The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
BpWC CONDUCT RED GROSS DRIVE
 IN THIS VICINITY

The Businco3 and Professional Women's Club listened to a plea for help for someone to take over the Red Cross Drive, and today at their noon luncheon meeting in the Baranof's Gold Room, stepped into the breach made by the unavoid- able absence from Juneau of George Folta, General Chairman of the drive for the Juneau district.
 Miss Elsie Werner agreed to take the responsibility of being chair man of the clubs committee, as- sisted by Mrs. Betty Mccormick, Mrs. Reba Hardin, Miss Jeanne Haas and Miss Margaret Welsh, and they in turn were assured the whole hearted cooperation Of thelr fellow club members. Just as a start, total of $71 was collected in a brief interlude following the business meeting.
 Home .Seruice Actiutties
 Mrs. Mccormick gave condensed report on the work covered by the Home Service Office of the ARC, which takes care of the needs of servicemen, veterans and their fam lilies, and some civilians. Among other things she stated that since the office was opened last total of $2,967 go had been loaned to ser vicemen and veterans, of which l$ $l ,205 has been returned to date. Baby clothes have been furnished in many cases to wives of service men, in addition to help in cases of necessity among civilians.
 The enthusiastic response given by club members to the appeal for help, and the speed shown in out lining the plan for conducting a concerted drive should ensure com- plete success in the undertaking.
 The Teen-Age Club also came in for it's share of discussion, with the result the BPWC agreed to guarantee $l00 toward the needed budget as estimated to carry out the plans for year,
 Packages For Frdrce
 Mrs. Irma Purington, Vice-Pres- ident, presiding in the absence of Mrs. Lillian Uggen, announced that Mrs. Hardin and Mrs. Mccormick will handle the packing of the box es being sent by BPW members and friends to fellow-members in the International Club in France. Ar ticles for these packages may be left at the Red Cross office in the Shattuck Budg., Room 12.
 i There are many items, such as soaps, dried vegetables and fruits, coffee beans, candy bars for the nutritional value, which may be included, as well as good used 4 clothing, shoes, underwear etc, all of which are pitifully scarce in all European countries. Donations of any of these things will be greatly appreciated. Mrs. William Paul, Sr., club secretary, has a list Of names of members in France to whom the packages will be sent directly These are key" members who will make sure that everything will be distributed equitably, where the need is the greatest.
 The press of business and lack of time at today's luncheon which was attended by about 40 members and visitors, prevented Mrs. Mccormick giving report on her recent trip east, during which she represent ed the City of Juneau by request of Mayor Ernest Parsons at the commissioning of the new cruiser Juneau, and also of her meeting with officers of the National Fed eration in New York City.
 Guests of honor today included Reps. Bess Cross and Alaska Linck
 Mrs. Ernest Gruening, Honorary member of the State Federation oi BPW, and Mrs. Amelia Gundersen | of Ketchikan, who told how Ketchi. | kan put over the Red Cross drive in two days. Other visitors in cluded Gradelle Leigh, Cora A Brouillet, Hospital Consultant witt the Alaska Native Service, Mrs. Jo-
 sephine Carter of Sitka, Mrs. Jamie
 Paredis, member of the Dallas
 Texas, club, Miss Dorothy Whitney
 Miss Lois Jung and Mrs. France! Worobec. l3 | The next meeting of the club vii
 be an April Fool party, the place
 and other details to be announced | later.