The evening times., 1896-07-22
UNION HAs BEEN EFFECTED
Two ,Celored Organizations
Will Be Merged Into One.
ALL THE RESOLUTIONS
Large Number, Presented to the Con-
,.- vention Touching Upon Every Sub
iect of Interest to the Race-En-
thusiastic Greeting of the An
nouncenent OF Fusion. -

The Federation of Afro American Women
aud the National League or Colored Women
viii cease 10 exist within a short time, II
the two bodies stand by the votes already
taken. In their place Will appear u new
organization, pieused 10 carry out the work
OF both.
Tue naine of the new society will prob
ably be the National Association or Coiored
Women. IL this name is finally adopted II
means one more step toward liking the
word -colored" as special designation
for the negro race.
A strong light iii committee was made
by the advocates OF "Afro-American," as
having clear and well established mean
ing already in contrast with tie colorless
and indefinite signification of .'oo!ored."
But .colored' has taken firm hold upon
the race, and it had a majority.
The consolidation, which is now prac-
ticaily accomplished, is in tie hands If the
Joint committee. The National League,
at Il session of it's convention last week.
named committee Of seven, with full
power to act. To meet this committee,
the Federation on Monday night provided
for committee of seven, but instructed Ito
report back to tie federation and did not
giveit power to compile: the proposed uncn.
These two committees weIe made up as
follows:
League-Miss A. " Thompkins. Washing
ton: Miss Coraiie Franklin, West virginia;
Miss Julia Jones, Philadelphia; Mrs Fan
nie Jackson, Kansas City, Mo-; Florence
A Barber, Norfolk. Va; Miss E. F. G.
Merritt, Washington, and Miss Anna Jones,
Kansas City, Mo.
Federalion-Mrs. Mary Church Terrell,
Washington: Mrs. Victoria Z. Matthews,
New York, chairman: Mrs. Rosa ID. Bowser,
Richmond; Mrs. Josephine Ruffin, Boston;
Mrs. Libbie C. Anthony, Jefferson city.
no: Mrs. Ada Hunton, Richmond, and
Mrs Selma Butler, Atlanta. Mrs. Hun
ton replaces Mrs. Ella s. Moore, who was
forced by indisposition to resign.
TINE FOR DISCUSSION.
When the committee reported to ihe fed.
Grafton last night. two motions were adopt
ed. one gave the committee full power to
complete the consol idation. The other
fixed II O'Clock today Is time for dis
cussion of the matter by the federation IN
open convention. 1t proved that of these
two apparently contrary motions. That pro
viding for a discussion was rornaiity
The union was fully determined upon.
The session this morning opened at 10
O'Clock with Mrs. Booker T. Washington in
The chair. Mrs. Coppin led the devotional
exercises.
II was voted, upon the motion II Mrs.
Matthews, that as this was the last ':ice'inS
of the federation, the minutes be printed.
Miss Ida Wells Barnett, for the Committee
OH resolutions. then reported. The prin
| cipal resolutions were as follows:
| Observation-Disclosures the social condi
| tioas OF the Afro-American race ma kes home
! ma king and home getting questions Of su
| preme importance;
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the
movement lately inaugurated in this city
/ looking to the establishment and main
| tenance of industrial schools wherein Gul
| youth may by Coordinate training by hant
and heart thoroughly equip themselves fol
/ the battle OF life.
Resolved, That we commend to the
race the work being done at all institution:
| whose purpose it is to give our you'll
| the higher and more truly practical elu
! cation.
| ..one Room Cabins-whereas 1t is thu
! custom in some portions of this c.Mair.
| for whole families to live in one room
And whereas. the mothers IF csir .'copi'
| are sadly in need of appreciation Of th'
value of good homes,
Resolved. That we use our influence
| throughout the country to have mothers
meetings held, where the mothers of ou
race he taught the necessity of pure home
and lives and privacy in home apartments.
"Temperance-Resolv That we d'
| heartily indorse the noble work of the W
| C. T u as an absolute necessity to th
best physical. mental and spiritual uplifi
ing of all the people.
Resolved, That we do especially indors
the work of Mrs. Lucy Thurman, of TIL
W. C. T. T. among colored people.
CALLED AN OUTRAGE.
"The Sheats sLaw-Resoived, Thatit Is tn
sense of this convention that the action o
the Florida legislature in passing what
| commonly known as the Sheats bill is a
outrage upon not only the colored people
but the American people, and in paipabl
violation of the spirit of the national Cor
stitution. By this law the Orange Par
School has been closed, and should such
law be adopted in other States eighty school