The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-07-05
Eleventh Annual Meeting
of Oregon Federation of
Colored Women

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The convention of the O. +. c.
| w. closed a two day session June
/ 27r2S. Presiding during the sessions
were Mrs. Waldo Boyle. chairman
of the executive board Mrs. Ralph
Flowers, president Mrs. X Gray.
president-emeritus, and Mrs. Edith
| Williams, vice. president Mrs. Jes-
| sic Coles Grayson. program chair
man, arranged a splendid program.
| which with the splendid reports of
| the clubs and art exhibit made an
extremely interesting convention.
Among the speakers were Mrs. r.
ii. Ellington Campbell, yice-presi-
dent Multnomah County w. C. T.
u. Rev Wilbert Dawson, pastor
First NJ. f. Church; Mrs. Herman
Ledding, attorney-at-law, and Miss
Margie l.. Danley, o. F. C. w. par
humanitarian and executive secretary
of the Williams Ave. Y. w. c. A,
where the annual was held. Mrs
Mile Trumbull of the Child Wei
fare Bureau, also a, member of the
Old Rose Club, gave some splendid
suggestions for the good of the or
ganization. Mrs. X. Gray, beloved
ly upon THE Spirit of the National
The chaplain, Mrs. NJ, E. Fuliilove,
conducted the deyotionals. The
presidents address was ably given
by Mrs. r. Flowers on Wednesday
evening. DR., 2. l.. Booker gave
an address, Relations of Good
Teeth to HEALTH This was accom-
panied by stereOpticon views. Mr..
II. A. Stephens of Conroe, Texas,
gave interesting remarks Mrs. Dol
ly Paries gave an excellent report
of the Northwestern Federation to
which she was the Oregon delegate.
SoloiEts were Mesdames J. A. Merri-
man, Dolly Paries, Robena Martin,
Jessie Coles Grayson and Edna Kit
trell. Memorial was held for Mes
danes A. Z. Flowers and I. Pearce.
The constitution and bylaws were
adopted.
Mrs. II. Gray conducted the cleo.
ton OF officers Mrs. X. Flowers
was reelected president; Mrs. Edith
Williams reelected vice-president;
Mrs. Dolly Paries, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Ruth Love. second re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Robena Mar
tin, corresponding secretary; Mrs. f.
X. Stanley, reelected treasurer;
Mrs. Pearl Stewart, organizer; Mrs.
M. II. Fullilove reelected chaplain;
Mrs. j A. Merriman, parliamentar-
ian; Mrs. lila Fuller, reelected chair
man ways and means; Mrs. Rose
Nichols, chairman executive board;
Mrs. H. Troutman, statistician; Mrs
Unl l..
will make appointments of other
chairmen and department. heads.
The art exhibit was beautiful.
Mrs. l.. r. Blackburn heads this de-
partment. Miss Myrtle Maxwell dis
played q dainty child's dress of
georgette with hand painted design,
which received favorable comment
The Oregon Bellies won the silver
trophy cup for 1928. The Rosebud
Study Club won the second prize,
smaller silver trophy cup. Individual
entries were won by Miss Thelma
Johnson and Miss Virginia Avery
Special mention was given the Lite
rary Research Club and Miss Ear
leta Hubbard. ~
Pianists for the sessions were Mrs.
Ethel Turner, chairman of music, and
Mrs. Jessie Edwards. s.
Rev. j. +. Moreland was called
upon to speak and gave timely re-
marks. The Federation went on
record as being heartily in favor of
sending a delegate to the National
Biennial in Washington. d. c.. July
81 to Aug. 3. Mrs. Pearl Stewart.
chairman of the boosting committee,
with her co-workers, is busy secur-
ing funds to defray expenses of
the delegate, Each club in the fed
Grafton is functioning and the re-
ports teemed with activities carried
on during the year.
The federation wishes to thank
each and every one who SO kindly
assisted in the success of the meet
ing. Mrs. H. d. Fuller, chairman
of the ways and means, arranged
delicious luncheons each day of the
meeting.
The federation aims this year to
lay the foundation for scholarship
fund to assist an ambitious girl
through some training course, real
izing that Portland is the only city
of size in Oregon, this city has prac-
tically carried on state, work.
Pendleton will be canvassed for club
workers and the new regime will
have much to inspire them along
this line. So ends one of the most
successful sessions in the history of
the Oregon Federation of Colored
Women.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Brown and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Morrison were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. V. f.
Keene Sunday at their lovely home
in Woodlawn,
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
f. Smith, which is extremely attrac-
tive. has been made more so by a
new dress Of paint by Mr.. Smith
himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Flowers have left
for their summer camp at Ocean
Park
Mesdames r. F. Morrison and w.
b. Brown arranged a delightful, pic
mic for the 4th at the country place
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie. About
30 friends enjoyed the outing.