The morning times., 1896-07-12
COLORED WOMEN TO MEET
National L league Will Consider
Several Important Questions.
CONVENTION THIS WEEK
Proposed Consolidation With the Fed
GRAFTON OF Afr0Americau Women
Will Receive Attention and the
Colored Orphans Home in Wash
tngton VIII Also BE Discussed.

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National Lea que OF Colored Women, which
is TO be opened in the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church, July II, for three
days session, will be the establishment or
un institution in this city and The matter
OF consolidating with the Federation OF
Afru-American Women, another coiorcd
organization OF considerable renown.
The three days session OF the league
will he largely attended and the several
TOPICS OF interest viii be entered into by
the women with good deal OF earnest
endeavor, for they have shown that they
are capable of carrying through whatever
they undertake.
The National League OF Colored Women
was founded by Mrs. Helen A. Cook of
Washington, four years ago. 1t grew out
OF the desire on the part of several women
who believed that i'll unity more good to
the women and children OF the Colored
race could he accomplished. No thought
OF an Interstate or "A National Lea que of
COorcd Women was given. but SO inter
eSted did the women of other States and
other sections become that great cor
Tospondence was opened between Mrs.
Cook aud other colore,i women OF these
sections. and the Result is that through
statements made by women all over the
country IL was decided that the time had
GITtNF1 IOT IL tfillt1i 10 sllti anu
10 benefit and TO advance their fellow
women, and the Result is that Mrs. Cook,
Mrs. Grimke, and Others here issued an
Invitation to The colcred women OF the
country TO come here and hold the first
convention OF the league.
a LARGE GATHERING.
The invitation has been largely ac-
Cepted and there promises to lie a most
enthusiastic gathering of colored women.
The mceiing promises, too, TO lie one
OF unusual Intelligence, for among those
whoare expected tuattcHd are Miss Boulden
of Cambridge Mass, who has The dis
tinCtiun uf being the first culored woIna II
appointed To preside over white school;
Miss Flora Lewis, d member of the cdi-
torial starr of The Philadelphia Press; Miss
julia I. Jones and MIS-. L. j. Cuppinger,
two noted teachers ur Philadelphia; Mrs.
James A. Handy OF Kansas City, Mo:
Mrs. L. VI. OlGeu and Mrs. Ensiey of
Beaver, Colo; Mrs. Yates Of Kansas City,
No; Mrs. Laura E. Titus Of Norfolk, va;
Mss {. L. Franklin, superintendent of the
Coiorcd Orphans Home at HaTper's Ferry;
DR.. RCbccca Cole OF Philadelphia; Mrs.
Hun;on Of Richmond, Mrs. J. W. E,
Bowen of Atlanta, Ga; Mrs. Helen A
Cook, Mrs. Mary Terrell, Mrs. C F.
Griinke, and Miss A.V. Tompkins, Of Wash
fngton, and others from various parts Of
the country.
The thrce-days' sessions Of the League
will be held in the Fifteenth Street Pres
hyterian Church, the Rev. F. ]. Grimke
pastor, who viii deliver an address OF
welcome TO the delegates and to those n
auCndance. The three topics which will
be the general ideas OF discussion during
the convention will lie "Woma as an Edu-
Gator Woman in the Professions and
woman in the Home On these topics
short papers will be read and addresses
made by the delegates and Others present.
The Visitors, It is understood, will hc
entertained hr their friends here, and there
has been a general desire among the better
Glass Of colorcd people TO do this.
One OF the women who is greatly inter
estcd and who is taking a prominent part
In the management of the convention, has
said that besides questions Of deepest in
terest TO the league as an organization,
requiring the presence and consideration
or its members, there remains aIways the
great question Of education-the divinely
imposed task Of teaching the voung-which
falls 20 women without their yolition and
leaves them no power of choice.
SOME OF THEIR OBJECTS.
How best they shall foster the growt!-
OF the sterling virtues. truth, honesty.
faithfulreSs to duty; how assist in formir.
habits of industry. thrift and self-deniaI
10y what means they may surround chill
drcn, even III the humblest homes. with the
refining influences of gentleness and cour
teSy. These are some of the questions the
cons Iteration of which gives supreme value
10 conferences of women. not mere mental
activity. but work with a definite aim
practical work. whose results will be fe.1
in everyday life.
1T is hoped that our women will come
together with chapters from their own
expcrien ceS. so that we NAV learn from our
failures. as well as our sue esses, with
well cildireStcd plans. to be modified, i'm
proved ny comparison with others. so that
our meeting viii gain something real for
ourselves. our children and humanity. .
Matters pertaining 10 the welfare, trc i'm
prOvemeDt and advancement of ttc colored
race. aud women and children in particular.
will he tie subjects that will be more fully
discussed at the coming convention of tie
league. Another matter that will attract
snh command the attention of those present
will he the importan. question o + conSolidat-
ing with the Afro American Womcn'S As
sociation. At n conference held in Boston
last year a resolution for charging and
strengthening the work by a union of forces
was adopted by the Federation of Afro
AIEtEltHu W omen lGOhlHS 10 IL UD1tn Will
the National League Of Col0rcd Women
MET AT ATLANTA
IN pursuance of this resolution, 4 confer
euCc committee met at Atlanta during he
session OF the woman's congress. and
basis of union was reached, which included
proposition FOR joint convention. From
some cause or other an unexpected hitch
occurred, and it will be impossible to have
the joint convention this year. The Fedora
tion of a fro American Women will, however,
meet in WaShin gton the week folio wing the
adjournment of the league, when il is pos
Fible some steps may be taken in the mat
ter of uniting the two bodies, so that Joint
convention may be held next year.
In addition to the three topics mentioned
nbove il is quite certain that the women
will discuss the affairs OF the Girls Reform
School of the District of Columbia, OF which
there was some talk a few months ago.
The women take the ground that as the
Institution is devoted entirely to the care
of colored girls the colored people are en-
titled and should have at least one repre-
sentative on the board of management and
they propose to agitatc the subject until
they obtain this concession.
Several topics OF the utmost Importance
have occupied the attention OF the members
of the Washington League. but during all
the interests OF the Capital City have not
been forgotten. The educational and indus
trial work began two years ago and has
since grown to splendid and mostencourag-
ing proportions. The effort 10 secure a
building and to establish an institution
for the league also continues and will be
brought up in tie convention al the proper
time for consideration.
BUILDING INDISPENSABLE.
The possession of such a building is, in
the minds Of good many, Indispensable to
tie success of the league. Such Il building,
one belonging 10 The league, would aid very