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New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
DZznge in Rules 6ufh Congregational
and Are Re Elected, But Only for Defi- Church Shows Greatest Membership
 Increase in Fifteen Years.
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.Burritt Mission Representatives g. M. Relyea and A. M. Clark To Draft Resolutions. Acting upon a motion of E. B. Eddy's pr. Hill appointed Charles E. Hart and H. Dayton Humphrey a committee to draft set of resolutions to present to Deacon Camp. express ing the sentiment of the church in permitting his name to be dropped as deacon for even so short a time as was required to again re-elect him. Schedule of Benevolences. The schedule of benevolences for the coming year were reported, show ing that thirty per cent of all mouey raised is to go to the American Board of Foreign Missions. The Con- necticut Home Missionary society will receive twenty-five per cent. and the American Missionary society will get fifteen per cent. Locally, the New Britain General hospital will get two per cent. and the New Britain City Mission will get the same per cent.
 Report of Church Registrar.
 Mrs Laura M. Johnson, registrar of the church, presented her report in full, which showed the membership for 1914 as follows:
 Membership Dec. 31, 1913 1252 Additions during 1914
 by letter ............ A Additions during 1914
 by confession ...... ..10a
 -153 Losses during 1914 by
 death 12 Losses during 1914 by dismissal ............ 28 Dropped from roll ......
 Al Gain for 1914 .......... 112 Male members ........ .583 Female members TSP Total mebership Dec.
 31, 1914 ........... 1864
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

fulness, and with faithfulness most eXacting. Under these conditions most successful years work may be anticipated.
 HOWARD s. FOX Summary of Enrolment of the Sun-
 day School.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

r,aaoio,,,,, ohort LOO Efficiency leaflets .......+... A'Vo New Britain Christian En- deavor Union dues ......,' o'4V
 s5a.oo Balance of cash on hand
 Jan. l, 1915 ........''''
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
Total value Of boxes

Financially this society has been most successful. The receipts totalled s53S and the expenditures were S453.95, leaving a balance on hand of SS4.05.
 Helen S. Harrop. trustee of the Freeman and F. L. Stanley funds, re- ported s120.96 in the former and s523.66 in the latter.
 Woman's Missionary Society.
 Nine meetings were held by the Woman's Missionary society, the of- ficers of which follow:
 President, Mrs. Buell. B Bassette: vice president, Mrs. Elisha H. Cooper; Honoary president, Miss Mary ID. Eastman; secretary, Miss. Jennie F. Vessel; treasurer, Miss M Harriet Rogers; program committee Mry Mortimer D. Stanley, Miss Bingham, Mrs. William F. Brooks; chairman of committees, membership, Miss Eliza beth R. Eastman, current events, Miss Sarah Rogers; music, Mrs. Ernest q. Root, junior lookout, Miss Mary Rog. CTS.
 This society as its name indicates. is an organization of the women 6f the church, to carry on the work of foreign missions The meetings arc held the first Monday of each month beginning in October and continuine through June. The annual meeting being held in June. This society works in utilization with the Hart ford Branch and keeps in touch wifi the missions and missionaries sup- ported by that branch. The organi- zation is cheduled under the appor- tionment plan, raising the amount of money assigned to it by the Hartford branch. Any woman of the congre- gation may become memb ber of t1,a society by the payment of one dollar yearly.
 Report fo" 1914. The society has a membership of 12O with an average attendance of 40. Of the meetings held during the year five have been held in the nar- ish chapel and four at tho homes of the different members Of the society Current events have formed a part of most of the meetings and at five of the meetings a social hour has fol- lowed the regular program. Through last winter and spring the basis Of our study was Mrs. Raymonds book entitled The Kings Business" and this fall we have taken up The Child m the Midst" written by Mrs. Iab- 1ree. Most Of the meetings this wear 7. nave been under the leadership of members of the society. Mrs. Erich son of Albania gave us an interestiup address at the March meeting. Tia meetings from January through Juns were under the plan, adopted 1aet 'ear, of combining the meetinps of he Home and Foreign Missionary societies but keeping the organization 't the two societies separate. Accord ng to that arrangement the January / lnd the May meetings were in charge 'f the Home Missionary society. This ear that plan has been abandoned Lhd beginning with the meeting held 'ctooer D. 1914, the Foreign Mission Try society is to hold its nine regular
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
Report for 1914.

We have at present a membership of eighty-seven. We have sent oui during the year two boxes, one to Princeton, Nebraska, and one t6 Michigan City, Indiana. Five boxes have been forwarded to schools; two to a school in Marion, Alabama. one to New Mexico, one to Moorehead. Miss, and one to the International college at Springfield, Mass. In- cluding freight the boxes were valued at s601.52.
 There were thirteen meetings held, and fourteen suppers and socials. The boxes donated by the members are valued as follows.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

adica.l change was pf the South Con-
 at the annual light when, in or e plan, the board
 and were imme- pr terms of frWr, In the past the th church have }. but persuant to eing followed out Is they will now of years. All re vttfes, except that pl, were read tnd s the Rev. Dr.
 pleasure to an h in membership |g the past year han any other g the past fifteen 112 new mem nd at the end of membership was Ewenty-seven new
 taken in, bring Frship to date up
 Are Adopted.
 wed were equally pm the Sunday will not be re-
 of changing the Ind their method the following and resolution. nously adopted, bmmended by the hat. the board of d in number to 50 recommended nnittee that the g deacons be Facons shall be f years; and
 esent board of y presented their }:
 That the church ! Ive recommenda-
 committee. Enations of the with full appre- us and unselfish I section 3, oe the der be amended
 "Deacons shall and may be re-
 of the church. I ed for terms of ars each, and no ns shall be elect gpt in case of l ties shall be to tier to the Lords care to the poor b assist the pas l labors for the he church." 1 Fing nominations re hereby made:
 o. Rogers, for od and E. B. l s;. E. A. Moore 1 three years; G. Stanley, for two ms be elected for dent that there
 accomplish the Tart, voicing the e church mem fact that David able senior dea- bed from his po-
 He expressed a amps name be his was not pos use in order to ate would have I, too, remarked lad himself de- be on the same
 deaoons. As all
 reelected the
 no material diff
 Elected.
 ken for deacons Inn. Ninety-nine b the first, of l
 received sixty i. A. House re- On the second les were cast and eighty-fve. The keeney, Bassette, and Steele. eTn nbership on the Miss H. N. East | irwin, Mrs. Fred w. living. Two
 by the election rpenter and Mrs.
 by Rev. H. S.
 rules of the easurer and sec
 school shall be- B executive Com-
 w. Upson that be named to at but Temperance gates the nam es e and Robert H
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
ss869
Christian FndeayOr.

1 tIHlStIdu EDOeaNOr.
 Officers and committees of the Young Peoples society of Christian Endeavor are as follows:
 President, Gustave Winger: vice president, Clifford Dickinson: record ing secretary, Dorothy Prentice: cor responding secretary and treasurer, William Rickert; director of union Clair Upson.
 Chairmen of mmittees-Lookout Eliza beth Schwaderer; prayer meet ing, Irene Goodrich; missionary, Es- telle Dickinson; social, Marie Good rich; music, Harold Prentice: flower and calling, Myrtle Ripple.
 President Gustave Winger's report is given below, as is the report of Treasurer Rickert:
 During the past year our society has endeavored to continue in it's reg ular activities as much as possible
 We have contributed finan"ially to the Boys club and to the Burritt Mission to help carry on their sue cessful work.
 The society has held joint meetings with other societies from the Center, Baptist and Peoples churches.
 Our society assisted in the open air services which were held at Walnut Hill park during the summer months The social side of our society Tlas been especially well promoted by an active social committee that has held a social each month
 The society has taken the step of trying to make some of it's meetings more interesting by obtaining outside speakers to speak on topics of current interest to the society.
 We hope by individual effort and committee work to increase the mem bership and activities of the society.
 Receipts. Cash on hand Jan. l. 1914 s27.94 Received from collections . 30.0S ! Received as our share of the
 collections from Walnut Hill open air meetings ... 3.39 |
 $61.4l !
 Disbursements. Expenses for socials .. $S.05 1 Topic cards for IS months. 9.10 | Expense of delegate to State
 Y. P. s. C. E. convention. 4,75 Flowers for sick and for
 funerals ................ 7.20 Gave to the Burritt Mission. 1000 Gave to the Boys club work 500 to Christian En-
 deaVor World ....-..... 1.50
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

S72436 The total disbursements were S724.26. This report was presented by Treasurer w. A. House
 In Various Departments. The following departmental reports are included in the foregoing compre- hensive statement, but are appended also to show the more than self-sup- porting position of these two branches of the school:
 Chinese Sunday School Fund.
 Receipts. 1914.
 Jan. 1, balance on hand. s59.7S Collections and gifts .... 61.O5
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

 oH1ceTS '''''' '' Cradle Roll. ll........ ........ 9o Primary Department
 (Teachers and pu-
 pils) ..............2l .2lS Junior Department
 CTeachers and pu-
 pllSI ljo Boys Division (Teach-
 CTS and pupils) .....2l4 Intern ediate- Senior De
 partment (Teachers
 and pupils) .290 Total, main school. l............. S5I Home Department (including vis- torS) .............. 4oj Total ............... .s =. ,4o2 The Statistical Report of the Home Department follows: Membership Jan. 1, 1914....... 455 Losses by Death. ..... II Losses by Removal. Losses by Withdrawal Y Additions during the
 year ............. l5
 Net loss for the year. 20 Mem bership Jan. l, 191j... 435
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
Homo Missionary Socieety.


 The Woman's Home Missionary so- ciety has been managed by the fol- lowing committees and officers:
 President, Miss Harriet c. Bliss; vice president Mrs Laura M. John son: recording secretary. Miss May F, Bingham: corresponding secretary Miss Helen C. Flue: treasurer, Mrs Frank x. Wells; pianist, Mrs. Louis k. Hart. ~.
 Chairmen Of committees: . Intelli- gence Mrs. J. E. TalcUtt; directress, Mrs. F. A. Searle; Entertainment, Mrs. Talmadge Swift. social, Mrs. A. c. Mckinnie: reception, Mrs. c. P. Rock we'll; flower, Miss Flora Humphrey.
 Their report follows: ix
 The Home Missionary society as fs name indicates has for it's object first, the assisting of missionaries in the home fields by means of boxes con- taining clothing and other necessaries, also in some instances gifts of money II endeavors to help those in the parish who need it's ministrations. Ii carries on the suppers and much Of the social life of. the church. Is re- sponsible for household arrangemenH, and kitchen supplies, likewise pro- vidcs for floral decorations at Christ mas, Easter and Children's Sunday It continues to hold intelligence meet. ings at intervals so that its members may keep informed in regard to work in different parts of our country Sewing meetings are called by the president for the preparation of boxes. Many of these meetings are held all day, lunch being served. Others are simply held in the morn ing. Our custom is to hold a thank offering service each year. The ans nual fee is one dollar.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
The Emily l.. Stanley Fund.

The Emily L. Stanley Fund. Jan. 1, balance on hand 1,oo8.33 Dec. S1, interest .......... 52.77 Balance Jan. 1, 1915 ....$1, 1,061.1o
 The Francesca Kaempf Fund 1914 Jan. 1. balance on hand ..s 56.30 Dec. 31, interest .......... 2.26 Balance Jan. I, 1915 ...s 5S.56
 Funds in the Church. These funds, the income from which is administered by the standing committee, \are as follows: Woodruff Fund-S1O,0 900 for church incidental expenses and for the poor Of the church; $5,OOO for the Sunday school library.
 Catherine Landers' Fund-S2, 500 for the poor of the church and con- gregation.
 The trustee, J. H. Kirkham, reports as follows:
 Woodruff Fund. 1914 Dr. Jan. 1, to balance $ 67.12
 to balance con-
 tingent fund 625.20 1915 Jan. 1, to income to date as per itemized report to be filed in the probate court 615.11 To income contingent Iund 2o.Z1
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
Treasurer's Report.

JTcaSUrcTS TfCUUFI.
 Receipts. Balance from last ycar...$ 18.90 Reed from Chinese De- partment ..........$S0.00 Reed from Home De- partment ......... 9S.69 Church Collection Chil- dren's Sunday 29.OO Collection Boys Dept. (War Chldren's Christmas Fund) =. 1922 Collection Junior De- partment, Children's Home ......... 25.09 Mems Sunday Club. 500 Woodruff Club. ..... 1922
 s26022 Regular contributions of School 415.14
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
CLUB WILL FORCE
BUREAU TO LOVER
INSURANCE RATES

Angered by a letter received from
the Sellers Insurance Rating bureau at
Indianapolis, the Commercial club will
bring pressure to bear to force the
bureau to keep promises made early in
the year.
Secretary Haas said Mr.. Sellers
promised on his visit to the city in the
spring that Richmond would be rated
as ~ class city when ordinances
were passed which would require bet
ter preventative measures and would
be placed in class No. ! when addit-
ional firemen we're employed to man
the aerial ladder truck. The letter
today demanded that the firemen be
employed before Richmond rates would
be arranged under class ~.
Retailiatory steps will be taken. Mr..
Haas said outside agents from Chi
cago, Columbus and other cities
could be found who would write insur-
ance under rates Of the local agencies.
When the business began to go out Of
the city and state. representatives In
the city would bring pressure to bear
on the Sellers bureau which would
force it to keep promises Of reductions
made on innumerable occasions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
H. U. JOHNSON CHARGES
EMBEzzLEmEMT AGAINST
FORMER B00kkEEPER

I'VE are charging Miss Bentlage
with embeeslement. and we have
proved IT, shouted Henry u. John
son, shortly after opening the final
argument for the plaintiff. In the Hase.
mefer-Bentlage estate trial at 1:30
this afternoon.
The former congressman spoke to
the largest audience that had ever as.
sembled In the circuit court room and
his eloquent address was listened to
with spellbound attention.
Il have no time for useless exhorta.
ton and ! will 90 At once to the kernel
of this matter began Mr.. johnson.
THE plaintiff asserts that Miss Bent
lage converted to her own use an
amount in the neighborhood of $12 900.
''This Is not a criminal case. II 10 q
civil suit and we only have to prove
It by q preponderance of evidence.
The court instructs you that.
''If you will be kind and patient l
will demonstrate to you that we have
shown you this beyond every shadow
of doubt
Il cannot do this by any reason of
my own, but because the truth is with
me-"
Mr.. johnson then assailed Charles
Shiveley for what he called an "un.
called-for attack" on Accountant
Schlautterbach.
What can be said Of your account
ant, Mr.. johnson hurled at the at.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
B. F. Moore of Muncie, Says
That New State Law Will
Enable Corporations to
Hold Teachers.
OPERATION IS CHEAP
Provision Made for Comfort
able Living for Persons
4 After Devoting Life to
Society. .--- ~---

Predicting IN upheaval in public
school circles because Of the pension
law within the next few years. B. F..
Moore. superintendent Of the Muncie
schools, in pointing out commendable
features Of the Indiana state teach
Eers' retirement law before the Wayne
county institute Saturday afternoon In
the auditorium Of the high school. said
that hereafter the communities hav-
ing the law would hold out best In.
,ducements to good teachers who would
leave those places where the law IL not
in force.
There will be the greatest stir up
in the next three years In the state
that Indiana has ever known" he said.
"and this pension law Will be the
cause. The ADLER teachers will move
to the communities holding out the
greatest inducements. .+--@.
Superintendent Moore is president
of the board of trustees which has
charge of the administration OF the
law. He explained that the law has
gained 80 much favor In the state that
the board was busy granting applica-
tions to units seeking to come under
che provisions Of the Legislation, that
Ills speech was not to be construed as
AN attempt to unduly persuade Rich
ulond to join.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
WOMEN FAINT =
IN PACKED HALL
DURING TRIAL
The circuit court room this noon
resembled q dining hail.

The circuit court room this noon
resembled dining hail.
Practically every seat In the room
was occupied by women who had
brought their noon day lunches SO
that they might get choice seats for
the closing argument In the Hase.
meier-Bentlage trial. by. .; Henry. U.
johnson. attorney for the plaintiff
Mr.. johnson talked for three hours.
Women began pouring into the court
house this morning as soon as the
janitor arrived to open the doors.
A few minutes before the argument
started this morning. a.woman in the
rear of the room tainted.
It was the largest crowd ever at
tending q trial In this county. Hun
dredss Of people were unable to gain
admission and the corridors, outside
Of both main doors were packed. BY
a large majority. the audience was
composed of women. ~
Before the argument Judge Sparks
warned the, crowd against any kind Of
a demonstration. In spite of the
judges, warnings, several remarks OF
the attorneys brought forth audible
comments from the audience which
were promptly stopped at the sharp
crack Of the judges gavel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08

torneys for the defense. '.He sat at
your elbows and sdyised and what II
more.=h he dAre4 not show his face to
the jury. How different 10 that com.
pared with the attitude Of Schlauter-
bach and Parmalee.
AS soon a. the evidence was in.
the attorneys for the defense folded
their tents and disappeared. II they
had dared they would have placed
their accountant on the stand. The
defense has admitted that Mr.. Schlaut-
terbach made his figures SO plain that
they didn't have to put their expert ON
the stand.
They have not attacked Parmalee.
Il tell you there was no chance for
anyone else to take money. We are
charging the woman with embexzle-
ment and we have proved it,
The crowd this afternoon Was even
greater than the crowd this morning
and It is estimated that over q hun
dred people left the court house this
afternoon. finding 1t impossible to get
within hearing distance
The court room was packed all dur
ing the noon hour and many OF the
spectators did not leave the court
room for dinner. An enterprisinE res
taurant proprietor sent two walters to
the court room with sandwiches and
coffee. Many OF the audience who
stood up during the morning session
were unable to secure seats this AFT
ernoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
HARTMAN ACQUITTED
. IN HALLOWEEN CASE

Last Monday night, Mrs. Nora Dob
bins. a portly. gray-haired woman of
middle age, decided to participate in
the Halloween festivities, SO after at
firing herself In mans clothing she
went forth, accompanied by her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Stewart, both masked and costumed. to
join the throng of merrymakers in
quest of gay adventures.
The following morning q plea of
guilty to a charge of public intoxica-
ton was entered in city court for
Mrs. Dobbins. and today Kelly Hart.
man. q bartender at Cory's saloon,
South Fifth street. was arraigned on a
charge of having sold liquor to the
woman while she was In an intoxicat.
ed condition.
Mayor Robbins found Hartman not
guilty. The witnesses the state had
depended upon to convict Hartman
surprised the prosecutor by testifying
for the defense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
new MADISON
FEARS RAID OF
BOLD :YECCMEN

NEW MADISON. O., Nov. s.
Guards patrolled the streets Of this
village last night to ward off an attack
by yeggmen, which was feared when
a stranger arrived in town last night
and gave a contradictory account of
himself.
The stranger spent the night in the
livery stable while armed men pa.
trolled the premises to prevent his es.
cape. Citizens feared he was a mem.
Der of the gang which blew open the
post office safe at New Paris last
week.
Suspicion WAS aroused when the
man said he intended to work at the
blaeixhanh shop. Tie proprietor
denied he had hired him.
NEW PARIS. Ohio. Nov. s.-That
the gang which robbed the postoffice
here were members OF band Of III.
teen with headquarters at Dayton. was
the statement of a. federal Inspector
who was here Saturday. He said the
department was working on this clue
and hoped to break up the gang soon.
The appearance of a strange man at
New Madison. 10 miles north Of here.
yesterday, created q feeling Of terror
here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
OPEN SIXTH STREET
WITH BAND CONCERT

After being closed to traffic for
over two months South Sixth street
from Main to South A will be reopen.
ed for traffic Saturday and the event
will be celebrated by q band concert.
Merchants. along the street have en-.
gagged the City band of twenty pieces
and from. until 4: 80 O'Clock the band
will play 1T different points in the
block and the merchants will receive
their customer -. -....-
The concert Is being given In q
spirit of good fellowship and to ad,
vertise the opening Of the thorough.
fare among the farmers who have been
put to great inconvenience through ita
closing. .< +st ~r, a-, &
Decorations will be. put on all the
buildings. A special address Of dedi-
cation will be made by some promi-
nent business man or city official :,
The orphans from Wefnle home
have been invited.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
PIONEER WAS BORN
IN PARK LOG CABIN

Born and reared in the log cabin
which today stands in Glen Miller
park, an object of curiosity to the
many visitors. John Hawkins, 70
truely a pioneer of Richmond, died al
Spartansburg. Ind, early today. Late
in life Mr. Hawkins moved to spart
ansburg where he has made his home
for the last II years. He was a
member of Company l., 57th Indiana
Volunteer Infantry and served three
years during the civil war. He 10 sur
vived by daughter and four sons and
four brothers and one sister Funeral
services will be held at Spartansburs
at / o'clock Wednesday afternoon. :.