New Britain herald., 1925-01-16
Reports Submitted at An. nual Meeting Indicate Year of Spiritual Pros perity-Officers Elected.

church last night. Other officers were as follows;
 Treasurer C. Ernest Root. assistant treasurer, Charley r. Scott; registrar, Miss Ann L. Copey; direc- tor of canvass. Truman L. Weed : standing committee, E. M. Harwood for three years; Miss Mary Bingham for three years; Mrs. W. A. House for two years; Miss Flora Humphrey Tor one year; auditor, Stanley k. Eddy; representative on Burritt Mis- sion board, Mrs, w. s. Rand; nomi- hating committee, F. W. Leach: mis- sionary committee, John Sloan and Mrs. G. F. Root; Boy Scout commit tee, William F. Fay; committee for nomination of church officers and committees for year 1926, D. R. Man ming, E. B. Proudman. Harry Wes- sels, Mrs. R. II, Hemenway and Mrs A. w. Upson.
 Church school officers and commit etees were elected as follows: Di- rector Of religious elucation and gen. eral superintendent, Frederic L. Fay; assistant superintendent, Truman l.. Weed; secretary, Harry L. Thomp- son; assistant secretary, Miss Ger trude F. Wiegand; treasurer, Charles r. Scott; assistant treasurer, Miss Rachel Schneider; executive commit tee, Mrs. Henry T. Burr, three years: Robert Christ, three years: library committee, Miss Kirkpatrick for three years; enior-intermediate de- partment, superintendent, Frederic IL. Fay; secretary and treasurer, Miss Gertrude A. Weigand; junior depart ment. uperintendeut, Mrs. F. Ches- ter Hale: assistant superintendent, Mrs, E. B. Proudman; secretary treasurer. Miss Laura r. Woodford; pianist, Mrs. Kenneth Futile; prim- ary department, superintendent, Mrs. George Loomis; assistant superin- tendent, Mrs. Harriet Merwin; assist ant superintendent, Miss Fanny Brown; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. W. B. Montague; pianist, Mrs. Walter H. Hart: beginners department, su- perintendent, Miss Gertrude c. Benz; assistant superintendents, Mrs. Charles H. Slater and Miss Gladys Hogaboom; Italian department, su- perintendent. Miss Caroline E. Bart lett; assistant superintendent, Miss Estelle NJ. Dickinson: Chinese de- partment, superintendent, Mrs. s. H. Wood; assistant uperintendent, Miss May Booth; home department, superintendent, Miss Elizabeth E. Eastman: assistant superintendent, Miss Esther B. Stanley; cradle roll department, superintendent, Mrs. W. H. Horsfall.
 Reports submitted at the meeting showed the church to be in a four ishing condition. Portions of them were as follows:
 Membership of 1875
 The registrars report shows the church las membership of 1875, gain of 20 over the last preceding report. There are 810 males and 1,- O65 females.
 Woman's Association
 The Woman's association has membership of 450. The repU. of this association, in part, is as fol- lows:
 The membership Is 450.
 Miss E. c. Robers, who was elect ed last year to fin the unexpired term of Miss Harriet c. Bliss, was made president for the year 1924.
 "A most intensive campaign for membership and underwriting of an increased budget was undertaken by the finance committee under direc- ton of Mrs. George L. Loomis. Re- suits were far in excess of any previ- ous year. More than so new mem hers were added and the large budg- ct entirely subscribed.
 "The usual bership tea was largely attended and developed a splendid spirit Of fellowship.
 "The remarkably fine work Of keeping in touch by calls and corres- pondencc with members sick or fin trouble, inaugurated by Miss Bliss, has been taken over by Mrs. F. W. Schultz and her committee and Is bringing cheer into many lives.
 The association and the work for women suffered profoundly keen loss in the passing away Of Miss Harriet c. Bliss, for several years president. X very beautiful and touching service in her memory was held"
 Foreign Missionary Department
 Reporting on its activities for the past year, the foreign mission de- partment states in part:
 Tn November was celebrated the 50th anniversary of the organization of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society Of South church.
 "The department supplied a 15- minute movie of the Kobe college for one Sunday eyening-Sas con tributcd it's apportionment of Sl.l90 to Hartford branch, also a jubilee gift to the branch of about $3oo. The offering at tho December meeting, addressed by Mrs. Cowlcs, S87. was given 10 her for work in Africa. Members of the First church Wom- ems society were present at this meeting and contributed to it Two delegates were sent 10 the uortlficll Foreign Missionary conference.
 About $50 was spent for mater. ial which was made into hospta for Madura hospital. Abcui 70 women have worked on commit tees and programs in this depart ment during the year.
 "We have had three speakers, Mrs. Martin Welles, on India; Mrs. Les ter Mclean. Jr., dean of women al Hartford seminary, on Japan; and Mrs. Amy Bridgman Cowles on Afri- ca. Each one was exceptionally in- spring and informing"
 Young Woman's Department.
 The report of the Young Woman's lena ri mani vtas as folldUs.