Milford chronicle., 1953-02-06
National WV Week
Brought TO A Close
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cal dental supply concern. On the
evening Of January %. similar ci-
tations were presented by Post
Commander Clement j. Nevins to
Charles w. Hammond, representing
Community Cooperative Services,
and To Charles MulhOlland, repre-
senting Puptent No. 4, moo. Later
the same evening, three recent WV
recruits, Harold Bruner, Harry
Correll and Walter Trice, we're in
Quoted into active membership as
part Of a nationwide group desig-
mated as the "Commander-in-Ch Chiefs
Glass. Present for the January q
exercises was a group of Delaware
Department officers including De-
partmental Commander James L.
Cubbage, Departmental Senior Vice
Commander EllwOod Richards, De-
partmental Junior Vice Command
er Miles L. Frederick, Past Depart
mental Commander John Babiarz
and Departmental Youth Activities
Officer Joseph Bernardo. While
here Departmental Commander
CTbbage presented "R-Man" awards
in recognition of membership
achievement, to Blue Hen Post
Numbers Ralph E. Scott, Preston
Cannon, Eurie NJ. Savage, Jr., Da-
vid S. Hugg, Thomas /. Schlegel,
Charles =. Mulholland and James
r. West.
On the evening Of Wednesday,
January %, Blue Hen Post MEM
bers observed Youth Welfare Day"
with presentation of a Cub Scout
Pack Flag and citation to the post
sponsored Milford Cub Scout Pack
No. 101. Post Commander Nevins
made the presentations, which
were accepted, on behalf Of the
Cub Scouts, by Assistant Cubmas-
ter Harold r. Welch, Jr. During
the course Of the ceremonies, which
highlighted the regular monthly
Cub Scout meeting, held at the
high school cafeteria, Cub Pack
Treasurer John Mcpherson dis
charged the packs financial obli-
CATION to its sponsoring unit Dy
presenting a check for $21.9S to
Blue Hen Post; Commander New
ms subsequently returned this
check to the Cub Pack as a supple
mentary donation by the post.
On Thursday evening, January
30, Blue Hen Post and its affiliated
organizations gave recognition to
consistent support of its cOmmun-
ity service program by presenting
nsknfsonc ~ 80 Nff1ForI Ghpomsn1o
and tbs Shore Theatre. These pre-
sentatiOns VIC = made from the
stage Of the 5sIore Theatre by Post
Senior Vice Commander QueTing
with feImer State Senator Robert
II. Yerkes accepting on behalf OF
the Milford Chronicle and Manager
Calvin Ball accepting on behalf Of
the theatre.
Blue Hen Post was host to mem
bers and friends at an "Open
House" at the Post Home, Friday
evening, January 30; entertainment
for this affair was supplied by q
group of Milford CoOtie headed by
Harold Welch.
On Saturday morning the Coo
ties and COOtiettes joined forces t.
stage a benefit bake downtown witt
all proceeds from the sale of bak
ed goods going to the MemOria
Park Riddles Play and Swimming
Area Fund. Local observance o
National VFW Week" was brOugh
to a close Saturday afternoon will
Coolies competing against COOti
cites in a novel mile of Dimes
contest in the downtown business
area; the proceeds from this con
test, amounting to over S10O wer,
added to the Milford Area "Marcl
of Dimes" Fund.
plans for the extensive local oh
servance of FNational WV Week
were completed by a cOmmitte
consisting of David S. Hugg, chair
man: Clement ]. NeVins, Waite
Quering and Charles Mulholland.