Montana labor news., 1944-07-27
RUSSIAN WAR RELIEF
AGENCY ORGANIZED

! A statewide Russian War Relief
Agency, with headquarters in Butte, was
organized the past week state COM
mittee has been selected with Hon. James
E Murray honorary chairman; H. L
Maury Butte attorney, state chairman
Thomas j. Davis, wel-known Montana
attorney, co. chairman; Harry NJ Gron-
fem, treasurer; Margaret Nagle, execu-
tive secretary.
Russian War Relief Inc, is philan-
thropic organization. operating under the
regulations of the Presidents War Relief
Central Board and maintaining the most
rigorous standards of administration and
operation.
The purpose Of Russian War Relief is
two-fold; namely to get relief for the
Russian people, and also to be an organ
ization which would cultivate friendship
between the Russian and American peo-
pies.
Kenneth H. McKenna, regional direc-
tor of Russian War Relief, is now in
Butte and is directing the Montana
committee in the organization Of state
wide Share Your Clothes With the Rus
slams" campaign. The Montana campaign
will be conducted in September at a
date which will be announced later.
mo money will be accepted in connec-
ton with the drive" Mr.. McKenna stat
ed THE Russians need clothing. Clothes
for men, women and children are needed
and will be collected in this clothing
drive The organization wants shoes,
dresses, jackets, blouses, suits, trousers
shirts, top coats, vests, caps, oyercoats
and capes'
Share Your Clothes With Russia
campaign will be sponsored by the State
Department Of Education and carried on
through the schools under the director
ship of owen D. Spier, superintendent Of
Deer Lodge public schools
Mr.. spier was recently appointed state
director of the clothing drive at a meet
ing of officials Of Russian War Relief
Inc. At this meeting Margaret Nagle
well-known member Of the Butte teach
ing force, was appointed executive secre-
tary of the state organization.
The state headquarters will be opened
August 1 at LOG west Granite, Butte
and will be in charge Of Miss Margaret
Nagle. Any information concerning the
clothing drive may be obtained at the
headquarters.
Several state organizations have al
ready pledged to cooperate with the
Russian War Relief in their clothing
drive and other activities-among which
are the CIO, AFL, the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Council, Parent Teachers as
sociation.
At a meeting at the Finlen hotel July
20, representatives of the leading labor
unions were present and expressed con-
fidence that their members would give
their whole hearted support in making
the statewide clothing drive a 100 per
cent success. Michael Lacey, state pres
ident Of the Butte Miners Union, and
John r. Crawford, president of the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor Council, were
present and pledged their support to
the Russian War Relief in Montana.
Mrs. Paul Cannon, president of the
Teachers association in Butte,
was recently interviewed concerning the
cooperation of her organization. Mrs.
Cannon said she felt the PIT. A. units
would lend every effort to support the
clothing drive which she considered was
movement m helping to bring the
war in Europe to a speedy end.
Tie Montana state committee Of Rus
sian War Relief will be enlarged as the
organization progresses. Many names Of
prominent men and women throughout
the state will be placed on the COM
mittee
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