The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
ON ORGANIZA-
TION.
BY MRS. BUELL., PRESIDENT.

Az bulS pOllb bltS MIS-
Buell., delivered an able and in
structive address on the Importance
and plans of organization.
Organization is the first need of
the times in Temperance work.
We must have thorough organiza-
ton, National, State, District and
local. We must not multiply ma
chinery. | would not recommend
both county and district organiza-
ton in the same State. Have Ell
Their the one or the other, which
ever may be best adapted to the
particular locality and work.
Dont't let the county or district
organizations be 80 close as to de-
tract from the State organization
and work. Do not have county or
district superintendent of depart
ments; these are for National,
State and local organizations.
By thorough organization we get
the work distributed widely among
the workers and soget the most &C.
com plished.
Miss Pugh, by request, continued
the discussion. She heartily
agreed with Mrs. Buell., and favor
ed county organization rather than
by districts. In Ohio the politi-
clans changed the districts so rap
idly that the w. G. 7. U. couldn't
keep track of them. If district or
ganization works we'll in West Vir-
ginia or elsewhere, stick to II,
Organize Local Union in every
school district in the State If
there be no Union in place, write
to the ministers or other friends,
and when you get way opened,
go there and organize. If you can't
90 and have no one to send, send
them the Pathfinder and all other
helps and instructions needful. AL
ways allow the women to select
their own officers. | have always
been careful to keep hands off. II
they seem not to find the right
woman to lead readily, it is better
not to hurry an organization.
A JOKE THAT COST A PosT-oFFICE.
Miss Pugh, in giving experiences
of her work in the Amendment
campaign, told how q "whisky"
Postmaster delivered her circulars
and notices to the enemy and when
she reached the town, how she was
directed on long tramp to the
house Of a German beer family, as
the place to learn all about ar
rangements for the Temperance
meeting.
The Postmaster thought this was
funny, but it cost him his official
head, as soon as the matter was re-
ported.
In closing, Miss Pugh insisted
that every State ought to have an
organizer in the field, and that the
State officers ought to plan her
routes and have oversight of her
work.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT URGED.
Mrs. Buell. suggested and urged
that every State Union ought to
have the following clause in its
Constitution.
"Any woman in a locality
where there is no local union, may
become a member of the State I'm
ion by signing the constitution and
paying the fee which would emit
tie her to embership in local
union, and promising to use her in
fuence to organize a local union
in her town or locality"
Mrs. Trippett, of Warrington, 81
think that very important,
With that provision [ could and
would have been in the work long
before l had opportunity to be-
come member of a Local Union"
Mrs. Buell. said the plan had
worked admirably in Connecticut,
Many Unions had been built up
by scattered members taken into
the State Union under this clause.
TNoTE.-This discussion was full
of interest and carried on largely in
the form of questions by members
and answers by Mrs. Buell. and
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