Woman’s Union – Meeting Minutes May 11, 1920 (Universalist Church Building Sold)
May 11, 1920
By a cordial invitation from Mrs. Fisher, the Woman’s Union met at her home. It was a fine day and a sociable number left Atlanta at 10:30 and on leaving the Stone Mountain car ascended the hills to Dr. and Mrs. Fisher’s pretty home.
Mrs. Fisher assisted by several of the members undid the numerous packages and boxes for lunch amid many exclamation at the pretty the flower decked table made with its abundant portions of substantials (Archivist Note: correct spelling from original meeting notes), fruit and cakes to which were added good coffee, sweet cream and butter from Fisher’s dairy. Mrs. Draper took a snap-shot at this display.
After an hour spent on the porch talking many having brought some fancy work, lunch was served to those preferring to remain in the open and enjoy their lunch.
A walk over the farm to admire the growing crops, fruit and chickens and take Mr. Fisher with his plow and mule followed. Several group of members were also taken.
On returning to the house a short business session was held on the veranda.
The Recording Secretary read the minutes of the last meeting which were approved.
The treasurer (Archivist: large blank space left in original notes, assumed so notes on treasurer’s report could be inserted later).
Mrs. Jones, Corresponding Secretary, read an answer from Mrs. Knight concerning the exchange of ideas between the various women’s organizations as to their work.
Mrs. Jones reported that she could get the janitor of whom she spoke at the last meeting.
The president requested the corresponding secretary to write a note of sympathy to Dr. Keirn telling him that he was missed by the members at their meeting.
The president announced that the $200.00 promised by the Union to the church would be divided among the 34 members making it $7.00 for each one to raise in any way they pleased before next January.
Mrs. Blackman said as the Universalist church had been sold there were many things there that the Woman’s Union could have tables, chairs.
The president appointed Mrs. Draper as chairman to hold a rummage sale at the Universalist church and also dispose of anything there that the Union did not want.
Mrs. Blackman was appointed chairman with Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Brownell and Mrs. Jones to give the church on W. Peachtree a thorough cleaning. The Woman’s Union to pay for all necessary help. Mrs. Blackman was thanked for the gift of oil and mop and the loan of the sprayer for this work.
Mrs. Draper was appointed treasurer during the absence of Mrs. Hollingsworth on her summer vacation.
Mrs. Edwards said that she had told Mr. Greene that the ladies could not take charge of the refreshments for the Get Acquainted Club after May. That, if possible, to get the young ladies who attended the meeting to take charge.
Mrs. Neal invited the Union to meet with her in June at her home 225 N. Moreland Ave., near Mansfield St.
On the way back to the cars this was changed to a box lunch at Mrs. Beck’s as the latter said it might be the last tine she could have the Union, as the house was for sale.
Present: Mrs. Edwards, Fisher, Brownell, Blackman, Draper, Keirn, Neal, Jones, Kirk, Rhyne (Archivist Note: Mrs. Rhyne’s name appears with an alternate spelling of Rine in other meeting notes. Assumed to be the same person), Toepel, Beck, Hollingsworth and the Misses Estill.
Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 60 Folder: 03
Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA