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The Federation Journal
Fall—1967
N. C. Federation Awards
& Recognitions — 1967
Mrs. Edilh M. Johnson
Mrs. Mith M. Johnson of
Durham, N. C. was elected
Youth Advisor of the South
eastern Association of Colored
Girl’s Clubs. She is presently
serving as secretary of the
Youth Executive Board of N.
C. and was appointed assistant
advisor of Girl’s Clubs in North
Carolina at the State meeting
in June at Brick, N. C.
She was educated in the Dur
ham City Schools and received
her B.S. and M.A. degrees
from North Carolina College at
Durham. She is presently em
ployed by the Durham City
Schools as Health and Physical
Education Teacher.
She is the daughter of Mrs.
Ruth T. Malone and the late
William Malone of Durham.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
PIN PRESENTED
Mrs. Mamie Horn was award
ed a certificate of appreciation
and a Life Membership pin by
the Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of Berry Temple
Methodist Church, Asheville,
N. C. She has served as a Cir
cle Chairman, for the local so
ciety for twenty years. The
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service is part of the Woman’s
Division of the Methodist
church.
Rosa Calloway
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Begin the day with the Bible.
ACTS
A—^Adoration
C—Confession
T—’Thanksgiving
S—Supplication
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Left to right: Mrs. Esther Barnes^ Mrs. A. B. Boyd, Mrs. E. M.
Spellman and Miss Wilhelmenia Crosson, for Recognition Medals.
Mrs. Esther Barnes, Treasurer
Smelling our flowers while
we live and can smile as we
say “Thanks”; is a desire of
many but enjoyed by too few.
The N. C. Federation estab
lished this year three “Recog
nition Medals.”
One for “Leadership”, a
medal engraved with the gavel
of authority.
One for “Proficiency” en
graved with the lamp of knowl
edge.
One for “Loyalty” engraved
with a victory statue of a wo
man.
During the 1967 Annual Con
vention the N. C. Federation
Medals were awarded the fol
lowing women:
1. “Leadership Medal” to
Mrs. E. M. Si>ellman of Eliza
beth City, immediate past pres
ident, and to Mrs. A. B. Byrd
of Rocky Mount, immediate
past chairman of the Executive
Board.
2. “Proficiency Medal” to
Mrs. Esther Barnes of Greens
boro retiring treasurer after 30
years of service.
3. “Loyalty Medal” to Miss
Wilhelmenia Crossen of Greens
boro and Boston; a close asso
ciate with all programs and
work of the Federation since
coming to N. C. as President of
Palmer Institute, and to Mrs.
Lucille Albright of Selma, re
tiring because of health condi
tions as director of Girls’ Club
Federation where she had given
much service.
All these women have given
the federation many years of
their best in services. Others
have done the same. This is a
starting point for our awards
medal as these women leave
office. We db plan to make it
an annual feature.
Other Recognitions
Opportunity comes each year
to present names and records of
N. C. women to the Southeast
ern and the National Associa
tions for their program of rec
ognitions.
During the Southeastern Bi
ennial Convention in Durham
they honored Mrs. E. M. Spell
man, N. C.’s only living past
president, a beautiful plaque.
Outstanding women of three
other states were presented
plaques also.
At the same time twelve N.
C. Federation Women were
honored with the Southeastern
Certificate of Service and loyal
ty in Club Work:
Dr. Ellen Alsto, Raleigh; Mrs.
Esther Barnes, Greensboro;
Mrs. L. Y. Brown, Rocky Mt.;
Mrs. A. B. Byrd, Rocky Mt.;
Mrs. Ethel Hines. WUson; Mrs.
L. B. Curtwright. High Point;
Miss Mae D. Holmes, Kinston;
Mrs. Myrtle Horrington, States
ville; Mrs. Susie Jones, Greens
boro; Mrs. Annie Johnston,
Wilson; Mrs. Lydia Merrick,
Durham; Mrs. Esther Moore,
Hickory.
—F. T. Newsome
President’s Message
The half-way mark of my
term of office came rather
quickly, and now as I stand on
^d-Ground facing the end of
•the two year period; I swell
with the feeling of gratitude
and appreciation.
Aesop said — “Gratitude is
the sign of noble souls.” This
I hope is true in my case. It
is my wish. My feeling of ap
preciation is first to God and
then to all the N. C. Federated
Club Women.
Your cooperation I have re
ceived with benefits, and with
gratitude I repay my first in
stalment of the debt I owe.
Mrs. Ann Lindbergh says:
“One can never pay in grati
tude, one can only pay — ‘in
kind’ — somewhere else in
life.” I am trying to do just
that.
Today is your day and mine,
the only day we have, the day
in which we play our part.
What part may signify in the
great whole we may not now
understand; but we are here to
play it and now is our time, not
tomorrow, it could be too late.
Our part we know is one of
action, not of whining. It is a
part of love, understanding,
imity, not cynicism. It is for us
to express love in terms of
human helpfulness for all man
kind.
I invite you to read and
think on the first verse of our
Federation Song:
From the mountains of Caro
lina
To the eastern golden sands.
There are sisters who need
helping.
Shall we reach them our hands?
'There are children of our
neighbors
Who need a mothers’ helping
hand.
And we are our brothers keep
er;
Hear their cry throughout the
land.
Rise! ye daughters of Car’lina”.
Gratitude For:
Each officer doing what and
all she could.
Each District on its toes,
pushing the state program;
pressing ever onward and up
ward to give total support.
Each Club striving to do its
share to make the whole a
glowing and grand success.
Surely we have done well,
we have held out ground these
12 months. No retrogressing
that we can pin-point. Our re
ports show more clubs sending
in reports; more members pay
ing fees to State; Region and
National. Some increase in con
tributions to projects. Please
make a careful study of our
Financial Secretary’s report in
the Journal. Check on your
club — on your district. If
there is a mistake she will
gladly make the correction.
Are you satisfied with what
you see? Is there room for im
provement? See what can be
done. “People do not lack
strength, they lack wilL”
“There is but one virtue —
the eternal sacrifice of self.”
One mile stone reached this
year was that of adopting a re
vised Constitution to guide us.
This is in line with those of
all of our affiliate organiza
tions. The revised By-Laws will
be done in this c onvention
year, as well as a Historical
Sketch of our Federation.
A good summer is now be
hind us and we face at least
nine months of w’.iat we hope
will be a most rewarding per
iod of real well planned and
exacted club worlc This alone
can assure, us of profitable dis
trict and state action, as well
as creditable reflections in the
National Convention at Chica
go in July, 1968.
My best I continue to offer
you.
Fannie T. Newsome
Defend the pKX)r and father
less: do justice to the afflicted
and needy. — Psalm 82:3