Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
DR.. MuLLigGn HOnOred
By State Firenaen
continued from page oneJ


meeting was climaxed by a parade
through Smyrna which drew a
crowd estimated at 10000 persons
Top winners in the parade con-
tests were the Wilmington Manor
Fire Company, which copped the
Governor j. Caleb Boggs Trophy
and the Milford Fire Company
which won the Mayor Eugene Lam
mot Trophy.
The Governors cup, which car
ries with it a cash award of 800
is for the company which puts up
the best appearance with a march
ing band. The Mayors award, sup
plemented by a $50 cash award, is
for the company that puts up the
best appearance without a band.
The Mayors trophy is awarded by
the Fraternal Order of Firemen of
Wilmington.
At its final business session the
association urged all its members
to vote in favor of bingo in the
referendum to be held with the
November election. The associa-
law banning the sale of gasoline
in glass containers, an additional
one and one-half per cent tax on
insurance premiums, and a revised
fire code.
Other winners in the category
topped by Wilmington Manor were
Elsmere, which copped a $50 sec
ond place. award, and Claymont,
which got $25 for finishing third.
In the category won by Milford,
Mill Creek captured second with
$25. Claymont captured the $25
award as the state unit having most
men in line.
The ]. Henry Topkis trophy and
$50 went to the Holloway Terrace
Ladies' Auxiliary after it was
judged the best appearing state
unit. Second place went to Clay
mont, $35, as did a $25 award as
the state group having the most
women in line
Sharon Hill, Pa, captured the
SIS award given the best appear
ing out-of-state department with
bald anu second place went to
Roebling, N. j., $35. Berlin, Md,
was frst as the best appearing out
of-state unit without band, $50, and
Fssington, Pa, was second, SIS.
The Roebling volunteer company
captured the $25 award given the
company travelling the longest dis
tance with Is or more men in line
and the out-of-state company with
most men in line, with or without
a band, was Sharon Hill, took the
$25 award
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Sharon Hill department gained the
judges favor as the best appear
ing out-of-state unit. 1t took the
$50 award while Collingdale, Pa,
was second with $25. Sharon Hill
women also with most in line earn
ed SIS prize and for coming the
longest distance with Is or more
in line, an additional $25.
North East, Md, had the best
senior band in the opinion of the
judges and gained the first place
SIPS award; Roebling, N. j., was
second, SIS, and Seaford third, $35.
Five Points of Richardson Park
had the best bugle and drum corps
and received the $100 award. Sec
ond was given Newark, $50.
The best high school band award
went to Cambridge, Md, SIS; sec
ond, Wilmington Manor, $50, and
third, Dover, $25.
Roebling had the best drum
major, $40; second went to Seaford,
$5; while Elsmere produced the
best drum majorette, $40 and Ga
lena, Nd, second, SIS.
Paul Neeman of Harrington was
elected president last Friday of the
Delaware State Volunteer Fire
mems Association. He succeeds G.
Wesley Robinson, the retiring
president.
other new officers chosen at the
opening session of the S8th annual
convention were James Wilgus of
Selbyville/ first vice president;
John v. Ryan of Holloway Ter
race, second vice president; Rey-
nolds Bradley of Smyrna, secre-
tary; Elbert C.. Bailey of Laurel,
treasurer; William Hines of Sea-
ford, Sussex County director for
three years.
The delegates voted approval for
a new set of bylaws; welcomed to
membership in the association the
newly formed Port Penn Fire Com
pany and raised to $100 the annual
dues of each company in the organ
ization. This will eliminate, Off
GERS said, the necessity of conduct
ing advertising solicitation pro-
grams.
The group selected Newark as
the site for next years convention.
The Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder
Company there will act as hosts.
Tabled, however, Was an invita-
tion from Mayor Eugene Lammot
of Wilmington, urging the state
firemen to hold the 1860 conclave
in that city. A spokesman for the
convention said, further study will
be made of the request because un-
der the rotating program, the con-
vention two years hence, would
normally be held in Sussex County.
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