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PROGRESSIVE CLUB 805½ Wright Street Thomasville, Georgia
September 20, 1967
Honorable Julian Bond House of Representatives State of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. Bond:
We will be happy to have you as the guest speaker for the anniversary of the Progressive Club on Monday, October 16, 1967 at 8:00 p.m.
I would suggest that you travel by Southern Airways to the Moultrie-Thomasville airport. I will meet you there. The plane leaves Atlanta at 4:15 p.m. and arrives at Thomasville at 5:39 p.m. The roundtrip fare is $38.88.
We will reserve a room for you at the Holiday Inn in Thomasville, for October 16, 1967.
If we can be of further service in helping to make your trip and stay more pleasant, just let us know.
We look forward to meeting you on October 16, 1967.
Very truly yours,
Elijah Hill, Jr., President
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Dear Mr. Hill:
Many thanks for your kind letter. Could you purchase the airplane ticket there and have it mailed to me, or arrange for me to pick it up at the Delta Southern Airlines ticket counter at the Atlanta airport?
Sincerely,
[The following is the marginal content of the letterhead.] OFFICERS Elijah Hill, Jr. President Frank Bowdry Vice-President Mrs. Mae Rene Hopkins Secretary Miss Wilma Jean Elzy Asst. Secretary Oris Bryant Treasurer Moses Gross Young People and Comm. Chrm.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: David Allen Rev. A. J. Atkinson Rev. Earl Daniels Mrs. Arleatha Dunbar Joseph Hankins Benjamin Hatcher Andrew Hill Willie Hopkins Smith Ivery Lonnie Jackson Mrs. Beulah Lewis H. J. Martin Mrs. Virginia Mays Mrs. Ruth C. McCaskill Theo McKeever Miss Dorothy Monroe Forrest Monroe Jerry Monroe W. A. Morris Rev. I. J. Mullins Jackson Sterling Hiram Thompson Miss Dessie Lee Williams Rev. R. L. Woodruff