THE SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK VOL. XXX No. 1 JANUARY, 1939 THI S :'10NTH'S COVEl,- is eIllitled "BOU" TD FOR B. A ." It shows a close-up of the stack of the ' . .'. Brazil. .\ 11lC riCal1 Republic Liner. Reproduced by courtc -y of :'loore-l\lclonnack Lines, Inc. The Lookout Vol. xxx January, 1939 No.1

YOL. xxx. ] .\"U.\RY, 1939 PUBLISHED MONTHLY by the For Institute Friends: SEAM EN'S CHU RCH The date is INST ITU TE O F N EW YO RK 25 SOUTH ST ., NEW YORK, N Y. WEDNESDAY EVENING, Telephone BO\V l i n ~ Green 9·27 10 FEBRUARY I CLARENCE G. M ICHALIS President The place is TH MAS ROBERTS l!Crt:{ilry ~ nd Tn:as urcr St. James Theatre, REV. HAROLD H. KE LL EY Superintendent 246 West 44th Street M AR]ORIIl DENT CANDEE The play is Editor, T HE LOOKOUT Entered as second class matter July ''XiluJ, ~ IV" 8, 192 5, at N.ew Y or~, N.. Y., under the act of M arch 3, 1879. (Part I) S"bsC1'ipticm The a uthor is O ne Dollar Annuall y WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Si ngle Copies, T en Cents Gifts to the Institute of $5.00 and over The star is include a year's subscription to "The Lookout." MAURICE EVANS A ddress all communicati01u to ("the finest Shakespearean actor of our day") SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK in the rO.le of Maurice Evans in the role of 25 South Street SIR JOHN FALSTAFF· Sir John Falstaff The play is to be in New York for only four weeks. We have the THIRD NIGHT PERFORMANCE.

Orchestra Seats are $10.00, $7.50 and $5.00. 1st Balcony Seats are $7.50, $5.00 and $3.00 \\'e are counting on your usual loyal and generous support of this (J Benefit. Tickets will be a signed in the order in which reservations are ':5 $" received. It is a pleasure to reinforce Miss Dibble's article about the "SOS" in the December Lookout. We believe that hundreds of ladies who, Please make checks payable to the because of distance from New York, or for other reasons, find them­ SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK selves unable to become memhers of the various associations comprising our Central Council, may like to assist the Institute in similar ways. and mail to Mr_ Harry Forsyth, Chairman Benefit Committee, Many ladies, whether OJ' not s ubscribing at present to the work of 25 South Street New York. N. Y. the Institute, may wi h to give of the skill of their hands, especially through knitting socks, sweaters and other articles for seamen. Full * According to Chicago critics where "Henry IV" opened last Spring, directions for these articles may be secured from Miss Dibble. It is our Mr. Evans in the role of Falstaff achieyes new heights of comedy. "He hope that most knitters will be able to supply their own wool. How­ has now demonstrated that he can touch fire to the text of Shakespeare's ever, from the dues of $1.00 per year paid by all "SOS" members a modest amount may be made available for the purchase of wool for comedy as well as tragedy, that he can be dynamic in the lyric or gusty knitters unable to SlIllply their own. moocls of the world's No. 1 playwright." Further articles about this will appear in later numbers of The According to John Mason Brown, dramatic critic on the New York Lookout. For detailed information please write to Miss Clara M. Dibble. Post: "This man Evans is a superlative performer; a genius the stage is Secretary, 25 South Street, New York, N. Y. fortunate in claiming as its own. \i\That Flagstad is to grand opera he is H. H. K. to the theatre ... His voice is a beautiful instrument, capable of doing justice to the magnificent beauty of the lines he speaks." Her engine ",ere still; broken, as liqilL rrlJuL 8aflh. Wild $luLL, useless as junk. She was down by the head and taking water fast. $r,wJl.. 18 OIL tJJDD.fnI1d. ]an./uvL Captain Smith wirelessed the po­ sition. All he could do then was 550 Miles Out , in a Smother of Hell, wait. All he could do was to stand A Job Was Done as You Came to Work on his pitching bridge and watch the faint, tossing glimmer of the By Asa Bordages, lights of the tanker off there in the blackness. HI orld-Telegram Staff f,Vriter. There wasn't any use to send HE safe little people went "S. S. Schodack rescued crew of messages to the shore. Nobody Tscuttling about the city on safe eighteen including captain's wife ashore could do anything about it. little errands as the gray, chill morn­ and daughter from sinking S. S. Nobody of the crowds getting thrills ing came today and a few words Smaragd in storm which was very in the movie , getting drinks in the clicked out of the air to tell that a thrilling. Captain of Smaragd ex­ bars, getting excitement in the night C a ptain C lifton Smi t h, Rescue r a nd man named Smith and some other pects ship to sink in a few hours." clubs, none of these could do any­ C a pt ain Bernhard Larsen, Rescued. men, ordinary men, were fighting a The first news of this match of thing. It was up to Captain Smith demon and death with their bare men against the sea, a match with and his men. desperate gamble of trying to take no championship belt at stake and off her people. hands SSO miles at sea. Heard Him Talking The safe little people were worry­ no cheering crowds and no movie Schodack Must Move ing whether they'd be in time for contracts for the winner , was picked The wireless stations ashore heard The Schodack must move, too, for work, worrying whether they'd up last night by Radio-marine. That Captain Smith speak now and then human strength couldn't pull against catch cold, and at latitude 38.06, was 10 :49 P .M. Captain Smith through the night to the sinking that sea and wind. She must slog longitude 61.S0, a rare spot of hell, said:- ship. He was getting reports on her her way to the loo'ard of the tanker Captain Clifton Smith swung the "Standing by Norwegian team­ condition. If she couldn't last he'd so that the boat - if it wasn't pounding, weary freighter Schodack ship Smaragd. which is in sinking have to take the risk of sending a crushed, if it did the devil's job of to make a lee and said it was time condition. \Vill attempt rescue crew boat in the dark. But if she could getting off the women and the six­ to take the chance. at daylight. \Veather conditions at hang on until morning there was teen men-would have a chance to Eight men in a peanut shell of a present, northwest gale rough." no use sending men to die in the be brought down to the Schodack, boat, eight ordinary fellows you'd The records showed that the dark. It looks good in the movies, to pull around to the far side of never notice ashore, staked their Smaragd was of less than 1,200 of co·urse. but this wasn't for the her for protection against the wild lives then that their arms were tons. She was on her wav from movies. This was a job. sea and the gale as the men and strong enough. their luck miraculous :\Torfolk, Va. to Europeat{ ports, The morning came slowly. The women were put aboard. enough, to pull them to the doomed laden with oil, when the sea smashed stations ashore heard Captain Smith Norwegian tanker Smaragd, to pull her. tell ing the tanker he was preparing It Just Sounds Easy them through a sea amok and back The 8,000-tOll Schodack. chartered to launch a boat. * It sounds easy, when it's put again to the Schodack with the help­ bv the merica-France Line from There was silence for a time. The down in little words, as easy as less tanker's people, two women and tl;e Gnited States Maritime Com­ city was waking up. People were tumbling off a log. But it's not easy sixteen men. mission. was slogging away toward bolting their breakfasts. People when the wind's a gale. nor'west, The wireless brought that word New York with a cargo from were buying new papers to read and seas stampede. It's like throw­ at 6:4S A.M .. and no word from French ports when she picked up about Co ter and Hitler and famous ing the gates of hell over your the Schodack since except the blunt the tanker's S 0 S. people. Captain mith was making shou Ider then . announcement at 11 A.M. that the a lee. That was the only chance. That's what Captain Smith and two women and sixteen men were Wireless too Weak The lifeboat must be launched in his men were doing out there as the safe aboard the rescue ship. No The tanker's wireless was too the lee or it wO'uld be smashed commuters ran for their ferries. A word at all of how the fight was weak to be heard ashore by that against the Schodack's :;ide. Then man named Smith and some other won against a raging sea and a time-by the time her master had the eight men must pull acro s that men, ordinary men, were too busy nor'west gale. Only this from Mac- to admit that the sea had whipped stretch of tumbling- sea, pull around doing what they had to do to wire­ Kay Radio:- her: by the time he called for help. to the far side of the tanker for the less the newspapers about it.

Reprilltl'd froll1 the .\'C7C' Yurk }Vorld Telegram, Friday, DcccJllbc/' 23. 1938. * The entire ship's crew volunteered, and Captain Smith selected eight men for the rescue joh. 2 THE LOOKOUT JANUARY 1939 THE LOOKOUT 3 nique. Commander :McCabe summed month. The higher licen ed officers up the advantages of sail-trainina receive $125. a month. Those hav­ thus: "It teaches a man thr~~ ing licenses lower than chief mate By Marjorie Dent Candee things", he declared. "First, how or first assistant engineer are en­ SMALL, half-forgotten disk inaugurated on January 1, 1939. The to ke~p clea~ decks, coi l ropes neatly rolled as cadets at $65. a month. A of land in New York harbor licensed and unlicensed personnel for lmmedlate use. Second, he Petty officers are scheduled to re­ known as Hoffman Island, once used shall be enrolled after training in a learns his way around a ship-how ceiv.e from $60. to $125. monthly. for the segregation of immigrants new "United States Maritime Ser­ to keep his feet out of things, away

Man Overboard Errend of Mercy F"om tlae Pu;"tillO b)t Alldyc."w If'iJ1tr,.. From tile Puilltillo by Andrc-w IViutcl' . HE most dreaded cry at sea is "All hands ahoy! Man concluded her maiden yoyage to east coa t ports of South T overboard!" Richard Henry Dana, Jr. in his immortal merica, she brought in her crew a sailor who did much to "Two Years Before The 1ast" c1esc)'ibes a burial at sea, as establish friendly feeling toward the yessel among Brazilian follows: maritime workers. lIe is Clark 'Willy, who di\'ed into the water "Death is at all times olemn, but neyer so much so as at of Rio de Janeiro harbor to rescue a steyedore who had fallen sea. man dies on . hore; his body remain with his friends, oyerboard. \\ illy was presented by the ste\'edores with a gold and 'the mourners go about the streets'; but \,"hen a man falls medal with his name on one side and a relief design of the oyerboard at sea and is lost. there i a suddenne s i;1 the event. training ship "Saldhana de Gama" on the other, and also with and a difficulty in realizing it which give to it an air of awful a small gold replica of a sailing yesse!. my. tery ... A dozen men are hut up together in a little bark vVhenever the cry "Man Oyerboard" i heard along South upon the wide, wide sea, and for months and month see no Street. we know that police officers and seamen who hear the form and hear no yoices but their own, and one is taken sud­ cry will rush to the life-ring conyeniently placed (by the Insti­ denly from among them, and they miss him at every turn. It tute) outside the police booth on tIle corner of South Street and i like losing a limb. There are no new faces or new scenes to Coenties Slip which ha. been helpful in effecting a large number fill up the gap. There i always an empty berth in the forecastle, of rescues. and one man wanting when the mall night-watch i mustered. Many seamen need re cuing from the depths of despair There is one less to take the wheel, and one less to layout with and discouragement, and the friendly social service workers, you upon the yard . .. 11 the e things make such a death chaplains and other staff members at the Institute succeed in peculiarly solemn, and the effect of it remains upon the crew rescuing these seafarers, by kindly ad\,ice and piritual coun. el, for some time. There is more kindness shown by the officers as well as financial help and as istance in untangling personal to the crew, and by the crew, to one another. There is more and family problems-restoring' their self-confidence and self­ quietne s and seriousness. The oath and the loud laugh are gone. respect. This is one of the many forms of social advice rendered The officers are more watchful and the crew go more carefully in the Welfare Department-a department maintained by volun­ aloft. The lost man is eldom mentioned, or is dismi. sed with tary gift. Won't you help us continue thi. m'ogram of rescuing a sailor's rough eulogy,-'vVell, poor George is gone! He knew and rehabilitation? his work, and did his duty, and was a good shipmate.' Then t1. ually follow some allusion to another world, for sailors are Please send contributions to the almo t all believers, in their way. They say, 'God won't be SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK hard upon the poor fello\\.''' Recently, when the merican Republics liner "Uruguay" 2S South Street, New York, N. Y. HE question is often asked, years he had collected 200 such T"\Vhy is the sea salt?" The logs, each with about 2,500 days' best answer is given by Lieut. Mat­ observations. In 1851, Maury's cal­ thew Fontaine ~laury, U.S.N. culations disclosed a new route to whose maritime charts are used by Australia, which did not touch at all seafarers. He demonstrated that the Cape of Good Hope, and which as a general rule, the sea is nearly cut the time of the voyage in half. of a uniform degree of saltness and By taking a course far south of that the circulation of the oceans the Cape, ships fell in with steady depends largely upon the salts of westerly winds which can-jed them sea water. Such uniformity can east 'with great speed. Maury was only be made so by being well able to locate, through deep sea shaken together, which led Maury soundings, a "plateau" for the At­ to the belief that the ocean has its lantic cable (laid in 1866), where system of circulation, as complete it has remained ever since. Maury HE jitter-bug craze has hit the off the pots in the galley, and then and as wonderful as is the circula­ has been dead 65 years, but his T waterfront. Benny Goodman's the ship changed her course, headed tion of blood through the human name lives on in maritime circles: "swing" music has invaded South into a wind and blew the whiskers, system. Maury investigated the cur­ each U. S. pilot chart bears his Street, and seamen now swing away the pots, back again". "Steamboat" rents of the sea by an unusual and name. As head of the first Hydro­ from sea chanteys. Listening in on Kelly whistles Irish and Scotch airs practical method: he distributed to graphic Office, he developed the one of the Institute's weekly "Song in his inimitable fashion. Older sea­ sea captains especially prepared log­ daily weather forecasts for both Fests" one may observe what a men dance the horn pipe or buck 'n books, and asked the captains to land and sea. \Ve quote Maury's change has come over the seafaring wing. Younger mariners tap or keep notes. In the course of nine daily prayer on this page. population of New York. Hundreds soft-shoe dance. Some play the har­ of pairs of seamen's feet beating monica. A Swedish sailor sings a time to a "swing" version of "Jingle Swedish lullaby. Kenneth Kruhm Bells" , "Annie Laurie" and "Auld sings "Kathleen" and "When Irish f1ltatti1rm 111 nutaiur f1ltaury Lang Syne"-if heard by ancient Eyes Are Smiling" in a beautiful Jat~finlh~r of tilt ~ta5 mariners, would have shocked them tenor voice. The songs get more no-end. and more sentimental (even "Mother The Institute's organist, Miss Macree" is suggested). Then, the 1h1in maily 'rayrr Anne Conrow, game to learn "swing" addicts speed up the tempo "swing" music, has been vigorously again by swinging "My Wjld Irish Q;(@i. (@ur 1£;rauruly 111 at4rr. w40ar gift ia atrrugt4 coached by a group of cadets, under R()~p" . of haya. 4rlp ua to makr t4r uohlrat uar of miuha auh the leadership of Cadet John Kos­ The sailors' versions of "Betty loff. saxophone player par excel­ Co-Ed" and "Stein Song" are very hohira in our ahuantlng yrara. wrar4 ua to hrar inftr­ lence. This enterprising "young popular: BETIY CO-ED man with a horn" is busily initiating "Betty Co-ed is loved by all the mittra wtt4 r4rrrful pattrnrr. iKrrp ua from narrow his shipmates in this new "art". and Captains there is a run on the Institute's Slop Betty Cooed is loved by Chief Mates prihr in outgrown waya; from hltnh ryra t4at arr not t4r too, Chest for old musical instruments Betty Co-ed is loved by all the gooh of r4angra. Q;ittr pattrnt juhgmrnt of t4r mrt40ha which can be renovated for the Pursers, "swing" orchestra. The Chef through her is always in These Thursday night "Song a stew. anh rxprrirnrr of ot4rra. iGrt w4y prarr rub our apirtta Bettv Cooed's a smile for "Sparks" Fest Smoker" are very popular the Radio; t4roug4 all trial.a of our waning powrra. wakr from ua with the seamen in the port. They She kids them all the time, so it is are really amateur nights: A Scots­ said, all frar of hrat4 anh all hrapair or unhur lour of ltfr; t4at man re,g-ales the crowd with a tale Bettv Cooed is loved by all the Engineers wtt4 glah 4rarta at rrat in w4rr wr may awatt w4y will about "The gale that blew the But we're the guys that's loved by whiskers off the skipper, the lids ronrrrning ua. t4rougq 3Jraua aL4riat our tGorh. Amru. Betty Co-ed". 1939 THE LOOKOUT II SAILOR'S STEIN SO NG Rings Ding-Dong", are giving "Fill the steins to the dear old sea way to "swing" arrangements of Shout till the rai ters ring! ]ltt, Blow Stand and drink a toast once again "Pocketful of Dreams", "Two By Seaman Dennis Law Let every loyal seaman sing; Sleepy People" and "Now It Can Drink to all the happy hours, Be Told". The influence of the L2st night when I relieved the wheel, The captain paced the deck, Drink to the careless days, The harbor lights wcre low; \Vith measured tread. and slow, Drink to the hin we sail in, movies and the radio, which brings With ri ing swell bencath the keel, He ,hook his head as if to check The pride of our hearts always. to sailors, even when on shipboard, That only sailors know. That cold Xor'eastern blow. To the sea, to the :;hips, the latest dance tunes, partly ex­ To the men who are brave and On, on with little canvas. But now the dawn was breaking, fearless, plains this new interest in "swing" On with the wind that bl ew; ~.fy trick was nearly through To the youth. to the fire. along South Street. The sailors are Like some brave indignant lass, The cook, in the galley was cu sing; To the life that is moving and call­ getting a great "kick" out of keep­ In that green phosphorescent hue. He wa. getting ch ow for the crew. ing us! ing Mother Roper up to date, and I felt her straining topmast. Far into the morn' it lasted. To the Gods-to the Fates. Heard the wind go through her shrouds, Before we felt the ease. To the ruler of men and their des­ at the last Song Fest, as Mrs. Her topgallants. they were lifted, And our ship sail'd on merrily; tinies; Roper, in accordance with her usual And blown away like clouds. Before a southern breeze. To the lip. to the eyes, custom at the end of the session, To the girls who will love us ome day!" ro e to speak, one sailor reached But even the old favorite such over and whispered to her, "Swing as "\Vhen the Bell in the Lighthouse it, Mother! Swing it!"

• • • ORTY ycar ago a bo'sun and rigged sailing ship men shook hands F a mate served on a square­ heartily. rigger together. Yesterday. they And with that, the conversation shook hand and greeted each other turned to the racing records of the for the fir t time since 1898. This old Thermopylac. Baggage-ma ter rcunion took place in the Institute Robert Brine. who also remembered baggage room thu : Bosun George the quare-rigger, added his word Finch (who admits to being 65) to the discus ion. was about to check his "gear" when The Thermopylae is regarded by he saw a big ship model being many sailors as the fa test clipper checkecl by another seaman. "Is that ever built. She \Va. launched in model. bv anv chance, the Ther­ 1868 in . berc1cen. built by Walter mopylae ?;' he inquired. The model­ Hood, for Gorge Thompson & Co. maker. Thomas Rosenkvist, proudly Her great rivals were the Cutty Photo by Courtcs)' of ti,e Crace Line beamed. and replied, "Yes, it is". Sark and Sir Lancelot. Her best Stand by!-You lazy lubbers, HOLlse flag and Ensign flying Bos't1l1 Finch ighed reminiscent­ day's run wa 330 miles. Her record Man the winches fore and aft \ Ve'11 steam proudly out to sea, h', "She was a fine ship-I served run was from London to Melbourne Cast off those lines and heave away Then take 011 coal at Norfolk We're sailing with forced draft. i~l her, once". in 63 days, in command of Captain And what a sight she'll be, "And so did I" spoke up another Kembal1. Her figurehead was of \Ve'l1 pitch and roll to Iobile The white work grey and grimy, old seaman. standing near. "Your Leonidas, the King of Sparta who For she's riding high and light. Black dust ground in the deck. face is familiar", commented Finch. h ld the pass of Thcrmopolyae V/e'll put her up in drydock A thing of beauty for a time "I was bos'un on her in 1898- against Xerxes. Bos'un Finch re­ To scrape her bottom bright. TO W looks a total wreck. worked up from deck hand", calls painting the figurehead: "I'd Over the side-blue topping But roses fade to bloom again. "And I was a mate!" climb out and lie flat on a bobstay And treat the deck plates too. \Vhile life there's always hope. "~ow, I remember you-and a and. looking up, retouch the figure­ Break out the white, slap on the So it's sujee, sailor, sujee. fine mate you were. too", And with head with gilt paint. and his face buff, And we'll bring her back with soap! that, the two old deep-water, square- with flesh-colored paint". 'Ve'll make her look like new. By Seaman \\'ARREN STANTON 12 THE LOOKOUT JANUARY 1939 THE LOOKOUT 13 $800 in his pocket had been getting me in, said she had hoped that she'd sentimental about Christmas in a near­ seen the last of me. I left home at 16 e~ fdL 1,000 aL by aloon. Seamen from the institute and the longing to see her would come spotted a couple of beachcombers who over Ine." * were coaxing him to take a taxi ride. They put him in an endowed room ~ gnAlihd:JL 11anager and men got the erring to which Christmas presents are al­ By Sally MacDougall brother back on the pretext of a long ways sent to the homeless sailor who distance telephone call. His roll ""

BON VOYAGE 1 This Message conveys Best Wishes for a Grand Trip: Smooth Seas, Fair Weather, Fun on Board, Happy Days

Ashore and, Finally, a Pleasant Journey's End. In Li ne at t he Hotel Desk for a Roo m. The money which I would have spent for "Bon Voyage" flowers or candy has been sent to the "Bon Voyage Fund" SUMMARY OF SERVICES TO MERCHANT SEAMEN at the Seamen's Church Institute of New York, which is BY THE used to help needy merchant seamen-the same fine type of seafarers who man your ship and carry you safely across SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK the ocean. I hope that you will approve of the way I have FROM JANUARY I TO DECEMBER I, 1938 said "Bon Voyage". 272,836 Lodgings (including relief beds). (SPECIMEN CARD) 105,126 Piece of Baggage handled. 702,810 Sales at Luncheonette and Restaurant. NOTE : On the reverse side of the card is reproduced, in black alld white, a Sales at ~ ews Stand. paililillg of a sailillg ship b), Charles Robert PattersOIl, Iloted marille artist. 270,346 23,991 Patronized Barber. Tailor and Laundry. 11 ,928 Attended 545 Religious ervice ' at Institute, ". S. Marine "BON VOYAGE FUND" CO~IMITTEE Hospitals and Hoffman Island. . Seamen's Church Institute of "ew York 5,663 Cadets and Seamen attended 528 Lectures Jl1 'j [crchant 2S South Street, New York, N. Y. Marine School; 852 new tudents enrolled. 46,951 Social Service Interviews. P lease send a "Bon Voyage" card to ...... 11,551 Relief Loan . sailing on the S.S ...... 7,307 Individual Seamen recei\'cd Relief. 73,102 Iagazines distributed. . . .. Cabin...... Date ...... 5,317 Piece of c1othino- and 1,123 knitted artlcles chstnbuted. Treated in Dentat Eye, Ear-N ose-Throat and Medical Clinics. and attach my personal card (enclosed herewi th) . Here is my check 2,994 77,119 Attended 162 entertainments, moving pictures, athletic activi- for $...... for the Institute's "Bon Voyage Fund", tie , concerts and lectures. to be used for needy seamen. 2,532 .'\ttendance in _\pprentice ' Room. 319 1i sing Seamen founel. Natne ...... 1.062 Position. secmed ror Seamen. Address ...... $200,056. Deposited for 3,197 Seamen in Banks. 18,782 Attendance in Conrad Library; 4,744 books distributed. Editor's Note: Copies of the above contribution slip are available at 10,446 Telephone Contacts with eamen. the Institute. Why not keep a supply on hand? 1,447 Visits to Ships by Institute representatives. 16 THE LOOKOUT JANUARY SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK • BOARD OF MANAGERS Honorary President RT. REv. WILLIAM T. MANNING, D .D., LL.D., D.C.L. President CLARENCE G. MICHALIS

Clerical Vice· Presidents RT. REV. ERNEST M. STIRES, D .D. REV. FREDERICK BURGESS RT. REV. BENJAMIN M. WASHBURN, D .D. REV. ROELIF H . BROOKS, S .T .D. REV. WILLIAM TUFTS CROC~ER REV. SAMUEL M . DORRANCE REV. W. RUSSELL BOWIE, D.D. REV. FREDERICK S . FLEMING, D .D. REV. DONALD B . ALDRICH, D .D.

Lay Vice·Presidents HERBERT L. SATTERLEE ORME WILSON HON. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HARRY FORSYTH

Secretary and 'rreasu:rer THOMAS ROBERTS

HENRY MCCOMB BANGS F. SHELTON FARR STEPHEN H . P. PELL EDWARD J. BARBER JOHN H . FIN LEY FRANKLIN REMINGTON CHARLES R. BEATTIE FRANK G ULDEN JOHN S. ROGERS, JR. EDWIN DET. BECHTEL CHARLES S . HAIGHT, JR. KERMIT ROOSEVELT REGINALD R . BELKNAP loUIS GORDON HAMERSLEY CHARLES E. SALTZMAN GORDON KNOX BELL AUGUST US N . HAND SAMUEL A . SALVAGE GORDON K NOX BELL, JR. OLIVER I SELIN JOHN JAY SC HIEFFELIN CHARLES W. BOWRING AYMAR JOHNSON THOMAS A. SCOTT EDWIN A. S . BROWN BENJAMI N R . C . Low T . A SHLEY SPARKS DOUGLAS F . COX RICHARD H. MANSFIELD J. MAYHEW WAINWRIGHT FREDERICK A . CUMMINGS loUIS B. M CCAGG, JR. FRANK W . WARBURTON JOSEPH H . DARLINGTON J UNIUS S . MORGAN ERNEST E. WHEELER CLEMENT L. DESPARD MORTON L. N EWHALL WILLIAM F. WHITEHOUSE CHARLES E . DUNLAP HARRIS C . PARSONS WILLIAM WILLIAMS SNOWDEN A . FAHNESTOC~ JOHN H . G. PELL WILLIAM D. WINTER DE CoURSEY FALES G EORGE GRAY ZABRISKIE

HONORARY MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE JOHN MASEFIELD

Superintendent REV. HAROLD H . KELLEY