Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1918-01-19
WINDHAM'
Annual Business Meeting and Roll
Call Of Congregational Church.
/ Successful Year Reported = otd
Silver Made Before 1870 Exhibited
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society.


Silver Made Before 1870 Exhibited
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society.
The annual roll call and business |
meeting of the Congregational church |
was held on Friday evening. About so |
enjoyed a supper Of ham, escalloped |
potatoes, rolls. pickles. cake and cof-1
fee, served in charge of Miss Eliza |
beth Anderson, president of the La |
dies Aid society.
The business meeting opened with |
the singing of the doxology followed !
by prayer by the pastor, Rev. M. r. |
Plumb. The report of the church |
clerk and treasurer, showed a gain of |
four members and the loss of two, leav |
ing the present membership 1853. One
member. Mrs. Margaret Cook, had
died. Mr.. Lathrop referred to the
Smith, who although not a member of
the church, was always much inter
ested in the work and contributed
generously and who left the church a
legacy of $4,000.
The communion collection during
the year amounted to $17.79. The con-
tributions to Home and Foreign Mis-
sions amounted 70 SEAT. In addition to
this $50 was given for Armenian Re-
lief The Woman's Missionary socie-
ty and work were valued at $65. In the
Y. NJ. c. a. campaign $500 was rails
ed ard in the Fed Cross $500.
The reports of the various organ
izations connected with the church
showed them to be in fiourishing
condition Miss Grace Bates, secre-
tary and trea sure-. reported for the
Ladies' Aid society. II
Boys Club Report.
Keeney Lathrop reported that the
Boys club had held a number of
meetings IN the spring a minstrel
show was given here which was re-
peated in North and South Wind
ham and Scotland. They have $47.21
on hand
Helen Hopkins spoke of the c. E. So
ciety. 1t has conducted the Sunday
evening services. The attendance
and interest has been good Money has
been given to missions. A sale of
Christmas cards ON commission
amounted to voer s17. Mrs Ada Lar
rabee read the report of the Woman's
Missionary society. Nineteen meetings
were held. two books studied and much
sewing accomplished, thirty-two COM
fort kits were made and filled for the
Seamen's Friend society
Sunday School Report.
H. c, Latfrop spoke for the, SUN
day school. There aye SIS! members in
the main school. Il in the Hogg de-
| partment. in change of Mrs John
| Beckwith and 20 children under five
years old in the Cradle Roll led by
Miss Elizahetl1 Anderson. who gave an
account of her work with the little
1 ones. Mrs. II. c. Lathrop told of the
| splendid work done by her class of
eight girls.
In his summary of the years work
Rev. M. R.. Plumb stated that he had
! preached forty-one sermons in Wind
| ham, given eight lectures, officiated at
three weddings. six funerals. one bap-
| tisn: exchanged once three SER
vices were omitted. The pulpit had
| been supplied by others three times;
| 277 pastoral calls had been made.
| The church night services on Friday
| had been well attended. The book
| Pilgrim Deed and Duties being studied
with Rev. W. NJ. Brown would be fin
| ished in two more meetings, and Miss
Bates will give the rest of the Hero
Tales and DR.. Guild will continue his
first aid lectures.
Gifts to the Church.
| Special gifts to the church this wear
included the electric lights in the audi
torium, given by Miss Julia Burnham
of Hartford. and the state church and
American flags. the gifts of Mrs. H
c. Lathrop. Arthur Keeney, H. S.
Maine and Charles Larrabee.
At the meeting Friday evening H
c. Lathrop said that he had purchased
from the Fenton estate a strip of land
65X95 feet in the rear of the church
which it was his pleasure to give to
the church. Mr. Lathrop was heartily
applauded and q rising vote of thanks
was extended to him for his gift The
church has long wanted to own this
land. but it was impossible to buy
it as long as the owners of the Per-
kins-Fenton property were living.
Il Resignation Not Accepted.
H C. Lathrop was reelected church
clerk anr treasurer and Sunday Schoo
superintendent. Mr.. Lathrop. has just
completed 40 consecutive years al
Sunday School superintendent and die
; not wish to continue in the Office, but
after earnest urging on the part o.
his friends he consented to do so. Rev
w. r. Brown was chosen a member Of
the church committee for three years
The business meeting ended with Thu
roll CALL. Interesting letters were reat
from Russell Potter. who is training
at Fort Ogiethrope, Ga. and from
I Frank Hart who is teaching music a:
5 a high school in Porto Rican city.
Interesting Address.
Following the business meeting Their,
was a fine address by Rev. A. D. Car
penter of WiIlimantic on the Valut
of the Church to the Community. Dur
ing the evening the old silver commu
2 MON service was on exhibition, tn,
= service was in use until 1906 wfel
individidual silver cups wer9 given b,
Mrs. Arthur Williams and her broth
err W. F. Maine in memory of thei
s parents. The set, which is the fourtl
. Oldest in the state. consists Of eigh
cups and tank and four of the cup
/ were made before 173S. 1t has beel
e kept in the Windham Bank vault bu
: is now to be loaned for exhibition t
;, the Wadsworth Atheneunl. in Hart
e ford.
Ladies' Aid soeiety's Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Aid society of the Congregations
church was held in the chapel o.
Monday with an attendance of four
teen, The report Of the secretary an!