2. Decide on Place.—Winnipeg—Regina—Edmonton—Calgary—Saskatoon—Vancouver.
3. Decide on Delegates.—Mode of selection,—clerical,—lay. It is very essential that a meeting of that kind should be thoroughly popular and representative.
4. Decide on Speakers, Language.—(One or several sections.)
5. Decide on Programme.—This is really the essential work of the organizing committee. In drawing the agenda, emphasis is to be laid upon problems of immediate necessity:
Defence and construction; defence against the enemies' activities; strong constructive policy with a wide scope for all energies: these are the two poles on which revolve a good programme.
Racial—Language—Political issues are to be absolutely barred from the programme.
6. Decide on Committees.—Their number and matters to be trusted to them.
7. Sub-committees can be appointed for publicity, information, reception (ceremonies), invitations, billeting.
8. Appointment of Permanent Secretary. . . .
N.B.—In a work of this nature it is the quiet, silent, well-thought-out preparatory work that counts. The distribution of the work (papers—speakers—leaders) is the secret of genuine success.