Milford chronicle., 1963-07-05

% official visits have been made
to homes not including REC
reational visits. A total Of of$991.~
80 was spent on patient service.
Mrs. Myrtle Reedy gave the
report on Women's Program ac-
tivities or the recreational pro-
gram report. Birthday gifts and
parties have been given all pa
tients. ALI patients received
Christmas gifts from the chapter.
Three summer picnics were
given and approximately "a visits
were made into these homes
besides the parties and official
visits.
Mrs. Ziegler reported on Pub
lie Education, stating she had
been given good coverage In all
Sussex County newspapers and
the Dover paper, some In wilm-
ington and Salisbury, Md. papers,
Station WSUX, Seaford, Station
W.J.W.L. Georgetown, Station
W.K.S.B. Milford, Station VIXEN,
Dover, Stations WJDY and WB OC
Salisbury, Md, had used localiz-
ed spots along with Et's from
national on the respective
radios. She was successful in
getting the Sussex Guide Maga-
zine run an appeal picture on
the front page and Diamond State
Telephone run an "ad'' In their
drop-in leaflets In October bills.
MDAA literature was mailed to
all physicians. nurses, Clergy
with their appeal letters. An
MD exhibit was placed Tn the
Bank Of Delaware at Seaford,
and one placed at Dover Air
Force Base, Dover, for the fed
eral campaign.
Under campaign, Mrs. Ziegler
announced $5596.41 gross ex-
penses $519.o7, with a net od
$5077.34 sent to national head
quarters. Even tho many volun-
teers did not "march" for var
ious reasons, this was a little
over 800 above last year.
New business called for cleo
tion Of new executive committee
and officers for the ensuing year.
A suggestion made by Mr..
Bessette that the same committee
chairmen and officers serve
again, with two exceptions who
had telephoned In that they would
like to serve as volunteers in
their own town but did not care
to serve on the executive COM
mittee this year. A motion was
made and carried to this effect.
Officers are:- president, Mrs.
Ziegler; 1st vice president, Mrs.
VIM. Sommers, Laurel; secre-
tary, Mrs. Anna Maria English,
Fredericksburg; treasurer, Clar-
ence Bessette, Salisbury. COM
mittees are:- Patient Service
Committee, Mrs. Cathrins
Boyce, Laurel, Mrs. Myrtls
Reedy, Milford, Mrs. VIM. SOM
mers, Rev. Charles Mooney,
Seaford, George Ziegler and Mrs.
Wilmer Loomis, Georgetown.
The annual picnic will be held
again this year at Trap Pond.
near Laurel, on August 10, at
4 pm. The chapter furnishes
everything all the patients and
families are to do Is be present
with bathing suits for those who
want to battle.
Mrs. Ziegler explained how the
Delaware Society Crippled Chill
dren and Adults has cooperated
with the chapter In aiding the
dystrophic children. AS the
MDAA Is non-profit organiza-
tion and has very little money
in its treasury, the MD patients
are treated at a nominal fee.
Stretching and resistive exer-
cises, whirlpool therapy, etc.,
are employed by Mr.. Loomis
and his associates. Recently Miss
Eleanor Bender, a doctor spe-
cialized In working with dystro-
phic. came to GEORGETOWN to the
Delmarva Rehabilitation Center,
used the Center's facilities and
saw thirteen MD patients. She
also instructed their parents In
exercises which viii help re-
tard muscle contraction. DR..
Bender will be at the Rehab
Center again on August 18th.
Some of these patients are at
tending the center for weekly
treatments.