Milford chronicle., 1939-09-15
CONTINUED from First Pase)

ledVe september 20 iOT CHtCd6O anu
return the following Friday at 1926
a. m. The headquarters will be at
the Atlantic Hotel About 125 MEM
bers including the Drum and Bugle
Corps from Delaware Post will at
tend. Commander Burr will lead the
Delaware veterans in the parade on
Tuesday, September 26. w. N. Pip
pin is arranging distribution of
tickets
Auxiliary Meets
The auxiliary session last Satur-
day opened in the solarium of the
Hotel Henlopen with Mrs. John p.
Murphy, department president, pre-
siding, and with about 100 delegates
and members attending. The past
presidents parley luncheon was
held at noon at the Mary Ann Tea
Room with Mrs. Calvin E. Affler-
bach presiding.
The afternoon session opened
with music, in charge of Mrs. Frank
w. Schroeder. and was followed by
the presentation of awards by Mrs.
Anthony Summers of Milford to the
following units: J. Allison ODaniel
| Unit No. 10, $3.50. donated by Mrs.
John P. Murphy for unit over 35
members reaching the largest in
crease of members between Decem-
ber and January 81; Robert E.
Taylor Unit No. 13, Delaware City,
$3.50, given by Mrs Murphy for the
New Castle county unit under 35
members reaching the largest in
| crease of members between Decem-
ber and January 81; Robert L.
Taylor Unit No. 13 won the Mrs.
John r. Fader prize for the unit
/ getting the most new members, and
will receive the Department of Ha-
waii prize of a gavel for the unit
receiving the greatest percentage of
gain in membership during 1889 over
1898.
Officers Elected
Officers elected at the afternoon
session were: First vice president,
Mrs. Park W Huntington, Lawrence
Roberts Unit, Wilmington second
vice president, Mrs. Grant Garis,
David L. Harrison Unit, Smyrna;
third vice president, Mrs. Anthony
Summers, Milford Unit, Milford;
treasurer, Mrs. F. Allyn Cooch, Jr.,
]. Allison O'Daniel Unit, Newark;
historian, Mrs. Z. A. Bonner. Robert
L. Taylor Unit. Delaware City;
chaplain, Mrs. Charles A. Rogers,
Nanticoke Unit, Seaford; sergeant
alarms, Mrs Robert Schroeder, Del
aware Unit, Wilmington; recording
secretary, Miss Jessie Morris. Hen
lopen Unit, Lewes; national commit
teewoman, Mrs. John P. Murphy;
alternate. Mrs. c. E. Afflerbach,
Georgetown.
Pages to the convention were:
Miss Vera Bonner of Delaware City
and Miss Dorothy Veasey of Will
mington. members of the Junior
Auxiliary.
Delegates to the 21st annual ma
tional convention in Chicago are:
Mrs John P. Murphy. New Castle;
Mrs. p. w. Huntington, Wilmington;
Mrs. W. N. Cam, Wilmington; Mrs.
George Hill. Dover: Mrs. John R.
Fader. Newark; Miss Jessie Morris.
Lewes; alternates, Mrs. Hopkins.
Dover; Mrs. Hannah Morris. Lewes;
Mrs. Emma Deery. Wilmington:
Mrs. Robert Schrieber. Wilmington;
Mrs. Cecilia Fagg, Milford; Mrs.
Edith Clifford. Wilmington.
Flowers and kilograms were sent
to Mrs Clarence NJ. Dillon of Will
mibgtOn. child welfare chairman for
the past ten years. who was unable
to attend the convention.
Commander-elect Green announc-
ed appointment of these commit
tees:
Executive Committee-The de-
partment commander is chairman.
ex-officio; the department vice COM
mander is vice chairman, ex-officio:
William r. Birmingham, Rehoboth
Beach; George d. Hill. Dover: Will
liam Whiteside, Delmar; Everett E. |
BortOn, Wilmington; John F. Ben
son, Wilmington. The department
adjutant acts as secretary of the |
executive committee.
Advisory Committee-Wm. E. Mat
thews. Smyrna; Edward A. Mulroo-
ney, Wilmington; John r. Fader,
Newark; William N. Lank, Milford; |
Earl Sylvester, Harrington; John A.
Wilker, Seaford; ]. Todd. Delaware
City; John KERN. Dover
Department Americanism Chair
man-Thomas w. Mulrooney, Will
mingtOn.
Sub Committee of Americanism on
the Boys State-Chairmaa. William
A. McWilliams, Dover; vice chair
man, w. Lyle Mowlds, Dover; How
ard T. Ennis, Stockley; William E.
Jr.. Smyrna; John r. Fa-
der. Newark; Earl Sylvester, Har-
ringtOn; George d. Hill, Dover; Ed
ward A. Mulrooney. Wilmington;
Bailey Thomas, Camden; Robert
Shilling, Milford; George Miller,
Smyrna.
subcommittee of Americanism
on Education and School Awards
Chairman. George Miller. Smyrna;
vice chairman, Harold c. Whiteside,
New Castle; Rober Foulk. Whining
ton; William E. White, Wilmington:
Francis e. Nunvar. Delmar; Clar-
ence w. Cummings, Newport;
Franklin J. Butz, Georgetown; Cal
vim f. Afflerbach. Georgetown; W.
Lyle Mowlds. Dover.
Subcommittee of Americanism
)n Cooperation with G. N. T. C. OFF,
sials-S. B. l. Duncan, New Castle;
A. McWilliams. Dover: C.
VI Short, Dagsboro; Wesley Malloch.
Committee to Seek Cooperation of l
)theI Service Groups-Edward
Munich. Wilmington; Cowgirl Haz-
lrd. Dover; William Matthews, Jr..
Smyrna; Calvin Afflerbach, George.