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A
dvancing
T
he
K
ingdom
: K
ingdom
H
ouse
addition to the six full-time staff, ninety-
two volunteers, eight Eden Seminary
students, four teachers from the
Community Music Schools Foundation
and two full-time summer workers.
33
The 1942
Kingdom House Annual
Report
shows that only five WPA
workers assisted the staff and volunteers
for the year. No government workers
were listed for the 1943
Annual Report
.
Kingdom House celebrated its 50th
anniversary in 1952, and although
several activities were held to
commemorate the event, the Women’s
Board minutes for the year reflect the
surprise by which the anniversary
seemingly had taken the women. Many
former neighbors sent their regards;
among those was Sports Announcer
Harry Carey, who wrote:
It gives me a great deal of pleasure to
congratulate Kingdom House on its 50th
Anniversary. While in high school I played
baseball with a Kingdom House team
and appreciate in a personal way what
these clubs mean
to the youth in our
community. My best
wishes for the years
ahead.
34
The Women’s
Board meeting
held September
15, 1952, offers
the only mention
of William Sloan
albeit through his
widow Caro Wise
Sloan when the
Minutes state, “
…The highlight
of her [Mrs.
Gerard, Chair of
the Anniversary
Committee]
summer program
was the presence
of Mrs. Sloan,
82 years young,
the widow of
the founder of
Kingdom House
– then Sloan’s
Mission….”
35
Six
past presidents
were present in
June at this event to
celebrate Kingdom
48
A
B
P
hotos
:
A:
Note on this document that
although the neighborhood
surrounding Kingdom House
was inhabited by ethnic whites,
the organizations specifically
answered “None” when asked
“Are the beneficiaries limited
to persons of any particular
class, color, nationality or creed,
and if so, what?’ in the Charities
Bureau application of May
1936
B:
Front cover of 50th
Anniversary publication
W
hile
in high
school
I
played
baseball with
a
K
ingdom
H
ouse
team
…
- S
ports
A
nnouncer
,
H
arry
C
arey