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Sometimes listed as Jan Hird Pokorny.

Biography

Jan Hird Pokorny was born on May 25, 1914 in the Czech Republic. He was the son of Jaroslav Pokorny, an electrical engineer1. Mr. Pokorny received his bachelor’s degree in architecture at the Polytechnical School of Prague in 19382. A year later, he emigrated to New York City during the German occupation of Eastern Europe3.

• 1. Weber, Bruce. "Jan Pokorny, 93, Is Dead; Melded Architectural Styles" New York Times May 23, 2008.
• 2. Ibid.
• 3. Ibid.

Sometimes listed as Juliet M. Bartlett.

Biography

Juliet Bartlett was born in 1898. She joined the Women's City Club of New York in 1933 and was elected club president first in 1940 and later in 1954. In 1941, during Bartlett's first term, First Lady and former WCC member Eleanor Roosevelt delivered the club's 25th anniversary address.