The Denver star., 1918-07-13
United Club Women Hold Big Meeting
Historic Gatherings thrill with Patriotism Advice and Wisdom. Aud
Meeting Greatest Success Yet Governor and Mayor
Unite in Extending to the Visitors the Hospitality of City
and State Prominent Women from all Parts Of Country in
Attendance Local Committees Deserve Much Credit

The National ASSOCIATION. OF Colored Women, coming
from all OF country in their eleventh biennial
convention. began Monday and adjourned Saturday.
Their actions and deeds will be in history and will
forget in week that such large and instructive
gathering Denver but there will be both
black and white who will and always remember
eandest and patriotic also enthusiastic we'll
enlRhtening meeting filled with flights Of oratory, that
Denver has Witnessed.
Colorado people poured in from the surrounding towns
we'll from cities Wyoming be and hear
best trained cultured and intellectual who
neither bit their from unpleasant duty
apoogzed TOR done especially
candor justice the used
o the greatest advantage
chvarous peculiarly his completely Won the
people his heart when - said .You rsarsssat
citizens OF this United al the rights
and privileges OF citixees under aGyou have
tested and have proved that capable filing all
places Afforded by that citizenship you are Justly
titled One-t third of Colorado National guard COM
posed coloed citizens of the state Gov Julius
told the audience the city Auditorium Monday
eetns of the twentieth annual convention the National
Association of Colored Women.
The business held earlier in the dav and
only attended by delegates and officers
but nights meeting the public Approx
maey people, white and eoored filled the street
end Of the Auditorium
Welcomes Association
Governor Cunter welcomed the association Colorado
and things that its members done
aid the accomplishment record of the He
the colored have already contributed in
alons Many other things which
the represented the meeting had done for their
country.
The president Mrs Mary Taber announced that before
Of the convention the department will be peti
toned allow coored nurses the Europe
the of their plea will based
the point that they do the work than white
She also said that director of Railways William C.
McAdoo wi: be asked end the day of the lin Crow
being filthy undemocratic In addition the list of
accomplishments rected by Governor Gunter she said
900 working for ST. day had for the
and that her had subscribed
of the third Liberty loan.
Executive Session.
The president Mrs. Tabert presided Other officers and
delegates participating Mary G. Evans Mrs. Gertie N
Ross. Mrs. Theta Miller. Mrs Elizabeth c. Carter Mrs
Booker T. Washington Mrs. Carrie Lee Hamilton and Mr..
Isabelle Stewart Mrs. Stewart resident of this civ
The executive session began o'clock Mondav morn
ing the Shorter A. NJ E. church, twenty third and ..h
inaton Streets Miss Halle Q. Brown Wiberorce Ohio
chairman Of the national executive committee presiding
Mrs Mary B. Tabert president Of the gave
brief of the work Of the year. particularly
the paying OFT OF the the Hon. Frederick
Douglas Home at Cedar Hill Washington D. c. Il Il pro-
posed to make that place national and mem
orial of the Mt. Vernon order.
Among the officers, committee members and Norkersl
who attended the opening sessions we're:
Miss Elizabeth Carter. New Bedford Mass, honorary
president. Mrs Booker r. Washington Tusxeaee Ala hon
vice president Mrs. Mary Tabers New York
dent the following Misses Ida r. Cummngs Baltimore Nd
vice president Halle Brown chairman Of the executive