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Two Catholics are among four additional directors elected to the
council of Villa International Atlanta, Inc., (VIA) a newly incorporated
organization whose aim is to provide a home and services for
overseas visitors while they are in Atlanta.
The four new directors bring the total to ten on the council,
VIAs governing body. Elected at the May 22 meeting in Atlanta were Father
Jerry Hardy and layman William Endres, both of the Archdiocese of Atlanta; Dr.
Solon Couch of the United Methodist Church, North Georgia conference, and
George M. Stenhouse, Presbyterian layman representing the Synod of Georgia of
the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
Each member of the council represents his denominational
affiliation. Six others named last month were the Rev. Robert L. McBath, pastor
of East Point Presbyterian Church, who was also elected president of the
council; the Rev. Waldeman H. Lefstead, of the Southeastern Synod of the
Lutheran Church of America; the Rev. Edward A. Driscoll, United Church of
Christ; Dr. John J. Deifell, representing the Presbyterian U.S. Synod of
Georgia; Mrs. Newton B. Fowler, the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ; and
the Rev. Edward M. Brown of the United Church of Christ.
A building for Villa International Atlanta, not yet constructed,
is expected to be located near the National Communicable Diseases Center on the
outskirts of Atlanta. |