B.C. LUMBER WORKER il The Women’s Auxiliary of Lo- eal 1-217, IWA, was highly prais- ed for its splendid work over the ast year by President Lloyd len of Local 1-217, IWA, at the meeting held in the IWA Board Room, July 3. New members welcomed at the meeting were Sisters Dorothy Boughey, Hileen Flawith, Edith Homer, Margaret Kamm, and Alda Hendrie. Another donation of five dol- Jars to buy comforts for Wood- worker hospital patients was re- ceived from Financial Secretary H, Webb, of the Prince George eal Union. Auxiliary members are very grateful to receive dona- tions of this nature for such a worthy cause. fj A. 1-217 WINS PRAISE Officers Elected Newly elected officers installed by President Whalen were: President: Muriel Bradley. Vice-Pres.: Kay Wood.. Fin.-Sec.: Lucille Busch. Rec.-Sec,: Pearl Hodgson. Warden: Elsie Gray. Conductor: Jean MacKenzie. 3-year Trustee: Beryl Busch. The following members were elected to the Social Committee: Sisters Muriel Bradley, Kay Wood, Lucille Busch, Pearl Hodg- son, Pat Fulljames, Mabel Ander- son, Myrtle Haggart, Beryl Busch, Rossie Cummins, Mar- garet Kamm and Hileen Flawith. Sister Kay Wood was elected Social Convener for the ensuing year. COOKHOUSE STAFF ® a ace LOGGERS KITCHEN is ably served by this competent staff in the Van- couyer strike headquarters of Local 1-71. Sister Pearl Hodgson was elected Press Reporter. _, Hospital Reports Sisters Kay Rankin and Mabel Anderson visited the Compensa- tion Ward in the General Hospi- tal, and one week visited 34 mem- bers. Sister Jean MacKenzie visited 11 members the first week, and 10 members the ‘second week in the Outside Wards of the Gen- eral Hospital. The Women’s Auxiliary planned a Social evening to enter- tain Shop Stewards and their wives of Local 1-217, WA. Pearl Hodgson, Recording Secretary. SICK LIST Lourdes Brother B, Wilson of Local 1- 363, IWA, visited the Lourdes Hos- pital in Campbell River distribut- ing cigarettes and chocolate bars to the following: Willie Francis, Logging Co., leg. Getting out soon. Trevor Wickstrom, sorter on green chain, Beecher Lake Sawmills— Uleerated stomach. Getting bet- er. Otto McDonald, faller, Lund Log- ging Co. Alberni Ganal—Pneu- monia. Doing okay. Mike White, woodbucker, Camp 5, Bloedel—Fell, hurting Side. Get- faller, Norberg Bute Inlet —Sore Hooking on cat, ran Jaggers into knee. Timberland Development Co., Toba Inlet— Coming along. Brother B. Wilson of Local 1- 263, TWA, visited the Lourdes Ho: pital in Campbell River distribut- Ing cigarettes and chocolate bars to the follow! Jim Robin ‘awyer, Quinsam nritis in feet. Im- Wiliam Summer, woodpuller, Beecher Lake Lumber Co.—Her- | nia operation. Doing okay. | Hector Kekford, Eckford Logging Co.—Abcessed’ throat. Doing OK. Jim “Robinson, sawyer, Sawmills—Arthri | ing fine, Will be going home | soon. July 8. STRIKE KITCHEN | VOLUNTEERS cater to the comfort of IWA members of Local 1-217 on strike duty, (Left) Alan Mazur, Mrytle Haggart, Alma Bowker, Paul icol, Horry Bardsley, and Muriel Bradley. ; PLYWOOD WORKERS assist staff of local 1-217 IWA in extra office routine caused by the strike. (Left) Betty Smith, and Pat Booth, Van- couver Plywoods. Buy Quality merchandise at Van- couver's lowest prices. We pay shipping charges to all points in B.C. and Alberta on the majority of items, providing your order comes to $10.00 or more. Further every purchase you make is covered by our money back rantee of satisfaction. Write se catalogue and particulars 4 today. 60 YEARS OF SERVING 7 WESTERN CANADA MAIL ORDER DIVISION VANCOUVER 3, B.C. lammwersary Year - 1952 Housewife By HELEN BAILEY She’s not very tall but her reach in community activities is as long as Paul Bunyan’s arm. She’s a housewife and grandmother and ‘can bake a chocolate cake. “She's an expert in labor relations problems. She's Marjorie Cooper of Regina, only woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in the June 11 election there. Of course she’s CCF. When a woman candidate polls i 23,961 votes on her first try, 8000 | more than her nearest opponent, she must be pretty special. Mar- jorie Cooper’s friends agree that Saskatchewan couldn’t have a better representative of the fair sex in the Legislature to follow in the footsteps of Mrs. Beatrice Trew, the first woman member who sat on the CCF side from 1944 to 1948. But both they and Mrs. Cooper wish that there was more than one woman member this time. “After all,” says Mrs. Cooper, “women are 50 percent of the population, and democracy can’t possibly function at its best with no legislative representation for half our population. Canada is far behind other countries in the most of her life. She taught in rural Saskatchewan’ schools and in Regina before her marriage to a fellow teacher whom she had met at Normal School. Already Mrs. Cooper is look- ing forward to work in the Legis- lature. While she does not be- lieve in appealing to the elec- torate: simply as a woman, she thinks-that women as consumers have a special point of view to present in the House. They are particularly concerned with everything that affects the home and children. “Health, Welfare and above all, housing will be my special interests,” she sa: (oe ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS Tops Poll number of women in our legisla~ tures. It is time we caught up.” Mrs. Cooper’s bubbling sense of humor helped her through a strenuous campaign in Regina. 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