The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-11-03

furnished by the choir of Mt, Carmel
Baptist Church, The Rev r L. Varnado
its pastor, preached the club sermon
which was the first sermon ever de-
| livered in connection with the Annual
meeting of the State Federation of
Colored Women's Club, A program was
presented by the junior Federation Of
| Colored Womens Clubs, having been
taken from the prison farm in Warren
County, gave a recitation, Young Ran
dolph is now at the Prentiss Institute
where he has been ror about two
years since the burning of the property
jof the Federation at Clinton sometime
ago,
Having as its objective Ahome for
the Delinquent Negro youths Of Missis-
sippi" Randolph is being cared for by
the organization, while attending school
at Prrentiss. Miss Owena Barnes a stud
ent at Prentiss and member of the
Singing aggregation of that Institute,
gave vocal selection, Monday night
at the Eureka High School, the local
prorram began promptly at 7:30 O'Clock
The program opened with the Negro
National Anthem, Invocation by Rev.
B. Preston; music; club song welcome
addresses; Chain of Friendship, Miss
Amanda z. Flowers, solo, Mrs, Estell
Finely; w. T. Clubs, Mrs. E A. C. Jor-
dan; selection, St, Paul choir; churches
of the city, Mrs. F. A. Wilson; instru-
mental duet; Misses Oliver and Moore;
Fraternal Organizations, MID. T. We
bster; vocal sclo, Mrs. Ruby Henry;
business and professional DR., Jas, L,
Randall; chorus Chain of Friendship
girls; behalf Of city of Hattiesburg,
Lancer Earl Wingo; anthem Zion Chap
ell A. NJ. E. Choir; response to weldome
ADDRESSES, Mrs, z. B. Miller of Yazoo
City,
Mrs. L. c. jefferson, president of the
Mississippi State Federal of Colored
Women's Club delivered her Annual
Address, 1t was indeed worth listening
to,
Tuesday morning session was held at
the Methodist Church, East Fifth Street
Rev, E. A. Wilson of Hattiesburg, Mis-
isissippi. Conducted the devotional ex
lercices, The memorial services was
conducted by Mrs, A. M, Thomas CT
Meridian Mississippi, two of our de-
voted and 1oyal members have fallen
fro mcur ranks since our last meeting,
! Mrs. N. W. Taylor of Paul Lawrence
Dunba7. Club, Yazoo City, Mississippi
and Mrs Evelyn Palmer of Aloorn
College, Alcorn, Mississippi
| Short talks on the life Of Mrs, Evelyn
Palmer by Mrs. o, NJ Collins of Al
corn, Mississippi Solo, When I shall see
Him face to face, Mrs, Dexter Of Jack
lson, Mississippi, The president spoke on
the life of Mrs, N, W. Taylor of Ya7oo
City, Mississippi, These members will
be greatly missed but their splendid
contribution to Women's Clubs will re-
main an abiding inspiration,
Report Of committees:
Time and place, Yazoo City, Mississippi
Saturday, Sunday and Monday before
the fourth Sunday in October,
Financial Committee reported rs
follows:
Number of Clubs reported 80; num-
Der Of new clubs reported 8; Total
number of clubs reported 46, Money
collected S324,7O; money from last
meeting $21761, total amount $542,3l,
Money in bank on interest $3,245,O7,
Grand total $3,777.38. Monday evening,
October 23rd at 1870 o'clock, a banquet
was ~iven in honor of the delegates
and visiting friends,
At 4:3O a two houI drive was given
the delegates.
This session was one of the best meet
ings ever held,
Mrs. A, NJ. Thomas,
President of Fifth Congressional