The Colorado statesman., 1918-07-06
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
cOLoRED WoMEN'S CLUBS
JULY 8-13.


convention will be called to order by
President Mary b. Talbert The de-
votional exercises will be conducted by
Miss Mary G. Evans, noted evangelist,
who is the national chaplain, after the
singing of the national anthem, writ
ten by Katherine d. Tilman, From
North and South, From East and West
Once more with hearty praise
We meet in a communion sweet
And grateful voices raise
We thank the Giver of all good
For life and strength to serve
And pray from paths of usefulness
Our feet may never swerve.
But Lifting as we climb may we
Fen upward, onward go.
Till fruits of earnest women's hands
To all the world may show.
God bless our National we pray
And clubs in every state,
And keep us bound by ties of love
E'en when we separated"
Women was organized in Washington,
d. c., in July, 1896, by the consolida-
tion of the National League and the
National Federation of Colored Wom-
Council of Women of the United
States in 1900; was incorporated in
1904. National conventions have been
held as follows
Nashville, Tenn, 1897; Chicago, ILL.,,
1899; Buffalo, N Y, 1904; st. Louis,
Mo-. 1904; Detroit, Mich, 1906; Brook
lyn, N Y, 1908; Louisville, Ky, 1910;
Hampton Inst, Va, 1912; Wilberforce
Univ, Ohio, 1914, and Baltimore, Md,
1916.
Its colors, royal, purple and white.
Flower, violet, and its motto, Lift
ing as We Climb
There will be much brain power
among the women and important sub
jects of varied interest to their race
will be ably discussed. These will
include "City Problems "Uplift of
Boys Child Welfare" Economy in
Dress What Our Women Are Do
ing to Help Win the War THE Nov
ing Picture Show" Music" etc The
convention will bring many men of
prominence here. These will probably
include DR.. Robert r. Morton, presi-
dent of Tuskegee; DR. w. S. Scar
oil IN nf
used in leading colleges, and president
of Wiiberforce university, the oldesi
Negro college in America. Professor
Cook of Washington, ID. C.. President
Business League and many others.
The officers are:
Honorary PresidentszMrs. Mary
Church Terrell, AM, Washington, ID.
c.; Mrs. Lucy Thurman, Jackson,
Mich, deceased; Miss Elizabeth c.
Carter, New Bedford, Mass; and Mrs.
Booker T. Washington, Tcikegee In.
stitute, Ala.
President-Mrs. Mary B. Talbert,
Buffalo, n. Y
Vice t-Large-Miss Ida
r. Cummings, Baltimore, Md
Chairman of Executive Board-Miss
Hattie @. Brown, wilberfdrce, o.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson
Columbus, o.
Corresponding Secretary Miss
Georgia A. Nugent, Louisville, Ky.
First Recording Secretary - Miss
Roberta J. Dunbar, Providence, r. |.
Second Recording Secretary--Mrs.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Sedalia, N.
C.
Third Recording Secretary-Mrs
Theresa G. Macon, Chicago, Ill
National Organizer-Mrs. Victoria
Clay Haley. St. Louis, Mo
Chairman of Ways and Means-Mrs.
Francis II. Keyser, Daytopia, Fla.
Parliamentarian-Mr Marion b.
Wilkerson. Orangeburg, S. C.
Auditor-Mrs. J. C. Napier, North
Nashville, Tenn.
Statistician-Mrs. Mary V. Parrish,
Louisville, Ky.
Chaplain-Miss Mary G. Evans, Chi.
cago, Ill.
National Chairman of Printing
Mrs. NJ. E. Steward, Louisville, Ky.
Eoitor-in-Chief = Mrs. Booker T.
Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
Prominent among those who will be
conspicuous for their absence will be
Mrs. Helen Curtis and Mrs Addie
Waites Hunton, who are serving as
canteen workers or hostesses under
the auspices of the Y M C. A in
France. The former has usually dem
onstrated in dressmaking a very great
feature of the program; the latter
served four years as National. organ
izer and was one of the leading spirits
in the organization of the National