The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-01

was given while still in the little
white house, and since moving to
the new building, the chapter has
given two teas and an open house
The Benton county chapter has
two branches, one at Hanford
under the craftsmanship of Ed
ward Raddatz, and one at Prosser
under the direction Of r. E. Gay
There are also two auxiliarieS, at
Benton City, headed by Mrs. W.
A. DeGood, and at Kennewick
chairmaned by Mrs. George
Peters. <i,.~ Is SRI RS
One of the leading figures in
the chapter is Mrs. Reva Matthias
who has been chairman of Volun-
teer Special Services since its
early days. Mrs. Matthias, who is
the wife of Colonel F. T. Mat
thias, is a member of the board
of directors and the executive
committee and has acted as ex-
ecutive secretary for the county
chapter when that position was
vacant. The present executive sec
rotary is Mrs. Dorothy Finley
Wilson who came to Richland re-
Gently to marry John N. Wilson, a
worker here Mrs. Wilson is d
graduate in business education of
Madison college in Harrisonburg
Virginia. u ~. B..
Chairman of the county chapter
is w. G. Sommers of Prosser. The
vice chairman is George Purdy,
treasurer is Mrs. Langford Spen-
Ger, and secretary is c. c. Tall
man, all Of Richland. On the ex-
ecutive committee are Mrs. Char
lotte Bastien of Prosser, r. E.
Burton of Richland, w. T. Cloud
of Richland, r. H. Fergin of Rich
land, Mrs. Harold Fyfe of Kenne-
wick, r.. K. Mason OF, Richland
Colonel and Mrs. Matthias, Ralph
E. Reed of Kennewick, and Mrs
E. G.. Tweet of Kennewick.
Members of the board of direc-
tors, in addition to the above
from Richland are: Mr.. and Mrs
c. H. Brewer, r. E. Burton, w. T,
Cloud, John Dam, Mrs. L. B.
Harville, r. K. Mason, E. L. Plen-
niger, DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Sacks
and r. j. Woodward. Members
from Kennewick are: Mrs. T. c.
Browne, Mrs. S. S. McHenry, Mrs.
George Peters, Charles Powell,
Mrs. Ralph E. Reed, Mrs. Bob
Simmelink, and Mrs. H. S. Whit
beck. Prosser members are: Miss
Ellen Berndt, Mrs. Andrew
Brown, Asa Crooks, Robert Gay,
Mrs. Robert Moore, Miss Lucy
Perry, and Mrs. Harold Stradling.
Benton City board members
are: Mrs. w. A. DeGood. Mrs. /.
M. Hartman, Mrs. Robert johann
son, Mrs. L. H. Kendall, Mrs.
Grady Wilson, and Mrs. Louis
Yolo. Hanford members are Miss
Kate Buchanan, G. p. Church, Ed.
Raddatz, and Miss Mildred Stin-
son.
Thirteen services are under
operation in the chapter. The Dis
aster service is headed by John
Dam, long time resident and for
mer store operator in Richland.
Home Service, which has handled
1861 cases to date, is handled by
Mrs. Violet Sachs, with Home
Service secretary, Mrs. Norma
Johnson of Richland, to assist.
The Home Service workers are
Charles DeKlyen for Hanford,
Mrs. Lucy Stradling for Prosser,
Mrs. w. A. DeGood for Benton
City, and Mrs. George Peters for
Kennewick. The Home Service
Volunteer corps assists the work.
ers and are trained in a regular
course which familiarizes them
with ARC policy and procedure.
The Camp and Hospital service
is headed by Mrs. c. H. Brewer.
This service has provided many
of the little luxuries that help to
make life in camp and hospitals
bit more bearable for the SER
vicemen and women. The present
project is to provide telephone
calls for the men just arriving at
the McCaW General hospital in
Walla Walla.
The Canteen, which provides a
small lunch for workers in the
chapter house on Monday and
Wednesday, is headed by Mrs.
Charles Obenchain. First Aid
chairman is L. p. Massek. The
Gray Ladies, 20 women who strive
to make things easier for the sick,
are led by Mrs. E. A. DAM. The
Home Nursing. service, under the
direction of Mrs. Ella Linn, offer
classes in this needed work. In the
Motor Corps are 10 active wo-
men, under Mrs. Lou Harville,
who drive a Mercury station wag-
on which is on duty during the
day and ready for emergency SER
vice anywhere in the county at