The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-26
THE COURIER!

the clause, Notice Of the proposed
amendments having been printed in the
year book" will be eliminated, and the
article will read: THE constitution
may be amended at any meeting OF the
state federation by q two-thirds vote OF
those present and voting. notice OF the
proposed amendment having been sub
mitted to the executive board and sp
pended to the call for the meeting"
Section of the bylaws. defining the
duties Of the executive board, will read:
"The duties of the executive board shall
be to decide upon the admission OF
clubs, to fill all vacancies in it's own
body. to appoint such committees and
make such appropriations as may be re-
CURED to carry on the work Of the state
federation, and to conduct the business
OF TIE general federation in the state.
The former section becomes section two
and reads: The president shall pre-
side at all meetings of the federation,
the executive board and the board OF
directors. and shall supervise all work
of the association"
Section will become section 3 and
will read: "The vice president shall in
the absence of the president perform
the duties of the president"
Section 4 will be amended to read:
st shall be the duty Of the district vice
presidents TO have general supervision
over the clubs in their respective dis
tricts. to encourage the extension Of
club work and the organization OF local
or district declarations wherever possible"
Section will be added to bylaw 1:
1.-THE duties Of the other officers shall
be those that usually pertain to the
officers."
Bylaw 6 becomes bylaw by the in
sertion Of a new by law to Re numbered
6, between those numbered 5 and 6. 1t
will read: The executive bosrd and
chairman of committees appointed to
report at any biennial meeting shall be
members Of the meeting and entitled to
introduce motions and vote"
The following supplementary report
Of Mrs. Peattie's informal talk at the
Wayne federation is contributed by
Mrs. d. G. McKillip Of Seward:
While the convention was waiting for
the report Of the nominating committee,
Mrs. Peattie was called to the platform
and induced to express her views on the
color question. Said Mrs. Peattie, in
substance: in regard to this question
l feel very de ply. sincerely trust
the club women will do nothing rash.
Let US wait. l do not wish to see this
new harmony that has 90 lately united
North and South broken. just az the
battle scare are covered by mantle of
charity and kindly feeling, just as the
old ranking pain Of defeat in the south
and the bitter prejudices of the North
are forgotten, and women Of both re.
gions have joined hands and are work
ing as one harmonious whole for COM
mon cause. why should We destroy the
peace and beauty Of it all by of ering
the most cruel insult possible to our
sisters Of the South? Let us think this
subject over carefully snd-let US wait.
II the colored people needed to Come
in, it would be different; but they now
have all the helps, all the literature, all
the advantages that We can give them.
They have their own clubs and their
general federation. They do not need
US and We are better off without them.
They would not be happy with us.
There lie difference-we did not make