How to Organize and Conduct a Specialty Club 



The Reason Why the American Gampine Clnb Was Organized— How a Permanent Orfianiieation Was 



Eifected — Naming the Club — The Work of Securing Memberships — How 



to Handle a Specialty Club. 



Ht M. R. Jaoobna. Secretary of th« Amerioan Camplne Club, Riddefield, Nevr J»ra«y 



ALTHOUGH 1 am a member of a number of clubs secretary pro tern until a permanent organization could 

 ' and societies not only those devoted to poultry, be efifected. 

 but also in other lines, it has not been my good That same evening we decided to get in touch with 

 fortune ' to be directly ' interested in the formation of Mr. Urban and if possible to secure his good offices to 

 more than one, , this one being the Ai"erican Campine help in the organization of such a club. Shortly after 

 Club. So in' a:nswer to the title of this article, "How to this I went to Buffalo and met with Mr. Urban and sev- 

 Organize and Condiict a Club," I will explain what lead eral others interested in the welfare of the Campines. 

 up to the formation of the American Campine Club, as Mr. Urban then agreed to act as chairman and I to con- 

 well as describing how the club was organized and tinue as secretary pro tem. 

 managed. The success or failure of the club and possibly the 



Being a breeder of the Campines for some time pre- breed depended largely upon what was done at this 



vious to the formation of the American Campine Club, meeting. 



and as I was very anxious to have only the highest type At this Buffalo meeting in the selection of a name 



of Campines introduced into America, I felt the need it was decided that the club be called "The American 



of a good live American club devoted to the Campine Campine Club.'' The selection of this name may now 



breed. At that time not having had any experience in appear very simple; at that time it was not. I personally 



the formation of clubs as explained above, I personally consider that here is where the success or failure of the 



hesitated in starting this work, hoping to find some ex- club and breed hung in the balance. 



perienced party to handle it. The longer time I waited Previous to the Buffalo meeting many Braekel were 



the more necessary it became to have a club that would being sold as Campines and some were confusing the 



not only use the combined efforts of its members to Braekel with the Campines, and there was a desire on 



secure the adoption of a Standard calling for the type the part of some to have the Campines called the 



of Campines best fitted for America and to encourage Brackel-Campines. 



the breeding of such, but which club would, through the If the name Braekel had been added to the club's 

 co-operation of, its members, also use its best efforts to name many Braekel would have been imported as Cam- 

 discourage the breeding of unprofitable types. pines and this confusion would have, of course, injured 



This was without doubt more important with the the breed. I mention these facts to show that in the 

 Campines than with any other breed ever introduced into beginning or at the forpiation of a club it is very import- 

 America, for at that time there were being imported into ant to select the most suitable name, in short, the name 

 our country birds of many types, most of which were .must stand for what the club is to represent, 

 not suited for best results in our country, although big After the selection of a name for the club an organ- 

 money was being sent abroad for them in the purchase ization committee was selected whose duties were to 

 price, in addition to the importing charges. Realizing arrange for and perfect a permanent organization, 

 that such would injure and soon ruin the breed if a After the meeting at Buffalo there remained much 

 club was not organized to adopt a proper type, I finally work to be done before a permanent organization could 

 brought this matter to the attention pf Mr. Frank L. be effected. 



Piatt, associate editor of the Reliable Poultry Journal, To secure the support of a large number of Cam- 

 one evening in March, 1911, in the library room of my pine breeders and assure a good attendance of Cam- 

 home. Mr. Piatt, like myself, realizing the necessity of pine breeders at a general meeting, it was decided to 

 a Campine club, gladly aided in advice. After talking call such a meeting, to be held at Madison Square 

 over the good work that such a club could accomplish Garden Poultry Show, in December, 1911, inviting all 

 and carefully considering the formation of a club, we breeders of Campines to attend and lend this aid in the 

 decided that evening that a temporary organization formation of a permanent organization, 

 should be formed having a chairman pro tem and secre- Knowing my inexperience in the work connected 

 iary pro tem. I do not now recall which of us first sug- with the formation of a club, I realized that it would be 

 gested the name of Mr. George Urban, Jr., of Buffalo, necessary for me if I was to be of any service to the 

 N. Y., but we both were of the opinion that if Mr. club in its work to give every little detail careful 

 Urban could be induced to act as temporary chairman attention. 



of a Campine club that he would be the correct man At this point in the formation of the club many 

 to head such a cluff, he being not only interested, in the personal letters were written to breeders and others in- 

 breed the club was to represent, but he was a thorough terested in the breed, inviting them to attend the Mad- 

 fancier in every way and thoroughly qualified to aid in ison Square Garden meeting and join the club, these 

 the formation of such a club. personal letters being in addition to printed letters, sent 



When I asked Mr. Piatt if he could suggest some to individuals and the press, 



one to act as secretary pro tem, he, to my surprise, sug- I also sent out requests and blanks to each breeder 



gested that I should act. When I explained that I had I knew of or could get in touch with, asking them to 



not any experience along this line he suggested that as send in the names of all parties Ihey knew to be in- 



I was deeply interested in the welfare of the breed that terested in the breed so that I could send them an in- 



it was my duty to act. Knowing the necessity of an vitation to attend the New York meeting, as well as 



American club and realizing the time was fully ripe for application blanks to join the club. This brought in 



the formation of such a club, I then decided to act as the names of other Campine breeders to whom invita- 



