Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-25
AUXILIARY in
DISTRICT MET
in THIS CITY
District Units Comprise Cam
bridge, Crisfield, Princess
Anne And POcOmOke
MRS. GEO. S. BUNTING
WAS PRESIDING OFFICER

The American Legion Auxiliary held
a district meeting in this city last
Friday, October 18th in the State Ar
mory. The units of this district are
Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, Prin-
cess Anne and Pocomoke. The Cam
bridge Post was the only one who was
not represented. There was a fine
attendance and it was very success
full meeting. The Legionaires were
the guests of honor. The women held
their meeting in the main auditorium,
while the men held their meeting on
the second floor.
Mrs. George S. Bunting, vice-presi-
dent of the South Eastern Shore Dis
trict, was the presiding officer. Mrs
Bunting has done some splendid work
during the past year. Under her sup
ervision the district was organized
last March 8, and also two new units,
namely, Wicomico and Stanley Coch-
rane. Wicomico was the largest new
unit organized this year in the State
of Maryland. It has membership
of forty-three while Stanley Coch.
rane with forty-one members was the
second largest. This shows some real
hard work on the part of Mrs. Bunting
who not satisfied with this record, also
brought sixty members into the dis
trict this year.
There were many important motions
brought up and passed at this meeting,
by one of which, the South Eastern
Shore District sent donation to the
Red Cross for the aid of the World
War Veteran Families living in Fed
eralsburg, Md.
Later in the evening when the bust
ness meeting had adjourned, the men
Joined the women in the auditorium
where a delightful dinner was served.
The tables were very attractively ar
ranged and comfortably seated the
approximately one hundred members
present. The plates were served with
chicken salad, potato chips, pickles
and Maryland biscuits, coffee was SER
we'd with the dinner. After the dinner
the attention was drawn to the speak
ers' table. Those who sat at that
table were Mrs. George Bunting, Mrs
Elmo Powell, President Of the Princess
Anne Unit, Mrs. John E. Morris, Presi
dent of the Wicomico Unit, Mrs. Yer
non Mowbray, President of the Dor
chester Unit, Mrs. Clinton Jones Presi-
dent of the Worcester Unit, Mrs.
Jonathan E. Wheatley Past Depart
ment President and Past National
Vice-President of the Eastern Divi-
sion, Mrs. w. w. Gavin, Secretary OF
the South Eastern Shore District and
incoming Vice-President, Commander
Kelly of the Wicomico Post, Com
mander Jimmy Mulvenna of the Wor-
cester Post and Commander Paul
Ruark of the Stanley Cochrane Post.
SOM other we'll known guests were:
Mr.. w. w. Gavin, last years Vice.
Commander of the South Eastern
Shore District and two Gold Star
Mothers, Mrs. Lucy Powell of Girls
field and Mrs. James Reid Of We'll
bourne.
DIR. R. R. Norris of Crisfield was
expected as speaker but he was unable
to be present. Mrs. Jonathan Wheat
ley was the speaker of the evening
Her topic was the "School Teachers
Oath of Allegiance" on which she
gave an interesting twenty minute
speech. Greetings were received from
Commander Rouse Kelly of the Wi
comico Post and from Mr.. C. C. Cart
wright of the Stanley Cochrane Post
Flowers were given by Mrs. G. S.
Bunting to Mrs. Rouse Kelly, of Wi
comico and to Mrs. C. C. Cartwright
of Stanley Cochrane, for their out
standing membership work in the new
units and also to Mrs. w. w. Gavin
the District Secretary and successor
of Mrs. Bunting for her hard work
and cooperation.
Princess Anne gave a present to
Mrs. Bunting expressing their graft
tude to her for the work she had &C.
complished in the past year.
After that James Snow, accompan-
led by Mrs. John E. Morris at the
piano, played two violin solos, 'The
Bells Of St. Mary" and "My Buddy"
The next district meeting will be
held in Crisfield, December 9Th.