Bahá’í News/Inserts/Issue 402/United States Bahá’í Directory Part II 1964-1965/Text

UNITED STATES BAHAI DIRECT

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PARTIT

NATIONAL COMMITTEES ;

1964 - 1965

INTERCONTINENTAL

Caribbean Goals

Functions: To undertake the recruiting and other management of pioneers for the new territories to be opened or resettled under the Nine-Year Plan in the Windward, Leeward and Virgin Islands, in the Bahamas and in Bermuda, including consolidation of Puerto Rico, and to carry forward all aspects of the responsibilities assigned to the American National Baha’i Community with respect to these island groups.

Mr. Raymond Rouse, Chairman

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

Mr. Paul Ioa's

Mrs. Betty Jennings Mr. José Martin Mrs. Estelle Rouse

International Goals

Functions: To carry out all the international goals of the Nine-Year Plan assigned to the American National Baha’i Community (except those in the Caribbean area), and to handle all pioneering as called for under those objectives.

Mr. Carl Scherer, Chairman

Mrs. Sylvia Parmelee, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. 60091

Mrs. Julia Shows, Recording Secretary Miss Joan O. Crawford

Mr. Mozhan Khadem

Dr. Jack McKenty

Mrs. Loretta Scherer

INTERNATIONAL

U.S. NGO Representatives to the United Nations

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

Mrs. O. H. Blackwell Mrs. Florence Steinhauer

U.S. United Nations

Functions: To plan observances by the American Ba ha’i Community of special events supporting United

Nations.

Mrs. O. H. Blackwell, Chairman

Miss Isabelle Silk, Secretary, 430 E. 63rd St., New York 21, N.Y.

Mrs. Lola Donaldson

Mr. Lionel Gonzalez

Col. Eugene Keller, Jr. Mrs. Etta May Mikhael Mr. Frank Sawyer

Mrs. Hortense Sawyer Mrs. Florence Steinhauer Mr. Charles Wragg

TEMPLE

Co-ordinator of Temple Activities

Functions: To give publicity to the Baha’i Temple, arrange group tours and to recruit, train and maintain corps of guides and ushers.

Mr. Philip O’Brien, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Il.

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, Declaration of the Bab, Birth of the Bab,

Birthday of Baha’u’llah, Day of the Covenant).

Mrs. Barbara McCurdy, Chairman 4 Mrs. Beatrice Buckley, Secretary, 2444 Central Rd., Glenview, Ill.

Mrs. Annamarie Baker Dr. William Baker

Miss Hortense Bredehorst Mrs. Mabel Eastman [Page 2]Mrs. William C. Henning Mr. Richard McCurdy Mrs, Mary Lou Martin Mrs, Anne Floyd Mehu Mrs. Harriet Terry

Temple Public Meetings

Functions: To conduct public meetings for the proclamation of the Faith in Baha’i Temple Foundation Hall, in accordance with the principles laid down by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mr. Laurence LaRocque, Chairman

Miss Lauretta Voelz, Secretary, 419 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Il.

Mrs. Gene Bernstein Miss Hortense Bredehorst Mr. Robert S. Hammond Mr. Walker Jensen

Mrs. Gertrude Marks

NATIONAL

National Teaching

Functions: To proclaim and expand the Faith throughout the United States as called for under the NineYear Plan of the Universal House of Justice; to increase the number of localities where Baha’is reside; to raise groups to assembly status; to encourage, supervise and coordinate extension teaching activities of local spiritual assemblies; to arrange teaching circuits and settlement projects; to plan and conduct teaching conferences; to foster youth teaching; to teach on college campuses; to enroll a greater number of believers from minority groups, especially Chinese, Japanese, Spanish-speaking peoples, Negroes, and off-reservation American Indians; to encourage and stimulate isolated and small groups; to carry out any other national teaching activities approved by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Dr. Rexford Parmelee, Chairman

Miss D. Thelma Jackson, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. 60091

Mr. T. Finlay Hollinger Dr. Harrison Langrall Mrs. Jane McCants

Mrs. Mildred Mottahedeh Mr. James Nelson

Miss Bettijane Walker

Community Development

Functions: To assist all local spiritual assemblies to become well-informed, firmly-grounded and actively functioning; to assist local spiritual assemblies in the achievement of incorporation and obtaining legal recognition of Baha’i Holy Days and the Baha’i Marriage Certificate; to facilitate dispersal; to carry out any other development activities assigned to the committee by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Mr. Anthony Lease, Chairman

Miss D. Thelma Jackson, Secretary, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. 60091

Dr. Amin Banani Dr. Rexford Parmalee Mrs. Gail Curwin

American Indian Service

Functions: To devise ways and means of attracting and enrolling in the Faith greater numbers of American Indians resident on Indian reservations throughout the United States; to develop favorable attitudes toward the Faith among Indian leaders; to provide for translation of the Teachings into Indian languages; to be responsible for the enrollment and deepening of believers on reservations where there is no existing local spiritual assembly; to assist in the formation and training of local spiritual assemblies on Indian reservations; to collaborate with the National Teaching Committee in its effort to carry the Teachings to greater numbers of non-reservation Indians.

Mr. Francis Johnson, Chairman

Mrs. Nancy Phillips, Secretary, 736 Encanto Dr., S.E., Phoenix, Ariz. 85007

Mrs. Beatrice Bechtold Mr. George Bechtold Mr. John Cook

Mr. William Dunning Mr. Frank Evans

Mr. Raymond Helmick Mr. Chester Kahn

Mr. Calvin Thur

Mrs. Maureen Thur Miss Alice Tyler

PROCLAMATION

Baha’i Publishing Trust

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

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

Souvenir of ‘Abdu’l-Baha

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

Mr. Joseph Ioas, Chairman

Mrs. Joan Kinney, Secretary, 1167 Queen Anne Rd., West Englewood, N.J.

Mrs. Alice Ioas

Mr. John Joyce

Mr. Donald Kinney Mrs. Doris Savage Mr. John A. Savage Mrs. Amie Wright Mr. Paul Wright [Page 3]National Reference Library

Functions: To continue to assemble and organize necessary material for a Baha’i Reference Library, including a master index of the Baha’i Sacred Writings; to supply on request Baha’i references on particular subjects, and to perform such other services as may be requested by the National Spiritual Assembly from

time to time.

Mrs. Marian Lippitt, Chairman

Miss Adah M. Schott, Secretary, 206 Oney St., Charleston, W.Va. 25311

Mrs. Katherine Cole Mrs. Amine DeMille Mrs. June Harris

Mr. Edward Lippitt Mrs, Janice Mollohan Miss Pearl Pohl

Mrs. Lura Rouse Miss Alma Sothman

Service for the Blind

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

Mrs. Amédeé Gibson, Director

Mrs. Mary Francis Baral, Secretary-Librarian, 3110 E. Lester St., Tucson, Ariz. 85716

Mr. Irvin Bobo Mr. Lee O. Day

Child’s Way Editorial

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, Managing Editor, P.O. Box 245, Wilmette, Ii.

Mrs. Sylvia Dennis Mrs. Betty Duiker Mrs. Rosemary Eller Mrs, Lila Lepley

SERVICE

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.

Mr. James B. Cloonan, Managing Editor Mrs, Lilian Cloonan, Associate Editor

Mrs. Sylvia Parmelee, Associate Editor

Mrs. Eunice Braun, International Editor Miss Charlotte Linfoot, N.S.A. Representative

Reviewing

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

Mrs. Alice S. Cox, Chairman-Secretary, 804 Hilldale St., Washington, Ill. 61571

Mrs. Margaret Bustard Miss Ruth Dasher

Mrs. Eleanor Hutchens Miss Zoe Meyer

Distribution & Service Department

Functions: To handle for sale and distribution audiovisual materials, public proclamation items not distributed or published by the Baha’i Publishing Trust; to produce and sell such items as photographs of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, the Baha’i Temples, Baha’i ring stones, and such other items as are listed in the Materials Di-. rectory.

Mr. Robert Buckley, Manager, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Til.

Music Reviewing

Functions: To receive and review manuscripts of original music submitted for possible Baha’i use; to solicit, receive and evaluate reports in regard to songs and music having possible Baha’i use; to make recommendations for possible reproduction of music in printed form and in recordings suitable for use in connection with Baha’i functions.

Mrs. Margaret Jensen, Chairman-Secretary, 600 Ash St., Winnetka, Ill.

Dr. David S. Ruhe

Mr. Daniel Jordan

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, Til.

Mrs. Mineola Hannen

Convention Arrangements

Functions: To make the necessary physical arrangements for the National Convention.

Mr. J. Harvey Redson, Convenor Mrs. Thais Baker

Mr. Joseph Cole

Mrs. Dotha Cooper Mr. L. Wyatt Cooper Mrs. Minnie Hadley Mrs. Nida Kern

Mr. Wilson Rankin Mrs. Dorothy Redson Mrs. May Scheffler Mr. Irvin Somerhalder [Page 4]MATERIALS DIRECTORY

This materials directory has been prepared to aid the Baha’is in directing inquiries and orders for materials

to the proper committees and offices. No attempt has been made to list all of the materials and services avail able from any single source, but rather to indicate where certain types of items may be obtained.

BAHA’i PUBLISHING TRUST Mrs. Eunice Braun, Managing Director 110 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Ill.

Order only books, pamphlets, study outlines and miscellaneous teaching and administrative aids listed in the Baha’i Publishing Trust catalogs, in special announcements sent out by the Trust, or in the Publishing Trust section of Bahd’i News concerning new and revised items. Out-of-print items listed in Bahda’i News should be deleted from catalogs.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT Mr. Robert Buckley, Manager 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, III.

Order from this department photographs of ‘Abdu’lBaha, the houses of Worship, etc., slides, postcards, Temple models, Baha’i ring stones; audio-visual, radio materials such as tapes and public proclamation and ‘teaching aids not carried by the Baha’i Publishing Trust. Catalog available upon request.

ADMINISTATIVE FORMS

National Baha’i Administrative Headquarters, Office Annex,

112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, III.

Send here for enrollment cards, transfer cards, report forms, annual election report forms, identification ecards and Baha’i marriage certificates.

MATERIALS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

United Nations Day, Race Unity Day, etc., should be ordered directly from the committee responsible for planning those events. See Calendar of Special Events for sources of materials available. Watch Bahda’i News announcements for special materials and order only from the committee indicated.

BAHA’i NEWS EDITORIAL OFFICE 110 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill.

Articles, photographs and reports intended for Bahda’i News should be sent to the above address.

CHANGES IN ADDRESS FOR BAHA’i NEWS National Baha’i Administrative Headquarters, Office Annex

112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Il.

Address changes and requests for back numbers of Baha’i News should be sent to the above address.

BAHA’i SERVICE FOR THE BLIND Mrs. Mary Francis Baral, Secty.-Libr. 3110 E. Lester St., Tucson, Ariz. 85716

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

CHILD’S WAY, P.O. Box 245, Wilmette, Ill.

Subscriptions $2.00 per year for six issues, should be sent to the above address.

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS and information pertaining to Baha’i Summer Schools must be requested from each school committee.

IMPORTANT!

When ordering any materials please make checks and money orders payable to the proper office or committee. Do not combine in a single order materials available from other departments or committees as this delays prompt attention to the order. Neither should payment for materials available from several offices or departments be included in one check as this involves extra bookkeeping and accounting. DO NOT include payments for materials in contributions to the National Baha’i Fund.

Payments for materials. to: committee or offices concerned.

Contributions to the National Baha’i Fund to: 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, II. �