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April 6, 1931
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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The International Workers Order, less than a year old, has grown to 10,366 members across 214 branches. It gained 2,815 members and 54 branches in a recent campaign. The first convention, unifying several societies, opens May 29th in New York with 300 delegates from 85 cities.
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WORKERS ORDER HAS 7551 MEMBERS
To Hold Convention On May 29th
NEW YORK.-At the last campaign carried on by the International Workers Order, the National Executive Committee succeeded in organizing 54 new branches and in taking in 2,815 new members.
The First Convention of the Order will be opened in Madison Square Garden on May the 29th. 300 delegates from 85 cities expected at the convention.
The International Workers Order, which is less than one year old, has succeeded in organizing 10,366 workers and 214 branches throughout the country.
At the close of the first campaign by the National Executive Committee August 15th, the Order had 7,551 members. On the 15th of March the net gain in membership since the first campaign, August the 15th, was 2,815 new members with 54 new organized branches. The campaign is not completed. The branches of the International Workers Order will carry on the campaign until the opening of the first convention, May the 29th, at the Madison Square Garden. The branches of the Order will intensify the campaign from now until the convention. 300 delegates from 85 cities are expected to participate in the first convention.
The main feature of the convention is the unification of the International Workers Order, the Hungarian Sick and Death Benefit Society, the Russian Mutual Aid Association and the Slovak Workers Society.
The International Workers Order already succeeded in organizing Italian and Portuguese and at the present is organizing Youth Sections.
To Hold Convention On May 29th
NEW YORK.-At the last campaign carried on by the International Workers Order, the National Executive Committee succeeded in organizing 54 new branches and in taking in 2,815 new members.
The First Convention of the Order will be opened in Madison Square Garden on May the 29th. 300 delegates from 85 cities expected at the convention.
The International Workers Order, which is less than one year old, has succeeded in organizing 10,366 workers and 214 branches throughout the country.
At the close of the first campaign by the National Executive Committee August 15th, the Order had 7,551 members. On the 15th of March the net gain in membership since the first campaign, August the 15th, was 2,815 new members with 54 new organized branches. The campaign is not completed. The branches of the International Workers Order will carry on the campaign until the opening of the first convention, May the 29th, at the Madison Square Garden. The branches of the Order will intensify the campaign from now until the convention. 300 delegates from 85 cities are expected to participate in the first convention.
The main feature of the convention is the unification of the International Workers Order, the Hungarian Sick and Death Benefit Society, the Russian Mutual Aid Association and the Slovak Workers Society.
The International Workers Order already succeeded in organizing Italian and Portuguese and at the present is organizing Youth Sections.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
International Workers Order
Membership Growth
Convention
Unification
Labor Organization
New York
Where did it happen?
New York, Madison Square Garden
Story Details
Location
New York, Madison Square Garden
Event Date
May 29th
Story Details
The International Workers Order grew from 7,551 members on August 15th to 10,366 by March 15th, adding 54 branches. Ongoing campaign leads to first convention on May 29th for unification with other societies, expecting 300 delegates from 85 cities.