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Our chapter will miss her willing as
sistance.
Marvin Humphreys* a>shipping clerk
at the State Library before he joined
the army, was home recently on a fu r
lough and Visited his friends on the li
brary staff. Maryin has many inter
esting experiences to tell of-his service
in Australia and New Guinea.
Home on furlough is Radioman 3rd
class Lyle A. Brown, son of Mrs. Kath
ryn Brown of the State Library staff.
Lyle, who wears a battle star for Guam,
is a very welcome sight to his «bother
after two and one-half years’ absence
in the South Pacific battle area.'
ROUND UP CHAPTER No. 24
Our first regular meeting since re
ceiving our Charter was held in the
Vert; Little Theater in Pendleton on
February 7, 1945-. Being of a special
occasion the meeting began with a so
cial get together in the form of a pot
luck supper at 6 P.M., in which mem
bers and their families took part. You
never saw so many fine dishes which
were really enjoyed by all present. Such
foods as baked ham, beans and hot rolls
and many other high delicacies were a
real treat.
I The supper was followed by a busi
ness meeting with Clay Cornet acting
in his official capacity as president and
Homer P. Rogers as secretary and trea
sure. The vice president was absent
due;to unavoidable circumstancse.
- The charte'r was officially accepted
as well as the constitution which had
been in committee for the past month.
All temporary officers were elected as
permanent officers to serve for a term
designated by the constitution.
Some uiscussion was made on the
pending Retirement Bill and high spots
of House Bill 344 was read by Mr. C.
H. Armstrong.
I t was voted to hold regular meet
ings the first Wednesday of each -month
at the Vert Little Theater in Pendle
ton. Visiting members are cordially in
vited to attend our meetings.
A former Highway emplpyee was
present, James L. Ingerson, CM lc of
the Navy Seabees* he is just back from
24 months in the South Pacific. His
comment was, "The Seabees are doing
a wonderful job but the army infantry
men deserve most of the credit for our
Pacific successes.”
Alvin (Al) Wallace was a recent
visitor to Pendleton looking up old ac
quaintances. He is back from two years
in the South Pacific as a Chief Petty
Officer-in the Seabees. Al was Transit-
man for "Pop’’ Chander before going
into the service. -.
John Roberts of Arlington is back
working after being' off for over a
year due to a hip operation.
Numerous white flags have been
seen flying on the surrounding hills in
the Pendleton region put up by Walter
Hodge and Clay Cornet. Don’t know
i f they are distress signals or triangula-
tion points. In any event they have had
to be rescued from the mud a couple
of, times this winter.
We of Pendleton thought we had one
on the Willamette Valley as some shrubs;
Stayed green all winter but C. E. Paul
sen had to spoil our allusion by telling
us his peas were up three inches in
Salem.
. One of our members is celebrating
his 25 th or Silver wedding anniversary
the 7th of March. "Orchids’-’ to Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Armstrong on this
festive occasion,
Strange that money is called "dough.”
Dough sticks to your fingers.
Figures may not lie, but girdles keep
a lot of them from revealing the truth.
Executive ability, is the art of con
vincing your wife that you hired your
pretty stenographer on account of her
experience.