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c) 1918 Edi nburgh Terrace, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30307 July 3, 1967 PERSONAL AND CO NFI DENTIAL Honorabl e I van All en, Jr. Mayor of Atla nta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen : Recalling Apr i l 26, 1967, when, as the granddaughter of the late Colonel Thomas E. Wi nn, I had t he pleasure of meeting you f or the fir st time , however, I had seen you in action i n and about Atlanta on TV in r e cent months , as well as being ever cogni zant of the manner in which y ou have handled t he ser i ous matters appertaining t o the Ci vil Rights movement in, and about in the l ong r un. t lanta. You always s eem to come out "on t op 11 On the 26th of April , I stated further that the l ate Courtland Winn, former Mayor of Atl ant a , was my grandfather 1s nephew, bei ng the son of t he Lat e Samuel Winn ( Judge ) Gwinnette County , my gr andf ather 1s brother . I never knew t hem well as I was educated i n South Carolina , but have had the family history i mbued within me for year s . I have l ived at the above addres s for over 25 years and am a resident of DeKalb Count y , fomerly Fulton, and a business and profession woman ther ein for a number of years . I n this connecti on, I had the opportunity of being one of the fir st to volunteer to work f or the Women in Community Services, Inc., Atlanta , in setting up and wor king i n the Job Corps fo r Gi r ls , f rom June , 1965 through May, 1966-- 302~ ~ hours , more or less , acc ount of COU,!l.t by Mrs . Richard c. Bunzl, President , Counci l of Jewish Women, one of t he fo ur organizat ions compr ising t he WICS, INC. Atlanta . While I did not have the time t o spend so many hours of free work, there were no other volunteers for the office work and I just could not say 11 No 11 �-2to the very dedicated Proj ect Director-- Mis s Helen Oppenlander. Nat urally, I, myself , developed a great interest in my way of helping further the cause in regard to the poverty stricke n girls who needed help. While there were not enough training Centers at the time, the Project Director, Mrs. Weaver (now Project Director) and one or two others (intermittently) held the organization t ogether until it has now r eached it 1 s present stage, and there are more centers to send t.l'E girls to for training. Further, it was my pleasure to become acquainted with and meet some of the other dedicated people interested in the program, as well as the Presi dents of the four organizations compr i sing the WIGS. In this connection, and in view of the sudden passing of Mr . Emmerich, and realizing the task of procuring the right man on which the mantle is to fall, since I have had the insi ght of workings of the Job Corps for Gi r ls-distinguished entirely from EOA, Inc. by contract w~th Mr . Schriver, I am deeply interested in, and having the satisfaction of knowing the right man who will succeed Mr. Emmerich. Having known Dr . Merle C. Patterson as my minister at Druid Hills Presbyt erian Church, where he was well regarded by all, and later of his work wi th EOA, . Inc., as Director, County -Wide Projects, under Mr. Emmerich, I took the libery of suggesting hi s name to the Chai rman of t he Board of Di rectors by telegram today, copy of which is enclosed herewit h. While I r ealize ther e are others qualified in their res:r:e cti ve entit i e s, fr om an over - all standpoint , if pr oferred and accepted, I bel i eve he would certainly be the right man for the job o I have met Dr. Cothrane, but f eel t hat if a negro is appointed i t would give the impetus of bei ng a 11 Negro Pr ogram" , when the rat i o of whit es i s 4 to l , I understand. I trust that t he Board will be able to come up wi th t he r ight deci s ion for the benefit of all concerned. Sincerely, ~nc l . !111--1· ~tvL_lo < ~i°s o Mae W. Jow s Member, At l ant a CS, INC. �