The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-22
opening District Meetings Held,
Miss DorotheY Forbes Makes Tour

W1IiA1H d Lew hundred dollars or
the goal. Many clubs OF the fifth
district had contributed their full
quota. She proposed that the cubs
OF the district make a gift honor
ing Mrs. P. R. Rankin, a former
federation treasurer ard president
and always a leader in the fifth
district. There was immediate re-
spouse and SLIT was pledged. Mrs.
Blshopric suggested that the dis.
trlct honor Mrs. Roalind Redfearn
whose service as a Home Demon.
stratlon agent exceeds in length
that Of any woman's in America
and SIS was Immediately pledged.
These pledges bring the total fund
to within $135 of the SIS, 900 goal.
Miss Viola Kiker, vice-president
of district five, spoke on the Birth
day Remembrance program, ex-
planning how it functions in provid-
ing birthday gifts to children in
correctional schools, and received
gifts from clubs to be held in re-
serve for sending when some club
might fail to provide gifts on time.
This program of the federation is
attracting national attention as be-
ing original and effective in youth
conservation.
Mrs. Rankin announced that Mrs.
George E. Marshall, State COM
mander of the American Cancer
Society, had notified her that North
Carolina will receive $25, 900 from
the Cancer Society and ST., 900
from the Federal government for
CANCER work in the state this year.
Mrs. John A. McRae presented
two resolutions and both were
unanimously adopted: one to
pledge support to the State Social
Hygiene Society, the other to en-
dorse the sponsorship by clubs of
the public speaking contest in
schools on the subject of world gov
eminent.
Waxhaw Woman's club won the
prize for having the largest num-
Der of members present, 10; and
Wingate was chosen as the place
for the next meeting.
DISTRICT THREE MEETS
Mrs. Bishopric ana her party
went to Mooresville in the after
noon and on Wednesday were pres
ent for the meeting of district
three, held in the education build
ing of the First Presbyterian
church. Mrs. c. Burton Starr of
Hickory, district president, presid-
ed, and Mrs. L. P. Frans OF Hick-
DRY. was the secretary.
Rev. Cliff H. Mcleod, pastor Of
the church, spoke the invocation
and Mrs. John White Moore, presi-
dent Of the Mooresville Woman's
club, welcomed the clubs. Mrs.
Glenn Duncan brought greetings
from the Home Demonstration
clubs and Miss Peeler spoke for
the State Nurses Association.
Iva D 6toA1 CPOAbSo tlldt tWO lew
clubs had been federated and that
there are now 1,042 club members
il the 10 clubs of the district. The
club presidents reported fine &C
tivity in each club, and the pro-
grams to be carried out, it was
made clear, cover all phases of
work making up the detectives of
Mrs. Bishoprlc's administration.
Mrs. Bishopric's address outlines
the major detectives, and she elab.
Grated some of the others-road-
side development, need for a world
language, domestic relations laws,
opposition to diversion of grain for
manufacture of alcohol. support oil
the 1916 Public Welfare Act, wors
for veterans, and work for indus.
trial peace.
Other addresses were those OF
Mrs. Council, Miss Forbes, Mrs.
Doak and Mrs. James M. Sample
of S~tatesville, vice-president, who
covered the Birthday Remem-
brance program and received gifts
for the schools.
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson of West
Jefferson, first vice-president OF the