New Britain herald., 1920-01-16
So, CHURCH NAMES
 STAFF OF OFFICERS
Reports Presented and Business
 Transacted at Annual Meeting

early reports were pfGSehIeu IdoC night at the annual meeting of the south Congregational church held following a church supper. Officers were chosen to manage the affairs of 1hc congregation for the coming year; At a meeting of the sunday school class directors, Thursday evening, re- ports of that branch of the church's work will be made.
 Truman L. Weed, clerk of the church for the past four years, de- clined reelection last night. and James C. Moody, sub-master of the Vocational High school, was named to succeed him. George $. Talcott sent a letter of resignation from tho office of deacon. MT. TaAcott has been a deacon for IA years, but be- cause of the fact that he is out or the city quite often he feels that someone should be given the office who might devote more time to the work. Both resignations were ac- cepted with regret. 4 change was voted to allow deacons to succeed themselves after a one-year lapse.
 The sreport of the registrar is: Membership, December 31, 1918, 1906; additions during 1919, by let ter 19. .by confession 75; losses durin-, 1919, by death Is, by dismissal 25; gain for 1919,. 53; total membership, December 31. 1912, 1859; male men, bers, TIA; female members, 94J.
 There were 19 weddings in the
 church and 40 children were bap- iZ01 jNt oh ITn11 of the New Testament on the seventh anniversary of their baptism.
 The mem bers who died during the year are: Mrs. Hannah Abraham, Herman Beh, Mrs. Fanny Ventris
 Clark, Mrs. Jemima A. Gerard Viii
 liam H. Hart, Mrs. Jennie F. Harding, Mrs. Emily V. kutscher, Mrs. Minnie Head MerWin, Ebert H. Preston, Mrs. Mary B. Swift, Mrs. Martin Swasey,
 George Albert Single, Mrs. May Churchill Talcott, Edward w. Twich- ell, Mrs. Lena Wilhelmy Vining and Mrs. Mary Smith Willard.
 G. E. Root, treasurer, reported: Receipts, pledge envelopes, $1,143.OS:
 collections, $9S2.5O: special contribu- tions, $121.2S; special benevolent gifts, $1,15S.5o; total, $3,405.36. D!.;-
 bursements. benevolences, s2,463.19: f. $. Balance to contingent fund, s9O.7S
 The report of J. H. Kirkhan, trustee, for the. Woodruff fund, for
 the Sunday school: Cash balance from 1918, $357.4O income to date. as per itemized statement to be filed in probate court, $259.97; total,
 S6l7.37. Disbursement expended for books, magazines, cards, supplies, etc, $165.2S; surety bond, $4; cash balance on hand, S44S.O9. The priu- cipal of the Woodruff fund is S5OO0 of which $2,600 is invested in loans
 secured by first mortgages, S2,00O in
 U. s. Victory notes and $4OO depos- ited in Savings bank.
 Judge Kirkham's report on the Woodruff fund. for the church, is as follows: Dr. balance from 1918, S1l6.35' balance contingent funds $761.S4; income to date as per item lzed report to be filed in probate court, $480; income contingent fund. S30.14; total, $1,9SS.93; Dr. expended for books, printing, etc, '$49S5S; 1 surety company bond, $S: contingent 1 fund on hand, $792.5S: cash on hand. : $6S9.l1. The principal is $1O,O0O, in vested in first mortgages Ned Brit 1 ain real estate loans
 Judge Kirkham's report as trustee 1 of the Catherine Landers fund, is as l follows: Dr. balance on hand. January l, 1919, $65.10; interest Farmington 1 Savings bank and New Britain Say l ings bank, $1OO.72; contribution. S4.52; total, $170.34. CT: expended for indigent ccount, $116.96; cash 1 balance on hand, $53.3S. The fund is $2,500, of which $1,00O is deposit
 ed in Pennington Savings bank and $500 in Savings bank of New Brit ain.
 1 Reports were received from the i Board of Ladies for Home Work, Of l Which Miss Eliza beth R. Eastman is l secretary; Woman's asso citation of the l south church, of which Mrs. w. F. 1 Brooks is president; Foreign Mission- ary department of which Mrs B. E. ] Bassette is president; Home Mission ! ary department, of which Mrs. E. B. | Eddy is president: Young Woman's dcpa artlnent. of which Mrs. R. N 1 Iemcnway is president; Children's S ! Auxiliary, of which Mrs. F. Chester 1 Hale is leader; The Mems Brother . hood, of which Noah Lucas ifs presi- ! dent; Young Woman's Christian ! ieaguc: Young Peopleis society of | Christian I1ndea VoT, of which stella \. Dickinson is president, and the 1 Girl Scouts. Of which Mildred R.
 Barrows is captain.
 The officers and committees for the i ensuing year are as follows: Clerk, 1 James C. Moody; treasurer. C. E., i Root; assistant treasurer. Charles F. i scott; registrar. Laura NJ. Johnson: ! standing committee members fot.
 three years, pr. (. W. Lee and Paul K. Rogers: auditors, :. II. Raymond.