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events was

‘yal conducted by George Parlee of
‘Duncan was led by the colorful
Girls’ Pipe Band of Victoria.

The IWA float which was one
of the most original and attractive
floats in the parade followed.

Following the.ceremonies at the
park, the carriage bearing the
queen was piped to the King’s
Daughters Hospital where the
queen and the other members of
the royal party were escorted
through the hospital by Mrs. Gili-
corn, matron of the hospital.

During the afternoon the log-
gers’ sports were the main centre
of attraction starting off with the
open sawing contest which was
easily taken by Allan Heyd in one
minute and 40 seconds, followed
by open chopping, which was
taken by Phil Whittaker in one
-—-~—minute and six seconds. An inter-

esting demonstration in tie hack-
ing was given by Oliver Pipe who
showed that he was still’ master
of the art of hewing ties. The
most outstanding event of the log-
gers’ sports was the tree climbing
which was won by Carlos Waldie
with 26 minutes and 2/5 seconds.
Brother Waldie created quite a
sensation by making the descent
“ii-record time of five seconds.
Following the tree climbing con-
tests Bro, Waldie treated the pat-
rons to an exhibition of tree top-
ping who showed that he was a
veteran at the job of topping it
in record time and placing it in
the exact spot required.

Westminster Aux.
Joins in Rally

At the last meeting of New
Westminster Auxiliary Local 97, on
June 28, the following officers
were elected: President, Sister
Rose Noel; vice-president, Sister
G, Mitchell; recording secretary,
Sister Margaret Greenall; finan-
cial secretary, Sister O. Eckman;
warden, Sister Grace Gillespie;
conductor, Sister Della Smith;
trustees, Sister R. Sparks, Sister
'T. Kipp and Sister E. Blint.

We are planning to send at least
fiye delegates from our Auxiliary
to the Labor Day Conference on
July 19, which will initiate the
New Westminster Labor Day Ral-
ly. The Labor Day Rally held here
last year was the first in the his-

“tory of New Westminster. Last
year the Auxiliary had the task
of serving luncheon to the mem-
bers of four bands and the guest
speakers, as well as distributing
60 gallons of ice cream free to the
children, This year we plan to do
our part in making it a Labor Day
to be remembered.

On July 12 we are inviting all
union wives, their children and
friends to a basket picnic at Hume
Park. We are hoping to persuade
our husbands to come there for

- Supper.

is due to the planning and organ-

izational work of Bill Auchinachie
who directed all events and proved

GIRL CROWNED IN
QUEEN COMPETITION

‘More than five thousand citizens of the Cowichan District
Duncan lined the streets of that city on July 1 to view
parade in the city’s history. Highlights of the day’s
the crowning of Joan Sherman, at Athletic Park,
Timber Queen of the Cowichan District by Mayor George
‘Savage of Duncan, The parade, which was one of the most

outstanding features of the carni-?—

Among the visiting officers from
the district were Harold Pritchett,
district president, who acted as
time-keeper for the loggers’ events
and Hjalmer Bergren, ist district
vice-president, and Percy Smith,
president of Local 357, New West-
minster.

Alberni Aux.

Picks Leaders

‘The regular meeting of the IWA
Auxiliary, Local 94, of Alberni,
was held Wednesday, May 3, at
8 p.m, in the Union Offices. The
meeting was well attended with
two new members being initiated.

‘Sister Fahlman gave a very in-
teresting report of the district
couneil meeting held at Lake Co-
wichan on April 23, ~

The Solarium Committee reports
a total of $44.30 being turned over
to the Solarium.

The Auxiliary pledged them-
selves to give assistance as long
as necessary to a former resident
who is now in the T.B. pavilion of
Jubilee Hospital at Victoria.

The cigarette Committee reports
the recent rafile a huge success
with $100.25 being raised for the
cigarette fund.

A resolution was passed and
sent to Wartime Prices and Trade
Board and A. W. Neil, Member of
Parliament, protesting the quality
of childrens’ shoes, Recommend-
ing the shoes be graded accord-
ing to quality and cost.

At the regular meeting on June
7, 25 members were present, 9
new members were initiated.

An election of officers was held,
President, Sister V. Dewhurst;
Vice-President, Sister H. Fahlman;
Secretary, Sister L. Goddard;
Trustees, Sister L. Sasby, H. God-
dard, and A. Wilson; Warden, Sis-
ter L, Salmon; Conductor, Sister
H. Ferguson.

.The Social Committee reported
on the farewell party held for
Hjalmer Bergan and the one held
for Henry Warner.

The Hospital Committee report-
ed two visits to the hospital were
made and that a wreath had been
sent to Brother Henry Cygnel’s
funeral. .

A resolution was sent to the
proper authorities requesting a
reasonable ceiling on strawberries.

The question of a Junior-Senior
High School was brought up and
two delegates were elected to at-
tend a meeting and support the
campaign.

Sister V. Dewhurst was elected
to act on Nigel Morgan’s election
committee.

A Health Unit and Playground
for Alberni was discussed and a
committee was elected to look

rinto it.

A lovely baby’s spoon was pre-
sented to Sister Ann Nichol for
her baby son, to which she took
the opportunity to thank the Aux-
iliary for the plant she received
while in the hospital and express-

ed her appreciation for both,

THE WOMAN'S CORNER

AUXILIARY REPORTS

HOMEMAKER NEWS

ASSOCIATE EDITOR: GLADYS SHUNAMAN

Ladies’ Auxiliary District Courel
Meets On Sunday, July 23

Dunean Auxiliary
Reports Activity

The last dance held by the
Ladies’ Auxiliary, Local 96, Dun-
ean, was very successful. As the
proceeds were to go to the Local
1-80 baseball team to help pur-
chase their equipment, six mem-
bers of the team assisted on the
dance committee.

At our last meeting, held on
June 27, Sister Mildred Hauk re-
ported on her attendance at the
meeting of the Women's Regional
Advisory Committee. Mrs. Ray-
fuse of Victoria was the speaker,
and stated that the Wartime Prices
and Trade Board was doing a
great deal of work in B.C. “Seven-
ty-five percent of the money,” she
said, “is spent by the women.
They have done a tremendous job
in this war in keeping the prices
down. In China, one egg costs $8.
In Holland, one loaf of bread is
$1.45. In countries without price
control, the people receive ex-
ceedingly high wages, but the
price of commodities is so high
that no one benefits from these
high wages. Women are helping
more and more to build a better
fluture. Their work is not always
glamorous, but when they under-
take something, they usually car-
ty it through.”

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ALL LOCALS ASKED TO SEND FULL

REPRESENTATION TO VICTORIA

The quarterly District Council meeting of the Ladies’ Aux-
iliary will be held in the Sons of England Hall, 1216 Broad St.,

Victoria, on Sunday, July 23.

The council will be called to-

gether at 10 a.m. and many important questions will be dis-

Sister Mary Stephens reported
on the meeting of the delegates
from the auxiliaries at Lake Cow-
ichan and Camp 6 with the Dun-
can delegates, regarding an IWA
auxiliary ward in the Duncan Hos-
pital. As the cost of upkeep for
a ward of this nature would be in
the region of $500 per year, the
matter was left in abeyance for the
time being, although the three
auxiliaries may start by furnish-
ing mattresses and other equip-
ment until such time as they feel
a greater expenditure can be un-
dertaken.

Brother Wilfred Killeen spoke
to the auxiliary regarding the
Duncan Dominion Day Carnival
and the important part the IWA
was playing in this celebration.
He thanked the auxiliary for the
tremendous amount of work that
had been done in planning the
preparations for the refreshment
tent, and said he would be willing
to assist in any way he could.

Are We Really Too Tired

By M. M. HORNSEY
When the question of auxiliary meetings comes up you hear many
members say: “I'm sorry I couldn't get along, I was feeling kind of
tired,” or “I had gardening and other things to do.”

Let us suppose the chairman

or secretary consistently missed

meetings without a good excuse, where would the auxiliary be then—
how long would it continue to function? Imagine all the members
present, no one in the chair and no minutes to read. How would
we get along if this sort of thing happened? It is just as much the
responsibility of each member to attend their meetings and help with
the business of the auxiliary, as it is for the officers to attend.

In the Duncan auxiliary there is a devoted and dearly loved
member, Sister Cleough. She is no longer young in years, but in
enthusiasm, capacity for work and responsibility she is still in her
teens. After keeping house and gardening for several hours, she will
walk four miles into Duncan to attend her auxiliary meetings. At the
refreshment tent of the auxiliary on the grounds of the recent Duncan

Dominion Day Carnival,

Sister Cleough was seen working steadily

all day. An example like this gives us something to think about.
Couldn’t we all do our share, especially those of us who are younger

and have less responsibilities?

Sisters Mildred Hauk, Mary Stephens and May Hayes spent many
weary hours shopping for the tremendous amount of food necessary to
feed the people at the carnival. They worked late on the eve of the
carnival cooking meats, preparing sandwiches and salads, They were
at the tent early on the carnival morning and they stayed late that

evening.

Most of our other sisters worked shifts, or all day-for the auxiliary,
and we are proud to have members like these. If each auxiliary has a
nucleus of such members, our auxiliaries will go ahead in the future
to bigger and better things, build a future worthwhile for all our
working men and women, and be a credit to our boys who are fight-
ing the forces of fascism—boys who are never “too tired.”

Come on, all auxiliary members, attend your meetings regularly!
Take an active part in the work, bring new members, and let us
build an auxiliary movement on a scale to compare with our great TWA!

cussed, policies for the coming
months will be determined, and
an exchange of suggestions for
activity will be of assistance in
our work in the auxiliary. Be sure
that your auxiliary has the full
quota of delegates and any locals
who never sent delegates to the
last council meeting should elect
their representatives for the July
23 meeting.

VANCOUVER AUXILIARY
HOLDS STRAWBERRY TEA

The organizational committee of
the IWA Ladies Auxiliary in Van-
couver sponsored a_ strawberry
tea on Saturday, June 24, at the
home of Mrs. G. Cooke, 2615 E.

tives of members of Locals 1-71
and 1-217, both having headquar-
ters in Vancouver.

During the afternoon Mona Mor-
gan introduced District President
Harold Pritchett who traced the
growth of the Ladies’ Auxiliary
movement from the first local set
up at Lake Cowichan to the pres-
ent day and pointed to the ex-
cellent work being done by es-
tablished IWA ladies’ auxiliary
locals and the importance of such
work to the union itself. Hé urged
every woman present to join the
Ladies’ Auxiliary and also to do
her share in interesting other
women who are eligible to do so.

Five new applications for mem-
bership were received by the pro-
tem president, Hazel Pritchett, and
a charter is being applied for.

Listen to “Green Gold” for an-
nouncement of the next meeting
of the Vancouver Auxiliary.

Phone PA. 0856
249 E, Hastings St.

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