The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-05-13
SlXTY.SEVEMTH
ANNUAL COUNCIL
Diocese of Florida Hold Session
in St. Marks Church.
Woman's Auxiliary Council Also Meets
Here.

The sixty-seventh council of the Dio.
cese of Florida began its session in St.
Marks Episcopal church in this city on
Wednesday with the following clergy,
men and lay delegates in attendance:
Rt. Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, s..
T. D., Bishop of Diocese; Rev. l.. w.
Blackwelder, Rev. P. w. Casey, Rev
Walter T. Cavell, Rev. James H. Davet,
Rev. ]. w. Foster, D. D., Rev. Curtis
Grubb, Rev. G. H. Harrison, Rev. l.. Fitz-
James Hindry, Rev. c. w. Knauff, Rev.
David D. Moore, Rev. Samuel Moran,
Rev. Thomas ]. Purdue, Rev. V. w.
Shields, D. D., Rev. ]. Spreight, Rev.
Rev. M. Campbell Stryker, Rev. G. H.
Ward, S. T. B., Rev. B. G. White, Rev.
Lionel A. Wye, Rev. William Wyllie.
Lay Delegates Present.
w. P. Corbett, George R. De Sans.
sure, D. T. Gerow, Good Shepherd,
Jacksonville; w. P. Sumter, St. Philips,
Jacksonville; H. C. Birley, Lake City;
B. F. Hartwell, Palatka; Stewart Wor.
den, ]. A. Marshall, A. S. Willard, Pal
atka; J. D. Rainier, H. L. Brown, ST..
Augustine; Z. |. George, St. Nicholas;
Francis M. Richard, South Arlington; H.
l.. Grady, Apalachicola; c. Warfield,
Fernandina; w. Fl. Hampton, c. r.
Layton, Gainesville; r. P. Daniels, Jno.
N. Bond, F. P. Deering, St. Johns, Jack
Sonville; F. M. Williams, Jno. L. Par
sons, E. E. Quincy, ST. Andrews, Jack.
Sonville; ]. Stewart Lewis, Chas. A.
Chote, Tallahassee.
The council enacts canons for the
| II tho offo;r, II tho I;Dooeo
makes assessments for church and mis-
sion work, apportionS funds for the sup
port OF missions and all other work of
the church. During the session many
interesting reports have been made OF
work accomplished during the year and
all tend 10 show steady growth in near
ly all parts of the diocese.
Rt. Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, D. D.,
preached the annual sermon 10 the coun-
Gil on Wednesday.
There was procession of clergymen
of the diocese all robed in the canonicalS
of their holy office, and there was never
a more impressive scene within the walls
of old St. Marks church.
During their stay here the delegates
were entertained at the hotels and in
private homes.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. A. E. Wilson
entertained the delegates and visitors to
an excursion on the river and last night
they were rendered reception at the
rectory by Rev. and Mrs. VIM. Wyllie.
The Woman's Auxiliary.
The meetings of the Woman's Auxil-
liary were held at the home of Miss Null
holland and were attended by some of
the most prominent ladies in the state.
Any action of this assembly of ladies is
put in the form of resolution and sent
to the Council, where ii is either adopt
ed or rejected. The ladies in the church
have no vote as in the affairs of state,
but they do have large influence.
The following is list of the lady del
egates present at the sessions of the wo-
mans auxiliary
Apalachicola-Mrs ]. C. Ruge, Miss
Perdue, Miss Pearcc.
Crescent City-MrS. Frank Gautier
Federal Point-Mrs. Knauff, Mrs. Hub
bard, Miss Hubbard, Mrs. Tenney.
Fernandina-Mrs l.. A. Wye, Mrs
King, Miss Williams.
Gainesville-Mrs. w. w. Hampton,
Mrs. Warner.
lnterlaChen--MrS. Jones.
Jacksonville-NIrs.A A. II. King, Miss
Nj. Williams, Mrs. G. l.. Drew, Mrs.
John f. Hartridge, Mrs. ]. D. Holmes,
Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Cooper, Mrs. Chas. A. Spencer, Mrs. V.
w. Shields, Mrs. John S. Bond, Mrs.
Daniels, Mrs. Williams, Mrs Frasier
Knight, Mrs. John Freeman Young, Mrs.
Arnold, Mrs Munnerlyn, Mrs. A. B.
Vance, Miss Margaret Drew, Mrs. S.
Smith, Mrs. J. H. Wellington, Miss
King.
south Jacksonvlle-Mrs. J. H. Davit,
Mrs. Lyons, Miss Uedeman, Miss E.
Gray.
Lake City-Mrs. w. T. Cavell, Mrs.
Brown.
Madison-MrS. J. w. Reeves.
Monticello-Mrs. McRae.
Pcnsacola-MrS. w. K. Hyer, ir.
Starke-Mrs.F II. Holeman.
St. Augustine-Mrs L. Fitz James Hin
dry, Miss Forward.
Welaka-Mrs. F. f. Reeder.