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BUSINESS SESSION 



Mr. Work: Have you any further ideas on the question? 

 The point raised is this : If membership in the State As- 

 sociation is available to members of affiliated local organiza- 

 tions at $1.50, that $2.00 membership will not appeal to 

 people who are out of reach of the local organizations. 



Is Such the Case? 



A Member: I pay my dues to the local organization as 

 well as the $1.50, and he pays $2.00 for membership in the 

 State Association alone. 



Mr. Warford: Why is that working any injustice to the 

 individual? I belong to a local organization, and if our 

 organization should affiliate, I understand that I might pay 

 this organization $1.50 because I have the benefit of that 

 organization. If I should happen to move away, I would 

 consider this New York State organization was standing by 

 me, and I certainly ought to be willing to pay the extra fifty 

 cents. 



Mr. Greffrath: We talked this matter back and forth 

 last night, and we decided that that would be one of the first 

 things. If a man was affiliated with a local organization, he 

 would not stand in the way of putting on that extra forty 

 cents. I believe that $1.50 to members belonging to affiliated 

 local organizations is perfectly proper and not unjust in any 

 way. 



Mr. Bonney (Genesee County) : Another point that was 

 not brought out regarding a situation which we are facing. 

 While we have been able to get a few of these local organiza- 

 tions to affiliate with us, we are not getting a large member- 

 ship in the state organization. When a local group pays us 

 five dollars and becomes represented in this state organization, 

 the rest of the members say: ''Well, I am represented in the 

 state organization, and there is no reason for me to join." 

 To make an inducement for the members to come in individu- 

 ally, we have lowered the price, hoping to enlist a larger 

 number of members. 



