The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-17
Grace N. E. Church Last Eve
ming Held Its Annual Meet
ing and Elected Officers for
Ensuing Year.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
WERE SATISFACTORY
Women in Congregation Did
Much Benefit the Past Win
ter in Their Care Of Poor
New Officials.

New Officials.
Resolutions asking for the return q
Rev. w. NJ. Nelson. pastor Of the Grace
NJ. e. church. and his wife. and for the
Of Rev. T. N. Guild a
presiding elder OF the Richmond dis
trict were passed at quarterly confer
ence meeting OF that church last even
ing. Other business. including annual
reports and the election OF officers.
came before the naotinG Rev. Nelson
has been pastor a th1s church for four
years.
The Woman's Foreign Missioaary
society. Of which organisation Mrs. T.
Nj. Guild is president, reported that
$l75.2S was received during the year.
The Woman's Home Missionary socie-
ty. through its president, Miss c. C.
Lesh. reported that $157.O3 was receiv-
ed during the year. besides supplies ag-
gregating 1910. Mrs. Mary Price.
president of the Ladies' Aid society,
reported that $196Sc had been expend.
ed during the year.
To Help the Poor.
About the middle of last November.
the Grace Prayer Band decided to or
ganixe to do work among the poor.
They went out two and two to find the
needy and to solicft cast01f clothing
which they might alter and make over.
Sixty visits were made ON the needy
and sick. and on Wednesday Of every
week they met and made over clothing.
consisting Of underwear, dresses, hos
iery. hats. cloaks. jackets. for women
and children: overcoats. pants. coats.
hats and shirts for men and boys. Two
members Of the church gave new
shoes to the value OF $3.50. Us tons OF
coal, bedding. consisting OF mattresses
and new blankets were also given, be-
sides 50 to aid q student.
The following is said to be q low es-
innate of the value Of articles given:
Clothing. $l2J: groceries. 81: shoes
and rubbers, So: bedding. SO: fuel.
$3.50: student aid. s3; total. $l59sO.
Election Of 0nieera
The following were the officers
elected for the ensuingy year:
Trustees-T. A. Mott, II. NJ. Kramer.
A. Girton. C. H. Kramer, A. b. Price.
A. w. Hempleman and G. w. Miller.
Stewards-R. NJ. Lacey, F. F. Riggs.
Alden Mote. Ashael Hyde, c. Z Thom-
ason, O. F. Ward. Turner Hadley. r
w. Phillips. Henry Townsend. VIM.
Keller. ]. NJ. Bowen. A. f. Stamback.
F. c. Page. NJ. L. Webster. c. C. Shep-
herd.
Recording Steward-Alden Mote.
District Steward-O. F. Ward.
Committees.
Missions-O Foreign-Mrs. Frances
Kelley, Mrs. Alden Mote. Mrs. T. N.
Guild, Mrs. T. A. Mott, Mrs. G. H. Hill.
j2l Home and Church-M C. Price.
Miss c. c. Lesh. Mrs. Mary Comptoa
| Miss Rosa Dunn. and Mrs. Elnora LIZ
kens.
Sunday SCHOOL, F. Riggs. Mrs. A.
B. Price and Mrs. L. +. Thomason.
Tract-Mr. c. c. Shepherd. Miss Jes-
sic Dulin, Miss Esther Shepherd.
Education Misses Jeane Dunlop.
Carolyn Salter. Minnie Hale. Miss Nc.
Whitney. Miss Eleanor Kelley.
Temperance-Mrs. DIR. Hau9hton.
Mrs NJ. C. Price. Mrs. Elizabeth Close.
Mrs. c. S. Farnham.
Church Records-T. A. Mott, F. r.
Riggs and Elizabeth Townsend
| Parsonage and Furniture-Mrs. H. 81.
Kramer. Mrs. A. B. Price. Mrs. o. r.
Ward. Mrs. II. w. Phillips. c. H. Kra-
mer. Mrs. Alton Hale.
| Church Music-Aiton Hale. Mrs. c.
E. Thomason, Miss Florence Lacey.
Mrs E. E. Cartwright. Miss Martha
Whftacre.
Pastors Salary-T. A. Mott, H. n
Kramer. A. Girton. C. HI. ThomasoD
and o. F. Ward.
Conference Claimants-M C. Price.
A. w. Hempleman and Geo. ~. worley.
| Trier OF appeals-M- C. Price
For the Poor-Rosa Dunn. Mrs. Geo
worley. Mrs. w. r. Mount. Mrs. J. w.
| Mount. Mrs. A. ]. Black, MrA Mary
Trotter.
| Auditing committeeC. H. Kramer.
A. Girton, Miss c. C. Lesh-
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