Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1930, Page 49

The full text of ntative Ham- Pish's speech ‘Communists in United States,” delivered last night in the National Radio Forum, arranged ‘The Star and broadcast by the Jumbia Broadcasting System, follows: At the outset of my remar #0 emphasize that I am s in my individual capacity chairman of the special committee cre- ated by the House of Representatives to investigate the activities of the Com- munists in the United States. It is only | falr to_point out that whatever senti- | ments I may express has no official re- lation to the work of the committer, which is now preparing its report and wmen%ntmm for 1lul:l'nl.lsmx';o nfll 58, but are merely my per: views and observations as one of the, members of the committee in this im- portant and far-reaching investigation. I shall make every possible effort to | avold any exaggeration of the propa- la or activities of the Communists | the United States by so much as a hairbreadth, but, on the other hand, | I shall not minimize or cover up the ac- tual facts, but present them fully for thgb ]e‘nllghunment and protection of the public. ‘The investigation has convinced me that the surest and most effective wa of combating Communism in this coun- try is to give the fullest possible public- to the fundamental principles and of the Communists, which are the same throughout the world, as they are not likely to prove acceptable to any con- siderable number of American citizens, unless camouflaged by other extraneous issues, such as unemployment insur- ance. The original policy of the committee, to confine its investigation to Commu- nist activities, has been strictly adhered to, and no attempt has been made.to develop the facts in connection with Socialism, anarchism, radicalism or pacifism. 250 Witnesses Heard. ‘The committee created by the House of Representatives to investigate the activities of the Communists in the United States, honor Maine, Carl G. Bachmann ginis, Edward E. Eslick of and Robert S. Hall of Mississipp!, has been holding hearings since last June in various sections of the country and expects to complete its hearings and make its report and recommendations to Congress within the next few weeks. Hearings have been held in practically every section of the United States ‘where Com“.l:llllnln lc%vlucs have ;gen reported, including Washington, New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, Portland lghr:fi)‘. San h;;;h&o.hw Angeles, nooga, gham, Atlanta, New Orleans and Memphis. Approximately 250 witnesses, includ- many from other cities not men- above, such as Cleveland, Phila- delphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, El Paso, Gastonia and New Bedford, have been heard by the committee and a vast quantity of documents and written and ted evidence has been submitted. are several important witnesses to be heard, and arrangements have made to hear these at the end of next week. It is expected that the committee re- and recommendations will be ready submit to the Congress within the next few weeks. I am glad to take this opportunity over the radio to pay a well deserved tribute to the members of the commit- tee for their unselfish labors and con- has given more time, attention and de- to the work of the committee. fact is that each and every mem- he importance of the him by the House of u': International Labor Defense; by House resolution 220, adopted May 22, 1930, to present a carefully prepared Teport, based upon the facts as devel- 8t the various hearings held ighout the country, in order to give | & comprehensive picture of the history | and aims of Communism, and a de- tailed story of the propa; and ac- tivitles of the Communists in the United States, and to make recommendations for appropriate congressional action. I have had the privilege of serving for 10 years in the House of Repre- sentatives, and during that time know of no more important duty that has been intrusted to a ial committee of the House than the investigation of the propaganda and acivities of the Com- munists in the United States, as it affects the welfare and security of the n people and the stability of our Tepublican form of government. Activities Extensive. There is nothing that would have Ppleased me more than to be able to hon- estly state over this coast-to-coast radio broadcast that Communism in the United States is on the decline and that there 1s no need for congulonnl action, such as granting authority to the Department of Justice to investigae and keep in touch with the activities of the Communists throughout our coun- try. But I am compelled, out of respect for the truth, to reluctantly and re- mfly admit that the aciviles of he unists in our Republic are far more extensive, pernicious and better I anticipated befors the an. Department of Justice €] of m.';uthomy or funds to investigs Pfl"“"“ or activities since 1925. people back home thought the S e s B g s Of ass belhv-gm that the mcuflrvz | dered by the House of REPRESENTATIVE FISH. the committee has made every effort to stay within the appropriation and ex- pects to return an unexpended balance of approximately one-third of the en- tire appropriation to the Treasury of the United States. No lawyers have been engaged at Gov- ernment expense and no undercover men or special investigators have been employed except on particular miss:ons, and Dot for more than a few days at a ime. Most of the information presented to the committee has been done so volun- tarily, and only a small percentage of the witnesses have been subpoenaed. The witnesses represented all walks of Iife, priests, ministers, college profes- sors, school teachers, Government and city officials, police officers, industrial- ists, farmers, high officials of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor and of the United Mine Workers of America, Re- officers, journalists, membkers of the Chicago Board of Trade, grain brokers, representatives of the lumber and manganese industries, of patriotic societies, including the American Legion and other veteran organizations, also numerous Negroes, officials of the Ameri- can Civil Liberties Union and various types of American Communists, Jewish, Hungarian, German, Finnish, Greek, Bcotch and Negro. Among the better known witnesses who testifiled at length before the com- mittee and presented a vast amount of documentary evidence were William Green, president of the American Fed- eration of Labor; John L. Lewls, presi- dent of the United Mine Workers of America; Father Edmund A. Walsh, vice president of Georgetown University; Charles G. Wood, commissioner of con- ciliation, Department of Labor; Col. Leroy Smith of the Better America Fed- eration of Los Angeles, Capt. William F. Hynes of the Los Angeles Police De- partment, who presented one of the most detailed extensive reports of Com- munist activities of any witness du the hearing; Robert P. Kelley, chief of the Eastern European affairs, Depart. ment of State; J. ar Hoover, chief of the Bureau of Investigation, Depart- ment of ; former Police Commis- A. Whalen of New York, Inspector John A. Lyons, New York Police Department; Comdr. H. R. Hein of the Department of the Navy Intelli- gence Bureau, Jacob Spolansky, special ‘representative, National Metal Trades Association, Detroit; Basil W. Delgass, former vice president of the Amtorg Trading tion; Peter A. Bog- danov, president of the Amtorg Trading Corporation; Feodor M. Ziavkin, the general manager of ths Amtorg Trading Corporation; J. Louis Engdahl, a well and head of the ‘Willlam Simons, district organiser for the Com- California; Joseph the Communist youth movement in Seattle; Louis Bebrits, edi- tor of the Hungarian Communist news- paper Uj Elore, published in New York, with an alleged circulation of 20,000; Molssaye J. Olgin, editor of the Jewish Communist newspaper Freiheit, pub- lished in New York, with an alleged circulation of between 50,000 and 60,000. Called Red Herring. Soon after the investigation was or- resentatives hearings were held and immediately at- tacks were made by the Scripps-Howard chain of newspapers, the New York World and the Baltimore Sun, to the effect that the committee was a politi- cal red herring to attract the attention of the public from the unemployment situation and business depression and thereby help the Republican party prior to _election. ‘Thanks to the co-operation of every member of the committee, Democrats and Republicans alike, there has not been the slightest indication of any form of partisanship in the conduct of the investigation and I am confident that there will be no signs of party division in either the report or the recommendations. It is apparently the opinion of the committee members that the work as- signed to them by the House of Repre- sentatives is above and beyond party allegiance or interests and that service to the United States is the only mo- tive that impels their actions. The committee has gone sbout its work without any attempt to defend its actiens from unfriendly newspaper criticlsm, confident that it already has the support of 95 per cent of the Amer- ican people, including the American Federation of Labor, the New York State Chamber of Commerce, the Amelx;lcllcn o‘: m nl;‘veurnn nad patriotic organizat and of - cally all the church elements E‘cfllfi United States. ‘The committee has not and does not propose to waste its time answering criticlsms emanating from unfriendly sources or appearing in radical papers. WNamnk, known Communist, "y - THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 380, 1930—PART TWO. ‘The press of the country, as a general roposition, has been absolutely fair in news and editorial columns. Writers | est on the New York World and the Scripps-Howard papers, however, have not hesitated to make numerous half- baked and inaccurate statements con- cerning the activities of the committee and attempted to convey utterly erro- neous impressions to the reading public to the extent, it is difficult to dis- tinguish, on the subject of Communism, between these newspapers and out-and- out Communist publications. Principles Are Same. ‘The proper answer to this form of radical and insidious propaganda will be the report of the committee and its recommendations, which, I believe, will have the backing of an over- whelming majority of American citi- zens in all sections of the country, and of every race, color and creed. The principles and aims of .Com- munism are the same all over the world. The Russian Communist in Moscow and the Communist in Ber- lin, Paris, London, New Ycrk, Los Angeles, Tokio or Peking stand on the same platform and advocate the same principles, and all take their orders from the Third International, with headquarters at Moscow, and obey them implicitly. It is not difficult to find out exactly what_these principles are, and to de- fine Communism so that he who runs can read, as Communists do not at- tempt to hide their fundamental pur- poses and admit and are apparently proud of taking their orders from Moscow and giving allegiance to the Red flag and the Soviet Union. The following is a definition of Com- munism, & world-wide political organi- zation, advocating: (1) hatred of God and all forms of religion; (2) destruc- tion of private property rights and inheritance; (3) promotion of class hatred; (4) revolutionary propaganda through the Third International, stir- ring up Communist activities in foreign countries in order to cause strikes, riots, sabotage, bloodshed and civil war; (5) destruction of all forms of repre- sentative or democratic gevernments, in- cluding civil liberties, such as freedom of ch, of the press, of assembly and trial by jury; (6) the ultimate and final objective is world revolution and the dictatorship of the so-called proletariat into one Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics, with the world capital at Moscow. In the United States both the Re- publican and Democratic parties are apt to forget their national platform soon after election, but there is this that| is commendable about Communist: They | adhere strictly to their party program and principles wherever they may be, or are thrown out of the party. Not Based on Study. An atticle in last week's Saturday Evening Post, by Will Erwin, describ- ing Communism as a ballyhoo and on | the decline, makes good reading but | unfortunately is contrary to the facts, | and obviously unsupported’ by carelul‘ preparation or investigation. It is| much easier for a writer to present a | sweeping denial of the growth of Com- munism than by patient study-and care- ful investigation to dig deep into the facts and write an article based on those facts. It is easy to say there is a0 Communism when one knows nothing about it, and has made no real attempt to find out except by reading what ap- pears in the newspapers or listening to soap box orators in Union Square. I am not an alarmist, and do mnot consider the revolutionary doctrines of the Communists in the United States to constitute a menace at the present time to our republican form of govern- ment, but they are a real threat to cer- tain industries, such as textiles, coal mining, garment workers, marine trans- portation, fur workers, and are begin- n cause considerable trouble through creation of nuclei and the issuance of shop papers in the automo- bile industry, lumber industry and in numerous manufacturing ocenters throughout the Nation. f it were not for the fact that the American Federation of Labor, under the patrictic leadership of Willlam Green and predecessor, Samuel Gompers, has refused to compromise with the communists in the United States, who have been trying to bore from within in order to gain control of the labor unions, Communism would be a serious threat to American indus- try. Great credit should be given to the American Federation of Labor for combatting and exposing the aims of the Communists to undermine our re- publican form of government and de- stroy our industries. The American Federation of fabor, by exposing the true aims of the Com- munists against our Government, and excluding them from their unions, have forced them to organize their own rev- olutionary unions, such as the Trade Union Unity League, of which William Z. Foster is the gu'ding spirit. The growth of Communism in the | United States is easy to prove, and by that I mean those who advocate Com- munistic principles and not necessarily dues-paying members of the party. There are some 50 affiliated organi- zations, whose members are sympa- thetic, if not open adherents of Com- munism. Communist Vote Larger, In 1928 Willlam Z. Foster, the Com- munist candidate for President, polled 48,770 votes in 34 States. In 1930 the Communist candidates for Governor or United States Senator, in less than half the States in the Union where they were on the ballot, polled approximately 100,000 votes. In New York City alone there were 16,462 votes cast for the Communist State ticket. The e munist party in the United States is largely composed of aliens; probably 70 per cent are allens, 20 per cent nat- uralized citizens, and 10 per cent na- tive-born Americans, including Negroes. The aliens, of course, are not able to vote, and in order to obtain a fair es- timate of the actual number of Com- | munists over 21 years of age it would | be necessary to multiply the voting fig- | ures by three, and even that would not take into consideration the number of Communists who failed to vote, though qualified. In addition, there are all those Com- OPTICAL DEPARTMENT B i ®” munists under 21 years of age, and am whom there has been the great- ort to build up an active Com- munist youth movement. There are a half dozen Summer camps in the vi- cinity of New York City that turn out at least 20,000 young Communists a year, trained to hate our institutions, our Government and the American flag. I believe a conservative estimate of the number of Communist sympathizers in New York City alone, including the Young Communists’ League and Young Pioneers, would not be far from 100,000, as the percentage of alien Communists is higher in New York City than else- where. On the same basis, there are in ex- cess of 300,000 Communist sympathizers of voting age, and probably altogether, including women and children, about half & million in the United States. In the farming State of Minnesota the Communists polled this year an average of approximately 10,000 votes for their State ticket, which is a big number in such a predominantly agri- cultural State. Have Led Strikes. The growth, propaganda and activi- ties of the Communists in the United States has been steadily increasing since 1925, when the Department of Justice was deprived of its powers to deal with the revolutionary activities of the Communists. Since then the Com- munists have taken the leadership in three big textile strikes—at Passaic, New Bedford and Gastonia—involving about 40,000 workers, not for the pur- pose of helping secure increased wages for the employes, but to incite a revolu- tionary spirit through a continuation of the strike. The same tactics were followed in other Communist strikes in various industrial centers of the coun- try. This method is in line with the advice given by Joseph Stalin, secre- tary general of the Communist party in Russia and dictator of the Soviet gov- ernment, when he said to a delegation of American Communists about a year ago: “I think, comrades, that the Com- munist party of America is one of the few Communist parties in the world upon which history has placed tasks of decisive importance from the point of view of the international revolutionary movement. * * * I think that the moment is not far off when a revolu- tionary crisis will be unleashed in America. When that revolutionary crisis comes in the United States it wiil mark the beginning of the end of world capitalism. The Communist party of the United States must be armed to be able to meet that historical moment and to head the forthcoming class com- bat. Preparation is necessary for this, comrades—a preparation of all forces. For this it is necessary to establish unity in the American party. For this it is necessary to forge out real revolu- tionary cadres and genuine revolution- ary leaders of the proletariat who would be clg:ble of leading the many millions of the American working class toward their class revolutionary battles. For this it is necessary to throw aside all and sundry personal feelings and factional considerations, making the revolutionary education of the working class of America the foremost issue.” It must be self evident to all intelli- gent people that we in the United States 1 be unable to compete with Soviet Russia for the wheat, lumber, manganese and oil markets of the world, provided we continue to uphold the American standard of wages and of living. The Soviet government of Russia has seized without cost all the lands and | natural resources of the country, and through the use of convict, forced or labor pald on a gold scale of between 10 and 20 cents per day, will be able to produce vast exportable surpluses in wheat, timber, oil and manganese, and undersell our commodities produced by free labor at the American wage scale. Is Immediate Menace. It may be many years before the so- called five year plan develops a serious competition to our markets, for manu- factured goods; that depends on the future strength of the Soviet govern- ment. At the present moment, the economic system in Russia, based upon confiscated lands and almost inexhaust- able natural resources, and developed by labor approaching serfdom, is an immediate menace to the prosperity of our American wheat and grain farmers, to our entire lumber industry, and to our ofl and manganese industries, the | latter having already been demoralized if not destroyed by dumping into the United States at a cost far below our cost of production. Other industries that will soon feel the competition from the Soviet economic system will be the American cotton producers and the textile industry, already in the midst of a world wide depression. Minor in- dustries in the United States, such as glue, glucose, sausage casing, matches, etc, are facing a kind of competition | that they will be unable to meet. A number of European countries, in- cluding France, Belgium, Hungary and Rumania, have already taken direct measures to protect their industries from Soviet dumping, through high duties and a system of licensing. We have, in the United States, already practically excluded Russian matches, and there is a strong and growing de- mand that the free labor of the United States be protected from exports from Russia, produced through the virtual enslavement of the peasants and the workers and the inflation of the cur- rency. There is every indication that there ui@lsl?ic‘ CITY, N. 3. For those who are thrifty but discriminating $§ UP AMERICAN $30 P sANLY PLAN ' weexwy ATLANTIC CITY'S NEW- EST, CENTRALLY LO- CATED, PROOF OTEL; 220 ROOMS WITH TH; FINEST MEALS; SUN-DECK SOLARIUM; EUROPEAN PLAN RATES, $2.50 UP, DAILY. FREE FIREPROOF GARAGE. R. B. LUDY. M.D. HOTEL DY SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE . . 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I have even heard it stated on the floor of the House of Representa- tives at between three and five hundred million dollars, when the actual figures of the Department of Commerce shows it to be $86,000,000 for 1929-1930, which was by far the largest total for any one year. Since April of this year the amount of American exports to the Soviet government has been slipping fast, due to the world depression and the crisis over the five-year plan in Russia. I believe T am correct in stating that both the Government and the people resent bitterly any abuse of trade rela- tions and will not permit any alien propaganda to be spread in the United States under the camouflage of trade. Moreover, the United States Govern- ment is not disposed to be threatened or blackmailed into trading with Rus- sia or any other country. We propose to transact legitimate trade on a legiti- mate basis, and if Soviet Russia does not care to do business on these terms she might as well take her agents out of this country before they are ordered out. ‘What are the facts of our trade with Russia? Back in 1913, when we recog- nized the imperial Russian government and were on friendly relations with it, our total export trade with Russia amounted to less than $20,000,000, and last year, without recognition of the Soviet government, we exported $86,- 000,000 worth of goods to Russia. The bait of th&r Soviu:: ‘:fid‘e is eonut.‘mfiy dangled before ging eyes of our m‘:‘ngu!acmrers and they are told that if they will only use their influence to bring ‘about the recognition of Russia there will be an immediate market for all their goods. The fact is that with- out recognition we are doing four times as much trade with Russia as we did | when we recognized the Czar’s regime. | But, on the other hand, Great Britain and Germany, both of which have recognized the Soviet government, are doing four times less trade than they were before the World War. It is my firm and carefully considered judgment that as far as the question of recogni- tion goes, we are apt to lose rather than gain trade by recognition. Russia desires diplomatic relations with the United States, not for pyr- poses of trade, but because it would in- crease its prestige, help stabilize its gov- ernment and discourage opposition from both within and without, and permit it to intensify its revolutionary propaganda throughout the world. COURT ISSUES MANDATE TO COCA COLA MAGNATE By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 20.—A de- cision by the appellate division of the Court h;?wrdny req:;rel Joseph B. 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The entire membership of the House Office Building Commission was pres- ent, Speaker Longworth, Representa- tive Bacharach of New Jersey and Minority Leader Garner, with the architect of the Capitol, who is their agent in carrying out their wishes in co-operation with the allled architects who drafted the composite plans for the new structure. Another meeting is to be held by the commission next week. FAMILY OF FOUR FOUND MURDERED BY UNKNOWN Lack of Motive and Material Evi- dence Blocks Police—All Stabbed Through Heart With Knife. By the Associated Press POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. November 29.—The bodies of four members of a family, stabbed by an unknown slayer, were found in their Duchess County farm house at Stanfordville, near here, yesterday. Police found their investigation blocked by the lack of a motive and material evidence. They could merely assume that James Husted Germond, member of the grange and of the Stanfordville village church; his wife and his daughter and son had been killed in the early evening of Wednes- day. The bodies remained undiscov- ered until yesterday, when a creamery, desiring to know why Germond hsti not delivered his daily milk supg:)y. sent an employe to the Germond home to investigate. ‘The creamery employe found Ger- mond and his 10-year-old son, Ray- mond, dead in a wagon house, with the doors closed to conceal the bodies from the view of chance visitors. In the house he discovered body of Mrs. Mabel Gr?w Germond, face down, near the kitchen door, leading to the farmyard. Behind a table and in a corner, to which she was apparently pursued by the slayer, was the body of the daugh- ter, Bernice, 18 years old. Each of the four had been stabbed through the heart with a knife, which, udging from the wounds, had a blade about one inch broad. 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Beattie and chief of staff of the District of Columbia Department, regarding the 1930-31 legislative program of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, announced last week that recommendations will be made to Congress that disabled veterans of the Confederate armies be authorized for hospitalization by the United States Veterans’ Bureau. ‘The District of Columbia headquar- ters is conducting an employment bu- reau, with Senior Vice Comdr. Hollings- worth in charge of the office. He has placed a number of veterans in posi- tions. And in conjunction with such service the office is dls})eml to indi- gent veterans articles of elm%nj. Post, commanders have been asked to so- licit clothing. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans’ affairs, has#been written testimonials of thanks from the pa- tlents of bureau hospitals, including Mount Alto Hospital of this city, for installing sound pictures for their amusement. Installations will be made in all other bureau hospitals where au- ditorfum facilities are uate as rap- idly as preparations can made for the housing of the special equipment. National Capital Post met last Tues- day at Pythian Temple, when the re- tired commander, Harry P. Clements, was presented with a past commande: medal. Past Department Comdr. Beat tle made the presentation. The fol lowing recruits were obligated to mem- bership: Harry S. Hegy, Troop B, Ist Cavalry, Spanish-American War; Paul Hollingsworth, Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry, 1st Dl;flllfln ‘World War; ' Veterans of Foreign Wars Spreckelmyer. Mrs. Laure V. Dann outlined the for the Christmas 2 of the auxiliary will be held at 17! Massachusetts avenue at 8 pm, De- cember 10. Front Line Post met at Logan Hall by : bership oblli‘uom were given to David Rosenberg, B. V. Rhodes, L. J. Pureell, C. H. Maher and E. E. Hon, and appli- cations for membership were reported from Barney Flax, Harry Flax and B. L. Wyman. PFront Line Auxiliary met last Monday evening at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma- rines’ Club, with President Virginia Cercell presiding. Mrs. Mary King was obligated to membership. The auxil- fary and post later gave a surprise Dlflw honor of Past Comdr. Hooley and President Mary B. Guillermain at Logan Hall, to whom gifts were offi- clally presented by the auxiliary presi- dent and post commander, Dr. A. Vic- tor Cercell. A dance will be held December 4 at 2146 Georgia avenue. ‘The monthly visit to Ward H of Naval Hospital was made last Friday evening, when cigarettes, tobacco, mag- azines, etc., were distributed among the patients. The next visit will be made at Christmas, when seasonal greetin will be bestowed to cheer the patien both the auxili a post. . Clay man of the Hospital and Rellef Com- mittee. It was announced Mrs. Miller had been appointed national legislative chalrman of the ladies’ auxiliaries. Follow Me Post met last Monday at Concord Club and Department Comdr. Thomas officiated at the installation of officers. Comrade Fawcett announced that a petition for the issuance of a charter for the organization of a ladies’ be made to the national meeting will be held December 11 at i e o e e | Hhe hotne of omrade Pred G. Kelly, 1Ini 4339 Thirty-second street, Mount Division, World War; Maj. Rainler, Md. Patch, U. 8, A, 1st Division, Worl Charles W. Brown, U. 8. Navy, World War, and Joseph D. Bladen, - American War and Philippine Insurrec- im tion, were reinstated to membership. |the County Counell for $10,f Past Department Comdr. Beattie also officiated in the installation of the in- cumbent post officers. The post and Ladies’ Auxiliary later held a social, during which refreshments were served. lqu-m;o-w-lur Reed Post met No- vember at ian Temple. Post | Comdr. Spreckelmyer read a paper set- ting forth his programmed policies and objectives for promoting and subserv- ing the welfare and best interests of the post, which outlined constructive ad- ministration and was_listened to with intense interest. Dr. Don 8. Knowlton offered, with the co-operation of the Episcopal Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat | Hospital, of which institution he is the eon, to conduct & clinic to be [Equality-Walter Reed Post Clini¢, whereby great ben: advantaged of by post comrades. Com- rade Van Zandt, chief of staff of the national organization, made an address. Equality-Walter Reed Auxiliary, at its meeting November 25, installed the following officers: Mrs. N. | president; Mrs. Manle) vice president; Mrs. R. secretary; Miss Clara , i urer. Mrs. Den Broeder, the new chief of staff, was the installing officer. Mrs. Christie A. Brown, Mrs. Margaret Shaw and Mrs. James W. Boyer, jr., were obligated as members of the auxiliary. ‘The meeting was addressed by Comdr. STEAMSHIPS. 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