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zation, one accredited member would be elected from each 

 affiliating organization who would be entitled to a seat in the 

 Federation Council. This Council was intended as a sort of 

 clearing-house for ideas and activities in association manage- 

 ment. I have at least made a small effort in this direction. 

 I would recommend that the work be continued. I think 

 perhaps some of the local organizations did not have really 

 time to take the matter into consideration. I recommend that 

 this work be continued. We have not any too much en- 

 couragement, but it takes time. We decided to hold a meet- 

 ing of this Federation Council immediately after the banquet 

 tonight. I would recommend that this Federation Council 

 be continued to further the interests of this work. I think 

 it is a work that will be very beneficial to this organization 

 as well as to local organizations. It will mean the bringing 

 together of the state organizations in such a way as to gain 

 greater knowledge of the work. 



Mr. Greffrath : It has been suggested by Mr. Cook that 

 this committee be continued. (Moved and carried). We 

 will now hear from the Executive Committee. 



Plan For Affiliation of Local Societies. 



Mr. Work : Very early in the movement for a State As- 

 sociation, the question of relations with local societies arose. 

 From the beginning, it has been felt that these organizations 

 should be encouraged and assisted in every possible way. It 

 is felt that a scheme of affiliation should be worked out in such 

 a way that the local groups can be part and parcel of the 

 state body. However, no one has seemed to know just how 

 to establish such a relation. It has been very difficult to 

 work, out a definite means for making the wish effective. At 

 every meeting the question has been considered, and your 

 Executive Committee has given it close attention. The prob- 

 lem is to devise a scheme which will aid the local groups and 

 be attractive to them, at the same time encouraging the de- 

 velopment of real strength in the state body. We all realize 

 that the united force and the enthusiasm and the dissemina- 

 tion of useful information are most valuable, but they are all 



