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Welcome Aboard!
Betty Clem Wilder Smith
1782 Eifert Road
Hale, Michigan 48842
(517) 699-1367
Betty served
in the Coast Guard from 1944-46 as a Specialist X. Her primary
duty station was the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Library. She has
a bachelor’s degree in library science from the University of
Minnesota and a master’s degree in history from Michigan State
University. Her husband is Dulaney Dale Smith.
Mary Ellen Stackpoole
33302 Harper
St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48080-1043
(810) 293-6605
Mary Ellen
served as PN3 in the Navy from 1960-65. After boot camp at
Bainbridge, Maryland, she was stationed at NAS, North Island,
San Diego, CA, and at NRS, Brooklyn, NY. After discharge she
attended Macomb Community College.
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Flag
Etiquette |
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The U.S.
flag’s image should never be used for commercial purposes,
including advertising.
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When wearing
the U.S. flag on a lapel pin, always wear the pin on the
left side.
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The flag
should not be draped over a speaker’s podium or used as a
table cover. Use bunting instead.
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The flag
should never be placed upside down except as a signal in
life-threatening situations
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A flag kept
out at night should be illuminated.
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The flag may
be kept outside in bad weather as long as the weather won’t
damage it.
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SNOWBIRDS—PLEASE NOTE !!!
Be sure to notify both the
SHORELINES Editor and WN Executive Secretary of your
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Inland Northwest Unit #140
met October 10 in Spokane, WA. They are assembling comfort bags
for women veterans at the VA Hospital and collecting Campbell
labels for “Heartspring Students.”
Lake Erie WAVES Unit 128
donated the leftover magnetic flags from the WN Convention 2000
to the relief effort. Channel 13 in Toledo gave them out to
other contributors. A note from editor, Marian Elfring, mentions
that Sara Feldbauer, formerly of Unit 32, belongs to #128.
Marian says: “A GOOD member. Thanks for giving her up!!! (We
miss her, Marian)
The Crow’s Nest Unit 21 is
seeking assistance from other Ohio units to collaborate in
purchasing a monument for the Ohio Western Reserve National
Cemetery. They have raised non-member subscriptions to their
newsletter to $8 per year.
Semwaves Unit 101’s
President Edythe Safford was preparing to leave Vancouver on
September 11 for a flight home after spending 11 days on a
Canadian tour. They were already checked out of their hotel when
someone turned on the TV. All flights were cancelled and they
were not able to fly home until September 18th. Edythe says they
were treated royally during their extended stay. Unit 101
contributed $100 to Unit 117, Long Island, NY, who gave it to
Arlene Howard, an ex-Navy gal and mother of Port Authority
policeman, George Howard, who was lost in the terrorist attack.
WHITE CAPS reminds us of
the upcoming WN National Convention in Portland, Oregon, August
27-31, 2002. They promise special room rates, tours, trolley
rides, unique shops and eateries, as well as a WWII sub, the USS
Blueback, to visit.
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