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About The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1945)
12 CHAPTER NEWS TWO NEW CHAPTERS A hearty welcome to our two new chapters, Roundup Chapter No. 24 and Forestry Chapter No. 25. Roundup Chapter No. 24 was or ganized by Eastern Oregon State em ployees located in the district west of Blue Mountains with headquarters in Pendleton. The employees in this chap ter represent the State Hospital, the State Highway Department and other departments. Several of the members formerly,, were niembers of thé La- Grande Chapter, but due to the distance between LaGrande and Pendleton de cided to join the new chapter. | Officers elected at the first meeting were: Clay Cornett, president and Ho mer P. Rogers, secretary-treasurer. Forestry Chapter No. 25 was organ ized' by the employees in the State For estry Department with headquarters at Salem. Temporary7 officers elected at the first meeting on January 11 were: Lynn F. Cronemiller, president; Mars Slack, vibe president; Mrs. Arthur Rinehart, secretary-treasurer, Wë welcome these new chapters into our association and wish them every success. SALEM CHAPTER No. 1 Our first regular meeting of the new year was attended by some fifty-odd members and visitors who enjoyed the briefness ; of the business session and the longevity of the entertainment fea tures which followed. The business session was directed by our new president, Ermal Owens, who conducted himself with decorum be fitting a gentleman and who conducted the meeting with dispatch creditable to an experienced politician. Motions were made, seconded, and passed with such speed that no time was wasted by tak ing a vote. We look forward to more snappy ’business sessions, and venture the thought that the members should remove the cobwebs and plan to take a more active part in open meeting dis cussion of Chapter affairs. Nothing like a give and take exchange of ex pressed ideas to exhilirate the spirit and push up the blood pressure! The kitty”, (bait to stimulate at tendance)' was won, during, the' mSet- ing, by our Scotch friend J. W. McCal lister, and it is said he now- favors hold ing meetings weekly. We were gra ciously honored by the presence of three of our women members and it? is hoped that more of the fair ones will? thus feel encouraged to join our Chapter and attend , our meetings. The dance fever runs high in this, Chapter and we, talk of holding a se quel to'the big blowout of last Decem ber, maybe by* the latter part of Feb ruary. A few minor arrangements are yet to be made however, including methods of paying »the bill. Just'recently,-Floyd Query, our able chairman of the membership committee and District Director, in cooperation with the State Association, has sent out a goodly number of personal letters inviting non-member State employees to join up with us. It. is heartening to see such a well-planned membership drive under way, and we look forward to a fàvorablè response. Let’s get together and keep working ■fo put 'this organization t>ver in a big way. Come to the meetings regularly and get acquainted with what is go ing on. Big things are in the offing and we all want to have a hand in their accomplishment. CHAPTER No. 2—ROSEBURG Our president was very much put out because Roseburg Chapter was not mentioned in the chapter news in the
