The Denver star., 1918-02-16
OFFICIAL CALL.
For the Eleventh Biennial Meeting Of
the National Association Of COL
ored Women.

|
The eleventh biennial meeting oi
| the N. A. c. W. will be held in Den
yer, Colorado, July to 13. 1918.
Every officer, Superintendent of de
| partments, state president and dele
gate should present her credentials
to the Committe and obtain official
badge emitting her to vote as sool
/ after arrival as possible.
The Credential Committee. Miss
Georgia A. Nugent, Chairman; Mrs
Mary H. Baker, Of Wyoming; Mrs
Theresa G. Macon, of Illinois, Mrs
Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Of North
Carolina, and Miss Roberta Dunbar
of Rhode Island, Recording Secretary
will be in session Monday. July s, from
II a. m to ~ m and from to p. m
The Executive Board, Miss Halle
@. Brown, Chairman, will hold their
first session at 5 p. m, July 8.
Mrs. Myrtle Cook. Chairman of Pro,
gram Committee, has been able to
nearly complete a program which COW
ers the newer and more striking
phases Of work which has been called
for, due to the extraordinary time
through which we are passing.
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, Superin-
tendent of Department for Suppression
of Lynching and Mob Violence, will
have a report of unusual interest to
present.
The Entertainment Committee are
arranging for short trips to Pixies
Peak, Colorado Springs. the Garden
of the Gods, and also for a midday
luncheon to be served free to the dele
gates.
The Committee in charge of Trans
portation has announced rates from
the East, through Mrs Maize Mosselle
Griffin.
Mrs G. A. Ross, OF Denver, repre-
senting the West, and Mrs. Mabel
Keith Howard, OF South Carolina, will
announce rates for the South.
Information concerning board and
lodging may be obtained from Mrs.
NJ E. Dishman, 2439 Gilpin Street,
Denver. Colorado, General Chairman
of Arrangements for Denver.
among the interesting things sched-
uled will be the burning OF the Doug
las mortgage, the announcement of the
Roll of Honor and the winner of the
Special Tablet; also the election Of
the Board of Trustees to manage the
Douglass Home which will pass to the
entire control and management OF the
National Association of Colored Wom-
en-.
The American Colored women
should be aroused as never before,
to greater activity. New duties will
be placed upon our women through
the Amendment to the Constitution,
which will doubtless become a law at
the coming session OF Congress At
the smallest calculation, three mil.
lion Colored women will receive the
ballot. which is the greatest power
that has been given us since the eman-
cipation, to correct some OF the evils
that have crushed US. ii
Government ownership Of railroads
will wipe out the notorious. offensive,
undemocratic Jim Grow cars, into
which we have been herded during the
past twenty years. regardless Of rights
as American citizens.
Just now, call is coming to you.
as thrown across a deep valley. Will
swer come: I'VE will, we wifi he
there!"
All dues and per capita taxes should
be in the hands of the National Treas.
urer. Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson. 54s East
Spring Street, Columbus, Ohio. no Ia
ter than May 30. 1918.
MARY B. TALBERT,
President.
HALLE @. BROWN.
Chairman Executive Board
REBERTA DUNBAR,
First Recording Sec.
Honorary Presidents:
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell,
Mrs. Lucy Thurman,
M les Elizabeth Carter.
Mrs. Booker T. Washington.
Local Committee;
Nine. Dishman, Chairman