The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-03
HUMPHREY STREHr CHURCH.
Annual Reports of Work Accomplished in
All Departments.

the various reports which were made
by the different departments for Chris
tian work connected with the Humph-
rey street Congregational church of this
city at the annual meeting last even
| ing:
| 1.-The Home for the Friendless," rep
resented in this church by Mrs. Charles
M, Scranton, has received through her
untiring efforts $500 from its member
ship. Mrs. Scranton has labored in this
good cause for number of years, and
is always received gladly by the mem
bers of the church when she calls for
the annual contribution.
1.-The, Young. Womens Christian AS
sociation," connected with this church
for many years. through Mrs. Charles
Wilson and Miss e. M. Watson, the col
lectors, has received $54.S5 the past year
and the church Is glad to have share
in this good work.
The work of the Ladies' Seamen's
Friend Society" has had for ten years
/ oil dplS etild ldllHlul ICPiC2CItotiV 49,
| this church in the person Of Mrs. Ben
jamin E. Brown, and this year has been
most ably seconded by Mrs. H. M. Ko-
chersperger. These ladies have collect
ed for this cause during the year 5000.
1.-THE Ladies' Aid Society of this
church reported through its first vice
president, now acting as president, Mrs.
| Margaret K. Hanna, as follows: The
membership of the society is now
lightweight, an advance on that of the
| previous year. In the autumn two bar
| rels Of, clothing were sent to Oklohama
| for distribution, ana from. time to time
| the church has been provided with car
| pets and rugs. Various entertainments
| for pleasure and profit We're given; the
monthly teas" were greatly enjoyed,
and served to acquaint our church
| membership with one another in So
| cial way. The society had to Its credit
| at the beginning of the year S1,24S.99;
| its receipts were $1,22032, making q to-
tai Of $2,469.31. Itssexpenditures were
| s., 490.21, leaving a balance in the treas
ury of $979.10.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Wo-
mans Board Of Foreign Missions re-
| PollCo lllOQEA 10 oESl Cboi NILS al
exander McWilliams, a membership of
fifty-seven and nine meetings held dur
| ing the year. One hundred and three
| dollars was paid into its treasury, $50
of which went to the support of DR..
Karmarker Of India and the remainder
to the Board of Missions. All the la
dies Of the church and congregation are
cordially invited to unite with this So
ciety and further this noble work.
Mrs. M. Emmerich, superintendent of
the Junior Endeavor Society," report
ed In partSas follows: The society has
now a memberghip,$o of seyenty-two; nine
Of our members were graduated into
the senior society last year, and twelve
of them united with the church during
| the year. The money collected by the
| society during the year was $34,S5. OF
| this amount S21 was given to the Mt
Carmel Home for Children, s9.SS was
paid out for flowers for the sick and the
expenses of the union society and gen.
| eral expenses, leaving balance in the
| treasury of 1897. Mrs. Emmerich avail
| ed herself of this opportunity to thank
| the Misses Post, Lambert and Curtis
and Mrs. Perry for their assistance so
cheerfully and lovingly given in this
work for the younger children Of our
church and congregation.
The report of the "Senior Endeavor
Society was given by Mr. Charles o.
Atwater, it's president. Active mem
bers in the society at this date 124, hon
orary nineteen and associate three. The
regular Sunday evening meetings have
been held during the year with good
average attendance. One meeting each
rnonth was devoted to the cause Of tenn
/ perance and was addressed by different
workers in that line; also missionary
| meeting at intervals, addressed by
speakers from missionary fields.
1.-THE Young Ladies' Mission Circle"
is the missionary committee of the
above named society and has held meet
ings each Friday evening of the week
under the leadership of Miss Laura B.
Quigley, it's. president. 1t has had a
| most prosperous year, thanks to the en-
ergy of its president and those associat-
ed with her During the year $50 was
raised by pledges and 500 given to sup
port Mrs. Eaton's work in Mexico and
$40 to Dr. Bissell for her work in India.
Besides these money pledges, the young
ladies have made garments for a school
in India, have sent missionary barrel
to Mexico, and are now in a fair way of
sending another to a work in South
Carolina, among a poorly-clad negro
population. The outlook for the future
of this prosperous work is most encour-
aging.
The Y. p. S. G. E. Physical phalanx
aims to do for the young ladies of this
church what the Boys Brigade COM
pany does for the young. men. Miss
Janette Trowbridge, its founder and for
many years it's wise and effective lead
er, having been called out of the city
in physical culture; work In the Y. W. c.
A. of Poughkeepsie and Newburg, N
Y. the Phalanxi during the past year
has been In charge of Mrs, William E.
Perry, who has been most ably sec
onded in the actual physical drill by
Miss Butler of Anderson's gymnasium
of this city. The enrolment has been
so, with an average. attendance of 49,
meeting weekly for exercises and games
Parents give constant testimony to the
value of this physical drill for their
daughters.
The Humphrey street Bible scnool.
more commonly known as tie Sraday
school, reports through it's, secretary.
Mr.. Frank L. Coleman, an enrolled
membership of 400 WITH an avera ea at