Smyrna times., 1936-09-10
GEORGE d. HILL
IS HONORED
Dover Veteran Elected Com
mander of Department OF
Delaware, of Legion
AUXILIARY OFFICERS

Newark, as president OF the Wo-
mems Auxiliary of the department,
marked the closing sessions of the
recent annual conventions of the
two bodies in the Hotel DUPONT at
Wilmington. The new commander
and other new officers of the state
legion will be installed within ten
days after the close of September
"a of the national American Leg
ion convention. The ceremony will
likely take place in Dover. Install
alton of the new auxiliary officers
has been tentatively fixed for Oc-
tober 20 at Newark. Other offic-
ers elected by the legion conven-
ton are: Daniel Conant, Rehoboth,
vice commander; Howard E. Ennis.
Stockley, national executive COM
mitteeman; John r. Fader, New
ark, alternate national committee
man; the Rev. James M. Grant,
Hockessin, chaplain; Samuel E.
Burr, New Castle, historian; John
Conrad, Dover, sergeant-at-arms.
Commander-electH Hill appointed w.
A.McWilliams, Dover, as adjutant;
William r. Marvel, Wilmington,
finance officer; H. Eugene Savery,
Wilmington, judge advocate; Capt.
John ]. Dugan, Wilmington, SER
vice-officer; DR.. 0. N. Smith,
Brandywine Post, No. 10, Whining
ton, assistant service officer, and
Commander Edward A. Mulroney,
of Wilmington, Col. William E.
Lank of Milford, Roland Wright of
Seaford, G. Leslie Gooden, present
commander of Fox Post, Dover,
and Wayne c. Brewer, of Newark,
as members of the executive COM
mittee.
Committee Chairmen Named
Committee chairmen appointed
by the incoming commander are:
Membership, Samuel Green, Will
mington; membership for New
Castle county, E. A. Bonner, Della
ware City; membership for Kent
county, H. E. Haines; membership
for Sussex county, Commander
Campbell, U. S. G. G., retired;
child welfare, Howard E. Ennis,
Stockley; assistant child welfare
chairman, Fletcher White, Will
mington; Americanism, Samuel E.
Burr, New Castle; athletics, A. E.
Tomhave, Newark; Boy Scout,
Wesley F. Malloch, Wilmington;
areonautics, James r. Morford,
Wilmington; foreign relations, Earl
Sylvester, Harrington; grave regis
tration, Robert E. Jackson, Will
mington; craftsmanship, George
Pusey, Wilmington; national de-
Tense, Col. S. B. Irwin Duncan, Will
mington; publicity, Harrison Jones,
Delmar; guardianship. Everett E.
Borton, Wilmington; distinguished
guests, HH. Hanson, Dover; trans
portation, Samuel Green, Whining
ton; tri-state entertainment, Wal
ter w. Fleeman. Wilmington; leg
islative, Wayne c. Brewer, New
ark; World War orphans educa-
ton, John r. Fader, Newark; safe
'ty first, Leo Waters, Wilmington;
disaster and relief, Major Clarence
NJ. Dillon, Wilmington; post activ-
ities, DR.. o. N. Smith, Wilmington;
Sons of the Legion, William j.
Regan and Samuel Green, Will
mington.
Convention Delegates Elected
Delegates and alternates to the
national convention were elected
as follows: Wilmington, Capt. John
J. Dugan, John P. Benson, dele
gates; Sven I. Lindell, Samuel
Green, altenates; rural New Cas-
tel county, j. @. Smith, Newark,
delegate; Edward H. Naylor, New
Castle, alternate; Kent county. j.
d. Sullivan, Dover, delegate; w. G.
Newton, Dover, alternate; Sussex
county, Col. William E. Lank, Mil
ford, delegate; Frank Elton, Mil
ford, alternate; at-large, William
N. Wod, Smyrna; DR.. o. N. Smith,
Wilmington, delegates; William
e. Matthews, Jr., Smyrna; c. j.
Stewart, Wilmington. alternate.
Auxiliary Names Its Officers
Officers elected by the auxiliary,
in addition to the new president,
are: Mrs. z. A. DINNER of Della
ware City, first vice president;
Mrs Glen Newton of Dover, second
vice president; Mrs Calvin Affler-
bach, of Georgetown, third vice
president; Mrs. Lille r. Thomas,
of Wilmington, secretary; Mrs.Wil-
liam H. Page, Jr., of Wilmington,
treasurer; Mrs. Harry Cartel, of
Newark, historian; Mrs.John Nash,
of st. Georges, chaplain; Mrs.
George d. Hill, Dover, national
committeewoman; alternate COM
mitteewoman, Mrs. Leslie Gooden,
OF Dover, and sergeant-at-arms
Mrs Lee Deakyne of Smyrna. Mrs.
Fader will make her appointments
later.