The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-10
Well Known Speakers To Honor
Memory Of Mrs. Palmer Jerman

the State Federation of Women's
cups and a number of past presi-
oents. Friends of Mrs Jerman
wiz De welcome to attend. as will
all clubwomen of the State.
ms memorial service will be
the Raleigh clubs tribute to be-
!oved member and leader. The
federation will honor Mrs. Jerman
with specially arranged service
curing the convention to be held
IN Greensboro, May 1881.
The General Federation If Won.
ems clubs, through it's extension
chairman, Mrs. E. Lee Ozbirn of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is pro-
noting two contests, both timely
and sure to create more FEEDER
alton mindedness" among clubs,
and to cause the organization of
additional clubs. The first is the
offer Of 500 award to the State
bringing into the General FEEDER
alton the greatest number of per-
capita-paying clubs, dating from
the board Of directors meeting,
November %, 1915, to April l.,
1947. Applications pending at the
time of the meeting will be count
ed, and all State reports must be
in the hands Of the General Fed
Grafton Extension chairman not
later than May 1, 1947.
Mrs. Ozbirn maintains that the
present offers a most challenging
opportunity to substantially aug
ment federation membership and
opinion shared by Mrs. Bishopric,
who wants district presidents in
North Carolina tc enter this con-
test with enthusiasm and determi-
nation to win the prize. A number
of clubs that withdrew from the
Federation during the war on ac-
count Of transportation difficulties
and other reasons brought about
by war conditions, have already
indicated their intention to re-fed-
crate. Also number of new clubs
are being formed. This is the right
time for clubs to come into the
Federation as it will give them
opportunity to have delegates at
tend the coming convention, and
also to begin the club year 1916
1947 with the new programs to be
formulated early in the summer
The second contest is an essa.
writing one, the prize to be 5000
for the best essay or the theme
"Why Federation" submitted by
a State Federation president. Tht
winning essay will be printed II
pamphlet form for distribution
from General Federation head
quarters, and will also appear ii
the CIVIC clubwoman.
Clubwomen were thrilled ane
made humble at the same time
last Wednesday when the new
came by radio and press that Her
bert Hoover, recently appointed b,
President Truman to head up tht
Food for Europe program, hat
named Mrs. LaFe1l Dickinson
president of the General FEEDER
alton to mobilize the homemaker
of the nation FOR action in the foot
conservation. plans. He LITERAL.
put the responsibility for the sue
cess of the plans on the shoulder
of the women Of the United States
to be guided end directed in thei:
efforts by the able woman whit
heads the largest body of organ
lied women in the world. Thu
Famine Emergency committee or
ganized as such, following
special White House conference, i
counting on Mrs. Dickinson ant
the two and a half million mem
bers CT her organization to maxi
all the women of America awar'
of the desperate need Tor food con
servation and the necessity o
starting to do something about
now, in their own homes.
1t goes without saying tina
North Carolina clubwomen will b.
ready to assume their part in tn
plan of action Mrs. Dickinson vii
present to them.
Mrs. Bishopric, in Raleigh o.
Federation business yesterday. ex
pressed confidence that the WON
en- in North Carolina who worke'
So faithfully in bond sales cam
paigns and are still fighting in
f1ation by buying bonds, will GLAD
w ada to their tasks this impera