Church of Our Father – Meeting Minutes, Oct 30, 1894 (Special Meeting of Board)

Atlanta, Ga., Oct 30, 1894

Special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Church of Our Father held in the Church Oct 30th; 8 o’clock pm.

Present: Messrs. Behre, Crafts, Currier, Harding, Lederle, McCutcheon, Winslow and Rev. Cole.

Crafts in the chair.  Minutes were read and approved.

The Librarian, Mrs. Emile S. Behre, presented an annual report upon the condition of the Library which was accepted and referred to the Library Committee.

Mr. Lederle offered the following resolution which was unanamiously adopted.

Resolved, that the Board of Trustees duly appreciate that the success of the management and good order of the Library is largely due to the faithful and painstaking work of the Librarian.  And that we present a vote of thanks to Mrs. Behre and the same be made a matter of record.

A communication from the Secretary of the Woman’s Alliance was received stating that Mrs. Frank Lederle and M??? Amie S. Werner had been appointed to serve on the Music Committee.

Mr. Lederle from the Ways and Means Committee reported that they recommended a salary of $1,200 be paid to the minister the coming year.  And also that a weekly system of collections be established. On motion the recommendations were adopted by the Board.

Voted to invite the congregation to attend and take part in the Annual Meeting to be held Nov 5, 1894.

On motion, it was voted to invited ladies to serve refreshments at the annual meeting.

Messrs. Cole and Currier were appointed a special committee to prepare an order of business for the annual meeting.

Bill of $2.30 due the Clerk for expenses was presented and ordered paid.

No other business appearing, the board adjourned.

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H.M. Currier, Clerk

Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 26 Folder: 02 Book: 02 Pages: 118
Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA