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[underline]N A C W  N E W S (cont'd)[/underline]

The Optimist Club of Cincinnati, Mrs. Elisabeth Elliot, president, held a meeting on Sunday, December 1st, with the National President as guest speaker. From Ohio, Mrs. Smith will continue her series of talks to club women at Seattle, Washington, where she will attend a meeting of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. She is also a member of the Council's Race Relations committee. The theme of the National President's talk is meeting the problem of the post-war world through revamping club policies and procedures.

The National Association of Colored women participated in the National garden conference held at Washington December 5 and 6 under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture. Club Women are advised to make use of the gardening advice distributed by the National Garden Program Committee of which Paul C. Stark is director. Interested club women may be placed on the free mailing list by writing National Headquarters.

The California State Federation of Colored Women, Mrs. Billie Ashly, president, held its annual meeting in November. This NACW group set up new plans to reorganize its work to meet post-war problems. An innovation of great interest to women of color was the exhibit by the Arts and Crafts Department which set a new standard in the preservation of tradition values. On display at the state meeting was the Terrel collection of rare old Battenberg lace pieces. Other items of interest included a [underline]Bible 114 years old;[/underline] a set of books, a [underline]History of Ancient Tunes,[/underline] bearing the imprint of 1758; ad a china platter bearing the Firestone Guild Mark which has not been used for over a hundred years.

The Mississippi State Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc., held its 38th annual meeting at Laurel, Miss., October 31-November 1, Its president, Mrs. Ruby S. Stutts Lyells, reported that the main objective of the organization--a state-wide recreation center--is still in the process of development. The State-supported training school at Oakley, established through efforts of the Mississippi State Federation, is still functioning in the interest of delinquent boys.

In spite of the political unrest in the state, the scope of Federation activities are being carried on as usual. These include general uplift, welfare work, peace and reconversion activities, inter-racial improvement.

The Laurel City Federation of which Mrs. T. G. Barnes is president was the hostess organization.