New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-09
south Church HAS
LARGEST S. School
Stands Fifth Among Leading Con-
sresatiOnal Churches in U. S.

The largest Congregational Sunday
school IN the United States and tbs
NTH largest Congregational parish in
the United States is the record 0f
the South Congregational church 81
this city, The church officially has
tho largest Sunday school IN New
England and is said "a he second %
thc First Congregational church In
Brooklyn, which claims the largest
membership in the country, But the
Brooklyn church draws its member
ship from several auxiliary missions,
while the local church does not,
Thus the New Britain church officials
feel they have the largest individual
Congregational Sunday school in the
country.
The enrolment here Is approx,
mately i,iou, while the combined on
rollment of the Brooklyn church and
eluroh membership OF the Local
church Is iS43.
Al the annual graduation exercises
OF the church school tomorrow diplo-
mas will he presented to the fol-
lowing who have fulfilled the re-
duiroments In attendance and lesson
work In their departments:
Beginners 10 primary department.
Alex Abraham. Santa Carrubba. Vic
toria Ella, Susan Esmael. Katie ia
cob, Edward John Johnson. Tony
Lillian Mooshie. Mary
Helen Richards. Elmer
George Ripple, Jane Rogers. Airline
Slater. Leslie Arthur Warner. Theo- /
lore Yonan.
Primary to junior department.: |
William Beebe. Harold William Bent
Y, Trina Marie Bergman. Salvatore
,annamela. Warren Chamberlain.
Jeanette Elizabeth Christ. Martin
)eMichele, Margaret Ella. Florence
Gertrude Engel. Costantno Gerbasse,
lillian Catherine Guenthcr. Margaret
Hill, William George Ishmael, Ralph
Bernard Johnson, Bernice Kieffer,
Robert James Iandon. Rebecca La
ar. George Lusk, Walter Klett, Nor
IAN Irving Middleton. William
loses. Ella Odishoo, Walter Belden
fierce, Arthur Pitt, Gladys Ras-
anti, William Richards, Joseph
James Spinetta. William
teed Robert Campbell Taylor Giro
una Tranchida. Tony Valente, Ade-
ne Warner, Richard Everett Weed.
larry Yonan.
Junior to intermediate: Anna Bel.
era Bonolo. Mary Caiazza. Concetta
arrubba, Florine Christesen. Jennie
'eMicheli. Charles Newton, Ruth
lsen airline Powell. Alma Rempp,
arl Scott Anna Sideranko, Augusta
-ipok, Elizabeth Tallard, Norman
lining. Eleanor Zimmerman.
The following children who were
/ tlzed seven years ago were pre-
nted with New Testaments:
Flora Mary Anderson, Margaret !
avid BENJAMIN, Doris Elizabeth |
ergman, Giacomo Calderoni. Doro- I
y Catlin, Douglas Vincent DeMers, |
:" Florence Gertrude Engel, Marion }
lizabeth Elphck Concettina Gaze ,
ma Ferrante, Ross Gipatric George !
oward Heinisch, Jr., Madeline Hope
ere, Wallace Henry Howe, Robert 9
frederick Johnson. Helen Glare
'hnson, Helen Clare Kieffer, Rus /
II Eugene kieffer, Frank William Q
anz, Giovanni Morello, Narcotic
orello, Doris Louise knight, Will
I'M Thomas Knight Ella A bsa om [
1ishoo. Helena Absalom Odishoo, Y
aldo Belden Pierce, Marjorie Rog- I
S, Robert Henry Schwarm, Beian I
oses SULLIVAN, Lawrence McLouth I
anley, Jr, Gladys Mildred Volg, c
arjorie Lillian WEIGH. Theodore I
nathan Yonan. g
Certificates are given to Miss Emily q
yers and Miss Casandra Spencer
10 have completed the second year !
the teacher training course. =
Perfect Attendance.
Teh following teachers and pupils
2 given honorable mention for Il