Spring, 1962
THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
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Southeastern
District
Mrs. E. Stewart, Reporter
"Among Our Clubs"
Western
District
Mrs. B. M. Smith — Reporter
Annual Woman’s Day for the
district was observed on Oct. 22,
1961 in Fayetteville at the St.
James Holiness Church. Many at
tended to hear Rev. Mrs. Evanger-
line Sellers, of the Dunn, N. C.
Federated Club.
A Christmas pageant was given
on Dec. 3, 1961 and the proceeds
were used to bring Christmas
Cheer to the children of O’Berry
Institute of Goldsboro.
The District Executive Board
held a meeting to plan their Sixth
Annual Convention, scheduled for
April 13 and 14, 1962 in Lillington.
The theme: “We Build the Ladder
by Which We Climb.’’ Highlight
of the afternoon will be fitting tri
bute to the late Mrs. Rose D.
Aggrey, past president of the N.
C. Federation of Negro Women’s
Clubs. The Rose D. Aggrey Schol
arship Fund was so named in hon
or of Mrs. Aggrey several years
ago. The “Fund” now contributes
to four college students.
Contributions to the Federick
Douglass Restoration Project have
been received from the following
clubs of this district.
1. Silver City Community —
Raeford
2. Women’s Club—Dunn
Federation Officers and board
are grateful for your support.
Northeastern
District
Mrs. V. T. Bishop — Reporter
Mrs. Lucille Albright
Mrs. Lucille Albright of Selma,
N. C., Newly appointed Director of
N. C. Youth Federation.
The Hickory Daily Record print
ed Mrs. Esther Moor6’s version
of “Quality Education,” and we
present parts of it here:—
“In the early history of Ameri
can education, emphasis was
placed primarily upon reading,
writing and arithmetic. The fa
mous “3 R’s” still have impor
tance in our learning processes.
However, the evolution of time
has brought education to a point
in history, in which training must
expand to take on a newer mean
ing and importance that must
greatly exceed anything in the
past with reference to material
and human resources.
“When account is taken of the
complexities arising with techni
cal and social changes, curricu
lum-making needs to cope with the
demands of the prevailing era.
“We have reasons to be proud
of much good growing out of past
developments of our system of
learning, but here and now, we
must face our delicate and ap
palling predicament among other
nations.
“We must train to equal or excel
in a quality of cultural practices
that promises to attract the at
tention and emulation of other
nations.
Seek To Lessen Danger
“With permanent danger threat
ening the universe, we must train
to lessen such danger, or face the
possibility of world destruction.
Ways must be found in our edu
cational system to establish world
peace by destroying attitudes of
complacency, hate, cynicism big
otry and irrationalism now exist
ing.
“For world survival, nations
need educational focus upon cor
relation of, and more emphasis
upon, proper loyalties, respect for
others, student participation and
exploration, disciplined work hab
its, and other wise use of such
knowledge gained along with the
traditional ‘3 R’s.’ ”
We thank these clubs for their
loyal support to the Douglass Res
toration Project:
City Federation, Asheville; Co
operative Sister No. 1, Asheville;
Central
District
"LETS TELL THE WORLD"
The following clubs contributed
to the Frederick Douglass Proj
ect, the board and friends and of
ficers of the Federation are very
grateful for your support.
Bannaker Club, Kinston; S.P.M.
Club, Williamston; Woman’s Kin
dergarten, Ahoskie; Jr. Matrons,
Elizabeth City; Matron’s Social
Lit. & Art, Elizabeth City; Neigh
borhood Club No. 1, Elizabeth City;
Martha Woodhouse Mission So
ciety, Elizabeth City; Cheerful We
Club, Elizabeth City; Albemarle
Club, Elizabeth City; Brownie
Troop No. 7, Elizabeth City; Flow
er & Art Club, Rich Square; Book
Club, Rich Square; Starlight Chap
ter No. 563 O.E.S., Rich Square.
Mrs. Robert Vincent, Northamp
ton County; Meherrin School Fac
ulty, Northampton County; Order
of Love & Charity, Rich Square;
W. S. Creecy Sch. Faculty, Rich
Square; Mrs. Fannie T. Newsome,
Rich Square; Mr. T. F. Newsome,
Sr., Rich Square; Masonic Lodge,
Rich Square; Teen Top Girls Club,
Selma; Les Vingt Femmes, Beau
fort; Woman’s Club, Edenton;
Climbers Club, New Bern; Amaryl
lis Garden & Civic, Washington;
Women’s Club, Wilson; Book &
Garden Club, Wilson; Bona Fini-
timi Inc., Bertie & Martin Co.
The Executive board of the
Northeastern District held its
planning meeting in Edenton, N.
C. as guest of the Woman’s club.
Twenty ladies attended and were
served a delicious turkey dinner
by the host club in the Robin’s
Motel. An interesting program was
planned for the annual session
Pleasure Seekers, Asheville,
Square Dames, Asheville; Char
lotte A. Percival Club, Concord;
Rose Young Club, Concord; Mrs.
Sara B. Cordery, Concord; Social
Arts, Statesville; Women’s Federa
tion, Statesville; Jersey City Wom
en’s Club, Salisbury; Jersey City
Handicraft Girls, Salisbury.
This our newest district is be
ing organized under the leadership
of Mrs. Esther Barnes of Greens
boro. They have our best wishes
as they develop into a great dis
trict.
The board and officers of the
N. C. Federation extend thanks to
them for the support given the
Frederick Douglass Project by
these clubs:
Jr. Daughters of Dorcas, Dur
ham; Daughters of Dorcas, Dur
ham; Ladies Aid W. Durham Bapt.
Church; Utopia Club, Durham;
Ladies Art, Greensboro; Alpha
Art, High Point; Blue Iris Garden
Club, High Point.
City Fed. of Women, High Point;
Criterious Bridge Club, High Point;
Flower Lover Garden Club, High
Point; H.P.N. & I. Club, High
Point; Ministers Wives Alliance,
High Point; Patient Planters Gar
den Club, High Point; Jr. Woman’s
Club, Raleigh; The Women’s Club,
Raleigh.
which wiU be held at the Provi
dence Baptist Church in Edenton,
N. C. on the first Saturday in
April. The theme of the meeting
will be: “The Role of Women in
a Shrinking World.” A large num
ber of delegates is expected.
The Elizabeth City Federated
Clubs had a very unique service
when they installed new officers
for this year. The program took
the form of a ten-year progress
review. Mrs. E. H. Mitchell, re
tiring president gave a detailed ac
count of the clubs’ activities since
1961 on local, district, state, and
national levels. Newly elected
ficers are: Mrs. L. E. Duers, •
ident; Mrs. Edna Few, vicr
dent: Mrs. E. M. Spellrr
retary and Mrs. Maud
treasurer.
The Negro Hospital Au
Elizabeth City visited 2(
during the recent March
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