On 30 January 1947, the Wilson Daily Times published a lengthy list of contributors to the fundraising drive of the Mercy Hospital Women’s Auxiliary. The list, reproduced here in five parts, included many of black Wilson’s leading individuals, businesses and institutions.
Wilson Daily Times, 30 January 1947.
- Vick Elementary — Vick Saml Elementary School (c) 801 N Reid
- Sallie Barbour — (Formerly the Colored Graded School.) Barbour Sallie School (c) Milton M Daniels prin 705 Stantonsburg
- Darden High — (Formerly Wilson Colored High School.) Darden Chas H High School (c) Edw M Barnes prin N Carroll
- Saint Alphonsus — St Alphonsus Catholic School 600 N Reid
- Stantonsburg — a Rosenwald school.
- Penders
- Ruffin
- Williamson High
- Sims — a Rosenwald school.
- New Vester — a Rosenwald school.
- Healthy Plain
- Yelverton — a Rosenwald school.
- Stantonsburg [a duplicate entry?]
- Pages
- Howard
- Williamson [a duplicate entry?]
- Evans Dell [Evansdale] — a Rosenwald school.
- Turners — a Rosenwald school.
- Holden — a Rosenwald school.
- Tune
- Minshew
- Barnes
- Farmer
- Barnes
- Davis Gulf Station — Davis Gulf Station (W Ira Davis) 136 N Goldsboro
- Corner Green and Goldsboro St.
- Lucama School — a Rosenwald school.
- Men’s Civic Club
- Ladies Civic Club
- A.K.A. Sorority — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
- The G.O.S. Club
- Ace Heralds Club
- Domestic Club
- Merry Matrons Club
- Modernetts Club
- After Six Club
- The Friends
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- Quartets
- Cedars of Lebanon Tent
- Jewels of Julia Tent No. 159
- Alpha Tent No. 483
- Ark of the Covenant Temple No. 214 — Ark of the Covenant Temple No. 214, Daughter of Elks
- Mt. Hebron Lodge — Mount Hebron Lodge N0. 42, Prince Hall Masons
- Marshall Lodge No. 297 — Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Marshall Lodge No. 297
- Silver Star Chapter No. 26 — Order of Eastern Star, Silver Star Chapter No. 26
All annotations, some edited for clarity, are entries in Hill’s Wilson City Directory 1947-48.