Woman’s Union – Meeting Minutes Oct 10, 1920 (Committees for Annual Supper)
Oct 10, 1920
The Woman’s Union of the Liberal Christian church met at the home of Mrs. Douglas at East Lake. The meeting was called to order by president Edwards. All joined in the Lord’s Prayer and in singing My Country Tis of Thee.
The minutes of the two previous meetings were read and approved.
The treasurer, Mrs. Draper, reported a balance of $18.02
The corresponding secretary, Mrs. Jones, read the annual letter of the president of the National Alliance, Miss Lucy Lowell, setting forth our great opportunities for co-operation and fellowship.
The president then presented for discussion the Annual church supper in November.
Mrs. Edwards read the following committees:
Decoration:
Mrs. White
Mrs. Keirn
Making Dishes & Setting Tables:
Mrs. Jones, Chairman
Mrs. Lotspeich
Maureen Faulkner
Marian Rine (Archivist: Alternate spelling of Rhyne)
Florence Perkins
Gregory Gaylord
Waldo Rasnake
Araminta Edwards
Waiters:
Carol Beauvais
Lucy Rine (Archivist: Alternate spelling of Rhyne)
Augustus Edwards (Archivist Note: This is the architect for the church on W. Peachtree Street)
Mr. Bond
Lenore Lotspeich
Virginia Marker
Making and Serving Coffee:
Mrs. Draper
Baking Beans:
Mrs. Perkins
Mrs. Freeman
Buying and Roasting Meat:
Mrs. Neal
Preparing Mashed Potatoes:
Mrs. Perry
And an assistant
Furnishing and Preparing Cabbage Salad:
Mrs. Faulkner
Mrs. Edwards
Baking Cakes:
Mrs. Osman
Mrs. Meltiru (Archivist: Unsure of spelling)
Mrs. Gaylord
Mrs. Francis
Mrs. Perry
To Furnish Potatoes and Cream
Mrs. Fisher
Children’s Table and Preparing Cocoa
Florence Perkins
Louise Smith
Mae Smith
Contributions in cash for meat, butter, rolls, etc. were called for and met the following generous responses:
Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Hollingsworth, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Rick, Mrs. Gertner (Archivist: Unsure of spelling), Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Merker, Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Pen, Mrs. Greene and Mrs. Toepel each $1.00.
Mrs. Edwards announced that Mrs. Draper had secured for the agency for selling Xmas cards and novelties, the commission being fifty percent of the sale price. The members agreed to do their utmost to secure a large order.
At this junction the business was temporarily adjourned in order that the members might interview the delicious luncheon awaiting there in the dining room.
Returning to the living room, Mrs. Greene entertained use with stories of Plantation Life in Alabama and Mrs. Pen gave us a brief account of her trip to Europe.
Another brief business session was called.
After attendance was a record one, those present being Mesdames Bangs, Rick, Fisher, Beck, Merker, Hiatt (Archivist: Maybe alternate spelling of Hyatt), Neill (Archivist: Maybe alternate spelling of Neal), Greene, Edwards, Jones, Douglas, Moore, Perry, Freeman, Draper, Spencer, Hollingsworth, Keirn, Pen, Gertner and Faulkner.
R.G. Faulkner,
Secy, pro tem
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