New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
ANNUAL MEETING
 OF SOUTH CHURCH
Officers Reelected and interest," ing Financial Reports Received

1 The annual meeting of the South ! Coneregationa1 church was held last l night in the chapel. Rev. Dr. George ] w. c Hill presided. Preceding the ree711ar business meeting the election of clerk was made and Truman l.. Weed was reelected to the office 1 without opposition. Frank N Wells and E. Allen Moore were reelected ] deacons for six years. The members ! of the church also voted to give S25 1 to the A. M. E Zion church on the 1 suggestion of the pastor It was ex- 1 plained that the church was in un- favorable financial circumstances and that 1t had started 8 campaign for raising funds. After the report of the clerk had been read and accepted the following officers were elected in the order named: Registrar, Mrs. Laura M. Johnson; clerk, Truman L. Weed; treasurer, Ernest G. Root; as- sistant treasurer, Charles F. Scott; standing committee, William Blair and r. w. Macomber; trustee of the Woodruff fund, John H. Kirkham; trustee of the Catherine Landers fund, John H. Eirkham; auditors, W. H. CroWell, D. L. Vibberts, D. E. Dean; representatives of the church on the Burritt Mission board, A. M. Clark and J. M. Relyea; nominating com- mlttee of the church, Rev. G. w. c. Hill, George H. Dyson and Miss Lefty Learned missionary committee, B. B. Bassette, c. H. Barnes, A. w. Up- son, Mrs. S. P. Rogers and Mrs A. l.. Wizard.
 Sunday School Officers.
 The officers of the Sunday school are as follows: General superinten- dent J. B. Comstock; secretary, H. U. Thompson; treasurer, Charles F. Scott; executive committee, Noah Lu- cas, Miss Laura Woodford, Mrs. w. l.. Williams and Mrs. K. H. Cooper; library committee, F. w. Schultz; E. w. Welles, A. l.. Cop1ey, M. F. Rog- CTS, A. c. Tuck, Walter L. Williams, and Miss Wainwright; librarians, Walter Williams, William Upson, and Harry Kutscher; superintendent of the boys division, Noah Lucas; super intendent of the junior department, Mrs. F. c. Hall; superintendent of the primary department, Mrs. M. D. Stanley; superintendent of the beginners department, Mrs. $. w. Irving; superintendent of the Italian department, Miss Caroline Bartlett;
 
 ment, Mrs. S.H Wood; superinten- dent of the home department Miss Elizabeth Eastman; superintendent of the cradle roll, Mrs. w. B. Bodwell A vote of thanks was given William E. Chapman who has just completed a period of ten years service for the church as janitor. A booklet con- taining the list of officers and the fin ancial report Dr. Hill announced, will take the place of the year book which will mean a saving in the amount of money expended for printing.
 The reports follow:
 REPORT OF THE TREASURER
 Receipts.
 Pledge Envelopes ......S 89636 Regular Collections .... 68998 Special Collections Al
 Board Com. Foreign Mis-. SAP Special Collections Tuskegee
 institute ......... .... 82.50 Special Collections American
 Missionary Assoc ~ 9777 Special Collections French
 Orphan Fund . S20O Special Collections Minister
 ial Relief Fund .... POTS Special Collections Soldiers
 and Sailors Fund .. S5.24 Special Collections Armen-
 ian Relief Fund .... 94OO Special Collections Cong'l
 Church Bldg. Society " 2O42
 $1,23691 Sunday School .......... 44.S0 Reimbursement Envelopes 12.45 Chinese Department . 1000 American Tract Society,". 20.0O Checks
 Regular Church Benevol-
 enceS 5000 Persian -Assyrian Mission. 300.00 rmenian Relief .. 45.OO Congregational c urch
 Building Society . 25.00 Carolina Collegiate II
 Agricultural Institute .. 4O.OO French Orphan Fund 36.5O Total .............$ $2,697.o2
 DisbursementS-Ben Am. Board Com. Foreign
 Missions
 Special Collection $ 6422 \, Church Apportionment. .. 244.15
 sos37 Cong'l Home Missionary As
 sociation
 Persian Assyrian Mission s 300.00 Church Apportionment .. 203.46
 5 503.46 American Missionary Asso- citation Special Collection .......$ s7.77 Church Apportionment .. 122.0S
 $219.S5 Cong1 Church Bldg. Society Special Collection ........ $45.42 Church Apportionment =. 81.38
 $126S0 Connecticut Fund for Ministers Special Collection ...... $20.7S