[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8904]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO CORP. NEIL W. REID, POST 2358

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 70th 
anniversary of the Corp. Neil W. Reid Post 2358 of the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars, created in 1936, and named after Neil W. Reid, the first 
casualty of World War I from Macomb County.
  The Post was formed in 1936 by members of the Post in Mount Clemens 
who sought to establish a separate post in the Village of Roseville. At 
its foundation, the Corp. Neil W. Reid was operating out of the old 
township hall and had 24 members. Shortly after, the Ladies Auxiliary 
of the Post was chartered, made up of 20 former servicewomen and wives, 
mothers, sisters, and daughters of veterans.
  In 1939, members of the Post received a charter from the Military 
Order of the Cooties, formed to better the metal attitude of bed-ridden 
soldiers through hospital visitation and fundraising activities.
  By the end of World War II the membership of the Post had grown to 
175. This growth was recognized in 1950 when the National Commander of 
the VFW visited the Post's Home, an honor that few Posts throughout the 
nation have received.
  In 1958, Mildred Mueth, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Post, 
was elected President of the organization in the State of Michigan, and 
one year later, Post member Fred McDaniel was elected to the position 
of commander in the State of Michigan. McDaniel would go on to 
coordinate the National Convention of the VFW, held in Detroit in 1960.
  The Post continued to grow, and during the 1960's and 1970's expanded 
and remodeled its Home several times. With the added space, the Post 
became an important community institution, hosting baby showers, 
birthday, anniversary, and retirement parties, as well as funeral 
lunches.
  Over the years, the Post has been an important fundraiser for the 
Roseville Police and Fire Departments, the Roseville Community Schools 
Scholarship Foundation and has been active in raising money for several 
other charities as well. The Post has been rewarded with numerous 
awards for Community Service, Americanism, and Youth Activities, 
demonstrating its involvement and commitment to the local community.
  Today, the Post helps veterans in need of medical care and other 
assistance, and has been active in providing household goods to 
soldiers in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Corp. Neil 
W. Reid, Post 2358, and its Ladies Auxiliary on the occasion of their 
70th anniversary. These organizations have been an important and active 
force in aiding local veterans as well as the community as a whole.

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