South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-11
MRS. BULLOCK TALKS
BEFORE SOCIAL CLUB
Outlines Plan Used by Organ
ization in Ottawa, Can
To Meet in June.

A very interesting meeting OF the
st. Joseph County Social union was
held Monday night In the music
room OF the high school. where Mrs.
G. Seymour Bullock outlined the
workiknngn plan and program Of a
similar organization in ottawa, Can
ada, which has been efficiently func-
tioning for quarter OF a century.
The Ottawa Social Service union, -
Mrs. Bullock said, is composed OF
both delegate and individual mem
bers. No socie,y is given public rec
ignition until IT has received the in
dorsation OF the Social union. Wei
fare societies like the Y. NJ. and
Y. w. c. A. the W. G. T. L. and
the Day Nursery; philanthropic So
cieties like the Hebrew Benevolent
association ana similar organizations
in both the Roman CathOlicc and
protestant churches; local church So
cieties like the LADIES' Guild. the
Womans Alliance and the Young
Young Ladies' Sodality; civicc or
CARNATIONS, lodges, labor unions.
cultural clubs. like the Morning
Music club and the Drama league,
and the local branches Of the great
national patriotic organization-al
had representation.
1.-The service rendered by the
council was Of n very definite char
acter. There was not attempt TO
do things by tho council that would
10 oe neil 5oro ~ % -, of Tho offi1-
lated organizations but there were
times when the affiliated organize
felt the need of some one organiza-
ton through which they might act
as a unit. only such things are un-
dertaken by the Social Service coun-
ell as would be too big for any in
dividual organization or things
where the several different organ
izations would be mutually helped
and helpful.
mot the least advantage of such
an organization is the fact that the
council serves not only as a clear
ing house" but as a bureau % in
formation. Through il all the MEM
bers come to know what each of the
societies represented by the differ
ent members is doing or planning
to do.
For instance. when the municipal
skating rink was wanted. the city
council voted to arrange for the
building and TIE local council voted
to arrange for the chaDerons-that
was a proposition too big for any in
dividual society to undertake. ON
the other hand. when the Red Cross
society had sumo specific task on
hand the council as a whole knew
what was being done and then II
the Red Cross society wanted TO put
on a drive" for funds it had an or
ganization ready made and at hand
upon which it might call.
1.-The mayor of the cicty fire.
quenntly called for a meeting of the
council when he wisher TO get the
sentiment Of the whole city as
any particular problem. il
was something steady, sure. sane
and never spasmodic.
Its plan OF organization was very
simple. Each local society was rep
by it's president or other
executive officers. and four other
These five delegates were
equal in voting power regardless OF
the size OF the society they repre-
sented. At only one meeting did the
societies vote as societies-that was
for the election Of officers-and at
al lother meetings the delegates
voted as individuals"
1t is probable that the local So |
ciety will decide TO adopt this form /
Of organization The next meeting |
Of the st. Joseoh County Social /
union is scheduled for June.