National Association of Colored
Women Close Session Here
By DOROTHY L SANFORD
The 30th Bie.nn.iel Convention
of the National Association of
Colored Women’s Clubs, Inc.,
closed last Friday fit Bayfront
Municipal Auditorium. Twelve
hundred .delegates ami visitors
from Maine to Texas and from
Florida to Washington came to
Miami to attend this convention
whose theme was “Unitedly we
work for a better world.”
Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, Chi
cago, the 15th president, was re
elected for a third time the
first such election in the history
of the organization. Mrs. Lillie
Johnson Frazier, former Florida
state president, will serve as 2nd
national vice president. Irell Da
vis of Coconut Grove, became the
first national vice president of
the National Association of Col
ored Girls while Lillian Smalls
of Ft. Lauderdale, was elected as
financial secretary of the NACG.
Mrs. Hervey of West Palm Beach
was crowned queen of the Na
tional Arts and Crafts Fashion
'Show.
President Gaines in her ad
dress on Monday night spoke of
the growth of the torganization
during its 60-year history. Eighty
five chib houses and nurseries,
scholarships; the restoration and
administration of the Frederick
Douglass shrine; the Hallie Quinn
Brown Fund; the organization of
the National Association of Col
ored Girls are among the projects
of the association. A new head
quarters building in Washington
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The natural setting for the activity shown in this picture provides an
excellent background.
The other day while thumbing
through a volume of paintings by
the great masters, we suddenly
became aware of how carefully
these artists selected backgrounds
for their subjects Portraits and
character studies were generally
painted against neutral back
grounds of velvet drapery or
plain wail, such as Gainsborough
used in his famous Blue Boy In
other instances, the artist chose to
depict his subjects against a back
ground of the natural setting of
their activity
In all the great works of art.
as much careful attention was
given to the backgrounds as to
the subjects And we feel that
there’s an important point here
for all picture-takers to remem
ber -namely, that a good picture
deserves a good background, and
that we must look not only at
our subject but behind it before
we shoot any picture at all
Very often two clear, sharp,
correctly exposed snapshots of
the same subject taken from the
same distance will present a
totally different effect In one,
the subject seems to stand out
to replace the outgrown smaller
one; National Notes, the official
organ, now a full-fledged maga
zine from its original format of
a small sheet of facts gathered
and published by Mrs. M rgaret
Murray Washington tre other
achievements. Tnis year, a very
special project was initiated
neighborhood Improvement for
which a of $50,000 was se
ured from the Sears-Roebuck
Foundation for operation in five
pilot states for one year ending
on January 31, 1957. Just 10 yesrs
ago, Mrs. Clements of Kentucky,
a NACWC member, wts elected
American Mother <of the Year.
NACWC members have been
elected to serve with city, state
and federal governments. Ln five
states, Ohio, Michigan, New York,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
NACWC members have been
icted to the legislatures of
those states. On the 60th anni
ry, NACWC representing
100,000 colored women sets out
again to educate the public to a
just appreciation of colored wo
men to climb and to lift as
they climb.
• The organization is session vot
ed unanimously to support the
Constitution and decisions of the
Supreme Court regarding inte
gration and civil rights. Through
the State Federations they will
work contacting elected officials
and state legislatures. Among the
many resolutions adopted was one
commending Dade County Repre
sentative John Orr on the stand
ip expressed last week during the
BACKGROUND
dramatically; in the other, too
many elements compete for at
tention and the result is confu
sion Without a moment’s hesita
tion. you rate the first snapshot
as outstanding, and reject the
second as unsatisfactory
Why does this happen? Simply
because in many cases—where all
other factors are^equal -it’s the
choice of background that de
termines the success of a picture.
All too frequently we are so con
cerned with our subject that we
tend to neglect what’s behind it
Yet the background against which
it is seen is actually what draws
the viewer’s attention to the sub
ject
And, you may ask, what con
stitutes a good background? First
of all, try to choose one that’s
simple and uncluttered—one that
complements rather than compli
cates your picture story, and at
the same time offers some con
trast in color or brightness Then
decide whether a neutral back
ground or a natural one would
be more suitable for the total es-,
feet you want to achieve
—John Van Guilder
special session of the Florida
legislature called by the governor.
Among the reports made at the
convention by state president,
Mims. Myrtle M. Davis, reported
an increase of 14 clubs bringing to
78 the number of Federated Clubs
in Florida. Mrs. Davis, re-elected
at the Ft. Pierce state meetings in
June, retains her national recog
nition.
Highlights of the convention
open to the public included sight
seeing tours on Saturday; a Get
together sip at the Sir John ball
room followed by a moonlight
cruise on Sunday; Florida Night
and the presidents’ reception
were events of Monday night.
Tuesday night reserved for the
National Association of Colored
Girls saw Shirley Raffin of Mis
souri as winner of the oratorical
contest. A press breakfast was
held in the Fiesta Room of the
Mary Elizabeth Hotel on Wed
nesday morning while Wednes
day night was highlighted by a
varied and interesting arts and
crafts exhibit and the National
Fashion Show. Closing the affairs
arranged by the local committee
was Thursday night’s Conven
tion Banquet —a delight to the
senses and enjoyed by 500
guests. 250 delegates enjoyed a
weekend cruise to Havana whilp
50 others chose to fly to Haiti
and to other Caribbean islands.
Some 50 delegates remained for
varying periods of time to rest
Bnd enjoy Miami. Other delegates
began their homeward treks on
Thursday and Friday.
The 51st Biennial Convention
marking the 62nd year of work
for the NACWC will be held in
Detroit in 1958 with the Michi
gan State Federation’as hostess,
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Glena Hepburn, son of John
Hbipburn of 1723 NW sth place,
arrived in Miami on Thursday via
EAL plane from Boys’ Town, Ne
braska, where he graduated from
the high school with honors last
June. Hepburn is now a fresh
man at the University of Nebras
ka in Lincoln. He received a
football scholarship as a result
of his success on the Boys’ Town
team. Hepburn, who played end
was selected on the Catholic
high school all-American Foot
ball team. He expects to remain
here for three weeks before re
turning to the university.
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