The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Annual Meeting Of Westminster Pres
byterians is Held Last Night
and Fine Reports
Arc Given
MEMBERSHIP OVER 500
Tribute 10 Paid TO Mrs. II. !. Sawyer
Who Has Been Church
orsanist Fer
Years.

The members of the First Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church held their
annual business meeting last even
ing which was declared by those
present to be the best in
many respects of any held in
the history of the church. Preceding
the business meeting at least two
hundred members of the church and
congregation enjoyed a delicious sup
Per served In semi-picinfc fashion.
The supper was planned by Mrs.
Chas. Dickinson, Mrs. M. A. Tracy and
Mrs. John P. Hornish, assisted by a
large committee OF women of the
church. The supper was served by
the young people Of the c. E. society.
The small dining room was reserved
for the children, where they were
served and later amused during the
business meeting, by Miss Helen
Sheppard, Mrs. E. A. French, Mrs. E.
l.. Camp and others. DR.. Newcomb
presided during the business meeting,
and w. A. Loe1ler and Major D. B.
Hamill acted as clerks.
Report Of the Session.
DR.. Newcomb gave the report of the
session and SPOKE Of the many fea-
lures of encouragement which has
marked the past years work, in point
of attendance, increased interest and
cooperation. He commended the Of
~ NJ, 81 tho ~
6cers of the various societies for their
devotion and faithfulness. He spoke
of the excellent music which has
been furnished under the leadership
Of James Young who conducts large
chorus choir. He voiced the sorrow
felt by the entire church because of
the serious illness Of Mrs. Hazen l..
Sawyer who for many years was the
faithful and efficient church organ
fist. During the year there have been
received into the church:
BY confession OF faith, Is, and by
letter, 16. Letters of dismissal to
other churches have been granted to
II.
There were eight deaths during the
year: ]. B. VanPappelendam, Mrs.
Unicey J. Grinnell, Mrs Rebecca o.
Stafford, Mrs. Mary Powers, Mrs.
Seymour Stricken. Miss Margery Nc
Craw, Mrs. Martha Mcqueen ana
Mrs. Lucy A. Sisson, the latter two
having left the city, residing in
Evansville. Ind. and Denver, respect
lively.
Finances Of Church.
VIM. A. Loeffler gave the secretary's
report for the board OF deacons and
the financial report Of the church was
made by Isaac Blom. The report on
church benevolences includes the
support of the foreign pastor Of
the church, Rev. j. J. Lucas, D. D., at
Allahabad, India. A summary of
those reports follow:
The amount expended by the deac-
ons for local church purposes was
$4,000. of which $4,000 was for
the paving OF Seventh street. The
chapel fund society expended locally
$4,000. with considerable balance
and the sewing society
put $4,000 into church work. The
spent $500.
For mission purposes, contributions
we're made by the congregation, Sun.
day school. women's missionary SO.
ciety, boys congress, Y. P. s. C. E.,
and Westminster Guild. The offerings
for foreign missions were $4,000, for
home missions $4,000. for other mis-
sionary boards, about $4,000.
improvements on Property.
Leonard Matless, as treasurer OF the
church improvement committee, re-
ported the cost Of improvements as
the paving Of Seventh street, cutters,
etc 3. C. kellogg reported the
monthly concert fund collection to
be s51s7. Harvey Bonham reported
the amount given to the charity fund
for the local charity needs of the
church to have been $49.2i
Allen COLLISION gave the report for
the Banner Hall mission, which Is con-
Quoted on South Third street The
officers are: Superintendent, John f.
Craig; secretary-treasurer, Allen w.
COLLISION; teachers, Miss Elizabeth
Collier. Miss Ora Cole, Miss Harriet
Solomon. Miss Harriet Fulton.
The Sunday school meets regularly
and has an average attendance Of
twenty.
Sunday School Secretary.
Tho oocratapv,a rapnrt Of tho Waof.