The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-02
TO PAY OFF TEMPLE DEBT
PLAN SUBMITTED TO WHITE RIB
BONERS BY Mrs. VI. ID. CARSE.
willard Memorial Circles to BE Or
II. U. Asked to Contribute.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The temple trustees
this afternoon finished a two days meeting.
Mrs Matilda B. Carse, president Of the
board of trustees, made the following state
ment after the final adjournment:
Since the National Womans Christian
Temperance Union at its convention in St.
Paul dropped the temple as an affiliated in
terest, the trustees, fully realizing the great
responsibility devolving on them, turn for
aid in the task they have set themselves to
accomplish to those in all parts of the world
who loved Miss Willard and desire to honor
her memory by making the temple she 50
dearly loved and admired her monument
AS one of the agencies for this object and
to allow all her friends the opportunity to
contribute according to their means and
power, they propose to form Willard
memorial circles for which a constitution
and bylaws have been prepared and in
which they invite the cooperation of all
friendly to the undertaking. The constitu-
ton defines the purpose of the circles thus:
. The object shall be to raise money to
enable the temple trustees to purchase all
outstanding stock and bonds held by the
Womens Temperance Building Association
In order that the temple may become the
memorial of Frances l.. Willard and by rev.
enue therefrom perpetuate her life and
labors.'
THE other provisions Of the constitution
are that any person can become member
OF circle by subscribing for the Appeal,
the official organ of the temple trustees,
and the payment Of 81 annually, which shall
be sent to the treasurer of the temple trus-
tees for the Willard memorial fund. The
officers of each circle shall consist of a.
president, secretary and treasurer When
organized the secretary shall report to the
superintendent of Willard memorial circles
for the county, and to the secretary of the
board of temple trustees The treasurer of
each circle SHALL once in three months, re-
NIT all dues, contributions and funds in
hand to the financial secretary of the board
OF temple trustees.
"Auxiliaries Of the Worlds Women's
Christian Temperance Union, state unions
or other state and national organizations
cooperating as such to make the temple
the memorial of Frances Z. Willard, shall
be entitled to one-half of the net income
from rentals, pro rate Of the entire amounts
contributed by them, in payment for the
building, provided such amounts are not
less than enc thousand dollars. The other
half shall be credited to the Willard
memorial fund and will be disbursed by the
temple trustees to the different departments
Of temperance work which in their opinion
are most important.
membership in the circles and men we'll
as women are eligible to office. The circles
when completed shall consist of fifty-nine
members representing the ffty-nine years
of Miss Wizards life; any membership ex-
ceeding this number shall become the
nucleus of another local circle. The badge
VI the SOClCly VIII De wizard button
which will be presented by the temple trus-
tees 10 each member. Each circle is ex-
pected to give at least one entertainment
during the year, the proceeds of which are
to be devoted to the Willard temple
memorial fund"
At the meeting of the board of temple
trustees other business transacted was that
of the official organ of the beard of temple
trustees, the Appeal is to be changed to a
semi-monthly, eight page, illustrated paper,
subscriptions to be sent to the board of
temple trustees, the Temple, Chicago.