Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-28

annual meeting. Of Park Congregational
,hurch was held Thursday evening ar Os-
good Memorial Parish House. The busi-
ness meeting was preceded by supper
served at $40 under the direction Of
representing the Parish House
Association.
Covers were laid for LOG ara The menu
was as follows:
Meat Loaf
Dreamed Potatoes
Pmento Salad
Ice Cream Cookies
Rev. Samuel H. Howe, DID,. pastor of
the church, presided at the business !
meeting which was cailed about 7.3o q. |
clock The report of The church clerk, |
Myron B. Prentice, snowrd the past year
to have been an unusually prosperous !
one for thee church. In his repott Nr.
Prentice said:' The year 1920 was. one
of unusual growth for our church. Only
four times in its life Of forty-seven years
has this been equalled or exceeded. We
added 35 to our membership; twenty by
confession and fifteen by, letter. We be
gan 1920 with 354 members. and ended
with $780, We lost by death s. There
were nine baptisms.
Reports Of the treasurer, the various
branches Of the Womans Association.
Sunday school superintendent, society
committee, mems, club, etc, were pre-
scented and accepted.
W. S.. Allis reported for the COMMITTEES
on the proposed consolidation of the So
ciety7 committee and church membership
but action. was deferred in the absence
Of Chairman L. o. Smith. 49, &C.,.
The report of the superintendent OF
the Sunday school. Weston c. Pullen, was
Of unusual interest. 1t follows:
In my report of the work in the Sun
day. school of Park Congregational
church for. the year Of 1920 - several
changes in the. operation Of the school
will be noticed. In the first place the
school was kept open during the months
of July and August for the first time
each Sunday and with by far the best
attendance OF the opening Sunday OF the
fall session ever. AS all Of the congre-
cation Of the church knows the complete
equipment for the showing OF moving pic
lures has been installed and Is now in
successful operation. A number of local
as well as a few out Of town speakers
have been present at some of the SEES
sions of the school and the average at
J
| ing the past year. As whole the Sun
day school has seen one of the most sue
cessful years for some time.
The total attendance OF pupils and
| teachers including some visitors during
| 1920 amounted to 3343 with an average
attendance Of 50 each Sunday during the
year as against total of 2712 and an
average attendance Of So for 1919. These
totals do not include the attendance at
| the special sessions during July and
August The total amounted to 536
| with an average attendance Of 50 for
| these nine Sundays.
On Jan. H. 1920, the tour Of the LIN
| coin Highway was started which sho' d
marked results in attendance and ool-
lections. The campaign was carried on
until May 2 during which time nine new
scholars were enrolled in the Sunday
school as direct result OF the cam
paign and with but two exceptions all
Of these nine are still regular attendants
each Sunday.
The regular sessions closed for the
summer months Of July and August
June q and when the fall session opened
the first Sunday in September, namely
the 5th,' the attendance was 40 and the
school was kept in session. For several
years previous the attendance was SO
small that organization of classes took
Eplace and the school was then dismissed
In 1919 the attendance on the first Sun.
day in September was but Is as com,
pared with the above mentioned 10 fo1
1920 showing that if the school is kept
in operation during the summer ihos,
few remaining at home are kept togetnei
and are ready for the opening of the fal
session but quicker. From then on thu
attendance began to pick UP.
The annual Sunday school picnic wal
held at Ocean Beach as usual on Jrn'
90 with a trolley full of the member
journeying to the beach for the day
outing.
Christmas observance was noticed witt
:, two services, one being Of a religion
type and the other social time The re
, ligious service was held on Sunday at
ternoon, Dec 26, in the church, when tn
/ programme. Following the Star. of tn
" American Board and Woman's Board o
: Missions was presented. The social en-
tertainment was held Tuesday, Dec .,
: with a moving picture feature and tn
: presentation Of a box of candy to eac
. member Of the Sunday school and tn
I serving of ice cream and waters.
3 An enterta inment was held follcwin
the closing Of the Lincoln highway tou
= in May when the class of Mrs. Va
Wagenen was presented with small base
: balls in recognition Of their work in tn
campaign. ,.''.-
e 1 wish at this time to thank an 4
$ those in the church as well as the Evart
: Memorial Library fund committee for a
: they did towards the installation of II
e moving picture equipment. With tn
: great results have already been show
t Regarding the services during the tv
: summer months need not 90 into deta
as to the type Of service that was he
n but wish. to publicly thank those VT
u so kindly assisted at each service wit
e addresses and solos. These included
h Mr.. Henry A. Tirrell, DR.. BENJAMIN
= Marshall Of Connecticut college. Re
4 Gurdon r. Bailey W. ". Sample Re
George H. WEIGH, Miss Elizabeth M. Gu
: yer, James L. Case. Miss Della Leaven
n DR.. Howe Mfss Mary Lester, Mrs. W.
d Baird, Miss Emily Latham, Eb-
e Learned Miss Esther Ptilien, Mrs. Jam
$, A Bfdwel, James ]. Moore and Mast
:. George Guile.
a While mentionm the moving pictu
" project it might be Of interest to no
It that the entire expense Of the euuiprner
# including the rental Of films to Jan.
" 1921, amounted to se44.5s. while I
amount raised through the generous d
nations towards the purchase Of I
equipment, and the regular receipts fro
T. the sale Of tickets at entertainment
~ ETC., totalied $s22.S4, only $22.2l lie
:. 70 than the total expense which goes
ss show that now the entire CONTINENT
installed the rentals Of films can
=. cared for by the sale Of tickets for erte
- tainments.
- In closing I wish to take this cppe
e. tunity to thank the splendid CORDS
20 teachers and officers who have so kind
y aided materially in the success Of I