Church of Our Father – Meeting Minutes, Oct 24, 1897 (Repairs, Suffrage Association)

Oct 24, 1897

A called meeting of the Board was held at the conclusion of the Sunday evening service.

Present: Messrs. Crafts, Lederle, Peck and Davidson, Mrs. Abel and Mrs. Owens.

Committee on Church Property reported that certain repairs were needed on the building occupied by Dr.Thomas.

Mr. Peck reported that an expense of $56.10 had been incurred in repairs of which $32.90 was due to shingles and of which $23.20 had been to donated by himself.

A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Peck for his donation and the $32.90 due for shingles was order paid.

It was reported that Dr. Thomas had expressed himself as uncertain whether he would continue to rent the building after the first of January.

Other repairs needed on the the building were discussed and on motion the matter was left to the discretion of the Committee on Church Property.

On motion a vote of thanks was tendered Miss Thomas for her singing for us in the church service.

As the annual was to occur soon, the Clerk was instructed to notify the officers and heads of the different departments of the church work to have their reports ready.

Application was made by the Equal Suffrage Association for the use of the Church for a lecture.  The application was granted with the understanding that the expense of lighting, etc. be borne by the Association.

Adjourned

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E.A. Davidson, Clerk

Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 26   Folder: 02 Book: 02 Page: 138
Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA