Activities Among Negroes
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, past president National Association of Colored Women, left her home at Wilberforce, Ohio, for New York City where she sailed May 16 with other delegates on the Ille de France {SS Île de France} to attend the quinquennial, meeting of the International Council of Women to be held in Vienna, Austria May 26 to June 1. She sent a letter of greetings to the clubwomen of Oakland in which she recalled the last quinquennial of the International Council of Women when they met in 1925 at Washington, D. C. This correspondent attended this historical meet, and addressed the entire press delegation representing 48 countries, in which she called the attention of these correspondents to the evil effect of the use in their news dispatches of the words darkey, nigger and pickaniny. For this act to create a "better understanding between races and nations," she was decorated by Lady Aberdeen, president of the International Council of Women.
The reader will recall the stand Miss Hallie Q. Brown took at the quinquennial meeting in Washington, D. C. when it was proposed to segregate the Negro delegates. Accompanied by Mrs. Myrtle Foster Cook and Mrs. Mary McCloud Bethune, they called on the officials of the American Council of Women and registered a protest. These officials gave them a written statement that there would be no segregation. Later there was segregation, and Miss Brown together with 200 Negro singers refused to sing at the evening devoted to American music. They were followed out of the Washington auditorium by delegates of foreigners in attendance at the quinquennial.
The next year the National Association of Colored Women held their biennial convention in Oakland. The impartial and large amount of publicity given their activities through The TRIBUNE, resulted in the national president of the organization, Mrs. Sallie Stewart, sending for release in this column news of the activities of the Negro women in the forthcoming International Council of Women, which was first given to the reading public before any other news agency in the United States.
Miss Hallie Q. Brown stated in her letter that "during the past year she has been employed by the department of education for the state of Ohio. Part of the time she was inspector of films and part time good will speaker for Wilberforce University, under the department of education."
National Young Women's Christian association has just closed their eleventh national convention in Detroit. According to the Chicago Defender there were 2400 delegates in attandance. Of this number 100 were Negro delegates. One of the stipulations of the organization is that that organization will not hold its national convention in any city that will not furnish equal accommodation to all the delegates. Many delegates were in attendance from foreign countries.
A large number attended the fourth national business and professional assembly where they engaged in such discussions as" Wages and the Cost of Living," "Unemployment," and "Vocational Adjustment," "The Young Girl at Work," "Advance Education Projects," "Use of Leisure Time," and "Purpose of the Business and Professional Assembly."
RECOGNITION GIVEN
The recognition accorded the Negro delegates at the convention, the Chicago Defender states, were the election of Miss Juliett Derricottee to the national board. She is dean of women of Fisk University, having previously served as administrator of student Y. W. C. A. work at Negro colleges. She received her A. B. at Talladega College and M. A. at Columbia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ross Haynes was reelected a member of national board of Y. W. C. A. having previously served as national Y. W. C. A. secretary. She received her A. B. at Fisk University and M. A. at Columbia and is the author of "Unsung Heroes" and the "Negro in Domestic Service in the United States." During the World war she was a Dollar a year women of the national women's bureau and at present she is serving on several committees of the national board and Federal Council of Churches.
RE-ELECTED ON RECOUNT
The many readers of this column will be delighted to know that after a recount of the vote in their April primary election in Chicago, Judge Albert George has been officially declared nominated. He is, according to the Chicago Defender, the first judge occupying a court in the history of this race in the west. His wife, Mrs. Maud Roberts George, is one of the recognized musical critics of Chicago, irrespective of race.
CHURCH WOMEN MEET
Last year the Oakland Council of Church Women after the international luncheon sponsored by them and carried out at their request by Delilah L. Beasley, decided that during this year they would hold at least one meeting in some Negro church. Acting upon this resolution they will hold their next quarterly meeting and luncheon in Taylor Memorial M. E. church, Twelfth and Magnolia streets, Oakland, on Friday, May 23, at which time a program will be rendered by representatives of all races. The subjects will be similar to those of the recent National Young Women's Christian association convention. The public will be welcome. Make reservation for luncheon with Rev. H. T. Johnson, pastor of the church. Mrs. Spencer, newly elected president of the council, will preside.
MOTHER'S DAY
Mother's day was observed in all the churches with appropriate programs during the morning services, followed by its observance in the evening with similar exercise by fraternal organizations. Sunday afternoon the Acorn club of young colored men, as has been their custom, provided a program at the home for Aged and Infirm Colored People at Beulah Heights. The local chapter of U. N. I. A. observed the day with a special speaker, Mrs. Covington, whose talk was on "Goodness of Mothers." The Junior Branch, N. A. A. C. P observed the day by holding their regular meeting in Filbert Street Y. M. C. A and was addressed by Mrs. McGruder, wife of the pastor of A. M. E. Zion church of San Francisco. During the week individual women's clubs held ceremonies during their regular meetings. On Sunday afternoon the Federated clubs for the Northern district of California with the state chairman on Mother's work, Mrs. Mattie Dixon, of Oakland conducted a program in Seven Day Adventist church.
FEDERATED CLUBS
The meeting was held through the courtesy of the Western Forum at their hour in S. D. A. church. Mrs. Lawrence Sledge, president for northern district introduced the chairman for the state, Mrs. Mattie Dixon, who conducted the program. Mrs. Lay lead in the congregational singing. A paper was read by Mrs. Rebecca McGowan on the mother of Moses. Mrs. Theo Purnell read a well prepared paper on the history of Mother's day reading in full the act of congress creating Mother's day in 1914.
She was followed by Mrs. Hattie James who spoke on the "Mothers of Great Men." The address of Father Wallace on the "Mothers of Yesterday and Tomorrow" was well received. The closing number was a solo by Taylor Davis, "Mother O' Mine." Mr. Dawson, acting president of the Forum, made a few remarks, thanking the Women's club for their fine program and extending an invitation to visit the meetings of the Forum.
FANNY WALL HOME
The Fanny Wall Children Home and Day nursery held their annual meeting and election of officers on Monday at the home. All the officers were re-elected, Mrs. Abbie Wells, being elected, assistant superintendent and Mrs. Lucy Johnson chairman of publicity. Mrs. Lawrence Sledge installed the newly elected officers. Following donations were received: Art and Industrial club, a basket of groceries; Mrs. Hutton of Stockton, $10 and $2.50 from Madam C. Walker club, San Francisco.
The Attucks Dramatic club will serve a dinner today at the Filbert Street Y. M. C. A
Activities Among Negroes/Sun, May 18, 1930 18 May 1930, Sun Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) Newspapers.com
