Our Messenger from Le Loup, Kansas • 2

OUR MESSENGER. 2 Kansas Woman's Christian temperance Union. ORGANIZED 879. Standard cf a nation Ts Set in Tts Bomes." LECTURERS AND ORGANIZERS. GENERAL OFFICERS.

Rev. Eugenia St. John Salina Rev. Mary Sibbitt Hutchinson Mrs. Manetta Tinney Mrs.

Minnie Johnson Lamed Mrs. Sena Hartzell Wallace Kansas City Rev. L. Elnora Dodge Augusta Mrs. Jennia Kinmore Iola Rev.

Thomas Manhattan President, Mrs. E. P. Hutchinson, Winfleld Cob responding Secretary, Mrs. L.

B. Smith, Ottawa. Recording Secretary, Mrs. Fannie Holsin- ger. Rosedale.

Treasurer, Miss Olive P. Bray, TopeKa. DISTRICT PRESIDENTS. STATE ORGANIZER Mrs. Ejima W.

Grover Eldorado DEPARTMENT LECTURERS. Dr. Frances A. Cady, Marion. Health and Heredity.

Mrs. E. Adams, Mound City, Purity. Miss M. Madeline Southard, Winfleld, Evangelistic SECRETARIES.

Y. W. C.T. U.Miss Frances Stewart, Hutchinson T. Mrs.

Jessie W. Morton, Tescott. First District. Mrs. Lottie A.

Case. Topeka. Second District. Mrs. Sena Hartzell Wallace, Kansas City.

Third District. Mi-s Mary E. Dobbs, Niotaze. Fourth District, Mrs. S.

South, Burlington. Fifth District, Mrs. F. St. John.

Sali- a Sixth District. Mrs. Eva Murphy, Goodland. Seventh District, Mrs. Ola Watson, Argonia.

young and inexperienced that the superscriptions and subscriptions, the paragraphs and even the margins of letters have much to do with their effect, as well as the use of good paper, good pens, good ink; and moreover and most important of all, that promptness, the absolute promptness which does not admit of a single day's delay in replying to a letter, is an indispensable requisite fora good corresponding secretary. All of the correspondence ordered by a union with anybody and everybody, for any and every purpose whatever, belongs to the corresponding secretary, unless otherwise indicated, and the same should be reported to the union. It is the duty of the corresponding secretary to report the condition of the union annually to the corresponding secretary of the state and district unions, as required, upon receipt of auxiliary blanks from the state corresponding secretary (having first submitted her report to the local union) giving also, such facts and items of general interest as will enable the state and district secretaries ta judge correctly of the condition of the union and of the progress of the work. She may also be called upon to make special reports to conventions. It will readily be seen that she must necessarily call upon the treasurer for some of the figures for her report and upon the recording secretary, if there be two secretaries, for some facts, and that she keep a private record of encouraging items, phases of the work which will help her to properly represent the condition of the union.

The duty of the secretaries in the district union are practically the same. The keeping of records in county and district do not differ materially from the keeping of the Minutes of the local union. The district secretaries should conduct all the correspondence of the district union; notify the public and the executive committee of the district meetings and upon the return of auxiliary report blanks from local unions to her, must furnish a summary of the same to the district annual meeting and send a full report to the state corresponding secretary; also a list of county and district officers and superintendents with full names and addresses. Then follows instructions to the state corresponding secretary, which I shall try to follow. If corresponding secretaries should desire a list of questions found on the annual Report Blank, I will be lad to prepare a copy of them lor Our Messenger.

A card will reach me at Burlingame, Osage county, Kans. And now may the coming year be a blessed one to us all. Yours sincerely, L. B. Smith, Burlingame, Kansas.

emilie D. martin. Among the many remarkable women at the. National convention at Cincinnati, Mrs. Emilie D.

Martin, of New York City, national superintendent of Purity in Literature and Art, was one of the most pleasing personalities. Mrs. Martin's father was a prominent physician in New York, and from whom she inherited vast wealth. Her husband, Mr. John C.

Martin, is also a capitalist of great fortune, being known as a mine owner who has never had a strike among his workmen. He is the originator of the ''John C. Martin Education 'designed to give free instruction to colored preachers and teachers. He also conducts the Bible conferences held at Claflin Uni-versicy, Orangeburg, S. C.

Many other vitally important charities find devoted supporters in these consecrated people. Mrs. Martin has given one thousand dollars to prevent the seating of the Mormon apostle Smoot this last year. Every appropriation sent her for the work of her department, she has returned to the national W. C.

T. U. Not only has she never taken a cent from the W. C. T.

U. but at the recent convention, at the close of her report, she paid into the treasury money for two life-memberships, one for her husband. JohnC. Martin, and one for the state of Kansas, in honor of its work last year in her department of Purity in Literature and Art. Mrs.

Martin has appointed as lecturer for this department, Mrs. Adams, of Kansas, who had the best report. Mrs. Martin is middle-aged, pleasing and gentle in her ways, dresses richly without ostentation of wealth, and i9 a very winning woman. Contributed.

presiding officer and so situated that the secretary can easily catch everything which is said, both on and off the platform,) a blank book about eight inches by ten for a permanent record, with a cover that will stand wear, and containing at least one hundred leaves of good writing paper; pens, ink and dictionary. The Process. The attentive mind, the acute ear and the willing hand will make it possible for even a new secretary to record all of the real business of a meeting. This should be done with a pencil on the pad scratch-book and after her Minutes have been read to the meeting, corrected, if necessary, and approved, then they should be copied, with ink, in the blank book, but not before. This book and all others, written by the recording" secretary should be passed on to her successor, as they are property and the permanent records of the union, which should have ordered such a book to be purchased and paid for out of the treasury.

First of all, a secretary should copy into the book, or neatly paste, a printed form of the constitution, bylaws, and standing rules of the union, leaving every other page blank, so that when an amendment is made to any of these, it can be entered on the page opposite to the article amended, with a reference to the date and page of the Minutes where the action of the union is recorded. The Minutes of every kind of a meeting should contain every resolution adopted, and every motion carried, and may contain those lost and many other things as well. The form may be as follows: The regular meeting of the Willard union was held at the home of Mrs. March 2, at 2 p. the president in the chair.

It was opened with devotional exercises conducted by Mr. S. The Minutes of the previous meeting were read, and approved. The committee on securing a church for a public meeting reported in favor of the First Presbyterian. After discussion the report was adopted.

The commitee on resolutions relative to reported a series of resolutions which were thoroughly discussed, amended, and finally adopted as follows: Resolved, That The union then took up the regular program. On motion, the meeting adjourned. Laura Bennett, Recording Secretary. If a fuller record is desired, the union would better decide what shall be entered. If the Minutes are to be published, the secretary should examine the published proceedings of similar meetings so as to conform to usage.

The usual duties of a recording secretary may be summarized as follows: To keep a record of the proceedings of the meetings of the union and of the executive committee of the same. To notify committees and superintendents of their appointment and of the business referred to them. To notify the members and the public of meetings. To take charge of all the records and documents of the union not otherwise disposed of. To make such reports as may be re quired.

To prepare and publish the Annual Report, unless otherwise ordered, and notifications concerning meetings, and, in Kansas, collect the dues of members. It is important that the recording secretary should always be present and that she should be on time if possible. THE LOCAL CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Many societies, including most of the unions and Loyal Temperance Legions of the W. C.

T. elect but one secretary. In that case, the duties of the recording secretary and the corresponding secretary belong to one and the same person. Most by-laws say: "It shall be the duty of the corresponding secretary to conduct the correspondence of the organization and to perform all duties usual to such office," a kind of omnibus sentence which may resolve itself ir.to more things than a novice ever dreamed of. One thing is certain; The secretary has letters to write and if she is without much experience in that line, it would be well worth while for her to provide herself a good book on English composition or letter writing, which will furnish the usual business forms.

Such a book would also remind the President's Column Dear White Ribboners: I am sorry enough thai the address given at state convention was lost in the mail. Unfortunately I had but one copy of the greater part of it and cannot reproduce it. The portion containing suggestions for next year work I would have been glad to have seen published. I shall not this month write at length for I have not yet recovered the energy and strength I had prior to convention time. One thing though I especially wish to call your attention to.

Notice page 2 of our state minutes and you will find December 23rd is Crusade Day. That it is the thirtieth anniversary of the going forth of the Crusade Band at Hillsboro in 1873. Now have you any of the old crusade spirit? Would you like to see 1,000 new members in Kansas the coming year? It can be done. Let every union set a day, if December 23rd is not convenient, and make a house to house canvas inviting our friends to unite with our organization. Many a woman is just waiting to be invited.

Will you see to it that some one is requested to join your union? Don't read and forget all about it, but take your pencil and set down the names of those who should belong tc our organization, then go and invite them to join. The Union Signal subscriptions came in freely, Seventh district going quite a ways beyond the hundred mark. Will the district presidents report next month the results in their districts? Our Messenger must not be overlooked. The expense of printing our paper is more now than it ever has been and we that- appreciate the paoer we are receiving, should work for it. The ice water fountain is to be erected by the states that were in the Louisiana Purchase.

Kansas will receive some suggestions in next issue for raising money for the fountain. Medal contests given for the purpose have been a source of revenue in other states. We must go to work soon and raise our portion of the money. I stopped over in St. Louis owing to a belated train, and went out to the World's Fair grounds.

I did not believe it could equal Chicago but it is far ahead of the World's Fair in '94 The fountain to be errcted by the W. C. T. U. has been given one of the best places on the grounds.

It is to be furnished with pure ice water and only those who have used city water in these large cities know what it will mean to have cold, clear water furnished in abundance. Who will report first to our state treasurer by sending in money for the fountain? Yours for a victorious year, E. P. Hutchinson. I 0or Secretary DeaiComrades: We have just celebrated the silver anniversary of our Kansas W.

C. T. U. We have a little less than a year in which to roll up the sum total of the work of twenty-five completed years. This is to be a year of organization; let us bend our energies not only to double our membership, we must do this, let each member get another member and we have it, but hold the vantage ground that is now ours; to this end let us study, carefully, "The Plan of Work, meditate prayerfully the and faithfully carry them so far as possible.

The Field secretary, under the direction of the state president, will hold herself in readiness to respond promtly to your calls for speakers, and organizers. We have a new secretary, Miss Southard having been called to Evangelistic work, Miss Frances Stewart of Hutchinson. Miss Stewart reluctantly consented to take this work, provided a wiser and more experienced worker could not be found. I am confident that Miss Stewart will bring the Y's into a large field of endeavor in our holy cause Mrs. Morton still leads in the L.

T. L. hosts and we bespeak fruitful year with the children. May the L. T.

L. 's double, their membership. Thus far a state superintendent has not been secured for that important work, "Foreigners and Miners." "Work among Colored People" has been placed in most competent hands; read Mrs. Boyd's article in this issue. Mrs.

Langellier resigned the work and asked the privilege of nominating her successor, which was granted. May every superintendent, from state to local, be abundantly blessed with courage and energy and a desire to not only advance the work of their departments, but be possessed with a spirit of willingness to report that work. The following article is sent because of its explicit instructions to secretaries, and I sead it in place of my annual letter to the corresponding secretaries; some minor changes being made to conform to the "Rulings" of Kansas W. C. T.

U. DUTIES OF W. C. T. U.

SECRETARIES. BY SUSANNA M. D. FRY, NATIONAL CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. This attempt to set forth the duties of secretaries is prompted by not infrequent letters from local and state W.

C. T. U. secretaries asking for instruction. It will be the aim of the writer to speak so simply and plainly that this leaflet may be helpful to the entirely inexperienced secretary, and if it should aid any others it will serve a double purpose.

It goes without the saying that the secretaries should have sufficient general intelligence to fully grasp the business they have to deal with; that they should be fair scribes, have some facility in composition and knowledge of the common rules of the same. If these fundamental qualifications are coupled with observation, promptness and a desire to learn, experience will do the rest in the making of a good secretary. Tools. The appliances necessary for a recording secretary are a pad, or scratch-book of cheap paper, which will take several well sharpened pencils; a table and a chair, pins or a tube of mucilage, (placed near the explanation from fieadquarters for temperance Literature. There has been unavoidable delay in filling orders owing to the moving of the stock and settling of same.

We have tried our utmost to send the orders out promptly but in the great confusion we could not fill everything as promptly as we desired, but within the next few days all will be settled and orders will then go out the day they are received. Addie A. Austin, 915. The Silversmith's 131-137 Wabash Chicago. A problem worth working out: If Kansas W.

C. T. U. has a paid up membership of 3,700, how many sub scribers should Our Messenger have?.