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appreciation of the beautiful. The regular observance 

 of Arbor and Bird Days in our schools has done much 

 toward initiating this movement. However, the federa- 

 tion has been the great factor in uniting otherwise inde- 

 pendent organizations into one large machine for stirring 

 the social consciousness and molding public sentiment. 

 It has proved to be an efficient association in at least three 

 ways, in co-ordinating our efforts, harmonizing our 

 methods, and broadening the field of operation. 



The constitution of this league is given here- 

 with in full : 



1. Name. — The name of this organization shall be, 

 The McHenry County Federation of Rural Forces. 



2. Object. — The object of the Federation is to gain 

 a higher symmetry and a larger aggregate- of health, 

 wealth, knowledge, sociability, beauty, and righteous- 

 ness to the citizens of McHenry County. 



3. Elements of the Federation. — The Federa- 

 tion shall consist of the following organizations: The 

 Farmers' Institute, Teachers' Association, Domestic 

 Science Association, Pastors' Association, Women's 

 Christian Temperance Union, and the Young Men's 

 Christian Association. 



4. Membership. — Any county organization may be- 

 come a member of the federation by recommendation of 

 the Executive Committee. 



5. Officers. — The officers of the Federation shall 

 consist of a president, as many vice-presidents as there 

 are component organizations, a secretary-treasurer, and 

 an Executive Committee. 



