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AUXILIARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
 
 
 

LADIES AUX 

 

 

 

  

May is the Election of Officer’s for the Ladies Auxiliary.  They will be posted after the election results are validated.  If you wish to run for any of the Office positions, please see Paula or Joyce.

 

I want to Thank Everyone who helped with the Easter Egg Hunt and getting everything ready.  It was very nice and we had a pretty good turnout. The weather was nice enough this year, that we were able to do this outside this year. The kids all had a blast and enjoyed themselves immensely.

 

It’s Poppies Time, so please help support the Poppies. You may purchase a Cross with Poppies, just see Lulu Cridlebaugh to purchase one.  If you can donate some time to go out and sell, please see Lulu Cridlebaugh the dates that we are going out is:  May 4th & 5th, (Rain dates are May 11th & 12th).

 

The last Fish Fry was on Good Friday.  I’d like to take this time to let all the Ladies Aux. that helped, at know how much we appreciated your help, Thank You.

 

                                     

President: Paula Tinch

1st Vice:  Joyce Brooks

2d Vice:  Lulu Cridlebaugh

Treasure:  Virginia Sears

Secretary:  Joan May

Chaplain:  Nancy Whitaker

Sergeant of Arms:  Neda Marchetti

 

Executive Board Members:  Judy Hamilton, Gerry Grimmet, Barbara Walker.

 

 

A timeline celebrating 80 years of achievements
1919 The American Legion Auxiliary is first established to support The American Legion.
1921 The first National Convention convenes in Kansas City, MO. The Poppy of Flanders Field becomes the memorial flower of the Auxiliary.
1925 The Auxiliary moves its National Headquarters to the War Memorial Plaza in Indianapolis, IN.
1927 It is decided that only veteran-made poppies will be distributed by the Auxiliary.
1934 The Auxiliary establishes Junior membership.
1936 The American Legion Auxiliary's Bulletin becomes the National News.
1937 The Girls State program is created.
1944 The Auxiliary's program for the rehabilitation of disabled veterans is created.
1947 The first Girls Nation is held in Washington, DC
1950 The first Golden Press/Golden Mike media awards are presented.
1953 The first Women's Fourum on National Security convenes in Washington.
1970 The Auxiliary Emergency Fund is established.
1972 Cavalcade of Memories is established at National Headquarters.
1979 President Carter signs a bill extending Legion eligibility to Vietnam-era veterans.
1980 The first Awareness Assembly is held in Washington, DC, replacing The Women's Forum.
1988 Heart of America Awards are initiated, replacing the Golden Press/Golden Mike Awards.
1990 Eligibility is extended to veterans of Grenada, Lebanon, and Panama.
1992 Eligibility is extended to veterans of the Persian Gulf hostilities.
1995 The 50th session of Girls Nation is celebrated.
2000 The American Legion Auxiliary celebrates it 80th year.

American Legion Auxilliary
Membership Eligibility
 
 
Membership in the American Legion Legion Auxilliary is limited to the mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters of members of the American Legion, and and to the mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters of all men and women who were in the Armed Forces of the United States during any of the following periods:
 
  • April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918
  • December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946
  • June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955
  • December 22, 1961 to May 7, 1975
  • August 24 1982 to July 31, 1984
  • December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990
  • August 2, 1990 to the date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the Governmentof the United States, all dates inclusive, or who, being citizens of the United States during any of said periods, and died in the line of duty or after honorable discharge, and to those women who of their own right are eligible for membership in The American Legion.