Fall, 1959
THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
M rs. Pridgen's European Tour
(Continued from Page 3)
that Jesus walked; therefore, we
so value his once presence in per
son that we humble ourselves for
having the privilege of traveling
where He trod and we kneel and
pray along the way. A most won
derful and beautiful real picture to
behold gives you a feeling of the
presence of God in all His glory.
We then moved to other scenes
and on into a chapel where we
were shown the chain that held
Paul and Silas in prison when the
earthquake came and set them
free. In another were the clothes
that wrapped Christ when He was
placed in the tomb. His foot
prints molded in the sand of time
are also encaged, and protected
over the years. And then to the
Catacombs where thousands and
thousands of people are buried in
cement vaults four and five deep.
This causes one to appreciate deep
ly the work of man and the glory
of God.
Arriving at the castle built by
Louis XIV and as the story goes
enjoyed by Louis XV and last
by Louis XVI. With its walls
adorned with paintings of the great
est painters with chandeliers as
brilliant as the sun rays you won
der what is man anyway.
Now we come to the Vatican
City which took more than a hun
dred years to build. St. Peters
the greatest temple of Christiani
ty and for four hundred years the
Popes have been enriching it. It
is said that the magnificence of
this Square and its grandure can
not be felt or acquired if visited
every day for years. On entering
the first chapel erected in 1450,
is the Sistine Chapel with its tapes
tries representing the scenes from
the Acts of the Apostles, the
museum with the martyrdom of
St. Alexander and the martyrdom
of St. Bartholomew. But let me
end the description of the sanctity
of this interior and say a word
of the exterior. The huge wonder
ful dome and the stately columns
in the midst of a beautiful garden
by a stream give you a real picture
of indescribable beauty.
A word about Westminster Abby
which was founded by St. Edward
the Confessor in 1065 and where
you will see the chapel and his
Shrine, Henry the VII Shrine and
many others, at this particular
time this Abby was being beauti
fied by the cleaning of its marble
walls and the shrines. We can’t
forget Buchingham Palace, the
home of the British kings and
queens with its six hundred rooms
to accommodate the queen in her
setting of public work as she plays
her part in the life of a constitu
tional monarchy. Here you could
see “All the King’s Horses and all
the King’s Men” as the rhyme
goes.
Too, we had a walk down Prin
cess Anne Street in Edinburg,
Scotland and overlooking the
castle sitting on a hUl far away.
As you know the world’s fair
was going on in Burssels so we
spent two days there walking and
riding from one embassy to an
other viewing all kinds of indus
tries, sports and fashions, in fact
a little of everything was to be
seen that one can mention. How
ever the most exciting event was
the trip in the Atomium where
there were foods and drinks of
all description for one to refresh
himself while overlooking the fair
grounds.
From there to Paris for a won
derful trip in the Eiffel Tower to
look over the city of Paris and
to see its fashions and customs.
And to say what was most ex
citing or thrilling I’m hardly able
to say unless it was the day spent
bathing in the Mediterranian Sea.
This of all the thrills will long be
remembered.
The whole country with its hills,
valleys, mountains and many
streams with its friendly people of
many habits and customs is a
fine place to go. Take a tour.
Mrs. A. W. Pridgen
Convention Minutes
(Continued from Page 5)
of counties as has been the custom
and to date only one club has
submitted activities of the year’s
work. This is the Ahoskie Women’s
Club of Ahoskie, N. C. The one
big project that is felt needs men
tioning here is the kindergarten
they are sponsoring along with
many other activities listed.
During the closing session a de
cision was made to use funds de
rived from sale of Efland prop>-
erty, the Federations’ initial con
tribution for a home for delin
quent Negro girls, toward erecting
a chapel at the present Training
School for girls at Kinston, N. C.
Books Con Be Friends
(Continued from Page 2)
and reared in the environs of N.C.
Her accomplishments in the field
of education are many. She is the
author of “Out of My Dreams.”
Each of us will enjoy this volume
of delightful poems comprising the
eight groups.
She is presently on staff of Eliza
beth City Teachers College. Being
proud of her native N.C. prompted
the opening group of poems. Al
ways a teacher, she dedicated one
group to “The Teacher, The School
and The ChUd.” Other groups wiU
be of equal interest on travels,
memories, music, love, beauty and
etc.
Introduce this in your clubs.
ProgramCommittee
Reports Results
REPORT OF SOUVENIR
PROGAM COMMITTEE — 50th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
(approved board meeting; Septem-
bet 12, 1959)
Total collected for
ads and sale of programs $1,950.34
Total Expenses 1,789.78
(printer $1,677.25)
(other expenses $112.53)
Balance above expenses $160.56
Of above spent for Banquet
and Scrapbook 131.65
Balance to Fed. Treasury $28.91
Fannie T. Newsome—Chr. Com.
Doris Pope—Sec.
M. N. Leitao—Sec.
SOUVENIR PROGRAM included
support from following; 13 Busi
ness and organization ads, 10 Col
lege Ads, 3 Institutions — Kinston,
Hoffman, Oxford; Personal Dona
tion of Dr. Atkins — Winston-Salem
Tr. College; 49 Clubs — City Feder
ations and Dist. Ass. including
Juniors; 64 Patrons and 31 free
pages; used by Federation and
paid out of funds.
CLUBS TAKING PART; (size of
ad in pages before each listing)
1, Young Matrons Guild—Lumber-
ton; , Neighborhood No. 1 Eliza
beth City; 1, Hickory Women’s
Civic; 1, Amies Prof. Women’s
Club-^elma; 1, Alpha Art Club
—High Point; 1, Kinston Bridge
Club; 1, Carnation Art Club
—Windsor; 1, S.P.M. Club —
WiUiamston; Vz, Book and Garden
Club—Wilson; (4, Rose Yound
Club—Concord; %, Social Swank
Club—Statesville; 1, Sr. and Jr.,
Womens Club—Raleigh; 1, Jr.
Matrons Club — Elizabeth City;
1, Book Club—Rich Square; 1,
S.O.H.S. Club—Kinston; 1, Flower
and Art Club—Rich Square; 1,
Les Vingt Femmes—^Beaufort; 1,
Entre Nous Club—Kinston; 1, Utop
ia Club—Durham; Vz, Climbers—
New Bern; 1, Moore County Fed
eration; %, Southwestern Dist.
Assn.; Vi, Jr. Federation — Rocky
Mount; 1, Daughters of Dorcas—
Durham; Vz, Jr. Daughters of Dor
cas—Durham; %, Brown Pearson
Club—Rocky Mount; 1, Jonquil
Garden Club—Smithfield; 1, Pro
gressive Women; V4, Southeastern
Dist. Assn.; %, City Fed. of Ashe
ville for Mrs. Jones; 1, Banneker
Literary and Soc.—Kinston; 1, La
dies Art Club—Greensboro— Dr.
Brown; 1, Negro Women’s Feder
ation—Statesville; 1, Four Girls
Clubs of Elizabeth City; 1, Amary-
lis Garden and Civic Club —Wash
ington; 1, Negro Women’s Comm.
Club—Elizabeth City; 1, Northeast
ern Dist. Assn.; 1, Shelby Negro
Women’s Club; %, Woman’s Kin
dergarten Club—Ahoskie; V4, Al-
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Training School
By MISS MAE D. HOLMES
Superintendent
The Training School for Girls
has continued to make progress.
The staff is to be commended for
its untiring efforts to serve the
needs of the children well.
Special progress has been shown
in the following areas, despite
limitations; Ceramics, Arts and
Crafts Department, Homemaking,
Music and Religious Education.
Our present population is 89
girls, and we have a pending ap
plication list of 45 girls.
We are happy to report the fol
lowing milestones in our program:
1. One new cottage to accom
modate 25 girls now in progress.
2. One new cottage for 25 girls
and a gymnasium to be added to
the present Administration and
School Building after .July 1, 1959.
3. An addition of six new staff
members — July 1959.
4. Twelve months of school acti
vity at State Salary Scale.
Among our most urgent needs
have been Beauty Clinic operations
as a course of study along with
personal improvement, personal
hygiene in our regular vocational
school program, and a unit or
center for Religious activities and
related areas, as there is no
church, chapel or an adequate sub
stitute area for Religious activity.
After much effort it appears that
we are about to realize fulfillment
of the Beauty Clinic. We are optim
istic about this realization much
earlier than we had expected it.
We still need, however, the contin
ued interest and support of the
Federated Clubs.
We have not succeeded in ful
fillment of the original plan to
add a chapel to the Administra
tion Building. Unfortunately we
are not optimistic about the early
fulfillment of the urgent need for
a special place for Religious Activi
ty. At present it is necessary to
have all Religious services in the
dining room or in a double class
room, which is set up and used
temporarily, and which necessar
ily doubles and triples for class
rooms, all assemblies, programs
and then Religious activities.
We feel that a special unit for
Religious activity is most import
ant. It is urgent for obvious rea
sons. A special place designed for
Religious activity on the ground
would create an atmosphere of
worship and contribute to a much
more meaningful program.
Our efforts are turned in this
direction, and we believe you will
share our thinking that this is a
real need. Anything that the Feder
ation can do to aid in the realiza
tion of this obvious need will be
worthwhile, greatly appreciated,
and may serve to help the girls to
continue as Christian citizens when
they return to their various com
munities.