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ae a we ob “3 areata, ‘ ‘+ tt =e puppy they * _ 43P 4 W * CHATTANOOGA NEWS FREE Ph.) | May 18, 1940 ee i Page & cee -MISé WOODS + ko E: Helen Woods, United Sts £ partment of Labor, in chi *. oe wage and hour division in th. rt 4 tion, was scheduled to address .. Reon conference, but it was announce: ay Saturday that she will not be here “i Baeldanze fe looked upon ag on af aeof the youngest union executive: Wwoein this country. He began his un. ion activities a} 17 years, waen he 4-DAY SESSION th +” i 4 t ' ; Hoare 'nen case of asOQe Bre S0TE G1 ference which opened a two-day session j ‘to righi, John Partin, Southern ion; Miss Edna‘Brown, chairman 4s Presiding ovér conference; Lawrence. ‘Rogin, educational d ‘tion of Hosiery Workers, Philadelphia; | Mrs. Louise ‘drd Swe. School, Asheville, N. C., and Edward F. 44 Fedei.atiion of Hosiery Workers, and’ Tennessee d 3 tiernational Ladies Garment: noon speaker, He will give a sum-" mary of “Workers’ Education Ac- tivities” and in this outline the “use of workers: education groups” in building labor organizations. He said Saturday morning that the two summer schools already function- ing in the South are doing a good job.” but added there was a need for the enlargment of this program. SCHOOLS PRAISED, | 4 a 4 SBUCATION suthern ‘Group Takes Is2 of Teaching to _— om £4 aati wr orton 1 fe are the Southern’ Su .p Jettp white Unions Schoo} for Workers, headquarters at H . , from | Asheville, N. C., and the Highlander he oup of abot ter assembled Folk School, at Monteagle. The two-day conference here i? sponsored by the Chattanooga Workers’ Education Committee, of which Miss Edna Brown is chair; man, and presiding officer at the conference; Highlander Folk School ’ and Southern Summer Schocl ‘tur Workers: It opened with regis ‘tration of delegates at the Interna- tipnal Ladies Garment Workers’ Hall or, East Eighth Street at 10 a.m Srturday and will continue through Sunday, ...!. if Chat ooga Saturday for a two- torfrrence to consider the eral theme, “How Workers’ Edu- on Can Help Build the Union. Though beth the CIO and AFL pirticipathhg in this meeting, <ce\) ug gome independent unions. visiting delcgates are predorhi- tele affilizled with the ClO. feo Gulcenaie, executive vice edtert- af the Textile Worker's Rom of Sreorica, headquarters 1 ar “ory if are of the outstanding: akery, Ip was en route to oti a Br prday poorning an ay ve ¥ ananet Satu ag tee wae a ' ewe oe ee I ee ector,jAmerican Feder i eonard ( IcLareén, director allaghah, vice-president,/ Ameri-T, W. U. A. ector, T. W.-U. A., Chattanooga. J " xf gght at the Perk Hotel. His ad _ ae _ "ress will be broadcast over WDOD.° | ghee ‘ : John Martin. southern directo Yorkers, was to be the key after Sent in by: ae out The conference expected to dis- We ifte discussion groups follow-. \& Martin's talk at the Satur’-r fermoon session. Reports of Ytees will be made at the busir. -mion commencing at 10:30 o'clock” Sunday morning. : Other union leaders who are here to participate in the conference are Lawrence Rogin, educational direc- tor, American Federation of Hosiery Woskers, Philadelphia; Mrs. Caro- lynPillard, of Atlania, Georgia di- rectoy,.Workers Service Program: Ruth} Martin, chairman, Knoxville ‘orkk re’ Education Council; Harold ; eee .. Pn 7 ter ose He, AUWSVIe, AY, J. W. U. A.; Myles Horton, educational di- rector RYEMEN GS Foe Shoe anit? wa ” a : berersprestdent, A. FL H. A. and Ten- ne: director, T. W. U. A, Carl 1G. Fhompson, Jr., field representa- jtivé, Southern Summer Schdol for |¥rorkers, North Carolina; Bill; Wold, camatics and music dirdciof. uthern Summer School for Wor“ . ; Mrs. Louise Sumer Scho “rector of Southern Summer Scho isheville, N. C.; Nathan Hightom ‘aramatics director, L L/ GW, (Chattanogge.- : Bijocined United Mine Workers iv leaders who are here io pariicipaie in the Workers’ Education Con-Fe2nsyivania and has had an active Chattanooga Saturday morning. They are, rector.{International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Vork¢rs’ Education Committee, of american he who!%7 to 1933, when he became activ: union career ever since that time left Leaving coal field, he worked in : Un-Paterson. N. J., dyeing plant fron an forming the Dyer’s Federation, i 4nart of United Textile Workere “and had remained active in = th: ge: Be bi = ca