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Bahá’í Directory 1953-54

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[Page 1] Bahá’í Directory United States 1953-1954 National Bahá’í Administrative Headquarters, 536 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, Illinois Office of the Treasurer, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois Office of Publishing Committee, 110 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

Mr. Paul E. Haney, Chairman Mrs. Dorothy Baker, Vice Chairman Mr. Horace Holley, Secretary Miss Edna True, Recording Secretary Mr. H. Borrah Kavelin, Treasurer Miss Elsie Austin Mrs. Mamie Seto Dr. W. Kenneth Christian Mr. Matthew Bullock

European Teaching Committee

Functions: To plan and supervise the opening of the six virgin territories assigned to the U. S. in the Global Crusade in the European area; to promote the consolidation of the Faith in the 8 remaining goal countries of Europe as well as in France and in Finland; to establish National Spiritual Assemblies in the 8 remaining goal countries and in France and in Finland; to assist in the establishment of separate National Spiritual Assemblies in Switzerland and Italy, and to carry out all other related objectives in the European area assigned to the United States, under the supervision of the National Spiritual Assembly.

Miss Edna True, Chairman Dr. Katherine True, Vice Chairman Mrs. Julia Shows, Secretary, 4405 Kirk St., Skokie, Ill. Mrs. Clara Wood Mr. Edwin Mattoon Mr. David Ned Blackmer

Africa Teaching Committee

Functions: To plan and supervise the opening of 11 virgin territories assigned to the United States in the Global Crusade in the African area; to promote consolidation of the Faith in Liberia and South Africa; to carry out all other related objectives in the African area as assigned to the United States, under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly.

Miss Elsie Austin, Chairman Mrs. Bessie Barham, Secretary, 1277 New Hampshire Ave. N. W., Washington 16, D. C. Republic 7-0752 Mr. Matthew Bullock Mrs. Sylvia Parmelee Mr. Albert James Mr. Amoz Gibson Mrs. Edna Williams Mrs. Marie Rice Mr. Rex Parmelee

Asia Teaching Committee

Functions: To plan and supervise the opening of 8 virgin territories assigned to the United States in the Global Crusade in the Asian area; to promote the consolidation of the Faith in China, Formosa, Japan, Korea, Manchuria and the Philippine Islands; to establish National Assemblies in Japan and in the South Pacific Islands. To carry out all other related objectives in the Asian area assigned to the United States, under the supervision of the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mr. Ali Yazdi, Chairman Miss Charlotte Linfoot, Sec., 156 Nova Dr., Piedmont 10, Cal. Mrs. Mamie Seto Mrs. Valera Allen Mr. John Allen Mr. Anthony Seto Mrs. Marion Yazdi

Western Hemisphere Teaching Committee

Functions: To plan and supervise the opening of four virgin Western Hemisphere territories assigned to the United States in the Global Crusade; to promote the consolidation of the Faith in Hawaii and Puerto Rico and the establishment of a National Spiritual Assembly in Alaska; to promote teaching among Eskimos; to assist the National Assemblies of Central and South America in the formation of twenty new National Spiritual Assemblies in the Central and South American areas; to carry out all the other related objectives in the Western Hemisphere assigned to the United States under the supervision of the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mr. Wm. deForge, Chairman Mrs. Katherine McLaughlin, Secretary, 73 College Rd., West, Princeton, N. J. Mr. Robert McLaughlin Mrs. Dorothy Baker Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh Mrs. Louise Wold Mrs. Nura Mobine Mr. Wm. Towart [Page 2]

INTERNATIONAL

United Nations Committee

Functions: To represent the National Spiritual Assembly in relation to matters concerning United Nations.

Mr. Wm. de Forge, Chairman Mrs. Mildred Mottahedeh, Sec’y. 225 Fifth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Mr. Rafi Mottahedeh Mrs. Hilda Yen Male Miss Isabelle Silk Mrs. Mary L. Burnett Mr. Peter Gravina Mr. Matthew Bullock Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh

Bahá’í World Editorial Committee Vol. XIII

This Committee was appointed last year for a two-year period and therefore is to be continued in the Directory this year.

Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, Chairman Mrs. O. H. Blackwell, Secretary, 107-19-70th Ave., Apt. 610, Forest Hills, 75, N. Y. Mrs. Ellen Sims Miss Vera Olson Mr. Rafi Mottahedeh Dr. Genevieve Coy Mrs. Della Quinlan Mrs. Mary Burnett Mrs. Rúḥíyyih McComb Dr. Alice Kidder

NATIONAL TEACHING

American National Teaching Committee

Functions: To stimulate nation-wide participation in the World Crusade; to foster teaching and study of the Faith by believers; to plan programs for the public proclamation of the Faith; to supervise and coordinate the work of the Area Teaching Committees; to assist in the attainment by the American Bahá’í community of the specific goal of 300 Assemblies by 1963; to arrange for inter-area circuits; to arrange for settlement projects on a wide scale; to collaborate with the Indian and Negro committees.

Mr. Charles Wolcott, Chairman Mrs. Jesma Herbert, Secretary, 725 S. Alvarado St., Los Angeles 57, Dunkirk 8-3232 Mr. John Keith Mrs. Gertrude Jacoby Mrs. Beatrice Buckley Mr. Robert Powers Mr. Matthew Bullock Mrs. Marian Lippitt Mr. George Kibby

Area Teaching Committees

Functions: To arrange for circuits within the area; to encourage settlement in goal cities within the area; to stimulate extension teaching by Assemblies; to hold conferences for the believers to keep abreast of the World Crusade and the progress of the area goals; to circulate a bulletin; to provide for enrollment of believers outside of Assembly cities through Assemblies carrying on extension projects or through persons specified by the Area Teaching Committee.

New England States

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Mrs. Ethylinda Merson, Chairman Miss Jeannette Silberman, Secretary, 26 Bernon St., Providence, R. I. Mr. John Shurcliff Mrs. Eunice Shurcliff Mr. Herbert Gould Mrs. Mary E. Warfield

North Atlantic States

New York, New Jersey, Penna.

Mr. Eugene Babcock, Chairman Mrs. Grace Behrens, Secretary, 92-01 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, N. Y. Mr. Charles Behrens Mr. Keith de Folo Mr. Alai Kalantar Mr. Aaron Bowen Mr. Archie Tichenor

Central Atlantic States

West Virginia, Virginia, Dist. of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina

Mr. Edgar Olson, Chairman Mrs. Harold M. Bowman, Secretary, 4508 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale, Maryland Lt. Col. Eugene Keller Mr. Robt. Hart Mrs. Margery Newman Mrs. David Nixon Mrs. Flora Brooks Mrs. Etta Woodlen

American Indian Service Committee

Functions: To establish Bahá’í communities among Indians; to stimulate a nation-wide effort to carry the message to the members of the Indian race; to develop favorable attitudes toward the Faith among Indian leaders; to provide for translation of the teachings in the Indian languages specified by the Guardian.

Mr. Francis Johnson, Chairman Mrs. Nancy Phillips, Secretary, 736 Encanto Dr., S.E., Phoenix, ‎Aliz. Ariz.‎ Mr. Reginald King Mr. Robert McKusik Mrs. Martha King Mr. Eli Powlas Mrs. Charmion McKusik

Bahá’í Interracial Teaching Committee

Functions: To contact American Negro leaders; to encourage local Assemblies and groups to emphasize teaching among Negroes; to develop activities which will increase contact with Negro populations; to foster wider understanding of the teachings on the principle of the oneness of mankind.

Dr. Sarah Pereira, Chairman Miss Lydia Martin, Secretary, 11529 Kelton Ave., Cleveland 6 Ce. 1-4577 Mr. Farhang Javid Mr. Raymond Rouse Miss Elsie Austin Mrs. Louise Taylor [Page 3]

South Atlantic States

South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee Mr. Chester Davison, Jr., Chairman Miss Ida Solomon, Secretary, 137 N. W. 11th Ave., Miami Mrs. Lucile Buffin Mrs. Olive Alexander Dr. Mary Ketcham Mr. Alfred Kalish Mr. John Inglis

Gulf States

Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas Miss Ethelyn Campbell, Chairman Miss D. Thelma Jackson, Secretary, 1728 Milam Bldg., San Antonio, Tex. Mrs. Mary Rublee Mr. Kenneth Brown Mr. Edward Campbell Mr. Ed. Gray Mrs. Allene Squires

East Central States

Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky Mr. Lester Long, Chairman Mrs. Laura Post, Secretary, 15721 Holmur St., Detroit 19, Mich. Mrs. Helen Eggleston Mrs. Mabel Long Mr. W. Randolph Lacey Mr. Frank E. Meese

Central States

Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa Mr. Charles Reimer, Chairman Mrs. Edna Voigt, Secretary, 1918 N. Hi Mount Blvd., Milwaukee 8, Wis. Mr. Robert Niss Mr. Herbert Suhm Mr. Robert Moul Mrs. Vivian Fellows Mr. Lawrence Hautz

South Central States

Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas Mrs. Velma Sherrill, Chairman Mrs. Mildred Berkett, Secretary, 1215 San Jacinto Ct., St. Louis 10, Mo. Mr. Lloyd Sherrill Mrs. May Brown Mrs. Cora Schulte Mr. Frank Ingalls

North Central States

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska Miss Margaret Detwiler, Secretary, 711 N. 5th, Fargo, N.D. Mrs. Esther B. Morrill Mr. Tyndall O. Morrill

Rocky Mountain States

Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming Mrs. Edna Andrews, Chairman Mrs. Mary L. Ewing, Secretary, 1830 Arizona, N. E., Albuquerque, N. M. Mrs. Muriel Barrow Miss Dorothy S. Martin Mr. Richard Walter Mrs. Margretta LeRoy

Southwestern States

California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah Mr. John C. Eichenauer III, Chairman Mrs. Loraine Johnson, Sec'y. 1001 W. Solano Dr., Phoenix, Ariz. Miss Nayan Hartfield Mrs. James Harris Mr. Francis Johnson Mr. Clinton H. Bugbee

Northwestern States

Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana Mrs. Ethelyn Lindstrom, Chairman Miss Linda Choquette, Secretary, Box 792, St. Helens, Ore. Mrs. Marzieh Gail Mr. Charles Bishop Mr. Levi Munson Mrs. Dorothy S. Wilson

REGIONAL TEACHING COMMITTEES

(Under the supervision of the Western Hemisphere Teaching Committee)

Mrs. Mabel J. Van Valkenburg, Secretary, Post Office Box 375, Kaihei, Maui Mrs. Dorothy Beers, Secretary for Oahu, 1352 Mokula Drive. Lanakai, Oahu Mr. Rolf K. Macalister Miss Margaret Daniels Mrs. Lillian Chou Mrs. Daisy Sabin

Temple Worship

Mr. Horace Holley, Chairman

Alaska

Mr. Verne Stout, Secretary, 1628 Tenth Ave., Anchorage, Anchorage 37705 Miss Betty Becker Mr. Adolphus Byrd Mrs. Lucille M. Donnelly Mr. Donald M. Donnelly Mr. Lawrence Olson Mr. Leslie MacLellan Mr. Edgar Russell

TEMPLE

Mrs. Margaret Ruhe, Secretary, 465 Madison Ave., Glencoe, Ill. Mr. Carl Scheffler Mrs. Beatrice Ashton Mrs. Gertrude Henning Mrs. Margery McCormick Mr. Monroe Ioas Mr. Victor de Araujo Miss Farrukh Ioas Mr. Ted Anderson

The Committee is to assume full responsibility under the general direction of the National Assembly, for planning and conducting the services of worship in the Temple Auditorium. Such services are, until further notice, to be held at 3:30 P.M. every Sunday.

Music in the Temple

Dr. Katherine True, Chairman, 418 Forest Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Miss Farrukh Ioas Miss Edna True [Page 4]

Temple Public Meetings

Dr. David Ruhe, Chairman Mr. David Ned Blackmer, Secretary, 1502 Fowler Ave., Evanston, Ill. Mrs. Vivian Wesson Dr. Katherine True Miss Ruth Dasher

Temple Guiding

Mrs. Margarite Ullrich, Chairman Mrs. Vivian Wesson, Secretary, 7017 Eberhart Ave., Chicago Mrs. Harriet Hilpert Mrs. Dorothy Redson Mr. Paul Pettet Mrs. Carol Hautz Mr. A. F. Matthisen Mr. Jos. Peter Miss Leona Jackson

Temple Ushers

Mr. A. F. Matthisen, Chairman Mr. Carl Hannen, Secretary, 1938 Harrison St., Glenview, Ill. Mr. Wm. Henning Mr. E. W. Van Meer Dr. Otto Zmeskal Mr. J. Harvey Redson

Temple Hospitality Committee

Mrs. Doris Holley, Chairman, 536 Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, Wilmette 1781 Mrs. Dorothy Redson, Vice Chairman Mrs. Harriet Hilpert Mrs. Margarite Ullrich Mr. Clarence Ullrich Mr. J. Harvey Redson Mr. Glen Vasel Mrs. Glen Vasel Mrs. Sarah S. Walrath Mr. Harry E. Walrath Mrs. Robert S. Hammond Mr. Robert S. Hammond

Proclamation

Mr. Donald Kinney, Chairman Mrs. Amy Raubitschek, Secretary, 1113 Bromley Ave., West Englewood, N. J. Mrs. Harriet Kelsey Mrs. Edith Inglis Mr. Paul Wright Mrs. Aimee Wright Mr. Walter Goodfellow Mrs. Carrie Kinney Mrs. Maud Gaudreaux

Bahá’í News Service

Functions: To plan and conduct press and radio publicity on national Bahá’í activities, and to assist local Assemblies in the conduct of their press programs; to produce and distribute material for TV and Radio.

Mrs. Cynthia Olson, Chairman Mrs. Nina Matthieson, Secretary, 77 E. Cedar St., Chicago Mr. Alfred B. Reed Mrs. Joan Anderson

Questionnaires

Functions: To prepare and distribute material answering basic questions about the Bahá’í teachings, including questionnaire cards and other means of producing inquiries for Bahá’í literature.

Mr. Ward Calhoon, Chairman Mrs. Dessel Suhm, Secretary, 2923 S. Superior St., Milwaukee 7, Wis, SH 4-4763 Mrs. Sylvia Calhoon Mr. Emil Gross Mr. Herbert Suhm Mrs. Helen Niss Mrs. L. Gross

Audio-Visual Education

Functions: To produce audio-visual material for teaching programs sponsored by the National Spiritual Assembly; to advise and assist local Assemblies and national teaching committees in the matters concerning the use of audio-visual material.

Mr. Curtis Kelsey, Chairman Mr. Archie Tichenor, Vice Chairman and Secretary, 72 Delaware Ave., Dumont, N. J. Mr. Donald Kinney Mr. Richard Greengard Mr. Stuart Sims Mr. Burton Dezendorf Mr. Mansur Rafaat

Souvenir of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Functions: To conduct the annual gathering commemorating the Unity Feast on the Roy Wilhelm property in West Englewood, N. J., given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on June 29, 1912.

National Reference Library

Functions: To assemble and organize necessary materials for a future Bahá’í Reference Library to be located in the Temple area.

Mr. Lawrence Hautz, Chairman Mrs. Dorothy V. Petersen, Secretary, 2557 N. 69th St., Wauwatosa 10, Wis. Mrs. Mae Stebbins Mrs. Marian C. Lippitt Miss Elizabeth Hopper Mrs. Helen Eggleston

Library

Functions: To place Bahá’í literature in public and college libraries; to encourage book placement in libraries by local Assemblies and individual believers.

Mrs. Elizabeth Pharo, Chairman Mrs. Blanche Kauffman, Sec.-Treas., 448 James St., New Milford, N. J. Mrs. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Pauline Sylvester Miss Sophie Rieger Miss Jean Pearsoll Miss Irene Becker Miss Ethel Becker

Service to the Blind

Functions: To prepare and distribute Bahá’í literature for the blind.

Mrs. Amidée Gibson, Chairman Mrs. Joh. W. Whitehouse, Jr., Secretary, 616 N. Oxford Ave. Los Angeles 4, Calif. Mr. John F. Gibson Mrs. Emilie Schieman Mrs. Mabel Perry [Page 5]

Child Education

1953-1954 CONSOLIDATION

Functions: To prepare Bahá’í material suitable for teaching children; to promote child education activities in local communities and to foster parent education from the Bahá’í point of view.

Mrs. Arlene Borowick Mr. Dudley Borowick Mrs. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Amy B. Dwelly Mrs. Martha Kavelin

National Youth

Functions: to encourage teaching activities by Bahá’í Youth; to assist in the development of local youth groups; to edit and publish a National Youth Bulletin; to conduct an annual Bahá’í Youth day; to arrange Youth Conferences; to make available to Area Committees upon request teaching aids and suggestions for attracting and deepening of youth.

Mr. Kenton Allen, Secretary, 12 Corte Nueva, Millbrae, Calif. Mr. Amin Banani Mr. Wallace Heath Mr. John McHenry, Jr. Mr. Wm. Maxwell Mrs. Edith Danielson Mr. Dale Allen Mrs. Joyce Dahl Miss Karen Hogberg Mrs. Frances Jones Mr. Michael Marney Miss Helena Somerhalder

SERVICE COMMITTEES

Functions: To provide legal aid and advise on matters referred to it by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Miss Elsie Austin Mr. Horace Holley Mr. Alan McCormick Mr. Matthew Bullock

Bahá’í News Editorial

Functions: To edit Bahá’í News for the National Spiritual Assembly, in accordance with the principles defined by the Guardian of the Faith.

Mrs. Eunice Braun, Managing Editor, 110 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mr. David Ned Blackmer, Asst., Ed. Mrs. Beatrice Ashton Miss Edna M. True

Publishing

Functions: To print and sell the literature approved and authorized by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mrs. Eunice Braun, Business Manager, 110 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill.

Sales

Functions: To sell photographs, ring stones and other material authorized by the National Spiritual Assembly; to conduct the sale of this material and Bahá’í literature in the Temple foundation.

Mr. Harry Walrath, Chairman Mrs. Sarah Walrath, Secretary, 909 W. Foster, Chicago 40, Ill. Mr. Marshall Tyler Mrs. Caroline Tyler Mr. M. D. Roach

Reviewing

Functions: To pass upon the accuracy of manuscripts concerning the Faith submitted by members of the Bahá’í community, and to make recommendations to the National Spiritual Assembly as to the current need for any particular article or book manuscript reviewed.

Mrs. Mabel H. Paine, Secretary, 606 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana, Ill. Mrs. Eleanor S. Hutchens Mrs. Maye Harvey Gift

Advisory Committee on Military Affairs

Functions: To keep the National Spiritual Assembly and the Bahá’í community informed on Government regulations concerning military service.

Paul E. Haney Rexford Parmelee

Archives

Functions: To maintain the national Archives and organize its contents. To receive and preserve materials suitable for the national Archives.

Dr. Otto Zmeskal, 706 Washington St., Wilmette, Ill. Miss Ruth Dasher Mr. M. D. Roach Dr. Khan Zia Mrs. Nelle Heath

Alabama

Birmingham: Mrs. Verna A. Inglis 1137 11th Ave., South

Alaska

Anchorage: Miss Betty Becker, Box 45 Anchorage Recording Dist.: Mrs. Evelyn Huffman, Box 857, Anchorage

Arizona

North Phoenix: Mrs. Lorraine Johnson, 1001 W. Solano Dr., Phoenix Phoenix: Mrs. Robert Phillips, 736 Encanto Dr., S. E. Tucson: Mrs. Zahrah Schoeny, 1544 E. Mabel St. Township 14: Mrs. Martha J. King, 2914 E. Seneca St.

Arkansas

Little Rock: Mrs. M. E. Conatser, 3101 Madison St.

California (North)

Berkeley: Mrs. LaVida Cortez, 1355 Curtis St. Burlingame: Mrs. Phoebe Babo, 1620 Balboa Way Fresno: Mrs. Delia Brandin, 535 Yosemite Ave. Z 4 Millbrae: Mrs. Valera F. Allen, 12 Corte Nueva Oakland: Mrs. Genevieve C. Ingham, 2977 School St. Palo Alto: Mrs. Joyce Dahl, P. O. Box 238 Sacramento: Mrs. Mozelle Bourget, 3996 McKinley Blvd. Z 19 San Francisco: Mrs. Louise A. Groger, 59 6th Ave. Z18 San Mateo: Mr. Lee Lopez, 1318 Monte Diablo Ave. [Page 6]

California (South)

Alhambra: Mrs. Mayme Glass, 505 N. Electric Ave Alhambra Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Dorothy Hayes, 6845 No. Temple City Blvd., Arcadia Beverly Hills; Mrs. Lili Olitzki, Box 794 Burbank: Mrs. Nancy Young, 1617 N. Lima St. Chula Vista: Mrs. Zelma Krug, 590 Flower #9 El Monte Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Frances Falvey, 5438 N. Halifax Rd., Temple City Glendale: Mrs. Garnette Whitefield, 1017 Boynton St. Z 5 Glendale Jud. Dist.: Mr. Joseph Lawlor Inglewood: Mrs. Delores Vaden, 333 W. Magnolia Long Beach: Mrs. Dorothy Brizz'o'lara, 4137 E. Third St., Apt. 3 Los Angeles: Mrs. Gertrude M. Jacoby, 5725 Katherine Ave- nue, Van Nuys Monrovia: Mrs. Bessie C. Duckett, 149 Norumbega Dr. Pasadena: Mrs. Katrina Valentine, 962 N. Madison Ave. Pasadena Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Beatrice Buckley, 755 E. Poppy- field Dr., Altadena San Bernardino: Mrs. Ailene Fletcher, 772 Campus Way San Diego: Mrs. Vale Carlson, 2456 6th Ave., Z1 Santa Barbara: Mrs. Virginia R. Zimmerman, 1217 Punta Gorda St. Santa Monica: Mrs. Josephine Gardiner, 1054 A Third St. South Bay Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Mina B. Smith, 4715 W. 165th St. Lawndale South Gate: Mrs. Rose West, 9705 Truba Ave. West Hollywood: Mr. Robt. H. King, 1233 N. Orange Grove Ave., Hollywood 46 Whittier Jud. Dist.: Mr. Herbert van Closter, 12221 S. Colima Rd., Whittier

Colorado

Colorado Springs: Mrs. Gladys Roberts, 915 N. Hancock Ave. Denver: Mrs. Pauline M. Thorsen, 3175 S. Evelyn Way, Z 20 El Paso County: Mrs. Eliz. Runyan, 21 Wolfe Ave., Colo. Spgs. Jefferson County: Mrs. Eliz. Clark, 3835 Kendall St., Wheat Ridge

Connecticut

Greenwich: Mrs. Juliette Meade, 69 Northfield St. Hartford: Mrs. Juanita Vance, 88 Mather St. New Haven: Mrs. Gertrude Duell, 561 Whalley Ave.

Delaware

Wilmington: Mrs. Mabel Johnson, 1114 West St.

Dist. of Columbla

Washington: Mrs. Christine Ivanoff, 1406 Decatur St., N.W., Z 11

Florida

Miami: Miss Ida Solomon, 137 N.W. 11th Ave. Orange County: Mrs. Laura Craig, Dixie Highway, Pine Castle

Georgia

Atlanta: Miss Doris Ebbert, 1247 Sells Ave., S.W. Augusta: Mrs. Sally P. Brown, 2710 Oakland Dr.

Hawaii

Honolulu: Miss Henriette From, 2336 Beckwith St. Wailuku, Maui: Mrs. Lillian T. Chou, 380 Lanai St., Kahului, Maui

Idaho

Ada County: Mrs. Mildred R. Cossey, Box 994, Boise Boise: Miss Elizabeth Adelmann, P. O. Box 585

Illinois (North)

Batavia: Mrs. Lorana Kerfoot, 133 N. Mallory Ave. Chicago: Mrs. Myrtle Wendler, 4038 N. Ashland Ave., Z 13 Elmhurst: Mrs. Evelyn Vincent, 379 Maple Evanston: Mrs. Gertrude Vasel, 1860 Sherman Ave. Maywood: Mr. G. W. Amerson, 901 S. 7th Ave. Oak Park: Miss Marjorie Ullrich, 219 Forest Ave. Waukegan: Mrs. Harriet Terry, 1522 Melrose Ave. Wilmette: Mrs. Eleanor Stewart, 121 Linden Ave. Winnetka: Mrs. Dorothy F. Redson, 681 Garland Ave.

Illinois (South)

Champaign: Mr. Edgar G. Harris, 202 Ells Ave. Danville: Mrs. Juliette B. Buford, 1031 Oak St. Peoria: Mrs. Emilie Zeigler, 1012 N. Glen Oak Ave.. Quincy: Mrs. Eunice I. Hanawalt, 524 Spring St. Springfield: Mrs. Gretchen Schultz, 2168 S. Renfro St. Urbana: Mrs. Mabel H. Paine, 606 W. Pennsylvania Ave.

Indiana

Fort Wayne: Mrs. Betty J. Hopkins, 1011 Edgewater Indianapolis: Mrs. Helen Patterson, 1848½ N. Penn St., Z2 South Bend: Miss Lauretta Haynes, 135 No. Birdsell St.

Iowa

Cedar Rapids: Miss Edna Mackinson, 94 Second Ave., S.W. Waterloo: Mr. Aaron Roff, 917 Hartman

Kansas

Topeka: Mrs. Scott Howard, 3130 Munson

Kentucky

Louisville: Mrs. Meta Dahl, 3716 Illinois Ave.

Louisiana

New Orleans: Mrs. May Verhoeven, 6235 Pasteur St.

Maine

Eliot: Mrs. Emily T. Pearsall, Beech Rd. Portland: Mrs. Thelma Rivers, 278 Woodford St.

Maryland

Baltimore: Miss Alma L. Heise, 406 Bretton Place, Z 18 Montgomery County: Mrs. Ruth H. Kern, 9911 Grayson Ave., Silver Spring Prince George's County: Mrs. Roystine E. Hart, 6524 19th Pl., Green Meadows, Hyattsville

Massachusetts

Beverly: Mr. Richard S. Gladding, 90 McKay St. Boston: Miss G. Natalie Anderson, c/o Bahá’í Center, 687 Boylston St., Z 16 Cambridge: Miss Elizabeth Small, 65 Hammond St. Springfield: Mrs. Elsa R. Bates, 99 Princeton St., Z9 Worcester: Mr. Douglas S. Weeks, 71 Olean, Z 2

Michigan

Ann Arbor: Mrs. Elinor Wolff, 1130 Oakland (Pro. Tem.) Battle Creek: Mrs. Florence Thompson, 361 N. Kendall St. Dearborn City Zone 8: Mrs. Mabel R. Vicary, 3836 Camp- bell St. Detroit: Mrs. Mabel P. Long, 8039 Beaverland Ave., Z 28 Flint: Mrs. Evelyn Bradt, 1541 Stone St. Grand Rapids: Mrs. Viola Thompson, 414 Clancy Ave., N.E. Lansing: Mrs. Eva Smith, 1122 Kingsley Ct. Z 15 Muskegon: Mrs. Emma M. Allen, 1596 Eighth St.

Minnesota

Duluth: Mrs. Virginia Peterson, 1433 N. 8th Ave., E Minneapolis: Miss Sina O. Olsen, 123 S. 11th St., Apt. H St. Paul: Mrs. Gladys Livermore, 632 Earl St., Z 6

Mississippi

Jackson: Mrs. Stevie Flinn, 724 Wingfield

Missouri

Independence: Mrs. Agnes Turley, 136 E. Whiteoak St. Kansas City: Mrs. Olivia Kelsey, 4147 Prospect St. Louis: Mrs. Mildred Birkett, 1215 San Jacinto Ct., Z 10

Montana

Butte: Mr. Geo. D. Miller, 604 W. Park Great Falls: Mrs. Amelia Heaton, 1118 Second Ave., So. Helena: Mrs. Gladys Endress, 440 W. Main [Page 7]

Nebraska

Omaha: Mrs. Wendell Lane, 1112 North 17th St.

Nevada

Reno: Mrs. Ethel McAllaster, 421 Washington

New Hampshire

Portsmouth: Mrs. Dorothy Morrill, P. O. Box 863

New Jersey

Dumont: Mrs. Emilie Kalantar, 314 Washington Ave. East Orange: Mrs. Amie B. Wright, 105 Leslie St. Englewood: Mr. Nathaniel Douglas, 42 E. Forest Ave. Jersey City: Miss June E. Davenport, P. O. Box 495, Journal Square Station, Z 6 Montclair: Mrs. Catherine M. Healy, 45 N. Fullerton Ave. Newark: Mrs. Katrina K. Mathewson, 71 Milford Ave. Z 8 Ridgewood: Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt, 80 Oak St. Teaneck: Mrs. Amy G. Raubitschek, 1113 Bromley Ave., West Englewood

New Mexico

Albuquerque: Mrs. Mary L. Ewing, 1830 Arizona, N. E. Bernalillo County: Mr. Donald McMillin, Box 222 Cedar Crest, N.M.

New York (East)

Mount Vernon: Miss Mary Campbell, 10 N. Fulton Ave. New York: Mrs. Della C. Quinlan, Bahá’í Center, 119 W. 57th St., Z 19 Yonkers: Mrs. Lillian Rogers, 64 Locust Hill Ave., Yonkers

New York (West)

Binghamton: Mr. Jos. Noyes, 43 Davis St. Buffalo: Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson, 333 Ontario St. (Z 7) Geneva: (Secretary to be reported later) Hamburg Twp.: Miss Kathryn M. Potter, Clark St. R.F.D. 1 Jamestown: Mrs. Ida L. Pickett, 110% Cheney St. Rochester: Mrs. Esther M. Evans, 244 Kenwood Ave. Syracuse: Mrs. Viola Winter, P.O. Box 976 Z 1 Waterloo: Mrs. Alice Bacon, Box 314

North Carolina

Greensboro: Mrs. Pearle Kent, 123 E. Smith St.

North Dakota

Fargo: Mrs. Adeline Willson, 318 19th St. No.

Ohio

Cincinnati: Mrs. Lorene Dustan, 2533 Homestead Pl., Z 11 Cleveland: Miss Lydia J. Martin, 11529 Kelton Ave., Z 6 Columbus: Mrs. Margarete Acebo, 777 Franklin Ave. Dayton: Mrs. Marion Imig, 1517 Princeton Dr., Z 6 East Cleveland: Mrs. Ethel E. Lee, 14226 Orinoco Ave., Z 12 Lima: Mrs. Mae Vaughn, 509 N. Collett St. Toledo: Miss Beulah I. Magruder, 2701 Oatis St., Z 6

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City: Mrs. Alice C. Entzminger, 1240 N.W. 46th St.

Oregon

Portland: Mrs. Frances Grandy, 4232 E. Burnside

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia: Miss Sophia Rieger, 3301 Powelton Ave., Z 4 Pittsburgh: Miss Alice G. Tyler, 5742 5th Ave., Z 32 Scranton: Mrs. Helen Beck, 429 Quincy Ave. West Chester: Mrs. Jane Lear Talley, 42 W. Gay St.

Rhode Island

Providence: Miss Jeannette Silberman, 26 Bernon St.

South Carolina

North Augusta: Miss Leilia W. Miller, 103 Forest Ave. W.

South Dakota

Sioux Falls: Mrs. Vera D. Esinhart, Box 585

Tennessee

Memphis: Miss Johanna Zimmermann, 245 S. Watkins Nashville: Miss Nellie J. Roche, 534 Stahlman Bldg.

Texas

Dallas: Mrs. Allene Squires, 7002 Fillmore Dr. Houston: Mr. Walter D. Powell, Sr., 3616 Bastrop St., Z 4 San Antonio: Mrs. Mary Rublee, 118 W. Malone Ave.

Utah

Salt Lake City: Mrs. Ethel C. Ayer, 1361 E. 17th South St.

Vermont

Brattleboro: Mrs. Janet Lindstrom, 46 High St.

Virginia

Alexandria: Mrs. M. Laura Graves, 806 Bashford Lane Arlington: Mrs. Lucille M. Bridget, 1622 N. McKinley Rd., Apt. 6

Washington

Kirkland: Mrs. Margaruet V. Bailey, 204-19th Ave. Richmond Highlands: Mrs. Elmerene Neff, 18016 Linden Ave., Z 33 Seattle: Mrs. Doris Dahl, 9643 60th Ave., South, Z 8 Spokane: Mrs. Irene Nicholaison, 3112 N. Crestline Ave., Z 27 Tacoma: Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, 414 S. Tacoma Ave., Z 3

West Virginia

Charleston: Mrs. Marian C. Lippitt, 811 Lee St., Payne Bldg., Rm. 201

Wisconsin

Brookfield Twp.: Mrs. Lillian Erby, Rt. 4, Box 363, Waukesha Kenosha: Mr. Louis J. Voelz, 6108 Sheridan Rd. Madison: Mr. Thomas Sousa, 5 N. Spooner St. Milwaukee: Mr. Elmer Schwandes, 3256 S. 22nd St., Z 15 Racine: Mrs. Florence Hansen, 921 Grand Ave. Shorewood: Mrs. Beula Brown, 3514 N. Murray Ave., Z 11 Wauwatosa: Mrs. Maud S. Reimholz, 2552 N. 63rd St. Whitefish Bay: Mrs. Mary Louise Suhm, 5170 N. Hollywood Ave., Z 11

Wyoming

Laramie: Mrs. Solveig V. Corbitt, P.O. Box 112