Phoenix tribune., 1921-06-11
IMPORTANT CALL TO
CLUB WOMEN TO MEET
IN PHOENIX IN JULY
TO THE SECOND BIENNIAL CON-
VENTIoN OF THE NORTHWEST
ERN FEDERATION OF coLoRED
WoMEN'S CLUBS, AT PHOENIX,
ARIZONA, JULY 1s TO Fl, 1921

We are quite sure you have read
with pleasure ind interest the notices
of the Convention of the Northwest
ern Federation of Colored Women's
Clubs which is to be held at Phoenix,
Arizona, July IS to 81 inclusive, this
year, heralded thrugh our newspapers
to all parts of the country and we are
quite aS sure that you are thinking
seriously of attending, for you cannot
afford to miss it.
This call notifies all women that its
membership is expected to be repre-
sented at the convention through duly
elected delegates and desires to in
form you that the women of Arizona
will be keenly disappointed if you do
not accept of their generous hospital
ity at that time. All regular and al
ternate delegates and visiting dele
gates will b. taken care of free of
charge, by the club women of Arizona
and they are not limiting the number.
Visiting delegates will be given the
courtesy of the floor and allowed all
privileges except the right to vote.
All delegates are invited to attend
the 18th Annual Convention of the
California Federation of Colored Wo-
mems Clubs which will be held at
Fresno. Calf, July 81 to August 9rd.
Also the Convention of the Negro Wo-
mems National Republican League
which is to hold its first annual meet
ing conveniently near to the time Of
the above mentioned conventions so
that all can attend it, at Denver.
Summer excursion rates beginning
June first and extending to October
31st, will make it possible to plan to
attend these very important women's
conventions, 500 make up your timer
ary at once.
Dear Co-workers, we are living in
time when we needs must get togeth-
er and deliberate seriously over the
problems of reconstruction which are
confronting us. You will be expected
to bring to the meeting the very best
thought gathered through the months
of service in the home clubs in your
state federations. Every state from
Ohio west will have representative
on the floor and from these delibera-
tions will evolve the program for the
next two years and recommendations
state and national Legislative bodies
for their consideration and approval
and execution, backed by more than
100000 Negro women of voting age
and sober thought. determined to
press on until the goal of their ambi-
tion that of seeing America for Amer
leans, all for one and one for all, shall
have been realized.
Will you not keep this Northwest
ern convention in mind from now un-
til we meet in Arizona and watch the
weekly newspapers, which are giving
such numerous publicity to the work
of women, for advanced news regard
ing the program-without their CO.
operation we fail.
Miss Halle @. Brown, our National
President of Women's Clubs, will be
an honored guest and many other
prominent women and men whose
names will be annuanced later.
Mrs. Myra Hunter Reeves, aur ef-
ficient chairman of Ways and Means
has sent communications to all whom
she could reach about her plan to fin
ance the meeting and as she felt the
convention would benefit all humani-
ty, she has not confined her appeal to
the membership but endeavored to
give everyone a part in it's success.
If she has not reached you. kindly en-
courage her by responding (3S03,
Rhodes avenue, Chicago, Ill.) Hurry
up and make her work a Joy.