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AUXILIARIES WIN

OFFICIALS’ PRAISE

_ IWA District Officers in report-
. to the convention stated:
The Ladies’ Auxiliaries
throughout the District are not
et functioning in all Local
isles, but where they are func-
Y , they are carrying out
hospital visits for our injured
Brothers; and generally assist in
| the welfare of the Local. We want
to commend them highly for their
hospital visiting as we have had
numerous reports from hospital-
ized Brothers of these visits by
the Auxiliaries, and how they are
appreciated.” .

_ International President

International President A. F.
tung, also spoke in compli-
Wentary terms of the excellent
work accomplished. He impressed
port the assembled delegates the
lue of strong Auxiliaries dur-
ing periods of strike, and the im-
portant functions that could be
undertaken in co-operation with
‘the political action committees in
Being out the labor vote.
Recommendations passed by
the 24 delegates were, that in the
“next convention they be given
badges designating them as offi-
- cial Auxiliary delegates, also that
their Auxiliary meetings be held
on either the first or second day
of the regular IWA conventions.
A recommendation to the Dis-
ict Executive asked that in fu-
conventions the Women’s
Auxiliaries be entrusted with
preparing the agenda and enter-
_ tainment of Auxiliary delegates.
Local 1-217 W.A. delegates
_ recommended at the meeting that
delegates ask their own Locals to
donate each month a sum of
‘money to the sick fund. It was
_ farther recommended that all
‘Auxiliaries send in 2 regular re-
port of their activities each
month to the B.C, Lumber Work-
er and the International Wood-
_ worker,
__ Names of Delegates represent-
_ ing their Local Union Auxiliaries
are as follows:
LOCAL 1-80: Sisters Isabel

rnational Officers of the IWA was heard by the dele-
from the Women’s Auxiliaries attached to five IWA
al Unions, who assembled in the Hotel Vancouver dur-
the sessions of the Annual District Convention.

Peterson, and Margaret Granger
from Parksville; Sisters Karin
Anderson and Vera Doney from
Lake Cowichan; Sisters Evelyn
Smythe and Dora Lingren from
Camp 6; Sisters Margaret Mor-
vis and Linnea Holmstram from
Ladysmith.

LOCAL 1-85: Sisters Doris
White, Teresa Brieda, Agnes Nel-
son, Cora Cox and Mabel Jonsson.

LOCAL 1-363: Sister Lanna
Herrdin.

LOCAL 1-217: Sisters Kay
Wood, Alison Brown, Margaret
Slarks, Jean MacKenzie and Elsie
Gray; alternate delegate, Muriel
Bradley.

LOCAL 1-357: Sisters Mar-
garet Nashnik, Margaret Ekman,
Amy _ Phillips, Gladys Alsbury
and Pearl Smith.

Royal Columbian and
St. Mary’s Hospitals

Sisters Ellen Walton and Ger-
aldine Moore of the W.A., Local
1-357, IWA, visited the following
in the Royal Columbian and St.
Mary’s Hospitals, distributing
candy, cigarettes and copies of
the B.C. Lumber Worker:

Don Trail, Fraser Mills—
Crushed foot, and is in wheel-
chair. -

Jack Smith, Fraser Mills—
Train accident, also in wheel-
chair.

J. Ambrose, Hammond Cedar—
Broken leg, going home. ~

William Hadley, Fraser Mills.

Prosyk, Alaska Pine—Concus-
sion, has now gone home.

K. Ponsaroski, Fraser Mills—
Heart condition, is now dis-
charged. :

C. Heirman, Pacific Veneer—
Pneumonia, going home. __

Len Atkins, Fraser Mills—
Head injury, up and about.

Saxton, Thurston Flavelle —
Observation, and has now gone
home. 2

Neil Acheson — Operation. Is

now discharged.

Grertings

to All LW.A. Members

FROM THE HOME OF
UNION-MADE CLOTHING

Serving IVA Members and Their
Families for Over Half

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VANCOUVER, B. C.

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SICK LIST

St. Paul’s Hospital

Sisters Kay Rankin and Muriel
Bradley of the W.A,, Local 1-217,
IWA, visited the following pa-
tients in St. Paul's. Hospital dis-
tributing candy, cigarettes and
copies of B.C. Lumber Worker:

W. J. Richardson, Alta Lake
Logging, P.G.E.—Bye injury. Com-
ing alone fine.

Bruno Bordentuk, Pioneer Tim-
ber, Port McNeill—Bone graft on
leg. Walking around on crutches
now, but quite painful.

B, St. John, Camp 1, Port Al-
berni—Had operation January 25.
Feeling much better.

§. Stinerson, Shamrock Logging,
Alberni—Torn leg ligament. Leg
in traction. Awaiting surgery.

, Jim MeCrea, Sechelt — Leg in-
jury. Coming: along fine.

Elmer Forsberg, Camp 1, APL—
Had disc operation January 22.
Coming alone fine.

¥. Kolvula, Minstrel Island—Ex-
pects another operation soon.

George Pye, Burns & Jackson,
Gibson’s—Coming alone well.

Walter Dapp, Canadian Creosot-
ing Co. North’ Van.—Having eyes
attended to while in hospital. Com-
ing along.

E. Heekert, Yukon Lumber, Van-
couver—Arm injury. Able to have
cast off during daytime. *

Paul Karchi, R.A. Sawmills,
Burns Lake—Broken leg. Cast a
bit tient,

Steve Luchyshyn, Strohm Lum-
ber Co., Prince George—Old injury
to leg. Coming along fine.

Bob Allan, B.C. Forest Products,
Port Renfrew—Had operation and
feeling quite well.

Don Campbell, Dewdney “Log-
ging, Dewdney — Had broken hip
set ‘and much more comfortale
how.

Bert Marklund, Kashmir Lumber
Co. North Van.—Had surgery. Not
feeling well. We were quite con-
cerned over his condition.

Maurice Nickason, Washington
Lumber Co., Jessica, 'B. C.—Leg. In
again for further treatment,

© Calvan Marshall — Old injury.

The Women’s Auxiliary of
Local 1-357, IWA, are hold-
ing a Valentine Party, Feb-
ruary 16, in the IWA Hall in

New Westminster. Novelty
features promise an attrac-
tive program.

Lourdes Hospital

Brothers O. Schultz and Boyd
Wilson of Sub-local 1-363. IWA,
visted the following loggers In the
Lourdes Hospital and gave them
cigarettes, chocolate bars and
copies of The B.C. Lumber
Worker:

Morley Hind, Camp 5, Bloedel—
Fractured skull and back. Doing

ine.

Dick Hutchinson, Janatta_Log-
ging Co. Campbell’ River—Cancer
in the leg, Getting out soon.

Pete Johnson, Saw Filer, Camp
5, Bloedel—Hernia. Doing fine.

J. Oldershaw, Hooker, Camp 5,
Bloedel — Pneumonia. Coming
along. @

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