U.N. Pilgrimage   U N Delegate Recognition Night   Walker Lodge # 306 hosted the 2006 U N Delegate Recognition Night on Saturday evening, October 28th   Walker Lodge # 306, Perseverance Encampment # 135 and Mystic Lodge # 270 sponsored a total of 17 delegates for the 2006 trip.   This was the 57th tour year.  There were 345 delegates in total for 2006.  This is an 8% increase over last year.  PA sponsored a complete bus of 54 students.  It is rewarding for all the Lodge members to hear the delegates relate their experiences from this once-in-a-lifetime educational (and fun) tour.   This year the delegates echoed what has been said in the past about how they arrived in Harrisburg with some trepidation and fear of the unknown and arrived back in Harrisburg 11 days later with friends for a lifetime.  The modern technology of computers and e-mails makes it a lot easier for the students to keep in touch.   The "educational" part of the tour - time at the UN with delegates and assistants - and the sightseeing/tour part got rave reviews, but interestingly, each one spoke about the personal growth and interpersonal relationship development he or she experienced as another important factor of the trip.   If you have a 16 or 17 year old child/grandchild/neighbor/friend, recommend this trip to them.  They will enjoy it!   Pictures include the 2006 PA delegates who were present at the dinner and program as they got re-acquainted prior to dinner; Walker UN Chair, Charles Danihel with "Mom" Candy Walter-Bowser and "Pop" Richard Meagher; "Mom" recounting a memory of each of the delegates present; "Pop" noting his memories of the last two trips; several Delegates doing a "turn about is fair play" with stories of "Mom and Pop."   Delegates present (front row): Gerard DeMuro, Fred Roth, Justin Fortmeier, Jake Falana, Jeff Wilczynski, Michael Crawford, Richard Meagher and Brett Harte; (back row): Kevin Jones, Candy Walter-Bowser ("Mom"), Brittany Smedley, Cara McCusker, Lindsay McHugh, Colleen McDonald (the delegate from State College area), David Harte and Rick Meagher (Pop). Missing are Cara Banks, Dennis Harte, Ashley Zeidler and Jessica Freeman.