The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
THE LOYAL HOME WORKERS.
what the Organization Is and What 1t is
Not-The n. T. &. &. g. Under a Simpler

What the Organization Is and What 1t is
Not-The n. T. G. {. g. Under a Simpler
Form.
To THE l. II. ". GENERALLY GREETING
From letters received, and other sources. there
appears that a mistaken notion prevails, very
widely. concerning the reorganization Of the
J.. II. W.. and ask. therefore, The privilege of
making brief explanation of the present
situation. Ny interest in the matter is gem
eral. well personal. and j trust that no
one will question my loyalty TO the highest in
terests Of the Order.
Those who were more intimately acquainted
with the work were persuaded that the old
system OF red-tape Divisional reports was cum
bersome and loose causing unlocked for delays
and confusion. and TO avoid this, and TO siuI-
{ pify the working-making fewer books aud
bookkeepers. out of which came the con fusion
and dciays-the present, and newer, system
was conceived and was proposed for adoption
al the PiitsDurg Reunion and Convention.
There was no thought, SO far as know. Of
any purpose to destroy, or superScde or put
any one phase Of work in precedence 10 another.
All the good features are fully retained, and
1 only that which had been found conf sing ard
unsatisfactory eliminated. This, Of itself
should not be a source of fault-fndinP.
One brother writes. complaining about the
amount fixed for annual dues seeing that no
benefit fund, as SUCH is provided ior. This
Z o,
the conclusion arrived at was that 10 do any
thing there must needs be a someihing to do
with. aud il was necessary, therefore, TO collect
sum larger than was necessary TO meet cur
rent expenses in order to create fund for any
purpose we may need.
The National Benefit Committee Of which
Sister Alice l.. Putnam. Fredonis. n. Y, is the
Chairman for this year, is fully authorized, on
approval of the National President, to use of
O., nj fnn fnr
merit.
Besides, no member is debarred from con-
tributing all that he may be able and willing
70 give in any case. They are cautioned to SO
time and gauge their bounty as not to do more
harm than good. IL is melancholy fact that
Some cases have been psuperized by the indis
crifninste giving Of the past. Some have been
made chronic beggars, which Is or ought TO be,
entirely foreign to any part OF our work.
sister writes that the change has made US
simply literary club. and the greater numb Der
of the members, from lack of ability. are not in
IT, Progress is an avowed line Of our work
and has been all these years.
We arc expressly, or by implication, COM
mttcd to IL, and whether no we arc able to
contribute TO it. VIC ought TO be interested and
give il thoughtful attention. Men and women
who think are the salt of the Nation, and to
develop such ought to be the object of every
thing American.
But this is only one feature. The cultivation
of acquaintance. and the unique fraternity that
has characterized rs hitherto, through the Cor
respondence Club, is open to all. This field is
illimitable, and out of ii will come pleasure as
well as profit.
Loyal Home Workers membership. which
can be secured simply by proper Endorsement
ss to moral character, and the payment of the
annual dues, secures you standing and con-
sIderstiop, available in the uttermost parts
4 OF our land, and opens hearts and hands TO you
more kindly aud generous than your dreams
! have pictured, as those who have tested il are
/ ready 10 testify. 1t also secures TO you card
/ of admission to any Department or local Circle,
I or any National Reunion or Convention.
Not one item or feature of the lines of work
has been eliminated or impinged, and the rights
of the individual are better conserved under
the new regime than under the old
Divisions or Circles organized ought not dis
band, but keep in touch with each other. and
with the National organization, and push the
I work on all its lines The best devised system
will not work itself Care, patience, and
energy arc necessary to make anything go. II
those at the head Of affairs do not work to suit
you, speak out in meeting"
Let there be liberty and light. Conduct
your business through the Assistant Secretary
of your State, SO as TO minimize and expedite
the business of National Headquarters. Dc
not hold back to see how it will WORK, but come
10 the front at once, SO that we all may count
on yon."
Our motto is still "Pro Patria" On this
line, and for the dear old flag, clasp hand:
from the Atlantic to the Pacific from tho
Lakes to the Gulf, heirs of the same priceless:
heritage. defenders of the same holy faith, sub
jects of the same royal destiny. Loyalty
Frank McMnfiay. Assistant Secretary Of
Loyal Home Workers for Oh ..