Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
Vets TO Mark Matt.
WV Week Jan. 1851
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the areas veterans, their families
and friends attend services in the
various churches Of the communi-
ty, marking observance Of @Reli-
gious Freedom Day, the first
scheduled event Of ~. r. W..
Week.
on Tuesday evening, Januarv
27th, at regular Blue Hen Post
meeting, a special class of new
v. r. w. recruits designated as, the
COMMANDMENTS Chiefs Class will
be inducted into V. F. W. member
ship IN special ceremonies. at the
v. F w Home; those inducted
Tuesday evening will receive spec
ial recognition from the National
v. F. w. Commander-in-C Chief,
James W. Cothran. ''R Man
Awards" will also be presented
Tuesday evening to those Blue Hen
Post members who have recruited
five or more members during the
current membership drive. Com
mander Clement j Nevins will be
N charge Of the induction cere-
monies and Membership Chairman
Charles e. Mulholland will make
the presentation of awards Plans
win also be discussed fOr late vim
ter and early Spring v. F. w. activ-
tiles.
On Wednesday evening, January
2Sth, Blue Hen Post and its Ladies'
Auxiliary will observe ~ F. W.
Youth Welfare Day" by presenting
a pack flag and citation to Milford
Cub Scout Pack No. 101. This viii
be accomplished during the course
of a regular monthly Cub Scout
pack meeting scheduled for the
high school cafeteria the evening
of the 2Sth.
In addition to the citation to the
Milford Cub Scout Pack, citations
also are to be awarded, during
~. F. w. Week. to three Milford
service" organizations and three
business concerns. The Milford
Chronicle Publishing Company,
Shore Amusement, Inc, and the
L. D. Caulk Company are to be
awarded citations in recognition of
the assistance each has previously
given the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
in the furtherance of the latter's
community service programs; while
details as to time and place of
presentations have yet to be COM
pleted, it is probable that these ci-
tations will be awarded from the
stage Of the Shore Theatre the eve
ming of Thursday, January 18th,
with Blue Hen Post officers making
the presentation and representa-
tives Of the three local concerns
receiving same.
A new Milford reorganization, CO.
operative Community Services, is
to be cited for its current efforts
in behalf of bettering the dot Of the
areas less fortunate; the time and
place for this presentation has not,
as yet, been decided. Puptent No.
4, M. o. c., and its female counter
part, Cootiette Club No. 49S, are
also to receive citations; the cita-
ton for the Cootiettes, to be given
in recognition of that Organiza-
tions alI-year around hospital
visitation program, will likely be
awarded at a regular meeting ol
the Co0tiette Club, to be held al
the V. F. w. Home this Monday
evening. The Cootie citation, Civ.
en- in recognition of the M. 0. G
units sponsorship of the Memorial
Park Kiddies' Play and Swimming
Area, viii likely be awarded during
next Tuesday evenings post meet
ing.
On Friday evening, January
S0th, Blue Hen Post and its La
dies Auxiliary will be hosts tC
their members and friends at al
"Open House" at the Post Home
Special entertainment is currently
being lined up for presentation al
that time.
Local observance Of "Nationa
v. F. w. Week" will be brough
to a close on Saturday, January
31st, when Puptent No. 4, an anil
late of the local post, stages
benefit bake at 20 South Walnu
Street in the store formerly Occu
pied by Harold Wall. All kinds o
baked goods will be offered for salt
from 9 a. m. until noon and thu
proceeds from this baked goodI
sale will be added to the Memoria
Parak Kiddies' Play and Swimming
Area Fund.
The local program, one of thl
most elaborate ever attempted b!
a Delaware v. F. w. unit, is timed
to coincide with Blue Hen POST
1858 membership drive All mem
bers Of the post and it's affiliated
organizations have been requestel
to participate in the various sched
uled events, which will not Onl,
serve to call to public attention
the many interests of the. Veter
ans Of Foreign WARS, but will en-
able large segments Of the area
population to share in the v. F. W.
observance of its 54th year Q
service to community and nation
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