Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-20
Churches Have Annual Meetings
Many Thousands Disbursed for Religious Work, Broad way Distributing About s16,ooo Officers Elected and Other Business Enacted.


 There was large attendance at the Central Baptist church on Thursday evening for the Fist annual meeting of the church. when the usual reports were presented and officers elected for the current year. As is custom ary, the business meeting was pre- ceded by a supper at 6.15 o'clock in Bushnell chapel when an inviting me- nu was served by the ladies under di- rection of Mrs. A. T. Utley. chairman, assisted by Mrs. E. B. Miner, Miss Maria Briggs, Mrse Henrietta Tefft, Miss Nellie Arnold. Mrs. Miriam Gro yer. Mrs. H. J. Adams, Mrs. J. J. Fields and Miss Charlotte F'rink. The waitresses were the following: Mrs. A. F. Wyman, Miss Helen B. Moore, Miss Elizabeth Wheeler, Miss Grace Harrington. Miss Clara Joseph, Miss Katharine Moore, Miss Nellie Parker, Miss Belle Lumis, Mrs. E. s. Purvis, Miss Ruth Hamilton, Miss Helen Ham ilton, Miss Sarah Gardner. Miss Mary Rutherford, Miss Ruth Elliott, Mrs. Sadie Lester, Mrs Julia Chapman and Mrs. E. Waiter Phillips.
 At 7.45 o'clock the business meeting was called to order by the pastor, of the meeting, and the minutes of the previous annual meeting were read by the church clerk. George A. Smith. Reports from twenty-one dif- ferent officers or societies of the church and of Preston chapel were presented in the usual printed pam- phlet form and read by officers of the different organizations. They were all accepted as read, indicating mo- tably active and progressive year for the twelve months of 1910.
 The membership standing for the year reported by the church clerk, George A. Smith, showed IS added by baptism, by letter. 2 by experience, total 27; decreased by death, 6 by letter, 1 by certificate, 1 by erasure, total decrease 17; net gain 10; the present membership being 6S7; includ- ing nonresident membership of 148.
 Two Gifts of $500 Each.
 The financial statement made by Treasurer c. Edward Smith, was con sidered as offering special grounds for congratulation in view of large extra expenses in the past year for repairs and new equipment totalling nearly $1,000 In the general running ex- penses the sum of s6,482.66 called for with a small balance over. In addi- tion there had been expended 1,44e.SO through the benevo1ence department, which showed a working balance of $116.S3. The income from trust funds was shown to be $92S.56, these funds
 
 past year by two separate gifts of $500, from Mrs. Elizabeth H. Gallup, one to be added to the Loren A. Gall lup fund and the other in memory of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Gallup Perkins. The total assets of the church in lots, buildings, furnishings and funds on hand were shown at s7s.55s.ss, with total liabilities of S2,712.74, and the year closed without a deficit in any department.
 Officers Chosen.
 After the reports were concluded the nominating committee, which con- sisted of A. Thatcher Otis, c. B. Whit ney, L. R. Church. c. H. Brown and F. H. Cranston, presented the list of church, Sunday school and Preston chapel Sunday school, who were elect ed as follows:
 Church Offlcers-Trustee for three years, Charles w. Gale; clerk, George A. Smith; assistant clerk, Shepard B Palmer; treasurer, c. Edward Smith; assistant treasurer. Frederic H. Cran- ston; board of managers, Adams P Carroll, c. W. Gale, J. P. Holloway James L. Case, Lucius Brown, c. D Moves, F. E. Beckwith, B. H. Palmer c. Fred Moves. G. W. Hamilton. A Thatcher Otis, George A. Ashbey, Louis Mabrey, W. E. Tillson, William R Perkins; nominating committee, c. E Whitney, L. R. Church, Charles H Brown, F. H. Cranston. Allyn l. Brown; printing committee, c. F Whitney, A. E. Cherry, George A Smith.
 Central Baptist Sunday School Off cers- Superintendent, Shepard B Palmer; assistant superintendents, G Fred Moves, c. s. Storms; secretary F. L. Arnold; assistant secretary Charles L. Stark; treasurer, George A Ashbey; chorister. James L. Case; as- sistant chorister c. s. Storms: .librari- ans, N. Eugene Smith, Andrew B. Da- vies. Charles E. Whitney; library com