Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
ANXIOUS TO Be USEFUL
oOlOred Women of Advanced Thought Get
Together in Council.
THIRTY DELEGATES FROM TWELVE CLUBS
Mrs. E. l.. Davis OF Chicago, National
Organizer, Participates in the Pro-
ceedings and Her Experience
Proves valuable.

Thirty delegates, representing twelve or
ganizations of colored women of Omaha,
South Omaha and Lincoln, are in session
at st. Johns African Methodist Episcopal
church for the purpose of effecting
federation of colored womens clubs of
| Nebraska, the primary object of which
shall be the elevation of the home and the
| promotion Of good citizenship. The majority
| of the organizations represented were
| church auxiliary societies.
The following organizations were repre-
| sented: Clenlans Woman's club of South
Omaha Omaha Colored Mothers club Art
| Club of Omaha, Sorosis Colored Women's
| club of Lincoln and the aid societies of the
| following colored churches: Zion Baptist
| Third Christian church and Quinn chapel
all Of Lincoln; Mount Zion Baptist Mount
Moriah Baptist and St. Johns Methodist
| of Omaha, some of the churches having
more than one society.
| Mrs. w. ]. Coston and Mrs. L. b. Moore
| of Lincoln, elected chairman and secretary
| at the preliminary session Wednesday,
| were reelected when a permanent organi-
zation was effected. Committees were APP
pointed to draft a constitution and by
laws, which will be voted upon Friday
morning.
| Mrs Elizabeth Lindsey Davis of Chicago,
an organizer sent out by the National As
socation of Colored Women, representing
10000 women in twenty states, was present
and directed the business session and or
ganization.
! Attorney Silas Robinson was introduced
and spoke on the Duties and Opportunities
of the Colored People"
1.-THE time has come when the colored
| bau To-
make a place for our sons and daughters
who are finishing school and we must i'm
press upon them that any work is honora-
BILE and dignified that needs to be done. The
white race is as charitable to the colored
people as we would be to them if the condi.
tions were reversed and we must harboI
no bitter feelings against them, but rather
thank them for what they have done tc
help us help ourselves"
After a two hours intermission for dinner
the program was resumed, an address by
Miss Maude Sybel Wannall of Lincoln or
Race Pride" and some practical sugges
tions by Mrs. Davis of Chicago being
features of the afternoon
: Mrs Belle Graves, president of the Iowa
Federation of Colored Women, will not b,
. present at the meeting.
Good Advice from Mrs. Davis.
Owing to the lateneSS or the AFTERNOON
adjournment it was almost 9 o'clock whei
, the evening session was called to order
The feature of the evening program wa
2 an address by Mrs. E. l.. Davis of Chicago
national organizer on The Evolution o
the Club Movement and the Problem
; Mrs. Davis paper was q model of its kind
I giving evidence of capable study and ma
i ture consideration. It was necessarily
somewhat routine from the nature of tn
y subject. but there was considerable food 70
l. thought especially relating to the widen
e ing participation of the colored women q
: the nation in civic development now and /
n the immediate future. There was muc
!. good and timely advice, too
L Misses Ruth Vanderzee,a Minnie Wrigf
d and Celia Wilson rendered instruments
n and vocal solos. A quite interesting pape
? on "Club Women's Work" was contribute
s. by Mrs. James Thomas of Fremont RI
n freshments and a social hour followed tt
j. set program. This morning at 10:30 ii
n election of officers for the ensuing year
d to occur and spirited contests are antic
pated over some of the offices.