| SOCIAL ACTIVITIES | |
|---|---|
| Attendance at building | 140,740 |
| Attendance at reading-room | 19,402 |
| Attendance at Bible classes | 1,514 |
| Attendance at industrial clubs | 5,394 |
| Attendance at entertainments | 6,542 |
| Meals served | 100,610 |
| Dormitory attendance | 71,396 |
| Persons directed to rooms | 614 |
| Persons assisted | 1,526 |
| Persons reached through community work | 10,406 |
| Personal religious interviews | 396 |
| Men referred to churches | 196 |
| PHYSICAL WORK | |
| Men used swimming-pool | 3,604 |
| Boys used swimming-pool | 14,096 |
| Men and boys used shower baths | 24,332 |
| Participated in leagues and tournament | 3,906 |
| Spectators | 44,742 |
| Men attended gymnasium classes | 5,622 |
| Boys attended gymnasium classes | 17,106 |
In addition to the foregoing work this institution has promoted efficiency and industrial clubs among Negro workers in industrial plants, three glee clubs, noonday recreational programs, and nine baseball teams.
During 1919 the total contributions for support were $15,353, of which $3,100 came from Negroes. The membership dues of the latter, however, totaled $16,000 and receipts from operation amounted to $143,747.
Chicago Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.—This organization aims to carry out the general policies of the National Association as far as they apply to Chicago. The national purpose is to combat injustice against Negroes, stamp out race discriminations, prevent lynchings, burnings, and torturings of Negroes, and, when they do occur, to demand the prosecution of those responsible, to assure to every citizen of color the common rights of an American citizen, and secure for colored children equal opportunity in public-school education.
In Chicago, the principal efforts of this organization have been in the line of securing justice for Negroes in the courts and opposing race discriminations in public accommodations. Its most active period followed the riots of 1919. With a number of competent attorneys, white and Negro, it gave legal support to Negro riot victims and followed through the courts the cases of many Negroes accused of participation in rioting.
SOCIAL AGENCIES USED BY NEGROES
Community service.—The South Side Community Service is a re-established organization growing out of the Soldiers and Sailors' Club. It aims to provide wholesome recreation and leisure-time activities for its neighborhood. At Community House, 3201 South Wabash Avenue, it serves a number of organizations, arranges supervised dances, dramatics, programs, and other entertainment for the groups.
Wendell Phillips Settlement.—The Wendell Phillips Settlement is located on the West Side at 2009 Walnut Street and has been under the supervision of the Chicago Urban League since 1918. It has a day nursery, serves as a center for twenty-five different groups, and provides the only public meeting place for Negroes apart from the churches, on the West Side. There is a Boy Scout division and a division especially for women and girls.