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FLASHBACK SH OWS AUXILIARY MEMBERS PICKETING On Eve Of 30th Anniversary UAW Auxiliary 27 Looks Back With Pride To Hard-won Success by JO ALDWINCKLE | Shoulder to shoulder with their men in Local 222 UAW) who celebrated their 30th anni- versary last Saturday, the Ladies Auxiliary No. 27 will celebrate this coming Saturday night at a dinner and dance in the UAW hall. "We organized in 1937 during the strike,' said Mrs. George Thomson, a past president. "'I remember that Dr. Edna Cot- ton Thomas of Peterborough addressed an organizational meeting at the OCVI and forty members signed up. We paid ten cents a month dues and met in Engel' s Hall for a while, then we moved into the quarters above the A 'and P store on Simcoe street north, the site now occupied by a trust com- pany. This served until we were THESE WOMEN volun- teered during a strike to join the picket lines outside GM plants in Oshawa. While able to move into our own|have women played an impor- building on Bond street east." |tant role within the labor move- aims and objectives of;ment but have also played a | the auxiliary are to educate the| prominent part in the affairs of health in 1946, the term of of-| women of the automotive indus-| the community. fice was completed by Mrs.| try, workers and wives of work-| ne George Thomson who served! ers, in the principles and ideals FIRST IN CANADA until 1949. of trade unionism. The auxiliary was the first' Mrs. Thomson has held var-| Auxiliary No, 27 has worked chartered auxiliary in Canada ious offices in steadfastly to improve the lot of and received a certificate of over the years and was presi- its fellow members and tojmerit in 1947. It has always dent in 1961, '62 and '63. It was shoulder responsibility in many|maintained the largest aux-|during her term of office that| municipal and civic undertak-|iliary membership in the w ings. international. ver anniversary. She was a del-! Back in 1937, it is doubtful as} The first president was Mrs.|egate to the Oshawa and Dis- to how many of the women who} William Harmer and first sec- trict Labor Council and feels joined really knew the meaning retary, Mrs. Leonard Weeks. At that she has gained an educa-| or purpose of an auxiliary. To-|an international convention in tion in parliamentary procedure day the story is somewhat dif-|Chicago in 1942 the office of|that is an asset to any woman ferent. This has been proven|Canadian director was created concerned with public' affairs. by the achievements that have|and the first to fill the office an 'i a une accomplished down|was Mabel Mayne of Oshawa. 30 i th ee through the years. Not only|When she resigned, due to ill-/ yi. Harvey Fare wget over 11 years to official duties; the auxiliary} five years as recording secre-|Blood Donors' Clinic for three} mas party tary and six and a half years as financial secretary. She re- members when the dues were} raised from ten cents to 25) cents; when members held euchre parties in their homes| to raise money little built up their treasury until they were able to furnish their own kitchen when the! UAW hall was built. | Last year the auxiliary in- stalled commercial type equip- ment enabling the catering) committee to serve as many as| seven hundred at a sitting. Mrs. John Turner was presi- dent during the end of 1956 and the beginning of 1957. She served on the UAW education committee for six was on the committee set up to name the Local's official pub- lication which became "The Oshaworker". Mrs.. Turner added: "It has! been the auxiliary's aim to sup- = port all union men, not only our own UAW." | It was during the presidency of Mrs. Arthur Reardon, 1957- 61 that the auxiliary organized years and! Centre on behalf of the munity Chest." THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, Morch 9, 1967 15 also a delegate to the Labor; Council and is a member of City /Council. Her office in the UAW | attended educational auxiliary gave her an insight into parliamentary proceedings that she feels has _ benefitted hole the auxiliary celebrated its sil-/her as an alderman of the city. and outings for members are 4TH YEAR AS PRESIDENT The present chief executive is Mrs. Clifford Pilkey who was elected president in 1963 after serving as secretary and press reporter. 'It is amazing to look back and see how much volun- teer work has been done by the auxiliary,"' she said. "During World War Two the auxiliary was active at the years. It had representation on) the Wartime Prices and Trade| Board and donated a_ fully- equipped mobile canteen to the) Red Cross. "The members have always and little by|donated to all charitable organ-|eyer, when the need arises, they izations in Oshawa: Hillsdale|make every effort to do their Manor, the Golden Age Club} and Fairview Lodge, Whitby and The Toronto Hospital for) -- Sick Children. The auxiliary as-| sists in most strikes both mor- ally and financially. "It has representation on City | ~ Council, the Welfare Depart- partment, the Canadian Red Cross, Hillsdale Manor, Con- sumers Association of Canada, Emergency Measures Organ- jization, Oshawa and_ District Labor Council, Ontario Federa- tion of Labor Women's Commit- tee, Greater Oshawa Com- munity Chest and assists at the Blood Donor Clinic. '(Members assist Local 222 with teenage dances held at the hall and canvass the Shopping| Com-| the downtown canvass for the| WORKS ON ELECTIONS community chest on a store by| The organization takes an ac- wastebasket's clean without store basis. Mrs, Reardon isitive part in the municipal, pro-jextra effort vincial and federal elections and many of the members have institutes and conferences both in Can- ada and the United States. During the year social events held including Christmas par- ties and picnics for the fam- ilies. For recreation, bowling is still the main attraction and this year will see the 30th an- hiversary of the auxiliary league. The auxiliary remem- bers members in time of sick- ness or bereavement and as- sists the Local in entertaining retired members and wives at their summer outing and Christ- "The change today," Mrs. Pilkey concluded, "is that the great number of volunteers is sharply reduced due to the in- creased number of women working outside the home. How- bit. The old is still there." spirit CRABS COME COSTLY Only 15 to 20 per cent of a} crab, by weight, is edible. WIFE PRESERVER Use a plastic wastebasket as your scrub bucket next time. 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