June 20, 2015

Finest Hour 100, Autumn 1998

Page 12

FIRST AND BEST

She began by photocopying FH covers at her office, proofread eighty issues, chaired three conferences, wrote articles and thirty-four Churchilltrivia columns, co-hosted eight tours, and has maintained the mailing list since 1970: Barbara Langworth (above, winning a 1995 Blenheim Award) deserves all the awards in the world for her devotion to duty, and to the editor. Thanks, Barbara.

FIRST TREASURY REPORT

Receipts: Dues $36, Initiation Fees $9, Donations $73.05, total $118.05. Expenses: Finest Hour Number 1 $11, Number 2 $5.50, Number 3 $5.50; Postage $11; Other $14, total $47.00. –FH 3

2025 International Churchill Conference

Join us for the 42nd International Churchill Conference. Washington, DC | October 9-11, 2025

2025 International Churchill Conference

FIRST FEATURE ARTICLE: SPANISH WALLPAPER

“The Spanish Civil War brought its flood tide of charity labels. The most common is the Sin Valor type of the 1940s. A new use has been found for the blue 10 centavos value: red overprints have been applied reputedly in Churchill’s ‘Memory’ by unspeakably vulturous speculators ….” -Harry F. Rooke, FH 3

FIRST BOOK REVIEW

Jennie, The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill, by Ralph Martin, speaks bluntly about the private lives of Churchill’s parents, but shows Lady Randolph was a great influence on Winston’s life. She introduced him to influential men, and embued him with courage and stamina. -W. Glen Browne, FH 11

Longest Continuous Memberships

Stuart Hall (Anchorage, Alaska), Richard Langworth (Hopkinton, New Hampshire) and Dave Marcus (Las Vegas, Nevada) joined in 1968. Sue Hefner (Lima, Ohio), Sen. Milton Marks (San Francisco, California), William Murray (Glen Head, New York) and Violet Scialla (Bridgeport, Connecticut) joined in 1970. All have been members ever since.