Milford chronicle., 1948-07-02
Milford V. F. w. News

The Embarrassing campaign being
currently conducted by Blue Hen
Post No. 6483, V. F. W., Milford; is
meeting with a fair measure of
success and indications are that
the local group of overseas veter-
ans will be successful in their eff
forts to raise sufficient funds to
provide for construction of a we'll
equipped, spacious post home here.
William A. Lynch, chairman of the
finance committee, reports that
businessmen of the Milford area
have been responding in a highly
satisfactory manner to the posts
appeal for loans, and the goal for
this particular phase of the fund
raising campaign should soon be
attained.
1t was the original plan of the
local group which is incorporated
as the Milford Veterans of For
eign Wars Association, Inc, to sell
stock to the membership and to
the nOn-member public. However,
this plan was modified to provide
for issuance of promissory notes
in lieu of stock certificates.
Several hundred dollars was ad-
ded to the fund this week with the
successful staging by the post of a
boosters night" here at the base
ball park. While attendance al
this affair was a little under eX-
pectatiOns, the affair was highly
successful from every other angle
and the posts share in the gate
and in the proceeds from the print
ed Boosters Night program have
been added to the building fund.
Monday evenings program at the
ball park opened with a concert
by the Milford Community Band
under the leadership of JOIN
Frick, local school musical direc.
tor. Immediately prior to the
featured game between the FEEDER.
alsburg AS and the Milford Rec
SOX, special guests were intro
duced, including an official party
from the Department of Delaware
Veterans of Foreign Wars, com
prising Hamilton M. Hutton, De
partment commander; Lloyd w
Ricards, Immediate Past Depart
ment Commander, and Miles L
, Frederick, Department Public Re
latiOns Officer. Other guests in
troduced were league president
Dallas D. Culver, and Mrs. Culver
of SeafOrd. and Mrs. DOroth,
. Spence Mitchum and sons, Chri
and Josh, of Hollywood, Calf.
During the course of the game
MOtorOla table model TeleVisiol
, Set was awarded to John Bennett
: and an autographed baseball wa
! awarded to Miss Norma PetermaT
\ The program was satisfactory i
4 all but one phase-the Red So
i4Ost to fredericksburg, GA, in tn
, game that was the featured attraC
= ton of the evening.
Prior to the game, all fans Ell
tering the park were presente
with a handsome 36-page printe
: program that contained interestin
material and pictures in additio
u to the advertisements of civic
minded Milford business house
r and businessmen.
g The Blue Hen Post membershi
has been participating in parade
l. in recent weeks and adding priz
r monies received from this paraC
o participation to the building fun
o Wednesday week, the local grOu
# participated in a parade at FedeI
d alsburg, Md, winning a total
"a $35. Last Thursday evening, IL
n local veterans paraded at GeOrg
o. town and had most men in line
: the veterans division, but for son
= unknown reason were not awardt
prizes. Further parade particip
tion is being planned for July al
~ August.
u The next regular meeting of Il
III Blue Hen Post will be held at Il
Hotel Windsor on Tuesday eve
D. ing, July 13.