Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-14
ISSUED
AFRo-AMERlcAN WoMENs FED.
GRAFTON TO MEETiN
CEDAR RAPIDS.
State President Mrs. Helena DoWney
Will Preside at Two Days Session.
Number of ottumwa Women on Pro-
sram-The Complete Program.

Will Preside at Two Days Session.
Number of ottumwa Women on Pro-
sram-The Complete Program.
A number of the colored women of
Ottumwa hold prominent places
on the program just issued for the
second annual meeting of the Iowa
State Federation of Afro-American
women, which is to be held in Cedar
Rapids May 24-25. The presiding Of
ficer of the convention will be Mrs.
Helena Downey of this city, who has
been president of the federation since
its organization in this city two years
ago.
The idea Of state federation for the
Afro-Americans clubs in Iowa origin
ated with Mrs. Downey two years ago
while member of the Ida Wells club
of this city. 1t was this club which
issued the call upon which the state
federation was organized In Ottumwa.
The federation began with seven
clubs but there are now twenty
enrolled within the state. They
are: Ottumwa. 8; Davenport, 4;
Des Moines, 8; Buxton, 3; and one
each in the following towns: Oskaloo-
sa, Muchakinock, Dubuque, Keokuk.
Muscatine, Cedar Rapids and Newton.
Those in the federation have the dis
| tinct advantage of their work being
planned by seven standing committees
| educational, household economics, So
cial purity, mothers child study, art
and crafts, reciprocity and club extern
sion. l
| In speaking of the work today Mrs.
Downey says: THE plan of work Is
somewhat different from that Of the
regular Woman's club. Each club In
the national organization is separate
entity and the state federation idea is
comparatively new. So much so in
| fact that no provision has been made
in the national organization for the re-
cognition of declarations, and each club
must come as separate representa-
| ton. There are now in the United
States fifteen state declarations and at
! the next biennial meeting Of the ma
tional association of colored women, to
be held in St. Louis. - July Of this
year, the question will be decided re-
garding the federated clubs" The pro-
gram is as follows:
Monday, May 80.
8 p. M. Meeting of executive board,
Tuesday, May "a.
9:10 a. m. Credential committee.
10 a. m. Call to order.
Invocation, Mrs. G. H. Marshal, DAY.
export.
Report offcommittee on credentials
Appointment of committee on rules
and regulations.
i Appointment of committee on resolu-
/ lions.
Report of recording secretary--Miss
] Blanche Wood. Davenport.
Report of corresponding secretary
Mrs. Fannie Groomes, Muscatine.
i Report of treasurer-Mrs. Lydia
4 Moss, Davenport.
! Address of welcome on behalf of city
Mrs. l.. A. Gray, president.
Response--Mrs. Mary Alice Stroth-
Ier, Ottumwa.
4 Fraternal greetings.
Tuesday Afternoon.
i "a p. m. - Report of committee on
dulles and regulations.
4 Report and address of president -
. Mrs. Helena Downey, Ottumwa
Music, (a) awakening Of Spring"
Sinding; CD "Polonaise," Mac Bowel
Miss Jennie Hardy, Oskaloosa.
Report of educational committee
Mrs. Z. j. Toliver, Rock Island, chair
man.
Report Of social purity committee
.. Mrs. Lenore Shepard, chairman, DAY.
EXPORT.
Report of household economics com,
mittee-Mrs. A. G. Clark, chairman
Oskaloosa.
Report of reciprocity bureau-Mrs
Jennie Johnson, chairman, Davenport
: Report of mother child study com
mittee-Mrs. Emma Gardner, chair
man, Ottumwa
Arts and crafts committee---Mrs. j
Owens, chairman, Ottumwa.
), Five minute report Of clubs answer
ing following questions:
!, what line of work has your clut
pursued during year?"
What has your club accomplished
in your own community"
What have been your greatest dit
fculties?"
What your greatest help?"
Round table.
evening SeSSlon.
Song, iowa Beautiful Land
: Invocation Rev. George Clemens
Mother child study committee.
Benefits Mothers Derive From Clut
Work" - Mrs. Emma Gardner, OF
tumwa.
Benefits of the kindergarten, p
Mrs. A. M. Boyd, Cedar Rapids.
Music.
Art and crafts committee.
Paper, Needle Work"-Mrs. Ger
trude Evans, Dubuque.
Paper, art and Life,' Mrs.
Ovens. Ottumwa
Music, "scena and Prayer" Weber
: Mrs. Alice Thompson, Muscatine.
: Morning Session, May IS.
Devotional, roll, minutes.
Discussion of new amendments.
4 Paper, Domestic Science as a Pro
!. moter of Higher Education" Mrs
A. G. Clark Oskaloosa