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THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
March-April, 1953
THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
"Li/tingf As We
ISSUED BY
The North Carolina Federation of
Negro Women’s Clubs
EDITOR-IN-CKIBF
KRS. ROSE D. AGGREY Salisbury
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
WISS RUTH G. RUSH Durham
MRS. O. R. POPE Rocky Mount
MRS. NORMA DARDEN Wilson
MRS. EDNA B. TAYLOR Southern Pines
MRS. H. B. BYNUM Kinston
MRS. P. R. BROWN Hofimar.
MRS. ALICE P. COLLINS Smithfisld
MRS. LILLIAN D. REID Salisbury
After a delightful three months’ stay in
British West Africa, the editor is happy to
be at home. In another column, an ac
count of the Nigerian trip with Mrs. Fauset
is given. This consumed the better part
of the travel of the first month. During
December and January I visited the Gold
Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia concern
ing which I shall write in another issue.
I was so greatly impressed with the
progress and achievements of African
women that I secured from Mrs. Sarah
Simpson George, prominent social and
political leader of Monrovia an article de
scribing the efforts of Liberian women to
secure their political rights. Mrs. Esther
L. Coker of the Freetown, Sierra Leone
Y. W. C. A., contributes a description of
the extraordinary work the Sierra Leone
women are doing. It was a great joy for
me to be with these women and learn of
iHoir work.
Editorials
Elsewhere in this issue appears an
article entitled “Improving Race Relations”
by Dr. S. O. Holland, prominent physician
End well known churchman of Salisbury.
The author for several years served ably
as chairman of the Salisbury Interracial
Committee of which he is still an active
member. Our readers will more deeply
appreciate this article because of the fact
that Dr. Holland exemplifies in his human
relations the high principles of Christian
brotherhood.
The Scholarship Fund
Efforts by the Federated Clubs to estab
lish a scholarship fund is a fairly new en
deavor. Many individual clubs and several
city federations are working diligently in
order to be able to make an encouraging
report at our coming convention which is
to be held at Elizabeth City. This is indeed
an undertaking that should command the
support of every loyal club woman in the
state. In numerous ways, the majority of
our women are advancing economically,
socially, and intellectually. Our women
in North Carolina are truly climbing.
Shall we not lift others as we climb? Let
us all make a sacrifice, if it should be
necessary, and contribute generously to
ward increasing our scholarship fund that
we may thereby enable some worthy girl
to secure a well rounded education. For 25
Our Annual Convention
Please note change in date of Annual
Meeting!
The North Carolina Federation of Negro
Women’s Clubs will meet in Elizabeth
City, North Carolina May 1-2. The execu
tive board agreed to change date to meet
the convenience of the Elizabeth City
Clubs which have the cooperation of
Elizabeth City Teachers College in the
entertainment of the delegation.
Select your delegates immediately and
plan to be present at the opening session
of the meeting on Friday, May 1.
The sessions are scheduled as follows;
Friday; 11; 00 A. M.
2; 00 P. M.
8; 00 P. M.
Saturday; 10; 00 A. M.
2; 00 P. M.
Attendance—Every federated club in
North Carolina should send representa
tives.
Every woman’s club which has not
federated and will federate at the time of
the convention should send representa
tives.
Any woman who is not affiliated with a
club and desires to attend the convention
may attend and apply for membership as
a member-at-largc.
Reports—There are two kinds of writ
ten reports to be made by each club.
(1) Name and address of the club, name
and address of president, name and address
of secretary, number of members, amount
of representation fees, amount of con
tributions to other projects. These reports
are given to the treasurer.
(2) Each club should have a written re
port of activities for the year. This report
should be given to the secretary so that it
may be used by the organization in pre
paring minutes and by the editorial staff
of the Journal in preparing the issue of
the Journal reporting the annual meet
ing.
In addition to the written reports, a
time will be designated on the program
for your delegate to give a very short
summary report of your year’s work so
that all may share worthwhile experiences.
These reports will be limited to three min
utes.
Finances—How much should you pay?
See your constitution, then pay 50 cents
for every member in your club up to
Ihirty (30) members. Pay $2.50 for every
ten members over thirty.
In addition to representation fees, each
veers we have majored in helping de
linquent girls—an effort which was well
supported and one which still commands
our interest, but now we are eager to help
girls who are trying to secure a college
education. Why may we not stretch out
willing arms and pull upward those who
with great difficulty are struggling to
reach the heights? How much have you
given?
club has been asked to raise twenty-five
dollars (§25.00) toward our Scholarship
Fund. We hope you have achieved this
goal, but do not stay away because you do
not have the twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
We need your presence and support. Give
what you can.
Convention Cost—The executive board
has approved the plan to have each dele
gate pay expenses of entertainment at all
conventions.
In accordance with this plan, a schedule
of costs for each person attending the
Elizabeth City meeting is listed.
Night’s lodging and breakfast $1.75
Lunch (Friday) 75
Dinner (Friday) 1.25
Dinner (Saturday) 1.25
Total $5.00
Housing—All correspondence concern
ing housing and meals should be ad
dressed to;
Mrs. Georgia Morgan,
645 South Martin Street,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Registrations for housing and meals
should be made as soon as possible after
the receipt of this letter. Please help the
Elizabeth City Clubs to serve you by mak
ing your decision to attend and notifying
Mrs. Morgan immediately. Do not delay!
Convention Program—Club reports and
progress reports from our state institutions
are standard parts of our annual meetings.
These reports will be given on Friday.
The Friday Night Session is the time of
our public meeting and we hope to have
an inspirational talk by a guest speaker.
On Saturday, we will have a youth
program and use the remainder of the day
in panel discussions or workshops to re
vitalize our club programs. The executive
board voted to make Saturday “a day of
ideas” to carry home to your local club.
Can we count on you to share these ex
periences with us?
Announcement—The Southeastern Reg
ional of Federated Clubs will meet August
14, 15, 16 in Sedalia, North Carolina at
Palmer Memorial Institute. More informa
tion will be given about the Southeastern
when we meet in annual session.
On to Elizabeth City for the annual
meeting May first and second.
We Count On You !
A sympathetic teacher during a final
examination, asked the class.
“Are any of you having difficulty with
that last question?”
“No,” replied one member of the class.
It is not the question that perplexes me,
I am having difficulty with the answer.”
Friends of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins
Brown, president emeritus of Palmer Me
morial Institute at Sedalia and honorary
president of the N. C. Federation of Clubs,
regret to learn of her illness and trust
that she will soon recover