1954-11-27—Bridgeport CT Telegram—Leader Honored by Jaycees Here
Leader Honored by Jaycees Here
- Bridgeport CT Telegram, November 27, 1954, p. 33
Leader Honored by Jaycees Here
The national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce was the guest of honor last night at a dinner of the Junior Chamber here as he concluded a one-day tour of Connecticut. The event took place in the Housatonic lodge, Stratford.
E. Lamar Buckner, the national leader, delivered greetings to the Jaycees and urged them to expand their activities into major programs that will aid all in the community.
Mr. Buckner, from Ogden, Utah, voiced strong support for the candidacy of Edwin H. May, of Hartford, as his successor in the presidency when the national election takes place next year. Mr. May is national vice president and is a former state president of the Junior Chamber.
Mr. May, David Oscarson of New Haven, present state president, Arthur Clifford who is president of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce, and W. Dudley Jewel, executive president of the Bridgeport Chamber, were among the guests at the dinner.
Representatives from 17 of the 22 Junior Chambers in the state attended the dinner, including those in Westport, Milford, Danbury, Greenwich, and Stamford.
The invocation, given by A. Park Shaw, president of the Bridgeport chapter, was a message from Mr. Buckner's father, a Mormon leader in Ogden.
Mr. Shaw received a special award from Mr. Buckner for obtaining 50 memberships in the junior chamber. The Jaycees have lapel pins to reward those obtaining up to 25 members and the national president said that a new pin will be designed for the 50-member award, the first recorded int he history of the organization.
Announcement was made that Bill Summers, National league umpire, will be the speaker athlete the Dec. 17 meeting of the Bridgeport chapter in the Log Cabin inn.
