The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-08-15
THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL.
ASSOCIATION OF CoLoRED Wo-
MANS CLUBS AT WHEREFORE,
OHIO.

OHIO.
Practically all of last week five hun
dred women belonging to the National
Association of Colored Women's Clubs
held forth at Wilberforce, Ohio. The
many interesting papers read at its
sessions and the other deliberations
were of great value to those attending
them.
The following reports were submitted
for the consideration of the delegates.
Mrs. Mary E. Talbert, chairman of
the executive board, gave q report of
the work for the last two years, during
which time she has written fifteen hun
dred letters, and has difused enthusiasm
throughout the United States. At her
call an executive session was held at
Philadelphia in August, 1913, at which
time the constitution was revised and
amendments submitted to be voted upon
at the sessions in 1914. Much of the
enthusiasm of the present session is
due to her work of the past two years.
Mrs. Margaret Washington, the ma
tional president, has visited many states
and lent inspiration by her presence to
the clubs. The progress of the move
ment of women's clubs is shown by
the large delegation present at WILDER
force.
Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson, Columbus,
Ohio, reported more than one thousand
dollars paid in as club dues, and spoke
of the influence of the N. A. c. W.
meetings on the clubs in the vicinity
of the convention.
Mrs. E. L. Davis of Chicago, H.,
national organizer, reported one hundred
seven clubs to the national. She has
travelled from Illinois to Texas and from
New York to Colorado, she has or
gained declarations in several states
and has spread the club spirit among
women wherever she has been.
Mrs. Mary V. Parrish, the statistician,
has prepared a statistical report, show
ing the membership, motive, and fnan-
cial standing of three hundred and
seve1ty-six clubs, covering branches of
work from child welfare to cleaning
garbage cans.
Mrs. Mary Talbert presented the con-
vention with a gavel on behalf of Mrs.
Mccoy Of Detroit, Michigan. The wood
for this gavel was cut from a cherry
tree at John Brown Is home by his grand
daughter. Said gavel is to be the
property of the N. A. G. W.
Mrs. Ida Cummings of Baltimore, Nd,
as corresponding secretary, has kept the
clubs informed of all vital questions
answered ali inquiries, written seven
hundred letters and kept up the interest
in club work for the past four years.
The officers elected for the year Of
1915 and 1916 were as follows:
Mrs. Margaret Washington, Pres.
Tuskegee, Ala; Mrs. Mary E. Tolbert
Viee-Pres,, Buffalo, N. z; Georgia A
Nugent, Corresponding Sec, Louisville
KY; Miss Ida z. Cummings, LIST Record
ing Sec, Baltimore, Nd; Mrs. VietOril
Clay Haley, End Recording Sec, st
Louis, No.; Miss Roberta Dunbar, 3rd
Recording Sec, Cambridge, Mass; Mrs
Ida Joyce jackson, Treasurer, Columbus
o.; Mrs. Elizabeth Linsey Davis, National
Organizer, Chicago, Ill; Mrs. Arms
Lewis, Chairman Of Ways and Means
Committee. Detroit, Mich; Mrs. Nettis
LAngston Napier, Auditor, Washington
D. c.; Mrs. Charlotte d. Brown, Parla,
mentarian, Sedalia, N. c.
Heads Of Departments.
Social Seienee-Mrs. s. Joe Brown,
Des Moines, Iowa; Literature-Mrs. G.
W. Clinton, Charlotte, n. c.; Young Wo-
mems WOrk-AEiss N. h. Burroughs,
Washington, D. c.; Domestic Science
Mrs. Marian Wilkerson, orangeburg, s.
c.; sufrage-Mrs. Warren Logan, Tus-
kegee, Ala; Art-Mrs- G. W. POsey,
Homestead, Pa; Mothers-Mrs. sylvania
Williams, New Orleans, La; Rescue
Mrs. E B. Jackson, Lexington, KY;
Humane-Mrs. Z. B. jackson, Laxing-
ton, KY; Humane-Mrs. J. A. Handy,
Baltimore, Nd; MnEe-1Ers. W. I. B.