1.00 U. S. Navy Plwto CHRISTMAS - SOMEWHERE AT SEA Lookout ~unrtuury The o God, who makelt us glad with the yearly remembrance December, 1944 No. 12 of the birth of thine only Son Jesus Christ; Grant that as We joyfu ll y receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure Con­ fidence behold him when He shall come to be our Judge, who [xhi6itio.JL .ot $Juwvm A.. OJ.oJdJtaiM.. liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world E,\l\IEN' - Choice - Jt1dges' without end . Am en. Choice of "best in sho\\" ." \Vill thevS agree? Thi was the big ques­ tion in ~he mind of a rt is ~ s .. ~e all1en and "isltor' at the Exll1b1tl on of rtraits of seamen by volunteer ~ists which was held in the Janet Roper Room from Octoher 24th to \"OJ. xxx\". DECDIllER. 1944 oVl'lllber 8th. PUBLISHED MONTHLY Thomas Craven, art critic, Gor­ by the don Grant. fam ous marine artist and SEAMEN'S CHURCH . I. Woolf, )Jew York Til11 e~ INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK artist. graciously consented to serve a judges. A luncheon was given CLARENCE G. MICHALIS Prc.idcnt n October 24th, attended by the THOMAS ROBERTS Secretary and Treasurer volunteer artists and at which the REV . HAROLD H. KELLEY. D .O . judges announced their deci sion. Director The\' selected a portrait 0 f Seaman MARJORIE DENT CANDEE. Editor Boh' Crosby a first prize \\'inner. $1.00 per year lOe per copy made by Thlrs. H elen H. Lawrence Gifts of $5.00 per year and over include a year's subscription to "mE who recently completed her 100th SEAMAN BOB CROSBY, Age 18, LOOKOUT'. sketched by Mrs . Helen H. Lawrenoe E"t ...,d as sectmd dass mall... ,,,ly 8. was the JUDGE'S CHOICE in the Portrait 1925, al NMlI York, N . Y .• under tile ad of March 3. 1879. Contest-First Prize. Addr~ss all commlwi catiO'.-Js to Bob is from Borger, Texas, and has been SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE going to sea since he was 15. He has had OF NEW YORK three ships sunk beneath him. 25 SOUTH ST., NEW YORK 4, N. Y T<I'phon< BOwling Green 9-2710 ketch of a merchant eaman. Thl' judges sel ected a portrait by :\ rt i~t . \llen F. T errell a econd pri ze . LEGACI ES TO THE INST ITUTE and one by :i\Iiss Fay Ko:uck. third. You ore osked to remember this Institute in your will. that it mo ~ Then came th e hallotting amon" properly corry on its important work for seamen. While it is odvis­ the ~ea 11l e n fo r their choice .)£ be t oble to consult your lowyer os to the drawing of yo ur will. we submit portrait in the show. \ i tt r a week nevertheless the following as 0 clause that may be used: of excited voting. and after th e sea­ " I give and bequeath to "Seamen's Church Institute Of New men had inspected the seventy por­ York, " a corporation of the State of New York, located at 25 South traits ill the show carefully, had Street, New York City, the sum of.. ... ............................ .. ........ Dollors." di scussed them with one another Note that the words "Of New York" are a part of our title. If ancl with volunteer artist. and host­ lond or ony specific property such os bonds, stocks, etc., is given, esse, the poll clo eel at 10 P . 111. o brief description of the property should be inserted inste.ad of T hree tell er ",ere selected. the the words, "the sum of ... ... ....... Dollars." SEAMAN JAY BROWN, Age 18 ,eals to the ball ot box were broken. t sketched by Miss Irene Johnson and the counting of the yotes be­ h. SEAMEN'S CHOICE in the Portrait gan. The fin al result wa intere. t­ from. Barnestboro, Penna., and had ing: The sketch made by M is Ir(' ne Iniured aboard his ship on D-Day. J ohn . on IJf . raman J ay Brown wiln l1rst place uy a big majority. It niques and learning basic Pt' . Sorne of these portraits are now on display at the Church Missions House. tied for second place and also third pIes of art. The Institute for ~nel place by a big majority. The por­ years has encouraged merchant all)' 281 Fourth Ave., New York City, until December 26th. trait was duly labeled "Seamen's men who have artistic talent to sea. Choice" and decorated with a tri­ tinue such work as a hobby. Con. color ribbon. The practice of having volunt Artists receiving honorable men­ artists, both pro fessional and aneer tion in the contest were 1\1rs. Clara teur, on hand in the Janet Ro;:' L. Strong, :Mrs. W. S. Kendall and Room, the Seamen's Lounge and a~ Victor Costa. the .Janet Roper Club uptown . ,IS The seamen enjoy ueing sketched servll1g many purposes: It stinl tl . by the artists, and of course their lates the interest of the seamen' it families are delighted to receive the pleases their families; it gives p;ac. original sketches. The idea of artists tice to the artists who often Com. sketching seamen originated with ment on the variety of men of all Mr. LeRoy Ward of the Society of nationalities who come to the In. lllustrators who introduced it about stitute. The contest stimulated in. two years ago at the American terest, too, and it was delightful to Theatre \Ving Canteen for Mer­ watch how the seamen pick flaw chant Seamen. Today, almost every or praise the sketches, and excitedl\' club for seamen has volunteer art­ ists on hand to make sketches of express their opinions. Incidentally, the seamen. It is interesting to the exhibition also provided a most observe how many seamen who have fertile conversational topic for sev· a talent or flair for sketching or eral ,veeks at "25 South Street." painting enjoy talking with the competing with baseball and the various artists, discussing tech- political campaign! The Judges Decide-Mrs. Helen H. Lawrence Wins First Prize Photo by Mllric Higgi1&sOft The Judges Consider the Portraits Mr. Woolf Mr. Craven Mr. Grant S~etch by Aile,! F. Terrell Won Second Prize Sketch by Fay Kosuck Won Third Prize 3 at/iNl $.JuunJm.. dlon.o1l.ll.Cl .aL Ca1lv;dA.aL 1 If ERCH.\NT seame1l of the HOSE news reports that read: F or rations, they . had half . LV! United Nations were honored T"Fourteen survivors from an graham cracker three tunes a da <I a sen'ice held in the Cathedral half ounce of bitter chocolat/';' Allied freighter were landed at an I~f St. JOhl1 the Divine on )J ovem­ east coast port," are hardly noticed noon, a third of an ounce of can at be 5th. More than a thousand ration daily. and nine ounce ned r in today's daily paper by a public 0" uniiurIncd cac)ets from the U.. S. now attuned to more sen ational water each day. \{erchant Manne Academy at KlI1g headlines of a war-torn world. But "\Ve had flying fish and a . t . e" point, 1.. 1., the N. Y. State Mari­ I k f 111 to 23-y~ar-old Harold Reagle, law or vane yonce a whilt dInt Academy at Fort Schuyler. such stones recall a personal experi­ and caught a sea gull for Christ_ N. Y .. and trainees fr0111 the U. S. ence that is anything hut casual or mas." Maritime Training Station at Hoff­ brief. They ran out of rations durin, ~aJl ]~land. N. Y. and Sheepshead theIr la~t three days, but when the~ BaY, X. Y., also a group of J or­ Reagl.e':. s~ory concerns 39 long landed 111 French Guiana, all nin~ wegian merchant seamen attended. days wIth eIght companions in a were able to walk a half mile be­ 28-foot Ii fe boat on the Atlantic. In the procession that preceded f ore getting thei r rood and rest_ the service were members of the A graduate oi Hoffman Island although each h~~ lost an. average Board of Managers of the Seamen's Reagle shipped la t July as oiler 01; of 40 pounds. 1 he 1-1 eavl1Ig Lin( Church Institute of New York a ship that made Capetown and the which sponsors the annual Sailors' Mediterranean and was heading Army General Lauds SelSmen Day service, consuls of the United The comradeship of merchant seamen back to ~he U. S. when a torpedo who turned over to soldiers bound for ~ations, and representatives of smashed mto her fireroom just after the battlefronts all the comforts and -teamship companies. Reagle had gone off watch. The facilities of their ship, the SS CHARLES The Rev. Lawrence .\. Harkness. SU~I)';ER, recently won warm officia l blast kiJled the fireman. nc of the In titute's Chaplains. Sheepshead Bay Trainees commendation from the troops' com· read the Lesson; the Rev. IIarold .. As soon as we were in the Irater mander. Brig. Gen. :OVlauricl! Rose, of the Second H. Kelley. D.D .. Director of the observance of the lOOth anniversary ~fter abandoning ship," Reagle said, Armored Division, wrote: Institute, offered the special Pray­ of the In. titute which began on the sub surfaced and started shell­ "I desire to bring to the attention 01 er., and the Bishop of i'lew York, April 12th. Bishop Manning said: ing us. An armor piercing shell hit the Commanding General, the excellent Dr. ~Ial1ning preached. The service "As to the work of the Seamen's treatment received by the officer and one of Our stacks and the sound re­ 3lso marked the completion of the Church [nstitute.