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[[image - seal of The National Association of College women]] National Association of College Women GAIL P. BEAGLE, National Second Vice President 6831 Crittenden Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Star Dust Hotel - Las Vegas, August 10-13 HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, INCORPORATED THE COLLEGE ALUMNAE CLUB was organized in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 1910, in the home of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. On that occasion, twenty-four university graduates met, elected officers and set up a program. The new club desired to stimulate young women to attain professional excellence, to exert influence in various movements for civic good, and to promote a close personal and intellectual fellowship among professional women. During the next nine years, the Club grew and participated in many activities aimed at raising the standards of Negro colleges and achieving woman suffrage. In 1919, the club invited the first group of university graduates who lived outside of the District to organize. Baltimore accepted the invitation. In the early 1920's, the District of Columbia Club organized seven branches in cities where it found interested women. They went as far west as St. Louis, Missouri. In 1922, representatives of the newly organized branches were called to Washington, D.C. to discuss incorporation, but it was not until April 6-7, 1923 that the branches structured a national organization. In 1924, the National Association of College Women was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. Today, branches are active from the South the Southwest to the Northeast and the Midwest. The Association provides a nation-wide structure to stimulate and coordinate the concerns and activities of local groups of university women for constructive work in education, public and civic affairs and in human relations. It encourages the extension of professional acumen and disciplines of university women to a leadership role on local, national and international levels and promotes a closer union and fellowship among these women. The National Association of College Women has cooperated with existing social, educational and economical programs on a local, state and national level and is affiliated with such national organizations as: The American Council of Education, The National Education Association. The Civil Rights Leadership Council, The National [[image - black & white photograph of Mrs. Margaret Una Poche]] Mrs. Margaret Una Poche is a graduate of Columbia University with a Master's Degree in Childhood Education. She did advance study in Administration and Supervision at the University of California and Louisiana State University. Mrs. Poche has served as Financial Secretary and President of the New Orleans Branch of the National Association of College Women, and two terms as a Lay Member and Second Vice-President of the National Association of College Women. She served as National Convention Chairman for the last three conventions. Some of Mrs. Poche's Affiliations are as follows: American Red Cross-former Board Member YWCA-Board Member and Life Member N.E.A.-Life Member Girl Scouts- Board Member She is also an active member of many other social, educational, and civic organizations. [[image - black & white photograph of Odessa Farrell]] [[caption]] ODESSA FARRELL — IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT N.A.U.W. [[/caption]] 282
