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CONSTITUTION. 



Article 1. Name and object. — This organization shall be known 

 as "The Missouri Home Makers' Conference." 



The object of this organization shall be to imify the house-keepers 

 of Missouri in an effort to better their own home conditions, to help 

 future homes by encouraging the introduction and development of 

 Home Economics in all the schools of the State and to co-operate with 

 other organizations working toward the same end. 



Article 2. Membership. — Any woman in Missouri interested in 

 the objects of this organization is eligible to membership. 



Article 3. Officers. — The general management of the organization 

 shall be in the hands of an executive board consisting of a president, 

 vice-president, secretary and treasurer, elected annually, and of three 

 other members, holding office for three years, one of whom shall be 

 elected each year. 



Article 4. Meetings. — The meetings shall be held in Columbia, an- 

 nually during Farmers' AVeek. 



Article 5. Amendments. — This constitution may be amended at 

 any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote, the proposed amendment hav- 

 ing been submitted, in writing, to the executive board, and notices and 

 copies of the same being appended to the call of the meeting ; or, with- 

 out such notice, by unanimous vote. 



BY-LAWS. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1. Duties of Officers. — The duties of the officers shall be 

 the same as in similar organizations. 



Sec. 2. The duties of the Executive Committee shall be to appoint 

 such standing committees as in its judgment it deems wise; to trans- 

 act routine business between annual meetings and make a full report of 

 its work at the annual meeting. 



ARTICLE II. 



Section 1. Elections. — All nominations and elections shall be by 

 ballot. 



Sec. 2. In case of vacancy in any elective office, the president may 

 fill the same by appointment until the next annual meeting. 



ARTICLE III. 



Section 1. Dnes.— The dues shall be fifty cents annually. 



ARTICLE IV. 



Section 1. By-laws may be adopted, amended, or suspended at any 

 annual meeting by a two-thirds vote. 



