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the work of the League, may be represented in the 

 League. 



Any individual in the state interested in rural progress 

 may become a member of the League upon the payment 

 of one dollar annual fee. 



IV. Officers. — The administrative work of the 

 League shall be conducted by a council, to be composed 

 of one delegate from each organization represented in the 

 League, to serve until superseded. The council at the 

 time of each annual conference shall choose from among 

 its members a president, a vice-president, and a secretary- 

 treasurer, and these officers shall act as an executive 

 committee. 



V. Meetings. — The meetings of the League shall be 

 held at the call of the executive committee. There 

 shall, however, be at least one annual Conference on 

 rural progress held under the auspices of the League. 



VI. Finances. — The funds necessary to forward the 

 work of the League may come from three sources: 



a) Contributions made by organizations belonging 

 to the League and represented on the council, such con- 

 tributions to be voluntary and in such amount as the 

 respective organizations may designate. The council 

 may, however, make up a schedule of desired contribu- 

 tions from the various organizations and present it to the 

 different organizations. 



b) Membership fees from individual members, $1.00 

 per year from each member. 



c) Private subscriptions. 



Probably the first successful attempt to organ- 

 ize a permanent league for rural progress was 



