Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Floating White House” Oakland, California 2011 Winter Edition FDR and The March of Dimes INSIDE THIS ISSUE: By Edward I. Bloom Eleanor and the Royal Visit When Franklin Roosevelt con- By PAULETTE LANGGUTH tracted infantile paralysis (polio) Thoughts from the First Lady on the in 1921, very little was known British Royals’ 1939 visit ...... 2 about its cause, treatment, or potential for a cure. The best The Potomac Challenge Coin medical advice available was to By LES MARKS Newly minted, and more than just base treatment on a regimen of another collectible ...... 4 hot compresses, massages, and gentle exercise of the afflicted Mooring Lines areas. Searching for anything By VIRGINIA RAPP that might assist in even a par- Notes on “going electronic” . . . . .4 tial recovery, Roosevelt heard of the healing properties of the hot Marti’s Musings… mineral waters at Warm Springs, By MARTI BURCHELL Georgia. He went there and A gift from the past ...... 5 found a tiny village with an old Notes from the Archives… hotel near the famous springs. FDR enjoying a therapeutic swim in Warm Springs The Potomac’s Inaugural Cruise He felt that the waters did have a By HANK LANEY, Curator beneficial effect, perhaps out of wishful thinking, and arranged to buy the entire The maiden voyage is an all-around property. This led to the establishment of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation success - good seas, good will, and in 1927, supported in part through solicited private donations given at Birthday good fishing...... 6 Balls hosted by FDR on the anniversary of his birthday, January 30. The purpose of the Foundation was to support pioneering research in physical therapy and “All Aboard” - FDR & Railroads water treatments for polio victims. By BRAD BUNNIN Railroads in the President’s life On September 23, 1937, FDR issued a presidential proclamation announcing and death ...... 7 the creation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to carry on the 2011 Cruise Schedule fight against polio on a nation-wide basis. This inspired entertainer Eddie Can- The Potomac offers a wide range of tor to organize a national fund events and cruises for the coming raising campaign for the next season. Take a look - it’s not too Birthday Balls in California. soon to book your favorites now. . 9 Meeting with Hollywood studio executives in November, Cantor Friends of the Potomac proposed a 30-second national The most important page in this radio spot asking the public to issue of Potomac Currents. . . . . 10 send dimes and other small don- POTOMAC LINKS: tions directly to the White House to support the new foundation. Visit the USS Potomac on Facebook In a take-off on the well-known Events and Cruises The March of Time newsreels, Student Tours Cantor came up with the catchy Private Charters phrase “March of Dimes” that Become a Friend of the Potomac FDR and Eddie Cantor, 1938 captured the public’s imagination. Continued, Page 5 ELEANOR AND THE ROYAL VISIT By Paulette Langguth

I find it interesting that a nation of people whose forefathers suffered and died to separate from the British Monarchy seem to have a never-ending obsession with the English Royal family. (Given the current media frenzy over Prince William’s engagement, I am resigned to the fact that this engagement, and the ensuing wedding, will be top news stories for months to come. Define “news” as you will.) Consider that George Washington, “aware that everything he did set a precedent, at- tended carefully to the pomp and ceremony of office, making sure that the titles and trappings were suitably republican and never emulated European royal courts. To that end, he preferred the title ‘Mr. President’ to the more majestic names sug- gested.” Fast forward to 1939. One can only wonder what Eleanor was thinking as the English Royals’ visit approached, the first ever in this country’s history.

In August of 1938, FDR sent a letter to England’s King George VI inviting the King and Queen to visit the United States and stay at the White House. This visit would coincide with the Royals’ scheduled visit to Canada in June of 1939. The visit was not strictly social, although it was later publicized as such. Con- sidering the escalating trouble in Europe, FDR was anxious for an opportunity to personally establish a sound, working relationship with the King of Eng- land.

After a great deal of correspondence, the invitation was accepted and plans were put in place for the royal visit. The expression “the devil is in the details” takes on new meaning when you read what was necessary to accommodate these guests. First, obviously, it was not just the King and Queen to plan for. The Royal Party included Ladies-in-Waiting, the Prime Minister of Canada, Lord-in-Waiting to the King, Lord Cham- berlain to the Queen, Acting Private Secretary to the King, Medical Officer, Chief Press Liaison Officer, Assistant Private Secretary to the King, Equerries to King and Queen boarding the Potomac the King, and the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada, among others.

Next, consider the accommodations. This is a partial list provided to the White House of “Suggestions for the furnishing of His Majesty’s Room:

• Large bed with the head against the wall. (Never with the side along the wall) • No bolster – two pillows, Very soft eider down quilt, which can be accordion-pleated at the foot of the bed • On each side of the bed a bedside table with a lamp • Great number of hangers – some of them very wide with the back slightly curved, others with a double bar for trousers • On the desk an inkstand with two inkwells – one full of blue-black, the other of red ink • To be ready to supply if requested, garnet-red and white carnations for boutonnieres.”

Needless to say, there was a similar, extensive list for the Queen.

Of interest to our Potomac Currents readers is a section of the itinerary submitted to the King and Queen, by FDR, in a letter dated January 18, 1939. Plan I included the following schedule for Thursday, June 8.

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“11:30a.m. Arrive at the White House 12:30p.m. Motor to Navy Yard and go on board my small yacht USS POTOMAC Lunch on board while proceeding down the river to Mount Vernon – a distance of about eighteen miles. Go ashore at Mount Vernon, visit the house, lay a wreath on President Washington’s Tomb and motor back to the White House where we would have family tea and give you a couple of hours of rest. 8:00p.m. State Dinner.”

The subsequent days and nights of the visit were filled with tours, inspections, dinners, teas, ceremonies, and meetings. It would appear that every available minute was scheduled.

In Eleanor’s book, This I Remember, she recounts the time immediately following the trip on the USS Potomac. (Due to a fear of drowning, this was one of the very few times Elea- nor was aboard the yacht.) “On the way home we stopped at Fort Hunt to visit a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. My husband, of course, could not walk with the King and Queen, but I have a vivid recollection of that visit; it taught me many things. The King walked with the commandant of the camp toward the boys, who were drawn up in two lines in the broiling sun. As we went down the long line, the King stopped at every other boy and asked questions while the Queen spoke to the intervening boys. I, of course, walked with the Queen. At the end of the first line, the commandant was prepared not to go down the second one, but the King turned automatically and started down.” The King, who had King and Queen casting off. established summer camps for boys from the mining areas of Great Britain, was interested in creating something that he perceived to be as useful as our CCC.

Eleanor also writes about a thoughtful gesture, on the part of the Queen, as the royal couple were about to board their train leaving Hyde Park station. “…the Queen suddenly came back to me and said: ‘Where is the man who has been driving the King? I want to thank him.’ I found my husband’s chauffeur and the Queen thanked him for the care with which he had driven.”

The Roosevelt’s had found much to ad- mire in the King and Queen and sent them off with compassion and concern for what lay ahead of them. The visit King and Queen aboard the Potomac. was deemed successful, if exhausting. Note Royal Flag forward and Presidential Flag midship. Trivia Question

What did Winston Churchill call Franklin Roosevelt ? Answer: “POTUS” ( President of the United States ) States United the of President ( “POTUS” Answer:

-3- THE POTOMAC CHALLENGE COIN By Les Marks out work for a coin. One side was a no-brainer; it would be FDR’s Presidential Seal. The flip side required a lot of imagination and creativity. We looked at many pictures of the Potomac, the White House and FDR, and by September the design work was complete to our satisfaction.

With funding provided by an anonymous donor, our design was sent to a coin maker to develop a proof. It was beauti- fully rendered, and we put in an order for 200 coins. The shipment arrived in plenty of time to go on sale in our on- board gift shop during Fleet Week. They were well received, The idea to create a Challenge Coin for the USS Potomac and continue to be a popular item with our visitors. was spawned a couple years ago, when some of the Po- tomac crew toured the USN Amphibious Assault Ship, USS The origin of Challenge Coins is as elusive as the origin of Bonhomme Richard. As the Captain welcomed us aboard, the Martini. Go to the internet and search on “Challenge he gave us each one of their Challenge Coins. After a very Coin History.” You will find scores of entries about the tra- interesting tour, we went to lunch where the conversation dition of the Challenge Coin – some more believable than turned to the ship’s coin. Someone commented that the USS others. Potomac should have its own Challenge Coin – everyone agreed it was a great idea. Today, Challenge Coins are used by most military units, many fraternal organizations, and even by individuals. I The story may have ended with that comment. More than have collected quite a number over the years and many have a year passed with no action being taken: however, the a special place in my heart for what they represent. I hope as idea never left my mind. Last Spring, I asked our talented you read this you will consider the USS Potomac Challenge Graphics Designer, David McGraw, to help me with the lay- Coin as a souvenir of our beautiful ship.

MOORING LINES . . . Some thoughts on going electronic

In this age of technology making our lives easier, we encountered a few hurdles last fall in our at- tempt to put the newsletter on our website. In the process some of you may have received more than one email for Fall Edition of Potomac Currents, and we thank you for your patience. It seems our e-lists and programs were not quite compatible, but thanks to the tenacity of our Webmaster, Tom Howard, and Electronics Coordinator, Karen Lyberger, I am pleased to present our debut web version of Potomac Currents. With it we offer more articles, photos, and links related sites – all just a click away. And for those of you who prefer the printed page, we have included a button that will give you a printable version.

The seeds for this change were planted nearly two years ago by my predecessor, Rich Knowles, whose guidance during this transition has been invaluable. And none of it could have been possible without David McGraw, our very accomplished graphic guru. His eye for design and layout brings every issue of Potomac Currents to life. Finally, I am indebted to our entire Editorial Board whose creativity and enthusiasm make my job easy.

Happy New Year, and enjoy our new look!

Virginia Rapp, Editor

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The three major radio net- works agreed to donate the air time for the cause, and the first broadcast for the March of Dimes was aired during the week preceding the 1938 Birthday Balls. Famous en- tertainers, including Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Kate Smith, and Ed- gar Bergen, lent their names and prestige to the campaign. Elvis Presley - 1959 “Poster Boy” In the first days following the broadcasts a mere $17.50 in small coins had been received at the White House. By January 29, letters with dimes and dollars had flooded the White House mailroom; so many that the actual number of envelopes could only be estimated by the number of mail- bags delivered.

The March of Dimes provided the funds that allowed the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to begin organized research into the cause and possible cure for polio. With the support of the Foundation, Dr. Jonas Salk was able to announce the success of his new vaccine for polio in 1955, ten years after the death of FDR. Today, the number of new cases of polio in the United States is so few that the disease is virtually non-existent.

Sources: March of Dimes Archives – David Rose A First Class Temperament – Geoffrey C. Ward FDR – Jean Edward Smith

MARTI’S MUSINGS…A historic document

Though an amazing confluence of circumstances, thePotomac has acquired one of the original planning charts used during the D-Day invasion of WWII. The chart is a gift to the Potomac Association from Mr. Ron Nash who had been on one of our History Cruises last June with his family. His father, Warren Nash, was a Navy Quartermaster who had served on the USS Potomac prior to his assignment to the USS Augusta, the flagship for the D-Day invasion.

Aboard the USS Augusta, Quartermaster Nash was responsible for securing the documents at the end of each planning session before the invasion. Following the final planning meeting for D-Day, Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk (USN Commander Western Naval Task Force) rolled up the chart, handed it to Nash, and told him to stow it, which he did – in his locker. It was then forgotten in the heat of that most famous of battles. It went home with Nash when he was discharged.

Considering that the chart is nearly 66 years old, it is in remarkably good condition. Over the years it had been folded, but despite the crease lines and some slight discoloration, the chart is easy to read and understand. It is over-laid on a Michelin map of the English Channel and shows clearly the advance lines for the components of the fleet and the targeted destinations.

We hope to have the chart stabilized and mounted for display at our Potomac museum in the near future so that it can be shared with all of our history buffs and visitors. Our sincere thanks go to Ron Nash and his family for this wonderful gift to the Potomac. -5- FROM THE ARCHIVES By Hank Laney, Curator

The Potomac’s Inaugural Cruise

On March 23, 1936, and in time for the President’s annual fishing holiday, the Presidential Yacht Potomac set sail for its inaugural cruise. Originally built by the Coast Guard, the cutter Electra would make an ideal presi- dential yacht. It was all steel, it could carry a good number of passengers, the President could negotiate the passageways, and it was excellent for fishing. On March 2, 1936, with the completion of the retrofit, theElectra was commissioned by the Navy and renamed the USS Potomac.

The USS Potomac was ready for its first cruise and the beginning of a fishing vacation in the Bahamas to last approximately two weeks. The cruise, like many to come, did not begin in Washington D.C. with FDR aboard. The President traveled by train to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and boarded the destroyer USS Monaghan. He first stepped aboard his new presidential yacht on March 25 off Great Inagua in the Bahamas.

He was piped aboard with all Navy formalities, and the Presidential flag was first struck on the mast of the USS Potomac. Guests of the President included Frederick Delano (FDR’s uncle), James Roosevelt (FDR’s eldest son), Captain Wilson Brown, (FDR’s naval aide), Colonel E.M. Watson (FDR’s military aide), and Captain Ross McIntire (FDR’s naval physician). The USS Potomac would be escorted for the trip by the USS Monaghan and the USS Dale, another destroyer.

Later that day while close to shore the Presidential party got down to the serious business of the trip – fishing! A number of beautiful and interesting fish were caught. The largest, a Magnum Barracuda, weighed in between 20 and 40 lbs. (nobody had a Fishing, May 1936 scale?). Its head was preserved for presentation to the Smithsonian Museum.

The next day the ship left Great Inagua for West Caicos, a run of about 70 miles. There was great interest in how she would handle at sea. Despite some choppy waters, she proved to be quite comfortable. Fishing from the USS Potomac, and the two Chris Craft cruisers carried on the top deck, was great for all. The Presi- dent caught four beautiful, large groupers in quick succession.

On Friday the USS Potomac followed the trolling Chris Craft with the President at the helm! As the ship wandered among the Bahamas from anchorage to an- chorage, the President’s mail was delivered by seaplane as affairs of state must be attended to. At one anchorage a ship’s steward was sent ashore to see if he could get some crayfish from natives who had been seen on the beach the night before. The steward was able to strike a deal, and that afternoon the natives delivered the largest crayfish that anyone aboard had ever seen – all for $3.00.

The following Monday the President invited the Governor of Nassau and his wife to come aboard for a buffet luncheon. For this the ship tied up to the dock at Nassau. Also invited aboard was the White House press who had flown in for this occa- sion. (Newsreel footage of this event is included in the video shown at the Potomac Visitor Center.)

On some days the weather cooperated, some days not. After seventeen days of cruising and fishing, theUSS Potomac along with her escorts headed back to Ft. Lauderdale. A rather large crowd greeted the President who was transferred to a train waiting at the dock. He then traveled to Warm Springs, Georgia, and finally, back to Washington D.C. All in all, a great first trip with good fishing for all.

We have in our archives a day-to-day narrative of this cruise written by Captain Brown and given to the President.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt spent much of his life traveling by train. He also spent many of his last public hours aboard the eleven-car presidential train, when it became his funeral train. His final journey from Warm Springs, Georgia, where he died, to Hyde Park, New York, where he is interred, took three days and covered a thousand miles.

During FDR’s lifetime, most Americans traveled the country by train. Although commercial air transportation began in a limited way on January 1, 1914, rail travel was still preferred by most people. Airplane trips were long, uncomfortable, uncertain, and expensive.

During the Great Depression most sources of financing dried up, a problem that severely affected capital hungry railroads that needed constant infusions of money for construc- tion, maintenance, and operations. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a major piece of legislation that went into effect during “The First 100 Days” of Roosevelt’s presidency, provided the funding to keep the railroads running.

Shortly after FDR took office, a presidential passenger car was designed expressly for his needs using a car built by the Pullman Company called the Ferdinand Magellan. It was refurbished for the use of the President and his party, but in most respects it was an ordi- nary observation/sleeper. At 84 feet in length (about half that of the USS Potomac), it was 15 feet high, 10 feet wide, and contained the presidential suite, two guest rooms, a dining/ conference room, and an observation lounge. Each room in the car had a telephone. The elimination of one of the usual five staterooms allowed for a spacious observation lounge decorated with cream-colored woodwork, green carpeting, and light brown, tufted wall covering resembling leather. The president liked to poke along at speeds below 30 miles per hour, perhaps because the constant motion caused him some pain, or possibly because he enjoyed waving to the crowds who often gathered along his route.

With the start of WWII, the President agreed that the car should be modified to keep him safe and comfortable. For his protection, the Magellan was reinforced with 5/8-inch armor plate, three-inch thick bullet-proof windows, extra locks on its doors, and two escape hatches in the roof. The car weighed 142 tons, double the weight of a comparable, unprotected car. Its original name removed, the car was identified in code as “POTUS,” President of the United States. For added se- curity, all other rail traffic would be cleared from FDR’s route while a team of rail- road employees and Secret Service agents inspected every inch of track before the locomotive pulling the President was allowed to proceed. The Lounge aboard the Presidential car

President Roosevelt’s train travel presented certain challenges, among them the “secret” of his disability, which he always (and successfully) endeavored to keep from the public. When his train stopped in New York City, it only used Track 61, deep in Grand Central Terminal directly beneath the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. There the crew would off-load the presidential Pierce Arrow limousine from a freight car, and a freight elevator carried it and the President through the Waldorf garage to the street.

Tangential to FDR’s connection with trains, but worth noting, was the impact of A. Phillip Randolph, president of the Broth- erhood of Sleeping Car Porters, on Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 8802, issued June 25, 1941. A planned march on Wash- ington proved unnecessary due to this order barring employment discrimination by the federal government, defense related industries, and federal contractors, based on race. Although the order was effective immediately, it was not well enforced until the 1960’s with the advent of the Civil Rights Movement.

The Romance of Travel is largely gone from our lives. Crowded airplanes and terminals offer little except speed – and increasingly not even that! The ideal of moving slowly across our country with time to see our similarities and our differ- ences, and to reflect upon them, no longer applies. The contrast with FDR’s travels is immense. We have lost something important: the opportunity to gain perspective and insight that is swept awayt at an altitude of 36,000 feet.

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1st and 3rd Thursday Opening Day on the Bay May 1 2nd and 4th Saturday “Characters of the Bay” May thru October Mother’s Day May 8 10:30AM ~ 12:30PM Memorial Day May 30 $45.00 Adults, $40.00 Seniors Father’s Day June 19 $25.00 Under 12 Fourth of July July 4 Groups of 20 or more: $35.00 each Immigration Station Cruise (Angel Island) July 27, Aug. 24 10:30 to 3:30 Dockside Tours Sept. 28, Oct. 26 9:45 to 3:00 Fleet Week Practice October 7 Wednesday, Friday & Sunday Fleet Week October 8 & 9 Year Round ~ 11:00AM to 3:00PM Characters on the Bay November 3 $10.00 Adults, $8.00 Seniors Veteran’s Day (2 Cruises) November 11 * Prices may vary, please call for information. Spring Music Series Blue Grass and Bach on Board Returns in May, 2011. Performance lineup and schedule to be announced. Go to Potomac Discount Offer

For information or reservations go to www.usspotomac.org or call 510-627-1215

The Potomac Association 540 Water Street Board of Governors and Staff P.O. Box 2064 Oakland, CA 94604 Michael Roosevelt, Chairman Telephone: 510-627-1215 Carla Betts, President www.usspotomac.org Tom Morehouse, 1st Vice President The Potomac Currents is published Art Haskell, CFO by the Association for the Preservation Jean Gaskill, Secretary of the Presidential Yacht, Potomac, Inc. Editor: Virginia Rapp Walter Abernathy, Rick Anderson, Layout and Design: David McGraw Mary Bergan, Joe Brennan, David Connolly, Editorial Board: Marti Burchell, Ed Bloom, Curtis Davies,Virginia Furth, Rich Knowles, Les Marks, Hank Laney, Judy Goff-Roveda, Al Groh, Brad Bunnin and David McGraw Hal Marsh, James McCloud, Electronic Distribution: Karen Lyberger This Sailboat is a reproduction of an original Denny McLeod, Ron Paredes, Jeff Sturm, Webmaster: Tom Howard design by President Roosevelt used on his Kirk Rowlands, Richard Zampa personal matchbooks. He used the letters No part of this publication may be "FDR" to form the upper part of the sailboat. This was an appropriate device, since sailing Marti Burchell, Executive Director reproduced without the written permission was one of his favorite activities. Craig Newton, Ship Keeper of the publisher.

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-9- The USS Potomac AssociationFriends acknowledges of the the following Potomac individuals and organizations for their generous donations. SUSTAINING PATRON Dale Hansen Port of Oakland Waterfront Plaza Hotel CORPORATE/PATRON Ken & Carla Betts Stanley Jacobsen & Matson Navigation Jean & Barbara Gaskill Joe Brennan & Jan Tiura Emmy Werner Denny & Ruth McLeod Y. H. Soda Foundation COMMANDER IN CHIEF Walter Abernathy Willis Deming Tom Howard* Kurt Lauridsen Rick Anderson William & Marsha Dillon Hugh James Michael Roosevelt CA Field Iron Workers Virginia Furth Les Marks Judy Goff-Roveda Admin. Trust Arthur Haskell David & Myrna McGraw Dan Strohl Dr Jacob Deegan John Tuttle & Doug Drummond ADMIRAL Richard Zampa – District Council of Ironworkers ELEANOR Mary Bergan Tom & Carol Morehouse Beverly Voelker David Lee Woods & Don & Cathy DeCoss Kirk Rowlands Gilbert Williams & Phyllis D Chambers James & Rebecca Eisen John & Clem Underhill Anne Bonaparte CAPTAIN Brad Bunnin* Olaf Elander Bill & Mollie Kinney Stuart & Vallyn Proffitt Pat & Barbi Carson Norman & Edna Eltringham Rich Knowles & Virginia Rapp Ronald Casassa Pete Geffen Merlyn Uhlenberg Gordon Seligson Art & Ardeth Dreshfield Albert Groth Jack Lapidos Deborah Tharp Les & Elaine Dropkin Martine Habib Angeline Papastefan FIRST MATE ABC Security Service Fred Cunningham Marvin Jensen Art & Carrell Rankin Gail & Bruce Adair* Charles & Jacqueline Del Carol Johnston Virginia Rapp Glenn Aitkens Monte John & Donna Kaehms Joseph & Bonnie Reid Carol Anderson Al Dessayer Charley Kearns & Frank Ching Harold Rice* Ron & Judy Arrants Lee Ditlefsen Lawrence Kellogg Jr Mitch Salzman Bruce Baur Robert Eakin & Avis Hendley Nancy Kickertz Jerry & Lovene Silsdorf Gene Bell Thomas Escher* Kenneth & Margo Kingsbury Elaine Stanley Miriam Bloomberg Arthur Fatum* John Klip Ruby Tilley James Bolen Dorothy & Julie Filice Neal & Nancy Lambly John & Nancy Turnier Donald Bonney Vickie Gregg Daniel Lamey Lee Velde John & Susan Bradley Trevor Hall Jack Lapidos Wanda Viviano Roland Brandel Bonnie & Earl Hamlin Lawrence & Emily Lohr Beverly Voelker Marti Burchell Mavourneen Harshman Patricia MacLean Cynthia Weiss Windy & Jerry Butler Heinold’s First & John McCredie John & Marilyn Welland Vern & Alice Carrier Last Chance Saloon Thomas Murray Mary Whitehead Ted & Lynda Chenoweth Leroy & Marlene Hintzman Jim O’Connor Ruth Ann Yager Dave Connally Capt Walter Jaffee Herbert Ploch FALA Ramon Aguilar Gus Dorough Susan LaMay* Cathy O’Brien Sally Beck & David Brossard Susan LaMay Sandra Lundgren William Peeters Richard Black Georgia Edlund Lucy John Herbert Ploch Ted Brown Elizabeth Hannon Ronald Louis Brenda Price Carol Campbell Howard Herman Arthur Mark* Maurice Robichaud Steven Colman Michael Hogan Robert Matz Kathy Szumiloski Angelique & Yann Cucaro- Esther Jennings William Memmer Robert Woodruff Renault Colleen Kelly-Prola Dawn Muller STUDENT/TEACHER Tom Bernitt James Flander Mike Gregory ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATIONAL FUND Al Groh Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 Oakland Since January 2010, union organizations throughout the San Fransisco Bay Area have contributed more than $8,000 specifically to support the Educational Cruises. See full list. *Contributor to the Potomac IPO – Ship Shares Program Note: Questions or comments about the above listing may be referred to Gordon Seligson, email: [email protected] or write to the Friends of the Potomac, P.O. Box 2064, Oakland, CA 94604.

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