New Britain herald., 1924-01-19

The receipts for 1923 were s3,- 305.9S. The balance on hand Janu- ary l, 1923, was si22.70. Sunday collections amounted to s2,72o.16. in terest from funds s429.12, sale of wa ter tank s30 and anniversary lecture offering si.
 Some of tho expenses were si,545 for pastors salary and vacation sup ply, s144 for seNton's salary, si75.65 for fuel, sl44 for Sunday school sup plies, s14S.65 for repairs 10 the par sonage, Congregational benevolenccs sl72.9f. on 1929, s7T2.9t.
 The cost of painting and repairing the church was s530.lb. The total receipts from the communion fund s1s.76, which with n balance of sl6S.1s which was on hand January 1, 1923, brought it up to slS7.9a. Ex- pensos for the care of the communion table during the year amounted to s?5.S0, leaving balance on hand, December Si. 1928, Of si62.12.
 The total receipts Of the Christian Endcavor society were s24.17 and the expenses were s22.0o. Tho foreign department of the women's Mission- ary society showed expenses Of ssi.95, with receipts of ss2.61. The home department showed receipts Of s56.57 and expenses Of s72.47.
 For the Sunday school department the receipts were s276.i2, while the expenses were s2To.97 The weekly offering in the Sunday school amount cd to sls6.59. The total receipts of the Inanda club were s44.75.
 The 1923 apportionment totals $500. The total benevolenccs si,4S2.O5 and the total home expenses included in the report total s3,066.s1.
 Advocate Speed Limit
 Kensington people. for the past several weeks. have been discussing the speed Of automobiles passing along Pennington avenue on their way to and from New Britain. It has been suggested several times that speed limit be set and this morning talk was started Of speaking to the board Of sclectmen about tho menace to the safety Of school children and ! others.
 The section along the Pennington | road and along the New Britain road | as far as the Prentice Mfg. Co.. is a ' W ell populated district, but this means i nothing to motorists who pass along | the thoroughfare. Some Of them do | not even slacltcn their speed when | passing under the railroad bridge and | narrow escapes from serious accidents , have often been seen.
 IL is thought that the sclectmen might conduct campaign to calm down these speedcrs.
 Matter of Lights
 The matter of lights under the rail- road bridge in Kcnsington is also be- Ing discussed. At night there is little light under the bridge. the nearest street lights on either side being loo far away 10 sufficiently light | The under pass The sidewalk is narrow and at certain times of the rear dangerous. There have been .eyerai attempted hoidups under the bridge.
 \ drip pan suspended under inc bridge and over the sidewalk would ilso help a great deal. Tn rainy weather the water drips down on the il heads of people passing under the Jridge. making it unpleasant.
 Thursday evening will bt Church Night and the Junior League will lt meet at 5:45 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Pass ssout Tests
 The following Berlin Girl Scouts rave successfully passed the second lass tests and have been awarded heir badges: Doris Gibney. Frances Miller. Ellen Boardman, Ruth Skin 1er and Viola Boardman.
 Attends Dfresfors Meeting Mrs. Ralph wooding of Kensington gas in New Haven yesterday attend l nE a meeting of the beard of direc- |. ors Of the Methodist church home | or the aged q
 items of Interest ir Mrs. John NfcKeOn Of Percivai ave- { Iue is improving in health after being { eriously fn at her home #t
 Miss Catherine IJeI.ourtt 0f Ken { inston fs improving in health after : .atine been confined 10 ber houe nth pneumonia The social bold Isa niEif at ths erin CeuEre -atioual church by the [ nnior Endeayor eoricty was extreme iI ! sBcccssful and there vert about 1s 2