Milford chronicle., 1936-09-04
GEORGE D. HILL
OFDOVER HEADS
STATE LEGION
[Continned from First Pepel


members Of the executive commit
tee.
Committee ChalFmen Named
Committee chairmen appointed by
the incoming commander are: Mem
bership, Samuel Green, Wilmington ;
membership for New Castle county,
f. A. Bonner, Delaware City; men,
bership for Kent county, H. E.
Haines; membership for Sussex
county, Commander Campbell, U. S.
C. G.. retired; child welfare, Howard
E. Ennis, Stockley; assistant child
welfare chairman, Fletcher White,
Wilmington; Americanism, Samuel
E. Burr, New Castle; athletics, A. E.
Tomhave, Newark; Boy Scout, Wes-
ley F. MallOch, Wilmington; areO-
nautics, James r. MOrford, Whining
ton; foreign relations, Earl Sylves-
ter, Harrington; grave registration,
Robert 2. Jackson, Wilmington;
craftsmanship, George Pusey, VIII
mingtOn; national defense. Col. S.
B. Irwin Duncan, Wilmington; pub
licity, Harrison Jones. Delmar;
guardianship, Everett E. BOrtOn,
wilmington; distinguished guests,
H. H. Hanson, Dover; tFanspOrta-
tiOn, Samuel Green, Wilmington;
ui-state entertainment, Walter W.
Fleeman, Wilmington; legislative.
Wayne c. Brewer, Newark; World
War orphans education, John r.
Fader, Newark; safety first, Leo
Waters, Wilmington; disaster and
relief, Major Clarence NJ. Dillon,
Wilmington; post activities, DR.. o.
n. Smith. Wilmington; Sons of the
Legion, William J. Regan and Sam
uel Green. Wilmington.
Convention Delegates Elected
Delegates and alternates to the
national convention were elected as
follows: Wilmington, Capt. John J.
Dugan. John P. Benson, delegates;
Sven |. Lindell, Samuel Green, al
ternates; rural New Castle county,
J. @. Smith, Newark, delegate; Ed
ward H. Naylor, New Castle, alter
nate; Kent county. J. d. Sullivan,
Dover, delegate; w. G.. Newton, DO
yer, alternate; Sussex county. Col.
William E. Lank, Milford, delegate;
Frank Elton, Milford, alternate; at
large, William N. Wood. Smyrna;
DR.. ON. Smith, Wilmington, dele
gates; William Matthews, Smyrna;
c. J. Stewart. Wilmington. alter
mates.
officers elected by the auxiliary.
in addition to the new president,
are: Mrs. E. A. Bonner of Delaware
City, first vice president; Mrs. Glen
Newton of Dover, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Calvin Afflerbach. of
third vice president;
Mrs. Lille r. Thomas. of Whining
ton. secretary; Mrs. William H.
Page, Jr., of Wilmington, treasurer;
Mrs. Harry Cartel, of Newark. his
torian; Mrs. John Nash, of st.
Georges, chaplain; Mrs. George d.
Hill, Dover, national committee
woman; alternate cOmmitteewOman,
Mrs. Leslie GOOdin. of Dover, and
ergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Lee Deakyne
If Smyrna.
Mrs. Fader will make her appoint
nents later.
New Commander Serenaded
The junior drum and bugle corps
y Mccall Post, Philadelphia, under
he direction Of ]. Lester Mccoy,
ormerly of Dover but now of Phila-
Ielphia, paid a surprise visit to the
to serenade Commander
lect Hill Immediately after his cleo
ion. MIR. Mccoy is a former MEM
er of Walter L. Fox Post, Dover.
t which Mr.. Hill is a member. His
on, Jackie. is drum major of the
orps.
The convention of the legion open
i last Saturday morning with invO-
alton by the Rev. Park w. Hunting
IN, retiring chaplain. Reports show
q vast gains in membership with
Warding of five trophies to the
tate. The membership attained 14O
er cent Of the quota set by the ma
Onal headquarters. and 121 per
emit of the allotment set by the
.ate department, Commander-elect
III, membership chairman, report
4. Fox Post led with 159 per cent
it's quota. An actual gain of 277
as effected by August 25 in the de-
artment. {
A. z. TOmhaye. chairman Of the
-orld War orphan committee. an '
lunced Delaware now has 80 World
ar orphans eligible for aid Major [
Iarence M. Dillon, disaster and re-
q chairman, reported the depart
ent posts contributed $1.08S.30 in
.sh. foodstuffs, aud clothing for !
saster relief. Joseph w. Brosius, {
~ Scout chairman. told of similar
lief contributions through scout '
tivlties.
Adiutant Henry A. Booth lauded
Q leadership of Commander Null c
oney since assuming office, adding '
the compliments paid the COM 4
lnder by visiting legion officials at 4
> military ball and banquet which 4
ened the convention Friday night. !
s7OO,474 Claims Handled h
Captain Dugan, department SER al
e officer. reported claims totaling r,
70. .474.S4 were handled during the m
ar. including amounts due on adj "
ted service certificates, burial ex-
nses from national and state gov ca
lments, loans on service certid- W
es and insurance policies. and VI
of Insurance policies, pi
not including some veterans Vi
npensatiOn claims and some
inns for dependent parents, Wild vs
J and children. an
ieports Of Howard E. Ennis show Of