Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-11-02

Climaxing with a beautiful ap-
pointed bouquet by the club ladies
of Hazlehurst.
Friday morning session was pre-
| sided over by Mrs. B. Carmichael,
Ord Vice-President. HigElight Of
this session was Memorial Service
paying tribute to our deceased
members with Mrs. D. T. Hall,
chairman in charge. A forum, Mrs.
C. A. Williams chairman, Human
Relations" PTA on "Crime and
Delinquency" participating were:
Mrs. E. E. Sampson, J. E. Johnson
and P. Allen.
Summary by President ]. L. Red
dix. Mrs. Reddix also gave inter-
esting information about the State
Mutual Savings & Loan Assn. and
the convention members promised
to join.
The Junior and Young Women's
Department gave a lovely program
and fashion review with Mrs. c..
c. Mosely in charge.
Friday afternoon with Mrs. M.
P. Strayhorn, End Vice President
presiding, echoes from the South
eastern were given by Mrs. R.
S. Lyells, president. Greetings
from Oakley Training School, Mr..
w. L. Eiland, Boy Scout, Mr.. War
rem Johnson and Girl Scouts, Miss
Minnie Farisk. Each gave thanks
to the Federation for their
thoughtfulness whose motto is,
Lifting AS We Climb"
At the close of this session Mrs.
Frances R. Greene, Chairman of
Digest and Publicity gave a sum-
mary of the convention commit
tees.
The closing program Friday 600
pm. The Oratorical Contest with
Mrs. Lillian R. Johnson, chairman
of Scholarship in charge.
Music was furnished by Parrish
High, School. The subject, "The
Role of Youth in Building a New
Social Order in the World" Win
ners were: Miss Remonia Jackson,
1st prize, Jackson, Miss; Miss
Carol Williams, End prize, Green
wood, Miss; and Miss Gwendolyn
Williams, 3rd prize, Meridian, Miss.
Misses Eileen Williams, Tylertown
and Dorothy Williams of Lexing-
ton, were other contestants and
each received lovely gifts.
The Federation will meet in
Greenwood, Miss, for it's 1858 ses-
sion.
Mrs. Willie L. Johnson, Mrs. w.
E. Miller and Mrs. H. L. Denton
were delegates to the Mississippi
State Federation of Colored Wom-
ems Clubs, Inc, which held it's an
nual meeting in Hazlehurst, Miss,
October 24-25.
Mrs. Leola Banks Adams, Miss
Cora c. Banks and Sgt. Robert l..
Banks were dinner guests in the
lovely home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Lee Tyler and family Sunday,
October 81, 1857.
The En- Avant Social and Civic
Club held its regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. Minnie S. Sib-
bic, Guynes Street with Mrs. Mar
garet Brumfield hostess. Mrs. Hat
tie c. Dyson, President presided
over the meeting and asked that
Mrs. Leria Howard Burns lead the
devotional period.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read by Mrs. Margaret Will
/, liams at the absence of the record
ing secretary. Old business and
new business were discussed.
For the past five years the club
has donated to many worthwhile
causes. Included of which were the
setting up of a Children's Library
at the Mississippi Baptist Hospital
in the Children's ward. Other do
nations included, baskets to needy
families at Thanksgiving and
Christmas, fruits and nuts in the
wards at the Charity Hospital,
Medical Supplies at the Commun-
ity Hospital for Negroes on Wig
gins Street, Uniforms to Oakley
Training School, Oakley, Mississip-
pi, Bureather King Hospital for
the aged on Lynch and Valley
Street, United Givers Fund, Christ
mas Cheer Club and bed linen to
Health Center.
The club sponsored also during
81 Communication Mr. Rose C. Claw