The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
KINGS DAUGHTERS
ARE PREPARING FOR
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
win One week" Drive to Be haune neo
During Coming Month Oh
October.

The trend Of the public mind in the
,,-.ror, tim, toward more or less or
newspaper publicity regarding inc "I.''
mcnts of individuals and "rEhhiHa' '.''
ho. 70 n rrcot extent. advanced win
th,. lin" Of tn" community lh''I'H'' "'-N
service in general which are no" -
actively occupying III" puhh' MIMI "''u'
&C natural result. the effect has been
to introduce moro OF nupllCltE 'n.- w
affairs Of all societies. The N'ng
DAUGHTERS Of the state have rcC'Ehi"cu
This fact. and while il is not their Gus
Ton, usunIIy 70 give a great dcgrc" or
puhlicitv to thr actions Of this society
:, h,s bncn lhnuCht advisable by tho
president Of the Kings Daughters IN
Wcst Virginia, who is Mrs. Grace w.
rroudroot. Ia publish tn" letter when
was recently issued by her to the prcsi-
dents of tho various circles throughout
tho state. calling their attention 20 tho
different matters which have recently
arisen in connection with tho work or
this wrll-knOwn society. and especially
in coll attention to tho expected drive
for memberships which will h" made
during the first week Of next october
md will be known as win One Week.
during which drive each branch Is cX-
pcCtcd 10 bring in on" new member.
The letter is here published:
Wheeling. W. Va. July 10. 1919.
Dear Madame Circle President:
There were two things decided upon
nj the Central council meeting in Wheel
ing to which I wish to call your cspc-
Cial attention just now;
First during tn" present assembly sea-
son the order is To h" represented at
Bay View. Mich. and at ChautauQua'
n Y. as announced on page ID or the
July number of the Silver Cross maya
zine. At ChautauQua srac" has been Sc
cured IN the book store. where the gen
cral secretary, Miss Mnrchous". Will nc
ready 90 welcome all members, or any
ono Interested in the order. from July
10 TO August II. The general secretary
also urges that "all members who ex-
poet to b. at ChautauQua send nor their
Chautauuua address, so that If II is pos
siblc to arrange for gathering OF inc
order everyone can be reached at short
notice.
Second the council also decided that
the first week in October should he dcs-
ignatcd az win One Week" each
branch to ask every member To Try 10
bring a new member into thc order our
ing that time If the circles can be
aroused to the possibilities Of this plan
We can have an enthusiastic member
ship campaign that will greatly increase
the orders hrlrfulncss and influence.
As n number Of our circles arc not
holding meetings through July and
August. this matter must he talked Of
individually now. and ho brought to the
attention of the circles NJ the first fall
meeting.
I am especially anxious that YOU and
your circle be interested in This matter
since we have with us in out state inc
international president Of tho order. Mls.
Robert J Reed. and for her sake ms well
MS that of rurth"rinG tho work Of our
circles. We want West Virginia to make
splendid showing whom tho reports
so in. 90
Please read what IN" general secre-
tarv says Of tho win" Ono Week" cam
paign IN page 20 Of tho July number Of
tho Silver Cross. then lot us Chccrfully
and enthusiastically enter into the plans
Of tho Central council for strengthening
our work
II Will please your branch president
very much if YOU will Civ" this matter
your rray"rful and cordial cooperation.
Sincerely yours.
GRACE G. PROIDFOOT.
President West Virginia Branch Of the
international order Of III" King y
Daughters and Sons.