Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-17
UNIVERsALIsT YOUNG PEOPLE
CHANGE MEETING DATE
Annual Gathering Will BE Held in
October Instead of April.

The twenty annual conven-
ton Of the state Young Peoples
Christian union OF the UniversaIist
church came to a close At o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The morning
session was taken up principally with
the election Of officers. presidents
report and change in the date Of
the annual election.
The old board Of officers was re-
elected for the coming year and II fol-
lows:
Fresident-Frank W. Rogers OF
New Haven.
Vice President - Frank D. Rollins
Of Danbury.
Secretary Miss Alice Lewis OF
NTeriden.
Treasurer-NIrs. George l. Champ
i'm Of Hartford
Harold Gone or New London was
chosen To nil n vacancy I'm the board
Of trustees.
the date OF the annual convention
from April to October. thus having Il
come NJ the beginning Of the church
ynar instead Of near the close. Ta-
cause the national convention is to be
held I'm New Haven beginning July :
this year T. was decided 70 eliminate
the convention this fall and the next
state convention viii be held IN Octi-
ber 1917, tho date and place 70 he
chosen nv the executive committee
There will he I non DELEGATES 70 this
convention and New London will send
three.
The presidents report showed that
N,g London had the second largest
increase in membership in the state
New Haven having shown the
largest.
At tho conclusion n the convention
2 luncheon was served I'm the parish
hall hv the Woman's Alliance OF the
church. F'ifty-two Dartook Of the
menu, several Of the do'eEates hay
ing Left 70 rtheir homes previously.
Friday Nights Banquet.
Tho banquet Friday evening was ar
UNQUALIFIED success. At o'clock n
1nDe-izin~ menu with turkey as tbs
piece dc resistance was served q
which about - sat down. 4 pleasinl
and instructive post prandial pro.
gram followed 1T which Frank w
! Rogers Of New Haven. state presi.
dent. presided as POSTMASTER.
Warren Thavcr Of Bridgeport TO
sDordcd 20 the toast. Youth. :rC
/ Miss Julia 2. LouEhheed OF Stafford
| followed with an address on People
CHARITY WIS the subject Of Miss Icnf
Howe OF Hartford. who spoke next
and. Miss Florence Elsenhardt o
| Stafford gave an address on Charity
after which Harold Conc Of New
| London was heard on the subiec
| Hospitality. He was followed by Mis-
| Martha I. Fischer OF New Haven, VIII
| had Our Juniors as her topic. and 10
| seph &. G.. Bolton Of New Haven wa
/ called upon to sneak on Company
| Coming. Miss Doris Powell Of Ncri
| den had Are We In II for her toas
/ and Miss Georgia Fillmore. OF thi
! citv. spoke or Our Mission.
The address Of the evening va
| by Rev. James IT. Holden OF RoN
! bury. Mass. who had for his topic
| Playing the Came. The speaker Xix
| eued life to n ball game. deClarin
| TINT the fields over which the pen
| nants win fly next fall viii he thos
OF the teams which have played tn
| game all the time. He asserted tia
| Il would not he the teams who max
| phenomenal hits and spectacula
home runs who would necessarily wi
| the championships. but the tear
which played consistently during tn
year.
Instrumental music was rendere
by Mrs. Frank r. Rose and dauEht
ers. Miss Virginia Rose and Mis-
Edna Rose, during the banquet. Mr.
! Charles II. Andrews was chairman {
] the banquet committee and she wa