Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
MiLfOrd Area Folks
At VFW COncLGUe
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Hugg. wife of the retiring de-
partment commander, Mrs. Flor
ence Gillespie, member OF the Nat
ional Council of the Ladies Aux
iliary to the V.F.W., and John Long
bOtham, state commander of the
American Legion, were among the
special guests at Saturday eve
ning's banquet.
Twelve Blue Hen Post members
and seven Blue Hen Auxiliary
members participated in the big
parade that formally opened the
encampment, Friday evening.
Resolutions pertaining to legis-
lation affecting the welfare of vet
Grams, their dependents or surVi
vors took top priority at Satur-
days encampment sessions.
Nearly thirty resolutions were
adopted which will be passed on
to the V.FW. National EncSmp-
ment in Miami Beach in August
for action. Delegates anti members
hope they will strengthen the posi-
tion of those people affected in one
way or another by the stress and
strain of war service.
Pleased with Sussex County hos
pitality, the convention body on
Saturday selected Lewes as site
of the 1858 encampment.
Meanwhile, Edward Tingle, of
Mason-Dixon Post, Ocean View,
was elected Department Command
er, succeeding David S. Hugg, of
Milford. Prior to start of encamp
ment, there had been speculation
that the four districts might break
away from precedent in rotating
officers but no serious competition
developed.
While the men were electing
their new commander, the ladies
wer making Mrs. Mary Read, of
the Dover Memorial Auxiliary,
their unanimous choice for state
president of the Auxiliary.
Keynoting the entire affair was
an address by Merton B. Tice,
Mitchell, S. D., past national com
mander-in-chief, who presented a
five-point organizational program
which he declared made the VFW
the outstanding veterans group in
the nation"
Mr.. Tice said that the V.F.W.
Legislative Program: its service
and rehabilitation work; it's Nat
iOnal Home, at Eaton Rapids, Mich
igan; its community service pro-
gram and an all-out effort for nat
ional security gave the organiza-
ton the appeal that has caused
more than 1,250,O00 overseas vet
Grams to become members"
when you consider what the
VIEW. and other veteran organi-
cations contributed to the nation
through bringing about enactment
of the G. l. Bill; calling attention
to the Communist menace and ask
ing for the outlawing of the Com
munist Party in the United States
as far back as 1927 at a Texas
convention, then only can you un-
derstand the significance of our
work." Mr.. Tice declared.
Last year, more than 100000
youths were reached through our
various programs in the 48 states
and territories, and more than $780,
600 community service projects
were completed, bringing a special
accolade from the annual Con-
ference of Governors. We have
been advocates for years of some
type of universal military training
which would have given us a
trained force in being much strong
er than we have now-and our con-
stant preaching of lOyalty-to God
and Country-have been aides to
the morality and the morale of
the United States of America"
Two contests for state Offices
those of Judge Advocate and Chap
lain-were carried to floor votes by
the delegates, but regular line Off
GERS were elected without opposi-
tion. They are: William Mazzetta,
Gen. w. D. Atterbury Post, Will
advanced from junior vice
commander to senior vice COM
Robert N. Mccormick, ].
Allison O'Daniel Post, Newark, |