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Page 4 THE FEDERATION JOURNAL Spring, 1961 EXECUTIVE BOARD and Planning Committee of the City Federa tion of Shelby, N. C., making plans for 1961 Convention. Seated left to right, Mrs. Francis Smith, chairman of the Social committee. Miss Louise Hord, treasurer and chairman of the finance commit tee, Mrs. M. H. London, president of the Shelby Woman’s Club and in charge of information, Mrs. Daeira Roberts, President of the Shelby City Federation, Mrs. Louise McKinney, President of the Terpsichorean Club and assistant secretary of the City Federation, Mrs. Jean Scales, chairman of the Decoration committee. Standing left to right are; Mrs. Patricia Palmer, chairman of courtesy, Mrs. Margaret Cabiness, in charge of the cafeteria, Mrs. M. K. Pass, chairman of local program committee, Mrs. A. W. Ford, chairman of badges, etc., Mrs. Ledessa Brooks, corresponding secretary. Miss Mildred Thompson, President of the Silver Leaf Club, Mrs. M. B. Cleaves, president of the Bridgettes club, Mrs. Pauline Clark, chap lain of City Federation, and Mrs. L, J. Gibson, chairman of the local Executive Board. Messages From State Committees I. Temperance Education Some things a moderate Drinker can never be sure of— 1. That he will never at any time go beyond his idea of modera tion. 2. That alcohol will not beget a craving for itself, and lead him into drunkenness. 3. That no young man or woman will be led to ruin by following his example. 4. That he will ever be able to combat the sin of drunkenness by his own drinking. 5. That he will never transmit to his children a tendency, which backed up by the example of father or mother, may prove irresistible to the offspring. 6. That he will never transgress the Divine precept—“We that are strong ought to bear the in firmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” Alma D. Dockery, Chairman II. State Club Scrap Book Contest will be held for the second year at the Annual Convention in Shelby. Please bring books to the place of display as early as possible on Fri day morning, June 2, 1961 after 10:30. The judges will begin work at 1:00 P. M. on Friday and no books will be accepted after one o’clock. The State Scrap Book Committee is asked to find the place of ex hibiting at 10:30 A. M., that we may organize our activities. Each book has to be registered and given a number. Fannie T. Newsome, Committee Chairman III. To all Federated Clubs; We urge each club to be sure and make some contribution this year to our project for the blind, “The Negro Braille Magazine.” We notice from our financial re port that more than one third of our clubs made no contribution, whatever, for the blind in 1960. Let us do better this year. Remember every little bit helps. This is so important to the blind who depend on us for Negro news. We must not fail them. L. V. Merrick, Chairman Magazine Round-up “I don’t have enough time to keep up with everything.” We scanned a few magazines and offer brief comments on articles you may have missed in April. All very short. I. A Housewife, “WOMAN OF COURAGE”—Mrs. Zelma Watson George. EBONY. She believes our interest as women should go be THEME (Continued from Page 1) der the leadership of capable con sultants. The Friday night session, open to the public, will be under arrange ment of our ho.st, but the Program Committee has selected to present as guest speaker. Dr. Rosa L. Gragg of Detroit, President Nation al Association of Colored Women’s clubs. The Junior Federation directed by Mrs. Lillian Gibson and Mrs. Lucille Albright will be in session on Saturday, June 3, and they will The closing session will be early spend an hour with the adults. The closing session will be early Sat urday afternoon and all delegates are urged to back the President to the end. By closing hour it is hoped that every club will have presented it self by a delegate with aU fees, blanks and exhibits the president requested. Prove your club a real true member. WESTERN DISTRICT (Continued from Page 3) used to help needy children and organization and the construction of patients of the sanitorium. These ladies are all dues paying members of the Y. W. C. A. They are at work on a Club Scrap Book that will be exhibited at the State Annual Meeting. The president, Mrs. Mattie Dudley has her members divided into working committees and all members are continually busy. STATE CONVENTION PROGRAM COMMITTEE . Hi L. to R. Mrs. Fannie T. Newsome, Mrs. Beulah Perrin, Mrs. J. L. Enloe, Sec.; Mrs. Esther Moore, Chairman; Mrs. L. B. Gibson, Miss Mae D. Holmes and Mrs. M. L. Laito. Not shown in picture—Mrs. E. M. Spellman, Mrs. C. M. Means, Mrs. L. J. Bost, Miss lone Henderson, Mrs. B. M. Smith, Mrs. Susie Lynn, Mrs. Azalea Hemp hill, Mrs. David Jones, Miss W. Crosson, Mrs. Lucille Horton and Mrs. T. O. Satterwhite. yond the walls of our home and into community, state and world problems. Though an alternate del egate last fall to the U. N. Gener al Assembly, on one occasion she was haded, “The real voice of the American people.” II. In condensed form some of the most helpful hints, to Parents from Parents. It is “Family Clinic” each month in Parent Magazine. The same thing never works in every household, but what dees work is worth passing on. The “Know how” is pretty difficult in handling problems of today. HI. “Each of us must come to his sense of worship by his own path, with such help as the doc trines of his parents, his church and his society give him.” In the magazine women believe in — Ladies Home Journal — read “Where is God?” Now turn to page 43 — “Education and woman’s aims.” Tell your teen-age friends to read—“Good Manners Get You Places”—it might be a little late for some of us. These are all short and in the same magazine. IV. “A Pioneer” Service for our colleges, by Livingstone College, Salisbury, N. C. EBONY again—“Operation Inter racial Friendship,” aimed at breaking the color barrier. Negro students’ contacts with whites is Dr. Berta Hamilton’s technique. A promoter of the Gold en Rule. The foresight and fine co operation of Dr. S. E. Duncan, president of the college explains the success of the enterprise. V. Interested people? — Hav.'ng grown up with McCall’s Magazine, I still hang on to it—“400 Famous People and How Their Childhood Affected Them.” You will find some surprising facts here. All of these you can find in your Public Library; if not in your own magazine rack. Happy reading! —Editor
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