Meeting of the Centennial Beneficiary Society at Sumner Hall

Still Image

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IdentifierCH_CA_2020_SC_023_006
CategoryCommunity Archive
Description Members of the Centennial Beneficiary Society posing for a photograph at Sumner Hall in Chestertown, MD. The society's purpose was to ease the suffering of those in the community who were sick and dying and those who were affected by their passing. In the first row, seated from left to right, is Charlie Holly, Linwood Wilson, an unidentified woman, Richard Burrell, Elsie Briscoe, Sammy Johnson, Lula Frazier, Hubert Dent, Lillie Smith, Rebecca Frisby, Eleanor Murray, and Bea Mason. In the second row, standing from left to right, is Frannie Gland, Carrie Jennings, Mamie Mays, George Thomas, David Thomas, Daniel Williams, James Earl Frazier, Annie Bell, James "Buck" Miller, and Mr. Comegys. All are dressed formally, the men in suits and ties and the ladies in dresses. Date Createdcirca 1950

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LanguageEnglish
Original Object Formatoriginal photographs
KeywordsSumner Hall
Library of Congress Subject HeadingsCharity, African American philanthropists, African American men, African American women, Community organizationLibrary of Congress Name Authority FileMaryland--Kent County LocationChestertown

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