= EDITORIAL OF VOLUME IV. ) ROCK ISLAND, noe’ SUPERVISING DEPUTIES School of Instruction Held for Their Benefit Proves Profitable and Instructive The first school of instruction for supervising deputies was held at Oma- ha, Neb., commencing Thursday, Sep- tember 3, and lasting for two days. All of the supervising deputies, except Dr. Cora Wittich, were present, as fol- lows: Mrs. Agnes E. Blazer, Mrs. Liz- zie Groninger, Mrs. Maggie Cushing, Mrs. Clara Richards, Mrs. M. E. Arn- holt, Mrs. E. H. Wilber, Mrs. F. L. Horton, Mrs. L. M. Parks, Mrs. Cath- erine Stedman, Mrs. Ida Hamblen, Miss Burkella Pierce, Mrs. Myra McElliott, and Mrs. Lulu Menzie. The Supreme Officers also in attendance were: Supreme Oracle Mrs. E. D. Watt; Supreme Manag- ers, Mrs. Lina M. Collins, chairman, Mrs. Irene’ E. Bentley, Mrs. Mary Fay-Hawes, Mrs. Myra B. En- right and Mrs. Hattie M. Lom- bard; Supreme Physician Dr. Dr. Susan McG. Snyder; and Edi- tor Mrs. Florence T. VanGalder. On roll call each responded with an appropriate quotation or a few words for the good of the order. Some of the quotations were very appro- priate, especially where one had been long in the deputy work, do- ing faithful serv- ice and _ hoping for promotion, as “Those who en- dure to the end shall receive the reward.” Supreme Oracle | Mrs. Watt then welcomed all to the city of Omaha and_ promised ' to make their brief stay as -pleas- ant and profitable as possible. Of especial value, in becoming familiar with the routine work, would be the visit to her office and a more thorough understanding of the working of the machinery necessary to keep moving harmoniously a society of the magni- tude of the Royal Neighbors of Amer- ica. She also told of the many attract- ive points of interest around and about the city. Said it was a city of pleasant homes and many fraternal societies. Mrs. Myra B. Enright, member of the Board of Supreme Managers, re- sponded in a happy way, saying they were glad to be in Nebraska, where the sun shines and where the wind never blows. They were all anxious to make the meeting profitable and were pleasel to be greeted in such cordial manner by the Supreme Oracle, who of course was always pleased to see her supervising deputies, and the Supreme Board of Managers were just as much pleased to meet them. She hoped the work would go on and the society un- der the new system of supervising deputies would grow more rapidly than ever before. Mrs. Lina M. Collins, chairman of the Board of Supreme Managers, on behalf of the Board welcomed the deputies, and said the members of the Board were just as much pleased to meet with those in charge of the field work forces as was the Supreme Oracle. She said there were thousands who do not know of the Royal Neighbors of OCTOBER, 1908. through faith in our society we are to make it strong. She hoped the super- vising deputies would live up to the trust the Supreme Oracle had placed in them by appointing them to the responsible positions they now held. Mrs. Irene E. Bentley, member of Supreme Board, said that in her work as deputy she had felt the need of a better system of work and she thought the supervising deputies having charge of certain districts or state could bring to the work in her jurisdiction closer application and bring about a better organization of solicitors, keeping more of them in the field and thus in- suring a greater growth than ever OUR NEW BENEFICIARY COMMITTEE B. D. SMITH, Mankato, Minn. JAMES LOMBARD, Grand Rapids, Mich. HON. E. A. ENRIGHT, Chairman, Kansas City, Kan. America and the deputies are the ones who must bring the society to their notice and on them must depend the future growth of the society. Others were called upon for remarks and Mrs: Mary Fay-Hawes, member of Supreme Board, first responded. She said that one of the difficulties found in the west was in being so far from the Supreme Office there was a feeling that the members, especially those on the Pacific slope, did not get as much benefit from membership in the so- ciety as could those who were nearer, and this at first had -proven a hin- drance to the growth, but as the so- ciety became better known this objec- tion was-not so prominent. The slow growth in the far east was due largely to the conservatism of the people and lack of knowledge of fraternal bene- ficiary societies. She said the motto of our society was “Through Faith We Are Strong,” and she thought that before. It was more difficult to secure solicitors for a woman’s society. than for a society like the Modern Wood- men, as there were not enough women solicitors who could leave their homes to go out into the work to supply the demand for them. Mrs. Hattie M. Lombard, member of Supreme Board, said she was always glad to talk to the deputies, as she had been a deputy in the field and knew of the many difficulties with which they had to contend. She had a great desire to see the office of the Supreme Oracle and learn how she carried on the great work in furthering the inter: ests of the society. She advised the supervising deputies to visit their dis- trict deputies and give them the much- needed encouragement in the work. If a solicitor was new to the work the deputy should go out with them long enough to get them started right and a little help at the right time might PUBLICATION OFFICE, LINCOLN, NEB. NUMBER 10. serve to encourage them and keep them in the field. The supervising deputies might rest assured that they would at all times: have the hearty support and co-operation of the Su- preme Board of Managers and that they would be given all the help possi- ble. Dr. Susan McG. Snyder, Supreme Physician, in a few words explained the new deputy plan and said there was no more important meeting than this, for with the deputy lies the growth of the society. She said super- vising deputies could secure better deputies because they came in closer touch with them than could the Su- preme Oracle by ¢e o rrespondence. She advised them to get good ma- terial for depu- ties and_ insist that they solicit only good mate- rial for members so out of the charter list there may be no rejec- tions to discour- age the new camp. The super- vising deputy must insist that the assistant dep- uty do good work or none at all. The first on the program in the afternoon was a paper by Mrs. Agnes E. Blazer, of Manito, super- vising deputy for Illinois, entitled “How Can We Make a Success of the Supervising Deputy Work?” She ‘said there must be co-oper- ation first with the Supreme ora- cle, then with the Supreme’ Board, and then with the assistant dep- uties, and back of all have a fund sufficient to carry on. the work. Supervising deputies should be personally ac- quainted with their assistant deputies, know all of their weak points and thus be in position to lend assistance where most needed. The qualities necessary in a successful deputy were tact and stick-to-it-iveness. The deputy should give the impression that she was going to succeed, then let her actions show that she intended to succeed by her work. Districts should be made smaller so traveling expense would be less. The old camps need a great deal of help, for often with a little encourage- ment they could increase their mem- bership when without this help they - would be obliged to give up their char- ter. The district deputy now having supervision over the solicitor for old camps should send a weekly report to the supervising deputy whether they had accomplished anything or not. Mrs. Clara Richards, of Buchanan, supervising deputy for Michigan and