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Fances Aros Memorial Music Plaque - awarded to Unit with membership of 151 and over.
Millicent Kasun Music Award Plaque - awarded to Unit with membership of 150 and under.
Rules:
1. Any Unit in the Department of Arizona may receive these awards within their respective membership category.
2. These awards shall become the permanent property of the Unit winning it for three consecutive years. The permanent winner will place another plaque in the Department competition, rules and name remaining the same.
3. The judging of the Unit reports for the awarding of these plaques shall be made prior to the time each Department Convention by a committee of three appointed by the Department Music Chairman.
4. This committee shall be appointed prior to the opening of each annual Department Convention and shall meet at the call of its Chairman in order that sufficient amount of time and number of meetings may be held for the fair and just judging of the reports of competing Units.
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Scoring:
1. Report covering most of Unit program promoting each phase as much as possible, example, Americanism, important holidays, emphasized program: Children and Youth, etc.
2. Reports must have majority of questions answered according to Units having facilities and resources available to promote music in the Unit. Star Spangled Banner must be sung or some other patriotic hymn at all meetings. If a piano is not available, the hymns can be sung without piano. Units must be resourceful - music can help membership.
3. Report indicating promotion of music in community, church, school, club or some other community project, always emphasizing American Legion Auxiliary program and its importance in the community.
4. Report showing contribution of musical programs to some hospital, Veterans having preference - report emphasizing special musical promotion in Junior Activities.
5. Report indicating trios, sextets, quartets, choral singing, glee club, soloist instrumental playing.
A typewritten narrative of not more than 1,000 words must accompany the report form.
The committee studying the reports involving all the Units must always take into consideration the aspects in awarding the plaques. Must realize the membership of the Unit and facilities that they have available in promoting music.
(revised 1989)
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