The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Board of State Federation
Meets to Plan Work For Spring
By SUSAN IDEN
Executive Secretary of State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs

Inc meeting OF the Xecutl
board of the North Carolina State
Federation of Women's clubs at
the Carolina hotel in Raleigh or
Friday was the event of prime in
terest and drew a number of out
standing club women to Raleigh.
They came to check over the work
of the first half of the year and to
make plans for the state conven-
ton which is to meet in Green's
boro May 1, 2, 8. Plans for partici-
patton in the Golden Jubilee cele-
bration in which the interest of all
club women centers, also claimed a
major part of interest of the execu-
tive meeting.
The board is composed of Mrs.
John Robinson, of Wallace, presi-
dent; Mrs. Howard G.. Etheridge,
Asheville, general Federation direc-
tor; Mrs. D.. D.. Carroll, Chapel
Hill, first vic~e-president; Mrs.
Greasy K. Proctor, Oxford, second
vice-president; Mrs. Geddie Gilead,
treasurer; Mrs. Thomas Everette
Brown, Raleigh, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Stedman H. Carr, Wal
lace, corresponding secretary; also
the executive secretary and chair
man of press.
Mrs. Robinson also called the
Junior Board together for the first
time since they have had a board,
to discuss their convention plans
also. The Junior Board consists of
Mrs. John D. Robinson, president
of the State Federation, ex-officio
president; Mrs. Charles Pearce,
Charlotte, junior president; Mrs.
Karl Bishopric, Spray, Junior chair
man; Mrs. Patrick Healey, Raleigh,
chairman International Relations;
Mrs. Jack James, Marion, chairman
American Home; Miss Elizabeth
Smith, Wallace, Fine Arts; Mrs. R,
L. Calling, Ahoskie, Citizenship;
Mrs. Wymann Scarborough, Lum-
berton, Education; Mrs. Robert
Warlick, Winston-Salem, Public
Welfare.
This board met Thursday after
noon at $3.50, with Mrs. Pearce
presiding. The meeting of the sem
ior board followed Friday morning
at II o'clock with Mrs. Robinson
presiding.
Flower Contest
The General Federation of Wom'
ans clubs has never had an offl'
cial flower and since the question
has been considered sufficiently I'M
portant to be celebrated by the ma
ton and states, a contest for the
adoption of an official flower Tor
the Federation has been included
in the plans of the Golden Jubilee
celebration.
Every club in every state fedora
ton is invited to suggest a flower
giving the reason for its fitness as
the emblem of the General Fedora
ton of Woman's clubs. These sug'
eestions are to be sent to district
leaders and in turn passed on 10
the state chairman of this flower
contest in each state federation.
From these suggestions each state
will offer a flower candidate anu
from these candidates the INA
choice will be made.
Miss Alice Upchurch, of Raetord,
state chairman of Gardens n OF
the flower contest, makes the FOL
lowing appeal for the contest:
"Clubs who have not suggested a
~ 49, o,,I1op, of tho ten.
eral Federation of Women's clubs
are urged to do so at once. Any sno
all flowers are eligible for the con
test and all clubs are invited TO
suggest a flower, giving the reason
TO, doing so. All suggestions IRON
North Carolina club women must
he in Miss Upchurch's hands not
later than February 10. They must
be ,assed to an impartial commit
tee and the three outstanding HOW
orc will he presented to the final
Judges who will choose u TO NC
sent to the national chairman Oh
the Golden Jubilee Flower contest
ct am most anxious that the
clubs in our state cooperate ana
find an official flower for the Gen
eral Federation. To stimulate IN
terest I am offering to the cluo'
who's nominee is accepted anu
sent to the national chairman a
@handpainted picture Of the winning
flower"
The cooperation of every club ID
the general federation is sought In
this effort to find a flower which
will forever typify the aims ana
ideals of the largest body OF or
ganized womanhood in the world.
North Carolina and America are
full of beautiful flowers but there
should be more than beauty in this
national club flower. There should
be strength and uplifting power as
we'll as beauty. There is no more
fitting or beautiful flower maons
those of the states than the North
Carolina official flower, a pine
sprig and cone. .,
North Carolina has no otflclal
state flower though the ox-eyeu
daisy is generally listed as the state
flower. There is still time to re-
claim the state from the oppro