Party News

Delegate Meeting
On October 1st and 2nd the Delegate Meeting was held at Head Office. Most Party Branches were represented and the Agenda was completed. Amongst the items discussed were Electoral Activity, increasing the sales of the Socialist Standard, the condition of the Branches, and ways and means of intensifying Socialist activity. On the Sunday evening Peter Bryant of the Socialist Party of Australia gave an interesting and stimulating lecture on “Welfare Capitalism.”

Scarborough
A member of Paddington Branch went up to Scarborough for the Labour Party Conference and was fairly successful in selling the Socialist Standard and Party pamphlets to the delegates. In addition a large number of important back numbers of the Socialist Standard were distributed. The Comrade reports that he was among forty other literature sellers (representing all kinds of organisations) competing for sales outside the Conference Hall, and found himself involved in countless discussions with delegates. This kind of activity is very much worthwhile and all future Conferences of our opponents should be covered in this way.

Ealing
All members and sympathisers in the Ealing area please note the scries of lectures organised by the local branch on alternate Fridays. Comrade Hardy is speaking on “ Industry and Wages” on November 11th. and on November 25th he will be commenting on the film “Can we be Rich? ” The first lecture of the Branch’s Winter reason was given last month by P. Smith on the “Levellers.”

Head Office Films
Readers will see from the advertisement on page 176 that the Winter series of Sunday night Film Lectures commences on November 13th. An interesting range of titles have been chosen to continue weekly throughout the Winter months. The atmosphere at these meetings is friendly and the meeting room warm and comfortable.
P. H