Statute of the Association of Progressives of Dimitsana - Draft
Summary
Draft for the charter of the 'Association of the Progressive' in Dimitsana (recognized 7 May 1916) defines civic and cultural aims, unity of purpose, and service to the hometown. It specifies membership categories, admission and election procedures, honorary titles (donor, benefactor, grand benefactor), and governing bodies with their duties. Financial management, assets, seal, and continuity clauses are detailed; if dissolved, property passes to the church of Saint John the Baptist for public works. The text blends an exhortative tone with precise regulations, encouraging participation of the diaspora and practical projects such as road building, cemetery works, and beautification. Overall it provides a framework for durable organization and sustained local action.
Key Points
- Aims: social progress, culture, concord
- Membership classes and honorific titles
- Governance bodies and procedures
- Finance, assets, seal, continuity
- Minimum-membership survival clause
- Public-works provision upon dissolution