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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
City Office Seeks
Citizen Cooperation
Persons Lacking House Numbers
Pose Big Problem

There are quite a few residences
and other buildings in the City
which do not have house numbers
assigned to them. Numbers can be
purchased for five cents each at To-
cal stores, so cost involved is negli-
gible.
The City Office has considerable
difficulty in keeping property rec
Ords due to the lack of numbers on
the various properties and the DOS
tai authorities also have difficulty
in properly locating addresses and
occasionally results in delay in re-
ceiVing mail.
If your street does not have
numbers assigned, a call at the City
office will be appreciated and num-
bering will be assigned to all To-
cation.
A very important requirement of
Milford City Office is keeping the
property records accurate and up-
tO-date. To accomplish this, il is
asked that all property owners
who buy and sell properties advise
the City Office of this transfer and
the office can then correct the nee
essary records. A phone call on
this will be greatly appreciated.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Boggs To Speak At
St. Johnstown Service
Congressman Will Speak At Menu
Orial Observance This Sunday

The Honorable Representative J..
Caleb BOggs will deliver the spec
ial address of the Memorial Day
Services at St. JOhnstOwn MethO-
dist Church, one mile east of
Greenwood, at p. m, Sunday, May
Both.
Others taking part will be Rev.
}. E. Layton, Pastor of the church,
the Sunshine Quartette of the
Greenwood Methodist Church ac-
cOmpanied by Mrs. James Anthony
and the Brass Quartette from the
Greenwood High School.
Greenwood Memorial Post No.
747S. V. F. W., will attend in a body
with Commander Earl Griffith lead
ing a pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag" Following the services in the
church there will be a special V. F.
w. ceremony in front of the church,
part of which will be a Memorial
Day prayer by Chaplain Charles
Jones and a special recording of
the official V. F. w. song, sleep,
Soldier Boy, Sleep" The Organiza-
tions will then march to the ceme-
terry concluding the program by fir
ing salutes and sounding taps.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Local Teams Won
Five Over Weekend
Peninsula Sports Scribes Believe
Record Is Set

That this baseball-minded COM
produces winning baseball
teams was clearly demonstrated
the past weekend when three diff
erent local clubs played and won a
total of five games! Peninsula
sports scribes believes a record is
set by this performance.
The Winning Weekend started
on Saturday evening, when the Red
Sox, Milford's Eastern Shore Leag-
lie entry, gave the Dover Phillies a
double-trouncing at Dover, 1913 and
1916 ON Sunday afternoon the Vets,
local home talent" entry in the
Sussex (semi-pro) League, defeat
ed Georgetown A. A., z to 4, at
Georgetown. While the Vets were
defeating Georgetown, the Milford
Juniors, a 10 to 16 years old team,
were defeating the Dover Bulldogs,
another junior team, 17-7.
To make the weekend a compile
tely successful one from the view
point of Milford fandom, the Red
SOx returned to the home park on
Sunday evening and defeated the
Easton Yankees, 10 to 4. All three
Milford teams added to win streaks
with the weekend victories, the
Red Sox stretching their string to
six straight wins, the Vets extend
ing their streak to three in a row,
and the Juniors chalking up their
second consecutive victory.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Hamilton NJ. Hutton
To Speak 1T School
Former Colonel, Presently Serving AS Senior
Vice-Commander Of The Veterans OF
Foreign Wars Of Delaware, Will Be Prin-
cipal Speaker At Memorial Day Assembly
Program Next Monday.

One of the states outstanding
veterans leaders, Hamilton NJ. Hut
ton, Senior Vice Commander of the
Department of Delaware, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, has been secured
as principal speaker for the spec
ial assembly program to be held in
the Auditorium of the Milford High
School this coming Monday MORN
ing. Inasmuch as Memorial Day is
being observed this year on Mon
day, May 31st, the school program
has been built around a Memorial
Day theme and an invitation has
been extended to all of the Mil
ford areas veterans to attend and
participate in the school program
planned for that day.
Those in charge of the program
consider themselves as being for
tunate in obtaining the services of
as outstanding a speaker as Mr..
Hutton, who has long been active
in both military and educational
fields. Mr.. Hutton is an instructor
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Wesley College
Graduation
Held FRIDAY
DIR. Francis II. Squire
Tells Graduates Of Do
yer School Perspective
Sense Needed.

A sense of perspective and a
sense of moral value are the con-
Germ of a liberal education and
needed to face the complex PROS
lens of today, DR.. Francis H.
Squire, dean of the University of
Delaware, told Wesley Junior Col
lege's record graduating class of
80 last Friday at commencement
exercises on the campus.
Courage, patience, determina-
tion, self-denial and resourceful-
ness are some of the qualities most
needed" he added in explaining
that the problems are complex.
DR.. Squire stressed that eff we
are not to repeat the errors of the
past we must know the history of
those errors. An education that is
merely technical is not enough, he
said, pointing to Nazi Germany as
an example of its consequences.
A liberal education does not nee
essarily develop from a formal
schooling, the university dean said,
explaining that it may be gained
outside of school just as the gradu-
ates must continue to expand their
education as they go through life.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Many Changes
M a de
By Annual
Conference
Highest Number Occur
red In EastOn District
Where 25 Were Sent To
New Charges.

A total of "a new appointments
in the Peninsula Methodist Confer
ence were announced last Friday
by Bishop Claire Purcell, presiding
bishop of the conference, which
closed its annual session in Union
Methodist Church, Wilmington.
Highest number of changes oc-
Cured in the Easton District.
where 25 pastors will assume new
charges, while only eight new ap-
pOintments were made in the Dover
district. Salisbury District has 21
and Wilmington District has 90
new appointments.
Bishop Purcell also announced
the reappOintment of the four dis
trict superintendents. These are:
The Rev. DR.. Hamilton P. Fix,
Wilmington District; the Rev. Jo-
seph B. Dickerson, Salisbury Dis
trict; the Rev. Essell P. Thomas.
Easton District, and. the Rev. DR..
I. c. Mulligan, Dover District.
In the Wilmington District, the
Rev. w. F. Dunkle, Jr., formerly of
the Virginia Conference, was as
signed to Grace Methodist Church
in Wilmington, position formerly
held by the Rev. DR.. B. M. Johns,
who has retired. The Rev. A. w.
Goodhand, Jr. was reappOinted as
sistant pastor at Grace Church.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Tall edarS Wilmington
Will Observe Visited Bv
Harding Night Local Pupils
IS First Stop At New
Castle; Inspected d
Many Points In States
Memorials.

Ninety-five children of the Mil
ford Special School District in two
buses, and accompanied by five
members of the faculty, made a
tour of the Wilmington area last
Wednesday.
First stopping off at New Castle
to visit the historic houses and
churches in that town then came to
Wilmington, visited the Rodney
Square, the Federal Building, Pub
lie Building, DUPONT Building and
First and Central Presbyterian
Church.
Lunch was provided at the head
quarters of Delaware Chapter,
American Red Cross, under direc-
tiOn of Mrs. r. Blair Myers.
Later the group went through
Brandywine Park to the Whining
ton Art Center where they were
greeted by Mrs. Jesse Rockwell.
Returning by the way of Brandy
wine Park Drive, the pupils entered
Old Swedes Church where they
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Flower Show
Held Here Last
Friday W as A
Big Success
Was Held At Grange
Hall; Proceeds Will Be
Used To Secure A Sch
Olarship For A Rural
Student.

The Milford Flower Show, held
for the purpose of securing a schol-
arship fund to assist some rural
student to a higher education, was
held in Milford Grange Hall on last
Friday.
The sweepstakes prize, silver
loving cup was awarded to Mrs.
Louise FarrOw. The second sweep
stakes prize went to Mrs. Jennie
Short and the third to Mrs. Paris
Kirby.
Other awards were:
Miniatures: First, Mrs. Nettie
Jester and Mrs. Matte Dill; second,
Mrs. Louise Farrow and Mrs. Net
tie Jester; third, Mrs. Grace Wilk-
ms; honorable mention, Mrs. Flea
nor Jacobs.
Antique containers: First, Mrs.
Louise Farrow and Mrs. Paris Kir-
by; second, Mrs. Grace wilkins and
Mrs. Jennie Short; third, Mrs. Ele-
amor Jacobs.
Wall table arrangement: First,
Mrs. Louise Farrow and Mrs. C. E.
Jester; second, Mrs. Jennie Short
and Mrs. P. G. Kirby; third, Mrs.
Eleanor Jacobs; honorable men-
tiOns, Mrs. Grace Wilkins.
Wild flower arrangement; First,
Mrs. Paris Kirby; second, Mrs.
Louise Farrow and Mrs. c. E. Jes-
ter; third, Mrs. Mary Lemex.
Dining table arrangement: First,
Mrs. Walter Dill; second, Mrs.
Jennie Short and Mrs. Louise Far
row; third, Mrs. Grace Wilkins.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Sgt. "JGck" Cannon
Buried Here Sunday
Milford Veterans Assisted
With The Funeral
Services

A grateful community and ma
tion paid their last respects to Jack
Cannon here on Sunday afternoon
when the former army sergeant
and World War II hero was REIN
TERED in the soil of his native land.
Following funeral services at the
LOfland Funeral Home, here, the
remains of Sgt. Cannon were es-
cOrted by an honor guard of Mil
ford veterans to the I. o. o. F. GEM
etery where final military honors
were accorded.
The Rev. Joseph A. Kinks officia-
ted at the services held at the fun
eral home, and Dr. James r. West,
commander, and John H. Barcus,
honorary chaplain, of Blue Hen
Post No. 64S3, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, conducted the final rites at
the graveside. A firing squad COM
prised of local V. F. w. members,
under command of Clement Nevins,
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

in the history department at st.
Andrews School, Middletown, and
is also commander of the Sgt. Lloyd
Nelson Post, V. F. W., at Middle
town, in addition to serving as SEN
ior Vice Commander of the Depart
ment of Delaware, V. F. w.
During World War II, COmman-
der Hutton rose to the rank of Col
onel and saw service both in the
American Theatre and in the E. r.
y. He is former Deputy Chief of
STAN of the Antillis Department,
saw service in Europe as member
of the staff of the Office of Chief of
staff, SHAEF, and, for time, was
with the War Department, at
Washington, working on Re-De-
ployment Planning.
Since his return to civilian life,
Mr.. Hutton has taken an active in
terest in veterans affairs and cur
rently heads the Department of
Delaware's Fact-Finding Commit
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Buddy Poppy
Campaign Was
Big Success
All FLOWERS Of Remem-
brance" Were Sold Out
At 4 O'Clock Last Sat-
urday Afternoon.

The Buddy Poppy Campaign for
the Milford area, which got under
way on Saturday morning, was a
big success; in fact, all of the Lit
tie Flowers of Remembrance" were
disposed of by p. m. Saturday, re-
sulting in curtailment of the cam
paign, which was originally sched-
uled to run from May 22d through
May 29th. AS far as available rec
Crds show, the 1948 Milford cam
paign was the most successful one
ever staged here or elsewhere in
lower Delaware.
The local campaign was officially
opened with the sale of the first
Buddy Poppy to Milford's Mayor, c..
Van Nuis WilkerSOn, by Mrs. Mary
Holland, one of the cOmmunity's
Gold Star Mothers and an active
member of the Auxiliary to Blue
Hen Post, Veteran of Foreign Wars.
The public sale began at a. m. on
Saturday morning when a well-Or-
ganized corps of workers, members
of the cOmmunity's two V. F. w.
posts and their Auxiliaries, thor
oughly canVassed the downtown
business section. The public,
which had been we'll oriented as to
the purposes of the campaign. re-
spOnded splendidly to the initial
solicitation with over 1000 pOppies
being sold during the first three
hours; by 4 p. m, all poppies had
been disposed of and few, indeed,
were those citizens who were not
wearning a poppy by that hour.
The 1948 Milford Buddy Poppy
Campaign was directed by George
H. Baynum, poppy chairman for
the Blue Hen Post, and was under
the auspices of Blue Hen Post and
WesleY-Fullman Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and their Auxiliar-
les. Proceeds from the sale of Bud
dy POppies here will be used for
the relief and rehabilitation of dis
abled and needy veterans and vet
erans' dependents.
In a statement issued late last
Saturday afternoon, chairman Bay
mum thanked the citizens of Mil
ford for the splendid response Civ
en- to this most worthy of causes,
thanked the staff of The Milford
Chronicle and other members of
the Milford press for the splendid
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Christian Science
Lecture On May 81
Free Session VIII Be Held In
Grange Hall On That Date

Ralph Castle, c. s., of San Fran
cisco, California, will deliver a lee
ture on Christian Science in the
Grange Hall in Milford, Delaware,
at 8:15 o'clock Cd. S. To on Mon
Gay evening, May 81.
MIR. Castle is member of the
Board of Lectureship of The Mo-
ther Church, The First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
In commenting on this lecture,
the members of Christian Science
Society of Milford, Delaware, be-
lieve that many people are. inter-
ested in learning about Christian
Science-how it heals disease, ban
ishes fear, and solves all manner
of business problems. The purpose
of these lectures is to give the pub
lie the facts in simple, under
standable terms.
This lecture is sponsored by the
Christian Science Society of this
town, and it is free to everyone.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Graduating
At
School June 7
Seniors Will Hear Imre
KOvacS, International
ly Known Speaker; ;
Program Will Be Held
In The Open.

Members of the senior class of
the local high school are eagerly
awaiting the program of the eve
ming of June z, the occasion of the
fOrty-eighth annual commence
ment of Milford High School. Of
great interest to the class is a very
close competition for the honor Of
being the class valedictOrian.
Mr.. Imre KOvacs, a speaker of
international fame, will be the
main speaker of the evening.
Diplomas will be presented by
A. E. Humes, president of the board
of education of the Milford Special
School District. The crack Milford
High School Band will render the
music for the professional and re-
cessional. Of great interest to the
graduates this year will be the
awarding of several new prizes.
Plans are being made to hold
the ceremonies outdoors again.
weather permitting, of course.
Those being graduates are: Ma
rie Aptt, Houston; Frayne Bowls,
Milford; William Bowman, Mil
ford; Betty Galloway, Milford; !;
Elizabeth Carpenter, Milford; /;
Grace Clark, Milford; Anna ClOugh,
Milford; Frances Collins, Milford; 4;
Florence COverdale, Milford;
James COverdale, Milford; Martin
Coverdale, Milford; William Da-
wilson, Milford; Hershal Deputy,
Milford; Dolores Dickerson, Mil
ford; James Dickerson, Glendale;
Richard Downing, Milford; Will
liam Drummond, Milford; Betty
EllingswOrth, Glendale; Edward
Evans, Milford; Robert Fitzgerald,
Lincoln; Barbara FoOks, Milford;
Gerald Frankel, Milford; Ralph
Fry, Milford; Helen Furniss, Mil
ford; Fred Geyer, Milford; Lucille
Hall, Lincoln; Virginia Hall, Mil
ford; Sarah Hammond, Farming
ton; Barbara Harrison, Milford;
Ruth Ann Ingram, Milford; Esther
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Safe Driving
Rules Listed
For Weekend
Safety Council Warns Of
Highway Dangers And
Gives Hints For Safe,
Sane, Holiday Driving.

Thousands of Delaware motorists
who will take to the highways dur
ing the long Memorial Day holi-
day this weekend are warned by
the Delaware Safety Council to ex-
ercise extreme caution in driving
and obey all regulations for traffic
safety.
"The Memorial Day holiday is a
red letter day on the calendar and
a red figure day on the records
maintained by the Delaware Safety
Council" said Frank J. Horty,
council president.
He stated that unusually heavy
traffic is expected on the states
highways during the three-day hol-
iday. He emphasized to motorists
ito devote all your attention to
your driving, look well ahead, and
expect the unexpected at all times.
The life you save may be your
own"
Mr.. HOrty urged all motorists to
comply with the following rules for
safe driving:
Obey speed limits, Slow down at
night and for hazardous roads,
traffic and weather conditions.
Respect the rights of other mo-
torists. Be ready to yield the right
Of-way at all intersections.
Yield the right-Of-way to pedes-
trians in crOsswalks. Do not pass
a car that has stopped to permit a
pedestrian to cross.
Come to complete stop at stop
signs and observe stOp-and-go sig
nails.
Heed signs and pavement mark
ings warning of grade crossings, no
passing zones, pedestrian crossings.
curves, hills and intersections.
Be especially alert at railroad
grade crossings. Look, listen-and
stop if train is approaching.
Watch for a train on the second
track.
OVertake and pass other cars
only on the left side on two-lane
highways. Be sure the road ahead
is clear.
Stay on your own side of the
road at intersections, grade cross
ings, no passing zones, and at hills
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Evergreen Forest Will
Bring Successful Sea-
son To A Close Next
Thursday Evening.

Next Thursday night, June 3rd.
in the Lewes, Delaware Fire Hall,
Evergreen Forest No. 40, Tall Ce-
dars of Lebanon, of Kent and Sus-
sex Counties, will bring to a close
q very successful season.
The June meeting is designated
as ''Harding Night in honor Of the
late President Warren G. Harding,
who became a member of Ever
green Forest in 1928.
The Harding Night" committee
is headed by Samuel c. Pierce,
Chairman, assisted by DR.. Gilbert
Wiltbank, G. Clifton Maull, Virden
R. Bryan, Water S. Howard, Nor
man B. Bayliss, H. Edward Maull,
and John E. McGOvern, all of Lew
es. They are sparing no time or
effort to make this a worthwhile
visit of Evergreen members to
Lewes.
The ceremonial will be held in
the Auditorium of the Fire House
and is scheduled to begin promptly
at eight. The committee has ar
ranged with a prominent speaker
to make short address on the life
of Harding. A class Of candidates
will be presented and inducted into
the mysteries of the fraternity by
the Forest Band, Rangers and off
icers. This will he followed by a
professional show from Philadel-
phia, who will entertain for an
hour. Old line refreshments served
by Chief Steward Norman Collins
and his assistants in the fire en-
cine room, will close the meeting.
The next regular meeting of Ev-
ergreen Forest will he held on Oc-
tOber 18th, in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Kent Shoe Store To
Have Rebuilding Sale
Local Store Has Been Greatly In
creased In Size

A. B. Decktor, proprietor of the
Kent Shoe Store, this city, announ-
ced today that he is planning for
a great rebuilding sale to cele-
brate the new addition to his store
on North Walnut Street.
The new addition makes the Kent
Store one of the largest stores ex-
clusively selling shoes south of
and Mr.. DecktOr, who
handles many leading lines of
shoes, says his sale will be the
greatest value per dollar sale ever
held in Milford.
While the exact date for the sale
has not been definitely set, it will
probably be held within the next
two weeks and will be carried in
full by this paper.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Eastern States Group
Met Here Monday
Elected Harold Short TO Attend
Annual National Meet

AT meeting in the Grange Hall
Monday evening, a group of the
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
members elected Harold Short to
attend the annual meeting of the
Cooperative, which will be held in
February next at Springfield, Mass.
Faris c. Kirby was elected alter
nate.
About seventy-fve members at
tended the meeting. Color movies
were shown of the Buffalo Mills,
giving details in handling and test
ing grain in car load lots prior to
converting it into feeds.
Kenneth E. Paines talk on the
production, care and selection of
field seeds was well received, high
lighting the necessity of obtaining
seed suitable for the soil which
they are to be sOwn.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
License Forms Sent
Out By Tax Office

Applications for business and
service occupatiOnal licenses for
the year beginning June l, are be-
ing mailed to 1880 persons. firms
and corporations by the State Tax
Department. Old licenses expire
May 81.
Payments for certain tpyes of Ii
cense are an a fiat rate basis; some
are computed on a percentage of
receipts of purchases, and others
are based on the amount of equip
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Legion Poppy Day
Observed TOMORROW
Sales Have Been Going On
Locally All This
Week

Memorial pOppies which the peo-
pie of Milford will wear in honor OF
the war dead on Poppy Day, Satur-
day, May 20, have been received by
the Milford Unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary. The shipment
came from The Veterans Hospital,
where the little red flowers were
made by disabled veterans of both
world wars.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Offer New Awards
In Dairy Contest
Winner In County And State will
BE Rewarded

New awards of merit are being
offered for superior records in the
1948 National All Dairy Foods
Demonstration program, which is
being continued in Delaware for
the ninth consecutive year.
Winners on both county and state
levels are divided into two classes
individual and two-member team
demonstrators. Each of the three
county winners will receive a gold
medal of honor.
From amOng the various county
winners, the state extension Office
will select the individual and two
member team state champions.
Each will receive a standard Am
erican make, 17-jewel gold watch.
All awards are now provided by the
CarnatiOn Company.
For their demonstrations, partic-
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

importance from the STANDPOINT or
all phases of the conservation pro-
gram but particularly as it affects
the drainage work. Pointing out
that last year it was possible to
pay for drainage done on a par
ticular tax ditch even though all
farmers on that tax ditch were not
signed up in the A. A. A. pro-
gram, this year in order to make
payments for drainage on tax
bitches it will be necessary for
every farmer, whose land is a part
of the tax ditch system, to be
signed up in the A. A. A. pro-
gram.
Realizing that there is a posi-
bility for many farmers to overlook
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Legion Is Planning
Memorial Service
Observance This Year At Grave OF
Edwin Melvin

Memorial Services will be held
at the Odd Fellows Cemetery on
Monday at 10000 a. m, at the Grave
of Edwin Melvin, a Civil War Vet
eran. 1t has been the rule of the
Legion, that services will
be held at the graves of War Veter-
ans, rotating each year-Civil War,
Spanish-American, World Wars.
Last year, services were held at the
grave of World War Veteran. Mr..
Edwin Melvin was a Civil War Vet
eran, was a Grand Army member,
and was always taking part in the
Decorating of the Graves of old
soldiers. He was a shoemaker in
Milford; some of the older resi-
dents will remember him. A re-
quest was made by his grandson,
Clarence Melvin, now living in
Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
NOn-COnlS Of Local
Guard Battery Elect
Clement Nevins Is Elected
President Of
Group

The non-commissioned officers Of
Battery c, Delaware National
Guard, held a meeting after regu-
lar drill on Monday night, May "a,
to elect officers for the newly for
med N. c. o. Club. Clement Nevins
was elected president; George
SmoOt, vice president; Harry Ring,
treasurer; John Holland, secre-
tary.
The purpose of the club is to
promote good fellowship in the
Milford Battery and to provide rec
reational facilities for all mem
bers.
Battery C cordially invites all
persons interested to attend a drill
and see what transpires at your
National Guard meetings.