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l.tre .Eleanor Roosovel~t· Hyde P•rk, 1/, Y.

Dear wrs. Roo•evelt, l(nowing your in~oNI•~ 1n tho Arthurdo.l co-nHy, .. rolt that • oeport o! tho oetiv1-

t.1es of the Sleanor Roo,sevelt. Fam. • .:o:aen •e Club !or the put yc•r would be an a.ppropriat.e Chriotmaa gr eeting to you,

'i.e have a m.eobereht.ap of t we.nty .. five. -r..nty-!our of our zeco.ben carried out home improvament. and booc;naking P"'je.eta and .made written :reports at the ODd of the year. ile have 'lft)rked topther ha.n:aon1oualy und carrie-d on worthwhile activities . our lr.Onthly meetings were opened with ve3per services, and lqaDon diacuasiona and d~nstrations were both instructive and 6ntcrtaining.

We h••'e ll:sted our nctivit.iea in three groupat loca.l,coun·ty- widetand cooperation with etate and national groups; cony of thea' were the work o! our standinc committees.

Local ~ct1vities l OUr health committee $ponsor ed a dental clinic ever,y other Thursday at the C~

ouni~ Center. ~ambers of the eo=mlttee acted as reeeptl9niate,and did the office cleaning and laundry. Tho paticnt:s include oany adulta and cMldren •ho llfiOuld find it. d.ltticult. to g6 to Kingwood or Corgantollln for dental services. Children e re e.x.cuaed from school at the hour of appoln~t. Thi• service has been c•rried on for three year3 1and will continue .

':i'e held a sele or hoepit.al Uiiena and euppllea for t he benefit of the A.rt.hur<lale He&-lth Aasociation, and turned over t he proeeed8,19).9S, to the treasurer of the Assoclation for payment or outstMding billa.

We assisted the Preston Coanty He~tb Officer in bolding an immunization clinic t or local children.

Our health co~ttee had char8e oC a sick-room supplies c~pbo~rd from Which articlee were loaned to horr.es havl.ng ser i ous illness.

Coffee &~~d SOJ'Idwiches were served t.o about 400 men who attended a blutin8 deJQOn­s trotion at the w. va State ~rimental P~ neer here.

We cont r ibuted $6. 25 to btcy- ba-seball equiFft.ent for the Al:leric311 t..gJ..oo JWlior Baseball. TeM. l'te contributed $5 .00 to t he Veteran 1e Baseball. Teu tor equipaaent.

ties.

We sponsored a dance on Jan.26 tor tho benefit. of the Infantile Pa.ra.J.¥a1s Foundation. Two -r• acted •• advisory councU !or tho 4H Club,and bolped with their act1v1•1

l'le cooperat ed "ith ~he L6d1oo Awdllary of tho Arthurdole CotllllWlit y Cnurch 1n BiVins o fo.rewell party for W.r.M.d Wra. Oan. Houghtontwho. mvod to A.rlington,Va.

We had a picnic dinner with our buebanda and t&ailiea as guests. We elected -a representative who aerved on the Arthurdale Community Council. 11le health and nut.rit.ion cor;aittee uda out menus for school hot lunch,and t.he

eha.lrmatt,with tJro other 'IIIIOaln,cooked hot lunch for at montha.

County-wide Activitieel Four melll.bers ot our club vieit.od a III!Dilt.bl,y Metitlg ot the Bruc.eton W1l.l.l rana

Wocen 1s Club in June,e.nd e.ix ot our ~H were gueata ot t.he aue club 1o October. 'i1• •ntertained tour lliUibera of the Bnaceton Mllla Club and t.• .-ben ot the

Bran.dooville Pana Women 1a Club at our J~.J.M ••tiac. Ten ot our members .. re peata of the BraDdoarille Cl.llb at their amual p1CD1c. All or our progrp aadero and their ... iot&W ·-dod ~rain1D6 -tinp -~

K~ .tlore we wre inotruoted by opeou.lieh r.- Wee~ Virtinia Univereit;r. ' We had aa a gueat speaker at one ... tinlt• ~~ l.a11f8rttfto apoke on lfl)eed.at

tilla,Md r...U., Wg&l Ooc~ta"• The o.lub had an oxhibi~ or ccuuod IOQdo .~ ~bo ._._, r .. tin.l a~ l~

l'le alao exhibited -nn, ODd H111nf, At t.bo .._eot or ~he PMtin.l ·-tteo,w­and oor"tOd 'buclnoiiN~ clkeo to crowdo or people a~t.ediDf tllo PoetinJ..

\'le contributed $5 .00 to ChrioUan Religious Education in P ... aton Cou.ntr Scboola. Sev~een or our membera at.t.ended the A.chle•eMDt Da,t B&bquet tor ibMn t a Club g'r'OUpa

a.ncl aMbera o~ the Farm Bureau at X~ We gan ca..ltt.ee report•,and pNe.nted a eld t ae part. ot the ent.ert.ai..nllllent. ' ....

St ate ~ National CooperationJ We •d• all club and comadt.tee Nport.a t.o the \"•eet. Virg1n11. P&l"'ll ilollen1 a CouncU. \'ie eent a delegate to aaderahip tra.i.ning c:onterence at Jackeoa1 a li1ll.t in Mq,ancl

aent. a d4lege.te to a planninc conference at Ja.ckton'• ~ 1A A\l&loiat.. Sever$1. mcmbora aubait.t..ed atoritl on "What Benetit.e I have received !1"011 t.he Pam.

Women 1 a Club" to a at"te a tory writing conte~t.. Pr om 8 to 10 ....:.bora athndad plannin& confo...nc .. at 'llut Virginia Un1vero1t;r. $t .OO donated to AJMrican Cancer Society !rom club treUW'7· $5.00 11 " Cr-ippled Chllclren 1e Fu.nd " " '* $10.00 " " Red Croa• • " $1S .OO " " American Friend• Ser-vice COIIIUtt.ee t.o feed SUropean CMl.dren. Ou.r coe:ibere c.ade )00 bedside b&B• a.nd l2 clreaaea,o.nd knit .5 a .. at.era and l pr. glo• ..

tor t he Red Croaa . i','e collected, packed and shipped )1) l ba. aalYage tat t o a eoap cocapanf.

Very eiocore.ly youre,

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Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt Hyde Park New York

My dear Mrs. Roosevelt:

110-'114 BI.OADW A Y C'lll' p .... NAil.

September

I have been asked to act ment Committee in this city and would like to have your opinion of this group, the work they do, and the men connected with it.

You are the one who, I feel, can give me a true and unbiased viewpoint in this matter.

A reply at your earliest convenience would be greatly appreciated. Trusting that I will hear from you soon, I remain

Respectfully yours, . W....,l:L ..

William I. Wolper

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