The Press., 1907-01-16

to arrange for fair, including Henry
f, Miller, Mr.. Hodge, VIM. Oantwell,
e. R. Sisson, N. P. Hanley. W. H.
Anderson, Albert Gould, Frank Muir
ply, John Colleton and John Pender-
gast.
Granite Circle, Companions of the
Forest, was instituted at Memorial
hall Monday, 7th, by Grand Chief
Companion Evelyn Sawyer of Boston,
assisted by Grand Sab Chief Com
panion Josephine Burpee of Holyoke,
Grand Financial Secretary Julia Mo
Carty of Lynn, Grand Treasurer
Bertha Crittenden of Springfield and
the following deputy grand chief COM
panions-M Massey of Chicopee Falls,
Morreau of Holyoke, Lappan of Hol-
yoke, Holt of Chicopee Falls, Flynn
of Indian Orchard and Collins of
Springfield. After the institution of
the new circle public installation
of officers was held and the members
of Court Monson, No. PAT, f. of A.,
attended in a body. Grand Chief
Companion Evelyn Sawyer, assisted
by D. G. O. O. Morreau as marshal,
installed the following officers of the
circle: P. O. O., Miss Julia Shea !;
O. O., Miss Ella Doyle; s. @. O.,
Miss Lenora Looney; r. s., Miss
Harriet Cough; f. S., Miss Margaret
Barry; treasurer. Miss Annie Grow.
ley R. g., Miss Sarah Toner; l.. G.,
Miss Anna Scannell; I. g., Miss
Mary O'Connell; o. G., Mrs. J. f.
Crowley; trustee, one year, Mrs. A.
j. Gould; trustee, two years, Mrs. J.
]. Burdiok; trustee, three years, Miss
Margaret Doyle After installation a
collation. was served and dancing en-
joyed. Visitors were present from
Springfield, Holyoke, Indian Orchard.
Ludlow, Chicopee Falls and Chicopee
Circles. Granite Circle has charter
membership of Sc.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church was held in the par
lors of the church Thursday evening
and was we'll attended. Supper was
served at 6 and was followed by the
roll-call. Letters were read from
out-of town members and also from
those in town who were unable to be
present. Among them were letters
from Rev. and Mrs. N. M. Pratt of
Cleveland, O., and one from Mrs
James H. Tufts of this town, who en-
joys the distinction of being the old
est living member. The reports of
the various officers were in printed
form, which were distributed to the
members present. In addition to
these reports Mrs. Flora Martin gave
more extended report of the house
department work, of which she is
chairman, and W. M. Tucker, vice.
president of the Mems club, gave a
brief report of that organization.
These officers were elected: Clerk,
Miss H. Lenora Stiles; treasurer, J.
F. Butterworth; superintendent of
Sunday school, A. M. Walker; super
intendent of primary school, Mrs. r.
P. Cushman; superintendent of home
department., Mrs. Flora Martin; Sec
retary of Sunday school, l.. @. Flynt;
librarian, Miss Ruth Johnson; com.
mittee to solicit funds for the foreign
pastor, Mrs. f. A. Wheeler, Miss
Mary Buck, Miss Alice Carpenter;
auditor. DR.. P. W. Soule; church
committee to act with deacons, Sunday
school superintendent, clerk and presi-
dent of the Y. P. s. O. E., Miss Maud
Aldrich, Miss Hattie Cushman, Mrs.
f. w. Ellis, Mrs. l.. O. Flynt, A. HI.
Bennett and j. F. Butterworth. The
report of the clerk showed that 30 per-
sons have been received into the
church mem bership, % on confession
of faith and 10 by letter; eight have
been removed during the year, three
by letter and five by death, making a
total increase of "a, and the total
mem bership of the church is 369.
The report of the secretary of the
Monson auxiliary to the Wnman's For
eign Missionary society showed that
$77 had been sent the treasurer. The
secretary of the Dorcas society report
ed membership of 80, gain of ten
over the previous year, and balance
of $497 in the treasury. The Chris
tian Endeavor has 90 active and asso-
ciate members and an honorary list of
II, 20 active and nine associate mem
bers having been added during the
year. The total receipts of the year
have been $207, and 1904 have been
expended, leaving a balance of SO in
the treasury. The total enrolment
of the Sunday school during the year
has been 315. The sum of $206 has
been raised and expended for chari
ties. The church treasurer reported
that $2291 have been received during
the year, all of which has been ex-
pended for charitable purposes, in ad
dition to which $4O3 was sent to the
San Francisco sufferers; $153 has
been expended for r-various church ex-
penses.