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Bahá’í Directory 1955-1956

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Bahá’í Directory

United States 1955-1956

National Bahá’í Administrative Headquarters, 536 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, Illinois Office of the Treasurer, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois Office of the Publishing Trust, 110 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois

National Spiritual Assembly

Mr. Paul E. Haney, Chairman Mr. Charles Wolcott, Vice Chairman Mr. Horace Holley, Secretary Miss Edna True, Recording Secretary European Teaching Committee Mr. H. Borrah Kavelin, Treasurer Miss Charlotte Linfoot, Assistant Secretary Mrs. Margery McCormick Mr. Ellsworth Blackwell Mr. Robert McLaughlin

European Teaching Committee

Functions: To plan and supervise the teaching work in the territories assigned to the United States in the World Crusade in the European area; to promote the consolidation of the Faith in the 8 remaining goal coun- tries of Europe as well as in France and in Finland; to assist in the establishment of separate National Spirit- ual Assemblies in Switzerland and Italy, and to carry out all the other related objectives in the European area assigned to the United States, under the supervi- sion of the National Spiritual Assembly.

Miss Edna M. True, Chairman Mrs. Julia Shows, Secretary, 4405 Kirk St., Skokie, Ill. Dr. Katherine True Mr. David Ned Blackmer Mr. Henry Jarvis Mrs. Clara Wood

U.S. Africa Teaching Committee

Functions: To plan and supervise the teaching work in the territories assigned to the United States in the Global Crusade in the African area; to promote con- solidation 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 juris- diction of the National Assembly.

Mrs. Edna Williams, Chairman Mrs. Sylvia Parmelee, Secretary, 4700 47th St., N.W., Washington 16, D.C. Mr. Albert James Mrs. Hazel C. Langrall Mrs. Marie Rice Mr. Amoz Gibson Mr. Rexford Parmelee

U.S. Asia Teaching Committee

Functions: To plan and supervise the opening of the remaining virgin territories assigned to the United States in the Global Crusade in the Asian area; to plan and supervise the teaching work in all the territories assigned to the United States in the Asian area; to establish National Assemblies in Japan and in the South Pacific Islands; to carry out all other objectives in the Asian area assigned to the United States under the supervision of the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mr. Rouhollah Zargarpur, Chairman Miss Charlotte Linfoot, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave., Wil- mette, Ill. Mrs. Lorana Kerfoot Mrs. Myrtle Wendler Mr. Robert Metz

Western Hemisphere Teaching Committee

Functions: (1) To plan and supervise the teaching work in the four virgin Western Hemisphere territories as- signed 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 Spirit- ual Assembly in Alaska; to promote teaching among Eskimos. (2) To assist the National Spiritual Assem- blies of Central and South America in the formation of twenty new National Assemblies in the Central and South American area; to carry out all 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 Road West, Princeton, N. J. Mr. Wm. Toward Mr. Keith deFolo Miss Gale March Mrs. Nura Mobine Mrs. Etta Mae Mikhael Mr. Robert McLaughlin Mr. Nuri Mobine

Hawaii Teaching Committee

(Under the supervision of the Western Hemisphere Teaching Committee)

Mrs. Dorothy Beers, Chairman Mrs. Shirley Lombard, Secretary, 620 McCully St., Hono- lulu, Hawaii Mrs. Lillian Chou Mr. Rolf K. Macalister Miss Margaret Daniels Mrs. Daisy Sabin Mr. Edmund Dover Miss Gertrude Garrida Major Salvatore Pelle.

Alaska Teaching Committee

(Under the supervision of the Western Hemisphere Teaching Committee)

Mrs. Evelyn Huffman, Chairman [Page 2] Mr. Rex King, Secretary, Box 45, Anchorage Mr. Howard J. Brown Mr. Vern Huffman Mrs. Josie D. Madonia Mr. Donald M. Donnelly Mr. Verne Stout Mrs. Janet Stout Mrs. Mable Amidon

Northern Peoples Teaching Committee

Functions: To contact and teach the Eskimos, Indians and Aleuts.

Mr. Ernest Gilbert, Chairman Mrs. Rose Perkal, Secretary, Polaris Bldg., Apt. 502, Fairbanks, Alaska Mrs. Frances L. Wells Mrs. Janet Stout Mrs. Ann Ashen Mrs. Zora Banks

United Nations International

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

Mrs. Mary L. Burnett, Chairman Mrs. Mildred Mottahedeh, Secretary, 225 Fifth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Miss Isabel Silk Mr. Rafi Mottahedeh Mrs. Hilda Yen Male Mrs. Habib Sabet Mr. Clarence Welsh Mrs. Rene Welsh Mrs. O. H. Blackwell

Bahá’í World Editorial Committee, Vol. XIII (1954-1956)

Functions: To gather materials from all available sources throughout the Bahá’í International Community for the biennial volume, edit and arrange it in accordance with the established plan of contents, and transmit to the Guardian for his selection and final approval. The materials to be gathered include annual and special reports, statistical data, articles, essays and verse, articles on subjects assigned, photographs and documents.

Miss Charlotte Linfoot, Chairman Mrs. Beatrice Ashton, Secretary, P.O. Box 285, Waukegan, Ill. Mrs. Wm. C. Henning Mrs. Eleanor S. Hutchens Dr. Garreta Busey Mrs. Pearl Pohl Mrs. Alice Simmons Cox

TEMPLE

Functions: To plan and conduct the services of worship in the Temple Auditorium, including music; to plan and conduct the programs for Bahá’í Anniversary gatherings held in the Temple.

Mrs. Lorana Kerfoot, Chairman Miss Hortense Bredehorst, Secretary, 1331 No. 13th St., DeKalb, Ill. Mrs. Wm. C. Henning Mrs. Sarah Walrath Mrs. Mary Lou Martin Mrs. Beatrice Ashton Mr. Joseph Peter Mr. Lawrence LaRocque Mrs. Ruth LaRocque

Temple Public Meetings

Functions: To conduct public meetings for proclamation of the Faith in Bahá’í Temple Foundation Hall.

Mr. Ellsworth Blackwell, Chairman Mrs. Ruth Blackwell, Secretary, 6932 So. Prairie Ave., Chicago 37, Ill. Mrs. Eunice Braun Mr. Edward Howard Mr. Joseph Peter Mrs. Mary Lou Martin Miss Hortense Bredehorst Mr. Rouhollah Zargarpur Miss Lauretta Voelz

Temple Guides

Functions: To maintain guide service for Temple visitors.

Mrs. Margarite Ullrich, Chairman Mrs. Dorothy Redson, Secretary, 681 Garland Ave., Winnetka, Ill. Mrs. Edna Coleman Miss Yvonne Harrop Mrs. Leona Jackson. Mrs. Viola Tuttle Mr. Clarence Ullrich Mrs. Dotha Cooper Mrs. Wilhelmina Becker Mrs. Lillian Richards Miss Adeline Teske Mrs. Vivian Fellows Mr. Tony Nabby

Temple Ushers

Functions: To provide for ushers at the Sunday afternoon public service of worship in Temple Auditorium and public meetings held in Temple Foundation Hall.

Mr. Carl Hannen, Chairman Mr. Joseph Cole, Secretary, 337 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mr. J. Harvey Redson Mr. Sohayl Hannen Mr. Paul Ioas

Temple Hospitality

Functions: To act on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly in the reception of distinguished visitors to the Bahá’í House of Worship.

Mrs. Doris Holley, Chairman, 536 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, Ill. Mrs. Dorothy Redson. Mr. Rouhollah Zargarpur Mrs. Margarite Ullrich Mr. Robert S. Hammond Mr. Clarence Ullrich. Mrs. Robert S. Hammond Mr. J. Harvey Redson Mrs. Margery McCormick Mr. Harry E. Walrath Mrs. Sarah S. Walrath [Page 3]

American National Teaching Committee

NATIONAL TEACHING

Functions: To stimulate and coordinate nation-wide participation in the World Crusade; to encourage teaching and study of the Faith by believers; to supervise and coordinate the work of the Area Teaching Committees; to promote the attainment by the American Bahá’í Community of the Crusade goal of 300 Assemblies; to arrange inter-area circuits and settlement projects; to collaborate with the Indian Service and Inter-Racial Teaching Committees.

Mr. Charles Wolcott, Chairman Mrs. Jesma Herbert, Secretary, 725 S. Alvarado St., Los Angeles 57, Calif. Mrs. Beatrice Buckley Mr. Robert Buckley Mr. Elwyn Van Zandt Mrs. Gertrude Jacoby Mrs. Harriet Wolcott

Area Teaching Committees

Functions: To arrange for circuits within the area; to encourage settlement in goal cities; to hold conferences to keep the believers abreast of the World Crusade and the progress of the area goals; to circulate a bulletin; to provide for enrollment of believers living outside of Assembly areas; to consult with local Assemblies on consolidation objectives; to hold conferences to receive reports of National Convention Delegates and visitors.

New England States

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

Dr. Sam McClellan, Chairman Mrs. Ethelinda Merson, Secretary, 5 Katy Hatch's Hill, Falmouth, Mass. Mr. Herbert Gould Mrs. Mildred K. Hyde Mr. Nicholas Peters Mr. Charles Krug Mr. Stephen Follette Mr. Harry S. Merson

North Atlantic States

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Mr. Ben Kaufman, Chairman Mrs. Florence C. Steinhauer, Secretary, 5 Ridgedale Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mr. Allah K. Kalantar Mr. Aaron E. Bowen Mr. Kenneth Kalantar Mr. Frederick Sudhop Mrs. Beatrice Thigpen Miss Ellen Weintrob Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas

Central Atlantic States

West Virginia, Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina

Mrs. Harold M. Bowman, Chairman Miss Louise Jackson, Secretary, 1121 Kensington St., No., Arlington, Va. Mrs. Etta Woodlen Mrs. Flora Brooks Dr. William Brooks. Dr. Alden Pahnke Miss Ouida Cooper (youth)

South Atlantic States

South Carolina, Florida, Georgia

Mr. Jesse Alexander, Chairman Mrs. Beatrice Alexander, Secretary, 1605 Flagler Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Pearl Easterbrook Mr. Raymond Lindsey Mr. Leroy Burns Dr. Otto Zmeskal

Tennessee Valley States

Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi

Mr. John Inglis, Chairman Mr. Homer G. Dyer, Secretary, 408 Dyer Drive, Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Louise Matthias Mr. Hubert Matthias. Mrs. Verna Inglis

Gulf States

Louisiana, Texas

Mrs. Allene Squires, Chairman Miss D. Thelma Jackson, Secretary, 1728 Milam Bldg., San Antonio 5, Texas Mrs. Mary Rublee Mr. Leo Squires Mr. Robert Hopkins Mrs. K. Gent Mr. E. D. Gray Mr. J. Leo Baldwin

East Central States

Michigan, Indiana, Ohio

Mr. Lester Long, Chairman Mrs. Mabel Long, Secretary, North Shore, Lake Levine, R.R. 2, Coldwater, Mich. Mr. Frank Meese Mr. J. J. Zebelski Mr. Robert Gaines Mr. Wallace Baldwin Mrs. Jane E. Reynolds. Mrs. Alice Bryant Mrs. Helen Eggleston

Central States

Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa

Mr. Charles Reimer, Chairman Mrs. Edna Voigt, Secretary, 1918 N. HiMount Blvd., Milwaukee 8, Wis. Mrs. Vivian Fellows Mr. Herbert Suhm Mr. Herbert Voigt Mrs. Lillian Erby Mrs. Zella Svendsen

South Central States

Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas

Dr. David Ruhe, Chairman Mrs. Mildred Birkett, Secretary, 4053 Lindell, St. Louis 8, Mo. Mrs. Margaret Ruhe Mrs. Esther Cochran Miss Clara Niemoeller Mr. Count Harvey Miss Nancy Jones Miss Connie Uebner

North Central States

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska

Mr. T. O. Morrill, Chairman Miss Margaret Detwiler, Secretary, 711 No. 5th St., Fargo, N. D. Mrs. Esther B. Morrill Mrs. Edna R. Atkins Mrs. Vera D. Esinhart [Page 4]

Rocky Mountain States

Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico Mrs. Jo Johanson, Chairman Mrs. Marion Land Tyler, Secretary, R.R. 2, Morrison, Colo. Mrs. Julia Belle Roth Mrs. Kathryn Remple Mrs. Janet Jones

Southwestern States

California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah Mr. Francis M. Johnson, Chairman Mrs. Loraine Johnson, Secretary, 1001 W. Solano Dr., Phoenix, Ariz. Miss Edith Goranson Mr. John Eichenauer III Miss Nayan Hartfield Mrs. Joy Kortemeyer Mrs. Rhoderoi Myers Mr. Kenneth Myers

Northwestern States

Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana Mr. Harold E. Neff, Chairman Mrs. Helen Wilks, Secretary, 12710 11th N.W., Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Margaruet Bailey Mrs. Hazel Mori Miss Pauline Dunn Maj. Lincoln Pigford

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, Ariz. Mr. Robert McKusick Mrs. Carmion McKusick Mr. Wallace J. Heath Mrs. Janet Ward Mr. Floyd Heaton Mr. Allan Ward Mrs. Floyd Heaton

Bahá’í Inter-Racial Teaching

Functions: To conduct 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 and application of the teachings on the principle of the oneness of mankind; to encourage the holding of Race Amity Conferences by the larger Bahá’í communities.

Mr. George Brawley, Chairman Miss Lydia Martin, Secretary, 2392 E. 40th St., Cleveland 4, Ohio Mr. Edwin Barham Mrs. Bessie Barham Mrs. Ludmila Van Sombeek Mr. Ellsworth Blackwell Mr. Homer Dyer Dr. William Tucker Mrs. Manila Lee

PROCLAMATION

Functions: To plan and conduct publicity on national Bahá’í activities and to assist local Assemblies in the conduct of their public relations activities; to survey and recommend methods for proclamation of the Faith.

Mr. Alfred Reed, Chairman Mr. Richard Thomas, Secretary, 2013 Washington Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mrs. Alice Simmons Cox Mrs. Eleanor Reeves Mrs. Mary Lou Martin

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. Marjorie Paik, Secretary, Rt. 1, Oconomowoc, Wis. Mrs. Emil Gross Mrs. Sylvia Calhoon Mr. Emil Gross Mrs. Helen Niss Mr. Charles Clarke Mrs. Helen Clarke Mr. Joseph Paik

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.

Mr. Donald Vahid Kinney, Chairman Mrs. Amy Raubitschek, Secretary, 1113 Bromley Ave., West Englewood, N. J. Mr. Paul Wright Mrs. Vaffa Kinney Mrs. Aimie Wright Mrs. Edith Inglis Mrs. Maude Gaudreaux Mrs. Harriet Kelsey

National Reference Library

Functions: To assemble and organize necessary materials for a future Bahá’í Reference Library.

Mrs. Gene Crist, Chairman Mrs. Marian C. Lippitt, Secretary, 1587 Virginia St., Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. Dorothy V. Peterson Mrs. May Stebbins Mrs. Mariam Haney Miss Garnet Crawford Mrs. Juliet A. Cole Mrs. Kathleen Javid Mrs. Sarah M. Russell Miss Pearl Pohl Mr. Willard Hatch

National Library Service

Functions: To encourage the placement and use of Bahá’í literature in Public Libraries.

Dr. Garreta Busey, Chairman Miss Flora Hottes, Secretary, 4006 W. Iowa St., Urbana, Ill. Mrs. Mary Lou Lauchner Miss Frieda Stute

Service to the Blind

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

Mrs. Amédée Gibson, Chairman, 844 N. Hayworth Ave., Los Angeles 46, Calif. Mrs. Emely Schiemann Mr. Ernest Schiemann [Page 5]

National Child Education

Functions: To survey and evaluate Bahá’í material prepared for teaching children; to prepare and recom- mend new child education material for different age groups; to edit and distribute a child education bulletin; to promote child education activities in local communi- ties; to conduct classes in Temple Foundation for chil- dren of different age groups.

Mrs. Barbara McCurdy, Chairman Mrs. Janet Rodgers Kaye, Secretary, 4020 No. Oleander St., Norridge 34, Ill. Miss Barbara Hannen Mrs. Minnie Hadley Mr. Richard McCurdy Mrs. Frances Hannen Mrs. Banu Hassan Mrs. Betty Fiedler. Mrs. Jean Hutchinson Mr. Laurence LaRocque Mrs. Ruth LaRocque Mrs. Amy Dwelly, Bulletin Editor

National Bahá’í 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 teaching aids and suggestions for attracting and deepening of Youth; to assist the Area Teaching Committees in promoting Youth participation in Area Teaching Conferences.

Mr. Peter McLaren, Chairman Miss Georgia Halberstadt, Secretary, 2006 75th St., Keno- sha, Wis. Miss Carol Eggert Miss Darlene Erickson Mr. James Freeman Mr. Oliver Hardiman Miss Ellen Niblack Miss Sue Williston Mr. Clark Cooper

SERVICE

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

Mrs. Eunice Braun, 110 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Miss Charlotte Linfoot Mrs. Beatrice Ashton

Bahá’í Publishing Trust of the United States

Functions: To publish and distribute the Bahá’í Sacred Writings and such books, pamphlets and study material as are approved by the National Bahá’í Reviewing Committee from time to time and authorized by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mrs. Eunice Braun, Managing Director

Sales

Function: To sell photographs, ring stones and other materials authorized by the National Spiritual Assem- bly; to conduct the sale of this material and Bahá’í Literature in the Temple Foundation.

Mr. Harry E. Walrath, Chairman Mrs. Sarah S. Walrath, Secretary, 909 W. Foster, Chicago 40, Ill. Mr. Marshall N. Tyler Mrs. Caroline Tyler Mrs. Agnes Mitchell Mr. M. D. Roach Miss Sophie Loeding

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.

Mrs. Eleanor Sweeney Hutchens, Chairman-Secretary, 1109 W. California, Urbana, Ill. Mrs. Alice Simmons Cox Miss Ruth Dasher

Audio-Visual Education

Functions: To prepare and distribute audio-visual materials approved by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mr. Curtis Kelsey Mr. Archie G. Tichenor, Secretary, 51 Blauvelt Ave., Du- mont, N. J. Mr. Burton Dezendorf Mr. Paul Wright Mr. Jos. Noyes Mr. Alfred M. Raubitschek

Radio Service Committee

Functions: To make available approved radio material.

Mr. Charles Reimer, Chairman Mrs. Vivian Fellows, Secretary, 406 E. Montclaire Ave.,. Milwaukee 17 (Whitefish Bay), Wis. Mr. Clarence Schuette Mrs. Annamarie Hanel

Legal Service

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

Mr. Horace Holley Mr. Robert McLaughlin Mr. Paul E. Haney

Archives

Functions: To maintain the National Archives and organize the contents thereof; to receive and preserve materials suitable for the National Archives.

Mr. Carl Scheffler, Chairman Mrs. May Scheffler, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mr. Walter Deppe Mr. Rouhollah Zargarpur

Convention Arrangements

Functions: To make all necessary arrangements for the Convention delegates and visitors; to coordinate the work of the sub-arrangements committees and all other committees concerned; to provide adequate facil- ities for Bahá’í exhibits, for serving food, etc.

Mrs. J. Harvey Redson, Chairman Miss Yvonne Harrop, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mrs. Rosa Lewis Mrs. Dotha Cooper [Page 6] Mr. Wyatt Cooper Mrs. Minnie Hadley Miss Barbara Hannen Mrs. May Scheffler Green Acre Bahá’í Institute Mrs. Lisa McKinstry Mr. Donald McKinstry Mrs. Edna Coleman Mrs. Dorothy Redson

MAINTENANCE

Functions: Supervision and maintenance of the Green Acre Institute property. Mr. H. B. Kavelin, Properties Representative 43-21 Morgan St., Little Neck, L. I., N. Y. Green Acre Properties Mr. H. B. Kavelin, Properties Representative Wilson Trustees Mrs. Helen LaVey, Properties Representative 55 Blanchard Rd., Cambridge 38, Mass. Mathews Trustees Functions: To maintain and operate the School proper- ties and grounds under the general supervision of the Trustees. Mr. John Rempel, Chairman Mrs. Ruth Jensen, Secretary, Rt. 3, Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. John Creitz Miss Ophelia Crum Mrs. Loulie Mathews Miss Patience Kindness Mrs. Elizabeth Runyon Mrs. Katherine Remple Mr. Walter Jensen Mr. Fernando Grasselly Mr. John Conkling Dr. Walter Peterson

Wilhelm Trustees

Functions: To maintain the Bahá’í national properties under the supervision of the Wilhelm Trustees. Mr. Donald Kinney, Chairman Mrs. Amy Raubitschek, Secretary-Treasurer, 1113 Bromley Ave., West Englewood, N. J. Mr. Curtis Kelsey Mr. Robert Schmitz Mr. Allen Kelsey Mr. James Brooks

Eggleston Trustees

Functions: To maintain and operate the School proper- ties and grounds under the general supervision of the Trustees. Mr. Wm. Parker, Chairman Alabama Mrs. Marjorie Johnson, Secretary, 323 E. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, Mich. Mr. Harry Mills Mr. Fred Hoffman Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman. Mrs. Martha Parker Mr. Lewis Eggleston, Jr. Mr. W. Eugene Smith Mr. Harold Johnson Mr. Harry Erickson Miss Marilyn Meese.

Bosch Trustees

Functions: To maintain and operate the School proper- ties and grounds under the general supervision of the Trustees. (Personnel to be reported later)

Temple Maintenance and Grounds

Functions: To represent the Trustees in planning and directing the work of the permanent staff in the main- tenance of Temple buildings and grounds. Mr. J. Harvey Redson, Chairman Mr. Paul Ioas, Secretary, 3531 Arden Ave., Brookfield, Ill. Mr. Joseph Peter Mr. Harry Fiedler Mr. Verdune T. Hornung Mr. Donald E. McKinstry Mr. George Terry Mr. Hilbert Dahl, Technical Adviser

Temple Landscape

Functions: To plan and supervise the work of complet- ing the landscaping of the House of Worship, under the general direction of the Temple Trustees. Mr. Clarence Ullrich, 219 Forest Ave., Oak Park, Ill. Mr. Robert McLaughlin. Mr. Charles Wolcott: Mr. James Hammond.

First Temple Dependency

Functions: To develop a program as a basis for the design, construction and operation of the Home for the Aged. Dr. Katherine True Mrs. Beatrice Ashton Dr. Manucher Javid

ADDRESSES OF LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES

Birmingham: Mrs. Louise B. Matthias, 636-39th St., So. Alaska Anchorage: Mrs. Mable Amidon, 305 Wolhoy Apts. Anchorage Rec. Dist.: Mrs. Evelyn Huffman, Box 857

• Fairbanks: Mrs. Rose Perkal, Polaris Bldg., Apt. 502

Arizona Phoenix: Mrs. Mabel W. Dunham, 1106 E. Oak St. Phoenix Suburban Area North: Mrs. Loraine Johnson, 1001 W. Solano Dr., Phoenix Tucson: Mrs. Ruth E. Lamb, 1219 Alta Vista St

Tucson Suburban Area North: Mrs. Pearl E. Wogahn, 2625 E. Sylvia St., Tucson Arkansas Little Rock: Mrs. Lucy Hawkins, 2111 Louisiana St. California (North) Berkeley: Mrs. Esther B. Linebaugh, 1242 Josephine St., Z 3 Cloverdale Twp.: Mrs. Johanna Vanoni, 22900 River Rd.,, Geyserville Fresno: Mrs. Delia Brandin, 535 Yosemite Ave., Z4

• Menlo Park: Mrs. May Stebbins, 69 University Dr.

[Page 7] Millbrae: Mr. John R. Shoop, 420 Hillcrest Blvd. Oakland: Mr. Paul S. Jones, 86 Glen Ave., Z 11. Palo Alto: Mrs. Gladys Anderson, 2539 Ross Rd. Sacramento: Mrs. Mozelle Bourget, 3996 McKinley Blvd. San Francisco: Mrs. Florence C. Haake, 461 14th Ave., Z 18

• San Leandro-Hayward J.D.: Mrs. Janet Brunckhurst, 18492 Hastings Way, Castro Valley

San Mateo: Mr. Lee Lopez, 1318 Mt. Diablo Ave.

• Stockton: Mr. Jerome Sandusky, 825 N. San Juan Ave., Z 3

California (South)

Alhambra: Mrs. Mayme Glass, 505 N. Electric Ave. Alhambra Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Hilda M. Pulley, 9111 Woolley St., Temple City Altadena (Formerly Pasadena J.D.): Mrs. Beatrice Buckley, 755 E. Poppyfields Dr. Beverly Hills: Miss Mary Ellen Reese, 9012 Burton Way Burbank: Mrs. Lou Vena Wells, 250 N. Orchard Dr. Chula Vista: Mrs. Zelma J. Krug, 166 3rd Ave.

• Compton Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Ruth L. Martin, 13422 S. Stanford Ave., Los Angeles

El Monte Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Dorothy J. Heller, 10037 Olive, Temple City

• • Escondido Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Frances Godwin, 269 Green Ave., Escondido

Glendale: Mrs. Zelma Colflesh, 650 Burchett St., Z 2

• • Glendale Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Marion Pappas, 2741 Stevens, LaCrescenta

Inglewood: Miss Margaret Bauer, 924 S. Osage, Apt. 3, Z 1 Inglewood Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Alethe H. Hogberg, 5540 Marburn Ave., Z 43 Long Beach: Mrs. Mattie R. Allen, 2805 E. 7th St. Los Angeles: Mrs. Gertrude M. Jacoby, 5725 Katherine Ave., VanNuys Monrovia: Mrs. Bessie C. Duckett, 149 Norumbega Dr. National City: Mrs. Jane Alexander, 2724 National Ave. Pasadena: Mrs. Bertha W. Whitmore, 60 N. Grand Oaks Ave. San Bernardino: Mrs. Ailene V. Fletcher, 772 Campus Way San Diego: Mrs. Arna Meade, 4143 Sunset Rd., Mission Hills Santa Barbara: Mrs. Angela Connaughton, 1636 Anacapa St. Santa Monica: Mrs. Alma A. Witt, 855 Franklin St. South Gate: Mrs. Mary M. Kuebler, 10528 Hunt Ave. West Hollywood: Mrs. Gertrude Tetreault, 7513½ Santa Monica Blvd. Whittier Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Grace Jensen, 10457 S. Gurin Rd.

Colorado

Colo. Springs: Mrs. Gladys Roberts, 915 N. Hancock Ave. Denver: Mrs. Barbara Jackson, 1295 Glencoe St., Z 20

• • El Paso County: Mrs. Kathryn H. Remple, 205 Alsace Way, Colorado Springs

Jefferson County: Mrs. Julie B. Roth, 6307 W. 38th Ave., Wheatridge

Connecticut

Greenwich: Mrs. Muriel Michels, 8 Richmond Dr., Old Greenwich New Haven: Miss Clara Monson, 210 Chatham St.

Delaware

Wilmington: Mrs. Mabel Johnson, 1114 West St., Z 1

Dist. of Columbia

Washington: Miss Bernice Bernardo, % Bahá’í Center, 1611 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Z 9

Florida

Miami: Miss Ida Solomon, 137 N.W. 11th Ave.

• Miami Beach: Mr. Ted Weiss, 935 Penn Ave.

Orange County: Mr. Fred Minnich, 1100 Santa Anita Rd., Orlando

Georgia

Atlanta: Miss Doris Ebbert, 2835 Cascade Rd., S.W.

• • Augusta: Mrs. Sally P. Brown, 2710 Oakland Dr.

Hawaii

Honolulu: Miss Henrietta From, 2336 Beckwith St., Z 14 Maui: Miss Chisato Furukawa, Waika-Puunene, Maui

Idaho

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

Illinois (North)

Addison Twp.: Mrs. Mildred Smith, West & Milton Ave., Elmhurst Batavia: Mrs. Lorana Kerfoot, 133 N. Mallory Ave. Chicago: Mrs. Myrtle Wendler, 4038 N. Ashland Ave., Z 13 Elmhurst: Miss Phyllis M. Rachau, 458 Fairview Ave. Evanston: Miss Sophie Loeding, 1414 Central St. Maywood: Mr. George Amerson, 901 S. 7th Ave. Oak Park: Mrs. Ruth LaRocque, 708 Gunderson Ave. Waukegan: Mrs. Harriet Terry, 1522 Melrose Ave. Wilmette: Mrs. Doris Holley, 536 Sheridan Rd. Winnetka: Mrs. Dorothy Redson, 681 Garland Ave.

Illinois (South)

Champaign: Mr. Edgar G. Harris, 202 Ells Ave. Peoria: Mrs. Emilie K. Zeigler, 1012 N. Glen Oak Ave. Quincy: Mrs. Eunice I. Hanawalt, 524 Spring St. Springfield: Mrs. Phyllis Lauchner, 2438 S. Seventh St. Urbana: Mrs. Eleanor S. Hutchens, 1109 W. California St.

Indiana

Fort Wayne: Mrs. Elma Wilson, 2722 N. Anthony Blvd. Indianapolis: Miss Leah Spence, 1215 Continental Hotel South Bend: Mrs. Odie Streets, 2534 Lincoln Way West

Iowa

Cedar Rapids: Miss Edna Mackinson, 94 - 2nd Ave., S.W.

• Des Moines: Mrs. Ruth Munson, 2404 Terrace Rd.

Waterloo: Mrs. Virginia V. Finch, 181 W. 11th

Kansas

Topeka: Mrs. Bertha Campbell, 403 Huntoon

• • Wichita: Miss Clara W. Niemoller, 846 N. Emporia

Kentucky

Louisville: Mrs. Meta L. Dahl, 3716 Illinois Ave.

Louisiana

New Orleans: Mrs. Margaret O. Maurer, 1623 General Taylor

Maine

Eliot: Mrs. Mary A. Marlowe, Old Road Portland: Mrs. Thelma Rivers, 278 Woodfords St.

Maryland

Baltimore: Miss Alma L. Heise, 3120 St. Paul St., Apt. 116-G, Z 18 Prince George's County: Mrs. Jean Ginnett, 2409 Southern Ave., S.E., Apt. 104, Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts

Beverly: Mrs. Madeline E. Rogers, 11 Pierce Ave. Boston: Mrs. Marion Repper, 175 Dartmouth St., Z 16 Cambridge: Mrs. Louise K. Sayward, 50 Follen St. Springfield: Mrs. Elsa R. Bates, 99 Princeton St.

Michigan

Ann Arbor: Mrs. Katherine A. Mills, 1400 Granger Ave. Battle Creek: Mrs. Melba Nunnally, 179 Oneita St. Dearborn: Mrs. Cavett P. Roberts, 14302 Wellesley Ave. Detroit: Miss Violet Wuerfel, 8656 Dumbarton Rd., Apt. c-14, Z 4 Flint: Mrs. Evelyn Bradt, 1541 Stone St. Grand Rapids: Mrs. Viola T. Thomson, 414 Clancy Ave., N.E., Z 3

• • Kalamazoo: Mrs. Ruth McClocklin, 1412 Trails End
  • Lansing: Mrs. Mary C. Elliot, 321 N. Butler Blvd.

Muskegon: Mrs. Katherine Schott, P.O. Box 292 [Page 8]

• • Niles Twp.: Mrs. Louise W. Love, 3003 Adams Rd.

Royal Oak: Mrs. Shirley Baldwin, 907 E. Third St. Royal Oak Twp.: Mrs. Louise R. Eddy, 604 W. Hudson Ave., Z 4

Minnesota

Duluth: Mr. Robert Cameron, 2915 Krueger Rd. Minneapolis: Miss Sina O. Olsen, 123 S. 11th St., Apt. 401 St. Paul: Mrs. Dahela Hick, 1146 Randolph, Apt. 10.

Mississippi

Jackson: Mrs. Stevie Flinn, 724 Wingfield

Missouri

St. Louis: Mrs. Mildred Birkett, 1215 San Jacinto Court

Montana

Great Falls: Mrs. Vera Foutch, 2004 5th Ave., So. Helena: Mr. Robert J. Gagnon, YMCA

Nebraska

Omaha: Mrs. Sydna Moore, 3114 Miami

Nevada

Reno: Miss Lois Cazier, 400 E. 9th St.

New Hampshire

Portsmouth: Mrs. Margaret Simpson, Rockingham Hotel

New Jersey

Dumont: Mrs. Emilie Kalantar, 314 Washington Ave. East Orange: Mrs. Amie B. Wright, 105 Leslie St. Englewood: Mrs. Susie Madison, 149 William St. Jersey City: Mrs. June E. Shapiro, 26 Weldon St. Montclair: Mrs. Catherine M. Healy, 45 N. Fullerton Ave. Newark: Mrs. Katrina Mathewson, 71 Milford Ave. Teaneck: Mrs. Amy G. Raubitschek, 1113 Bromley Ave., W. Englewood

New Mexico

Albuquerque: Mrs. Mary L. Ewing, 1830 Arizona N.E. Bernalillo County: Mrs. Rosemarie Smith, R.R. 1, Box 1760, Albuquerque

New York (East)

Mount Vernon: Mrs. Janet Washburn, 445 Gramatan Ave., Apt. BD 1 New York City: Mrs. Lauretta N. Moore, % Bahá’í Center, 18 Gramercy Park, South, New York, N. Y. Yonkers: Mrs. Lillian Rogers, 64 Locust Hill Ave., Z 2

New York (West)

Binghamton: Mr. Joseph M. Noyes, 43 Davis St. Buffalo: Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson, 333 Ontario St. Hamburg Twp.: Mrs. Martha W. McCoskey, R.D. 4, Camp Rd. Jamestown: Mrs. Ida L. Pickett, 110% Cheney St. Rochester: Miss Elizabeth Brooks, 49 Rowley St., Z 7 Seneca Twp. Mrs. Marguerite Firoozi, Canandaigua Rd., R.D. 2, Geneva Syracuse: Mrs. Mildred Hurst, 205 Townsend St. Waterloo: Miss Ella Quant, 1 Chestnut St.

North Carolina

• • Greensboro: Miss Elah Cowart, 314 Isabel St.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City: Miss Helen M. Callaway, 817 N.W. 32nd St.

Oregon

Portland: Mrs. Dorothy C. Henderson, 4835 E. Burnside

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia: Miss Sophia A. Rieger, 3301 Powelton Ave., Z 4 Pittsburgh: Mrs. Victoria Richards, 7026 Frankstown Ave., Z 28 Scranton: Mrs. Helen Beck, 429 Quincy Ave. West Chester: Mr. Frank A. Snyder, 420 S. Walnut St.

Puerto Rico

(Area not defined, secretary to be reported later)

Rhode Island

Providence: Mrs. Edith Carpenter, 113 Congress Ave.

South Carolina

None

South Dakota

Sioux Falls: Mrs. Vera D. Esinhart, 623 N. Minnesota Ave.

Tennessee

Memphis: Miss Johanna Zimmermann, 245 Watkins Nashville: Miss Nellie J. Roche, 2325 Elliston Place

Texas

Dallas: Mrs. Betty J. Hopkins, 9552 Biscayne

• Forth Worth: Mrs. Emma B. Steinwachs, 212 Bailey Ave.,

Z 7 Houston: Mrs. Florynne T. Brandon, 5201 Caroline Blvd. San Antonio: Miss D. Thelma Jackson, 302 E. Huisache, Apt. 9, Z 12

Utah

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

Vermont

None

Virginia

Alexandria: Mrs. Miriam Wiener, 11 E. Bellefonte Ave. Arlington: Mrs. Lucille M. Bridget, 1622 N. McKinley Rd.

Washington

Kirkland: Mrs. Margaruet Bailey, 204 - 19th Ave. Richmond Highlands: Mrs. Clara B. Haley, 18017 Aurora Ave., Seattle, Z 33 Seattle: Mrs. Doris Dahl, 9642 60th Ave., So. Spokane: Mrs. Rose M. Bates, W. 3107 Euclid Ave., Z 12. Tacoma: Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, 414 S. Tacoma Ave.

West Virginia

Charleston: Mrs. Marian C. Lippitt, 1587 Virginia St., E.

Wisconsin

Brookfield Twp.: Mrs. Stella Johnson, 14500 Burleigh Rd., Milwaukee Green Bay: Miss Florence Delany, 1015 Cherry St. Kenosha: Mr. Louis Voelz, 6108 Sheridan Rd. Madison: Mrs. Maurine K. Mickelson, 2337 Hoard St. Milwaukee: Mr. Elmer Schwandes, 3256 S. 22nd St., Z 15 Racine: Mrs. Anna L. Nelsen, 4607 Victory Ave.

North Dakota

None

Ohio

Cincinnati: Mrs. Lorene Dustan, 2533 Homestead Pl., Z 11 Cleveland: Mrs. Lillian B. Horn, 2986 E. 82nd St., Z 4 Columbus: Mrs. Margarete Acebo, 777 Franklin Ave. Dayton: Mrs. Mary Evelyn Segen, 2429 Revere Ave. Lima: Mrs. Mae Vaughn, 509 N. Collett St.

• • Mansfield: Miss Alice E. Grabler, 244 S. Diamond St.

Shorewood: Mrs. Beula Brown, 3514 N. Murray Ave., Z 11 Waukesha: Mrs. Pauline Hettmansperger, 134 W. Broadway Wauwatosa: Mrs. Norine Ward, 6417 W. North Ave. Whitefish Bay: Miss Pearl L. Pohl, 5400 N. Lake Dr.

Wyoming

Laramie: Mrs. Nathelle E. Orr, 1319 Bradley St.

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