The President's M essage
There remains at this writing less
than three months’ time in which to
prepare our hill to he presented to the
1945 Legislature, which will convene
next January. Much has heen accom
plished since the 1943 session, but
there is yet a great deal of work ahead
of us.
During the coming months we must
concentrate on publicity and organiza
tion. There are many people in the State
who have not heard of our Association
and have no idea of our aims and pur
poses. Our publication no doubt has
done a great deal of good along this
line, as it reaches not only public em
ployees and members but also goes to
libraries, newspapers, legislators, State
and local government officials and
travels to all corners of the globe to
former State employees who are now
in the Service.
It is a tremendous job to contact all
State employees and to explain to them
our objects and purposes and enlist their
support. As we have only one paid
employee who can devote full time to
this, it is imperative that each and
every one of us give him all the help
possible.
Our Executive Secretary has been
making excellent progress since he was
employed in June. Five new chapters
have been organized in Salem and Port
land, comprising about 250 members.
The new chapters are Portland Chapter
No. 17, the employees representing sev
eral State Departments including Pub
lic Utilities, State'Department and De
partment of Public Health; Marion
Chapter No. 18, the employees in this
chapter representing several State De
partments including the State Engineer,
the Corporation Commission, the In
surance D epartment, the Fire Marshal
A. J. FORD
and the Tax Commission; Capitol
Chapter No. 19 represents the em
ployees in departments located in the
State Capitol Building; S. I. A. C.
Chapter No. 20 represents the em
ployees in the State Industrial Accident
Commission; W illamette Chapter No.
21 represents employees in the Public
Utilities Commission. In addition to the
chapters now organized, several new
chapters representing employees in oth
er departments will soon be organized.
This will no doubt be my last message
to you, as the General Council will
meet in December, just prior to the
convening of the Legislature. A t that
time a new President will be elected.
It has been an honor and a pleasure to
have served you and to have worked
w ith your other officers, and it is m y
fervent hope th at the efforts of all of
us will not have been in vain.