Why and How : a hand-book for the use of the W.C.T. unions in CanadaChisholm, Addie
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Why and How : a hand-book for the use of the W.C.T. unions in Canada
Chisholm, Addie
Temperance -- Societies, etc.; Woman's Christian Temperance Union -- History
The officers of this Association shall be a President, Vice-
Presidents, one from each church, when practicable, a Corresponding
Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and Auditor. These
officers (excepting the Auditor), with the Superintendents of the
different departments, shall constitute the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE V.--AUXILIARYSHIP.
Each Local Union shall pay to the funds of Provincial Union a sum
equal to six and a quarter cents per member, quarterly, this amount
to be taken from the fifty cents membership fee.
ARTICLE VI.--ANNUAL MEETING.
An Annual Meeting shall be held in the month of September of each
year, at which reports of Secretary and Treasurer shall be presented,
which, if possible, shall be published afterwards in the daily
newspapers. At this meeting, officers and committees and
superintendents shall be elected for the ensuing year, and such
services held as may tend to promote the objects of the Association.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE I.--DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Section 1. President.--It shall be the duty of the President to
preside at meetings of the organization, and supervise its general
interests, and she may with any three members of the Union call
special meetings, due notice being given to the members.
Section 2. Vice-Presidents.--It shall be the duty of each Vice-
President to preside in her turn in the absence of the President, and
to enlist women of her own church in the work.
Section 3.--It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary to
conduct the correspondence of the Union, and report to the
Corresponding Secretary of the Provincial Union quarterly, on receipt
of blank forms (having first submitted her report to the local
Union), giving such items of general interest as will enable said
Secretary to judge correctly of the condition of the Union. She shall
also prepare the report for the Annual Meeting of the local Union.
The Corresponding Secretary shall also prepare a short report for
the Provincial Convention in October (first submitting it to the
local Union), and sending it with the delegate to the Annual Meeting,
or forwarding it to the Provincial Secretary two weeks before the
date of meeting.
Section 4.--It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to keep
a record of the proceedings of the Union, and notify members and the
public of its meetings.
Section 5.--It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to collect all
membership dues, and to devise ways and means to increase the funds
of the Association. She shall receive and hold all money collected
for the use of the Union, keeping an exact book account and making a
monthly report of the same. She shall pay no bills, except on an
order signed by the President and Recording Secretary. She shall
forward regularly the quarterly fee to the Treasurer of Provincial
Union.
ARTICLE II.--ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
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