•let's put the auxiliary id WORK" 



Have you ever stopped and thought: "What can I as a Montana 

 Soil & Water Conservation Auxiliary member do to promote 

 Conservation in Montana?" 



I am sure this has perhaps come to our minds at different 

 times, so I, as your State President, thought this would be 

 a good time to take check on ourselves and see what we are doing 

 and what more we can do. 



First of all, we belong to an organization which states in 

 its Constitulon, "This Auxiliary is a non-profit, non-partisan 

 organization, formed for the spe clfic purpose of assisting 

 the Montana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts 

 to achieve its stated objectives". Perhaps you are asking 

 yourself, what are some ways we can carry this out? Let's 

 take a look at some. 



MRS. EUGENE LARSEN To start off the list, I feel that we as Auxiliary members 



President, MASWCD Ladles Auxiliary can do a lot to promote Soil Stewardship Sunday. Talk to your 



supervisors and offer to distribute the literature put out for 

 Soil Stewardship Sunday. I would suggest you take the material 

 and call on the pastor or pastors of the church or churches assigned to you and urge them to stress 

 Soil Stewardship in their sermon on that particular Sunday. Some places have had a breakfast or 

 luncheon to which they invite all clergy to attend and explain the importance of setting aside one 

 Sunday for Soil Stewardship. Other places have had the Governor or even your town Mayor proclaim 

 Soil Stewardship Week. 



I am sure we all belong to some other organization such as our Ladies Aids, Women's Clubs, 

 Garden Clubs, PTA, etc., where we are asked to serve on the program committee. J^ext time you are 

 on a program for one of your meetings, why not have one on "Soil Conservation"? Some sources of 

 material are to check at your local Soil & Water Conservation District office, pamphlets put out 

 for Soil Stewardship Sunday have excellent articles, or you may write to the State Office or go to 

 your local library. Films are also available. 



In our schools we can promote such things as essays, poster contests, tours, and distribute 

 literature. There is a Conservation comic book put out by the Soil Conservation Society of 

 America in Ankeny, Iowa, which is very good. 



Another way we can help is to help plan the annual meeting, which is held once a year in your 

 District. In my District, we have a District Auxiliary which meets every 3 months at the same 

 time the supervisors meet. We help the supervisors in any way we can. We also have our social 

 times, as it has been said, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". Each time we meet, we 

 furnish lunch for the supervisors and have a coffee break half way through our meetings which we 

 all enjoy. A few times, a supervisor has been on a trip and will share his slides with the group 

 over a cup of coffee after the meeting. We have also had such things as picnics, steak frys, and 

 gone out for steaks. 



In order to form a District Auxiliary, you as Supervisors must request the Ladies form one. So, 

 here is a word to you supervisors, if you need a helping hand once in a while, why not urge the 

 ladies in your District to organize an Auxiliary? 



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