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cember 18, 1944

THE

B.C. LUMBER WORK

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uxiliary News and Views

Associate Editor: MONA MORGAN

tinued.

antee jobs and security.
Especially the housewives

home.

and the United States.

The challenge to Canadian

A Challenge

HETHER we are working for better health and safety

Standards, child care centres, school lunches, education,
or improvements to the local hall, we are working with political
issues; we are engaging in Political Action. ‘

Political action work by CIO women this year “is just be-
ginning” stated President Faye Stephenson and Secretary Eleanor
Fowler of the Congress of CIO Women’s Auxiliaries in their
officers’ report to the Convention in Chicago.

“In the coming year we must help to build up political action
among women still further so that they can play their full part
in strengthening the hand of President Roosevelt in bringing
about speedy and complete victory over the axis, a lasting peace,
and jobs and security for the people of America,” the report con-

This is not confined to our American sisters. In the next
federal election in Canada the majority of those eligible to vote
will be women and the months ahead should see the Women’s
Political Action Committees working in cooperation with the
union committees to mobilize the greatest number of voters, men
and women, to ensure election of a government that will guar-

know the difficulty in giving sufficient time to PAC and other
committees and at the same time doing justice to their job in the
But community political action is a solution to this in
that community organization can lighten the burden as has been
so splendidly exemplified by the women of Great Britain, Russia
By effective organization and action on
community problems we are also educating ourselves to issues
involved in provincial and federal campaigns.

The biggest job facing every Local Auxiliary is that of in-
volving every member in the work of our Political Action Com-
mittees and judging from reports reaching this office that will
undoubtedly be the theme at the January Annval Meeting.

fore to become better citizens in our own democracy and better
citizens in the world. We can, and must, meet that challenge.

among our Auxiliary members

women. is. greater than. ever be-

Jordon River Reports

Financial Successes

Jordan River Ladies Auxiliary
Local 103 has been very busy
this month. The Union asked as-
sistance from the Auxiliary to
put on a dance and plans were
made to have a really big affair.
The Canadian Puget Sound Com-
puny very kindly permitted use
of their hall and the evening was
a great success.

They helped in every way pos-
sible by cleaning the hall, sell-
ing raffle tickets and they built
counters and the orchestra stand.
Tickets on a lovely table lamp,
donated by the Auxiliary, and a
mystery raffle donated by one
of the brothers, realized the sum
of $51.30. Tickets soldat the door
at 50c each (armed forces ad-
mitted for 25c) netted $55.40.
Kitchen sales were $38.85 and
two cakes were auctioned for
$4.00. Net profit was $113.14.

All refreshments were do-
nated by the Auxiliary and help-
ful friends. From all reports
everyone had a swell time. “Best

dance in years,” some reported.

The Auxiliary donated a very
nice end table to the school chil-
“dren's Junior Red Cross bearer
held earlier in the month.

Local 99 Active

In Social Affairs

Local 99 reports the loss of its
good, faithful members, Sister
Hansen, who has moved to Lady-
smith, where she will be a wel-
come addition to the Ladysmith
Auxiliary.

Monthly dances and whist
drives have not been too good
lately, Although fairly large
crowds have attended financially
these affairs have been failures.
However, the last drive on Dec.
8, was successful with 8 tables
of whist and a turkey donated
by Mr. and Mrs. Graham of the
Blue Grouse netted $16 when
raffled.

To help Auxiliary finances,
IWA Local 1-363, asked mem-
bers to cater for supper at the
“Woodworkers’ Ball” at Camp-
bell River, Dec. 16, where a good
time is expected.

The Christmas tree social will
be Dec. 19 at Sister Pearl Bla-
sekie’s home, with lots of good
things to eat, games, gifts and,
of course, dear old Santa. Local
99 extends good wishes for
Christmas and the New Year to
brothers and sisters of the IWA.

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Victoria Members

Hear Reports

Sisters Orchin and Wagett re-
ported on the Federated Aux-
iliaries‘ Convention and the Third
Quarterly District Council meet-
ing of the Victoria auxilary on
November 30. Sister Logan re-
ported on the Joint Labor Con-
ference held recently in Victoria.

Two vacancies on the executive
were filled by the election of Sis-
ter Locan as vice-president and
Sister Simmons as trustee in
place of Sister Potts. «

The Telephone whist realized
$6 and a second one is planned
for this month. Tickets are be-
ing sold for a hand-crocheted
buffet set and centre donated
by Sister Herbert, and also on
three turkeys which will be raf-
fled on December 18th.

Port Alberni To Hold

New Year’s Party ~

“One new member was initiated
at the regular business meeting
of Local 94 in Port Alberni. A
letter was read from Sister Alice
Warner thanking the members

for the farewell gift presented |

to her when she moved away.

As the cigarette fund was re-
ported to be low it was decided
to hold a telephone whist late in
January and to hold monthly
drives starting in February for
the fund.

A donation of $85 was voted
to the Yugoslav Relief Fund and
a committee elected to help col-
lect used clothing to be sent over-
seas by this organization.

Seventy-five rag toys made by
the Auxiliary members were
packed and sent to the Queen
Alexandria Solarium for the pa-
tients at Christmas.

A New Year’s Party is planned
for Sunday, December 29.

Duncan Ladies Support
Health Centre Plans

At the semi-monthly ‘meeting
of the Duncan Auxiliary held
on Tuesday, November 21, Sister
Mildred Hauk reported that she
had attended a Cowichan Health
Centre meeting at which an ur-
gent need for a modern building
was voiced. Members expressed
willingness to get behind any ef-
forts to secure such a centre.

Members of this organization
volunteered to do the mending
for the Duncan Hospital during
the firt two weeks of December.

Winners of the chicken raffle
were first prize Earl Heyd, Me-
tchosin, B.C., and second prize,
Mrs. H. Fosker, McDonald St.

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“Tt was swell,” ‘Anne said.
“There were 68 delegatees repre-
senting 15 States including two
delegates from Canada. I was
particularly interested in what
the delegates from Canada had to
report. The development of aux-
iliaries is much more developed
there than in the United States.
There is no auxiliary in Canada
with less than 50 members and
by gosh, they get the support of
the men in the unions.”

“What do you mean, Anne, by
support”? Do they get better
co-operation than we do from our
union men?”

“Well, in Canada, they are re-
ally recognized as a force. The}
auxiliary members sit in on the
union meetings and participate in
|the city and state council. They
|are cooperating with the men on
|postwar problems, _ legislative
| problems, ete. The men never
|take any important steps
without consulting the auxil-
iaries on their opinions and’ ask=
ing for representatives to discuss
the matters.”

“How about our auxiliaries?”

“Well, Phil Murray spoke to
us and James Carey and Verda
Barnes and they all stressed the
point that our auxiliaries will
have to prove themselves. In
other words, because of the skep-
tical attitude of so many of the
men toward us, we will have to
prove by our work that we de-
serve the full support of the
unions and are mature enough to
be taken in on all their councils.”

“Have any of our auxiliaries
proved themselves yet?”

“Well, all I can say is, from
what the delegates reported,
they are certainly doing some
wonderful work. Most of the
doorbell ringing in this campaign
was organized by the women’s
auxiliaries. One woman from
‘Texas reported that the auxiliary
bought bushels of apples and
went out on the street with a
poster, “What’s Cooking, Mr.
Dewey, More Apples?” drama-

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Auxiliary Delegate

By IRENE PAULL
Minnesota Labor Staff Writer
“How did you like the Convention of CIO Women’s
Auxiliaries?”’ we asked Anne Gerlovich who represented
the Duluth CIO Auxiliary at the recent convention in

One delegate from Indiana re-
ported that she was a member
of her church auxiliary and her
husband suggested, why work
only in the church?” Why not
also take an active part in the

labor auxiliary? She took his
advice, and she involved her en-
tire church auxiliary in the cam-
paign through her work in the
union auxiliary and they did such
a wonderful job that that was
one of the few Indiana communi-
ties that went overwhelmingly
Roosevelt.

“A delegate from Washington
said they've got the largest labor
canteen in the country there on
the order of the USO. Boys come
there with no discrimination as
to race or color. There are 250
labor hostess, Contributions
come in so heavy from everybody
that it only costs them $7.50 a
day to keep going. New York’s
NMU auxiliary also has a labor
canteen with 750 auxiliary host-
esses.

Hammond Members

Pack Hamper

‘At the regular meeting of Aux-
iliary Local 106, held at the home
of Mrs. Krebes on Dee. 7, Sister
H. Mackintosh way erected to the
Press , Committee,

It was decided to pack a Christ-
mas hamper and send it to some
needy family in the district.

The Wrist Drive held on De-
cember 2 in the Orange Hall was
a success. Gents first prize was
won by Murray McBeth and
gent’s consolation by Jack Camp-
bell. Ladies’ first prize went to
Mrs. Knight and consolation to
Mrs. O’Laughlin. Proceeds are in
aid of the Overseas parcel and
cigarette fund.

The sisters at Hammond take
this opportunity of sending Sea-
son’s Greetings to all sister Io-
cals and IWA members.

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