sions of them which followed were tremendously impressive as confirmation of the strength and solid substance of ONE's many departments. Notable also was the complete frankness and vigor with which the problems of 1965 were placed before the body, giving each one there a chance to say what was on his mind.

No one attending could fail to have noted that, as always, an air of dignity, tempered with easy informality, attested to the democratic maturity of the organization. Nor could anyone have failed to observe that despite a year of completely unprecedented difficulties ONE not only had come through without serious handicaps but had managed to stake out new frontiers in many directions.

Its second European Tour, even more successful than the 1964 Tour, had now shown that ONE Overseas

was a going concern. ONE's participa-

tion in the new and official civil liberties action taken by the Southern California American Civil Liberties Union assuredly was an activity of major significance. So too was ONE's role in the formation and rapid expansion of the Committee on Religion and the Homophile, that remarkable body composed of clergymen and representatives of homophile organizations which came formally into being in Southern California during 1965. A number of ONE's Members have actively taken part in this unique development; of the three officials of this prestigious organization, two are clergymen, the third a Member of ONE.

In quite a different direction but of no less importance were the reports given of ONE's inaugurating established activities in other cities across the country: "ONE of Chicago" and "ONE in Detroit." Many years of preparation and careful study led up to this development and several "dry "dry runs" took place before the Corpora-

tion felt itself ready to take such a step.

Put briefly, these (and such centers expected to follow in other cities) are neither chapters, branches nor separate organizations. They are instead Councils of The Friends of ONE, or Members of ONE. In any city where a sufficient number of these Members wish to do so, Councils of Friends are now empowered to meet together and to set up activities such as have been spelled out in the very comprehensive "Manual for the Outreach Program of ONE, Incorporated" which has been prepared for the use of such Councils and now guides the affairs of the new Councils in Chicago and Detroit.

Those interested in fuller reports on the 1966 Annual Meeting of the Corporation and there was much more, will find them in forthcoming issues of ONE Confidential, the Corporation Newsletter and in the 1966 Annual

Report of the Corporation. Both of

these are available to ONE's Members only.

THE MAINSTREAM'S SOURCES

Saturday morning the public Midwinter Sessions opened with a brief and provocative welcome by ONE's Secretary-Treasurer, Monwell Boyfrank, whose originality of thought and concise turn of phrase have for many years delighted many and baffled some.

This was followed by a panel, chaired by ONE Member Harold Sarle, who had travelled from Utica, New York to participate. The panel's topic was, "The "The Homophile Movement: Goals We Seek." In rapid succession twelve organizations both past and present were described by their members, with reports additionally being made concerning two organizations no longer active and one, a very large Southern California social group, very much active for the past several years. An organization in British Columbia was invited but did not respond.

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