The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-10-03
COLUMBIA TAKES
LARGE PART IN
DIST. CLUB WORK
State President and Bonner
Both on Program Attend
ed by 800 at FarmVilIe

a most interesting program at
the annual meeting at Farmville
on Sept. oath, with approximately
300 in attendance.
After the singing of the Club
Woman's Hymn, the Pledge to
the Flag was led by Mrs. c. w
Beasley, followed by invocation
by the Reverend E. S. Coates,
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Farmville. Greetings were
given by Mrs. Chester Outland
and Mrs. Howard Moye, Pres. of
Pitt County Federation of Home
Demonstration Clubs. Mrs. E. ].
Brickhouse of Columbia gave the
response. Reports of accomplish
I1ents from the % clubs in the
District revealed outstanding
work accomplished during the
proceeding year. Mrs. Brickhouse
reported that a new department
in the General Federation-"The
Department of Americanism,"
the years slogan is Better and
more informed Club Women on
Americanism";; emphasized that
currently this is the most inn
portant theme; laying emphasis
on our heritage; teaching of
Americanism in our Clubs,
Homes, and Schools; destroy
,,over-confidence in well being; set
examples of being true and loyal
Americans; visit schools acquain-
ting yourselves with the kind of
text books which are being
taught, and acquainting your
selves with the teachers who are
teaching your children; demand
that your children are being
taught the American way of life,
thereby keeping the communist
threat from sowing its seed a.
mong the future citizens of
America. The goals outlined for
1.-THE years growth are as follows:
More and larger listening audi
|; .ences to the United Nations
broadcasts." "Voters information
, SERVICE" ''The Formation of Hob
by Glasses in the field of fine
arts, and "the building of book
shelves in Club Houses and Pub
ic Libraries"
: She helped organize a new
Club, The Junior Woman's Club
of Columbia; To the Club doing
the most outstanding work for
Veterans during the coming year,
she will award prize during the
annual convention in May. A
prize is also offered the Club hav-
ing the largest percentage of SUBJ
scribers to the Club Woman Mag
azine, and urged all clubs in the
district to set as their goal 100
percent rating.
Miss Marion Perry, Vice-presi-
dent of the 18th district reported
that the Junior Clubs of North
, Carolina has participated in the
, Work of the Children's Home So
/ ciety at Greensboro. More than
. $4,000 raised for this particular
, project. The chief aim of this pro-
ject has been an educational pro-
gram to the local communities
! about the child-placing anc
adoption services of the Home
o The second state project, conduct,
: ed in cooperation with the N. C
Public Welfare Department. anc
r Local county units, is the "Chil.
t dren's Clothing project" The
/ third State Project, which wa.
added at our State Convention
: in April 'Recreational Program
a for the 1,400 children at Caswel
f Training School. This program /.
: to be a three-fold affair (D Col
: lecting old toys. (2) sending {
/ minimum of $1,000 from eacl
t club for needed supplies, (39 at
t tempting to get legislation pas
Y 'sed to provide funds for adequate
t 'recreational facilities. She sug
f !gested that each club appoint ;
d committee to visit each civic cluf
l n your community and reques
t help in collecting the toys. Sht
e insisted that clubs who had no
sent in the Birthday remembran
r 'ce contribution, to do so as early
h as possible. This is to be usec
: for Birthday Remembrance of in
S mates of Correctional institutions
Mrs. Henry L. Harkey, thirc
= Vice-president, N. C. F. w. c.
gave an interesting talk on Fed
: Grating Junior Clubs, followed b.
"a speech on as Club Worl
: Worthwhile" by Mrs. Fred B
Bunch, Jr., End Vice-president N
;; C. F. w. c., who gave out Cert
ficates of Honor to the Clubs hav
> ing 1000 rating for the past year
: Mrs. j. H. B. Moore of Green
: vile Woman's Club recognized b!
the President, introduced Nortl
Carolina President, Mrs. ]. Will
bur Bum of Raleigh, who useC