The Sidney herald., 1959-10-07
Special Training
HishIights ACS
Annual Meeting

GREAT FALLS - Special Tram
ing sessions, awards and elections
will highlight an annual meeting
of volunteer workers of the Mon
tana Division, American Cancer
Society, Friday through Sunday
(Oc+. 9 = III, il was announced by
DR.. George T. R. Fahlund, division
president. Over 100 key workers
are expected to attend the meet
ing, he said. All sessions Will
be held in the Northern Hotel.
Delegates 10 the gathering will
devote Friday and Saturday norm
ing to training meetings The an
nual business meeting of members
is slated Saturday afternoon, an
awards banquet will be held Sat-
urday night and the Division
board of directors viii convene for
a regular quarterly session Sunday
morning. Directors to the state
board and individual directors for
each of the states five e will
be elected during the members
business meeting Saturday.
On Sunday morning the board
will name its officers and elect a
professional delegate 10 the nation
al society.
The meeting Will be formally
opened Friday morning with the
presentation of an annual message
10 the membership by DR.. Fab
lund, following welcome addresses
by Billings Mayor Carl Clavadet-
scher and Mrs. Kenneth Davis,
Yellowstone county unit chairman.
Cancer research, services to
patients and public education will
be emphasized during the training
portions Of the convention.
DR.. John ]. Munoz, professor Of
mic-obiology and public health at
Montana State University, who is
working under a s12, 900 American
Cancer Society research grant, viii
deliver a report OF his endeavors.
His talk. The Effect of Ehrlich's
Ascetic Tumor on Antibody Pro-
duction in Mice" viii be illustrat-
ed with slides.
A movie on brain tumors, pro-
duced by DR.. Jess T. Schwidde of
Billings, also will be shown Fri
day. DR.. Schwidde will provide
narration and discuss recovery
possibilities in various types Of
tumor cases.
"A recapitulation on assistance
extended to cance patients in the
last fiscal year will be presented
by DR.. w. H. Randall of Miles
CITY, state service committee
chairman. He also will outline
detectives for increased service in
the coming year.
A panel discussion and question
and answer period on services to
patients Will follow DR.. Randalls
report. He will serve on the panel
with Mrs. A. j. Marchello, Yellow
stone service committee chairman;
Mrs. Robert Stephenson, who
heads the similar committee in
Silver Bow County; John A. Lai-
tinen, Yellowstone county admin
istrator Of public welfare; and
Archie Kimpel, Lewistown phar-
macist and president Of the Divi-
sion's Fergus county unit.
Public education accomplish
ments and future plans are to be
outlined by DR.. N. A. Franken Of
Havre, chairman of the state pub
lie education committee, at a Sat
Grday morning session.
A film strip and materials
suggested for use in secondary
school cancer education programs
will be explained by Mrs. Willis B.
Jones, chairman of the Yellow
stone county education committee.
A panel discussion and question
and answer period on public ed
ucation also is planned. Serving
on the panel with DR.. Franken
will be Sister Mildred Marie,
biology teacher at Great Falls
Central Catholic High School;
William r. Beam of Billings, a
state director; the Rev. c. w.
Conatser, Mineral county unit
president; and Mrs. Lewis Line
weaver, Hill county unit president.
Among the special awards to be
presented will be those for work
in the last Cancer Crusade. They
will be given by d. j. Mooney,
director of the recent campaign.
And DR.. Fahlund will present
awards for 5, 10, Is, and 20 years
service in the fight against cancer