Film Weekly Year Book of the Canadian Motion Picture Industry (1954)

charter members, was confirmed in February, 1946. The first Crew was comprised of John J. Fitzgibbons. Chief Barker; Paul L. Nathanson, First Assistant Chief Barker; the late L. M. Devaney, Second Assistant Chief Barker; B. S. Okun, Dough Guy; O. R. Hanson, Property Master; and the late William P. Covert, H. L. Nathanson, Ben Freedman, Gordon Lightstone, Ernest Rawley and N. A. Taylor, canvasmen. PAST CHIEF BARKERS 1946, 1947, 1948: John J. Fitzgibbons, CBE; 1949, 1950: Morris Stein; 1951: J. J. Chisholm; 1952, 1953: R. W. Bolstad. TENT 28 HEART AWARD WINNERS In 1947 the late Peter Campbell, then presi¬ dent of the Maple Leaf Baseball Club, was singled out by the Variety Club for his great work and presented with a gift to symbolize it. The following year Conn Smythe, president of the Maple Leaf Hockey Club, was similarly honored. By vote of the tent it was decided to undertake an annual award for the member who had done the most to serve its cause and that this was to be known as a "Heart Award." The winners since its inception are — 1948: John J. Fitzgibbons; 1949: James Cameron; 1950: Wm. Summerville, Jr.; 1951: Ernest M. Rawley; 1952: George Altman; 1953: Monty Hall. VARIETY CLUBS — WILL ROGERS HOSPITAL Gordon Lightstone is the representative of the Variety Club of Toronto on the board of the hospital and Dr. Samuel J. Forest, 262 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, is Tent 28's examining physician. VARIETY VILLAGE 3701 Donforth Ave. Address Mail to Box 67, Station H. Toronto, Ont. (OXford 7167) Principal and Headmaster J. Arthur Robertson Vice-Principal .... James A. Madison Matron Mrs. Evelyn Tyrell Situated at Scarboro, Ontario, beside the eastern entrance to Toronto, Variety Village, a training school and residence for crippled chil¬ dren from ony part of the province, is the major project of the Variety Club of Toronto. It is operated for the Club by the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. Overlooking Lake Ontario, it was built on land donated by the Provincial Government and the cornerstone was laid on December 21, 1948, by Col. George A. Drew, QC, LLD, leader of Her Majesty's Opoosition in the House of Commons and former Prime Minister of Ontario. It was officially opened on November 16. 1949, by the Hon. Dana Porter, OC, Minister of Education and Attorney-General for the Province, who reoresented the Hon. Leslie Frost, QC, Prime Minister of Ontario. VARIETY VILLAGE COUNCIL Secretary Rea Hopper c/o Ontario Society for Crionled Children 92 Colleae St., Toronto Reoresentina the Variety Club of Toronto: J.J. Chisholm, R. W. Bolstad and Morris Stein. Reoresentinq the Ontario Society for Crippled Children: Conn Smvthp. and John Counsell. Reoresentina the Provincial Department of Education: A. M. Moon. VARIETY VILLAGE SCHOOL BOARD Representing the Variety Club of Toronto: Morris Stein. Reoresenting the Ontario Society for Crippled Children: Conn Smythe. Secretary-Treasurer . Reg Hopper INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS International Office 333 South Broad St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. Miss Marie Moran, secretary. International Big Boss: John H. Harris, Harris Amusement Company, 3875 Bigelow Blvd., Pittsburgh 13, Pa. International Ringmaster: R. J. O'Donnell, Inter¬ state Circuit Inc., Majestic Theatre Bldg., Dallas, Texas. International Main Guy: Marc Wolf, Y & W Management Corp., 642 Illinois Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Past International Chief Barker: Jack Beresin, 333 South Broad Street, Philadelphia; Pa. International Chief Barker: George Hoover, Para¬ mount Enterprises Inc., Olympia Bldg., Miami, Florida. First Assistant Chief Barker: John H. Rowley, 314 S. Harwood St., Dallas, Texas. Second Assistant Chief Barker: George W. Eby, Oliver Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. Property Master: Edward Emanuel, 246 N. Clarion St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. International Dough Guy: Jack Dumestre, Jr., 201 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta 1, Ga. International Press Guy: Ben Goffstein, Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. Ceremonial Barker: James G. Balmer, Harris Amusement Company, 3875 Bigelow Blvd., Pittsburgh 13, Po. International Sergeant-at-Arms: W. H. Lollier, Fox West Coast Theatres, 1609 W. Wash¬ ington Blvd., Los Angeles, California. Chairman, Heart Committee: Nathan D. Golden, 4000 Cathedral Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Chairman, Humanitarian Award Committee: Al¬ bert K. Rowswell, 906 Bessemer Bldg., Pittsburgh 22, Pa. International Executive Director: William McCraw, 801 Mercantile Bank Bldg., Dallas, Texas. International Representative at Large: Rotus Harvey, 291 Golden Gate Ave., San Fran¬ cisco, Calif. International European Representative: C. J. Latta, Associated British Pictures Corp., Limited, 30 Golden Sq., London, England. Far East Representative: Edward O'Connor, 1Chome, Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. PUBLICITY & PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Jack Alicoate, The Film Daily; Hve Bossin, Canadian Film Weekly; Jay Emanuel, The Exhibi¬ tor; Abel Green, Variety; Tom Kennedy, Show¬ men's Trade Review; Martin Quigley, Quioley Publications; Joe Schoenfeld, Daily Va'iety; Ben Shylen, Boxoffice; Mo Wax, Film Bulletin. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. Tent No. VARIETY TENTS 1 — Pittsburgh, Pa.: Wm. Penn Hotel. 2 — Columbus, Ohio: Inactive. 3 — Cincinnati, Ohio: Netherlands Plaza Hotel. 4 — St. Louis, Mo.: 3618 Olive St. 5 — Detroit, Mich.: Tuller Hotel. 6 — Cleveland, Ohio: 210 Hollenden Hotel. 7 — Buffalo, N.Y.: 193 Delaware Ave. 8 — Milwaukee, Wis.: Inactive. 9 — Albany, N.Y.: 35 Clinton Ave. 10 — Indianapolis, Ind.: Hotel Antlers. 11 — Washington, D.C.: Willard Hotel. 12 — Minneapolis, Minn.: Hotel Nicollet. 13 — Philadelphia, Pa.: BellevueStratford Hotel. 14 — Milwaukee, Wis.: Schroeder Hotel. 162