The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-16
THE INDIANA UNION
OF LITERARY CLUBS
Sessions This Fall to be Held
at Winona and Plans
ere Made.
PROPOSE A CLUB MERGER
CATIONS TO CAST THEIR LOT
ToGETHER-SCHE is OUT
LINED IN ADVANCE.

Richmond likely will be represent
ed by number of delegates to the
annual meeting of the Indiana Union
of Literary Clubs, which will be held
at Winona, October 8, 10 and 18th.
The matter, which will be given
extensive discussion and upon which
some action very probably will be TAX
en-, is the matter of consolidation with
the Indiana Federation of Clubs. There
have been the two state organizations
for number of years, but now union
is being talked and there is considera-
bic now appearing in various publica-
tons over the state pro and con upon
the subject The Indiana Union has
a membership of 1876 clubs and per
sonnet of 5000 and the Indiana FEEDER
alton has a membership of SiXty-three
clubs and a personnel of over $500.
The question now up with regard to
joining the two is being largely writ
ten up and some excellent reasons for
so joining them have been published.
which should be of help TO those club
members over the state who are I'M
decided as to the merits of consolida-
ton Among the reasons in its favor
are the following, which have been
published for a neighboring city:
First-It is absurd and extrava-
giant for Indiana to support two or
CARNATIONS that pursue identically the
same line of work. Years ago the I.
U. L. C. was purely literary. but grad
ually departments of art, music, edu-
ciprocity and legislative work have
superseded the old literary idea and
today each state organization pursues
identically the same lines of work
with all departments more or less
handicapped because of insufficient
funds to carry on the work.
Second-The treasury of each or
ganization is annually impoverished
on account of auditorium rental, print
ing, stenographers, music, talent, the
annual report or year book and many
other incidental expenses Consoli-
dation would necessitate only one set
of expenses, thus making it possible
to secure more expensive and higher
class talant.
Third-The attendance at conven-
lions grows less each year because
delegates become tired of travelling
from one end of the state to the other
to be entertained, many times by anna
teurs on subjects that sometimes fail
to inspire. Consolidation would insure
sufficient funds to buy the best posi-
Bile talent and delegates would return
to their respective clubs full of inspira-
ton and enthusiasm combined with
new and practical ideas regarding
club work.
Fourth-It is confusing to have two
state organizations because people
persists in talking about or joining
one organization when they mean to
talk about or join the other one.
Fifth-The general federation of
women's club are watching with in
terest the outcome of the proposed
1t has always regard
ed the club people of Indiana as ex-
ceedingly inert and Indifferent be-
cause of the small number of dele
gates attending each national conven-
ton. At the last convention of the
general federation Indiana sent only
twenty delegates out of her thousands |
of eligible members.
Sixth-The joint committee on con-
solidation has been absolutely fair in
making concession so that neither or
ganization will be compelled to sacri |
fee much to bring about consolidation |
not even in name, for the name sug-
gested by them is a combination of |
both-the Indiana Union of Federal |
ed Clubs.
Seventh-The strongest reason for I
has been absolutely T
striving to accomplish the same re-
suits and the work will be much more /
effective if all labor together.