Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
Cub Scouts viii Observe
Charter Night
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a committee of post members and
interested parents, and the new
pack received its charter on ADril
30, 1852 Most of the adult person
mel, other than den mothers. was
supplied by the sponsoring V. F. w.
post, with Hugg being named COM
mittee chairman; William Kenton
being designated as institutional
representative; Norton Leverage.
cubmaster; Horace Wiley and
Harold R. Welch, assistant cub
masters, and Clement Nevins, Law
renee Sharp, John Mcpherson. Ed
ward Jester, and George Strahle.
committeeman. Mcpherson also la
ter assumed added duties as pack
treasurer.
Mrs. Nadine Ward, Mrs. Virginia
Thawley, Mrs. Mary Jackson, Mrs.
Betty Vican, Mrs. Helen Jester, Mrs.
Anna Lee Strahle and Mrs. Thelma
Heeger became the den mothers.
Later, Mrs. Strahle relinquished
her role as den mother of den No.
b and was replaced by Mrs. Jean
Kenton, and Mrs. Jackson moved
from Milford, leaving a vacancy in
den No. 8 that is currently. being
filled by the mothers of den No. 3
boys rotating as den mother. Den
No. 2, of which Mrs. Thawley is the
registered den mother, also rOtates
its den mOthership with each mo-
ther taking a turn for one month in
directing den activities. Then den
mothers are, in each instance, asl
sisted by older boys from Milford's
two Boy Scout units, Troop No. 100
and Troop No. 102, who act as den
chiefs. Scout Executive NOlen. who
is also an active member of the
sponsoring post, has continued to-
take an active interest in the pack
and serves in an advisory capacity.
Throughout last Spring and sum-
mer, the pack developed a well
rounded program of activities and
continued to grow until finally over
sixty boys were numbered among
the active membership. In the Fall,
the packs interested shifted to in
door activities and some interesting
monthly programs resulted, includ-
ing presentation of a most impress
siVe pageant, 'The Mails Go
Through, at the October pack
meeting. AS more boys sought and
received Cub Scout membership,
the dens reached their capacity,
creating need for at least one more
den to absorb those eight year olds
now waiting for entrance into the
Milford Pack.
Norton Leverage, the original
resigned in the late Fall, |
and the cubmaster duties were di-
Vided up among William Kelly. a
new addition to the pack commit
tee, and assistant cubmasters
Welch and Wiley; with the assis- /
tance of Committee Chairman Hugg,
Scout Executive NOlen, and various /
committee members and other par
ents, this trio guided the pack
through full winter program that /
was highlighted by a Christmas
Party, presentation of an unusually
high number Of achievement awards
and a Father and Son Dinner. In
late January, the pack amortized
its financial obligations to it's
sponsors and was. in turn. cited by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars for
its contributions to community
service; i'm addition to the citation
Blue Hen Post presented the Mil
ford Pack with a pack flag.
The members of the pack commit .
tee are now going through the pro-
cess of re-organizing for the new !
year. that will begin April Both. /
Some Of this reorganization has
been accomplished by the |
selecting of William Kelly as cub
master, and Harold Welch and /
Horace Wiley as his assistants. /
David Hugg is to continue as COM
mittee chairman and John McPher- /
son as pack treasurer, and other
members of the pack committee /
will be named following a Board of
Review that will be conducted next /
week.
Planning for the April Pack |
Meeting or Roundup" is we'll un-
derway and the complete plans will /
be announced within the next few
days.