36 A HALF CENTURY. 



nishing aid to the school at Hampton and other places at the South. 

 This Society was successfully continued for twelve or four- 

 teen years, when it became merged with the Ladies' Benevolent 

 Society, and most of its members became connected with that 

 Society. 



Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society. — The Ladies' Foreign 

 Missionary Society was organized April 11, 1874, with Mrs. Sam- 

 uel Rockwell, president; Mrs. J. W. Tuck, recording secretary 

 and treasurer, and Mrs. Charles Peck, corresponding secretary. 

 January 6, 1877, Mrs. Rockwell resigned, and Mrs. "William H. 

 Smith was elected president. Mrs. Tuck died May 2, 1889, and 

 Miss Alice C. Tuck has since been secretary and treasurer. In 

 January, 1890, Miss Mary D. Eastman was appointed vice-pres- 

 ident and acting president. This Society has been efficient in 

 collecting and disseminating missionary intelligence, and espec- 

 ially have its members and others been kept fully acquainted 

 with the missions and missionary work of the American Board 

 of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Its meetings held 

 once a month have been well sustained, and its contributions, 

 amounting to several hundred dollars annually, have been an 

 important aid to missionary work. This organization for many 

 years was an auxiliary of the New Haven Branch of the 

 Woman's Board of Missions, but in the spring of 1892 its 

 relations were transferred to the Hartford Branch. 



The Cheerful Givers, consisting of a group of girls inter- 

 ested in charitable and benevolent work, was formed in 1875. 

 Their efforts were directed mainly to raising money for chari- 

 table objects, and in 1875 they contributed two hundred and 

 five dollars to the cause of missions. In 1877 their contribu- 

 tions to Foreign Missions was one hundred and ten dollars, and 

 twenty-five dollars to the Sunday-school LTnion. 



The Christian Brotherhood was organized in the winter 

 of 1875-76, with a view to enlist the men in the Church in 

 definite personal work. It was in some respects a forerunner 

 of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, and the 

 Men's Union for Christian Work, in laying specific obligations 

 upon its members. It was active and did good service through 



