...
...Monday, Jan...
...Charles R. Stockard, "The Scientific Method: Observation and Description...
Vol. 15 • January 1933 • No. 2
