New Britain herald., 1915-01-08

very satisfactory report for the year. The amount reported for the regular denominational benevolences is $352, exceeding the $330 expected accord ing to the apportionment.
 The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: Clerk, $. M. Cowles; treasurer, C. B. Baldwin; standing committee, Mrs. c. F. John son and C. B. Baldwin, together with ex-officio members; superintendent of the Sunday school, Thomas w. Elmer son; assistant, S. M. Cowles; secretarS Joseph Wilson; treasurer and Hbrar- ian, c. F. Johnson; assistant lbrar- ian, Irene Viets; executive committee, the officers and Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. Cowles Miss c. M Bauery Miss Hutch inson; library committee, Miss Paul line Bauer, MT. Hazen, Mrs. F. H. Crane, c. w. Stevens; superintendent of homo department, Miss Olive Bauer; member of missionary com mittee of Central association, c. B. Baldwin; ushers, Joseph l.. Wilson, Harold Upson, Edward Cowles, David Wilson, Raymond Watkins, James Thomson; organist, Mrs. $. M. Cowles.
 After a bountiful supper the mem- bers assembled again in the church. The annual roll call was responded to by many in person, and by others by letter or verbal message through friends.
 s Besides the annual reports. ; new church manual was distributed to the nTpmbers, containing'the rules and for mulas of the church, a historical cat alogue of officers and members of the church during the two centuries of it's existence and list of members at the present time.
 Church Treasury.
 For the regular weekly offerings and interest, there was deposited in fhc church treasury during the year $29O,45 The disbursements amounted to S10S.70, leaving tbalance of $1S1.79 to be divided as follows: To the American Board of Missions s45.45, American Missionary associa- tion $45.45, Congregational Home Missionary society S45.45, Congrega- tional Sunday School and Publishing society s1S.17, Ministerial fund $9o9, Congregational Educational society s9.09, Congregational Church Building society s9.09.
 Various Funds.
 The condition of the Frances A. Robbins fund was reported to be as follows: Cash in Berlin Savings bank January 1, 1914, $144.05; interest, a5.So; no disbursements; ltalance $149.S5. In the treasury of the Ma thaniel Bronson or Old Communion fund there remains a balance of $1s7.47, there having been expenses of s25 for flowers and music during the year. The Communion fund bal ances at the present time. $10 having been received and expended. In spe- cial offerings s6.04 were received. Of this amount s4 was donated to the American National Red Cross, leaving a balance of $2.O1
 Ladies' Benevolent Society.
 The Ladies' Benevolent society re- ported that, on the first of the year which has just passed, it had q bal ance of $37.69 on hand and in the bank. Through banquets. sales and dues, this sum was raised to $1t3O2 But $1o3.55 was expended for decora- tons, flowers, groceries, telephone and caretaker, the balance being $39.47.
 The receipts of the Cradle Roll were $l0 and the expenditures the same On the chapel report, it was shoWn that the electric lights had cost $e.5o during the year, leaving a balance on hand of S13.5O. The Wom- ans Home Missionary society received $66.57, spent $65, and has a balance now of $157. There is so money in the hands of the treasurer of the iWomans Foreign Mission auxiliary as the entire sum of receipts, which was S36.OS, avs turned over to tho --- ..-- - = -------.. ....