Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-03
NORWICH TOWN

the pastor presided, read the second chapter of Philippians and offered prayer. Herbert L. Warrington was reelected clerk and Henry T, Frasier treasurer and accountant. ComInittees were elected as follows: Missionary, I Miss Susan Hyde, Miss Mary B. Wat ties. Mrs. John L.. Browning. Recep- ton, Mrs. Walter Potter, Mrs. H. L.. Warrington; Mrs Frank Storey, Clyde Beebe. Ushers, Philip Tfihaley, George F. Hyde, Arthur Kruck, Arthur Avery.
 A special committee to arrange for
 the installation of the pastor was zp-
 pointed and consists of. D. w. Avery e. M. Beebe, Mrs. H. l.. Ierringto tonsl Mrs. Frank Sterry, Mrs. Afbie Hale
 Following the election of officers and
 committees reports were read from tlla various organizations of the chufch
 The special work of the Home Mis- sionary society as reported by Mrs H. l.. Warrington was the filling of.
 boxes valued at $225,. for a minister's family in Pennsylvania. Cash coIlec-
 tions were also made and disburse- nents of same through the year
 Three social teas open to the public. and for which a small charge was made were held. Mrs. Walter Potter, the treasurer reported for the Latfirop Memorial Foreign Missionary society.
 Six meetings were held at homes Of
 members during the year. The soci- eety has been studying. the text book, Women Workers, of the Orient; for the ensuing year, the book for study the Healing of the Nations The so-. cfety disbursed about s9S in benevo- lent contributions for work in foreign. lands The Y. P. S. c. E. has had
 busy. year as shown by the report of Miss Ida Beebe, secretary. F'ifty-two
 devotional meetings were held either in the chapel or in cooperation with other societies. One service in mid
 summer was held on the high ledge near the church where the original church building was located in the seventeenth century. The society of the United church joined in this, ser
 vice which was held at sunset. Six
 members of the society. the largest delegation from any society in New, London county, attended the Interria-
 tjonal c. E. convention in Buffalo.
 Thirteen members were added during the year. Mis- Susan Hyde's report of | Junior c. E. work showed activity on 1 tAe part of the little ones and their faithful leader Tn spite of the han | dicap~ of whooping cough the juniors
 earned and collected over $20 for the 1 benefit of others. The cradle roll numbered 45 after nine were graduat-
 ed into the Junior C. F. Mrs. George | Raymond, leader, told of the interest | ing party given the members and l their mothers in the chanel in Novem- ] Der. Interesting features of the party l were the opening of the mite boxes and i the illustrated talk by Miss Hyde on i Children of Other Lands. Miss Mary 1 Wattles' interesting report of the Sum | day. school showed that the school had
 made benevolent contributions to the 1 various religious organizations of the
 State Educational work in the south. l mission work in France and China, and a Christmas offering of $50 to the
 Near East Relief Work in Armenia, a
 total of S142 for the year Miss Jennie 1 c. Bonney. superintendent of the Horne Department reported member 1 ship of S4 a net gain of eleven during | the year. Calls have been made quar- ! terly by the seven visitors. The de- 1 partment has been financially self i sustaining. The -renort Of the Ever rReady circle of the Kings Daughters l was given by Miss. Addie Heath, sec i fetary. Sixteen meetings were held, i Present membership is 21l including four new members. The work of the circle has included sending Easter 1 and Christmas post cards to shut -itis; l preparing 24 May baskets for ir1valids; l preparing garments for refugee chi1- dren, and for Home Missionary bar ] rels: comfort bags for sailors. Services have been held and Christmas dona tions made at sonae of the charitable institutions o. the city.
 The First Congregational Christian
 Endeavor meeting Sunday evening will begin at o'clock, a half hour easlier i than usual, in order to permit the members to. attend the Union service
 at the First Methodist church, at 7.30
 Watch night services were held al the First Methodist church New Year
 eve. from g to 133o. The first hour was devoted to an interesting pro- gramrne the numbers of which in d cluded, hymn. congregation; piano . duet, Misses Florence Brown and } Hazel Cruthers; reading New Years Mrs. Albert Miner; reading. A Good New Years, Miss Edith Benjamin duet. Ivory Palaces, Miss Florenet
 Bennett and Donald Terrell; reading Rejoice Fellow Pilgrim, Miss Rosa. belle Palmer; reading. 4 New Year:
 Dream. Miss. Ruth Ellis;> duet, Some. body, Hazel and Gladys Cruthers reading, One Short Year, Mrs Fred ! erick H. Bushnell: reading, Toiling o1
 Felix George Randell; recitation, Rims
 Out the Old. Ring in the New, Levi: Irish; trio, Better Each Day. D5nalt !. Terrell, Le Roy Miner Lewis Irish ! hymn, Another Year is Dawntng, con. | Egregation.1 Following this q social houl was enjoyed by the fifty or mere fl
 attendance. Miss Florence Brown alnt
 Miss Hazel Cruthers entertained witl musical selections Fancy cookies cake, fruit and coffee were served. 2 During the last hour of Ts1s, a mos
 helpful and inspiring devotional ser. vice took place, with sermon by Ray : ". D.. Hetherington, pastor of the Fitchvii1e Baptist church, who was il
 charge, assisted by Rev. William ]
 pCrawfor1. Dastor of the First Meth odfst church
 Miss Edna Herbert of Griswo,d, wa, : a guest over New Years of Dr. ant
 Mrs. Charles H. Lamb of Town street ,4 Miss Herbert was en route to fei E home, after passing several days witt E friends in Mantle.
 Mrs. Carl NJ. Welte of East Towf street, attended the funeral of Yel 1 l brother in-law, Postmaster Joseph T } Kennedy, which took place Tuesday
 morning from St. Mary's church, New
 London.
 Mr. and Mrs Allen Kinney, formei l residents of Norwich Town, who re. gently visited for several days witt 1; t,relatives on Town street. have re. turned to their home in Providence R. L
 Miss Pauline Davis of Westerly, ar - -