The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
COTTON COMMITTEEMEN
ASKED TO WORK
List of Instructions Being Sent Out
to Committeeman IN Each School

to Committeeman in Each School
District.
Chairman G.. A. Power, Of the coun-
ty branch Of the American Cotton AS
SOciatiOn, mailed out list Of inStruc-
tions to chairmcn Of each school dis
trict as to plans they are to follow
in pcrfccting the organization for
Laurcns county. Mr.. Power was elect
cd chairman last Thursday to sue
coed Mr.. w. l.. Gray, resigned
The membership campaign for the
organization was supposed to start
in the county yesterday. but on ac
count Of unavoidable delays it. had To
be postponed. 1t has also become
necessary to begin actual soliciting of
members before all of the prospective
members were mailed to the secretary.
This became necessary because all of
the committeeman had not respond
cd to the request Of the secretary for
these names by the time that it be-
came necessary to send out further in
structions. More names are expected
to arrive in 4 day or two
MIR. Power said yesterday that the
campaign for members as outlined i'm
the literature sent tho committeeman
should be started at once and pushed
to conclusion if the farmers desire
to have the organization. School dis
trict committees may make their re-
port as soon as completed to Nh
Power or hold them until further no
ticc, when a meeting will be called
to canvas the returns and elect
permanent secretary and treasurer.
In addition to the membership
blanks the instructions as promulgat-
cd by B. T.. Mcleod, state manager,
were sent ont by Mr.. Powers as fol-
lows:
Every prospect should be listed in
duplicate The committees must keen
one copy and send one to the County
Chairman.
The members Of the township or
school district committees should
meet in each Of the townships or
school districts Monday afternoon or
evening, August 25th, and divide up
the prospects to be visited the &c, 27,
2S. AS many Of the prospects as pos
sible should be seen the first day-
August 26th.
The members OF the committees
should meet again the evening of the
10th, make a report to the County
chairman, and IL committeeman
fails to get prospect to sign an ap-
plication, he should give the name to
another member Of the committee who
ought to visit the prospect Wedncs-
day. the 9th and if lie fails to get the
prospect TO join, give 1t to a third com
mittecman who should visit the pros
pcct on the 2tSh In other words, ey
cry prospect should be seen at least
three times before he is given up.
The township or school district com
mittccs should list all Of the members
secured alphabetically in roll book
before the applications arc sent to the
county chairmcn. The books should
be kept as The roll CT the township or
school district.
The county secretary should enter
me names Of all applicants abba
bctically and by townships. in a roll
BOOK which should be the county mem
bcrship record
Inc county chairman and secretary
should cnI2avor to get the township
or school district committees TO re-
port me number Of members secured
each day and report the total number
Tor the county TO the Central Onicc in
Columbia.
B. f. MCLEOD
N"S' I, i"'9. state Manager.