Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-20
CENTRAL BAPTIST TREASURER
SERVED FOR IS YEAR


The Central Baptist church held ies
SIND annual meeting Thursday evening
with an attendance of over 200 before
whom interesting reports were presented
from all departments of the church. The
annual meeting was called to order at
7.30 following a supper served at $50.
! In the election of officers one nota-
bic change occurred when c. Edward
Smith, treasurer of the church for the
past % years was succeeded by John
Palmer Post, as Mr.. Smith had previ-
ously informed the nominating commit
tee that he desired to close. his services
in the office with the completion of the
quarter century of service. Mr.. Post,
who succeeds him, has been the assist
| ant treasurer.
Charles D. Moves, president of the
| board of managers, who acted as chair
man of the annual meeting, feelingly ex-
pressed the profound debt of gratitude
which the church felt towards Mr.. Smith
for his markedly faithful service, He
mentioned that over quarter million
dollars of the church money has been
handled by the treasurer. In the twenty
five years In appreciation Of Treasurer
Smiths services, Mr.. Moves presented
him. on behalf of the church a purse OF
gold, which Mr.. Smith acknowledged in
few suitable words.
TIE annual reports which had been
prepared in the usual printed form by
the printing committee. Gilbert S. Ray
mond and Charles F Whitney. were read
by the officers of the verious depart
ments and were accented. That of
George A Ashley. church clerk. Shove
I present membership of s14. of which
53S are resident and 276 nonresident
There had been 9 added by baptism and
. Is. by letter in the year, 3 deceased by
: death and 10 by letter. The report OF
n Treasurer Smith showed total receipt:
. from collections, contributions and in
come of approximately $4,000. Beside:
4 this there had been contributed and paid
s to the New World Movement. through
t George A. Ashley, treasurer. a total o.
S15.T9S.34.
The following officers, whose names
i were presented by Harold S. Burt
r chairman of the nominating committee
e were elected:
n Clerk. George A. Ashley; assistan
0 clerk. Joseph S. Adams treasurer. JOIN
/ Palmer Post; assistant treasurer. Ed
e ward Y. Messenger: two deacons for 81:
years. c. Edward Smith and Shepard
e Palmer; three members Of board o
g managers for five years. c. z. Smitr
II Frank L. Arnold. S. B. Palmer; boar
k of trustees for three years. Henry F
,e Church; nominating committee. Will
Is P. HILL chairman. Richard Arnold. Har
If rison c. Moves, Harold S. Burt; printin
is committee, c. F. Whitney. G. S. Ray
Is mond and Miss Helen B. Moore.
er A message of sympathy from tn
j. church was voted to be sent to Rev. I
r, c. Wright of Yonkers, y. Y, a forme
st pastor. whose mother died last week.
y In closing the meeting. Rev. DR.. Dav,
) A. Pitt. the pastor, spoke inspiringly {
e, the outlook for the coming year ind
lie eating his expectation that special sire;
n would be placed upon evangelism.
IL, The supper which preceded the bus
ness meeting was served by the wont
n of the church with Mrs Henrietta Tef
I'd in charge of the kitchen and Mrs. Y
c. B: L. Cranston incharge of the wal
II. resses. An excellent menu that bega
he with hot roast beef and ended with CO
as fee, cake and ice cream was serve
or Just at the close of the business meetir
lis Rev. DR.. Pitt called Mrs. Tefft and h
of indispensable women" to the front of Il
'o room and publicly thanked them 4
nd their services Those who assisted
r. kitchen and dining room were Mrs VIII
a P. Hill. Mrs. C. L. Swan. Mrs c. Eugei
d. Saunders, Mrs. Floyd May, Miss Cla
he Joseph. Mrs. David Tongren. Mrs. Geor
IT. W. Carter, Mrs. Herbert Brown. NJ
he Fred Bunch. Mrs. Carl Geib. Mrs
he Richardson, Miss Belle Lumis Mrs He
XII bert Rogers. Mrs. Margery Peck. Nj
as Elsie WiClev. Mrs. Anna Woods. Nj
he William Co>-Av Mrs. C. W. Burton, al
Mrs. John Hill
Ter Miss Helen B. Moore had charge Of {
'g- tickets for supper.