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giving a dance which will probably be
held some time in April or early May,
providing a suitable place can be
located.
THE DALLES CHAPTER No. 9
We hear on good authority that Jim
mie Robertson has had a very fine cook
for a few days, enjoying the best meals
he has had in many a day. Better in
vite Mr. Wilson to spend another vaca
tion with us eh, Jimmie?
One of our local fishing enthusiasts
(Ernie Johqson), has been observed of
late with that certain look in his eyes
which is a sure indication of Steelhead
in the Columbia.
J. E. Peck (a prospective member?)
has been spending quite a bit of his
leisure time lately in the vicinity of
Tygh Valley, where he is suspected of
opening the trout season at few days be
fore the Game Commission’s approval,
which procedure is very embarrasing to
his very dear friend Mr. Dow, the game
warden in that vicinity.
Horton Hughlett, engineering assist
ant, has been in The Dalles, replacing
blast plates under the Big Eddy over
crossing, near The Dalles.
Mr. Woodley is beginning his annual
fight with the Digger squirrels and the
porcupines. He says they stop up his
culverts faster than he can dig them
out.
Chapter No. 9 has outlined a program
which we think will have some very
good results in keeping up the inter
est of every member. We have asked
each section crew to be responsible for
the program at least once during the
year. Everyone seems £0 like the idea,
and we know that the crew puting on
the program will be out 100 per cent
for that meeting at least; and they are
sure to be out to others just to see if the
meeting was as good as theirs was.
CAPITAL CHAPTER No. 19
Capital Chapter No. 19 does not ask
for much space in this issue, as the an
nual convention will probably need all
that is available.
We were glad to learn that our dele
gates reached said convention, for it
looked doubtful that they would at the
end of our meeting the night before
the convention opened. (Explanation—
Some of our lady members treed them
in the chandeliers after an atomic ar
gument? that women’s pay should equal
that of the men, and they wanted the
equalization before morning.)
EVERGREEN CHAPTER No. 28
This Chapter held its regular monthly
meeting in the Oregon State Hospital
Auditorium Friday evening, March 8.
Our President, Billy Wilson, prom
ised the members a guest speaker who
would give them some real information
about State Civil Service, and they
were hot disappointed. Mr. R. D. John
son, Assistant Staff Supervisor of Pub
lic Administration, Department of Civil
Service, gave a clear and understand
able discussion on how State Civil Serv
ice will operate. He stated that many of
the detailed plans are still in the forma
tive stage, but outlined many improve
ments in state employment conditions
which he hoped would be adopted by
the State.
Forty members and several guests
were present and enjoyed the refresh
ments of doughnuts and coffee served
by the entertainment committee.
Th Evergreen Chapter is pleased to
report that since being organized three
months ago it has more than tripled its
membership; the number of members
now being over 75.
One realizes the full importance of
time only when there is little of it left.
Every man’s greatest capital asset is
his unexpired years of productive life.
—P. W. Litchfield