The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-23
PALATkANS MAKE
A FAREWELL CALL
On Archdeacon and Mrs.
Wyllie at Public Recep-
ton.

mat was pretty scene at the
Athletic Club rooms last Tuesday
night-brilliantly pretty.
Bushels of roses from Federal
Points rose grader; date palms,
ferns, flags and bunting galore were
used ir the decorations. Over in
a corner of the big hall Prof. Chat
taway's orchestra discoursed sweet
music. Ladies, beautifully gowned,
dozen or more of them, stood at
tie head of the grand stairs and wei
coined all comers and directed them
to the receiving line.
At the opposite end of the hall
stood Archdeacon and Mrs. Wyllie,
fianked by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hutchinson Sr., Mr.. J. H. Haugh-
ton and Mrs. S. J. Kennerly, who
assisted the popular rector and his
just as popular wife in receiving.
Mr.. Hutchinson and Mr.. Haughton
represented the vestry Of st. Marks
while Mesdames Hutchinson and
Kennerly represented st. Marks
Guid-the Marthas who serve the
Master in the modern church.
After paying their respects to Rev.
and Mrs. Wyllie and the other church
representatives the people strolled
about the great hall in social time.
Now this was not an Episcopal
church function; it wasn't bounded
by any particular church; it was just
a big hearted gathering of the Chris
tian people of Palatka bent on tell
ing the Archdeacon and his good wife
that they were genuinely sorry that
there must be parting. They didn't
want to hold them back, for that
would be rank selhshness: Mr.. Wyl- |
lie has been called to larger field |
of usefulness, and they with one ac-
cord believed him worthy of it, and
then some. They were not sorry for
the Wyllies, they were sorry for Pa
latka. And they told this to the
Wylies in such feeling manner that
they will be forced to believe to their
last days.
Rev. VIM. Wyllie came to St.
Marks just eight years ago. He has
Iabored faithfully and well, and Mrs.
Wyllie has been his faithful helper.
St. Marks has grown in membership
and influence. When Mr.. Wyllle
came there was a church debt. 1t
mas raised more money along the
eight years of his rectorship and he is
leaving the parish in good working
shape and without dollar of debt.
This minister has been more than
a rector; he has been a leader in
every good work for the upbuilding of
he city. His charity has been of the
Kind that "vaunteth not itself, is not
ouffed up, doth not behave itself un-
,eemly, seeketh not her own, is not
,asilv provoked, thinketh no evil; re-
oiceth not in iniuuity, but reioiceth
n the truth" He has been such
,heerful Christian; a DYNAMO that
ut cheerfulness everywhere into aIl
corners of the town. Palatka is be-
er for the eight years of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wyllie.
Hes been called to larger church
II Jacksonville; next Sunday, Will be
lis last as rector of st. Marks.
But the reception. Young ladies'
ed vou to courses of angel food and
ce cream and punch. Methodist and
22rtjst qnd Presbvterian and Epls-
,ppl cake mingled with some from
hr Catho'ic congregatioa. The hali ,,
yns filled til beautiful Pa'atka - :
nen and they wore just as pretty
GOWNS as tire swaggerost set in W97n- =
ngton, ,hreh for purposes of embeI- !
iyhmcnt tilev were not needed as -
he latter city. Palatka women beat :
he nation for beauty.
Lots of men there, too; men who !
or one time in their lives accounted
t privilege to put themselves oat :
o press the hand of a minister of re-
gion. Pastors of the other churches =.
we're there with their wives; they '
o. feel that a good man with a good !
,;fe is leaving this field that is ripe :
or the harvest and at time when
rue men are needed.
Yes, it was a town affair; non-sec-
arian. spontaneous, Just a getting to-
ether of people who appreciate the
act that they are on the eve of a ,
reat loss, and who would testify to
heir share in it.