The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-05
VIEWS STATE CONVENTION
HIGHLIGHT TO BE SERVICE
AS SUNDAY MEMORIAL RITE
National Dignataries on Hand for Annual De-
partment Get-tOgether; Banquets, Dances
Interspersed on Program With Serious Bus
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Mays Head. - This years con-
vention of the Veterans of For
eign Wars and the VFW AuXil-
larry will be one its members will
long remember for its memorial
service Sunday morning, E. D.
Knauff of Jacksonville, eXecu-
tive manager for the convention,
predicted. This is the first time
the VFW has ever had a suitable
place to carry out the ritual.
This year, the memorial service
will be held in the Waterside
theater at Manteo, at 9 o'clock
Sunday morning.
The Manteo Methodist choir,
directed by Mrs. Victor Meekins,
will sing. Mrs. Renie Williamson
will serve as organist. The ser
vice will start with the assembly
of colors and end with the honor
guard of the Elizabeth City
VFW post rendering honor and
salutes as provided in the VIEW
ritual.
The convention got under way
Thursday, when the Military
Order of Coolies, the fun group
of foreign war veterans, fro
licked and put on all sorts of
antics. That night the Coolies
had a business session.
Ernest H. Moore of South
Bend, Ind, supreme commander
of the Military Order of Coolies
in the United States, will be the
guest of honor at the groups
banquet tonight (Friday) at the
Shrine club. In connection with
the dance, a floor show will be
presented. Later in the evening,
the Coolies will sponsor dance
at the Shrine club, with Ray
Mckinley and his orchestra tc
play. Hugh Mattoeks of Kinstor
is grand commander of the Coot-
les in North Carolina.
The more serious side of the
convention got under way this
morning with joint session OF
the VFW and Auxiliary at the
Casino. At this, greetings were
! brought by Mayor NJ E. Aydlett
of Elizabeth City and Sheriff
Frank Cahoon of Dare county.
The national representative OF
the VFW Auxiliary, Mrs. Mabel
Tanner of Jefferson City, Mo-,
and the junior vice commander
in chief of the VIEW, Merton B
Tice of Mitchell, S. D., brought
greetings from the national or
CARNATIONS, and Forest V. Dun
stan of Elizabeth City, depart
ment senior vice commander
welcomed the visitors. Mrs. Ell
roy j. Hooper, Sr., represented
the Elizabeth City Auxiliary in
extending a welcome.
To these greetings, response
was made by Charles Truett
Myers of Charlotte, department
commander of the VIEW, and
Mrs. Edna Bumgarner of Elkin,
department president of the
Auxiliary.
At noon, the Auxiliary had =
luncheon at the Carolinian hotel
honoring Mrs. Tanner.
Business sessions were resum-
ed at 2, with the men at the
Casino and the women at the
Shrine club. At the mems meet.
ing, speakers included Mr.. Tice
William Bailey of Raleigh, state
civil defense director; dim Cald.
well, North Carolina veterans
commission director; Myman H
Chadwick of Washington, D. C.
rehabilitation director.
| Saturdays business will oper
with official breakfasts. At the
Arlington hotel, those who have
rendered outstanding service will
be honored. At the Auxiliary
breakfast at the Carolinian, sim.
liar awards will be made. Thai
afternoon the women will nom
mate officers for the coming
year.
| The two groups annual ban.
quet will be held at Z Saturday
night, with Forest Dunstan OF
Elizabeth City as master of cere-
monies. Wade Mari of Elizabeth
City will be the speaker, and
Howard, the magician, will put
on a floor show. Distinguished
guests will be Mrs. Tanner and
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