The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-01
fine FERvOR At
PARISH MEETING
Annual Gathering Of St.
Matthews Membership Is
Characterized By Splen-
did Enthusiasm.
CHURCH IS FloURIsHING
Reports Show That Parish Is Making
Commendable Progress -Mesrs. Ed
dy, Randall and Rowe Are Elected
Vestrymen.

The sense Of satisfaction which comes
with having performed a sacred duty
well characterized everything that was
said or done at the Annual Parish Meet
ing Of the membership Of st. Mat
thew's Episcopal church held in Guild
Hall on Monday evening under the SUI
pervision of the local rector, the Rev.
Charles Everett Mccoy.
The attendance at the gathering was
highly gratifying. It is said to have
trebled that Of any other similar meet
ing in the history Of st. Matthew g
Parish.
The spirit was equally commendable.
Following delightful dinner served
by the Ladies Aid Society working I'm
der the direction Of Mrs. Morgan Price,
the parishioners repaired to the gem
eral assembly-hal on the second floor
Of the Parish Building and listened at
tentively, approximately, while reports
were made on the many and varied &C
tivities Of the local Church.
LH0 E6CJOI . duHud4 SIdGS1HGub WIS
extremely interesting. 1t revealed the
fact that seventy-one communicates
had been added to the congregation
during the ecclesiastical year just past
and that the total attendance at the
various services had beens IL, 243. The
attendance for the Lenten services
alone had been 1872, with 500 present
at the devotions on Easter Day. Other
reports showing equal progress and en-
thusiasm wore made by Fred Seymour,
Parish Treasurer; Mrs. A. J. Palica,
President Of the Ladies Aid Society;
Mrs. Ell. 81. Hahn, Treasurer of the La
dies Aid Society; Mrs. Fred Seymour,
Chairman of the Friendly Committee;
Mrs. Frank Southmayd, President of
the Auxiliary; Mrs. M. w. Price,
Treasurer Of the same; Mrs. Helen
Turnbul1, representing the United Of
fering; Mrs. Morgan Price for Miss
Lizzie Bond, Treasurer Of st. Mary 3
Guild; Mrs. E. s. Meers, Chairman of
the Sewing School; Fred Seymour,
Chairman Of the Hospitality Commit
tee; and the Rev. jackson Z. Cole, Gu
rate Of ST. Andrews Mission.
The latter report was highly illu-
minating. It showed that the work at
the local mission is proceeding with
fine fervor and efficiency and that the
subsidiary congregation on the West
Side has become an important adjunct
of St. Matthew's Episcopals Church.
This impression was confirmed by
the clever and inspiring speech OF
James Theobald, representing the exc
cutive committee Of st. Andrews Mis-
sion.
After the various reports had been
read and approved A. FL. Lance and G.
G. Brown were reelected wardens Of
the parish and George Fl. Eddy, q. f.
Randall, and H. A. Rowe were elected
vestrymen to succeed Morgan w. Price,
Richard P. Cavanagh, and Frank Fl.
Wolfe, whose terms of office had auto
maically expired The balloting was
very spirited and SO gave stiIl furth-
er evidence Of the interest in church
affairs manifested by the members Of
st. Matthew's Parish.
Concluding the ceremonial for the
evening Alfred Terrell, Chairman OF
the Kenosha Red Cross Chapter made a
short but impressive speech, thanking
the Church for the use Of Guild Hall
as canteen during the winter and
summer Of 1918.