Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-19
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
COOKIE CHAIRMAN

Mrs. Stella Warner is the new
cookie chairman for the service
mems canteen and anyone who is
willing to contribute cookie or
cakes for the men-the canteen
supplies sugar and shortening-is
asked to communicate with her.
Mrs. Warner lives at 419 Sandal
wood and her telephone is 1861.
Mrs. Warner is home on Tues
days. Thursday, Saturdays and
Sundays and would like to have
people interested in supplying these
articles to communicate with her
SO that she may know on what days
they will contribute either cookies
or cakes. 1t is suggested that those
who plan to make cakes make sheet
cakes instead of Eyer cakes since
the former go farther.
Now that cold weather is at hand,
the canteen is making an appeal
for cookies and cakes, particularly
on the weekends when the boys in
training from the desert area visit
the city Any donations will be ap-
preciated and those who make the
cookies or cakes may leave them
at the canteen or at Mrs. Warmers
as suits their convenience.
WEDNESDAY DANCES
The canteen sponsors the We'd
nesday night dances for servicemen
leld each week, 80 o'clock in the
Veterans hall. All young women
interested in attending are well
come to do SO and their mothers
are assured that if they would like
to bring their daughters and visit
the dances they will be most well
come to do SO.
NEW COURSE
A new course for Red Cross staff
assistants will be inaugurated
Thursday of this week, $50 a. m. at
Red Cross headquarters, 100 North
Fifth, and is open to any woman
interested.
The course is 20 hours in length
and divided into five two-hour
classes for instruction and follow
ed by 10 hours of practical work at
headquarters.
| Upon completion of the work the
staff assistants are eligible for work
at headquarters and also in other
office capacities.
The need for these staff assist
ants is great as the Red Cross ac-
tivities are increasing daily as more
and more men are stationed in the
valley.
Staff assistants wear the yellow
uniforms with the white Golf ano
yellow veil.
CHANGE PERSONNEL
Changes in personnel were dis
cussed by the Red Cross directors
at their monthly meeting Monday
night in the headquarters.
Up to this time, Mrs Lottie
Meagher has divided her time be-
tween chapter work and that fol
the national, acting as executive
secretary for the chapter and field
director for national. Mrs. P. M
Mercer, secretary, has divided hel
time in similar fashion but the
work of the field director has in
creased so that the national REQ
Cross requested that Mrs. Mercer
be permitted to give all her time
to the national organization.
Mrs. Meagher will continue tc
give half her time as executive
secretary, and half, as field direc-
tor; Mrs. Mercer will devote all
her time to the national work and
Mrs. w. "A. Vize will take over the
half time chapter work formerly
done by Mrs. Mercer, continuing in
her volunteer work as home serv-
ice chairman.
AL Missildine, chairman, an
nounce appointments, ratified by
the board as follows: Mrs. Estelle
Reid, chairman of the nominating
committee composed of George
Kirk, w. w. McEuen, j. D. sNesbitt,
Edward Hutchinson; Ken Thorn
ton, chairman of the annual meet
ing committee composed of Mrs. H.
Lee Landerman, Leo DeCelles,
Malcolm Marcurda, Capt. Maude
Schofield, R. P. Moore.
Reports of standing committees,
changes in bylaws, etc, occupied
/ the remainder of the meeting.