Butler County winners of the Americanism essay contest sponsored by the American Legion were honored at the County Council's State Commander's Banquet in May 1964 in Lyndora. From left are Frank W. Gavula, County Council commander; Bronwen Miller of Meridian, first place winner of $100; Margaret Pruckner of Butler, second place winner of $50; Dorothy Hendricks of Slippery Rock, third place winner of $25; and Regis F. Cusick Jr., state commander of the Legion.