Title
Annual Parish Meeting minutes, December 13, 1970
Subject
Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Church history
African Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
Description
Typewritten minutes for the St. Philip's annual parish meeting on December 13, 1970.
Creator
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1970-12-13
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Rights
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Format
application/pdf
Language
en-US
Type
Text
Identifier
MS-0269_10_2_003
Date Created
2023-05-15
Extent
21.5 x28.0cm
2pp
Transcription
MINUTES
The Annual Parish meeting held on Sunday, Detember 13, 1970, opened at 11:56
A.M. with prayer led by Fr. enneth S. Curry.
1. Welcome to new members of the Parish by Fr. Curry.
2. Minutes of the last Annual Parish meeting held Sunday Dec. 7, 1969 were read
and adopted with the neccesssry corrections.
3. Organization Reports:
All annual reports of Church organizations are due immediately after Dec. 31st
of each year.
All reports for the National Church must be done in triplicate. Reports are
due in the Diocesan Office on or before Janurary 15th.
4. Budget for 1971:
Total 23,467.85
$247.25 needed to make the needs of the Church each week.
5. The following people were elected to the Vestry for a term of three years.
Jr. Warden - Mr. Henry Vanlandingham
Vestrymen
1. Mr. William Godfrey
2. Mrs. Geneva B. Scruggs
3. Mr. Lawton Thomas
Mr. Arthur Eve resigned as Vestryman because of heavy committments.
Mr. Robert Edwards replaced Mr. Eve on the basis of the balloting.
6. It was voted that St. Philip's Church go on record at the Diocesan Convention
held on Feburary 5th and 6th 1971, supporting 18 yr. olds as voters.
7. Building Fund Committee:
1. Mr. Robert Edwards reporting - Mrs. Clark has completed her $1000.00 pledge.
2. St. Philip's Church and Housing Site-Round by Michigan, North Masten, and
Best Streets.
3. Lawyer is Mr. John Lyttle of the Niagara Frontier Housing Development Corp.
The meeting adjourned with prayer in memory of departed Parishioners.
E. Bernice Woodard
Clerk to the Vestry
Those Present at the Annual Parish
Meeting-Sunday, December 13, 1970
1. Fr. Kenneth Curry
2. Fr. Alec Pudwell
3 . Mrs. Emma Cl e rk
4. Mr. Henry Vanlandingham
5. Mrs. Edythe Woodard
6. Mrs. Vivian Traylor
7. Mrs. Maryella Witherspoon
8. Mrs. Anita Wing
9. Mr. James Parks
10. Mrs. Geneva Scruggs
11. Mrs. Daisy Mullins
12 . Mrs. Lorraine Edwards
13. Mrs. Viola Elliot
14. Mrs. Sadie Gross
15. Mrs. Jeanette Strothers
16. Mr. Addison Hinton
17. Mr. Stephen Malcolm Sr.
18. Mr. John Smith Sr.
19. Miss Linda Dawkins
20. Mr. Ernest Broadway
21 - Mr. J.L. Traylor Sr.
22. Mrs. Elsie Sparks
23. Mr. Daniel Sparks
24. Mr. William Godfrey
25 . Mrs. Wilhelmina Godfrey
26. Mrs. Emma Bullock
27. Mr. Arthur O. Eve
28. Mrs. Mildred Coleman
29. Mrs. Mabel Maloney
30. Mrs. Jessie Blackman
31. Mr. Robert Edwards
32. Miss Arthen Mills
33. Mr. Clarence Howard
34. Mrs. Hazel Vanlandingham
35. Miss Dalea Wilson
36. Mrs. Lillian Parks
37. Mr. Eric Lomax
38. Miss Jane Warmack
39. Mr. Alphonso Davis III
40. Dr. Benjamin Bullock Jr.
41. Mrs. Henrietta Campbell
42. Mr. E.V. Leslie
43. Mr. Juluis L. Evans
44. Mr. William Blassingame
45. Miss Dorothy J. Norris
46. Mr. Kenneth Greene
47. Mrs. Arnella Lomax
48. Mrs. Marjorie Rudd
49. Mrs. Lena Lee
50. Miss Josephine Hunter
51. Mrs. Ruth Miller
52. Mrs. Margaret Diggs
53. Mrs. Dorothy Johnson
54. Mr. Michael Curry
55. Mrs. Margaret Austin
56. Mrs. Irene Greene
57. Mrs. Rebecca Lane
58. Mrs. Viola Leslie
59. Miss Margaret Campbell
60. Mr. Philip Goffney
61. Mr. Laughton Thomas
62. Miss Sharon Curry
63. Miss Sheila Price
64. Miss Debra Johnson
65. Miss Patricia Mack
66. Miss Dorothy Broadway
67. Miss Pamela Lee
68. Mr. Michael Hughes
69. Mr. Earl Pierce
70. Miss Donzell Rudd
71. Mrs. June Earle
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The Annual Parish meeting held on Sunday, Detember 13, 1970, opened at 11:56
A.M. with prayer led by Fr. enneth S. Curry.
1. Welcome to new members of the Parish by Fr. Curry.
2. Minutes of the last Annual Parish meeting held Sunday Dec. 7, 1969 were read
and adopted with the neccesssry corrections.
3. Organization Reports:
All annual reports of Church organizations are due immediately after Dec. 31st
of each year.
All reports for the National Church must be done in triplicate. Reports are
due in the Diocesan Office on or before Janurary 15th.
4. Budget for 1971:
Total 23,467.85
$247.25 needed to make the needs of the Church each week.
5. The following people were elected to the Vestry for a term of three years.
Jr. Warden - Mr. Henry Vanlandingham
Vestrymen
1. Mr. William Godfrey
2. Mrs. Geneva B. Scruggs
3. Mr. Lawton Thomas
Mr. Arthur Eve resigned as Vestryman because of heavy committments.
Mr. Robert Edwards replaced Mr. Eve on the basis of the balloting.
6. It was voted that St. Philip's Church go on record at the Diocesan Convention
held on Feburary 5th and 6th 1971, supporting 18 yr. olds as voters.
7. Building Fund Committee:
1. Mr. Robert Edwards reporting - Mrs. Clark has completed her $1000.00 pledge.
2. St. Philip's Church and Housing Site-Round by Michigan, North Masten, and
Best Streets.
3. Lawyer is Mr. John Lyttle of the Niagara Frontier Housing Development Corp.
The meeting adjourned with prayer in memory of departed Parishioners.
E. Bernice Woodard
Clerk to the Vestry
Those Present at the Annual Parish
Meeting-Sunday, December 13, 1970
1. Fr. Kenneth Curry
2. Fr. Alec Pudwell
3 . Mrs. Emma Cl e rk
4. Mr. Henry Vanlandingham
5. Mrs. Edythe Woodard
6. Mrs. Vivian Traylor
7. Mrs. Maryella Witherspoon
8. Mrs. Anita Wing
9. Mr. James Parks
10. Mrs. Geneva Scruggs
11. Mrs. Daisy Mullins
12 . Mrs. Lorraine Edwards
13. Mrs. Viola Elliot
14. Mrs. Sadie Gross
15. Mrs. Jeanette Strothers
16. Mr. Addison Hinton
17. Mr. Stephen Malcolm Sr.
18. Mr. John Smith Sr.
19. Miss Linda Dawkins
20. Mr. Ernest Broadway
21 - Mr. J.L. Traylor Sr.
22. Mrs. Elsie Sparks
23. Mr. Daniel Sparks
24. Mr. William Godfrey
25 . Mrs. Wilhelmina Godfrey
26. Mrs. Emma Bullock
27. Mr. Arthur O. Eve
28. Mrs. Mildred Coleman
29. Mrs. Mabel Maloney
30. Mrs. Jessie Blackman
31. Mr. Robert Edwards
32. Miss Arthen Mills
33. Mr. Clarence Howard
34. Mrs. Hazel Vanlandingham
35. Miss Dalea Wilson
36. Mrs. Lillian Parks
37. Mr. Eric Lomax
38. Miss Jane Warmack
39. Mr. Alphonso Davis III
40. Dr. Benjamin Bullock Jr.
41. Mrs. Henrietta Campbell
42. Mr. E.V. Leslie
43. Mr. Juluis L. Evans
44. Mr. William Blassingame
45. Miss Dorothy J. Norris
46. Mr. Kenneth Greene
47. Mrs. Arnella Lomax
48. Mrs. Marjorie Rudd
49. Mrs. Lena Lee
50. Miss Josephine Hunter
51. Mrs. Ruth Miller
52. Mrs. Margaret Diggs
53. Mrs. Dorothy Johnson
54. Mr. Michael Curry
55. Mrs. Margaret Austin
56. Mrs. Irene Greene
57. Mrs. Rebecca Lane
58. Mrs. Viola Leslie
59. Miss Margaret Campbell
60. Mr. Philip Goffney
61. Mr. Laughton Thomas
62. Miss Sharon Curry
63. Miss Sheila Price
64. Miss Debra Johnson
65. Miss Patricia Mack
66. Miss Dorothy Broadway
67. Miss Pamela Lee
68. Mr. Michael Hughes
69. Mr. Earl Pierce
70. Miss Donzell Rudd
71. Mrs. June Earle
specksc ec/sap
Collection
Citation
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (Buffalo, N.Y.), “Annual Parish Meeting minutes, December 13, 1970,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 30, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/97520.