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Seven months of official planning has set a pattern of progressive thinking. The association president suggests that the National Association of Colored Women "Plan for a closer tie through information and cooperation with all of the forces in operation for a new and better world".

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The Washington and Vicinity Federation of Women's Clubs

[[underline]] Its Organization: [[/underline]] The Washington and Vicinity Federation of Women's Clubs is a state federation which functions with the National Association of Colored Women in the District of Columbia. 

On November 9, 1924, Miss Nannie Burroughs at the request of Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, then president of the National Association of Colored Women, called the Women of Washington together.  The organization of the Washington and Vicinity Federation resulted.

[[underline]] Its Objective:[[/underline]] The objective of this federation is to create in the winds of the women of Washington a social consciousness in order to advance the ideals and policies of the National Association of Colored Women.

The motto of the National Association, "Lifting As We Climb", has been the inspiration of the local federation, and in keeping with that motto, it has formulated and executed a constructive program of social, educational, and religious work.

[[underline]] Its Activities: [[/underline]] The Washington and Vicinity Federation of Women's Clubs, through its member organizations, has held institutes and has sponsored such project as the Northwest Settlement House by the Tuesday Evening Club; it has been active in the administration of the Minimum Wage Law and the Social Security Act; it has brought franchise