Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-23
FINISHED ITS WORK
The Convention Of the National Association
of Oolored Women.
New Cmcers Elected and Many In
teresting Papers Read At the
Closing Session.

The first annual convention OF the Ma
tional Association Of Colored Women. which
began it's sessions Monday last at the
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. Rev.
Walter H. Brooks, pastor, closed Its labors
last night and adjourned subject to the
call of the executive committee. who will
name the time and place for the next meet
ing
The following were elected officers for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell of Washington, D. c.; vice presl-
dents, Mrs. Fannie jackson Coppin of Phil
adelphia, Mrs Josephine St. Pierre Ruftin
of Boston, Mrs. F. E. w. Harper of Phila-
delphia, Mrs j. Silone Yates Of Kansas
CITY, Mo-, Mrs. Sylvanie Williams of New
Orleans, La, Mrs. Lucy B. Thurman OF
Jackson, Mich; recording secretary, Mrs.
Alice Ruth Moore of New Orleans. La; cor
responding secretary, Miss A. V. Thomp-
kns of Washin gton. D. c.; treasurer, Mrs.
Helen A. Cook of Washington, DC; chair
man of the executive committee, MRS.
Booker T. Washington Of Tuskegee, Ala.
Matthews of New York city; editorial staff
of Woman's Era, Mrs. Booker T. Washing
ton, DIR. Rebecca j. Cole OF Philadelphla,
Mrs. Rosa D. Bowser of Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett OF Chicago, mrs.
Frances ]. jackson of Kansas CITY. Mo-;
committee on ways and means. Mrs. j.
Napier Kemp Of Minneapolis. Miss Lulu
Chase of Washington. Mrs. Ella Maham-
NETT Of Omaha, Mss Julia F. Jones of
Philadelphia; committee to draft constt-
tuition Mrs. A. V. Jones, Mrs Anna Jones,
Mss c.. L. Franklin, Mrs. Rosa Bowser
and Mrs. v. E. Matthews.
AS soon as the officers were elected Miss
Mary Jones of Raleigh. N. c.. presented the
retiring president. Mrs. Washington. with
handsome bouquet of roses on behalf of
the association.
After the report in The Star Of yester-
days proceedings closed. Mrs. I.ottie VIII
son Jackson of Bay City, Mich, read a
paper on Anna Murray Douglass" the
first wife of Frederick Douglass. in which
she paid I feeling tribute to Mrs. Douglass,
and declared that much of Mr.. Douglass
care of his wife. In conclusion she said:
What John A. Logan's wife was to him
what Elizabeth Barrett was to Browning,
Anna Murray was to Douglass"
The Needed Woman of the Nineteenth
Century was the theme of paper by Mrs.
Selena Butler of Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Rosetta Douglass Sprague thanked
the delegates for the favorable mention that
many of them had made to the memory of
her father and mother during the conven-
ton.
Our Countrywomen and Children was
the title of paper by Miss Georgia
Washington of Alabama. and Miss Jennie
Dean discussed the Mountain Women
Of Virginia The venerable Harriet Tub
man made plea for the Home for the
Aged ct Auburn. N Y, and, after fur
Their appeal by Mrs. Thurman, a collection
amounting to s27.42 fer the benefit of the
home was taken up.
The report of the finance committee, hich
was made by Miss L. c. Anthony, showed a
balance in the treasury Of s6:!.S5. After the
passage of resolutions of thanks to the
daily papers Of the city for the reports pub
lished. also to others for various courtesies
the convention adjourned sine die.