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THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
January, 1954
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
Continued from Page Three
State and Local Welfare Departments in
their efiorts to secure the necessary
boarding homes for our aged and our neg
lected and dependent children.
5. Whereas, there are no Negro pro
fessional personnel, such as nurses, doc
tors and dentists, employed at the State
Hospital at Goldsboro, and
Whereas, it would be possible for hos
pital authorities to make professional se
lections from qualified Negroes, be it
Resolved, that the Federation go on rec
ord as indorsing the inclusion of Negroes
on the Professional Staff of the State Hos
pital in Goldsboro.
6. Whereas, this organization realizes
that active participation by the ballot is
one known way by which citizens can
participate in the making of government
programs, policies and laws.
Resolved, that the Federation call upon
not only its members, but also all citizens
of voting age to consistently become and
remain active voters irrespective of where
they reside, and
Resolved further, that clinics be spon
sored by local clubs in their various com
munities to inform as well as interest the
people in the use of the ballot and to ac
quaint prospective voters with the issues
involved and the candidates.
7. Whereas, women are rapidly taking
their place in public life, and
Whereas, they are serving on Boards of
Welfare, Industry, Health and Education,
and
Whereas, at present Negro women are
not represented on the Board of Trustees
of the Oxford Colored Orphanage,
Resolved, that the Federation go on rec
ord as recommending to the proper au
thority the appointment of a qualified
Negro woman or women on the Board of
the Oxford Colored Orphanage.
8. Whereas, the common practice is to
omit Negroes on the various State and
County Boards, and
Whereas, Negroes are qualified to serve
on State Boards, be it
Resolved, that the Federation respect
fully petition the State and County offi
cials to appoint a Negro woman or women
on Welfare, Industry, Health and Educa
tion Boards.
9. Whereas, many Negroes are forced
by their economic condition to live in sub
standard houses in slum areas inside the
corporate limits of cities and towns, with
out proper streets, sidewalks, toilet facili
ties, water, electric lights, sanitation in
cluding garbage removal, recreational fa-
ci'ities or safety signs for school children,
be it
Resolved, that the Federation go on rec
ord as sponsoring the election of a can
vassing committee in each club to initiate
programs designed to stimulate interest in
our own groups for improvement in these
areas and request action by government
officials on the local and state levels to
correct these discriminatory practices.
10. V/hereas, such valuable information
was obtained through group discussions
in the separate work shops that will aid
in the growth and development of our
various clubs, as well as increase interest
of club members and enrich club pro
grams, be it
Resolved, that our Federation have
printed and distributed to the Presidents
of Federated Clubs copies of the ap
proved reports from each workshop.
11. Whereas, the outstanding work of
our President, Miss Ruth G. Rush, is de
serving of special recognition.
Resolved, that because of her untiring
and most efficient services as President of
the North Carolina Federation of Negro
Women’s Clubs, she be given expression
of our most hearty thanks and apprecia
tion for such notable accomplishments as:
a. Planning and carrying out very suc
cessful and profitable programs during her
seven years of Presidency at all meetings
narticularly noticeable to us at the Annual
Conventions;
b. The wonderful growth of clubs
throughout the State under her resource
ful leadership;
c. The organization of a sound finan
cial basis through an enlarged paid rep
resentation;
d. Revision of Constitution and distri
bution among the membership so as to
establish orderly business procedure for
all assemblies;
e. Increased recognition of the strength
of the Federation through representation
and participation in State-wide programs
of Welfare;
f. Her special interests in helping fos
ter any movement for improving and de
veloping our State Institutions, especially
our Training School for Negro Girls at
Kinston, N. C.;
g. Promoting plans for a legal and
profitable sale of our Efland Home prop-
erty;
h. Being recognized and appointed as a
person fully capable to serve as a State
Representative at the 1950 White House
Conference of Children and Youth, and
i. Initiating plans and the establish
ment of a scholarship fund as a major ob
jective, for girl college graduates, to study
Law and Pediatrics.
12. Whereas, our stay in Elizabeth City
has been most enjoyable and fruitful.
Resolved, that the North Carolina Fed
eration of Negro Women’s Clubs express
its warmest appreciation and thanks to the
’ocal clubs, officials of State Teachers Col
lege of Elizabeth City, N. C., the Press
^nd to all citizens at large for the splendid
accommodations and courtesies that have
been bestowed upon us during our brief
stay. Respectfully submitted,
N. E. Darden
L. D. Harris
F. L. McLean, Secretary
A. P. Collins, Chairman
PRIVATE NURSING HOMES
Continued from Page Five
present her facilities are limited to ac
commodation for only a few, but as the
demand for more space increases, Mrs.
Lowery plans to enlarge her home in order
to care for more persons.
Mrs. Lowery is a refined young woman
of exemplary Christian character. Edu
cated at Livingstone College and reared
in one of the most highly respected and
progressive families in this county, she
has much that is valuable to contribute to
this undertaking, and indeed to almost
any other enterprise in which she might
so wholeheartedly engage. Her large farm
and her modernized rural home will be a
little haven of rest and a blessing to the
poor and weary who are sent there; and
Mrs. Lowery herself, will be greatly
blessed for her noble efforts.
We trust that our church clubs and civic
organizations will continue the custom of
remembering the inmates of the County
Homes until all of them are placed in pri
vate homes, and also that other persons
will follow Mrs. Lowery’s splendid ex
ample of opening private rest homes.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Continued from Page Four
to be a task sufficiently engrossing in
itself, and one demanding our undivided
enthusiasm, which enthusiasm in itself,
required very strenuous efforts for re
awakening. The needful financing of our
own projects; the demand for increased
membership; for the development of a
stronger and more representative state
organization must have diminished among
us the urgency for strengthening the link
that binds us to the other seven states in
this union.
Most certainly, if we are to remain one
of these eight links, let us cease right
now, to be a weak link; let us line up
with Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Geor
gia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Vir
ginia; and do our full duty, or withdraw
entirely from the organization.
Selected Quotations for Clubs
Dear heart, God does not say “Today, be
strong,”
He knows your strength is spent
He knows how long the road has been
How weary you have grown;
For he who walked the earthly road.
Each bogging lowland and each steep hill
Can understand, and so He says, “Be still
And know that I am God.”
The hour is late, and we must rest awhile
And you must wait awhile until life’s
empty reservoirs fill up
As slow rain fills an empty cup
Hold up your cup, dear child, for God to
fill
He only asks today that you be still.