Milford chronicle., 1961-05-26
Square Dance
Time

Those cute youngsters you saw
Saturday afternoon at the Hospi-
tai Fair were Robin Hobbs, Rob-
ert Kerr. Claudia Furnish. Eddie
Burlingame. Bobbi Cordray. Pat
Murphy. Richard Wilson and Bar
bara Scott. They were at their
square dancing best thanks to
their patient teacher, Mrs. Edith
Smith. These first graders de-
served all the thanks and praise
they received for their enthusi-
asm toward our favorite recrea-
tion.
We also wish to thank all the
Diamond State Twirlers who came
to dance for the Hospital Fair. We
had a good turn out and aside from
brief power failure, an enjoy
able afternoon.
Square dancing anywhere and
at any age level is always ocr
source of news. So wheR we heard
of the eight couples from ninth
grade practieing for May Day. we
insisted in putting it in our col
umn. Richard Woodward is teach
ing these young teens and from
all reports they enjoy themselves
as much as we do. | hope you had
chance to see them Wednesday
night Many club members have
expressed a hope that their en-
thusiasm will spread and that a
teen-age square dance club can be
formed here in Milford. What
about it, teens? If you are really
interested contact Mr. Woodward
At the annual May Delegates
Meeting of the Washington Area
Square Dancers Association in
Tacoma Park. Md. on May q, the
| following officers were elected for
| the 1961-62 season: President, Hell
en- Davis of ID. c.; vice president,
Ken Lambert, of DEL; treasurer,
Sherrod Hamilton of Va: secre-
tary, Jean Harter of Md.
This association, of which the
Diamond State Twirlers Club is a
member, consists of 92 active
square and round-dance clubs in
the area from Richmond. Va, west
to Hagerstown, Md, and north to
Milford, Del. In addition to the
annual 3-day Spring Festival held
at the Sheraton Park Hotel in
Washington each March, the asso-
citation conducts many other ac-
tivities in the promotion of square
dancing throughout the region
The club is proud to have had (af-
ter only two years of organiza-
tion) one of its group chosen tc
serve in such responsible ca
pacity.
Delegates from the Diamond
State Twirlers to WASCA for the
coming year have been appointed
by the club officers: Ethel Lam
bert will serve as delegate with
Marion and Bill Pepper as alter.
nate delegates. Any constructive
recommendations or criticisms
concerning the association will be
welcomed by these delegates. The
purpose of WASCA is to fulfill as
nearly as possible the wishes oi
the member clubs-so don't hest
tate to voice an opinion to the
proper parties.
| The month of May sees the clos.
ing of many clubs for the year
and such was the case on Monday
with the Thunderbirds of Silver
Spring, Md Ethel and Ken Lam
bert took Mildred and Hallett Vim
yard along as their guests, and q
jolly group of sixteen square:
danced to one of their favorit'
callers. Chuck Donahue. who fur.
nished a splendid evening of dane
iIrg. This was finished off with g
good fellowship and visiting
around the refreshment table load
ed with goodies. A cake, trimmed
/ with the Thunderbird emblem
was presented to the callers wife
Betty, and everyone was invited
to be on hand again in the fall fol
another season of the same gooC
fun experienced this last term.
The last dance of the spring sea
son held Saturday night by the
Diamond State Twirlers was wei
attended as usual by our owI
members and couples from Riva
Md. We are all now looking for
ward to the summer session which
will begin June 3 with caller How
ard Bergh. Hope to see all clul
members there, until then-bye.
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