Magdlin-Gilbertson Auxiliary to VFW Post #6893 members met on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Preston Servicemen’s Club for their monthly meeting. Officers elected were President Diane Johnson, Senior Vice President DD Himli, Secretary Sandy Amundson, Treasurer Janet Eulberg-Woellert, Chaplain Linda Snyder, Conductress Pat Scheevel, Guard Joan Wissing, Patriotic Instructor Sharon Miller, and Trustees DD Himli, Ann O’Connor, and Gerrie Daley. The new officers will be installed on May 14 and will assume their duties on July 1, 2022.
Following the business meeting, members celebrated the auxiliary’s 75th anniversary with cake and coffee. The auxiliary’s charter was issued on April 30, 1947, with 17 charter members. An additional 36 members joined that first year. Some of the first officers included President Florence Foss, Secretary Lily Hopp, and Conductress Doris Olson. In the beginning, meetings were held twice a month: one for business purposes and the other for socializing. Meetings were first held in the town hall but were later moved to the basement of the Victory Café. Meetings are now held at the Preston Servicemen’s Club.
Pictured left to right, front row: Ann O’Connor, Mary Sikkink, and Geraldine Daley. Middle row: Sharyol O’Connor, Pat Scheevel, Doris Leeseberg, Eileen Linden, and Diane Johnson. Back row: DD Himli, Sharon Miller, Janet Eulberg-Woellert, Joan Wissing, Roxie Knies, and Linda Snyder.
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