SOCIALIST PARTY AT WORK
SOCIALIST PARTY AT WORK - —~ •* th* Urtitd»*»"2| •» **" Waan*ag»«i i*Jf7|i, Mabel H. Baraei jfctff'y^igii - Secraaary^to**> ^Cf-aiVU. books, sapphej [Sggt rarty ^pel^Oeo* 0* 5...
...Theresa B Wiley of Schenectady, member of the State Executive Committee, will substitute in the State Office during the absence of State Secretary Merrill in New Hampshire...
...Many comrades from Camden and other points in the state are planning to come by automobile...
...Mueller, 416 Harlan street...
...New Jersey Esther Friedman starts a two weeks' speaking tour in New Jersey on Saturday, August 24th...
...Several speakers will address the gathering, and the state will be permanently organized...
...Columbus, LinaK 28th, Dayton, O...
...They had a band of musicians to assist in carrying on the meeting in a festive manner...
...Newark...
...and one in Camden...
...party, Clarence Senior, (•lEwidnesday, August 15...
...Because of Comrade Senior's active aaThation with the labor movement much Interest is being shown by local labor organizations...
...The branch Instituted the Sunnyside Forum which had a successful season...
...75 cents for children between 5 and 12 years...
...Conn' thj^TlJpecutive Committee will H|»7 meeting at Morris Rice *OomT*o 23 Cnurch street...
...The Socialists were the first political party to hold regular meetings within community limits atid the first to hold political meetings there with a speaker...
...8 p.m...
...August 29th, sHare Baste, Ind, August 30th...
...September 8th...
...I tffl b> hi Detroit on August 23rd, eh...
...Publicity The branch has been successful in securing 150 inches or seven and one half columns of publicity matter to the New York Times, Long Island City Star...
...send money coUected BarSfl^"'9 t0 the st*te office eoovenien...
...Three hundred and eighty dues stamps have been purchased, the average number of stamps sold monthly being 30...
...at the new party headquarters of Loeal^Bseas^Countr 106 fanrilieejalll sveTfce Prank Orosswaitb) open-air meethag e*T August ISth held at the plana of the Oaaaden County Courthouse was quite a soccesa...
...Eg...
...He is a graduate HrtJS^Tof Kansas, and lived In PJS»' i»ttl two years ago...
...Comas k the Eastern states should obtain k mt age pension leaflet from David I Oacnt, 1 E. 15th street, New York If, V>-» .: atkejt also given to every local that I ¦Stber Si to good standing unless lbs s 1139 National Office due stamp I kk red card...
...Local Marion Co...
...Simon Prucht contributed another 1100 toward* use Campaign fund...
...New »*>Sv.Sunday...
...S* Sugg's Funeral m nuralkt Party of America was ^Lmjjd at the funeral services of Sat Victor L. Berger in Milwaukee, mu\'.lent, by Comrades Morris HillLHL«m W. Hoan and Jasper McLevy i it national Executive Committee...
...Our committee is now working hard to get pledges and donations towards the National Party Fund...
...candidate for AseCmblyinnn m the 23rd A. D. and who recency-returned from Europe enftmsod the wiiSTihatelilp wtta an liiHiisllat talk on the work of Socialists la Europe and particularly in Vienna...
...7 ^ Locals of the Amalgamated Clothine ™Z^t- int<*?»ifcm^ Ladles Oarment Workers, Cap Makers...
...128, at the home of Mark Khlnoy with seven charter members, representatives being present from Jamaica and Jackson Heights Branches...
...a meeting will be held at 20 West 15th street, through the courtesy of Comrade Henry Fenton...
...A new state executive committee has been elected to take charge of party matters until the next state convention meets...
...N. Pillot...
...A Year's Activities The Sunnyside branch was organized August 14th...
...2.50 for the Rand School and $184 for the One Day Wage Fund, a total of $505 for various purposes in the twelve months of its existence...
...3-5-10th A. D. The branch is planning many activities for the early Fall and on September 10th...
...167 Tompkins avenue The principal order of business will perbb^^*^Maoe*nrntw4L^ berg, the candidate for Justice of the etapraa* Onasru 2ad District and Comrades Sanrost Kantor...
...Is sponsoring s basket supper to be held Sunday, August 25th, 1929, in Brookstde Park, Indianapolis Comrades from nearby places are invited to join us at the entrance of park at 3 p.m...
...asuessl Secretary's Dates hs national Secretary will speak in « dan during a tour for the United Shan Drive the last week in August...
...The Young People's Socialist League members present have given their pledge backed up by action for a most lively and worthwhile campaign...
...Lihth M. Wilson, chairman of the National Women's Committee, reports that Comrade Emma Henry has resigned as a member of the Committee and that Mrs...
...and ¦jybrk, Ohio...
...Comrade Wilson is preparing copv for new leaflets of particular interest to women, but at the present time she is busy with her campaign as candidate for member of the school board of Reading...
...Get tickets from your local ticket agent or from State Secretary Andrew P Wittel, 44 Linden avenue, Belleville, N. J. State Committee Meeting New Jersey State Committee, Socialist Party, will meet Sunday...
...BUFFALO TO DINE SENIOR Local Buffalo is holding a banquet to honor Clarence O. Senior, the new National Secretary of the Socialist Party, Tuesday evening, August 27th, at seven o'clock at Reichert's Tea Room, Delaware and Huron streets...
...For the first two months it struggled along with a financial deficit reported at jsich meeting but with the advent of the Presidential campaign, finances improved...
...Camden, N. J. Eases Coanty Finale Local Sanaa County is making arrangements for an old fashioned family picnic on Saturday, Sept...
...She reports that a banquet will soon be held in Richmond to help the National Drive...
...Clarenoa Senior, is to en riven by the Cook County, Illinois, BOBJahstsl to the Douglas Park Lancs^ceunT Oa> den and Kedsle avenues...
...14th st Montgomery Park, Irvington, N. J. Daniel W. Hoam, Mayor of Milwaukee, will be the speaker on this sanasaan...
...The occasion for the gathering was the installation of the new Porto Rican Branch...
...W. S. Crater has written for several hundred copies each of our best leaflets and is carrying out a plan of distribution which will bring in more members to the Kansas City organization, Pennsylvania Reading will hold an all day picnic— corn roast and card party—on LaDor Day for the assistance of the National Drive...
...M A. D. At...
...Ansonia...
...Y, August 27th...
...bMiquet in honor of Kate j/J*!* "ho returned from a world fgnshirday evening...
...Sept...
...at which National Secretary Senior spoke in the interest of the United Socialist Drive...
...Senior tSSkarosnd for his philosophy ?JSSS...
...Picnic arrangements were made and a series of special meetings was planned...
...Although one of the youngest branches in the city, it has become the largest in rapidly growing Queens County, it was selected as the place for the successful County convention and has all but one of the representatives on the Borough ticket...
...Elmhurst...
...New York Citv Municipal Campaign Committee The next meeting of the Municipal Campaign Committee will be held on Tuesday evening...
...Organizer Claessens welcomed the branch in behalf of the City Organization...
...Minnesota At the municipal elections this summer the Socialists polled over 18.000 votes without making a campaign...
...August 28th in the City Office, 7 East 15th street, at 8:30 p.m...
...This was the first anniversary of the founding of the Branch and Edward P. Clarke gave a resume of its activities during the first year of Its existence...
...J*PJ «, honorary member of the ** ."^ of gieping Car Porters, and •KJ, committee member of the 1STsrsncb of the National Asso!!!¦ w ine Advancement of Colored y«aOSDS] Office of the Socialist J sfcested at 2653 Washington Snd, Cbicaro...
...A crowd of over 300 stood front 9 until 11 o'clock eagerly devouring everything that Comrade Crosswatth had to aay...
...BRONX Central Branch At the last meeting of the Central Branch 4th A. D...
...2:30 pm...
...August 27th, at 8.30 p.m...
...Plans are being discussed in Minnesota for a Western Educational District organization...
...One of the Brownsville theatres has seen obtained for a theatre party on November 1st, the proceeds of whieh wiB ao towards financing the famnaigB...
...sharp...
...He served as ¦£JoTttie Workers Education Comf"5 the Federation, and two months imiiIii rt s Negro Labor Conference...
...Every effort will be made to get out a good crowd for both gatherings...
...State Picnic On Sunday...
...sharp...
...secretary of the JaeksonhSS ^"^Vthat a mestinFwas beWfor stau secretary Bdson atVhlch rnoney was collected iat the drive and «ib.criptlon...
...The purchase of advertising in the Sunnyside Year Book was authorized...
...T irt located at Sublet...
...The banquet is being given In the interest of the National Drive for 850 000 and a letter is going out to all local branches and members asking their cooperation In making the Drive a success...
...The picnic ¦¦usiul, everything in the bhe of eats, drinks and even she ein Florida A. Lindgren...
...Train leaves Central R. R. of N. J. Depot Daylight Saving time) 23d street, N Y., 8:45 a.m...
...August 26th in the Club Rooms, 95 Avenue C. Our candidates for public office in the district will be invited to be present and the principal order of business will pertain to the coming campaign...
...The membership of the other Harlem branches was fairly well represented...
...The ansof September he will make a more ¦saw trip in the Eastern states...
...The Branch bought $45.50 worth of theatre tickets, raised $139 for the British Labor Partv Campaign Fund, which it initiated: $112 for the Southern Mill Strikers: $15 for the New Leader...
...Indianapolis...
...Many thousands of leaflets have been distributed by mail and from house to house...
...The amount of publicity in the local Sunnyside News has caused protest to the editor by Democrats and Republicans residing in the Community...
...QUEENS COUNTY Smmysia* -Branch The next meeting ef the Sunnyside Branch will be held on Tuesday, August 27th, at 8.30 p.m...
...This meeting will be held Friday...
...This will be the greatest get-together meeting of New Jersey Socialists in many years...
...J. G. Hodges acted as chairman of the banquet which was attended by a large number of Socialist, Party members, ex-members and sympathizers...
...Bronx Jewish Branch The membership of our Bronx Jewish Branches elong with the Workmen's Circle membership sustained a great loss in the death of Comrade Mrs...
...Open air meetings are being held every Thursday evening, at Grove street and Washington place (Sheridan Square) and are quite successful...
...New York State Herman Btobbe has been designated as Socialist candidate for Assemblyman from the Second Assembly District of Rensselaer Obunty, Irvtn W. Kelley of Troy Is the SwrtnltSt candidate for County Treasurer,' and Barry Barnett of Rensselaer at the randiiarr tor Superintendent of Poor...
...most successful meeting nsiif^n Is back in the state lax J"]*8 of street meetings, he •aw^Bhelton...
...Harry Krelta-i and Benjamin Sbainhkxan will be present m behalf ef the Otty Organisation...
...Missouri A banquet was held on August 8th...
...All such volunteers should report to either August Claessens or Ettie Frauenglass in the city office any time between 10 a.m...
...Unless tptnsoms good licks right away we d mm nested a valuable opportunity," a letter states...
...no Bridgeport, •aawfr...
...The substituted candidate must make affidavit that he is willing to accept being substituted, and a majority of the committee on vacancy on the original petition must certify and make affidavit as to this substitution...
...Taxes office C •attanal- executive secretary f...
...Workmen's Circles...
...We 2* Bern once, we can again...
...We recently elected a new literary agent...
...The banquet was arranged by Comrades H. Ommerman and P. J. McCann...
...She will have five speaking dates in Hudson Co...
...at the home of Harry N. Leber, 39-49 44th .street...
...to the County Headquarters...
...The largest Socialist enrollment in Queens and the largest Socialist vote is in the Sunnyside election districts...
...Lab Oermer, J. Mahlon Barnes...
...has been appointed to fill the vacancy...
...joto M. Work, former national Lawks snd Clarence Senior, were also mgL st well ss thousands of well an'esnrsdes from all parts of the Swi States...
...The last day to fill vacancies caused by the declination of candidates designated by petition is next Tuesday, August 37th...
...This huge job was completed on time thanks to the splendid cooperation of the many comrades in all of our branches...
...Be is Charles Sherlock Jr, 3013 Porter road...
...Reservations can be made by phoning Rev...
...7.00 for W. E. V. D...
...E. C. Bowers, of 222 North Cherry street, Winston-Salem, is in charge of arrangements...
...All branches and comrade* in the vicinity are urged to keep that date open...
...Our Porto Rican comrades were highly elated with the gathering...
...jifo Slav Federation Sss...
...1939...
...New York comrades are also expected to participate in this event...
...dJ" Wj^mZtVmwta »l "P" air aa«tr ^^a...
...About 8300 has beeh collected and efforts are being made to reach the goal of $500...
...Workman's Sick snd Death Benefit Fund branches aad other friendly organisations have been invited to send dfl^ttooZ An invitation has also been sent to the Chicago Federation of Labor sad the American Federation of Teachers...
...to The New Le^ wan Illinois CbJeage Banquet fer Senear Vbanquetta honor of the new national Secretary...
...P" aaclalr was chairman...
...We expect to hold more and bette* open air meetings as the campaign gains momentum...
...A meeting was held on August 8th, at which a committee was elected to raise the Minnesota quota of the National Drive...
...MANHATTAN 6-8-12 A. D. An important meeting of this branch will be held on Monday evening...
...in County Headquarters, at 4»>/4 South Delaware street...
...Pillot was not a member of the Party she was exceedingly active in the Workmen's Circle and assisted her husband in many Party activities...
...j^v Colorado j^0- Stone, the newly elected state njE 7rin>ed a nieeting of the state *7»« """nittee and Denver com^raarence Senior...
...25th...
...Elmhurst and Corona • The active comrades of the Jackson Heights branch are beginning to work for the organization of a branch to the territory of Elmhurst and Corona The enrolled Socialist voters of the section are being canvassed and the first organization meeting will be held on Thursday evening, September 12th to the home of Comrade George Phllla*, 95-14 40th Road...
...The local has subscribed to The New Leader for three months for every new member...
...who assisted in this work and to comrades Olga Long, Raphael Goldstein, Louis P. Goldberg, A. P. Conan, Frank Monaca...
...Local Marion County is planning an intensive drive, for membership, a list of names is being compiled by the County Organizer and with the assistance of the organization Committee we expect to get results...
...Norman Thomas will address the gathering...
...Maurice C. Miller, who graciously volunteered their services as notaries...
...He carries a union card JrVSers Union, having been sec*irSinr~* of the Cleveland Teach*> a delegate to the Cleve'i ¦ZntltTT of Labor...
...a misting of the Branch bald last Monday evening, cxsirade Jaeab Axelraa...
...2202 Mermaid avenue, our Local candidates will be Invited to attend...
...Nearly 2000 letters have been mailed to members, sympathizers and prospects throughout the Assembly District...
...writes JJBn Arhona comrades have tacked J* nsst a flag with the motto—"The ¦MSs shall net have Arizona...
...laser Day Literature Idnwhr has been sent to all Socialist so anus snd federation branches re¦SBg thst literature distribution be 3 for every Labor Day demonBflS) In the United States...
...Indiana Marion County Local Marian County has ordered a quantity of the Labor Day edition of the New Leader...
...A record attendance at aiponlad...
...A call for volunteers is now being sent to all such comrades who can give some time during the day to the job of addressing envelopes...
...Expression of appreciation is also due to comrades Samuel Kan tor, Ben Kaufman, Henry Gross and Ettie Frauenglass for their assistance to Organizer Claessens in the examination of petitions subsequent to filing...
...Her first engagement is at the Passaic County picnic held on above date...
...September 4th...
...Comrade Dr...
...A letter is being addressed to all known Socialists in the State, calling them to the Convention...
...Adult tickets are $1.50 for the round trip...
...North Carolina The Organization Convention will be held in Winston-Salem on Sunday...
...August 30...
...August 24th, « the Windsor Tea Room...
...As coot weather approaches we win attempt a drive for the "New Leader...
...62 East 106th street...
...It also invited Premier Ramsay MacDonald to visit Sunnyside on his proposed visit to the United States...
...Several hecklers atlsnaiiled te ban-ass ban, but be bandied thesntneafauy and silenced tbem with his snappy retorts of logic If was our first open ah* meet this year and we made an excellent collection and sold quite a tew pamphlets, it certainly is turned that this enthusiastic meeting gives promise of future successes tn aO our coming street gatherings...
...This affair will be held at the headquarter...
...On Friday evening, September 27th, a ratification meeting wfll be bald in the Brownsville Labor Lyceum...
...Return from Long Branch 7:30 p.m...
...Recognition and appreciation is also due to a number of Ylpsels...
...Xhc reaolts for the man...
...Senior, tW*2tmTS youngest executive «Ceverhad...
...A special excursion train on the Central R. R. of N. J. will carry the comrades from Bergen, Essex, Hudson...
...Comrade Ricks is an experienced newspaper editor, at one time only a few years ago editing three Southern Carolina papers at once...
...Virginia Comrade Annabel R. Ricks has taken the office of State Secretary of Virginia and is proceeding with arrangements for varied activities in the near future...
...August 2nd...
...Forms for making substitutions will be furnished by the State Office...
...The collection netted a neat sum for the drive and both the Jewish and Englisji branches started their campaign among their own members for contribution of the One-Day wage...
...It has been quite a number of years since Socialist candidates for the Assembly have been nominated to Nassau County, and now both districts have nominees...
...ifcM-*rio*«Port 'essSr0!' a'-ld lts 30th annual •iT-^: Aug lath...
...Beta Kissen » Socialist Vienna," telling of a£T"J«u transformation the Sola^*'' tonde in Vienna since thev •a» » , ^ control of the city...
...The A. B. C. I sxaitem," and the most popular nhn which the Party has published Bat k Socialism" and "Most Frequent tsafcet to Socialism Answered...
...East Harlem On Thursday evening, August 15th, a well attended meeting was held in the auditorium of the East Harlem Educational Center...
...This caused a great deal of activity and talk of reorganization, which is now being completed...
...city and the performance of public contracts directly by the city, condemned the corporation inspector system whereby these officers are paid by the corporations instead of by the city...
...At this meeting a prominent speaker will address the membership...
...The R*P»THnent has refused the party *y to speak on the streets on the 99 tast it was not patriotic during lawk...
...The Sni_™n has reorganized...
...The branch has raised $845 and pledged $105 more to the One Day Wage Fund, a total of $950...
...Pogorelec reports that many of bsmehec are adding new members > ask ranks and that two trenches ¦then reorganized in the past n;onth...
...Local "••oss contributed substantially to •ash fand and has promised to back • a* organization...
...A gU*f*ir»h bureau created three the New York Socialists •¦ES—etsd with a newly created 'JJjTJse national office to give help J^janJssUbns carrying on municiL252ta soap, and ice cream facWS s rseehsnic, shipping clerk, *J5» sod...
...has been doing edun»;*Jfcwtth the labor unions of SM^eagsged in municipal reswJfJrajraBrse years before going **J2 and saps the fall municipal iSfgf*, onoorfcnities to regain the BjPfLEyjtte7Socialist Party had Ptt^iSr At that time there were SS JJJEt jpunldpal officials...
...Executive Committee The next meeting of the City Executive Committee will be held on Wednesday evening...
...Comrade Norman Thomas delivered the principal address...
...books, sapphej [Sggt rarty ^pel^Oeo* 0* 5 *S!^?'>*?*tc*x arfaniaaaa *^~VmM\ T°" beeOTn* »bStJju»t» ¦» nn»iyb»« #** a#*fL aTtbe National Office t***fJt*d*a *re arced U place a***LrIw a weekly boodle of k a*"* TZ...
...The City Office is now preparing for the mailing to some 14,000 enrolled Socialist voters relative to the coming primary and the necessity of going to the polls...
...Plans are also under way for a meeting with Comrade Senior the new National Secretary...
...Sunnyside News, Woodside Herald and the New Leader...
...Some sixty of our Porto Rican comrades were present Addresses in Spanish were delivered by several of our new comrades...
...September 8th, the Socialists of New Jersey will gather at Long Branch New Jersey at the state picnic arranged for that date...
...Pincus Sheer of Astoria, a new member whose application was taken at the picnic, talked to the members of conditions in Astoria...
...fsiiaSpe of Springfield...
...much attsntion has been Mayor Porter has promised P tefare the police commissioners ¦ aaand that the Socialist Party ss*7_mmt ri8ht t0 speak on the si religious organizations now a. Gartz Honored ssalr^1 PartJ" of 1x18 Angeles Z7,SZ...
...It held JT°n August 18th in the interests ¦ saSi e Comrade Stone is ea-jTrj m **** slate wor1' °y IhlafcZ*^ HaPgood...
...There are 48 members in good standing most of them secured by visits to their homes and by personal solicitation...
...who are llv'sibsmJ8 e' Stone fa 25 >'sars old * Shaver tne Common Laborers ^Connecticut fcSltJJS0"13^1 Part>" 214 Pacific ^Sau5...
...A campaign luncheon and dance wtll be held on Saturday evening, September 21st...
...A large number of comrades were present at the funeral held last Sunday and expressions of sympathy and condolence have been sent by many comrades and organizations to Comrade N. Pillot...
...night watchman...
...three in Essex Co., three in Passaic Co...
...Passaic and Union Counties to Long Branch...
...9:30 a.m., and Elizabethport 9:40 a.m...
...Immediately following a well attended branch meeting the campaign committee held its session...
...All the branch/: nshn at large and sympathisers have n*el circulars and subscription Uz<¦ •» Rational Drive and good result nessdel Arizona¦bd W. Coombes of Prescott...
...Katharine K. Smith of 5Tassapequa, a braneh member - who is candidate for the Assembly from the 2nd district of Nassau County, gave a graphic account of her difficulties and long distances covered in trying to secure the required number of signatures to her nomination petition...
...We have no labor celebration of any kind hy the organised Labor movement of this city, but will select our people for the distribution of papers...
...The next meeting of the State Executive Committee Will be called early in September...
...Brooklyn A joint meeting of the four Williamsburg branches will be held on Thursday evening...
...At the last meeting, five new members, three of which were from Astoria, were accepted...
...California **fktes of Los Angeles are mak^aflfant f°r free speech...
...Petitions Filed The nominating petitions for all candidates to be voted upon at the coming primaries to be held September 17th have been filed with the Board of Elections...
...H. J. Hahn, Organizer, Riverside 5772 or Charles H. Roth, Treasurer, Jefferson 5441...
...sharp in the City Office, 7 East 15th street...
...The branch membership is responding splendidly to the National Drive...
...Public Affairs The branch has endorsed the pay increase for police and firemen, the midtown tunnel from Manhattan to Queens, has protested against the Junior R. O. T. C. unit in the Jamaica High School, condemned the Birth Control Clinic raid, advocated the recapture of the subway by the...
...Now is eta* when labor is thinking in terms (nanmwsnt political action...
...Liberty street, N. Y., 9 a.m.: Jackson avenue, Jersey City, 9:15 a.m...
...told of Socialist work in is JrS, of ths ^crld...
...The Winston-Salem Sentinel, a Democratic organ in a recent editorial, admitted that the Socialist Party has a potential voting strength of over 500 in Forsyth County out of a total of about 500»», and further admitted that "if the Socialist Convention is successful, the party will be a real power in the future in Forsyth County politics, if not in the State...
...iS!rn8 plans were laid for I *»5rI!!f*t:on between the English »»briLw ^ches of the Party...
...NaugaSfcS...
...Emphasis was laid i at anting out of the new leaflet, IBs Crane to Be Old...
...after a talk by Julius Umansky, candidate for Assembly in the district, plans were laid for an aggressive campaign with the goal of a considerably increased membership and election victory...
...Mass., WiJ™* weeks' speaking tour «sh jJJWrday evening at Bridge•bto...
...Although Mrs...
...They have promised to do effective work among the Spanishspeaking constituencies in Harlem through open air meetings, canvassing, etc...
...Canary Mead Branch On Satuaday evening, September 7th, an entertainment and luncheon win be held in behalf of the National Socialist Drive and the opening of the campaign in Coney Island...
...The large number of young people that have been attracted to the branch is rather surprising, and this can be accounted for by the fact that Comrade Umansky, the youngest candidate on the Party ticket, has already started his aggressive campaign by weekly street meetings...
...and 6 a.m...
Vol. 9 • August 1929 • No. 3
