Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-15
LADIES HAVE A SAY
Exhaustive Reports From Officers
Of the [. o. 7. M.
RECORD KEEPER TALKS FACTS
Compiesr rrooes<iinss % Thursdays
work by the Leading Ladies secret
society or the state.
RECORD KEEPER TALKS FACTS

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piishea snotner good DAY work yestef.
uzy. Inc morning session vas c3Iicd
10 order promptly. and business pushed
along vigorously.
The report read by Great Record
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autsnx tne feauine.
rsf pack IN tne remote and am ages
OF the pasf-so Tar back that with our
feeble estimates of time and distance no
cannot begin 10 calculate one frac-
tionai mart a. the lenyfh tf time which
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'so .1ousn' no"an oisahi<a'.on'
onering NE nenehts TO her sex, origi-
mated IN Michigan. Fraternity among
women is sort OF sensitive plant. il let
alone il will lift its face heayenward To-
a a.
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aot tHts ht1t ~ WIN AAti thhNtittd
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Must Draw Nearer.
The women OF the mast have lived too
far apart from each other. The women
OF the future must draw nearer together
must become better acquainted with
snc.i own s9- ,io'n PerSonai con 'as' anu
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oecs. neeu s,lIlins up 70 reaii-ins
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o' 'ns w iio ia'o iounu aa s.I enneeeS-
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Too Much Work.
During the time that she was unable
10 travel. che kept up her extensive cor
respondence. which has at all times
been far larger than a commander ought
TO be burdened with. and probably
larger than a successor will ever be-at
least larger than they ever should allow
themselves 10 be. The record keepers
office is the one through which the cor
respondencc OF the order ought 10 pass.
and the commander has enough 10 10 10
attend 10 her other duties.
In my ow oince ! nave experiences
equally unpieasah, things' inougn OF
different nature. 4 have not haa Illness
sphysicai) 10 contend WIN but 4 nave
IN many ways ieit the enect OF the un-
fortunate illness oi the great iaay com
mandcr. When one olneer Is unan,e 10
attend 10 ner ou'ies~ ahu tne Two oniees
are as intimately associatea as our pres
cnt omcer ann mine nave oeen Tor tne
past year, the otner ouicer cannot aeo'u
feeiing some ~ the inconsenience. ihe
main reason. however why the auties oi
the great record keepers > Once are 20 af-
duous IN this state 10 the lack OF an ha-
equate general innu WIN Nnich 70 carry
on an order OF the nature hsd maghi
tude OF ours. Lot ss compare " 'os =
minute Win Jus pFothef soe'e'y, tne
Knights oi tue Maccspees, out Er."In
IN the nrs' three ana q nan yrafr on our
NE mas been double that "i .he CORES
ponding P"riod IN theirs ist our et.
penses have been Tar iese Inc great
camp receives si-vo ior every c.TubeAte
issued, whiie we receive on' % cen.s-
They receive sln pef year Per capita
taf on every n'euoef initiated ""e'e We