CREDENTIALS: Delegate credential cards for use for the three state meetings will be distributed with the Manual.  Delegate cards, signed by the president of the club, and credential cards shall be presented together with payment of registration fee.  Non delegate members shall be admitted upon payment of a registration fee and showing of their membership cards.

REPORTS: The compiling of the MANUAL and the work of the state chairmen are dependent upon the cooperation of the club presidents in completing the reports.  It is important that information be received on time.

1. PRESIDENT'S FINANCIAL REPORT: This information is used by the state president in compiling her annual report.  It is, therefore, imperative that this report be in the hands of the district director BEFORE March 1 in order that the summary of the district contributions to Federation and community projects may be sent to Headquarters to be included in the president's report.
2. MANUAL REPORT (WHITE): This information is necessary for the printing of the MANUAL.  Presidents shall complete this report and return it to Headquarters by May 1.
3. Presidents are responsible for the return of DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE reports to the district director at the January Roundtable.

COURTESIES: When an officer, a district director or chairman has accepted an invitation to visit a club, a reminder shall be sent a few days before the meeting, INCLUDING INFORMATION REGARDING TRAVEL DIRECTIONS, PARKING FACILITIES, AND PLACE AND HOUR OF MEETING.

Put day, date, address and name in full on all letters
and return addresses on all envelopes.  Answer each
letter promptly.  If you cannot answer at once, please
acknowledge and state that as soon as possible
more definite information will be sent.

With the exception of the GFWC of Massachusetts President and district directors, Travel expenses of Chairmen and Parlamentarian shall be paid by the hostess club at the rate of twenty-five cents per mile per round trip, no club shall pay more than $25.00.

YEARBOOK: A copy of the club yearbook shall be given to the following: State Federation Headquarters, State President, YOUR district director, appointments chairman, and your district correspondent for FEDERATION TOPICS.

CLUB INSTITUTE shall be held on the first Thursday of October, December, March, and April.  The location of Club Institute will be announced.  Club members are urged to attend.

FEDERATION TOPICS, the official publication of the GFWC of Massachusetts is issued four times a year.  The subscription rate will be $8.00 per year.  Single copies are available at Club Institute and all State meetings for a price of $3.00.

THE MEMORIAL FOREST: The Memorial Forest facilities are available to members of the Federation, for club meetings and family picnics.  For reservations write: Barbara Volke, 400 Hudson Street, Northborough 01532.  Memorial or Tribute donations of no less than $10.00 in memory or in honor of loved ones will be inscribed in the Memorial Book as a permanent record and recognized during the Memorial program held on Federation Day.  Make checks payable to the GFWC of Massachusetts including names of persons to be honored and the name of club or donor, and send with complete GFWC of Massachusetts donation form to the GFWC of Massachusetts treasurer.

SERVICE AT GFWC OF MASSACHUSETTS HEADQUARTERS: Club members will find helpful material at 245 Dutton Road, Box 679, Sudbury 01776-0679 (508-443-4569).  There is a file of club yearbooks, reports, material pertaining to the work of various departments of the Federation.  Copies of information and material on many subjuects are available.  All club members are invited to visit Federation Headquarters.

Rental of Headquarters meeting room and kitchen is available to member clubs for a nominal fee: meeting room $25.00, kitchen $10.00, coffee only $5.00.  Reservations for rental must be made in advance with the Headquarters Executive Secretary, at 978-443-4569, 245 Dutton Road, Box 679, Sudbury, MA 01776-0679.  Reservations must be honored unless canceled in advance with the Headquarters executive secretary.  It is expected that rooms will be left in the same good order in which they were found.

For clubs wishing to honor their fifty-year members a specially engraved card is available at Headquarters without charge.  GFWC and GFWC of MASSACHUSETTS certificates for fifty-year clubs and five-year intervals thereafter are also available at Federation Headquarters, requiring one month's notification in advance of club's anniversary.

PINS AND CHARMS

STATE FEDERATION pins which may be worn by any club member, are available at all state meetings or may be ordered from Headquarters.

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP pins and charms may be ordered through Junior Membershp treasurer.

Gold pins for fifty year members and silver pins for twenty-five year members are available from the GFWC Markeplace.