Milford chronicle., 1958-06-27
Legion Groups Held
Annual Convention
In Milford
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simultaneously, the 37th annual
meeting of the department auxiliary
in thu Milford Post Home elected
Mrs. Charles T. Allen, of Whining
ton as president
Electlsd with Jackson are: Ed
ward eMagill, Post 29, Prices Cor
ner. near Wilmington, first vice
commander; Martin Ingram, War
rington-I Ingram Post 38, George
town, second vice commander;
Ralph Lyons, Sussex Post 8, his
torian and Charles Burbage, Bridge
Vile Post "a. ergeant-at-arms.
Appointive officers named are:
William r. Marvel, Post 1, Whining
ton. department adjutant and f.
nance officer; Irving NJ Duncan,
New Castle Post 4, assistant adju-
tant and finance officer; Thomas B.
Egan, Richard G. DUPONT Post Is,
Claymont, service officer: Abel
Klaw, Delaware Post 1, judge ad-
vocate; w. Marvel Baxter, Walter
Fox Post 2, Dover, assistant service
officer.
The exec. committee comprises
George Foster, Delaware Post 1;
Edwin S. Ralston, New Castle;
Frank A. Lucia, Dover. and James
L. Cats, Henlopen Post 5.
District vice commanders are:
Harry o. Connolly. Wilmington;
Lawrence G. Jenson, New Castle;
Lloyd Pleasanton. Smyrna and Don
aid Hyland, Laurel. VI
Deputy executive committee men,
bers were also named and are made
up of the district commander, first
and second vice commanders, the
national executive committeeman,
and four members at large. The
latter are: DR.. Park w. Huntington,
James Heal, both of Wilmington;
John M. LoDs6otham, of Milford,
and Leon Snort, Delmar.
The national executive committee
Includes: Garland Bloodsworth,
Laurel Post 10, with Morris Was
serman, Joseph B. Stahl Post 80,
Wilmington, as the alternate.
Delegates and S.lternates to the
national convention in Chicago are:
DR.. Huntington, retiring state COM
mander and William J. B. Riggs,
District 1; Mr.. Wasserman and Will
mer c. Williams, district 2; State
Rep. George Ehinger and Charles
Rockwell, district 8; and Charles
Jackson, Charles Brittingham and
Lester Brumbley, district 4. The
alternates are: Michael Cycyk and
John Dow. district 1; Edward Ma
gill and Samuel Robinson, district
2; John Longbotham and William
E. Mathews, district and Richard
and William Lloyd, dis
trict 4.
Elected to serve with Mrs. Allen
are. Miss Dora Glib, Newark, vice
president for New Castle County;
Mrs. John Fl. Conrad, Dover, vice
president for Kent County and Mrs.
Donald Hyland, Laurel, vice presi-
dent for Sussex County; Mrs. j.
Harvey Dickey. Newark, chaplain;
Mrs. William r. HITnes, Harrington,
historian; Mrs. George Foster, Will
mington, recording secretary; Mrs.
George David. Smyrna, sergeant-at-
arms; and Mrs. George T. Scout,
retiring president national COM
mitteewoman, and Mrs. Elwood
Short, Georgetown, her alternate.
Mrs. Short was also elected execu-
tive secretary-treasuTer.
Delegates and alternates to the
national convention were named as
follows: Mrs. William N. Cam,
Mrs. Scout. Mrs. John Longbotham,
Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs. William
j. B. Regan, delegates; Mrs. George
Ehinger, Dover; Mrs. Clyde Tucker,
Harrington; Mrs. John Murphy,
New Castle; MRS. Grace Baker;
Wilmington; Mrs. Morris Wasser-
man, New Castle, and Mrs. John
Powell, Jr., Wilmington, all alter
mates. Mrs. Short is delegate-at--
large.
The Billy Regan Trophy for an
outstanding Americanism program
went to the auxiliary of the ]. Alli-
son O'Daniel Post 10 in Newark.
Runnerup was the Richard G. du-
Pont Post unit 18 of Claymont.
Mrs. John Powell, Jr., member
ship chairman, said the auxiliary
stood third in the nation and sec
ond in the eastern division with
los per cent of its oaota. She gave
awards to Mrs. William R. Humes,
of Harrington Mrs. Grace Baker,
of Claymont, Mrs Allen Bebeler, of
Milton, and First State Unit 29, of
Wilmington for the largest percent
age of members and new members
over quota 10 days before conven-
ton.
Mrs. John M. LOngbotham of Mill
ford reported that 37,750 poppies
had been sold by units this year.
Both organizations heard reports
the Department of Delaware is in
the soundest financial condition 1t
has enjoyed in several years. The
membership also was informed the
drive for new members undertaken
under DIR. Huntington's regime has
resulted in the addition of many
members, particularly in the lower
part of the state.
Among the numerous reports re-
ceived by the convention were those
dealing with the child welfare pro-
gram and another IL which patriot
ism was emphasized.
Miss Katherine A. Leaf, of the
State Department of Welfare, one
of the auxiliary convention speak