Club notes: Officers installed at American Legion Auxiliary meeting

The American Legion Auxiliary installed eight elected officers at its recent meeting May 21.

The election of officers was held by mail in ballot. Officers elected were as follows:

Fran Payne Rogers- President

Kathleen Martin- Vice President

Pat Faust- Secretary

Donna Younger- Treasurer

Mandy Cooper- Historian

Diana Galbraith- Chaplain

Deb Clark- Sergeant at Arms

Nellie Wood- Publicity

“Poppy Poster” student placers were also announced at the meeting. The placers were as follows:

Taylor Bennett, first place

Kaitlyn Campbell, second place

Campbell Grabow, third place

Heath Cushing, Liandro Escobedo and Savannah Wells, honorable mention

Shirley McCandlish, District 6 President, also made her official visit at the meeting. Plans for Memorial Day and Flag Day were also discussed, and it was reported that a total of $197 was collected in the piggy banks for the Child Welfare Program.

The scholarship committee members reported they had gone over the applications and chosen a recipient, and the scholarship will be awarded at the high school awards program. The group also met its membership goal, which now stands at 101 percent, and decided to send $250 to the Department of Wyoming earmarked for Girls State.

The Unit 54 American Legion Auxiliary will now be recessed for the rest of June, July and August this year. Regular monthly meetings will resume at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the American Legion Home.

 

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