Milford chronicle., 1958-02-28
World War / Vets
Are NOlU Organizing
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Godfrey of Millsboro. A rally to
form this Selbyyille area Barracks
will be held within three weeks.
Amos f. Brown and Robert L.
Brown represented group of
Laurel Negro veterans of WWI and
their wives who will also form
Barracks and Auxiliary.
Plans for a similar rally in Do
yer to organize a Dover Barracks
were laid and committee appoint
ed to make all arrangements
When there are five organized
Barracks in Delaware a Depart
ment will be formed, Delaware be-
ing one of the few states that does
not have an active Department.
A delegation from Salisbury
Barracks 378 who assisted at the
meeting included Commander and
Mrs. Vaughn Gray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Truitt, Joseph Akin, Roland
Johnson, Norman ]. Elzey and Car
roll T. Dixon Commander Vaughn
extended an invitation to all WWI
veterans to be at the installation
meeting at the VFW Home, Sails
bury, on March End.
A large delegation from Cam
bridge Barracks 128 also took
part in the meeting including:
Commander and Mrs. Albert A.
Newcomb, Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey
Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold White
side, Mrs. Leila Marshall, Presi-
dent of the Auxiliary of the De-
partment of Maryland, Department
Senior Vice Commander Nelson E.
McGrath of the Maryland Depart
ment and Mrs. McGrath, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Zuk and many friends.
The National Organization was
represented by Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin w. Iverson of Washington,
d. c., Maryland Senior Vice Com
mander Nelson E. McGrath, Com
mander and Mrs. George Taylor of
Bowie, Maryland, and kilograms of
regret due to the inclement wea-
ther were read from National Sen
ior Vice Commander Fred Hollen-
beck of Cape Vincent, N. Y, and
Regional Vice Commander Lewis
Roth of Charleroi, Pa.
Barracks 245 of Rehoboth was
represented by Commander and
Mrs. Inland Davidson, Past Com
mander and Mrs. DeVerne Doty,
Commander-elect Paul r. Hadley,
Colonel Edgar S. Slayer, Senior
Vice Commander Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Ewing, Mrs. Ewing being Pres
ident of the Auxiliary, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Wilkes, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Buckaloo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Ash; and Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Arnett.
Georgetown was represented by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knox, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Dodd, Earl j.
Scarborough, Minos Tull, and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Green.
Others attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arch Lank of Frederica, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert F. Burke of Bear,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Davidson of
Ocean View, Mr. and Mrs. F. Oscar
Gordy of Seaford. Groups also pres
ent were from Greenwood, Har-
rington, Dover, Smyrna, Millville,
DagsbOro, Frankford, Camden, Mid
dletown, Newark, Wyoming, New
Castle and Wilmington. Mr.. and
WIS. y. OufLlS flOH0y DTOuSnL a /
group from Lewes, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Harry Jopp a group from Denton,
Nd, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. |
Godfrey from Millsboro
Speakers were National Claims |
Officer Iverson and Mrs. Leila Mar
shall, President of the Maryland |
Mrs. Anne Iverson, Ma
Lional Legislative Chairman of the |
Vice Commander Nell
son E. McGrath, Commander
George Taylor, Mrs. Samuel Ewing,
President of the Rehoboth Aux
lliary, Commander INLAND David
son and Paul r. Hadley, National
Legislative Secretary. All speakers
stressed the phonominal growth of |
the organization with over so Bar
racks a month now being added,
and the purposes of the organiza-
tion.
The Rehoboth Auxiliary mem
Ders were hostesses at a social pc
riod, and served refreshments.
A cordial invitation is extended
70 all WWI veterans and their
wives to attend the installation of
officers at the Rehoboth Barracks
945 at the American Legion Home,
Rehoboth Beach, Friday, March 7th
1T 300 p. m.