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and rank on committees can
insure the success of a con-
vention, then the 32nd Annual
Encampment of the Department
of Delaware, Veterans of For
eign Wars, at Rehoboth Beach,
June 1916, should be the most
successful in the history of the
Delaware veterans organiza-
tion. Every living past state
commander; most of the elect
i've and many of the appointive
officers of the state organiza-
tion; all district commanders,
and all post commanders are
included among the Encamp-
ment appointments announced
this week by State Commander
Allen ]. Wentz of Laurel.
General Chairman for this
years wo-day conclave is Da-
vid S. Hugg of Milford, who,
at one time or another, has
held virtually every elected Of
flee in post, district and de-
partment, including that of state
commander (l956-57). MIR. Hugg
has also served, in one capac-
ity or another, on committees
of the last twelve state V.F.W.
encampments, and was general
chairman for the highly sue
cessful encampments of the past
three years.
Serving as vice chairman are
Edmund B. Gosnell of Rehoboth
Beach, chaplain of the Depart
ment of Delaware, and Past
State Commander Edward w.
Clarke, Sr., of Dover.
Past Department C Commander
Elwood Richards of Selbyville
heads up the reception commit
tee, which also includes all
living past state commanders.
Department Senior Vice Com
mander Samuel A. Lynch, of
Wilmington, is chairman of an
awards committee which also
includes the State Community
Service Chairman, MIR. Clarke,
and the State Youth Activities
Chairman, Roy Williams, Do
yer.
Commander Wentz, who will
preside over the Encampment
business sessions, will also
serve on the banquet commit
tee along with Department
Quartermaster Francis A. Sid
owski, State Service officer
Herbert Willis, MIR. Lynch and
MIR. Hugg. Department Surgeon
Raymond Edwards of Newark is
chairman of the time and place
committee; this latter commit
tee, charged with recommend
ing site for the 1868 En-
campment, automatically in
cludes withing its membership
all post commanders.
MIR. Willis is chairman for
officers reports and also serves
on the important credentials
committee.
Serving as chairman of the
credentials committee is MIR.
Sidowski; assisting Messrs. ST.
dowski and Willis are Past
Department Commander Will
liam Mazetta of Wilmington, and
Dept, Chief of Staff ]. Milton
Messick of Seaford.
The important resolutions
committee is headed by Dept.
Judge Advocate Clement ]. Ne
wins of Milford and includes
Past Dept. Commander Lloyd
W. Ricards of Wilmington, Gle
ment o. Drew of Gordon Heights
and oliver Cropper of Selby-
vile.
Past Dept. CommanderMiles
l.. Frederick of Wilmington is
co-chairman, with MIR. Hugg,
of the program committee.
Auditing will be accomplished
by Past Department Command
er Robert N. Mccormick, New
ark; Past Department Quarter
master Samuel D. Ableman,
Richardson Park; James Rhind,
Wilmington, and F rankin Rich
ards, Milford.
In charge of arrangements
for the Encampmentp parade that
will be staged Friday evening,
June Is, is a committee that
includes Mr.. Gosnell, as chair
man; MIR. Nevins: Joseph l..
Eckrich, Richardson Park;
Robert N. Manlove, Wilmington;
and District Commanders Rob-
ert Wick of the Wilmington
District, George Daughery of
the Suburban New Castle County