ACTIVITIES AMONG NEGROES
At a conference on Permanent Preventives of Unemployment held in Washington, Dr. George E. Haynes, secretary, Commission of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, urged attention to conditions of poor Negro and white farmers as one of the factors in the problem. He said, in part: "In all the past months of discussion of unemployment and its prevention, little has been said about, the relation of the population to the land and of the people to farm homes. Land is quite as important in production as capital. Labor cannot produce without either of them. This is one of the most important factors in the permanent preventives of unemployment."
Dr. George E. Haynes was the only Negro on President Harding's Unemployment conference in 1922 under Herbert Hoover, then secretary of commerce. He was special assistant to the secretary of labor during the World war and the reconstruction following it.
The conference on "Permanent Preventives of Unemployment" was sponsored in Washington, January 26-27, by the Social Action department, National Catholic Welfare conference, the Social Justice commission of the Central Conference of Jewish Rabbis and the Social Service commission and Race-Relations commission of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
OAKLAND UNEMPLOYMENT
The regular monthly meeting of the committee of the colored Group of the Alameda County Public Welfare league was held in the Thayer building. The chairman, Mrs. Bertha Allen, reported that the Cosmopolitan dinner was a financial success, with a net balance. Mrs. O. M. Ruffin, who has charge of the employment problems of the group for the Public Welfare league, reported that 20 persons had been found jobs during January; of this number some were for six days each by persons who had never before employed Negro labor. They sent letters stating they were so well pleased that return engagements were solicited. There were only three Negro women given jobs out of a long list of very needy applicants.
RACE RELATIONS WEEK
Today is known throughout the United States as Race Relations Sunday, sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches. In many cities ministers will exchange pulpits. Owning to the fine spirit of race co-operation in Oakland and throughout Alameda county Race- Relation Sunday lasts through the year. Less than three weeks ago, two Negro ministers, Kev. Hubbard of Beth Eden Baptist church, and Kev. H. T.S. Johnson, of Taylor Memorial M. E, church exchanged pulpits with two leading Oakland and Berkeley ministers. Today many of their race including themselves will repeat the act. Rev. Johnson is also president of local branch N. A. A. C. P., and will have Rev. Goddard to fill his pulpit today, while he speaks in First M. E. church of Alameda. Rev. G. C. Coleman, pastor of North Oakland Baptist church, and choir will participate in the evening services at First M. E. church.
INTERRACIAL ACTIVITIES
The following has been received for reproduction in this column from San Diego: "Activities of Interracial Council during February Radio program over KTM (Hollywood) from 7 to 9 a.m. February in observance of Race-Relations Sunday; Interracial non-sectarian; program in observance of Race-Relations Sunday 8 p. m. at Temple Center, Congregation of Beth Israel, Third and Laurel streets. Dinner and program under auspices of colored American group in cooperation with N. A. A. C. P. at 6 p.m. on Lincoln birthday, February 12 at Memorial Junior high school. Dinner and meeting open to members of the council and by invitation. Signed Nellie Foster, secretary, room no. 23, 64G-A street, San Diego, California."
STATE TEACHER’S COLLEGE
A few years ago this correspondent conducted an International program for the University of California student society known as Brotherhood of Races" at which she displayed book and paintings by Negroes. The following has been received from San Jose State Teacher's college Student Y. W. C. A.
“The Y. W. C. A. of our campus has initiated the idea of having an international week and the various other campus organizations are making the movement campus wide. The whole week will have for its aim a better understanding of other peoples.
“One of the main features of the week will be a Negro art evening, Attorney George Johnson of Berkeley to preside. We will have a Negro quartet, a Negro pianist. "The Green Pastures” will be reviewed by our own very Negro student, Miss T. Hall. We are also collecting an exhibit of Negro sculpture, painting and art work. It is the job of my committee to collect interesting data and statistics about leading Negroes with which to make attractive posters for the exhibit. Pictures, articles, magazines and books, written by Negroes, and anything that would arouse others to the capabilities of the Negro. Mrs. Overton of San Jose recommended you for such material. If you have such I can assure you that it would be profitably used and greatly appreciated. Our Negro art evening will be held Wednesday evening, February 18, and anything that you feel you would care to contribute can be used if sent immediately, (signed) Eulah Hook.
Please send to Miss Dorothy Phillips, secretary Y. W. C. A. San Jose State Teacher's college, San Jose, California."
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
The spirit of Internationalism of all nations will be fittingly observed in Oakland with a banquet held in First Christian church. Dr. Allen O. Newman, former Filbert Y. M C. A. executive secretary, will speak on "Outstanding American Negroes and Their Value in Creating a Better Understanding Between Races.” Last evening Dr. Newman addressed the members and friends of Linden branch Y. W. C. A. at their annual banquet. It was pronounced one of the most encouraging addresses ever delivered before that body. Its aim was to inspire confidence in self, referring repeatedly to historical events to prove and inspire "self-confidence."
LINCOLN-DOUGLASS DAY
An appeal has come from the New York office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People stating: "Lincoln's birthday this year, February 12 is the 22nd birthday of the organization. Branches throughout the United States are urged to hold a dinner or other commemorative exercises on that occasion by Mary White Overton, one of the association’s founders and now chairman of the organization's national board of directors.
"It was because everything that Lincoln stood for was threatened in 1808-9" say Miss Overton, "that the few of us who communicated and met together founded the association. There had been dreadful race riots in the very city in which Lincoln had lived, Springfield, Illinois.
"A southerner, William English Walling, went to the scene of the Springfield riots and wrote about what he saw. I communicated with him. A small group of us including Charles Edward Hussell and Dr. W. E. DuBois, met subsequently. And out of the small committee then formed came the first Lincoln's birthday call, written by Oswald Garrison Villard, which resulted in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as it is now.
"Much has changed since then. The Negro in many respects has come into his own. Enormously much remains to do. And It seems to us that no better occasion could be found for estimating our advancement and planning our attack on future problems that the birthday of the Emancipator and the birthday of the organization which has undertaken to carry his work on to completion.
DEAN PICKEN'S TO SPEAK
"Addresses by William Pickens, field secretary of the N. A. A.C. P. on Lincoln, and Douglass, are to be delivered on February 11, when he will speak at the forum of the Civic club of New York city on "'Abraham Lincoln, "Man and Statesman” and on Lincoln's birthday, February 12, he will speak at noon at the annual inter-racial meeting in Newar, New Jersey, on the subject of "Frederick Douglass the Spirit of Freedom."
DAY IN OAKLAND
Lincoln-Douglas birthdays will be observed in Oakland, Thursday, February 12, with a program in Taylor Memorial M. E. church. Miss Gracey Mathews has arranged a splendid musical program while Rev. Doran, pastor of San Leandro M. E. church, an authority on Lincoln, will speak on the "Spirit of Lincoln," while Delilah L, Beasley, of the TRIBUNE will speat on the influence of Frederick Douglass' contact with Lincoln in securing for his race many valuable acts by the martyred president The public will be welcome.
COMMUNITY CHEST NEWS
William E. Givens, superintendent of Oakland public schools, and chairman of the 1931 Community Chest appeal has stated: "Never before in the history of the Oakland Community Chest has the appeal for volunteer worker met with such a generous response. Over 128 churches and 800 clubs are cooperating in the preliminary organization of workers. Included in these groups are all veteran service and business clubs; all P. T. A. and Improvement clubs; Federated State Societies, and women's clubs; practically every Masonic, Eastern Star, Catholic, and Jewish fraternal organization, every Negro organization, and foreign organization representing over 25 different nationalities..
Each of these various groups are forming a standing committee, with a chairman from their own group. Miss Delilah L. Beasley, of the TRIBUNE has been appointed to serve as chairman for the Negro organizations and women's clubs. To select one representative from each organization as a standing committee to serve throughout the year for educational purposes and any form of cooperation and necessary of mutual benefit. The first meeting of this committee was held Thursday evening.
STANDING COMMITTEE
The reason for organizing these standing committees is on account of the widespread lack of information on the part of the general public in regard to the Community Chest and its agencies, it has become necessary for the Chest to use the best available mean to inform them. There is a very great need for a better understanding of what the chest is, and what it can and cannot do. The same lack of understanding exists in regard to the agencies. Individual must be reached with correct information and the facts, to serve as a "standing committee" during 1931 as a point of contact between his organization and the Community Chest and its agencies. Standing ready to inform the organization membership of the facilities of chest agencies, for help in any case requiring specialized help, and asking those agencies to help which can best render or supply service, reporting to the Chest and getting back the facts as to any criticism or reported by his members.
Activities Among Negroes/Sun, Feb 08, 1931 08 Feb 1931, Sun Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) Newspapers.com
