The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-06-10
EXHIBITS, Center
OF Attraction

The annual meeting of the Ore
gon Association of Colored Wo-
men was harmonious, interesting,
Informative and entertaining. Mary
M. Duncan, Corresponding Secre-
tary, through the report revealed
over two hundred letters and an
nouneements sent out during the
past year, including many tangi-
BILE contacts made with national
officers, press employees and edu-
cational board members.
State Organizer Mrs. Pearl G.
Stewart listed several study groups
and clubs as result of her activ-
tiles this year. Mrs. Stewart also
reported that the Scholarship Loan
Fund had increased its finances
considerably this year.
1t was of interest that through
out the meeting more than fifty
visitors were present.
The Art Exhibit under chairman
ship of Miss Jennie Jamison was
par excellent. 1t comprised work
of the Federated Clubs, namely
Culture, Literary Research, Rose
bud Study, and Apex. Numerous
individual entrants, including the
Martha Washington Sewing Club,
several paintings by Mrs. Thelma
Street (artis), Sonny Unthank,
Mary Ellen Duncan, Eunice Mott,
and many others, had exhibits.
Awards for Art went to Liter
airy Research Club, LIST prize, low
ing cup; Culture Club, End prize,
loving cup; Rosebud Study Club,
3rd prize, fooled leather upper
brief case; and other prize win
ners, Martha Washington Sewing
Club, Mrs. Thelma Street, paint
ings. Grand Sweepstakes; Mary
Ellen Duncan, Eunice Mott, Son.
ny Unthank.
Better Homes Department, Mrs.
Henrietta Marshall, Chairman.
Prize table setting: The Culture
Club Dinner Service LIST prize, an
occasional chair; Rosebud Study
Club, Miscellaneous antiques Eye
Olden Days" End prize, huge sal
ad bowl set. Articles for this ia
BILE were donated by Mrs. Emma
Stanley and Mrs. Sula Mae Will
liams. Many of the articles dat
ing back to 1871.
Individual table entrants, Mrs.
Clara Pickett, dinner service, 1st
prize, beautiful table lamp; Mrs.
Charles Williams, LIST prize for
luncheon set-up, Grecian mir
ror; Mrs. Bonnie Boyle, break
fast set-up al fresco, LIST prize,
ten pounds of Crown Mills flour.
Prize winners in the baking con-
test: Mrs. M. Tuggle, Masonic
Scott, Gertrude Williams, Mrs.
Louise Dawson, Mrs. Blanche
Brown, Miss Maxine Brown, Mrs.
Bonnie Boyle, Mrs. Rachel Belard,
RMS. Grace LABEL, Mrs. Elsie
Nancy, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs.
Clara Pickett, Mrs. Luther Glenn
mons, Mrs. Mercedes Hardy, Mrs.
Edward Rutherford, Mrs. Maynie
Stanton and Mrs. Ida Mumford
Prize winners in canned fruit
and vegetables: Mrs. Emma STAN
ley, sweepstakes on apricots, Mrs.
Mary Duncan, sweepstakes on
bread and butter pickles, Mrs.
Mary Alexander, and Katherine
Boyle, End prize.
Donors to Better Homes Depart
ment: Mrs. Blanche Brown, faith
full and tireless assistant, whose eff
forts were invaluable in making
the exhibit such success; the
Portland Electric Company donat-
ed two electric ranges, with de-
monstrators; the Crown Flour
Mills, 100 pounds of flour, used
Tor prizes; Davidson Bakeries, rolls
and bread for two days lunch
cons; Columbia Empire Industries,
demonstration Mr.. K c. Eldredge;
Mary Cullen Cottage, Jennings
Furniture.
Donors to Art Department:
Weisfield & Goldberg, jewellers,
and Bernard, jewelers..
Judges: Miss Marguerite Lumm,
Home Economic Department Ore
gonian, and Mrs. Layton, Journal,
and Mrs. Mcclellan, Woman's Vo-
cational School.