On February 7, 1968, three of the 4-year-olds attending the newly established Hilltop Day Nursery at 1407 South I Street, (l-r) Starlin Hunter, Kenneth Crockrele, and Angie McKenzie, were photographed while competing in a pretend horse race. The new nursery, also known as the Hilltop Community Day Care Center, was located in the parish hall of the Church of Holy Communion. There were 15 children attending the day care, with room for 22 more. (Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.) (TNT 2-18-68, A-20)

Children and Play (Recreation); Toys; Hunter, Starlin; Crockrele, Kenneth; McKenzie, Angie; Day care;

On January 9, 1968, official paperwork was signed at the Church of the Holy Communion, making the Church's parish house at 1407 So. I St. the home of the Hilltop Day Care Center. The Center started operation in mid-January, supplying needed child care to low-income parents. It was sponsored by the church and the Hilltop Multi-Service Center and operated Monday through Fridays. It had room for 37 children. The Episcopalian minister on the far right is Rev. E.O. Winckley, the pastor of the church. The woman in the middle of photograph wearing a broach is the director, Mrs. Janabea Gamell; the other woman is unidentified. The man standing is Herman Walker, head of the Hilltop Multi-Service Center. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 12-27-67, A-5, TNT 1-13-68, p. 20)

Church of the Holy Communion (Tacoma); Document signings--Tacoma; Winckley, E.O.; Clergy--Tacoma--1960-1970; Gamell, Janabea; Walker, Herman; African Americans--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hilltop Community Child Day Care Center (Tacoma);

Mrs. Janabea Gamell (later Gamell-Wilson) looks over boxes of books and toys at the Church of Holy Communion on January 9, 1968. Mrs. Gamell was the director of the Hilltop Community Child Day Care Center which was located in the parish hall of the church. The day care center would open on January 15, 1968, to house, support and oversee children of low-income parents. It was sponsored by the church and the Hilltop Multi-Service Center. Mrs. Gamell was involved in many civic and church organizations and was the mother of former Tacoma City councilwoman Dr. Dolores Silas. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 12-27-67, A-5, TNT 1-13-68, p. 20-article)

Toys; Books; Day care; Gamell, Janabea; Hilltop Community Child Day Care Center (Tacoma);

Dorothy Hanson (far left) and Al Bellandi were crowned king and queen of the Young People's Fellowship's Mardi Gras carnival held on Friday February 22, 1952 at Holy Communion Church parish house. Toni Jones (right), president of the Young People's Fellowship, is helping arrange King Bellandi's royal cape. Booths, a box supper and games were followed by dancing and cards. Proceeds from the affair benefited the church. (TNT, 2/20/1952, p.A-12) TPL-10520

Church of the Holy Communion (Tacoma); Episcopal churches--Tacoma; Hanson, Dorothy; Bellandi, Al; Jones, Toni;