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, . . . VOL. XXIX^-NQ. 13. H I '^ .?.x *' ' . .-' T ? '*,.* , T^ The Baptist Brotherhood of w ?.. ."--. "'South Carolina " ( n< Greetings: -. | ii This constitutes the official call J m for the seventy-six annual session j a: of the Baptist Educational ?-.and \v Missionary Convention of Eolith I ti Carolina to be .held with the Bap-! 1) t"" tists of Anderson County, in the IT* St. Paul Missionary Bapt. Church, fl Dr. J. W. Toonier, Pastor, the first g Wednesday on May 1954. Pastor Toomer who acts as the"~A chairman of t.he Committee on ar- X rangements assdres us tl^at every-' *?thing is in readiness for our com-r w jng and. that . the- citizens- -of - all - h denominations are going .aU_oiiL_Lu w make our stay a pleasant .and profitable one. ^ . V 01 1 Vl'hc Convention Ms* veyf' wfil'* p run through Sunday, due to the s< meeting of the two new auxiliary n bodies, the Usher's State C'onven- \ tion and the Young Women'-- >iissionaly Auxiliary. More Baptists wili 'assenible in Anderson than ! ! have ever assembled any whore b> e fore and the program promises to ? ? be informative, challenging and .. inspiflpp- mol ?iiifrm-. ...national and intornationaj repute C If? will ;bi present at eaeh session. 1> re^p As has been the custom for the ' J.. - last few years, Dr. Maxie .Gor?ti don will conduct the Bible Hour " each morning and the Doctrinal T Hour will he conducted by Deans' tl k, * Brown and Harden. No minister; n f ^ or christian worker should miss c t.h< sc features of the program. A 1 e< By.;.- national Evangelist of Music has ' n been engaged to lead the Conven-Mi & ' l i 1 tioa in son# each nuH-nm^ during u C t-- the devotional period, besides I chairs from cliurehes all over the I1 V ' State wil.be present "and on pro- . a gram. ."'ifty thousand dollars i s 1 he j tl goal of this session. Deports will |" i be made through Associations.. An ) U amount like that a few yt-ars ago ! Dr. Archibald Care ? Speak At State Col! Dr. Archibald Carey of Alpha ' Pbi Alpha -Fraternity -Incorporated in connection with its. Citizenship Program, Dr. Archibald J. Carey wiil addrenn an audience In?White j? Hall auditorium at State College on Friday April 9, 1954 at 12-:.10 P. M. An outstanding lawyer and min^ ister, Dr. Carey was appointed by President Eisenhower as first alternate Delegate of the United | States Delegation to the Eighth j < (General Assembly of the United Nations, among numerous other I honors bestowed upon him. "Dr. Carey -has received -wide nc- ? - -edaim and recognition as a dyna nfic speaker and a- crusader for religion and democracy. The citizens of South Carolina ate cordially invited to hear this noted figure. Ned Hickson, presid*nt Beta Delta-Xhapter, says that a special section will be reserved for high school seniors who desire to attend. p-h??r* ?*?; t~ lLS issues - 's" ; IH P^aj H n -j_ ija i I I I ( i . I I 1 B* j have seem staggering but j ow many of the leaders are say- j ijt.'we have set the goal too low,, ' Our Missionaries Pis. T.M. Dix11/ \V. hV Mrlrtosh. 1. -H- Earltr^ r.d II. W.-D. Stewart arc vreinpf ; . _h eat 11 other to-see whose Pislet. w ill lead the State this year.. ' 'rs. Marie 'and' Stewart are saying . r: ause the .Convention meets in " ie Piedmont' this year they are oing away, with t.he honors. Past year the Sumter Countyv s-O'iati:>n. Rev. 07 11. Ilarvin, , loderati.r and .tho-Jerusalem As- j uiation, -Rev. (1. Gdir.gs"T1)anioIs, vTc t ho~onl" A ssoeiatious enrollU evert- ehoffii in ''. f-. i-;t 14-and? ere dosiunateci?fr1?> St a! e's Class A'' As: oeiat'>ns." Ft will he differ' nt this y?ar. Tt. woiiM^;;i :.-u. rising-if at leant twenty- five As- ! , relations rcpvoted 100 percent, if. . [ ports of activities among the loderators he correct. ( The honor of Pastor of the year .it to Kc\ W. A. Johnson'and . 1'; Sharper last year, eac.li rc>' ti.' }; . $.~OO.ou. There wil^ h c Lhers in that class this year bed"s etl:: r Castors are striving"" fn1.'t place in the ot'hoi?ciasscs.? lass "AA" the highest amount aove $500. Class "A" $500. Class ' V," $i004 Class $:!(I0: Class 1>" $200. Ciass-"IC $100. Class F" $75.00; Class "(1'" $50.00. here will be leaders in each of . ...... , . __ I i-.- (.- classes. isie rti'^dfiiuinn rumtinc; 100 per cent of the ehuv-. i' hes .in' 1 1m field will ho di*S4{*nat- it f'iass "A" but the 'Association ! eportinjfalOO per cent and the) iirhe.d anionnt"of? money will be [ e.ii/i.al! ri Chen; "A A'', We arO expecting every Baptist i 'astor in thefStatae to. be present n<! ri pipt in.person or by.proxy. | We cannot, afford to fail no\v i le challenge is too ureal. eW are coi'iitirn.;- on* yon it mat- ' is le \v small your elianuc is. (!. (loiinrs Daniels, President r To ?"4 lege t 1 r ? *? gH Greenview New A Sunday Afternoon r:'k ' Much interest is being m E. Church" at the corner of 'Columbia, Sunday afternoon, tor: Dr. I. O. Simmons, presit "Bishop Frank Madison ] conduct the official opening Churches in the City of Colu as also members, and friends -.0 give encdu{a?emeht to tl services ini t-he'jway 'of a da CollegeWmaai Successful. Meetin) ' . '*' \^v V.<$C'?f'. '? By W. R. Bow&an \ Lancaster March 29th?All the Presiding Elders of the A. M. E. "hurch in South Carolina Answer d t<> fhc'ir names Wednesday norning-when the role was called -{fw Dr. W. J. Robinson, whose ivife was desperately ill1 and i-.anv thouerht she was 'ettroute. tO ~-T: >sjgc,* [leaven. t ?44V -the election of officers, DK^R. ! :. P.rogdon, was elected ^Vice-Pres? [)r. J. E. Thomas, Sec^jr^Dr. ,JM. Robinson, treasure Ilawman, reporter. ^The- A.M.E. Affltual^CcnfgYefigg dates as follows: Palmetto Conference-?Oct. Gth in St^ .SteAwe L Hindi, Ooorgetown, the Rev. Finle. pastor; NT. E. Conference? Oct. 13th, in Bethel Church, Con-., way-, Dr. W. D. McClary, Minister; Columbia Conference?Oct., 20 in Turner "Memorial Church i n Wo-t (Vumbia, the Rev. Arthur Fisher, Minister; South Carolina C'ni'erence. 'November 3rd in Mac tdonia Church, near Charleston, Olidn't net tlie pastor's name): Fi> tlmont Conference?-Nov. 10th it C-iinton, the Rev. Moore, Minis ler and the Central "Conference Nov. 17th at St. Matthews, the Rev. Murray, Minister. The date' of the state league is -July 27th to Inly 31th. Bishop Reid announced no district meeting o r revival meeting that week. "NUFF SED" During the afternoon session, Drs. D. J. Carlson, W. R. Bowman and B. C. Cunningham discussed how quarterly conference serves the pastor and the church, and Drs. L. L. Farmer, M. F. Robin soil, .J. I',. Thomas and <J. ti. mover discussed "Strength and Doctrine! of Methodism." Drs. R. I. Lemons, E. A. Parker, L. Phillip Ellis, and J. S. Coe discussed: "The Evidences observed f r o in Christian Conversion," while Drs. T. Hr-Addison, T. E. Robininii and I. O. Simmons diseussed: 'The Daily Vacation Bible School." ' Dr. A. J. Jenkins, of Ceorgetown ..was the guest speaker for Wednesday night. His sermon was rich in thought. In the welcome reception, ProL A. R. Rucker, principal and supervisor Lancaster .high school, Prof, farm agent/ the Rev. II. W. Watson, who represented the Ministerial Alliance and personal friend of Bishop Reid, when they pastdred together at Louisville, Ky. and other noted speakers told the visitors; Lancaster welcomes them to all their conventions. i in- ii's[iuiine whs niaiic ny it. R. K. Brogden, in his usual oratorical flight. Dr. O. C. Dunham, popular Presiding Elder of the Lancaster district was master of ceremony and presided with much eloquence and dignity. Dr. Dunham is one of the state leaders in the A.M.E. Church in S. C. MINISTERIAL RECRUITMENT The Columbia Conference took the meeting over Thursday a t noon wit-ft a sermon preached by the Rev. D. R. Bcdenbaugh, o f Drtluu "COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLl . M. E. Church To H At Four O'clock ! 7T ,k ! ~ ; v.-h I J & -^SB! anitestea 111 tne omciai opening David and Gabriel Streets in April 4 at four -o'clock, with tl ling elder of the Spartanburg D Reid, presiding bishop of the Se ceremonies. Pastors, members, mbia and many of the pastors ? of the various denominations le establishing of this mission y nursery and play ground ae slivered1 by a special gueslt jnini; ng Elders Closed j At Lancaster , ; i Spartanburg and the annual ser-" ] mon by the Rev. L. C. Butler, of s Newberry. Both were very good. t During the Thursday afternoon ( aebisiont Dro. J. C. Coaxum, Rev. ^ J. A. Holmes and V. A. Janerette, j discussed: T.he Building Of Ser- ( mons for. Evangelism"; And Drs. ' J. J. Jepkins, -of Allen University and I. O.; Simmons discussed: "Re- s virala Eofr ?onviction, Conversi- , ifc^on and ;a6c$psiona," while the | 'Jyverend- 'Mellwairie and W. G. discussed: _"Evangelism." , T%,R^.-i^UWfibe was very good \ ihi^-report^ ^Td notstay over to wTltetirum "ros full of enthusiam ( s o high, that the clapping o f ( ! hands and the patting of foots stir rod tho nn<lionpn nc novnv hnfnrp v..~ . ? Dr. Davis is the Minister of oiir Church at Orangeburg and a lead- j ing candidate for the General Conference. BISHOP It KID TO THE BAT . . During the.-three. day* session,, i. every address that was made by the visitors said or intimated that i South Carolina is depending o n Bishop-Reid-Tor-the leadership in I this crisis. Several Baptist leaders ; fldclared it would be a calamity i r ^ ~ 1 n l r A iMi viiiJ ueiieiui tunifit'iiL't* t u ; move him from South Carolina, as leader, but is the people's leader and. all the denominations in South I Carolina are following James llinton arid Bishop Re id. Those who want a political position in South Carolina better see Bishop Frank Madison Reid and James . A. Hinton.''We are going to the General Conference pulling for the return of Bishop Reid a-' nother quadrennial. OTHER NEWS MATTERS St.. I'aul Church, almost a new Trhureh, will compare "favorable Livjth any church in Charleston, not Las larger- but ten?ftehitectwe and , sculptures are of the finest taste, i The floors are exquisite and beaui tiful to behold. The Rev. G. T, Curry is the minister and the poo* [Tie of Lancaster aref~demancting his return for anot>her year. Mrs. Curry, who- was once our student - is standing by his stcTc Several candidates thought we were a little partial in our Bishop's Council Writing. Dr. Holman told us we even did not mention his name. South Carolina will never get a Bishop-, if we divide among ourselves. All three are'able men, but I, flhi for the one who is the clos* j est to the goal. Then again, Bishop Reid should grve us the "BASS WORD" on these candidates. May he he will after the election. Say i _ _t what you please, Dr. E.P. Ellis, is is one of the greatest evangelist j injhe connytttJon. Pastors can run < their own revivals, if they would get Dr. Ellis to conduct the alter i service's and you do the preaching. ] Dr. Ellis is gifted for altar ser- | vipes. i We held our quarter the second i Sunday at Liberty Hill, Dr. E. E. i 1 ? ? - :tto* NA, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, lave Opening > S^?f^s T* '<; ;' of the "Reid Chapel A. M.! .Gfeenview, sub-division of hte ftev. L. M. Seward as pas-; istrict. ' - i venth Episcopal District, will and friends of the A. M. E. j , of the Spartanburg District; < will be expected at this timei which will include special' < tivities for the Greenview stef from the Columbia area.Tj i Richburg, minister. Brother R. G. 1 Oliver gave us our check and we had a spiritual feast. We took iinner-vrith Rev. B; NrNeison. He has 300 acres of land, Kfcs several 1 Dales-of cotton under his shed several children in school and had -] i turkey dinner. The Manning dfs- j trict will l>e on thd map when tjie (ill of our ministers are doing ex:elleni. District Conference, May ^ 7th at Liberty Hill Church. j I wish to make piysOlf clear: I ^ airi not against any candidate, but e do candidate should not expect us c to gar)out of the way for him. a Prof J. T. W, Minis, only lay- a man there, took an active "part ii\ ( the dacussion. ThotCollege of Presiding Elderd 1 was jfcrced to arrange an Emer- ^ building fund, which "iHm'btr ^ jxplained at the district confer- j ;nce or Sunday SchoorConvention. r r F BISHOP HATCHER RETURNING* TO U. S. TO SEEK $75,000 t I FOR AME AFRICAN WORK ] T ;Km.in /AXTT>\ nic-u . .uuniuv ia, i.iut'iia i / u?on i op K. C. Hatcher of the African t Methodist Episcopal church left j here last week for?tjie United -< States where he will launch a 1 campain to raise $75,000 to finance his church work in his West ] African district. 1 Mrs. Hatcher, left Monrovia a- ; board the Steanship Del Ora for ; New Orleans where they expect! 1 to arrive April 5. Before leaving Liberia, Bishop j Hatcher made t.hc following com ment on his visit: "We are coming home to engage in a financial drive to raise $75,0D0 for our work in West Africa, We expect to remain in the Unit- j ed States throughout 1054." Bishop Hatc.heV has been in i i West Africa slightly over a year. 1 During that period he has received ! several honors from African leaders and has travelled extensively throughout the area. In Liberia was knighted by President William V. S. Tubman. In the Gold Coast -^the banmiette with Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. A royal welcome was also given him by Mayor Gumming 'of Freetown and,ihirtlsters of Statd in Sffirre Leone.1 His travels also took him to j French Ivory Co'ast. Last month, the cornerstone of the $100,000 Hatcher Hall of Monrovia college was laid. So far Bishop Hatcher has fared better t.han any of the A ME bishops assigned To the African continent in 1952. Original Bishop F. D. Jordan and H. Thomas Primm had trouble taking over i their districts due to restrictions placed on the church by South Af- , rican'authoritiAs.- ,T* ' y Bishop Primm, has l>een assign- < sd to another district. Bishop Jordan was finally per- i mitted a month's visit to Southern i Rhodesia. The race haiting Malan ' jovernrhent still refuses him adnlssion to the Union of South Af- < ica, the -headquarters of his two i Vfrican districts. .. . v- i - .'. ... ~Y . .eabei 1954 MISS THERESA HOOVER FIELD WORKER HERE APRIL 4th AT WESLEY CHURCH ^ . i ?. ?n i ii i i wywwin ' ' T-"i H|^Lsj4 iH HI 8 Miss Theressa Hoover, Field | Worker from The Woman's Division of Christian Service The Methodist Church, will visit the Orangeburg District. Sunday, April 4th Miss Hoover will speak at Wesley Methodist Church at 6:30 p. m. Mond'ay, April 5th she will go to Claflin i College at 3 p. m. Then at 7 p.hi. April_&th she will speak at Trin. ity Church, Orangeburg. She will also "visit several other charges an th& Orangeburg District. Mjss Hoover is just back from India and i^ full of information. ?-ou are urged Jto attend -all? of j these, services. TESTIMONIAL BANQUET TO IONOR DR. MAWf BlTITUME APRIL 23 IN NflW YORK New York?A testimonial ban[iiet honoring Dr. Mary McLeod: iethume will be held Friday, | ^.pril 23, in the Hotel Capitol, I iting her for more than half a1 entury of service. The dinner will ,t the same- time mark the 50th ;nniversary of Bethume-Cookman College, of which she is founder. ?Undar the sponsorship of the da*y KcLeod Bethume Circle No. have reached heir' final stages for the affair.! veek, the banquet committee an-1 lounced that the following noted >ersonalities will be among the j ,'uests: Congressman Adam Clayton i Powell, Judge Tljomos Dickens I ind Mrs. Gertrude Ayer, first j Megro woman school principal in Mew York City. ?Mrav-Bethume--hao through the-' ^ears drawn support for her ac- j ;ivities in education and the fight j tor human rights from the Cirrles, which operate on a national j evel to aid in her work. Founded first in Jacksonville, I Fla. by Mrs. Ada Lee, the Circle, ias worked through the years for Rethume-Cnnkrpan, today valued it more than' a million dollors ind the only accredited college founded by a Negro woman. Mrs. Lee will be among those^ present at the banquet. The banquet will be the first public affair of Bethumc Circle Reservations, which are naw available, may bo obtained by writing the offices of the Circle, 02 \V. 132nd St., New York City, in care of Mrs. I'earl Cotton. Other officers of the sponsoring* grpUp, in addition to Mrs. Cotton, are Lisle Greenidge, Mrs. Florence Smith, Augustine I.adson, Miss Lucille Williams, Mrs. Mary G. Warwick, -Mrs. <I,enora Holernian, John Eekles, Mrs. Ruby Lee Matthews, Mrs. E.P. Mayo, Miss Vergie Hpntdon, Miss I.ou La Tour and Mis. Blanche Eekles. TODD DUNCAN SINGS JAMES WELDON JOHNSON'S "GO DOWN DEATH" Hollywood, Calif?The first performance any where of Tom Scott's musical setting* of James Weldon. Johnson's poem "Go n?otu" ko,i. (one Todd Duncan and chorus on the NBC Television religious program, "Frontiers of Faith," Sunday, March 28. Duncan/who Starred oh Broadway in "Porgy and Bess" and Lost in the Stars" sang.-the title song from the latter show, and a spiritual, "Let Us Break Bread rogether." Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated ;lerk of the Presbyterian Church n the U.S.A., was program host, lie spoke on the Apostles' Creed. \ * ' 0 y . Teachers Converge For Thirty-sixth Co H 9 HHI MM The 36th Annual Convention of | si Palmetto Education officially'opens Ci 10 a.nw Thtarsday morning when C! James M. McAllister, Vice Presi- F dent calls the House of Delegates U to order. This body of elected rep- G rescnpanves irom county Associ- N ations and private schools will -e hear reports, establish polices ancj t>c adopt resolution's for the Associ- w atio'n; - Again, and for the third St consecutiVe year, they will heat dt W. E. Solomon. Executive Secre- Ah tary, say, "Ladies and Gentlemen we have the best membership rec- p. ord in the Association's 48 years. Ri Last year figure of 5,804 was in parsed last week. D The departmental meeting Tie- "CI gin 4:30 p. m. Thursday when Howard Jordan, Jr. Gerard A. An- si< derson, Mrs Justine NWashington and James A . Ml11 er "sbund^gravets in meetings of PEA'S Council of Higher Education, Secondary Prin- ds cipals, Jeanes Supervisors and w Elementary?Principals.?T4te?all- -of other Departments will meet 10 vi a. m. Friday morning. " th The first General Session be- th gins 8 p.m. at the Township Aud- M itorium. Rev. J. P. Neal, Kershaw, hi Chairman of the Necrology Com- st mittee will conduct the memorial A services. Guy L. Yarn, Sunerinten- Si dent of Columbia?Public. Schools "Cl will extend words of ' welcome. M The featured speaker'for this ses- ' se JIMCROW H0USI1 NEW YORK NEGRI ' By-Al White of New York?Who is behind the dc evil plan to restrict housing for lie Negroes to Harlem? In a bitter eq outburst;?State?Huwirrg?-Prrrrr missioner Stichman intimated that \\ sinister influences were working ca against additional construction of j er -public- housing- in other parts of i be I the city because under the regu- | m j lations governing the erection of Jc these houses, occupancy is open he to all citizens of New York. pi to public housing was unleashed . d< by Thpmas J. Canning, executive fj, secretary of the Bronx Real Es- ' ta tatgJ|*oaVd at a hearing before ! en the City Planning Commission on ! i the proposed Castle Hill Housing ' to I project in that section, expected je | to cost $20,000,000. Shouting to pi ' the committee, Canning yelled: 1st I "We are opposed to all public h< I housing. Keep it out of the \I Bronx. Keep it out of New YorK ' sc I'm,." ! ; Two clergymen at the same w, hearing favored the f'astile Hill !fe project and declared objections to je it were based qn racial prejudice | only. All neighborhoods in this | en and similar sections selected for j hi j public housing, have been flooded . si i with viciouir circulars which say 1 A that the intent is to make Har- h lems. out of other sections of New ]j ! York. The same sort of opposition - cl -bus--kept public?housing out?of .V Queens (Jamaica) although it is 01 I as much needed there as any- si j where else,- ]>, A I ! This kind of propaganda fulfills ; the prophecy of racial housing ex- | n perts advising the government as i K I far back as 15 years ago. At sj that time they said they feared 101 ! the plan wss to rebuild Harlem, ! making it a ghetto of new houses H replacing t.he old worn out tenej j M ; rnents that characterized the area. Thus far, that prophecy has i A ' been almost fulfilled/ Taking a ei j look around Harlem, seeing the , it demolition of old houses and the n erection of new houses on the V. same areas, filled with the same (1 people makes it appear that this C is just the intent of builders. ri Right now, it is up to the elected officials representing Har- a lem to ferret out the opponents P I ' : " ' > nvention y > 4At> -1' mjMl jBfill% oft II ~ ~ "' jB JR ' V^B IB f I . \ r - i on will be Atty < Archibald J. arey, J r,-.Pastor of yuinn ^napei hurch, Chicago. Atty Carey is irst Alternate-Delegate of the . S. Delegation to the Eighth eneral Assembly of i the Uiited j- 1 3 ations. .1 i'l T^he Second General Assembly# igins 3:30 p.m. Friday Aftoimo '? ith Dr. Jesse T. Anderson, Rat* iperintendent and PEA Pleiint John R. Bowen addressing a audience. .? : , The Final Assembly meet* B m.? Rpiday night and the It. ev. Frank Madison-Reid,- pwtt-g Bishop of the Eighth Epical ' istrict of the African Methlst lurch WW address the audifce. The public is invited to all^sons at the Township Auditonm. ' ; V1 ELECTION OT" OFFICER From 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. rrily the more than 6,000 menaers^ ?; ill vote to elect the candii?.tes ' ce presidency and treasury of ? e Association. The candidates in e above order of positions are: rs. Madge P. Harper, Orange- . _ . . irg; James M. McAllister, Kingree; Mrs. Leila A. Bradby, - ; rken and Hudson 'L. Barksdale," 7 partanburg; John B Harper, ^ ? amden and James T. McCain, ullins. The elected nersons will :rve for two years. YG HITTING 3ES anti-discrimination. Npt on'y ?es t.his situation exist in pub: housing; private housing is lually as bad. .The. case of hftreftte'TtohTngfin "In " * estchester and the more recent se in Long Island highlight the f imiey felt toward Negro neigh>rs. Out at Levitown, a settleent built in its entirety by a swish firm, Negroes are denied mies, either by rentals or by irchase. As mbch prejudice exts in New York's1?housing as >es in deepest Georgia. Public ofcials shut their eyes to these i.ses, although they are now reining with more frequency. In spite of the protests regisred against the Castle Hill pro ct Commissioner Stichman ap oved the state loan along yvith ate financing for another public nising project in the Borough of anhattah. However, rentals in - imp of the projects being built slum areas will be so high it ill be impossible for the present , hunts to move into the new preset .s -The same situation exists all r'ei New York where private i, raising is erected, the first illLance being reported by Dr. .brant uoKiieiu over 20 years ago i a .study on 600 families who ? ved on the present site of exusive Knickerbocker Villiage in lanhaltan's luwei East Shle. "Not ~ ne of t.he families living on the to moved into the apartments ecause the. rentals weye beyond teir* reach. Many moved to ey.en leaner quarters than they prev>usly occupied, creating new luni areas in far parts of the ity. iR. CLEMENT NAMED ?USE I EMBER - .tlanta, Ga.?Dr. Rufus E. Clrmnt, president of Atlanta Universy, last week was named one of ine corporate mamW??of t.he ? nited Service Organisations, Ine, USO), Harvey S. Firestone Jr. hairman of the USO board of di?ctors, announced Dr. Clement formerly served as member of the Natiotial USO rogram Advisory Committee. * c