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As Commodore of the Southern Yatoh Club, as Presi derfc of Jahncke Dry Docks and Interests, Later on his name was important also in Washington where he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Now, as everybody knew, Commodore Jahncke hpd retired from public life and lived quietly in a charming old house on West Beach of Pass Christian, A house secluded from the beach road by a high brick wall, a dense growth ct glistening shrubs and nestled in the restful shade of magnolias, sweet shrubs and. rambling roses. At home I typed my stint of news for the Sea Coast Echo then slid a sheet into the typewriter and wrote*
w Ho stood out tall above the orowd, this man of average height.
His shoulders square His head erect
His eyes \mre clear and bright.
There was true purpose in his walk And wings upon his feet His face clean sheved,
His hair groomed His being very neat.
Men stood aside to let him pass,
A leader strong was ha.
He looked the pert.
He had the spark.
Commodore Ernest Lee JahnckeI "
Few worshipers aver appear at Dr. Clark's morning
Holy Communion service. There is serenity and peace in
the church and while long periods of kneeling both bore
and tire me, I knelt in the Church hoping that my presence
would help to deaden the echo of emptiness. At the close