Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-11-01
CUSTODIAN'S LETTER

The Afro American Sons & Daughters began actual
construction Of the Annex the 18th of November which
Wednesday morning Contractor Austin Broomfield
was the job. A short program rendered by the
hospital force under the direction of Mrs. Leoa n Fetch
Prayer offered by the Custodian and Dr. L. T.
Miller broke the ground after which several others fol-
lowed. DR.. r. +. Fuove made the second stroke. the
Custodian the third and Mrs. Leoa N. Fletcher thl
fourth The hospital girls followed Mrs Ella Stanley also
made stroke and Mrs. Ellen Miller who late made
the last stroke Remarks made by the Custodian Dr.
Fulove and Dr. Miller and thus the matter Of building
the Annex turned to Contractor Austin Broom
field If the weather is favorable the entire job will be
completed by the 18th of December 1885, at which time
a lodges will be requested to meet in Yazoo City for the
cecbration All persons who have soliciting cards will
do your best to report the money is muchly needed in
putting over the program.
Several lodges have not held their Annual Sermons.
Over sevenve solicitors have not been heard from since
cards given them. In this issue Of the Courier the
OF those who have reported their soliciting cards
we'll the lodges that have held their Annual Sermons
will be printed We glad to mention the of
Mrs Sarah Randall very efficient financial secretary of
Marshall Lodge No. 80, Lexington Miss, who sent in
the highest amount the Annual Sermon, which was
1885 Mrs Randall has also sent in s64o the soliciting
card and has requested the Custodian send her another
icard If we had 100 women with the ambition of Mrs
Randall, we would day have hospital equal
Ito the Cook County Hospital i'll Chicago Illinois So
ber money be Forthcoming in the month Of No
vember and the Custodian has set December 10, the
DEAD LINE There is for those who have fail
led pay, for the law is binding all the Lodges
who received their 3cc receipts should notify the
cffice In the Annex at the northeast there
will be maternity ward and baby ward When the Annex
lis completed we will have a 100 bed hospital.
We have $4,000 that was solicited BY the Custodian
land am sure the balance will be collected and in
from those who are still holding soliciting cards.
Again invite and all to be present in celebrating
the Annex the 18th of December This will also be
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE. All T. SIS and Presidents
lquested to bring in at least 10 members While
writing this letter my mind back to the celebration
of 1928 when 1000 applications turned in by the
writing force
May ask that you re1edicate yourselves anew
Hospital idea and l am will put program
THAT will long be remembered by children.
The following contributed to the Custodian'1
request in donating the following amounts:
/ L. T. Miller, $50; T. j. Huddleston $50; Armeen
Weber $51; Yazoo Hardware Co., $50; Auto Supply Co.,
$50; Planters Hdw. Co., $50; Pickett Printing Co, $50,
IL. NJ Middleton & Son, $40; Dr. Doyle Seward, $40; Dr.
Fulove $1O Carrs Drug Store $40; 0. c. Ingram $40;
B. j. Kern $40; R. j. Hatchett, $40; T. H. Norman $40;
Delta Motor Co., $10 Barrier & Graebe1, $40; Taylor
Roberts, $40; Barnwe Barbour, $40; b. A. Holiday.
$40; Woolwine & Hull $40; Exum Williams, $40; Liv-
iingson Insurance Agency Sl0 Wise Bros, $40; W. P
Stewart Lbr. Co., $40; The Goyer Co., $40; Sam B. Oen
Inc $1O Campbell Campbell, S10 Southern Bond Co.,
$50; A. Broomfield $25; E. G. Cortrght, $685. a. B.
Clark SIS; Webers Bakery SIS; Mr. SPELL SIS; Chapman
Drug Store ST. Dan Nicholas S. William Alias SIS r. D.
!R Sc S. P. D. Reeves, SIS; 10 p h
IL. Hamel & Co., So; w. T. Hegman Son, S. Saxton-
Gardner Hdw Co.. ST. Ben Goldstein SIS; Epsteins SIS;
H. B. Luckett. S.; Anderson Drug Co.. $3.50; Dement,
Warren, So; VIM Ford, ST.; Grffis Service Sa ST. f. B.
Barbour ST.; N Joseph Jr S. Delta National Bank $780,
From Chicago Ill-Aphonse Little, ST.; Carrie Little, 81
Maceo Tucker, 81.