At this preliminary meeting membership cards should be distributed to those desiring to join the class. These are not to be signed until the girls have taken them home and secured the signatures of their parents or guardians. While everything possible should be done to make the club proposition attractive, no girl should be urged to join against her will. An unwilling member is not a good member.

In order to secure careful personal supervision and free discussion, a class of not more than twelve is desirable, but as many as twenty-four may be directed by an experienced teacher.

The form of membership card is given below:

Girls’ Health League

Under the Auspices of the

Public Health Department of the

MASSACHUSETTS STATE FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS

I desire to become a member of the Girls’ Health League, _______________________________________________________ and promise to do my part towards making others well and happy.

II. First Meeting of the Class

  1. The membership cards should be collected.
  2. The members elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary. The organizer and instructor are to be honorary president and vice president, respectively.
  3. Membership cards are to be given to the secretary for filing. At each succeeding meeting these are to be checked to show attendance.
  4. A card like that reproduced below should be filled out and forwarded to the headquarters of the Girls’ Health League.