Ladies Auxiliary past national president attends VFW conference

Past national president Glenneta Vogelsang of Cape Girardeau, a member of Clippard, Wilson, Taylor Auxiliary 3838, joined other leaders of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States at its 2005 national midyear conference held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, Calif.

More than 300 members nationwide participated in workshops, attended the national president's report on recent activities and discussed the midyear progress of their 12 community service programs.

Some of the activities the organization is conducting involve supporting America's active duty military personnel by sending care packages regularly, free long-distance phone cards and assisting their families at home.

The Ladies Auxiliary VFW began in 1914. Nationwide, 634,404 members, who are wives, mothers and other female relatives of those who have served overseas during a war, continue this effort.

For more information on helping the troops, applications for Ladies Auxiliary VFW youth scholarships and cancer research grants, visit www.ladiesauxvfw. com.