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NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í REVIEW

No. 36, DECEMBER 1970 BAHÁ’Í YEAR 127

The Triumph of the American Bahá’í Community

To the Bahá’ís of the United States —

Dear Bahá’í Friends:

The seventy-seventh anniversary of the first mention in America, on September 23, 1893, of the holy Name of Bahá’u’lláh dawned on a community approaching the homestretch to triumph. On that momentous occasion at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago when Bahá’u’lláh, on the morrow of His Ascension, put into the mouth of a Christian clergyman a paragraph of creative utterance, only a mere handful of the 4,000 hearers responded to its unifying theme.

The American Bahá’í Community which sprang up from that fate-laden genesis now encompasses over 3,000 localities among which are 517 local spiritual assemblies. Its spiritual exploits, charted by the Divine Plan of the Master ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and disciplined by the unerring guidance of the beloved Guardian and the Universal House of Justice, have taken its widely scattered members to great heights of service in the hoisting of the banner of Bahá’u’lláh’s Cause in 314 countries and territories of the earth. Thus, from the spark ignited on that autumn’s day in Chicago almost eight decades ago, the American Bahá’í Community, like slow-burning embers through a winter’s night, has been constant in the performance of its God-directed ministry, aglow at the core and capable of a flame at the slightest encouragement.

The encouragement is there, and the Community’s flame is spreading: in achieving 3,132 localities by September, the Community has met one of the major goals of the Nine Year Plan; with 85 potential assemblies already in sight, it can attain by next Ridvan the 600 assemblies called for by the Plan; by filling almost all the pioneer goals originally assigned in 1964 and supplemented in 1969, the Community has demonstrated its capacity to accept the 89 goals added by the Universal House of Justice during last August; by grasping the opportunities offered by the turbulence of our times, the community has proclaimed the Name of Bahá’u’lláh through all forms of mass media and by every manner of presentation at conferences, banquets, fairs, exhibits, and the like. Now, with the unprecedented burst of expansion in the once dormant but spiritually potent Southland since last September, the flame of the Cause of God rises on a far-stretching path.

It is not our purpose in reflecting on the abundant blessings amassed over the years to elaborate on the stupendous history of our national community: an accurate outline of American Bahá’í events can be gleaned from available publications. Nor do we wish to analyze in depth the status of the Nine Year Plan: this has been done in the October issue of THE AMERICAN BAHÁ’Í. We rather take this opportunity at the midway point of this "Year of Victory" to call the attention of every man, woman, and child in the Community to some salient considerations in order to assure our complete success:

• No isolated center must be abandoned. The individual bearing alone the torch of the Faith in any locality must be encouraged to stay at his post and, more than that, to develop that center toward group status.
• No group should lose its membership. Instead, it must work determinedly toward establishing an assembly.
• Each of the 517 local spiritual assemblies must maintain its status at all costs and, in addition, must adopt a plan at least to double the size of its community by next Ridván.
• All individuals, groups, and assemblies — are urged to participate in the proclamation to be launched on the next Anniversary of Bahá’u’lláh’s Birth.
• The individual believer must strive to serve the Faith in the spirit of universal participation, which is a salient objective of the Nine Year Plan. Let each one set individual teaching goals as requested by the Universal House of Justice in its letter of November 16, 1969 to the Bahá’ís of the world. "The admonition of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to lead at least one new soul to the Faith each year" that supreme institution asserts, "and the exhortation of Shoghi Effendi to hold a Bahá’í fireside in one’s home every Bahá’í month are examples of individual goals. Many have capacities to do even more, but this alone will assure final and complete victory for the Plan."

We would be remiss indeed if we did not touch upon the situation with the National Fund. The objective of universal participation in this respect is not being met; apparently it is not understood. Yet in various ways the [Page 2]Writings emphasize and amplify the truth that spiritual progress depends on material means. Terms like "lifeblood" and "bedrock" are often used to describe the importance of the Fund, and still the generality of the Community remains unaware of the spiritual significance of the Fund apart from its practical usefulness. During the first glorious days of our precious Faith, the material needs required for the spiritual ascendancy of the community were the bodies of the saintly martyrs and dawn-breakers whose descendants we, by some spiritual alchemy known only to God, have the priceless privilege of becoming. During these turbulent days of transition, the material means required for the further unfoldment of Bahá’u’lláh’s all-encompassing dominion are the contributions to the Fund. Sacrifice is what transforms giving, whether of life or means, into a spiritual achievement. Spiritual progress is impossible without sacrifice. So, in the long run, the amount given, however abundant or meager, does not matter: it is the sacrifice involved that brings divine confirmations to the individual soul and to the Community at large, and it is the absence of sacrifice that deprives the Community both spiritually and materially. Undoubtedly, as soon as this principle is understood by all, the national budget of two million dollars will be met and will actually be surpassed. We shall pray fervently that the friends everywhere will open their hearts to this fundamental spiritual truth for the good of their own souls and the advancement of the Cause of God.

Dearly-loved friends, let us go forward to our manifest destiny fully conscious that what we do in the United States is not for ourselves alone. The fate of humanity will be shaped largely by the nature of our response to the divine call of Bahá’u’lláh. May we never forget the suffering of our brethren in such lands as ‘Iráq, Egypt, Morocco, and Irán, the mother country, where the Sun of Bahá rose amid the tyranny of ignorance and unbelief. May we remain constant in devotion, undeflected by the tinsel and glitter that vie for our attention, so that by our holy deeds the candle of Faith burning in the hearts of our fettered brethren shall not be put out, nor shall the light of reality remain dimmed for long on their sacred dreams. And, finally, may we each be mindful of the merciful admonition and the splendrous promise of the Blessed Beauty as they have been expressed in His Writings:

O friends! Be not careless of the virtues with which ye have been endowed, neither be neglectful of your high destiny

By God, besides Whom is none other God! Should any one arise for the triumph of our cause, him will God render victorious though tens of thousands of enemies be leagued against him. And if his love for me wax stronger, God will establish his ascendancy over all the powers of earth and heaven.

With loving Bahá’í greetings,

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES

October 12, 1970

The Significance of the Age of Fifteen

Inasmuch as misunderstandings have arisen among some believers concerning the significance of the age of fifteen to Bahá’ís, the following statements of the Guardian are reprinted. They were given through his secretary and are to be found in BAHÁ’Í NEWS in the issues indicated.

"As a believer of 15 cannot vote he (Shoghi Effendi) sees no reason for including a statement regarding the age of 15 in the By-Laws. A baby can be considered a Bahá’í; 15 is merely the age of maturity for fasting, marriage, etc., and in the case of America, a declaration at that age is invited from the youth in order to protect them, at a future date, from being forced to do active military service." -October 1950

"Regarding the age of fifteen fixed by Bahá’u’lláh: this relates only to purely spiritual functions and obligations and is not related to the degree of administrative capacity and fitness which is a totally different thing, and is, for the present, fixed at twenty-one." -September 1940

"Regarding children: at fifteen a Bahá’í is of age as far as keeping the laws of the Aqdas is concerned—prayer, fasting, etc. But children under fifteen should certainly observe the Bahá’í Holy Days, and not go to school, if this can be arranged, on these nine days." -December 1947

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INTERNATIONAL GOALS COMMITTEE

TEACHERS-STUDENTS

TEACHERS

There are many agencies assisting teachers to find positions in foreign countries. Many of these openings occur in goal countries and we list below names and addresses to which teachers may write regarding positions. In applying for a position it is inadvisable to mention the Bahá’í Faith.

University:

Institute of International Education. 809 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017

Latin American Secretariat for Academic Services 620 Michigan Avenue N.E. Washington, D.C. 20017

U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office of Education Washington, D.C. 20520

Overseas Educational Service 522 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10036

Elementary and Secondary:

Institute of International Education (see above).

International Schools Services 392 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017

U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office of Education (see above)

Tokyo English Center Shibuya Tokyo Building No. 1 Owada-cho, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan

Teachers for West Africa Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Opportunities for teachers in schools operated by business companies overseas: Cerro de Pasco Corp. (Peru), 300 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022

Gulf Oil Corp. (Venezuela), Gulf Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230

International Petroleum Co., Ltd. (Colombia, Peru), 396 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, Florida

Orinoco Mining Co. (Venezuela), 525 William Penn Pl., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230

United Fruit Co. (Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic), 30 St. James Ave., Boston, Mass. 02116

Schools in Goal Countries:

International School in Ibadan Superintendent, International School University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria

The American School c/o American Embassy. Tegucigalpa, Honduras Central America

Teaching in Peruvian government schools:

Ministerio de Educacion; Direccion Regional de Educacion; Cuzco, Peru

Ministerio de Educacion; Direccion Regional de Educacion; Puno, Peru

Instituto Cultural Peruano-Norteamericano; Embajada de los Estados Unidos; Av. Wilson; Lima, Peru.

Teaching in U.S. government schools:

Dependents Schools Division Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Education) Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301

Reference material:

Addresses of American schools abroad can be obtained in Schools Abroad, Porter Sargent Publisher, 11 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (1967 Edition $2.00)

Handbook on International Study: for U.S. Nationals, Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10017.

Educational and Cultural Exchange Opportunities, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520

Other placing agencies listed in Intercom, Volume 6, No. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1964), pp. 58-64 This issue which specialized in "Careers in World Affairs" can be ordered from the Foreign Policy Association, Inc., 345 East 46th Street, New York, N.Y., 10017. $1.00 [Page 4]

STUDENTS

There is also a variety of Universities which are open to American students who wish to study away from home. This is a wonderful way to complete your education and pioneer at the same time. Listed here are addresses for further inquiry.

Foreign Area Fellowship Program 110 E. 59th Street New York, N.Y. 10022

National Academy of Sciences National Research Council Washington, D.C.

Institute of International Education 809 United Nations Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017

American Institute for Foreign Study 102 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

The above listed agencies will provide you with lists of Universities and instructions for applying for enrollment. It is possible, for some of these Universities, to use the G.I. Bill to cover tuition and expenses.

Reference material: The New Guide to Study Abroad, Garraty, Adams, Taylor; Harper & Row, 1969

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ABROAD

A new center for Systems Analysis will be opening in Sao Paulo, Brazil. There will be some positions for people in the following and associated fields:

1) Systems Analysis 2) Systems Engineering 3) Operations Research 4) Applied Mathematics 5) Statistics and Decision Theory 6) Mathematical Economics 7) Control Systems

Appointments will be for one year or longer and persons at or near PhD level are preferred. Salary range is comparable to American Universities and travel expenses are paid.

For more information, write International Goals Committee, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091.

URGENT! Pioneers for Brazil-fluent in Portugese. Particularly needed are university instructors and/or students. Write or call: International Goals Committee 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091/312-256-4400.

DO YOU READ AND WRITE JAPANESE?

If so, please write: International Goals Committee 112 Linden Avenue Wilmette, Illinois 60091

Pioneers Settled in United States Goal Countries

From June 10, 1970, Scheduled Through November 1, 1970

Africa

Mr. Muhammed Al-Salihi — Gambia Mrs. Roberta K. Al-Salihi — Gambia Mrs. Diane Carson — Lesotho Mr. Roger Carson — Lesotho Mr. Michael Chakmanoff Y — Congo Republic (Kinshasa) Mrs. Lynn Silvers Claus — Lesotho Miss Martha Dean Y — Rhodesia Mr. Matthew Foreman Y — Malawi Mrs. Sue Foreman — Malawi Miss Susan Greer Y — Swaziland Mrs. Maurine Kraus — Uganda Miss Eileen Lourie Y — Ghana Mrs. Harriet Lourie — Ghana Dr. Irvin Lourie — Ghana Mr. Gerard Lubin — Ivory Coast Mrs. Gerard Lubin — Ivory Coast Mr. Billie Lee Marple Y — Botswana Mr. Robert Peterson Y — Botswana Mrs. Alice Ransom (returned) — Ivory Coast Miss Ottilie Rhein — Uganda Mr. Foad Seddigh — Nigeria Mrs. Monavar Seddigh — Nigerial Mrs. Mary Swan — Uganda Mr. Duane Troxel (returned) — Nigeria Mrs. Stephanie Troxel (returned) — Nigeria Miss Naomi Washington — Ghana Mrs. Sara Williams — Cameroon

Americas

Mr. Robert Ashby — Costa Rica Mrs. Shirley Baldwin — Panama Mr. Joseph Bellas (returned) — Saba Miss Lois Bierley Y — Mexico Miss Grace Bracamonte Y — Dominican Republic Mr. David Burns Y — Nicaragua Mrs. Wendy Burns Y — Nicaragua Mr. Edna Green Caverly — Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Raymond Collins — Jamaica Mrs. Beverly Collins — Jamaica Mrs. Margery Curry (returned) — Venezuela Miss Hedy Deuschle — Leeward, Windward & Virgin Islands Mr. Stephen Gilbert (returned) — Bolivia Mr. Harvey Haley (returned) — Ecuador Mr. Floyd Heaton — Panama Mrs. Marilyn Heaton — Panama Mrs. Maria Heintz — Mexico Mr. Roger Hendricsen (returned) — Dominican Republic Mrs. Linda Hendricsen (returned) — Dominican Republic Mr. Peter Ibsen — Ecuador Mrs. Shirley Ibsen — Ecuador Mrs. Joan Uccello Johnson — Haiti Dr. Laverne Johnson — Trinidad & Tobago Mrs. Naomi Dreyer Knoppow — El Salvador Miss Sharon Kuchar (returned) — Honduras Mrs. Anne Malone (returned) — Paraguay Mr. Harry Merkies — Surinam [Page 5]

Americas

Mrs. Winifred Morris — Panama Mr. Milo Parsons (returned) — San Andres & Providencia Islands Mr. George Pittman — Costa Rica Mrs. Marcy Pittman — Costa Rica Mr. Edwin Pond (returned) — Panama Mr. Robert Rea (returned) — Dominican Republic Mrs. Audrey Rea (returned) — Dominican Republic Mr. Randall Reneau Y — Mexico Mrs. Judith Reneau Y — Mexico Mrs. Jeanette Roberts — Costa Rica Miss Lori Roberts Y — Costa Rica Mr. Russell Roberts — Costa Rica Mrs. Katherine Schlichter (returned) — Ecuador Miss Rina Shulman (returned) — Ecuador Mr. Lauren Silver — Ecuador Mrs. Marina Silver — Ecuador Miss Gina Strangeland Y — Costa Rica Mrs. Ann Sykes (returned) — Trinidad & Tobago Mrs. Wilma Thomas — Venezuela Mrs. Bernice Tucker — Jamaica Dr. William Tucker — Jamaical Miss Margo Wakeland Y (returned) — Honduras Mr. Frank Wilf Y — Colombia

To Non-U.S. Goals

Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson — Malaysia Mr. Frank Haendel — Guam Mrs. Heather Haendel — Guam Mr. Gilbert Krier — Australia Mrs. Patricia Krier — Australia Mr. Gary Papermaster Y — Scotland Mrs. Madeline Papermaster — Scotland Mr. Grant Rhode Y — Canada Mrs. Mary J. Rhode Y — Canada Mrs. Arlene Slater — Austria Miss Sandra Stren — Guam Mrs. Colette Taylor — Canada Mr. Robert Taylor — Canada Leeward, Windward & Virgin Islands

Asia

Mr. Douglas Calley — Japan Mrs. Louise Calley — Japan Mr. Melvin Campbell (returned) — Vietnam Dr. Douglas H. Gibson — Vietnam Mrs. Nadine Hoffman — Pakistan Miss Candace Lowe Y — Japan Mr. John Payton — Japan Mrs. Betty Weedlun — Taiwan Mr. Russell Weedlun — Taiwan

Australasia

Mr. Ed Darby — New Zealand Mrs. Naomi Darby — New Zealand Mr. Douglas Donaldson — New Zealand Miss Marie Fogarty — Trust Territories Mr. Alvis Hale — New Zealand Mrs. Pauline Hale — New Zealand Mrs. Dee Munson (returned) — Tonga Islands Mrs. Ruth Munson (returned) — Tonga Islands Mr. William Munson (returned) — Tonga Islands

Europe

Mr. Daniel Brown Y (returned) — Iceland Miss Jacqueline Brown Y — Norway Mr. James Cabble — Sweden Mrs. Linda Catizone Y — Sweden Mr. Ray Catizone Y — Sweden Miss Michelle Ewing Y (returned) — France Mr. John Jason Y — Finland Miss Arthelle Lovejoy Y — Norway Mrs. Patty Lutley — Iceland Mr. Roger Lutley Y — Iceland Dr. Aminollah Mesbah — France Mrs. Jeanne Mesbah — France Mr. Lewis B. Rohling — Netherlands Mrs. Margaret Rohling — Netherlands Mr. William Rohling Y — Netherlands Mrs. Cathy Yhar Y — Switzerland Mr. Joe Yhar Y — Switzerland

REVIEW

Edward Granville Browne and the Bahá’í Faith. By H. M. Balyuzi. Published by George Ronald in England.

Edward Granville Browne is known to all Bahá’ís as the author of that unique pen-portrait of Bahá’u’lláh, “so majestic and awe-inspiring,” of which pilgrims are reminded as they enter the room of Bahá’u’lláh at Bahjí, so frequently quoted and appearing in Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era. In 1890 Prof. Browne was granted four interviews by Bahá’u’lláh. Mr. Balyuzi, the author of this book, writes: “No Western scholar has ever equalled the effort of Edward Granville Browne in seeking and preserving for generations to come the story of the birth and rise of a Faith which was destined, as he foresaw at the onset of his distinguished career, to have a significance comparable to that of the other great religions of the world.” It has been surmised by one of his colleagues that his work on Bábism might, in the long view, be seen “as the most original and valuable of all his contributions to our knowledge of Persia.”

But influences were brought to bear upon Prof. Browne which created misunderstanding and errors of judgment on his part. Unfortunately, these errors have been permanently recorded in a number of his books which today guide the researches of scholars and critics of the Bahá’í Faith. Mr. Balyuzi has described these influences and exposed these errors in his masterly examination of each of Prof. Browne’s writings on the Faith. Through his father’s personal friendship with Browne, he has had access to unpublished documents; and his vast knowledge of the Persian background of the Faith, combined with his insight as a Hand of the Cause of God, give his book an unusual authority and value.

There are chapters in the book of consuming interest for the general reader, perhaps the most fascinating being “Letters of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Edward Browne.”

Per copy: $4.50

Order through your Bahá’í librarian from Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 415 Linden Avenue. Wilmette, Illinois 60091. [Page 6]

Calendar of Events

Feasts December 12—Masa’il (Questions) December 31—Sharaf (Honor) January 19—Sultán (Sovereignty)

Proclamation Events December 10—Human Rights Day January 17—World Religion Day

U.S. National Spiritual Assembly Meetings December 4-6 January 22-24

Regional Institutes on the Fund For place and date check with Local Spiritual Assembly or State Goals Committee.

Southwestern Winter School Announced

The Southwestern Bahá’í Winter School will be held at the Methodist Camp, Bridgeport, Texas from December 26 to 30, 1970.

Rates: Ages 0 to 5: $ 5.00 Ages 6 to 9: 17.00 Ages 10 and up: 29.00

Registrar: Mrs. Pauline R. Koskie 415 East Fifth Street Edmond, Oklahoma 73034 phone: 405-341-0233

The Continental Fund—Send Contributions Direct

To simplify the handling of contributions to the Continental Bahá’í Fund for North America, the Continental Board of Counsellors asks that all donations be sent as follows:

Continental Bahá’í Fund Edna M. True, Trustee 418 Forest Avenue Wilmette, Illinois 60091

This Fund, created by the Guardian in 1954, is supported, in accordance with his appeal, by contributions from individuals and assemblies and is used for the work of the Continental Board of Counsellors and their Auxiliary Board, recently increased from thirteen to twenty-one members.

CONTINENTAL BOARD OF COUNSELLORS FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROPAGATION OF THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH IN NORTH AMERICA

PLANNING TO MOVE DURING THE NEXT 30 DAYS?

Help us keep your address up-to-date CUT OUT OR PROVIDE SAME INFORMATION ON POST OFFICE CARD FORM 3578, AND MAIL TO: NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í CENTER 112 LINDEN AVENUE, WILMETTE, ILL. 60091

Name: ATTACH YOUR OLD ADDRESS LABEL HERE

(Please Print) NEW Address: City: State: Zip: NEW Telephone: Area: Name of new locality: (If different from city name)

Reminder: Have you ALSO notified your community and SGC secretaries of your new address?

National Bahá’í Fund

"THE YEAR": 1970-1971 Monthly Goal: $200,000

INCOME: October 1970 Regular Contributions: $100,927.62 Special Contributions: 7,786.86 Total Contributions: $108,714.48 Estates: 12,693.64 Other Income: 183.66 Total Income: $121,591.78 Budget: $155,000.00

Fiscal Year to Date Regular Contributions: $615,324.90 Special Contributions: 77,080.96 Total Contributions: $692,405.86 Estates: 38,962.50 Other Income: 11,553.32 Total Income: $742,921.68 Budget: $875,000.00 [Page 7]

1970-71 State Goals Committee Secretaries

Alabama Mrs. Tommie H. Kelly, 6200 Dakota Circle NW, Huntsville 35810

Arizona Mrs. Loraine Johnson, 7439 E. Princeton, Scottsdale 85257

Arkansas Mrs. Julia Shows, 415 Forest, Fayetteville 72701

California (N) Mrs. Suzanne J. Locke, Box 701, Nevada City 95959

California (C1) Mrs. Janet Rubenstein, 2097 Yosemite Dr., Milpitas 95035

California (C2) Mr. Curtis W. Tuck, 4335 E. Ashlan Ave., Fresno 93726

California (S1) Mr. Stanley Shelton, 1111 Opal St., Apt. 1, Redondo Beach 90277

California (S2) Mrs. Roystine E. Hart, 4632 Sierra St., Riverside 92504

California (S3) Mrs. Mary Lou Vigé, 3066 Grove St., Ventura 93003

Colorado Mrs. Sally Tyrrell, 840 Dudley, Lakewood 80215

Connecticut Mrs. Patricia K. Rothman, 12 Carol Dr., Rockville 06066

Florida Mrs. Constance Baker, 2911 Leon Ave., Sarasota 33580

Georgia Mrs. Naomi Yocom, 4123 Pilgrim Place, Austell 30001

Idaho Mrs. Loevia Hockley, Box 141, Challis 83226

Illinois (N) Mr. Leon P. Stevens, 424 S. Lincoln, Park Ridge 60068

Illinois (S) Mrs. Lynn Padgett, 20 Delaware St., Danville 61832

Indiana Mr. Leslie R. Hawthorn, 113 Wiggins St., West Lafayette 47906

Iowa Mrs. Barbara McEntire, 1904 Knollwood Dr., Marshalltown 50158

Kansas Mrs. Carol B. LaVine, 929 Scott Ave., Kansas City 66105

Kentucky Mrs. Martha Jeffers, 2111 Lansill Rd., Apt. E-60, Lexington 40504

Louisiana Mrs. Sharon Edwards, 449 N. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge 70806

Maine Mr. Lawrence Duffy, 101 Catmousam Rd., Kennebunk 04043

Maryland D.C. Del. Mrs. Beatrice Busby, 12715 Buckingham Dr., Bowie, Md. 20715

Massachusetts Mrs. Mary Jane Carter, 43 High St., Topsfield 01983

Michigan Mrs. Jane Russell, 641 E. Harwood, Madison Heights, 48071

Minnesota Mr. John R. Berry, 3147 Aldrich Ave., Minneapolis 55408

Mississippi Mrs. Nezzie L. Harris, 1714 Military Ave., Vicksburg 39180

Missouri Mrs. Mildred Birkett, 14 N. Newstead, St. Louis 63108

Montana Mrs. Betty Bennett, 2127 Garrison Ave., Butte 59701

Nebraska Mrs. Brenda Hicks, PO Box 193 DTS, Omaha 68101

Nevada Mr. Kenneth D. Stephens, 289 Bartlett St., Reno 89502

New Hampshire Mr. Jeffrey Sullivan, PO Box 384, Exeter 03833

New Jersey Mrs. Elsie Brown, 287 Shepard Ave., Englewood 07631

New Mexico Mrs. Sharon Ewing, Box 4601, Santa Fe 87501

New York (E) Mr. Richard T. Suhm, 21 Feller Court, Tallman 10982

New York (W) Mrs. Peggie Trauger, 20 Wendover Rd., Rochester 14610

North Carolina Miss Ellen McAllister, 40 Congress St., Asheville 28801

North Dakota Mrs. Marian Kadrie, 1726-14th St., So., Fargo 58102

Ohio Mrs. Lillian B. Horn, 1221 Rozelle Ave., East Cleveland 44112

Oklahoma Mrs. Polly Koskie, 415 E. 5th St., Edmond 73034

Oregon Mrs. Lyn Algots, 2260 S. Marion, Albany 97321

Pennsylvania Mrs. Cynthia MacDonald, 814 Westdale Ave., Swarthmore 19081

Puerto Rico Sra. Lilia Ericks, Apartado 1081, Arecibo 00612

Rhode Island Mrs. Mildred Keiser, 50 Nimitz Rd., Rumford 02916

South Carolina Mrs. Carolyn Fulmer, 321 Berkeley Dr., Clemson 29631

South Dakota Mrs. Elnor Murray, 2905 S. 2nd Ave., Sioux Falls 57105

Tennessee Mrs. Odessa Myers, 1544 Gold Ave., Memphis 38106

Texas (E) Mr. Travis R. Griffith, 515 Lightsey Rd., Austin 78704

Texas (W) Mr. William Kuester, 1517 Tucson, Big Spring 79720

Utah Miss Janet Maloney, 7709 W. High Rise, Logan 84321

Vermont Mrs. Carolyn Cruikshank, High Rise, Rochester 05767

Virginia Mrs. Rouhi Huddleston, 1727 Melbourne Dr., McLean 22101

Washington (E) Mr. Dennis L. Crafts, West 732 Montgomery St., Spokane 99205

Washington (W) Mrs. Judy Blanks, 719 Bellevue E., Seattle 98102

West Virginia Mrs. Jo Ann Greeley, 28 Edgelawn Ave., Wheeling 26003

Wisconsin Mrs. Cordelia A. Norder, Rt 1, Rhinelander 54501

Wyoming Mrs. Lois Abas, 3065 Nob Hill Dr., Casper 82601 [Page 8]

Bahá’í Directory Changes

Arizona Mesa: Mrs. Nancy Robertson, 325 W. 5th St., Apt. 226, 85201

Northern California Washington J.D.: Mrs. Patricia Ellis, P.O. Box 203, West Sacramento 95691

Central California Dist. No. 1 San Carlos: Mrs. Lois Lissner, 1591 Laurel Ave., Apt. 6, 94070

Central California Dist. No. 2 Bakersfield J.D.: Mrs. Frances Falvey, 2012-A Oregon St., Bakersfield 93305

Southern California Dist. No. 1 Redondo Beach: Mrs. Daniele Shelton, 1111 Opal St., Apt. 1, 90277 San Dimas: Mrs. Teri Shaw, P.O. Box 3, 91773.

Southern California Dist. No. 2 Desert J.D.: Mrs. Constance Driver, pro-tem, 1700 S. Palm, Palm Springs 92262

Southern California Dist. No. 3 Santa Barbara-Goleta J.D.: Mrs. Judith M. Fox, 4842-B San Gordiano, Santa Barbara 93105

Colorado Suburban Colorado Springs: Mr. Michael W. Ross, 1531 Cheyenne Blvd., Colorado Springs 80906

Northern Illinois Rockford: Mrs. Marlene Aneja, 2502 Holmes St., 61108

Indiana Terre Haute: Miss Janet M. Fulton, 1331 Liberty, 47807

Louisiana Bogalusa: Mr. James Taylor, pro-tem, P.O. Box. 301, 70427

Maryland Baltimore: Miss F. Mildred Elmer, P.O. Box 7584, 21207 Howard County: Mrs. Mamie Harcum, RFD Box 184, Jessup 20794

Missouri St. Louis: Miss Rodesta Allen, 5946 Pamplin, 63147

Montana Great Falls: Mrs. Billie J. Collier, 2510 Central, 59401

Eastern New York White Plains: Mrs. Kathleen Javid, 111 Barton Rd., 10605

Western New York Syracuse: Mr. Henry Ginn, BE105. Smith Lane, 13210

South Carolina Columbia: Mrs. Gainelle Massoth, 3924 Overdale St., 29204

South Dakota Sioux Falls: Miss Johnetta Dysart, 613 W. 11th, 57104

Western Texas Lubbock: Mrs. Suzy Masrour, P.O. Box 2275, 79408 Odessa: Mrs. Geneva Bell, 1705 Nabors Lane, 79760

Vermont Burlington: Mrs. Nancy Rogers, 531 S. Willard St., 05401

Eastern Washington Spokane: Mr. Dennis L. Crafts, Box 9018, 99209

Western Washington King County Councilman Dist. No. 7: Mrs. Judy Mercer, 18023 47th Ave., S., Seattle 98188

In Memoriam

Mr. Stephen Earl Amos Folsom, West Virginia. September 3, 1970

Mrs. Mildred Browning Green Bay, Wisconsin September 24, 1970

Mr. Edward Davis Atlanta, Georgia August 13, 1969

Mrs. Irma Handy Dawkins Los Angeles, California no date

Mr. Proctor Day Yakima, Washington October 12, 1970

Mr. Albert D. Heist Syracuse, New York June 25, 1970

Mrs. Beulah O. Jones Marshallville, Georgia. September. 1970.

Mr. Floyd O. Jones Sasser, Georgia May 1, 1970 (on or about)

Mrs. Jackie Landers Edwardsville, Illinois September 3, 1970

Mr. James B. McCloskey Hamburg, New York October 7, 1970

Mr. William Musler Victor, New York September 18, 1970

Mrs. Maria Petra Nava Waterloo, Iowa September 3, 1970

Mrs. Marin Pepper Bolinas, California. October 11, 1970

Mrs. Gladys Proper Sherman, Texas August 26, 1970

Mrs. Laurel Schopflocher Eliot, Maine September 26, 1970.

Mr. John Smith Detroit, Michigan September 7, 1970

Mrs. Mamie Smith Oneida, Wisconsin August, 1970

Mrs. Ardella Stewart Tombstone, Arizona. November, 1969

Mr. James White Marshallville, Georgia. September, 1970

Mrs. Hazel Woodward Astoria, Oregon September 12, 1970

Mr. John S. Woolston Victor, New York September 10, 1970