Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31
Plans Being Completed
For Veterans Day
Observance
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veterans Lay, november IL.
Heading the list of distinguished
guests who have been invited to
the affair are Governors Robert
z. Meyner of New Jersey and j.
Caleb Boggs of Delaware; the
members of the states Congress
sional delegation and others whose
names will be announced later.
Among the prominent veteran
and auxiliary personalities it is
expected that these will be pres
ent: Samuel Shakewitz, national
commander, Jewish War Veterans;
Mrs. Gertrude Rhind, Wilmington,
national senior vice president, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Auxiliary;
Frank G. Hahn, national Judge Ad-
vocate, VFW; and others.
Organizations present will each
place a chrysanthemum on a huge
V-shaped wreath as a tribute to
those who died in all wars in the
service of their country, will par
ticuiar emphasis on those of World
War ii and Korea whose names
appear on the memorial marker
located oD The bridge plaza.
4 The 281th u. S. Army Band of
the Delaware National Guard will
furnish music for the occasion,
and state, county, district and To-
cal colors of organizations from
New Jersey and Delaware will be
for the observance.
Clergymen who will participate
in the ceremonies include the Rev.
Park w. Huntington, past national
American Legion; Rev.
Andrew ]. White, st. Peters Cath
olic Church, New Castle, and past
national chaplain, VFW; and Rab-
Di Leonard B. Gewirtz, spiritual
advisor to Adas Kodesh Shell
Gmeth Temple, Wilmington.
A dinner at p. m. will follow
The exercises at the bridge at the
Lord De La War; Hotcl, Route 13,
near New Castle and the bridge.
The dinner is open to the public
and tickets at $500 esch for a full
course turkey dinner are available
by applying to Mrs. Edward Zale-
ski, st. Mihiel Avenue, Stanton.
The Delaware State Chamber of
Commerce has assured that its
national flags will be in place in
Wilmington as a salute
to Veterans Day. The flags will be
Friday, November z
November IL, according
to Gerrish Gassaway, executive di-
rector.
Distinguished guests will be
greeted at the Memorial Bridge
building by a COM
mittee composed of Anthony Ci-
clone, commander, Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans; William A. Mazzet-
la, department commander, VFW;
Jackson, department COM
mander, American Legion; and AL
bert Sklar, Delaware County COM
Jewish War Veterans.
They will be assisted by Samuel
A. Lynch, VFW chief of staff; and
William J. B. Regan, American Le-
gion.
Surviving members of the Span
sh-American War Veterans in
Delaware will be the guests of
honor as the oldest ranking vet
Grams in the state. They will also
De dinner guests of the Veterans
Day Committee. Members of the
American Legion will serve as es-
:orts to the aged veterans.
Mrs. Charles t. Allen, state
American Legion Aux
liary, will lead the pledge to the
lag and the usual salute to the
lead will be fired by the Polish
American Post, VFW firing squad
Ind drill team. Other units of the
various veterans organizations
lave also been invited to partici-
)ate.
Miss Mary Malloy, provisional
president, Spanish
American War Veterans Auxiliary,
will call the roll of organizations
Who will place floral tributes at
he foot of the bridge monument.
Mr.. Frederick announced that
number of other Veterans Day OBJ
are in the making in
yarious communities and these
will be announced when the sched-
lie is completed. Ee urged all To-
:alities to make an effort to hold
In observance of some nature to
honor both the living and dead ex-
since this day has been
set aside by the Congress of the
United States and President Eisen-
lOwer for such a tribute.