THE YOUNG PROGRESSIVES
Pulvermacher, Marie
The Young Progressives By MARIE PULVERMACHER At the request of Jack Kyle, a group of young Progressives from Madison spoke before the Rock county Pro-gressive club in Beloit last week. John A....
...A dance, sponsored by the, club, was held Immediately after the meeting...
...John A. Lawton reports that the list of membership has Increased to 1,200 names...
...Keep sending news to Marie Pul-vermacher...
...Charles Stoltenberg of the State Teachers college In Stevens Point told of the club in that college...
...In his speech before the club John Lawton told of the work of the young Progressives and explained how a young group can give aid to the senior organization...
...About 50 members of the club attended the meeting...
...are interested in politics...
...He stressed the importance of having someone around to take care of the details of organization and to do the "foot work"—a job which young Progressives can and are willing to do...
...7: Harry Abendroth gave a fine report of the Beaver Dam Progressive club which has many young people Included in its membership...
...John N. Kramer of Fennimore says that there are more young people in rural areas in his district than there used to be...
...Paul McHenry of Waupaca, and D. O. Omholt of Iola gave their key to a successful organization when they said...
...More news of the Oshkosh meeting on Apr...
...Citizenship day activites have brought to light the people who...
...They had a very successful meeting recently at which time several speeches were made by leaders of the club...
...This club makes a point of getting news of their activities in local papers...
...A week ago members of the Waupaca county club went to the Town of Harrison and put on a play at the local meeting, which was effective as well as entertaining...
...Members of this club see to H that a Progressive letter appears daily in the Popular Opinion Column ot the local press...
...Since people won't come 20 or 30 miles to a meeting, we go to the people in their local community clubs...
...John A. Lawton...
...In spite of initial difficulties a Progressive study group is being organized, which will meet at regular intervals to study questions that concern the Progressives of Wisconsin...
...and Claire Ludecke attended the meeting...
...He~ emphasized the fact that they are trying to get the non-college young people of the locality to attend their regular meetings...
...Their recipe for organizing is plenty of social activities and "to just keep on plugging...
...This column Is widely read and it is hoped that these letters will make up for the shortage of the Progressive press...
...This club has increased its membership from 20 to 60 members within the last two months...
...Peter Stupar, Robert Law- ton...
...Sverre Roang of the first district has appointed Robert H. Burns of Beloit as chairman of Rock county, and Robert Sanders of Janesville has been made assistant chairman...
...62S Landon at., or to Nancy Hart, 22 E Gilman st., Madison, Wis...
...The Organization committee of the University Progressive club held another "work session" in the Old Madison Room of the Memorial Union last Saturday...
...Young people in these groups in Grant county are well informed and have a Progressive attitude...
Vol. 10 • April 1940 • No. 16
