Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
Woman
Elected Legion
Auxiliary Head
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to reach its membership quota in
the eastern division, was the sec
Ond highest in quota of members
enrolled in the nation, and new
auxiliary, Roger w. Gunby Unit,
Laurel, was organized.
Smyrna Unit HOnOred
Mrs. Ehinger presented the Cath
crime M. Dillon membership cup
to the David c. Harrison Unit,
Smyrna, for having the most new
and old members enrolled by July
1st. Americanism awards were
presented Edward Kaliss, Archmere
Academy, and Nancy Nelson, Har-
rington High School, and Pan
American program awards were
presented Mrs. Powell, whose local
unit is Delaware Unit No. /, and
Mrs. Ethel w. Cohee, Walter L..
Fox Unit No. 2, Dover
Poppy cOTsage awards went to
Delaware Unit No. / and the. Mil
ton Unit received an award for
doubling its poppy orders for the
year. Fox Unit was first and Sus-
sex Unit No. was second in the
contest for the best history. A war
orphans scholarship went to Miss
Geraldine Dye, Dover.
Mrs. Florence Gillespie, depart
ment president of the VFW Auxil-
iary, brought greetings from her
organization.
The new Gunby Unit was pre-
sented with it's charter and Mrs.
Regan presented the units presi-
dent, Mrs. Sallie White, with her
pin. A resolution was
adopted thanking the Fox Unit for
its hospitality.
Mrs. Ehinger, as child welfare
reported that for the
first time, the units of the different
counties united on projects. AS
sistance given by units cost S6.-
S2S.14 in helping 1920 children and
assistance given by the department
cost $2,17S.01 in aiding 832 chill
dTen.
Contributions By Units
Contributions by units were for:
Cash aid to individual children for
goods, and services.
contributions to community funds.
Red Cross, infantile PARALYSIS.
Society for Crippled Children. the
Anti-TuberculOsis Society, Ameri-
can Heart Association, Mental
Health Association, Salvation Army,
and miscellaneous; making possible
parties and gifts, garments sent to
Korean Orphanage, American relief
TO Korea, assistance in food, cash,
and clothing distributed; and
sweaters mailed to Korea.
Department contributions were
10 the Society of Crippled Chill
1ren, parties, including S72 gift to
Delaware Colony, Christmas partv
by Kent and Sussex Counties, and
-WO projects for the Bacon Health
center; garments. for Korea orph-
inage, American Relief to Korea.
and sweaters to Korea, the latter
contribution being $1,228.59.
5000 Gifts Provided
Mrs. William N. Cam, rehabilita-
ION chairman, reported that 5000
gifts were provided in the commit
-ee's Christmas program for 55S
patients at Perry Point, Brack-Ex.
state Hospital, Brandywine and
tdgewood SanatOria, and Governor
Bacon Health Center.
In the auxiliary monthly prO-
gram, 81 parties were held, includ-
ng dances, at the Perry Point and
8rack-EX hospitals. Among it's
special gifts was a studio piano to
he chapel at the Brack-Ex hospi-
al.
Mrs. Cam also enumerated ad-
iltlonal projects, including the
bringing of patients to ball games.
.heatres and dinners. She estfma-
ed that all expenditures for re-
labilitatiOn work during the wear.
including gifts for Christmas shops
amounts paid by units for their
'"n community work, and all /
PARTIES and gifts totaled S711O.
THOMAS W. MulroOney, Whining
on, was elected commander of the |
department. of Delaware, American
legion, by acclamation at the clos
ng session of the annual two-dav
state Legion convention in Dover
asst Saturday afternoon.
His election marked, so far as is
the first time that two
'rothers have held the cOmmanding
'ost OF any Legion departments.
The new commander is a bro- /
her of Edward A. Mulroonev. viii /
nlngton, who was the commander
II the State Department in 1926 |
ater was national executive com /
and in 1914 was a NAT |
OnaI vice commander. Highest .
legion honor ever held bv a DeI-
ware Legignnaire and an Office
leld by one one other Delaware |
4egionnaire. The other was Jobn |
!. Dugan. Wilmington, who held |
he post in 1929.
Former Commander MuIroono,,
'laced the new commanders namo .
n nomination. The new commander
5 d past commander of Delaware
'ost, No. 1. director of child de-
eIopment and guidance of the viii
nlngtOn Board of Education
eader in civic, child welfare. and
EDUCATIONAL circles, and served the
'ast year as first vice Commando
i the State Legion Department
commander MulroOney, a veteran
i World War l, succeeds Roland
y. ODay, Dover, a veteran of
World War II. VI
Harry S. Zerby, a past command
7 OF Sussex Post No. 8, George
own chairman of the Fourth To-
ION District the past year. and q
teIeran of World War II. was
lected first vice commander
,lthout opposition, to succeed Mr..
IulroOney. -'''
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