American and Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers Countries Latvia (b) Lithuania (b) Luxembourg Morocco. Panama. Paraguay. Poland (b) Rumania Spain Sweden. Switzerland. Syria. (a) Envoys From United States To Norman Armour (N. J.), A A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. (c) (Pa.), A. Ray Atherton (Ill.), M. Robert M. Scotten (Mich.), M. H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld (D. C.), M. John G. Winant (N.H.), A. William Phillips (Mass.), A. Lester A. Walton (N. Y.), M A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. (c) (Pa.), A. A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. (c) (Pa.), A. R. Henry Norweb (Ohio), A. A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. (c) (Pa.), A. Franklin Mott Gunther (Fla.), M Cornelius Engert (Calif.), Consul General. Thailand (Siam). Hugh Gladney Grant (Ala.), M Turkey Union of So. Af.. U. S. S. R. Uruguay Venezuela.. Yugo-Slavia.. John Van A. MacMurray (Md.), A Envoys To United States From Sr. Don Felipe A. Espil, A. The Rt. Hon. Richard G. Casey, D.S.O., M. Sr. Dr. Luis Fernando Guachalia, M. Mr. Dimitri Naoumoff, M. Mr. Leighton McCarthy, K. C., M. Sr. Dr. Gabriel Turbay, A. Mr. Henrik de Kauffmann, M Dr. Julio Vega Batlle, First Secretary Mahmonu Hassan Bey, M. Sr. Dr. Don Hector David Castro, M. Mr. Gaston Henry-Haye, A. Herr Hans Heinrick Dieckhoff, A. (Absent) Sr. Dr. Don Julian R. Caceres, M. Mr. Mohammed Schayesteh, M. Mr. Robert Brennan, M. Mr. Povilas Zadeikis, M. Mr. Hugues Le Gallais, M. Sr. Dr. Don Francisco Castilla Najera, A. Dr. A. Loudon, M. Sr. Dr. Don Leon De Bayle, M. Sr. Dr. Don Carlos N. Brin, A. Sr. Dr. Don Juan Jose Soler, M. Sr. Don Manuel de Freyre y Santander. A. Dr. Joao Antonio de Blanchi, M. Sr. Don Juan Francisco de Cardenas, A. Mr. Charles Bruggmann, M. Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj, M. Mr. Juan Carlos Blanco, A. The United States maintains consulates as well as mbassies or legations in every regularly organized (a) Correspondence on diplomatic business relating to Afghanistan should be addressed to the Ameri- (c) Belgian Ambassador accredited also to the Governments of Greece, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway and Yugo Slavia. (d) Accredited also to Saudi Arabia; resident at Cairo. The Pledge to the Flag Source: Historical and Official Records (Taught in many of the schools and repeated by the pupils daily) who made the flags. He also designed the first Great Seal of the United States, and a number of coins and several items of paper currency in the early days of the Republic. With liberty and justice for all." The Pledge to the Flag, according to a report of the Historical Committee of the United States Flag Association (May 18, 1939), was written by Francis Bellamy, (August 1892), a member of the editorial staff of The Youth's Companion, in Boston, Mass. It was first repeated at the exercises in connection with the celebration of Columbus Day (October 12, 1892, Old Style). The idea of this national celebration on Columbus Day was largely that of James B. Upham, one of the Junior proprietors of The Youth's Companion. Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was probably the designer of the Stars and Stripes-not Betsy Ross of Philadelphia, Hopkinson, born in Philadelphia (Sept. 21, 1737) and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was the first native American composer of a secular song. "My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free." He was a lawyer and later a judge in New Jersey, and then in Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia (May 9, 1791.) His portrait, painted by himself, hangs in the rooms of the Pennsylvania Historical Society. Phila. He played the organ and the harpsichord. The Seventy-seventh Congress THE SENATE Terms of Senators end on January 3 of the year preceding name. The Congress must meet annually on January 3, under the Twentieth Amendment. Salary of a Senator is $10.000 a year. Presiding Officer, the Vice-President, Henry A. Wallace, of Iowa; salary $15,000. President protem, Carter Glass, D., of Virginia. Secretary of the Senate, Edwin A. Halsey, D., of Virginia. Number of Senators, 96; Democrats, 66; Republicans, 28; Progressive, 1; Independent, 1. 1947.. Harley M. Kilgore, D..... Beckley Fairmont WISCONSIN ...Chip'ewa Falls' The House of Representatives Congress must meet annually on January 3. Members of this House of Representatives were elected Clerk of the House of Representatives-South Trimble, D., of Kentucky. Dem.. Brooklyn Dem..Brooklyn 8 Donald L. O'Toole*....Dem..Brooklyn 9 Eugene J. Keogh*. 10 Emanuel Celler". 11 James A O'Leary* Dem.. West N. Brighton 12 Samuel Dickstein*. Dem..New York City 13 Louis J. Capozzoli. .Dem..New York City 14 Arthur G. Klein.. ..Dem..New York City 15 Michael J. Kennedy..Dem..New York City 16 William T. Pheiffer..... Rep...New York City 17 Joseph Clark Baldwin Rep...New York City 18 Martin J Kennedy*... Dem. . New York City 19 Sol Bloom*. Dem..New York City .A L... New York City ...Dem..New York City Dem..Bronx Dem..Bronx 20 Vito Marcantonio* 24 James M. Fitzpatrick. Dem.. Bronx 25 Ralph A. Gamble 31 Clarence E. Kilburn*. Rep...Larchmont Rep...Garrison Rep...Chatham Dem..Loudonville Rep...Schenectady Rep...Troy Rep...Malone Rep...Binghamton 35 Clarence E. Hancock.. Rep...Syracuse. 36 John Taber*. Rep...Auburn Rep...East Rochester At L. Matthew J. Merritt*. Dem. .Flushing NORTH CAROLINA 1 Herbert C. Bonner*....Dem.. Washington 2 John H. Kerr*. 3 Graham A. Barden*. 4 Harold D. Cooley*. 5 John H. Folger.. 6 Carl T. Durham* Dem..Warrenton .Dem.. New Bern. Dem. Nashville .Dem.. Mount Airy Dem.. Chapel Hill Dem.. Fayetteville ..Dem.. Lexington 9 Robert L. Doughton.. Dem.. Laurel Springs 10 Alfred L. Bulwinkle*... Dem..Gastonia 11 Zebulon Weaver*......Dem..Asheville NORTH DAKOTA At L. Usher L. Burdick*...Rep...Williston At L. Charles Robertson...Rep...Bismarck Dist. Politics P. O. Addres Dist. PENNSYLVANIA—Continued 3 Michael J. Bradley*.... Dem..Philadelphia 4 John E. Sheridan 5 Francis R. Smith.. 6 Francis J. Myers*. 7 Hugh D. Scott, Jr.. 8 James Wolfenden* 9 Charles L. Gerlach 10 J. Roland Kinzer*. 11 Patrick J. Boland*. 12 J. Harold Flannery*. 13 Ivor D. Fenton*. 14 Guy L. Moser* 15 Wilson D. Gillette. 16 Robert F. Rich* 17 J. William Ditter*. 18 Richard M. Simpson*.. 19 John C. Kunkel. 20 Benjamin Jarrett*. 21 Francis E. Walter*. 22 Harry L. Hainest 23 James E. Van Zandt* 28 Augustine B. Kelley. Dem.. Philadelphia Dem..Philadelphia Dem.. Philadelphia Rep...Philadelphia Rep...Upper Darby Rep...Allentown Rep...Lancaster Dem. Scranton .Dem.. Pittston Rep...Mahanoy City Dem.. Douglassville Dem..Towanda . Rep... Ebensburg 30 Thomas E. Scanlon.... Dem.. Pittsburgh 31 Samuel A. Weiss. Dem..Glassport 32 Herman P. Eberharter*.Dem..Pittsburgh 33 Joseph A. McArdle*....Dem. Pittsburgh 34 James A. Wright.. Dem..Carnegie RHODE ISLAND 11 William R. Poage*. 12 Fritz G. Lanham*. 13 Ed Gossett*.. Dem.. Waco Dem.. Fort Worth Dem.. Wichita Falls 14 Richard M. Kleberg*...Dem..Corpus Christi 15 Milton H. West* Dem..Brownsville 1 Schuyler O. Bland*. ...Dem.. Newport News 2 Winder R. Harris Dem..Norfolk 3 Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.*Dem.. Richmond 1 Warren G. Magnuson*. Dem.. Seattle 4 Knute H*. 5 Charles H. Leavy*.. 6 John M. Coffee*. WEST 1 Robert L. Ramseyt 2 Jennings Randolph*. 3 Andrew Edmiston*. 4 George W. Johnson* 5 John Kee*... 6 Joe L. Smith* Dem.. Everett VIRGINIA .Dem.. Follansbee *Served in the 76th Congress. Served in a previous Congress. The House of Representatives of the 77th Congress consists of 435 members. The composition as elected Nov. 5, 1940, was: Democrats, 266; Republicans, 161; Progressive, 3; Farmer-Labor, 1;, American Labor, 1; Independent, 1; vacancies, 2. |