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Bahá’í Directory Part II
1961-62

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UNITED STATES BAHA’l DIRECTORY PART Il NATIONAL COMMITTEES

1961 -

1962

INTERCONTINENTAL TEACHING

US, Africa Teaching

Functions: To assist with pioneers in the broadening and consolidation of the foundations of the National Assembly of South and West Africa; to resettle any virgin territories in the Africa area assigned to the United States which pioneers have been forced to abandon; to carry out all other related objectives in the Africa area; to assist the American National Spiritual Assembly in maintaining helpful contact with the national and regional assemblies in Africa in whose areas of jurisdiction are located Crusade goals assigned to the United States.

Mr. Rexford Parmelee, Chairman

Mrs. Sylvia Parmelee, Secretary, Washington 16, D.C.

Mr, William J. Burgess, Jr.

Mr. Challoner Chute

Mr. Albert B. James

Mrs. Edna Williams

4700- 47th St, N.W.,

U.S, Asia Teaching

Functions: To assist with pioneer settlements in the broadening and consolidation of North East Asia and the new Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacif- ic; to resettle any virgin territories in the Asia area assigned to the United States which Baha’i pioneers have been forced to abandon; to carry out all other related objectives in the Asian areas; to assist the American National Spiritual Assembly in maintaining helpful contacts with the new national and regional spiritual assemblies referred to above.

Mr. Rouholah Zargarpur, Chairman

Miss Charlotte Linfoot, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave.,

‘Wilmette, Ill.

Mrs, Mary Frances Zargarpur

Mrs. Eleanor Metz

Mr. Robert Metz

Mrs. Myrtle Wendler

European Teaching

Functions: To assist in preparing the regional spiritual

assemblies of Western Europe to form the independent national spiritual assemblies in Ridvan 1962; to assist with pioneer settlements in the broadening and con- solidation of the foundations of the new regional and national assemblies in Western Europe; to resettle any virgin territories in Western Europe assigned to the American National Spiritual Assembly which pioneers have been forced to abandon; to assist the American National Spiritual Assembly in maintaining helpful con- tact with the regional and national spiritual assemblies in Western Europe.

Miss Edna M, True, Chairman, 418 Forest Ave., Wilmette, In.

Miss D, Thelma Jackson, Secretary

Dr, Katherine K. True

Mrs, William C. Henning

Mr, William C, Henning

Mrs, Clara R. Wood

Mrs. Myrtle Wendler

Western Hemisphere Teaching

Functions: To assist with pioneer settlements and in the broadening and consolidation of the new national spiritual assemblies in the Western Hemisphere; to resettle any virgin territories in the Western Hemi- sphere assigned to the American National Spiritual Assembly which Baha’i pioneers have been forced to abandon; to promote the consolidation of the Faith in Puerto Rico; to assist the United States National Spirit- ual Assembly in maintaining helpful contact with the new national assemblies in the Western Hemisphere.

Mr, William deForge, Chairman

Mrs. Maurine Kraus, Secretary, 300 N. Broadway, Yonkers, N.Y.

Mrs, Katherine McLaughlin

Mr. Samuel Kraus

Mr. Paul Ioas

Mrs, Viola Wood

Mrs. Juliette Meade

Mrs, Katherine deForge

Mrs. Emmalu McCandless �[Page 2]INTERNATIONAL

United Nations International Observers

Functions: To represent the Baha’i International Com- munity in relation to matters concerning the United Nations.

Mrs. Mildred Mottahedeh

Col. Eugene Keller, Alternate Observer

Dr. Ugo Giachery, European Observer

United Nations National Observers

Functions: To represent the National Spiritual Assem- bly of the United States in relation to matters concern- ing the United Nations.

Mrs. O. H. Blackwell

Mrs. Florence Steinhauer, Alternate

U.S. United Nations Committee

Functions: To plan observances by the American Baha’i Community of special events supporting United Nations.

Mrs. O. H. Blackwell, Chairman Miss Isabelle Silk, 319 E. 50th St., New York 22, N.Y. Mrs. Charlotte Donaldson

Mrs. Mary L. C. Burnet Mr. Lionel M. Gonzalez Mrs. Hortense Sawyer Mr. Charles Wragg

Mrs. Florence Steinhauer Col. Eugene Keller

Mrs. Juliette Meade

Mr. Frank Sawyer

Baha’i World Editorial Committee, Vol. XIV (1959-1963)

Functions: To gather materials from all available sources throughout the Baha’i world community for the quadrennial volume, edit and arrange it in accordance with an established plan of contents and transmit them to the Hands of the Faith in the Holy Land for their selection and final approval.

Mr. James F. Nelson, Chairman

Mrs. Dorothy W. Nelson, Secretary, 3628 Westridge Ave., Covina, Calif.

Mr, Norman Gauerke

Mrs, Arna True Perron

Dr. John Stroessler

Mrs. Arleen Wiley

Miss Charlotte Linfoot

TEMPLE

Temple Worship

Functions: To plan and conduct the services of public worship in the Temple auditorium, including music; to plan and conduct the programs for Baha’i anniversary gatherings held in the Temple (Naw-Ruz, Feast of Ridvan, Birthday of Baha’u’llah, Day of the Covenant).

Mrs. William C, Henning, Chairman Miss Hortense Bredehorst, Secretary, 1331 N. 13th St.,

DeKalb, Il. Mrs. Mary Lou Martin

Mrs, Harriet W. Terry

Mrs. Mabel Eastman

Mr. Robert S. Hammond

Mr. Richard MeCurdy

Mr. Rouholah Zargarpur Mrs. Mary Frances Zargarpur Mrs. Anne Floyd

Temple Public Meetings

Functions: To conduct public meetings for the procla- mation of the Faith in Baha'i Temple Foundation Hall in accordance with principles laid down by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mr. Laurence LaRocque, Chairman

Miss Lauretta Voelz, Secretary, 419 Linden Ave.,

‘Wilmette, Ml.

Mrs. Gene Bernstein

Mr. Robert S. Hammond

Miss Hortense Bredehorst

Mrs. Gertrude Marks

Temple Children’s School

Functions: To develop and conduct classes for children in the Temple area and to test out child education materials which are being developed by the committee.

Mrs. Minnie Hadley, Chairman

Mrs, June Meese, Secretary, 700 Ardmore Terrace, Libertyville, Il.

Mrs. Edna Fechtner

Mrs. Lilian Cloonan

Mrs. Patricia deBoucher

Miss Marie Bohmann

Temple Guides

Functions: To maintain guide service for Temple visitors.

Mr, Robert Bartlett, Chairman

Mrs. Helen Hobbs, Secretary, 500 E. Oakwood Blvd., Chicago 53, TL.

Mrs. Dotha Cooper

Mrs. Wilhelmina Becker

Mrs. Leona Jackson

Mrs. Alvena Lange

Mr. Frank Peter

Mrs, Thais Baker

Mrs. Minnie Hadley

Mr. P. R, Meinhard

Mrs. Susanna Meinhard

Miss Katherine Walker �[Page 3]Temple Ushers

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

Mr. Carl Hannen, Chairman

Mr. Sohrab Najmi, Secretary, 640 Sheridan Rd., Chicago 13, Tl.

Mr. Frank Peter

Mr. Sohayle Hannen

Mr. George Terry

Dr. Ernest Thayer

Mr, Charles Hassan

Mr. Samuel Jackson

Mr. Robert Coleman

NATIONAL TEACHING

American Indian Service

Functions: To establish Baha’i communities among Indians; to stimulate nation-wide effort to carry the Baha'i Faith to the members of the Indian race; to develop favorable attitudes toward the Faith among Indian leaders; to provide for translation of the Teach- ings into Indian languages, and to collaborate with the

American National Teaching Committee in attracting _

new members of the Indian race to the Faith.

Mr. George Bechtold, Chairman

Mrs, Nancy Phillips, Secretary, 736 Encanto Dr., SE., Phoenix, Ariz.

Mrs, Beatrice Bechtold

Mrs. Theresa Schmidt

Miss Alice Tyler

Mr. Lawrence P. Gimlin

Mrs. Marilyn Heaton

Mr. Floyd Heaton

Baha’i Interracial Service

Functions: To serve primarily as a fact-finding and advisory committee on ways and means of bringing the Baha’i Faith to the attention of the Negroes through- out the country; to discover means for securing publicity about the Faith in Negro publications; to maintain close contact with the American National Teaching Committee and the Area Teaching Commit- tees in teaching in the south and with the Baha’i College Bureau regarding interracial activities that can be sponsored by Baha’is on college campuses.

Mr. Alton W. Thomas, Chairman

Mr. George Galinkin, Secretary, 2604 Arbutus, Baton Rouge, La.

Dr, Sarah M, Pereira

Mrs, Thelma Gorham

Miss Jean K. Norris

Mrs. Carolyn Galinkin

Mrs. Georgia Miller

Mrs. Ludmila van Sombeek

Mr, Richard McCurdy

American National Teaching

Functions: To promote the attainment of the Crusade goal of 300 Assemblies; to stimulate teaching activities leading to mass conversion; to stimulate teaching of youth; to supervise and co-ordinate the work of the Area Teaching Committees; to arrange area circuits and settlement projects; to collaborate with the Indian Service and Interracial Service committees.

Mr. Lloyd Sherrill, Chairman

Mrs. Velma Sherrill, Secretary, 534 S. Elm, Suite E, Webster Groves 19, Mo.

Mr, Hugh Chance

Mr, Paul Moon

Mr. Dan Jordan

Mrs. Florence Avis

Mr, Paul Pettit

Miss D. Thelma Jackson

AREA TEACHING

Functions: To promote the establishment of new local spiritual assemblies and groups in the area; to provide for prompt enrollment of believers living outside as- sembly jurisdiction; to arrange for circuits within the area; to encourage settlement of goal cities; to en- courage teaching activities of all individuals including Baha’i youth; to circulate a bulletin; to arrange exten- sion teaching and area conferences including confer- ences to receive reports of National Convention dele- gates and visitors and to assist the direction of the American National Teaching Committee in carrying out any national teaching projects approved by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Northern New England States Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont

Mr. Douglas Struven, Chairman Mrs, Sara Ellen Fultz, Secretary, Box 504, Hopkinton, N.H.

Mrs, Beryl Kendrick

Mr, Fred D. Kendrick, Jr. Mrs. Hazel Owen

Miss Alta Wheeler

Mr. Lance Meade

Mr. Boyd Leavitt

Mr. Ben Weeden

Mrs, Gladys Weeden

Southern New England States Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Dr. Sam G. McClellan, Chairman

Miss Carole Greenway, Secretary, 48 Austin St., Cambridge 39, Mass.

Mrs. Leonora P, Norman

Mrs. Barbara Archung

Mr. Harold R. Scott

Mr. Robert Anderson

Mr. Douglas Covey

Mrs. Pamela Webster

Mr. Bradford Lucas �[Page 4]North Atlantic States New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Mr. Raymond G. Wilcox, Chairman

Mrs. Florence Steinhauer, Secretary, 5 Ridgedell Ave. Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.

Mrs. Mary L. C. Burnet

Col. Eugene Keller

Mrs. Clara Keller

Mrs. Beatrice Thigpen

Mrs. Emmalu McCandless

Central Atlantic States

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

Mrs. Etta Woodlen, Chairman

Mr. Albert Dorrida, Secretary, 5301 Gwynn Oak Ave., Baltimore 7, Md.

Mr. Elton Smith

Mrs. Meredith Smith

Mrs. Helen Harris

Mr. Frank Stewart

Mr. Eugene Byrd, Jr.

Mr. Ross D. Stewart

Mr. Stanley M. Stewart.

South Atlantic States South Carolina, Florida, Georgia

Mr. Richard Benson, Chairman

Miss Nell Golden, Secretary, 1723 Kissingbower Rd., Augusta, Ga.

Miss Martha Fettig

Mr. J. Kenton Allen

Mrs, Mary P, Allen

Miss Yvonne Harrop

Mrs. Joy Benson

Mr. Maceo Winkfield

Mrs. Evangeline Winkfield

Mr, Raymond Headrick

Mrs. Estelle Lindsey

Mr. Raymond Lindsey

East Central States Michigan, Indiana, Ohio

Mr. Robert Gaines, Chairman

Mrs. Helen Eggleston, Secretary, 3240 S. State Rd., Davison, Mich.

Mr. Stanley Brogan

Mr. Marvin Nochman

Mr. Marvin Hughes

Miss Alice Faily

Mr. Alan Higgins

Mrs. Helen McClusky

Mr. Wallace Baldwin

Mrs. Laura Post

Mr. Edward Rivers

Central States Hlinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa

Mr. Edwin T. Sherwood, Chairman

Mrs. Marguerite Sherwood, Secretary, 9157 N. Tennyson Dr., Milwaukee 17, Wis.

Mr. Robert Bartlett

Mr. Dan Jordan

Mrs. Beth McKenty

Mr. William Neddin

Mr. Charles Glover

North Central States North Dakota, South Dakota

Mr. Alvin Myers, Chairman

Mrs, Elnor Murray, Secretary, 904 N. Blauvelt St., Sioux Falls, S.D.

Mr, Harry T. D. Rost

Mrs. Vera Esinhart

Mrs. Ruth LaQuier

Mr. Orville Kadrie

Mrs. Helen Drymon

South Central States Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska

Mr. Henry A. Weil, Chairman

Mrs. L. Naomi McCord, Secretary, 103 N. Old Orchard, Webster Groves 19, Mo.

Mrs. Mildred Birkett

Mr. Erwin Schwacker é

Mrs. Clarice P. Weil

Miss Beulah I, Magruder

Mr. George Halterman

Mr. Lacy R. MeCord

Tennessee Valley States Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee

Mrs. Odessa Myers, Chairman

Miss Johanna Zimmermann, Secretary, 245 S. Watkins, Memphis 4, Tenn.

Mrs. Erma Hayden

Mr. John Myers

Mr. Lester Himes

Mr. Allen Ward

Gulf States Louisiana, Mississippi

Mr. George Galinkin, Chairman

Mrs, Virginia Johnson, Secretary, 310 Shadowlawn Dr., Jackson 4, Miss.

Miss Ethlyn Campbell

Mrs. Carolyn Galinkin

Mr. Everett Hubbart

Mr. John Bratton

Mr. Fred Baker

South Plains States Oklahoma, Texas

Mrs, Betty Hopkins, Secretary, 2314 Klondike Dr., Dallas 28, Texas

Mrs, Allene Squires

Mr, Leo Squires

Mrs. Nancy Dobbins

Mr, John Banks

Mrs. Arabelle Haywood

Miss Helen Callaway

Mr. Robert Hopkins 4

Mr. John D, Thomas

Rocky Mountain States Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico

Mr. Walter L. Jensen, Chairman Mrs. Gladys Roberts, Secretary, 915 N, Hancock Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Mrs. Mary E. Creitz Mrs, Esther B, Morrill �[Page 5]Mr. Tyndall O. Morrill Miss Betty Creitz

Mr. Donald Kirby

Dr. Lois Abas

Mrs. Sue Foreman Mrs. Mary J. Johnson Mr. Ralph Wiggins, Jr. Mr, Eldon Foreman

Southwestern States California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah

Mr. Francis Johnson, Chairman

Mrs. Loraine Johnson, Secretary, 6421 Calle Camelia, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Miss Edith Goranson

Mr. Kenneth Myers

Mrs. Rhoderoi Myers

Mr. Carsten D. Schmidt Miss Jean Martig

Northwestern States Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana

Mr. Kenneth Bovee, Chairman Mrs. Helen Wilks, Secretary, P.O. Box 803, Issaquah, Wash. Mrs. Marjorie O. Bovee

Mrs. Virginia Martig

Mrs, Hazel Mori

Mrs. Goldie Neffew

Mr. Douglas Harris

Mr. Fon Luke

Mrs. Pauline Dunn

Mr. Charles Beachner

Mr. Victor Frank

Mrs. Juliette Frank

PROCLAMATION

Baha'i Publishing Trust

Functions: To publish and distribute the Baha’i Sacred Writings, books, pamphlets and other material author- ized by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mrs. Eunice Braun, Managing Editor, 110 Linden Ave., Wilmette, I.

Baha’i College Bureau

Functions: To compile and co-ordinate all available information concerning Baha’i contacts with and ac- tivities in colleges and universities; to encourage and assist in the formation of Baha’i clubs on college cam- puses; to plan and carry out contacts and teaching projects in colleges and universities through a panel of Baha’i teachers approved by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Dr. Dwight Allen, Chairman Mrs. Carol Noah, Secretary, P.O. Box 5683, Stanford, Calif. Mrs. Amy Raubitschek

Mr. Keith Dahi

Mr. Pete Phillips

Mrs. Jayne Lowe-Brown Miss Elaine Hannon

Mrs, Marsha Kuffel

Mr. Gary Morrison

Dr. Robert Wolff

Mrs, Elinor Wolff

Mrs. Lois Stockton

Mrs. Dorothy Wolfram

Public Information Service

Functions: To plan and conduct publicity on national Baha’i activities; to assist local assemblies in the con- duct of their publicity activities; to survey and recom- mend methods of proclamation of the Faith; to compile reports for the national Baha’i community on the observance of special events as requested by the Na- tional Spiritual Assembly; to co-operate with the American National Teaching Committee in laying the foundation for broader proclamation of the Faith to the masses.

Mr. Alfred Reed, Chairman

Mrs. Dorothea Reed, Secretary, 121 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill.

Mrs. Beth McKenty

Mr. Nathan Rutstein

Mrs. Thelma Gorham

Souvenir of ‘Abdu’l-Baha

Functions: To conduct the annual gathering for the commemoration of the Unity Feast given by ‘Abdu’l- Baha on June 29, 1912.

Mr. Donald V. Kinney, Chairman

Mrs. Blanche Kaufman, Secretary, 69 Depew St., Dumont, N.J.

Mrs. Joan Kinney

Mr. Robert A. Schmitz

Mrs. Amie Wright

Mr. Paul H. Wright

Mrs. Estelle Rouse

Mr. Raymond Rouse

National Library Service

Functions: To encourage the placement and use of Baha’i literature in public libraries.

Mrs. Edna Johnson, Chairman

Mrs. Margaret Chance, 718 E. 15th St., Davenport, Iowa Mrs. Winifred Fleming

Miss Ruth Dasher

National Reference Library

Functions: To assemble and organize necessary mate- rial for a Baha’i Reference Library; to supply on re- quest Baha’i references on particular subjects.

Mrs. Gene Crist, Chairman

Mrs. Marian C. Lippitt, Secretary, 1556A Quarrier St., Charleston 1, W. Va.

Mrs. Katherine Cole �[Page 6]Mrs. Amine DeMille Miss Yvonne Dufty Mr. Edward Lippitt Miss Pearl Pohl

Mrs, Lura Rouse Miss Alma Sothman Mrs. Oni Finks

Mrs. Janice Mollohan

Service for the Blind

Functions: To prepare and distribute Baha’i literature for the blind.

Mrs, Amédée Gibson, Chairman, 842 N, Hayworth Ave., Los Angeles 46, Calif.

Mrs. Mary Francis Baral Mrs. Melba King

Dr. John W. Jensen

Mr. Irvin Bobo

Mr. Sylvan C. DeOro

Child’s Way Editorial Committee

Functions: To publish material in Child’s Way suitable for the education of children based upon the Baha’i teachings, including the principles involved in the training of character and Baha’i standards of living. Mrs, Jean Hutchinson Mrs. Janet Kaye Address of Editors: P.O, Box 245, Wilmette, Ill.

SERVICE COMMITTEES

Baha’i News Editorial

Functions; To edit and publish Bahd’i News for the National Spiritual Assembly in accordance with the principles defined by Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baha’i Faith.

Mrs, Eunice Braun, International Editor Miss Charlotte Linfoot, National Editor Mr. P, R. Meinhard, Associate Editor Mrs. Susanna Meinhard, Associate Editor Miss D. Thelma Jackson, Associate Editor

Baha’i Sales

Functions: To conduct the sale, in Temple Foundation, of Baha’i literature and other material authorized by the National Spiritual Assembly, such as ring stones and photographs of the Temple.

Mr. Robert Bartlett, Chairman, 240 Forest St., Winnetka, Ill. Miss Cheryl Gay McCurdy, Secretary

Mr. Robert Coleman

Mrs, Agnes Mitchell

Mrs. Carolyn Tyler

Mr, M. D. Roach

Reviewing

Functions: To pass upon the accuracy of manuscripts on the Faith submitted by members of the Baha’i community and to report its recommendations to the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mrs. Alice S. Cox, Chairman-Secretary, 804 Hilldale St., Washington, Ill.

Miss Garreta Busey

Miss Ruth Dasher

Miss Zoe Meyer

Mrs. Eleanor Hutchens

Audio-Visual Education

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

Mr. Burton Dezendorf, Chairman

Mr. Archie Tichenor, Secretary, 126 Evergreen Place, ‘West Englewood, N.J.

Mr, Paul Wright

Mr, William deForge, Jr.

Mr. John Savage

Radio Service

Functions: To distribute approved radio scripts on request.

Mr. Shinji Yamamoto, Chairman

Mrs. Charlotte Keefrey, Secretary, 2416 Waunona Way, Madison 5, Wis.

Miss Helen Svendsen