Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-30
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ELECTIONS

! A custom peculiar to 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 to have some
change made so that each might be
come. for year or two at Least, one
tof the laywomen.
| AS the population in this city in
creaSes new members are flucking to
each of the womans 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 to 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 Dresi,
dent. sometimes this committec con-
slsts of one member and sometimes
! there are twO or three members
named. As a rule this committee
noTinates the officers AMI 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 he officers
are not allowed to serve more than
two consecutive years. This is not a
written bylaw, but when the clubs
were formed it was understood that
such should be the case.
AS rule it is extremely difficult
TO find competent treasurer 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 ergani- |
cations where donations are asked of
a community the business men like to i
know that the treasurer is able and
lifted 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. F. Dillingham; and Miss Sheely, ;
have served for number of years |
and probably 70 one In the organiza.
ton would be satisfied with new of. !
ficers so long as these ladies will
serve. i'd II |
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 it takes more than one year !
for an officer to become thoroughly |
fitted for the work and to- feel eompe- |
tent to carry on the executive work
IT is we'll fer an Offices to serve two
or three consecutive years and, when +
desired both by the dfficefa and thet
members of the club, five years, and
then she should be giVen@a rest.
s Some of the presidents have gone |
SO far as to say that new ideas al
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
might bring about some excellent
changes in some of the organizations.
In the Morning Music Club no pres
ident has served more lHan two CON
sccutive years and the board of di-
rectors is usually changed every year
In an organization of this kind the of
t1cers may be changed so often but in +
clubs where a great deal of money is
handled such as the Free kindergar,
ten Association and the Woman's
Beard of Missions, it is the secretary
and treasurer who should serve as
long as they arc willing. Other Of
ficers might be, say those interested,
allowed to be active officers for either
three or five consecutive years.