f visitors from far and near, on many days
exceeding a thousand, is flocking to the gates leading to the Inner
Sanctuary of this majestic mausoleum; paying homage to the Queen of Carmel
enthroned on God's Mountain, crowned in glowing gold, robed in shimmering
white, girdled in emerald green, enchanting every eye from air, sea, plain
and hill.

I am moved to request the attendants at the Conference to hold a befitting
memorial gathering to pay tribute to the Hand of the Cause, Sutherland
Maxwell, immortal architect of the arcade and superstructure of the
Shrine. I feel, moreover, acknowledgement should be made at the same
gathering to the unflagging labors and vigilance of the Hand of the Cause,
Ugo Giachery, in negotiating contracts, inspecting and dispatching all
materials required for the construction of the edifice, as well as of the
assiduous, constant care of the Hand of the Cause, Leroy Ioas, in
supervising the construction of both drum and dome. To two doors of the
Shrine recently named after the first two aforementioned Hands, the
octagon door, now added, will henceforth be associated with the third Hand
who contributed to the raising of this stately, sacred structure.

The second announcement is that the world-wide process of the settlement
of virgin areas of the globe has been accelerated by the arrival of the
following pioneers at their respective posts: Cora Oliver, British
Honduras; Carole and Dwight Allen, Greece; Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Rodrigues,
Portuguese Guinea; Brigitte Hasselblatt, Shetlands; Elizabeth Hopper, Ada
Schott, Sara Kenny and Mrs. Duffield, Madeira; H. J. Snider, Key West;
Hugh McKinley and mother, Cyprus; Max Kenyerezi, French Equatorial Africa;
Elsa Grossmann, Frisian Islands; Helen Robinson, Baranof; Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Anderson, Yukon; Tabendeh Payman, San Marino; Una Townshend, Malta; Rolf
Haug, Crete, swelling the Roll of Honor, raising the number of territories
within the pale of the Faith to one hundred sixty-five. Two additional
pioneers are proceeding to leper colonies in Puerto Rico and French
Guiana. Two valiant pioneers from India and America are preparing entry
into Tibet. Two more members of the United States National Assembly have
volunteered to pioneer, raising the number to five. United States pioneers
are departing to twenty-four virgin territories ere the conclusion of the
Holy Year. The Feast of Names was celebrated last August by two stalwart
crusaders at the weather statio