The FAA Welcomes a New First Lady ...

 The AIA Convention
 in New Orleans was
 more than a profes-
 sional gathering to
 FAA President John
 Stetson. It was also a
 honeymoon; for he and
 his charming bride
 were married in the
 First Methodist Church
 of Palm Beach on June
 20, the Saturday be-
 fore the Convention
 opened. Mrs. Stetson is
 the former Beverly A.
 Quaiel, born in Wor-
 cester, Mass., and a
 resident of Florida for
 the past 12 yeras.
 Much of the couple's
 time at the old Creole
 city was spent accept-
 ing congratulations of
 well-wishers. The FAA,
 too, joins in wishing
 them much happiness.


Message from
 The President
 (Continued from Page 9)
centers are no menace to downtown
areas that have not stagnated. Every
merchant and property owner in any
downtown district needs leadership as


they never have before. Who will
lead them? You, the architects, can-
but will you?
 Certainly it takes time and money.
If you let someone else do the job,
you will only have time to eat. Money
can't be raised without a plah; suc-
cessful ultimate results can't be ob-


 trained without a plan. Who furnishes
 plans? The blueprints for success
 eventually will be drawn by archi-
 tects. Every community of any size
 faces the same problems: No down-
 town parking, poor downtown park
 and recreation areas, buildings needing
 replacing, poor civic and library facili-
 ties, bleak and uninteresting streets,
 no facilities'or provisions for pedes-
'trians, no light and air, traffic chaos.

 Think it over. Why not start right
 now? Gather together, those of you
 who think along progressive lines.
 Discuss the matter amongst your-
 selves; then with progressive mer-
 chants and property owners. Next;
 submit your plan to your City Com-
 mission or Council. Make it a com-
 munity-wide effort. Enlist clubs and
 organizations. First thing you know,
 the plan will catch fire. When it
 reaches its successful conclusion
 everyone will have benefited; everyone
 will be proud of a job well done.
 You'll have found a remarkable pros-
 perity, and most of all, you will have
 performed a real community service.
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