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special privileges for none'." So sincere and con- 

 vincing were these words that nearly every man 

 went home to his club to advocate linking up 

 the women of his community in the movement. 

 A practical difficulty arose and was dealt 

 with at this convention, and to understand the 

 organization fully, mention must be made of it 

 here. In many localities women were anxious 

 to have a place in the life of the club, but were 

 not willing to form a club of their own. What 

 was to be done for them so that they might have 

 some standing? It is significant that a bachelor 

 director came forward with the suggestion 

 which solved the difficulty. A resolution was 

 passed by the executive and approved by the 

 convention which amended the constitution so 

 as to allow women to become members of clubs 

 on the same terms as men, wherever there was 

 no separate U.F.W.O. This arrangement has 

 worked most satisfactorily. It must be clearly 

 understood, however, that the U.F.W.O. is not 

 an association marked off from the U.F.O. 

 Women who are members of the U.F.W.O. are 

 at the same time members of the U.F.O., 

 because there are no separate funds. The 

 women's membership fees are paid to the trea- 

 surers of the U.F.O. clubs and through them 

 transmitted to Head Office where the funds are 

 common to men and women alike. 



