Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
PILGRIM CHURCH ANNUAL
Interesting. Gathering ard Splendid Re-
 ports for the Year.

The annual supper, roll call and bus. mess meeting of Pilgrim church was held last Thursday evening and was largely attended in spite of the bitter cold weather and the slippery travel ling. There were no who ate the bountiful supper provided hy the ladies and l24 responded to the roll call either In person or by letter. The largest number responding at aEy previous an nual meeting was l03 At the busi- ness meeting reports were read by Mir. Reed, tho treasurer of the church: Miss May E. Adams for the Wcman's Union; Mrs. Spaulding for the Woman's Miss tionary society; Mrs. John Adam for the Mission Circle; David Roger tor the young peoples society and as treas urer of the Sunday school; Miss Peirce for he'Honle Department and by Rev. E. O. Gillette for the Sunday school and for the church work as a whole. All reports showed progress during the year and all organizations reported sue. cessful financial condition.
 MT. Reed presented his thirtieth an. nual report, as usual reporting a bal ance in the treasury. Since the church wss organized in 1887, Mir. Reed has been treasurer. He has never reported debt or deficit and has handled over $55, 900 of the church money. At the services on Sunday suitable resolutions of appreciation of this service to the church were passed and added to the minutes of the annual meeting.
 During the year there have been ad. mitted to the membership of the church 10 by letter and II upon confession of faith. There have been removed by letter two and by death one, making a net gain of 2l and total membership of lS5. During the last five years the church has made a net gain of 40 per cent. During the year the average at- tendance at the morning service fell off little from the previous year ow. ing to the severity of last winter and tu the quarantine of children during the summer, however the average at. tendance was 85. During the year the church raised for home expenses $l ,500 and for benevolences $3l3.59 total of $1,8I359. Besides giving to the usual home and foreign missionary work of the denomination gifts were also made to ThorsbyE Institute. Touga- foo and Atlanta Universities for ne- groes, for Armenias and Albanian re. lief, for Christmas gifts for war orphans, for the Tribune Fresh Air Fund and for the visiting nurse association of Canaan.
 Que of the unique features of the :hurcn work is the Brotherhood class which is in its fourth season and is be- ing successfully maintained. During the thirty years of Pilrgim church his tory there has been raised over $52, ,000 for home support and over $10, ,000 for oenevolence, and this without the aid uf endowment funds.
 The following officers were elected: Clerk. J. $. Reed; treasurer, J. B. Reed; auditor, H. A. Holt; collector, \ \ uubbard; members of official board for three years, +. R. Collin and A. A. Hubbard; deaconess, Mrs. c. w. Ford for three years and Mrs. N. l.. Jackson 70 complete the unexpired term of Miss Bragg, resigned superintendent of Sunday school, Rev. E. c. Gillette; delegate to the association, A. A. Hub bard; music committee, Rev. l.. O. Gillette, R. D. Peirce, Mrs. A. Fl. Her riman, Mrs. A. K. Molando, Miss NJ. K. Pierce and Mrs. E. T. Rowe.