The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-11
LOYAL HOME WORKERS.
Secretary's Notes-Replies to Questions
What They Are Saying.

What They Are Saying.
LHw BULLETIN NO. 3d.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IL. 1897
Applications: John Stockdale, Custer Mich;
by Carrie Hallowell, Assistant Secretary of
Missouri
From correspondence received by the Secre-
tary. it is noted that some members drop out
OF the Loyal Home Workers when anything
! occurs which does not suit their notions. his
is wrong. We must not expect every BODY 10
! agree with us. We must not expect to have
our every idea concurred in by the majority.
| To withdraw under such circumstances. or sui
| fer an abatement of energetic work, shows lack
! of stamina and perseverance-so necessary 10
patriotic effort.
| If you are not pleased. or find cause for criti-
| cism, stay in the association and press your
ideas, If you believe you are right; and II You
are right, success must finally come. let your
officers know what you think if you differ from
them. That is the only way they can lntelii-
gently know how to serve you.
The past week the Secretary has received re-
quests from number of experienced and able
patriotic workers. and he has information from
Assistant Secretaries of others, whose names
will in the near future be presented for men,
bership. From letters received. find few
notes appended.
AMOS L. SEAMAN, Secretary.
NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS.
Among the inquirers for Information. with a
view 10 Joining the L. H.W., are the following ::
George Ii. GARRISON, Past Captain, S. of ".
GAINESVILLE, O.: Frank NJ. Graham, Past Cap
tain Camp 1859, S. of ". Bloomington, Ind,
the strongest Camp in the Indiana Division;
Mabel c. Eggleston. Lake Charles, La; Lima L.
Shepherd. Norwood, Kan.
Capt. Graham was Delegate at-Large to the
18th National Encampment, S. of v, and has
attended all the Indiana Division Encamp.
ments since he took up his membership. eight
years ago.
Lima Shepherd was member of the Guards.
but had not taken up her new membership
since the change of name. She says: g / have
never lost my interest in the &C. or LII w.
/ think our page in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
grows more and more interesting all the time,
and believe the short, spicy letters We now
have give better satisfaction than the long and
more instructive ones of year or two ago.
Mabel Eggleston says: - ! like our associa.
ton SO much better than while ago. am
glad it is to be the LII. W., instead of the &C.,
aud hope all old members will fall into line"
w. F. Hyland, Scituate Mass. writes that he
was mem Der OF the Massachusetts Guards but
that after the organization was changed they
had 10 more meetings and he lost interest. He
says: What is the use of belonging to an
Order If you cannot any of the members
and have meetings? And what is done with
the money that is paid for dues, since it does
not benefit the members? We would like to
hear why the change was made, aud the reason
for doing So"
sECRETARY's ANSWER.
have answered frequently such questions
and assertions as set forth in Mr.. Hyland's
letter, both by personal letter aud through
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and had presumed
that everyone understood the matter. will
answer again.
i. The L.H.W. can have as many State or
local meetings as the members of State or
locality can hold. lfState meetings the Assist
ant Secretary will be in charge; if local, or in
a community, any member can organize
Circle, to hold meetings at the homes of mem
bers some place Of pleasant surroundings
Meetings might be held monthly, and. while
preserving order. corventionaliiies and red tape
proceedings would better be eliminated.
You can thus see aud meet with the members
more frequently than under the former system
OF organization, without annual State meetings
being made compulsory OH the large States of
the West, where members may live hundreds
of miles apart.
g The money received is merely nominal,
% cents, which is about one-half the amount
paid by members of Divisions state organize.
tom under the old regime 1t is used in pay
ing postage and some printing of the various
Secretaries, also for flags and the spreading of
patriotic literature.
g. The change was made from the Division,
or State, plan 10 the general plan as at present
~ TO reduce the cumbersome work entailed on
officers through maintaining small Divisions,
with many officers. who were constantly chang
ing, and many reports quite useless and un-
necessary; ~ because in its present form it
costs a member about one. half what it formerly
did. while more actual work can be accom-
plshed.
Finally. summing it all up in brief the pres.
ent is better and less expensive plan, with
larger scope OF work.
Amos l.. Seaman, Secretary.