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ISIS or their dependents, prefer
ably members of the club.
If a majority of the Executive
Board members do not vote to &C
cept the trust within 270 days of
the date of Col. OLaughlin's
death. the will directs the
designated executors, Attorneys
Joseph P. Tumulty, jr., and
Joseph H. Hines, to convert into
cash all his shares of capital stock
In the Army and Navy Journal.
Net proceeds of such sale would
60 in the following proportions:
80 per cent to Mrs. Dorothy M.
Cone Brown and 20 per cent to
Leroy Whitman, both employees of
the publication; and the remain
der in equal parts to Villanova
College in Pennsylvania and Nor
wich College In Vermont for "the
advancement of education in
Journalism"
Mr.. Whitman is editor Of the
journal and Mrs. Brown is as
sistant secretary-treasurer.
Richard L. Wilson. president of
the Gridiron Club. said the Execu-
tive Committee would meet within
the next 10 days to consider the
bequest, but the club itself would
not hold a special meeting. The
next regular meeting of the club
is scheduled for April 8. Mr.. VIII
son said he did not think the club
would take final action on the
matter for some time.
THE bequest was very generous
and typical thing for Col.
OLaughlin to do," Mr.. Wilson
said. HE was proud of his pub
lication and proud of his associa-
ton with the club. He wanted
the Journal to continue and felt
the club could carry it on while
deriving substantial charitable
and educational benefits for the
profession"
Mr.. Wilson said he knew Mr.
OLaughlin had been considering
establishment of the trust for
some time, but had never formally
broached the subject to the club
Apart from the trust arrange
ment for shares in the maya
zine, the following specific be-
quests are made from the residue
of the estate: $4,000 to Mrs
Brown, $4,000 to Mr.. Whitman
$2,500 each to Mr.. and Mrs. Ham,
ilton Clipper. jr.. of Washington
and the remainder to the Army
Relief Society. Navy Relief So
ciety and Air Forces Aid Society
Bequests of household furnish
ings, works of art and personal
property are made to Georgetown
University, Roosevelt Memorial
Association In New York, Frank
e. Schroth of Brooklyn, N. Y;
Mrs. Georgia Richardson of Gay
lord. Va: David Sarnoff of New
York, Mrs. Brown, Mr.. Whitman
Mrs. Lucetta Whitman and the
late Joseph P. Tumulty Of Wash
ington, who was President VIII
sons secretary.
Attorneys did not estimate the
size of the estate or the value o1
capital stock that Col. OLaughlir
held in the journal.
Executive Board Members.
The Gridiron Clubs Executive
Board consists of the following
officers and members; Mr.. vii.
son. president; Thomas L. Stokes
vice president; Paul r. Leach
secretary; Walker s. Buel, treas
urer; Lewis Wood, historian
and James L. Wright, Lyle c. vii
son and James r. Bergman.
Administration Of the truS
would continue to be handled from
year to year by their successor
on the Executive Committee, VIII
are elected annually by the s.
active members of the Gridirol
Club.
The trust is designed to con
tinue in perpetuity, but the trus
tees would have authority unde
certain conditions to terminate II
In such an event, they would con
vert the trust property into casl
and use the income exclusively TO
educational or charitable purpose
within the District.
The will directs the trustees t,
hire q publisher for the magazine
and to arrange contracts for con
tinued employment and eventua
retirement pensions for Mr.. Whit
man and Mrs. Brown. The pub
Usher could not be q member o.
the Gridiron Club, but q limitet
number Of members could be EN-.
bloyed for brief periods by the