The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
BY SUSAN IDEN
Executive Secretary State Fedora
ton Women's Clubs

Mrs. John D. Robertson, president
of the North Carolina Federation OF
Women's clubs, returned to her
home in Wallace in time for the
Strawberry Festival after attending
the council meeting of the General
Federation of Women's clubs in Mil
waukee the past week. Mrs. ROBIN
son brings back splendid news OF the
federation.
In addition to the prize of 500 Won
for the best safety work in the Cen
eral Federation during the year. and
two So second prizes for largest in
crease in membership in the General
Federation this year and for larg-
est percentage of gain, the North
Carolina. Federation took off other
honors in the International Relations
paper won by Mrs. Edmund Ford, of
Hendersonville. And Mrs. r. c.
Boyce, of Greensboro, president of
the Junior clubs of the state, figured
in the Fashion Show Fashions out
of Test Tubes" In her evening dress,
it is said she looked very lovely.
Mrs. r. H. Latham, of Asheville,
a past president Of the North Caro-
lima Federation, who vas presented
by the State Federation as a candl-
date for treasurer Of the General
Federation. appears to have clear
sailing for the office at the General
Federation meeting next May, for
she was unopposed when presented
by the North Carolina Federation at
Milwaukee.
Under the efficient leadership of
Mrs. John D. Robinson. who has an
other year yet 10 serve, the fedora
ton is rounding out a successful
year, having been organized in Win
ston-Salem in 1902. The 1871 conven-
ton is to meet in Winston-Salem.
Officers from the new club year,
which begins the first of October,
are Mrs. John D. Robinson, Of Wal
lace, president; Miss Clara Byrd, Of
Greensboro. first vice-president: Mrs.
C. X. Proctor, of Oxford, second vice
president; Mrs. Geddie Strickland, of
High Point. third vice-president;
Mrs. ]. a. Gupton, of Charlotte,
treasurer; Mrs. Robert Everett, of
Palmyra. recording secretary; Mrs.
Stedman Carr, of Wallace, CORES
bonding secretary; and Miss Susan
Iden, of Raleigh, executive secretary.
Junior state officers for next year
are: Mrs. r. C. Boyce, Greensboro,
president; Mrs. c.. z. Adams, of
Greensboro, secretary; and Miss Nir-
ginis McSorley, of New Bern editor
of the Junior department in the Club
woman
In her address to the council Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, president Of the
General Federation, said that dur
ing the past year u member clubs
have been reviewing local, state and
national club history, have sought to
honor those who in the beginning
visioned the potential power and
strength of organized women, and
relived some of those early meetings.
Women, Mrs. Dunbar said. can
claim a large share of credit for
establishing respect for the rights Of
others, the basis of our civilization
today, and until the dark clouds of
war cease to keep Europe from the
sunshine of peace and happiness the
General Federation must preserve the
principles Of love and understand
standing for u sisters in a war
torn continent, and when Europe
once more knows peace and justice
we must transmit to them a new |
life.
1.-THE goal of the federation,'' Mrs.
Dunbar said, lis a better adjustment
of human relations. Maladjustments
exist in every community. w must
accept personal and group respon.
sibility for no one of US can escape