Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
CHURCH HOLDS ANNUAL MEET;
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On Thursday evening OF last ,weel
the annual meeting OF the Congrega
tional church was held In the churcl
IDarlors, the meeting being quit
largely attended BY the membership
and those interested in the work o
the organization. i5%s
Reports OF the various officer,
anG committees were read, and off
GERS for the ensuing year elected
According to the report OF the treas
|urer, &C. Blake, the church is free
from any Indebtedness and has s
neat balance in the treasury after
paying all current expenses. From
the reports Of the various societies
it was learned that the church has
exceeded its apportionment' in the
matter Of contributing to missionary
and charitable objects.
A number Of important improve
ments to the church property were
discussed at some length, and recon-
mended by the board OF trustees.
One OF these improvements will be
the installation Of a new and mod,
ern heating plant. Just what kind
Of plant is to be installed the
trustees are not fully decided. al
second improvement will be new
floor covering for the main auditor
um Of the church It is quite prob
able, Y however, that the main room
will be re-floored with either hard
wood flooring or more substantial
looring in the shape of stone-wood,
which is being used in many OF the
arger and more costly. buildings Of
It. Paul and Minneapolis. The mat
er of looking into the merits Of the
after floor covering was referred to
number OF the laymen OF the
hurch. Following the hearing and
ccepttng Of the reports OF the var
ous officers and committees, the
lection of officers took place. The |
blowing were chosen as officers for
he ensuing year:
sDeacon--Judge Geo. w. Dunham,
! succeed himself, for term Of
vc years.
Trustees Chairman OF the Board
nd Committee on SubscriptionsA:
!. lrerril,
Trustee sonmittee on lighting,,i i
eating and janitor leo S. Liister.
Truste Committee on repairs and
nprovements to church property.
, Graham. n ,Ss
TrusteeCommittee on Collections
A. o. stanger.
Trustee Church Treasurer W.
Blake. 1S
Clerk-E. B. stiles. III
Treasurer Of Beneyolences-Mrs. G. s
Seeds
Advisory Board-Messrs. A. B. Ter i.
!, J. F. Graham, J. A. Strickland. !!
g. Heath, Judge Geo. w. Dunham,
ID E. B. Stiles. Mrs. Jos. Hutchin- $
n and Miss Edith Dunham. It was d
so voted to make the presiding Of
.er Of the Sabbath School and the
urch treasurer ex-officio members
the board.
Ushers Clarence Brown, Cruise !,
nsden, Irving Long and Francis
cree. !;
Music committee--Mrs. w. L.. Dud- !,
!, Mrs. A. w. stearns. Mrs. A. G.. !
lilipp. and Messrs. w. N. Wolcott !.
d w. c. Blake. 4
Deaconesses - Mrs. Eliza Russell,
s. Fred Glissendorf, Mrs. Florence
ssell, Mrs. J. B. Durham, Mrs. NJ.
LIE Roy, Mrs. E. A. Seger. Mrs.
Z D. Arnold, and Miss Jessie Mill
Immediately following the business
ssion and election of church off !,
IS the election of Sunday School
icres took place, resulting as fol- ),
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sunday School Faculty A. Q, :
anger, presiding officer; Mrs. Hor- :
, B. Atwater, committee on classi- :,
alton; and Mrs. w. P. Bissell, i
nmittee on teachers.
'ecretary-M Jessie Miller. ;,
Corresponding secretary-Fred w.
rmann. -
rreasurer-J. G. Heath. =
)rganist-Mrs. L. L. Platt. :,
Assistant Organist-Miss Gertrude :
,rce: =
;horister-Mrs. w. c., Amsden. :,
d FAREWELL RECEPTION. =.
\ farewell reception Tor Mr.. and ..
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