CHAPTER V 

 ORGANIZATION AND METHODS 



ON APRIL i, 192 1, 1 the staff of the National Association 

 consisted of 19 members of the administrative force and 

 33 members of the clerical force. The present executive 

 force is organized into six services as follows : 



1. Administrative Service. The head of the Administrative 

 Service is Dr. Charles J. Hatfield, Managing Director, and imme- 

 diately under him is Mr. Frederick D. Hopkins, the Administra- 

 tive Secretary. All of the problems of administration of the Asso- 

 ciation, including the business management of the office, the hand- 

 ling of supplies, and the general supervision of all other services 

 fall under the administrative service. In addition to Dr. Hatfield 

 and Mr. Hopkins, the administrative service has the following 

 members: Mr. S. M. Sharpe, Business Manager; Mr. L. B. Whit- 

 comb, Purchasing Agent; Miss Grace Douglass, Office Secretary, 

 and Miss Amelia T. Dutcher, Administrative Assistant. 



2. Field Service. The field service is the outgrowth of the 

 original exhibit started by the National Association in the winter 

 of 1905. Following the extensive educational campaign and the 

 demand for organization the Association was called upon to an 

 increasing degree not only to organize, but also to help promote 

 programs of work in different parts of the country. In 1918, at 

 the specific request of certain states, the Association extended its 

 field service by establishing five branch or regional offices in dif- 

 ferent parts of the country. In the summer of 1920 it was found 

 necessary to discontinue these offices because of lack of funds. 

 The service, therefore, at present consists simply of Mr. Arthur J. 

 Strawson, Supervisor of Field Service, stationed at the home 

 office. The field service fulfils the valuable function of not only 

 keeping the executive office in closer touch with the various state 

 and local activities, but also in bringing to bear upon state and 

 local activities the very facilities of the executive office. 



^or staff on January i, 1922, see Chapter XXVII. 

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