The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-28
State Clubwomen Asked By Leader
ToContinue Work Through Summer

were shown, an by the other fine
reports of war service, the women
were in a mood to pledge when
Mrs. Bishopric asked them to do
SO.
Convention Theme
Mrs. Highsmith's selected theme
fo- the convention, Build for the
Future Faith without Doubt was
amply sustained in the addresses
and speeches to the convention.
particularly in the eloquent one of
Bishop Clare Purcell at the reli-
gious hour on Wednesday. Also,
in Mrs. Hiram c. Houghton's ad-
dress, and in Mrc. Highsmith's
message at the opening business
session, when she set forth the OBJ
jectives of her administration and
urged particularly that women
work to eliminate those diseases
that strike fear in the lives of
people, and to establish safeguards
against the poverty that overtakes
so many.
At the service in memory of Ms.
Thomas .O'Berry, attended by her
husband her brother, Edward M.
Lana, and other members of her
family, the paper read by Mr..
Palmer Jerman brought wildly the
lesson in faith exemplified in 4he
lie of that beloved past president.
The address of DR.. Ellen Black
WINSTON, the newly appointed state
commissioner of public welfare. to
the Junior delegates at their
luncheon had been keenly antici-
pated. Again when DR.. Winston
spoke of the tenta+iv program of
the State Legislative Council and
urged its adoption she won the en-
tire convention. On motion of Mrs.
Estelle T. Smith the convention
stood in pledge to DR.. Winston to
stand by her as they have her pre-
decessor, Mrs. w. T. Bost.
Mr". Houghton, the new second
vice-president of the General Fed
GRAFTON, was another speaker who
more than lived up to expectations.
The talks by DR.. J. T. McCallie
on how to promote the teaching
of Bible in the public schools of
Mrs. Ruth Wick Everett on the
work of 0. P. A., and of Miss
Charlie Huss of the Historical
Commission on preserving records
of war work, were all beneficial
and well received.
The forums on public speaking
and platform technique conducted
by Mrs. T. Fred Henry, first vice
president and Mrs. J. S. Kitchener
corresponding secretary, were at
tend each day at $3.50 o'clock by
large and enthusiastic audiences.
The report of the Sallie South
all Gotten Loan Fund committee
was most gratifying. A number of
ctudent nurses have been aided, as
we'll as college students. and pro-
vision made to extend the use of
the Fund to young women who
wish to prepare to teach Bible. !
Contributions for the fund ex-
ceeded the previous year by more
than thousand dollars.
The most important business of
the convention was the revision of
the constitution, making the docu-
ment more cohesive and workable;
and the adoption of resolutions
favoring constitutional amend
n1ent to provide for ratification of
treaties by majority vote of the
Senate instead of two-thirds
vote the immediate establishment
of "a council of nations to provide
machinery for a world organi-
cation, based on law and order,
to keep peace: the tentative
program of the State Legislative
Council, except the minimum wage
item for the present immigration
quota to be retained; for proven
ton of forests fires for prevention
of juvenile delinquency and crime;