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efforts, fourteen bulletin boards have pay dues and would not be entitled to
been placed in various departments vote but could attend the meetings and
to facilitate the distribution of O.S.E.A. join- in the■ M illions, if so^desired.
information. Consult the bulletin-
boards regularly to keep up with cur COLUMBIA CHAPTER 34
rent O.S.E.A. activities—then join in
Now that vacation time is over we
the various programs.
can settle down to winter^ctivities.
Nomination, of chapter officers was New officers for our chapter were
part Of the business meeting, with elec-* elected. Harry Stillwell will be presid
tion to take place at the meeting to be ent, Fred Hammond, vice president
held during December. Delegates and and Don Stowe, delegate. Alta Larson
alternates to the OSEA convention was reelected secretaryI
were nominated and unanimously
We have a few new employees, but
elected.
have
lost a few also. Roy Seller and
Membership in Marion; Chapter 18—
one of the State’s largest chapters—is | j | ul Doyle of the P.U.C. Departments
now 298. Pins for securing five or more passed away this summer. They, werq,
new members were awarded to Ruby ill a long time. Uncle Sam has taken
Davis, Dorothy Gaines;; Faye Ater, one of the driver’s examiners, Marshall-
Peggy Anderson, Mary Bloomer and MacDuffy. He is now in the army
again an d lllg n lca^o rn ia somewh e ^ i;
Jean Pfennig. Congratulations!
The bowling team has now smarted
Chapter-members were pleased in
rolling
them down the alley. Eyery
having as a guest Robert Ashby, direc
Thursday
ev&ning^ for bothtmen and
tor of district No. 2, who presented an
informative summary of the main ac wornOn.
A get-tog&ther I meeting of all the
tivities of the OSEA. Mr. Ashby H H
cussed the insurance program for state Portland chapters . was held in the
employees, the reactivation and initia Eagles Lodge, October 9th. Several
tion of new chapters in different state candidates for I officeI attended. The
institutions, and the necessxty^bf in main topic was the wage question, due
creasing the membership of OSEA. to the higher eolMof <living.
Amendment of the/r.etirement program
policies, proposed changes in the Vaca
tion program to grant increased vaca
tion benefits consistent with longev
ity of state service and the activity of
the OSEA legislative; committee were
also detailed. Mr. Ashby commented
upon the necessity of a pay raise as
requested by OSEA through its exe
cutive secretary, Forrest V. Stewart.
Commendation is expressed to chap
ter members who. contributed freely
of their time to insure the success of
the' state picnic, held in Champoeg
Park, August 6, 1950.
Chapter 18 has expressed itself as
being in favor of issuing cards to heads
of departments—as honorary members
and to retire members—¿as, associate
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