Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-27
BOTH ANNIVERSARY OF
 MISSIONS IN BOZRAH

An event of especial interest was the missionary meeting held at the Bozrah Center Congregational church Wednesday, June 18th. It celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the org aniZing of the Woman's Missionary society, one of the oldest organizations of the kind, the Woman's Board of Foriegn Missions, the first Congrega- tional foreign missionary organiza- tion having been formed only one year earlier.
 Visitors were present from the so- cieties of Franklin, Goshen, Col chester, Norwich Town, Park and | United churches, Norwich. They were met in Yantic by autos.
 The morning session was at Il o'clock and was opened by prayer by | Mrs. C. W. Hanna, the president of the Bozrah society, Miss Susan Hyde | Of Norwich Town led the devotional service, the theme being, Bring ye all the tithes unto the storehouse." She i spoke of these tithes consisting not only Of one-tenth of the income but being a gift Of all one possessed, pray CT, interests, service, life. The wei Fcome was by Mrs. Olive Bishop, a member of the society for nearly ff- ; ' all these years.
 A paper giving a history of the so-
 ciety was read by Miss Alice Bishop The society was organized in 1859 with twenty seven members and at the present date having the same number The first president was Mrs. Wm. c
 Abel and prominent member was | Mrs. Fannie Raymond who gave .
 very liberally. For many years hel gift was one hundred dollars. Dur ing the fifty years the society has haC periods of inactivity, but for sever
 years past has been quite active The
 year just passed under the leadership
 of Mrs. Hanna has been the best il
 it's history.
 Mrs. Fannie Abel, the only chart
 CT member living was present anc gave a few words of "reminiscences
 She told of the devoted ladies who me
 in the early days and by their prayer
 and generous gifts helped to send tn gospel across the seas. Mrs. Harrie
 Wilcox of Norwich, a former pastor wife, sent a few words of greeting. The Eastern Connecticut Branc was represented by Miss Abby c. Vii :; lard, the president from Colcvhester. She gave an excellent talk on tn work of the branch-What has been ac complished the missionaries who hay
 been sent out from the societies, an urged all to be as loyal in their gift - for the Lords work as they have bee
 in their gifts for their country. l. amonalktlyli aq.
 The missionary speaker of tn !, morning was Miss Della Leavens '' Norwich, who comes from the Mort Mi, GO1J 1,- l. been accomplished by missions durin , the past fifty years. The zeal of tt = societies at home and the sacrifice an service of the missionary in the fol
 eign field has brought about that re j. suit which the world can hardly est
 mate but has been a powerful i17al
 ence on the events which have bee
 making history recently.
 P A delicious luncheon was served o the over eighty guests at 12:30. TT d tables were attractive in hand paintt # china, gold banded dishes of if , years service, and the decoration If were in keeping with the day, one c. q daisies with their golden petals. Hal s creamed potatoes, rolls, fruit sala l. cake, ice cream and coffee were serve e In the aftrnoon there were " D. speakers from British East Afric
 Miss Alta Knapp and Mrs Herbe
 Hassler,- the former giving, "A Cir [ Experiences in the Dark Continen II and Mrs. Hassler told what :l1e mi ,s sionary was doing along education ,9 evangelistic, medical lines for t IS African. Their talk was followed ,e a pleasing solo by Mrs. A. J. Baile IS One feature of the afternoon was t j. pageant Looking to America " America was represented by Mi
 Maud Filler, Christianity, Mrs. Jol
 Lathrop and the heather lands by Mi
 Blanche Smith as Turkey, Mrs. Mau S Laihrop as India, Mrs. George Maple ,1i Japan; Miss Mildred Grandy, Chin l Mrs. Orrin Naples, American India n Miss Alta Knapp. Africa. The fo Tt little American children were Ru ,s Lathrop, Blanche Lathrop, Rena | a Id go and Doris Grandy.
 IS The principal speaker of the day "
 Mrs. James Potter of Japan, who "
 sent out by the American Board
 Foreign Missions forty years ago. s 6 pictured Japan on the surface, pi
 turesque and attractive, and mo hs courteous and gracious, but unde :, III meath this veneer of attractiveness,
 ing and hcentious and needing Chri As tianity to give it the beauty whi "A would be of greater depth.