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Commi on New Home Plans Stil Being Studied . for House of Worship - ot West Main and Lex- ington Streets. Plans and ideas for the proposed new First Church of Christ building to he erected at Lexington and West Alain streets, when the present edi- fice 8¢t Church and Main streets is sold, were discussed at the annual| meeting and supper of the parish last evening. The meeting was preceded by a social session at the supper and was in charge of A. H. 8cott, who acted | as toastmaster, There were the fol- lowing toasts: “Oup Business,” Charles B. Par- sons. “Our Children—Our Opportunity,” Rev. Alfred D. Heininger. {ence with the architect to develop NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1928, | chureh in the last 80 years, s so sig- \nificant in possibilities for increas- | ed service to this community, as that ttee Reports F, ;w!:xl‘:h we toolx‘ a v-uh:n. A { al Wi inges in e 0’ "‘8’ Church ;chur:l:am;: to r‘:po:t. A!‘ler the re- grettable death in December 1926 ments. These plans were then sub- |Of our tenor, Morrls E. Hoglund, w { in ected to careful study by the sub. Sccured in May to fill his place in jg)mmmeel and, at thi: stin. it was | the First Church quartet, Philip C. declded to call in a consulting ad- |Magnuson. Following the resign visor to assist the sub-committee on |tion of our former minister of rel b hotse: g Igious education, Rev. Warren M. “After a survey of the field an |Blodgett, we were fortunate in br!n&" interview was held with Henry E.|ing back to New Britain and First Tralle with the result that he has church our old friend and mission- been engaged to advise with the [ary, Rev. Alfred Dixon Heininger. committee and with the architect. Certainly China’s loas was New Brit- “Extensive study by Mr. Scott’s |ain's gain, and Mr. Heininger is committee on the plans presented | making his influence felt all through for the parish house, the conclusions |this church and = community in the of which were" confirmed by Mr. |department committed to his charge. Tralle, has indicated that some of | e are all aware that figures and the requirements for religious edu- | statistics can never form an accurate catlon, as lald down a year ago, |Ineasure of the spiritual progress of should be revised. The new require- |any church or body of €hristians. ments differ sufficiently from the The following facts, therefore, are data originally presented to Mr. |submitted not as a ‘“thermometer Brooks to indicate that his first lay- |reading” but merely to satisfy the out would not adequately meet the Statistically curious: situation. | Church services held tn 1927 . 'here has not been sufficient |Average attendance (Sunday time since Mr. Tralle's last confer- mornings) wee | Sermons and addresses by the | b new studies to present to you at this | mecting but 1 am pleased to state |Calls made by the pastor “Our Women,” Mrs. Burdette D. Radcliffe. *“Our Church Today and Tomor- row,” Rev. Theodore A. Greene. H. N. Lockwood and R. C. Ger- mond were elected deacons. ‘The annual reports included the following from the building com- ‘19 pastor ;' (January 1 to Dccember 31, | | that two new studies are nearly ready to come before the executive committee for their further consid-| It may be of particular interest certain further land- never or seldom attended before have shown a renewed interest in the services and are in regular at- tendance. The Christmas party proved to be the most encouraging of all the parties so far held. Three communion services were held,“con- ducted by Rev. Theodore A, Greene, who also preached the ecommunion sermons. Miss Dorothy Latham sang on special occaslons with Mrs. La- tham at the piano, Regular and frequent calls have been made to each family and ta | patients at the hospitals, cases call |ing for special help have been at- tended to. The minister had. several occas- ions of addressing audiences of Armenians at spectal meetings. The congregation helped support an Armeniap orphan in the care of the Near East Relief, .Respectfully submitted, Yervant H. Hadidian, Ph, D. Armenian Minister. Woman’s Society The various branches of the Wo- man’s society have been very active | during the past year. The Woman’s Missionary society has held seven regular meetings | which much work has been done for hospitals, our missionaries and our church. Mrs. F. G. Platt's union mission study class proved most stimulating-to a large group of wo- men. Disbursements during amounted to $1,983.24. the year eration. Ihere to list “I think it only fair to state that marks of progress the hape of the Lexington street { lot, its size and the existing building | Our special series of Lenten discus: restrictions present to the architect |S0ine of modern religious books was | along the way mittee: “You will recall that the last ac- | tion taken at the meeting a year ago was a recommendation that, by joint action of the standing committee and the society’s committee, a build- ing committee should be appointed to prepare plans to adequately carry out the intent of the other recom- mendations of the report of the com- | mitteg of thirty. | “On March 9, at a special meet- | ing of the Ecclesiastical society, the following action was taken: “‘Voted, that the recommenda- tions of the committee of thirty, passed at the annual meeting of the First church held on January 13, | 1927, be accepted and appropriate | action taken by this socicty to put said pecommendation into effect.’ “Immediately following, two com- mittegs were appointed to handle the | business. First, a selling committee, | consisting of F. G. Vibberts, chair-| man, C. F, Bennett, F. 8. Chamber- lain, E. W, Christ and W. C. Hunger- ford, to arrange for the sale of the property with power to act for the | spciety and the church. Second, a building committee, consisting of P. B. Stanley, chairman, R. E. Pritch- | ard, A. H. Bcott, J. 8. North, C. J.| Parker, T. A. Greene, ex-officio, A. N. Abbe, F. H. Alford, Miss A. L. Bancpoft, H. 8 Blake, C. F. Ben- nett, E, G. Bradley, R. C. Germond, A. T. Hancock, W. C. Hungerford, | 8. McCutcheon, C. B. Parsons, H. H. | Pease, F, G, Platt, W. 8. Rowland, L. P, Blade, F. G. Vibberts, H. S. Walter, Mrs. Marcus White, Miss Mary 8. Whittlesey, M. H. Pease, ex- efficle, and E. L. Warren, ex-officio. | “The meeting of the Eccleslastical | society also empowered the chair. man ef the building committee appoipt an executive committee of not more than #fx persons. This executive committee was duly ap- | pointed as follows: R. E. Pritchard, chairman, Rev. Theodore A. Greene, | Alexander H. 8cott, James 8. North, | Charles J. Parker, P. B. Stanley. | “AR organization meeting of the | executive committee was held early in April and sub-committees were as to how to |very well attended, as was also the a difficult problem | union series of midweek services in work out plans for the church audi- that we have come in the past year. | The Young Woman's Missionary ciety under the presidency of Nrs. lexander C. Tomkins has covered a wide range of interest including sewing for supplies for the Visiting Nurse asso- the Newington Home, | has held four regular and twe special meetings. From time to time as occasion has required there have been' meetings of the committee’ | executive group. In the S8unday church school what was formerly the intermediate senior department has become two separ- ate departments: the intermediate department and the Senior-Young People's department. The P'eng-Yu club has been or- ganized for the yournger, young peo- ple. There were 23 charter members 1 of the club. Meetinga are held regu- larly at five o'elock on Sunday after- noon; both devotional and social i activities characterize the meetings, New courses (six in all); with text books have been adopted for grades ¢, 6, 7 and § and the senior young people’'s department. ™ Vestments have been procured for the junior choir. The church and echool have con- tinued to take a large and very active part in the cooperative inter. |ests of the eommunity leadership { training school, the community va- | cation school, the united week day church school and in the deliber- ations of the New Britain council of religious education. Following the custom of previous | years, representatives of our young | people were sent to the summer | conferences: three attended the Congregational young people's con- ference; three, the summer school |0 fthe Connecticut council of religi- ous education. Both conferences | were held at Storrs. The good re- {sults of the conferences have been | very manifest, . 1In the report of the committee for 11926 attention was called to the i Report of the Church Missionary i torium and for the quite compre- hensive requirements of religious education and social work. This difficulty is in no way lessened by | the fact that the result must be sat- istactory from an architectural as | November, led by Prof. Julius Se 1¥¢ | ciation and migsionaries, scrap books | ned of a woman to visit regularly ter of religious education officlated at two weddings and at two funersls. In August I took an advanced course in religious education at the international school of leadership training held at Geneva Point, Lake Winnipesauke, New Hampshire. ‘We would not conclude this report without a word of hearty apprecia- tion of the whole-hearted welcome which the people of this parish have accorded to the Heininger. family upon our return to New Britain, ALFRED DIXON HEININGER, Minister of Religious Education Report of Church School Benevolences .., .. $830.56 D. CLARK SMITH, Treasurer, Enrollment and Attendance Number of Sessions . Average attendance , Total enroliment Girl .8couts . Boy Bcouts All figures based on active enroll- ment. ? D. CLARK SMITH, Secretary and Treasurer Committee The missionary committee which was created by vote of the annual meeting in 1927 has kept in touch throughout the year with the mis- sionary activities of the various de- partments of the church. While the committee has constantly been ready to help wherever its advice or as- sistance might be needed, it is work- ing towards a higher purpose. Plans are being considered to unify and intensify. as far as possible the mis- sionary interests of the church, so as to make them a more vital part of the church life, MRS. F. G. PLATT, Chairman Mr, and Mrs. Francis J. O'Nell of Detroit, Mich., who have been visiting at the home of Mry. O'Neil's father, Fred O. Schneider aince the. Christmas holidays, have returned to their home. b A Nasli suit or overcoat, §23.90. J. Ryan, 134 North Bt, Tel. 2909, —advt. Mra. Eugene Balley of §4 Griswold street is able to be out after being confined to Wer home. Mrs. Bailey was painfully injured when thg ring from a tire of a truck owned by C. J, Leroux came off and bounded up on the sidewalk, striking her on beth legs. Eddy-Glover post, American Le- gion, will hold a regular meeting tonight at the home on Washington street. . A son was born last night at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sargis of 139 Gold street, A daughter was born at New Brit- ain General hospital today to Mr. and Mra. Rene Lussier of 100 Cleve- land street, A daughter was born at New Brit- ain General hospita] today to Mr. and Mrs, Henry Kirk of 128 Cherry street. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. David Hanes of 450 South Main street at New Britain General hos- pital today. Gustave Johnson of 982 East street reported to the police about 6:30 last evening that a man was acting suspiciously at the corner of Maple and Park streots, but Super. numerary Officer Lesivicus, who in. vestigated, was unable to locate anyone, Bixler of Smith college upon he ng Religions of the World.” In | this last eeries, the South, Stanley | Memorial and Berlin churches all co-operated. The total attendance at ! each pew. This will result in sittings well as practical standpoint and, |Our Union Holy Week noon day and | most important of all, come within |Maunday Thursday services was our pocket-book. |1135. Further signs of growth in or- | “We are not going to attempt, at |Banization ,are seen in the comple- | this mecting, to present details of |tion this year of a confidential card the arrangement of the church or |catalogue of all First church mem- | parish house, since these are still hers prepared during the summer subject to many possible changes, |MOnths for the use of the ministers; | We do, however, want to bring out | lkewise, in the setting up of a see- | a few important points ond young people's group, known as | “In a report of a year ago, it was | the “P’eng Yu club;” in the training | approved to provide a church audi- |and vesting of a junior choir of 40| torium fo seat 900. Your committeo hOyS and girls from the Sunday now believes it would be wiser to church school; in the formation of | plan for a seating capacity of 40, |@ new and increased board of ush- | which is practically the same as fn |€'S; in the record for church benevo- the present church, and would ask 1°hees last year, and better still in | your approval. 1f this is done, the |the business like handling of our | ating arrangement of the floor of |¢Very member canvass, which has | the church will be the same as fn | rceulted not only in an increase m-1 the present building except that two |the Bumber of subscribers but the | rows of pews will be omitted to give | ASurance that we can and will meet | more passage room at the front and | OUr budget for 1928. | rear and the middle bank of | The foregoing record could never | pews between the two main aisles |have been made, of course, unless | will be reduced by one sitting fn |there had been marked unanimity | land loyalty, as well as generosity | and responsiveness to duty, all along on the main floor for 660, com- = the line and from a sides in our | pared to a present of 672, in the eide gallewy for 164, and in the rear gal- lery for 120, making a total of 844, “You will note that T have men- tioned a rear balcony. This is to be made possible by locating the or- gan and choir at the front of the church in a space behind the pulpit which change we believe conforms to the majority of present day church arrangements, “We hope that, later in the year, it will be possible to call a special meeting of the church and to pre- sent a sct of plans which, as far your building committee can esti- mate, will both meet the require- ments of the church and come with. POrtunities for in the means of the church.” e DA Other reports submitted at the | Setpentaly simitien, et | Theodore Ainsworth Greene, Report of the Pastor | Pastor. your pastor and every member of the First church staff, including your |missionaries in the field, and your soloists and organists in the choir gallery appreciate most sincerely the splendid support, which you, the | people of the church, have been giv- ing them. We have sct our faces resolutely toward the future, how- |ever, and would not linger longer here on the doorstep of 1928, Thank God for all the blessings and lessons and fellowship of 1927, and pray 1God to make us more worthy and larger ‘Christian | | nis | membership. Pease be assured that | Imore ready for the duties and op- | for hospitals and candy bags for the Boys' club, The Mother's Bible elass meets Sunday mornings for Bible studv and once a month for a social meet- ing where they have worked for mis- sionaries. Mrs. Frederic W. Latham and Miss -Dorothy Latham have worked untiringly in sending flowers to the sick and bercaved and decorating the pulpit. The furnishing committee has served meals and replenished kitc™ en and pantry supplies, The church visitors have been prompt in making calls and report- ing sickness, Miss Frances Parker and Mi Gertrude Hine have provided mu for Ladies’ night and the annus meting of the Woman's soclety. The officers of the Woman's So- clety for 1928 are: President, Mrs, B. D. Radeli first vice president, Mrs W. F Parker; second vice president, Mr J. H. Robinson; secretary, Miss Elsie J. MacAuley; Treasurer, Mrs. Ru sell C. Germond; chairman of fur- hing committee, Mrs. Stanley T. Goss; chairman of visiting commit- tee, Mrs. Clarissa Goodwin; chair- man of entertainment committee, | Miss Frances Parker and Miss Ger- !trude Hine. chaimren of flower | committee, Mrs. Frederic W. Latham {and Miss Dorothy Latham. Mrs. B. D. Radcliffe, President. Statement—Woman's Soclety Receipts ... A | Disbursements . . ’ | Margaret C. Germond, {fs Treasurer. | Report of Flower Committee [ ipts ... ceee.. $146.67 | Disbursements .......... $ 49.17 | Mrs. Frederic W. Latham, Chairman. Men's Association he Men's association, which was 1 in February, 1926, opened lits second year January b, 1927, | clecting the following officers: the homes represented in the church |schools and to direct and supervise | the activities of the young women, The need increases and the commit. tee would urge that it be met just | a6 soon s the financial resourees of |the church may make possible the | appropriation, | In July Rev. W. M. Blodgett was | succeeded by Rev. A. D. Heininger ,as minister of religious education, | Mr. Blodgett had created a strong 'and very serviceable organization. Mr, Heininger has brought to the | organization an experience, a thor- |oughness, a spirituality and a charm which all who knew him an- ticipated and which augurs the very | best for the First ehurch. The committee congratulates the church upon the unusual opportun- ity it has to follow the professional and personal guidance of s, remark- able minister of religious education. | ; Louis P. Blade. Chairman, Tor the first five months of the year 1927 your prescnt minister of religious education can speak only on second-hand information. The (usual lines of activity in the depart- ment of religious carried out. During the period of six months since July 1, my efforts have been directed along six main lines of activity: Acquainting myself with the | changes and progress made during the last two Years in the organiza- {tion and work of the department of religious education. | More fully acquainting myself | with the parish, particularly by | calling in the homes. Cases of {ll- Iness of members of the church school have received special atten- | tion, and by calling in the homes I have endeavored to enroll children in the Sunday church school and in {the week day church schools. The number of calls made during this period was 236, Strengthening the work of the Sunday church school, particularly REV. T, A. GREENE MRS. T. A. GREENE REV. A. D. HENNINGER SAMUEL McCUTCHEON MRS. 8. McCUTCHEON MRS. A. C. TOMKINS Mrs. Henry 8. Norton of 3 Lake Court reported to the police at 11:40 last night that a man was rapping at the windows. No trace of him could be found by the police, how- education were | A. T. HANCOCK Report of Nominating Committee Clerk and registrar, William C. Hungerford; treasurer, 8amuel Mc- Cutcheon; trustee of African M. E, Zion church, Edwards D, Case; nom- inating committee for officers of church and church school, for one year, Louis P. 8lade, chairman; for two years, Edward G. Bradley; for | three years, Mrs. Edmund L. War- | |ren; elective members of standing commlittee, for one year, Miss Annie | L. Bancroft; for one year, Ernest| W. Christ; for three years, Richard E. Pritchard; elective members of committee on missions, Mrs, F. G. Platt (member at large and chair- man). | Committee on cooperation between | the Congregational churches of New | Britain, the Pastor (ex-officio), Clarence F. Bennett, Mrs. F, G. Platt; committee on religious educa- tion, for one year, A. Tyson Han- cock, Joseph H. Latham, Alexander H. Scott; for two years, Mrs. Hu- bert 8. Blake, Robert 'T. Frisbie, Mra, Stanley T. Goss; for three years || Walter E. Ingham, Miss Millle G. McAuley, Edmund L. Warren, chair- man, | Sunday School General superintendent, A. Tyson | Hancock; general secretary and | treasurer, D. Clark Smith; assistant secretary and treasurer, Ernest L. Hoyle; library committee, Miss Do- tha White, chairman; Miss Addie | | Banister; librarian, Miss Genevieve Apelgren; cradle roll superintendent, Miss Mary 8. Whittlesey; beginners’ department superintendent, Miss El- | sie M. Miles. Primary department: Superintend- lent, Mrs. A. N. Abbe; assistant su- | perintendent, Mrs. H. 8. Blake; sec- retary, Miss Clarissa E. Bentley; pianist, Miss Frances P. Parker. {ever. The first meeting of creditors of Johnson & Casperson, bankrupt car- penters and builders of this city, will be held at the office of Referec In Bankruptcy 8aul Berman of Hart- ford on January 25 at 2 p. m. R4 in the third special venire upsa the allegation one of them had remark- ed to the others that “meney,” probably $1,000 er 93,000 was sight for jury service satisfactery to the defense. ¥ The' venireman accused was Carl Krats of Peru, formerly of Chicago, a salesman now unempleyed. Expere Prompt ™~ Rellable Economierd Two Reglsiered Frarmaciess Beginning January 17th 1928 the following stores will close ; TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS AT 6:30 P'M. by introducing five new courses of Junior department: Superintend- tudy, as approved by the commit- |ent, Miss Marion C. Robb; assistant itee on religious education, and by |superintendent, Miss Hazel Dohren- | organization of the intermediate de- | wend; secretary, Miss Frances I partment as distinet from the senior | Norton; pianist, Mrs. Flavia LeMay. appointed to study and specialize on | Just Lwo years ago today, you in- Clerk's Report specific portions of the general build- | Stelled me pastor of the First The total membership of this . ing program. These sub-committees Church of Chriet in New Britain, and | church on Junary 1, 1927 was 1344, are: |again T take my “typer” in hand to |of Whom 552 were males and 792 “Fer the main church—R. E. render you a brief report and ae- females. During the year there have | Rodman Chamberlain, president; Herbert Woods, vice president; D. | E. Leavitt, secretary, H. A. Traver, | treasurer. i he association started the year 1 have Pritchard, chairman, F. G. Platt, A. | counting for my stewardship in the been added, on confession of faith P. Leavitt, A. W. Bacon. | ¥ear of 1927, which has passed. “Parish house — Alexander H. As stated in our pastoral letter of Scott, chairman, Miss A. L. Bancroft, September 1927, T believe that we Miss M. 8. Whittlesey, Mrs. Marcus can say with becoming modesty that White, L. P. Slade, A. T. Hancock, this, too, has been a year of progrees 11927 with a membership of 78 and | | at the end of this year had a mem- number received during the year, | pership of 132, a gain of 54 mem- There have been removed, by | bers in 1927, ter 13, by request 5, by revision | Ppresident 19, by letter 10, making the total Chamberlain together E. G. Bradley, E. L. Warren. i “Music—J. 8, North, chairman, W. C. Hungertord, Theron 8. Hart. | ‘Selection of architect — P. B. Stanley, chairman, C. F. Bennett, C. B. Parsens, A. P. Leavitt. “It was realized that the first im- portant work was the selectian of an srchitect. The committee in charge of this endeavered to confine their studies to firms of architacts who had previous experience in church building with especial emphasis on Colonial and Georgian style. Visits W re made to a number of cities to inspect churches and the First church problem was discussed with " varioys leading architects. As you all know, Willlam F. Brooks of New Britain and Hartford, was the com- mittee’s selection and we believe a wise choice. “After discussion between architect and various commitftecs, the problem was submitted to Mr. Brooks substantially as embodied in & report presented to the church by the special parish committee of 30 a year 230 tonight. In November, last, Mr. Brooks presented to your committee his preliminary solution of tne problem. This consisted of fioor plans, elevations, sections and * perspectives and appeared to ad- the mirably meet many of the require- | Genuine Reductions OF 10% to We are doubling of our stor: within our church. meeting in January 1927, parish committee of 30 prescnted the results of its study into the needs of this parish, and the problem of the removal and rebuilding of the church plant. That report was cheer- At the annual 927, our special {of roll 16, by death 8, making the total number removed during the vear 42. The total membership on December 31, 1927 was 1361, of whom 561 were males and 800 fe- males. Two (2) persons joined by way- |slde covenant. fully and unanimously accepted, and | a representative buil g committee was later appointed to carry out the program. The sale of the property has been entrusted to one sub-com- mittee, the selection of an architect | to another, and the preliminary |1927, 28 children received Bibles planning of the church and parish |from the church. house to three more. In Se ptember, | Respectfully submitted, William J7. Brooks of 5 William C. Hungerford, and Hartford was e P | Church Clerk. church architect. He has made an | Report of Benevolences. initial study of the needs and re-| Total expended $11,148.55 | auirements, met several times with | Total receipts - 7,588.99 the building committee, submitted | Disbursements . 7. one set of plans, which must now be tespectfully submitted, changed the better to suit our re- Sarauel McCutcheon, auircments and the necessities of th Treasurer. West Main-Lexi 1 street Jot. Be- Armenian Department fore May, 1 building com-| Sunday preaching services | mittee hopes expects to have some very and satisfactory sct of plans new church to submit to a ting of the church for its 1 venture the assertion th bably no sin step fn the d of TFirst The total number of baptisms was 1, of whom ecven were adults and 4 infants. | ourteen members of the church were married during the year. On Children's Sund June 19 and defin or ception of the summer months which the mini e countr; b 3 tendance hag been above that of the previous years. 8everal persons who in t pr velopment 50% the size e. Construction work has already begun. We must make for the workmen., EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS 0O room F COST §8.99 | committee, presented a | most intcresting series of gatherings with epeakers as follo d Thompson, M. D., of Yale | university, who spoke on *Mental | Hygiene in Industry.” | program spoke on “The Road in India.” Dr. Timothy Ting Fang Lew who spoke on “What is Going on Behind the Scenes in China.” Charles Morris Mills who spoke on | “The International Labor Bureau in Geneva.” Senator F. C. Walcott who epoke | on “The Bolivia Desert and Birds of Chili.” The April meting took the form of |2 boys' night and Arthur Howe, ex Yale football eaptain, spoke effective- ly to the boys. The fall outing was held at the rumbull farm in Plainville where a corn and dog roast was enjoyed and games playe | D. E. Leavitt, Tible class for women have continu- | «d throughout the year with the ex- | Religious Education | During the year the committec | with Mr. Pritchard,*chairman of the | | Dr. R. H. Potter, of Hartford, who young people’s department. had general supervision of the en- ire Sunday church school, but {owing to the vacancies in the staff of the intermediate department, an undue proportion of my time has {been required here. Special atten- [ tion has been given to developing | pupil participation in leading and | administering the work of this de- { partment. Strengthening the | voung people, both by counseling { with the young people's societey in | planning its various activities, and Dby assisting in the organization and | work of the P'eng-Yu club which | was organized in October for the younger young people of the church. | Co-operative work in connection | with the New Dritain council of re- | ligious education, particularly by as- | sisting in the rcorganization of the united week day church schools; by | serving as principal and supervisor { of the school for sixth grade pupils (132 in number) meeting | Wednesday in First church, and as | principal and supervisor of the | school for eighth grade boys (51 in | number) meeting every Thursday in |the Y. M. C. A.; by serving as in- | structor in the ten weeks' cours | the community leadership trai | school, and, by assisting in vz | other activities of the council. | work with S ous service of worship. In the absence of the pastor dur- ing his vacation season, the minis- COMBINED OF every | | Assisting in the Sunday morning | Intermediate Department: Acting superintendent, Alfred D. Heininger; | |secretary, D. Clark Smith; pianist, Miss Doris Bradley, Senlor-Young People's department: Acting superintendent, A. Tyson Hancock. ! Adult department: | Edward G. Bradley. | Dircctors of United Week Day | church schools: For one year, Herb- lert H. Pease; for two years, Mr. | }thp B. Stanley. | Directors of New Britain Council of Religious Education: For one | year, Miss Annie L. Bancroft; for| |two years., Mrs. Joseph H. Latham. Scout Committees Trooo A, Boy Scout For one | year, William E. Baker; for two years, Bliss W. Clark, chairman; for three years, Max Unkelbach; advi- sor, Dwight Skinner. Troop 2, Girl Scouts: For one year, Mrs. Edmund L. Warren, chairmal for two vears, Mrs. Frederick FL Andres; for three years, Mrs. Arthur W. Sampson; advisor, Mrs. Fred J. Gross. | Counsellors to Young People’s so0- | clety: Mr. and Mrs. Edwards D. | Cage, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Fri bie, Mr. and Mrs. Morton H. Gibney. | Mr. and Mrs. Herbert 8. Woods. Respectfully submitted by | committee: Mrs. Edward D. Case, Chatrman | Louis P. Sla8e Edward G. Bradley. Superintendent, the B. C. PORTER SONS’ MID-WINTER an FURNITURE 4» RUGS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES d ALTERATION SALE OPEN MONDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS M. Birnbaum, 587 Main St. S. Silverman, 620 Main St. W. Goldberg, 39 Broad St. Rosensweig Bros., 70 Broad St. R.L.Birnbaum & Sons, 49 Broad St. J. Goldsmith & Sons, 46 Broad St. PRICES Actually Reduced 1 5 1 We are building the Greater Porter Store because we believe in the Greater New Britain. POSITIVELY THE GREATEST BARGAINS IN ALL bup HISTORY

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