Milford chronicle., 1960-02-26
V.C.F. Ruritan News


The Delmarva District Ruritans
recently elected Robert Bundick of
AccOmac, Virginia, as their Dis
trict Governor of 1860. Bob is well
known in Ruritan work throughout
the Peninsula and Virginia. Before
the Delmarva District was formed
this territory was in the Holland
District Bob served as District
Governor of the Holland District in
1857. He was one of the outstand-
ing Governors that year.
Bob has appointed Gerdner Ker-
sey of the v. C. F. Ruritan Club as
his Lieutenant Governor for Della
ware and part of Maryland. Gard
ner, an outstanding community
worker and prominent farmer of
near Viola, was the founder and
the first president of the v. c. F.
Ruritan Club. Since then he has
been active in the various projects
of the club and served as Chairman
of the agriculture committee in
1859. He is also on the board of di-
rectors of the Southern States Co
operation and the Farm Bureau,
along with being associated with
the Funk Seed Corn Company and
the Valiant Fertilizer Company
The new officers for the V. C. F.
Ruritan Club for this year are Clar-
ence Hurd, president; Michael
Witomski, vice president; Charles
Hoff, secretary; Harry B. Semans,
executive secretary: Ezra Yocum,
treasurer; John Remley, three year
director; Ernest G. Moore, two year
director, and Edgar Dill, one year
director. Members appointed into
office by President Hurd are as fol-
lows: William Chambers, Jr., chap
lain; William B. Evans, song lead
er; Donald Darling, sergeant-at-
arms, and Kenneth ]. Martin, re-
porter.
The club sent Harry B. Semans
and Kenneth ]. Martin to the Ruri-
tan National Convention which was
held in the Kentucky Hotel, Louis
Vile, Kentucky, from January %
through 26. Many interesting
speakers were heard during the
convention along with fine enter
tainment at the evening banquets.
Several changes in the National by
laws were voted upon by the club
delegates present and turned over
to the National Board of Directors
for final approval. Nearly one
thousand Ruritans and their wives
attended the convention.
At their January meeting, the V.
C. F. Ruritan Club voted to hold a
pancake supper on March 5, 1860,
in the Viola Community Building in
Viola, from 500 p. m. to 7:30 p. m.
Tickets for this supper can be pur-
chased from any club member or
from Moore's Grocery Store in Vio-
la. Your patronage will be greatly
appreciated. The program for the
evening was under the direction of
Virgil FARRELL, chairman of the Ed
ucatiOn Committee. Charles Hoff,
FELTON, High School principal and
member of the Education Com
mittee, showed a film on an agri-
culture course in schools. Virgil
and Charles explained how com-
prehensive school would work in
the event it should ever come to
this district. Many questions were
asked by the club members and ans
wered by the two men making a
very interesting program.
Harvey Kersey and Joseph Pet
crson were introduced into the club
as new members. Harvey Kersey
was placed on the Conservation and
Forestry Committee; Joseph Peter
son was placed on the Program and
Entertainment Committee.
Derrickson Biggs, chairman of
Finance, and his committee will
furnish the program for the Feb
ruary meeting.