meeting" [§ 46, (a)]; and, as in that case, when the chairman is
elected, he announces as the first business in order the election of a
secretary.

After the secretary is elected, the chairman calls on some member who is
most interested in getting up the society, to state the object of the
meeting. When this member rises he says, "Mr. Chairman;" the chairman
then announces his name, when the member proceeds to state the object of
the meeting. Having finished his remarks, the chairman may call on
other members to give their opinions upon the subject, and sometimes a
particular speaker is called out by members who wish to hear him. The
chairman should observe the wishes of the assembly, and while being
careful not to be too strict, he must not permit any one to occupy too
much time and weary the meeting.

When a sufficient time has been spent in this

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informal way, some one should offer a resolution, so that definite
action can be taken. Those interested in getting up the meeting, if it
is to be a large one, should have previously agreed upon what is to be
done, and be prepared at the proper time to offer a suitable resolution,
which may be in a form similar to this: "Resolved, That it is the sense
of this meeting that a society for [state the object of the society]
should now be formed in this city." This resolution, when seconded, and
stated by the chairman, would be open to debate and be treated as
already described [§ 46, (b)]. This preliminary motion could have been
offered at the commencement of the meeting, and if the meeting is a very
large one, this would probably be better than to have the informal