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Box 3, Folder 12, Document 62
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July 1, 1968
The Honorable
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
68 Mitchell Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
We, the entire membership of The Summerhill Council Of
Women are very appreciative of the many things you, as our Mayor,
have done for the betterment of Atlanta and all of its people,
Many wonderful projects have been started and successfully
completed under your administration, but we were especially pleased
to see you on television conducting a tour of the low-income areas
of our city with some business men, which also included our area,
We sincerely feel that no other Mayor or any other public.
official could possibly show anymore interest in the needs of the
very poor than you are showing.
However, ea fine young pleywright named Tim Arkansaw has written
a folk-play entitled "SUMMERHILL REVUE! which is designed to depict
the poverty story on stage for the general public to see. We feel
that this is 9 very worth while project for our city to undertake
at this time,
We have read the play, many outstanding ministers, civic
groups and leaders throughout our area have read copies or it,
and all agree that the staging of such a revue would be a very
effective way to show Main Stream America how life is in the slums,
As we see it, the play is not emotional, but has plenty of
good humor, and at the same time, gets the poverty message across
to the audience in the form of fine entertainment,
We have made a start, but we need help Mayor Allen, We are
sending you a copy of the script to read. We hope you like it
and can think of some way to help us find a good sponsor or have
some of the city agencies sponsor it,
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Second Page | July 1, 1968
; We, aS a group would like to meet with you at your convenience
to discuss this matter further, The Rev, Kin Jones of The
Trinity Methodist Church near City Hall has offered us the use. of
his church for our rehearsals,
This is very encouraging to us for a man of this statue
to offer his church to us, Of course, we need help in many more
areas at this stage in our projects,
Sincerely yours,
“a ay i oN ,
7 ) /la Pbetiad eee
Mrs, Louise Jones
SECRETARY
SUMMERHILL COUNCIL OF WOMEN
761 Fraser Street,SE
Atlante, Georgia - 30315
Telephone: 688-0),20
The Honorable
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
68 Mitchell Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
We, the entire membership of The Summerhill Council Of
Women are very appreciative of the many things you, as our Mayor,
have done for the betterment of Atlanta and all of its people,
Many wonderful projects have been started and successfully
completed under your administration, but we were especially pleased
to see you on television conducting a tour of the low-income areas
of our city with some business men, which also included our area,
We sincerely feel that no other Mayor or any other public.
official could possibly show anymore interest in the needs of the
very poor than you are showing.
However, ea fine young pleywright named Tim Arkansaw has written
a folk-play entitled "SUMMERHILL REVUE! which is designed to depict
the poverty story on stage for the general public to see. We feel
that this is 9 very worth while project for our city to undertake
at this time,
We have read the play, many outstanding ministers, civic
groups and leaders throughout our area have read copies or it,
and all agree that the staging of such a revue would be a very
effective way to show Main Stream America how life is in the slums,
As we see it, the play is not emotional, but has plenty of
good humor, and at the same time, gets the poverty message across
to the audience in the form of fine entertainment,
We have made a start, but we need help Mayor Allen, We are
sending you a copy of the script to read. We hope you like it
and can think of some way to help us find a good sponsor or have
some of the city agencies sponsor it,
v
Second Page | July 1, 1968
; We, aS a group would like to meet with you at your convenience
to discuss this matter further, The Rev, Kin Jones of The
Trinity Methodist Church near City Hall has offered us the use. of
his church for our rehearsals,
This is very encouraging to us for a man of this statue
to offer his church to us, Of course, we need help in many more
areas at this stage in our projects,
Sincerely yours,
“a ay i oN ,
7 ) /la Pbetiad eee
Mrs, Louise Jones
SECRETARY
SUMMERHILL COUNCIL OF WOMEN
761 Fraser Street,SE
Atlante, Georgia - 30315
Telephone: 688-0),20
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