Woman’s Union – Meeting Minutes Jun 8, 1920 (Universalist Building Sold for $20,000)
East Lake June 8, 1920
The Woman’s Union meet at the home of Mrs. Beck by her invitation for a business and social meeting.
The members were very happy to have Dr. Keirn with them after his serious accident and he opened the meeting with prayer.
The minutes were read by the recording secretary and approved. The treasurer pro tem, Mrs. Draper said that she had yet received the report from Mrs. Hollingsworth.
Miss Dickinson gave an instructive and interesting talk on the work of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
The Union voted to send a representative to the meetings of the Anti-T.A. and to give $5.00 to it. The corresponding secretary was requested to write the association that Mrs. Toepel had been appointed to represent the Union.
Dr. Keirn said that he hoped the church would take up a special collection for the Anti-T. Association.
Dr. Keirn thanked the Union for its letter of sympathy sent him while at the hospital. From a periodical he read an interesting account of Miss Woodis work among the Armenians.
Dr. Keirn told of the fine financial outlook for the future growth of the church. That the Universalist church had been sold for $20,000 which would be invested and give a good income. Also there was income of $85.00 a month form the rent of the apartment.
Dr. Keirn informed the former members of the Universalist women’s organization that they were entitled to the dishes and other articles in the kitchen and that the men of the church would sell the organ, chairs, tables, etc. That no doubt the old board would communicate with the ladies soon. Dr. Keirn said that he would inquire where the other piano was.
He also announced that the corresponding secretary should have received a letter from the board of the Liberal church asking the Union to help them raise the fund in order to get a certain amount from the Boston Association. That the Men’s Club would give $300.00, the Sunday school $75.00 and the club hoped the Union would raise the remainder or more.
The president, Mrs. Edwards, said that the Union would give a supper in the fall to help raise the funds. And the following week it would have rummage sale. She appointed Mrs. Draper and Mrs. Stanford to collect the clothes. Mrs. Toepel was appointed chairman of the sale. Mrs. York and Mrs. Wood were mentioned as possible helpers. Mrs. Edwards said that she and Mrs. Neal would look for a suitable placed to hold the sale. $50.00 was voted as a donation to the fund to be raised by the church.
Mrs. Toepel read an interesting letter from Mrs. Perry concerning the work done in the Universalist church in Washington, DC.
It was decided to have one more meeting during the summer and Mrs. Toepel invited the Union to go to her home near Stone Mountain. It was to be a box lunch. Mrs. Beck served iced-tea and other nice things which together with the contents of the numerous boxes brought by the other members, gave all a feast.
Those present to enjoy the day were: Dr. Keirn and Mesdames Keirn, Edwards, Draper, Jones, Fisher, Neal, Brownell, Stanford, Toepel, Jordan, Beck, Hyatt (Archivist Note: Mrs. Hyatt made appear with an alternate spelling of Hiatt in other meeting notes. Assumed to be the same person) Mrs. Blackman, Rhyne, Miss S.E. Estill, Miss E. Estill and Miss Dickinson the speaker.
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