NEWS ^ VIEWS 



HOME BUREAU ASKED TO 

 HELP FOREIGN YOUNGSTERS 



CHILDREN in war-torn countries are 

 not as fortunate as our boys and 

 girls here. At the Jacksonville con- 

 ference it was suggested that the Home 

 Bureau units send a package or pack- 

 ages for these youngsters. 



If you would like to have your pack- 

 age arrive for Christmas, mail it before 

 October 1. 



Packages are sent to the Children's 

 Fellowship and Gift Association and 

 this organization distributes the pack- 

 ages to the needy children. 



If you are planning to send a Christ- 

 mas box, or any box, please follow 

 the directions as listed to insure the 

 safe arrival of your package. 



1. Check with your local postmaster 

 as to size of package and list of items 

 that may be included and come within 

 specified rules. (Regulations change 

 frequently.) 



2. Enclose individual's name and ad- 

 dress, or name of unit and the unit 

 president's name and address. 



3. Send record of mailing to Mrs. 

 L. J. Killey (chairman of the Illinois 

 Home Bureau Federation committee on 

 ACWW), Monmouth, Illinois. 



4. Address package to — Children's 

 Friendship and Qift Association, 28 

 Victoria Street, London S. W. 1, Eng- 

 land, and label "Unsolicited Gifts" 

 and either "Used Materials" or "Mate- 

 rials of no Value," according to con- 

 tents. Since the packages are gifts, 

 payment of duty will not be required 

 if marked as suggested. 



5. Suggested items: small toys, tins 

 of milk, cod liver oil (tabloids) comb, 

 writing paper and pencils, toothbrush, 

 needle, thread, and buttons, (these are 

 very scarce) handkerchiefs, hard can- 

 dies, children's clean clothing, pieces 

 of material, cocoa. 



6. Wrap contents of package in a 

 children's clean garment, piece of mate- 

 rial, or tea towel before wrapping in 

 heavy paper. This gives extra protec- 

 tion to contents and adds another ar- 

 ticle to the package. 



7. List contents of package on the 

 outside. 



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Heme Bureau Federation officeri at Jacksonville conference. Front row, left to right: 

 Mrs. Stanley Castle, immediate past president, chairman legislative committee; Miss Myro 

 Robinson, treasurer; Mrs. James C. Graham, secretary; Mrs. E. D. McGuire, director south- 

 east district; Miss Pearl E. Barnes, president; Mrs. W. M. KImmelshue, director northeast 

 district; Mrs. Frank Garwood, director southwest district; Mrs. Emile Rediger, recreation 

 chairman. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Elsie Mies, post president and member organ- 

 ization committee; Mrs. W. R. Goby, health chainnan; JMrs. Dale Huffman, chairman or- 

 ganization committee; Mrs. John Cllften, chairman organization committee; Mrs. D. M. 

 Ames, director east-central district; Mrs. Loren Johnston, director west-central district; 

 Mrs. Kathryn Van Aken Bums, state leader; Miss Nora Bare, home adviser association; 

 Mrs. R. E. Miiilgan, music chairman. 



Home Bureau Holds Organization 

 Conference at Jacksonville 



MEMBERSHIP in Illinois Home Bu- 

 reau was reported as 35,036 at the 

 Organization and Citizenship confer- 

 ence held at MacMurray College in 

 Jacksonville in July. 



The new figure shows an increase 

 of 5,971 during the year or nearly 

 double the goal set at last year's con- 

 ference. The goal for 1946-47 was set 

 at 40,000. 



During the year, Franklin county was 

 added with its 363 Home Bureau mem- 

 bers. County making the greatest nu- 

 merical gain was McLean with 182 new 

 members. Cook county showed a gain 

 of 169 and Jackson-Perry, 136. 



Throughout the four-day session, at- 

 tended by 172 delegates, training for 

 leadership and civic responsibilities was 

 stressed. 



One of the most important aspects 

 of rural life considered was that of 

 the state of Illinois' rural schools and 

 education. Leading the discussions on 



this topic were John K. Cox, Illinois 

 Agricultural Association director of 

 rural school relations, and Hans C. 

 Olsen of Eastern Illinois State Teachers 

 College. 



Other topics discussed by the dele- 

 gates included rural living, rural health, 

 world relations, child care, leadership 

 and organization. 



Foreign Brides Get Free 

 Home Bureau Membership 



Girls of foreign lands who married 

 G. I. Joes from Madison county are 

 lucky. To assist these brides in get- 

 ting acquainted with us and to learn 

 our American way of life, the Madison 

 County Home Bureau oflFers a year's 

 membership in the Home Bureau with- 

 out charge .... from Mrs. Stanley 

 Castle, Alton, immediate past president 

 of the Illinois Home Bureau Federa- 

 tion. ,, ; 



LA. A. RECORD 



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