“Organized May, 1891, through the efforts of Mrs. M..M.Carter…Yearly, at Thanksgiving time they distribute baskets of provision to poor families. For several years they partly supported a colored girl in Atlanta University, and later money was sent to the school in Mackentosh, Ga., in remembrance of which a room in that institution was named after them…A committee of five from the Y.P.S.C.E. superintend this work. Miss Lucy Butts is chairman.  The membership is 56.  President is John Ray; Secretary, Marion McCormick;
Treasurer, Bernard Porter.”

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Source:  This is an excerpt from  "Grip's Historical Souvenir of Phoenix & Vicinity " No. 14,  published by The Seaman Press, Pulaski NY, 1902.  Transcribed: bbt2000)