THE BC. LUMBER WORKER Page Seven ‘ Auxiliary How When, Where To Join the Auxiliary By DOROTHY RICHARDSON I have been asked this quéstion many times in the past few weeks, “Where Do I Join?” In all of our campaigning we have never thought to state when or where one can join the Ladies Auxiliary. Jt doesn’t matter what part of British Columbia you live in, go to your nearest IWA office, and they will tell you where and when the Auxiliary in your town or city, hold their meetings. Hammond Bigger And Better In New Year © The Hammond Ladies’ Auxil- iary regard the closing months of 1945 and the new months of 1946 with satisfaction. Whist drives have been held with much success in conjunction with grocery raffles. A good deal of Christmas cheer was brought to fatherless homes of local women by nicely decorated Christmas cakes and carefully chosen cards. Our sick committee has been busy with visits and donating gifts to twenty-seven unfortun- ate people, We also paid honour to one departed friend. At our last monthly meeting we decided to use our overseas cigarette fund on the purchase of a subscription for a suitable magazine for a young boy in the community. With the re-opening of the Hammond Cedar Mill now, wel hope to be able to add to our membership. Tt is a little late but we wish all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. ‘ Local 107 in Vancouver, B.C., hold their meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. One is usually a social meeting at 409 Holden Building, 16 EB. Hastings Street, at 8:00 pam, The initiation fee is 25¢ and the dues are 35c per month. You join at the meetings. Any moth- er, wife, sister or daughter, six- teen years of age or over, is eligible to join the Ladies Aux- iliary if her husband, father or brother is a member of the IWA. Come on now, let us see new faces in our Auxiliary in the near future. 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Regulations.) 2204 Main St. Fur Salon and Offices News and Views Dorothy Richardson, Associate Editor Loal 94 Plans Business And Pleasure The Port Alberni Ladies’ Auxiliary, Local 94, held their regular meeting on February 6 with 15 members present. A full program was on the agenda for the evening. ‘An interesting talk on cancer control was given by D. Blliot, the public “health officer, and a film on the same subject was shown by Rev. Crocker. It was decided that an educational pro- gram would be held every al- ternate month. Sisters Mona Boquist and Dorothy Butterworth. represent- ed Local 94 at the 4th annual convention held in the Eagles Hall at Nanaimo on January 27, 1946, ‘These sisters gave a full report of the resolutions and poceedings of the convention. Sisters Vi Yates and Dorothy Butterworth were elected as del- egates to the Hospital Society. Sister Boquist will represent the Auxiliary at the Alberni Valley Film Board. A very successful telephone whist was held on February 3. The lucky winner was Mrs. L. Hutchison. Proceeds are to be applied towards furnishing the kitchen in the Eric Graf Hall. A social evening is to be held every alternate month. Sisters Karen Lovsund, Helen Fahlman and Dorothy Jarmeson were elected as the social committee. The next meeting will be held in the Union office and will be in the form of a social. All Union men’s wives and sisters are cordially invited. Union President Congratulates Local 30 At our general meeting held on February 5, the following officers were installed by Bro- ther Owen Brown, president of Local 1-80 — Pesident, Edna Brown; first vice - president, Goldie Money; second vice-presi- dent, Grace Brown, recording secretary, Margaret Svendsen; treasurer, Lillian Godfrey; con- ductor, Kitty Weaver; warden, Karin Anderson; 3-year trustee, Margaret Olson. One new mem- ber was initiated. Brother Brown expressed thanks for the cooperation re- ceived in the past from the Auxiliary, and assured us we would receive all assistance when required from Local 1-80 and the sub-Local. Our immediate future activities will be catering to two dances: a Scandinavian dance being held on March 9 and the Kinsmen Klondike Nite and dance being held on March 16. We are assisting with a “Welcome Home banquet” being held for all local service personnel in the community hall on March 2. Plans are progressing for our bazaar in April. An old gentleman, some 75 years old, made this observation in « local grocery the other day. “I used to come in here, bring- !| ing my money in my pocketbook, end carry my groceries away in a basket. Now, I bring my money in a basket and carry my groceries in my pocketbook.” | Ask. You? I ASK YOU if American kids should eat less food, drink less milk, get less medical-care—because the war has ended? _ It’s take home pay that feeds the kids. home pay is shrinking. Labor is asking for take-home pay high enough to keep purchasing power up and depression down, I ASK YOU to take an active part in this fight— for! your sake — for your children’s sake — for your country’s sake. os Place a card-in the window or on the cash register of your grocer, butcher, barber, baker and cafe with the slogan “Support the CIO Pay Demands.” Use this same Today take- Secure these from your tive committee prepare such paper and other non-labor slogan on a sticker or card for your car and in your homes. does not have them, demand that your local union execu- Prepare a petition in support of the CIO case which can be presented to the editor of your community news- back our fight against a new depression. Talk to your friends, “your neighbors, your priest, minister or rabbi, your fellow workers and explain why take home pay must be maintained. It’s your fight. I ask you to GET INIT! PHILIP MURRAY, President, CIO. local union secretary. If he materials. organizations, Ask them to Vancouver Auxiliary Local year. Elected were SISTER KAY ROGERS, pres., VIOLA PULL- ING, vice pres.; E. WATTS, re- cording secretary; BARBARA STANSFIELD, Financial secre- tary; MARIE GODFREY, war- den; DOROTHY RICHARDSON Conductor; GRETA WATTS, three year trustee; MARGE CROY, two year trustee; FLOS- SIE HANSON, one year trustee. (Three trustees had to be elected at this time as all offices had become vacant.); KAY ROGERS, District Board Member; DOROTHY RICHARDSON, FLOSSIE HANSON, VERNA MCCUISH and SISTER PET- ROWITZ were elected as the Social Committee. Sister Kay Rogers was elected to attend the Labor Lobby in Victoria. Mrs. Minerva Cooper addres- sed the meeting on the need for immediate action on the desper- ate housing situation in Vancou- ver and other parts of the prov- ince. Auxiliary members are con- ducting their own housing sur- vey next Tuesday. District President Harold Prit- chett gave a full outline on the Union program and urged full support from the Women’s Aux- Fourth Annversary To Be Gala Event Local 91, IWA Ladies’ Auxil- iary of Courtenay take pleasure in extending an invitation to all Auxiliary Locals to-take part in our Fourth Anniversary cele- bration which will take place on Saturday, March 2nd, at 8.30 p.m. in the IWA Hall. Tnyitations have been sent out to all IWA members and wives residing in Courtenay district. It is hoped that this evening February 19th in the new clubroom, 410 Holden Building. light of the evening was the election of officers for the coming IMA Program, Housing, Keynote Annual Meeting 107 held its annual meeting on High- | iliaries for its achievement. “An all-out affirmative strike vote is the’ best way to ensure that we will not have to face the picket line’, he said, A whist ‘drive will be held on TUESDAY, MARCH 12th at 410 Holden building at 8 pam. Husbands and friends of aux iary members are invited to at- tend. Admission 25c, Vancouver Local Visits Many Sick and Injured The General and St. Paul’s hospitals were visited by the hospital committee and a Lum- ber Worker was given to each brother. The following 8 bro- thers were visited at the General Hospital: Brothers Dalgleish, Goddard, Noskin, Nickerson, Pedron and Krkorich, From Fanny Bay, Pete Mal Mac and Smith, There were 13 brothers visit- ed at the St Paul’s hospital and only 2 of those visited be fore were still there: Brother Mike Sonosky of Elk River and ° Brother Munson of Englewood. The new patients are: Brothers Dave Allen from Simoon Sound, Alick James Scot fom Alert Bay, Martin Bista of Lady- smith, E, Jakobson of Port Moody and McArthur who has been sent down from Campbell River hospital. Brother John Knutson from the Kelley Log Co. in the Queen Charlottes, Frank Navrimae from Prince George, Bill Bartchert from Universal Box who is in for an operation, Charlie Holme of H. & L. Log Co., Brother Sonosky and R. Boyce, R. Evans and also two brothers from Menzies will prove most enjoyable to all being arranged. present, as a fine program is. | well. : Bay and one from Ladysmith. All brothers are doing very