Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-30
CLUBWOMEN GET
READY F 0 R
ELECTIONS

A custom peculiar 10 the club wo-
, men of Honolulu is the retention of
! the same Officers year after year.
! In nearly all of the cases the wo-
; men who have served on the board of
! directors would like 10 have some
| change made so that each might be
! of the laywOmen.
| AS the population in this city in
| creaSes new members are flOcking to
/ each of the woman's organizations.
Some of the new members are former
[ club women and have held offices in
other cities. still at the elections
] their names are not proposed for Of
| flee
| As the January meetings approach
more or less thought is given 10 the
annual election. as many of the clubs
| hold their elections at the beginning
of the new year
In many of the clubs a nominating
committee is appointed by the presi.
dent. Sometimes this committee con
siSiS of one member and sometimes
, there are two or three members
manned. AS a rule this committee
nominates the officers and they are
accepted. Often the same officers
who are in office are renamed and
again serve on the board of directors.
In some of the clubs the officers
are not allowed to serve more than
two consecutive years. This is not
written bylaw. but when the clubs
were formed it was understood that
such should be the case.
AS a rule it is extremely difficult
to find competent treaGurer and sec
rotary. These two offices entail a
good deal of work and very few wo-
men like to occupy either place A.
secretary must of necessity be accur-
ate, as must treasurer. In organi-
cations where donations are asked of
q community the business men like to
know that the treasurer is able and
fitted for the position she occupies
before giving large sums of money.
Two of the best women secretaries
and treasurers in the woman's clubs
in Honolulu are in the Woman's Board
of Missions. These two ladies, Mrs.
b. +. Dillingham; and Miss Sheely. !
have served for a number of years
and probably no one in the organiZa. |
ton would be satisfied with new Of
ficers so long as these ladies will |
serve.
With few exceptions the women
who hold the presidency in the local !
clubs would like to see new presidents !!
elected at least every five years Nat |
urally 1t takes more than one year !
for an officer to become thoroughly |
fitted for the work and TO feel compe-
tent to carry on the executive work. /
1T is we'll for an officer TO serve two
or three consecutive years and, when |
desired both by the officer and the |
members of the club, five years. and |
then she should be given rest.
Some of the presidents have gone I
so far as to say that new ideas al |
ways are sure 10 come from the new
Officers and that new women should |
be given an opportunity to show their
ability. There are always as many
women in the laiety who are as com
petent as those who have been in of.
flee and if given an opportunity they
right bring about some excellent
changes in some of the organizations. +
In the Morning Music Club no pres
ident has served more Than two con-
sccutive years and the board of di-
rectors is usually changed every year.
In an organization of this kind the of +
ficers may be changed SO often but in
clubs where a great deal of money is
handled such as the Free Kindergar. Il
ten Association and the Woman's i
Board of Missions, it is the secretary
and treasurer who should serve as
long as they are willing. Other of
ficers might be. say those interested,
be active Officers for either
three or five consecutive years.