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resent the society on every occasion.
Nothing is well done, but that which
she has evident hand in,

resent the society on every occasion.
Nothing is we'll done, but that which
she has evident hand in.
She is intensely jealous of the dig
nifty of her Office, and is always re
senting imagined encroachments on
its prerogatives. She wants to i'm
pose not only her ideas but her whims
and caprices on her associates. In
! word, she must be the society, OF, like
the pettish child, ''she won't play"
AS she wants to write to all the dis
tinguished people with whom the
society has it's dealings, and to appear
in the payment Of the larger bills,
either she has unseemly wranglings
with her subordinate officers or they.
for peace sake, abdicate most of their
duties to her. She thus overweights
herself, and the work or the worker
suffers. In the first instance, she tires
ere long of the minutiae Of her self
imposed tasks, and things necessary
to the well-being of the society are
forgotten or neglected. In the Sec
ond, she does great deal of work
well; but with much ostentation, and
not little demand for gratitude.
This, ordinarily, is not forthcoming;
for a very short experience teaches
any society the advantage Of division
| of labor. The other officers would
much rather fulfil their respective
trusts than be called upon to admire
the presidents fulfllment of them,
while they bear unmeaning titles.
Then she has nerves."
The writer has sat more than once
through meeting the time of which
was chiefly taken up with the presi-
dents recital Of her services to the
society. This is childish and pitiful
and meets usually but one response:
when she appreciates herself so
thoroughly she has no need of our ap-
probation. The broad-minded woman,
in the office of president, will confine
herself to her own duties, and win
| the confidence and affection of her as
sociate officers by showing that she
appreciates the Importance Of their
charges. In fairly large society, a
| great part of the work falls to the
secretary and the treasurer-and the
latter's charge is usually the least
agreeable in the society's gift.
The right sort of president will not
interfere with these officers. They are
responsible not to her but to the elect
ing members. To these, at proper in
tervals, in all well-regulated organiza-
tons, they give an account of their
charges. If they consult the presi-
dent, as they surely will if she fulfills
her own Office properly, she owes
them candid good COUNSEL! For the
rest, she will let them do their work
in peace, nor try. to appropriate or
divide whatever little honor there is
in the doing of it.
A wise president will avail herself
OF every reasonable opportunity to
bring into prominence the gifts of eff
| hclent members. She will appoint
committees on various matters, and
if they take hold of the work entrust-
ed to them with intelligence and good
will, she will show that she trusts
them as herself The secret of good
government is in knowing how to
bring out the best in ones subordin-
| ates; to work through others for thu
general good, and cheerfully to divide
the honors as we'll as the labors. 1t
is small soul which constantly fuses
and frets and bustles, and wants to
be accounted "a woman of affairs"
1t is small soul that wants to dc
everything and get the credit.
The beauty Of society is in ha,i
monious governing board, every mem,
Der of which is enough convinced of
the Importance of her Office to fulfil
its duties with scrupulous care; and
enough convinced of the import
ance of her associates charges and
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that the society stands or falls with
herself.
It is for the president to see til
all other officers are duly considers:
and that individual members. get the
chance to show sometimes their C.
cial possibilities. 1t is for her to set
an example of justice and discretion
She must not manage the society OH
the basis Of her personal likes a,
dislikes. Above all, even though she
may have rendered the society really
notable services, she must have sense
enough not to proclaim her own
merits, and to realize that there may
be potential presidents of even great
er value in the ranks.
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