Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-16
CHURCH HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
Congregational Church in
Annual Gathering
Large Attendance.

The annual meeting of the Congrega.
tional church, held in the Chamber
OF Commerce rooms Thursday evening
was enthusiastic and largely attend.
cd gathering, in fact the attendance
was probably larger than at any SINH
lar meeting ever held by the church
The company sat down to {: fine dinner
served by Il committee Of ladies. Fol
lowing the dinner. Rev. \. l.. Eddy.
pastor OF the church, opened the meet
ing with a brief period of worship.
Copies Of the reports Of tie differ
tnt officers and societies OF the church,
Autographed, PACED and made into IL
neat folder. We're then distributed to
those present. Rev. Eddy. acting as
chairman of the meeting. called atten-
lion to the reports as they appeared in
the folder. giving brief comments on
each. pointing out the leading features,
etc. The reports on the whole were
very satisfactory. Financially the
church begins the new year with all
bills paid. In considering the debt
9! $1,000 Oh the parsonage, Geo. $.
Ncel proposed that the amount he sub
scribed at once. Henry Teget, retiring
chairman of the hoard 0f trustees. i'll
formed the meeting that the trustees
had just paid half Of this debt, leaving
$500 yet due. Mr.. Necl led off with the
generous contribution of $50 and other
pledges were made which will practi-
cally wipe ont this Indebtedness.
The matter of adding more room to
tile church for II dining room and
kitchen and Sunday school purposes.
was also discussed 1T considerable
length. Two plans, that Of putting Il
new basement under the church or
erecting an addition or new building
on he south side of the present edi-
fee, were discussed. BY vote the latter
plan was favored by Il majority Of the
church. While the matter is only ten
tative, tie pastor OF the church was
empowered to appoint committee to
investigate and make recommendations
for the erection of the new building
when the financial condition seems to
Warrant. or the church votes to go
ahead with the proposition. Rev. Eddy
announced that he would name this
committee ut the church service Sum
day morning. n
During the review of the church re-
ports some delightful songs were inter-
sperse,. Miss Clarine Mueller sang
two fine selections. with Mrs. .. }.
Henderson at the piano. and Mrs.
Henderson and Mrs. &. !. l.arkin sang
a beautiful duet. Mrs. w. III. Cook ac-
com;anying them on the piano. The
company also sang, several hymns dur
ing the evening with Mrs. I.arkin as
leader and Mrs. \. l.. Eddy ut the
piano.
The church officers elected follow
Dcacon-H. \. Crandall, to succeed
himself.
Trustecs-Gus Zimmerlin and III. }.
Buell.. TO succeed Henry Tegrt and John
A. I:Oeyc. tAlessrS. Teget ana Hoeyr
we're given rising vote of thanks Tor
thc faithful and efficient service they
have. given the church as members OF
the hoard of truSteeS)
Treasurer Murray McAlurray.
lIn.k- Miss Olive atCn,an, to sue
coed Alvin a. Burger the latter having
requested that he be relieved from the
Gntes of the position.
The Sunday school officers are:
SUPERINTENDENT. ii. j.. Hampton: as
sjs,ant superintendent. Mrs. Il. r..
Lewis: secretary and treasurer. Miss
Ruth futile: assistant secretary. Miss
Orlina Albright: classification secre-
tary, Miss Laurie Buxton. Suprrih-
tcndcnt of primary department. Mrs
l.. l.. Hampton: assistant sl,perintend-
cnt, Miss Jessie McMurray.
The ladies aid society Of the church |
met in the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms Thursday afternoon and elected
the following officers for the new year
President. Mrs. G. ID. Thompson
first vice president, Mrs. {. 4. Buell.:
second vice president, Mrs ID. l.. Hun
ter: third vice president. Mrs {. W.
Albright secretary. Mrs. w. ii. Cook
treasurer. Mrs. II. l.. Hampton.