Y.P.C.U. Meeting Minutes, Feb 15, 1918 (Meet at Unitarian Church)

Feb 15, 1918

The Y.P.C.U. had a social and business meeting at Dr. Rowlett’s home Friday evening February 15, 1918.

The business was to discuss of where we would have our Sunday meetings. It was decided that we would go the following Sunday to the Unitarian Church and see if the Union would like to hold its meetings there until services were once more a the Universalist Church.

Miss ??delle was received as a member of our union.

After this every one had a mighty good time during the social part of the meeting.

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Harry Garrett
Secretary

Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 26   Folder: 07    Page: 8 – 9
Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA

Archivist Note: An announcement appeared in the February 23, 1918 Atlanta papers stating that,

“The Unitarian and Universalists of Atlanta will meet in public worship at the Unitarian Church, 301 West Peachtree street, tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. This is the first meeting under a temporary merger of the two congregations which is planned to last for the duration of the war. Rev. T.B. Fisher, the retiring minister of the Universalist church, will preach on “The Larger Destiny.” All friends are cordially invited.”

Although announced as a temporary merger, the merger continued until the early 1950’s when the joint Unitarian and Universalist congregation failed, vacated the 301 West Peachtree (later re-numbered to 669 W. Peachtree) church building and disbanded.

Newspaper clippings are not part of the UUCA collection at Pitts Theology Library.  Contact the Archivist for access.