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Page 4 THE FEDERATION JOURNAL April, 1955 THE CONVENTION Our 46th annual convention of our or ganization will be held in Concord, N. C., May 13, 14, 15. Registration will take place in Percival Hall, Barber Scotia College, Friday morning May 13. The morning and afternoon sessions will be held at Barber Scotia Friday; but the evening session will be held at the Logan High School. Saturday morning and afternoon ses sions will be conducted at the Shankle- town Consolidated School. The Saturday evening session will be at the Logan High School Sunday morning our delegates are invited to attend the local churches. Fed eration women have been selected to serve as guest speakers at seven of the churches. Transportation will be arranged for dele gations to accompany each speaker. Speakers for the various sessions are Mr. Harry S. Jones, Charlotte, N. C., Ex ecutive Secretary, N. C. Council on Hu man Relations—Friday afternoon, Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, Chicago, Illinois, President of the National Association of Colored Women’s clubs, Friday evening. Junior Session Business routine and Workshop Saturday morning. Reports, recommendations and business continued Saturday afternoon. Tour of Rose Gardens after the close of the Saturday afternoon session. Fashion show, a play and Junior Recreation Saturday evening. Sunday afternoon. Mass meeting speak ers will be Mr. Kelly Alexander, Char lotte, N. C., President N. C. State Con ference of N.A.A.C.P. Branches; National President, Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, Southeastern President, Mrs. Louvella H. Goff, Covington, Va. A program rendered by a number of talented Juniors will form an interesting part of the Sunday after noon program. Business sessions begin at 9 each morning. Afternoon sessions at 2, evening sessions at 8. The committees already appointed are as follows: TIME AND PLACE: Mrs. Thelma Hen ley, Fayetteville; Mrs. Jane Melton, Win ston; Mrs. Naomi High, Smithfield; Mrs. Beatrice Brame, Henderson; Mrs. Ethel Hines, Wilson; Mrs. Wilma Milum, Dur ham. RESOLUTIONS: Mrs. Esther D. Moore, Hickory; Mrs. Corinne Thomas, Salisbury; Mrs. Lelia B. Yancy, Wilson; Mrs. Sallie C. Hill, Kinston; Miss E. A. Bridges, Shel by; Mrs. Mary C. Holliday, Statesville; Miss Fannie Newsome, Rich Square. SCHOLARSHIP: Mrs. E. C. Mitchell, Elizabeth City; Mrs. P. R. Brown, Hoff man; Miss L. S. Galbraith, Shelby; Mrs. A. P. Collins, Smithfield; Mrs. A. L. Mur phy, Asheville; Mrs. I. Dickens, Raleigh. PROGRAM: Mrs. P. R. Brown, Hoff man; Mrs. Ethel Hines, Wilson; Mrs. Anna Johnson, Wilson; Miss Wilhelmina Cros- son, Sedalia; Mrs. Mamie Gore, Fayette ville; Mrs. Mary Wortham, Warrenton; Mrs. S. L. Hopkins, Salisbury. NOMINATION: Mrs. A. B. Byrd, Rocky Mount; Mrs. Mary Perkins, Salisbury; Mrs. Maggie Jones, Asheville; Mrs. Dor- cus Overby, Durham; Mrs. Edna B. Tay lor, Pinehurst. LEGISLATION: Mrs. Hattie Hughes, Greensboro; Mrs. Gazella Lipscomb, Dur ham; Mrs. L. M. Haizlip, High Point. AUDITING: Mrs. Constance Young, Durham; Mrs. Ammie Foster, Pinehurst; Mrs. Carrie Mayfield, High Point. Superintendant Leonard Speaks Before House Committee Speaking before a recent meeting of the House Jundiciary Committee of the State Legislature, Mr. Samuel Leonard, Super intendent of State Training and Correc tional Institutions opposed a bill which would extend the jurisdicition of Juvenile Courts to include youths sixteen years of age (1) when the offense is the first one committed by the youth, (2) a misde meanor, (3) not a violation of the motor vehicle laws. According to Mr. Leonard, juveniles over sixteen need the training and dis cipline of a reformatory—a building with locks, bars, and guards, in addition to the type of training that is now being given in the training schools. Handling older boys in the open institutions he stated, would present grave difficulties, some of which might be eased in a reformatory. Under the present law, boys 16 to 18 are tried in the Superior Court and are A Prayer Lord, make me kind! The world is /till enough of needless tears. And hungry hearts are full of nameless fears. To these no vision of Thy humanness ap pears. Lord, make me kind! Lord, make me think! For thoughtlessness has caused so much of needless woe. That thoughtless word of mine may grow and grow and grow Until, like torrents mad, nothing can stay its flow Lord, make me think! Lord, make me love! And place love’s sign upon the face of me. That loveless man may pause and turn and see A little of that love that comes from Thee. Lord, make me love! —Anonymous punished as juveniles. They are sent to the training schools with suspended pri son sentences or paroles hanging over them as a “big stick,” which of course en ables the training school officials to han dle them with slightly less difficulty. There are many people today who feel that there must be a sterner approach to the whole problem of how we shall treat delinquents, and that this should mean that with more severity of punishment there would be a reduction in the number of cases. We trust that there will be no let up in the study of this very serious problem and that the churches, the schools and all good agencies will assume their share of the responsibility for preventing Continued on Page 6 Representatives of Concord Federated Clubs 1 Standing: Mesdames Cora Caldwell, Annie S. Byers, Lena Hemphill, Faustine Hightower, Katie Jones, M. M. Williams, Ethel Baucom, Anna Morris, Lula Blue, Christine Mobley, M. Means, Alice Plunkett, Susie Lynn, Elizabeth Johnson. Seated: Mesdames P. H. Lee, Louise Bost, Alcie Hayley, Willie Davis, Mary Connor.
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