quarter, then the member carrying a $200 policy would pay to the Collector of her lodge, on or before the first day of the quarter, the sum of one dollar and ten cents ($1.10), which would include her local dues and her advanced assessment. Of course if the semiannual Grand dues were due, then she would pay the additional 50 cents. There will be but one assessment levied per quarter by the Grand Secretary and Treasurer, notice of which will be served upon the Treasurers, who will be required to immediately remit the same for all members liable.

This entire matter has been fully explained in the December issue of the MAGAZINE, and it is to be hoped that, with this additional explanation, the officers and members of all lodges will fully understand the requirements. If the membership will aid us in the work by cheerfully complying with the laws which have been enacted, there will be no cause for complaint. Our membership is daily increasing and in a very short time we will pass the five-thousand mark.

We are glad to advise the membership that the money which was held on deposit in the Albany Savings Bank in the name of Emma E. Dempwolf, our late Grand Secretary and Treasurer, has been turned over to Grand Secretary and Treasurer Mary E. DuBois, and will be credited to the account of the Ladies' Society.

the amount you pay for your quarterly dues goes toward keeping up your home lodge, and the amount you pay for Grand dues goes toward paying Grand Lodge expenses.

Each member derives the same benefit, and each one is under the same obligation to help carry on the business of the lodge and promote its interests.

Are those to whom your policy is made payable of so little concern to you that you will expect the Collector of your lodge to look after their interests? Can not you find a few minutes to call on her, or send your dues to her? If you can not, why should you expect her to attend to the business that is yours, not hers.

No one should claim the right of all benefits, when they look to others to do their work. It certainly is too much to expect the Collector of your loage to take up her time to notify you that you are delinquent-and then wait for her to write and coax you to pay up, before such a time, so you may not be suspended.

Our new laws go into effect January 1, 1903. All dues and assessments must be in your Collector's possession by the 1st and must be sent to the Grand Lodge before the 9th. From your home to your Collector's is no farther than it is from her home to yours.

Remember, it is not your Collector that suspends you, you suspend yourself if you do not make your payments. Have you ever thought, dear Sister, that it is only carelessness, neglect or indifference on your part, that will leave those who are near and dear to you, unprotected. MRS. GEORGE GODING, President 146.

GEORGIE M. SARGENT.

From the Chairman of the Board

of Grand Trustees.

Depending on Collectors.-There are many of our members who depend upon the Collector of their lodge to hunt them up and collect their dues and assessments. Why should they expect their Collectors to do this?

The amount you pay for your assessments covers the cost of your protection,

Society.

Perhaps the moral influence of the Ladies' Society appeals more strongly to us-we who are very much interested in the B. of L. F. and live in the West-for the West is where Satan is getting in his work.

The writer is the mother of two sons who fire on the N. P. R. R., and naturally meets many of the B. of L. F. boys, who are here in Montana, and a more genial warm-hearted lot of "laddies" never lived. Almost invariably, they have been well raised and well educated. Many of them are without wives, mothers or relatives, some of them mere boys. Do we not owe a duty to them?

The B. of L. F. has always been kind

ness itself to the Ladies' Society, often paying for supplies, charters, etc., as our boys did when we started. Joint meetings such as we held last night (our first) demonstrate how much the boys look for ward to the ladies coming in and joining them.

If we have the inclination there are many nice amusements that we can furnish. The writer wishes she might impress every Sister with this fact-a world of good may be accomplished by surrounding our B. of L. F. boys with that influence which is not found in the street.

MRS. IDA B. LOUCKS,
Chaplain 168.

Good Cheer.

It ought not to be a matter of unusual moment to observe a generous number of members assembled in a hall, where a meeting of the Society is being held, but recent letters show that past meetings, held by some lodges, have shown a lack in this respect oftener than not, for now, that presentable lodges-numerically speaking-have been observed, particular mention follows.

Notes.

Smile. A smile is contagious. Better a little judicious levity, than to go through life as if each day were a new big funeral and you were always the chief

mourner.

All changes or corrections for the Ladies' Society Directory should be referred to Mrs. Mary DuBois, Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Boone, Iowa.

"Don't expect your officers to furnish all the fuel for the steam of enthusiasm and for the fire of energy."

Let your words be bonds, your oaths oracles,

Your love sincere, your thoughts immac

ulate,

Your tears, pure messengers sent from the heart,

Your heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.

Is there any sense or reason in a member thinking, just because another Sister does not believe as she does, about some lodge question, that that Sister is opposed to her for life? She is only opposed to her until the question is decided.

belong to the Society, too.

You don't need to believe in "suffrage," nor alway: have something to say.

She

seldom afflicted that way. attends to her everyday duties, is simple and honest and true,

tomorrow; but firemen's

wives are comprehending more than ever before that the Ladies' Society means something to them. Many of them are giving all their attention to this-their "own society," at the risk or being accused of neglecting other movements. They realize that there are enough others to do the other work.

Another Sister writes: "Even the 'stay at-homes' have put on their bonnets and come forth to lend a willing ear and a helping hand."

Rest assured, Sister "Stay-at-Home," you are aiding by your presence a cause that is growing so steadily and surely, that it will occasion no surprise, when at the next convention, our Grand President proudly reports its membership doubled.

belongs to the Society, too.

When you hear a member constantly finding fault with her own society, you can make up your mind that she has become enamored of some other society, and much as we deplore the loss of even one member, it will be better for us, if she join that other society as soon as possible for the thoughtless censure of one member does more harm than the severest criticism of twelve outsiders. Too late, perhaps, she will become aware of this fact: The safest possible insurance, and the cheapest, can be furnished by an insurance society, composed of, practically, young women, where the average age of the membership is decreasing, not increasing.

Etiquette of the Lodge Room.

When the chairman puts the motion to vote she says in substance: "Those in favor of the motion will please say aye," after the response she says, "Those opposed, no."

In putting a motion to vote, the chairman need not repeat it. She has already stated it, and members should be able to retain the motion from the time it is stated until it is voted upon. If decided in the affirmative, the chairman will announce the result of the vote by saying: "The motion is carried," or "The resolution is adopted;" do not say "The resolution is carried. If decided in the negative she will say "The motion or resolution is lost."

A question referring especially to the chairman should be stated and put to vote by the one who made it, unless the By-Laws of a society provide otherwise.

Referring to herself the chairman should always use her official title thus: "The chair decides" (so and so), or "The President decides" (so and so), never "I

decide."

When the chair announces the result of the vote, the matter is decided, unless the vote is doubted or reconsidered, and the secretary records the result.

Open Parliament.

(4) Must a motion be seconded before it can be stated by the President?

(Ans.) In the Ladies' Society, yes, for the by-laws say so. Where there is no by-law governing this matter, the chair may state a question, which has not been seconded, taking the stand that every member has an equal right with every other to introduce a motion and have it placed before the assembly, or she may require a second, believing that a measure which has not, at least two supporters should not be permitted to occupy the time of the assembly. Personally the writer, when presiding, prefers to have all motions seconded and believes a second should always be insisted upon, in cases of nominations, undebateable ques tions and appeals.

(5) What is meant by "stating a motion?"

(Ans.) After the motion has been made and seconded, the chair repeats itthis is called "stating the motion" and is done in order that all may hear. Members in the rear of a hall do not always understand motions made by those far in front. A motion is not in the possession of the assembly and can not be debated or acted upon in any way until it has been stated by the chair.

(6) May a member of a committee second the motion "That the report of the committee be adopted?"

(Ans.) She may, or she may "make" the motion. "At the conclusion of the reading of a committee's report, the chairman, or some other member, moves the adoption of the report."

In lodge work, through courtesy, some other member, usually makes the motion, but in correct legislative practice, the chairman of the committee moves adoption of the report.

the

(7) One of our officers handed in her resignation. The motion was made "That it be not accepted." Was that the proper way to make the motion?

(Ans.) A motion put negatively, is always confusing. A better motion would have been "I move that the resignation be laid on the table."

"Lots of time for lots of things,
Though it's said that time has wings.
There is always time to find
Ways of being good and kind;
There is always time to share
Smiles and goodness everywhere;
Time to send the frowns away,
Time a gentle word to sav.
Time for helpfulness, and time
To assist the weak to climb;
Time to give a little flower,
Time for friendship any hour;
But there is no time to spare
For unkindness anywhere."

FROM L. S. 15.-(President, Cleveland, 0.) I am very proud of the good work done by L. S. 15 of Cleveland, during the last year, and would like the other Sisters to know how well we have done in a few things.

At the beginning of the year, Bro. F. N. Gear of No. 10, made the Sisters a prize offer. It was this: "To the Sister bringing in the highest number of candidates for membership from January 1st to June 30th, and also to the one bringing in the second highest number, he would give a solid gold L. S. pin, and each Sister who would bring in five members would be entitled to a prize pin." Bro. Gear had preambles printed explaining the benefits of our Society; and we distributed them among the ladies eligible to membership.

Encouraged by the efforts of this Brother, the Sisters worked hard and we gained sixteen new members. Sister Sadie Cavanaugh won first prize, and the second was awarded to Sister Beninghoff. Bro. Gear was given a unanimous vote of thanks.

Last month we gave a benefit card party for St. Alexis Hospital. Ten prizes, donated by different firms in the city, were awarded. The party was a success. The committee faithfully carried out every detail and the hospital received thirty dollars-the result of our laborsand it will be used in their good work of charity.

We are having very pleasant meetings, taking in new members every month. We will initiate two candidates at our next meeting and ballot on one. All Sisters are welcome.

FROM L. S. 171 (Mrs. Mary Burns, Austin. Minn.) Golden Jubilee Lodge 171 was organized at Austin, October 28, 1902, by Sister Murray of Minnehaha Lodge 57, with twenty-two charter members. Since that time we have added four more to our list and hope to secure others in the near future, although we have nearly all the ladies now that can join. But I believe that a number of "our boys" are contemplating matrimony. Oh! let it be soon, boys, so that we may add more members to our lodge.

We gave a fifteen-cent supper and had a "grab-bag" after supper we had a short program by the little folks, which was much enjoyed by all. Being new at the work, we did not expect such a large

crowd and such liberal patronage, therefore our refreshments and grab-bag gave out long before we wished they had. We netted the neat sum of twenty dollars.

ers.

I must say a good word for our BrothThey certainly are a noble lot of jolly, good-hearted, honest young men (no, not all young; there are a few old bachelors, but without them we would be lost). To our Brotherhood we owe our thanks for ever being organized. They worked long and hard in trying to have a Ladies' Society here.

We gave a farewell party December 4th to Sister Clark, and after a dainty spread prepared by the ladies they presented her with a silver cake stand with "L. S. B. of L. F." engraved on it. We regret very much that Sister Clark has gone from our midst. She was our first Conductor and a good worker, ever ready to do her part in making everything a success; she had a bright smile for every one. We all wish her success in her new home in St. Paul.

FROM L. S. 115 (Mrs. F. E. Sells, Cleburne, Tex.) On November 10th I went to Somerville, Tex., to organize Lodge 174, known as Cape Jessamine's Helper, I was met at the depot by the ladies and escorted to the home of Sister Mollie

Brown, formerly of Cleburne. After a few minutes' rest I was given a drive over the city. At 7.30 we went to the home of Miss Clara Seibel, where a reception was held in my honor. Music and song were the principal features of the evening. Tuesday morning, November 11th, we went to the hall to begin the work of organizing Lodge 174, with seven charter members, all of whom are willing workers and anxious to see the Order grow. Two of these, Sisters Brown and Anderson, were admitted by transfer cards. I was ably assisted by Sister Woodward of Lodge 115. In the evening a joint meeting with the Brothers was held. Refreshments were served by the ladies and dancing followed. On Wednesday morning we met at the hall for an hour or so. At the close of the meeting I was given a nice present. November 22d I reached Big Spring, Tex., and was met at the depot by the ladies and escorted to the home of Mrs. Emma Scogins, who was afterward elected President of Lodge 175, known as Pride of the West, which we organized in the afternoon with ten charter members. All seemed interested in the work. I spent three days with the Sisters, and

each afternoon held meetings so that the work would be thoroughly understood. As this lodge begins its career under most favorable circumstances and with so many good ladies interested, I hope to hear some good reports from them in the near future.

FROM L. S. 166 (Helen E. Sheasgreen). On November 24, 1902, the wives, mothers and sisters of members of Lodge 82 met for the purpose of organiz ing an auxiliary. Twenty ladies were present, two of these, however, were card members from Lodge 49, so there were eighteen charter members. Sister Henderson and others from Lodge 49 very kindly assisted in the organizing. There was a great deal of interest manifested and everything looks very favorable for a prosperous Ladies' Society. At the last meeting three new members were taken in, making a total of twenty-three. The name chosen was "Loyal" and the number is 166. The meetings will be held the second and fourth Mondays at Morgan Post Hall.

FROM L. S. 36 (A Member, Sayre, Pa.) Autumn Leaf Lodge 36 has a membership of forty-two wide-awake, progressive Sisters, with eight candidates to initiate.

Last summer the boys of the B. of L. F. organized a baseball team. As they had no uniforms, the members of the Ladies' Society met and made suits for them. There were several large pieces of the red cloth left, so we decided to make a quilt of the lodge colors and send it to the Railway Men's Home for a Christmas gift. With it we sent several other useful articles. Much credit is due Sister Temple, at whose home we met to do this work. She is an earnest worker for our society and sickness alone prevents her attendance at lodge meetings.

FROM L. S. 147 (Annie Aylmer, San Antonio, Tex.) I wish to say that I take great interest in the Ladies' Society. I love the Order, also the work, and I was very much surprised to see only one little letter in the December MAGAZINE. I hope before this New Year of 1903 closes that each and every member will send some news, just to show that we do appreciate the space allowed us in the MAGAZINE. It will also be a great encouragement to Sister Watts in her new position as Editor of the Ladies' Department.

I am sorry to say that our Treasurer, Sister Radetzky, has moved to Beaumont, Tex. She has been a faithful officer. However, our loss is her gain, for Mr. Radetzky now rides on the right-hand side. She still retains her membership.

Our lodge is improving each meeting. Sister Bailey of Jessamine Lodge 144 visited us and we were sorry to learn that her husband was here in the hospital, the result of a serious accident. We all wish Bro. Bailey a speedy recovery.

I wish the Editor and all readers of the MAGAZINE a happy New Year.

FROM L. S. 50 (Member, Shreveport, La.) Our membership is small, but as Shreveport presents a large field for good and profitable work, it is to be hoped that

the Sisters will redouble their efforts in behalf of our noble Society during the coming year. We have a Birthday box, also a Dime box, and from them we hope to derive pleasure as well as profit-and our "goat" is gentle and well fed.

FROM L. S. 175 (Secretary, Big Springs, Tex.) Proudly I say, I am a member of the Ladies' Society. Our little lodge, Pride of the West, is a new one. We were organized November 22, 1902,

by Mrs. F. E. Sells, of Cleyburne, Tex. We were well pleased with Sister Sells' work and missed her sadly in the meetings after she was called away. May success attend the Ladies' Society, also the B. of L. F.

FROM L. S. 109 (Elizabeth Ryan, Syrabrated its first anniversary on December cuse, N. Y.) Snow Flake Lodge cele19th with a grand ball. Great credit is due to Sister Gorton, chairman of the Arrangement Committee. Sister Gorton is now our worthy President. She was elected at our last meeting to succeed Sister Green, who resigned.

We were very much pleased to have Sisters Pettis, Googarty, White, Craft and Crandall of L. S. 58 with us on our first birthday. The Sisters of 58 were with us at our installation, also. The smiling face of Bro. Newcomb, Master of Lodge 120, was seen everywhere. Bro. Kelly of Lodge 213 caught the boquet very gracefully. Our sincere thanks are due to Bro. Gorton of Lodge 120 for his kindly and untiring assistance in the dining-room.

We initiated six new members last