Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-16
WINDHAM

The annual business meeting and rolf |
cal Of the Congregational church was |
held IN the chapel Friday evening The |
church clerk and treasurer gave his am |
nual report. which gave the membership |
to be 172. There were seven additions 1
on confession of faith and four by letter |
The superintendent of S72$26 was nst |
and the total benevolences were SLOTS |
| 26, of which rs per cent. was credited to
| the WoTnan's Missionary society on their
apportionrent- There are IS members
| in the Sunday school, 10 IN the home de-
partn1ent and 20 on the cradle roll, with
| an average attendance Of %. The mis-
sionary contributions were $2z7.50; bal
ance on hand, S12.73. The girls class
| has recently disbanded as some are out
Of town and others are teaching classes
| Of their own. During the past year they
gave several entertainments and raised
money 70 rtfe Near East relief. support
Of French orphan, sent fruit and
money to the welfare bureau In Will
| mantle, money to Little Wanderers home
| in. Boston and for other missionary OBJ
| 1ects. delegate was sent to the sum-
mer school at the Connecticut college,
New London,
| The Ladies' AID society has had one Of
the most prosperous years in its history.
A full report of this was given a few
| 80 800 as $500 go " 80 e- - az
go lii 1890 ~ $50 =.
for the runners in the church. The Won1-
ans Missionary society held IT meetings
and two study books were used and much
| sewing accomplished. The home mis-
sionary offerings amounted to $685..
Sse4S hnIo e 10 1T 50 rs ,i's
cgo - - q, - "
81" % = ' ~ 9 ~ ~ ~
S.i' ~ ING H8sIeIh oq Jl prahc d,
w. =, \ M. me =. +. society mas 20
80 a. Soci1tlS lIaVe oeen heLo
nu III SIT - -SoItii-
heIu. Flowers were put IN the church
every Sunday and often sent to the sick
ana shut-iffs ana money mas oeen given
TO various missionary OBJECTS. The had
a general funo Oh So5:of, speclai fund
So4v. 49, MISSIONARY Iuho 4S4'4o' balance
Oh hSto s"4.4s,
ne oilceTS chosen III the yeaI are
Chufch clerk ana treasurer H. Z. La
tlTop; member OF church committee for
three years Mrs. F. E. Guild; Sunday
school superintendent, w E. -Hinckley.
1t was voted to send the offering at the
March communion to the Russian famine
fund. The roll was then called and re.
sponded to by verses of scripture. Rev.
A. W. Clifford spoke briefly Of the pleas
ant relations between pastor and people
and OF their hearty cooperation In the
: work. He also referred to those who had
been regular attendants but who had
! been absent for some time either because
} of feebleness or absence from town,
There were so present, in contrast to 30
; last year. The usual supper was omitted
, because Of repairs in the church
: A local Republican club was recently
! f, organized with Charles Larrabee. chair
man, Mrs F. ". Barber. vice chairman
! and Mrs. S. c. HYDE. secretary. two
: yearly meetings are to be held, one in
, February and che in September; others
at the can of the chairman.
: The death of Miss Ellen Hawkins
! which occurred at st. Josephs hospita
" Saturday removed one Of the faithf11
members of the congregational church
! Miss. Hawkins was of a quiet, 1lnassurn
g ing disnosition and was always readz- 7,
o do her mart IN church ~ VOL, ana 70 len,
h a heIning has,a in case Of need Abou
n Is local reonIe attended the fnnerai
e which was held in wfIlimantfc Monday
g The Monday Auction Bridge clut
s which was TO have met with Miss Grac
e Bates this week. was s7oz.noned to mex
Is week because Of the death of Miss Haw
kins an Intimate friend Of 77ice Ratae