Milford chronicle., 1958-05-16
Blue Hen Post
Anticipates Busy Time
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the Buddy Poppy Dance. Tickets
at $500 per couple are now on sale
Additional dances are tentatively
scheduled for June 7 and June 81,
Quite a few members of Post No
6483 and Auxiliary are planning to
attend a banquet honoring V.FW.
National Commander Richard Rou-
debush in Wilmington May 28.
Past State Commander David S.
Hugg is to be toastmaster for this
affair
AS in previous years, Blue Hen
Post will sponsor special Memo
rial Assembly at the Milford High
School and sponsor the Annual
Memorial Day parade here. The
assembly program, scheduled for
Thursday, May 20, at S:45, will
feature an address by a prominent
speaker in addition to the tradi-
tional moment of silence, taps and
Memorial prayer. Appropriate mu-
sic will be provided by the Milford
High School Band under direction
of Mr. Paul Teare.
Milford's Memorial Day program
will follow pretty much the formal
of previous years. A parade, con-
sisting of musical units, veterans.
veterans auxiliary members, Nat
ional Guardsmen, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Brownies, Cub Scouts and
other marching groups, will form
at the Railroad Station and proceed
to the Memorial in Memorial Plaza,
downtown, where appropriate exer-
cises will be staged under sponsor
ship of the V.F.W. units. Upon
completion of the downtown cere-
monies, the parade will reform
and proceed to LO.O.F. Cemetery,
where Milford Post No. 3, Ameri-
can Legion, will hold graveside ex-
ercises.
On Saturday, May 81, free clan-
bake will be held at the Post Home
under the direction of the play
ground committee.
IN addition to participating in
various events scheduled for the
Post Home, Blue Hen Post and
Auxiliary members will have active
roles at the State V.F.W. and Aux
iliary Conventions, at Lewes, June
1874. Between twenty-five and
thirty Milfordians will attend the
sessions. Post Senior Vice Com
mander David S. Hugg is serving
on the program and publicity COM
mittees for the state convention,
and District Commander Paul j.
pnphily is serving on the resolu-
tions committee. Past State Com
mander Hug name will be pre-
sented to the convention as Dis
trict No. 3s candidate for member
of the National Council of Admin
istration, VF.W.
Mrs. Hilda Cannon, recently
elected president of, District No. 8
Auxiliary, will be installed in office
at the convention. Mrs. Audrey
Savage, former Blue Hen Auxiliary
president, now serving as trea-
surer of the State Auxiliary, will
also have an active role at the
June 1914 conclave. Post Com
mander James p Gilmore and Aux
iliary President Beatrice Kniceley
will head up the Milford delega-
tions.
In late June, Blue Hen Post and
will again sponsor the
Milford Area Learn to Swim" ses-
sions at Memorial Park here.
During this past week, Blue Hen
Post was host to meetings of both
the state and county VF.W. or
ganizations. On Monday evening,
the Council of Administration, De-
partment of Delaware, met here,
and, on Wednesday evening, Dis
trict No. 8 held its annual encamp-
ment here. Dept. Comdr. Edward
Tingle of Selbyville, presided over
Mondays meeting and Dist. Comdr.
Duphily presided over Wednesdays
meeting. Both meetings were well
attended by Blue Hen Post MEM
bers. Also on Monday evening, a
large group of members of the
Blue Hen Auxiliary attended a
meeting of the V.F.W. Auxiliary
Department at Dover.
Thirteen Blue Hen Auxiliary
members, including president Bea-
trice Kniceley and virtually all of
her staff, participated in the recent
District No. 3 Auxiliary encamp-
ment at Clayton.
Next regularly scheduled meet
ings of post and auxiliary will be
held Tuesday, May 81 (posD and
Monday, June auxiliary.