Milford chronicle., 1951-03-16

borO High School Alumni Associa-
ton recently reorganizeG, adopted
a constitution recently and elected
the following officers: Charles H.
Mitchell, president; Mrs. J. Ray
mond Baker, Jr., vice president:
Mrs. Nina Timmons, secretary
treasurer; Raymond West, Alton
Hudson and Arnold Steel, directors.
The members are now making
plans for the annual membership
banquet and dance late in May or
early in June.
FFW CONFERENCE About
ZOO delegates from the SO posts OF
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars and
81 VFW Auxiliaries in Delaware
are expected to attend the twenty
first annual encampments of the
organizations to be held concurrent
ly in Wilmington Friday and Sat-
urday, June 8 and 9.
John 3. Babiarz, commander of
the Department of Delaware. VFW
who, announced the dates icr the
annual encampment said that
Frank Hilton, Wyomissing. Pa.
national senior vice commander in
chief of the VFW, will speak at the
Delaware encampment. Hilton is
expected to be elected to succeed
CHARLES c. Rails, a recent Della
ware visitor, as national comman-
der in chief at the national conven-
ton in New York City, the week Of
August 26.
Commander Babiarz announced
all mems sessions wiz be in the
new Gen. w. w. Atterburv Post
Home, Twenty-sixth and Carter
Streets.
The wOmen's conclave will he
held in J. Ferdinand Speer Post.
S2O8 Market Street. Mrs. Priscilla
Lank, state auxiliary president.
will officiate.
MUSIC FESTIVAL - The fo,rth
annual music festival held lagt
week in the Georgetown High
School, under the supervision of
the Sussex County Music Educators
association, was well received bv a
large audience.
The guest conductor was Walter
7. I. Ehret, head Of public school
music at Malvern, N. Y, and
Holfstra College. DR.. Harry r. viii
son, who was scheduled to be the
guest conductor, was unable to at
tend.
Approximately 125 voices from
IL Sussex schools took part in the
program. SOloists were Miss Juditb
Siccone of Laurel; Miss Joan Mich
OILS and Miss Margaret Strecker of
Selbyville.
Music educators assisting in ar
ranging the festival were Miss
Elizabeth Slotter, Sussex music SUI
perVlsor; Miss Joan Steele, Bridge
vile, Sussex president; Miss Doro-
/ thy Short, Greenwood; Miss Anna
Lee Butler, Seaford; Arthur G
kretz, Laurel; Richard Bolger.
Laurel; Philip Taylor and Miss
Mary Hunt, Georgetown: Mrs
Ruth Koenig, Lord Baltimore
Howard L. Helm, John NJ. Clayton:
william Street, Delmar; LemueI
Evans, Milton; Romayn Heyler.
LeWes; c. James Kocher, Mills
Dofo; Joseph COrtese, RehObOtb.
wendell Johnson, Seaford. and
Lewis Brumberg. SelbyvilIe.
BULLS SPEAkS-Ten points to
achieve tranquility and peace of
mind in life were listed by Col. H.
Edmund Bulls of Wilmington.
executive director of the Delaware
Mental Hygiene Society, at a meet
ing of the Smyrna Special District
School PTA recently in the SMYRNA
High School auditorium.
He listed them as follows: A iob
that holds ones interest: a work
ing avocation or hobby; friends; an
abiding religious faith or philoso-
ply Of life; the ability to relax at
will; a sense of humor; the ability
to face reality; sympathy for those
less fortunate; an expansion of
areas of interest (deplOring the
narrow concentration on teIevis-
lon); love of beauty as expressed
In art, literature, nature, or music.
The school band opened the pro-
gram under the direction of Frank
Siekmann Edward Schabinger pre-
sided and George w. Wright, SUPER
1ntendent of schools, introduced the
speaker. The invocation was given
by the Rev Walter L. Beckwith.
pastor Of Asbury Methodist Church.
Mrs. Margaret O'NeilI gave a report
on legislation pertaining to educa-
ton.
A nominating committee was
elected to present a slate at the
next meeting Members of this
group are: James Everhart. Mrs.
Glenn Busker, Mrs. Jerome D. Niles.
Jr., Miss Virgie Bauer, and Mrs.
Alan Moffitt.
I SCHOLARSHIPS ~ Three fresh
man holders Of alumni scholarships
at the University of Delaware will
continue TO receive the S4O0-a-year
awards in the 1951-52 college year,
( according to the decia;on BY the
alumni associations scholarship
committee.
Tine Hullihen, Mitchell and Sy-
Bhaffa scholarships were awarded
year ago for one year only. with
the stipulation that they could be
re-awarded to the original holders
for each Of the three succeeding
years. The scholastic record, activ-
tiles, and need of each holder were
reviewed by the scholarship com-
mittee before renewing the aEiWds.
4 The scholarship holders are John