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three months, Priscilla’s uniform and
pictures were on display in the lobby of
the VA. Hazel Prindle, former WN
State Director, donated her uniform and
picture to be showcased for the next
three months.
PACKERLAND UNIT
Unit # 116 (WI) – President Julie Bullough,
Secretary Dee Clover, and Treasurer
Bernice Laurent hosted WAVES
National President Barb Turner and 2nd
Vice President Ruby Homick at a Sunday
breakfast and a tour of the Packers
Stadium during their visit to Green Bay in
January ‘04. The unit also met with the
National officers for a meeting, which
Nellie DeBaker, State Director for Wisconsin
attended.
OCEAN STATE WAVES
Unit # 118 (RI) – Thirty members and
guests enjoyed the unit holiday party in
December. Six members went to visit
the 13 ladies residing at the RI State Veterans
Home in Bristol, RI., spending time
chatting with each of them in their rooms
and presenting them with small gifts.
The seventh annual Welcome to Spring
Tea was held at the Bristol Home on
March 13th. According to the news
reports, the USS Chafee arrived in
Hawaii on 19 December. For any of you
who have attended the LITIS (Link
Instrument Training Instructors School)
in Atlanta, GA, during WWII, they now
have a web page which contains information
on the history of the school, a
photo gallery of photos submitted by
LITIS members, a roster of LITIS members
(listed under their maiden names),
and an e-mail link. The site can be found
on the internet at www.litis.org.
LAKE ERIE WAVES
Unit # 128 (OH) – The unit will celebrate
their 14th year on March 25, 2004. Six
members of the original crew have
entered the Silver Taps List, but they are
not forgotten. Thanks to our President
and Scuttlebutt Editor, Marion Elfring, the |
unit has 36 members. The unit collects
pounds of can tabs and delivers them for
the Ronald McDonald House. The
Valentine Social with six members and a
guest had fun. The unit is looking forward
to seeing the Florida members
back with some sunshine soon!
CALIFORNIA SOUTH COAST
WAVES
Unit # 132 (CA) - In January, members
celebrated the unit’s birthday at Leisure
World; Laguna Woods. Organist Andrew
Roark presented musical program. April
1st luncheon at Las Brisas, Laguna
Beach, will be followed by docent tour of
newest exhibitions at Laguna Art Museum.
Members at La Costa Glen, Carlsbad
will host May luncheon meeting. At
June’s usual Flag Day Celebration at
Dana Point Yacht Club, election and
installation of new officers will be held.
The unit continues to help the Camp
Pendleton Marine families in need.
CASCADE SEAFARERS
Unit # 138 (OR) - The annual holiday
lunch was held at Barbara Wright’s
beautifully decorated home where the
members assembled a package to send
to a woman member of the Oregon
National Guard serving in Iraq. Their
project for the year 2004 will be to send
other packages to Oregonians serving in
foreign areas. The unit will continue to
meet at various places for lunch throughout
the year with an overnight planned
for Astoria, Oregon to visit the new Maritime
Museum. Barbara Henderson, former
President of group and former VP of
WAVES National, has moved to Yuma,
Arizona. At the February meeting at the
Monroe Museum two members celebrated
80th birthdays. That makes most of
the member’s octogenarians, but few are
sitting in rocking chairs. Most of the
World War II gals are still going strong.
BUFFALO AREA WAVES
Unit # 143 (NY) - Members enjoyed
themselves at their annual Christmas
party held at the Buffalo, NY C.P.O. Club
on the waterfront, on December 13th.
Monetary gifts were presented to the VA
Hospital in Buffalo for the purchase of toiletries,
socks, etc. A monetary gift was |
also presented to the Buffalo Area Salvation
Army Red Kettle Drive for area
needy families. The unit had the privilege
of having the son of a member, Bev Kurneta,
come and speak to the unit. Dave
is a Navy Hospital Corpsman, serves
with a Marine detachment, and recently
returned from Iraq. He brought pictures,
coins, and some great stories of their
involvement of local life, rebuilding of
schools, and voter registration. The unit
is now planning for some summer and
recruitment trips. TIDEWATER TIDAL WAVES
Unit # 152 (VA) – The unit’s second
anniversary was celebrated on January
11th at Freemason Abbey in Norfolk, a
charming restaurant that had once been
a church. A few diners were surprised
when the unit enthusiastically sang
“WAVES of the Navy” to mark the celebration. Agift of $200 was donated to the
St. Mary’s Children’s Home to purchase
Christmas gifts for the children. In February,
female veterans at Hampton VA
Hospital were visited and all - with the
promise of return visits, enjoyed the
swapping of sea stories.
FOX CITIES UNIT
Unit # l53 (WI) - A new unit of WN was
chartered on January 31, 2004. We are
Fox Cities Unit # l53. The formal ceremony
included seven speakers: Mayor
of Appleton, the County Executive of
Outagamie County, two State Representatives,
WN President Barb Turner, WN
2nd VP Ruby Homick, and Nellie P.
DeBaker, founder of the Unit. Barb
installed officers and Ruby presented
the Charter. Eighteen charter members
make up the unit. Dignitaries from several
veterans groups also welcomed the
All Women Group onboard in the Fox
Valley. Nellie P. DeBaker is also Wisconsin
State Director. The unit is looking
forward to being part of WAVES National
and is looking forward to helping their
fellow mankind.
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