The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-07-17
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Service Mems Club

Richard Turpin, Chief Gunner's
mate.
Vocal Solo, Mr.. Russell Jones;
Chaplain Doakes: what the SER
vice Mems Club means to the man
in Uniform"
Presentation of colors by Mr..
Mel Monheimer; Colors received
by Mr.. Ernest White and retired
by scouts of troop no. IA. Bene-
diction, Reverend Blythewood; lift
every Voice and Sing: song by
audience; Inspection of the build
ing and refreshments served from
the Canteen kitchen.
Plans for operating the Service
Mems Club in the East Madison
District were completed this week
Mrs. Christine Meade has been
secured as senior hostess for the
club by Mr.. Baugh of the Army
and Navy branch. We are indeed
fortunate in being able to have
such an efficient person to head
this project in our district and
the committee will appreciate all
the cooperation the persons in the
community can and will give Mrs.
Meade. She will have charge of
the club and Y.M.C.A. until our
executive sec. Mr.. Copeland is
able to take over his duties here.
Then Mrs. Meade will work in
cooperation with him.
All persons wishing to register
as volunteer hostesses, either Sc
nior or junior may register at
the offices of the war commission
in the Rialto Building.
All persons and clubs wishing
to donate cookies, cigarettes, or
magazines to the service mems
club may do so by getting in
touch with the offices of the war
commission or calling Mrs. Meade.
The junior hostesses elected the
following officers:
Co-chairmen, Miss Alice Lewis
and Miss Marjory McFarlane;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Ger
aldine Day; assistant secretary,
Miss Mildred Squires; program
chairman, Miss Joyce Cooper;
publicity chairman, Miss Juanita
Valley; the senior hostesses cleo
ted the following officers: Chair
man, Mrs. Elizabeth Wells; assist
ant chairman, Mrs. Irene Alexan-
der; secretary, Mrs. Juanita Han
cock; assistant secretary, Mrs.
Essie White; treasurer, Mrs. Hell
en- Frazier; publicity chairman,
Mrs. Cleo Hunt Earls; program
committee, Mrs. Helen Frazier,
Mrs. Emma Clayton, Mrs. Essie
White, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wells.
The first party for the Service
men was given by the junior and
senior hostesses at the new SER
vice mems club one Saturday ev-
ening. The affair was attended
by about one-hundred fifty en-
thusiastic couples. Men from
both camps Lewis and Murray
We're present. A short program
was presented during the inter-
mission at which time the guests
were entertained by the clever
dancing of the Dean sisters. Mrs.
Meade then introduced the chair
men of the hostess committees,
they in turn introduced their COM
mittees. All of which was receiv-
ed with much enthusiasm by the
men in uniform. Refreshments
were served by the volunteer
members of the Canteen commit
tee, who were thanked heartily
for their services by all present.
The hostesses were all in for
NAL dress and each identified by
the little soldiers cap or sailors
cap worn pinned on their dress
on which was written her name,
and made a very clever way to
identify each one to her guests.
The grand march was lead by
Miss Alice Lewis and Miss Mar
jory McFarlane, and directed by
Mr.. Ernest White and Mr.. F. Nc
Gail.
Seattle's Newest Service Mems
Club, one of the first and one of
the finest in the country for Ne
gro troops, today is in full swing
at 23rd Ave. and E. Olive street
for the hundreds of men in the
area.
1t will be the scene Of many
I activities and parties for COM
munity committees have many
plans and they got off to a gala
start in the opening hours of the
new club.
1t was dedicated last Friday
night, July 10, with dignity and
ceremony and top-ranking officers
of Army, Navy, War Chest, Civil
liam War Commission, city and
community sharing in the pro-
gram.
Seattle is proud to endorse this