The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-21
Women S Clubs
Represented AT
Council Meeting

Ad0plioil
,:.n. marked the business of
Wv Wv annual council meeting of the
North Carolina Federation of Wom-
' Gibbs in Raleigh last week.
s,.,s we're the Fulbright resoiu-
~. l now before Congress. commit
Nv" +be United States to the prin-
u ;aie Of participation in a world
elp r.a1nization for peace; passage of
S.5ate Bill 1870 to make available
's''4 annual appropriation for the
a. s.a+;on Of the war to provide day
w. rs and extended school services
70. children of mothers employed
~ w essential war areas; and pas
NJ oo nj Senate Bill 637 which would
s@ ~snt Federal funds to the vari-
t nublic school systems without
vsy control of such funds. The
.asolutions will be presented at
.sch of the Is district meetings
tor approval, and then to the an
nal convention next May.
''r Mrs. J. Henry Highsmith, fed
.rstion president, presided over
No council session. Reports of Of
4 t and committee chairmen
we're heard. all giving evidence
,sat the work of the federation
r. Going forward satisfac torily in
pyerv way. A nominating COM
r,ittee to select department chair
wen to be elected at the next con-
yortion was appointed, consisting
n Mrs. C. W. Beasley of Colerain,
chairman. Mrs. Maude Baynor
Tov of Kinston. and Mrs. Jesse
? HAYDEN of High Point.
Mrs. ]. NJ Hobgood, reporting
tor the Sallie Southall Gotten Loan
Find established in 1918 to aid
North Carolina girls in obtaining
psucations. showed that thee fund
has grown from $3.50 to more than
$4,000. and this year $1,000 from
interest income was divided into
four scholarships for u d n t
nurses Miss Gail Clay of Lenoir,
and Miss Peggy Oliver of Elkin
have two of these scholarships.
Mrs Hobgood exhibited pic
t:re Of Mrs. Gotten that has been
novided by her family to be pre-
ssa-ed TO the crew of the Liberty
snip "Sallie Southall Gotten"
launched last May. A plaque on
The frame bears the inscription,
";ally southall Gotten, 1846-1929.
4A3vanced thinker and crusader Tor
the higher interests of women. Pho
reer in the creation of women's
cubs
The Council sent a telegram of
love and encourag cement to a for
mer Federation president, Mrs.
Thomas O'Berry, who is i'll in Stu
at Circle hospital, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. George E. Marshall pre-
sented to Mrs. R. A. Mclaughlin.
row second vice president. h e
5000 prize offered by the Ameri-
can Society for Cancer Control to
the district president in whose dis
trict the film Choose to Live
was shown the largest number of
tines last club year. Mrs. Nc
Laughlin was then president of dis
t. ct six.
TIE War Service committee
Meeting on Thursday afternoon
vas presided over by Mrs. P. R.
Pankin of Mount Gilead. chair
an 1t featured a forum in which
division chairmen presented their
work, and an address by R. L.
Mcmillan. director of Civilian De-
tense for North Carolina. Mr.. Nc
! Han commended the clubwomen
i: the cooperation and fine serv-
ice rendered steadily and consist
ely since the var emergency be-
h- You are not only the sta
Z GERS of your homes" he said,
cut the moulders of public opin-
ION beyond your comprehension.
Inc work you do helms to shorten