New Britain herald., 1924-03-11
HITCHCOCK LEAVES
 CHURCH POSITION
Retires After i2 Years as Baptist
 Sunday School Head

Joseph r. Lamb was elected Il mem
 Der of the finance committee of the First Baptist church last evening, succeeding W. l.. Damon. deceased, and W. l.. Pond was elected general
 superintendent of the Sunday school,
 succeeding F.. R. Hitchcock who re-
 signed after ? years in that position.
 The financial status of the church
 was shown ip the annual report pre-
 sented as follows by William II. Judd,
 treasurer:
 Balance on hand March |. 1923. ! s4S50: income from trust fund
 sl,47f.1a; city of New Britain, s2oo;
 weekly pledges and contributions, s7.91S.51: total s9.S43.t3 payments, ] salaries. s5.S70.S5: light. s2?6. so; printing. s37o.4"; coal, s596.51; taxes
 and water rents. s96.19; repairs. si.- 700.61; insurance. s3SO.06; miscella- neous. s502.79: balance on hand,
 March 1. 1924. sS9.9o: total s9,s43.4s. Tho church membership report is as follows: Total membership March l I. 1928. 476; by baptism 5; by letter | z; total ASS; loss by death 10; by let | ter 10; leaving q membership of 46s. | on March 1, 1924, q loss of eight mem- bers over last year: resident menNpeIs 369; non resident members go; males 175, females 293.
 The officers and committHs of the
 church were elected as follows: Moderator: H. w. Edy: clerk. A. H. Parker: treasurer. w. H. Judd: as-
 sistant treasurer A. N. Scripture:
 auditor. John Black. church visitor. Mrs. n. A. Niven; trustees: H. ". Eddy, George Rapelye and A. J. Slop- CT; executive committee, pastor. mod orator, clerk, treasurer, deacons and R. II. Smaller. Jr.. and Clifton Me l Kenna: finance committee: F.. M. Wightman, A. J. sloper W. II. Judd, w. T, Sloper, George r. Spear, Joseph r. Lamb.
 The prudential committee members were elected as follows: Pastor. chairman; deacons and Mrs. B. I. Knapp, William Hesse and George l Wild for one year; T. X. James Miss
 Bertha Hitchcock and Joseph F. Lamb for two years, and F. II. Stew ard, Mrs. F. C. Connolly and II, C. 1 Haskell for three years.
 Bible school-General superintcnd-
 ent, w. R. Pond; first assistant Eu- perintendent. 1T. C. Haskell; second assistant superintendent, l. D. Hal lock; superintendent Of primary de- pertinent. Miss Charlotte W. What nall: superintendent of kindergarten i department, Mrs. N. H. Judd; super intendent of junior department. Mrs.
 C. A. I.ndNieson, superintendent of
 home department, Mrs. J, c. Brancy;
 superintendent Of cradle roll depart
 mcnt, Mrs. William Ross; secret ary.
 C. A. Lndvigson. treasurer, Howard x. Knapp: librarian, l.. II. Carroll; committee. A. IT. Parker. chairman: r. II. Stewart, Harold Bortini, W. k.
 Pond, Miss Elizabeth Barks Mrs. F. W. Aldridge. James c. Henderson. W. l.. Weld, pastor, superintendent and 1 librarian. finance committee. W. l..
 Weld. James II. Coates and James C. Henderson.
 Benevolent committee, Clifton Nc.
 Kcnna, chairman; Mrs. c. A. Lud-
 vieson, F. E. Beach. Mrs. F. n. Hitch- cock, the pastor.
 Committee on young peoples work, C. A. Ludvigson. chairman; C. l..
 Dcnison. Miss Charlotte whatnslt,
 Miss Ruth Connolly, the pastor. Committee on ushers R II. Shailor. IT,, ehairman: George Wild, H. A. Bortinin. C. W. Vivian. r. S. Caldwell, Charles Dcnison.
 Committee on trustee of Burritt Mission, T. A. James and George Wild. Trustee or the African Methodist
 Episcopal Zion church. E. I. Knapp.
 Scout committce, James A. Coates.
 chairman: F. IT. Carroll, Fl. NJ. knapp.