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Show 9• 10. Leader: Place of meeting: Leader Place of meetin~: Mrs. T. Dougherty. 1872 Princeton ..Home of Hrs. Marion Goeltz ••• 2373 E• lJth So. Mrs., George Hatch. 1100 South 15th East Home of Hrs. Hatch We begin our activities this Fall with challenging responsibilitie s - to the League's high principles and clear-cut purpose, to our program of work and study, and to the community. If you are not certain as to the exact purpose of the League locally and nationally, a.nd if you do not know how this purpose is forwarded, the orientation period at Unit Meetings, and an auxiliary orientation program which will start this year for all new members, are designed to give you this backg~o1Lndo Too, mefilbers of the Board stand ready at all times to clear up any questions you r.i:::t.y have. We work hard in the League, but we cannot find real satisfaction or enjoyment in this work, or be effective, unless we see the big picture~ Our Units will study four topics this year: (1) Local Current Agenda: concerned with water purification and sewage disposal for Salt Lake City (adopted at the annual meeUng); (2) National cu,.:l'ent Agena.a Item I: world security; (3) lfationul Current Agenda Ite:"i1 -~feiEl'a.l economy (both Items adopted at the ~idi-c,nal convention); arid (Li•) County Survey: a study o:i:' the government of Salt Lake County (necessary before we can take avtjJn on ~cunty matters~ and a requirement for every Local League before ·~b::iI'E:- ~all be a state organization). We can tak3 a.~tion on the local agenda and will do so, after thorough examit::i:tiio~:i of possible systems of water purification and sewage disposal, and met .n.cclr; of financingo 1le will also be req_uested by our National Board to taka ac t.l.1m, from time to time, on matters having to do with the national agend.al' ,)~:- ·v1j 0h the Platform which is made up of principles and measures which tha L0ague has worked for in the past and continues to support. Both the study and action ~rograms re~uire that each League member keeps abreast of the information gathered by the Resource Committees and discussed at General and Unit Meetings, in order that she may be prepared to make intelliGent suggesti9ns and decisions. It is also necessary that each membe:' ce willing to give to the limit of her time and energy to help in makine J"Pague action effective. This action will involve radio and television jirograms, lJublic meetings, the Speakers Bureau. attendance at City Comrr.isrion sessions, etc_) Voters Servjce (started this summer) will also use 8~:1:8 of these devices to reach the maximum ni.rnber of potential voters wH~1 bforma.tion that will make them want to vote and help them to vote inte~:~~ently. Everything we do in the League is ., of course, aimed at serving our fellow citizenc. This means that our membership must be expanded to eventually include everJ part of the city. As we grow we must hold fast to the high ideals of ou.r organization, not the least cf which is ~he policy of non}Jartisa.r.Lshi:_J. This policy means that the League of Wor.1en Voters 1 as an organi~ation on both local and national levels; neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate; it acts only in the public -2- |
