▁Re ed ▁Club ." ▁The ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club s ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁constant ▁source ▁of ▁drama ▁within ▁the ▁New ▁Mass es ▁family , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Club s ▁would ▁eventually ▁found ▁the ▁Part isan ▁Review , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁main ▁compet itor ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Mass es . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Mass es ▁announced ▁the ▁new ▁club ▁in ▁its ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁issue : ▁ ▁The ▁radical ▁artists ▁and ▁writers ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁have ▁organized ▁the ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club . ▁The ▁group ▁includes ▁all ▁cre ative ▁workers ▁in ▁art , ▁literature , ▁sculpt ure , ▁music , ▁the ater , ▁and ▁the ▁mov ies ... ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Club ▁is ▁to ▁bring ▁closer ▁all ▁cre ative ▁workers ; ▁to ▁maintain ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁revolution ary ▁labor ▁movement . In ▁co operation ▁with ▁workers ▁groups ▁and ▁cultural ▁organizations , ▁discussion , ▁literary ▁even ings , ▁and ▁exhib its ▁will ▁be ▁organized . ▁Hope fully , ▁the ▁organization ▁will ▁be ▁national ▁in ▁scope ... ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁soci ally ▁conscious ▁cre ative ▁workers ▁has ▁been ▁organized ▁in ▁America ▁to ▁compare ▁with ▁existing ▁groups ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Ste ps ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁make ▁immediate ▁contact ▁with ▁writers , ▁artists , ▁and ▁all ▁cre ative ▁workers ▁in ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Russia , ▁and ▁Japan . ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Mike ▁Gold ▁described ▁the ▁J RC ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Mass es ▁as