Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-29

the meeting WlIn deN0LlOndl e&erc1SeS. | In the absence of the clerk, J. Dana | Colt, Dr. Frank $. Bunnen acted as clerk and gave the minutes of the last | meeting and tht report on membership l for the year.
 There have been an unusually large 1 number of deaths from the church this l year and several people who are now living in other cities have taken letters l to their churches there so that the loss | for the year exceeded the gain in new | members and gives a present member 1 ship of 56o.
 The treasurer's report by Miss Ade- 1 laide L. Butts, gave a detailed ac- count of the money given for foreign 1 and home missions. city charities and 1 church expenses. The receipts for the l year were S4,15S.44.
 Sunday School Reports.
 Oliver L. Johnson gave the report of the year ill the Sunday school, which 1 has had a total attendance of 3,S40. | Many have joined the league for church attendance. He also commend ed the orchestra. Benedict Pullen read the tEeasurer's report, which showed S180.2S given to- missions.
 Woman's Association and Missions
 Mrs. Oliver l.. Johnson reported from the Woman's association. This society mournS the loss of nine of its members during the past year. It has gained additional members by the formation
  B. Meech read Mrs. George w. Lane's as well as her own report from the Home Missionary society, which has expended S697 in boxes sent to needy missionaries in our own country
 Miss Mary \. c. Avery told of the work Of the year in the Foreign Mis- S1onary society and also in the Parish House association. The latter has had an unusually successful record, but it has also suffered the loss of several mem bpTE. inc most missed Ta7-bsr r1S 70 ing Mrs. SyminSton, who served as treasurer for over 2 years. The treas urer's report was then given by Miss Eliza W. Avery.
 Mrs. Frank Fl. PulIen gave her re- port as chairman of the custodians of the parish house; Mrs. .. L. Johnson told of the annual cradle roll and Mrs. Samuel H. Howe spoke for the church charities committee. Miss Laura Su- bert reported from the committee of the church interior and Miss Harriet R. Trumbull from the flower committee. Mrs. George L. Ingalls, gave the report or the hospital committee, and Mrs. Johnson read Mrs. r. w Browning's report from the Sunday school library A nice report of the new society, the Daughters of the Covenant, was read by Miss Esther Pullen
 Election of Officers.
 The election of officers followed. Oliver L. Johnson and Henry A. Tir- ren were re-elected deacons and two new ones were elected in order, to iu- crease the number to eight in all. The new ones are William H. Allen and DT. w. Tyler Browne. Miss Alice w. Cogswell, Mrs. Henry T. Arnold, Allen Latham and Robert Cochran were voted members of the standing com mittee; J. Dana Colt was reelected clerk; Miss Adelaide l.. Butts, treas urer; and Joseph w. Gilbert, auditor. Weston C. Pullen was elected superin- tendent of the Sunday school with Robert C. Johnson as assistant. Mrs. J. Dana Colt is the new superintendent of the primary department with Mrs Grosvenor Ely assistant and Miss Sa- rah L. Huntington honorary superin- | tendent.
 Regrets at Designations.
 Henry A. Iirrell made graceful little speech regretting the resignation of MT. and Mrs. O. L. Johnson from the Sunday school and paying tribute to their faithful and devoted service in it.
 Mrs. H. T. Arnold, Mrs. M. 4. c. Norton and Miss Hannah Crovell were 1 elected the church charities committee; w. Humphrey Amy, librarian; and Benedict c. Pullen, secretary and 1 treasurer of the Sunday school. Leon- l ard O. Smith gave an interesting re- port for the society committee on church finances, after which the meet | ing adjourned to the dining room, 1 where refreshments were served by the 1 social committee, Miss Elsie D. Brand, chairman Mrs. William H. Collins, l Mrs. Herbert +. Branche, Mrs Rollin ! C. Jones.
 Broadway Congreg rational Church. The annual meeting of Broadway Congregational church was held in the l church parlors at 7.30 o'clock Thurs l day evening, having been preceded by 1 a supper Served at 6.30 o'clock by the AfraT1,r .1,~H l 230 enjoyed the excellent menu pro- vided.
 The pastor, Rev. E. S. Worcester. 1 presided at the church meeting, which | was opened with the singing of a hymn l by the congregation and a prayer by 1 Thomas Browning. The reading of the ! minutes by Clerk Herbert W. Gallup | was followed by his statistical report, 1 in which he showed that the present 1 membership was 572, of whom 1S6 were 1 confession of faith and one by letter | had been received during the year, and | there has been 13 losses by death and 1 q by letter.
 Treasurer's Report.
 1 The treasurer's report by F. J. 1 Leavens showed S6,709.16 expended for l current expenses about s1,000 for Sun- | lines of work, and $13,573.44 for mis- 1 Sionary work outside of the church. This last amount was about sl,500 ] more than last year.
 l The report for the trustees was made l by B. P. Bishop, andsfor the ushering 1 committee by William C. Osgocd, Jr. Election of Officers. | For the election of officers the fol- l lowing were appointed tellers: F. W 1 Cary, Raymond Gregson; and for dis l tributing ballots, Edwin Hill, Clifton
 R. Dawley, Richard Gregson and Lewis l Smith,
 l The following were elected by bal | lot: Deacon for four years to succeed l the late Henry r. GriswoId, Herbert 1 E. Cary; reelected for four years, Amos A. Browning: trustee for three years, II. F. Dawley: clerk for three | years, Herbert w. Gallup; auditor for 1 one year, Frank L. Woodland: superin- ] tendent of Sunday school, Herbert B. 1 Cary; additional members of standing 1 committee, Willis T. Rogers, William l H. Baker, Charles I. Smith: chairman 1 ushering committee, Andrew AI Avery: l music committee. Rev. F. $. Worcester, l Deacon William A. Aiken, Mrs. J. c. 1 Averill, Miss Isabel II. Mitchell; house i committee, Mrs. A. A. Browning, Miss 1 Jane McG. Aiken, Mrs. Frederic w. 1 Cary; committee on weekly offering
 r. J. Leavens, H. W. Gallup.
 1 The officers elected by the Wonaan's s I