The advocate., 1892-01-20

to us should be read in our Alliances anC
answered by the members. In making
each answer, official figures should alWayr
be made the basis of every argument.
6. Entertainments should be arrangeC
during the long winter evenings as often a
once in aixty days, from which a certain
amount of revenue may be derived, which
should go into to the local treasury to de
fray expense OF extra literature and to assis
in getting up fairs and mass meeting
another summer.
7. Each sub-Alliance should appoint I
committee on exhibits, such committee Il
be composed of one man and one woman
who, together with like committees from
all other Alliances in county and executive
committee, shall be county fair commit
tee, for the purpose of arranging and man
aging county fair for the benft of mem
bers of the Alliance.
This is q matter of first Importance, and
your best men and women should be put OF
this committee. Encourage your lad!
members to take greater interest in the
work of the Alliance by giving them some
thing to do for the benefit Of the Alliance
The little brio -brac which they will fur
nish, If sold at auction, will add many
thousand dollars to the Alliance treasures
and help to carry on the educational work
Let everyone feel that your county anC
state officers are simply your servants ant
can do nothing without your support, anC
make up your mind to do your part as bes
you can, and your officers will do theirs, an(
the result will inevitably be the relief of tn,
industrial classes, q better country,
higher and grander education and NOR,
prosperous and happy people.
The following resolution by Brother
Macune was adopted:
That the brethren of the entire order b
requested to set aside and observe the 6rst
meeting in January each year in every sub
Alliance in the United States as Nationa
Alliance day, and that upon that day the!
read aud discuss the national demands, an(
the ub-Alliance lecturer and others delive
addresses in behalf Of the national propa
ganda fund for the distribution Of approved
Alliance literasure, and that the sub-Alli
ance secretary take up a collection in be
half of the said propaganda fund and for
ward same to the national secretary a
Washington, D. G.
A resolution by Brother Rork, Of Ore
gon, was adopted:
Resolved, That this council heartily con
cur in recommending that each sub-Alli
ance be requested at once to take steps b.
donation or by literary or other entertain
ments to secure fund to procure a goo
circulating library of approved reform
literature, including SChrader's ComparG
tive Statistical chart. Here each membe
can become power in redeeming US fror
our thraldOm.
Partial report of committee on mileag
and per diem received and adopted:
Wa, your committee on mileage and pc
diem, beg leave to submit the following n
port: We have audited the accounts of 1C
delegates ond officers in accordance wit
the resolutions passed by your body, msh
ing total expense of s..
The following resolution by Brothe
Hugh D. Greer, Of Tennessee, was rea
and adopted:
Resolved, That we indorse the action {
the executive board, approved by Presider
L. L. Polk and Secretary ]. Il. Turner,
establishing the national lecture bureau
and that we approve and commend tt
work done by ]. F. Tillmsn, the manage
of said bureau, in the distribution of le'
lures and other literature, which has bee
done by an immense and laborious CORES