Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-29
STATE CLUBS MEET


Thursday to be in session three days. Mrs.
j. f. Mapps of Spokane is president of the
state federation. The following women are
accredited delegates from different clubs of
the state:
Spokane Mrs. f. n j. Sims, Mrs B.
Dorsey Mrs. A. G.. Houston, Mrs George
Thomas, Mrs. II. l.. Walker, Mrs. W. r.
Parker and Mrs. Mamie Hagan; Tacoma,
Mrs. n j. Asberry. Mrs j. c. Smith, Mrs.
l.. w. Mack, Mrs. n Copeland, Mrs j. f.
Binford. Mrs. J. II. Corbin, Mrs. p V.
Spencer, Mrs. r. Adams and Mrs j. A.
Nelson; Everett. Mrs. C. A. Davis, Mrs
j. Sanues, Mrs. j. Morton, Mrs. f. Baugh
Mrs. Frank jefferson, Mrs D. j. Morgan
and Mrs. G. w. Samuels. At the Thursday
evening session Mayor Hanson welcomed
the delegates to the city and spoke at length
Of the good work the women were doing
and many other things the cOlOred folks
were accomplishing, thus showing he had
been posting himself on the subject. Short
welcome addresses were also made by Mrs
w. ID. Carter, Mr. Andrew r.. Black and
Rev. w. ID. Graham and responses were made
by Mrs A. c. Houston and Mrs. j. F.. Maps
Of Spokane.
The following is the annual address of
the president Of the Federation:
There have been many organizations
brought together for the benefit of the hui
man race Religion, social, fraternal, po-
litical, business, Army and Navy, and in
all walks Of life, the objec of all was Unity
and cooperation. The measure of the sue
cess gained by any race or people is to look
at the origin of that race, their condition
and environment and compare the progress
and development.
The world knows the history of the Amer
lean Negro, and has viewed with amazement,
the stlpendous strides which they have made
since their emancipation. Religion, Educa
ton and Unity have brought about their
advancement, and the leaders and teachers
have been largely the women. Realizing
that the men who started the schools of
Hampton, Tuskegee and others must have
united help, we find our women working to
plant the idea Of better homes, better child
rem and uplift in every branch of their new
life A little society, school started here
and there. conferences being held from time
to time, finally united convention was
held in Boston in 1895. From the result
Of that splendid meeting the women took
new courage to work harder to help. They
looked upon it as a sacred trust and how
nobly they have fulfilled that trust you have
been made to see. Women s clubs have be-
come as much a necessity as any other of
the vital part of the governing machinery
of the world. They stand for all good, work
for the mutual benefit Of all; they are in
terested in better methods of caring for our
homes and children, education along the
higher lines. and in all problems of reform.
From 1895 to 1913 we had twenty-five
states federated, with $4,000 busy women
working for the uplift of the race, and in
1913 we have a membership of over 100000
with thirty-eight states in the National and
other declarations. In 1913 the property
owned by club women was valued at SOL
S45.15. Today they own property worth
$213,OOO. A call has never been refused by
these good christian women for aid. One
of the splendid works during the past year,
of the United Federation, under the leader
ship of our noble president, Mary B. Tai
bot was the raising of $4,000 to redeem the