The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
Mrs. Victoria Mccall Thomas Hon0red With Shower
Women S Clubs
Pres emf At
Swank Affair
Mrs. Riddle Was Guest
Speaker On Saturday
BY GLADYS MILLS

ne dement, IunCn6On gwen Dy
the Detroit Association OF Women's
Clubs, Saturday, June "a, in the
beautiful Crystal Ballroom OF the
Book Cadillac hotel was attended
by an overflow crowd and proved
10 be grand success All the clubs
IN the association were well repre-
Sented; delegates 10 the Michigan
State Association OF Women's Clubs
which meets in Detroit this week
end. attended the affair.
The very atfab.e and efficient
president Of the Detroit Association.
Mrs Rosa L. Gragg, was mistress
Of ceremonies; il response 10 her
request for donations 10 complete
the liquidation Of the impending
Indebtedness of the club house, a
number Of substantial. checks were
given. Mrs. Sadie Lindsay gave the
invocation, greetings were extend
ed 10 the assembly by Mrs. Mayme
Jeffrey. The history Of the Detroit
Association vas given by Mrs.
Fannette Norris. Acknowledge
Tents and praise were extended 10
the chairman Of various committees
who have worked hard 10 make the
affair success.
Speaker Introduced by Miss
Chambers
Mrs. Estelle Massey Riddle, who
VAS the speaker, was introduced by
Miss Lucille Chambers, RN, presi-
dent OF the Mary Mahoney Grad
uate Nurses club. Miss Chambers
compared the speakers strides 10
success with the growth Of mighty
river; beginning with a tiny stream,
taking something and leaving some
thing where i; flows. Notwitnstand-
ing the fact that the speaker, Mrs.
Riddle OF New York City. has
taught or directed in more than Ten
various types Of nursing agencies
and schools, she retains her youth
tul, vivscious, dynamic and unas-
suning manner Mrs Riddle who
: q graduate nurse. received her
masters degree from Columbia uni
versi;y, she 5 a member Of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority. and al pres
en-: is chairman of the Pubic AZ
:a.rs Committee OF the National
Council 81 Negro Women. d mem
Der OF ;Ae executive committee Of
Participation OF Women n Post
War Planning
Mrs. Riddle told her large audi
| ence OF the great responsibilities
! resting upon the citizens Of Detroit
in protecting their high health
! standards against evils which may
result from the influx of people
from other states, who bring with
them their liabilities as well as
their contributions. She expressed
her amaZement a: the placency
Of the Negro c.t.zenyy, who have
done nothing % make possible the
train!rs Of young women in this
area 20 become cadet nurses, and
me general lack OF interest IN
nursing problems. The speaker SAID
that large number Of Negro nurses
N Detroit are from small southern
training schools and urged the
citizens 10 be less critical o. them
ard 70 become interested instead IN
providing place for these nurses
10 receive post graduate study. En-
phasis was placed upon the fact that
withou; good health. all our dreams
OF success and happiness are limit
ed. She said Without nurses you
die i IS le.t for you 10 determine
the kind Of nursing service your
community VIII receive"
Those al the speakers table were:
Mrs Mayme Jeffrey. Mrs. r. Perry.
MIS-. Madeline Fowler, Mrs. Be-
a;.ice Preston, Mrs. A. E Thomas,
Mrs Alberta Seweu. Mrs. Sadie
Lindsay. Mrs. Adclia Heath. Mrs.
Cassie Anderson Morris. Mrs. Jean
Walker. Mrs NJ. White. Mrs. Rosa
Gragg. Mrs Clara Van Auken. Mrs.
Farnctte Norris. Mrs. Georgia
Wh.senton. Mrs. Favlll OF Wayne
university. Miss Lucille Chambers.
Miss Lynch Of the Detroit Free
Press. Mrs. F. (. Dawson and Mrs.
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