The oath of allegiance to the United States was administered Monday to 62 persons in naturalization ceremonies in Judge J. J. Skelly Wright's section of federal district court.
Harold Neubaurer, naturalization examiner of the immigration and naturalization service, presented the new citizens to the court and the oath was given by Nelson Jones, deputy clerk of court.
Prior to taking the oath of allegiance the group heard a brief patriotic address from Ralph J. Wicker, representing the New Or-
leans Bar Association.
Among those naturalized was Renato Cellini, conductor - director of the New Orleans Opera House Association. The maestro has resided in the United States since 1948 when he came here from Italy to be the associate conductor of the New York Metropolitan Opera. He is a native of Torino, Italy.
Those naturalized and their country of origin included:
Honduras — Claudia Helen Dabboub, Harrison Ebanks, with change of name to Harrison Banks, Joseph Cleveland Warren, Guillermo Rafael Sullivan, Cashmon McDonald Carter, with change of name to Cashmon Carter, Anthony Martinez III,
Helen Hope Warren, and Vilma Geovana Martin.
Dutch Guiana — Andre Lam-bertus Ernst.
Belgium—Clemence Alphonse Smits, Richard Joannes S.mits, Magdalena Jan Bourgeois.
Mexico — Norma Lorraine Heinsz, Carlota Lopez.
Argentina — Elias Lew, with change of name to Elliott Lew.
British Honduras — Genaro Arzo, Marie Corrinne Reyes Perera, with change of name to Marie Corinne Reyes, Carmen Anita Canton, Emma Muriel Szyller.
Japan — Kiyoko Kobayashi Myers. !
Poland — Lisbeth Lombas, Julia Griffin, Abraham Kerner.
Switzerland — Frank Andre E s c h e r, Cristina Echeverria Escher,
i Canada — Marcelle Claudette jVaillancourt, Dorothy Jean Mes-j sina, Nelson Charlton, Dolores j Myrna Gass, Donna Mae Arcuri, j Reginald William Simpson,| Kevin Mark O'Brien.
Germany — 0 d y t a Bronder Forstall, Anneliese Ducros, Irm-gard Elenore Karin Murphy, Rudolph Doberstein, Alse Anna Dietz, Charlotte Johanna Zie-men, Harry Friedrich Wolf.
Italy — Juliana Porter, Giovanni Renato Usellini, w i t h change of name to Renato Cellini, Vito Carona Giuseppe Ca-rona.
Great Britain — Kenneth Anthony Bradley, Gilbert John Millar,
The Netherlands — Moses Au-gustin Coffy, Bernard Leonard Rely veld,
France—Constantin Kerageor-giou.
Ireland—Winifred Cunniffe.
Israel—Willi Naumann, Judith
Ida Naumann.
Austria — Joseph Sperling, Anna Gertrud Sperling, Maria Rosa McAnespy.
Iran—Zdzisiawa Stefanie Wolf, with change oi name to Gina Wolf.
England—Mary Lou Farris.
Afghanistan — M o h a mmed Atik.
Yugoslivia — Katarine Vranic
Taylor, with change of name to Kathryn Vranic Taylor.
Colombia—Samuel Roll.
Finland — Karl Oscar Leh-tonen.
