Milford chronicle., 1958-06-20

underway at 7:45 The parade pro-
ceded west on Savannah Road, ter
minating at the Lewes High School
Athletic Field, where the musical
and drill team competition and
held.
The program at the field was
opened by Edward w. Clarke, of
Dover, general chairman of the
convention. Invocation was given by
Department Chaplain William A.
Johnston, of Richardson Park, and
greetings were extended by Auxili-
ary State President Mary Reed, of
Dover and Department Commander,
Edward N. Tingle, of Selbyville.
Representatives of the national or
ganizations presented awards to
both departments in recognition of
their 100 per cent community service
participation.
Upon completion of the musical
unit-drill and impressive Memorial
service was conducted by the Dia-
mond State Post Drill Team and
Rev. Frank L. Moon gave the tra-
ditionaI Memorial address.
Following the Memorial exercises,
the mems department held its mi
tial business session in the Lewes
School auditorium.
Saturdays sessions started at
9:3O a. m, with the morning ses-
sion including greetings from state
and city officials and from repre-
sentatives of the national Organi-
cations, committee reports and ac-
ton on more than fifty resolutions.
Highlighting the Saturday after
noon session was the election of
officers for the 1958-59 term.
A banquet, an annual feature OF
department conventions, was held
Saturday evening at the Lewes
School cafeteria, beginning at z
o'clock. Omar B. Ketcham, national
legislative officer of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars at Washington,
d. c., was the principal speaker.
Governor J. Caleb Boggs, u. S. Sem
ator John j. Williams, u, S. Senator
]. Allen Frear, Congressman Harry
G. Haskell, Jr., and Mrs. Agnes
Holz, past national president of the
Ladies Auxiliary, were among the
invited guests.
Colonel Kenneth E. Stewart spent
the weekend here with his wife
and her parents, Captain and Mrs.
Lewis A. Chambers at their Pilot
Town residence.
Miss Louise Marshall, of Wilm-
;ngton. spent the weekend here
with her mother, Mrs. Arthur w.
Marshall, Sr., at her residence on
Second Street
Mrs. Louis Bertrand, Jr., is max
ing her home for the summer with
Mrs. Herbert Orton, Sr., as a COM
panion-h h ou e k e p er. M r S.
Pertrand's daughter, Mrs. Joseph A.
Sheehan and her family of Levitt
town, Long Island are planning to
occupy the Bertrand Homestead,
this summer.
Douglas B. Evans is attending
summer school at the University OF
Delaware and is employed for the
racing season at Delaware Park.
Carl F. Barley, Jr., son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Carl F. Barley, 125 Wash
ington Ave-, Lewes, has been as
signed to Co. G, 8th Bn., End Trng.
Regt., at Fort Jackson for his basic
infantry training.
Upon his arrival at Fort Jackson,
he was initially assigned to the U. S
Army Personnel Center, where he
was issued his clothing given a
complete physical examination and
comprehensive battery of apti-
tude tests to determine the Army
duty assignment for which he will
be best fitted.
During his basic training he Will
be taught to fire the MI rifle. Also
included in his training will be in
struction in such subjects as mill
tary courtesy, first aid and personal
hygiene.
Upon completion of his basic
training, he will receive further ad-
vanced infantry training or will be
assigned to an Army School. Fort
Jackson offers schooling in several
specialties associated with an Army
division.
Fort Jackson is one of the coun-
try'S largest Infantry training
Centers and also conducts pro-
gram of training for men under the
provisions of the Reserve Forces
Act of 1855.
Mrs. Mary Alice Cullum, So, the
wife of Wilson X. Cullum, an cleo
trical conductor near here, died
Saturday in the Beebe Hospital.
She was born near Georgetown
daughter of the late John Fleetwood
and Della Mesick Fleetwood.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by one son, Malcolm; three
sisters, Mrs. Ernest Wilson, Cool
Spring, Mrs. Harley Wilson and
Mrs. Prettyman Smith, also OF
Georgetown, and one brother, James
Fleetwood, MillingtOn, Md.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at p. m, in Atkins Funeral
Home. Burial was made in the Pres
byterian Cemetery.
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