The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-20
TO LAUNCH
A STATE
LEAGUE

In a few days there will sent out TO
all the village, town and city Improvement
associations OF Rhode Island, so far as
they are known TO the committee. copies
or a prospectus OF a league OF improve
ment societies i'm Rhode Island. II seven
organizations agree TO II the Immediate
launching OF the league will follow. tho
being empowered to act. The
IN comprises II. Noyes Of tho
Kent Improvement association, President
Kenyon l.. Butterfleld OF the Rhode Island
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
and w. E.. Longfellow, first vice president
OF the Pawtuxet Old Home and Improve
ment association.
The prospectus for n league OF improve
ment societies in Rhode Island TO he sent
out states:
The name OF this organization shall be
the League OF Improvement Societies I'm
Rhode Island.
The object OF this league shall be TO pro-
mote harmony and unity of effort among
all those associations of the state whose
purpose Is the aesthetic n civic iul-
provement OF their respective localities.
Organizations whose purposes are i'm
harmony with the object OF the league,
such as village Improvement associations.
old homo associations. public park assoc
Citations. business mems associations. nat
ural history societies, good roads assOcia-
tions, etc, upon application may Lecome
members by vote of the executive COM
mittee.
Each society having n membership I'm
the league shall he entitled TO five dele
gates 10 he elected annually. Each dele.
gate shall be entitled 10 one vote and dele
gates not able 10 attend the meetings OF
the league are authorized to send alter
mates. Delegates and a%lternates should be
supplied with credentials.
The officers OF the league shall consist
OF a president, five vice presidents. n
secretayy-treasurer and an executive com
mittee OF five. including the president and
secretnry-treasurer.
These officers shall be elected al the
nnual meeting OF the league, and shall
hold office from the termination of the
meeting TO the termination OF the next
annual meeting.
The executive committee shall pass
upon applications for membership I'm the
league: IL shall appoint sucn special com
mittees as shall be desirable. II sNall
have power TO initiate action and author
lie expenditures.
There shall be an advisory board. con-
sisting OF the chairman OF the delegations
from the societies comprising the league.
which shall. when convened by the ex-
ecutive committee OF the league. shall act
I'm an advisory capacity 20 that commit
tee.
There shall be an annual meeting held
during the winter. and II possible a field
meeting each summer. Special meetings
may be called by the executive committee.
To provide the necessary expenses for
stationery, mailing bulletins. expenses OF
noted speakers, etc, there shall be an
annual assessment OF five cents for each
member OF the society having member
ship I'm the league. Such assessment
shall be due and payable at the annual
meeting OF the league. and shall be ac-
companled by a certified list OF members
with addresses. so far as known.
An resolutions shall be referred 10 the
executive committee.
The rules may be amended at the pleas
ure OF the league.
All organizations ratifying these plans.
and desirious OF becoming charter or
original members OF the league. are to
retIrn notice OF such action 20 the secrc-
tary of the organization committee "a
soon as possible. together with the list OF
the delegates and their addresses. so that
there Will be no delay In getting "a general
meeting for formal organization
II IL signed by r. A. Noyes 81 East
Greenwich. chairman; Kenyon l.. Butter
field OF the Rhode Island College ~
Agriculture Ind Mechanic Arts. and VIII
bert r. Bongfellow OF Providence. score
tary. comprising the committee on organ
ization appointed NJ the meeting OF dele
gates from eight VILLAGE improvement
associations. held az East Greenwich on
Oct 4th.