THE CAMPINES 



tions were sent, asking them to attend the New York 

 meeting and join the club. 



This was the means of securing a nice number of 

 apphcations for membership to the club, which appli- 

 cations \\(.rc :i ted upon at the Madisim Square (jardcii 

 meeting. To tach person making application for mem- 

 bership to the club was sent a per^onal letter thanking 

 him for his application. With lhi> letter were alsrp sent 

 more application blanks for distribution annnig other 

 interested persons. 



The practice of writing per^cinal letters of thanks 

 to all who apply for membersliip and of sending out 

 other application blanks to new members, 1 still con- 

 tinue at the present day. The letters I lind are appre- 

 ciated and help to make each member feel that lie is 

 a part of the club. 



Several parties interested in the Campines were \ cry 

 generous in donating funds towards a nice line of 

 special prizes to be offered at tlie Madison Square Gar- 

 den Sliow, wdiere the permanent oi-i;ani/ation was to be 

 formed. A list of these special prizes was sent to all 

 breeders of Campines that I, as secretary pro tem, could 

 get in touch with. In addition, this list of special prizes 

 and notices of meeting, etc., were sent to at least 100 

 papers interested in poultry work. Many of these pub- 

 lications kindly published these notices. 



Through the personal letters and notices sent out 

 to breeders and the printed notices in the poultry press 

 much interest was aroused in the exhibit of Campines 

 and the meeting for the formation of a permanent or- 

 ganization, with the result that when the meeting was 

 called to order ninety-six had already made application 

 to join the club and before the day was over one 

 hundred members had been enrolled. 



The enthusiasm shown in the meeting by active 

 fanciers was the means of not only forming upon a 

 good basis a permanent organization, but assured the 

 election of a full board of active officers and executive 

 board. 



After the formation of this permanent organization 

 with elected officers and executive board the club was 

 in a position to carry on the work in a proper business- 

 like manner, which was impossible when it was only a 

 temporary organization represented by temporary offi- 

 cers. The officers and executive board elected when 

 the permanent organization was formed being all active 

 and willing to work for the upbuilding of the club 

 meant the success of the permanent organization. 



For the success of any club it is very important to 

 have an active executive board, each member of which 

 will reply without delay to all letters from the secre- 

 tary, asking for a vote or advice of the board. A few in- 

 active members on such a board will handicap the pro- 

 gress of any club. 



The secretary must have and retain the confidence 

 of the club's members, so if he is for any reason unable 

 to receive sufficient replies to any of his letters to the 

 executive board he can proceed with pressing matters 

 to the best of his judgment. A secretary without the 

 confidence of the club's members would be of little use 

 to any club, as this would be a severe handicap in the 

 handling of the club's work. 



Since the formation of the permanent organization 

 when I was elected secretary, I have handled the sec- 

 retary's work very much along the lines they were hand- 

 led during the interval when I was acting as secretary 

 pro tem and using my efforts to secure a large number 

 of applications for membership to the club and to se- 

 cure a successful meeting for the formation of a per- 



manent organization. This includes the w^riting of many 

 personal letters to Campine breeders who should become 

 members of the club, and sending out large numbers of 

 application blanks in what might almost be called an 

 endless cl ain system. 



\\ ben a new member receives his membership card 

 as explained before in this article, he receives a letter 

 thanking him in behalf of the club for his application. 

 .Along with this letter is sent a number of application 

 blaixks for distribution among interested parties, in addi- 

 tion to this at fre(|uent inter\als numbers of application 

 blanks are sent to each club member with the request 

 that the)' distribute them among interested parties. 



The system of offering special ribbons as is done in 

 other clubs, has of course been followed by the Amer- 

 ican Campine I'lub, however when the club was young 

 and not in a position to offer specials at the larger part 

 of the shows throughout the country, I endeavored as 

 secretary to distribute the ribbons the club did offer as 

 widely as possible. As these ribbons were for compe- 

 tition only to members of the club or to those who 

 made application previous to the date of the show at 

 which the ribbons were offered, this was the means of 

 not only bringing in new members to the club, but it 

 brought in closer fellowship the members in the section 

 of the country at which they were offered. 



Since explaining why and how the club was or- 

 ganized and since managed I will sum up briefly what I 

 consider very important for the successful formation and 

 handling of a club. 



1st. A suitable name. That is, the name selected 

 should represent as much as possible what the club 

 stands for. 



2nd. Suitable officers. Officers should be selected 

 who are interested in the work and success of the club 

 and such as have and can retain the full confidence of 

 the club's members. 



3rd. Workers. Officers must be composed not only 

 of interested parties, but of such members as have the 

 time and are willing to attend to every little detail of 

 the work of the office they are elected to fill. 



4th. Letter writing. For a club to advance and be 

 of any service to its members, the secretary must be one 

 willing to give a large amount of time to personal letter 

 writing, to individual parties, in addition to the large 

 number of notices necessary to be continually sent out 

 to members, the press and other interested parties. 



Sth. Advertising. To gain any ground it is abso- 

 lutely necessary to advertise thoroughly. Not only ad- 

 vertise through the correct mediums, but also a proper 

 method and system must be pursued and continued. The 

 above, of course, includes getting in and keeping in 

 touch with all parties known to be interested in the 

 work. 



6th. Interest and enthusiasm. For the successful 

 growth of a club it is very important to keep up the 

 interest and enthusiasm in the club's work. Without 

 this the club will be at a standstill or lose ground. 



7th. Each member a part of the club. Each mem- 

 ber must be made to fully realize that he is a part of 

 the club and that his help is not only desired but also 

 necessary for the most successful work and growth of 

 the club. 



Sth. Results. The work of the club must be such 

 that results are accomplished, not only results that can 

 be seen by club members, but results that will be ob- 

 served by those who are not members of the club, 

 whether they are directly interested or not in the line 

 of work which the club represents. 



