ST. MARYS CHURCH

Evening Star, Issue 16409, 27 April 1917, Page 6

ST. MARYS CHURCH

, U'T iu:nua ‘ meeting of parishioners was held in bt. Mary’s Hall, Moriiington, last evening, when there was a largo attendance the vicar (Canon Small) in the chair The treasurer's report showed that the tinicls °t the church were in a satisfactory condition, a small credit balance bciii" snown, notwithstanding an increased expen! aitirre. Ihe various organisations in connection with the church were reported to bo in good working order. Special reference was made to the valuable assistance rendered by the Ladies’ Guild, also to the success that has attended Mrs Bates’s efforts to collect on behait ot the new church building fund a sum of £lO 7s having been gathered in small amounts. ■dr S. P. Mirams was reappointed clereymaiis churchwarden, and Air A. T. Birt was re-elected people’s churchwarden. The following were elected as vestrymen Slews Barton Bates, Bentham, Boyd, Jeffs, Kerr, femitn, lordoff, Veal, and Whalov; assistant vestrymen, Messrs Bligh and Greenaway. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to t.ie Ladies Guild, the Sunday school teachers, the choir and organist (Mr L. C. Storey), the churchwardens and outgoing vestry, and the vicar and Mrs Small. 1 Att®! - the formal business of the evening had been disposed of a very pleasant social tune was spent, with music and refreshments provided by the ladies of the congregation iue gathering dispersed after singing ‘Auld Lang Sync’ and the National Anthem.