Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1956-04-06

mess partner while maintaining
her home duties as wife and mo-
Their and an active membership in
the Minus L Hunt Auxiliary No.
2504 of Denison, Iowa. During
those years, Mrs. Olson's. patri-
otto fervor and interest in. the Aux
iliary's work has brought her rec
Ognition with three successive
terms as President of the Depart
ment of Iowa and consistent ad-
yancement in the local, district,
state and national levels of the
organization through appOintive
and elective Offices.
Thoroughly familiar with the
many fine community service pro-
grams of the Ladies Auxiliary to
the VFW through which its MEM
bers annually devote more than
So, 900, 900 and many thousands of
hours of work in volunteer service
for hospitalized veterans and their
families, Mrs. Olson advocates con-
tinuation of that work and other
special community service pro-
grams. Notable among the Auxil-
larry projects which she endorses
are programs for education in Am
ericanism, assistance to youth
groups, cancer research, civil de-
Tense, support of legislation bene-
fitting veterans and their families
as well as substantial financial aid
to the VFW National Home for
Widows and Orphans of Deceased
or Totally Disabled Veterans,
which is located at Eaton Rapids,
Michigan.
Auspiciously starting her years
travels as the National President
of the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW
with her trip to New York for the
October %, 1866, Statue of Liberty
Birthday Observance, Mrs. Olson
few to England four days later on
November l, 1855, as a participant
in the VFW Pilgrimage to Europe
"a good will tour which included
visits to American Cemeteries in
England. Germany and France
with special November 18th Veter-
ans Day observances at the Amer
lean Cemetery at Sure2nee, near
Paris, and a subsequent visit in
Switzerland.
Representing an organization of
$4,000 women, Mrs. Olson serious
ly regards her responsibility to the
members, who are the wives. mo-
theirs, sisters or daughters of Am
erican War Veterans who have
served oversees in the United
States Armed Forces or women
who, themselves, have had over
seas war service. Since the mem
bers affiliate with the Auxiliary
through 1000 local units in the 48
states, District of Columbia, and in
the territories of Alaska, Hawaii,
the Canal Zone, Guam and Samoa,
with national headquarters in Kan
sas City, Mo-, Mrs. Olson expects
to visit every state in the Union
and some of the territories as a
part of her official duties. Com
menting on a year of such extern
sive travel as providing an oppor-
tunity to aid in developing greater
national unity while strengthening
and gaining membership for the
organization, Mrs. Olson said: II
well remember my first sight Of
the Statue of Liberty when | came
to this country as an immigrant.
Ever since then, the Statue of Lib
erty has been, to me, symbol of
Americas freedom and ideals. Ma
turally, then, feel privileged to
travel and carry, wherever l go,
the story of the fine patriotic SER
vices and achievements of the La
dies Auxiliary to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the u. S. as
demonstration of the true aims of
Americans. their ideals and ira
ditions of living"