The Washington herald., 1915-05-20
|VIRGINIAN EPISCOPAL
| COUNCIL in SESSION
More Than 1000 Combinations in
State During Year. Says Report.
Committees Named.

| Alexandria, Va. May 1s.-According
! TO the annual reports of Bishop Gibson
; and Bishop Coadjutor Brown read at
| the afternoon session OF the 12Oth an
nual council of the Protestant Episco-
pal diocese of Virginia. which con-
vened this morning in Christ Church,
| there were more than 1000 confirma-
+; tions in the State during the year. 1t
showed there are l02 clergy in the
diocese.
The standing committee was re-
elected as follows: Rev. DR.. Berry
man Green. Rev. p. p. Phillips. Rev.
! DR.. J. J. Gravatt, Col. Arthur Herbert,
John r. Zimmerman. Gardner L.
Boothe.
! Delegates elected to the provincial
synod. to meet in Richmond in NO
vember, are: Rev. DR.. L. l.. Goodwin
Rev. Dr. Bergman Green. Rev. DIR. w.
d. Smith. and Rev. DR.. J. }. Gravatt'
| with the following alternates: Rev
DIR. Morris, Rev. DIR. Bowie. Rev. Mr..
Burkhardt and Rev. +. W. Neve.
! At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion Rev. Dr. Smith read a report of
| the board of apportionment. showing
that more than $4,000 was received
for missions end benevolences in the
diocese in tie past year.
A meeting was held tonight at
| nIch keN. w 1ll1dHi SoN. VI -Noi III
Carolina. delivered an address on mis-
| siors. The meeting was presided over
by Bishop Coadjutor William c. Brown.
! The morning session opened with
more :!an 100 delegates IN attendance.
:, 1t was presided over by Bishop Glib
son. Occupying se.:s in the "hancel
; were Bishop Gibson. Bishop Coadjutor
Brown, Rev. +. l.. Goodwin. ID. d.. sec
rotary OF the diocese. and Rev. Will
lam j. Morton. rector OF Christ Church.
, this city.
| Sixty phvsiCians today attended the
annual meeting of the Medical Society
Of Northern Virginia and the District
OF Columbia held in the auditorium OIL
the f:lks' Home.
Officers chosen for the year are: Dr.
| :. F. Moore, president. Alexandria: Dr.
J. r. Nichols first vice president. WASH
| iugton: Or. q. r. 'ottingham, second
vice president. Remington; Dr. lhomas
: A. ,;roover recording secretary, wash
incton: DR.. Joseph -. Rogers. corre-
! sponding secretary. Washington ana
| DR.. William |. Robey. treasurer. Hern-
don.
PapcrS were read by the following
| Dr. Tom \. Williams. DR.. Howard
/ Hume. Dr. Is. NJ. Randolph Dr. > D.
| Moore. Dr. Wallen Griffith. DIR. John
! u. Thomas. DR.. William ]. Mallory.
! Or. J. T. Jones. DR.. William Thornwaii
! Davis. and DR.. Clarence s. White.
i Those discussing papers were Dr. d.
F.. Knight Dr. George 7. klipstein. DE-
Llewellyn Powell. DIR. r. Y. sullivan
| Or. l.. N. Heichelderfer. DR. Richa rd
Mason. Or. +. NJ. Brooks. DR.. John b:
Nichols Dr. stephen HarnsburSer. ana
DR.. Frank Simpson.
The Civic Improvement League was
rcorganized tonight at the rooms oil the
! chamber of commerce with the eiectioh
| of officers. and June ;. and . was nNed
upon as cleanup days"
! j. II. Trimyer presided. Omcers were
: elected as follows: F.. H. Kemper. presl-
dent. Worth Hulfish. vice president: j.
r Preston, secretary; John w. Herndof'
( treasurer.
Executive committee named by wards
! fellows: First Miss Mary Garln. MISS
| Lucy Graves G. s. T. Burke. and T. :.
Lcadbeater: Second. Miss Helen \. Cum
mings. Miss Constance Boush. Rooert >.
Jones and Worth Hulfsh: Third, Mrs
| +. ]. Paff. Mrs. NJ. W. O'Brien. II. b.
I eaton. and r. II. Cox: Fourth. Mrs T.
! T. King. Mrs NJ. II. Herndon. Thomas
| Carter. and T. c. Howard: annexed ter
| ritory. Mrs. r \. lIulfish Mrs. e. r..
! Dare. J. IT. Trimyer. and Robert l..
! Payne. A. D. Bpockett and r. l.. Stay
maker were elected members OF the eX-
! ccutive committee at large.
Chairman of committees: Streets. +. :
I.eadbeater; press. Mrs. NJ. z. Herndon.
| membership. Mrs. ". W. O'Bren
Samuel E Bradfield. 10 months old.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James {. Brad
! field. died today at 334 North Patrick
street.
In the Corporation Court today per-
mission was granted Rev. Edward I.
! Kirkley. pastor of the Methodist Prot
estant Church, to perform the rites OF
| matrimony.
The funeral of Alonzo II. Travers
will occur at o'clock Thursday art
I ernoon from his late home, PA South
Royal street.
1t is announced Mayor Fisher Will
| return to council without his signs'
| ture the ordinance asking Tor oios
for franchise to construct and oper-
ate A telephone service in the city.
MAY TAKE UP SULLIVAN CASE.