Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Harrington Legion
y Auxiliary Notes

The regular monthly meeting of
the Callaway-Kemp- -Raughley-Tee
Auxiliary Unit, Harrington, was
held at the Post Home on Tuesday
evening, October q, with-Mrs. VIM.
Outten presiding.
Following the regular opening
exercises the unit decided to con-
tinue serving sandwiches at the
Friday night dances for one more
week. The committee who will work
follows: Mrs. 0. T. Roberts, Jr.,
Mrs. Kenenth Aiken and Mrs. Clyde
| Tucker.
Mrs. Outten announced the fol-
lowing meetings of importance:
State Executive meeting at the
Harrington Post, on Saturday af-
ternoOn, November 20; the Kent
County meeting on Saturday, No
vember 8, at the Dover Post Home,
and the New Castle County meeting
on Wednesday,, October 20, at s
p. m. in the Delaware Post Home,
in Wilmington
The membership drive is under
way and all persons who are inter
lested and eligible to join the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary are urged
to call Mrs. James ONeal for ap-
1 plicatiOn blanks. This year there
will be several prizes offered for
membership quotas. They are:
$500 to the first unit reaching it's
quota in the department; $3.50 to
the second unit reaching its quota
in the department; $3.50 to the unit
in each county first reaching quota;
$500 to the unit in each county sec
Ond to reach quota; $3.50 to the
unit having the most new members
for December 81 1852; $500 to the
unit having the most new members
before convention. Mrs. George
Ehinger will present loving cup
to the unit having the greatest per
cent of old members re-enrOlled and
the greatest percent of gain of a
quota by May 81, 1852. This cup
will be a travelling award and will
remain with the winning unit on a
one year basis.
Miss Sylvia Breeding and Miss
ImOgene Welch have been invited
to attend the November meeting to
tell Of their week at Girls State.
In connection with the interest
of wOmen's organizations in the
Civil Defense program the unit
voted to write for registration
cards to be filled in by each mem
Der.
Coming up on the Auxiliary cal
endar will be the all important ac-
tivity of collecting gifts for the
Christmas Gift Shops ,at the Vet
Grams Hospitals. Mrs. Frank O'Neal,
Jr., is chairman of the committee.
This year, in order to secure as
many gifts as possible, the unit
will ask other wOmen's Organiza-
tiOns in Harrington if they would
like to contribute gifts or money
to this very worthwhile project of
the American Legion Auxiliaries
| These gifts are given to patients IN
the veterans hospitals at Brack-Ex
and Perry Point and at Brandywine
Sanatorium and Delaware State
Hospital. Each veterans may Sc
lect as many gifts as he desires to
send to his family at home. This
enables them to do their Christ
mas shopping with a minimum Of
effort on their parts. The presents
are gift-wrapped and if they 50
desire, mailed to their families at
home. Any article for a man or
woman. boy or girl or baby within
the price range of $100 to $150,
will be gratefully accepted by mem
bers of the Harrington Auxiliary to
be added to their own gifts for the
christmas Shops.
The refreshment committee for
the November meeting will be:
Mrs. Frank O'Neal, Jr.. Mrs. James
/ O'Neal, Mrs. Joseph Penny. Mrs
Albert Price and Mrs. Oscar Mem
eSh