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[Page 1] UNITED STATES BAHÁ’Í DIRECTORY PART II NATIONAL COMMITTEES 1961-1962

U.S. Africa Teaching

INTERCONTINENTAL 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, 4700 47th St., N.W., Washington 16, D.C. Mr. William J. Burgess, Jr. Mr. Challoner Chute Mr. Albert B. James Mrs. Edna Williams

European Teaching

Functions: To assist in preparing the regional spiritual assemblies of Western Europe to form the independent national spiritual assemblies in Riḍván 1962; to assist with pioneer settlements in the broadening and consolidation 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 contact with the regional and national spiritual assemblies in Western Europe.

Miss Edna M. True, Chairman, 418 Forest Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Miss D. Thelma Jackson, Secretary Dr. Katherine K. True Mrs. William C. Henning Mr. William C. Henning Mrs. Clara R. Wood Mrs. Myrtle Wendler

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 Pacific; to resettle any virgin territories in the Asia area assigned to the United States which Bahá’í 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

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 Hemisphere assigned to the American National Spiritual Assembly which Bahá’í pioneers have been forced to abandon; to promote the consolidation of the Faith in Puerto Rico; to assist the United States National Spiritual 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]

United Nations International Observers

Functions: To represent the Bahá’í International Community 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 Assembly of the United States in relation to matters concerning the United Nations.

Mrs. O. H. Blackwell Mrs. Florence Steinhauer, Alternate

U.S. United Nations Committee

Functions: To plan observances by the American Bahá’í 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

Bahá’í World Editorial Committee, Vol. XIV (1959-1963)

Functions: To gather materials from all available sources throughout the Bahá’í 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 Worship

Functions: To plan and conduct the services of public worship in the Temple auditorium, including music; to plan and conduct the programs for Bahá’í anniversary gatherings held in the Temple (Naw-Rúz, Feast of Ridván, Birthday of Bahá’u’lláh, Day of the Covenant).

Mrs. William C. Henning, Chairman Miss Hortense Bredehorst, Secretary, 1331 N. 13th St., DeKalb, Ill. Mrs. Mary Lou Martin Mrs. Harriet W. Terry Mrs. Mabel Eastman Mr. Robert S. Hammond Mr. Richard McCurdy Mr. Rouholah Zargarpur Mrs. Mary Frances Zargarpur Mrs. Anne Floyd

Temple Public Meetings

Functions: To conduct public meetings for the proclamation of the Faith in Bahá’í 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, Ill. 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, Ill. 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, Ill. 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

American Indian Service

Mr. Sohrab Najmi, Secretary, 640 Sheridan Rd., Chicago 13, Ill. Mr. Frank Peter Mr. Sohayle Hannen Mr. George Terry Dr. Ernest Thayer Mr. Charles Hassan Mr. Samuel Jackson Mr. Robert Coleman

NATIONAL TEACHING

Functions: To establish Bahá’í communities among Indians; to stimulate nation-wide effort to carry the Bahá’í 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., S.E., Phoenix, Ariz. Mrs. Beatrice Bechtold Mrs. Theresa Schmidt Miss Alice Tyler Mr. Lawrence P. Gimlin Mrs. Marilyn Heaton Mr. Floyd Heaton

Bahá’í Interracial Service

Functions: To serve primarily as a fact-finding and advisory committee on ways and means of bringing the Bahá’í 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 Bahá’í College Bureau regarding interracial activities that can be sponsored by Bahá’ís 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 Bahá’í 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

Illinois, 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 Mrs. Clarice P. Weil Miss Beulah I. Magruder Mr. George Halterman Mr. Lacy R. McCord

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 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

Bahá’í Publishing Trust

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

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

Bahá’í College Bureau

Functions: To compile and co-ordinate all available information concerning Bahá’í contacts with and ac- tivities in colleges and universities; to encourage and assist in the formation of Bahá’í clubs on college cam- puses; to plan and carry out contacts and teaching projects in colleges and universities through a panel of Bahá’í 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 Dahl 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 Bahá’í 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 Bahá’í 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-Bahá

Functions: To conduct the annual gathering for the commemoration of the Unity Feast given by ‘Abdu’l- Bahá 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 Bahá’í 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 Bahá’í Reference Library; to supply on re- quest Bahá’í 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 Duffy 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 Bahá’í literature for the blind. Mrs. Amédée Gibson, Chairman, 842 N. Hayworth Ave., Los Angeles 46, Calif.

Bahá’í News Editorial

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 Bahá’í teachings, including the principles involved in the training of character and Bahá’í standards of living. Mrs. Jean Hutchinson Mrs. Janet Kaye Address of Editors: P.O. Box 245, Wilmette, Ill.

SERVICE COMMITTEES

Functions: To edit and publish Bahá’í News for the National Spiritual Assembly in accordance with the principles defined by Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá’í 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

Bahá’í Sales

Functions: To conduct the sale, in Temple Foundation, of Bahá’í 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 Bahá’í 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

Archives

Functions: To maintain the National Archives and organize its contents; to receive and preserve material suitable for the National Archives. Mr. Carl Hannen, Chairman Mrs. Myrtle Wendler, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mrs. Mineola Hannen

Convention Arrangements

Functions: To make necessary physical arrangements for the National Convention. Mr. J. Harvey Redson, Chairman Mrs. Wilhelmina Becker, Secretary, 545 Chestnut St., Winnetka, Ill. Mrs. Dotha Cooper Mr. L. Wyatt Cooper Mrs. Gene Bernstein Mrs. Minnie Hadley Mrs. May Scheffler Mrs. Nida Kern Mrs. Rosa Lewis Mrs. Gertrude Marks Mr. Joseph Cole Mrs. Sarah Walrath Mrs. Thais Baker [Page 7]

HANDS OF THE FAITH IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Hermann Grossmann

Auxiliary Board for the Protection of the Faith Mrs. Else Cazcarra Mr. Rowland Estall Dr. Hushang Javid Mr. Curtis Kelsey Mr. Edmund Miessler Mrs. Mildred Mottahedeh Dr. Sarah M. Pereira Mr. Amoz E. Gibson Mr. W. A. W. Mitchell 536 Sheridan Road Wilmette, Illinois

Dhikru’lláh Khádem

MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY BOARD

Auxiliary Board for Teaching Sr. Esteban Canales L Mr. William deForge Mrs. Peggy Ross Mrs. Florence V. Mayberry Mrs. Margery McCormick Mrs. Katherine McLaughlin Mrs. Velma Sherrill Mrs. Gayle Woolson. Mrs. Margot Worley

John Robarts

Functions and Mission

The Guardian defined the work of the Hands and their Auxiliary Board in successive letters from 1951 to 1957.

"Hour now ripe to take long, inevitably deferred step in conformity with provisions of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Testament to appoint first contingent of Hands of the Cause of God..."

"Members of august body invested in conformity with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Testament with two-fold sacred function, propagation and preservation of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh, destined to assume individually in the course of time the direction of institutions paralleling those revolving around the Universal House of Justice, supreme legislative body of the Bahá’í World . . . "

"Call upon ... Hands of five continents . . . to inaugurate historic mission to appointment of five Auxiliary Boards, one for each continent, nine members each, who will, as their adjuncts or deputies, and working in conjunction with the various National Assemblies ... assist, through periodic, systematic visits to Bahá’í centers, in the efficient, prompt execution of the twelve projected national plans."

"Urge initiation of five Continental Bahá’í Funds which... will increasingly facilitate the discharge of the functions assigned to the Boards."

"To its newly assumed responsibility to assist National Spiritual Assemblies. . . in its specific purpose of effectively prosecuting the World Spiritual Crusade, the primary obligation to watch over and insure protection to the Bahá’í World community, in close collaboration with these same National Assemblies, is now added."

"So marvellous a progress . . necessitates . . . yet another step ... involving the designation of yet another contingent of the Hands of the Cause of God . . . Chief Stewards of Bahá’u’lláh’s embryonic World Commonwealth..."

"This latest addition . . . calls for . . . the appointment by these same Hands, in each continent separately, of an additional Auxiliary Board, equal in membership to the existing one, and charged with the specific duty of watching over the security of the Faith . . . "

Plans

From year to year the American Hands consider the expressed needs of the various National Assemblies of the Western Hemisphere and, in consultation with the Board Members, endeavor to assign teaching missions capable of extending the utmost possible assistance to the prosecution of the World Crusade. In addition, Members of the Board for Protection are dispatched for investigation of any reported threats to the unity of the Faith from enemies within or without the Cause.

The Hands correspond only with Board Members and National Assemblies. Applications for services of Board Members are to be reported to the Hands through the National Assemblies of the particular areas. After a mission is decided, the Board Member develops an itinerary and schedule of meetings and conferences through the National or Area Teaching Committee. Members of the Board for Protection can also render teaching services. All Board Members report directly to the Hands on the results of their missions and investigations, and the Hands share relevant portions of these reports with the National Assembly concerned.

The American Hands and their Auxiliary Boards can collaborate with the National Assemblies in the conduct of special conferences with the believers. The Hands also report vital matters to the Hands of the Cause in the Holy Land. [Page 8]

MATERIALS DIRECTORY

This materials directory has been prepared to aid the Bahá’ís in directing inquiries and orders for materials to the proper committees and offices thus insuring prompt service. No attempt has been made to list all of the materials and services available from any single source, but rather to indicate where certain types of items may be ordered.

BAHÁ’Í PUBLISHING TRUST

110 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois

Order only books, pamphlets, study outlines and miscellaneous teaching and administrative aids listed in the Bahá’í Publishing Trust catalog, in special announcements sent out by the Trust, or in the Publishing Trust section of Bahá’í News concerning new and revised items. Items listed in Bahá’í News as out-of-print should be deleted from catalogs.

PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICE

121 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois

Send here for newspaper releases for special Bahá’í events and general year-round publicity, mats and Temple photographs for ads and news releases, sample ads and quotations for newspapers, posters for World Religion Day, Race Amity Day, and World Peace Day. Write for complete list of materials available.

AUDIO-VISUAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

126 Evergreen Place, West Englewood, N.J.

Write this committee for photographs of the Shrine of the Báb and other Holy Edifices at the World Center, color slides, records, tape recordings and display posters.

BAHÁ’Í SALES COMMITTEE

240 Forest St., Winnetka, Ill.

Order from this committee Bahá’í rings and ring stones, symbols of "The Greatest Name" printed on paper or leather, photographs of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, postcards and photographs of the Bahá’í Temple, and Temple models.

LITERATURE FOR THE BLIND

Mrs. Amedee Gibson, Distributor 842 N. Hayworth Ave., Los Angeles 46, Calif.

Write this committee for list and price of Braille and talking books.

RADIO SERVICE COMMITTEE

Mrs. Charlotte Keefrey, Secretary 2216 Waunona Way, Madison 5, Wis.

Write this committee for radio scripts and tape recordings. This committee wishes to receive copies of such material prepared for local radio stations.

MATERIALS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, such as United Nations Day, and Race Amity Day, should be ordered directly from the committee responsible for planning those events. See the Calendar of Special Events and refer to the directory of committee addresses.

CHILD'S WAY subscriptions ($2.00 per year for six issues) should be sent to P.O. Box 245, Wilmette, Ill.

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS and other information pertaining to Bahá’í Summer Schools must be requested directly from each school committee.

CHANGES IN ADDRESS FOR BAHÁ’Í NEWS and requests for back numbers of Bahá’í News should be addressed to the National Bahá’í Administrative Headquarters, Office Annex, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois. Articles, photographs and reports intended for publication in Bahá’í News should be addressed to the Bahá’í News Editorial Office, 110 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois.

ADMINISTRATIVE FORMS, such as enrollment cards, transfer cards, report forms, annual election report forms, identification cards and Bahá’í marriage certificates should be ordered from the National Bahá’í Administrative Headquarters, Office Annex, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois.

Note: Occasionally the National Reference Library Committee, or some other committee, issues special materials announced in Bahá’í News. Please check such announcements carefully, and order only from the proper source as indicated.

IMPORTANT!

Please make out checks and money orders covering your order to the proper committee. Do not include in remittances to the National Bahá’í Fund money for materials furnished by any office or committee. Payments should go direct to the committee or office concerned.