Milford chronicle., 1957-05-17
Chairman For
EHcGnlpment OF VFW
Has Been Named
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liam Mazzetta and all post COM
manders, time and place Dept. Ad-
jutant Samuel D. AbIeman, Dept
Judge Advocate Robert N. McC0r-
mick, Dist. fl Comdr. Samuel
Lynch and Deputy Dept. Inspector
Raymond Edward, auditing;
Dept. Chaplain Edward Clarke
Past National Chaplain Rev. A. ]
White and representative of the
Diamond State Post Drill Team
Memorial exercises; Mr. Wharton
Joseph Holt and Robert Lingo
parade; Henry Bukowski, Pau
Powell and James Springer, musi-
cal a1d drill competition;
Past Dept. Comdr. Louis Sly
manski, judge of election, and Past
Cept. Commanders Raymond Loose
and Elwood Richards, tellers.
Plans, approved at Monday eve
ning's meeting call for opening OF
the encampment at 1880 p. M, June
14th, with formation of a parade
that will pass through the down
town business section of Seaford
to DUPONT Field, where traditional
Memorial Exercises will be held
outdoors under the lights. Featured
will be special ceremonies by the
Diamond State Post Drill Team and
Memorial Address by Past Nat
ional Chaplain Rev. White.
Drum & Bugle Corps and Drill
Team competition will follow the
Memorial Exercises with state
honors, in each category, at stake
A brief business session at the
nearby West Seaford School will
complete Fridays formal program
In event of rain, the June 14th
program will be revised with elm
ination of parade and musical COM
petition, and the moving of the
Memorial Exercises indoors to the
Seaford High School.
Caucuses of delegates from the
various districts; a Moo.
Scratch, and a dance at the Vir-
gil Wilson Post Home are some OF
the late evening events planned for
June 14th.
The encampment will resume at
$3.50 a. m, June 18th, with the
morning session featuring intro
duction of special guests and pre-
sentation of reports and awards.
Following a nOon-hOur recess,
final reports of various encamp-
ment committees will be given; the
site for the 1858 encampment chOs-
en-, and various outstanding speak
ers heard. Then, nominations, open
ed at Friday evenings session, will
be re-opened, and election and in
stallation of department officers
accomplished.
The encampment will close with
the Annual Banquet at the Seaford
Fire Hall Saturday at p. IN. Dane
ing will follow at the Virgil Will
son Post Home.
In reviewing the status of legis-
lation of interest to veterans
COmdr Hugg expressed pleasure
at passage by both houses of the
General Assembly of the "bingC
measures, and pointed out that
bingo cannot be legally played in
Delaware until after the 1858 Gen
eral Election and then only under
license in convention districts
where a favorable referendum vote
had been registered. He cautioned
all of the 81 Delaware posts agains
attempting sponsorship of bingo OF
similar game prior to such time d.
it is. legal for such promotion.
Youth Activities Director Edward
Clarke reported a record number
of entries in the statewide marble
championship competition spon-
sored by the department, and ad
vised that "a entries will compete
in the state finals at the Admira
Samuel F. DUPONT Post Home
Newport Heights, this Sunday af
ternoon. Mr.. Clarke also urged thar
every effort be made to send the
1857 state marbles champion tC
Seattle, Wash, in mid-June fol
competition in the national finals
Reports were also given on the
recent Loyalty Day observance a
COoch's Bridge, and plans were dis
cussed for VF.W participation il
observance of Armed Forces Day
Poppy Day and Memorial Day.
In Bristol, Rhode Island, is the
Hassenreffer Museum of the Am