Vindication?

In spite of the reservation in the last paragraph I think your editorial observations of the July on the new executive may tend to weaken the average reader's confidence in that body. I am sure you would not wish them to be judged before they have been put to trial.

You say . . . "the men's vice-president has about three months as secretary to his credit, the women's vice-president, a year as a committee woman. The two committeemen and two of the committee women are new—the third committee woman has been on the executive for about three months.

Had yon been writing a year ago you might have said, "The men's vice-president is new to the executive, the women's vice-president has a year as committee woman to her credit. The two committeeman and two of the committee women are new—the third committee woman has been on the executive for about three months. . . ." Add to this the fact that in each case the secretary and treasurer and their assistants were new and you will agree that there is not much in the comparison.

I am with you when you say that last year's treasurer should have been returned. He would have given the new executive a wonderful backing of experience. But there is no reason to despair of those who have been elected. They form, as I pointed out at the annual meeting, probably the