The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-05

outcItdiuheht. AniTu, parliamentary
body is only useful when confined to
reasonable limits. When membership
in any body becomes too large 1t becomes
unwieldy and unmsnagable. 1t may be
said that the efficiency and reeults &C
complished by parliamentary body, all
other things berg equal. are in the in.
verse ratio to the number OF it's member.
ship. Fourth, the purpose Of the G. f.
w. @. Is doubtless, to bring together the
best and brightest women IN club work
for conference. for interchange OF views,
and general promotion Of the work.
Fifth. IL representation is confined to
the state declarations, those organic atoms
will sift from their representation, the
strongest and brightest. as delegates to
the biennial meetings, the result will be
a much higher grade OF repr essen alton,
with correspoudingly better work. Sixth
the state federation does and will voice
the sentiment OF the club women OF
that state, hence the sentiments or
wants Of the state will be carried to the
G. +. w. G. by it's delegates, aud their
work much simplified by sitting of
numbers. In short it seems to be the
natural order Of things that the state
federation should select the delegates.
1t would be after the precedent estab
lished by political organic atoms, which
as they now exist are the residuum OF a
centurys agitation, growth and develop.
ment. The individual clubs are the
units, the state organizations the tens
and the general declarations the hundreds
To recapitulate, it would give better
system, a definite knowledge Of the
number Of representatives, a good work.
ing body and higher grade Of represen
tation. The work for each state could
be largely accomplished by the state
federation. thus leaving time and leisure
for better work at the bienpials.
July ~, 1899.
Dear Mrs. Ricketts,:
While do not know that have any
thing new to offer, l do know that my
opinion on this subject 10 strongly up.
held by the members Of the Fairbury
club.
have been much interested in read.
ing the different views on this question
of representation to our national organ.
ization and sincerely hope that such a
contemplated reorganization OF the
General Federation will not be made for
come time to come, il ever.
Some one mas said that the object Of
the general federation lie. primarily, con-
ference and mutual help fulness, and
with this object standing first before us,
1t certainly can be better and more
easily attained by the present method OF
representation than by state represen.
tation only. The general body is now
based on broad and democratic princi.
ples and is most serviceable to the
greatest number, 90 why change this
most successful way for one that would
be an experiment?
Individual club representation brings
to these general club gatherings the
brightest club women from the north
south, east and west OF these United
States as we'll as from abroad, and this
confederation is especially beneficial ia
the smaller club, for here it is that il
learns OF the great and good work that
is being accomplished bv the larger
clubs in cities and can compare it's own
line Of work with the course being pur.
sued by other clubs Of it's own size and