New-York tribune., 1902-07-18
COLORED WOMEN TAKE STAND
THEY DEMAND DIGNIFIED TREATMENT
FROM THE WHITE FEDERATION.

Ominous notes that embodied the stand colored
women propose to take the question OF debarrlns
their clubs from admission to the general fedora
ton We're struck yesterday at the convention OF
the Northeastern Federation. held in Brooklyn
Mrs. NJ. {. Simpson, secretary OF the woman 5
Fra Club, of Boston-the club. it will be remem-
hered that sent Mrs Rufin to the Milwaukee bi-
ennial where she treated with such pro-
nounced dscourtesy by the white Southern dele
gates-recalleo the words of Mrs. Kate Leyson
Brown. a delegate to the recent Los Angeles bien-
NAL. Mrs. Brown had never seen justice crushed
to earth as in the treatment that the coored dele
gation received in Los Angeles from white women.
THE fight Mrs Simpson said, lis by means
ended. 1t is begun
Mrs. Alice W. Wiley made indefinite but unmis-
taxable references to the question saying: 1--WE
are ready to defend rights, personal and civil,
and intend to push to higher ground. We ask no
special privilege. but demand fair play in the
truest sense of that term"
Mrs. Booker T. Washington who was one of
the speakers charged the mothers present to make
their homes attractive. Mrs. Washington believes
that in the mothers club movement lie Iimitless
possibilities for good, not only for her
but for all people. She emphasized the need of
Keeping the children employed in interesting oc-
cupatons and pastmes. Mothers clubs should
st, she said in every locality, for the mother
practically has almost everything to do with the
shaping of character and the making of good citi-
Just hundred delegates responded to the roll
Rhode Island and Connecticut Breakfast was
served to all the delegates and out-of-town visit
ors in the parlors of the church before the open
ing OF the morning session Dinner and tea fol-
lowed the morning and the afternoon meetings.
One Of the interesting features of the day
the report of the federation organizer Miss Eliza
beth c. Carter, of Bedford Mass. Thirteen
new clubs have been added to the association dur
ing the year, making the number of allied societies
forty-three. 1t is characteristic Of the new or
CARNATIONS, as well as of all those which made
reports. that practical work not social or purely
literary purposes has called the together
Mary E. Jackson, of Providence expressed it,
We colored women have not the time for purely
cieties for recreation social pleasures. We must
leave that to those who have leisure and
The Woman's Industrial Club of Brockton. Mass,
mas opened an employment bureau, and has con-
town Other clubs supported kndergartens, con-
Quoted childrens and young peoples clubs, were
interest the children and keep them off the streets
ana TO improve the homes. Many Of the clubs
none showed greater enthusiasm than those en-
ployed to interest the people in owning their
Mrs Ella A. Boole, president of the New-York
one of the visitors, and brought greetings from
her orsanlzatlon she reminded the federation that
credentials of delegates from coiored branches are
nonGFed;; nif; ;, AS AS your motto is For God and HUI
and Humanity and we are working together for
the highest standards of Christian womanhood."
Loyal Union of this city. gave an interesting &C.
count of the Free Kindergarten Association for
girls clubs and one boys Club.
PaperS read by Mrs. NJ. E. Wingfed. of the
Woman's Era Club Boston and Miss Sarah Rit-
ter. of the FRANCES E. w. Harper Club Springfield
Mass. were followed by discussions.
to to papers on Beauty in the Home and Village
There will be three sessions to-day. at $50 a. m
and 2;SO and D.