New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
Receipts.
l9 1 6--cash on hand Officers Elected.

0r. T. Edwin Brown of the nomina- Hps committee presented the follow ag officers for tho ensuing year and s9 nominees were unaniln ously sectcd:
 Honorary president, F. F. Neu- karn; president, F. M. Wightman; Nce president, A, N. Lewis; secretary q Fl. Barnes: treasurer, w. l.. Damon; Aaditor, A. w Upson; executive com aittee, composed of officers, pastors co-operating churches and F. G. aatt, Rev. L. s. Johnson and c. H. agson; trustees, w. l.. Damon and E. N man, who are already serving, bd A. w. Upson, for three years; aance committee, F. G. Platt, chair san, w. l.. Damon, J. M. Burdick, F.. Mills, H. S. Walter, L. H. Tay- BF and F. H. Cooper. Demonstration Given.
 Tn order to show the work of the Iission, eight little tots, members of Se, South Congregational church, Eve short demonstration. They re- #ed passages from the scripture in 87glish and sang songs in their na- ae tongue. This part of the program sas very interesting and the children sOwed the effects of conscientious 8ining and study.
 Two Minute Glimpses."
 The next number was the reading short papers of Miss M. J. Brehov- AE assistant missionary, and the Hsses Rood, Kirk, Monteith and Salnsley, students of the Kennedy #ehovsky told of the work of the Ewing school conducted by the Mis- Sn There are twelve nationalities apresented among the students, who Se very jealous in their work, show Feat interest, and are anxious tc #srn. Classes are conducted in sew Ng reading and crochet work. New Sitain offers an excellent training Bound for the study of conditions S1ong people of foreign extraction Md every week students from the
 rtford school visit this city to ob. N n practical experience. Misses Rood N rk, Monteith and Walmsley told o1 Nrsonal experiences of their visits tc
 is city.
 N Miss BartIett's Report.
 MUnder the caption of The Immi @ant at Close Range" Miss Caroline N Bartlett, city missionary presented &r report, which follows:
 #In rendering this, my first annua Mport of City Mission work in Nev &itain, one thought is uppermost il ' mind; "Other men 1abored and y #e entered into their 1abors;" fo
 debt to my predecessor and he #sistants is ever before me as I seel # carry on the work so wonderful &ganized and so efficiently conduct in other years.
 Eve hear and read much about tn &ge foreign population of New Brit Ma, in lectures, newspapers and mag Mines, and it may be that we thin our immigrant population too mucl K the abstract, and forget that it Nmposed of human being very mucl
 ourselves, living in homes as " 8 with families whom they love an &r whom they willingly labor to ear 8 them the scanty provision that @e portion of so many of them. Tn Aa migrant considered only as a# ange specics-hardly human-fror
 country very different from our owr azNay not seem attractive to the casua 8 8servcr. Wc need to get near to hi
 ne life and become through clos
 8quaintance q real neighbor m
 lend in order to look upon him wit 8 ything like enthusiastic interes
 m mo immigrants are not attractiv,
 must admit, and they do not al 8ys improve upon acquaintance
 8fue of them are incorporate an
 n IeI in their homes and are nc
 autifu! to look upon; but the sam 8ay also he said of some Americans # we must always remember that
 the sinful, the repuisive that tn @ of Man came to seek and to say, 87sfc work of the City Mission is t 8fdual interest they may be mad