Phoenix tribune., 1919-06-07
Conference of .Colored
Women Held in N. Y. City

New York, June 3.-The National
Association of Colored Women, at
recent conference held in the Abyssin-
ian Baptist church, New York city in
response to a call issued by the asso-
ciation's president. Mrs. Mary B. Tai
bert, of Buffalo, N. Y, adopted a pro-
gram to be worked out through bu-
reau of publicity. This program was
submitted by Mrs. Talbot as a report
of the committee on findings, consist
ing of Miss Mamie H. Burroughs,
Washington, d. c.; Mrs. A. w. Dicker-
son, Philadelphia; Miss Mary E. Jack
son, New York; Mrs. Minnie Scott,
Miss Lizzie B. Fouse, Louisville; Mrs.
Maggie l.. Walker, Richmond, Va. y
Mrs. Grace Booth Valentine, Borden
town, N. j.; Miss Eva D. Bowles, New
York. The report, which follows, is
issued in the spirit of making democ-
racy real:
Lynching
The National Association of Colored
Women will cooperate with the Ma
tional Association for the Advance.
ment of Colored People through the
Department for the Suppression of
Lynching and Mob Violence, Miss
Mamie H. Burroughs, chairman, in it's
campaign to abolish lynching.
We recommend that individual
clubs contribute to the local branches
of the N. A. A. c. P. funds for the
carrying on of this work and that
duplicate of the receipt given by the
local branch for said contributions be
forwarded to Miss Burroughs. Where
there are no local branches, money
should be sent to Miss Burroughs,
who will forward same to the N. A.
A. G. P. headquarters.
Suffrage
The National Association of Colored
Women favors universal suffrage. We
recommend that the association
launch national campaign of educa-
tion and that clubs cooperate heartily
with every agency working for the
adoption of the Susan B. Anthony
Amendment. Literature and speakers
will be supplied by our bureau of pub
licity.
Industrial
We must set ourselves to work seri-
ously at the task of helping to make
women wage earners 100 per cent eft
cient. To this end we recommend
that a study be made of problems af
fecting domestic workers; that we
help to promote efficiency through
agencies making for higher standards
of service; that we seek cooperation
in providing safe and comfortable liv-
ing conditions.
The United States Department of
Labor is planning to make a survey
of Colored women in industries. The
survey is so important that we recon-
mend that club presidents join us in
urging the department to increase the
force of field workers.
Since the doors of industry have
been opened to .Colored women, We
must strive to keep them open. To
this end we urge:
Eirst-Our women to take such pre-
liminary training as will qualify them
for work in stores, shops and fac
tories. ~s., n
Second-That we help the. women
to realize that efficiency will change
the attitude of, employers, and assoc:
ate workers toward them. and win
eventually result in lifting of the. in
dustrial boycott. -
Third-That education of the gea-
eral public be promoted through pub
licity.
Community Service s,a.
Since adequate social programs are
being promoted by various agencies
we urge club women to make their
contributions for social betterment
through such agencies as are already
established. And, because of the de-
mand for trained leadership. that the
association search diligently for
twelve young women of conservation,
promise and education to qualify Tor
some specific line of social service.
Rural Communities
That we make a study of conditions
of the Colored women in rural COM
munities and devise practical means
to improve them. That at present we