Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-04-04
Democratic Women Charter NIGHT
Set AT Courthouse Next Tuesday

l >-''s'iNuS Nouhty VIII nOlu
Charter Membership" meeting
on Tuesday, April 10, at 7:3C
I m. in the auditorium of tn,
Courthouse Annex Building in
Whiteville. Officers for thu
organization will be elected and
the Constitution and By-laws
adopted.
All women of Columbus CO.
unity who are registered DEM
ocratS are invited to attend and
become Charter Members
Democratic women who are
interested in good government.
tttter education, and in pro-
Si,S$iNe programs for the soci
al and economic welfare O:
cur communities and our CO.
unity are urged 10 attend.
The purpose of the Demo-
cratic Women'S Organizations
l. to encourage women to par
= lpatc actively in the polite
al activities of their locales and
IN the Democratic Party: 10
ai4 women and the general
public in becoming better in
formed citizens through the
dissemination of information
concerning policies and pro-
grams OF government and the
Democratic Party and achieve
q better understanding of the
ISSUES OF the day.
Included on the apenda fo,.
the April 10th meeting will b..
formulation of plans Tor a
special Democratic Rally on
May LIST. 10 be sponsored by tn,
Democratic Women of Columb-
W. County at which time sever
a! members of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee
md Party Leaders from tho
State and County levels will b.
IN attendance.
Plans will also be discussed
FOR the participation OF the
women. in cooperation with III,
State Democratic Party's driv.
FOR registration and voting.
Groups will be organized on
the precinct levels to cncour-
age citizens To REGISTER and 70
vote Oh May both. the date oi
local primaries. Registration
books will open at polling
places on April 18th and will
remain open through May
18th
Democratic Women through
out North Carolina are on thu
move Over fifty counties hays
,lre"dN formed Women'S Clubs.
Columbus County women were
the inst IN Southeastern North
Carolina To organize and the
second group in the Seventh
Congressional District. Demo
cratic Woinrn'S groups az.
growing rapidly and there is
great interest being shown
throughout Columbus COUNTY
by the Democrats Women.
The first organizationaI meet
Lms of the Democratic Women
o: Columbus County was held
IN February. Temporary offic-
crS are. Mrs. Graham Walton.
Chairman; Mrs. j. b. Lee, Vice
Chairman; Mrs. George Rog-
crS, Jr, Secretary: and Mrs.
Walter p. YaruS. Treasurer.
Others on the Steering Com
mlttce who have assisted with
orsanlzatIunal planning are:
MIS-. John p. Singlctary. Mrs.
Richard Maxwell. Mrs. Charlie,
RIrpl" and Mrs. Ed Jones.
Working on the Constitution
and By-$ws Committee are
Mrs. j. B. Lee, Mrs. Sammy
hoonce, Chadbourn. and Mrs
II. N. MCCray. Lake Wacca-
nav. Those serving on the
Nominating Committee arc.
Mrs. Wendell Prescott. Lake
Waccamaw. Mrs. Cliff Stevens
Clarendon, Mrs. c. II. Primer,
Iaoor City. Mrs. ESsie Carter.
Cnddbourn. and Mrs. Charles
Scott. Fair Bluff.
Annual dues of the Demo-
cratic Women of Columbus Co
UNITY are Sl.00. Funds derived
rom dues will De retained by
'he organization for local work
ana activities in the county
Women interested in becoming
Charter Members but who will
not be able to attend the Apri,
IUlh meeting may join the
group by mailing the dues to
MRS. Walter p. Yarus. 1905
west Street, Whiteville, N. c.
ana a membership card will be
sent in return.
Mrs. Walton, temporary
Chairman, says, There is :,
great need for women to parti-
cipate in political activities at
the local precinct and county
levels. Women should ACCEPT
the challenge of responsibility
|" participate actively in elect
ing officials who will give de
dicated leadership To and re-
Sponsible representation for The
Cntipfyv