OFFICAL PAGE N. C. FEDERATION
EVERYWOMAN'S MAGAZINE
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT, N. C. FEDERATION
Miss
Ветле
Windley, Chairman
AFTER THOUGHTS OF THE COUNCIL
Though the Council, which met in
Winston-Salem October 24th-26th, was
duly and ably reported by the Winston-
Salem papers, yet many club women
throughout the State, who are in the habit
of looking for club articles in the State
papers which regularly carry club news,
will be interested in this brief account of
some of the proceedings.
The Council of the North Carolina
Federation of Woman’s Clubs consists of
the officers of the federation, chairmen of
departments, standing committees, ex¬
presidents and district presidents. Those
attending the Council were Mrs. Clarence
Johnson, Raleigh, State President; Mrs.
Charles Hook, Charlotte, First Vice-
President; Mrs. James Gudger, Jr., Ashe¬
ville, Second Vice-President; Miss Clara
Cox, High Point, Recording Secretary;
Mrs. Thomas Bost, Raleigh, Correspond¬
ing Secretary; Miss Adelaide Fries,
Winston-Salem, Treasurer; Mrs. Thomas
Jones, Durham, Auditor; Mrs. Hugh
Murrell, Charlotte, Chairman of Litera¬
ture; Mrs. R. L. Justice, Greensboro,
Chairman Social Service; Mrs. Norman
Wills, Greensboro, Chairman of Music;
Mrs. E. F. Reid, Lenoir, Chairman of
Reciprocity; Miss Mary Davis, Raleigh,
Chairman of Art; Miss Mary Graham,
Raleigh, Chairman of Education; Mrs.
T. W. Lingle and Mrs. R. R. Cotton,
two former State Presidents and others.
All were filled with the determination to
make this the best council yet held, and
in order that the greatest amount of good
might be accomplished, practically all
social features were eliminated. An auto¬
mobile ride and a luncheon, served both
days by the local club women, were heart¬
ily enjoyed and felt to be sufficient enter¬
tainment.
Miss Adelaide Fries delivered the ad¬
dress of welcome, to which Mrs. Clarence
Johnson responded. She referred to the
many calls that are being made on the
women of the country to-day, but that this
extra work should be carried on in addi¬
tion to the regular club work and not at
4 sacrifice of it. She stated that the past
work is too essential to be dropped, and if
necessary to drop any part of it, that some
°f the social features might be left off.
but not all of these, as some are needed
to keep the women fit. In this connection,
she called attention to the greater calls
made in home economics, conservation of
food, energy and other things, as well as
direct war work.
The chairman of the departments each
gave a report of her work, and outlined
the plans for the year's work. Clubs
who wish any further information should
write to the chairman and have such data
sent them, as will be helpful to them in
their work this year. Miss Davis, Chair¬
man of the Art Committee, made an in¬
teresting report, together with a recom¬
mendation that at the next meeting in
Raleigh in May an effort be made to
make an exhibit of North Carolina handi¬
craft. Aside from making an interesting
study, it will aid in developing an interest¬
ing resource of the State. Chairman of
Social Service, Mrs. Justice, set forth the
defective laws in regard to the police
power given women, especially the travel¬
er’s aid. A Committee on Legislation was
appointed to appeal to the State Board
of Public Welfare in behalf of the de¬
pendent and delinquent children and re¬
quest that juvenile courts be held in dif¬
ferent cities. Miss Mary O. Graham,
President of Peace Institute, spoke of the
effect of the war, especially in educational
work. That so many more places, offer¬
ing higher salaries than teachers were paid,
was causing a great shortage of teachers,
creating a serious condition. This need
of trained teachers and workers empha¬
sizes the importance of the Sallie Southall
Cotton Loan Fund. This fund has al¬
ready accomplished much good in aiding
many girls to obtain an education, but it is
inadequate to the demand made upon it.
The Council discussed ways and means
of enlarging this fund so that much more
good can be done.
The last session was marked by a most
interesting address by Mrs. Jane Mc-
Kimmon, who spoke to the ladies about
ways in which the clubs of the State can
help in the work that is planned in food
administration in North Carolina. She
called attention to the substitution of corn
meal for flour, and of cotton seed meal,
etc., calling attention to the fact that wheat
flour is the principal food in France and
largely in England, and the substitution
of corn exclusively in these countries would
result in impairing the general health of the
people. Mrs. McKimmon told of the
great work that is being done by the home
demonstrators in the sixty-five counties of
the State, and urged all the clubs of the
State to adopt the program outlined by
the Department at Washington. This
program has been issued by the Govern¬
ment, and is known as “Ten Lessons in
Food Conservation,” available to every
housewife who will write the Department
for it. The address was most forceful,
and made a strong impression upon those
who heard it. The Council gave assur¬
ance of the hearty support of the Women’s
Clubs in every section of the State.
Following the address the Council dis¬
posed of unfinished and routine business
and adjourned.
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Honor to a North Carolina
Poetess
In January, 1917, the
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of Englewood, New Jersey, in honor of
Miss Amelia J. Barr, their member who
has recently attained fame in the world
of modern poetry, offered a prize of $100
for the best poem sent in by any member
of a General Federated Club. These
poems were sent to Martha Foote Crow,
Ph. D., the Director for poetry for the Gen¬
eral Federation. The Chairman of Litera¬
ture of the N. C. F. W. C. last year gave
notice of this through the State papers and
several clubs responded. The New Bern
Woman’s Club has been notified that one
of their members, Mrs.- Charles Ives, has
received honorable mention in this contest.
North Carolina is proud to have a
woman who can win an honor in competi¬
tion with the women of the whole United
States. The prize will be published in
the November number of the General
Federation Magazine, and also the clubs
who have received honorable mention.
Mrs. Ives’ poem will be published in
the State papers later.
