By way of -

FORWARD

Here is your Co-En-Da Cookbook. It wears no learned spectacles of science as it makes it's bow - but it starts right out voicing the experience of a lot of enthusiastic cooks who are sojourning here during the construction of McNary Dam.

To Mr. Thurston Wheeler who, with cheerfulness enthusiasm relieved us of all such boring, but necessary details of measurements, cost figures, freight data, etc., we are humbly grateful.

We wish to acknowledge the generous and wholehearted cooperation of those who put at our disposal the facilities for printing this book. Much of the real work of printing was done by the un-named Co-En-Da members and their husbands, who worked under Mr. Wheeler's direction. We sincerely appreciate their untiring efforts, and wish it were possible to thank each of them personally.

To committee members Evelyn Nelson, Crystal Talbot, Thelma Evans, Marge Morton, Lela Schaefer, Deane Copeland, Mythe Donnelly, Florence Schmidt, and every person whom we have heckled for aid and advice in compiling "Damse's Dowry", - - - Thanks a million.

[signed by Dorothy Hilzinger]

Committee Chairman

McNary Dam, Oregon

Spring - 1952