The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-10-02
DIOCESAN CONVO-
CATION SUCCESS
n TIONWlDE CAMPAIGN OUTLINED
3 hop Paddock of For Detroit Ccnyen-
tion Capt. Sehetky, Oldest
EpiSeopalian, Gives Welcome

The eastern Oregon bishoprie will
endeavor to set pace In the nation
wide campaign of reconstruction that
is now being waged in America by the
Episcopal church, according to utter
ces Of speakers at the annual Dio-
c. san eonvocatiOn held here last week
St. Marks church. Bishop Pad
d ok. in his annual address to the con-
vocation Thursday morning announced
a, his policy wsrk that will lead to-
ard broader spiritual awakening.
The convoeation was characterized
BY delegates as one of the most pleas
ant and successful ever held in the do
cese. The visiting ministers and lay
delegates were taken for tour of the
orchards where the golden and red
fruit present an impressionable pie
ture.
At luncheon at the Noun Hood no.
tel Thursday noon, the visitors were
welcomed here in an address by Capt.
c. A. Schetky, aged 92 and the Oldest
member of the Episcopal church in the
diocese. Rev. ID. M. Helmick. pastor
Of Asbury Methodist church. welcomed
the visiting church people on behalf of
the ministers of Hood River. Stimuli
| taneous with the convocation the
House of Church Women of the diocese
met here A resolution emphasizing
the loss of Deaconess knight, of this
city, who lsuccumbed to an attack OF
influenza while engaged in Y. M. c. A.
work in France last year, and express.
ing the general grief of the diocese
over Deaconess Knights untimely
death, was adopted.
Mrs. Lulu d. Crandall, of The
Dalles, district secretary of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary for eastern Oregon,
presented the three years report for
the district. and reports on work for
their respective parishes were read by
the following: Mrs. A. W. Mohr, OF
The Dalles Mrs. j. T. Knappenberg,
of Heppner; Mrs. Kate Fazier, OF
| Pendleton Mrs. F. c., Wittenberg, of
Hood River. and Mrs. f. Wagner, of
Bend.
The meeting of the Church Women
was presided over by Mrs. l.. H. Stur.
CESS, of Pendleton, and Miss Genevieve
Wagner, of Bend, acted as secretary
| Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows. Mrs. Thos. Flag.
Ter, pres. Mrs. Kate Frazier, Pendle-
ton, vice pres. Miss Genevieve Wag.
ner, Bend. sec. and treas.
DIR. c. Patterson of Baker. was
elected as secretary of the convocation
for the ensuing year. DR.. Geo. B.
Van Water. of Portland. and Jesse w.
Critics. Of this city, were elected as
delegates to the general convention O:
the Episcopal church to begin October
at Detroit, Mich. Bishop Paddock
left Friday night for Detroit. He will
attend a session of missionary bishops
of the church to be held the week pre-.
vious to the general convention.
A session of the convocation held al
Riverside Congregational church Wed
nesday evening of last week was oper
to the general public. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. Owen Jones, OF
Baker. and Rev. Geo. B. Van Waters,
of Portland. Mrs. Ralph Root gave 8
selection of vocal solos.
A reception was rendered the visit
ors at Library hall, where sessions OF
the Church Women were held. Thurs
day night.
Those present for the convocatior
were Rev. Bertram Warren, OF
Walla Walla; Rev. Alfred Lockwood
of Pendleton; Rev. Owen Jones, OF
Baker; DR.. G. Patterson, of Pendle
ton; Mrs. l.. H. Sturgess, of Pendle
ton; Mrs. Lulu d. Crandall and Mrs
A. w. Mohr. of The Dalles; Mr.. ano
Mrs. j. 7. Knapperberg, of Heppner
j. d. Salter, of La Grande; Rev. ant
Mrs. Geo. b. Van Waters, of Portland
R. W. Rohrig, of Union; Rev. l.. A
Powell. of Salem Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
Frazier. of Pendleton; j. Wagner
Miss Genevieve Wagner and Mrs. f
Wagner, of Bend II. c. Rooper. o
Antelope; Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Critics
Mrs. Scott F. Aitken, Mrs. F. C. Wit
tenberg. Mrs. Geo. F. Stranahan. Mrs
F. G. Hutchinson, Mrs. H. M. Grant
Mrs. Thomas Flagler and Mrs. E. D
Kanaga of Hood River. and A. T
Rogers, of Rochester, N. Y. The lat
ter was here as lay member of
commission of the church on tour o
America to awaken interest in the re
construction movement.
Plans had been made for the attend
ance of Bishop Hulse. of Cuba who i
touring the Northwest with the recon
struction commission, but he was de
layed by engagements at other points