Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-24
GIRLS CONFERENCE HELD HERE
Tho National Protective League for
Negro Girls Holds An interest
ing Conference.

The First Annual Conference of
tho National Protective League for
Negro Girls, which closed It's sessions
Sunday afternoon in this city, was
interesting and helpful from start to
finish. The opening session was held
Friday night ut the Armstrong High
School. the National superintendent,
Mrs. Ora Brown Stokes, presiding.
Girls Problems" was discussed
by Mrs. w. II. b. Williams, of Hamp-
ton, Mrs. Theresa J. Diamond, of
Fredericksburg, Misses Elaine HUI
cles and l.. Bernetta Young, OF this
city and Miss Lillian Coleman, of
Fredericksburg.
After the adjournment Of this ses-
sion the delegates were tho guests OF
the Athenian Literary Society, at tho
beautiful home OF Miss Avis Hershey,
G. p. l.. Superintendent. The
Journal by Miss Lavinia Johnson was
an enjoyable number
Saturday mornings session was
again held at the Armstrong High
School. Reports Of the various com
nltttees were read and adopted.
Communications from fold workers
were also read and the time and place
OF the next meeting was unanimously
decided to be at IGastcrtime and in
the city of fredericksburg.
At one-thirty the delegates repair
cd to Morris Cafeteria in Second
street, where they were Joined by the
guests Of the Conference in the per
son OF Miss Marietta l.. Chiles, G.. w.
X. of Deeds OF the Grand Court OF
Calanthe; Mesdames. Adelaide G..
Thompson, Imperial Ruler of the
Imperial Order of King David and
Lillian Fl. Payne, OF the st. Luke
Herald.
Miss l.. Bernetta Young acted as
toast-mistress and the following res
pended to toasts: Introductory re-
marks, Mrs. Ora Brown Stokes, N.
superintendent: Welcome, Miss Sadie
I. Daniel: "Girls." Mrs. w. n. B.
Williams. Asst. N. Superintendent;
Our superintendent" Mrs. Theresa
j. Diamond: "Our Women" Mrs. L.
II. Payne; "Our Guests" Miss M. l..
Chilcs; Our Country" Miss Irma l..
Caskie.
The superintendent and guests
stood and drank to the health of our
country. A delightful menu was
served and after full round OF en-
joyment the delegates left for Camp
Lee in the large motor car OF Under
taker w. I. Johnson.
Sunday afternoon at three-t thirty
p. M. at the Sharon Baptist Church
the Conference closed with Miss
Katherine II. Halves as the principal
speaker. Miss Halves subject was,
"A Girls Patriotism" which was de-
livered to a splendid audience. The
girls were out in large numbers with
their superintendent.
The superintendent from South
Richmond made the best showing.
The duet from South Richmond was
delightfully."- rendered. Superintend-
ent Morris deserves great credit for
the work OF her girls.
Mrs. w. r. B. Williams spoke on
"The Negro in Music" giving us the
information that the marching song
sung by the Italian troops was writ
ten by Harry Burleigh, an American
Negro. Mrs. Diamond read care
fully prepared paper, which empha-
sized the unity between the church
and the girls work.
Miss Bernetta Young, on behalf Of
the G. p. Il. presented Miss Halves
with q beautiful bouquet Of white
Chrysanthemums. Miss Halves gra-
ciously accepted the gift. The col
lection was lifted by Mrs. A. G.
Thompson, the organizer of the Y.
W. G. A. In this city and Mrs. Alice
Wyche, the mother Of our Wyche
girls. Miss Carrie Boiling, the
President Of the q. p. T.. No. Q, pre-
scented Mrs. Stokes with handsome
bouquet Of American Beauty Roses,
Sweet Peas and Chrysanthemums,