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Housfon Tent Preparing to Select<br />
Charitable Project to Support<br />
ities, R. J. O'Donneil, national chief barker<br />
and Col. William McGraw, executive director,<br />
outlined charitable activities being carried<br />
on by the Dallas tent and by tents over<br />
the nation.<br />
"Look about you," O'Donneil said, "there<br />
are opportunities everywhere to lend a helping<br />
hand to some underprivileged children.<br />
You will find the truest measure of personal<br />
happiness in giving from the heart."<br />
The state tent now supports the Copperas<br />
Grove Boys Ranch and aids in supporting another.<br />
I<br />
John Paul Goodwin, chief barker of the Houston branch of the Variety Club of<br />
Texas, oversees two young women from Houston as they pin floral boutonnieres on two<br />
members of the Dallas tent before they attend the special "side show" presented for<br />
the visiting Dallas barkers by the Houston branch. Left to right: Goodwin, Val<br />
Flower, "Doc" Allen of Dallas. Henrietta Hilscher and Chief Barker Julius Schepps<br />
of<br />
Dallas.<br />
HOUSTON—The Houston Variety Club ii<br />
studying several charitable projects from<br />
which it will chose one for sponsorship. The<br />
135 members already are planning to give<br />
a benefit show featuring motion picture and<br />
radio entertainers to raise funds for the<br />
project.<br />
This was disclosed by Chief Barker John<br />
Paul Goodwin at the two-day meeting here<br />
of barkers of the local tent and the Variety<br />
Club of Texas, of which the Houston club<br />
is a branch.<br />
The visit of the Dallas delegation marked<br />
the formal opening of the Houston club's new<br />
quarters in the Texas State hotel. At a banquet<br />
in the Rice hotel climaxing the festiv-<br />
NEW ORLEANS<br />
pill Shields, salesman for RKO, has been<br />
appointed local manager tor Selznick Releasing<br />
Organization . . . Joseph Beregi,<br />
Emery C. Beregi and Nicholas L. Erdey, operators<br />
of the Fox Theatre, Livingston, La.,<br />
were Pilmrow visitors. Booking for this<br />
house is handled by Broggi Booking Co.<br />
Wednesd,ay (25)<br />
was quite an eventful day<br />
in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Auslet of<br />
Dixie Films. On that day Mrs. Auslet celebrated<br />
her birthday, and she and Mr. Auslet<br />
celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.<br />
The Auslets were guests at a surprise party<br />
arranged by personnel of Dixie Films, and<br />
attended by the entire third floor of the Film<br />
Bldg. and a number of persons from other<br />
offices on the Row. Cecile Robbins, head<br />
inspector, composed a poem for the occasion<br />
. . . Mr. and Mrs. Auslet were called to Tliibo-<br />
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