New Britain herald., 1915-02-01
MUSICAL SERVICES
 GIVEN YESTERDAY
HandcI'S Messiah" Given at South
 CkurCh-- --Ca1t3ta al First.

Two impressive musical services were given yesterday, one at the South and the other at the First Con- gregational church. At the regular church at 4:3O, the choir and organ numbers were all taken from Handel's "Oratorio of the Messiah" and at the First church the choir sang Matthew's cantata: "The Life Everlasting"
 South Church Notes.
 The regular meeting of the Women's s Foreign Missionary society was held at o'clock this afternoon at the home of Mrs. William H. Hart, 56 Lexington street. Mrs. F. Chester Hale presented the subject: "The Child at Play and at York;
 Tonight the first banquet of the Boys Church Athletic association or ganized to foster and direct athletic competitions between the boys of the different Protestant churches, will be held in the South church. The ban Uuet will be attended by twenty five from each of the six Sunday schools in the association. The principal speakers will be George Marsh, Yale
 
 Marshall, 1913.
 The Woodruff club will meet Thurs cay evening of this week at the home of Edwin Radil, 34 Liberty street.
 Christian Endeavor Day. will be observed next Sunday in all the churches and a special meeting of all the Christian Endeavor societies will be held Sunday evening at the South Dr ill make a special address, The celebra- ton will be in recognition of the th1rty-fifth anniversary of the move ment
 Methodist Episcopal Church..
 The second series of meetings of the Sunday School Institute will be opened at the Trinity Methodist Epis- copal church Wednesday evening" February 10, and will be continued for the next eight weeks. The meth cd of instruction has been changed somewhat since the institute was started and new plans will be put into operation at this weeks meeting
 The first meeting for 1915 of the M Methodist Social union of Central Connecticut will be held in the Trinity M. E. church Friday evening, Feb ruary 5, at 6:3O o'clock Rev. Dr. G. P. Mains, formerly pastor of the church, will speak on "Methodism's Greatest Institutions The address will be given in the audience room at o'clock. Mrs. IT. E. Horton will sing a solo before the address. Harry Burdick will accompany her.
 The Tuesday night class will meet at the home of Artemus Stockman,
 
 church.
 The Queen Esther circle will hold a cake and bread sale Saturday, Feb ruary G. at 1O7 Arch street from to 6 D. m.
 The Womans Foreign Missionary society met at the home of Mrs. L. A. Gladding, 20 Pearl street this after noon.
 First Congregational Church.
 Mrs Clapp had charge of the sub ject, Things That Brave Boys and Girls Will Do.' at the Junior En- deavor meeting this afternoon. Miss Elsie Dehm is the junior leader.
 Rev. H. w. Maier will talk on Re ligion and Business at the week night service at the First church 1 Thursday evening.
 1 A sleigh ride party is being planned 1 by the Young Peoples society of the church for Wednesday evening of l this week.
 The Pnilathea class of the First | church will give a reception to Mrs. w. C. Hungerford, the new leader of the club, Friday evening of this week at the home of Mrs. H. w 1 Maier.
 First Baptist Church. A missionary lecture, illustrated i with stereopticon pictures, was giver 1 last night by the Christian Endeavol society," The subject was The New Era in Asia.'
 The members of the Women's Ait society will meet for sewing at 2:3(