SUBJECT FILE Lincoln Congregational Temple, 1951 [*P 50 Page 50*] Financial Report 1951 Board of Trustees Lincoln Congregational Temple Report of Fiscal Operations The Board of Trustees Lincoln Congregational Temple By: G. Norman Branche Page 1 LINCOLN CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS 1951 1950 BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD $4,370.76 $3,806.65 RECEIPTS __________________________________________________________________________________ 1- Membership Dues $4,370.76 $4,503.47 2- Pastor's Salary Envelopes 793.13 843.62 ___________ __________ 5,163.89 5,347.09 3- General Collections 1,072.82 1,216.35 4- Per Capita Dues Collected 29.10 30.55 5- Special Fund Collections 3,839.69 3,794.65 ____________ ____________ Total Operating Revenues 10,105.50 10,388.64 6- Building Fund Collections 8,737.91 6,317.74 7- Borrowed Money 1500.00 -------- ____________ ___________ Total Cash Receipts $20,343.41 $16,706.38 Total Gross Receipts 20,608.45 20,513.03 (Including Balance) DISBURSEMENTS --------------------- 1- Salaries Paid $ 6,602.50 $ 5,773.00 2- Postage, Printing and Telephone 704.33 585.14 3- Fuel and Light 2,134.35 1,681.11 4- Interest on Obligations 838.25 587.10 5- Building Repairs 1,718.74 448.20 6- Miscellaneous Expenses 1,429.20 2,267.75 --------- --------- Total Operating Expenses $13,427.37 $11,342.30 7- Curtail of Notes Payable 6,765.00 8,905.69 ---------- ----------- Total Disbursements $20,192.37 $20,247.99 BALANCE ON HAND December 31, 1951 $ 416.08 $ 265.04 ======================== Industrial Bank (Checking Account) 144.75 249.75 Industrial Bank (Savings Account) 271.33 15.29 ----------- ----------- $416.08 $265.04 Page 3 BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN T. G. CARPENTER Chairman CAPT. HERMAN T. RICHARDS Vice Chairman RUFUS G. BYARS Treasurer G. NORMAN BRANCHE Financial Secretary NELLIE M. QUANDER Recording Secretary DR. C. LEONARD JOHNSON Membership Secretary T. W. CURTIS WILBUR MICHAUX WILLIAM C. MAGRUDER REV. ROBERT W. BROOKS Pastor ALBERT L. DUNLAP Church Clerk DAISIE MARSHALL Asst. Church Clerk 1951 Lincoln Congregational Temple Page 2 REPAIRS TO REAL ESTATE Per Item #5 - Disbursements Acme Welding Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 433.50 Steon & Company - Installing New Ranges . . . . . 28.10 Quaker City Linoleum Company . . . . . . . . . . 19.89 Central Armature Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.34 Gary & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.91 Lewis Y Hitchcock - Service on Organ . . . . . . . 100.00 Piano Tuning and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.50 Potomac Iron Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219.00 Osce Madden - Roof Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . 372.50 H. R. Adams: For Lowering Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108.00 For New Water Regulator to Boiler . . . . . . . . . . 88.00 $1,718.74 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES Per Item #6 - Disbursements Fire and Workmens Compensation Insurance Pre- miums and Treasurers Surety Bond Fee . . . . . . $ 209.90 Hauling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.00 Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235.66 Office Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.78 Cleaning Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.10 Flowers and Palms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.45 Water Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.70 Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 Convention Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 Furniture and Fixtures ( Bal. on Fans ) . . . . . . . 26.58 Bank Service Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.36 Bazaar Committee - Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Per Capita Dues to M. A. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190.67 $1,429.20 Page 4 Lincoln Congregational Temple 1951 Annual Report of Fiscal Affairs Outstanding Obligations: Mortgage Loans or Debts Against Our Church Building $None Notes, Accounts and Miscellaneous Bills For Current Operating Expenses Due: Industrial Bank of Washington $1,500.00 United State Stationery Company 43.31 Meenehan's Hardware Company 129.34 The Evening Star Newspaper Company 21.54 Acme Welding Company (Bal. of Boiler Job) 150.00 A. P. Woodson, Fuel Oil Account (11/24/ A/c 300.00 Duplex Envelope Company, Richmond, Virginia 112.70 Unpaid Salaries as of 12/31/51 300.00 Interest Due Industrial Bank 49.83 Total of All Outstanding Obligations $2, 606.72 Respectfully submitted, The Board of Trustees Lincoln Congregational Temple G. Norman Branche Financial Secretary Page 5 Our LAST Note of Mortgage Indebtedness The Real Estate Title Insurance Company of the District of Columbia AND The Columbia Title Insurance Company of the District of Columbia SECURED BY DEED OF TRUST To [*Union Trust Company of the District of Columbia*] TRUSTEES: CONVEYING p*Original lot 2 in Square 335.*] Offices: No. 503 E Street, N. W. WASHINGTON 1, D. C. [*$ 2,000.00*] Washington, D.C., [*March 26,*] 19[*46*] [*Ten years after date, the undersigned*] promise to pay to the order of [*LUCILLE C. MILLER*] [*Two thousand*] Dollars for value received with interest at ]*4-1/2*] per centum per annum until paid, payable [*semi-annually; each instalment of interest to bear interest after maturity, if not paid, at the rate aforesaid. With privilege of anticipation as reserved in Deed of Trust securing payment of this note [*LINCOLN MEMORIAL CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE*] By,- [*????????*] PAID Attest:- [*?????????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????????*] PAID [*Trustees of ???? Congregational Temple*] No. [*25 of 25.*[ NOTICE- When this note is paid it should be cancelled and retained, that the Trustees may be satisfied as to payment when release is made. Send notice to [?]N T.G. CARPENTER 2605 ELEVENTH ST. N. W. WASHINGTON, D.C. LINCOLN CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/51 To The Pastor, Officers and Members Assembled in Annual Session Greetings: Your treasurer takes pride in rendering his report for the past twelve month period in which you accomplished a goal of long standing and cleared the church of all its Mortgage Indebtedness. Without further comment at the moment , I respectfully submit the following summary of our monthly collections and disbursements handled during 1951. In January, we collected $722.89 We Paid Out $797.19 In February " " 2,241.68 " " " 2,263.33 In March " " 1,043 " " " 667.82 In April " " 919.96 " " " 1072.87 In May " " 638.37 " " " 993.90 In June " " 5230.12 " " " 4,672.76 In August " " 732.95 " " " 1,210.75 In September " " 502.28 " " " 326.48 In October " " 1,374.28 " " " 1,273.62 In November " " 825.06 " " " 929.00 In December " " 836.41 " " " 959.91 During the 12 months 5,275.71 " " " 5,024.74 We Collected $20,343.41 We Paid Out $20,192.37 Our Balance at the beginning of the year was 265.04 Our Balance on December 31, 1951 was 416.08 $20,608.45 $20,608.45 Respectfully Submitted, [*Rufus Byars*] Rufus G. Byars, Treasurer. LINCOLN CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE " OUR CHURCH BUDGET FOR 1952 " -------------------------- NOT ---- " How much of MY money shall I give to God? " BUT ---- " How much of GOD'S money shall I keep for myself? " The following Budget, including Amendments and Recommendations on the next page, was approved by the Members in Annual Meeting on February 12, 1952. 1. For the Ministry and Music . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,260.00 2. For keeping our church warm, clean, lighted and in repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,350.00 3. For general administration and other essential services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,430.00 Total amount needed for current expenses and upkeep in 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,040.00 4. To unpaid obligations, loans and pledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,656.65 Grand total of our 1952 Budget . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,696.65 The Board of Trustees, John T. G. Carpenter, Chairman & Budget Director. P.S. Copies of the detailed Budget consisting of 23 items, as recommended and approved, are available and will be furnished upon request. Continued on the next page Page 8 RECOMMENDATIONS Approved at the Annual Meeting 1. That all groups and organizations making applications for permission to use our church must request the services of one of our church clubs to sponsor their affair. 2. Your duties as sponsor: (a) To see that the group or organization is of good character and willing to abide by the rules of our church. (b) The club must have a committee on duty at the church the day of the affair, because they are responsible for the conduct of the visiting organization. (c) A member of the committee on duty must receive the donation from organization and report same to Mr. Byars at once, if not already received by Mr. Byars. 3. All applications must come through Mr. Byars. The Sunday morning dates through Reverend R. W. Brooks. 4. The church clubs must also abide by paragraph three. 5. The changing of locks, painting, remolding, etc., must first have the approval of the trustees as they are by law custodians of the church property. 6. That the pastor be given two extra weeks vacation to run concurrently with the four weeks given by the deacons. (a) The last two Sundays of his six weeks vacation shall be known as Trustee Sunday and shall be sponsored by the trustees. (b) The speakers selected by the trustees must be approved by the pastor, Reverend R. W. Brooks. Page 9 1952 Budget Report - (Continued) Recommendations Approved at the Annual Meeting 7. That the June and December Rallies be continual so as to raise funds for decorating and current expenses. 8. That the sexton be put on full time services with an increase in salary of $600.00 per year. (Increase from $1, 200.00 to $1, 800.00) 9. That the position now held by the Minister of Music as organist and director be divided into two positions. (a) Organist. (b) Minister of Music and Director. Note. - This was recommended to the trustees by the Music Committee and the Minister of Music. 10. That the Memorial Windows Committee start at once taking applications for windows. Board of Trustees John T. G. Carpenter Chairman Page 10 487 Mar 16 1952 487 Lincoln Congregational Temple Per Capita Dues Name Beryman Berry Jr Address 4936 East Capitol St NE Per Capita Dues - 35 cents per year. Duplex-Richmond, Va. A special envelope was provided at an extra cost to your Church and included with your box of envelopes for the year 1952. This envelope is labled and designated for your Per Capita Dues. It Is Very Important ... because 1: - It represents your share of the expense of the Annual Conference of Congregational Churches held each year. 2: - A part of your contribution in these envelopes also goes to the Mileage Fund for delegates to and from the General Council. 3: - Each Member Church of the Middle Atlantic Conference is expected to collect From Each Member In Good And Regular Standing --- Thirty-five cents (35 cents) per member each current year. Lincoln Congregational Temple is assessed $271.70 for 1952. We have not paid this yet, due probably to the fact that your envelope has not been included to make up the amount needed. If you have not paid your Per Capita Dues for '52, we urge you to follow the example of the youngest member of Lincoln Congregational Temple and Pay Yours Now Page 11 THE PASTOR AND TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE AND GUEST IN ATTENDANCE AT MORTGAGE BURNING SERVICES Left to right: Reverend L. Maynard Catchings, Pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church, Mr. Harry R. Adams, Engineer and Building Superintendent, Dr. Joseph H. Stein, Supt. of the Middle Atlantic Conference, Captain Herman D. Richards, Vice Chairman of the Trustee Board, John T.G. Carpenter, Chairman of the Trustee Board, William C. Magruder, Trustee, G. Norman Branche, Financial Secretary, Dr. C. Leonard Johnson, Membership Secretary, Miss Nellie M. Quander, Recording Secretary, Theodore W. Curtis, Trustee, Rufus G. Byars, Treasurer, Wilbur L. Micheaux, William J. Flathers, Jr., Mortgage and Real Estate Broker, Dr. Robert W. Brooks, Pastor and Reverend A.F. Elmes, Pastor of Peoples Congregational Church. Page 12 February 12, 1952 To the Officers and Members, Lincoln Congregational Temple, Washington, D.C. Sincere Greetings: As Pastor, it is my duty to give a brief retrospect of the work of the church for 1951. This past year has been somewhat different from previous years in that, from its very beginning, we envisioned the liquidation of all indebtedness. This in itself gave us not only a goal to work toward, but a very definite incentive to keep us going. The fourteen groups in the church gave us an example of teamwork and cooperation, which thrilled our hearts and did much to expedite the success of the church generally. The Bazaar, planned and executed by the organizations of the church, was not only a success, but an inspiration and a prophesy, in that it bespeaks what is possible for the future. Our Committee on Social Action has brought a new spirit into our Fellowship. This group has been extremely active during the year. The Coffee Hour, held once per month, was introduced and has been a signal success, serving hundreds immediately after the morning service, and is making possible social contact; which perhaps, would never occur. To parallel the Northeast Friendly Circle, a new group of young married couples organized last year a Northwest married couples group, Social Builders. This group is already beginning to show its strength in interest and activity. The activities of the church are increasing. The men of the church for the first time, during the month of November, put on a mammoth program which was a credit, not only to the church, but to the entire community. The Sunday School has grown and increased its activities. The Mother's Club has more than a thousand dollars in its treasury to further beautify and improve the Sunday School facilities. The Boy Scouts and Cup Troups have grown to the extent that we do not have sufficient personnel or adequate space to take care of their programs. Our Religious Education Department is making real progress. A few weeks ago a program was presented at the morning service by the young people of the church, which reached a high level of achievement. The diaconate, the four boards of deacons and deaconesses, met a few weeks ago and decided to help make the church more vital in every respect with an activated program of service, viz., try to reinlist all delinquent members of the church on the roll; keep Page 13 in touch and visit the sick and shut-ins, insist that members of each board, as far as possible, be active 100%; and to keep a weather-eye out, at all times, for new members to unite with our Fellowship. We cannot praise too highly, the organized groups in the church who worked so faithfully for the liquidation of the indebtedness of the plant. By the help of our Heavenly Father that has been achieved. While we take pardonable pride as His agents in this achievement, we give Him the honor and the glory with the hope that it may never be desecrated, but always be used to further His purposes. Therefore, on March 9 and 12, respectively, the church plans fitting programs in worship and Mortgage Burning exercises. During 1951, forty-two adults became a part of our church membership. Six infants were christened as a part of our Cradle Roll. Six members of our Fellowship departed this life: Mrs. Patricia Wims, Mrs. Rachel Galloway, Mr. John Paxton, Mr. Herman Brown, Mrs. Ella Terry, and Mr. George C. Patterson. We pause in deference to their sacred memory, and pledge anew our allegiance to the unfinished tasks to which they gave so abundantly. The following committees are recommended to implement our program of activity for the year: Religious Education Social Action Mr. Claude G. Young Mrs. Mae S. Thompson Mrs. Mae S. Thompson Mr. Theodore A. Brown Mrs. Mary D. Evans Mr. John Burton Mrs. Mary Duncan Robinson Mrs. Naomi Bryant Mrs. Luella Stanton Mrs. Myrtle Brady Mrs. Josephine Bently Miss Bertha McNeill Mr. John Burton Dr. Virginia Sears Mrs. R.W. Brooks Mrs. Gladys Williams Mrs. Margaret Clark Music Mrs. Stanley Shelton Mr. George L. Walton Mrs. Fannie H. Douglass Mrs. Fannie H. Douglass Mrs. Luella Stanton Mrs. Iola R. Escoffery Mrs. John Carpenter Dr. Alfred Nixon Mr. Claude G. Young Mrs. Augusta S. Jackson Mr. Fred O. Dorsey Mr. John H. Williams Dr. Westanna Byrom Memorial Windows Mr. John Williams Mrs. Russell Dixon Mrs. Blanche Ross Mr. Ernest Dickerson Mrs. Wilhelmena Wallace Mrs. Aurelia Ferguson Mrs. Bernadine Lucas Respectfully submitted, R. W. Brooks, Pastor Page 14 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHURCH CLERK To the Pastor, Officers and Members Lincoln Congregational Church Greetings: Another church year has come to a close, adding another supplemental chapter to the history of the church and its accomplishments. As Church Clerk, it is again my honor to have the pleasure of submitting to you my annual report for the sixth time I have appeared before you as Church Clerk of the Lincoln Congregational Temple. It is, therefore, with great feeling of pride yet humility that I submit to you my report for the year 1951, pausing briefly to give thanks to God Almighty for His infinite goodness which has enabled me to perform those duties encumbent upon me without any impairment of health. In 1940 I was appointed as the Assistant Church Clerk to assist the late Mr. William Baltimore, a position which I held until 1946 which I was elevated to Church Clerk upon the retirement of the late Mr. Baltimore. Since that time, you have elected me five times as Church Clerk to succeed myself; and tonight I am profoundly grateful for the confidence and trust which you have imposed in me in the administration of my duties as the Church Clerk. Before giving you information with reference to my stewardship, I first desire to pay tribute to the Pastor and officers of his staff along with all of the chairmen of the various ogranizations, also Miss Daisie Marshall, Assistant Church Clerk, for the very fine way that each person has cooperated with the Church Clerk during the year and the agreeableness with which we have all worked to put over a successful church program. Shortly after the Annual Church Meeting last year, our Pastor with the aid of the members of his Cabinet put into operation the program outlined at our first Cabinet Meeting. Although an ambitious program, we should all be most gratified at the splendid accomplishments of the various church organizations led by their chairmen and the officers of the church who carried the program into effect, climaxing one of the greatest years in this history of our church. To this end the Church Clerk cooperated in every way with the various organizations of the church in order to assure the success of the program. A great amount of the credit for the enviable position which the Lincoln Congregational Temple occupies in the community today must be given to the church organizations, whose arduous work culminated into the successful completion of the program to raise money for the liquidation of all of the church indebtedness. Page 15 The year 1951 will go down in history of the church as a memorable occasion because it saw the materialization of an idea conceived in the mind of the late Judge Emory B. Smith, former Pastor of the church, carried through to a successful conclusion under the able leadership of Reverend R. W. Brooks, Pastor. RE: MEMBERSHIP During the year forty-two (42) members joined the church and there were six (6) christenings of little children at the Sunday morning church services. The Grim Reaper claimed six (6) of our faithful members who departed from this earthly surroundings and entered into an Eternal Life of Heavenly Bliss. The total number of contributing members through the envelope system is not 500 members, and the membership of roll of the church is approximately 850 members. RECORDS AND MEETINGS In conformity with the proper office procedures, all records have been kept up to date for ready references, and the Church Clerk has attended and covered all Cabinet Meetings, Special Call Meetings, Annual Church Meetings, and all Sunday Morning Church Services with the exception of two and during the time when I was on my vacation. Again I wish to thank Miss Daisie Marshall for the efficient way that she performed in carrying out the duties of the Church Clerk during my absence. In conclusion, I want you to know that it has been a pleasure to have served the church as Church Clerk; and it is my hope that I have to your satisfaction during the year of 1951 vindicated the trust you expressed and reposed in me when I was elected to office. Let us all as officers and members of the Lincoln Congregational Temple go forth with unity of effort and sincerity of purpose during the year 1952 and transmit to posterity the high privileges of our Christian leadership and fellowship, expanding our church program in all of its phases for the building of a greater church in the future. Respectfully submitted, Albert L. Dunlap Church Clerk Page 16 LITERARY REPORT WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY December 31, 1951 Rev. R. W. Brooks Officers and Members Lincoln Congregational Church Greetings: I take pleasure in submitting to you the activities of the Women's Missionary Society during the past year. First,I would like to express my grateful appreciation to the Pastor, members and friends for their loyal support and encouragement so willingly rendered at all times. Following are the outstanding activities sponsored by the Missionary Society during 1951: A Musical Tea on Palm Sunday, honoring the new members of the church, Woman's Day, May 15, with Mrs. Ellis L. Hemingway, of Verona, N. J., guest speaker, and Participation in the huge Harvest Festival held at the church November 17, 18, and 19. These activities were largely attended and a spirit of good will and fellowship prevailed. At Easter our society distributed beautiful cards, baskets filled with candy, dyed eggs, and gifts to the little shut-in children at Freedmen's and Gallinger Hospitals. At Christmas, stockings filled with fruit, nuts, candy, toys, and gifts of clothing, games and books were presented to the shut- ins at Freedmen's Hospital. Other members assisted in trimming the trees in the wards. During the past year we made and distributed at the hospital bed-side bags, scuffs, bed gowns and kimonas, and infants clothes and crib blankets. At Christmas we also filled and distributed 48 baskets of food and other necessities to the sick and needy of the church. To a needy family, a mother of twelve children, we collected and presented a large box of warm clothing. In answer to an appeal for help for a needy family in North Carolina, whose home and furnishings were entirely destroyed by fire, we sent two boxes of clothing. Our Friendly Circle Committee sent two boxes of clothing to Lilbourn, Missouri, a community of more than 700 sharecroppers and to Fort Berthold, N. D., an Indian reservation, a box containing blankets, furs, shoes, and men's clothing was sent. Page 17 We have visited and given comfort to the sick, and, in many cases, the needy of our church whenever possible. Flowers from the church altar have regularly been taken by volunteers to the sick of the church. On the first Sunday in each month floral pieces were sent to the families of our departed members whenever this sad occasion occurred. Flowers for special occasions have also been furhished by us whenever requested. The Missionary Society sent two delegates to the MCA held in this city last May, and sent one delegate to the Womens Association's Fall meeting in East Orange, N.J. last October. From time to time we enjoyed as guest speakers at our Sunday evening meetings members of our own church. Miss Melba Young, a delegate to the Blair Summer Camp last June, entertained us with a talk and pictures of her two week's stay at the camp. Mrs. Mae Thompson told us of her visit to Ellis Island with the Women's Association and of their Retreat held on the East Side in New York last summer. Miss Nellie Quander, who was a delegate to the Fall meeting of the Women's Association in East Orange, N.J., reported the highlights of that meeting, and Mrs. Fannie Douglass, who travelled three months in Europe last Fall, told us of her trip and showed pictures of the many interesting places visited. Many important meetings were attended by our members during the year, i.e.: Luncheon and Roll Call of the Washington Council of Church Women, April 16, Annual meeting of the Federation of Churches, April 30, Washington District Fellowship of Congregational Women, Rock Springs Congregational Church, Arlington, Va., May 23, Tea at the Chinese Community House, sponsored by Church Women, May 26, General Department of Church Women's Fall Workshop, September 24, 25, 26, and World Community Day and Tea, with Mrs. Harry S. Truman, guest, November 2. In December we were hostesses to the Coffee Hour sponsored by the Social Action Committee of our church. We are happy to announce our benevolence gift to the MAC was $1050. Other gifts made by the society were: To the Trustees for the Building Fund $868.00 To the Leper Fund 59.00 Flowers for the Altar and Special Occasions 45.00 Christmas Baskets 45.00 Friendly Service 42.00 Delegate to Blair Summer Camp 30.00 Boy Scouts 5.00 For having done these few things we are deeply grateful, and humbly beg your prayers that we may continue to serve with willing hands and loving hearts. Sincerely yours, Lelia L. Thomas President Page 18 LINCOLNITE CLUB February 12, 1952 To the Pastor and Members of Lincoln Congregational Temple Greetings: We, the members of the Lincolnite Club of Lincoln Congregational Temple, do hereby submit our report of activities for the year 1951. The year 1951 was indeed a very significant one in the history of our church and the Lincolnite Club. Under the direction of our President, Mr. John T. G. Carpenter, we have attained one of the goals for which we, together with other organizations of the church, have labored during the past years. At last, the church debt has been liquidated and we look forward to the burning of the mortgage in a formal ceremony on March 12, 1952. The Lincolnite Club is grateful to the members of the church and its many friends for the loyal support and cooperation given them during the past year. Because of your help, all activities sponsored by the club were successful. On April 29, 1951, the club celebrated its 16th Anniversary. Dr. Joseph H. Stein, District Superintendent of MAC of Congregational Christian Churches, delivered the anniversary sermon, "In Time of Crisis", and reviewed the progress of the church and the contributions made by the club during its history. It is singular to note that the club has prospered under the leadership of one president during its entire history. It was an enjoyable occasion and one to be remembered by the members of the club. Financial activities sponsored by the club during the year to augment our personal contributions and to help curtail the church debt, included a chicken dinner, March 30, food sale at the Bazaar on November 15, 16 and 17, TV raffle on November 17 and the sale of postcards with picture of our church. We contributed a total of $2396.00 to the Church Building Fund during the June and December rallies. While much emphasis has been placed on the curtailment of the church debt and the members have worked hard to make each endeavor a success, we have not forgotten our spiritual and social obligations. We have visited the sick, shut-ins, and the less fortunate, carrying and sending fruits, flowers, and messages of cheer. We have welcomed several new members in our club and enjoyed Christian Fellowship with the members of the church and community. We wish to thank our minister for the visits to our meetings and for his messages of hope and encouragement. Mrs. Brooks, the wife of the minister, also visited us and recounted her travels and experiences of last summer. Page 19 We feel that God has blessed all out efforts and with His help, we look forward to a happy and prosperous year in 1952. Respectfully submitted, John T. G. Carpenter President Ruth R. Micheaux Recording Secretary SENIOR DEACONESS BOARD To the Officers and Members Lincoln Congregational Temple The Deaconess Board wishes to submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1951. The nine women have endeavored to maintain the standards set for them when installed. During the church year the members have called upon the sick, shut-ins, and those in distress and carried fruit, flowers and messages of cheer. A collection has been lifted by the Deaconess Board on the fourth Sunday in each month. We wish to thank the congregation for the cheerful giving which has made it possible to carry happiness to those afflicted. During the current year 2,594 persons have communed. Respectfully submitted, Margaret A. Scott Chairman Wilhelmina M. Wallace Secretary Julia Madden Treasurer Page 20 GROUP I To the Pastor, Members and Friends Lincoln Congregational Temple Greetings: It is indeed befitting that we are meeting here tonight. As you recall it is the birthday of our great emancipator, Abraham Lincoln. Tonight, Group I rejoices with other groups of the church in the realization that our church, too, is freed of a great burden. In a resolute manner, the members of Group I have helped to shoulder the load for twelve years. However, the group has two other objectives besides paying off the debt of the church. Its first aim is to serve God, seek His guidance, and sing His praises. The second objective is to carry cheer, by way of visits, cards, fruits, flowers and other gifts into the homes of shut-ins, sick, bereaved, and other forms of distress. Mrs. Mildred Duncan, the president, has been a dynamic force in guiding the group to heights of success and, although she is ailing at the present, her very soul and thoughts are with us. Reverend Brooks deserves special commendation for his foresight in appointing such a personality as Mrs. Duncan to steer our ship. She has manned it well. We bow our heads in humble submission to God, who saw fit to take from our midst Mrs. Annie Francis, Mrs. Georgia Harris, and other faithful members who longed to see Lincoln Temple free of debt. As we rejoice here on earth, may they rejoice in Heaven. The club carried on several activities during the year. Mrs. Augusta Jackson sponsored many of them. The president and every member of Group I wish to thank whole-heartedly everyone who so nobly supported their efforts throughout the twelve years. The members of Group I have become so intimately related that the club can not die. It must not die. It will not die. A brief report of the club's financial status during the year 1951 as as follows: Balance on Hand, December 31, 1950 16.15 Total Receipts 3,299.65 Gross Receipts 3,315.80 Total Disbursements 3,302.76 Balance on Hand as of December 31, 1951 12.04 Respectfully submitted, Mildred J. Duncan, President Marie Douglass, Treasurer Julia E. Madden Acting Secretary Page 21 SENIOR DEACONS The Pastor Officers and Members Lincoln Congregational Temple Greetings: As we come to the close of another year in the service of God, it is well that we pause for a moment's reflection. What accomplishments have we made and how well have we done the task? What more can be done to make our church, our lives and the lives of those about us better, more enjoyable and more Christ-like? Your Senior Deacon Board has endeavored in every way to promote the spiritual life of the church. It has counseled with the Pastor and the Assistant-Pastor; sent cards and visited the sick and shut-ins; lent support to the Evangelistic Programs; prayed with the Pastor for the success of the Sunday morning devotions and made itself available for all required services. The cooperation of the Senior Deaconess Board and the Junior Deacons and Junior Deaconess Boards has done much in contributing to the dignity of the Holy Communion Service. The donation of the Baptismal Fount by the Men's Club has beautified the solemn rites of the Baptismal and Christening Services. We have initiated and are issuing Baptismal and Christening Certificates to all persons baptised and children christened in our church. The Senior Board has rendered valuable financial assistance to our Religious Interne, Miss Graymont, and Mr. John Burton, Delegate to the Social Action Conference and School held in Craigsville, Massachusetts. Joint meetings of the Deacons and Deaconess Boards have been held to discuss and select speakers for the summer season during the vacation of the Pastor and to clear numerous matters and problems of mutual interest. The Board wishes to express our appreciation to our Assistant Pastor, Reverend Claude Young, for his valuable assistance in helping us carry out our programs. In the future, the Senior Board will continue in its efforts to execute its duties and obligations to the church to the best of its ability. Improvement in the spiritual life shall be our primary aim. Your Deacon Board moves forward, secure in the knowledge that with Jesus Christ as our guide, we cannot fail. Our success is assured. Respectfully submitted, Ralph H. Beverly, Chairman Robert A. Greene, Secretary Page 22 THE CHOIR December 31, 1951 To the Pastor, Officers and Members Lincoln Congregational Church Greetings: Your Choir submits the following report of its activities during the year just ended. Our greated joy and satisfaction was derived from participation in the Sunday morning service each Sunday during the year and at the few evening services that were held. In April, the Music Committee presented the Choir and soloists in concert. We were commended by all for work well done. On Palm Sunday we sang Dubois' "Seven Last Words of Christ." At this time the Choir was augmented by the addition of members of the Washington Community Chorus who gave gladly of their time and talent to help us. Mr. Chauncey Brown was the paid soloist with Mrs. Naomi Martin at the organ and Mrs. Ann Burwell at the piano. Mr. Walton directed. We received our regular invitation to sing at Peoples' Church during their annual Lenten Services, but had to decline it because of the conflict with our concert date. We helped the choir of St. Mary's Church with their rendition of the "Seven Last Words" on Good Friday evening. We were treated after the service to a very enjoyable repast. On July 4 we sang, by invitation, with a group of choirs at the Monument Grounds on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Singing of the Declaration of Independence. We were under the direction of the Mr. Justin Lowrie of the Foundry AME Church and Mr. Fague Springman of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. Our Choir was the only Negro Choir represented in the group. Our success is most certainly attributed to the fine spirit of the group, the tireless effort of our Director, the encouragement given us by the Chairman of the Music Committee, the prayers of our Minister, and the praise and helpful suggestions of our members and friends. Our rehearsals were held every Thursday evening from seven on. For special music we rehearsed twice an often three times a week. Each Sunday morning before services, a short rehearsal is held for the benefit of those members who were unable to make the weekly rehearsals. An average of twenty-two members attended services on Sunday mornings during the year. Each member gave happily of his time and his services. Our soloists were an inspiration to Choise Page 23 and congregation. This year we were happy to welcome to our group an exceptionally fine tenor soloist, Mr. Starling Hatchett. Each soloist cooperated with the Choir and Director in every activity. Aside from our musical activities, we as a group have enjoyed a most pleasant companionship: In July, we had an all day picnic at Colton, Maryland. Twelve cars with choir members, their families, Reverend and Mrs. Brooks, and those who had helped us on several occasions, drove down and spent a very happy day. We were hosts at the Coffee Hour in November. We were glad to serve and thus help to promote the spirit of friendliness and good cheer among friends and members of our church. We paid for the Bulletins to November, and then, because of the financial condition of our treasury, had to give it over to the Trustees. We put flowers on the altar on the third Sunday in February. We contributed toward sending a young person to Blair. We took part in the Bazaar sponsored by the Missionary Society. Our booth did not make a lot of money, but we feel we again contributed toward fostering a spirit of good fellowship among members and friends. We remembered our Pastor and Director at Christmas. All during the year we sent cards and flowers to the sick and shut-in. We remembered the birthdays of our members. Our tenor soloist received the honor of being asked to travel abroad for three months to sing with a well-known choral group. We sent to the ship a Bon Voyage card and gift. We had business meetings to elect officers and to plan activities. The day after we sang "The Seven Last Words" our Director broke his wrist. Despite this handicap, he continued to direct us at rehearsals and on Sunday mornings while Mrs. Leola Carter, one of our members, took over at the organ. Our thanks and appreciation go, too, to another member, Mrs. Margret Parker who on several occasions, and on very short notice, played the organ for us at Sunday morning service. We feel we have had a successful year. We have a fine, loyal, cooperative group, With God's help, we will continue to render service in His Name. May God bless all of you, and make this New Year of 1952 be one of great spiritual growth, prosperity, and success. Submitted by President of the Choir Page 24 THE FLOWER COMMITTEE To the Pastor and Members of Lincoln Congregational Church Washington, D. C. Greetings: It is with a deep feeling of gratitude and appreciation that we make a brief report of the Flower Committee for the year 1951. The whole-hearted cooperation of every group in the church has made it possible for us to function each Sunday morning this year. May we sincerely thank all who have so cheerfully and efficiently carried on during the long and serious illness of our Chairman. Yours was a job, well done. Do you know that this Flower Committee, a small group twelve years ago, has grown to such proportions that it almost encompasses the whole church. Our church is rapidly becoming flower-minded. This is a fact of which we are justly proud. Ever so often, aside from the beautiful flower arrangements on the pedestals, very attractive baskets have been placed in front of the altar memorializing loved ones. Among those were the following: Mrs. Frazier's family, the parents of Mrs. Artie Jackson and her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Prather, Dr.Q.B. King, Judge Emory B. Smith, Mr. Charles Thomas, Mrs. Mary L. Grice, Mr. Julius Ross, and Mrs. Rachel Henry Galloway. Mention must also be made of the lovely potted plants that adorned the altar on Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and Christmas. All these remind us that, "To live in the hearts of those we love and leave behind, is not to die." Again, thank you one and all for your continued support. May we learn from our flowers the lesson of love, unselfishness and good fellowship, remembering that, "Flowers are the thoughts of the Spirit of God. Their light is the light of His face; their perfume is His Divinity; their color His love and His grace." Respectfully submitted, Blanche A. Ross Chairman Julia E. Madden Co-Chairman Page 25 SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE February 12, 1952 Lincoln Congregational Temple Washington, D.C. The six original members of the Social Action Committee began discussion the matter of organization and program in October 1950. The Reverend and Mrs. Brooks met with us also. The committee studied the available literature and we invited Dr. Dorey, School of Religion, Howard University, to discuss not only social action, but social action as it might relate to the church community. Dr. Dorey had made a sociological study of the area in which the church is located and the committee thought that it was important to have all information which might be of service in outlining a tentative program of action. Dr. Dorey's discussions were very revealing and most helpful toward the progress of the committee planning and thinking. In order to have the thoughtful opinion of the church, the committee invited each church club and organization, through its president, to attend a meeting at which the committee would discuss the direction of our program; types of activities; how to interest the membership and community; etc., etc. The response to this meeting was not very encouraging. (Missionary Society was represented by Mrs. Franklin; ...) While we were still in the planning stage, a member reported that there would be in the city a woman of international character in the Congregational Church as guest of the Women's International League, and that she was available for discussions, teas, etc. The committee suggested to the Social Action Area Committee that a joint tea, with all Congregational Churches participating, might be one way of hearing Mrs. McGregor Wood, London, England, talk about the church in England and other items of interest to church and laymen at that time. The suggestion was approved, the tea was held at the First Church and those who attended were greatly benefitted by having met and heard Mrs. Wood. Late in December a member suggested that the committee sponsor an after-church Coffee Hour. We were agreed that the first project or activity should be something that the whole membership and community would find interesting and easy for individual participation; not only as a membership fellowship, but to extend into the community where we might meet and have good Christian Fellowship in a friendly, informal manner. The committee voted unanimously for the Coffee Hour. There have been ten (10) Coffee Hours: January - March, two each month; April - one. The first seven Coffee Hours were given by the Social Action Committee. October - December, one Coffee Hour each month. These hours were sponsored as follows: October, Social Action Committee; November, The Choir; December, the Missionary Society. (Reports for January and February 1952 will be Page 26 included in the 1952 report) The Coffee Hour has served approximately 1,400 people. The committee has received expressions of encouragement from members of the church, visitors, and visiting speakers. If the Coffee Hour fellowship is successful, and it seems to be, the cooperation of pastor and membership has made it so. The church clubs not participating to date, will have the opportunity to do so beginning in October 1952. The Social Action Committee was happy to cooperate with the church-sponsored bazaar in November 1951. The entire net proceeds from the committee Harvest Fair activity was contributed to the purpose set by the church for the Fair - the liquidation of the building indebtedness. (See financial report for details) The number of members on the committee has increased from the original number of six (6) to eighteen (18). The committee is very happy that several of these members volunteered to join, because they are interested in the program of the committee. This we consider a real compliment and challenge to our program. Respectfully submitted, Mae S. Thompson Mrs. Charles H. Thompson Chairman Naomi C. Bryant Mrs. Joseph Bryant Secretary THE FIRST MEMBERS Mrs. Charles H. Thompson, Chairman Mrs. G. Frederick Stanton Miss Bertha C. McNeill Mr. Theodore Brown Mr. Claude Young Mr. John Burton Page 27 SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES OF LINCOLN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FOR THE YEAR 1951 By The Auditing Committee GROUP OR ACTIVITY BALANCE Senior Deaconess Board Balance beginning of year 22.30 Receipts during year 298.88 Total available 321.18 Total expenditures 312.56 8.62 Church Choir Balance beginning of year 80.55 Receipts during year 906.55 Total available 987.10 Total expenditures 875.08 112.02 Lincolnite Club Balance beginning of year 44.32 Receipts during year 3,075.49 Total available 3,119.81 Total expenditures 3,097.12 22.69 Sunday School Balance beginning of year 417.53 Receipts during year 343.06 Total available 388.87 Total expenditures 175.94 212.93 Missionary Society Balance beginning of year 417.53 Receipts during year 1,888.83 Total available 2,306.36 Total expenditures 2,258.49 47.87 Group One Balance beginning of year 16.15 Receipts during year 3,299.65 Total available 3,315.80 Total expenditures 3,303.76 12.04 Senior Deacon Board Balance beginning of year 73.43 Receipts during year 552.53 Total available 625.96 Total expenditures 519.07 106.89 Page 28 The Usher Board Receipts during year 98.50 Total expenditures 98.50 none Troop 501 Boy Scouts Balance beginning of year 5.00 Receipts during year 141.07 Total available 146.07 Total expenditures 48.78 97.29 Board of Trustees (Fin. Sec'y) Balance beginning of year 265.04 Receipts during year 20,280.41 Total available 20,545.45 Total expenditures 20,192.37 353.08 Junior Deacon Board Balance beginning of year 31.60 Receipts during year 128.40 Total available 160.00 Total expenditures 150.00 10.00 Men's Club Balance beginning of year 71.27 Receipts during year 445.15 Total available 516.42 Total expenditures 430.80 85.62 Junior Deaconess Board Balance beginning of year 9.61 Receipts during year 279.65 Total available 289.26 Total expenditures 214.50 74.76 Social Action Committee Balance beginning of year None Receipts during year 103.69 Total expenditures 103.69 None The Friendly Circle Balance at beginning of year None Receipts during year 647.87 Total expenditures 563.68 84.19 Submitted by AUDITING COMMITTEE C. C. House, Chairman Inez Davis A. N. Nixon Page 29 JUNIOR DEACONESS BOARD To the Officers and Members Lincoln Congregational Temple Greetings: The Junior Deaconess Board of Lincoln Congregational Temple submits the following report of its activities for the year ending December 31, 1951. Regular monthly meetings of the Board have been held and were well attended. An entertainment was given at the beginning of the Year to welcome new members on the Board. Flowers were provided for the Altar on the fourth Sunday in March. A show was sponsored at the Electric Play House of the Potomac Electric Power Company. Our Chairman, Mrs. Lorraine Bivins, participated in the Women's Day Program. A donation was made towards sending children to the Summer Camps. A Sweet Booth was sponsored at the Harvest Fair. Gifts were given and cards sent to sick members. We have participated in the Joint Meetings with the other Boards. Assistance was given to the Senior Deaconess Board whenever possible. We have endeavored to carry out in every way, the program outlined for us by Reverend Brooks and have attempted to spread good will among the members of the church. With your prayers for this New Year, may we be able to accomplish bigger and better things. Respectfully submitted, Lorraine F. Bivins Chairman Dorothy M. Greene Secretary Page 30 Natives Lose Only Delegate S. Africa Ousts Outspoken MP CAPETOWN, S. AFRICA --The lone representative of the natives of South Africa has been branded a Communist by the Nationalist Government of Prime Minister Daniel Malan and ordered expelled from Parliament. The latest anti-native move of the Government came May 20 when the House of Assembly accepted a report of the Select Committee, which found that Sam Kahn, MP is a Communist in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act passed in 1950. Preached Equality Members of the parliamentary opposition made a determined but futile attempt to block adoption of the report, charging that Mr. Kahn's crime was not Communism but the fact that he represented the natives and had preached racial equality. The Government defended its action with the claim that the expulsion is part of a campaign to remove alleged Communists from responsible positions. REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE The Pastor and Members Lincoln Congregational Temple Greetings: We, your Nominating Committee, after a careful survey and consideration of the officers herein nominated and with prayerful consideration of the vacancies to be filled by this body at this church annual meeting, do hereby recommend the following persons as Church Officers for the terms so designated herein: TRUSTEES Three-Year Term of Office 1952-53-54 Mr. Rufus Byars Mr. Wilbur Micheaux Mr. Theodore Curtis (Nominated to succeed themselves in office) SENIOR DEACONS Three-Year Term of Office 1952-53-54 Mr. Benjamin Berry Mr. Allan B. Sprague (Nominated to succeed himself in office) Mr. Ralph H. Beverly (Nominated to succeed himself in office) SENIOR DEACONESS BOARD One-Year Term of Office Mrs. Margaret A. Scott Mrs. Annie M. Thigpen Mrs. Effie Simon Mrs. Ruth Washington Mrs. Lulila Hamilton Mrs. Blanche Ross Mrs. Alberta Combs Mrs. Julia Madden Mrs. Wilhelmina Wallace (Nominated to succeed themselves in office) Mrs. Jessie Simmons (Senior Deaconess Emeritus) SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT One-Year Term Mrs. Mary D. Evans (Nominated to succeed herself) Page 31 JUNIOR DEACONESS BOARD One-Year Term of Office Mrs. Carline Boush Nichols Mrs. Rose Grice Brown Mrs. Lorraine Bivins. Mrs. Dorothy Green Mrs. Flora Ruffin Mrs. Mary Duncan Robinson Miss Elizabeth Carter Mrs. Pearl H. Jefferson Mrs. Dorothy Frances Mullins (Nominated to succeed themselves in office) JUNIOR DEACONS One-Year Term of Office John Burton Mr. Dillard Maxwell Henry T. Peterson Mr. John Duncan Lewis Bivins Mr. Leroy Coad Mr. Richard B. Martin. Mr. Fred Dorsey Mr. Franklin M. Jordan (Nominated to succeed themselves in office, except Mr. Fred Dorsey) TREASURER One-Year Term Mr. Rufus Byars (Nominated to succeed himself) CHURCH CLERK Mr. Albert Dunlap (Nominated to succeed himself) ASSIATANT CHURCH CLERK Miss Daisie Marshall (Nominated to succeed herself) MISSIONARY SOCIETY One-Year Term Mrs. Lelia Thomas (Nominated to succeed herself) CHIEF USHER Mr. William Cook (Nominated to succeed himself) Page 32 MINISTER OF MUSIC One-Year Term Mr. Bernard Walton (Nominated to succeed himself) AUDITING COMMITTEE Mr. C. C. House (Nominated to succeed himself) Dr. Alfred Nixon Mr. L. R. Gresham (To succeed Miss Inez Davis) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT TO THE PASTOR One-Year Term Mr. Claude Young (Nominated to succeed himself) Note: The entire Junior Deacon Board Members were nominated to succeed themselves in office, with the exception of Mr. Fred Dorsey who was nominated to replace Mr. Benjamin Berry, elevated to the Senior Deacon Board of the church. In making these recommendations of persons to be elected to the various offices herein named by the approval of the churcvh body, the committee again calls attention to the fact, that it is the privilege of any member so desiring to nominate any person from the floor for any position mentioned in the above Nominating Committee Report. All members of the Senior Deaconess and Junior Deaconess Boards were also nominated to succeed themselves in office. Respectfully submitted, Dr. R. A. Dixon, Chairman Mrs. Aurelia Ferguson, Acting Chairman Mr. Albert L. Dunlap, Secretary COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mr. John T. G. Carpenter Mr. William Escoferry Mr. Issiah Jordan Mrs. Aurelia Ferguson Mr. Albert L. Dunlap, Ex Officio Rev. R. W. Brooks, Pastor, Ex Officio Page 33 FRIENDLY CIRCLE April 1951 Voluntary Contributions Toward Purchase of Water Cooler Mr. & Mrs. William Best.......... $40.00 Mr. & Mrs. Alford Blair.......... 30.00 Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Coad............. 20.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. Porter.............. 30.00 Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Martin........... 30.00 Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Thomas.......... 30.00 Mr. & Mrs. Upshaw................ 24.00 Mr. & Mrs. Leonard............... 5.00 Page 34 FINANCIAL REPORTS OF GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS as rendered at the Annual Meeting FINANCIAL REPORTS OF GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS as rendered at the Annual Meeting Junior Deaconess Board Junior Deacons Board Senior Deaconess Board Senior Deacons Board Missionary Society Ladies Aid Lincolnite Club Group One The Choir Ushers Board Troup & Pack 501-B. S. A. Friendly Circle Social Action Com. Mens Club Sunday School Mothers Club BALANCE - Brought Forward 9.61 31.60 22.30 73.43 417.53 - 44.32 16.15 80.55 - 5.00 - - 71.27 45.01 RECEIPTS Dues from Members 15.50 - - - 38.00 14.00 53.55 21.50 - - - 38.00 11.00 4.65 307.86 Donations Received - - 3.55 - 64.12 - 61.00 106.00 45.70 - - 5.00 8.00 27.50 36.00 Collected for Building Fund 147.00 113.40 - 241.00 543.00 429.50 1536.00 1696.75 299.00 98.50 - 122.00 - - - Income from Activities 117.15 15.00 71.00 45.00 255.95 557.25 1424.94 1475.40 561.85 - 141.07 267.97 84.69 413.00 - Special - - - 29.93 987.76 36.00 - - - - - 215.00 - - - All Other Income - - 224.33 236.60 - - - - - - - - - - - TOTAL RECEIPTS 279.65 128.40 298.88 552.53 1888.83 1036.75 3075.49 3299.65 906.55 98.50 141.07 647.87 103.69 445.15 343.86 GROSS RECEIPTS 289.26 160.00 321.18 625.96 2306.36 1036.75 3119.81 3315.80 987.10 98.50 146.07 647.87 103.69 516.42 388.87 DISBURSEMENTS Printing, Stationery & Supplies .50 - 1.83 4.75 16.55 12.00 66.89 34.81 207.15 - - 2.50 3.50 18.20 61.16 Postage, Telegram & Telephone - - 87.50 - 59.00 - - 2.00 3.28 - - - - 15.00 - Donations, Flowers & Fruit 14.00 - - 85.65 166.50 41.00 14.12 29.86 75.80 - - 2.00 - - 12.45 Refreshments - - - - 5.00 10.00 2.27 - - - - 17.00 - - 59.73 Activity Expenses - - 123.48 141.32 52.44 - 617.84 511.09 212.85 - 48.78 110.93 100.19 355.10 42.60 To Building Fund - in June 100.00 50.00 - 137.00 498.00 605.50 1161.00 1400.00 210.00 72.50 - 89.00 - - - To Building Fund - in Dec. 100.00 100.00 60.00 119.00 370.00 363.00 1235.00 1310.00 139.00 26.00 - 108.00 - 42.50 - Special - - 39.75 1.35 1076.00 5.00 - 16.00 27.00 - - 234.25 - - - All Other Expenses - - - 30.00 15.00 - - - - - - - - - - TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 214.50 150.00 312.56 519.07 2256.49 1036.50 3097.12 3303.76 875.08 98.50 48.78 563.68 103.69 430.80 175.94 BALANCE on Hand - 12/31 74.76 10.00 8.62 106.89 47.87 .25 22.69 12.04 112.02 - 97.29 84.19 - 85.62 212.93 RECAPITULATION Balance In Bank - - - 106.89 47.87 - 22.69 10.04 9.88 - - - - 85.62 212.93 1183.00 Balance Held In Cash 74.76 10.00 862 - - .25 - 2.00 102.14 - 97.29 84.19 - - - - TOTAL (as shown above) 74.76 10.00 8.62 106.89 47.87 .25 22.69 12.04 112.02 - 97.29 84.19 - 8562 212.93 1183.00 Page 35 SPECIAL FURNACE FUND CONTRIBUTORS AMOUNT Reverend R. W. Brooks $ 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. Micheaux 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. John T. G. Carpenter 4.00 Mr. & Mrs. T. W. Curtis 2.00 Mr. William Magruder 2.00 Mr. G. Norman Branche 2.00 Dr. C. Leonard Johnson 2.00 Mrs. Marie Herbert 2.00 Miss Mayme Mehlinger 2.00 Mr. J. Parker Kelly 2.00 Mrs. Naomi Bryant 2.00 Mrs. Lelia Thomas 2.00 Mrs. Eula Gordon 2.00 Mrs. Iola Anderson 2.00 Mrs. Julia Madden 2.00 Dr. Richard Grossley 10.00 Mrs. Lettie Callaway 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. S. D. Johnson 2.00 Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson 2.00 Mrs. Maude Smith 5.00 Mrs. G. H. Holly 1.00 Mr. Dewey Jackson 2.00 Mr. Joseph Watkins 2.00 Miss Eudora Keyes 2.00 Dr. & Mrs. Charles F. Adams 15.00 Mrs. Ruth Lightfoot 4.00 Mrs. Marian Robinson 2.00 Mrs. Bessie Cornelius 2.00 Mrs. Sarah Irvin 3.00 Mrs. Armond Scott 2.00 Dr. Edwin J. Watson 5.00 Mrs. Catherine Jones 2.00 Mr. Lewis Jones 2.00 Mrs. Mary B. Patterson 2.00 Ladies Aid Society 5.00 Mrs. Lucie Boyd 2.00 Mr. William Boyd 2.00 Mr. Leon Proctor 2.00 Mrs. Mary L. Proctor 2.00 Mrs. Emilene M. Nelson 2.00 Mr. Roy Nelson 2.00 Mr. John Duncan 2.00 Mrs. Ann Duncan 2.00 Mrs. Geneva Brown 2.00 Mr. George D. Brown 2.00 Mrs. Rosa Coates 2.00 Mr. Brook R. Coates 2.00 Mr. B. White 2.00 Mrs. Drusilla McDowell 1.00 Mr. John C. McDowell 1.00 Mrs. Cynthia M. McDowell 2.00 Mr. T. O. McDowell 2.00 Page 36 CONTRIBUTORS AMOUNT Mrs. Rosa Brown $ 1.00 Mr. Hillary H. Brown 1.00 Mrs. Ruth Washington 1.00 Mr. George B. Washington 1.00 Miss Gertrude D. Wormley 2.00 Mrs. Susie Smith 2.00 Mrs. Mary Jones 2.00 Mrs. Maggie Stewart 2.00 Mrs. Alverda Mitchell 2.00 Mrs. Geneva Brown 2.00 Mrs. R. E. Brown 2.00 Mr. Emmett Wood 1.00 Mrs. America Wood 1.00 Mrs. Artie R. Jackson 2.00 Mrs. Ethel Polk 2.00 Mrs. Lugenia Exum 2.00 Mrs. Ernestine Lincoln 2.00 Miss Vinetta Piper 2.00 Dr. J. W. Burton 2.00 Mrs. C. G. Mayo 2.00 Mrs. Louise E. Douglass 2.00 Mrs. Wilhemina Wallace 2.00 Mrs. Dorothy Tucker 5.00 Mrs. Georgia Early & Family 5.00 Mr. W. M. Payne 5.00 Miss Sarah E. Turner 5.00 Mrs. Hellena B. Hines 3.00 Mr. Richard Martin 2.00 Mrs. Richard Martin 2.00 Mr. P. H. Link 1.00 Mrs. I. H. Doute 1.00 Mr. Lewis M. Bivins 1.00 Mrs. E. D. Morton 1.00 Miss A. Mathews 1.00 Mr. E. Taylor 1.00 Mrs. Mary Cheeks 2.00 Mrs. Iola R. Escoffery 2.00 Mrs. Emma Worrell 2.00 Mrs. Jessie B. Simmons 2.00 Miss Nettie Barlowe 2.00 Miss Elizabeth Burrell 2.00 Mr. John W. Burton 2.00 Mr. John H. Williams 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Wiley Porter 2.00 Mr. M. E. Patterson 2.00 Mrs. Ella Johnson 2.00 Miss Helen Lundy 2.00 Mrs. Julia Williams 2.00 Mr. Bradley Smith 2.00 Mrs. Bertie B. Lewis 2.00 Miss Daisie Marshall 5.00 Dr. A. F. Nixon 4.00 Mr. Robert Branson 2.00 Mrs. Mildred Duncan 2.00 Mrs. Mary D. Dodson 2.00 Page 37 CONTRIBUTORS AMOUNT Mr. Armstead Duncan $ 2.00 Mr. Thomas Frazier 2.00 Mrs. Willie Frazier 2.00 Miss Nellie Quander 2.00 Mr. J. F. Harper 2.00 Mrs. Ruth Davis 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Stanly Shelton 2.00 Mrs. Almora Hawkins 2.00 Mr. Thomas Branch 2.00 Mrs. Mary B. Kays 2.00 Mr. R. Harrison 2.00 Mrs. Marie Douglass 2.00 Mrs. Lola H. Jackson 2.00 Mr. W. A. Excoffery 2.00 Mrs. Ruth Strother 2.00 Miss Annette Harris 2.00 Mrs. Myrtle Prather 2.00 Mr. William A. Jones 2.00 Mr. E. M. Dickerson 2.00 Mrs. Geneva Brown Burke 2.00 Mr. J. W. Cowan 2.00 Mrs. L. B. Hamilton 2.00 Mrs. M. Parker 2.00 Mr. J. W. Cook 2.00 Mrs. C. B. Cook 2.00 Mrs. Ressie Williams 2.00 Mr. Harry A. Adams 2.00 Mrs. Belinda Hicks 2.00 Mr. Harry Jacobs 2.00 Mr. R. H. Beverly 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Green 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Thomas 2.00 Mrs. Gwendolyn Brown 2.00 Mrs. Cora Hunter 2.00 Mrs. Maud Battle 2.00 Mr. John W. Bishop 2.00 Mrs. L. Marie Gray 2.00 Mrs. Fannie Douglass 2.00 Mr. Benjamin Berry 2.00 Mr. Joseph Walker 2.00 Mr. Henry Crowder 2.00 Mrs. Bessie De Vaughn 3.00 Mr. Richard Spencer 2.00 Dr. Eliza P. Shippen 2.00 Mrs. Gladys B. Williams & Family 2.00 Mrs. Carrie Lancaster 1.00 Mrs. Inez Gaines 1.00 Mrs. Amelda Vawter 1.00 Mr. Mozell Gaines 1.00 Miss Laura McLaurin 1.00 Mrs. Margaret A. Scott 1.00 Miss A. B. Newsom 1.00 Mrs. Ella S. Morris 2.00 Mrs. Vernetta Mathews 1.00 Mr. Gorham Jackson 2.00 Page 38 CONTRIBUTORS AMOUNT Mrs. Almira Jackson $ 2.00 Mrs. Mayme Jackson 2.00 Mrs. Blanche Ross 2.00 Dr. Newman Taylor 2.00 Mrs. Alberta Combs 2.00 Miss Bertha C McNeill 2.00 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 2.00 Mrs. St. Elmo Brady 2.00 Mr. Herndon B. Jones 2.00 Mr. Samuel Stratton 2.00 Mr. Albert Gaskins Mrs. Essie Gaskins 2.00 Mrs. Alberta Amos 2.00 Miss Althea c. Whitted 2.00 Miss Katherine Gaines 2.00 Mrs. Mae Thompson 2.00 Mrs. Sadie Jefferson 2.00 Mrs. Eva Francis 2.00 Mrs. Ruth J. Gray 2.00 Mr. Henry Peterson 2.00 Mrs. Margaret Clark 2.00 Miss Inez Davis 2.00 Mr. Rufus G. Byars 2.00 Capt. Herman Richards 2.00 TOTAL - Special Furnace Fund $408.00 Page 39 BUILDING FUND - 1951 Contributors June December Adams, Dr. and Mrs. Charles $ - $10.00 Adams, Harry 10.00 10.00 Adams, Mr. & Mrs. Frank 10.00 10.00 Adams, Mrs. Travola 10.00 - Akers, Charles 5.00 5.00 Amos, Mrs. Alberta C. 5.00 14.00 Anderson, Mrs. Iola 10.00 10.00 Andrews, Mrs. Maude 10.00 5.00 Andrews, Pierce 6.00 5.00 Armwood, David - 1.00 - B- Baker, Mrs. Irene 5.00 10.00 Baltimore, Charles 5.00 - Baltimore, Mrs. Lillian 5.00 5.00 Barlowe, Miss N. L. 5.00 - Barnes, Mrs. Sadie - 5.00 Battle, Mrs. Maud 10.00 10.00 Bentley, Mrs. Josephine 10.00 10.00 Berry, Benjamin D. 4.00 5.00 Berry, Mrs. Otis Holley 5.00 2.00 Bess, Mr. and Mrs. William - 5.00 Beverly, Mrs. Marcella 5.00 5.00 Beverly, Ralph H. - 5.00 Biggeastoff, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. - 3.00 Black, Mrs. Audrey - 15.00 Blackburn, Frank A. - 5.00 Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Alford H. - 5.00 Bonds, Mrs. Sadie 2.00 - Boyd, Mrs. C. S. 10.00 10.00 Boyd, J. R. 10.00 10.00 Boyd, Mrs. Lucie B. 12.50 10.00 Boush, Miss Agnes - 2.00 Boush, Mrs. Lenora - 5.00 Brady, MRs. Myrtle T. 10.00 20.00 Branche, MRs. & Mrs. G. Norman 10.00 10.00 Branch, Thomas J. 5.00 10.00 Branson, Robert 10.00 10.00 Brooks, Rev. R. W. 10.00 10.00 Brooks, Mrs. Ruth 10.00 10.00 Brown, Mrs. Geneva C. 10.00 10.00 Brown, Mrs. Rose E. 10.00 10.00 Brown, Mrs. Bernice 2.00 - Brown, Mrs. Gwendolyn 10.00 10.00 Brown, Miss Maude - 5.00 Brown, Mr. Hillary H. - 10.00 Brown, Mrs. Geneva R. 10.00 10.00 Brown, Miss Grace 10.00 10.00 Brown, Miss Helen 10.00 10.00 Brown, Mrs. Hattie 5.00 - Brooks, Miss Mable 5.00 5.00 Page 40 Contributors June December Brown, Atty. Huver $ 5.00 - Brown, Atty. Theodore - $10.00 Browning, Mrs. Margaret A. 5.00 5.00 Braxton, Robert 5.00 - Braxton, Mrs. McPhail 5.00 - Bryant, Mrs. Naomi 10.00 10.00 Bryant, Mrs. Thelma 5.00 5.00 Bryant, Mrs. Pearl - 10.00 Bryant, Maurice E. .50 - Bryant, Thomas 10.00 10.00 Burton, John W. 10.00 5.00 Burton, Dr. Jane W. 15.00 10.00 Burrell, Mrs. Elizabeth 5.00 5.00 Bush, J. F. 10.00 10.00 Burke, Mrs. Geneva B. 5.00 5.00 Byron, Dr. Ruth 5.00 2.00 Byars, Rufus G. 10.00 10.00 Boyd. William L. 12.50 10.00 Bivins, Lewis M. 5.00 5.00 Bivins, Mrs. Lorraine F. 10.00 10.00 Bishop, John 15.00 10.00 - C - Carpenter, John T. G. 25.00 27.00 Carpenter, Mrs. Vene 25.00 27.00 Carroll, James E. 5.00 10.00 Coleman, Mrs. Adele 5.00 10.00 Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore 10.00 10.00 Curry, Mrs. Blanch 5.00 10.00 Combs, Dr. Walter 5.00 - Coad, Leroy 5.00 5.00 Carter, Miss Elizabeth 10.00 10.00 Carey, Mrs. Louise 5.00 6.00 Coates, Mrs. Rosa E. 10.00 10.00 Cowan, James H. 5.00 5.00 Coad, Mrs. Ethel - 5.00 Crowder, Henry, Sr. 3.00 3.00 Carter, Mrs. Leola R. 5.00 10.00 Clark, Mrs. Geneva 10.00 10.00 Cobb, Hon. Judge James A. 50.00 50.00 Calloway, Mrs. Lettie N. 10.00 10.00 Clark, Mrs. Margaret 20.00 20,00 Carpenter, James W. 5.00 5.00 Carter, Mrs. Josephine 5.00 5.00 Cheeks, Mrs. Mary 10.00 5.00 Cooper, L. R. - 1.00 Crusor, Mrs. Anna R. 5.00 10.00 Collins, Mrs. Cora - 5.00 Combs, Mrs. Alberta 5.00 5.00 Conway, Mrs. Leola (In memory of her late husband, W. A. Conway) - 5.00 Coleman, Mrs. Gladys 10.00 - Cook, Mr. & Mrs. J. William 5.00 10.00 Coates, Brook R. 10.00 10.00 Page 41 Contributors June December Cabel, Mrs. Alice 10.00 10.00 Caliver, Dr. and Mrs. Ambrose - 10.00 Carter, John W. - 10.00 - D - Dunlap, Mrs. Belle 10.00 10.00 Dunlap, Albert L. 10.00 10.00 Davis, Mrs. Ruth W. 10.00 10.00 Davis, Miss Inez 15.00 15.00 De Vaughn, Mrs. Bessie 25.00 25.00 Dodson, Miss Grace 20.00 20.00 Dishman, Mrs. Josie B. 20.00 20.00 Duncan, John E. 11.00 10.00 Driskell, Lewis 5.00 - Dodson, Miss Mary D. 10.00 10.00 Dabney, Mrs. Lena 10.00 - Denney, Mrs. Geneva E. 5.00 5.00 Doute, Mrs. Imogene H. 5.00 5.00 Douglass, Mrs. Fannie 10.00 10.00 Duncan, Mrs. Mildred 51.00 50.00 Duncan, Armstead 10.00 10.00 Duncan, Mrs. Ann 10.00 10.00 Duncan, Richard 10.00 10.00 DeMond, Dr. Alfred 25.00 25.00 Douglas, Mrs. Marie 5.00 6.25 Dorham, W. T. - 10.00 Dickerson, Ernest 10.00 5.00 Dorsey, Miss E. L. - 20.00 - E - Epps, Miss Adella L. 10.00 5.00 Early, Mrs. Georgia 10.00 5.00 Edwards, Mrs. N. S. 10.00 - Exum, Mrs. Lugenia 10.00 10.00 Escoffery, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. 10.00 10.00 Ellis, Walter C. 10.00 5.00 Escoffery, Mrs. Iola 10.00 10.00 Early, Miss Bernice 4.00 - Europe, Miss Mary (Memorial) 5.00 - - F - Frances, Mrs. Eva 12.00 10.00 Frazier, Mrs. Willie 10.00 10.00 Frazier, Thomas 10.00 10.00 Fisher, L. H. - 10.00 Franklin, Mrs. Estelle 5.00 5.00 Ferguson, Mrs. Aurelia 10.00 5.00 Frazier, Prentiss - 10.00 Fowler, H. 3.00 - Page 42 Contributors June December - G - Gordon, Mrs. Eula $10.00 $ 5.00 Gray, Mrs. Ruth I. 10.00 10.00 Green, Mrs. Dorothy 5.00 5.00 Gray, Mrs. L. R. 10.00 10.00 Greene, Robert A. 10.00 10.00 Graves, Charles M. - 5.00 Gaines, Mr. and Mrs. Mozelle 10.00 8.00 Gaines, George - 5.00 Gaines, Miss Catherine - 5.00 Gresham. L. R. 20.00 10.00 - H - Holland, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. 10.00 10.00 Harris, Miss Annette 10.00 10.00 Hawkins, Mrs. Almora 10.00 5.00 Harris, Mrs. Alice 5.00 5.00 Harris, R. W. 5.00 5.00 Hunter, Mrs. Cora 10.00 10.00 Hill, Mrs. Louis M. 5.00 5.00 Homer, Dorothy C. (In memory of Grace L. Robinson ) 5.00 - Hatchett, Starling 1.00 - Holley, Mrs. Georgia H. 5.00 5.00 Herbert, Mrs. Marie 10.00 10.00 Henry, Dr. Myrtle (In memory of Mother, Mrs. Galloway) 20.00 20.00 Henry, Dr. Myrtle 20.00 - Hines, Mrs. Hellena 10.00 10.00 Hamilton, Miss Elaine 10.00 10.00 Hamilton, Mrs. Lulilla 10.00 10.00 House, C. C. 5.00 10.00 Hicks, Mrs. Belinda - 10.00 Hogan, Andrew J. 10.00 5.00 Hogan, Mrs. Elsie 10.00 20.00 Harvey, Thomas - 10.00 Harper, J. F. 10.00 10.00 Harris, Mrs. Almary - 10.00 - I - Irving, Thomas 5.00 5.00 Irving, Mrs. Sarah - 5.00 - J - Jones, William A. 5.00 5.00 Jones, James E. 1.00 - Jones, Major & Mrs. Percy L. 15.00 20.00 Jordan, Mrs. Gertrude 15.00 10.00 Jolie, Fred 20.00 20.00 Johnson, Mrs. Ella 10.00 10.00 Page 43 Contributors June December Jefferson, Mrs. Pearl 5.00 5.00 Jones, Mrs. Mary 10.00 10.00 Jackson, Mrs. Lola 5.00 5.00 Jordan, Franklin M. 5.00 5.00 Jackson, Mrs. Mayme L. 15.00 15.00 Jenkins, Mrs. Mildred 10.00 10.00 Johnson, F. C. 10.00 10.00 Jackson, Mrs. Augusta 10.00 4.00 Jones, Dr. C. Leonard 10.00 10.00 Jones, Herndon 10.00 10.00 Jones, Mrs. Anna B. 10.00 6.00 Jackson, Mrs. Artie 5,00 5.00 Jefferson, Mrs. Sadie 5.00 5.00 Jackson, Gorham 5.00 5.00 Johnson, Allen 5.00 - Johnson, Miss Earnestine 1.50 - Jones, Dr. T. E. 5.00 5.00 Johnson, Mrs. Zeta R. 10.00 5.00 Jordan, J. F. 10.00 10.00 Jones, Mrs. Mamie C. - 5.00 Jones, Mrs. Catherine - 10.00 Jones, Lewis - 10.00 Jacobs, Harry 10.00 10.00 Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel - 5.00 Jackson, Dewey W. 10.00 5.00 Jameson, F. 1.00 - - K - Kaufman, Miss Vivian 5.00 5.00 Keys, Miss Eudora 15.00 15.00 King, Miss May 10.00 6.00 Keyes, Mrs. Minnie 3.00 5.00 Kays, Mrs. Mary B. - 3.00 Kemp, Thomas S. 5.00 3.00 - L - Laws, John E. 10.00 - Lee, James 2.00 3.50 Link, P. H. 5.00 - Lewis, Mrs. Bertie B. 30.00 35.00 Letcher, Henry and Evelyn 10.00 - Lancaster, Atty. Charles O. 10.00 10.00 Lundy, Miss Helen H. 10.00 10.00 Lee, Cadet Ronald 1.00 - Lancaster, Mrs. Carrie J. 10.00 5.00 Lucy, Mrs. Viola 10.00 5.00 Leonard, Mrs. Jessie P. - 2.00 Leonard, James - 3.00 Lincoln, Mrs. Ernestine - 5.00 Lucas, Mrs. Josephine A. - 2.00 Lucy, William H. 5.00 5.00 Langhorn, J. L. 1.00 - Liveslie, Mrs. E. 5.00 - Lewis, Dr. William E. - 25.00 Page 44 Contributors June December Marshall, Miss Daisie $ 5.00 $ 5.00 Moore, Mrs. Rosa 5.00 5.00 Marshall, Miss Ruth 4.80 5.00 Micheaux, Mrs. Ruth 5.00 10.00 Melhinger, Mrs. Mayme 5.00 5.00 Micheaux, Wilbur L. 10.00 10.00 Morris, Mrs. Ella S. 10.00 10.00 Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Edward 5.00 10.00 Mayo, Mrs. C. J. 2.00 - Mullins, Mrs. Dorothy 10.00 - Maxwell, Dillard M. 5.00 3.00 Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard 10.00 15.00 Mitchell, Mrs. Alverda 10.00 - Madden, Mrs. Julia 52.00 50.00 Martin, William 10.00 5.00 Moore, Atty. Zelph P. 5.00 - Madden, H. H. 5.00 10.00 Magruder, C. William 10.00 10.00 Mathews, Mrs. Mabel - 10.00 Mitchell, Jesse H. 20.00 5.00 Maynor, John - 1.00 - Mc - McLaurin, Miss Laura 15.00 5.00 McDowell, Mrs. Drusilla 5.00 1.00 McDowell, John C. 5.00 1.00 McNeil, Miss Bertha 10.00 10.00 McDowell, Thaddens 5.00 5.00 McDowell, Mrs. Cynthia 5.00 5.00 McDowell, Oliver - 1.00 - N - Newman, Nelson 10.00 10.00 Newsome, Mrs. E. H. 3.00 3.00 Nichols, Mrs. Carline B. 5.00 7.00 Nixon, Dr. Alfred F. 15.00 10.00 Nelson, Mrs. Edwina 10.00 10.00 Nelson, Robert 10.00 10.00 Nelson, Mrs. 10.00 10.00 Newson, Mrs. A. B. 3.00 3.00 - P - Peterson, Henry 10.00 10.00 Patterson, Mrs. Mary 10.00 10.00 Piper, Mrs. Vinetta 10.00 10.00 Pinchback, Mrs. Nettie F 10.00 5.00 Perkins, Miss Johnnie 2.00 - Proctor, Mrs. Mary L. 10.00 10.00 Parker, Mrs. Margret 10.00 10.00 Patterson, George E. 5.00 - Parker, Mrs. Bessie 10.00 10.00 Price, Mrs. Hope 5.00 - Page 45 Contributors June December Poindexter, Mrs. Vernon $ 1.00 $ - Pinkett, Dr. Roscoe D. 10.00 10.00 Polk, Mrs. Daisy 10.00 10.00 Prather, Mrs. Myrtle - 10.00 Patterson, Mrs. M. E. 5.00 5.00 Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley 5.00 5.00 Polk, Mrs. Ethel R. 5.00 5.00 Parker, George 10.00 - - Q - Quander, Miss Nellie M. 10.00 5.00 - R - Richardson, Lt. & Mrs. Douglass 10.00 5.00 Richards, Capt. Herman D. 10.00 10.00 Richards, Mrs. Alice R. 5.00 5.00 Ross, Mrs. Laura 10.00 5.00 Ross, Mrs. Ada P. 5.00 5.00 Ross, Mrs. Blanche A. 28.00 16.00 Ruffin, Mrs. Flora 3.00 5.00 Robinson, Mrs. Mary D. 10.00 10.00 Robinson, Mrs. Mamie 10.00 - Ross, Jesse 10.00 10.00 Robinson, Mrs. Janie 5.00 - Robeson, Mrs. Janie 5.00 - Robinson, Cadet Hugh C. 2.50 - Robinson, Cadet James H. 2.50 - Robinson, Mrs. Georgia 1.00 - Rouzee, Mrs. Mary - 5.00 Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver - 20.00 Robertson, Mr. & Mrs. R. H. - 6.00 Rinen, Mrs. N. G. - 5.00 - S - Shippen, Dr. L. P. 10.00 10.00 Spencer, Richard 5.00 5.00 Sears, Mrs. V. P. 5.00 5.00 Singleton, Mrs. Louise A. 3.00 2.00 Smith, Mrs. Susie E. 5.00 5.00 Stewart, Mrs. Maggie 10.00 - Shelton, Mr. & Mrs. Stanley D. 25.00 25.00 Simmons, Mrs. Jessie B. 10.00 10.00 Smith, Bradley 10.00 10.00 Shief, Mrs. Josephine 5.00 5.00 Stevenson, Mrs. Louise 5.00 5.00 Stratton, Samuel 5.00 - Stevenson, Miss Delores 2.00 - Shields, Mrs. Annie 1.00 1.00 Smith, Mrs. Alice 10.00 10.00 Scott, Mrs. Annie L. 5.00 5.00 Sybot, Mrs. Bessie M. 10.00 10.00 Strothers, Mrs. Ruth 6.00 6.00 Stevenson, James V. 10.00 10.00 Scott, Mrs. Margaret A. 5.00 5.00 Page 46 Contributors June December Stevenson, Mrs. Sarah H. 10.00 10.00 Sprague, Allen 5.00 5.00 Sutler, Miss Mary J. 1.00 1.00 Simons, Mrs. Effie 5.00 - Scott, Mrs. Annette 4.00 - Stackhouse, James R. 8.00 10.00 Sprague, William T. 3.00 3.00 Sprague, Morteza D. 3.00 3.00 - T - Terrell, Mrs. Mary Church 10.00 10.00 Thompson, Mrs. Mae 10.00 10.00 Tucker, Mrs. Dorothy C. 5.00 - Taylor, Dr. Newman C. 5.00 10.00 Taylor, W. J. 1.00 - Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Levi 10.00 10.00 Thompson, Mrs. Elizabeth 5.00 5.00 Tyler, Mrs. Ida 5.00 10.00 Tyler, James 5.00 - Thomas, Mrs. Lelia 10.00 15.00 Thomas, Mrs. Vernell 5.00 5.00 Thomas, Eugene 5.00 5.00 Thrift, Hugh A. - 27.00 Turner, Howard - 2.00 Taylor, Annie D. - 5.00 Turner, Miss Sarah - 5.00 Thigpen, Mrs. Annie 10.00 10.00 - V - Vandavel, Mrs. Ethel M. 2.50 - Vawter, Mrs. Armelda G. 5.00 3.00 - W - Walton, George L. 10.00 10.00 Wallace, Mrs. Wilhelmina M. 10.00 10.00 Walker, Joseph A. 10.00 10.00 Watson, Dr. Edwin 10.00 10.00 Wood, Mr. & Mrs. Emmett 20.00 20.00 Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. Robert 15.00 25.00 Wormley, Mrs. Emma 20.00 10.00 Williams, Mrs. Marguerite 10.00 10.00 Williams, John H. 10.00 12.00 Washington, Mrs. Ruth 5.00 5.00 Williams, Theodore 5.00 5.00 Williams, Mrs. Julia 5.00 17.00 Walton, Dr. Adolphus 25.00 10.00 Williams, Mrs. Ressie - 5.00 Webb, William H. - 5.00 Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth C. - 10.00 Washington, George B. - 5.00 Page 47 Contributors June December Wilkins, Mrs. Geneva $ - $ 5.00 Williams, Mrs. Delores 2.00 2.00 White, Miss Bonnie 8.00 5.00 White, Mrs. Nellie E. 5.00 5.00 Williams, Mrs. Gladyse 3.00 5.00 - Y - Young, Rev. Claude G. 5.00 5.00 Page 48 Information Please The little white cards you see hanging in the pews are put there for YOU and OTHERS to use. Just fill it out and drop it in the tray. We will do our best to follow what you say. LINCOLIN CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE 11th and R Streets, N. W. Washington D. C. MISS MRS. MR. ___________________________________________ Please cross out two not used ADDRESS___________________________________________ APT. NO. __________________ TELEPHONE_______________________________________ DATE___________________________________________ Has moved address given above Has changed name by marriage Would like to have envelopes Will join a Church Organization Is interested in joining Choir Is desirous of joining the Church Would like to have my child attend Sunday School Wishes to have Pastor call Is confined by illness at --- Please check that the desired information and place in basket with an Usher. --- -USE FREELY- Your response in the use of this card is gratifying indeed. Our mail returns are yet too heavy due to incorrect addresses. If you have changed your address or know of a member who has moved and failed to notify us, give us this information on one of these cards. Likewise, if you know of someone who is ill, or someone desirous of joining the Church, or wishes to have the Pastor call on them, fill-in a card and check one or more of the NINE purposes for which it was designed. 'THANKS' The Trustees Page 49 Congregational Church Mortgages Burned At Lincoln Temple Impressive ceremonies attended the burning of three mortgages at the Lincoln Congregational Temple, Eleventh and R Streets, N.W., last week. The mortgages on the $122,000 church, erected in 1929, amounted to $72,000. Principal speaker was the Rev. Carl H. Kopf of the First Congregational Church, from which the charter members at Lincoln withdrew in 1881 to organize their own church. The history of the church goes back to 1868 when the "Lincoln Mission" was opened at the present site, then owned by the Freedmen's Bureau. The first minister was the Rev. G.N. Marden. Others were George Collins, S.P. Smith, George W. Moore, Eugene Johnson, A.P. Miller, Sterling N. Brown and Emory B. Smith. Dr. Robert W. Books, present pastor, is a native of Memphis, Tenn.; a graduate of Fisk University and has studied at Union Theological Seminar in New York. He came to the pastorate in 1924. Active in community affairs, he is a member of the Board of Public Welfare and the General Commission on Chaplains. Officers of the church are J. T. G. Carpenter, trustee board chairman; Capt. Herman Richards, vice chairman; Rufus G. Byars, treasurer; G. Norman Branch, financial secretary; Nellie M. Quander, recording secretary; Dr. C. Leonard Johnson, Thomas W. Curtis, Wilbur Micheux and W. C. Magruder. Albert Dunlap is church clerk. Ralph H. Beverly is deacon board chairman; Mrs. Mary D. Evans is Sunday school superintendent; George A. Walton is minister of music, and the church boasts twenty-three active organizations including a nursery school, Boy Scout program and a social action committee. Other leaders at the church are: J. W. Burton, Mrs. Margaret Scott, Mrs. Carline B. Nichols, Mrs. Willie R. Frazier, Mrs. Lella Thomas, J. W. Cook, Mrs. Iola R. Escoffery, J. T. G. Carpenter, Mrs. Mildred Duncan, Mrs. Susie Smith, J. W. Cook, Mrs. Viola Curtis, Mrs. Luella Stanton, Eugene E. Thomas and Mrs. Mae S. Thompson. MORTGAGE BURNING--Principals at the mortgage burning ceremony held at Lincoln Congregational Temple Church last week are Dr. Carl H. Kopf, principal speaker; Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, one of the oldest members;the Rev. Robert W. Brooks, pastor, and Benjamin Berry, Jr., youngest member. -Cabell Photo. Page 50 REMEMBERING THE DEPARTED IN SACRED MEMORY OF Mrs. Patricia Wims Mrs. Rachel Galloway Mr. John Paxton Mr. Kerman Brown Mrs. Ella Terry Mr. George C. Patterson THEY PASSED INTO THE GREAT BEYOND IN THE YEAR OF NINETEEN FIFTY ONE O, Lord, keep green the graces That lie beneath the wide and starry skies, Keep sweet the sleep and give them rest, Whose hands are folded over their breast. Not dead to us, who loved them, Not lost but gone before: They live with us in memory And will forever more. O, God, grant them eternal peace. Page 51 C O N T E N T S Page Auditing Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Budget Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Building Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 - 48 Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 Church Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Flower Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Friendly Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Furnace Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 - 39 Group I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Information Please . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Junior Deaconess Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lincolnite Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 Mortgage Burning Scenes - Photo . . . 12 News Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Nominating Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 -33 Organization Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Our 1952 Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Our Last Mortgage Note . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Outstanding Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Pastor's Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 Per Capita Dues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Receipts & Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Remembering the Departed . . . . . . . . . 51 Repairs & Miscellaneous Expenses - Itemized . 4 Senior Deaconess Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Senior Deacons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Social Action Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Treasurer's Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Women's Missionary Society . . . . . . . . . . 17-18 Page 52 Lincoln Congregational Temple 11th and R Streets, N. W. Washington, D. C. Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.