The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-16
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT IN
CENTER CHURCH CHAPEL.
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The annual meeting of the Firs
Church of Christ was held last evening
in the chapel of Center church on Chap
ell street.
Before the meeting supper was Civ.
en- by the ladies of the church, and the
company then assembled in the chape
room. f. S. Bradley, clerk and treas
urer, read report showing the general
condition of the church and noting the
external improvements on the church
during the year. The deaths of mem
bers In the past year were read, besides
various important events which had
been recorded.
This report was followed by the re-
ports of the several committees repre-
scented, showing for the most part a
generous advance over the work for
the year preceding. The report on the
funds for the church in Bombay show
ed a slight deficiency in this respect,
which will probably be made up at an
early date. -Four members have con-
tributed splendidly in the sum of $4,000
and the Bible class has given $1,000, but
the rest of the church nave subscribed
$3.50. The report of the James Porter
Dickerman fund showed the amount
now deposited in the bank to be 100000.
1t was moved that special contributions
be made to the omnibus fund and to
the Old Ladies' home on the second and
fourth Sundas in October. respectively.
The following committees and officers
were appointed on motion:
Social committee-Mrs. Gridley,
chairman; Mrs. Scripture, Mrs. Somers,
Miss Blanche Whittlesey, Miss Susan
Whiting, Miss Elsie Farnam, Miss DEM
ing, Miss HeermaIce, Miss Katherine
Trowbridge, Mrs. Gushing and Mrs.
Darlington.
Ladies' district committee-Miss Mary
e. Bennett, Miss Harriet w. Hough,
Miss Ellen M. Prichard, Mrs. E. An
toinette Whittlesey, Miss Julia Twinlng,
Miss Mary S. Griffing and Miss Caroline
I. Dickerman.
Committee on church music-Theo-
dore Fl. Sheldon, Charles w. Whittlesey
and Frank c. Porter, representing the
church; Samuel A. Galpin and F. S.
Bradley, representing the Ecclesiastical
society
Committee on the catalogue-Freder-
lex #. Bradley and Charles w. Whit
tlesey.
Committee on local mission and Sun
day school work-The pastor, ex-officio,
the clerk, ex-of1lcio, William e. Downes,
Frank X. Sanders, Mrs. e. w. T. Shell
don, Nathaniel J. Hayes, c. w. Whittle-
sey and Mr.. Heermance.
Officers of the home Sunday school
Mr.. Heermance, superintendent Frank
X. Sanders, assistant superintendent;
Mrs r. Fl. Sheldon, lady Superintend-
ent; Mrs. +. S. Bradley, superintendent
of the primary department; H. T. Shell
don, librarian; Miss May Nichol, pian-
list; Mrs. f. S. Gooch, pianist of the pri-
mary department.; HI. Il. Fisher musi-
cal director; Erick Palmer and Lester
Perrin, stewards; Mrs. T. II. Sheldon,
Miss S. S. Whittlesey, secre-
tary; Fl. T. Sheldon. assistant secre-
tary.
Committee on decoration-Mrs. Irving
Fisher, Mrs George H. Watrous, Mrs.
and Miss Parmelee.
Treasurer of contributions-Fre
I. Bradley.
Clerk and treasurer of the church--F.
5. Bradley.