The Irish standard., 1888-06-23

should be supplied with suitable read
ing matter. They should be mad
most attractive and entertaining il
every way and young men would natu1
ally be drawn toward them.
AS ia means Of more complete organ
, ization, I would suggest to our loca
societies the adoption of system b!
which each member would be assigned
to some specific duty pertaining to thu
society work. This could be done b,
dividing the society into standing COM
mittees, and so arranging that there
should be no member Of the society
who was not assigned to a place On al
least one Of these committees. This
would put the whole society in full
working order, and no one could ex.
cuse himself on the ground that no &C.
cupation had been provided for him.
The chairman of these committees
could form the executive board Of the
society. 1t is a fault in nearly all CT
CARNATIONS that to few individuals is
left the work that should be participa~
ted in by all. believe that the COM
mitteo system would in measure
remedy thus, and therefore recommend
it.
Among other suggestions and recon-
mendations that I desire to lay before
you are the following:
| |. That ladies' societies be assessed
a per capita tax of ten cents. Those
WHO participate in the benefits OF this
union will feel more independent if
they share q portion of the burdens.
And who will be more willing than our
good Catholic women to contribute 5heir
mite to the noble cause of total absti-
hence
! 2. That ways end means be provided
whereby a printed monthly bulletin
may be Issued by the secretary, under
direction Of the Board of Governme nt,
and so distributed that it may reach
every member of the union. Such d
means Of communication between
members of the union appears to me as
of vital Importance. A society gener-
ally manifests more zeal in it's own
part of the work of total abstinence
when it has means of learning what is
being done by its sister societies. Sec
roto r,7 Norroro onna n,opooI tho ;cc,1o of
monthly bulletins at the beginning of
the present year, but owing to his re-
tjrement from the duties Of his Office,
the bulletins were discontinued at the
end of seven months and none issued
after that until the last meeting of the
Board of Government. A realty print
ed, artistically arranged two or four
page bulletin issued monthly, and en-
bodying such statistics, general inform
atoms and suggestions with regard to
union and society affairs as the circum~
stances demand, would be very edify-
ing and useful assistant in the conduct
Of the business of the union and also of
the local organizations.
8. That some more equitable method
be devised for the comforting of the
Union medal. The system now used
has called out many expressions Of dis
satisfaction, and I would suggest that
a standing committee Of five be ap-
pointed to revise this part Of our by
laws, and to report at the next conven-
ton.
4. That the Lecture Bureau, estab-
itshed by the Board of Government in
1885: be either abolished, Or else chat
some provision by made by which it
will be enabled to fulfill the duties as
signed it. The printed rules for the
government OF this bureau occupy a
page Of our annual pamphlet, but we
have no other evidence that such a
body exists. Let us do away with su-
perauities. Until there is a greater
surplus in our treasury than at present
the general officers Of the Union do not
need the assistance Of a special bureau
in expanding it.
5. That suitable arrangements be
made at this convention for series of
lectures by Rev. James M. Cleary, ex-
president of che general union, and ma
tional lecturer. Father Cleary is now
present with US, and will be at the
service Of our union during the month
of June. Application for appointment
may be filed with the secretary at any
time during the convention, and will
be laid before the new board Of govern
ment for action. No expense to socie
ties, other than what may be yolun-
teered in the way of entertainment, are
attached to Father Cleary's lectures.
He is paid out of fund generously
placed at the disposal Of our most Rev.
Archbishop, and the lectures are con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the gener-
al union of America.
In concluding this report desire