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fice building at Northeast Seventh and
Oregon Streets.
^Prospects for the success of this
chapter now appear very bright. We
have about a 98 per cent membership
of ¿att regular employees and expect to
make it 100 per cent. The necessary
percentage to qualify for the group life,
insurance plan has been secured, with
coverage to commence November 1.
We have our own council room—-rent
free— and also;vTaeilities for refresh-
ments when desired.
Two meetings have been held since
organization— the first to elect', off i-
cers and a delegate to the General
Couriell, and the second to adopt cer
tain resolutions for presentation at the
November 22-23 I meeting, among
which was one asking that all state
employees be giyeiv» cost-of-living sal-
John J. Scrivner
Sherman, R.N .; H arry Thatcher, paint
er.
We now have 72 members, which is
about 100 per cent, as some of our
kitchen help comes and goes.
The Dalles Chapter has been con
tacted and has graciously consented to
install the members of our chapter on
Friday, December 12, 1947. The Dal
les Chapter invited the Oregon Trail
Chapter to a potluck supper held at the
Civic 'Auditorium on November 29,
which we accepted w ith pleasure.
I The executive board and the officers
are meeting soon to form a set of by
laws, and we are very happy to be a
member of the Oregon State Employees
Association.
Mrs. M. R. Selisch was elected as our
representative tri the meeting held N o
vember 22 and 23, in Salem.
Mrs. Laura Collins
VEXATION
OREGON TRAIL CHAPTER No. 3 5
The Oregon Trail Chapter held its
first; meeting in the Nurses’ Home at
the State Hospital at The Dalles on
November 4. We were very happy to
receive our charter then, and it was
displayed at the meeting. Mrs. Laura
Collins presided as temporary chair
man at this first meeting.
The first order of business was the
election of officers, which resulted in
the following being unanimously
elected: Mrs. Laura Collins, president;
Mr. Alvin Lawellin, vice president;
Mrs. Ethel Gamble, secretary-treasurer.
An executive board was also elected:
C. A. Wood, business manager; Mrs.
Hazel W right, dietition; Mrs. M. R.
Selisch, superintendent of nurses; Ruth
a ^ 8 increase. Every state employee
should be interested in this movement
and should get behind it and give it
his wholehearted support, as it is in
conceivable that anyone could deny the
justice of such a request. The aver
age state employee has been taking it
on the chin, quietly, for a long time.
It is time for him to speak out.
O f all the jobs Lever had,
Engineering is the bunk;
I have to work in» weather bad,
U nfit for man or skunk.
When sun boils down upon my back,
And sweat runs off my face,
The Chief gives me another whack,
To hasten up my pace.
When snow is nearly two feet deep
And weather icy cold,
My chillblains nearly make me weep
Although I’m growing old.
When rain is pouring from the sky,
And soaks my wornout shoes,
The Chief then says he wonders why
I always have the blues.
The cost of food, and clothing too,
An4 rent is out of sight.
I know not what on earth to do; I
Inflation is a fright.
The State is nearly broke, we’re told;
They cannot raise our pay.
I’ll have to sleep out in the cold,
And eat alfalfa hay.
—Russell A. Mohney, Sr.
Salem Chapter No. 1