The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-27
RAWLINGS ONE.
OF Three ON.
U 5 0 B 0 A R D.
Election Held M O n d a y
? For Selection To
New Board

y Charles L. Rawlings. Paul Ste.
Marie and Morton Zimmerman
were elected TO membership on the
board Of directors of the Metro
pelitan Detroit USO at the boards
quarterly meeting Monday. March
% at the USO Downtown Club.
- Zimmerman -promihent-A-F-
OF L. executive. is former COM
mander of Union Labor Post No. 80.
American Legion. Ste. Marie is
president of Local 600. UAW-CIO.
Rawlings. a postal employe. is ac-
tive in the city's Negro community.
TIE board ratified the following
appointments 10 its executive COM
mittee for l943: chairman. DR.. Paul
T. Rankin: vice chairman, FIR. Ray
mond S. Clancy; DR.. A. C. Studer.
representing the YMC.A: Mrs.
Henry Wineman. Travellers Aid;
Mrs. Harvey Shuler, Y.W.C.A.; Isl
dore Sobeloff. Jewish Welfare
Board; James Fitzgerald, National
Catholic Community Service; Col.
James Murphy, Salvation Army;
Percival Dodge. Detroit War Chest;
Frank A. Morgan. Detroit Com
munity Fund USO President Henry
Meyers and Treasurer Benjamin E.
Young are ex-officio members OF
this committee. which under board
authorization operates the USO.
Ratified, 100. were President
Henry Meyers committee appoint
ments for l943. with the following
as ct.airmen: Bowling. O. A. Proppe;
Downtown Club House committee,
Mrs. James B. Angel: Food Supply.
Mrs. Raymond X. Dyaema; Crosse
lie USO, Philip c Henderson;
Hobby and Crafts Room. Miss
Msble Arbuckle. Tome HOSPITALITY.
Mrs. Harry A. Mcdonald: Hostess,
Mrs. Harry A. Lombard: John
Club Agency committee. Mrs. Ar
denah Stephens: Library. Mrs
Faith Murdock; Overnight Lodg-
inss. Adjutant Arthur R. Watkins:
Public Relations. Fr Raymond ).
Clancy: Service 10 Negro Troops
John c. Dancy: Smokers. Mark l.
Haas; Theatrical. Rex G White.
Dr. S.uder reported on plans Tor
the State War Chest. which Detroit
VII b. asked 70 join.
Currently the Detroit USO is OPP
Grating SIX clubs ard lounges. eish'
dormi.or!es. ard is IN addition uti--
ling regularly 20 buildings placed
a; is disposal by lis six constituent
. gencies. no Managing Director
George F. P;errot told the board in
tire course o, kis quarterly report. -,
Last month these clubs and
lounges served more than $4,000
free sandwiches 10 the more than
IL! 900 service men and women
who used Detroit USO facilities.
Pierrots report continued. The
USO doughnut machine. donated
and endowed by the S. 5. kresge
company. is currently turning out
5000 doughnuts day. The DOWN.
town club alone serves more man
Is 900 cups OF coffee each week.
end. as we'll as large quantities OF
donated cake. cookies, jeilies candy
and fruit. In Dcttoit every USO
service is free. -
Currently the Detroit CSO IS
proyiding free overnight dormltory
lodging 10 more tran 5000 service
men and women month. Before
April ! USO dormi;ory capacity
vi" have been expanded 20 $50 Tree
beds In anticipation Of large addi-
tons TO the number OF service
women in this area, the USO IS
manning a large-scale program OF
entertainment for these. IN coop
GRAFTON with the Y.WCA.
-US0- attendance during l9i2.-the
IL wear OF is activity. was eS3lo,
Mr.. p.crro; rep1ted During nc
frs. two months OF le43 the total
- As 232 OO3. For the entire year Of
le43 the USO expects 1900 600 visits
from service men and women