New Britain herald., 1930-01-18
STANLEY CHURCH
 ANNUAL SESSION
Pastor Gives Eighth Yearly Mes SaSe-A. ". Ritter Resigns

Emphasis placed on the recent requirement. of a new parsonage, the resignation of A. W. Ritter as chair man of the board of trustees, and the eighth annual message of the pastor. Rev. Raymond x. Gilman were features of tho annual meet ing of the Stanley Memorial church last night.
 The report by George Y. 1Iamiin. clerk, showed that there have been IS Sunday morning services during the year at which Rev. Mr. Gilman preached to all but two. The total attendance for the year was 4.399. There were eight marriages and seven deaths in the parish, There Was net gain in membership of IT.
 The Ladies Aid society reported through Miss Louise Spencer. secrc- 1ary, showing 1p meetings 1hroug h Inc year and a total membership of SO, The society reports receipts of 5S10.42 and expenditures of $17S,07.
 l.. Edward krans, retiring prcsi- dent of the Mems club reported on the 10 business and ninc social meet lngs throughout tho year. The total receipts were $2$2.05 and cApendi- lures were S171.G1.
 Rev. Raymond \. Gilman, who took over the position of general superintendent Of the church school succeeding Oscar A. Marsh reported on the membership of the various departments and conditions in the school. The cradle roll has 5o members; the primary department has 5, the junior department has U, the intermediate senior depart lncnt 42. The total enrolment of the school is 25S. There are 124 stanley Memorial children in the united week day church schools.
 Activities of the Girl Scout troop were reported by Miss Elizabeth Fox, captain, and of the Boy scout troop by the troop committee.
 The report of the board of trus~ tees included q reference to the pur- chase of the new parsonage q re port on improvements to the church and contained the resignation ot A. W. Ritter, chairman, who has gone 10 another city.
 George V. Hamlin reported that inc every member canvass Was con- dnctcd by mail. A general summary of tho years activities WAS con- tainod in the re E'ort by Rev. k. x. Gilman.
 The total receipts Of the church for the year wore S1l,S7h2G and the expenditures were S11,G9&.NH.
 Officers were elected as follows:
 Clerk. George V, IIamiin; treas urcr, Arthur F, Spencer; trustees, Arthur F. pctts, Alexander Smyrk: financial secretary. Miss Ruth As polin; dcacons, Richard NJ. Gum precht Albert Hart; deaconcsscs. Mrs. Jennie Anderson. Mrs. Ruth smith.
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 Superintendent, Rev. l.. x. Gil man; superintendent junior dcpart- mont. Mrs. It, x. Gilman: beginners department, Miss Gladys Mycroft {: primary department, Mrs. Willard Naill; auditors, Nathan Avery and George V. llamlin; members at large for standing committee, Mrs. Louis Caldwell and Harry Gronback; ush- CTS, +, M. GunlprcaIlt. George Chap man, J. J. Huda, William Tetsrh, Clarence Londin and John Grant {: music committee, George l.. Chap- man, James Law, Mrs. H. L. Gron- back.
 N. B, council religious education, Mrs. Jessie SchWab, Mrs. Willard Naill; flower committee, Miss Mil dred Olson, Miss Dorothy CardWcIl nominating committee. George Chap man, Harry Granbocl1, David Miller, Mrs. Louis Caldwell. Mrs. (. Y. Ham, lin; dcaCons for standing committee. Roy Hoffman, David Miller; deacon "sscS for standing committee. Mrs Fred Ware, Mrs. A. II. rctts; church committc", Rev. E \. Gilman: Mrs \. H. 'cttS, Mrs. Jennie Anderson. Abort Olson, l.. NJ. Gumprccht; mis- sionary committee, Roy, E \. Gill man, Mrs. R. x. Gilman, Mrs. !. II. Service, Leroy Strong; religious cd ucation committee, Miss Hope schmidt, Miss Mildred Erookman, is. NJ. Gumprccht, William SchWab. l;cN. l.. N. Gilman; representative to week day church school board of di- rectors, Miss Hope Schmidt: mcm- bcrs at large of every member can Nass, Lc Roy strong, l.. M. Gum prccht, Mrs, l.. l.. lIcdWalI