Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-06-30
Legion Auxiliary
Convened At Laurel
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year was the purchasing of a wheel
chair to be used at Fairlee Manor
Camp, presented check to Mrs.
Cam for this purpose.
The following department off,
GERS were elected for the coming
year: President, Mrs. Lawrence
r. Alfele. Jr.: New Castle County
vice president, Mrs. George f..
Foster: Kent County vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Edward Everhart; Sus-
sex County vice president, Mrs.
Earl Paris; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mrs. Elwood Short; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Donald e. Webs
ter: chaplain. Mrs. J. Harvey
Dickey; historian, Mrs. Dale
Roth: sergeant at arms, Mrs. Clay
Bailey.
Delegates to the national con-
vention in Denver, Colorado, Sep
TENDER 8 TO 16, will be Mrs. Clyde
| Tucker, Mrs. William N. Cam,
Mrs. John Powell. Jr., Mrs. Rob-
ert H. Gray, Mrs. George F. Fos-
ter. Mrs. William ]. B. Regain. AL
ternates-Mrs. William B. Noel
roy, Mrs. Charles t. Allen, Mrs.
John Conrad, Mrs. Charles Jack
son. Mrs. Morris Wasserman.
Awards and trophies presented
at the American Legion Auxiliary
Convention are as follows: Amer
icanism Essay awards were pre-
scented by Mrs. Conrad X. ID. Lew
is, department Americanism chair
man, to the following: First prize
of $500 to Sandra Scott, New
ark High School; second prize of
| $1,000, to Penny Hall, Newark
High School; honorable mention
given Barbara Brondyce. Brandy
wine High School The winning
essays were read to the convention
group by the winners.
The Billy Regain Trophy for
Americanism was awarded to the
]. Allison O'Daniel Unit No. 2,
Newark. for the most outstanding
program this year and was pre-
scented by Mrs. Conrad X. ID. Lew
| is, department Americanism chair
man, by her mother, Mrs. William
j. B. Regain.
The Katherine Dillon Trophy for
membership was awarded to Glen
Rayne Unit No. Is, Delmar. and
was presented to Mrs. Ruth Ryle
by Mrs. John Powell, Jr.. depart
ment membership chairman.
The Grace CARTS Trophy for jun
ior activities was awarded to Del
aware Unit No. /. Wilmington, by
Mrs. Mary Jane Behrens, depart
ment junior activities chairman. to
Mrs Ronald Selwyn, Delaware
unit chairman.
Mrs. George Ehinger, depart
ment child welfare chairman, pre-
scented the following awards-for
the best year around program:
First prize of $1,000 to Mrs. John
Powell, Jr., Delaware Unit No. l..
Wilmington; second prize of $500
to Mrs. George t. Scout. David G.
Harrison Unit No. IA. Smyrna;
for the best open meeting for
Child Welfare during the past year
first prize of $1,000 to Mrs.
Scout, David c. Harrison Unit No
IA, Smyrna; second prize of $500
to Mrs John Powell, Jr.. Delaware.
Unit No. 1. Wilmington.
Mrs. William ~ Cam, depart
ment rehabilitation chairman. pre-
sented Volunteer Hospital Pins to
the following: Mrs. Robert II.
Gray. Delaware Unit No. 1: Mrs.
Charles T. Allen. Mrs. Howard
Allston, Mrs. Florence Krixjanik.
Mrs. Donald E. Webster, Mrs.
George L. Maxwell. Mrs. Franklin
Earl Dobson. Mrs. Katherine Tai
ley, all of First State Unit No. 20.
Wilmington.
History awards were presented
by Mrs. Dale Roth, department
i historian, to the following-Mrs.
Donald Hyland for Laurel Unit
No 10. Laurel; Mrs. Donald E.
Webster. First State Unit No. 20,
Wilmington.
Units meriting special CONNER
dation and recognition for service
in carrying forward the national
program by enrolling a 1861 men,
bership equal to or exceeding its
1860 membership by January 81.
1861. were: Delaware Unit No. 3.
Wilmington; Galloway Kemp :
Raughley-Tee Unit No. Z, Har-
rington: Glen Rayne Unit No. Is,
Delmar; Roger W. Gunby Unit
No. Is, Laurel; Lewes Unit No. II.
Lewes; Milton Unit No. 20, Mil
ton: Laurel Unit No. 10, Laurel;
Indian River Unit No. %, Mills
Ooro.
The preparedness award cita-
ton awarded to the units attain
ing quota by December z, 1860.
were the following: Galloway
mp-Raughley-Tee Unit No. z.
Harrington; Glen Rayne Unit No.
Is, Delmar; Roger w. Gunby Unit
No. 16. Laurel; Lewes Unit No. II,
Lewes; Milton Unit No. 20, Mil
ton: Indian River Unfit No. %,
Millsboro.
A $500 award to the depart
ment chairman in the Eastern Di-
vision with the largest percent
age of units with quota plus three
as of February %. 1861, was won
by Mrs. John Powell. .Jr., member
ship chairman for the Department