The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-08

MISS MARY OWEN G1iAHAM |
The First Woman in North Carolina |
to bc Elected President Of the North
Carolina Teachers ASsembly-Her
Home is in Charlotte and She is As
sistant superintendent of Schools OF
Mccklenburg County.
Reilley of Charlotte, the most typi-
cal club woman of the State. Mrs.
Reilley is corresponding secretary and
an important membe of the board Of
directors of the General Federation Of
WOmen's Clubs, with its million of
members. Miss Adelaide Fries of
WinSton-Salem now heads our State
Federation of Wonlen's Clubs, with
nearly -four thousand members. Miss
Fries directs this organization with
the clear head, sound judgment and
fine Justice that characterize all her
work.
Patriotic Organizations.
A large number of patriotic Organ-
izations are headed by capable leaders.
The largest, the Daughters Of the Con
federacy, has now Mrs. Eugene Little,
Of WadeSbOrO, as president.
One Of the most valuable under
takingS of the patriotic societies, is
the publication Of the North Carolina
Booklet, a labor Of love on the part Of
the editor, Miss Mary billiard Hinton
OF Wake County.
The suffragists, who are now to be
considered as a force within the State,
are headed by Mrs. Archibald Hender-
son Of Chapel Hill.
Saving a College.
Leaving the volunteer workers, we
are next in that shadowy border where
bread and butter. and possibly a little
jam, are provided the worker for
1 c, hcsSfor,co h,rf Uhopo thu lo~roct No
ward lies in opportunity for construc-
tive work and in the happiness that
comes Of establishing i'm
prOveMents within the State.
The finest work ever done in North
Carolina along this line, it seems to
me, was when Mrs. Lucy Robertson OF
Greensboro, took the dead Greensboro
Female College, marshalled her forces
and made it live again. Mrs. Robert
son not only showed executive talents
worthy Of the States best men, but
faith and courage and fine determine
ton hat took Heterogeneous as il
they were only meant to incite tt
stronger effort. The Greensboro Fe
male College today is a speaking
tribute to a remarkable women
A Work OF Wide Scope.
, Another field within this sam
; class Of work, is hat filled worthil,
,, by Miss Daisy benson, secretary t.
: the State Board Of Charities. TIL
: scope of Miss Denson's work woul.
! make a story in itself.
With The Teachers.
The largest class of workers Withi1
n this field is composed OF the teacher
OF the State. Women leaders in thi
field are few. This is probably due t
6 the TACT that ali salaries for teacher
are so low that positions in whic
leadership may be developed must b
e given usually to men who deserv
them rather than to women who ma
develop with the positions. Prominer
o among those women who nave deve
X oped because Of the need for whs
they could give are Miss Mary Q. Gre
le ham, Of Mecklenburg county; Mi,
n Elizabeth Kelly, Of Johnston county
L Miss Maud Barnard. OF Mcdowell
Miss Cassidy, OF Sampson. and Mi
ir Shotwell, Of Granville. Miss Mai
l. Arlington. now at the State Norm:
college, won high appreciation as a
n sistant county superintendent
tn Franklin county.
e. Opportunities Opening Widely.
Freedom for self-expression
s. North Carolina has resulted In profe
n. sional and business opportuniti
TX opening widely. Bread and butter al
r. Jam, too. are obtainable! We ha'
our woman chemist in the service
nv the State. Miss Daisy Allen, Of Loui
Oh burg; Mrs. A M. Fry, Of BrysOn Cit
IN, is our lawyer; there are a number
.ot women physicians. among them Z
he Dixon-Carroll. Of Raleigh and DR.. A
ne ME Alexander. OF Charlotte: there
he a woman dentist who assists her hu
ist pand In MS practlce. l th1nR Nv
at Webster. h vas Miss. DAT
Zachary before her marriage.
The librarian Is professional "
ne man also, for certainly the culture a
m knowledge necessary can never; Ia ;
en-, paid in salary. Miss Minn;e Z 10th
man. in the service" OF the State,
IN secretary to h Library Consrniseit
sci Miss Jennie Cofln,7 OF Raleigh, as
the brarian Of the Olivia Ranef% Libra,
,ne lfs an important factor in tha J;fa