The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-14
COLORED WOMEN
CLUBS To MEET
HERE TOMORROW

The tenth annual convention OF the
Northeastern Federation OF Colored
Women's clubs will open tomorrow in
the Olney Street Baptist church, and
continue three days; and a large num-
ber OF delegates are expected from
all the clubs In New England.
The delegates will be the guests OF
the West Elmwood Industrial club.
Mary III. Dickerson Mothers club.
Young Ladies' Culture club. Good Cheer
branch of the Sunshine club, Women's
New Century club and the West
Elmwood Improvement club.
This will be the second time the
federation has met in this city.
The motto OF the federation is For
God and Humanity" and the officers
are: Honorary president, Mrs. Mary II.
Dickerson. Newport; president Mrs.
Alice w. Wiley, Brooklyn; first vice.
president. Mrs. Charlotte II. France,
Boston; second vice-presldent. Mrs. j.
H. Jeter, Newport; third vice-president,
Miss Ella r. King. Norwich; fourth vice.
president. Miss s. II. Frazier. Brooklyn:
NTH vice. president. Mrs f. s. Greene,
Portland; sixth vice e-president. Mrs. Re-
becca a. Jackson, Jersey city; general
secretary, Miss Hattie A. Cook. Nor
wich: assistant secretary, Mrs. William
Amos, New Haven: treasurer, Mrs. j. O.
Henson, Boston; chairman executive
board. Mrs. NJ c. Simpson, Chelsea;
chairman Northfeld fund, Miss r. G.
Carter, New Bedford organizer. Miss
Roberta j. Dunbar, Providence.
Department superintendents-Mo
ers' meetings, Mrs. Byron Gunner, New
port: juvenile work. Mrs. William Hick-
man, New Haven suppression OF lynch
ing Mrs. Dora A. Millar, Brooklyn;
arts and crafts, Miss Jennie Revelto.
Pawtucket. Editor Northeastern, Miss
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editors, Mrs. NJ. c. Simpson, Chelsea;
Mrs. j. B whitby. New Haven; Miss +.
NJ. Perkins. Brooklyn; Miss ). r. VIII
son. Worcester.
The program OF the three days ses-
sions is as follows.
wednesday, Aug. 15.-Business ses-
sion OF executive board. p. m. ana
from to $3.50 p. m; informal reception
by the citizens OF Providence from to
IL p. m.
Thursday. Aug. 16.-s a. m, breakfast;
9. convention called to order by President
Mrs. A. w. Wiley; invocation, Mrs. j. o.
Henson; 9:6, roll call, seating OF dele
gates; $50. reports of organizer and pro-
gram committee, Miss II. j. Dunbar ana
Mrs II. c. Smith: $40, report Of commit
tee on ways and means; 9:i5. report OF
treasurer: $3.50, report OF clubs in Maine,
New Jersey and Connecticr IL, memo
rial service, conducted by Mrs. j. III.
Jeter; 1890 TO 1880 p. m. dinner; p. M,
minutes of morning session; 2oo, reports
of clubs in New York city; 2;S5 music,
Miss Christine Goode, Brooklyn; 2:45, re-
ports OF clubs in Brooklyn; S:l5, confer
ence on Juvenile work, Mrs. William
Hickman, New Haven; 3:45. cradle song,
by chorus OF children of Providence; Ala
conference on mothers work, Mrs. Gun
ner, Newport: 4:20. introduction OF visi-
tors: federation song offering $3.50 to $3.50,
supper; 1880, organ recital, Eugene Wat
son, Providence: s. address OF welcome
in behalf OF the clergy; Rev. Mr.. Nc
Donald: $40, THE Clubs Of Rhode ISL
and" Miss NJ Z. Jackson; 500, The
State" Gov. George Utter; $3.50. The
Citizens" Lawyer Heathman; $40, re-
sponse from the Northeastern. Mrs. A.
w Wiley: $780, paper, The Level or our
womanhood," Miss Ethel Davis, Boston;
vocal solo, Miss Corinne Reveto. Provi-
dence; Q, conference on philanthropic and
educational work. led by Mrs. Frances
Walters. Springfield; $3.50. presidents an
nual address; federation song
Friday AUG l7-s to . a. m. break
fast; invocation; s:o6, roll call; 9:l5. min
utes; $3.50, election of officers; report In
full of tire ereasureri p. M, minutes or
morning session 2:05. reports of clubs In
Rhode Island: 2:25. report OF delegates to
national association at Detroit: $3.50. con-
ference on the suppression of lynching,
Mrs Dora Millar, chairman: federation
song; Offering. Evening session-7:30 to
s. organ recital, Mrs. Nathan Wright;
conference on temperance Aprk, led by
Mrs ]. X. Jater. Newport; report of The
Northeastern" Miss Christine Goode, ed
itor; cornet solo. Miss Rachel Thomas.
Providence; conference, THE Wage Earn
ers Problem" led by Miss s. f. Frazier
OF BROOKLYN; report Of committee on res
olutions; introduction OF officers; fedora
tion song; adjournment.