Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
ITS BUSINESS ENDED
Close of Session of Episcopal
Diocesan Council.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
Expediency of Establishing a New
School for Girls.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES HELD
Daughters of the King Elect officers
Resignation Of Chief Of
Police Requested.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

the Episcopal diocese Of Virginia yesterday
the amendment of Rev Mr.. Massie, which
makes communion essential prerequisite
to election TO the vestry, was brought to a
vote, but was defeated.
The amendment of Rev. Mr.. Lee was
then considered. In place of the words In
section of the old canon. which declare
that only male persons shall be eligible
to the office of vestrymen," Mr.. Lees
amendment reads: only baptized persons
shall be eligible to the Office of vestrymen."
This amendment was finally passed, the vote
being 81 to 1s The remaining canons were
adopted as they were read 1t was then
moved that the thanks of the council be OK
tended to the committee charged with the
revision of the canons FOR the hard and
faithful work they had expended upon the
task Of arranging the old canons in a log
ical and rational sequence. The council
then adjourned until o'clock.
Upon reassembling Mr.. II. c. Marchant
OF the board of trustees of the Virginia
Female Institute presented a resolution that
the name of the school be changed to Stew
art Hail. in recognition of the faithful work
of the principal, Mrs. Stewart. The council
was also requested to grant authority to
the school to borrow the sum of $4,000 to
pay off a mortgage on its property. Both
OF these provisions received favorable ac-
ton.
mttee to consist of three clergymen and
five lay members to be appointed. to be
known as the advisory board of the arch
deacon of the Blue Ridge, to manage all
the affairs of the missionary work in the
Blue Ridge mountains and collect and
disburse all the funds collected for that
work. The members of the committee
are to be appointed by the bishop upon
recommendation of the archdeacon.
State of the Church.
The report of the committee on the
state of the church was read. 1t gave an
increase in the number of baptisms, COM
municants, &c, and showed that the do
cesar missionary society had increased
the number of missionaries in the field.
The committee on colonial churches re-
ported that there were seventeen colonial
churches in the diocese, most of which
were In good condition. The report
added that there was nothing to mark the
sites of some of the old colonial churches
and recommended that the old sites
should be sought out and marked in the
hope that at some future time the
churches might be restored.
The resolution that Rev. j. POyntZ Ty-
Ter be re-employed by the bishop as arch
deacon for the ensuing year at the same
salary was unanimously passed by the
council. Rev. DR.. John Moncure achdea-
that the thanks of the council be ex-
tended to the rector and vestry of St.
PauTs Church. the people of Alexandria
who had aided in entertaining the council
and the members of the press, which was
unanimously passed by the council.
Bishop Gibson, as chairman of the com
mittee on schools, read the report OF that
committee. 1t recommended that the coun-
Gil consider the expediency Of eSta shfng
in this diocese a school for girls In which
the annual expenses would not amount TO
more than $500. He said he thought that
instead of establishing a new school some
OF the many good Episcopal schools in the
diocese might be given the patronage OF
the diocese, and he therefore offered a rec
ommendation that a diocesan school board
be established by the council the appoint
ment of the members to be vested in the
bishop. and that it be the duty of such
board to Investigate the character and pre-
vailing conditions in the schools of the do
cese and recommend the schools best suited
for the purpose 10 the patronage of the do
cese 1t was further recommended that Ii
should be the duty of the board to solicit
funds for the establishment of scholarships
for the maintenance of deserving students,
especially clergymen's daughters. The
council took favorable action the report.
Virginia Branch of Missionary Society
The report of Miss Sallie Stewart of the
Virginia branch of the missionary society
was read by Rev. W. j. Morton. The min
utes of the days session We're then read
by Secretary Everard Meade and approved
by the council. The bishop then adjourned
the council for the term after q short re-
ligious service.
The following officers were elected by
the Daughters of the King, a society of
women of the Episcopal Church, at their
annual session held in st. PauPs Church
yesterday: President, Mrs John Moncure
of Richmond; vice president. Mrs. Mary
Fulton of Richmond. and secretary and
treasurer. Mrs A r. Yarbrough Of Rich
mond. tsasHl 4AIu
Rev Dr. John Moncure, archdeacon OF
Richmond. delivered an address at st.
Pauls Church last evening. An address
was also delivered by Archdeacon ]. Poyntz
Tyler.
In the Police Court
Hattie Johnson. colored, was arrested
last night by Policeman knight on the
charge of feloniousiy cutting @. w. Bowen.
also colored, with q knife Bowen was Sc
verely cut about the head and neck,
collar he was wearing at the time being
entirely severed by the knife. Hattie
stated that the man had "slurred her" and
attempted TO assault her, whereupon she
cut him. The woman was fined so
Morris ketchan. who Is said to be an
inmate of the st. Elizabeth Insane Asy-
of disorderly conduct on the electric cars
of the Washington Alexandria and Mount
Vernon railway. He was dismissed with
the understanding that he would return to
Thomas warnock and Wilmer Griffin
were arraigned on the charge of disorderiy
conduct and fighting. A fine of SO was
imposed upon each.
Capt. James Webster. chief of police OF
Alexandria for nearly forty years has been
requested by the board of police commits
sioners to resign his position, to take eff
feet June /, on account Of his advanced
age. which, In the opinion OF the commits
sioners, renders him unfit for active police
duty The resolution requesting the resig-
nation Of Capt. Webster was passed at the
meeting of the board held Wednesday night.
It is said that the position OF desk SER
geant viii be offered Capt. Webster
Funeral services over the remains Of Mrs.
Sarah Vowel Smith Daingerfield were held
yesterday afternoon at o'clock at her
former summer residence, Malvern" In
Fairfax county. Rev. p. p. Phillips, the
rector OF St Pauls Episcopal Church. Com
Quoted the services, assisted by Rev. DIR.
8. A. Wallis OF the Theological Seminary.
The pallbearers were DR.. c. II. Elliott OF
Philadelphia, Key Daangerfieid of Baitf-
more. w. d. Peachy Of Washington T. d.
Addison of Fairfax, and DIR. w. NJ Smith,
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