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THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
* Spring, 1961
THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
“Lifting As We Climb”
Issued by
The N. C. Federation of Negro
Woman’s Club
Editor: Mrs. Fannie T. Newsome,
Rich Square
Contributing Editors:
Miss Wilhemenia Crasson ... Sedalia
Mrs. E. M. Spellman
Elizabeth City
Miss Willson Whitman
Mrs. V. T. Bishop Rich Square
Mrs. E. B. Stewart Fayetteville
Mrs. Beatrice M. Smith Hickory
Editorial
We present for your study this
reprint. After studying, decide if
we are giving our youth their true
“Birthright.” Is there a youth club
in your town that your club con
tributes to?
“BIRTHRIGHT”
“But the contours of our freedom
cannot be drawn for him;
For, the boundaries of freedom
are permissive.
Tell him the privileges exceed the
prohibitions.
And both will test his measure as
a man.
Tell him the stories of the two
great births of history—
A boy in Bethlehem,
In Independence Hall, a nation—
And fuse these into common
moral sentiment;
His birthright is of flag as well
as altar.
Show him the places of battles;
Name him the men whose swords
were thoughts.
Define the republic by the
responsibilities
As well as the rights that it offers
him ...
The ri»ht to self-expression—
the freedom to worship, to
study, to listen,
to make independent judgments,
and to speak . . .
The right to be a person—
the chance to grow;
to develop, and maintain,
individual dignity and worth . . .
The right to p.articipate—
the opportunity for communion
and assembly;
the privilege of public opinion
and of free elections . . .
The right to a choice of labor—
the liberty to choose and to
change jobs,
to work with people or with
things—
or even not to work;
to employ men, or to employ
learning or money . . .
The right of contract—
the wonder of a man’s word
becoming his bond . . .
The right to own property—
the title a man has to set his
Religious
Emphasis
“What He Did, We Can Do”
The unique thing about Jesus was
that His religion was a part of His
daily life. Others have preached,
perhaps as eloquently; none has
loved so eloquently as He. His posi
tion on earth was not so different
from ours as we sometimes think.
He was not a priest or minister, in
the modern sense. He did not bap
tise, did not even have a church,
did not preach regularly. He sim
ply went about doing good; teach
ing informally, casually, when
there was opportunity, helping peo
ple out of trouble, denouncing
wrong when He thought it would
do any good. Just what we all have
a chance of doing; just what we
all should do.
seal upon the land,
to furrow his own name into a
field,
or to plant a hill with the seeds
of his own orchard;
his right to buy, and to build,
and to call a thing his own . . .
The right to a heritage—
the right of one man to leave
to another,
tangible and intangible fruits,
so that the personality of his
labor and his learning
will not be alienated or lost;
to receive of forebears and t )
leave for posterity,
the uninjured meaning of words
of tradition . . .
The right to belong—
not as a child belongs to a
parent,
but with knowledge and intent,
with right born of responsible
being,
as a man gives himself to faith,
to principle, or to deeds of hign
cause . . .
Tell him these rights are his.
And the greatest is the most
incidental.
For, the right to belong
Is an offshoot of belief,
And a circumstance of loyalty—
And those are the essence of
allegiance.
Take a child to a high place
And show him the country.”
By Jo Bingham
Personalities In
The News
Mrs. L. Y. Brown — of Rocky
Mount named “Woman of the
Year” by the club women of her
city. She was guest of honor at a
lovely dinner with recognition be
ing given by many local and out
of town friends. Her many activi
ties of both civic and religious note
were listed. They covered a wide
field of local, state and national
scope. Mrs. Brown is chairman of
North Carolina Federation of Ne
gro Women.
Mrs. Susie W. Jones, director
of admissions at Bennett College
sailed from New York aboard the
S. S. Ryndom of Zurich, Switzer
land, where she attended the sev
enth World Day of Prayer spon
sored by United Church Women of
the National Council of Churches.
Debarking at Le Horne, France,
she was taken by the boat train to
Paris and then to Zurich. She also
visited Lucerne, Venice, Florence,
Rome, and Naples on this trip. We
welcome her back to the U. S. A.
Mrs. Rose D. Aggrey, our past
president, is also past president of
the North Carolina Teachers Asso
ciation. In Raleigh, March 23-25,
1961, she was honored along with
18 other past presidents of
N. C. T. A. as the 80th Anniversa
ry of the organization was ob
served. The program was dedicat
ed to the “unselfish stimulating
leadership” of these personalities.
Mrs. Beulah J. Perrin, Federa
tion Chaplain was given the follow
ing citation, February 19, 1961, on
WSOC-TV “Spotlight” program of
Charlotte, N. C.
MRS. BEULAH J. PERRIN
Federation Chaplain
“This morning we not only Spot
light, but as well, we pay tribute
to an outstanding member of our
Charlotte community.
There is in Charlotte today a
modest, dedicated woman, who has
by her great benevolence, won the
deep and lasting affection of those
who know her. This lovable per
son is Mrs. Beulah John Perrin.
Because of the illness of her fa
ther when she was but a young
girl her formal education was lim
ited. This, however, did not hin
der her from becoming an out
standing dressmaker, designer,
and interior decorator. Over many
years she has counted many of
Charlotte’s outstanding families as
her clients and is now serving the
third generation of some of these
families.
Because of her own inability to
complete her formal education,
Mrs. Perrin has shown that the
school of life is the greatest uni
versity. She says that life’s great
est satisfactions come from the
assistance we render to others.
That Mrs. Perrin has lived up to
her beliefs is very evident in her
many contributions made, not only
to her community, but to many
foreign countries.
Mrs. Perrin is a charter member
of the committee of administration
of the Y.W.C.A., has served 4
years as vice president of the State
B.T.U. Convention, 3 years on
Child’s Welfare Committee of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Nation
al Baptist Convention, and has
served 29 years on the Executive
Committee of the Lott Carey For
eign Missions Convention, and
served as well in many capacities
in other national and local organi
zations.
In 1955 Mrs. Perrin was a dele
gate to the World Baptist Alliance
in London, England, and while
abroad, visited many of the Euro
pean countries.
Through the years Mrs. Perrin
has been the donor of 2 high school
scholarships, and 4 high school and
college scholarships, 7 scholarships
in Africa, and is at present sponsor
of a Korean Orphan with whom she
regularly corresponds.
Although 81 years of age, you
will find Mrs. Perrin each Sunday
morning teaching the Bible and
making life a little more pleasant
for the patients of the Dwiggins
Nursing Home here in Charlotte.
After which she attends services
at the Friendship Baptist Church of
which she has been a member for
many, many years.
We are indeed happy to have
been able to Spotlight on our pro
gram this morning such a fine and
outstanding member of our com
munity.”
WSOC—Charlotte, N. C.