New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-16
PLAINVILLE BANK
REFLECTS OFFICERS
Financial Reports for Year Are
Most Encouraging
DOES PATRIOTIC WORK

Solo, 700 and Thrift stamps, Sl4,-
332.71-Chmch Holds Meeting
Writes From Trance-Briefs.
The stockholders of the Plainville
Trust company, at their annual meet
ting, Reelected the following officers:
President, John II. Trumbull; vice
president, Aquila H. Conden; secre-
faly and treasurer, a. A. Mcleod; as
SlStant treasurer Frank 7. Wheeler.
The following directors were elected:
Charles f. Calor, A. H Condell. Frank
T. Wheeler, Henry Trum bull, John H.
TrumbulI, Charles w. Hird, A. A.
Mcleod and Edwin II. Hills.
The PlainVille Trust company open
ed for business on January 6, 1909.
On January 6. 1910 the total deposits
in the bank amounted to $9S,567. The
amount of the total deposits in the
bank on January 6, 1919 was $685.
952, or six times as great as the
amount of the deposits nine years ago.
The bank sold Liberty Bonds to the
amount OF $545, 700 and $14, 332.71 in
War Savings Stamps.
Congregational Church Annual
The annual meeting of the Plain
vile Congregations church was held
last evening i'll the church parIors and
was well attended. The reports of tho
officers and heads Of departments indi-
Gated year of prosperity for he
church. The clerk reported that the
church had increased it's m membership
from PIT to $50. There were &c adult
and 10 infant baptisms.
The financial statement represented
expenditures of $4,76702 OF this
sum, which is about $500 greater
than any one in previous years,
$1,095 was used for improvements
and repairs, and $805.77 was used in
benevolences. The treasurer reported
1891 on hand and of this sum, $500
was set aside for repairs to the roof
of the church It was also voted to
give the pastor a. bonus of $500 to be
paid in monthly miscellaneous during
the year 1919. William IT. Wilson was
elected moderator of the meeting.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Clerk, Frederick
Bullen; treasurer, f. A. Freeman;
auditor. Donald Benjamin.; S. P. Car
penter was elected trustee for three
years. G. H. Calor, Frederick Bullen
and G. H. Newton were appointed to
the finance committee. Frederick
Bullen was elected Sunday school
superintendent.
Missionary to Speak.
Miss Eliza beth Weeb who has spent
some years in Asiatic Turkey and who
was driven out when America entered
the world war will speak next Sunday
morning at the Congregational church
in the interest Of the Armenian and
Syrian relief fund. She will tell Of
the cruelties practiced by the Turks
on the helpless exiles and refugees of
the Eastern countries.
Writes From France.
Mrs. George Ellis has received a
letter from her son, Wilson, who is in
the navy and now a member of the
crew Of the transport Koenig der
Netherlands He describes the weather
in France and compares that coun-
try with the States. From the tone
of his letter it would seem that in his
opinion, France compares unfaNor-
ably with America. His letter follows:
Bordeaux. France,
"December %, 1913.
Dear Mother:--I think it is about
time I wrote a few lines to YOU and
let you know where [ am. / am al
right and feeling fine SO don't worry
about me. I suppose it will seem
funny to hear from me over here. We
left Norfolk Dec. and didn't get
hero until the 21st. We had some
time getting here. We would set q
pilot and he would take us about Is
or 20 miles up the river and then we
had to wait about a day for another
one to do the same thing, then we
had to wait for the tide to come in and
finally we got toWed up to the docks.
] went ashore yesterday, it was sun
day, and believe me it sure is some
place. There are q big bunch of SOL
liers here but I didn't see anyone I
knew. [ met sailor that was in the
hospital at Ham pton Roads, Va, the
same time 7 was. We both had the
scarlet fever I can count some of
the money here and there are q few
of them that can understand us and
we can understand them. We only
get liberty from / until $50. Anyone
on the street after that without 8
special pass is out Of luck. One day
half the crew goes ashore and the
next day the other half goes. 1 have
not seen a nice day since [ LETT the
States. Over here you can see q lit
tie sun for about five minutes, then
the rest is rain,-that IS the worst
part of the trip. We are going to
leave for the States about the 27th
with a bunch of troops. [ don't
know where VIC will land with them.
| am on a big transport it will carry
1900 troops and then it takes some