New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

70 = Receipts ............... s345. .S3 Balance on hand ...... $145.21
 Epworth League.
 Harry smith president of the E,p- worth league reported on the work of that body as follows:
 The activities for the year have been as follows:
 During July and August the Lea gue joined with the other societies of the Christian Endeavor Union in holding services on Walnut Hill These ser vices were highly interesting and we'll attended. During July and August we also combined with the evening preaching service of our own church.; the League being responsible for the first part of the service, and the min lster for the latter.
 Following this for a half dozen services on .'Favorites," My Favorite Book in the Bible" etc. These were among our most successful meetings. Early in the fall we undertook the beginning of a survey of New Britain,
 
 tory to the survey the following speak CTS addressed the League,-Miss Elsie Osborne of the New Britain Charity Organization; MT. Edward Connelley. Probation Officer: Miss Carroll. nurse for the tuberculosis relief society: Rev. J. E. Klingberg. Supt. of the Chlldren'S Home. It has been inn possible to follow out the actual work of survey on account Of winter wealth CT but we expect to take this up again in the early Spring. We are now be- ginning a, series of Lenten services to continue through Lent, in conjunc- tion. with the other young people,. societies of the city.
 At Thanksgiving time the league not only gave dinners and fruit to many who might not otherwise have felt the spirit of the season but they also visited on one Sunday afternoon all the homes of the parish leaving a Thanksgiving message and flower. Our membership July 1st. 1915 was 50; our membership March 1st 1916 is 65 or an increase of 30 per cent The financial statement for the year is as follows:
 July 1st, cash on hand. .... $3S.6o Receipts 2S.19
 Total s66.79 Receipts st6.7 3 Expenditures ........... 42.24 Balance ............-. .... S243 }
 Standard Bearers.
 / The report of the Standard Bearers was presented by the preside ent. Miss Grace Wainwright. It follows:
 Through our activities during the year such IS a cake sale birthday par ty, and an entertainment we have made s49.30. From this we paid s2O in February for our scholarshiO In June, deciding to pay our next years scholarship in advance, We paid $2O more leaving Us just $50 in the treasury. Aside from this We paid to the W. F. M. s. $s65 in dues and thank offerings Our scholarship, s2o a year, is supporting a little girl, Baldeo Parshad, in the Mission schoo , Moradabad, India. We write to her three or four times a year and receive splendid letters from her in return. We meet once 8 month. and for 1 cur study last year took up the lives of the children of different countries, l their games and amusements. and ln 1 fact everything we could find about ! them.
 At the beginning of the year each 1 girl in the Standard Bearers chose a missionary. one whose birth day came ] on the same day as her own to be her { substitute mis: ionary. We wrote to ' our missionaries and received some ] very interesting letters in reply, which nj m i hearing from some one on the "Fied'' seemed to bring us so much closer to the work. VIC felt that we were : keeping in touch with it. And so in each month we have had meetings ! which in some way especially brought out missionary interests and instruc- ton. making our year not only a prof itable one but an exceedingly pleasant one.
 Queen Esther Circle. Grace F.. Pascoe. told of the actiNi. ties of the Queen Esther Circle as fol 1 lows:
 The Queen Esther Circle is tho youne Woman's Auxiliary of the w Fl. NJ. s. Our work consists of homo mission study and giving. The meet inss are held monthly at the home O roan,hers where we receive mstluc ton through study books and speca speakers.
 Through dues, cake sale ana ml1 boxes we have received during th year about $30.00. This hlolles h" been expended as follows:
 For conference dues $11.eo' TOT con tineent fund. s1.71. to make NitS , Marsh. our leader, a life menu "9