People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1895 — Do Likewise. [ARTICLE]

Do Likewise.

The following from the correspondence column of Helpingi Hand illustrates what can be accomplished in this county: Clay Centre. Kas., .May 22. | '95. Bro. Cooley—l herewith en-1 close you charter application for : Clay Centre Lodge, with over 100 names on as charter members. 1 did not put all the names on, thinking you could not put them all on the charter. I have enrolled here 143 members, nearly all have joined the lodge. When I camo to Clay Centre about one month ago, I could get no encouragement from anyone, everybody said it was no use to try. that this town is loaded down with insurance. J told them I came to Clay Centre to organize the National Alliance Aid and if I don't do it I will blame no one but myself. That afternoon I had a little conference with eigH or ten of the best men in Clay Centre and laid our plan before them, explaining it fully and clearly and they were all satisfied it was a grand thing. I then told them to go and tell what they knew of this work. I then went to work and now close up with the largest lodge in Clay Centre, and have for members the best people of the city and community, and I say here. Bro. Cooley, if it had not been for the drouth, crop failures and hard times gener ally this lodge would have had 200 members, and I predict for Clay Center lodge 200 members inside of one year. They have already rented the Alliance Hal) for a lodge room and will furnish it with electric lights, paper and carpet the entire room and fit it out in the most becoming man ner and will have the best and most commodious lodge room a't Clay Centre; I am proud of the Clay Center lodge and wish them the greatest of success. I have now started a lodge at Green. Clay county, and also one at Morganville. I have set my stakes for 700 members in Clay county. Pardon me fqr my long letter as I am just full of the spirit of the National Alliance Aid. Yours in Fraternity, P. B. Stover.