Socialist Party street-corner meetings, lectures, literature distributions, labor organizing, socials and Party gatherings happening in New York City on Saturday, September 16, 1911.

‘Socialist Meetings Today’ from the New York Call. Vol. 4 No. 259. September 16, 1911.

All meetings begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise stated.

MANHATTAN AND BRONX.

Open Air Meetings.

Branch 2-Hamilton Fish Park, T. Phillips and Jewish speakers: Henry and Rutgers streets, W. Stupniker and S. Beller: Grand and Division streets, Dr. S. Feldman; Grand and Ridge streets, L. Feller and L. Gottlieb; Corlears and Water streets, Rosenfeld and Metz: Sheriff and Rivington streets, William Karlin; Grand and Henry streets. S. Edelstein; Broome and Goerck streets, S. Cutler; Ridge and Rivington streets, Kramer and Epstein.
Branch 5-125th street and Seventh avenue, Lutheringer.
Branch 7-125th street, between Third and Lexington avenues. Mr. Sheroved and L. Baum; Jewish meeting, 102d street and Second avenue, M. Weinstein and Dr. Saks.
Branch 8-138th street and Willts avenue, E.T. Neben.
Branch 3-163d street and Prospect avenue, Casill, J.C. Frost.
Branch 10-146th street and Amsterdam avenue, Charles Solomon.

Trade Union Meeting.

The attention of Socialists who are members of trade unions is again called to the meeting to be held tonight in the Labor Temple. All Comrades who are members of labor organizations are requested to attend.

Bronx Entertainment Tonight.

Branch 9 will hold and entertainment and dance for the benefit of the organization’s campaign fund this evening at the Bronx Forum, 1363 Fulton avenue. No admission fee will be charged, but there’ll be no rule against patronizing the refreshment counter, buying books, etc. The affair will celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Bronx Forum.

Branch 6, Attention: A mass meeting of Branch 6 will be held tonight at Room 10, Labor Temple, 243 East 84th street. Speakers, A. Lee, in English, and L. Lore. in German. Election is near; come out and show your strength. ORGANIZER BRANCH 6.

I.S.S. League to Meet. A regular meeting of the Interhigh School Socialist League will be held today at 3 p.m. at the Rand School, 112 East 19th street. Comrade A. Edelsack will read an interesting essay entitled “A Prophet Martyr,” a true characterization of Christ. All are invited to attend.

Literature Distribution.

Branch 5-Starting from headquarters, 360 West 125th street, this afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock, Mrs. A. Cassidy will be on hand to assign all Comrades and sympathizers who de sire to distribute Socialist literature among the residents of Harlem. Arrangements have been made for members of the 17th A.D., who wish to distribute on Sunday. In the past Comrades of this district found it difficult to travel from their homes to the 125th street headquarters and return to distribute, therefore, the committee has established a distributing agency in the home of Mrs. Alice Cassidy, 161 West 108th street, who will assign all Comrades to distribute in the 17th A.D. tomorrow morning.

All Comrades residing in the following boundary streets belong in the 17th A.D.: From 83d to 106th street, west of Eighth avenue.

Branch 7-Starting from headquarters, 143 East 103d street, tomorrow from 9:30 to 12:30. Turn out and do your share.

Branch 10 “Comes Back.” Branch 10 has come to life, proving that they do “come back” occasionally. Those who wish to show others that they can “come back” will be expected to present themselves and join in with the rest of the “live ones” who believe in Socialism and the spread of Socialist propaganda by early Sunday morning distribution of literature.

If you are alive we will look for you at 10 o’clock, so do not cause us any worry by remaining away from our headquarters in the Jumel Building, 162d street and Amsterdam avenue.- AL TURNER, Literature Agent.

Tickets for the Debs Meeting. The tickets to the Debs meeting to be held on Saturday, October 21, in Carnegie Hall, 57th street and Seventh avenue, were sent to all branch organizations. Comrades should get busy and sell all the tickets. This meeting should be made the success of the campaign. Tickets are 25 cents, which entitles the buyer to admission to the Debs meeting and forty weeks’ subscription to the Appeal to Reason.

Those desiring reserved seats can exchange these tickets by paying the difference. Reserved seats are 33 and 50 cents; boxes, $5 each, and can be had at the office of Local New York, 39 East 84th street, or the Rand School, 112 East 19th street. Charles Edward Russell will be chairman of the meeting.

Those desiring tickets should send their orders for seats accompanied by cash or check to the organizer of Local New York, 239 East 84th street, Manhattan.

Party Meeting.

The attention of party members who are interested in the campaign work of the party is called to the party meeting which is to be held tomorrow, 3 p.m., at the Labor Temple, 243 East 84th street, to discuss campaign methods. Inform others and see that the meeting is well attended.

BROOKLYN.

Open Air Meetings.

1st and 2d A.D.-Court and Remsen streets, Jean J. Coronel.
6th A.D. Branch 2-Stuyvesant and DeKalb avenues, A.L. Samuelson and Charles Vanderporten.
9th A.D., Branch 2-Third avenue and 73rd street, Bert Kirkman and J.T. Vaughan.
18th A.D.-Troy avenue and St. John’s place, B.C. Hammond and Wm. MacKenzie.
21st A.D., Branch 1-Boreum and Leonard streets, M. Goldblatt and D. Oshinsky.
21st A.D., Branch 1-Graham avenue and Debevoise street. John Roberts.
22d A.D. Branch 1-Pennsylvania and Atlantic avenues, Charles L. Furman.
23d A.D., Branch 1-Saratoga avenue and Bergen street, J.A. Weil. Italian Branch-Havemeyer and North 7th street. Sebastiano, Bonigilo and A. Caroti.

NOON.

Seventh avenue and 13th street, J.T. Vaughan.
Bartlett street, bet. Flushing and Harrison avenues, Jean J. Coronel.

Berger in Brownsville Tonight. Victor L Berger, first Socialist Congressman, speaks tonight on “Labor Legislation” at Congress Hall, corner Atlantic and Vermont avenues, Brownsville. Benjamin Feigenbaum, Socialist candidate for Assemblyman from the 23d A.D., will deliver his first campaign speech of the season. and Sol Fieldman, Socialist orator and debater, will also deliver an address. Barnet Wolff will preside. The proceeds of the meeting will go toward a Socialist daily in Milwaukee. Admission 10 cents, reserved seats 25 cents. Tickets may be procured at 1734 Pitkin avenue (hat store), and Glober’s drug store, Sackman and Pitkin avenues, and at the door.

Literature Distribution.

Branch 2 of the 23d A.D. will begin a systematic distribution of propaganda literature to citizens only today and tomorrow. Distributers will start from headquarters, 1776 Pitkin avenue, at 10 o’clock in the morning, and each volunteer will cover a small district. Every able bodied member of the branch is expected to take part in this important work. S. HUROK, Organizer.

School Session to Open.

The Socialist schools of the 23d A.D. will hold their first session tomorrow at 3 p.m. at 1776 Pitkin avenue. All Comrades and friends wishing to Join classes should be present.

Work for 22d A.D. Members. Comrades in that part of the 22d A.D. between Linden street and Manhattan Junction, known as Branch 2 section, are called upon to volunteer their services for work during the campaign. If each one will do a share, this section, now the weakest, can be made the strongest. Do all and whatever you may be able to and whenever you can. Report for duty at M. Knop’s hat store, 366 Hamburg avenue, near Gates avenue, from now until election day; any or every Sunday morning at 9 o’clock for distribution of leaflets, and any or every Tuesday and Thursday evenings at s o’clock for various committee work. W. HARBERS, District Organizer.

QUEENS.

Jamaica.

Open air meeting. Fulton street and Washington avenue. Speaker, George Bieberg.

Branch Ridgewood No. 1 will hold an ice cream festival tonight at their clubhouse. Queens County Labor Lyceum. 1647 Hancock street. Evergreen, L.I. A very fine program has been arranged of both professional and amateur talent. The ice cream is homemade, also the cake. This has been done by the women Comrades, and they say it’s just like mother used to make. Will you have some? You are welcome. Admission, including ice cream and cake, free to all. Socialist Educational Club.

A special business meeting of the Socialist Educational Club of Queens County will be held tomorrow morning in the club house, Hancock street, between Cypress and Wyckoff avenues.

ASTORIA.

Long Island City. Open air meeting, corner Main and Franklin streets. Speaker, August Claessens.

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