Evening star., 1896-07-02
LADIES' AUXILIARY
Arranging for tho Convention Of Fedora
ton of Oolored Women.
Plans Outlined at Last Nights Meet.
inE-GOOd Work of Local
Women.

A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Atlanta congress was held last evening at
the residence of Mrs. Senator B. K. Bruce.
No. 2O1O r street northwest, for the pur-
pose OF arranging to entertain the delegates
to the annual convention Of the National
Federation of Colored Women, which is to
be held here July 20, q and q.
Mrs. Bruce presided, and Mrs. Jesse Law
son, who was secretary of the congress at
Atlanta, was secretary of the meeting. The
matters that are likely to come under the
supervision of the members of the auxiliary
at the approaching convention were freely
and fully discussed and arrangements were
also made for a reception to be given to
evening of the 23d, at Lincoln Memorial
church the day following the adjournment
of the body, which will be the first annual
convention of the National Organization of
Colored Women ever held. The following
chairmen of committees were selected: Re-
ception, Mrs. B. K. Bruce; decorations,
Mrs. Lassiter: refreshments. Mrs. Duffield;
finance, Miss S. E. Bush. Among those who
Will be invited to become members of the
reception committee is Mrs. Terrell of the
board of school trustees
Mrs. Lawson laid before the meeting the
following letter from President John W.
Ross of the board of District Commission
ers, thu reading of which was heard with
much evident pleasure: 1.-The Commission
ers Of the District Of Columbia have the
honor to acknowledge your courteous in
vitation to be present at the first annual
convention OF the National Organization of
Colored Women, to be held in this city at
the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church on
July 20 ct seq.
1T afforded me great pleasure to lay this
invitation before the members of the board
of Commissioners; and am confident that
they appreciate the courtesy, and that they
nit"
1t was stated to be understood that Mr.
Ross will deliver the address of welcome
at the opening of the convention.
Ihe work of the Federation Of Afro
American Women, Mrs. Booker T. Wash
1ngton, president, was indorsed and the
members Of the auxiliary decided by a
unanimous vote to unite with that organi-
cation.
1t was also voted to invite the young wo-
men of the w. C. T. T. of the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church and the Berean Bap-
tist Church to assist at the reception to
the delegates to the convention.
Good Work.
The ladies' auxiliary committee was or
ganized In April. 1895, to work up an in
terest in the District concerning the At
lanta exposition exhibits. Besides doing, in
the most acceptable way. that work, it
also organized the Congress of Colored Wo-
men. which met in Atlanta December 81
%, and brought together there the most
effective workers among colored women
in the country. The good effects of the
congress have spread far and wide, and are
acknowledged by the hest-thnking people
of the country.
This committee has among its member
ship some of the strongest advocates for
the uplifting tendencies Of the race. Mrs.
3. K. Bruce. Its president, has been en-
gagged actively in moral and industrial
work among the poor in various sections
of the city since 1854. and conducts regu-
lar weekly mothers meetings at the foot of
Howard University, in the mission, assist
ed by Mrs. E. A. Clarke, Mrs. A. S. Gray,
Mrs. j. W. Hawkins, Mrs. r. T. Hamilton,
Mrs Andrew F. Hiyer and Mrs. Jesse Law
son. These ladies have also taught success
fully kitchen garden for girls, ranging
from ten to eighteen years, who work at
service, and also assist the University
Park Mission in supporting kindergarten.
Most of these ladies are active workers in
the District w. c. T. u, and represent
the strongest educational and moral forces
actively at work among colored women in
the District.
Mrs. r. H. Terrell, school trustee; Mrs.
E. A Duffield, president Lincoln Memorial
Wet. u: Mrs A w. Tancil, president
Nineteenth Street Baptist W.C.TU., and
Mrs. Lawson, superintendent W.C.T.U.
work among colored people in the District,
are among the members.