The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
DIOCESE OF IOWA WILL MEET IN
CATHEDRAL IN 1919.
WORK OF LADIES AUXILIARY
Splendid Reports Made From Various
Parishes--NotabIe Addresses and
eatures-Automobi Ride and
Other Social Events.

Vention OF the Episcopal Church II
Iowa. closed it's sessions at st. James
church in Oskaloosa This is the
first time in all these years that this
city has entertained the convention
but judged by the expression of dele
gates in attendance Oskaloosa vii
not be permitted to go half that mum
Der of years again without being hos
to the gathering. They all liked Os
kaloosa and commend Rev. Arthur
M. Lewis most highly for his splendid
organization which has made the Os
kaloosa convention memorable one
Davenport Nexs Year.
Davenport was selected as the place
for the holding of the 1919 convention
and it will be held at the Cathedra
and the clergy and laymen, with also
the ladies, will thus have fine chance
to see the actual workings of the st
Katherine's School and st. Luke'i
Hospital, as well as the other valu
able work of the church that is locat
ed there.
Memorial to Miss crandall.
Several times during the conven
ton, Bishop Morrison has expressed
the wish that new home for the fac
ulty of st. Katherine's School might
be erected during the coming year as
a memorial to Miss Marion Crandall
who as a teacher of the school went
out as the first woman of Iowa Il
give her life as martyr to the great
cause that she represented
New Treasurer Chosen.
Charles r. Henderson of Davenport
was elected as the treasurer of the
Diocese in place of Ira r. Tabor o
Davenport, who after presenting his
annual report, resigned the position il
favor OF Mr. Henderson. The neces
sary changes were made in the Con
stitution and Canons of the Diocese
which changes the relation of Bishop
Longley from Suffragan to Coadjutel
Bishop Of the Diocese.
New Deans Chosen.
Bishop Morrison placed in nomina
ton as Deans the names of Rey. w
C. Hengen of Ottumwa for the De!
Moines Deanery, Rev. r. J. Campbell
of Cedar Rapids for the Dubuque
Deanery, Rev. F. II. Pickworth of Mt
Pleasant for the Muscatine Deanery
and Rev. W. e. Mann of Council
Bluffs for the Sioux City Deanery.
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The [ adjes' Auxiliary,
after hearing on Monday morning
the admirable addresses of both Bish
OBJ Morrison and Bishop Longley a
St James church, the Ladies Auxil
larry adjourned to the First Presbyter
ian church only block away anC
quickly organized their part of thu
convention. The present officers o
the Auxiliary are as follows: Presi
dent, Mrs H. S. Longley of Des
Moines; first vice president, Miss Ma
bel Henderson of Cedar Rapids; sec
ond vice presiden, Mrs. v. H. Morgan
OF Newton. secretary. Mrs. George
dillingham; Of Cedar Rapids; treasur
er, Mrs. w. H. Cunningham of Cedar
Rapids; educational secretary. Miss
Caroline M. Dysart of Dubuue, ant
correspondent of Church Periodical
Club, Miss Florence Johnson of New
ton.
Junior Auxiliary Work.
The Junior Work of the Auxiliar!
is in charge of Miss Mabel Henderson
of Cedar Rapids, the first vice presi
dent, and she is assisted by Mrs. A
B. Grenier of Sioux City, who serve!
as secretary and treasurer for thi!
part of the work. Reports were re
ceiyed from the secretary, the treas
urer, and also the treasurer of thu
United Offering. Deaconess Miss M
III. Wurtz presented most favorable
report of the work that was beini
done in her department.
Committees Named.
Special committees were appointed
as follows: Resolutions, Mrs. Webste
Hakas OF Muscatine. Mrs. H. f. Scho
en- OF Burlington. and Mrs. A. M
Lewis of Oskaloosa.
Observation-Disclosures Caroline Dysar
of Dubuue, Mrs. c. O. Lamson of De
Moines and Mrs. w. s. Windle of Os
kaloosa.
Religious Education-M Henri
eta Cattcll of Davenport, Miss Mabe
Henderson of Cedar Rapids, and Mrs
Al. M. Lewis Of Oskaloosa.
Z on Diocese Co-operation-Mrs. G
H. Jackson and Mrs. e. S. Lamson o
Council Bluffs.
On the Sarah Swazey Morrison Me
mortal Mrs. A. l.. Watzek OF Dayer
port, Mrs. M. l.. Hollbrook of Burline
ton, Mrs. w. H. Pollock of Dubuque
and Mrs. ID. c. Silzer of Des Moines
Address by Bishop Morrison,
During the afternoon Bishop + n
Morrison delivered an encouraging
address to the ladies regarding thei
work AND the Iaany WAYS in whicl
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