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Page 4 THE FEDERATION JOURNAL April, 1949 Daughters of Dorcas Club of Durham The Daughters of Dorcas Club has a long rich history. Organized back in the early 1920’s with some three or f.our wom en interesting in supplying milk for the sick persons confined in the new Lincoln Hospital, it has continued active to the present day. The late Dr. A. M. Moore, the great humanitarian, heard of this movement and gave the first five dollars to help purchase milk. Dr. Moore of course, was the husband of Mrs. Cottie S. Moore who is so dear to our Federation women because of her pioneer service to the organization and also because of her faithfulness even to this day. Mrs. R. L. McDougald, affectionately remembered as “Mattie Louise,” the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M.oore, long be fore her death caught the spirit of these helpful women and urged them to select a name for their group “Why not,” she said, “call yourself “Daughters of Dorcas?” You know Dorcas of Bible times and her works of love. Form yourselves into a real club with the name of Dorcas.” This was the beginning of a band of what is now an organization of thirty- four active members and two honorary members with Mrs. Cottie S. Moore serv ing as beloved president. The printed program for this year is graced on the cover with the sweet like ness of the president, which was taken at the Christmas party. It was then also that the club members presented Mrs. Moore a beautiful gold broach as a token of esteem and appreciation. Durham is a city that has many people whose circumstances are pathetic. The Daughters of Dorcas Club always has a long list of needy persons whose needs are in some measure supplied from the “Whitted Chest.” This title, given in honor of a former president, reflects the efforts of the club to supply clothing as well as other necessities to persons whose needs are made known to the club. The “Moore Fund” named for its first donor, Dr. A. M. Moore, provides not only food, fuel, and other helps, but gives scholar ships to worthy young people. The club motto “Lifting As We Climb” refers to people not only in Durham, but wherever human uplift is needed, and can be promoted by means of the some what meagre resources of the club. Re cently the arm of the Daughters of Dorcas reached far away into Johannesburg, South Africa to help our sisters in Mrs. Madie Hall Xuma’s community. The club song which appears elsewhere in the Journal, and which bespeaks the real Dorcas Club spirit, was written by the late Mrs. Mattie Louise Moore Mc Dougald. Last year a “Memorial Fund” was start ed in honor of our late beloved Vice- President, Mrs. Annie Day Shepard. This new effort has added substantially to our Meet the Steering Committee 4 A' • flj 0 Standing, left to right, are: Mrs. Sallye C. Hill, Mrs. M. W. Smith, Mrs. S. E. Brown, Mrs. P. E. Cogdell. Seated; Mrs. M. M. Womack, Mrs. S. E. Clarke, Mrs. R. Cogdell, Mrs. H. B. Bynum, and in the center front. Miss Elaine Gardner. club work for the gifts of mone’' not .only memorialize our “loved ones asleep,” but enable the club to remember the living with money and some other necessities. The ’’Dorcas Room” at the Lincoln Hos pital is the pride of the club. Twice the room has been furnished and is now beautiful maintained continually, it is the “preferred room” by many patients. From its earliest years Dorcas Club has been federated and throughout its his tory continues to exhibit its loyalty to all the high principles for which the North Carolina Federation stands. KINSTON WELCOMES FEDERATION (Continued from Page 1) cellent. The water springs from artesian wells and monthly analyses prove the sup ply to be as pure as any east of the Rockies, requiring neither filtering nor chemical treatment—a fact which is true of very few cities in America. Nearly all denominations are repre sented in Kinston with thirty-eight temples of worship. There are thirty-six clubs, fraternal societies and organiza tions, two libraries, two State institutions including State Training School for Negro girls of which Kinston is justly proud. Kinston has two large housing projects recreational organizations and the good schools are a tradition. The interracial re lations are commendable. There is much more to be told, but it is best to come and see! A3IONG OUR CLUBS (Continued from Page 1) Asheville for the Rhododendrons and to Cary for the Gourd Festival. Miss Con stance S. Young, secretary of the State Federation of Clubs was a delightful guest at the last meeting of the club. She com mended the members for the keen inter est displayed and for the unique program conducted. The Gospel Choir of St. John A. M. Zion Church recently sponsored a recital starring Hazel Harrison the distinguished piano soloist. Now the Library Committee is bringing Langston Hughes to the City for a public appearance. Gamma Beta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority celebrated Founders Day at the First Baptist Church. The dynamic speaker was Dr. Rose Butler Brown of Durham. A closed dinner fol lowed at the Silver Boot Grill, and a cof fee hour later at the home of Mrs. William Hines, Jr. The Mary McCleod Bethune Civic Club was greatly saddened by the death of its president, Mrs. Viola McPhail. She was active up to the last moments as she pass ed almost suddenly. Mrs. Letitia Fisher is filling the unempired tei-m. Norma E. Darden, Reporter.
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