The broad ax., 1920-12-25
THE JEWISH PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR CLUBS
THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO DIS
PENSE PRACTICAL CHARITY
CONTRIBUTED BY MRS. JOANNA SNOWDENPOR-
TER, PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHWESTERN
FEDERATION OF COLORED WOMENS CLUBS.
THE SEASONS GREETINGS, 192O-l92l

giving opportunities 10 worthy girls
, and boys too, of obtaining an educa-
tion. the loan being made with a pro
vision for making returns when the
education is secured and employment
obtained. This is splendid work and
the clubs or fcdeTations have seen fine
results thercfrom. Our National Fed
Grafton during the occupany of Mrs.
Talbcrt as President has redeemed the
Frederick Douglass home and saved it
rs a climax TO the progress of the race.
The Pilgrimage to Old Anacostia.
Washington, d. C.. after the next hi
cnnial meeting in 1899. is looked for.
ward to by many of our women rs one
of the milcposts in the journey up
ward. This work Is also to be com
mended and an evidence of race pride
fostcrcd by our women. these are men
toned out Of many other forward
movements since the organized efforts
of women in clubs began. TO show
what they can do with finance.
The latest efforts being made by the
women Is TO secure club houses for
their own use and to secure property
rights for future generations. Chicago
Is making this effort by the Chicago
District of Colored Womens' Clubs. I'M
der Mrs. Coins, President. and the Ari-
iona Federation is planning to hold
the sessions of the Northwestern Fed
Grafton of Colorcd Women S Clubs in
its own club house with quarters to
house many of the delegates. Mrs.
Lynn Ross Carter is President of the
Arizona Federation.
The whole gist of the matter is this.
We are learning that finance is the
basis Of our efficiency and worth. The
evidence of our ability to stand shoul-
der TO shoulder with our sister of the
other race. Until this is accomplished.
We can hardly look forward to a sub
stantial future.
The great and terrible war has
taught among other valuable lessons.
that we must establish confidence in
our own men and women, not because
of friendship of long standing but be-
cause when a proposition is advanced
we can 60 to La Sale street or Wall
street, New York City, or to the firm
Of Bradstreet or R. G. Dun and learn
whether the proposition is given their
o. K. and if they give their o. K, rest
assured II is o. K. Then we must get
behind the movement because it is
good. sound, sane business proposition
and means business to be established
in the near future which will proviGa
employment for our young men and
women who have prepared and are pre-
pairing to fill such positions efficiently.
Our women. having tried out the finan-
cial propositions themselves and found
them safe and sound should pass them
on to others with the admonition, in
vestigate for yourselves.
Opportunity was afforded our people
during the period of the war to enter
other lines of work outside of house
work for our women and portering for
our men. Many lines of skilled labor
opened to the Negro and they made
good. immigration caused the scarcity
of labor which brought the chance to
US. For a time it has seemed that i'm
migration would snatch from the
hands so loyal during the war, the
opening which has been made, and to
some extent this has been done. But,
now. Congress is considering the need
Of stopping this immigration which has
suddenly poured in upon us again, and
there is a possibility that it will be
stopped for another period of two
years. Our opportunity, half accom-
plished, seems about to be realized, but
this will be done. only if we whip up
our energies as we did not do, even in
that other period of two years Just
gone. What we left unaeeomplished, it
behooves US now to endeavor to do
with all our might and main.
The business methods which we have
not yet learned let US burn the mid
night oil to secure proficiency in. Let
US have our own business and own
workers, interested because we have a
partnership in the business, so estab-
lished that when again the lid is taken
of from immigration we shall be es-
tablished in our own in such a way
that their coming shall not matter. We
are glad to know that these businesses
which have opened to rs, have not all
been neglected, but that there are some
which are progressing and inviting Us
to share the progress. Let rs as wom-
en- seeking a solid business basis, see
to it that the coming year finds US es-
in finance 50 deeply that the
future will find rs sought for and not
the seefer.
Woman's Mission is to serve, to sac