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| 117 SELECTED COMMUNIST FRONT ORGANIZATIONS MARGARET CAMPBELL FRANCES PAUL MARION DINKIN 'VINC1HT FERRY ELIZABETH EHRHART HELENS POWELL NAOMI KT.T.TSON CARL ROSS JACOB EPSTEIN LILLIAN ROSS ANGELINA FIORENTINO THEODORE SALO MAYER FRIEDEN PHILIP SCHATZ JOHN GALLO HERBERT SIGNER FRANCES GOLOTTA MARCELLA SLOAN BERNARD GOODFRIEND MOLLY SEEIMAN NADA HUDSON LADHEK TAYLOR CLARE HUNT -KVKRhTT THOMAS CLADDI* JONIS ROBERT THOMPSON HELEN KAMEN CLARISSA WATSON BEDLAH XRrtEER SELZ£A V'EISS VIRGINIA KOCJGIAS IHEtS WHEELER GERAIDINE LIFHTFOOT TALLST 77IIIIAMS MEMBERSHIP American Youth for Democracy has been active in the following districts: New York, California, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Eastern Penn- sylvania, Maryland-District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Connecticut, YJashington-Oregon, Wisconsin, Missouri, YJestern Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Colorado*. The above listed districts appear in the order of their size and member- ship . In June, 1944, it was claimed that there was a total of 16,194 members in American Youth for Democracy. In June, 1945, American Youth for Democracy functionaries placed their national membership as 6,200. The following break- down was given: New York State 3,000 State of California 1,350 Chicago, Illinois 800 The remaining figure of 1,050 was probably distributed in other areas set forth above. SCOPE The organization through representations reportedly made by some of its officers has been probably most successful in its work through an affiliated group known as "Sweethearts of Servicemen." In practically every area where the organization has been active, this affiliate has been formed. In the "Sweethearts of Servicemen" units, the ostensible purpose has been to band to~ gether girls and women who have husbands or sweethearts or friends in the Armed Forces* Their purpose in turn is to keep their husbands, sweethearts and friends informed concerning issues involving the welfare of servicemen* 'the secondary purpose has been publicly pronounced to be the building up of homefront morale through the checking of false rumors, the striving for inter- racial unity, the purchasing of war bonds, the donating of blood and engaging in other similar activities. |