The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-23
COlOred Women
Hold Eleventh
Annual Meet


BUTTE, Mont-Thirty-fiv of
the leading colored women of Mon
tana met here last week for the
eleventh annual meeting of their
state Federated Clubs. The conven-
ton was pronounced by the dele
gates the best and most construc-
tive since organization. The first day
meeting was given over to organi-
cation, naming of committees. the
presidents address, memorial exer-
cises and interesting report of the
Emma G. Harris girls reserves of
Billings, kilograms and resolutions
from the national body, the women
of Washington and the Helena Pro-
gressive League and others, along
with a reception in the evening at
which Mrs. Claudio Ware delivered
the welcome address and Mrs. Mat
tie Anderson, of Helena, the re-
Spouse, made very busy first-day
session for the delegates. Tuesday
morning proved an instance of alert
activity as well as anxiety. Four i'm
portant committees were to report
that day-ways and means, headed
by Mrs. Mary B. Chappell of Butte;
auditing, Mrs. Ellenorah Banks, Hell
ena; arts and crafts, Mrs. Sadie F..
Ford, Helena, and the nominating
committee, chairman, Mrs. Estelle
Palmer. The first nominating COM
n.ittee, failed, and a new committee,
headed by Mrs. Edna Watts Brown
of Billings, was appointed. Fine
team work was exhibited when do
nations from every committee with
funds in their respective treasures,
and donating expense accounts by
delegates as well as the payment of
pledges made at Billings by individ-
uals was reported by the ways and
means committee. 1t was such splen-
did spirit of good fellowship that
enabled this committee to make it
possible to overcome what seemed
insurmountable financial disadvan-
tages. Excellent papers were read by
delegates, but the most notable was
by DR.. Caroline McGill, a woman
physician of Butte, on Marriage As
a Profession" The Pleasant Hour
Club of Helena was the banner club,
taking four blue, one red and special
mention for art work, also leading
in financial report. The young peo-
pie who furnished the numbers for
the well rendered program Thurs
day evening are to be congratulated.
Officers for the ensuing years are:
Mrs. Emma G. Harris, Billings, pres
ident; Mrs. Corrie Johnson. Helena,
first president; Mrs. Marquette
Scott, Butte, second president;
Mrs. Emma Harrell, Helena, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Claudio Ware,
Butte, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Edna Watts Brown, Billings, treas
urer; Mrs. Sommerville, Billings,
chaplain; Miss Octavia Bridgwater,
Helena, historian; Mrs. M. A. Low
cry, Helena, statistitian; Mrs. Ell
lenorah Banks, Helena, auditor; Mrs.
Mary B. Chappell, Butte, parliament
tarian Mrs. Matte Anderson, Hell
ena, chairman, ways and means COM
mittee; other chairmen are: Mrs.
Belle Mcdonald, Bozeman, civics;
Mrs. Claudia Bivins, Billings, music;
Mrs. Sadie E. Ford, Helena, arts
and crafts; Mrs. Ridley, Butte, Negro
history; Mrs. Armita Duncan, Butte,
publicity; Mrs. Beatrice Simms, Mis-
soula, education; Mrs. B. w. Fish,
Bozeman, emergency. The officers
were installed by Mrs. Armita Dun
can of Butte. Mrs. Corrie johnson
was elected delegate to the National
convention.