Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-08-01


tons Aud YOU must place a. the head
Of this institution a man blg Il braiu
and heart ia who'n the sprt q God
IS" and WHO has demonstrated his
ability 10 grapple with hard prob
lens aud master them. You cannot
set him for $1,000 or 81 200; expert
service comes high. but il IS the
cheapest ia the end Just now YOU
need ~ cHuort. Given these things
we confidently believe the tde viii
turn and the last days viii be better
than the first The inside facts of
the work, facts that cannot be hand.
led in a Tangible way and put upon
paper greatly strengthen Us in our
belief
This committee therefore makes
the following recommendations:
I That after a careful study Of
this report the Board Of Directors
shall commit itself 10 tie task OF re-
facilitating Tie work of the Associa
ticri we believe the people will sup
port any reasonable measures to pcr.
Fcuaie this work.
? That the Board o. Directors q
oace make plans FOR u. payment Of
'he debt known as current bills pay
able ~ mak1g a note 10 cover this
entire 7monn, These bills mus. be
paid Whatever The future Of The Asso.
circE and therefore ihcg ought to
Dc 20 a q once 10 do tus does no.
crsase the Indebtedness a The As
scciJl on, but does eve reasonable
cen liberation % the rights Of peopla
10 whom bills aave been long overdue.
3. That The board take steps al once
to collect all outstanding money I'm
paid on the maintenance fund, If pos
sible The entire amount due for the
second year; and also The renewal Of
as many expired memberships as
possible That this money shall be
held intact to be used for the run.
ming expenses of the Association from
July /, 1913, in order that there be
some available funds TO carry on the
work until the Association is placed
on its feet
A. That the board give serious con
sideration to the part of this report
relating to repairs and improvements
to the building, and make plans look
ing toward the carrying ont OF this
report. This is vital to the future of
the work; the building is very unat-
iract'yc, the basement being partic
ularly Objectionable. We believe The
money can be raised without much
difficulty
). That the first week in Septem.
Der or Whereabouts be set apart for
a campaign to raise the cost Of the
repairs, and as large part of the in
debtedness as may seem wise We do
not believe 1t wise to undertake to
raise the total indebtedness OF the
( Association at this time; but we do
/ believe it possible to raise from three
to FIVE thousand dollars at once to
meet the cost of necessary repairs
and such obligations as may be press
ms Subscriptions to this fund shall
not be credited on memberships
{ G. That arrangements be made for
fhC employing of general secretary
and a physical director at such salar
les as may be necessary to secure ef
hcient mon, These men to begin
work in September The whole sue
cess Of the Association depends al
most entirely upon the personality OF
the general secretary; he is tie key
man to the situation. And that being
true a question Of money must not
prevent the securing Of the type Of a
man essential to the future success
Of the Association. An inefficient
man S dear at any price; the efficient
nan viii largely raise
AIRY: you can afford at this time none
but the best This is the month in
which changes for the year are made,
and there are now several good men
available This matter ought to be
settled at once in order that we
have the choice Of the available mon.
Z That the basis of membership be-
changed as follows: Sustaining mem
bersbip $40 and over per year; Sen
iors IS years Of age and over, Sc per
year; Intermediates. IA TO is years,
81 per year; Juniors, 10 to II years,
So per year That a new class to be
known as honorary memberships be
formed. which shall consist OF ladies
who desire to support the work of the
Association, and who pay s. and over
per year This will not Interfere in
auv way with the regular work Of the