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Legion Auxiliary
Executive Session;
Other Activities

The Executive Committee of the
District Of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Legion clubhouse when Mrs. Pearl
Hagerty, president, will give re-
port of the presidents and secre-
taries' annual conference last week
at national headquarters.
At the Past Presidents Farley
annual dinner last week plans were
formulated for presentation of gifts
to the servicewomen in the hospi-
tails at Eastertime. The next meet
ing will be held at the Legion
clubhouse at pm. March is.
Victory Unit will meet at pm
next Friday, at the Legion club
house. Mrs. Edith S. Sadler, unit
Red Cross chairman, has arranged
for an illustrated lecture on home
nursing by Mrs. O'Neal johnson
of the American Red Cross head
quarters.
The unit will hold a benefit din
ner at the Fairfax Hotel, 210C
Massachusetts, avenue NV, at $50
pm. February 6, followed by an
evening of games.
A party will be given in the near
future in the amputation ward at
Walter Reed Hospital. Entertain
ment and refreshments will be pro-
vided and two knitted afghans will
be presented by President Catherine
Davis.
Kenna-M Unit will hold q
birthday anniversary dinner at the
Fairfax Hotel, at $50 pm. Thurs.
day. Members are invited to bring
their families and friends.
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Several New Posts
Being Formed in
American Legion

Several new posts are being
formed in the District of Columbia
Department of the American Legion
it was announced last week by
Comdr. Herbert ]. jacob. No names
have as yet been selected for them
Comdr. jacob, his staff, past post
commanders and post membership
officers will meet at the Legion
Clubhouse Wednesday evening, when
the formation Of these posts will be
discussed.
John Houston, chairman of the
Department Convention Committee
has called a meeting at the Legion
Clubhouse on February Ia, for which
post commanders are requested tt
appoint members.
Kenn-Main Post and Naval Cur
Factory Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, jointly presented a 16-by-lS.
foot athletic mat to the Police Boys
Club No. II last Wednesday night al
the Anacostia Fieldhouse.
The Department Legislative Com.
mittee met at the Legion Clubhouse
Monday night with Chairman Tee
Luther presiding. National Execu-
tive Committeeman Joseph J. NAL
10y was the guest speaker.
Child Welfare Chairman Emily
Carey will be sent to Atlantic City
N. j., during February for the area
conference Of that national COM
mittee.
There will be a meeting of the
Americanism Commission Tuesday
evening at the Legion clubhouse.
Jane Cox, chairman of the De-
partment Ball Committee, an
nounced that arrangements are
nearly complete for the ball to be
held at the Mayf1ower Hotel Febru-
airy %. For reservations apply at
the Legion clubhouse.
Don Stanley, head of the Depart
ment Service Officers' School, re-
quests all posts to contact him
through department headquarters
for arrangements to attend the next
session.
The major baseball leagues will
again Cooperate with the American
Legion junior baseball, according
to Elmer Sherwood, director of the
national AInericanism Commission
A grant of $4,000 has been made
by the major leagues.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Tank Corps Post and
District of Columbia Taxi Post
Legion clubhouse.
Friday - Victory Post, Legion
clubhouse.
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Public Library
VETERANS.
By NJ. Glare Rupert,
War Reading Room, Washington Publ
I,ihYary

War Rsadins Room, Washington Public
In the daily flood of articles,
pamphlets, books and reports writ
ten about "GI Joes" return to civil
ian life the reading public need not
become inundated with the CATCH
penny literature which, like f1ot-
sam, rides the crest of this Geluge
Of printed matter. Much material
Of more valuable nature is avail
able.
Charles G. Bolte's '"The New Vet
eran" is an interesting end under
standing treatise which convinces
the reader that the veterans are
neither heroes nor problems, and
that they do not wish to be so con-
sidered. They are 100000 indi-
vidual citizens-all with their own
opinions, needs, prejudices. fears
and condolences.
Then. too, there is Maxwell
Droke's "Good-by to GI," a short
work giving counsel to the veteran
on readjustment to civilian life.
In the field of rehabilitation Col.
Ray r. Grinker's Men Under
Stress" is remarkable case study
Of the treatment and prevention OF
'"operational fatigue"
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Masonic Royal Arch
Plans Visitations

Theodore C. Lewis, deputy grand
high priest of the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of the District
of Columbia, acting grand high
priest, accompanied by the other off,
GERS, will visit Anacostia Chapter at
8 pm. Monday in the Anacostia
Lodge Hall; Brightwood and Pet
worth Chapters on Tuesday, at the
BrightWood Masonic Hall, and We'd
nesday at the Masonic Temple, Co.
lumbia Chapter, the home chapter
of the late Harry j. Hunt, jr., re-
Gently deceased grand high priest,
where special memorial service
will be held.
The Scottish Rite will commence
the annual spring class January %
with the exemplification of the
fourth degree. Nineteen degrees will
be conferred, continuing each Tues
day evening, with the exception of
February S, and concluding with the
32d degree on May 26.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will
meet February 5 for election of Off
GERS. No degree work is scheduled.
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Daughters of America

The following ofncers were IN
stalled:
Friendship Council-Cora Borey,
councillor; Rosa Lanham, associate
councillor; Daisy Harpine, vice coun-
cilor; Harry Hoover. associate vice
councillor; Helen Luckett, assistant
recording secretary; Gladys Craley
conductor; Mildred Dalziel, warden;
Sidney Harpine, inside sentinel;
William Lanham, outside sentinel;
Frederick Borey, 18-month trustee:
Harry Hoover, drill captain.
Eagle-Mrs Edna Tayman, coun-
cilor; Mrs. Nellie Allen, associate
councillor: Mrs. Gladys Perkins, as
sociate vice councillor; Miss Edna
Tayman. conductor; Miss Betty
Johnson, warden; Mrs. Kay Ridge
way, inside sentinel; Miss Patsy
Bissett, outside sentinel.
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|OES Activities
In Local Chapters
Meetings scheduled are:

General Auxiliary Home Board
Monday, l:30 pm, Masonic Temple.
Federal Chapter-February 2, an
nual dance, Wardman Park Hotel.
Bethany Chapter-Home Board
luncheon, Translux Restaurant. Fri
day, chapter, honoring February
birthdays.
La Fayette Chapter-February 2,
annual dance, Wardman Park Ho-
tel. Members of the order and
friends invited. Cali GE. l768 for
reservations.
Trinity Chapter - Wednesday, 8
pm, card party, home Of Herbert
and Hazel Brown.
East Gate Chapter - Monday,
Star Point Society, home Of Myra
Root, election of officers. Wednes-
day, 7:45 pm, rehearsal of officers.
February /, initiation.
The 1916 Association-Thursday, 8
pm, 260o Sixteenth street NV.
Martha Chapter-Friday, initia-
tion
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about one in four. That is less than
the proportion of competent works,
some of which may appeal strongly
to other tastes. Among the paintings
the following impressed me as pleas
ing in form, color and theme: Alice
Acheson's tapestry-like Washington
Street Scene" Lee Atkyns' serene
Panorama From Blue Knob" in
various greens, Marcella Comes
Magnolia" also her portrait of
Sarah" Charles x. Carlson's San
Juan, Colombia" "De Wolfe Hotch-
kiss cheerful Billy and Jack" Lois
Mailou Jones sunny Martha S
Vineyard" Carl Nyquists restful
Rock Creek" Henry Olson's fresh
and airy 'Tangier Island" Kenneth
Stubs little beach scene, atlantis
Aground" Paul L. Thompson's s
"Fletcher's in Winter" (seen be-
fore at this gallery. Andrea Zere-
gas excellent large flower painting
in reds and golden browns, Spring
Fragrance" and Philip Bells large
landscape Of rolling countryside. The
last mentioned, and several other
unframed watercolors he is showing
are decidedly superior to the one
he chose to frame and catalogue.
Many Small Works
There are more than 20 small
works in sculpture on view, ranging
from Jean Donner Groves. very
lifelike baby in pink stone, to Maxim
Elias witty abstraction in carved
plaster, Man in Short Bathtub.'
A sizable number of naturalistic
torsos made me wonder for the mill
lionth time why any artist sets out
deliberately to create fragment
A prejudice against made
fragments may be unreasonable
But it seems as peculiar as Eng
lands fad little over a century
ago, for building small bogus ruins
on country estates to give roman
tic" atmosphere. We cherish GER
tain authentic ruins and fragments
of architecture and sculpture which
have survived from classic times
and indeed later periods. for esthetic
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Surrealist Exhibits
At One.Man Shoe

Boris Margo was introduced at
the opening of his first one-man
show in Washington at the Ameri-
can University Art Center, 1901 F
street NV, last Sunday afternoon.
The exhibition will remain through
February 3. The artist will teach
at the university for a session of six
weeks beginning February II.
Born in Russia in 1902 and edu-
Gated in Odessa, Moscow and Lenin-
grad, Mr.. Margo came to the United
States in 1880, and is now a citizen.
He makes his home in New York
City. He has been teaching art
since his arrival and has been lee
turing for 10 years. He has painted
frescoes and scenic designs for busi-
ness firms, clubs and private COL
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Northeast Group
Forms New Post in
|VFW Department

A new post has been organized in
the District Of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars. 1t
is to y known as the Anthony Cen
|tilcore Post and the membership will
be made up largely of veterans OF
a Northeast neighborhood, who were
his friends.
Department officers met last week
to make out the charter applica-
ton. Arthur K. Kercoud was elect
ed commander.
Senior Vice Comdr. Charles M.
Holmes of Equality Walter Reed
Post, obligated Herbert N. Barlow,
Randolph B. Beckington, Orville K.
Dingus, Elijah l.. Dillon, Robert C.
Hayes, Brandon E. Kinsey, Wallace
p Malcolm, Ellis F. McClees, Ches-
ter E. Myers, Sova Peluzzo, Samuel
M. Potter, Leon D. Richeson, Her
bert Seidenman, George A. Terpay,
James G. Weaver, Harold R. Wright
and Conrad B. Wyvell.
Junior Vice Comdr. William J. j
Huntley was appointed chairman OF
committee of World War men,
bers to arrange dances for the win
ter months and boat ride for the
summer. Leonard ]. Bacon, Charles
M. Holmes, George G. McLeish
William J. J. Huntley and John D
Gillies we're appointed to find larger
and more suitable quarters for the
post.
Seam Squirrel Edward T. Spedder
will preside over the Military Order
of the Coolies at 713 D street NV
on Tuesday.
In United States Naval Gun Fac.
tory Post obligated to membership
by Comdr. E. M. Binnix were r. G
Transue, j. R. Sullivan and D. F
BinniX.
Comdr. Eugene F. White of Unitet
States Treasury Post obligated B. R
Witt, H. L. Benefited, j. D. Comp
ton, D. D. Elrod, r. C. Gnizy, w. H
Kramer, A. J. Pigioli, J. D. Clements
j. D. Wheeler, C. c. Dillibant, j. A
Davis, Ketner James, j. G. Gilkin
son, o. M. Elsen and j. S. Curtis.
Front Line Auxiliary will hold {
dance at Fourth street NE. OF
Tuesday.
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and historical significance, de-
spite the ravages of centuries. But
surely most of us would rather have
the Parthenon, Winged Victory, etc.,
in their entirety.
Eleanor browns well-balanced
Modern Madonna" also head of a
little boy, Jim; Eleanor Cox's
Kneeling Figure" and Leo Steppat's
"Oryx," are all complete and nicely
done. CA portrait bust, incidentally.
doesn't come into the fragment
category because it represents the
location of intelligence and individ-
uality-a detail epitomizing the
whole personality.
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New WASHINGTON Group
Has First Exhibition

The Paintings for the Home
Group" (Which ought to call itself
art for the Home" since it includes
sculpture and prints, opened its
first Washington exhibition last
Sunday at the International Gal
leries. 2012 S street NV. to remain
through February Is.
The group was organized last au-
tunnn by Lee Atkyns with the OBJ
jective of encouraging home owner
ship of original works of art. He is
assisted by an advisory committee
composed of Jane Love, Mary Ruth
Snow, Henry Olson, Clare Fontanini
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might do with a single subject. He
invited Is of them to make por-
trait of him. About so of these are
now on view at Howard University'S S
Art Gallery, through January 81
on a circuit arranged by the Amer
lean Federation of Arts.
Each artist was completely free
to choose his medium, his interpre-
tation and FORM" said Walkowitz.
"The results vary with the person.
ality of the artist. If proof were
necessary that no two persons see
an object alike, this is proof indeed.
But what is more important-here
one discovers that no matter what
or whom they paint, artists always
reveal themselves"
These portraits of Walkowitz are
presented primarily as revelations
of individual artists interpretations.
Mr.. Walkowitz said to the fedora
ton, "In being a guinea pig for one
year, 1 have contributed to science
test of the eye and the mind" 1t
is this psychological aspect Of the
show that intrigues most observers
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Ladies' Oriental Shrine

Su Zu Court, Ladies Oriental
Shrine, will meet at 8 pm. Febru-
ary 5 at Stansbury Temple, when
large class will be initiated.
Several national officers, including
Mrs. John Butler of Philadelphia
will attend. Mrs. Eva Smith will
preside. Plans will be made for the
convention in Philadelphia May 81,
% and %.
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H0ward Shoes WalkowitS

Abraham Walkowitz originated
and carried out unique expert
ment in 1943 Himself an artist,
who has lived for many years in
New York City, he has numerous
friends who are painters, sculptors
and print makers. It occurred to
him that it would be interesting to
see what these varied personalities
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Jobs Daughters

Bethel No. 4 celebrated its ninth
anniversary last night. Honor guests
were Mrs. Laura Wallace, vice su-
preme guardian, and M. j. Dunham,
past associate grand guardian of the
District.
Bethel No. 5 will hold Nom
and Dads" benefit at 7:30 pm. Fri
day at the Anacostia Masonic Tenn
nile
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VFW Auxiliary Head
To Be Honored Here

Mrs. Mildred Carter, president,
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, an
lnounced last week that Mrs. M
Frances Anderson of Bridgeport,
Conn, national president, will be
honor guest at a banquet tomorrow
lat the Continental Hotel on the oc-
casion of her official visitation. A
meeting will follow. Mrs. Edna Rose,
chairman of the arrangements, has
planned tour of the city and visit
to Walter Reed Hospital in the
afternoon.
Other guests will be Joseph M.
Stack, commander in chief of the
VFW; Mrs. Sallie Cannon, ma
tional senior vice president: Omar
Ketchum, national legislative repre-
sentative, VFW; Mrs. Ethel Sendlak
and Mrs. Charles Jennings, National
Council members.
Federal Auxiliary, with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Rose Cipirona presiding.
made plans for party at Mount
Alto Hospital on March S. Mrs.
Mary Valerie was initiated An eve
ming Of games will be held at the
home of Mrs. Betty Williams, 317
Evans lane. Alexandria, Va, on Feb
ruary 9. The department president
made her annual visitation.
Government Printing Once Aux
Iiliary initiated the following: Mrs.
Sophia Hycke, Mrs. Gwendolyn
Mitchler, Mrs. Ruth Holzer. Mrs.
Alma Shay was accepted on transfer.
Mrs. Carter will make her annual
visitation Friday and dedicate the
auxiliary's new banner. On Feb
ruary 9 Mrs. Edna Rose, president,
will have spaghetti dinner for the
benefit of the auxiliary at 7l3 D
street NV.
On Thursday there will be an ex-
ecutive meeting OF the Ffrecrackers
|COotiette Club. 734 Quebec nlace N w
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American War Mothers

DISTRICT Of Columbia State Chap
ter will meet at 8 pm. January 81
at the home of Mrs. Walter H. Girls
well, 1928 New Hampshire avenue
NV, with the State president, Mrs.
Lillian Baker, presiding. Past State
presidents, past and present presi-
dents of chapters are expected to
be present.
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Spanish War Veterans

Anniversary of the destruction
of the battleship Maine will be
held by the District of Columbia
Department, United Spanish War
Veterans, at the United Brethren
Church, North Capitol and r
streets at 8 pm. February Is.
Department Council of Admins
tration meeting will be held on
February 9 at the headquarters,
921 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Auxiliaries.
Auxiliary meetings this week are:
Tomorrow, Col. James S. Petit.
Wednesday. Presidents Club, home
Of Ella Ford, 1918 H street NV; all
are requested to attend,
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stamps

By James Waldo Fawcen.
A Liberty ship being unloaded is
shown in the model for the Scent
stamp honoring the United States
Merchant Marine which will be
placed on sale in Washington exclu-
sively on February 26. Photographs
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Georgetown University Gets
Yam Dyck Portrait

A handsome life-sized portrait
of Father Jean Baptiste Van Bis
thovan, S. j.. by Anthony Van Dyck,
has been presented to Georgetown
University by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
o. Briggs of Detroit. 1t is on dis
play temporarily in the Carroll Par
lor at the university, but it is eX-
pected that arrangements will be
made for its public exhibition at a
Washington art gallery.
The subject was 17th century
Jesuit churchman and educator,
rector of the Jesuit College in
Antwerp, one of the Oldest in
Europe. This history gives the
portrait great interest to the clerical
community of Georgetown, which
is the oldest Jesuit university in
the United States. The portrait
is the most valuable work of art
to enter the university's permanent
collection. It has been on loan at
the Detroit Institute of Arts for a
decade. In 1889 it was shown at
the New York World Fairs great
exhibition of old master paintings.
Van Dyck's relations with the
Jesuit College in Antwerp were close
and friendly. He had strong family
ties with the Catholic community
in that city-his brother was priest
and two sisters were nuns there.
And he painted two of his greatest
masterpieces for the Antwerp
Jesuits.
Father Bisthovan's portrait re-
veals him as young, handsome and
aristocratic, with keen, intelligent
expression. His black cassock gives
a somber color scheme to the paint
ing, which is 6la by 4 feet in dimen-
sions. 1t was executed in 1882 and
is an admirable example of the
Flemish masters work during his
middle period.
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Finest Italian Collection

In the opinion of John Walker.
chief curator of our National Gal
lery, Mr.. Kress assembled the most
complete and systematic collection
of italian paintings and sculpture
ever brought together by one person;
a collection devoted both to the
unexcelled geniuses of art and to
their followers, the lesser-known
painters and sculptors whose work
explains and gives scale to the great
er artists"
In some respects, the group of
French paintings of the 17th and
18th centuries, is important out of
proportion to its size. 1t includes
brilliant and distinguished works,
among them Poussin's Baptism of
Christ" reproduced at the top of
this page, which Mr.. Walker de-
clared one of the outstanding mas
terpieces in the new gift.
The additions TO the Kress COL
lection, not previously exhibited at
the National Gallery of Art will be
reviewed in more detail next Sunday,
when they will be open to the pub
lie.
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BY Florence s. Bergman

y
The third splendid gift to the Ma
tional Gallery of Art from Samuel
H. KreSS, comprising ITO works of art
acquired from the beSt-knoWn pri-
vate collections of Europe and
America, will be placed on view at
the gallery next Saturday.
In March, 1941, when the gallery
was opened, Mr.. Kress and the Sam
uel H. Kress Foundation presented
to it 375 paintings and 16 pieces of
sculpture. In October, 1914, the
same donor made second gift of II
paintings and 26 pieces of sculpture.
The latest gift comprises 80 paint
tngs and 7 pieces of sculpture of the
italian schools, 18 paintings of the
French school, and 3 pieces of
sculpture of the English and Ger
man schools. These masterpieces
represent 500 years from about 1900
to the beginning of the 10Th century.
Special Catalogue
The National Gallery has pub
lisned special catalogue containing
reproductions of 200 paintings and
sculpture, from the Kress collection
of 598 words David E. Finley, direc-
tor of the National Gallery, said
''the initial gift came at most op-
perfume time. just as the gallery
was first being opened to the public.
Mr.. Kress, generosity on that and
later occasions has insured to the
gallery, during its formative period,
the added momentum which has
carried it so far in the first five
years of its existence"
There is heavy preponderance
of italian paintings and sculpture in
the Kress collection, which with
Mellon and other italian master
pieces give our National Gallery a
strong Renaissance eoloration, and
make it possible to study Italy's art
more thoroughly in Washington
than anywhere in the world outside
of Italy, save probably London,
where Great Britain's National
Gallery also has a superb collection
of this school.
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Meetings this week are:
Monday-Tank Corps Post and
District of Columbia Taxi Post,
Legion clubhouse.
Friday - Victory Post, Legion
clubhouse.
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On Thursday there will be an ex-
ecutive meeting OF the Firecrackers
Cootiette Club, 734 Quebec place NV
Evening star., 1946-01-27

The stamp editor of The Star
would be obliged if any reader
kindly would communicate to him
the present address of Waldon Faw-
cett, a distinguished newspaper and
magazine writer who once resided
at Cherrydale, Va, and who still
earlier was small boy collecting
stamps at Salem, Ohio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-25
Methodist Youths
Attend Camp Near
ElizabethtoWn

The Methodist Intermediate
Camp of the Wilmington District
was held at Lake Siagletary. near
Elizabethtown, from August II to
August II. Eighty = seven young
people, from the various churches
of the district, attended.
Election of officers for the camp
was held Tuesday morning. Those
elected were: President-Ruth Anne
Fisher of Wilmington; vicc-presi-
dent : Mary Catherine Davie Of
Wilmington; secretary and treas
urer = Barbara Wilson of Rosehill;
worship chairman : Jack Eaten of
Wilmington; publicity chairman
Anne Jerome of Roschili.
The camp was we'll organized
with activities held during the day.
Each morning watch, quest peri
cd, assembly, and swimming peri
ed. In the afternoon interest
groups were held, games played
and enjoyed. After he evening
meal the campers went imme-
diately to the pier for vespers,
which vas a very impressive cere.
mony on the lake.
Special events were held during
the week including a talent pro-
gram, stunt night and banquet.
The Theme of the banquet was
Indian Follies". The program in
Guided Indian stories, songs, talks,
and toasts. The master of cere.
monies was Ruth Ann Fisher.
The highlight of the entire camp
was a c~andlelight communion
and conservation service Friday
night. Rev. Lineburger of Chad.
bourn, vesper speaker for the
week, gave a most insplratioral
talk on the Theme Follow Me.
The camp staff was as fellows:
Director : Rev. o. K. Ingram; Di-
rector of crafts : Mrs. o. K. In.
gram; Director of swimming and
water sports Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Tiasley, Billy Mitchell. James Ira
wick and Phyllis Smith Director
of athletics : Rev. j. E. Carter
Camp Nurse : Mrs. Charles Mer.
Ger Director of music : Rev. Paul
Carruth C%ounselors Rev. and
Mrs. Worth. Rev. Lineburger,
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Carter, Joan
Snead, Grace Hammond, Phyllis
Smith, Mabel Watson, James Ira
wick, and Merle Bruner. Teach.
ers: Mrs. J. W. Lineburger, Rev.
j. e. Carter, Mrs. J.. E. Carter.
Mercer, and Miss Merle Bruner.