The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-18
NATIONAL FOUNDA.
TON TO BE ORGANIZED HERE
Preliminary Meeting Held Tuesday,
Looking to Organization of a
Permanent Center

| November 18th had been chosen as
Foundation Day for the Woman's Ma
'tional Foundation. So on Tuesday
morning number of women, called
together by the county chairman,
Mrs. L. w. Floyd, met in the rooms
of the chamber of commence to dis
cuss plans for the organization of a
center in Newberry, as one of the
ladies said, "To place Newberry on
the map of the Foundation activities" J"
Mrs. Floyd as county chairman oc-
cupied the chair. Her warrant from
the national society in Washington
was read by Mrs. Woodson, after
which Mrs. Floyd asked for a nomi-
nation for a secretary for the meet
ing. Mrs. S. B. Aull nominated Mrs.
! A. A. Woodson, which nomination
was seconded and carried by unani-
nous vote.
Mrs. Floyd made her initial ad-
dress, reading telegram from our
Congressman, Hon. Fred Dominick, in
which he vouched for the organiza-
tion and a letter from Hon. James
Byrnes, who spoke of the organiza-
tion in high terms.
The secretary read letter to Mrs.
Floyd from the president of the
Foundation, giving US an idea as to
how we should go about our forna-
tion and Mrs. Floyd read letter to
the chairman and ladies giving all the
aims and objects of the. foundation
from the general president of the
Foundation, Mrs. Clarence Critten-
den Calhoun.
She showed in what way the Wo-
mans National Foundation can help
the women Of the country, spoke of
the new responsibilities which came
to US with suffrage, told of the ideals
of the organization and gave the ma
terial plans. She told of the beauti-
full site of ten acres which has been
secured for the home of the Founda-
ton which has the commentator Of
congressman and other public men.
When the buildings are complete "wo-
men from the North, the South, the
East, and the West will meet for the
common good of all; here to be born
anew in patriotic spirit; to rededicate
their lives to service"
The buildings are planned to be
self supporting. In short it will be
capital for women" 1t is non-poli-
teal, non-sectarian.
There is a great range of men,
berships, from that of basic MEM
Der at s1.00 year to memorial
founder memberships at $1,000 for
organizations or individuals.
During the reading of the letter
Mrs. Floyd interrupted herself to
mention the two South Carolina wo-
men whose names have already been
sent in for the Hall of Memory, Mrs.
Rebecca Motto and Miss Pamela Cum
ingham.
After the reading Of this letter
Mrs. Woodson was asked to tell some
thing about the eligibility and men
tion was made of other features of
the work, and the creed for Arneri-
cas- women, organized for service,
was read.
Mrs. S. B.. Aull told us that in a
recent issue of The Lutheran, was a
letter from Mrs. Munro from Wash
ington, in which sne spoke of the
great enthusiasm IF the women IN
Washington over the building of this
Foundation.
Mrs. w. H. Hunt offered the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved, :h&t it
is the sense of this meeting 10 organ
ize center of activity of the Wo-
mans National Foundation in this
territory, under Mrs. L. ". Floyd as
county chairman. This was second
ed and carried.
The meeting then adjourned to
meet again at the call of the chair
man to perfect the organization.
(Mrs.) A. A. Woodson,
Secretary pro tenn.
KINGS DAUGHTERS