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THE FEDERATION JOURNAL
FaU—1963
Resume Of Convention Minutes
Center Street
A. M. E. Lion Church
Statesville
May 3-4, 1963
1. In absence of Mrs. Annie
Pridgen, .the recording secretary,
Rosebud Aggrey was asked to
serve. Mrs. L. Merrick presided.
Devotions led by Mrs. Beulah Per
rin.
2. Reports of officers and com
mittees are found at end of this
record.
3. Miss Crassen suggested that
a workshop be held to prepare for
later election of officers, as pres
ent officers had been asked to
serve until next annual session.
It was adopted that a workshop
be held at Sedalia on June 15th
at 11:00 A.M. District presidents or
at least one member of each club
should attend. District constitutions
should be brought to this meeing.
4. The President, Mrs. E. M.
Spellman expressed joy in welcom
ing all members to the conven
tion. Her message is found else
where in this issue.
5. Because of the shortage of
time Mr. Wenderlay and Mr. Park
er of the Morrison Training School
only greeted us. Their report is
found elsewhere in this issue.
6. A telegram was read from
Miss Mae D. Holmes, that express
ed regret for not being able to
attend and giving thanks for many
tokens and messages of cheer re
ceived since her accident.
7. A copy of the “Collect of Club
Women of America” is to put in
the Journal and all clubs are asked
to use it for closing of club meet
ings.
8. Memorial services were con
ducted by Mrs. Willie Massey,
names of deceased members were
read.
9. Mrs. Sallie Harris of Durham
was elected recording secretary
and Mrs. V. T. Bishop of Rich
Square as assistant recording sec
retary.
10. By motion a change in the
Budget for 1963-64 was made to
allow $50.08 rather than $30.00 as
a contribution for services of the
editor.
Rosebud Aggrey
Acting Secretary
II. Federation Journal
Two issues published; Fall issue,
1,800 copies of 8 pages costing
$256.17.
Spring issue, 1.500 copies of 6
pages costing $180.96.
Total cost for convention year,
$137.13.
Fannie T. Newsome
Editor
III N. C. Women’s
Federated Clubs
Report Of The Treasurer
For The Year
May 1962 — May 1963
Receipts
Balance
brought forward
Club fees
Jr. fees
Blind project
S. E. & Nat.
Schools
Birthdays
Public Collection
Douglas Fimd
Refund
Total
Expenditures
Annual Speaker
President
Mrs. Collins refund
Mrs. Horton
Mrs. Collins
Mrs. Enloe
Mrs. Newsome
Birthdays
Douglas Fund
National Association
Blind Project
Schools
N. C. Human Relations
Mrs. Newsome refund
Youth program
Publication of Journal
Treasurer
Total
Balance
on hand May 3, 1963
$
46.23
847.20
59.50
390.74
102.00
106.50
40.80
23.06
15.80
10.00
$1,640.23
$
50.00
55.13
27.05
20.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
40.00
15.00
187.00
390.74
106.00
10.00
10.00
22.78
437.13
10.12
$1,456.45
$ 183.78
Efland Fund $6,692.85
Scholarship Fund 2,223.79
(Mrs.) Esther M. Barnes
Treasurer
REPORTS AT CONVENTION
I. Resolutions Committee
(A) Thanks to Pastor, Church
and Club Women for gracious hos
pitality.
(B) Recommend having two full
days for the Annual Convention.
(C) To continue support of youth
in their efforts for full citizenship.
(D) Thanks to all officers who
accepted to continue their services
for another year.
Mrs. Sally Harris
Chairman
—a thing they have longed for. Our
circulation has grown and the cost
increased. So, please urge your
club to give as generously as pos
sible to the blind project.
Mrs. Ruth Washington, a blind
reader, who spoke to us last year
sent greetings and thanks to the
Federaion for making this maga
zine possible.
305 copies at .85 per copy—$259.25
4 issues per year—$1,037.00 (total
cost)
Received from Federation—$385.74
Respectfully submitted,
L. V. Merrick, editor
IV. Negro Braille Magazine
A blind couple visited our home
as our grandchildren sat observing.
After the couple left the children
began playing “blind,” with a cane
and eyes closed they bumped
around into the furniture and each
other. Falling on the floor one ex
claimed, “I’m glad I’m not blind!”
We should echo this remark to the
extent that we should consider it
not only our duty but our privi
lege to do all we can to help this
lonely group toward a normal life.
This is the purpose of our project,
“The Negro Braille Magazine,” to
give to them, for the first time,
their own magazine of Negro news
V. Morrison Training School
Madam Chairman, Members of
the North Carolina Federation of
Women’s Clubs; I bring you greet
ings from three hundred sixty-eight
students and the staff of Morrison
Training School.
Progress has been noted in every
area of our program. I should like
to mention briefly a few of the
highlights;
Farm Program:
Our farm program has continued
to improve with a dairy herd av
erage of 11,878 pounds of milk. We
installed an oil-fired boiler at the
dairy and this has helped us great
ly with our pasteurizing operation.
Our swine herd has improved to
the point that we are able to pro
vide another institution with pork.
We purchased a new Oliver 1600
tractor recently and with this piece
of equipment, power on the farm
is well-balanced and this has serv
ed to enrich our farm program at
large.
The greenhouse has been com
pleted and we are hopeful that we
can grow sufficient shrubbery to
set our entire campus in ever
greens.
Dietary Department:
We were fortunate in employing
a person to head our dietary de
partment. TTiis individual comes to
us from Tuskegee Institute. Since
his employment, we have noted im
provement in this department.
The student area of our dining
hall has been completely renovat
ed with ceramic tile, acoustical
ceiling and terrazzo floors. New
draperies were added to the staff
and student dining halls.
Cottage Life:
Redd Building was completely
renovated and new furniture pur
chased for the student lounge.
Fifty three single beds and mat
tresses were purchased for Large
Release Cottage and fifty three
chairs. For Bost Building, we pur
chased twenty double-deck beds;
Tate Hall 10; and Parson Hall 10.
For the staff apartments, we pur
chased twenty one beds. Our cot
tage life program is continuing to
develop and it is felt that the en
richment of this department has
had some affect on the decline of
some of the problems that we en-
coimtered in the past, such as run
aways, bedroom problems, etc.
Instructional:
New books and other teaching
aids were purchased for this de
partment which serves to increase
teaching efficiency in the academ
ic department. A ceramic kiln was
installed in our vocational depart
ment.
Maintenance:
We are still striving to improve
our grounds and with this in mind,
the maintenance department trans
planted 54 magnolias, 4,000 long-
left pines, 26 hollies, 37 dogwoods,
10 Scottish brooms and 10 syca
mores.
Last summer, our maintenance
department completed con Crete
walks in front of Redd Building
and the Dining Hall.
COUNCIL
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and delay and to move forward to
witness to the essential belief that
every child of God is a brother
to every other.”
(5) DESEGREGATION URGED
BY N. C. METHODISTS
After spirited debate the N. C.
Methodist Conference, meeting in
Greenville in late June, adopted a
resolution urging that racial b.ar-
riers be lowered in community in
stitutions and places of public ac
commodation. The resolution came
from the Board of Christian Social
Concerns which deals with race
and other social matters.
The resolution urges members
of local churches “voluntarily open
the doors of their stores, motion
picture houses, restaurants, church
es, schools and other facilities to
all people of every race.”
(6) NEGROES ASK
LEGION TO INTEGRATE
Negro members of the N. C.
American Legion approved a reso
lution on June 22 asking the legion
to seat eligible delegates without
regard to race, creed or color at
the 1964 state convention. Carl O.
Foster, Jr., of Greensboro, con
vention correspondent for the le
gion’s Negro component — known
as Division Six — said copies of
the resolution were mailed to new
ly elected state commander L. J.
Phipps of Chapel Hill and national
commander James E. Powell.
Foster said the Negro division
customarily met in the same city
with the white legionnaires but held
its convention separately. The res
olution requested that immediate
steps be taken “for the implemen
tation of an integrated program on
all administrative levels” and that
Division Six be dissolved and its
members be absorbed into North
Carolina’s other five divisions.
Harry S. Jones
Executive Secretary